Football’s First Defender

This time Manchester United's offensive success was caused by the confluence of many unexpected circumstances.

There are no fundamental loopholes in Liverpool's defense itself, but the players' personal defensive ability is still somewhat limited when facing Manchester United's top offensive players.

With Rooney's equalizer, the pressure was shifted to Liverpool.

According to the FA Cup competition system, in a single-round match, if there is a tie, then the home and away games will be switched and the second round will be played.

And if, at their own Anfield stadium, there is no way to win the game, then Liverpool will go to Old Trafford for a rematch, which is very likely to be bad or bad.

Dalglish on the sidelines, when the team fell behind, immediately dispatched troops and prepared to use the last 20 minutes at home to launch the final attack.

As for Ferguson, he also didn't intend to hold on to the tie, and then drag the game into a rematch at home at another day.

After all, if the team can take advantage of Liverpool's attack, form another counterattack, and directly win and advance in the away game, then after defeating their old rival Liverpool, Manchester United can save a game of energy and prepare for the league championship with Manchester City. , retain more weights.

"Dalglish made substitution adjustments first, and replaced Charlie Adam with the veteran Kevin Dirk."

"If you're right, it should be Dirk Dirk who rushed on the right in the last period of time, and the offensive and defensive tasks in the middle were handed over to Gerrard and Henderson."

As a veteran who has played for Liverpool for many years, the Dutchman, Dirk Dirk, actually has a deep Red Army complex after being influenced by his ears and eyes.

In such a critical game, gaining the trust of the coach and ushering in the opportunity to play in the final period, Dirk is also full of enthusiasm, wanting to prove that he is still young and can continue to contribute to the team.

"Liverpool launched a siege on Manchester United at the last moment at their own home ground."

"But Liverpool must also be careful, their defense, don't be caught by Manchester United to complete the counterattack, otherwise, it will really be a steal."

Although he couldn't provide enough impact on the right side of the field, he still had the advantage of using his height to fight against Evra. "Progressive, can provide a stable pass success rate on the right wing.

After all, Evra, as Manchester United, has invested a lot of players on both offensive and defensive ends. In the second half of the game, his physical fitness will decline. Although it will not lead to a collapse on his side, it will still Definitely not able to perform as well as before.

"Dukiter's cross from the right!"

"Inside the penalty area, Carroll and Suarez are all fighting for the first spot."

"Ferdinand! Jump high and clear with a header!"

As one of the best central defenders in the history of the Premier League, Ferdinand began to occupy a greater advantage in the matchup with Carroll on the defensive end as Carroll's physical fitness was consumed.

Now, this kind of pass directly to Carroll, except for the well-placed pass, the personal confrontation between Carroll and Ferdinand no longer has an advantage.

Not to mention, Manchester United has more people in the penalty area, and sometimes there will be more defenders who come near the landing point and assist in defense, which will have a better positive impact on Manchester United's defense.

Although Liverpool's wing attack has a lot of passes, the threat it can cause is extremely limited.

That is because of the high point option provided by Dirk himself. When Liverpool attacked from the left, Dirk on the right inserted into Manchester United's penalty area to form a more threatening competition for the high point. .

However, with Liverpool's attack from the left, Tang Ning's physical strength was indeed put to the test when the whole game was focused on this side.

"Tangning tried to dribble the ball down to break through. Smalling's defense was very good. Tangning tried to get rid of it, but they didn't create a good chance."

"Tangning could only pass back to Gerrard who was coming from behind. After Gerrard caught the ball, he tried to dribble the ball horizontally and directly hit the goal with a heavy kick!"

"The ball hit Carrick, who blocked him, and the ball bounced near Scholes. Scholes directly passed the ball to the right, and Manchester United had a chance to counterattack!"

Liverpool's offense had to invest more players in the second half of the game to ensure the team's offensive suppression, but at this time Gerrard advanced his position and inserted the offense, which naturally made Liverpool's entire defense line All doors are open.

Especially after Gerrard chose to hit the goal forcibly, but was blocked by the opponent and immediately counterattacked, Liverpool's defense will be tested by Manchester United's extremely threatening counterattack.

"Scholes' long-distance direct pass passed the ball directly to Liverpool's left side to participate in the attack, leaving a huge defensive gap. Park Ji-sung continued to play hard on the pitch, directly and quickly on the side. Go forward and get the ball."

Jose Enrique, who was also on both ends of the offense and defense, ran back and forth and consumed a lot of energy, even though he was still trying his best to chase Manchester United's pass this time, he obviously couldn't run, so he came off the bench. The "Pu Sanfei" who is still physically fit.

In the end, it was Park Ji-sung who received the ball first, continued to lead the ball, and moved forward quickly.

Liverpool's defense was wide open. Glenn Johnson, the right back who had been plugged in before, could not come back, leaving only Yang Feng, Scholes and Henderson who delayed the defensive scheduling.

But when the opponent was advancing from the wing with Park Ji-sung leading the ball, Rooney, Giggs, and Valencia had fanned out and had an impact on Liverpool's defense.

How to allocate the defensive force became a matter for Yang Feng to make an immediate decision.

Park Ji-sung's breakthrough on the wing must be restricted by someone. Yang Feng also knew that Jose Enrique was exhausted at the end. If he left it alone, Park Ji-sung could completely get rid of it on the wing. Whether it is passing the ball or choosing to cut inside to hit the goal, it is a huge threat.

As for the most stable point of the opponent's striker, Rooney must focus on defense. As for the remaining Ryan Giggs and Valencia, in line with the hostile relationship between the two teams, Yang Feng still has a "pure blood" player. More biased.

"Scholes! Up for grabs!"

"Henderson! Go back!"

The back position is the direction Giggs will go forward, and after receiving Yang Feng's quick instructions, Scholes can also use his ability to attack, even if it is a foul and a card, he must stay outside the penalty area to block Park Ji-sung's attack .

"Scholes went straight to Park Ji-sung with the ball!"

"Park Ji-sung got rid of Enrique's defense before, which has caused Manchester United to play more and less opportunities in the frontcourt. At this time, naturally Scholes will not be given the possibility of fouling to stop the attack."

"With a horizontal strike, Park Ji-sung chose to pass the ball to the center."

It was all an instant mental game, Yang Feng first rushed to Valencia, which was closer to Park Ji-sung!

When Valencia faced Yang Feng's interference, he also knew that the two teammates on the left would form a 2v1. Naturally, he did not go forward with all his strength, but paused and retreated a little bit. With Yang Feng defending, he could also get a bigger space to receive the ball and prepare to pass the ball to the left for the first time.

But seeing that Park Ji-sung passed the ball to Valencia, Yang Feng gave up the interference to Valencia the moment the ball was passed out, then leaned over and ran towards Rooney who was already in the open position.

But during the running process, Yang Feng kept his eyes on Valencia and Rooney's position at the same time, ensuring that he was in the middle of the straight line formed by the two, and interfered as much as possible. Valencia might pass the ball to Rooney. .

Yang Feng instantly chose the defensive strategy of Valencia first and then Rooney. In terms of defensive effect, it was still successful.

Yang Feng's first-step defense directly interfered with Valencia's progress, and even though Valencia received the ball after the pause, when the other Liverpool players returned to defense at full speed, Valencia's pause, If you want to get up to speed again and finish the goal with the ball by yourself, you will also be under a lot of defensive pressure.

There is no way. For Valencia, at this time, they can only strengthen their previous ideas and continue to choose the ball to Rooney at the first time.

"Valencia chooses a through ball, looking for Rooney in front!"

As a shooter, Rooney chose the direction of movement this time, which is also very compatible with Valencia's pass.

Seeing Rooney's lateral running, he must receive a pass from Valencia in the absolute space of the penalty area, and have absolute space to hit the goal.

Yang Feng, stand up again at the critical moment!

"Yang Feng! Oh my god! Magical predictive ability!"

"When Valencia was passing the ball, Yang Feng also followed Rooney to complete a change in the direction of lateral running, and then suddenly chose to half-kneel and stretch out his left leg, and forcibly touched the through ball on the ground this time!"

"Yang Feng poked the ball and changed the direction of the ball."

"Skrtel turned around and returned to the defense very quickly. He completed the clearance with a big foot. Liverpool's defense crisis this time is over!"

The Liverpool players who came back to defend were also frightened by Manchester United's quick counterattack just now.

Fortunately, this time, relying on Yang Feng's excellent judgment, he successfully completed the defense.

Everyone expressed affirmation to Yang Feng, while doing other defensive work on the defensive end to limit Manchester United's next attack...

In a battle like the Double Red Club, the players of the two teams fought each other with bayonets from the very beginning. For the two teams, in the game, there is rarely such a long period of respite to recover their physical fitness, so in the game In the final stage, everyone actually has more than enough energy.

At the last moment, although Liverpool wanted to win the game at home, they had to admit that at this time, many players who were not physically fit could only be allowed to defend to the maximum extent in the backcourt, while players with physical fitness, Go to the offensive end and give it a try!

Although if there is a tie, they will go to Old Trafford to play the second round, but it is definitely better than losing the game directly at home.

For many Liverpool players, after the thrilling counterattack of Manchester United just now, at this time, it is definitely right to defend steadily first.

With the Liverpool players retreating first, the Manchester United players' morale was high and they began to "recover lost ground".

When Liverpool retreated, Manchester United entered. While Liverpool was seeking stability, some Manchester United players had the idea of ​​trying to launch an attack at the end to see if they could steal one.

Not only the old Manchester United veteran Ryan Giggs and Scholes, including Carrick, who has taken on defensive tasks, have also begun to look more forward after losing the defender they need to mark. Before, more closely involved in the team's offense.

As for the Manchester United players' progress, Yang Feng, who is at the back of the defense, has been watching and carefully observing the positions of the Manchester United players.

Manchester United's offense has also stagnated due to the physical fitness of the players. However, Manchester United is still trying, hoping to create more opportunities.

Even if it is a long-range shot with a bad position, it is possible to score if you try it. In case any long-range shot blasts the world, anyway, there are only two people left in Liverpool's frontcourt, and Manchester United's midfielder has an absolute numerical advantage. Under the circumstances, don't worry about what big waves Liverpool can make.

With Manchester United's long-range direct flak, Reina serves goal kick!

The team suddenly increased its defense, but was suppressed instead. This time, Reina did not directly kick the ball, but passed a short pass to Yang Feng, hoping that the team can use the ball in the midfield to regain control of the rhythm of the game!

And Yang Feng, after receiving Reina's pass, did not immediately take the ball, but started to move forward with the ball himself.

Yang Feng decided to be self-willed once, to complete the idea in his mind before.

"Yang Feng moves forward with the ball!"

"Facing Rooney's pressure, Yang Fengfeng chose..."

"Long pass!"

"Yang Feng made a big long pass in the backcourt before Rooney finished the tackle!"

It stands to reason that a long pass directly from the backcourt without passing through the midfield will basically be destroyed by the defensive player when the opponent clearly has the defensive advantage in the halfcourt.

However, Yang Feng's passing angle is extremely tricky, and the long-passing skills he practiced at Chelsea at the beginning are perfectly displayed at this time!

Yang Feng passed the ball with sufficient force, which made the ball very fast and did not leave too much reaction time for Manchester United players.

And the placement was extremely tricky, falling directly behind Carrick, who was supposed to cover the defensive midfield area, and in front of Manchester United's back line.

Although Carrick kept retreating after discovering Yang Feng's long pass, he still couldn't reach the point where the ball landed.

The long pass landed behind Carrick and rebounded high. When no one grabbed the first spot, it bounced to the right of Manchester United's penalty area.

"Kit!"

"Get out from the right side!"

"Yang Feng's long pass directly bounced in the direction of Dirk Driven's advance."

Because of Yang Feng's previous signal, Suarez had received Yang Feng's instruction to pull to the left. Suarez and Carroll kept to the left, which naturally tilted the entire Manchester United defense to the left. , only Evra alone!

"Dukiter's shoulders are strong!"

"Resist Evra!"

"No excessive adjustments!"

"Directly volley on the right side of the penalty area, volley!"

"This ball!"

"Go in!"

"The goal is scored! Kevin Dirk! The lore is Manchester United!"

"The 87th minute of the game! After receiving a pass from Yang Feng in the backcourt, he volleyed directly into the penalty area of ​​Manchester United and hit the goal successfully, rewriting the score to 2-1 for Liverpool!"