Football: The butcher in the midfield at the start, the magic bird stunned

Chapter 391 Halftime hat trick, the strongest Red Devil No. 7!
Liverpool, which switched to a three-back system, piled up 7 players in the backcourt, leaving only Salah and Nunes cruising and pulling in front.

There is no high press, no quick frontcourt connection, and some only defensive counterattacks.

And it is an extremely passive defensive counterattack.

Also sent off, B Fee has returned to the bench and witnessed the team's performance with his teammates, while Barrera still disappeared in the locker room. Liverpool worried that he would be punished by the league for his aggressive performance. .

In the stands, Gerrard's face was ashen, as if he was the head coach of this Liverpool team, looking at the performance of the Red Army players on the field with disgust, wishing to enter the locker room and scold them.

It is true that Chen Xiaoliang is the player he most admires, recognizes and is most optimistic about, but for him, Liverpool is a sacred existence incomparable to anything in the football world.

For this reason, he specifically rejected his daughter Lily's request to go to the stadium with him to watch the game, just in case she would happily stand up, applaud and cheer after Chen Xiaoliang's goal, and embarrass himself, the old Liverpool captain. .

So at the moment, sitting next to him was Riise.

The nicknamed "Norwegian Cannon" teammate certainly has deep feelings for Liverpool, but he has also played for his hometown team Aalesund, Ligue [-] Monaco, Serie A Rome, Premier League Fulham, and even an Indian team Chennai , so the trace of Liverpool in his heart is not so strong.

As his agent player and shareholder of the brokerage company, he naturally devoted himself to Chen Xiaoliang, but when sitting next to his old friend, he had to restrain himself a little.

But he still noticed something "sour" in Gerrard.

The first goal has the style of Ronaldo, and the second goal is to copy Van Persie's volley. This Roma No. 33, who was once named Gerrard's closed disciple when he first arrived in Rome, turned to Manchester United No. 7 After that, it seems that Gerrard-style powerful long-range shots have never been used again.

Reese glanced sideways at Gerald's obviously unhappy and depressed expression, and secretly smiled in his heart, thinking: "Chen, you should give him one, and make your old coach and brother happy, haha .”

On the field, Chen Xiaoliang roamed the frontcourt "without a fixed place", and Bajcetic still followed him everywhere, but the more he defended, the more difficult he felt.

Fortunately, he changed to play three central defenders. No matter where Chen Xiaoliang appeared in the left, center, right or anywhere close to the penalty area, the corresponding central defender would run out and form a double-team with Bajcetic.

Klopp knew that tonight would be bad luck. The premature loss of the ball and the sending off of Barrera made his midfield strangle tactics completely impossible to implement. For a player like Chen Xiaoliang, the more space there is, the fewer people there are. The greater the threat he can play.

It's like taking an extreme example, if there are only two players left on the field, let Chen Xiaoliang one-on-one, then the game will become a one-sided massacre.

Klopp has already begun to pray that "tragedy happens every year, and it comes to my house today".

However, the facts have proved countless times that it is not always possible to pretend to be forced and want to run away. The more common state is called "come out to mess around, and you will have to pay back sooner or later".

Chen Xiaoliang, who served as the "Frontless Striker" today, is completely crazy, and his feet are particularly smooth. Apart from playing for Kwa and Rashford on both sides, he doesn't even bother to enter the penalty area. Within 30-35 meters of the door, if you find a gap, hit the door vigorously, with your left foot, right foot, inward cut, volley, instep outside, elevator ball, or even kick too much After that, I didn't even aim, just like a blind sniper.

In the 21st minute, Chen Xiaoliang forcibly leaned against Bajcetic with his back, and leaned back slightly, as if sitting on him, not giving him a chance to go around.

Dalot's long pass fell, he raised his right foot, and hooked the falling ball directly behind him with the instep. When the ball flew over the heads of the two fighting, Chen Xiaoliang turned to the right, like a basketball Like a center forward in low-post singles, he stretched out his right hand in front of Bajcetic while turning around, and then blocked the 19-year-old Spanish midfielder behind him by virtue of his strength advantage.

Originally, in Klopp’s plan, Bajcetic mainly harassed Chen Xiaoliang in the attack, so that Chen Xiaoliang was under constant pressure in the attack, and then let Barrera and the back line form a double team, and finally contained the threat of Chen Xiaoliang .

Gwadiol rushed forward, and the other two central defenders Van Dijk and Van Deven immediately retracted, and Arnold and Robertson on the two wings also began to run back.

Once Gwadiol goes out, the four of them have to recover to form a four-back position to ensure that there are enough defensive forces near the penalty area.

Originally, this style of play was prepared to deal with the thriving Manchester City, but they didn't expect to be forced to use it today.

Goodbye, old friend, head-to-head confrontation, just like in the more than 100 days of training in Rome, neither side wants to lose to the other, especially Gvadio, who has lost two rounds.

In terms of being kicked out of 3000 million worth in a game, De Gea on the field must be the most familiar. Today, Barrera and even Liverpool's defense are facing such a precarious situation.

Chen Xiaoliang dialed the ball out with his left foot. Instead of going inside, he fell into the double-team of Gwadiol in front of him and Baycetic behind him, and chose to overtake from the outside.

Gwadior knew no better than how perverted Chen Xiaoliang's body was. He turned around ahead of time, raised his shoulders, raised his elbows, and stretched out his hands to block Chen Xiaoliang's body.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaoliang shot with his left foot!The ball flew from his armpit to the goal!
left foot? !Left foot again? !
Gwadiol had ten thousand alpacas in his heart, and he even began to wonder if the Chen Xiaoliang he met today was a clone from a parallel world. When did this guy like to use his left foot so much? !

The ball flew straight to the goal without an arc. Alisson squatted slightly and prepared for the save, but he was about to pounce sideways, and the adducted van der Ven subconsciously stretched out his foot to block the shot ball!
I only heard Zhan Jun yelling: "Xiaoliang shoots!"

"There is a change of direction!"

"Alison!"

Zhang Lu: "Oh! It's dangerous!"

Zhan Jun: "There is more! Shoot again!"

Zhang Lu: "Ouch! Whoa!"

Zhan Jun: "Van Dyke makes a rescue!"

"Wow! There was another flurry of noise in front of Liverpool's goal. Xiaoliang's domineering shot was touched by van der Ven and changed direction. Alisson, who was already ready, made an extreme attack against the center of gravity and blocked the ball on the goal line. Go up, but the ball didn't bounce far, Rashford came up with a follow-up shot, and Alisson stretched his leg to block the ball again!"

"In the end Van Dijk rushed to the goal and kicked the ball over the left touchline."

Guan Zeyuan: "Two teachers, today's game reminds me a bit of the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League semi-final, the second round match between Manchester United and Arsenal."

"Manchester United also played without a striker in that game. Cristiano Ronaldo, who was at the top, constantly used long-range shots and running positions to pull Arsenal's defense."

Zhan Jun: "That's right! In that game, Ronaldo scored a shocking direct free kick on the right side of the court about 40 meters away from the goal!"

On the field, the game continued.

Klopp is caught in a dilemma.

Chen Xiaoliang's threat was too great. If he was not double-teamed, he would hit the goal, and if he was double-teamed, he would throw the ball to both sides.

If you want to strengthen the defense against him, you have to replace one of Nunes and Salah, and replace Henderson or Elliott, but in this way, the team only has one person in front, and the offense is equivalent to to be completely scrapped.

There is one thing to say, the personal performance of the two forwards in this game is actually very good.

In the 30th minute, Nunes overtook Wan Bisaka on the left.

This English right-back has a unique advantage against a technical winger like Kaoru Misaki who relies on rhythm and shaking, but when he encounters a forward with body and good ball protection like Glarish and Nunez, his defensive efficiency is not good. So tall, although Nunes' style is completely different from Glarish.

Using speed, Nunes waded through people and smeared into the penalty area from the bottom line.

Originally in this position, Jakebo responded from the center, Salah inserted from the right, and McAllister, the front midfielder, could form a multi-point outflank.

But now, the lone Salah is on the right side of the penalty area. Nunes looked from the sidelines and saw that there were three Manchester United players blocking the pass to this teammate...

How about a shot?
In the blink of an eye, Nunes took another step, ready to shoot.

As a young man, he also loved the Internet.

He is quite clear about the word "Nujiao", but also quite helpless...

Throughout the summer, he has been practicing shooting at an angle of less than 45 degrees on the left and right sides, especially shooting from far angles. He has also learned from the videos and movements of Henry and Benzema.

Of course the effect is there, so this season's 15 rounds of 6 goals and 4 assists made him the new hero of Anfield.

But the problem is that he is close to the baseline at the moment, and the angle with the goal is only about 10 degrees. This is no longer a shot from an angle, it is a shot from a zero angle...

This kick, in a trance, among the many reds, there is a touch of white on the right side, revealing a strong offensive aura.

He didn't think about it, and he didn't have time to think about it. His right foot fell, and he changed to the outside of his foot and rubbed hard outside the penalty area.

The ball flew over Varane, who was coming up to block him, and Fred's head behind him, and landed at the feet of a Liverpool player outside the penalty area.

Zhan Jun: "McAllister!"

"The furious shot from the penalty area line hit the top of the crossbar and popped out of the bottom line!"

"De Gea, who was stuck in the near corner just now, didn't have time to react, and he must have been shocked by the ball and broke into a cold sweat!"

Zhang Lu: "He played very decisively, and Nunes' consciousness is also very good, and he can capture such passing lines."

Guan Zeyuan: "The Argentine international who was forced to retreat showed the attitude of the Red Army with this shot!"

"Shuanghonghui, there is no way to retreat!"

Here the caddy threw the ball to De Gea, and De Gea was about to kick off the goal kick. Over there, Varane and Casemiro said a few words to Fred who retreated, and Fred nodded again and again.

Near the midfield, Chen Xiaoliang also cast a look at Ten Hahe after seeing this scene.

Ten Hahe felt Chen Xiaoliang's gaze, and the two of them met each other's eyes. Ten Hahe nodded very inconspicuously.

When the club is about to finalize all the transfer procedures of Milinkovic, the two midfielders McTominay and Fred must sell one to ensure a reasonable lineup and recover some funds appropriately. Meet UEFA and FA Financial Fair Play regulations.

But who to sell, the management and the coaching staff have different ideas.

The management represented by Edwin van der Sar tends to keep McTominay because he is a Manchester United youth player and a Scot. Fill the team's youth training quota and be younger.

Ten Hag prefers Fred. Although the latter is elusive and unpredictable, his unreserved positive attitude and excellent physical fitness allow him to play a certain role in defense and connection in the midfield. .

As the only player who was consulted, Chen Xiaoliang expressed his support for Van der Sar's opinion.

He has no personal grievances against this diligent Brazilian teammate, but from a tactical execution level, he really thinks he is not suitable for the team's current construction plan.

Because the feet are too rough, so rough that they don't even look like Brazilians, the forward speed will immediately slow down after the ball comes to Fred's feet in the offense, especially in the counterattack.

This is very uncomfortable for Chen Xiaoliang who needs his teammates to send the ball forward at any time in the midfield.

In terms of defense, although Fred runs actively, but like McTominay, he has a poor sense of position and poor defensive positioning.

The ball just now is a typical example. He actively retreated back to the penalty area to help defend, but missed McAllister, who was plugged in from outside the penalty area.

Watching the ball but not the person is a big taboo of zone marking. If the ball hadn't been slightly stronger just now, the score would have been rewritten.

On the other hand, such high-level players who are not yet low-level also reflect the "sufficient" mentality of past clubs.

If you can still use it, just keep it and use it again.

This kind of mentality is very fatal, and it is completely inconsistent with the ambitions and ambitions of the giants, because no matter in the Premier League or the Champions League, judging from the current competition situation, there is no one who can win the championship by just "making it".

Will Manchester City's starting 11 have any compromise players?The answer is obviously no.

And Liverpool, who did not replace the midfielder in time last season and chose to make do with it, obviously suffered a backlash.

A personal relationship is a personal relationship, and the team is the team.

With the look in his eyes just now, Chen Xiaoliang once again expressed his point of view to Ten Hahe, and Ten Hahe also responded with a nod of acceptance.

Fred on the field and McTominay on the bench didn't know it at all. The moment their eyes met, the future of the two in the club was determined.

Seeing the hope of attacking, Liverpool began to strengthen the individual blasting on the wing.

Unlike Salah, who is getting older, Nunes, who was ridiculed last season and aims to make his name this season, is fully displaying his abilities on the left rib.

Of course, Wan-Bissaka is not completely at a disadvantage. This full-back who can't even cross, obviously puts all his football talents on individual defense and tackles.

Coupled with Robertson and Arnold's gradually unable to restrain their offensive hearts, Liverpool played a little sensual on the wing, and in the middle, McAllister became the busiest person running front and back.

But obviously, Chen Xiaoliang likes them to attack.

In the 51st minute of the first half, seeing that the 7-minute stoppage time caused by the gang fight was about to end, Liverpool also took the opportunity to press the wave and tried to get back a goal before the end of the first half.

Salah singled out Dalot on the right. To be honest, if it was Salah who had both speed and explosiveness three years ago, he would definitely be able to explode Dalot who played on the left. But this season Liverpool, which also has the task of the European war, did not give up the Europa League. After all, once there is fluctuation in the league competition, the Europa League champion is also the way to enter the Champions League.

The continuous battle made the 31-year-old Salah very tired.

He cuts in from the right, swinging back and forth on the corner of the penalty area.

Dalot opened two positions to prevent him from breaking through, and Casemiro came over to double-team, ready to make a tackle.

Suddenly, Salah kicked his left foot and rubbed the ball to the far end of the penalty area. Nunes jumped high and was ready to head the ball!
Varane retreated at the first time and also took off. The two collided in the air. Nunes tried to maintain the balance of the posture, but the ball did not have the power to top it.

De Gea picked it off easily, and was still hesitating. Casemiro had already run forward and beckoned for the ball!
De Gea immediately threw the ball over!

This is to counterattack quickly!
Seeing that the situation was not good, Salah immediately rushed to defend.

Casemiro didn't stay for a moment after receiving the ball, and pushed the ball forward!
The target of his pass is naturally Chen Xiaoliang who retreats to catch the ball!
Bajcetic followed Chen Xiaoliang, ready to block him as soon as he caught the ball. Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaoliang kicked the ball back to the middle with a heel tap, then turned around and ran forward!
Rashford, who was back on defense, had already run from the right side of the penalty area to the middle. After receiving the ball, he walked forward for a distance of five meters, and then quickly caught up with the ball.
Zhan Jun: "The ball was passed to the left, Kvaratsheria received the ball and moved forward!"

"Rashford in the middle, and Xiaoliang on the right!"

"Manchester United strikes back!"

"Van Dijk defends, Kwa passes to the center!"

"Bajcetic can't keep up!"

"Xiao Liang hit the door directly!"

"The goal is scored!"

"3 to 0!"

"United scored the third goal of the game in the 51st minute of the first half!"

"My God! Klopp couldn't help frowning and shaking his head while watching the situation on the field!"

"The two red cards completely disrupted the pre-match deployment, and our Xiaoliang proved the assumptions of countless fans before the game. If Manchester United had him at Anfield last season, it would never be possible. It happened 7-0!"

Guan Zeyuan: "Let me just say, this game is too similar to the 2008-09 Champions League."

Barrage:

[Liverpool fans wrote a bloody letter, demanding that the tainted milk be shut up]

【This mouth is really open】

[The line of this coordination is almost exactly the same as the ball back then]

[Do these players usually watch goal highlights? 】

...

While the fans were discussing, Chen Xiaoliang quickly rushed to the sidelines while calling his teammates over to celebrate together.

He raised his right hand, turned his index finger a few times, then swung his hands, jumped high, and placed his hands vigorously on both sides of his body from the front of his forehead!

Although this scene is a bit unfamiliar, many fans at Old Trafford skillfully followed his movements and yelled earth-shattering:
"SIU!!!!!!"

The strongest No. 7 that Manchester United has been missing for a long time is back today!
(End of this chapter)