Chapter 969 Preemptive Strike

Sina live broadcast room.

The loud and neat "Never Walk Alone" came from the opposite screen. Zhan Jun had a complicated heart. As a die-hard Red Army fan, he really didn't want Liverpool to become a stepping stone for Manchester United to create a 19-game winning streak.

However, the domestic media and the Internet all unanimously supported Manchester United. To be precise, they supported Sun Wu. Zhan Jun had to admit that deep down in his heart, he also longed for Sun Wu to lead Manchester United to create an unprecedented record.

"Ahem." Zhang Lu noticed his partner's distraction and coughed twice as a reminder: "Sir Alex Ferguson also came to Anfield today."

"Ha, this is quite surprising." Zhan Jun came back to his senses and said with a smile: "During the Moyes, Van Gaal and even Pochettino periods, Ferguson did not appear in the Manchester United stands many times, and this season Sun Wu took over. After that, Ferguson appeared much more frequently, even in the away stands."

Zhang Lu added: “Many celebrities from both sides were in the stands, including Liverpool’s King Dalglish, Carragher, Alan Hansen, and brothers Gary Neville and Philip Neville from Manchester United. "

"This season Manchester United has won 18 consecutive games after one draw and one loss, while Liverpool's performance in the first half of the season was slightly inferior, but there is no doubt that these two teams are the strongest attacking teams in the Premier League."

"It is true, and the Premier League scorer list this season is very strange. Diego Costa is far ahead with 18 goals, but there is no second Chelsea player in the top ten." Zhan Jun analyzed with interest: " From second to tenth, these nine spots are divided between Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City.”

"Sterling has 13, Douglas Costa has 9 and Aguero has 8."

"Firmino has 11 goals, Coutinho has 9 goals, and Depay has 9 goals."

"Griezmann has 13, Harry Kane has 13 and Falcao has 11."

"It can be seen from the dispersion of the number of goals scored that the offensive tactics of these three teams are more diverse and the methods of scoring goals are also more comprehensive."

"Especially Manchester United, Lingard, Sun Wu, Bernardo Silva, Mane, Herrera, Milner have all scored more than 5 goals, and Van Dijk and Alderweirer in the defense Germany and Lucas both scored goals, and they are the team with the most goals in the Premier League."

"Of course, looking at the starting lineup, Liverpool beat Manchester United because Falcao started and Harry Kane was on the bench."

"Okay, the players from both sides have already appeared, and the double red meeting is about to happen!"

The moment he walked out of the tunnel, Sun Wu was greeted with boos from the audience. He couldn't help but look back and saw a former Liverpool player who hated him very much sitting in the commentary box above.

"Haha, Stephen, booing is of no use to Best." Mortensen said to today's temporary commentary partner Gerrard: "Maybe Best will treat it as a medal."

"This is a warning to Best."

"Including the commotion in front?"

"I don't like extreme fans either, but I like the banners they put up outside the bus." Gerrard's sarcastic remarks did not have the professionalism of a commentator at all, "I really hope Best can live in peace!"

Mortensen coughed twice and picked up the starting list, "Best arranged a 343 formation again, with Van Dijk, Alderweireld, and Phil Jones forming the three central defenders, and Lucas and Coleman as the wings.

Kanter and Sun Wu are in the middle, and Bernardo Silva, Falcao and Griezmann form a trident. "

"There are basically no surprises." Gerrard nodded, "Best came up with the strongest lineup."

"But Harry Kane on the bench may be Best's trump card." Mortensen chuckled and continued: "There is no surprise on Klopp's side. They are also the strongest lineup."

"Lovren, Matip, Piszczek, Robertson, the midfielder is the double defensive midfielder of Nzonzi and Henderson, and the front attacking quartet is Firmino, Depay, Gotze and Couti Neo.”

"Shinji Kagawa, Lallana, and Emre Can are all on the bench."

Exchanging team flags with Henderson, Sun Wu's outstretched hand was ignored by the opponent. He shrugged at the referee Atkinson. Liverpool was very, very unfriendly to him today.

From the fan riots, to the long boos when he came out, to Henderson's deliberate avoidance of shaking hands, even when he walked out just now, the ball boy refused to let Sun Wu hold his hand!

Soon, Sun Wu felt that all the previous unfriendliness was just trivial!

"boom!"

This was a powerful collision in the air. Nzongqi accelerated forward and jumped high, pressed on Kanter's shoulders and flew up, forcing Sun Wu to fly away!

Sun Wu rolled five times on the ground and complained angrily to Atkinson. The latter signaled that Nzonzi had committed a foul, but did not give him a card or even a verbal warning.

Among the top four in the standings, Manchester United is in the spotlight. Manchester City has a record of 18 consecutive victories at the beginning. Even Conte has won 12 consecutive victories. Only Liverpool is mediocre. They are holding fire in their hearts!

After the start, Liverpool showed a different tactical thinking and mental outlook than Sun Wu expected.

There was no high-post press, but a crazy press in the midfield, and even the frontcourt attacking combination focused more on grabbing the ball and fouling rather than attacking.

Within the first 10 minutes, Firmino was the first to receive a yellow card, but he, Gotze and Depay made it almost impossible for Manchester United to successfully control the ball in the midfield.

Henderson and Nzonzi's horizontal sweep was very large. They kept accelerating and running back and forth without any effort. It seemed that the game only lasted forty-five minutes instead of ninety minutes.

The Manchester United coaching staff expected Klopp to press high and take the lead, but they did not expect Liverpool to recover very tightly and the defensive line was very stable. The pressing in the midfield was basically completed by the midfielders.

It was clear that Klopp wanted to strike later.

In the 13th minute, Sun Wu patiently organized a series of passes, and then suddenly found Griezmann with a long pass. Piszczek came out, and Lucas from the Manchester United left wing moved forward at high speed. Griezmann sent a cross pass.

"Almost...Götze's return to defense was very timely!"

But Gotze worked hard to defend and passed the ball to Lovren in advance. The latter immediately sent the ball forward with his big foot. Van Dijk headed the ball back. Coutinho and Sun Wu pulled each other. Unable to touch the ball, Henderson immediately sent another long pass after receiving the ball.

"Oh, crazy Gotze..."

Gotze, who had just returned to defense, was running wildly and took the ball away before Phil Jones.

Mortensen's voice rose louder, "Gotze... Gotze made a cross!"

"There was no threat, Van Dijk tipped the ball back to De Gea."

Although Gotze worked hard on both offense and defense, the effect was very poor.

However, Sun Wu glanced at Klopp warily, who was applauding vigorously on the sidelines.

Without thinking too much, Sun Wu knew what Klopp was planning.

For 15 days in the first half of January, Manchester United played two more games than Liverpool, and suffered a huge physical disadvantage.

But Klopp is very afraid of Manchester United's offensive power. Of course, he is even more afraid of Sun Wu's passing and formation changes. Guardiola was defeated. Klopp does not feel that he is better than Guardiola.

To put it bluntly, if the two sides are grinding away until the 75th minute, Klopp feels that Manchester United's chance of winning can be as high as 70% or more.

If Liverpool presses high at the beginning, Klopp thinks it is too risky and may not score. But with Sun Wu here, Manchester United's counterattack will be of high quality, and Liverpool may still lose the ball.

Therefore, Klopp chose to strike from behind, strictly guarding the defense in the first half, pressing the midfield and frontcourt players fiercely, and at the same time speeding up the transition of offense and defense as much as possible. This is why Lovren and Henderson sent long passes immediately. .

Klopp hopes to exhaust the physical energy of Manchester United players as much as possible, and then gain scoring opportunities through one or two counterattacks in the second half, or a sudden high press.

Sun Wu sighed, the Club World Cup is really not a good thing, and he doesn’t know if he can give up...

How to crack Liverpool's tactical thinking is very simple, just score a goal.

But here's the key. Even if Manchester United has the best attacking combination in the Premier League and even Europe, it is not easy to break through Liverpool's door.

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