Chapter 676: Grievances
In the dressing room, two British tacticians were making the final mobilization for the game, and it was even more lively outside the locker room.
Fans have been looking forward to this game for almost a month, Manchester United fans hope that their team can break Liverpool's winning streak and lock the league championship by the way, and Liverpool fans have long been unhappy that Liverpool has been pressed under Manchester United, and they can't immediately knock Manchester United to the ground, and now, the opportunity has finally come
"Liverpool must win"
"Long live Liverpool"
"Lost Manchester United"
"Drop Ferguson"
"Chen Yu's hat trick"
Tens of thousands of Liverpool fans in the stands continued to roar, the sound was earth-shattering, suppressing the nearly 10,000 Manchester United fans who came to help, and from a distance, Manchester United fans were like dumb people, but they opened their mouths, but they couldn't hear what they were shouting.
The atmosphere was so warm that even the commentators on the commentary bench were infected, and Liverpool's on-site commentator Hansen said excitedly: "The game is coming soon, this is a game related to the league championship, after Manchester United won four consecutive games, Liverpool won 15 games in a row, and the home team was unbeaten in 3o games, and the state of both sides was hot, and I believe that the subsequent games will be very exciting." Looking at the numbers, Liverpool have failed to win Manchester United at Anfield in the last four seasons, and last season won the FA Cup with Crouch's goal, but the league drew with each other, and the previous three seasons suffered consecutive defeats at home. Liverpool have yet to score in their last four league games against Manchester United. In the English confrontation between the two sides, Liverpool was at a disadvantage with 7 draws and 15 losses, including 4 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses at home. However, in the overall history of the two sides, Liverpool won 57 and drew 5o, but they are slightly inferior, and now Liverpool have the most efficient striker in the history of the Reds, and I believe they will break the curse of the recent home defeat against Manchester United......"
TV5 also sent their ace commentator He Shishi, but this time He Shishi did not lyrical, but introduced today's referee.
"The referee was Martin. Atkinson, this is a very strict referee, he is the referee with the most red cards among all the referees in the UK, such a world-renowned game, it should be used Webber, Willy, Bol and other famous referees, but because this game is too sensitive, Benitez and Ferguson also had a war of words about the referee before the game, like Webber, Wiley, Bol These three referees were questioned by fans as the queen referee of the British giants, and the referee committee will definitely use it at their discretion, and relatively speaking, Atkinson has no rumors, It's just a little more severe, but that's enough, as long as there is no black whistle, as long as the game goes smoothly, this is a good referee, let's take a look at the lineups of both sides, let's look at the Liverpool ...... first. ”
Just as He Shishi introduced the line-ups of the two sides, there was a more enthusiastic applause from the scene, and the cheers were endless, it turned out that Liverpool and Manchester United walked out of the dressing room under the leadership of referee Atkinson.
“…… Manchester United line-up: 1 Edwin van der Sar; Gary. Neville, Ferdinand, 15-Vidic, Evra; Ronaldo, 16-Carrick, 18, 11 Giggs; 8 Rooney, 17-Larsson, this is a 44 formation, originally with Saha's comeback, the most suspenseful is the striker, but now it seems that Sir Alex Ferguson still trusts Rooney and Larsson, who have been running in for a long time, and South Korean star Park Ji-sung did not play, many people are actually very optimistic about the showdown between Chen Yu and Park Ji-sung in this game, and it is normal for Manchester United's Chinese player Dongfang Zhuo to only sit on the bench, and his strength is not enough to qualify for such a game after all......
Let's take a look at Liverpool's: - Reina; Finnan, 23-Carragher, Ager, Reese; 14-Alonso, -Sissoko, 8 Gerrard, Chen Yu; 18-Kuyt, 15-Crouch, this is a 433 formation, but because Chen Yu's attributes are too special, he can play winger or midfielder, maybe this is a 44 formation It's not easy to say......"
At this time, the head coach Ferguson and Benitez on the sidelines also walked from the locker room to the coach's box, according to etiquette, the two should shake hands, but when many reporters tried to take photos of the two people shaking hands, they saw that the two coaches seemed to be suddenly blind at this time, treating each other as air, no one paid attention to anyone, and walked to their own coaching bench.
Few people paid attention to this detail, and everyone was attracted by the players on the pitch, but Hansen, the commentator who had been following Benitez and Ferguson, saw it clearly, and he was surprised: "...... Ferguson and Benitez didn't shake hands? Are they too nervous to shake hands with this etiquette? Or just don't want to shake hands with the opponent, if it's the former, it's excusable, if it's the latter, it's too gentlemanly but the Red Devils and the Red Army have been grudging for so many years, Liverpool fans can even use songs to ridicule Manchester United's Munich air disaster, Manchester United fans have also laughed at Liverpool's Heysel tragedy, and it's normal for the two managers to ignore each other, well, in fact, we should pay more attention to the captains of the two teams, if they don't shake hands, that's the most interesting ......"
Hansen said this for a reason, Liverpool and Manchester United's two captains Gerrard and Neville have had a very stiff relationship recently, the reason is that Gerrard is scheduled to hold a wedding on the 16th of the U month, and threatened to dedicate the English and Champions League champions to his girlfriend Curlan, and the captain of Manchester United hates Liverpool the most, when he heard that Gerrard was scheduled to hold a wedding on the 16th of the U month, Neville, who has been an enemy of the Red Army all his life, immediately took his fiancée Hadfield to Manchester Cathedral and scheduled a salute on the same day, which clearly did not give Gerrard face, also for the England teammates who originally planned to go to the Liverpool captain to cheer for the team, because they have to make a difficult choice, whether to go to Gerrard's wedding, or to attend Neville's wedding, no matter who attends the wedding, it may offend another star, Neville's move is indeed a bit of a loss.
Still, Neville and Steven Gerrard clearly knew it wasn't an ordinary game, it was a game that fans all over the world watched, with at least 100 million fans watching the two teams on TV, watching their every move, and shaking hands with expressionless faces during the pre-match ceremonial event, rather than ignoring each other like their coaches.
After exchanging the team flag and emblem, the players on both sides occupied their own positions, and at this time everyone saw clearly the real position of Chen Yu, the right midfielder, Liverpool today officially discharged a-for-tat 44 formation.
TV's commentator He Shiren said: "...... This is a 44 formation, Chen Yu appeared in the midfield, it seems that Benitez is still very rational, and is not in a hurry, in his home field, he did not use the risky 433 formation, but let Chen Yu play in the midfield, relatively speaking, in the position of fullback, Chen Yu is easier to swing his degree, and it helps the defense of the middle, in a heavyweight game full of grievances like Liverpool and Manchester United, the technical content is secondary, blood and fighting spirit are more important than anything else, which is also in this kind of game, Tough British Isles and Ireland players often spell out the numbers. If Chen Yu plays as a winger, Liverpool's midfield will be lonely with only three players. ”
Referee Atkinson stood in the middle of the pitch with a grim expression, and Manchester United forwards Larsson and Wayne Rooney stood in the centre circle, all waiting for Atkinson to blow the whistle for the start of the game.
There was still more than a minute before the start of the game, but it seemed like a long time for the fans.
Just as Manchester United owner Glazer and Liverpool chairman Gillette walked into the box, referee Atkinson blew the whistle for the start of the game.
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