Chapter 1022 This Is Called Back Row Insertion

The core of the team and the captain often shoulder more tasks than other players, let alone if they are also the head coach.

Starting from this season, when there is an unfavorable situation or a substitution in a Manchester United game, the live broadcast will give Sun Wu a close-up shot, because he will run to the sidelines to discuss decisions with the assistant coach, or explain details to the substitute players.

But not today. Sun Wu stood firmly on the court. Darren Fletcher ran onto the field and stood in the midfielder position without any communication with Sun Wu who was ten meters away.

The reason is simple. What needs to be said has been said. Sun Wu has full confidence in Fletcher.

Klopp on the sidelines was a little hesitant. Fabinho is a defensive midfielder and can only undertake certain transfer tasks in the offense. Fletcher has a strong ability to intervene in the back row, but the problem is This substitution was a passive substitution. Fabinho was replaced because of injury.

There are three people who can replace Fabinho on the Manchester United bench, Lingard, Milner and Fletcher. In terms of defensive ability, Fletcher is undoubtedly the first.

Klopp decided to take a look first.

But take a look...and you can see the problem.

In the 67th minute, Griezmann suddenly retreated to catch the ball, dribbled the ball to the right and played a beautiful match with Salah. He passed the ball across and found Sun Wu who was penetrating forward.

In front of Sun Wu who received the ball on the right rib, Nzongzi was blocked. After he made a diagonal pass to Coleman on the right, he suddenly stepped back with the sole of his foot, and the ball happened to meet the following man. Henderson passed by.

Griezmann cut inside without the ball and received the hidden pass from Sun Wu. He did not hesitate to shoot with his left foot from outside the penalty area. The ball flew at a low height, but suddenly fell after flying into the small penalty area. Joe Hart hit the ball out with a side dive, and Bailly kicked the ball out of bounds.

"Griezmann has come to life." Zhan Jun's eyes lit up. "This is the performance Griezmann should perform as a center forward. His strength lies in his flexible movement, and he can also pose a direct threat to the goal outside the penalty area."

Zhang Lu added: "The retreat was very deep. After hitting the wall with Sun Wu just now, Griezmann took the ball and walked to the wing to find Salah."

Sun Wu gave Griezmann a thumbs-up and looked back at Fletcher covertly. The Scot looked full of energy and eagerness to try.

Manchester United made a comeback three minutes later. This time Henderson targeted Griezmann and even poked the ball away, but Sun Wu immediately succeeded in counterattacking, but his pass to Salah was destroyed by Robertson.

The ball fell to Griezmann's feet impartially.

He lightly poked it to Sun Wu, who took two steps forward and smashed the ball. It looked like an ordinary smashing action, but because of the too much force, it looked like a pass.

The ball fell to Griezmann again, this time he shook off Henderson and faced the goal diagonally.

This time Liverpool's defenders were on guard, and Bailly quickly pounced on him to try to block it.

This time Sun Wu did not stop advancing. He shook off Nzongqi's hand holding his arm and accelerated into the right side of the penalty area.

The entire Liverpool defense was affected by Sun Wu's forward penetration. The reason is very simple. Salah's previous forward penetration caused Robertson to return to the bottom line. If Griezmann sent a diagonal pass, Sun Wu would not stop. Taking the ball in the penalty area despite being offside.

N'Zonzi did not give up, Matip moved laterally to cover, and Liverpool's defense looked impeccable.

But at the moment Bailly pounced on him, Griezmann dropped his waving left foot and inserted his toe between the ball and the lawn. The black and white ball was gently picked up and flew past Bailly's nose. Matip, who moved laterally, flew past the left side.

Matip accelerated to the right and braked hard while gritting his teeth and stretching his neck, but he only touched the air.

"Griezmann shoots?"

"It's a pass... Mane... no!"

"This is Fletcher!"

"Chest stop...shoot!"

"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!"

"Fletcher, who came on as a substitute, opened the scoring for Manchester United. This is only his first goal of the season!"

The Stretford stands were filled with jubilation and wild shouts echoed throughout Old Trafford.

Fletcher jumped up from the ground, tore the jersey on his chest, ran all the way to the corner flag, and celebrated with a very rare slide on his knees.

Klopp watched this scene speechlessly on the sidelines. He had carefully observed Fletcher's position before and had been standing in the midfielder position, but he didn't expect to suddenly move forward just now.

Although both Henderson and Coutinho discovered it, the Scotsman moved forward quickly and resolutely this time, receiving Griezmann's pass on the line of the small penalty area.

What is rear plug-in?

This is called plugging in the back row!

It's not just the midfielder who pushes forward and asks the back row to do it. This requires the frontcourt players to send accurate passes, the frontcourt players to use their running positions to tear a gap, and it also requires the team to practice repeatedly on the training ground.

Several unexpected ball losses, counterattacks, and deflections caused Henderson to lose the ball and his position. Bailey's hasty attack left a hole in his defensive area.

Sun Wu's advance made Matip move laterally, and Arnold on the other side was still desperately trying to get in position to carry Mane who was trying to cross into the penalty area behind him.

At that moment, Griezmann sent a pass with just the right force. You must know that although Griezmann is a guest center and plays as a second forward or winger at other times, he can become an attacking midfielder. Looking for this It's not difficult to find an opening to send this kind of pass, and Fletcher also seized this fleeting opportunity.

In the slow motion on the big screen, Fletcher stopped the ball with his chest on the line of the small penalty area, faced Joe Hart who was already attacking, and shot a sideways volley. The ball just bounced from the goalkeeper's armpit into the net. It was really a beautiful goal. ball!

Klopp stood there unhappily and watched the Manchester United players celebrate. He was very unconvinced... Damn Best, you are cheating!

If I were on the court, I would definitely keep an eye on Fletcher!

There is no way, whether the head coach is on the field or not, the team's command and temporary adjustments are too important. Although he did not see it, Klopp believes that it must have been Sun Wu who gave the signal, and Fletcher would not hesitate. Push forward firmly.

Sun Wu squeezed into the crowd and hugged Fletcher hard, "Darren, you ran so fast just now!"

"Of course, I was a winger back then!"

Well, Klopp thinks that Sun Wu cheated and cheated, and it was a blind cat that hit a dead mouse, because Sun Wu used a green horse card for Fletcher, which doubled the physical energy consumption and increased the speed by 20%. It was the reason why Coutinho and Henderson failed to keep up with or intercept Fletcher.

After scoring this goal, what Sun Wu will do... Klopp can think of it with his heels.

After the restart, Sun Wu directed the team to retreat significantly. Anyway, Liverpool's offense largely requires space. It is difficult for them to achieve delicate offensive coordination in a small space.

However, Sun Wu retreated himself, but the front trident did not retreat very deep. They needed to maintain pressure on Liverpool's defense.

Klopp used up the remaining two substitutions at once, Lallana replaced Gotze, and Shinji Kagawa replaced Henderson.

Sun Wu glanced at Klopp on the sidelines resentfully, "No, didn't we agree before? What if you really equalize the score? Is it really possible to schedule a rematch?"