Chapter 1,207 2 Old Scottish Foxes

After the home game against Iraq, Camacho, the head coach of the Chinese team, was a little uneasy.

At the post-match press conference, he severely criticized the players, saying that some people were not worthy of the jersey he wore, and a game that should have been won turned into a loss.

Wei Ge, chairman of the Chinese Football Association, was also disappointed. He said that the next game against Iraq will be a key battle that determines whether the Chinese team can qualify. The Chinese team must win and control its destiny in its own hands.

Gao Xiaodong was also interviewed. He didn’t take the defeat seriously. Gao Xiaodong believed that bad luck and eagerness for success were the main reasons for the team’s defeat. It didn’t matter if they lost this game. The three teams shared 4 points. The Chinese team still controls its own destiny.

Although the loser was the Chinese team, which lacked Gao Xiaodong, and the Chinese team's points were the same as those of Iraq and Jordan, the optimistic atmosphere in Chinese football suddenly disappeared, and there was tension everywhere.

Fans are worried that the Huaguo team will be like before, getting good cards but losing miserably. Some media with ulterior motives are also alarmist, thinking that there may be conflicts within the Huaguo team. If this continues, even if Gao Xiaodong comes back, it will be a disaster. It's hard to beat Iraq.

The Chinese football world is like this. If you win a game, you can be praised to heaven, but if you lose a game, you can be scolded and sent to hell.

After the national team match day ended, Gao Xiaodong returned to Manchester the next day to prepare for the next league and Champions League games.

Manchester United now faces a devilish schedule.

Manchester United will play three tough games in a week. They will challenge Liverpool away on the 15th, challenge Galati Steel in Romania on the 18th in the Champions League, and have a city derby with Manchester City on the 22nd after returning home.

With such a dense schedule and tough opponents, it is extremely difficult for any team.

The first thing Manchester United needs to do is the double red meeting with Liverpool.

Liverpool had a somewhat stumbling start to the season, with 4 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in 7 games, ranking only in fifth place. However, they have won all three rounds in the past and their form has improved significantly.

In fact, no matter how bad Liverpool's condition is, Manchester United does not dare to have the slightest contempt.

In England, Liverpool are Manchester United's biggest enemy, and vice versa.

No matter where the two teams meet, or even in a warm-up match, both sides will fight to the death without showing any mercy.

The century-old grudge between the two teams has given players on both sides great motivation.

No matter how bad the state of both sides was before the double red meeting, once they faced each other, they would immediately be resurrected with full health, and they might even go crazy.

In this game, no matter from the perspective of competing for the championship or attacking the opponent, Manchester United must not lose.

Before the game, Ferguson mocked Liverpool's record, believing that they have no hope of catching up with Manchester United this season. Their dream of tying Manchester United's number of league titles before the season will never come true, and said that this round of games will bring forward Liverpool's dream of winning the championship. Finish.

Everyone knows that Ferguson is good at psychological warfare, and he obviously wants to use psychological warfare to undermine Liverpool's morale and disrupt Liverpool's mood.

Liverpool's King Dalglish is as Scottish as Ferguson. Ferguson led Manchester United to win the Premier League championship 12 times, while Dalglish has also won 11 times as a player and coach (including coaching Blackburn). The two are England's top players. Two of the most successful managers in league history.

Of course, Dalglish would not be fooled by Ferguson. In fact, in the confrontation with Ferguson, Dalglish had the upper hand as the coach.

In the face of Ferguson's provocation, Dalglish said lightly that even if Manchester United surpassed Liverpool in the league championship, and even if Manchester United won the league championship again this season, Liverpool would still be greater than Manchester United, because Liverpool has won the Champions League 5 times, while Manchester United has only 4 times.

Dalglish also encouraged his players: Regardless of the current situation and history, just think about these 90 minutes. We must save ourselves first. If we can help ourselves, then we can block others, and then it will no longer be our problem, but someone else's. As we always say, you can control your own destiny, and sometimes others can't. If we focus and prepare as well as possible, I don't think anyone can beat us at Anfield. "

The game between Manchester United and Liverpool is a major event in world football. Before the game, the players and coaches' saliva, the media's hype, and the fans' arguments are naturally indispensable. However, because this game is too close to the national team match day, the pre-game The spat was short-lived and the game soon got underway at Anfield.

Because Anfield is extremely scary, Manchester United loses more than wins here. Ferguson's formation in this game was very cautious and unexpected.

Rooney, Nani, Hernandez, Anderson, and defender Vidic who returned from injury did not start. There were 5 defenders among the 11 players, as well as purely defensive midfielder Fletcher. The running winger Park Ji-sung and the offensive and defensive Gao Xiaodong also appeared in the midfielder position. In other words, Manchester United sent 7 and a half defensive players.

On the offensive line, Welbeck, who has speed and physical advantages, replaced the little pea who is good at grabbing points as the main force, with Phil Jones and Giggs playing guerrilla on the side.

Which formation will you use against rivals Liverpool? It didn’t change that way against Norwich!

It was Liverpool's commentator who could speak. After watching Ferguson's formation, he said: "Even the best gambler, the most accurate prophet, and the most magical astrologer may not be able to predict Ferguson's starting lineup. Remember last season’s classic battle with 7 defenders against Arsenal? Sir Alex Ferguson obviously wanted to repeat the story of that year!”

China's commentator He Hui said: "Sir Alex Ferguson almost never wins away games against King Dalglish. Be careful, it's not too much to be underdeveloped."

The media couldn't guess and the commentators couldn't understand, but Ferguson's formation was very meaningful.

Ferguson used two defensive midfielders who were good at tackling, the early full-back Phil Jones, and Park Ji-sung who was good at tackling and daring to form the first barrier in front of Manchester United's defense, and tried his best to surround the Liverpool midfielder, trying to take the lead in the midfield battle. Control the Red Army's offensive rhythm in one step and gradually introduce it to Manchester United's rhythm.

Manchester United lowered their stance and focused on stability and defense. On the premise of being able to control the situation, they then used Welbeck's speed, Gao Xiaodong's impact, and Giggs' experience to harass their opponents and create murderous opportunities.

This kind of starting game mainly consumes Liverpool. When the game enters the final stage and Liverpool's physical strength is exhausted, Ferguson is ready to use his fatal move again, allowing Rooney, Nani, Hernandez and others to attack the Liverpool defense line and strive for a blow. win.

Ferguson sent a group of "blacksmiths" in the starting lineup to wear down Liverpool. Dalglish was not good at it either. He also lined up Gerrard, Charlie Adam, Lucas, Kuyt and Downing, who had strong defensive ability and tough style. Prepare to strangle Manchester United in the midfield.