Chapter 42: A Dream Start
There is not much to pay attention to in the Premier League this season, and there is no way, the weak teams lose, the strong teams lose and win, and the giants have played a four-game winning streak and leading all the way. (*UC e-book*Chinese Net*Super-speed update latest chapter*)
It seems that God also thinks that such a Premier League is too monotonous and boring, so in the fifth round of the Premier League, the Premier League staged two must-watch matches. That is Arsenal away to Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool to host Manchester United. The two games are destined to be a wonderful game in terms of the history of the two sides and for various reasons, but the most interesting one is Liverpool vs. Manchester United.
Liverpool vs. Manchester United in the fifth round of the Premier League seems to have touched the hearts of fans all over Britain and even around the world, and everyone wants to see whether it is because of the draw between the two teams after 90 minutes, allowing Arsenal to pick up the cheap to lead the Premier League, or whether there is a giant club that will withdraw from the first group.
Although Arsenal's opponents Tottenham Hotspur are not easy to bully, they are much better than Liverpool and Manchester United. Of course, for Arsenal, the ideal outcome is naturally for Liverpool and Manchester United to draw, so that Arsenal can naturally lead the Premier League standings.
Of course, this is just the idea of the Arsenal club and the fans, for both Liverpool and Manchester United, both the club and the fans, both believe that their teams are the winning teams, and the two sides are unlikely to accept a draw, so this game is destined to be a battle of the century.
Before night fell, Liverpool fans were already ready to start walking out of their homes one after another, joining in the red iron stream they received, slowly and orderly moving towards the Anfield stadium in their hearts.
Manchester United fans were also unkind, or because of the importance of the game, more than 3,000 United fans also travelled from faraway Manchester to Liverpool to cheer on the team on the road. Unfortunately, due to safety and other issues, Liverpool only sold 1,000 tickets to Manchester United fans, which doomed more than 2,000 more than 2,000 United fans to be stopped from the stadium.
Of course, in such an important game, the police are indispensable. It's obviously impossible to say that fans will watch the game honestly, and no matter what the result of the game is, they will honestly go back.
So in the city of Liverpool, police cars patrolling can be seen everywhere on the streets, and the police are all wide-eyed, looking at the fans on both sides who are red and black, as if they are afraid that they will not pay attention, and the fans on both sides have fought.
In the vicinity of Anfield Stadium, there are a large number of riot police dispatched by the Liverpool City Council, and from time to time there are patrols on high-headed horses who continue to pass by the fans, and the two sides look coldly at the fans on both sides, looking at this group of so-called thugs in their own eyes.
Although the game has not started yet. But Liverpool and Manchester United fans. and the police to sketch out the scenery together. Already beginning to fuel the fire of this war of the century. The atmosphere of the tournament venue. It has already begun to burn.
"For this game. I don't need to say anything. You should also be aware of the importance of this game. It should be done. It should be noted. We were ready for it a few days ago. Now my request is simple. That's to take out Manchester United. Win this game. ”
"Kill Manchester United!" A terrifying roar erupted in the Liverpool dressing room. If only I had a memory. I'm afraid I really think that the Liverpool players are all barbarians who kill people without blinking.
In fact, for such an important game. Don't need Lao Bei to remind anything. The Liverpool players are well aware of it. For Liverpool. Among all opponents in the Premier League. There are only three teams that don't need to be reminded. There is no need for agitation. But you have to win the game. These three opponents are: Manchester United, Arsenal and city rivals Everton.
Look at the morale of the players. Lao Bei smiled with satisfaction. What to look out for for this game. How to fight. In fact, as early as a few days ago, Lao Bei had already started to train Liverpool players in a targeted manner. Even the leading and backward tactical changes. It has also been explained in detail. At this time, Lao Bei no longer needed the so-called pre-war general mobilization. All it takes is for the players to teach the United a good lesson on the pitch.
Of course. On the other side of the Liverpool dressing room. Sir Alex Ferguson was also in the dressing room. Doing a pre-war mobilization. Same with Liverpool players. When the United players walked out of the dressing room. Their eyes were red. Murderous look. Obviously. Sir Alex Ferguson on the aggressive player side. It was undoubtedly very successful.
When players from both sides came to the tunnel together, due to the tense atmosphere of the big game, no one was chatting with their teammates, let alone their opponents. Suddenly, the atmosphere in the players' tunnel dropped rapidly, which made the referees standing in front of the two teams swallow a mouthful of saliva one by one, it seems that this game will be hot, and the game will not be easy to enforce.
"Fans and friends, welcome to the great Anfield Stadium, where the fifth round of the Premier League is about to take place, and the Premier League is about to have a big conversation, which is Liverpool vs. Manchester United. There are so many highlights of the two teams that I can't tell you all about them, but when you watch the game, you will naturally be clear. Oh~ Okay, the players from both sides have entered the field, let's welcome the warriors of both sides with the warmest applause. ”
As the players from both sides entered the stadium, the entire Anfield stadium suddenly began to shake like a hot explosion, leaving everyone sitting in front of the TV to speculate whether the Anfield stadium could collapse at any time.
The whole Anfield stadium is red, and with the exception of black, which is made up of 1,000 Manchester United fans, red is the main colour of Anfield, which has always been the colour of Anfield.
The game hasn't started yet, and Liverpool fans are already getting excited
, started the offensive first, and the song of "You Will Never Go Alone" began to suppress the shouts of Manchester United fans. From time to time, brilliant fireworks fell from the stands, and nearly 1,000 riot policemen were already on the scene.
In fact, this game is not only the battle of the century, but also a game that represents the highest level of Premier League football, after all, it is not only Liverpool or Manchester United, that team has the strength and qualifications to represent the highest level of English football.
Indeed, both teams represent the highest level of football in the UK, so that the two-ball team did not disappoint the fans on the scene and the fans in front of the TV, at the beginning of the game, both sides began to attack each other, and the game became very fierce for a while, and the game began to start from the beginning of the game.
For both teams, no one wants to lose the game, even a draw is unacceptable, after all, the Premier League is not La Liga, only Real Madrid and Barcelona, if the two teams draw, I am afraid that the other team Arsenal will hide in London and snicker.
The players on both sides can be regarded as knowing each other, they are very familiar with each other, all at the beginning of the game, the two sides are not polite at all, not conservative, and start to play offensive football, both want to break the goal early, occupy the advantage on the field.
Unlike Arsenal, which play art football and focus on short passes on the ground and penetration, Liverpool and Manchester United are both teams at the highest level of traditional English football. This is not to say that the two sides will not play short pass cooperation and ground penetration, but it seems that both sides want to lead the opponent earlier, so they invariably play the traditional style of play in the Premier League, that is, long crosses and hanging.
There is no way, the players on both sides have this strength, the midfield and backfield players have excellent long pass footwork, and the forward line of both sides, whether it is Manchester United's Ruud van Nistelrooy or Liverpool's George, both of them also have excellent header ability, and it is not without purpose to play long crosses.
Often, as soon as Liverpool finished shooting around the United penalty area, the United players would immediately pass the ball to the front of goal, and then after a short pass, pass the ball into the box for Ruud van Nistelrooy to compete for. Then it was Liverpool who copied United's approach, also after defusing United's attack, with a long pass and then a cross, and George was fighting for the top again.
In this way, the two sides come and go, and the fight is not lively, and often the attacks of the two sides are generally suppressed within 20 seconds, and most of the time they are even completed within 10 seconds. The strikers don't have to retreat to catch the ball at all, let alone worry about offside, and the backcourt players definitely don't dare to press too much.
Before you know it, the game has been going on for ten minutes, and although the game is very exciting and hot, neither side has scored, and even a threatening shot on goal is rare.
The players on both sides are experienced players, and seeing that the traditional style of play is a little too rushed, the effect is not very good, and the two sides have a very tacit understanding, and almost at the same time, they began to slow down the pace of attack. Since there is no way to score a goal with a long cross, it doesn't matter, let's fight for small cooperation and ground attack.
Cooooo It was so sudden, I didn't even see how the goal was scored, so let's take a look at the big screen on the spot. ”
Liverpool's sudden goal suddenly plunged Anfield Stadium into silence, and even the managers of both sides were stunned, what the hell was going on, how could they score so quickly.
At this time, the big screen on the scene is undoubtedly the focus of everyone's attention, and the big screen is also very cooperative to release the replay of the goal that Liverpool has just scored.
Gerrard received a pass from Colwill and immediately handed the ball to Smitchell on the wing, Smitchelton dribbled down the ball and crossed, George grabbed the point again, but under Ferdinand's defense, it was still deflected. At this time, the ball just rolled towards the unguarded Owen on the side, and Silvestre, who was in charge of guarding Owen at this time, also unknowingly gave up Owen when Smitchell crossed, and approached George, ready to cover.
Owen on the big screen was obviously stunned for a moment, I'm afraid Owen himself couldn't have imagined that the ball would fly towards him. However, after being stunned for half a second, Owen, who reacted, suddenly received the ball, knowing that time was waiting for no one, and immediately volleyed, and the ball flew quickly towards the lower left corner of the goal.
Manchester United's goalkeeper, who has already relied on his own strength, has stabilized, and Howard, the American who forced the French bald head to Marseille on loan to France, seemed powerless in the face of Owen's shot. He didn't even make a save, he could only watch the ball drill into the net.
At this time, everyone understood how Liverpool's goal just went in, which can only be said that the game between the two sides was very intense, so intense that people couldn't react.
However, the Liverpool fans who reacted at this time suddenly began to burst into their biggest cheers, leading the powerful Manchester United at the beginning of the game, and there is nothing better in the world.
Lao Bei was also excited at this time from the bench seat to the sidelines jumping and cheering, Lao Bei himself did not expect that his team could take the lead at the beginning of the game, which was really unexpected, but it was also too beautiful.
"Shit!" Compared with Lao Bei's excitement, Sir Alex Ferguson could only look at Lao Bei who was jumping and screaming, and scolded unpleasantly. I don't know whether Sir Alex Ferguson at this time is scolding Lao Bei or the players on the field. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next.) More chapters, support *UC e-book *Chinese Net*! )