Chapter 823 Now It’s Finally My Turn

This situation rarely occurs, high pressing versus high pressing, which is likely to lead to a confusing battle.

After all, the high-position press is a tight and tacit press in the opponent's half. The midfield defense will move forward appropriately, and the own half will definitely be empty.

Therefore, there will actually be no high-position press versus high-position press. Manchester United and Liverpool cannot use this tactic at the same time.

When Valencia sent a long pass and Lukaku got the ball in the frontcourt, Manchester United's lineup greatly improved. On the one hand, it responded to Lukaku, and on the other hand, it tried to press high.

Lukaku passed the ball to Herrera who was inserted in the back row. The latter tried to distribute the ball to the left, but Mane's stop was too big and was destroyed by Piszczek. Herrera and Sun Wu pounced on it at the same time.

"This is a high press...Best steals the ball!"

The boos rang in his ears again. Sun Wu cleverly got rid of Gerrard by pulling the ball with the sole of his foot, and then sent a long ground ball cross with the outside of his left foot.

"This ball... Sun Wu's pass is so appropriate!" Zhang Lu watched nervously as Valencia moved the ball forward seven or eight meters, then accelerated around Moreno.

Griezmann, who came in, received Valencia's cross pass on the right rib, and he hit the baseline directly. Lovren had to retreat to prevent the advancing Valencia from slipping into the penalty area from near the baseline.

But Griezmann suddenly spiked the ball and sent a 45-degree diagonal cross before Coutinho grabbed the ball. The ball passed Henderson who was defending into the penalty area.

"Griezmann crosses...Best!"

"Oooh, Joe Hart makes another crucial save!"

Sun Wu ran all the way and threw away Gerrard, ran diagonally into the penalty area, and suddenly appeared in front of Matip to header the ball, but Joe Hart reflexively reached out on the goal line and the ball missed the crossbar. Flying out of the bottom line.

What a pity!

Sun Wu covered his head and regretted it. Heading was also one of his shortcomings. He rarely used headers to attack the goal in the penalty area. He did not dare to use too much force on the shot just now for fear that it would fly away, but the angle could not be adjusted. A bit positive, which gave Joe Hart a chance to get the ball out.

Pochettino sighed in disappointment on the sidelines, while Klopp put his hands behind his back and was thinking about something in his mind.

Next, Sun Wu took a corner kick, Phil Jones hit it, and Joe Hart beat Rojo and punched the ball out of the penalty area.

Di Maria cleverly passed Herrera with the ball...

"Liverpool's counterattack... Di Maria... Gotze... Di Maria!"

Di Maria and Gotze played delicate cooperation in the middle, but the experienced veteran Ashley Young poked the ball out first, and Valencia, who returned to defense, got the ball.

Sun Wu, who was running back, turned his head and glanced at Klopp... He thought Liverpool would fight tit for tat, but he didn't expect Uncle Zha to choose a defensive counterattack, because Valencia took the ball and did not pass it back, and Klopp had already ran over. Tinho and Firmino did not press forward.

Sun Wu tentatively reached out for the ball, and Henderson immediately came up behind him. Sun Wu kept passing the ball and then ran to the wing to get the ball. Henderson was not too far away from him but no longer approached him.

Glancing at Moreno, the Spanish defender was trembling but did not press forward. Sun Wu could confirm that Pochettino chose to risk a high press, while Klopp's response was to recycle the defense and counterattack.

In the 65th minute, Liverpool made an adjustment. Klopp replaced Gotze with Shinji Kagawa. Both the Japanese and Coutinho can play as attacking midfielders, but the former has a wide range of running and the latter mainly operates in the middle and midfield. On the left rib, two people can coexist in position.

The key is that Shinji Kagawa is better than Gotze when it comes to running into the penalty area without the ball and accelerating with the ball in the middle.

"It's very surprising. Manchester United pressed high and fiercely... and stole the ball again!" Zhang Lu said loudly: "Griezmann... shot directly!"

"It's Joe Hart again, he is simply a replica of De Gea in the first half!" Zhan Jun laughed: "In fact, Manchester United is a replica of Liverpool in the first half, with a large forward formation and high-intensity high positions. Pressing, and Liverpool sitting back and playing defensive counterattack."

"Both sides have opportunities..."

Zhan Jun nodded in agreement, "Now it depends on which player on both sides can seize the opportunity. There is not much the head coach can do."

Before the words were spoken, Liverpool launched a threatening counterattack. Firmino, who was retreating, resisted Schneiderlin and received Gerrard's direct pass. He did not stop the ball but moved the outside of his foot. Coutinho on the side picked up the ball and sent it to the right.

Shinji Kagawa, who cruised to the right, ran all the way to shake off Ashley Young, and then cleverly smashed the ball away from the edge of the penalty area to shake off Rojo. However, at the last moment, the Japanese cross bypassed Phil Jones, but De Gea struck ahead of Di Maria and knocked the ball away.

Just 1 minute later, the ball appeared in Liverpool's penalty area.

Griezmann cut in from the left and sent a through ball. Lukaku took the ball on the right side of the penalty area and was unable to turn around and could only send a back pass. Sun Wu made a move on the line of the penalty area and shot directly with his right foot, but the next moment, he buckled away Henderson blocked the hole of the gun, switched to his left foot and rolled a curve ball straight to the far corner.

"Sun Wu... shot, this time it's real... Joe Hart!"

Zhan Jun was a little excited, "This is Joe Hart's 7th effective save in this game!"

Sun Wu's curve ball was already perfect, but Joe Hart, who was well positioned, made a side dive and touched it slightly with his fingertips. In the end, the ball missed the far post and flew out of the baseline.

Players from both sides, coaches from both sides, and fans from both sides know very well that now it depends on who can seize the opportunity... Whichever side scores first has a high chance of winning this double-red meeting.

Seizing the opportunity means having high-quality shots, which is not too difficult for Griezmann and Sun Wu who are in good form today, but Joe Hart on the opposite side is obviously in great form today.

Of course, Coutinho, Shinji Kagawa and Di Maria are also in good form today, but De Gea is also in great form today.

Two world-class goalkeepers became the protagonists on the court. They competed in the distance, and the two of them combined to contribute as many as 13 effective saves.

The turning point came in the 73rd minute. Klopp on the sidelines was already preparing to make adjustments. He was going to replace Emre Can. This German is a versatile player who can not only help the defense, but also has organizational skills and can go forward. He is also very good at shooting and can also play as a central defender and full-back.

Klopp is preparing to replace Moreno. The Spanish full-back is being attacked by Manchester United. This side is already in danger, and Moreno has a yellow card.

But at this moment, Moreno suddenly stole the ball from Valencia. Schneiderlin and Sun Wu nearby pounced on him, but Moreno did not make a big save but sent a cross pass to Phil who was retreating. Mino.

Firmino took the ball with his back and passed it back. Gerrard made a very accurate long-distance pass. Although Di Maria failed to receive the ball, he also interfered with Phil Jones behind him.

A red figure suddenly appeared behind Phil Jones!

"Jones missed the mark, Moreno...he actually penetrated so deep!" Zhang Lu looked at this scene in surprise, "No, it's dangerous!"

Sun Wu, who failed to block Gerrard's long pass, stood there and watched Moreno catch up with the ball and cross the penalty area. Shinji Kagawa followed up on the other side and shot directly, but he dunked past Rojo who was flying in the tackle. Then he passed the ball in an inverted triangle, and Coutinho easily pushed the ball into the dead corner.

De Gea was really helpless with such a close shot.

The Red Army fans in the stands were celebrating wildly. Klopp was surprised and excitedly waved his fists. At the same time, he was secretly glad that the substitutions had not been completed.

Amid the loud announcement from the on-site announcer, Pochettino stared blankly at Coutinho and Shinji Kagawa kneeling down to celebrate.

At this time, a sharp shout came.

"Mauricio, we should do something!"

Sun Wu, who ran over, looked at Pochettino dissatisfied, "Substitute, substitute, substitute!"

Glancing at Klopp who was running past, Sun Wu gritted his teeth secretly, Okay, now it's finally my turn!