Chapter 929 Those Protagonists (Part 2)

Premier League games have always been known for their fast offensive and defensive pace, fierce fighting, and frequent physical confrontations. Last season, Sun Wu's contrast between blood and tears added fuel to the fire.

However, there are two most fierce and popular games in the Premier League, one is the Double Red Club and the other is the Merseyside Derby, both of which are related to Liverpool.

However, in today's double red meeting, the coaches and players of both sides obviously focused more on football rather than on each other. Well, maybe this has something to do with Gerrard's departure.

Manchester United's offense was smooth and fluid, and their high-pressing press was not lacking in toughness. Although Liverpool's counterattack was definitely not fast, the passing and running between the three and two players was pleasing to the eye.

Thirty minutes into the first half of the game, Sun Wu began to adjust the direction of the attack. Henderson strengthened his coverage on the left, Pavard was strongly intercepted when he advanced, and Bernardo Silva was not fast enough. Unable to overpower the opponent.

Sun Wu's eyes fell on Arnold on the other side.

In the 34th minute, Sun Wu and Griezmann hit the wall in the left rib and cut inside, before Nzong tackled the ball together and sent a reverse diagonal pass.

Lucas appeared behind Alexander-Arnold and sent a low pass. This cross had no arc, but it was very fast. Harry Kane at the front point had no time to react, and Bernardo Silva at the back point flew to tackle A mere centimeter difference.

Klopp was pacing back and forth on the sidelines with his hands behind his back. A month ago, Sun Wu officially coached Manchester United. Most of the managers of other Premier League clubs criticized this, but Klopp has never looked down on Sun Wu. He knew the opponent's intentions very well. The level of tactical command and the persistence of a very modern football style.

Two minutes later, Klopp gestured to his assistant coach.

"Liverpool's frontcourt position has changed." Mortensen, who was condescending, noticed the change immediately. "Götze moved in, and Shinji Kagawa moved aside... The Japanese are actually not very fast."

The key is not Shinji Kagawa's widening, but Gotze's adduction. The former has strong penetration and movement abilities, but the latter is capable of sending penetrating passes when he comes in.

In the 38th minute, Liverpool intercepted the ball in the backcourt and counterattacked. Nzonzi barely poked the ball away from Sun Wu's feet. Firmino passed it to Gotze before Kanter. Shinji Kagawa on the right immediately moved forward at high speed.

But Gotze took the ball and turned around to get rid of Fletcher and then walked forward. After attracting the attention of Lucas who was returning to defense, Gotze poked the ball with his toe.

"Oh, it's Arnold!"

17-year-old Arnold passed Lucas,

Before Van Dijk could make up for it, he sent a wide-arc half-height cross.

The ball bypassed Van Dijk and bounced over the heads of Shinji Kagawa and Michael Keane. Depay, who was in the back, stopped the ball on his chest and fired with his left foot!

"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!"

"Memphis Depay equalized the score and Liverpool's counterattack was very sharp!"

"Klopp made the right choice, Depay is no worse than Di Maria!"

Depay tore the jersey from his chest and rushed to the corner, followed by Firmino and Henderson. Sun Wu scratched his head. This guy really kicked out under Klopp.

But then Sun Wu deliberately glanced at Arnold, not sure whether it was his own initiative or Klopp's tactical deployment.

In Liverpool's original time and space, the wings of Arnold and Robertson were very important links in the Red Army's offensive tactics. I wonder how much skill they have now.

"Firmino's role is reflected. Although he often rushes into the penalty area to grab headers like a center, he is actually a fake center." Zhan Jun commented, "It was his retreat that allowed Liverpool to counterattack. Accelerating, he also successfully connected with Gotze with the ball in the backcourt."

"Arnold's cross was great, a bit like Beckham's." Zhang Lu was also generous, "Pavard and Arnold were recognized weaknesses by both sides before the game, but they both made contributions!"

The protagonists of this game are destined to be the newcomers.

Just three minutes later, Liverpool reversed the score.

Liverpool's high press suppressed Manchester United. Arnold on the right frequently pressed forward, driving Shinji Kagawa inside, and he had the momentum to dominate one side.

But Nzonzi showed his vision, and a long diagonal pass as far as 40 meters found Depay on the side.

Pavard, who followed, looked back and glanced at Michael Keane's position and felt a little relieved. There was no big problem.

But the next moment, facing this long pass, Depay did not stop the ball but directly volleyed back with his left foot. The person who received the ball was the forward left back Robertson.

Kanter was still assisting on the left wing just now, but it was too late to rush over. Fletcher, who was guarding the center, looked at Henderson warily. The Red Army's rookie captain scored two world-class goals last season.

However, Robertson never thought about passing the ball!

He took the ball one step forward, and then shot angrily from thirty meters away from the goal!

"Depay...Robertson...shot?"

"Oh, the goal was scored!" Zhan Jun raised his tone incredulously, "De Gea failed to save it!"

Long-range shots often emphasize surprise and unpreparedness. This time Robertson's long-range shot was not what De Gea expected.

The angle of this shot was not very tricky, but it was powerful and fast. Therefore, although he made a save and even touched the ball, De Gea still failed to prevent the ball from entering the net.

Looking at Robertson who was running wildly in celebration, Mike Phelan on the sidelines lowered his head helplessly. Damn Klopp, if it weren't for him, Robertson should be Manchester United!

Sun Wu ran to the sidelines and gestured to Rolf from a distance, pointing his left hand to his right wrist.

Rolf glanced at his watch and made an OK gesture... Well, this means there are still three minutes left in the first half.

In 3 minutes, plus about 5 minutes of injury time, the score may be equalized, but it may also be extended by Liverpool's lead.

Klopp likes to play this trick very much. After scoring a goal, he will seize the opponent's mentality of quickly equalizing the score. He will either recycle the formation but hide the murderous intention, or attack from the high position and score consecutive goals in a short period of time to completely kill the game. Guardio Both La and Wenger have suffered. Of course, this has a lot to do with their insistence on their own tactics.

However, Sun Wu is a guy who talks about people and ghosts.

So, when Liverpool tried to lure the snake out of its hole through formation retrieval, Klopp was speechless when he saw that Sun Wu was also directing Manchester United's formation retrieval.

A rare and rare situation occurs on the field.

The game has been played for more than half an hour, and the players on both sides are in the same position as before the whistle was blown.

Forwards such as Firmino, Gotze, Harry Kane, and Griezmann are all near the center circle, and the midfielders and defenders of both sides are standing in their respective halves...

Referee Marriner twitched the corner of his mouth covertly, and without giving a second of stoppage time, he blew the whistle to end the first half.