Volume 1: Males Come and Go, People Pay Attention. Chapter 311: Maximizing Benefits (Second Update, Guaranteed)

Chapter 311: Maximizing Benefits (Second Update, Guaranteed)

When the game just started, Liverpool fans thought that this game would be like other games. Liverpool scored early to establish the lead, and then began to play the defensive counterattack they are most accustomed to and most comfortable with. -< Shuhai Pavilion >-Net.

Watching the sharp counterattacks made the Liverpool fans couldn't help but get excited.

Although Liverpool's counterattack is not as good-looking as the artistic football of Barcelona and Arsenal, it is worse than direct. With Bell, Sanchez, Rodriguez... these wing players, plus Suarez and Chen Yingxiong, a quick counterattack is most suitable for Liverpool.

This kind of attack is like mercury pouring down the ground, which is very beautiful to watch.

With just a few passes, you can hit the front line of the opponent's penalty area from the backcourt, leaving the opponent with no chance to return to defense.

This kind of football is the favorite of the English who like directness.

But today's game is different from usual.

They didn't take the lead at the beginning of the game.

Manchester United are tougher than they thought.

Yes, be tenacious...

In the eyes of Liverpool fans, these Manchester United players are just a bit tougher.

Apparently this was their last ditch effort. Their tenacity cannot withstand Liverpool's powerful offensive. Maybe within fifteen minutes, their defense would collapse under Liverpool's indiscriminate bombardment.

Liverpool's main tactic is naturally defensive counterattack. But this was a tactic after they scored a goal. Before they scored a goal, Liverpool's tactic was to attack, attack, and attack again, blasting open any opponent's door with fierce artillery fire.

Therefore, for a period of time after the start of the game, Liverpool's offensive firepower was quite fierce - if they wanted to score as early as possible, the offense had to be fierce.

Liverpool fans are not worried because they are familiar with this. Even if Manchester United can last for five minutes, can they last for ten? If you can hold on for ten minutes, can you still hold on for fifteen minutes?

In short, Liverpool's offensive will not slow down at all until a goal is scored!

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The feelings of the Liverpool players on the field may be more real than those of the fans in the stands.

Ten minutes later, they felt something was wrong.

This Manchester United is different from the Manchester United they remember.

In other words, it is different from the Manchester United they thought.

What exactly is the difference?

They couldn't tell for a while.

Anyway, I just feel that these Manchester United players are particularly capable.

Even if he lets go, he is still defending with gritted teeth.

But that's all.

Because Manchester United has always been defensive, defensive within five minutes, and also defensive within ten minutes. It looked like he was completely overwhelmed by Liverpool's powerful offensive.

What kind of threat does such a team that can only defend and only play defense pose?

All they could do was tremble under Liverpool's powerful attack and pray that their defense could hold on for one more minute.

But it doesn't change the outcome.

The Liverpool players did not take the strangeness of their opponents in this game to heart.

They continued to blast the ball unscrupulously, just hoping to break through Manchester United's goal as soon as possible and seal the victory. In their opinion, as long as they are ahead, the victory is locked. Even if the team leads by one goal.

This is the confidence and dominance of this Liverpool team.

But sometimes, being too confident and domineering is not necessarily a good thing...

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Just when Liverpool fans and players thought that Manchester United would collapse under their offensive, they could easily win Manchester United.

Manchester United suddenly launched a sharp counterattack!

No one expected it.

Manchester United, who was pushed to the ground and beaten by Liverpool, could only cover their head with their hands in embarrassment before, shrinking and being beaten, but they were able to suddenly stand up under such circumstances and pinned Liverpool under them. , then raised his fists and greeted Liverpool's vital points...

This is amazing. So when Manchester United's counterattack hit the Liverpool goal, many Liverpool fans were still stunned and couldn't believe it - the opponent's Rooney had already reached the top of the penalty arc!

"Wayne Rooney! He is dribbling the ball! God, he is so fast! You can't tell he is a 31-year-old man at all!"

"There are no Manchester United players around Rooney, and he lacks support... But that's not a problem! Because... there aren't many Liverpool players!"

"Liverpool were too impatient. They were in a hurry to score, but they forgot about the space behind them... allowing Manchester United to attack the city directly after a counterattack!" The commentator obviously forgot that he had previously praised Liverpool's offensive, overwhelming. Manchester United can't breathe...

Amid the exclamations of the commentators, Rooney had faced Liverpool's last defender, centre-back Skrtel. -< Shuhai Pavilion >-Net.

Because Skrtel is slow, he always stays in the backcourt when the team presses heavily on offense. Pepe, a defender who likes to attack, really likes and enjoys the feeling of pressing forward and attacking.

Now the Portuguese have tasted the bitter consequences of his actions and are desperately chasing after him.

The defense can only rely on Skrtel.

Rooney didn't have too many fancy fake moves when facing Skrtel. He has competed with Liverpool for many years and naturally knows Skrtel's ability. This central defender from Gundam was originally not good at turning around and chasing back, and was slow. Now that he is thirty-two years old, his body functions have begun to decline, and his speed is even slower...

So what he has to do is very simple, just push the football to the side and then speed up the ball!

And sure enough he did.

Facing Rooney's simple action, Skrtel was helpless. He desperately stretched out his hand, trying to pull Rooney down.

I don't know if it's because he has long hands, or if he's just lucky... maybe it's just bad luck?

Anyway, he really grabbed Rooney's clothes, and then without caring about anything else, he pulled down hard!

Rooney, who had already rushed into the penalty area, fell to the ground!

Referee Howard Webb's whistle sounded particularly harsh over the noisy Anfield stadium.

Penalty kick!

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Rooney fell to the ground and rolled a few times before taking off all the strength on his body.

As he rolled, he heard the harsh whistle, and now his first reaction was to look back at the referee. I found that the referee was running towards the penalty area and at the same time pointed at... the penalty spot!

He succeeded!

He raised his arms and jumped up from the ground, then shouted! It was as if he had scored.

In fact, if he really wanted to break through just now, Skrtel couldn't hold his clothes back. He could easily get past Skrtel, and then face Reina, and he would have full confidence to score the football.

But when he caught sight of Skrtel reaching out from the corner of his eye, he suddenly changed his mind.

If I just put the football in, the blow to Liverpool might not be big enough. They were fully staffed and at home. With more than 70 minutes left in the game, they had a chance to come back.

Leading by just one goal is not safe for Manchester United. But after scoring this goal, Liverpool will definitely improve its defense level. It will not be easy for Manchester United to have such a good counterattack opportunity.

Maybe this goal will be Manchester United's only goal in this game.

How can we maximize the benefits for Manchester United?

A goal would ideally leave Liverpool with one less player, and one less central defender, which would leave them with more holes in their defense...

Even if Martin O'Neill makes adjustments and replaces Agger. Also remove an offensive player, so that the pressure on Manchester United's defense is reduced. In this way, Manchester United will have more opportunities to attack.

In such a short period of time, Rooney instantly sorted out the relationship between these issues and then made a decision.

He deliberately slowed down, and Skrtel did not let him down, firmly grabbing the hem of his clothes.

Everything that follows is too simple.

Because Skrtel did make a pulling move, which was very obvious, no one can say that Rooney was diving.

The flagrant foul blocked Manchester United's attack, and Skrtel was the last link in Liverpool's defense. If he was broken through, Rooney could directly face the goalkeeper. Now that this opportunity is gone, the punishment will naturally be severe.

Referee Weber ran up to Skrtel and took out a red card from his breast pocket!

"Red card!"

"Skrtel received a heavy penalty for this foul!"

"It's not just a red card... Skrtel's foul caused him to leave the field and gave Manchester United a penalty! Liverpool's start couldn't be worse than this!"

"This is England's top derby! This is the great showdown between the two giants, Manchester United and Liverpool! Red card! Penalty kick! Everything is there! Let's have a few more beautiful goals!"

Although the situation suddenly became unfavorable for Liverpool, the commentators didn't care so much. One or two of them shouted excitedly in the commentator's seat. Liverpool's habitual strength makes many games lose suspense and meaning.

These commentators also find it boring.

But now Manchester United's tenacity and hard work have finally made the game suspenseful. They will be more motivated to explain such a game!

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Although Skrtel's foul was not controversial, Liverpool players rushed forward and surrounded Webber to protest. Their reason was that Rooney had dived.

This reason is really untenable. Weber asked Gerrard: "Do you believe what you are saying, Stephen?"

Gerald was also speechless.

So that's how it was settled.

The protests from Liverpool players were ineffective. United were awarded a penalty and Skrtel had to come off.

The Liverpool fans in the stands didn't care so much. They raised their middle fingers at Webber. Many Liverpool fans were still beating and scolding him: "Everyone knows that Webber is a Manchester United fan! Damn it! He shouldn't be allowed to enforce this. A game!!! And Rooney, that Everton bastard!!”

These sounds would not reach Weber's ears.

He was standing on the penalty spot, urging the Liverpool players to exit the penalty area so that Manchester United could take the penalty kick.

The player who took the penalty kick was Rooney.

When he walked to the penalty spot with the football in his arms, Webb pushed away and the Liverpool fans in the stands behind the goal booed loudly.

The stand he was facing happened to be the "kop" stand marked.

The Liverpool fans here are the most fanatical. They made various moves to intimidate and interfere with Rooney's penalty kick.

But this kind of scene is trivial to Rooney. What scene has he not seen in his career?

He was originally an Everton player and an Everton fan since he was a child. Everton and Liverpool are mortal enemies, so he has never been liked by Liverpool fans since his debut. Dealing with Liverpool fans is something he is all too familiar with.

He won't be crushed by such pressure.

He placed the football, then stepped away, waiting for the referee's whistle to sound again.

At that moment, he wanted Liverpool's life!

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Everyone on Manchester United's bench and coaching bench stretched their necks and leaned out to look at the Liverpool goal.

No one noticed that Ferguson, who was sitting motionless on the coaching bench, suddenly clenched his hands into fists on his knees...