Chapter 607 Slap on Ferguson's Face

When many media commented on the Premier League semi-finals, they generally believed that Manchester United's overall strength was slightly better than the other three teams.

This is what Manchester United has always been about under Ferguson.

The Red Devils played very holistically, not only in attack but also in their defence.

Overall, Manchester United are not used to defensive counterattacks. Even if Ferguson arranged for nine players to retreat, in fact, the blood of offensive football is still flowing in the bones of this team.

The football field is indeed full of unpredictability, but it must be admitted that the advantage of overall strength can bring a higher error tolerance rate, whether it is in a 90-minute game or in a long season.

In today's highly informatized world, there are no so-called dusty pearls. Young players, as long as they emerge a little, at the age of fifteen or sixteen, or even earlier, will immediately pay attention to strong teams, such as Arsenal's Walcott and Toth. Gareth Bale of Naum Hotspur.

In the European transfer market where you get what you pay for, the deep-pocketed Manchester United can always dig better players.

Anderson, Nani and Hargreaves, who spent more than 20 million imported, are all players who have proven their strength in the Portuguese Super League and the Bundesliga, as well as in the Champions League. They are no better than Benayoun and Peng. Players like Nantes and Lucas Rewa are reliable.

The team built with these players will naturally have a stronger overall strength.

But sometimes, what Manchester United can play, Liverpool can't play.

Upper decision decided by the economic background.

With so much less financial revenue than Manchester United, Liverpool is destined to be unable to support such a huge player lineup.

Benitez can only barely create a competitive starting lineup, supplemented by a group of players with good value for money such as Benayoun, Pennant and Lucas Rewa, try to create a competitive team. strong team.

To the great fortune of all Liverpool, their only big money in these years, they spent 40 million euros to introduce Yang Yang from Ajax, which turned out to be a very wise decision.

This not only made everyone at Liverpool breathe a sigh of relief, but also gave Benitez a higher level of confidence.

Yang Yang is constantly scoring goals, constantly breaking through, constantly improving his strength, and at the same time constantly raising Liverpool's ceiling.

As the team's head coach, all he needs to do is to constantly consolidate the team's foundation and lower limit, and do his best to exert Yang Yang's on-court threat and strength.

A lot of people say that Benitez doesn't like star players, which is not true.

What he doesn't like are star players who don't have enough quality but want tactical privileges.

But for a player like Yang Yang, any head coach in the world will regard it as a treasure, including Benitez.

Because he knew that his trust and support would always be rewarded by Yang Yang.

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After conceding a goal, Manchester United continued to defend the counterattack, using Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo as counterattack weapons.

The Red Devils were not at all flustered by being behind.

On the contrary, not long after the start of the second half, Liverpool made a mistake themselves.

Also in the penalty area, also a corner kick.

Ryan Giggs quickly sent a tactical corner kick. Rooney took a long shot from the edge of the penalty area. The Liverpool players failed to block it in time. Reina couldn't make a save, and the shot went through the crowded penalty area and flew to the back point. .

Tevez slapped his horse to catch up and knocked Rooney's shot out of the way, blocking Liverpool's goal.

One to one!

Manchester United equalised!

Ferguson was excited on the sidelines.

He has always been clear that Liverpool's defence is not as solid as Manchester United's and the real scary part of them is the midfield.

The midfield composed of Gerrard, Xavi Alonso and Mascherano is the strongest in Europe.

But not the back line.

Last season, the Reds had a healthy Daniel Agger, but this season, the Danish central defender has not been able to recover from the injury, and Hypia is already old.

During the league, game after game, it is impossible to leave enough time for Liverpool to adjust.

To put it bluntly, the overall strength is not strong enough.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Ferguson's mouth.

The two sides returned to the same starting line, and he once again saw hope of victory.

After winning this double red meeting, the next thing he is best at is the Christmas devil race.

Yang Yang's peak state has been maintained for four months, which is very unbelievable. He has shown his amazing stability, but even a god cannot continue to maintain this state.

Either Christmas or January, he's bound to slip!

Especially after winning the World Footballer of the Year.

Ferguson knows professional football and professional players too well. He clearly sees that Yang Yang can maintain his state because he has a clear goal and direction in his mind. He wants to win the world footballer.

But when he achieves his goal and reaches his destination, what will he do next?

Sometimes, some things seem simple and easier to say, but to do it, it is as difficult as the sky.

For example, after Ronaldinho's peak, his state declined sharply. Is it just because he lacked self-discipline?

No, there is also a very important part of the reason, that is, he has lost the direction and motivation to struggle.

He is already the number one football player in the world, and he has won the supreme honor that everyone dreams of.

No matter how hard he tries, no matter how hard he fights, at most he will get it again.

It is human nature to have a low after a peak.

The team is like that, and so are the players.

Once Yang Yang is in a trough, Liverpool is bound to fall from the leading position.

This is Manchester United's chance!

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After seeing Tevez score, Ferguson was complacent, as if he had seen Manchester United reverse Liverpool to the top.

But soon, he seemed to be slapped, and his face was swollen.

Because he realized that he had made a very serious mistake.

Now, Yang Yang has not yet received the supreme honor he coveted.

He is still that Yang Yang who is full of hunger and thirst!

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"Liverpool steals the ball from the front of the penalty area!"

"Mascherano gave the ball to Xavi Alonso."

"Xavi Alonso made a long pass directly to the frontcourt..."

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In the exclamation of more than 50,000 Liverpool fans in the audience, the Red Army played a quick counterattack.

Yang Yang shook off Gary Neville, rushed across Manchester United's half-court at great speed, and headed straight for the penalty area.

Manchester United just equalized the score, and the players on the field wanted to be aggressive. In the attack just now, the team as a whole pressed a little too high, which led to Liverpool's counterattack, and only Vidic and Ferdinand were dragging the back line at the end.

Vidic returned to defense immediately, chasing the ball with Yang Yang at the same time.

The Serbian central defender's turning speed and start-up speed were slow, but Yang Yang's position was further back, which caused the two to catch up to the outside of Manchester United's penalty area almost at the same time.

The ball fell slowly, Vidic judged the landing point, and he blocked Yang Yang to the left with his body.

In Vidic's impression, Yang Yang has always been known for his speed, explosiveness and dribbling breakthroughs. Physical fitness is not a strong point. This leads the Serbian central defender to think that as long as he suppresses a little, he can limit Yang Yang.

But as soon as the two made physical contact, Vidic realized that he was wrong.

Yang Yang's body looks very thin, but the strength is not bad at all.

Compared with Vidic, a strong and powerful man, of course, it is insufficient, but it is unrealistic to want to eat him in one go, especially Vidic has to consider making a clearance.

Vidic is tall and has long legs, and he originally had a number of different options.

At this time, there were only four players near the penalty area of ​​Manchester United, namely Vidic who was chasing Yang Yang back to defense, Hargreaves behind him, and Ferdinand in the middle. Goalkeepers are all very good choices, and at the worst, they can just kick and fly out.

Originally, Vidic meant to suppress Yang Yang with his body, then squeeze him away, grab the best position, and then pass back or cross.

This is undoubtedly the safest way.

But suddenly, he realized that his body could not easily suppress Yang Yang as expected.

Not only that, but Yang Yang seemed to be ruthless, and regardless of the danger, he took the initiative to stick his head out and headed forward to face the falling ball.

This top, just to top the ball out, so that Vidic's foot is empty.

The Serbian central defender was taken aback and stopped his foot in time. Otherwise, he would have directly kicked Yang Yang's forehead, and blood spattering on the spot was inevitable.

But precisely because of this, Yang Yang took this opportunity to break free from Vidic's entanglement and quickly chased after him.

I don't know if it was because of the mistake in the attack just now, Van der Sar was a little bit inaccurate in grasping the timing of this attack, or maybe it was Yang Yang's attack, which was beyond his expectations. In short, wait until Van der Sar attacked. At that time, Yang Yang took the lead to catch up with the ball.

With a dunk, Yang Yang dunked the ball past the attacking goalkeeper Van der Sar...

The entire Anfield stadium burst into thunderous exclamations at this moment.

After Yang Yang avoided Van der Sar, he chased after him with another lunge and pushed the inside of his left foot.

In the middle, Ferdinand quickly returned to the penalty area. In shock, he fell to the ground and slipped a tackle. He wanted to clear the ball before it rolled into the goal line, but in the end, he slid in with the ball. goal.

After he shoveled, the lawn was a mess.

After Yang Yang pushed the shot, his momentum continued and he rushed out of the court, raising his hands all the way, shouting vigorously, celebrating his goal.

Behind him, the referee finally blew the whistle that the goal was effective!

Less than three minutes after Manchester United equalized, Liverpool relied on a quick counterattack, and Yang Yang scored twice, breaking Manchester United's goal again.

Two to one!

When Yang Yang rushed under the stand of Liverpool fans, all the fans in the audience were shouting his name frantically.

The number one player in the team, who just won the European Ballon d'Or, the Club World Cup and the best player, saved Liverpool again!

And more than 50,000 fans in the audience were watching him kneeling on the turf at the corner.

The raised fists, and the iconic colorful bracelet on his left hand.

This scene is unforgettable!