Chapter 1038 This Is a Madman

A large number of boos and curses filled the entire Anfield stadium, and countless home fans were eager to jump down and give the Manchester United No. 7 a big mouth.

In fact, the atmosphere was not like this when the players from both sides came out in the second half. Flags were flying in the stands and the home fans sang "Never Walk Alone" in unison. The scene was moving.

Being in adversity but being unyielding and going against the trend is a major characteristic of the Liverpool club and what Red Army fans are most proud of. They tried to use their songs to help the team complete another epic comeback.

But soon, the singing stopped, and only boos filled the stadium.

After the kick-off, Manchester United immediately pressed forward and used a crazy high press to hold Liverpool firmly in the backcourt.

Although Mane, Lucas, and Kante received three consecutive yellow cards for this, Manchester United completed six shots in the first ten minutes of the second half, three of which hit the target. If it were not for Joe Hart's magical save, Liverpool's goal would have been Already riddled with holes.

"Best, you are such a madman!" Coutinho glared at Sun Wu fiercely.

At halftime, Klopp judged that Manchester United would replace an attacker with Fabinho or Fletcher to ensure a balance between offense and defense. After all, Manchester United led 2-0 and the total score was 4-3.

All Liverpool players agreed with Klopp's judgment, but they all guessed wrong... That's why Coutinho said "You are such a madman"!

Klopp on the sidelines clenched his hands nervously. He carefully watched the movement of Manchester United's midfielders and frontcourt players, and sensitively discovered something different from the first half.

The key still lies with Griezmann.

In the first half, whether Griezmann was shooting, passing, playing with the ball or building a wall, his position was always in the middle. His presence greatly restricted Liverpool's defensive strength in the middle.

But it's different now. Griezmann's movement is very flexible, inserting into the penalty area to grab points, retreating and cooperating with Sun Wu in passing, trying to fight alone in the ribs, and passing by with speed from the side.

The most important thing is that once Griezmann appears in the ribs or on the wing, there will always be a player in the middle to take over, maybe Sun Wu, maybe Salah, or maybe Mane.

The smooth switching of positions between them left Liverpool's defensive players at a loss. The most unlucky ones were Henderson and N'Zongzi. They could only gamble to guess the direction of the opponent's attack...

The movements of Manchester United's frontcourt players are very purposeful.

That much running is not random, and the hard work of the coaching staff throughout the season shone brightly in this game.

In the 56th minute, Griezmann made short passes to Luke Shaw on the left, and then crossed the ball to Mane. Entering the left side of the penalty area, Henderson was forced to recover and defend.

But at this moment, Griezmann sent a back pass with his left foot, and the ball appeared outside the penalty area.

"Griezmann...pass back?"

"Oh, Mane is undefended!"

"The curve ball hit the far corner... Joe Hart didn't have any reaction... It was just a little bit short!"

Mike Phelan watched nervously as Mane's shot missed the post and flew out of the baseline before jumping to his feet. For more than ten minutes, the situation was so dominant that he couldn't score the third goal!

Sun Wu was also furious in his heart, saying that winning the Triple Crown requires luck.

What is the so-called luck?

It was the two-game winning streak between Sheringham and Solskjaer in 1998!

It was 2010 that Milito had the best season of his entire career!

But if Ferguson's Manchester United cannot persist until the last moment, how can they wait for that magical moment?

If Mourinho hadn't driven away Ibrahimovic and put all his trust in the unknown Milito, how could he have scored twice in the Champions League final?

The so-called luck exists, but only if you persist until the last moment and put everything you have into it, luck can come unexpectedly!

Sun Wu was getting tough on the court, and Klopp was getting tough on the sidelines. He had only shot once in the entire game. This was simply a shame. Uncle Zha had to make adjustments.

In the 58th minute, Liverpool took the lead in making the first substitution, replacing Piszczek with Arnold.

Sun Wu couldn't understand Klopp's substitution. Piszczek was relatively balanced offensively and defensively, while Arnold was relatively strong offensively and weak defensively.

But Sun Wu soon understood.

In the 62nd minute, Luke Shaw made a pass from the left. Matip beat Falcao with a header to clear the ball. Enzongqi's header from outside the penalty area was pushed back, and it was Gotze who received the ball.

Kanter was only concerned about Henderson, Coutinho and even Firmino, but he did not expect right winger Gotze to appear in this position.

Gotze knocked the ball back with his heel. Firmino, who was holding on to Van Dijk, barely stopped the ball and moved the ball. Gotze grabbed the ball before Kante, but the German did not move forward but brought it back. ball.

Just when Kanter was relieved, Gotze suddenly picked up the ball and rubbed it to the right.

Arnold, who was not afraid of tigers when he was born, ran forward wildly, squeezed Luke Shaw away, and accelerated his header to completely throw away the latter.

Just under the Kop stands, next to Klopp who was shouting wildly, Arnold accelerated and accelerated like black lightning in the empty Manchester United backcourt.

It wasn't until Lucas pressed forward that Arnold sent a trademark diagonal cross. The ball bypassed Van Dijk and Firmino at the front point. Depay barely stopped the ball under Pavard's close pressing. return.

Coutinho caught up and shot directly from the line of the penalty area, but the next moment he spiked the ball to avoid Kante, and then shot into the far corner with his right foot.

De Gea has obviously studied Coutinho's shot. At the moment when Coutinho shot, the Spanish goalkeeper moved a step to the far side, then made a side dive to block the ball, and the ball hit the junction of the crossbar and the post. The rebound came back and Lucas quickly made a big save.

"Almost, almost!" Liverpool fan Zhan Jun sighed with regret: "Coutinho has done his best, but De Gea has also done his best!"

"He shot well and defended beautifully. This game is really picturesque in the frontcourt and De Gea in the backcourt!"

Klopp on the sidelines looked up to the sky and sighed, while Mike Phelan asked Fletcher, Phil Jones and Fabinho to warm up with a livid face.

Klopp's adjustment was to let Gotze come back to receive the ball and organize the ball, while at the same time giving up the right wing for Arnold who was inserting at high speed.

Although Gotze's change of position was surprising and Alexander-Arnold's breakthrough was wonderful, it has to be admitted that the yellow card on Kante affected the interception and counterattack of Manchester United's midfielder, and the yellow card on Lucas made He was very careful when doing the movements, at least the intensity was greatly reduced.

Sun Wu glanced at Klopp expressionlessly, and then made a static tactical gesture to Mike Phelan.

During halftime, Sun Wu considered that if the defensive player received a yellow card, he would leave the field, but the problem is that the third goal has not been scored yet, and the offensive line may need to be adjusted. Sun Wu wanted to take another look...

Sun Wu shouted to his teammates, "Continue, continue, score another goal!"

Firmino stared at Sun Wu and murmured in a low voice, "This is really a lunatic!"