Football King Bale
Chapter 136: Liverpool's Counterattack
Hodgson was dissatisfied with the performance of Liverpool players on the field. Shortly after the game restarted, he replaced Maxi Rodriguez with Ngog who had a disappointing performance.
Perhaps it was because the three-goal lead was large enough, which made many Manchester United players very relaxed in the next game.
However, in a game as important as the Double Reds, it is not a good thing to relax, and the United people quickly paid the price for their excessive relaxation.
In the 63rd minute of the game, Liverpool made a steal from the backcourt and launched a counterattack. Gerrard in the midfield avoided Fletcher's tackle, and a long oblique pass pierced Manchester United's defense.
Torres controlled the ball in the corner of the penalty area and dribbled the ball into the penalty area. Because Evra just stepped forward with an assist and had not had time to return to his position, Manchester United's defense on the left was very empty.
Evans could only bite the bullet and stepped forward to defend Torres, but was deceived by the Spaniard with an emergency stop and change of direction. Evans, who couldn't brake enough, then brought Torres down.
The referee Webber's whistle sounded immediately, awarding Liverpool a penalty and at the same time giving Evans a yellow card.
Immediately, Gerrard's penalty tricked Van der Sar, and Liverpool came back just five minutes after Manchester United's third goal. This gave the Liverpool players some confidence, perhaps as Captain Gerrard just said, they have not lost this game yet!
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Liverpool's goal stimulated the Red Devils, and they immediately launched a storm, rushing towards Liverpool's goal like a tide. For a while, Liverpool's goal was in a hurry, and the wind was jittery.
However, Manchester United's siege did not break through Liverpool's goal again. Instead, Liverpool scored another goal and tied the score at 2:3.
In the 68th minute of the game, Scholes fouled by stealing the ball near the right line. He pretended not to hear the referee's whistle, kicked the ball away and received a yellow card.
Liverpool sent a free kick in the back court, and after several consecutive transfers, it came to their right.
Bell stepped forward to press Glenn Johnson who held the ball. Johnson didn't wait for Bell to get close, and passed the ball to Poulsen in the middle. Poulsen passed the ball forward and found Meireles, Liverpool's number four.
The Manchester United players have just carried out a five-minute high-pressure press, and the defense has not yet been set up. Meireles sensed a hole in United's defense and sent a through ball through the gap between United's two centre-backs, Evans and Vidic.
Torres also quickly inserted into the middle, O'Shea saw that Torres was about to get rid of him, and in desperation, he threw Torres down with a hug.
That place is already at the top of the penalty area. Once Torres breaks into the penalty area, it may be a second goal or a penalty.
Weber's whistle sounded again, and he ran to the scene of the incident. Liverpool players gathered around and put pressure on Webber to send O'Shea off. They believe that O'Shea was already the last defensive player for Manchester United except the goalkeeper.
Weber hesitated for a while, but in the end he didn't draw the red card. He had already let Liverpool take two penalties and several fouls in dangerous positions before. Now if he sent off another Manchester United player, it would not only break the balance of the game, but also the home fans would really rebel. There will also be enormous pressure.
Naturally, the Liverpool players would not do it, they are still two goals behind, and there is such a chance to get a Manchester United player off the field,
Of course they want to grab it.
However, Webber insisted on his penalty and warned the Liverpool players to back off, otherwise he will play his cards.
The Liverpool players saw that their ideas could not be achieved, and Weber had already put his hand into his trouser pocket, as if he was going to draw a card, so he had to back away angrily.
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The position of this free kick is very dangerous, just outside the arc top of the penalty area, only 20 meters away from the goal, so the Manchester United players under the command of Van der Sar set up a human wall composed of seven players .
The free kick was taken by Gerrard. He keenly found that there was a narrow gap between Fletcher and O'Shea on the left end of the Manchester United wall.
This gap was caused by Liverpool's No. 4 Meireles. The Portuguese midfielder is very thieves. He pretended to compete with Fletcher for a position and wanted to insert himself into the Manchester United wall. Fletcher naturally refused. Leaning to the left against Meirelles.
At this moment, Webber's whistle blew, and Gerrard kicked the ball towards the gap between Fletcher and O'Shea.
At the same time, the six players in the Manchester United wall took off at the same time, and Fletcher also wanted to jump, but Meirelles next to him suddenly stepped aside. Fall to the left. In this way, the gap is wider.
The ball sent by Gerrard went straight to the wall, got through the gap that was supposed to be made, and flew into Manchester United's goal.
There was nothing Van der Sar could do about it, as he had United's seven-man wall blocking all space at the near post and centrally, so he opted to block the far post. How did they know that the human wall was inadvertently torn apart by Liverpool players, and the free kick sent by Gerrard happened to come from here and enter the goal.
Scoring two goals in just six minutes to tie the score at 2:3 made the Liverpool players go crazy with joy. They celebrated wildly in a corner of the stadium, completely ignoring the boos of the Manchester United fans.
But the Manchester United players were a little confused at this moment. They couldn't figure out why the team conceded such a collapsed goal, and it was in just five or six minutes.
On the sidelines, Ferguson's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. The team lost goals again and again in a short period of time, which made him seem to have seen the 3:3 match between Manchester United and Liverpool last weekend.
Could it be that, after a lapse of a week, Manchester United will once again score 3:3 with a big lead against another team in the city of Liverpool?
Then, he turned his gaze to the left side of his side, where a young figure was standing there, looking up at the sky with his hands on his hips.
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Bell is at a loss at this moment, he really didn't expect Manchester United to concede the ball like this.
He didn't go to the wall just now, but stood on the left side, planning to wait for his own defender to block Liverpool's free kick and then fight back. Then, he also saw Skrtel's operation, and he reminded Fletcher loudly. Unfortunately, the sound at the scene was too loud and noisy, and Fletcher didn't hear his voice at all. And when he ran over there, Gerrard had already started a free throw, and he could only watch helplessly as the ball passed through the gap and flew into the goal.
Bell couldn't understand that with the experience of Fletcher and O'Shea, who have played in the Premier League for nearly ten years, they would fall into the trap of the other party.
Bell shook his head again and again. Manchester United's defense this season is really worrying.
You know, in the past few seasons, Manchester United has been able to achieve such good results not only because of their strong offensive firepower, but also because of their strong defense.
In the 2006-2007 season, Manchester United's first three consecutive championships, they only conceded 27 goals throughout the season, second only to Chelsea, which conceded 24 goals, and ranked second in the Premier League in defense.
In the 2007-2008 season, Manchester United's second championship in three consecutive championships was also the season they dominated Europe. In 38 rounds of the Premier League, Manchester United only conceded 22 goals, ranking first in the Premier League's defense.
In the 2008-2009 season, the last year of Manchester United's three consecutive championships, they once again became the best defensive team in the Premier League, conceding only 24 goals throughout the season.
Even last season, when they only finished third, Manchester United's defense was still the best in the Premier League, conceding only 28 goals throughout the season, and it was the only team among the 20 Premier League teams that did not concede more than 30 goals.
However, for Manchester United this season, the defense seems to have turned into a sieve overnight. This is the fifth round and they have already conceded 7 goals. How can it look like the steel defense of Manchester United in previous seasons?
Although the team is still leading by one goal, Bell already feels something is wrong.
Going crazy Liverpool is terrible, the most famous example of which was the night in Istanbul five years ago. Therefore, even in the Theater of Dreams now, Manchester United's situation is worrying.
He looked at the time, and it had already entered 70 minutes, so he activated the 20-minute Ronaldo possession time of the experience card without hesitation.
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After the game restarted, the atmosphere on the field became more heated. After scoring two goals in a row, the morale-boosting Liverpool attacked aggressively, trying to equalize the score in one go.
And their offense did have a good effect. Meireles' close-range header almost helped Liverpool equalize the score.
In fact, had it not been Meireles who headed the goal, but Gerrard or Dirk, Manchester United's goal may have been declared lost three times in seven minutes.
But after all, Manchester United is a battle-tested strong team. They haven't seen any situation in these years. They quickly stabilized their position and launched a counterattack towards Liverpool's goal.
In the 76th minute of the game, Evans received a pass from Fletcher in the backcourt, and suddenly distributed the ball to the left, finding Evra near the center line.
After receiving the ball, Evra did not immediately pass it to Bell who came over to respond, but took the ball forward by himself. After attracting the attention of two Liverpool defenders, the ball was passed between them.
Bell has been following forward from the side, and when he found out that Evra had the intention of passing the ball, he had already started running forward. Then, received a pass from Evra in the most comfortable position.
Bell, who received the ball, moved the ball forward with his left foot, and his already fast speed suddenly increased again. Before the two Liverpool players could react, he passed through the gap in the middle.
Then, received a pass from Evra in the most comfortable position.
Bell, who received the ball, moved the ball forward with his left foot, and his already fast speed suddenly increased again. Before the two Liverpool players could react, he passed through the gap in the middle.
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