Football’s First Defender

Yang Feng's goal line rescue allowed the team to maintain the point difference at one goal. For Liverpool, there is still a chance to equalize the score or even overtake the score.

In order to complete the reversal of Manchester United in the away game, the first thing Liverpool must do well is naturally the team's offense.

However, it is not so easy for Liverpool's offensive line to obtain an effective offensive threat. Liverpool's offense did not provide enough passing support in the middle. Manchester United's systematic overall defense in the backcourt minimized the threat of Gerrard and Joe Allen's backcourt.

And without the team's pass support in the middle, the side attack can only be carried out monotonously. When the two full-backs behind them are also unable to actively advance forward, they are naturally defended and strangled by Manchester United's wide players.

Liverpool's two wings, the speed advantage of Sterling and Downing, may still have room to play in the 1v1 situation, but when the opponent's defense is organized and people come to help defend at any time, they can create opportunities. Really limited.

More offensive opportunities may still come from Suarez or Sturridge. When the two are attacking, they can retreat outside the penalty area, and then receive a pass from their teammates, find opportunities to use their personal abilities, and try to get rid of the defensive players. Complete the long-range attack.

It's just that, with the obvious disadvantages of offensive numbers and Manchester United's defensive numbers, it is not so easy for Liverpool to get long-range shots.

Taking the lead, Manchester United, under the instruction of Ferguson, defended with all members and performed very well.

Moreover, there are double strikers with the ability to accelerate, and there is also a speed-type counterattack configuration on the side. Even if you put in defense in the backcourt, you can make a very threatening counterattack and move forward in the first time. This puts a lot of pressure on Liverpool's defense. .

It is precisely because of Manchester United's strong counterattack ability that Liverpool's midfielder, Gerrard, will find opportunities to plug in and provide further threats, while Joe Allen is only doing ball work and dare not go too far forward to participate in the attack Among them, Gerrard's step forward only made Manchester United's defense a little more busy, and the real threat to Manchester United is still limited.

Rogers is considering whether to adjust the attack line more to strengthen the team's offense, and whether to let the two full-backs provide greater assistance on the offensive end.

However, the adjustment that Rogers wanted has not yet reached the time for the adjustment and substitution that could be made in the original plan. Instead, it was the counterattack of the opponent Manchester United, which took the lead in creating a greater threat.

When Liverpool's offensive line began to press forward appropriately, hoping to create greater defensive pressure on Manchester United, Liverpool shifted from the left to the right in a wide range of attacks. After Sterling took the ball, he wanted to break through on the wing. Evra's defense.

Although the speed of the teenager Sterling has an absolute advantage when facing Evra, but Evra, as a senior wing defender of Manchester United, has sufficient game experience to judge the young man Sterling For every offensive step, find the right time, mainly to fight with the body and interfere with Sterling, so as not to give Sterling a chance to fully accelerate.

Sterling's physical confrontation was naturally unable to confront Evra. In the end, on the right side, Sterling's performance was still restrained by Evra, unable to completely break through the past, and then Sterling barely passed the ball , and was easily controlled by Ferdinand, the most stable high point in the penalty area of ​​Manchester United.

Carrick was outside the penalty area, receiving a header from Ferdinand, unloading the ball with ease, and then went straight to United's counterattack this time.

Van Persie and Welbeck formed Manchester United's double ghost striker. When counterattacking, unless there are many Manchester United counterattackers participating in the moment, they try to keep a relatively large distance. One person pulls away Yang Feng's defense and creates for the other. A better chance to counterattack.

Since Glenn Johnson went forward to participate in Liverpool's attack on the left side of Liverpool's attack this time, when Van Persie quickly interspersed and there was space behind Glenn Johnson, Yang Feng had to come over quickly and keep up with him. , to ensure that Van Persie is not given a chance to fight back.

But Welbeck on the other side, at this time, only Skrtel's defense followed.

Wisdom was distracted by Shinji Kagawa who also counterattacked quickly, and Skrtel marked Welbeck, so in fact, there is not much disadvantage in the matchup.

It's just that Carrick's condition is really good today. Carrick, who has excellent foot feel, is in the backcourt again and sends a very good long pass. The pass is over the top, and the landing point is still for the With an excellent lead, Welbeck, who has been fighting against Skrtel, directly escaped from the outside line. Although the path became a little farther, Welbeck, who played his own speed advantage, had every chance to take the lead. To where the ball lands near the penalty area line.

Seeing that Reina was unable to strike ahead of time to complete the destruction of the ball this time, Skrtel could only be complacent and increase his movements to complete the blocking of Welbeck.

"beep--"

The referee blew his whistle.

Skrtel's blocking action was too big, pulling Welbeck who had already started to lose his balance. In view of the huge threat that the ball might pose, the referee ran over again and gave Skrtel a yellow card.

In the 54th minute of the game, defender Skrtel's yellow card will definitely affect his subsequent defensive actions, and it will also add greater defensive pressure to Liverpool's defense in this game.

A free kick position slightly to the left, Van Persie stands before the penalty spot, this time the free kick can either directly try to hit the goal, or choose to pass the ball.

"Van Persie! Run!"

"This time hit the middle!"

"The header from the back!"

"It's in this time!"

"2 to 0!"

"Manchester United's advantage has been further expanded."

"Evra! Contributed to Manchester United!"

Van Persie's pass was fast and flew straight to the back post.

In the set-piece defense, Yang Feng and Skrtel are mainly responsible for marking Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, the two biggest threats to Manchester United.

Ferdinand, who was closer to the center, attracted Yang Feng's defensive attention, but he was not the main attack point of the set kick this time.

When Yang Feng found out that the ball was sent to a further back position and wanted to remind his teammates, he stopped rushing.

Skrtel may be the more likely high-point player, but he was first blocked by Vidic next to Evra.

"Two ghosts knock on the door!"

Vidic, who was in the front, jumped high, and under the interference of Skrtel, he did not reach the biography, while Evra, who was slightly behind, got rid of Glenn Johnson The defense, leaped high, and scored with a header.

Liverpool are now two goals behind, still at Old Trafford.

The left back Glen Johnson in this game, in an unfamiliar position, could only be said to have played mediocre before, but this time the set-piece defense can already be said to be a disaster-level performance.

The second goal scored by Evra gave Manchester United a huge advantage at home. The Red Devils fans at Old Trafford celebrated with the loudest cheers. In the Red Cross, another victory may be about to be achieved.