Chapter 308 Never Be Alone!

"Taylor, what do you think?" Lineker was in a good mood. Since he beat Andy Gray last time, Sky Sports leaders finally changed his partner.

Martin Taylor is Sky Sports' other ace commentator, and Lineker obviously has a better relationship with him.

"I think Liverpool are in urgent need of a victory. The results of 1 win and 3 draws have greatly increased the pressure on Benitez. If he had not won the Champions League last season, he might have been dismissed long ago. He has never been short of controversy. "

"Ferguson's team is going smoothly. Apart from being tied by Villarreal in the Champions League, they have not yet encountered a truly strong team in the league. It can be said that the arrival of Liverpool is just a good opportunity to try their true strength." strength."

"Liverpool is more unstable than Manchester United."

"I prefer a draw in this game."

"Well, I also think the probability of a draw is high."

"Let's take a look at the starting lineup."

"For Manchester United, 19-Van der Sar; 22-O'Shea, 15-Vidic, 5-Ferdinand, 23-Richardson; 14-Park Ji-sung, 16-Roy Keane, 18-Scott 7-C. Ronaldo, 10-Rooney, 9-Dong Fangzhuo."

"Liverpool lineup: 25-Reina; 3-Finnan, 4-Hyypia, 23-Carragher, 28-Warnock; 10-Luis Garcia, 14-Alonso, 8-Gerra Germany, 6-Riise; 15-Crouch, 24-Pangler."

"Manchester United started Park and put Giggs on the bench, which shows that they fully trust Park. Giggs has been a little emotional recently. He always complains in front of the media that his playing time is decreasing, but he must understand , he is already a veteran in his thirties and is no longer young."

"Liverpool let Crouch start, which shows that they are going to play a tactic of flying from the wings. Crouch's height will be the biggest threat. In addition, the long-range shot of the Liverpool midfielder will also be a big threat."

"Both captains Gerrard and Roy Keane returned to the starting lineup. For Liverpool, Riise, Finnan and Warnock all returned to the starting lineup after being suspended in midweek; for Manchester United, thigh muscle injury The recovering Roy Keane replaced Fletcher. Heinze tore the cruciate ligament in his knee and will be absent for a long time. The teenager Richardson filled the Argentinian's vacancy and got the starting opportunity for the first time. Liverpool faced each other at Anfield in the previous three seasons. Manchester United are winless and the last time they lost at home was against Manchester United."

"China has scored in four consecutive games. If he scores again in this game, it will be five consecutive games in which he has scored. This is a great record. Before the game, everyone was arguing whether Rooney would score this year. Among them, the biggest topic is that Cristiano Ronaldo and Chinese Dong should also win the Best Rookie Award, but in the end Rooney should win. Who among the three will score today? Let us wait and see."

As soon as the game started, the two sides entered into a confrontation. The game between the Double Red Club is never conservative, because only by killing each other can you be happy.

The kop fans at Anfield were quite excited. They chanted from the first moment of the game and did not let the Manchester United fans make a sound at all.

In the 3rd minute, Luis Garcia made a direct pass to the middle. Gerrard successfully countered the offside under the cover of Crouch. Van der Sar struck out in time to get the header before Gerrard.

"Steve!"

"Oh, no!"

"The Liverpool captain almost scored!" screamed Martin Taylor, a passionate commentator.

"Gary, sometimes I even thought Gerrard was Liverpool's striker?"

"Haha, what you said makes sense. This Liverpool team often relies on Gerrard to solve problems. We can often see Gerrard breaking through and scoring goals alone. In fact, this is also the crux of the problem. A team's It's really sad that the forwards can't score, but they have to rely on the midfielders to come in and solve the problem. This is why Liverpool has achieved so many draws since the start of the game.

Lineker nodded in agreement.

Liverpool had a slight advantage on the field. It seemed that they wanted to blitz at the beginning, trying to force Manchester United to make mistakes through a full-court press, and then score a goal.

However, Manchester United was clearly prepared. After Gerrard got that opportunity, Manchester United quickly tightened its direction and no longer left the Liverpool people behind.

In the 8th minute, Park Ji-sung fouled Riise. Gerrard lobbed a free kick from the left to the far corner. The ball missed the far corner post and missed slightly.

"Steve had a bit of bad luck today. If the ball had gone in just a little bit inside the goal..."

"Keane and Giggs should try to control the midfield, they are too passive at the moment."

Liverpool played too hard, Keane and Giggs couldn't control the midfield, and there was a bit of a disconnect between the front and backcourt. Dong Fangzhuo was followed closely by Hyypia and Carragher, and there was no chance for the time being.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney were busy putting out fires and did they get a chance to counterattack with the ball.

However, in the 11th minute, Rooney took the ball from the left and cut inside. Faced with Liverpool's right back Finnan, he forced his acceleration and Finland had to pull him down.

Ronaldo stood in front of the ball and started his free kick performance. He shot a free kick directly from 28 yards on the left.

call!

A beautiful elevator ball arced and went straight to the lower right corner of the goal. It missed just a little bit and the ball slipped out of the goal post.

"Cristiano Ronaldo's free kicks are getting better and better. This kick is definitely not fake. He must be working hard on his free kick skills recently. Elevator kicks like this are not easy to kick and require good footwork. It only takes good, and currently, AC Milan’s Andrea Pirlo is best at this style of play.”

After shooting the ball, Ronaldo shook his head, obviously very dissatisfied with his shot.

But this did not dampen his confidence. Soon he broke through Riise's interception for the first time on the right, and then cut in front of Liverpool's penalty area.

Dong Fangzhuo came over to respond. Cristiano Ronaldo and him played a one-two in front of the penalty area. Hyypia had to separate from Dong Fangzhuo, and then he knocked down Cristiano Ronaldo.

But referee Stiles refused to make a penalty.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Dong Fangzhuo raised their hands to protest to the referee at the same time, but that was all.

The two men showed great restraint, which would be different if it were Rooney.

"Actually, the referee was right at this time. Ronaldo was obviously suspected of diving. This cannot be blamed on the referee. The three players in the frontcourt of Manchester United sometimes performed too much."

"Manchester United is now gradually regaining its disadvantage. The competition between the two sides in the midfield is very fierce. Liverpool frequently uses the two wings to pass the ball."

Due to Crouch's obvious height advantage, Liverpool rarely passes the ball at his feet in the attack. However, because Manchester United has Vidic and Ferdinand on the back line, the high ball does not pose a threat to Manchester United's penalty area for the time being.

Manchester United was also unable to gain an advantage in the midfield competition. Manchester United also played long-pass attacks, but the offensive efficiency was obviously not high. Dong Fangzhuo was even worse than Crouch. Except for occasionally coming back to receive passes from Ronaldo and Rooney, he rarely got the ball.

In the 17th minute, Scholes fouled Alonso and was given a yellow card. Alonso's forward penetration was very aggressive, which put Scokes under pressure and he had to focus more on defense.

But Scholes is ultimately an offensive player, not a defensive specialist. In the 18th minute, Scholes was still teased by Alonso. Alonso flicked his left foot and the ball flew over Scholes' head. He turned and broke into the left side of the penalty area and immediately followed with his left foot. Shoot!

Van der Sar fell to the ground, but the ball went wide.

"Oh, Liverpool's midfielder is too strong. If Alonso scores this goal, he can compete for the best of the season."

"Keane is old. He can't protect the defense well from behind. Relying on Scholes won't do it."

Van der Sar sent the ball with his big foot to Dong Fangzhuo. In the fourth meeting, Carragher and Hyypia obviously knew Dong Fangzhuo very well. Hyypia stuck closely behind Dong Fangzhuo, and Carragher headed in front of Dong Fangzhuo and pushed the ball out first.

Of course, Vidic and Ferdinand also dealt with Crouch in this way. Although Crouch had the advantage in the air, he also couldn't get the ball.

In the subsequent games, both sides focused on the midfield battle, but were unable to create shooting opportunities in front of the goal.

In the 35th minute, Ferdinand fouled Crouch in front of the penalty area. Ferdinand also pulled the latter's jersey and expressed dissatisfaction. Alonso's free kick from 25 yards in the middle went directly over the crossbar.

Manchester United then launched a quick counterattack. Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney cooperated and passed directly to Dong Fangzhuo in the penalty area. Carragher once again made a key clearance.

But the ball was blocked by Keane. Keane passed the ball directly to Dong Fangzhuo again, but this time Hyypia dealt with it.

"Dong is dying today. He has no chance to take the ball and shoot!"

"Manchester United's forwards need to show their true colors," Martin Taylor shouted.

"It's not that Dong is not good, but once his technical characteristics are familiar to old opponents, it will be difficult for him to get opportunities unless he stretches out of the penalty area. But Ferguson's tactics today are obviously to let Dong contain the opponent's central defender in the penalty area. Let Rooney and Ronaldo create chances."

"Ouch?"

"Park on the left intercepted the ball!"

"He got the ball to Rooney quickly."

"Rooney made a massive transfer to Cristiano Ronaldo."

"Dong ran out and woke up at one o'clock?"

"Hyypia had to mark Rooney."

Cristiano Ronaldo dropped Liverpool's left back in seconds!

Cross!

Rooney led Hyypia to the front point, while Dong Fangzhuo and Carragher fought and jumped in the middle!

Although Carragher's body is stronger, he can jump higher than Carragher. Carragher alone cannot guard Dong Fangzhuo. Even in terms of body, he has not gained any advantage.

Dong Fangzhuo is not afraid of a duel with Carragher.

From the moment he took off, Carragher's eyes were full of panic because he couldn't resist Dong Fangzhuo at all.

Boom——

"goooooooooooal!"

"Don't be alone!"

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