Chapter 1,213 The Last Chance

Gerrard scored to equalize the score, and the two sides seemed to be back on the same starting line. However, at this moment, the mentality of both sides was completely different from before the start of the game.

Liverpool were more cautious before the start of the game and wanted to win, but they were not against taking one point each.

Now, Liverpool has equalized the score, their morale has been boosted, their desire and confidence to win is extremely strong, and they no longer have the idea of ​​scoring a point.

Manchester United began to be more cautious, otherwise they would not have sent seven defensive players, and Rooney and Nani were both placed on the bench.

It’s not that Ferguson didn’t have any idea of ​​winning. There were so many defensive players at the beginning to test and weaken Liverpool’s morale, and then attack again in the second half.

In the first half, Manchester United unexpectedly took the lead with Gao Xiaodong's corner kick, and Ferguson naturally changed his original plan.

Now at more than 70 minutes, Liverpool equalized the score, and Ferguson gave up his plan to win and tried to maintain a draw.

Ferguson is an extremely experienced coach. He understands that Dalglish cannot be allowed to judge his defensive intentions, otherwise Dalglish will definitely attack unscrupulously.

In that case, Manchester United may not even get a point.

After losing the ball, Ferguson quickly made substitution adjustments. He replaced offensive midfielder Nani and replaced another offensive player Giggs.

This is a matchup substitution, but Nani's physical fitness is much better than Giggs.

After Nani came on, Park Ji-sung came to the right, and Phil Jones came to the midfielder position.

What truly reflects Ferguson's intention is Gao Xiaodong's position change.

Phil Jones came to the midfielder position, and Gao Xiaodong moved ten meters forward, focusing on offense and retreating to support the midfielder at any time.

Although it seemed that Ferguson did not give up the attack on Nani, Gao Xiaodong understood what Ferguson was really thinking.

Because now the midfielders have Fletcher and Phil Jones who are purely defensive, and the offensive personnel are only Nani, Rooney and Gao Xiaodong. Gao Xiaodong also has defensive tasks. In other words, Manchester United only has two players who are really fully used for offense. personal.

Seventy-five minutes later, at Liverpool's home court, Gao Xiaodong did not think Ferguson's approach was conservative. It should be said that it was a very wise and pragmatic approach.

Although Manchester United has made preparations to hold on to the tie,

However, Manchester United has three talented offensive players in the frontcourt: Gao Xiaodong, Rooney and Nani. These three people have the ability to single out the opponent's defense, and their offensive power is by no means weaker than the full combat power of any strong mid-range team.

Dalglish saw Ferguson's substitution adjustments. Although he was an old rival, he didn't understand Ferguson's true intention at first. He thought Ferguson was unwilling to settle for a draw and wanted to strengthen the offense and score three points.

Now Liverpool's morale is high and they are full of confidence. What they are not afraid of most is confrontation. Based on Dalglish's experience, in such a team and the opponent's bayonet is red, Liverpool's chance of winning is more than 70%.

Taking advantage of the momentum of the goal, Liverpool launched a wave of offensive climax.

Liverpool attacked from the wing, and Gerrard took the ball to attack Manchester United's right wing.

Gerrard and Suarez played a one-two match. Park Ji-sung failed to follow Gerrard, so he had to foul from behind and tackle Gerrard.

Gerrard got up and took a quick free kick. Manchester United's defense was disrupted. Liverpool center back Skrtel dribbled the ball and cooperated with Henderson before entering the penalty area.

This was an accident. No one expected that the central defender would come from behind. Fletcher was a step late in defending and was pressed behind by Skrtel.

At this time, Ferdinand was brave. He fell to the ground and made a flying shovel, shoveling the ball out of the baseline.

This is a scary tackle, as long as it's a little off and slow, it could be a penalty kick.

But Ferdinand won the bet, so he is the hero.

This attack made Liverpool even more excited. They thought they were closer to the goal, so they invested more force in the attack.

Under Liverpool's fierce attack, Manchester United took advantage of the trend to shrink its defense, leaving only the trident of Gao Xiaodong, Nani, and Rooney in front.

When the game reached the 85th minute, a controversial scene occurred on the court.

Liverpool got a chance for a corner kick. Gerrard took the corner kick. Manchester United defended Liverpool's three high-point players Skrtel, Carragher and Carroll, but unexpectedly Henderson intervened in the middle and jumped high. , a header hit Evans' arm.

Henderson immediately raised his hands and shouted "Penalty kick", and the Liverpool players also raised their hands to ask the referee for a penalty kick.

However, referee Marriner believed that Evans' arm was on his body and did not expand the defensive area, so he refused to award a penalty kick.

The Liverpool players were unhappy. They told the referee that Evans pinched his arm after blocking the ball, but referee Marriner insisted on his decision.

Liverpool fans were very unhappy, thinking that the referee was favoring Manchester United, and they stood up and shouted "black whistle."

This penalty made the Liverpool players very angry. They lost their minds and forgot that Manchester United still had the trident of Gao Xiaodong, Rooney, and Nani. They all attacked and wanted to win Manchester United at home.

There was not much time left, and Liverpool had Carroll as a high point in the middle. They kept throwing the ball into the penalty area, allowing Carroll to win the header, and then organized an attack at the front of Manchester United's penalty area.

But Manchester United's marking of Liverpool was very tight, and Liverpool did not take advantage.

In the 89th minute of the game, as the game was about to enter stoppage time, Liverpool's cross from the wing was headed back to midfield by Carroll.

Liverpool midfielder Adam volleyed directly from about 30 meters away, and the ball flew straight to the upper left corner of the goal.

This lob was very unexpected. No one expected Adam to lob directly from this place.

Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea also didn't expect it, but he is young, has quick reactions, and is tall and has long arms. Faced with such a lob, he actually flew and saved the ball from the baseline.

The moment the ball was saved, all the Manchester United fans stood up and applauded De Gea for his wonderful save.

Gao Xiaodong and Ferdinand also came to De Gea, hugged him and expressed their appreciation to him.

Facing such a fierce attack from Liverpool, Manchester United was also very uneasy. When Gerrard took the corner kick, almost all Manchester United players returned to the penalty area, leaving only Rooney and Gao Xiaodong outside the penalty area.

It has entered stoppage time. Liverpool invested almost all its forces on this corner kick, leaving only three players on the outside of the penalty area, waiting to grab the ball and launch a second attack.

Manchester United's high-altitude ball is not bad either. In such a dangerous situation, Smalling beat Carroll to grab the landing spot and hit a powerful header out of the penalty area.

The ball flew towards the control of Liverpool full-back Enrique. Enrique wanted to stop the ball and then hoist it into the penalty area, but at this time Rooney ran over crazily to press for it. Enrique did not dare to stop the ball, and he headed the ball towards Back to the top, I want to hand it to my goalkeeper Reina.

Gao Xiaodong would not watch Rooney press alone. When Rooney pressed, Gao Xiaodong stared at Enrique's two passing routes, one was a return pass, and the other was a cross pass to the middle. When he saw Enrique's return pass , Gao Xiaodong accelerated and flew towards the ball.

In a hurry, Enrique's back was a little weak and the angle was a little off, and Gao Xiaodong's speed was unusually fast. It was originally a ball that Reina could easily win, but now there is not enough time. Yes.