Chapter 870: Tacit Understanding of Passing and Running

On the eve of the FIFA Ballon d'Or awards, the FA Cup battle between Manchester United and Liverpool was equivalent to an appetizer, attracting the attention of fans around the world.

This was only a third-round match of the FA Cup. Compared with the game itself, fans were more concerned about the performance of Ferguson's nemesis Dalglish and Ballon d'Or candidate Gao Xiaodong.

Gao Xiaodong entered the final three candidates for the Ballon d'Or this year. Although he is not the most popular, because Iniesta and Xavi are on the same team, it may cause a diversion of votes. Gao Xiaodong won the gold. The hope of winning the Golden Globe Award is not small. Being able to see the performance of the future Mr. Golden Globe before the award is definitely a big heart-warming thing.

Although Dalglish has not coached again for 12 years, in all competitions he played against Ferguson, Dalglish had the upper hand with 4 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. In addition, Dalglish also won three league championships and two The honors of FA Cup and 2 Community Shield championships far exceed those of Ferguson who won nothing. Now that Dalglish is out again, both Red Devils fans and Red Army fans want to see what the two world-class coaches can collide with. of sparks.

On the night of the 9th, the Old Trafford stands were packed with people, almost more lively than the double red clubs in the league.

"The Red Army is finished! It's useless even if Dalglish comes out!"

"Dalglish is still very good."

"Dalglish is the spiritual opium of Liverpool. In this era, what effect can that set of chicken-blooding things have?"

"I hope Sir Alex will teach the King of the Red Army how to behave."

"Now the Red Devils have strong soldiers and strong horses. What does the Red Army have? If we don't win by more than three goals today, we won't call it a win."

"Xiaodong must score! Tomorrow is the Golden Globe Awards, so scoring a goal is auspicious."

"Xiaodong's hat-trick, it seems like he had a hat-trick in the last Double Red Party."

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"We still have the strength, but we just didn't find the right coach. Now that the King is here, I believe we will bottom out."

"The King is Ferguson's nemesis. Since he dares to come out, he will definitely have a way to deal with Ferguson."

"It's good to get a draw and go back home to eliminate Manchester United."

"I feel very uneasy. The king has just arrived and it is impossible to achieve immediate results."

"The possibility of losing is very high, but the process is more important than the result."

"Manchester United definitely wants Gao Xiaodong to score, we must stop Gao Xiaodong!"

"We can't let Gao Xiaodong score even if we lose!"

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Manchester United fans in the stands were talking enthusiastically. Due to the double red meeting in the first leg of this season, Manchester United slaughtered Liverpool 7:2. In this game, Manchester United fans were very confident and did not care that the Red Army invited Ferguson's nemesis Dalglish to coach. , and Liverpool fans still have great illusions about Dalglish's coaching.

As the saying goes, changing coaches is like changing swords. Dalglish is Liverpool's hero and spiritual leader. After he took office, Liverpool's mental outlook has been greatly improved compared to the original. Both young players and old players are full of energy when they play. Got fighting spirit.

When Dalglish came to the coaching bench, Ferguson took the initiative to shake hands with him and said, "Kenny, I didn't expect to see you on the court again."

Dalgliesh smiled and said: "Yeah, I didn't expect it either. I thought we would meet at the racecourse or at the cocktail party."

Ferguson said: "I wish you good results."

Dalglish smiled and said: "I hope we can get off to a good start today."

Ferguson smiled lightly, "Every team dreams of winning here, but unfortunately none of them have achieved their goal this season."

Dalglish smiled and said: "Then let's talk on the pitch." After saying that, Dalglish walked back to his seat leisurely.

Looking at Dalglish's back, the smile on Ferguson's face gradually solidified. He knew very well what kind of opponent this was. Even though he had not set foot in football for 12 years, Dalglish still had a strong lethality because He is a football genius.

It was Vidic and Gerrard who exchanged team flags and emblems on the field.

Gary. Neville had no chance to play;

Vidic has now essentially replaced Neville as captain.

Today, Gerrard seemed a bit over-motivated. After exchanging team flags and emblems, when shaking hands, he provoked Vidic and said: "Gary is retiring. Be good, man. I hope it's you who shakes my hand next time." "

Vidic sneered, "It won't get better, and it will definitely not be bigger than the score in the last game."

This was heartbreaking. Gerald's face turned dark immediately and he sneered: "Just wait, today we are going to break your invincibility."

Vidic said: "Okay, we are waiting."

The captains of both sides returned to their respective half-courts, and with referee Webb's whistle, the FA Cup double-red match officially began.

Manchester United kicked off the ball first. After Berbatov and Rooney touched the ball, the ball was passed back to the feet of midfielder Gao Xiaodong. Gao Xiaodong received the ball and passed it to the full-back Evra, then turned around to receive the ball. .

Evra passed the ball to Vidic, who then passed it to Gao Xiaodong. At this time, Liverpool forward Torres had already come up to press.

Gao Xiaodong stopped the ball with his right foot, and made a very realistic fake move of pulling the ball to the right and turning around. Then he pulled the ball with his left foot, turned from the left, and passed the pressing Torres.

This action was so freehand and easy that the Manchester United fans in the stands couldn't help but applaud.

"Beautiful escape!"

"This is what a Ballon d'Or winner looks like!"

"It's very light, Gao Xiaodong's technique is excellent!

"Xiaodong is showing off his strength."

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Gao Xiaodong heard the applause, but he was used to it and was not affected. After turning around, his eyes quickly caught the gap in Liverpool's defense.

The game had just started, and the distance between Liverpool's center back and full-back was slightly larger, and Berbatov alertly ran between center back Agger and the full-back.

When Gao Xiaodong saw the gap, he was ready to pass the ball. When he saw Berbatov running towards this position, Gao Xiaodong secretly praised, "I am too lazy to be lazy. Brother Xiaosa's football intelligence is really high."

Gao Xiaodong did not hesitate and hit a long pass into the gap between the full-back and center back, looking for Berbatov.

When Berbatov was running, Agger saw it and he chased after him. Full-back Kelly also moved in, hoping to surround Berbatov when he stopped the ball.

At this time, Berbatov showed off his master-level ball stopping skills. He just looked back at the ball and knew exactly where it would land. He jumped up, firmly stopped the ball on his thigh, and looked towards the ball as he was about to land. On the previous trip, he rushed into the penalty area when the defensive players were surrounding him.

Liverpool center back Agger knew something was wrong when he saw Berbatov jump to stop the ball. He accelerated towards the position where Berbatov landed, and when Berbatov was about to touch the ball, he kicked the ball Got out.

As Berbatov's body continued to rush forward, he happened to trip on Agger's leg and fell into the penalty area.

"Foul! Penalty kick!"

"Tap! Penalty kick!"

"Tripping foul!"

"Penalty kick!"

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Seeing Berbatov fall in the penalty area, the Manchester United fans in the stands immediately jumped up and chanted, putting pressure on referee Weber.

The on-site commentator Martin also shouted: "This ball is suspected of being fouled! Even if it touches the ball first, it is still a kick! Let's see how Weber decides? The game is only 30 seconds long. I don't know if Weber has the courage to award a penalty kick."