Chapter 818 It’s Almost Full

The bus moved forward slowly among the crowds, and all the Manchester United players in the bus were prepared. Lingard, for example, even went to test whether the window was closed tightly...

Outside the car were all crazy Liverpool fans, waving dazzling fireworks, shouting curses, and even throwing bricks. Some fans couldn't find the bricks and directly smashed their mobile phones over. The window next to Griezmann's seat was The glass has been smashed into cracks...

"Is this the case before?" Luo Huo asked in disbelief.

"Of course not." Giggs replied expressionlessly, "Before Best came to Manchester United, there would never have been so many Liverpool fans to welcome us."

Sun Wu twitched the corner of his mouth, why do you blame me?

Knowing that he is the person that Liverpool fans hate the most, Sun Wu was very, very quiet before this game, and they have played against each other so many times. He and Klopp are already very familiar with each other, and some small tricks and verbal wars will not do anything. Effective.

Of course, Sun Wu would never admit that he was timid... although he was deeply impressed by the scene when Red Army fans rushed in to beat him after scoring at Anfield last season.

Finally, with the help of a large number of police, the Manchester United bus was able to enter Anfield.

…

Sina live broadcast room.

"The double red club is already on the verge of breaking out. This game is the highlight of this round. Last season, Manchester United double defeated Liverpool. Especially for the second time, Manchester United climbed to the top of the standings after winning, and successfully won the cup with the last wave of consecutive victories."

Red Army fan Zhan Jun is a little confused, "This season, both sides have made reinforcements, and Manchester United, which had a bad start last season, became the leader with a wave of 13 consecutive victories, while Liverpool has lost points in the last two rounds and is currently 7 points behind Manchester United. point."

"But the momentum of the two sides is different." Zhang Lu shook his head and said: "Manchester United has lost two games in a row, and although Liverpool also tied two consecutive league games, they swept Malmo with a huge score in the last round of the Champions League, beating Real Madrid to qualify first in the group. "

"That's true, but the Double Red Club is more than just a game for both sides. In the process of Manchester United and Liverpool both re-emerging, the Double Red Club has a unique significance." Zhan Jun raised his voice, "The players have already played. We saw Sun Wu and Gerrard walking out of the tunnel side by side."

"This is Sun Wu's first start after missing two consecutive games..."

Zhang Lu was interrupted by Zhan Jun midway through his words.

"Director Zhang,

Sorry, let me announce the starting lineup first... Last season's double red meeting was interrupted by Manchester United's goal at the beginning, and the second time was interrupted by Liverpool's lightning counterattack. Zhan Jun couldn't help but smile and said: "Today we will submit the starting list in advance." "

“Manchester United’s goalkeeper is De Gea, the defense is Ashley Young, Rojo, Valencia and Phil Jones, the midfielders are Schneiderlin, Herrera and Sun Wu, and the frontcourt is Lukaku, Griezmann and Thomas Muller."

“Liverpool’s goalkeeper is Joe Hart, the defense is Piszczek, Moreno, Lovren, and Matip, the midfielder is Henderson, Gerrard, and Coutinho, and the forward line is Di Maria and Gerard. Ce and Sturridge.”

"There are injuries on both sides. Alderweireld was injured in the last round of the league. It is said that the injury is not serious. Manchester United's defense bench is not deep enough. Smalling has made frequent mistakes this season." Zhang Lu commented: "Liverpool's Phil Mino didn't start, he must be injured, but it shouldn't be serious, after all, he is sitting on the bench."

Zhan Jun shook his head and smiled bitterly, "This season, even if Manchester United's medical room is not overcrowded, it is never empty. Januzaj and Luke Shaw are still lying down. It is said that their injuries are very troublesome.

Firmino has shone this season after being transformed by Klopp into an atypical center. However, he ended early in the Champions League game against Malmo three days ago. He should have been injured, but Liverpool did not reveal any information and kept it confidential. well done. "

Sun Wu, who was shaking hands, was also complaining about this in his heart. Klopp kept it secret so tightly that he even played a little trick... You must know that when the starting lineup was announced a few hours ago, Firmino was among them.

Starting players are generally not allowed to be changed before the game, but they are allowed to change due to injuries during warm-up. Sun Wu thinks this is Klopp's trick... I want to be fair, but you want to play dirty!

After shaking hands, Sun Wu stood outside the center circle, turned his head and glanced at Klopp, "What the hell are you doing in front of Guan Gong!"

But the fact is that Sun Wu judges a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart... Firmino was injured against Malmo in the Champions League, but after treatment, the problem was not serious before he entered the starting lineup. However, he was injured during the warm-up and was replaced by Sturridge. , at that time the Manchester United bus was still surrounded by Red Army fans outside.

"Sturridge, who scored 24 goals in the league last season and 29 goals in all competitions, has been injured frequently this season. This is his fourth start this season." Zhan Jun watched Sturridge kick off, "But he In the last game against Malmo, I scored twice as a substitute and looked to be in good condition.”

A few minutes after the game started, Sun Wu keenly discovered two points.

First, Henderson defends himself with great intensity, but at the same time provides very little help and defense on the wing. This is determined by Klopp's tactical thinking.

Second, Sturridge and Firmino have completely different tactical meanings and styles, which makes Herrera a little at a loss... His main purpose of playing is to keep an eye on Firmino, who will drop back at any time to respond.

This is a difficult game... As soon as this idea emerged from Sun Wu's mind, Manchester United unexpectedly got an offensive opportunity.

Klopp's team is always full of fighting spirit, and high-pressing is their most commonly used tactical routine. Pochettino has made arrangements for this.

Because the tactical routine that Pochettino's team is best at is also high-pressing!

In the 5th minute of the game, after several backcourt kicks, De Gea directly drove forward. Matip beat Lukaku with a header to clear the ball. Henderson and Sun Wu took off in the middle circle, neither of them had any hands. It was clean, but no one was able to control the ball. In the end, Gotze retreated to get the ball, but Ashley Young followed him everywhere.

Unknowingly, Manchester United's formation is moving forward. It is not only Ashley Young who is rushing forward, but also Herrera, Schneiderlin, Valencia on the other side, and even Rojo and Phil. ·Jones is also moving forward.

"The Jays get the ball... oh oh, Schneiderlin!"

"No foul, no foul!"

Zhan Jun shouted: "Now is a good opportunity for Manchester United!"

Under a tight high-position press, Schneiderlin's tackle gave Manchester United a chance to attack quickly, but Matip, who was tall but not slow, pounced on him and met Schneiderlin. .

The ball flew crookedly to the left wing. On that side were Griezmann, Piszczek, Lovren pressing forward, Gotze retreating, and Herrera following...

There was also Sun Wu who ran to the wing at some point.

Henderson hesitated for a moment. In the pre-match tactical deployment, Klopp specifically explained this matter. In the game between Manchester United and Arsenal, Coquelin's defense in the middle made Sun Wu almost untenable. The latter Going to the wing never created much of a threat.

Therefore, Henderson chose to stick strictly to the middle in this game.

Professor Wenger in the stands twitched his lips. He will also come to this stadium in the next round of the league to spy on the military situation today... However, he does not think Klopp's choice is a good idea. The Chinese boy is full of inspiration. A guy who wants to be full.

What happened next confirmed Wenger's point.

Sun Wu ran into the dense crowd neither fast nor slow. Griezmann and Piszczek jumped up at the same time to fight for the top. Sun Wu did not stop.

Piszczek hit the ball, but couldn't hit it far. Rojo, who was pressing forward, pressed Gotze from behind and hit the ball back again. Then Herrera leaned on Lovren behind him and headed the ball...

The ball flew to the sideline, and Sun Wu finally stopped and stood on the sideline.

Sun Wu's eyes were on the flying ball. Griezmann had already pulled in to widen the angle. In his opinion, Sun Wu would stop the ball with his chest...

Piszczek thought so too. He was speeding up his pace to pounce on him, not preparing to give Sun Wu time to stop the ball and pass the ball...

At this moment, Sun Wu dwarfed!

A burst of chaotic noise broke out in the KOP stands behind Sun Wu, with boos and curses coming and going.