Chapter 1,211 Bad Luck

Liverpool's attack on the right created two consecutive killing opportunities. Gao Xiaodong felt the danger, and he immediately went to the side to help defend Evra and Giggs who were under attack.

Gao Xiaodong possesses star-level skills as a full-back and full-back, and his physical fitness far exceeds that of Park Ji-sung and Evra. When he came to the wing, Liverpool's offense immediately stalled and could no longer pose a threat to Manchester United's left wing.

Manchester United took the opportunity to fight back against Liverpool.

Park Ji-sung formed a quick counterattack after stealing Kuyt. He rushed to the side of the penalty area and did not pass it to Welbeck. He cut across the front of the penalty area and shot directly, but the ball missed the left goal post.

Welbeck was dissatisfied with Park Ji-sung for not passing the ball to him, and muttered something to Park Ji-sung.

Park Ji-sung raised his hand to apologize to Welbeck, saying he didn't see it.

In fact, in Park Ji-sung's position, Welbeck will definitely not be missing, but Park Ji-sung finally gets an opportunity and really wants to score one.

Liverpool's players reacted quickly. Without coach Dalglish's reminder, they immediately shifted the direction of their attack to Manchester United's right wing, attacking the combination of young Phil Jones and Smalling.

After Liverpool lost the ball, their offensive was very fierce. Phil Jones and Smalling were too young and began to make mistakes under the strong pressure of the Red Army.

It is impossible for Gao Xiaodong to cover up left and right, and the only one to cover up is Fletcher.

Fletcher's wing defensive ability cannot be compared with Gao Xiaodong. Even if he assisted in the defense, he could barely block the Liverpool attack. There were not many ways to counterattack.

Liverpool saw Fletcher being moved to the wing and immediately shifted their forces to attack Manchester United's center.

It is the correct tactic to spread the two sides and then attack the center, but Liverpool does not have many offensive players in the starting lineup. Center Suarez does not receive enough support. Gerrard is closely guarded by Gao Xiaodong, and Liverpool cannot attack in the center. Create a good shooting opportunity.

There was a deadlock. Liverpool had the advantage in possession, but could not get a good shooting opportunity. Manchester United had few offensive opportunities, but the defense did not give Liverpool any chance.

Now everyone can see that under Manchester United's strong defense, unless there is a world wave, Liverpool can only continue to invest in troops if they want to score goals.

Of course Dalglish also understood that there was only little time left in the first half. Dalglish was unwilling to make substitutions and would rather wait for the world wave to appear.

No miracle occurred,

The first half of the game ended quickly, with Liverpool trailing Manchester United 0:1 at home.

Back in the dressing room, Dalglish did not blame the players. Gao Xiaodong's corner kick scored directly. No one expected it. It was an accident. You can't blame the players for accidents. Everything else, the Liverpool players did without any problems.

Losing at home is an unacceptable result. The score is behind and coach Dalglish must make changes.

Because he was only one goal behind, Dalglish did not want to completely change his 4-3-3 formation and style of play. He replaced Lucas with versatile midfielder Henderson to strengthen the attack in the center without weakening the wing attack. force.

Manchester United did not make any adjustments to the lineup in the second half. Ferguson was very clear about his team and the dangers of Anfield. It would be good to win one game, although it is exciting to win a big victory here.

At the beginning of the second half, Liverpool's core Gerrard began to show off his power. He held the ball on the wing and beat Phil Jones.

After all, Phil Jones was young and lacked experience. After being passed over by Gerrard with his experience, he became anxious and kicked Gerrard from behind. The referee Marriner awarded a free kick.

Gerrard personally took the free kick and kicked a banana ball with great power and speed.

The ball went over the wall and went straight to the upper left corner of the goal!

Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea, who is tall and has long arms, reacted quickly and flew to save the ball from the baseline.

Gerrard's free kick was of high quality and it was not easy for De Gea to save it. Manchester United fans applauded him.

Liverpool took a corner kick, and De Gea was quite excited. Seeing that the corner kick was very close to the goal line, he attacked directly, trying to hit the ball out with both fists.

At this time, Skrtel and Phil Jones, who were fighting for the top, also rushed over. De Gea knocked the ball away, and he also collided with the two, and the three of them were pressed together like a stack of arhats.

After the ball flew out, it was caught by Henderson on the outside. Seeing that De Gea hadn't gotten up yet, Henderson immediately kicked the goal.

Henderson had a good idea, but Gao Xiaodong had already rushed over quickly and used his body to block the ball from the sideline.

An excellent opportunity was gone again, but Liverpool still refused to give up and wanted to take advantage of Manchester United's chaotic position and quickly serve a throw-in.

Manchester United quickly attacked players. When Adam passed the ball back to Henderson, the ball was intercepted by the alert veteran Giggs.

This was a great opportunity for a counterattack. Giggs quickly moved and passed the ball to Gao Xiaodong standing in the center line.

When Gao Xiaodong received the ball, Liverpool's defensive midfielder was rushing towards him like crazy. Gao Xiaodong "saw" that there was no one behind him. He didn't stop the ball, slipped the ball under his crotch, turned around and chased the ball.

Gao Xiaodong's turn after missing the ball was a stroke of genius. The Liverpool player who rushed towards him and was about to commit a tactical foul missed the ball.

Gao Xiaodong caught up with the ball, stopped, moved toward the goal, and drove the ball past.

The player returning to defense was dodged by Gao Xiaodong and could only return to the center of the penalty area. Enrique, the player left behind in the center of Liverpool, could only go to intercept Gao Xiaodong.

Facing the oncoming Enrique, Gao Xiaodong suddenly made a sideways move and passed Enrique like a wooden stake.

Everyone on the scene exclaimed, thinking that Gao Xiaodong was going to drive the ball straight to Huanglong. Gao Xiaodong was capable of doing this.

There are already two players running back in the middle of the penalty area. Of course Gao Xiaodong will not take the ball and kill again. He has better choices.

Gao Xiaodong ran two steps to catch up, half-turned and shot.

It is about thirty meters away from the goal, which is an elusive distance for most players, but it is within Gao Xiaodong's shooting range.

There was no one to defend, Gao Xiaodong exerted full force, the ball roared up from the ground, and flew to the left side of Liverpool's goal like a cannonball.

Gao Xiaodong's shot was very powerful and had a good angle. Although it was far away, it would be difficult to save if the goalkeeper was not fully prepared.

Fortunately, all goalkeepers now know that Gao Xiaodong is a good long-range shot, and he is extra careful when picking up the ball.

Reina made a flying dive, trying to save the ball from the baseline, but Gao Xiaodong's kick was too fast. Reina's hand touched the ball. Before he could exert force, the ball hit his palm in the deflection direction, and then hit him again. It bounced off the doorpost.

The goalkeeper fell to the ground, which was a good opportunity for a follow-up shot.

But the ball bounced towards the corner of the penalty area, while Welbeck, who rushed towards him, walked in the middle and just missed the ball.

"Ahhhh..." the Liverpool fans at the scene exclaimed.

"Alas!" The Manchester United fans sighed.

If this goal was scored, Manchester United would basically seal the victory. Unfortunately, Welbeck was not lucky enough.