Chapter 973 Reach Out and Grab It Yourself
The name Nzonzi was originally unremarkable. He became famous two years ago because Manchester United lacked marking midfielders. After that, he became the key observation target of many teams.
Tall, active running, excellent position selection, not too slow in pursuit, and also has certain organizational skills, Nzonzi was brought to Anfield by Klopp. He did not live up to Uncle Zha's trust, although in Offensively, he cannot compare with Gerrard, but he has built a strong firewall for Liverpool with his diligent running.
Klopp knows very well how important Nzonzi is to Liverpool. He has already asked Emre Can and Delph to warm up, and has even asked the assistant coach to fill out a substitution application.
But unfortunately, Klopp was a little slow.
Just two minutes after the game restarted, Manchester United organized a successful offensive. Although Emre Can was already standing on the sidelines, Sun Wu's running in the midfield and backfield never let the ball go out of bounds.
In the 80th minute, Sun Wu sent the ball to the left through a series of passes. Lucas and Griezmann hit the wall and moved forward together, but Piszczek kept a close eye on him and Lucas had no choice but to dunk. The ball is passed crosswise.
At this moment, Sun Wu suddenly moved forward to get the ball. He didn't stop the ball, but just walked the ball away!
This is a forced breakthrough!
Henderson, who had a yellow card on his body, was helpless and raised his hands during the body contact to indicate that he had no additional actions.
Coutinho, who should have temporarily retreated to the defensive midfielder position to help defend, was missing. This was clearly seen by Sun Wu, who has a "God's perspective".
After breaking through Henderson, Liverpool's only defensive midfielder, Sun Wu picked up the ball and accelerated forward. The boos in the stands could not disturb him at all.
"Sun Wu...forced a breakthrough...and passed!"
"Go forward... take a long shot... dunk past Lovren!"
The boos in the stands became louder, and Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu became more excited, but Sun Wu remained calm.
Because Lovren's reckless attack failed, Liverpool's defense fell into chaos. Matip, Piszczek and Robertson, who had moved in, were all retreating.
But Sun Wu took a step to the right and then waved his right foot. Robertson rushed forward helplessly and tried to block it with his body... In fact, the left back guessed that the opponent was probably a fake move.
Indeed, Sun Wu dropped his right foot, aimed the ball with the inside of his foot and pushed a diagonal pass. Coleman stepped in at high speed and entered the penalty area, with Shinji Kagawa still following closely behind him.
If it were Pavard, he might have switched to another more secure method, but Coleman would not. He directly accelerated the ball into the penalty area and fell directly to the ground to sweep the pass to the middle.
"Coleman crosses!"
"Falcao... Griezmann... Matip made a clearance... Oh, it was a mistake!"
"Lucas made another pass...this time it went in!"
"Falcao scored the go-ahead goal for Manchester United!"
Zhang Lu shouted: "What Falcao scored may be the least difficult goal in his career, but it may also be Manchester United's most critical league goal throughout the season!"
Facing Coleman's sweep pass, Falcao and Griezmann missed points one after another. Matip made a clearance and kicked, and Lucas got the ball on the left side of the penalty area.
Lucas has a calmness that is different from other 18-year-olds.
After making a direct volley, he took a step toward the baseline. This step made both Piszczek and Matip who rushed at the same time miss, and the small penalty area became empty.
Then Lucas sent a cross with a flick of his ankle.
The ball rolled past Joe Hart. Although Lovren had returned to the penalty area and resisted Griezmann, Falcao easily advanced into the empty goal.
Last season, Falcao suffered the most serious injury of his career against Liverpool. For this reason, he became a laughing stock and missed the World Cup in Brazil.
Falcao could not contain his excitement at being able to complete his revenge at Anfield. He rushed to the corner flag and celebrated with a dive!
Behind him, Manchester United players were following, and a little further away, Liverpool players stood there numb and motionless.
There were still boos in the stands. Mike Phelan and Rolf from the sidelines rushed over to celebrate, but Klopp smashed the tactical board on the ground angrily and kicked it away!
Klopp felt that it was quite unfair. He made no mistake. It was a problem with the execution of the players on the field.
Guardiola, who was far away in Manchester, couldn't help laughing. Of course he could see that Coutinho did not return to the center to help defend, but habitually appeared in the left rib position. Best obviously saw it. At this point, it was suddenly a forced break through Henderson that led to the goal.
It is by no means a coincidence. Emre Can stood on the sidelines for several minutes without a chance to play with the dead ball, while Sun Wu kept passing the ball in the backcourt. Liverpool's defense did not come under any pressure. This was also due to Coutinho's position error. A reason.
Guardiola sighed. This kind of mistake is really not a big one. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for the opponent to take advantage of it, but Best can do it. This has a lot to do with his status as head coach.
To be honest, this is really a BUG. Guardiola remembered what Tottenham coach Louis van Gaal said last season... Players also serve as coaches. The FA and even the World Football Federation should introduce a series of relevant regulations.
But no matter what the regulations are, Sun Wu's presence on the court as the head coach allows him to adjust the formation more quickly. Once the opponent makes a slight mistake, he can reach out and catch it himself without directing...
In the 83rd minute, Liverpool finally completed the substitutions. Klopp replaced Piszczek with Emre Can, and then replaced Henderson with Lallana, starting a comprehensive counterattack.
At the same time, Sun Wu finally made a substitution.
"Manchester United has also made substitutions." Mortensen looked at the sidelines in surprise, "Herrera replaced Phil Jones, and Salah replaced Falcao."
Gerrard guessed, "Lucas goes back to play left center back. Who is on the left? Is it Herrera?"
"Probably not, Luke Shaw is also on the bench." Mortensen looked at it for a while and smiled: "Oh, Best has changed the formation and restored the four-back formation."
Alderweireld and Van Dijk are in the middle, the two full-backs are Lucas and Coleman, the defensive midfielders are Kanter, Herrera and Sun Wu, Griezmann moves flexibly, and Salah tops At the front.
When defending, the number of people is important, but not the most important. The distance and position between each other are more important. The four-back system is actually stronger defensively than the three central defenders. The latter's advantage is mainly in the midfield.
After Manchester United changed their formation, Liverpool could hardly find any way to threaten De Gea. Phil Mino, Shinji Kagawa, and Gotze were completely unable to take advantage of Alderweireld and Van Dijk. Kante and Gang Herrera, who came on the field, defended outside the penalty area, while Sun Wu paid special attention to Coutinho's cloud-piercing arrows and used his body to block the shots twice in a row.
At the last moment, Klopp had nothing to do and allowed Lovren, Matip and Emre Can to press into the penalty area.
Klopp glanced at Salah. Why, Falcao was taken off the field and replaced by a very fast winger, and he was still standing in the middle... This guy Best wanted to beat up the lost dog!
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