Chapter 482 There Can only Be One Winner Today! [The Third Update of the Liver Explosion, Please Subscribe to the Monthly Pass]
As it was the 50th anniversary of Bobby Charlton's debut for Manchester United, Manchester United specially held a commemorative ceremony before the game, and the club specially awarded a commemorative trophy to Bobby Charlton.
In addition, Bobby Charlton also presented the commemorative trophy to Scholes, who represented Manchester United 500 times before the game.
Therefore, today's double red meeting is not only a continuation of the century-old confrontation between the two traditional Premier League giants, but also a rare one. The gathering of the two giants, Manchester United's famous people gather, even Liverpool, who are playing away from home, are also dispatched. A number of celebrities, including Roger Hunt.
The chairman's stand has become a gathering place for two famous players, and with the start of the game, the hot topic of conversation has gradually shifted to the game itself, especially the two most popular stars of these two teams, Cristiano Ronaldo and Yang Yang.
After a one-goal lead, it was no surprise that United followed suit.
This has always been the style of Manchester United.
"Even if it has not been a league title for three years, Ferguson's team is still so domineering. This trait is unique in the entire Premier League, and even European football."
"Who said it wasn't? The performance has been sluggish in the past three years. If you change to other teams, I'm afraid it would have slumped long ago, but Ferguson has that kind of ability, which makes Manchester United still domineering."
"The confidence and confidence built up by excellent performance over the years will not die in a short time, not to mention that Ferguson is still the head coach of the team. With him, Manchester United's soul is there. I believe that even if I give him a chance A second-class player in the Premier League, he can still win the championship with him."
"This kind of thing, other teams, other coaches are not envious, only Ferguson can do it."
Celebrities are full of praise for the team’s performance on the pitch. Liverpool’s celebrities are somewhat envious, while Manchester United’s celebrities are more proud, because Ferguson’s team is indeed a major alternative in European professional football.
Even Wenger's Arsenal can't compare to Manchester United.
There will never be a second Ferguson in the history of world football.
"He now sees Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo as the cornerstones of the team's restructuring. The Portuguese has also performed very well this season, scoring in the opening five minutes, driving through the ball, long-range shots, headers in front of goal, Free-kicks...he can do almost anything, he's really good."
"In contrast, Rooney has been feeling a bit overwhelmed by him recently."
Most of the famous people are British, and they are closer to Rooney, but it cannot be denied that Cristiano Ronaldo's limelight in the team now really wants to overwhelm the local Rooney.
"He is still relatively immature and needs to be refined." Bobby Charlton said with a smile, "Look now, you can't deny that he is in good shape in this game, but it is precisely because he is in too good shape. Well, the individual performance was so dynamic that the team started to revolve around him, consciously or not."
Hearing what Bobby Charlton said, everyone really noticed this phenomenon.
Beckenbauer once said that on the football field, the strongest point is often the weakest point.
When Cristiano Ronaldo performed almost omnipotent, when the Portuguese staged a personal show on the pitch, Manchester United's overall attack method still seemed too monotonous, almost all of which was to play the Portuguese.
Benitez also realized this problem and immediately targeted defense.
The Portuguese is only thinking about how to dribble forward, how to break through, and how to create threats. Even many times he basically chooses to hit the goal himself instead of watching his teammates, which not only makes Liverpool’s defense easier, It also embarrassed Manchester United's midfielders.
It's hard to say whether the rest of United's players are in poor form, or whether it's because of Cristiano Ronaldo's activity, but on the pitch, what everyone sees is that United's attack has turned into a Portuguese one-man show.
And Cristiano Ronaldo's solo show often ends with hasty kicks or blocked breakthroughs, which is quite unreasonable.
"Football is always a game of eleven people. One person can't lead the entire team, at least not for Cristiano Ronaldo, so he needs to play more teamwork."
As soon as Bobby Charlton finished speaking, many other celebrities nodded.
Anyone who can sit in this position has played football for decades and has dealt with football all their lives. Naturally, they can see the way out and even guess the deep meaning behind it.
"Ferguson still seemed to rely heavily on him and didn't want to control his thoughts."
Bobby Charlton nodded, "It's hard to say, but there are generally only two possibilities, either Ferguson is dim-witted, or he feels that Cristiano Ronaldo has a value worthy of his investment."
Everyone was a little surprised when they heard it.
Of course, Ferguson can't be dim-witted, he is very sophisticated, so it can only be the latter.
Cultivating young players has always been Ferguson's forte, and being able to let him be so laissez-faire makes everyone very curious, how much potential is hidden in this Portuguese?
He has already lost a league game to Arsenal because of this, so is this game going to take another risk?
You know, Liverpool is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
At least in the Red Army, there is also a Yang Yang who is not inferior, even better than Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Yang Yang patiently looked for opportunities on the court.
With Manchester United pressing down on the attack a goal behind, almost all of Liverpool's attacking burden was on him.
He began to expand his scope of activities, and he integrated himself into the team as a whole, but at the same time, when the team needed him to play individually, whether it was breaking, holding the ball, organizing or scoring, he was able to do it with ease. , also showed its own advantages.
Compared with the fancy Cristiano Ronaldo, Yang Yang's style is concise and quick, stable and reasonable.
This is the impression everyone has formed of him since his debut at Ajax.
After conceding the ball for more than ten minutes, Liverpool gradually stabilized their position and the team began to find a familiar feeling.
The interception of the three players in the midfield was very powerful, and the two central defenders in the backcourt gradually adapted to Manchester United's flank pass.
Cristiano Ronaldo still takes the ball frequently, but it is more of a personal performance and not much threat.
The midfield and backcourt stabilized, and the players in the frontcourt began to get opportunities.
First, Yang Yang made a cross from the left, allowing Kuyt to head the goal in front of the back point, but it was blocked by Van der Sar.
Then it was Yang Yang's direct pass from the left rib, allowing Gerrard to volley into the penalty area and miss.
In the 28th minute, Yang Yang had a chance to face Gary Neville alone with the ball and tried to make a one-on-one breakthrough, but he was directly tripped by the more experienced Gary Neville when he was passing. fell to the ground.
Bol ran up quickly and showed Gary Neville a yellow card.
The Manchester United captain did not argue, but took the initiative to reach out to Yang Yang who was lying on the ground, pulled him up, patted his shoulder again, and quickly stepped back.
Liverpool then sent a free kick from Xavi Alonso, Carragher headed the goal, failed to reach the center and went high.
Time quickly entered thirty minutes, and Liverpool were still behind Manchester United.
After a delay of about ten minutes, Manchester United launched a fierce attack again.
Cristiano Ronaldo is still the most threatening Manchester United player on the pitch, and his performance is quite brilliant, which makes the Manchester United fans in the stands almost shout to cheer for him.
And the enthusiasm from the fans undoubtedly further fueled Cristiano Ronaldo's excitement.
However, the Portuguese seem to be a little short of scoring goals. There are few who can really score in the penalty area. Most of them are long-range shots from the periphery, and they are long-range shots from more than 20 meters away.
It's not hard to see how solid Liverpool's defense is.
In the Liverpool team, Yang Yang really experienced a sense of security that he never had in Ajax.
In the past at Ajax, the team's back line was always worrying. Whether it was in the Eredivisie or in Europe, Ajax was never known for its defensive ability.
Therefore, Yang Yang has often retreated and defended in the past three years.
But in Liverpool, Benitez gave him a very simple request, that is, to wait for an opportunity to counterattack in the frontcourt.
Rush when you have a chance!
The Spaniard advocates a clear division of labor and cooperation. His task for Yang Yang is to attack. As for pressing the opponent's defense line, intercepting and defending in the middle and back, and how to pass the ball to Yang Yang's feet, that is what other Liverpool players do.
Yang Yang has always been a player who is very good at comprehending and executing the coach's intentions, and this game is the same.
After sprinting again and again, Yang Yang was already sweating.
But he could feel that the distance between himself and the opponent's penalty area was getting closer.
Gary Neville's yellow card just now is the best proof.
Manchester United then launched a counterattack, and the offensive skyrocketed, but Yang Yang also felt that Manchester United's defense line was gradually pressing forward.
What is he best at?
speed!
Sharp speed!
And the situation he likes to face the most is the opponent's defense line pressing forward, leaving a large space behind him.
It was a virgin land where he was allowed to run wild!
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Cristiano Ronaldo was tripped by Mohamed Sissoko as he tried to use his heel.
The referee ran over, gave Sissoko a yellow card, and once again gave Manchester United a free kick in the frontcourt.
The Portuguese personally took the penalty, and Yang Yang went back to set up the wall.
He faced the Portuguese once again, and he could feel the raging fighting intent in his eyes when the Portuguese on the other side looked at him. He seemed to be full of fighting spirit, and his whole person was extremely excited, as if he was saying: Today, here, there can only be one winner, and that is me!
And the same sentence was exactly what Yang Yang wanted to say to him.