Chapter 1,210 The Red Army’s Counterattack

This goal was so unexpected that everyone in Liverpool was stunned.

"It actually got in!"

"Go right in!"

"Is this a cover-up?"

"Xiaodong is awesome!"

"Mr. Golden Ball is really not a boast!"

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After a short period of shock, fans from both sides began to exclaim, scream, and discuss, and the Anfield stadium felt like it was exploding.

The Liverpool fans were already very depressed. At this time, Gao Xiaodong, who ran to the billboard, made another gesture of covering his ears. The Liverpool fans' depression immediately turned into anger, and they exploded at Gao Xiaodong.

"Go to hell! Chinese guy!"

"Get away! Yellow-skinned monkey!"

"Chinese! Anfield is not a place for you to act wild!"

"Kill Mango! Kill Xiao Donggao!"

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Liverpool fans were angry, but Manchester United fans were ecstatic. They stood up and cheered for Gao Xiaodong and cheered for their idol.

Ferguson was happier than the Manchester United fans. He deployed so many defensive players in this game, but his goal was actually very low. He wanted to be undefeated first and then win.

With so many defensive players, the offense will definitely be affected. What Ferguson is most worried about is not being able to score.

Now that Gao Xiaodong scores a direct goal from a corner kick, Ferguson can rest assured and defend, and maybe he can steal another one.

Gao Xiaodong's goal seemed to give Liverpool coach Dalglish a hard punch.

In this game, Dalglish and his fellow countrymen had the same idea, which was to stabilize the defense first and then look for opportunities to attack. Gao Xiaodong's goal broke Dalglish's wishful thinking. Now Dalglish The preparation before the game turned out to be a failure.

There were nearly 20 minutes left before the end of the first half. The substitution was too much and there were not enough offensive players on the field without substitution. Dalglish was in a dilemma.

Dalglish deserves to be the king of Liverpool,

At this time, he made a brave decision not to replace anyone! Keep attacking!

Even if the offensive manpower is insufficient, the offense should be strengthened. There are no cowards at Anfield. They can only die standing, not kneeling to survive.

The game started again, and Liverpool continued to attack Manchester United's right wing. They believed that the right wing combination of Phil Jones and Smalling was a breakthrough point.

Phil Jones and Smalling are both young and inexperienced. Smalling is too tall to play full-back, turns slowly, and is not flexible enough. These are all weaknesses.

But after Gao Xiaodong scored, Manchester United immediately shrank, Smalling stopped assisting, and Phil Jones actively defended.

When Smalling was hit on a counterattack, his slow turn and lack of flexibility were his fatal weaknesses. However, he stood his ground and defended, and with Phil Jones assisting him in defense, it was very difficult for Liverpool to break through from him.

Liverpool attacked on the left for almost five or six minutes. Downing and Enrique, with the assistance of Gerrard, were able to get rid of Smalling by Enrique and complete a beautiful cross from the baseline.

Although this pass was very beautiful, because Gerrard stepped in to help, only Suarez was in the penalty area to grab the point, and only Lucas was in the middle and back row.

Manchester United's central defender obviously underestimated the opponent. Ferdinand wanted to block Suarez and let Evans compete for the top, but Evans thought Ferdinand was competing for the top and actually missed the ball.

Evans' missed ball was very dangerous. Liverpool's winger Kuyt diagonally inserted into the penalty area from the wing, just in time for the landing point, but Manchester United's full-back Evra failed to keep up with Kuyt.

Seeing this failure in cooperation, Ferguson was so angry that he stood up from his chair and cursed.

The situation on the field was already very dangerous. Manchester United's full-back Evra did not keep up with Kuyt. Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea was still in the middle. Kuyt was facing most of the empty goal.

Kuyt didn't expect that none of the three players had hit the ball, and it actually missed. He was very excited, jumped up high, and headed towards the lower right corner of the goal with a header.

This header was very powerful. Before De Gea could pounce, the ball had already hit the side netting hard.

The net shook, and Liverpool fans thought the ball had been scored and cheered in unison.

Then when they saw that referee Marriner did not point to the center circle and Kuyt held his head as he shot, the fans realized that the shot had hit the side netting, and they all let out a long sigh of depression and regret.

Continuous attacks on Manchester United's right wing were ineffective, and Liverpool did not have the guts to attack the right wing. They quickly made a change and switched to Manchester United's left wing.

Manchester United's left wing is dominated by two veterans, Park Ji-sung and Evra. Giggs is also close to the wing, but Giggs is the main attacker and Park Ji-sung is the defender.

Manchester United's left wing is experienced and well-known, so it would be unreasonable for Liverpool not to choose the right wing as their attack point.

However, after Liverpool tried to attack Manchester United's left wing, they suddenly discovered that Manchester United's left wing didn't seem to be that strong, and even seemed to be strong on the outside and hard on the inside.

Gerrard came to the left to attack, and Kuyt moved in, forming a breakthrough for the first time.

Park Ji-sung was passed by Gerrard, and Evra put the shovel when Gerrard tried to cut inside. As a result, Gerrard made a fake move.

Evra lost his position and Gerrard swept directly in front of the goal.

There was no full-back to intercept, and the ball went directly to the penalty area. Ferdinand and Kuyt fell to the ground and tackled a step too late. Suarez and Evans in the middle did not touch the ball. The ball actually passed in front of the goal without anyone touching it. arrive.

The ball didn't go in, and there was no shot, but the situation was very dangerous, and the only chance Kuyt had just hit the side netting was just that.

With such a good opportunity, Liverpool's players saw hope and immediately focused their firepower on Manchester United's left wing.

In the 30th minute of the game, Suarez suddenly pulled aside and changed positions with Kuyt.

Gerrard passed the ball to Suarez. Suarez seemed to be turning his back to stop the ball, but suddenly missed the ball and turned around and wiped Evra.

Suarez's pass was very sudden and strange. Evra was caught off guard and had to reach out and grab Suarez's jersey.

Suarez fell to the ground, and referee Marina immediately blew the whistle and verbally warned Evra.

Liverpool gets a free kick and Gerrard takes it.

The ball was too far away to be shot directly. Liverpool's central defenders came to the penalty area to prepare for a header.

However, Gerrard may have been inspired by Gao Xiaodong's corner kick goal. He did not pass the ball and directly curved the ball into the back corner of the goal.

Gerrard's free kick was also very strange. Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea rushed out of the penalty area and intercepted midway, but was a step too slow. He could only watch the ball fly past in front of him in despair.

Gerrard's idea was good and he deceived the goalkeeper, but his footwork was still a bit inaccurate and the ball flew out against the goal post.

Although neither Gerrard nor Kuyt was able to score, their attack on Manchester United's left allowed Liverpool fans and players to see an opportunity. They used more troops on Manchester United's left in an attempt to pass a powerful attack. Pressing, forcing United's veterans to make mistakes.

Even if Evra and Park Ji-sung do not make mistakes, they are older, and after being hit continuously, their physical energy will be greatly consumed. After the second half, when the veterans have no physical energy, Liverpool will be able to play more easily.