Chapter 400: It's hard to prevent
Since coaching Manchester United, Van Gaal has played against Liverpool with Jiang Chenxi four times, and Manchester United's record is three losses and one draw, so it can be said that Van Gaal knows Jiang Chenxi quite well.
This is a real superstar with great ability.
And what makes Van Gaal jealous the most is that Jiang Chenxi's high fighting spirit, no matter how difficult the situation, no matter how bad the state of the other teammates in the team is, it will not affect his high fighting spirit!
It's okay if his teammates are not in good shape and lack of confidence, he uses goals to arouse the fighting spirit of the whole team and fight together!
It is precisely because of understanding that you will be more afraid.
Van Gaal knows that once the Manchester United team continues to press out, it is tantamount to giving Jiang Chenxi a counterattack speed, which is too dangerous!
Van Gaal did not dare to take any chances.
One to zero is good!
Louis van Gaal called out the veteran Carrick's name and called him to the sidelines to relay his defensive tactical instructions.
When Wayne Rooney wasn't on the pitch, Carrick was Manchester United's captain on the pitch.
In 2006, Manchester United bought Carrick from Tottenham for £19 million. With the fifth-most expensive title in the club's history at the time, people were questioning Carrick's ability to take his place at Manchester United. Since he inherited Manchester United legend Roy?? Keane's number 16 jersey is inevitably compared to the two, and it's clear that Keane is the more versatile one.
Even after Carrick won three consecutive Premier League titles and a prized Champions League title for Manchester United, the doubts that haunted him did not dissipate. In the eyes of many, Carrick was not tough enough on the pitch, not outstanding in goalscoring ability, and an overly quiet man off the pitch, completely lacking the pantage of a star, let alone up to the role of captain.
And the narrator who is now rising in the commentary world is Gary. Neville was upset about his old team-mate: "Even though we've won trophies over the years, people still don't want to recognise Carrick's status in football, but he's a fantastic star and an integral part of Manchester United. ”
Ferguson once wrote in his autobiography: "Carrick is a natural master of passing, always looking for lethal passing opportunities. I was amazed by his wide vision and control of the pace of the game. "Carrick's impact on the game is often difficult to show in the post-match highlights, with his passing being unnoticed, killing the game invisibly.
In addition to being questioned by the outside world, Carrick has never been taken seriously in the national team. While the opposition was in tactical dominance, England were indifferent to their defensive role. At Euro 2012, Carrick decided to retire from the national team squad, and from Eriksen to Hodgson, he had enough of being ignored. He believes that even if he goes with the team, he will still be with the bench in the end.
Van Gaal, however, has publicly expressed his admiration for Carrick and has put the veteran to good use.
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Carrick was quick to bring Louis van Gaal's latest tweaks to his team-mates.
The Manchester United players were still in the euphoria after the goal, and they played a good game, suppressing Liverpool at half-time and taking the lead, which gave them a feeling of finally raising their eyebrows.
What the?
Retract the defense?
No, no, no!
We're going to attack!
Some people are not happy, the manager is too conservative.
"There is a river in Liverpool." Carrick said.
Then, no one was making a fuss, and everyone agreed to firmly support the manager's tactical adjustments......
So after the game restarted, everyone saw that Manchester United did not take advantage of the victory to chase, but chose to retreat.
Even if they were in possession, as long as Liverpool didn't come up and press, they would rather fall in central midfield.
'Manchester United are pulling back and they want to burn the few minutes they have left. Zhan Jun said, "Van Gaal is very sensible. ”
"This is to eat a trench and grow a wisdom! I remember a game between Manchester United and Liverpool, Manchester United continued to attack after taking the lead, and then Jiang Chenxi scored three goals in a row......" Zhang Lu said.
It's not just the Chinese commentators, the England side, John . Morteson and Gary. Lineker also agreed that Van Gaal's tactical adjustment was smart and sensible, and he was not carried away by the goal.
……
Then, two minutes later.
Jiang Chenxi's long-range shot from outside the box hit Lingard's body and went out of the line, and Liverpool won a corner.
Salah takes the corner.
Veteran Colo Toure nodded the ball back in front of him, and at the back post, Chris Smalling was about to clear the ball when a leg came out of his side and grabbed it in front of him and slotted it directly into the ball.
“Goooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaal!”
"Jiang! Beautiful goal! He received Toure's header and volleyed it over! Manchester United have paid special attention to him, but they still can't prevent him from scoring! "John. Morteson shouted.
"It's hard to prevent!" Zhan Jun shouted, "Jiang Chenxi is too strong! He's too good at taking chances in front of goal! Smalling thought that he had already stuck in his position, but he was wrong, Jiang Chenxi couldn't prevent it! At least he can't prevent it! ”
Jurgen Klopp rushed out of the dugout, clapping his hands excitedly in celebration.
Van Gaal threw down the tactical board a little helplessly and aggrievedly, and he couldn't prevent that guy like this!
He's been thinking about how to start the second half of the game with a 1-0 lead, and now all the tactical ideas he has been thinking about are useless.
Jiang Chenxi's goal helped Liverpool equalize, and finally, at the end of the first half, Liverpool temporarily drew 1-1 with Manchester United.
And his goal was a big blow to the morale of Manchester United's players.
So much so that after the start of the second half, it was noticed that the performance of the United players was significantly less confident and energetic than in the first half.
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Fifty-three minutes into the game, Liverpool had a decently well-placed free-kick up front.
Jiang Chenxi stood at the penalty spot.
Manchester United's goalkeeper David De Gea was yelling at his teammates to line up the wall, and he was very afraid of Jiang Chenxi's free-kick footwork.
'This is an opportunity for Liverpool.' Zhan Jun said with a smile, "Jiang Chenxi's free kick footwork is quite good, and the English media even praised him as a master of using free kicks as penalty kicks." ”
The voice did not fall.
The referee's whistle sounded, Jiang Chenxi ran and kicked the football with his right foot, and the football flew across an arc to the penalty area.
"It's — it's not a shot! It's a pass! Lineker exclaimed.
Then people saw that in the penalty area, Firmino jumped high, there was no one around him to defend, and the Manchester United watched as the Brazilian shook his head and pushed the football into the net - De Gea has been defending against Jiang Chenxi's direct attack, and he is completely unprepared for Firmino's header!
The ball is in!
Jiang Chenxi assisted Firmino with a free kick, and Liverpool won 2-1 Manchester United away, and they overtook the score!