Chapter 110: Is This Okay?
Chapter 110: Is this okay?
"We did a good job in the first half!!"
In the away dressing room, Jurgen Klopp spoke to his players.
Liverpool were completely overwhelmed by Manchester United in the second half of the first half, with their goal shaky. So when the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the Liverpool players didn't see much of the look on their faces that the leading team should have - being beaten by the opponent in the penalty area and barely being killed, is this kind of thing worth showing off?
However, Klopp was still calm, and although he even felt like his heart was almost overwhelmed on several occasions in the first half, Liverpool held on and held on to the lead.
'It's the result we need, think about the two goals we scored in the first half, Manchester United will have to make similar mistakes. Don't look at them attacking hard, but did they score? ”
Klopp is shaking his fist!
"They didn't score a goal!!
Klopp spittle!
The Liverpool players didn't think much of it, they habitually chose to trust Klopp.
Yes, even though we didn't have the ball, although we looked like we were the passive side, we finally prevented the opponent's attack, and we were still ahead!
"We continued to play like this in the second half!! Be sure to concentrate when defending!! Klopp pointed to his head, "The key to this game is whether our defense can be done well!!" ”
'As long as we can get the game to 60 or 70 minutes, if United haven't scored, that's when our chance comes. They are not iron men, they will also get tired, and their mentality will change!! ”
"Look at our counter-attack, look at Coutinho's technique and pace, he's more than enough to beat Rafael!!"
Hearing Klopp's compliment, Coutinho puffed out his chest.
It is of course that the opponent is not at all a level player with him.
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On United's side, Carlo Ancelotti was not furious at the two goals conceded in the first half, he just stressed that the team should be vigilant enough against Liverpool's counter-attack, and try not to make mistakes in front of the opponent and be cut off by the opponent - Liverpool's counter-attack is indeed quite fast.
And in attack, Ancelotti is not worried.
If Liverpool think they can rely on defending to hold on to United's attack, then they couldn't be more wrong!
The second half of the game began quickly, and the two teams changed sides and fought again.
As soon as the game began, United took advantage of their own kick-off to launch a wave of attacks.
Manchester United pressed Liverpool's defence through layers of passes, passing the ball on the perimeter.
However, after the break, the Liverpool players recovered a lot of fitness and concentration, so for a while, Manchester United really couldn't have too much space to pass the ball into the box.
Li Qingshan took the ball with his back near the penalty line, and Wijnaldum and Lovren posted it on one left and one right.
Seeing that there were no good chances, Li Qingshan shifted the ball to the right and Mata received the ball on the right.
At this time, Coutinho seemed to have predicted that Li Qingshan would pass the ball to Mata, and he suddenly stepped forward and stretched his foot behind Mata.
Juan Mata almost missed the ball as the ball was stabbed by Coutinho and James Milner rushed up.
In desperation, Mata fell to the ground and hooked the ball back. But Milner took advantage of the situation and reached for his foot and fell to the ground.....
The referee's whistle blew and Juan Mata was awarded for a foul!
Mata hugged his head in a very incomprehensible way, and he picked up the ball to question the referee: "I hooked the ball!!" ”
However, Atkinson ignored it and still awarded the ball to Liverpool.
Mata shook her head and said something in Spanish.
Atkinson didn't speak Spanish, but his tone didn't sound like a good thing, so he unceremoniously showed Mata yellow card.
Mata was even more incomprehensible at this time, and in the face of Atkinson, who showed him a yellow card, Mata could only shake his head with a wry smile.
There's no point in arguing with the referee at this point.
Ancelotti spread his hands on the sidelines, protesting the referee's decision, and the stands booed.
Milner got up from the ground with some weakness and shuddered when the referee's whistle blew.
Just now, his brain was hot, and he wanted to touch a porcelain, so he fell to the ground.
If this scene is discovered by the referee, he will have to be sentenced to fake fall.....
However, although Atkinson did not notice Milner's small movements, there were more than two dozen cameras on the scene.
On the TV screen, the story between Mata and Milner is being replayed.
"Ah, it's Milner's fake fall...."
"It's an obvious fake fall.... Juan Mata had already hooked the ball away and Milner went to the ground...
"Strictly speaking, the referee could even show Milner a yellow card...."
"It's completely unnecessary, if you don't deceive the referee, Milner will have taken a yellow card for nothing, he has a yellow card on him, he has to be careful..."
Most of the boos were directed at Milner, and in the stands close to the stadium, some United fans angrily spat at Milner....
Fortunately, the force of saliva was not great, and the range was not far, and Milner had nothing to do with the provocations of the fans and walked away on his own.
He knows what the purpose of the United fans is, he now has a card on him, if he is out of control because of the fans' provocations, even if he has argued with the fans in the past, he is likely to eat the cards, so Milner automatically blocked the provocation of foul language around him and let his attention focus on the game.
The referee's decision was a hiccup and the game continued.
Liverpool drove the ball out and United immediately pressed on the spot.
Under pressure from United's front-court players, Milner cleared the ball forward near the corner flag area, and Rojo got it, and then United immediately set up an attack.
With two straight passes in a row, the football fell at the feet of Li Qingshan.
This time it was on the right side of the penalty line, Lovren was close to Li Qingshan, and Henderson and Milner on this side of the defense had also moved, Li Qingshan had to pass the ball out as soon as possible, otherwise it would be much more difficult to pass the ball out when the three defenders were entangled.
Liverpool are now slowly adapting to Manchester United's attacking rhythm, so Henderson and Milner are not moving fast, they are approaching Li Qingshan on the one hand, and guessing the direction of Li Qingshan's pass on the other....
According to the previous way of playing Manchester United, when Li Qingshan has his back to the goal in this position, most of them will pass the ball out.
But this time, Li Qingshan decided to come by himself!
He has seen that Liverpool's players are getting used to the attacking tempo of United, and the threat of this attack has diminished despite the fact that the Reds are still in possession during this time.
This is where a little bit of a change is necessary.... For example, break through on your own!!
Li Qingshan made a feint to pass the ball to the middle, and Lovren behind him was motionless, but Henderson made a quick stop and was ready to pounce on the middle.
But at this moment, Li Qingshan knocked the ball backwards, and it went around the right side of his body against Lovren.
Li Qingshan's turn made Lovren feel very stressed, because Li Qingshan's turn didn't look agile at all, his turn was completely completed when the two sides were close to each other's bodies, and it was strength! In this way, Lovren was powerless in the face of Li Qingshan's incomparable physical strength.
Seeing that Li Qingshan was about to enter the forbidden area, Lovren glanced at Li Qingshan's arm that was slightly raised to maintain balance when he turned around, and simply hit it headlong, and then screamed, covered his face and fell backwards...
Beep!!!!!
The whistle blows!!
Li Qingshan offensive foul!!