harleyscars Chapter 823 Whom?
Chapter 823 Whom?
Chapter 823 Whom?
The opponent missed a penalty kick, and the Manchester United players were thinking that there must be blessings if they survive a catastrophe. Pochettino made a tactical gesture to Sun Wu to push forward.
The penalty kick was missed, and the Liverpool players were a little confused, but they quickly recovered from Klopp's roar, and the instincts they had cultivated in countless training grounds kept their footsteps without stopping.
In an instant, Liverpool once again made Manchester United a shrinking turtle with a fierce, smooth and tacit high-position press. There was not much time in the first half, but the Liverpool people did not intend to answer the locker room with a 0-1 score.
Sun Wu couldn't bear it anymore, and after using an awkward movement to destroy Di Maria's big foot in the middle, he made a gesture to Thomas Muller.
Soon, both Klopp and Pochettino on the sidelines noticed the change.
"Switch left and right?" Mortensen smacked his lips. "It should be Best's on-the-spot adjustment. Griezmann can play on both sides, but Germans rarely appear on the left."
Without excellent dribbling ability, nor excellent inverse foot ability, it is difficult for Thomas Muller to help the offense when he goes to the left. Sun Wu is purely for Erwa to help defend. Of course, the grid on the other side Rizmann was freed.
In the 42nd minute, Coutinho slanted to the right side of the penalty area. Gotze took the ball and made a pass with his left foot, which was blocked by Ashley Young. Intercept again.
Erwa aimed at the right side of the other half with a big foot, and the ball flew straight to Griezmann and Moreno.
"Manchester United strikes back!"
Griezmann was completely unafraid of the Western defender behind him. He looked back at the moon in the air and pointed the ball back to Sun Wu who was following him, and then accelerated himself forward.
Gerrard has already followed... When Sun Wu made a direct pass, Team Jie threw another shovel without hesitation!
But this time Sun Wu learned his lesson. He suddenly pulled the ball back with the sole of his foot, and at the same time the other foot was suspended in the air. Gerrard's feet passed five or six centimeters away from the ball.
Di Maria behind him has already rushed forward, and Henderson is also returning to defense. Sun Wu knew that there was no time, so he directly poked with his toe and sent out the oblique plug in the most time-saving way.
Lukaku, who had been running in circles, received a pass in the middle. He resisted Matip behind him, and sent a diagonal pass with his right foot. This was a back ball.
After speeding up, Griezmann, who walked back disappointedly, suddenly turned back and accelerated again. The blond Frenchman threw away Moreno in an instant, and slashed out from a diagonal stab with the ball and went straight to Liverpool's penalty area.
"Lukaku's wonderful biography!"
"Manchester United's semi-one-handed... oh, Henderson... It's a tactical foul!"
Lovren fought and retreated, and Henderson, who came to defend, knocked Griezmann out of the penalty area with his shoulder.
Klopp couldn't help turning his head and glanced at Pochettino, thinking in his heart whether this was Manchester United's response before the league or Best's on-the-spot adjustment...it should be Best, otherwise he wouldn't have switched positions at this time .
Looking at the triangle pass of Griezmann, Sun Wu and Lukaku just now, and seeing Griezmann throwing Moreno away with speed in an instant, we know that Sun Wu's adjustment this time is very successful.
After Thomas Muller went to the left, Sun Wu deliberately leaned to the right, so that he could receive Griezmann's header and return to the top to organize the offensive.
Klopp made a gesture to Henderson who was looking over, indicating that he should be cautious in his advance and pay attention to Sun Wu's advance.
"Actually, there's no need for Henderson to foul." Zhan Jun shook his head, "Manchester United's counterattack is only one point, and they can push to the side."
"But it can't be wrong. If Griezmann can get rid of Henderson, it will be easy to deal with Lovren in the penalty area." Zhang Lu has a different opinion, "Griezmann doesn't have to go past Lovren." Ren, just swing it out of the angle and you can shoot."
Uh, in fact, what Henderson is worried about is that after Griezmann entered the penalty area, he might flop and dive. In case the referee wants to find a balance... Others don’t know, but Liverpool players still don’t know. During the training, he also demonstrated to his teammates and taught them how to perform. It is said that Sun Wu's main job as an assistant coach at Manchester United is this...
In the next free kick, Manchester United almost stood still. Not to mention the two central defenders, even Thomas Muller didn't go up. Only Griezmann and Lukaku were alone, one standing in front of the ball and the other standing in front of the ball. On the restricted area line.
Klopp on the sidelines twisted his mouth. To be honest, there are really not many guys in European football who only care about results and ignore face like Best. Even Mourinho has to maintain his demeanor now.
Griezmann's free kick failed to create any threat and flew directly out of the baseline. At this time, it was already stoppage time, and the first half of the game was about to end.
Manchester United wanted to take a breath, and Liverpool was a little bit afraid of the speed that Griezmann showed just now. After a few minutes of tacit understanding and helplessness between the two sides, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
Walking through the player tunnel and walking into the home team's locker room, Klopp couldn't help but look back at the visiting team's locker room opposite... It's easy to say that changing positions from left to right, but it's really not easy to make such an adjustment, Griezmann It was able to create threats to suppress Piszczek and Gotze, but Best chose to find opportunities from other places ingeniously, and achieved results quickly.
In the Manchester United dressing room.
"Substitution?" Sun Wuli stood in the corner confidently and said so, the power of Lao Tzu, the assistant coach, has been stripped by you, and the adjustments during the game can always be passed.
"Who?"
"Mane!"
"Thomas Muller!"
"Darren!"
When three or four names came out at the same time, Miguel and Sun Wu stared at each other.
"The lack of speed in the frontcourt, Mane replaced Thomas Muller." Miguel explained: "In this way, both wings can start up, even Mane and Griezmann go to the left, which can suppress Pisces. Szczek and Gotze."
"Good idea." Sun Wu smiled indifferently, "I'm thinking about Fletcher, he can hold the midfielder position, and with Schneiderlin, the defensive thickness of the backcourt will be greatly enhanced. I think You can free your hands..."
After the words were spoken, Sun Wu felt bad... His thinking was right, but his words were wrong. At first glance, it seemed that Miguel's adjustment was for the team, but his own adjustment was for himself.
Sun Wu grinned, waved his hands and said, "Mauricio is the head coach, he makes decisions."
After saying this, Sun Wu walked to the tactical board in the center of the dressing room and carefully looked at the positioning of Liverpool players.
Sturridge's performance in the first half was very average, lacking the connection of Firmino. In fact, Liverpool's offensive quality after the high press in the first half was very average. I don't know if Klopp will make adjustments.
In addition, Henderson's position is very particular. He can shoot long shots from outside the penalty area, and even rush into the penalty area to grab points. Once Manchester United successfully get rid of the high press, only Gerrard is left in the middle of Liverpool's midfield.
In fact, Gerrard's defensive ability is not very strong. On the one hand, his defense is based on the prediction brought by his rich experience and tactical literacy, and on the other hand, the buff bonus of the captain of the Red Army. Of course, Matip is flexible. The pawns will come up to help.
From this perspective, Mane may indeed become a pawn to reverse the situation, but this will sacrifice Thomas Muller... If you can choose, Sun Wu will let Lukaku go. It is difficult for the Belgian center to play against Matip and Lovren joined hands to take advantage.
(End of this chapter)