Football’s First Defender

As for Liverpool, they also lost their top position in the Premier League after two consecutive draws. After losing Bale, Tottenham became the team that led the standings after 5 rounds.

Behind it, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Manchester City are all 10 points behind.

The performance of the two giants Manchester United and Arsenal in the first 5 rounds was even worse...

Rogers' rotation of the lineup so early, as well as the formation of these two games, have been the biggest doubts from the outside world, but everyone knows that Rogers' hard life should be over. With Suarez's return from the ban, Liverpool The offensive line will become more terrifying than the beginning of the Premier League.

And the first to encounter a complete test of Liverpool was Liverpool's old rival, Manchester United under the coach of Moyes.

Rodgers has only had a poor record in the last two league games and has suffered some criticism from the media. Moyes, who has taken over from Manchester United's legendary coach Ferguson, has been under tremendous pressure since he took office.

Especially coaching a defending champion team, but has been unable to prove himself with outstanding performance, Moyes is now an ant on the frying pan.

The league has just started 5 rounds, and Moyes abused the food well. He beat Swansea 4-1 and Crystal Palace 2-0. Like other giants, he did not lose the chain when facing ordinary teams.

But in the three tough league games, Manchester United's record is not so glorious.

The home game was defended 0-0 by Chelsea. The audience had a great advantage but could not break through the opponent's gate.

Going to the Double Red Club away game, they were defeated by Liverpool again.

In the weekend league match, under the noses of the Manchester people, Manchester United was a guest to challenge their rivals Manchester City in the same city, but they were beaten 4-1 by someone.

Three strong duels, 1 draw and 2 losses, Manchester United has been beaten by the same level of giants and lost the demeanor of the best giants in the Premier League in the past.

Just after losing to Manchester City at the weekend, Manchester United's home game against Liverpool in the third round of the League Cup came as scheduled.

And this game, for Moyes, the worst news is that Liverpool's Suarez is completely close to a comeback. Not surprisingly, Liverpool in this double red meeting is stronger than it was a few weeks ago .

But no matter how strong Liverpool becomes, for Manchester United, who are playing at home, they still need to use their home court advantage to prove the strength of their team and let Moyes prove his coaching ability.

This "double red meeting" at Old Trafford is not only Manchester United's revenge battle against the previous league, but also a life-saving straw for Moyes to keep his position.

If they really lost to Liverpool twice in a row, interspersed with a loss to Manchester City in the same city derby, then it would be no wonder that Manchester United fans would not blow up. Although Ferguson strongly supported Moyes and had been persuading the fans to give Moyes time, but If the results cannot be improved again and again, it is really a big question whether Moyes's coaching position can be stable in today's football where commercialization is so developed.

Even though Moyes' coaching level has been questioned by the majority of Manchester United fans, but in such a critical game, the Red Devils fans must be unanimous in the outside world, first help the team to cheer, and just kill Liverpool.

In the absolute focus of this round of the English League Cup, it is impossible for Liverpool to rest their main players on the occasion of the "Double Red Club", and both sides will play with all their main players.

Compared with the league clash a few weeks ago, the biggest change for Liverpool may be that Suarez finally lifted his ban in the UK and made his debut in this game. Liverpool's lineup has changed directly from the previously commonly used 4231 to a 433 powerful attack formation.

Sturridge can return to the position of left winger, more responsible for hitting the goal, and personally create opportunities on the wing.

Supporting in the middle, passing the ball, grabbing points, hitting all the imaginable roles on the offensive end, Suarez can cover it by himself.

And Henderson, who has been starting on the right, came to the position of the front midfielder while Coutinho was recovering from his injury, and handed over the position of the right winger to Sterling, who started this game.

In this position, Henderson can give full play to his physical advantages and contribute to the team on both offense and defense.

It is also possible to switch positions with Gerrard behind him at an appropriate time to take advantage of Gerrard's offensive ability and better create opportunities on the offensive end.

The stability of the defense is the most reassuring thing for Rogers. Since the previous "double red meeting" at home can limit Manchester United's offensive performance, then in this away game, Rogers also believes that the team's defense will not lose the chain.

The return of Suarez is a good thing for Liverpool, and for Moyes, there are many more cards in his hands in this game than before.

Fellaini, who I brought from Everton, and Rooney, who was injured before the double red meeting, can start this game.

At home, Moyes can't tolerate a loss, or even a draw, so Manchester United has only one way to go in Huashan, and they can only move forward bravely and launch the main attack.

In this game, Moyes formed a 442 formation. Compared with the conservativeness of the "Double Red Club" in the first round of the defense, Moyes replaced Phil Jones with Valencia, making the position of the right back stronger. His wing impact and passing ability.

As for the midfield, Fellaini and Carrick partner, not only must take into account the defense, but also can use Carrick's dispatching ball to attack during the game, and can also use Fellaini's excellent height and header ability , Increase the team's ability to grab points when setting the ball.

On the left side, Nani, who is in better shape, is used, while the veteran Giggs is still charging forward on the right side.

Van Persie and Rooney's offensive firepower on the forward line is the best striker in the world.

Such a team formation that is very inclined to open the wing attack and outflank the center is Moyes' tactics today.

In terms of lineup ranking, the two sides are definitely attacking and attacking. It depends on who can score the first goal and grasp the greater initiative.

As soon as the game started, Manchester United launched a fierce attack on the wing during the game.

Nani started the game and launched a strong impact on Glenn Johnson's side.

Especially behind Nani, there are players with great impact on the wing like Evra, which makes Glenn Johnson's defense line extremely passive from the beginning.

After all, Sterling is only a speed player. For the protection in front of Glenn Johnson, Sterling can use his speed to catch up, but because of the disadvantage of physical confrontation, he cannot form enough to the dribbler. defensive threat.

Not to mention a full-back like Evra who is strong and has speed, even against Nani, Nani can deal with Sterling's pressing very well by virtue of his height and weight.

Liverpool's own defense on the right was under attack, and Manchester United created several cross opportunities from the beginning.

However, Yang Feng's performance was still extremely good.

As a goal-line goalkeeper, Mignolet is outstanding in his ability to react in front of the goal and is good at making various tricks.

Correspondingly, Mignolet still needs more honing in terms of attack selection and judgment than top goalkeepers.

For Manchester United's wide passes, Mignolet almost always waits for the ball at the goal line, and will not attack or hit the ball by himself.

This also handed over all the protection work in the penalty area to the defense line led by Yang Feng.

Fortunately, in the sports game, several of Manchester United's high-profile players were unable to step forward.

In terms of defense in sports battles, Rogers specifically emphasized that he would rather let the opponent pass the ball from the side than easily give the opponent a corner kick.

After all, although Rooney and Van Persie have excellent ability to compete for points, they still rely more on their flexible running positions to obtain opportunities to compete for points.

And Yang Feng can make targeted restrictions on the offensive characteristics of the two.

On the contrary, it is because Manchester United has a lot of tall players in the midfield and backcourt in this game. For Liverpool's defense, the pressure will be greater when setting the ball.

In the opening 3 kick-off passes from the wing, Yang Feng scored 2 times and Skrtel scored 1 time. Liverpool's air defense in the positional battle was quite good, effectively curbing Manchester United's opening three times. axe.