Chapter 751: It Is Impolite Not to Reciprocate
With the referee's whistle, Salah jumped out quickly and kicked the ball quickly. There was only a bang at the scene, and the ball flew out from Salah's feet, drew an arc, bypassed the wall, and quickly fell to the goal behind him.
But Manchester United's goalkeeper De Gea was prepared. When he was setting up the wall just now, he had already taken into account all the angles that Salah might shoot at, so he reacted quickly and flew over the crossbar. Although Liverpool was given a corner kick, the free kick did not go in.
In an instant, all Manchester United players breathed a sigh of relief.
Manchester United quickly reorganized their defense, this time it was the defense of the corner kick.
Because of the corner kick just now, Manchester United attached great importance to this time.
Liverpool also invested troops, Matip and Koulibaly all came up.
Bruno was still left in the front court waiting for an opportunity to counterattack, but he did not dare to be careless at all, because he did not know when his teammates would pass the ball in his direction, and all he could do was to concentrate on being ready.
Robertson took another corner kick, still trying to find Salah. But this time, De Gea rushed out quickly, took the ball out of the air first, and quickly rushed to the front of the penalty area, throwing it to Gundogan.
The German midfielder immediately understood, and he didn't even need to look up and pass the ball forward.
"Manchester United quickly sent a goal kick and launched a counterattack. Gundogan made a long pass..."
Bruno was afraid of offside, so he waited until Gundogan passed the ball before he started quickly. He was a little slower than Arnold, but he had an advantage in speed. The two of them almost chased the ball side by side.
Such scenes have appeared many times in the first half, and Liverpool fans are more or less used to it, because they saw that Bruno was only one person, but at this time Liverpool had three players on the back line.
In addition to Arnold, there are Henderson and Fabinho, three defending one, more than enough.
But this time is obviously different from before. Although Bruno was running side by side with Arnold, he was on the inside and could more easily seize the long pass from the side and rear, and Arnold already had a yellow card.
The two competed in speed, and Bruno was one step ahead after all. He turned sideways, blocked Arnold with his body, and headed the ball in front of him.
The football seemed to obey his instructions. After hitting his head, it changed its flight trajectory and fell forward, while Bruno suddenly accelerated to catch up.
Arnold had an obvious action of pulling the jersey behind him, but he didn't dare to be too ostentatious, and he let go as soon as he pulled. This caused Bruno to be a beat slower, and when he caught up again, Henderson had already caught up from the side and rear.
One on two!
Pincer attack from both sides!
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Bruno was not surprised, because he had expected this scene.
Fortunately, Henderson was not very fast. Bruno quickly jumped up and took the lead with his excellent instantaneous explosive power. He swung his left foot and picked up the falling ball.
At this moment, he felt as if he had fallen into a clear space and his consciousness was extremely clear.
He clearly felt his opponent's every move, and at the same time, his left instep and sneakers also conveyed the touch of the ball to him.
So familiar!
That was the result of his training almost day and night for more than six years.
He did not have dazzling dribbling, but his sense of the ball was not inferior to anyone. The football was picked up by him and flew up again, directly over Henderson's head and fell behind him. Bruno stopped suddenly, stepped aside, and turned to chase the ball behind Henderson.
At this time, Fabinho also chased all the way back to the front of the penalty area. When he saw Bruno pick the ball past Henderson, he was immediately shocked.
The Brazilian midfielder, who previously played for Monaco, knew Bruno's ability too well. He rushed towards Bruno without hesitation at the first time, holding the idea that even if it was a foul, he must stop him outside the penalty area.
After picking Henderson, Bruno also clearly felt that if he rushed in, he would definitely be fouled by Fabinho. Although the Brazilian midfielder might get a card for this, Manchester United's rare offensive opportunity ended.
What to do?
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Bruno noticed Alisson's position!
The 27-year-old Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson made his debut in the Brazilian giants Internacional and joined Roma in the summer of 2016. In his first season with the Red Wolves, Alisson could only serve as a substitute for Szczesny and had few opportunities to perform.
However, with Szczesny leaving Roma in the summer of 2017, Alisson had a chance to perform. In the 2017-2018 season, Alisson played 49 times for Roma in all fronts, including 37 times in Serie A, conceded 28 goals, kept 17 clean sheets, made 109 saves, saved 2 penalties, and had a save success rate of 79.26%, ranking first in Serie A and third in the top five European leagues, second only to Jan Oblak and David De Gea. Alisson's outstanding performance in Roma attracted Klopp's attention, and in the summer of 2018, he brought him to Anfield for a sky-high price of 72.5 million euros, breaking the world football goalkeeper transfer fee record held by Gianluigi Buffon for 17 years.
In his first season with Liverpool, Alisson beat Brazilian compatriot Ederson to win the Premier League Golden Glove Award with 21 clean sheets in the season, and set a record for Liverpool's clean sheets in a single season in the Premier League. Former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech recorded 24 clean sheets in the 2004-2005 season, and David De Gea recorded 23 clean sheets in the 2017-2018 season.
With Alisson's outstanding performance, Liverpool only conceded 24 goals throughout the season, the fewest among the 20 Premier League teams. Liverpool also scored 97 points, the highest score in the team's Premier League history.
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Alisson is 1.93 meters tall. He has quick reactions, accurate predictions, decisive attacks, and is also good at saving one-on-one shots. He also has excellent foot skills.
Bruno can be 100% sure that if he pokes the ball into the penalty area, by the time he bypasses Fabinho and catches up, the ball will definitely be in Alisson's hands.
Therefore, Bruno's choice is to choose again.
Things change rapidly on the football field, so do it if you think of it. Bruno immediately took a decisive step and picked up the fallen ball again, this time towards the top of the arc in the penalty area.
This is a safe area that Bruno recognizes. It was originally supposed to be Fabinho's defense zone, but now that he has pounced on it, there is no one here. The nearest player is Wijnaldum, and Bruno is confident that he will Before kicking off to complete the shot.
All of this is just a moment on the court, and they are all inconspicuous details. But it was these details that created a scene that made more than 70,000 Manchester United fans go crazy at the Millennium Stadium.
They saw Bruno quickly catch up with Alexander-Arnold. Although he was pulled by the Liverpool defender, he still caught up with the ball and decisively took the ball past Henderson, and then took the ball past Fabini again. profound.
As soon as the unlucky Liverpool captain turned around, he was knocked down in the penalty area by Fabinho, who was unable to control his momentum after making a miss. Bruno, on the other hand, chased the football and volleyed directly into the ball as it landed!
Alisson did attack, but he didn't expect Bruno to pick the ball past Fabinho again. When he saw him volleying, he was surprised and quickly made a sideways dive, but Bruno's shot came fast and urgent, and the angle was still small. Aiming to the right side of the goal, the Brazilian goalkeeper was still out of reach despite his height and long arms!
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"GOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!"
"Bruno! Bruno!! Bruno!!!"
"It's unbelievable!"
"Oh my God, when Bruno faced three Liverpool players, he just relied on his personal ability to continuously pick the ball past others. Under the attack of three Liverpool players, he suddenly got a chance to shoot. For Manchester United scored a goal and equalized the score!”
"Absolutely a great goal from Bruno!"
After Bruno scored, he knelt down on the court, clenched his fists hard, and roared to the sky.
All that happened just now were just reactions he made on the court. He didn't think about what to do in detail beforehand because he didn't know what his opponent would do.
But it is precisely because of this that it creates surprises, and that is why it is exciting and thrilling!
The more than 70,000 Manchester United fans at the Millennium Stadium were completely crazy. They were like a raging sea, making huge noises that shook the entire stadium.
The Manchester United players were even more excited and ran all the way from the backcourt.
Mourinho jumped up high on the sidelines and shouted loudly, venting his inner excitement and excitement.
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"It was indeed a wonderful goal, and more importantly, Bruno equalized the score for Manchester United."
"1:1, both sides are back on the same starting line."
"Let's relive the entire scoring process again. This is definitely a manifestation of Bruno's personal ability!"
In front of this impactful goal, the Manchester United fans at the Millennium Stadium were completely excited. No one is immune to such a goal, because it is so enjoyable to watch!
Such a wonderful goal and such a wonderful personal performance not only helped Manchester United equalize the score, but also severely damaged the morale of Liverpool, especially the defensive players in the midfield and backfield.
Three people couldn't guard one person, and their opponent scored such a wonderful shot. This is definitely a frustrating result.
Salah covered his face with both hands with a painful expression.