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

Chapter 392 The Tragedy at Old Trafford

During the half-time break, the locker rooms on both sides of the player tunnel corridor of both sides were like heaven and hell on the other side.

Today is different from the Qixi match last season. That game only played 1-0 at halftime. When the midfielders of both sides walked into the locker room, they didn't know what the game would be like in the second half.

But today is completely different. Even Henderson, Van Dijk, Salah, Alisson and other big players in the team can't feel the possibility of the team turning defeat into victory.

They were even fortunate that only Barrera was sent off just now, and the others were only given yellow cards. If there is one less person, there will be more space in the backcourt. God.

The one who was most confused was Gwadiol, even though he watched the videos of every game played by Chen Xiaoliang and listened carefully to the detailed analysis of the Liverpool coaching staff, not to mention that he was Chen Xiaoliang’s old teammate and a hard-core member of the Roma training team, but today He didn't seem to know the man in the bright red No. 7 shirt in front of him at all.

Enzo had already sent him a message before the game, telling him that Chen Xiaoliang was too strong to be unreasonable now, but Gwadiol didn't take it too seriously.

What kind of team is Chelsea?Ranked second on page 2 of the standings last season, what grade is it worthy of talking to me about the strength of Liverpool's opponents?
Unlike Chen Xiaoliang, Kwa, and Cesko, he also maintains a very close relationship with Enzo. He does not agree with Enzo in many ways.

Of course, this also has something to do with his home country Croatia being eliminated by Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals.

In Gwadiol's value standard, players can be transferred, but unless the club does not want you, you should not abandon your teammates halfway, for the sake of the so-called team fame and higher income, you should abandon your teammates and run away.

Of course, in the end, fate was also balanced to some extent. He won the Triple Crown together with Chen Xiaoliang, while Enzo didn't even play in Europe this season.

But after halftime, he found that what Enzo said was right, the Chen Xiaoliang in front of him was no longer the Chen Xiaoliang at that time.

Especially his left foot, what is going on?

I have seen biped monsters who are proficient in reverse feet. The Chen Xiaoliang in Rome used to be such a biped monster. He can dribble with his left foot, and he can also use his left foot to play high quality in the last shot or pass. But most of the time I touch the ball with my right foot.

Unlike today, the right foot can even be ignored by using the left foot.

However, luck is luck, shock is shock. When Klopp asked about his attitude in the second half, all Liverpool players said that they would fight Manchester United to the end and would never back down!
In the Double Red Club, either you die or I die, there is absolutely no such thing as sacrificing and keeping safe!
Barrera took the initiative to apologize to his teammates, saying that his uncalmness caused his passivity on the field. Captain Henderson and Van Dijk accepted his apology on behalf of the players.

Klopp also accepted the player's attitude. He replaced Bajcetic with Elliott and continued to fight with Chen Xiaoliang in the second half.

In Manchester United's dressing room, there was no need for Ten Hag's encouragement. The players spontaneously exchanged their experiences and feelings in the first half.

Varane and Casemiro continued to remind Fred to pay attention to protecting the outside of the penalty area, Lima and Dalot discussed the matters needing attention when the right foot will play the left back, how Rashford and Kwa communicated to Chen Xiaoliang , Support, let him play a greater threat in the second half of today's violent state.

B Fei also apologized to the team members in public. Although his voice was much lower than when he was careless in the past, he spoke clearly and sincerely, without any evasion or excuses.

But unlike the embarrassing scene at Liverpool, after he apologized, his teammates laughed.

De Gea even jokingly said that this is his 13th season at Manchester United, and he felt that it was the most relaxing game he played against Liverpool. Go to the core of the midfielder on the opposite side, so that the game will be easy.

After saying this, not only the teammates laughed more happily, but even Ten Hahe laughed loudly.

After explaining the key points of defense a little bit, Ten Hag asked McTominay, Sancho, Anthony, Williams, Maguire and others to prepare for warm-up.

When leaving the locker room and returning to the court, Chen Xiaoliang was the last one.

He walked out of the locker room and said to Ten Hag: "Coach, if you want to avenge last season, don't, don't send Jayden (Sancho) prematurely today."

Ten Hahe shook his head with a helpless smile, then patted Chen Xiaoliang on the back, and finally nodded in agreement.

How to activate the former Bundesliga champion and assist king has become the most troublesome thing for Manchester United.

Chen Xiaoliang and Ten Hahe euphemistically stated very early on that in the counterattack against time, once the ball reaches Sancho's feet, the rhythm of the counterattack will stop immediately, whether it is training or competition, just like an "offensive terminator" .

It's just that it's their own attack that ended.

He hesitates to play the ball, dare not pass others, and is weak in confrontation. If there is no pass, there will be no chance to pass the ball low, and the ability to pass the high ball is insufficient. After Joe and Anthony.

If it is sold, it means that the investment of 8500 million yuan is in vain, and the book will lose at least 4000 million yuan. If it is not sold, Sancho, who is weak in every major event, can play in rotation in ordinary games, but 8500 million buys a It is really unreasonable to play in the rotation of the middle and lower reaches.

What's more, after the 2022 World Cup, Sancho encountered serious psychological problems. The club also specially gave him a vacation to see a psychiatrist for treatment. Although the effect was somewhat effective, it still did not return to Dortmund.

Even after Chen Xiaoliang joined, the 23-year-old Sancho still seemed out of place with young people like Sesco and Keva joining the team.

Like Fred, the management tends to sell him for cash while he is young. After all, the winger position in the team is overcrowded. Instead of giving Sancho another chance, it is better to train the 19-year-old Ghanacho.

But back on the sidelines, perhaps in order to protect Sancho's already fragile heart, Ten Hag did not let Ganacho warm up in advance.

He doesn't like players to interfere with his substitution arrangements. In the past, this was absolutely unacceptable, but now, under the advice of Sir Alex Ferguson and McClaren, and with the absolute support of boss Jasim, Under the proof of the imposing team results and exaggerated personal data, especially under the temptation of the 3-0 score, he must convince himself to listen to Chen Xiaoliang's opinions more during the game.

After all, that 7-0 match was not only the shame of the century-old Double Red Club, but also the biggest shame he has been coaching so far. If he doesn't return it for a day, this shame will follow him for a day, forever.

"Beep!"

Zhan Jun: "The referee Robert Jones blew the whistle for the second half of the game! What you are watching now is the 2023-24 English Premier League, the 213th double red meeting brought to you by Penguin Sports. Derby game!"

"Liverpool kicked off in the second half. The overall formation did not show a conservative trend. McAllister retreated to take the ball in the middle, and the two sides still pressed forward. It seems that Liverpool still wants to change the situation of the game through offense!"

Zhang Lu: "But this position seems to be a bit different. Gwadiol's position has some prerequisites. It feels that he is independent from the other two central defenders, and he stands closer to Elliott, who plays the midfielder."

Zhan Jun: "The problem is that Gwadiol is not like Manchester City's Stones, who can play as a midfielder in the game. Even if Gwadiol is inserted, he does not have enough organization and ball advancement ability."

The commentary is still analyzing, but Chen Xiaoliang can see it at a glance.

Gwadiol came for himself.

Compared with Van Dijk, who has to command the defense line, and Van der Ven, who just joined the team in the summer, Gwadiol's individual defense ability is stronger, and he is more familiar with himself.

At this moment, he is like a man-marking central defender with a wider range of movement, standing in front of Chen Xiaoliang's offensive line at any time. Once Chen Xiaoliang gets the ball and is ready to attack, he will immediately enter the one-on-one defensive mode.

These jobs should have been done by Barrera.

In the 50th minute, Salah cut in from the left. Dalot, at the suggestion of Lima, started the second half as long as Salah cut in and Casemiro protected him, he immediately rushed to defend himself .

Sure enough, as soon as Dalot posted, Salah immediately turned his left foot back to his right foot, and turned to the right.

But Casemiro blocked him immediately, and Dalot, who turned around, also formed a close double team with him.

Seeing that he didn't break through the line, Salah pulled the ball and turned back to Arnold who was behind him.

In the past, Arnold, who has excellent crossing ability, has already made a high pass at this time, but at this moment, only Nunes is standing naked in the penalty area, crossing the middle and handing it to McAllister.

McAllister crossed again and gave it to Robertson who was inward and plugged in from the left.

Two consecutive passes, without any sloppiness, were basically one-footed. Even Zhang Lu said that these quick transfers have the taste of Liverpool in the championship period a few years ago.

Robertson was followed by Rashford. After receiving the ball, he continued to stay in the middle for a few steps, then looked ahead, pointed with his left hand, and immediately pushed a through ball with his left foot!

Nunes, who was still wandering in the middle of the penalty area just now, saw that Arnold had no chance to cross, and went around to the left side of the penalty area again.

Fred, who wanted to cut off Robertson's passing route, found that the ball rolled past his left side. At this time, it was too late for him to turn around.

Vala's heart tightened, thinking that this Brazilian teammate really couldn't teach him. Chen Xiaoliang, who was in front of him, also frowned when he saw it.

At that moment, Fred was more than 10 meters away from Robertson in front of him and Nunes behind him. He either pressed forward to stick to the ball holder, or retreated to stick to the receiver. As a result, he stood in the middle and wanted to intercept.

With such a wide distance, the passing players can choose a variety of passing routes, which means that Fred's position has no defensive meaning at all.

Sure enough, Nunes took a step forward and the ball rolled to his side.

Varane immediately bent over, right foot forward, watching the Uruguayan striker's every move.

In the process of seemingly running to the left, Nunes touched the rolling ball with the outer instep of his right foot, and the ball immediately bounced to the right a step away. Just like that, Nunes' body immediately turned to the right Keeping up with one step, he completed the movement of consecutive stops in an instant, but Varane, who was deceived by Nunez's movement to the left, had no time to keep up, and the space for shooting had been opened!
Nunes swung his right foot back slightly, aimed at the far corner, and made a small arc with the instep of his right foot!

Countless watching fans have been waiting all night for the scene of "Slanting God Pushing Nujiao" to finally be born!

And last season, Jacques scored a similar shot from the same angle!
The ball has flown out!
The distance was too close and the hit was too sudden, De Gea didn't respond!

At this moment, a red shadow flashed in front of De Gea, intercepting the shot from it with a flying shovel!

The ball hit him, the speed was greatly reduced, and De Gea easily picked it up!
Zhan Jun: "Argentine butcher, cut Lima!"

"Blocked Nunes' almost-obligatory shot with his body!"

Zhang Lu: "The ball was too fast, and he was able to defend against it by predicting ahead of time. If Liverpool scored a goal at the beginning of the second half, there would be suspense immediately afterwards."

Guan Zeyuan: "It seems...the referee did not make a penalty."

Zhan Jun: "Eh? Sure enough, the referee Robert Jones was communicating with his colleagues in the headset and stopped the game!"

"Van Dyke and McAllister ran up immediately, and Xiao Liang also ran over."

Zhang Lu: "Hey, the referee said he would not listen or not, so don't affect me."

Zhan Jun: "Wow! Penalty!"

"Referee Robert Jones pointed to the United penalty spot! He didn't even choose to go to VAR!"

"Lima also ran up and explained to the referee that his arm was stuck to his chest."

"Slow motion is coming!"

Zhang Lu: "There was an action of raising an arm to block the face, and the ball just hit this arm."

Guan Zeyuan: "If you don't block it, you will be hit in the face. This is actually a subconscious action."

Zhan Jun: "But for the referee, as long as the arm is not close to the torso and there is a movement of raising the hand, it can be counted as a penalty."

Zhang Lu: "And there is a very important basis for the penalty. If he doesn't block this, the goal will undoubtedly be scored."

No amount of appeal was in vain, and referee Robert Jones called off Manchester United's players and instructed Liverpool to prepare for a penalty.

Salah picked up the ball and walked towards the penalty spot. He suddenly found Chen Xiaoliang standing on the penalty spot.

Today, Manchester United's No. 7 hat-trick in the halftime has already given enough limelight. Salah didn't want to talk nonsense with Chen Xiaoliang, so he walked over and squeezed Chen Xiaoliang away with his body.

Did not expect a top, no top open.

Salah didn't talk nonsense with Chen Xiaoliang, and turned his head to look at the referee.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned his head, Chen Xiaoliang said to him: "Come on~ Look after you~"

Salah was taken aback, but before he could speak, Chen Xiaoliang said again: "Remember the speed of the ball must be fast~ The angle must be tricky~ Otherwise, I will drink Hedy when I go home tonight~"

Before the referee came over, Chen Xiaoliang walked away with a smile after speaking.

"Can you eat pancakes...Tamad..." Salah muttered, setting the ball up and looking at De Gea.

However, Chen Xiaoliang's "gentle" words, which are in contrast to the tough style on the court, lingered in his ears.

"Come on~"

"Use hard~"

"The angle is tricky~"

Coupled with the same unforgettable score of 3 goals behind, and the pressure that scoring this goal can still give the team hope of reversal, it is no longer something Salah can get rid of by trying to take a deep breath.

He knows that this is interference, but when players face a decisive issue such as a penalty kick, they will naturally have a question-where should they kick?

Salah's decision was to play according to his own habits, but subconsciously, he was deliberately resisting Chen Xiaoliang's words.

You want me to have a tricky angle, you want me to be strong, and you want to use words to influence me.

Okay, then I will show you what a perfect penalty kick is too difficult to save!
"Beep!" The referee whistled!

Zhan Jun: "Salah runs up!"

"Hit the door!"

"Bad!"

Zhang Lu: "And it's a bit outrageous..."

Zhan Jun: "Manchester United fans are so happy."

"It's too far away...this ball..."

Guan Zeyuan: "This ball...his left foot didn't cover the ball."

The temperature in the UK in December was already cold. Klopp shook his head on the sidelines and covered his nose and mouth with a scarf.

Perhaps at this moment, his heart was even colder.

On the other side, Manchester United, which still maintains a zero seal state, is rejoicing and morale is even stronger!
De Gea, who escaped from death, also yelled and cheered himself up.

Chen Xiaoliang walked from the penalty area line to the front field, waiting for his teammates to kick off the goal kick.

As he walked, he couldn't stop laughing at the corners of his mouth, and he didn't forget to look back at Salah, who had lowered his head and returned to his seat.

Salah felt Chen Xiaoliang's gaze, raised his head and glanced at him, and immediately averted his gaze.

Chen Xiaoliang's smile grew stronger.

Give you a chance, you are useless...

Give you a chance, you are useless!
The game continued, and Liverpool, who had lost their hard-won scoring opportunities, except for Nunes and McAllister who were still desperate, the other offensive players temporarily slowed down their pressure.

As for Manchester United, 3-0 is definitely not the goal tonight. Chen Xiaoliang is still running back and forth, stimulating the sensitive nerves of Liverpool's defense.

In the 59th minute, Chen Xiaoliang once again received a direct pass from Casemiro with his back. Elliott was so hard to get stuck that he almost had to push forward with both hands.

Gwadior rushed forward immediately, double-teaming Chen Xiaoliang with Elliott from the left.

Chen Xiaoliang originally wanted to knock the ball back with his left foot, but Casemiro passed the ball very fast. He chose a more conservative way to stop the ball. Pick up the ball, lift your left foot up and sweep it back.

As soon as Gwadiol pounced, the ball flew to his left rear.

Rashford started and went straight into the penalty area from the ribs, with Robertson catching up beside him.

Rashford, who rushed into the right side of the penalty area to receive the ball, slowed down slightly, and Robertson had already stuck to his right side.

Seeing that there was no time to swing his leg back to shoot, Rashford simply pushed the ball back with his right foot!
On the other side, Kewa also got rid of Arnold and rushed to the far post!
Alisson, who was blocked at the near post, immediately ran to the other side of the goal, but Kwa had already received a pass from Rashford, and the only thing blocking his shot was Van Dijk, who relied on early prediction to make up for it!

Kwa flicked the ball to the right, took a forced step, and shot vigorously with his right foot. Standing Van Dijk stretched his left foot to the left, his calf just blocked the ball, and the ball bounced back to Rashford again .

Rashford reacted quickly and raised his right foot to lead the ball, but at this time Robertson, who was returning to the defense, was already in front of him.

Rashford stepped on the ball with his right foot, and Robertson was about to go up to steal it. Rashford pulled the ball back with his right foot. At this time, Chen Xiaoliang, who rushed forward from behind him, caught his ball!

After Chen Xiaoliang played the ball just now, Kwa finally hit the goal from the left. Seeing that Alisson was too late, Gwadiol had retreated to the goal line to act as a human wall, leaving only Elliott still staring at Chen Xiaoliang.

But Chen Xiaoliang suddenly moved forward to the right side of the penalty area, so he still couldn't catch up.

At this time, Chen Xiaoliang was behind Rashford in the right corner of the small penalty area and moved forward close to him to catch the ball. Elliott, who was following behind, also chased after Rashford.

Seeing that something was wrong, Robertson also blocked the near post.

But tonight, there is only one word in the mind of Manchester United's No. 7-shoot!

At this time, he was already on the right sideline of the small penalty area, and he was about to reach the bottom line in two steps, but he still lifted his right foot and kicked towards the goal with all his strength!

"what!"

"yeah!!!"

First there was a loud scream captured by the microphone on the goal, and then there was a tsunami of Manchester United fans in the stands at Old Trafford!
Zhan Jun: "Xiao Liang can shoot, no one can stop him!"

"The ball hit the blocked Robertson and bounced into the goal!"

"4 to 0! Personal 4th goal!"

"Just ask today's Liverpool, is there no 4 for 4!"

"In 15 rounds of the Premier League, he scored 20 goals. This is the second player this season to break Salah's original Premier League record of scoring 25 goals in 20 rounds!"

"The last one was Harland who scored 13 goals in 20 rounds this season!"

"Wow! These two are blowing up a storm in the Premier League!"

Zhang Lu: "Klopp has to make adjustments. It is impossible for this remnant team to attack. If they continue to attack, they will have to concede the ball."

But the rout on the scene is no longer something that Klopp can adjust if he wants to.

He replaced McAllister with Ward Prowse, then replaced the frustrated Salah with Jota, and switched the positions of Nunez and Jota.

However, everything turned out to be in vain.

In the 67th minute, Manchester United replaced Rashford, replaced Anthony, replaced Fred, replaced McTominay, replaced Dalot, replaced Williams, replaced Varane, replaced Maguire you.

Ten Hag has made a superficial gesture.

As the saying goes, stay on the front line in life, and I really want to see you in the future. It's not that I want to kill them all, I've already got a bunch of substitutes.

But whether these substitutes want to kill them all is their own business.

The next game turned into a show of two wingers.

In the 71st minute, Kewa received a side kick from Chen Xiaoliang, who was retreating, and rushed up along the left side as soon as he started.

Although he failed to gain the upper hand against Kyle Walker twice, Arnold was the type of full-back that Kowa could pinch.

Competing with him for speed may not necessarily give you an advantage, but he is a bit awkward.

Kwa made his signature move, first he swayed to the right, then kicked the ball with his right foot, then kicked it back with his left foot, and made a breakthrough in an instant. After Arnold changed his center of gravity twice, he set the center of gravity At the moment of the sidewalk, he tapped his left foot again, and then he rushed forward to the right like an arrow off the string.

Arnold wanted to change direction again, but he shook himself, his feet seemed to be twisted, and he staggered and fell to the ground.

At this time, all the Manchester United fans cheered loudly, and the full-screen barrage was [Route 66].

Kewa ran all the way, and Van Dijk and Ward-Prowse came to defend one after the other.

They also knew that Chen Xiaoliang was crazy today, his feet were too smooth, no matter how he played, there was a high probability that Kwa would find a chance to pass the ball to him.

But the two of them have to guard against Kwa. If such a player gives him a chance, he can score goals himself.

The two sides are like facing a conspiracy, they know each other well, but they can't change it.

This is the dominance of the offensive side over the situation of the game!
On the bench, B Fei waved his fist and shouted: "Go! Xiaoke! Go!"

At this time, Chen Xiaoliang and Kwa completed a cross-run. Kwa with the ball rushed to the top of the penalty area, while Chen Xiaoliang without the ball ran to the left side of the penalty area.

This is another classic counter-attack running position, which requires very high requirements for the defensive players to adapt to the situation.

When two offensive players cross, does the defensive player following them need to switch positions?

Chen Xiaoliang passed behind Kowa, which meant that Elliott and Gwadiol, who were defending him, also passed through this area. On the other side, Van Dijk and Ward Plow who were defending Kowa Si passed through Chen Xiaoliang.

At this time, some people may say, if you continue to follow, it will be over?
Next, Kewa seized the opportunity and gave the best demonstration!

Just after two offenses and four defenses, and six people formed a cross, Kwa immediately swung his right foot back and was ready to play the ball!
At this moment, no one knew whether he was going to pass the ball or shoot.

But Gwadior, who passed by him and was closer to him and was supposed to guard Chen Xiaoliang, could only follow the principle of "nearby defense" and stopped to intercept Kwa, who was not his main defense.

However, there was no sign of Kova's sudden kick, and there was no notice of Gwadio's stop and interception. Van Dijk and Ward Prowse, who were defending Kowa, were still staring at Kowa and running.

In this way, the number of people defending Chen Xiaoliang changed from "2" to "1", and only Elliott was left behind.

Kewa would not miss such an opportunity. Once he missed it, he would be repeatedly tortured by Chen Xiaoliang during the extra training and asked to practice the same routine dozens of times.

He landed with his right foot and pushed the ball forward to the left. The ball passed Gwadiol and Van Dijk in the lightest way, and rolled to the most deadly area-the left side of the penalty area!
Chen Xiaoliang catches the ball and shoots.

Today is whoever blocks and kills, one word, shoot, add another word, it is burst shot!
His left foot was facing the rolling over, and the back of his instep twitched violently!

What kind of corner, what kind of curveball pushes the far corner, don't do so many complicated things today.

Fly bricks with great strength, and use extreme power to solve all opponents in front of you!
Alisson is almost in place and the save has been made.

However, in front of Chen Xiaoliang, none of his teammates helped him block the route of the shot.

At such a distance, exposing a explosive shooter directly in front of the goalkeeper is no different from sending points.

Zhan Jun: "Xiao Liang! Near corner!"

"This ball! Again! Go in! Go!"

"Five sons enroll!"

"How many people would have imagined before the game that this much-anticipated double-red meeting turned out to be the solo performance of the new No. 7 of the Red Devils and the new captain of Manchester United!"

Zhang Lu: "Now there is only one suspense, how many Liverpool will lose in this game."

Guan Zeyuan: "I think five may be about the same. If it were me, even if I stick to it, the score will not be able to expand."

(End of this chapter)