Volume 1: When a Hero Appears, People Pay Attention. Chapter 63: A Clean Turn and Volley (Sixth Update)

Chapter 63: A clean turn and volley (sixth update)

"Look at this goal - hero!!! The ball is scored!!"

When Gerrard penetrated Manchester United's defense with a through ball, and Suarez received the ball behind the defense without being offside, the cheers from the stands could be heard in the sky. Following the lightning, Chen Yingxiong After knocking the football into the goal, the cheers reached another level.

"Hero——!!!" The entire Anfield stadium cheered this name.

Amid huge cheers, Chen Yingxiong ran to Suarez who passed the ball to him, and then hugged him tightly.

Other teammates swarmed forward and surrounded the two people.

Chen Yingxiong's goal really inspired the entire team.

Now they only need one goal to take the lead!

After finally breaking free from the siege of his teammates, Chen Yingxiong finished his celebration and ran towards his own half. However, he made a special arc and ran to the front of the coaching bench, then waved at head coach Martin O'Neill. fist.

Of course Martin O'Neill understands that.

He smiled.

This Liverpool in the second half was the Liverpool he wanted to see.

It does not mean that if Liverpool is strong, it must always be ahead of others, cannot be scored by others, let alone be led by others. This is not a measure of whether a team is strong.

The true measure of whether a team is a good team is how they react when faced with adversity. Weak teams often give up on themselves, while teams that are strong on the outside and weak on the inside panic. Only truly strong teams will respond correctly when they encounter difficulties.

In the first half, Liverpool was a bit like a team that looked very strong but was actually an embroidered pillow. Only in the ten minutes of the second half did he see a truly strong team.

Liverpool once had such momentum, but after all, it has been dilapidated and degraded for more than 20 years. With the passage of time, that momentum and spirit have become less and less like sand blown away by the wind.

Now it will take time to regain momentum and restore Liverpool's past glory.

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When Ferguson saw Chen Yingxiong score, his heart almost stopped beating. Fortunately, the pacemaker he had implanted in his heart played an important role and forced his heart to beat again.

Therefore, the time for the heart to stop beating is less than a second, which is almost negligible. But this brief feeling of heart palpitations was clearly conveyed to Ferguson.

When the game restarted, Liverpool's offensive continued like a frenzy, while Manchester United could only shrink into its own thirty-meter area and defend.

The mighty Premier League hegemon, when did Ferguson's Manchester United look so embarrassed?

Looking at the situation on the field, Ferguson felt that his heart that almost stopped beating just now was beating very fast, very fast.

He was in a daze - could he have gone back to the FA Cup quarter-finals in the 1990-91 season?

It was a coincidence, but he didn't blame him for thinking this way, because the opponents in front of him were all wearing red jerseys... and they were all at other people's home stadiums.

The situation is so similar.

If they can defeat their opponents, Manchester United's success can continue. But if you lose... No!

wrong!

Ferguson shook his head, waking up from his hallucination.

Twenty-three years ago, I still needed to prove my ability to others to avoid being fired. But now I no longer need to prove anything to anyone. He can leave at any time, and he believes that no matter how bad the previous ending is, as long as he leaves, those who criticize him will be drowned out by the overwhelming sound of remembrance.

Today, he is not as helpless as he was twenty-three years ago.

Ferguson has always been against others in his coaching career, but this time, the one who was against him was no one else. It was his own obsession that he couldn't let go of, and it was himself.

This is probably the most powerful opponent he has faced in his coaching career, and also the most difficult battle.

Ferguson now has two options: a. Admit failure here, and then relax and give his heart a comfortable space, lest it always fail to work on the pacemaker. b. Put pressure on yourself, put pressure on your heart, grit your teeth and continue to fight with yourself and fate. If you can't make it through, you will die together.

He chose b with little hesitation. This is where his beliefs and principles lie.

Alex Ferguson never admits defeat.

Just like Manchester United.

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Ferguson began to make adjustments. He replaced Modric, who performed reasonably well in this game. This substitution was not because of Modric's poor performance, but because of pure tactical needs. When Manchester United is leading, Modric can give full play to his ability to control the ball and help Manchester United control the football. This can, to a certain extent, curb Liverpool's surging offensive.

But when the team has been equalized and needs to fight a tough battle, Modric is not suitable. What Ferguson needs is a midfielder who can run actively in the midfield, complete the task of sweeping the defense, and at the same time help the team switch from defense to offense.

Carrick is a good choice.

When Modric came off the field, Ferguson comforted him and whispered in his ear, telling him that he replaced him not because he was dissatisfied with Modric's performance. On the contrary, he highly praised Modric's performance. play.

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Ferguson is adjusting, and O'Neal is also adjusting.

In the 70th minute, he replaced Suarez with Gotze.

It's not because Suarez performed poorly, but because in this situation, Gotze plays a greater role than Suarez, because he can pass threatening through balls and can directly threaten Manchester United's defense. .

Suarez is still a little behind in this regard.

After Gotze comes on the court, he will take on the important task of organizing the offense in the frontcourt. Gerrard retreated to complete the transition from defense to offense.

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The head coaches of both sides were battling wits on the sidelines, and the players on the field were also battling wits.

Rooney, who was wearing the captain's armband, was pulled back from the forward line and frequently participated in defense. Only "Little Pea" Fernandez was at the front to ensure that if Manchester United counterattacked, there would be someone in the frontcourt to support him.

Shinji Kagawa's position is relatively flexible. His running ability and dribbling are excellent. He is best used to disrupt Liverpool's defense during counterattacks.

But the problem now is... Manchester United has very few chances to counterattack.

After Liverpool took on Gotze, Gerrard retreated and formed a midfield gate with Inler. Manchester United's counterattack basically ended here. Needless to say, Inler's defensive ability, Gerrard is also an experienced player.

The most important thing is that Liverpool has Chen Yingxiong, who can ensure that the team holds the ball in the frontcourt, and Liverpool's defense will not face the opponent's counterattack if they suddenly lose the ball.

In fact, Ferguson's analysis before the game was correct. Judging from the abilities of players in various positions, Manchester United is really not much worse than Liverpool.

He only misjudged one person. That is Chen Yingxiong.

Chen Yingxiong's ability is probably much better than Manchester United's number one star Rooney.

Moreover, Chen Yingxiong’s neurological index is very high. His average performance is higher than that of Rooney. If his brain suddenly twitches and his performance goes too long, he doesn’t know how many times his performance will be doubled...

You must know that he is a player of the level who can defeat Barcelona and Real Madrid by himself. In recent years, Rooney's momentum has not been as good as before. Perhaps this is related to his increased sense of responsibility as he became captain and took on too many defensive tasks?

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Liverpool continued to bombard, while Manchester United took the opportunity to counterattack.

The competition between the two strong players is so exciting that it makes people breathless.

The Manchester United fans in the stands were completely mute. They were suppressed by the Liverpool fans and could not make a sound. In addition, Manchester United's current performance was not as good as in the first half, which actually made them much weaker.

However, Liverpool fans became even more enthusiastic after the equalizer.

The various singing voices were stunning.

Under this momentum, Liverpool's offensive became more and more fierce.

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In the 77th minute, Martin O'Neill's substitution had an effect.

After Gotze got the ball in the midfield, he suddenly took the ball to the wing, pretending to break through from the wing, and deceived Fletcher, who was guarding him, to follow him to the wing.

At the same time, Sanchez switched to the ribs. Temporarily unmarked.

Gotze passed the ball decisively and hit the ball through!

The football penetrated the ribs of Manchester United's defense. Sanchez quickly moved forward and then made a shot, but with a flick of his ankle, he passed the ball through an inverted triangle!

There was actually something wrong with the cooperation between the two. Chen Yingxiong pushed forward with all his strength, but Sanchez unexpectedly passed an inverted triangle!

Everyone thought Chen Yingxiong would miss the ball.

Even Liverpool commentator Harry Levy shouted in frustration: "Sanchez's cross... Oops!"

Smalling was even more happy. He simply stretched out his hand and grabbed Chen Yingxiong's clothes. After all, there was no way this kid would fall in the penalty area and cheat for a penalty kick. He didn't want to be accused of diving!

Now everyone knows that Chen Yingxiong never flops, and Chen Yingxiong is proud of it. But carrying such a baggage and earning a reputation naturally comes with a price to pay.

Smalling felt that Chen Yingxiong didn't really not dive, but just wanted to earn fame. That's why he particularly looked down on Chen Yingxiong's approach. He declared so loudly that he never flopped. Where did he put other players?

Since you don't dive, then just wait and miss this goal!

Huh?

Smallin suddenly felt something was wrong. His right hand seemed to be pulled forward by something...

He didn't have time to consider where this power came from, and he suddenly pulled back!

A sting!

His hand suddenly felt light, and then he looked carefully - all that was left on Chen Yingxiong's jersey when he was pulling on it was a wisp of rags...

Chen Yingxiong, wearing a tattered jersey like a sack, completed the escape. He quickly recovered and stretched his legs to hook the football. However, the center of gravity was lost as a result, and more importantly, the opportunity to shoot for the first time was lost!

Sanchez's pass was originally intended to catch him off guard, but it has no meaning now.

But can we just give up shooting?

Obviously not!

When Chen Yingxiong hooked the football back, his back was already facing the goal.

When Smalling looked at it, he was no longer surprised at how he got away from him. He threw away the rag in his hand and rushed towards Chen Yingxiong, intending to defend him closely to prevent him from turning around.

Unexpectedly, he had just started when he found Chen Yingxiong crashing towards him.

With a reflexive turn of the head, Chen Yingxiong bumped into his chest. The force was not strong enough to make him fall, but it was enough to stagnate his body.

In fact, Chen Yingxiong did not bump into him intentionally, but to avoid Carrick who rushed up to short his ball.

He pulled the football in front of him, and his body naturally moved back, just in time to hit Smallin who was coming towards the goal.

Smolin didn't expect that he would help Chen Yingxiong stabilize his figure.

After he avoided Carrick's pressing, he stabilized his body with the help of Smalling, then turned around and hit the goal!

He didn't even look at the relationship between the players, himself, and the goalkeeper. Anyway, it was just such a kick!

Great power!

The football roared towards the goal.

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David De Gea did not expect that Chen Yingxiong could shoot so cleanly under such circumstances. There was no other fake move, just a simple turn and kick, as simple as he shot at will in training... …

But the football he shot out was like a cannonball, full of force and amazing momentum!

The most glorious thing is...because the shot was sudden and clean, De Gea didn't react!

He stretched out his hand to block it, it was just a reflex.

In fact, the football had already flown into the goal from above his head - he stretched his hand in the wrong direction!

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