Chapter 1,212 Gerald’s Falling Leaves

Manchester United's defense was very strong, and Liverpool attacked with all their strength, but they couldn't take advantage.

Time passed little by little, and the electronic scoreboard remained motionless, which made the Liverpool people increasingly restless.

In the 65th minute of the game, Dalglish made another adjustment. Kuyt came off the field and center Carroll came on.

The 22-year-old Carroll is 1.93 meters tall, has a strong body and excellent aerial ability. Dalglish hopes that he can become Liverpool's offensive fulcrum in Manchester United's frontcourt.

Carroll created a threat once he came on the court.

Liverpool made a 45-degree cross from the wing, and Carroll grabbed the spot and headed the ball to Suarez.

Suarez's movement was very bad. He ran away from Evans with a curved line and just caught Carroll's header.

Suarez was in a bad position to catch the ball while running, but Suarez adjusted well. He padded his thighs, and before the ball hit the ground, he volleyed towards the goal with a very awkward posture.

The posture was awkward, but the effect was good. The ball hit the goal frame.

The angle is not too tricky, but it is very powerful.

De Gea was in good form, and he made a diving leap to save the ball from the baseline.

A corner kick opportunity is very important for Liverpool. Now with Carroll's high point, coupled with the two central defenders, they have the ability to cause Manchester United a little trouble on the high ball.

Gerrard took a corner kick and he passed it directly to the penalty area to find his high point.

Liverpool has an extra high point, but Manchester United has never suffered from high-altitude balls. Evans, Smalling, and Ferdinand all have strong header abilities. Welbeck and Phil Jones can also come back to head the ball. Liverpool wants to It's not easy to break Manchester United's goal with high-altitude bombing.

Sure enough, Gerrard wanted to find Carroll, but the experienced Ferdinand headed the ball out of the penalty area first.

The ball was grabbed by Henderson, who hurriedly took a long shot from the outside of the penalty area. The ball was not suppressed and flew directly out of the baseline.

Although after playing Carroll, Liverpool still couldn't take advantage of the high-altitude ball, but with such a troublemaker, Manchester United's ability to control the air in the backcourt was reduced, which gave Suarez, who was running ghostly, a chance.

In the 71st minute of the game, Carroll and Evans competed for a header.

Although the ball fell within Fletcher's control, Fletcher was very reluctant to get the ball and needed to adjust.

At this time, Suarez quickly pressed forward, forcing Fletcher to make a pass error, and the ball was intercepted by Gerrard.

Gerrard wanted to be dangerous when holding the ball. Gao Xiaodong immediately stepped forward to press and did not give Gerrard a chance to shoot.

Gerrard is a generational superstar. He realized in advance that his opponent would definitely come to press him, and quickly transferred the ball to Suarez when Gao Xiaodong did not pounce.

The team was lagging behind, and Suarez had a strong desire to shoot. When Gerrard passed the ball, he didn't even stop and shot directly.

The previous few shots were either blocked or deflected. Suarez was a little anxious. He used too much force and the ball flew high over the crossbar and towards the stands.

Suarez's shot made Gerrard a little unhappy. He thought Suarez had shot several times before but failed to score. He should play more steadily this time and pass the ball.

Suarez didn't feel there was anything wrong with him. After Manchester United served the ball, he still actively pressed forward and put pressure on Manchester United's defense.

Manchester United's starting lineup defends very well, but the offense can only be organized by Gao Xiaodong and Giggs. When others get the ball, they only go to them and go directly to the bottom.

Such a simple offensive method is easy to target. As long as Gao Xiaodong and Giggs are targeted, Manchester United's offense will be paralyzed.

At first, Liverpool was worried about conceding the ball, so they were still hesitant when attacking and did not dare to invest all their forces.

As time passed, Liverpool gave up all concerns and the team pressed near the center circle to put pressure on Manchester United.

Although Manchester United has many defensive players, if they are pressed like this, they will make mistakes sooner or later. Even if there are no mistakes, refraction, own goal and world wave may also cause the goal to be conceded.

Although Manchester United had not conceded a goal yet, Ferguson had a keen sense that he was not good and immediately put Rooney on the court and replaced Welbeck to strengthen the offensive power of the frontcourt.

In addition to Rooney, Ferguson also asked Nani and Valencia to warm up, ready to replace Giggs at any time depending on the situation.

Ferguson's premonition was good, but his substitution was still a little late.

In the 77th minute of the game, Manchester United made another mistake under Liverpool's pressure. The ball was grabbed by Suarez. Suarez failed to control the ball and passed it to Gerrard. He adjusted his body and prepared to cooperate with Gerrard. .

Gerrard did not pass to Suarez. He took two steps forward and pressed and attracted Manchester United's defenders.

In the shadow of the famous tree, when Gerrard picked up the ball, everyone at Manchester United trembled in their hearts, fearing that he would take a long shot or break through.

Gerrard was also cunning. He wanted this effect. Seeing that everyone was attracted to him, Gerrard suddenly made a cross and found Charlie Adam who quickly intervened.

There was no one around Adam, and there was a space in front of Adam that led to the penalty area.

Adam took the ball and headed towards Manchester United's penalty area at high speed.

At this moment, Ferdinand was closest to Adam, but Ferdinand could no longer keep up with Adam's speed, so he could only stretch his foot to knock Adam over from behind.

Beep!

Referee Marriner's whistle sounded.

Marriner didn't look at the linesman and directly took out the yellow card to warn Ferdinand.

Liverpool were awarded a free kick.

This free kick is 24-5 meters away from the goal and is facing the goal. It is in a very good position and is very suitable for direct free kick shooting.

Gerrard stood in front of the ball and took the free kick himself.

After competing with De Gea for most of the game, Gerrard had no choice but to do anything to the young goalkeeper. Now in such a threatening position, Gerrard naturally hopes to break through this young man's fingers.

The referee's whistle sounded. Gerrard took a small run, bent his bow and arrow, and shot a wonderful curve ball with his right foot.

The ball passed over the top of Gao Xiaodong and Giggs, who were the shortest wall, then dropped sharply and flew straight to the lower right corner of the goal.

It's a drop shot, and it's fast.

Gao Xiaodong couldn't help but admire that even if he bought the skill points of Falling Leaf Ball, he wouldn't necessarily be much better than Gerrard's kick.

The ball was too fast and had a strong drop. After all, goalkeeper De Gea was inexperienced. He pounced a little slowly and the ball flew from his hand into the net.

1:1

Gerrard equalized for Liverpool with a beautiful strike.

After scoring, Gerrard raised his arms and shouted, domineeringly celebrating his goal.

Anfield fans have been waiting for this goal for too long. After Gerrard scored, all the Red Army fans stood up and cheered for Gerrard.

Dalglish rushed out of the coaching bench excitedly, cheering and applauding the stadium like the fans.

This goal is very important for Dalglish. It will be difficult for Liverpool to win the championship this season. If they lose again, Dalglish will be under great pressure.

The on-site commentator He Huizai couldn't help but applaud and said: "Gerrard is indeed the soul of Liverpool. He stood up at the critical moment. This falling goal is really not inferior to Xiaodong."