Football’s First Defender

One less player at home, or being reversed in a leading situation, the mental state of Liverpool players is generally not very good.

This is also human nature. The frustration of losing the game after working hard for a whole game and then suddenly being let down by the opponent, scoring two goals, will inevitably come to mind.

At this time, what Liverpool need is the motivation of momentum and the spiritual rejuvenation of the players.

"Come on! There is still time! We can definitely score another goal!"

"Don't give up! There is still enough time, we will give full play and just do our job well!"

Gerrard in the midfield and Yang Feng in the backcourt all showed the composure and calmness that a leader player should have at this time.

During the game, faced with an unfavorable situation, one of the two played their roles as captains to condense the confidence of the offensive players in the center and frontcourt, and the other played the attitude of the core of the defense to re-condense the team's defensive soul.

The game is far from over!

Rodgers off the field, faced with the team being reversed, could only quickly play his last substitution card, using forward Carroll to replace Sterling, who performed mediocre on the wing.

At the last moment, in order to finally equalize the score, Rogers could only temporarily abandon his offensive philosophy and use the most old-fashioned method to try the last chance.

"Rodgers' pass and control tactics are extremely unfriendly to traditional British high center forwards like Carroll."

"Since the start of the Premier League, this is the first time Carroll has played. You must know that in the second half of last season, after Yang Feng's comeback, Carroll made Liverpool dare to invest in the offensive end. He also contributed a lot. Decent goals and assists."

"So now, in the situation of playing one less player and the team falling behind by one goal, Rogers still succumbed to reality and chose the substitution adjustment that he might least want to make."

"This is also an opportunity for Carroll, an opportunity to prove his strength, and will also determine whether he can continue his career in Liverpool, but what stands in his way is Manchester United's excellent defensive line..."

Victory is what a coach should pursue most, and the choice of tactics is only a means to pursue victory.

Before Rogers stubbornly chose to use the pass-and-control style of play because he believed that his tactical system could bring victory to the team, even though at this stage, due to the tacit cooperation between the players and the unfamiliarity with the tactics, and Unable to win the early stage of the league, but Rogers firmly believes that the future is bright, and the current results are unfavorable, just for the second half of the league, for the glory of the next season, laying the groundwork.

However, in the current situation of this game, with one less player, the opponent is strong, and the game time is not much, they want to rely on pass control to open the gap in Manchester United's defense, so that Liverpool have the opportunity to complete the equalizing goal , then it is really a bit of a dream.

It's not Rogers' style to do it knowing that it can't be done. For this duel between the two red clubs, Rogers still didn't think so and gave up easily.

So what about changing your tactical philosophy? For Rogers, since he has chosen to be the coach of Liverpool, he must not give up lightly when facing Manchester United. This is the first time since he took office at Anfield. In the Double Red Club, the rival team won the victory at home.

"Although Liverpool played 10 against 11, when the score fell behind, they could only choose to use a more risky way to attack forward."

"Martin Kelly and Glenn Johnson, in the absence of Liverpool's full-back players, can only use more risky advances to act as a facade for Liverpool's attack on the wing."

"A 45-degree cross from Glenn Johnson!"

"The penalty area was full of defenders, and Carroll couldn't complete the jump to compete for the top under the double-team. This ball was returned to the penalty area by Carrick to complete the clearance."

Ground pass, blocked;

crossed, cleared;

Through ball, destroyed.

Liverpool's offensive attack was seen through by the very experienced Manchester United defense one by one, and when Liverpool played one less player, the offense can actually cause fewer changes. Manchester United has sufficient defenders to attack every point of Liverpool's attack. , Carry out meticulous individual defense, and excellent overall defensive rotation.

Not to mention that there are no opportunities, even if Liverpool can occasionally use their personal abilities to get rid of the defense, other Manchester United defenders still have excellent supplementary defense capabilities and can nip danger in the bud.

Time passed little by little, and with the lead in the score, Ferguson's substitution adjustments began to target the defensive end of the midfield.

Scholes, Anderson, such experienced midfielders still came off the bench, replacing players like Kagawa Shinji and Valencia who had also reached their peak in physical fitness and had a declining defensive role.

The game is about to enter the final stoppage time. Ferguson believes that the team can be stable and pocket the victory of the game first.

The cheers at Anfield did not stop, and Liverpool's offensive continued to bombard Manchester United indiscriminately.

At the last moment of the game, for Rodgers, a 1-2 loss at home was not much different from a 1-3 loss. All Liverpool's offensive capabilities were concentrated in Manchester United's half.

Even though this would leave Manchester United with a lot of room to counterattack, Rogers was already willing to do anything to equalize the score at this time.

Fortunately, Yang Feng's performance has always been very stable. Facing Manchester United's two short-term counterattack opportunities, Yang Feng played his excellent defensive skills. The one-on-one defense blocked the chance to hit the goal created by Van Persie in the counterattack; an excellent foul, at the cost of a yellow card, was exchanged for the suspension of the opponent's very threatening counterattack.

The score is still 1 to 2, and there are only 4 minutes of stoppage time.

"Liverpool's offensive threat is really limited."

"With Manchester United's players shrinking back to half-court defense, Liverpool still has a personnel disadvantage on the field. This is not because of one less player, but on the defensive end. Manchester United has always had an absolute defensive advantage of two to three players. Against Liverpool Every point can carry out targeted defensive restrictions, and there is enough maneuvering power to ensure that the team's defense in the penalty area occupies an absolute superiority."

"Suarez, this time he chose to go outside the penalty area to catch the ball!"

The penalty area is directly separated by Manchester United's defensive players. Even if it is as strong as Suarez, under the defensive system built by Manchester United's many defensive players, it is impossible to receive a pass from a teammate in the penalty area, let alone find a way to complete a threatening one. The shot converted.

At the last moment of the game, Suarez could only choose to go outside the penalty area, trying to see if he could create a long-range threat outside the penalty area.

Suarez received a direct pass from Gerrard. Facing Carrick who was defending himself, Suarez played the characteristics of the excellent foot skills of South American players, and used continuous excellent fake moves to sway Carrick.

But before Suarez made any further offensive moves, Giggs, who had already been rushed over from the other side, completed the defense.

Fortunately, in the confrontation with Giggs, Suarez fell to the ground and was recognized by the referee. He whistled Giggs' foul and won a direct free kick for Liverpool.

At the position 1 meter away from the top of the arc in the penalty area, it is an excellent area for a free kick to hit the goal.

With stoppage time already in the third minute, this free kick may be Liverpool's last threatening opportunity to attack.

Who will punish?

Suarez, who created this free kick, Gerrard, the free kicker in the Liverpool team, and Henderson, who also had the free kick in his own goal area, stood together in front of the penalty spot and were having a final exchange.

And high-point players like Skrtel and Yang Feng also stood in the penalty area, ready to respond to possible passes from teammates at any time and complete the work of hitting the goal.

Manchester United's players, in addition to the human wall, of course also tightly surround the penalty area, doing a good job in the final defense.

De Gea is nervously arranging the position of the human wall. After confirming the position of the human wall, he is on the other side of the goal, staring at the position of the ball, ready to make a save.

When the referee blew the whistle, Suarez fired first but feigned a shot, but the real killing move was behind him.

"Henderson!"

"Direct free kick to the goal!"

"Pounced!"

"God De Gea reacts!"

"but……"

"GOAL!!!"

"The goal is scored! The goal is scored! Perfect tie! Yang Feng! Completed a follow-up shot in the penalty area! Helped Liverpool to tie Manchester United!"

"Anfield Stadium! It turned into a sea of ​​joy in an instant! Their hero is the Chinese central defender who is still celebrating after the lore - Yang Feng!"