Chapter 44: Give it a go
"Alright, boys, look at the way you all look downcast, what are you doing? You did a good job in the first half, better than I expected, but we were a little bit unlucky. ”
Originally, Houllier wanted to blame a few players, but when he saw the players hanging their heads one by one, he couldn't bear to hit his players again, so he could only whisper.
Hearing Houllier's words, the players raised their heads one by one to look at Houllier, wanting to hear what Houllier was going to say.
"Hehe, don't look at me like that, after all, I'm not one of those glamorous models and singers, I'm just a bad old man."
Hollier's quipping words made everyone laugh.
"Okay, I'm not going to talk nonsense, but I'm going to talk about how we're going to play in the second half. As things stand, it's going to be very difficult to get rid of Manchester United, so we have to step up our attacking strength, and in the second half Maxlett you go down, George you go up. ”
"En~ I'm playing?" Hearing Houllier's words, George couldn't help but be stunned, what is this, unless there is an injury to a player, otherwise, it is rare to see a manager change players at the beginning of the second half.
'Well, the Manchester United defence is clear to everyone and it's not as simple as we seem. The two strikers really can't pose much of a threat to United's goal, so we have to step up the attack, you know? ”
Seeing the confused looks of the players, Houllier still explained carefully, and the last sentence was obviously said to Maxlett, after all, the second half had not even started, and Maxleet was replaced, which was a serious blow to Maxlett.
"Don't worry, coach, I know what you mean, I'm okay." Maxlit is also a veteran player, and although he was a little unhappy with the manager replacing him so quickly, the player's work ethic allowed Maxlit to keep his frustrations to the bottom of his heart.
"Steven Gerrard, you and Hamann form a double midfield, and at the same time you have to be involved in the attack, Maxlit is off, which means that the strength of our midfield is greatly weakened, and then you two have to be decisive, don't hesitate to foul. Murphy, you don't stay on the wing, you go to midfield, play as a striker, is there a problem? ”
"No problem, Coach!" Listening to Houllier's words, the three of them hurriedly replied loudly.
Seeing that the three of them did not have the slightest opinion, Hollier nodded, looked at George, Owen and Litmanen, and thought about it.
"Owen and Litmanen, you two retreat to the wing, play as a winger, George, you're the best of the three, you can play as a center."
Houllier can't help it, after all, Owen and Litmanen's bodies are too thin compared to the defenders of the Manchester United team, and they can't compete with the opposing defenders at all, but George is very strong, and he can be regarded as the tallest of the three, with a height of 180cm, it is enough to play center.
The reason why Owen and Litmanen are put in the winger position is to use Owen's speed and Litmanen's experience to create more scoring opportunities for other players.
"Got it, Coach." The three Georges replied. Owen and Litmanen are both honest people, and they will not object to the head coach at all. As for George, there is no reason to object to anything, in such an important game as against Manchester United, it already makes George very happy to be able to play, let alone play as a center forward, even if Houllier lets George play goalkeeper now, I'm afraid George will be very happy.
looked at Maxleet on the side with an unhappy look, Houllier couldn't help it, after all, Manchester United is not a weak team, on the contrary, it is still the overlord of the Premier League, and its strength can not be underestimated.
If it were any other team, I am afraid that Maxlett would not be replaced, but this time against Manchester United, Houllier did not dare to replace a defender with George, otherwise, there would be more opportunities for Manchester United. That's why Houllier replaced Maxlit instead of a defender.
Because the halftime time is very precious for Houllier at this time, Houllier has no time to talk to Maxlitt at this time, and is busy explaining to the players how to play in the second half of the game.
"Dear spectators and friends, in the 19th round of the Premier League, the second half of Liverpool's match against Manchester United is about to begin, and Manchester United is currently leading Liverpool 2:1, but I believe that Liverpool will definitely fight back in the second half, because at Anfield, Liverpool will always be invincible. Oh~ I saw our little prince George of Liverpool, Maxlitt was not present, it seems that the head coach replaced Maxlit with George, playing a three-striker formation, it seems that Liverpool's counterattack is about to start. ”
The short break at halftime passed quickly, and the two teams were once again on the pitch, while George's presence left Liverpool fans excited and happy. After all, George has been playing the role of Liverpool's savior since joining the first team, and this time behind Manchester United, Liverpool fans are also looking forward to George's performance, hoping that George's appearance can save the team again.
“4-3-3。 It seems that the Frenchman can't help it, and he's ready to give it a go, hum~ Since that's the case, let's see who killed the deer. ”
Ferguson, who was on the sidelines, naturally heard the commentator's words, and looked at Liverpool's formation, knowing that Liverpool was ready to start strengthening the attack. Thinking of this, Ferguson couldn't help sneering, for his own team, Ferguson is very confident that he can withstand Liverpool's crazy attack, and at the same time, he can also take advantage of Liverpool's strengthening of the attack and the weakening of the defensive strength to expand the score again.
As soon as the game began, Liverpool began to attack frantically, with three forwards, three midfielders, plus Carragher and Reese stepping forward from time to time to help, and suddenly made Manchester United scramble.
Fortunately, Manchester United is a big team in the end, with a lot of experience in the game, and for Liverpool's crazy attack, although the defense is very embarrassing, but for now, it is quite successful, at least it did not allow Liverpool to have a threatening shot on goal.
Owen relied on his pace and skill to flick off Neville's low cross and the ball flew straight over George's head.
In the face of Irving's pass, George used his body to resist Silvestre behind him, and jumped high to hit the goal.
But this time the butter hand Barthez began to exert his might, it seemed to be shameful and courageous, in the face of George's close-range header, Barthez almost subconsciously stretched out his hand to block it, just happened to touch the ball, the ball that originally flew straight to the goal, because Barthes's hand blocked it, in the huge regret of the Liverpool fans, changed direction and rolled out of the bottom line.
"Damn, this dead bald head really has some strength." Seeing that his must-score goal was subconsciously reached out by Barthez, George also felt very pity, after all, this game is very important, if he can score a goal as soon as he comes on the field, what a beautiful thing! It's a pity that this good wish was ruined by Barthez, and thinking of this, George looked at Barthez, couldn't help but spit out, and began to prepare to scramble for the header.