Football’s First Defender

Liverpool's opening lightning goal did make the rhythm of the game develop in different ways from the beginning.

After the team fell behind, Moyes could no longer seek stability for safety reasons, and focused on midfield defense. Instead, he wanted to take the initiative to attack and try to regain the initiative with goals in the away game.

Liverpool coach Rodgers, after maintaining the absolute stability of the team's core main frame this season, while maintaining the individual abilities of the players, the main job is naturally to allow the team to better exert their team strength.

There is enough tacit understanding between the players, and the coach has thoroughly understood the defensive strength of the players after running in last season, so Rogers actually has the capital this season to use better defensive positions and win the game after leading.

The small 1-0 victory in the previous two league games is a favorable proof for Liverpool's defense.

Although Rooney, one of Manchester United's core offensive players, was injured in a collision with his teammates during pre-match training, he was sent directly to the hospital for 10 stitches and was unable to attend the game, which disrupted Liverpool's defensive arrangement.

But on Moyes' side, when Welbeck was only used to replace Rooney without further large-scale formation changes, the impact on Liverpool's defense was actually not great.

Manchester United's offense cannot be opened just by thinking about it.

Feng Shui took turns. After taking the lead, Liverpool's strikers, in defense, also retreated to their own half, and launched a fierce siege in the midfield area to prevent Manchester United from having any chance. Opportunity to play the ball forward easily.

In fact, there are not so many outlets in the Manchester United team. After Carrick made a short pass to find a pass to Van Persie in front, Yang Feng, who was closely guarded, stretched out his foot behind him and poked the pass, and the ball was immediately completed. In the conversion, Liverpool directly began to push back.

Coutinho, who received the ball in the middle, brilliantly demonstrated his extremely gorgeous dribbling skills in the counterattack.

Not only relying on speed to advance quickly, using emergency stops to change directions, and then interspersed with sudden acceleration after lateral movement, as well as fancy but practical extraordinary movements at the feet, Coutinho is alone, in the midfield area, continuously Get rid of three Manchester United players.

It's just that the biggest weakness of the young Coutinho today is the instability of passing.

Maybe sometimes Coutinho can send an extremely exciting threatening pass, but when it comes to some ordinary passes that require skill, Coutinho is always unable to maintain the stability of the pass.

When he wanted to pass the ball obliquely to find Aspas near the arc of the penalty area, Coutinho's pass had a deviation in direction, allowing Manchester United midfielder Carrick to complete the interception.

Carrick, who has the ability to pass the ball long, directly launched Manchester United's quick counterattack.

Instead of passing the ball immediately, Carrick kept dribbling forward, attracting defenders around Liverpool and closing his own passing distance.

Carrick was in the middle of the pitch before Gerrard pressed in, sending a long through ball straight to the right, into the area behind Jose Enrique.

Welbeck accelerated forward on the right and directly gained a physical advantage.

Fortunately, although Carrick's pass was in place, the ball was also extremely fast. As a result, Welbeck did not receive the ball well in the process of going forward, which gave Jose Enrique a chance to chase it back.

However, given that Welbeck's physical confrontation ability is not weak and his speed is not slow, when Welbeck wanted to speed up again, Jose Enrique stepped up his actions and used a foul to stagnate Manchester United's counterattack this time.

A free kick from the right sideline is not only not suitable for hitting the goal, but even the passing threat is actually not that great.

Only Ryan Giggs stood in front of the ball and took the penalty.

A free kick with a very high arc, and the penalty is directed at the back point in the penalty area.

Giggs exerted full force, and the ball was so fast that Liverpool's defensive players, even though they had already judged the landing point, were rushed into the front area by most of Manchester United's players before and kept following the defense. , There is no way to go to the back position to help defend.

With 5 Manchester United players rushing forward to make wedding dresses in the middle area, Evra, who was on the far left and running to the back point, created a 1v1 competition with Glen Johnson at the back point Opportunity.

Glen Johnson is doing his best to stop Evra, but Evra's physical fitness, in the field of full-backs, is definitely the best in the world.

Glenn Johnson didn't block it, a difficult move after taking off and diving to the top, Evra took the free kick and headed the ball towards the goal.

In the crowded area in front of the goal, the position of Evra's header ferry is actually a bit behind. Logically speaking, there is no way to form a sufficient direct threat.

However, in the Manchester United team, there is a general Van Persie who can score goals in a variety of informal ways.

After taking a step back and jumping upside down with the golden hook, Yang Feng's blocking has already stepped forward faster, but Van Persie's hitting fluency is a bit higher, and he directly hits the goal and flies to the goal.

It's just that the movements are beautiful, but it may be due to Yang Feng's interference and also to avoid Yang Feng's blocking. In terms of control, Van Persie is still a little bit worse.

The ball was slightly higher than the crossbar, but it also scared the Liverpool players into a cold sweat.

This is the offensive power of the giants. I don't know when, players can use their personal abilities to create unexpected scoring opportunities.

The two sides fought fiercely in the midfield area today.

It is not easy for anyone who wants to achieve a suppressive offense.

The creation of offensive opportunities still requires players to seize the fleeting opportunities and complete the offense.

Jose Enrique's ball from the backcourt was intercepted by Manchester United midfielder Cleverley in front of Gerrard.

After that, although Liverpool had enough defensive personnel and did not have a quick counterattack opportunity, Manchester United still accelerated the passing rhythm and tried to create opportunities.

Cleverley and Ryan Giggs and Phil Jones on the right started a continuous short pass to tear and mobilize Liverpool's overall defense.

After multiple passes in a row, Giggs on the right crossed the ball obliquely to the center, and accurately passed it to the feet of Cleverley who suddenly accelerated forward. Cleverley only took the ball one step, and threatened After the area attracted more Liverpool's defensive attention, the ball was handed over to Welbeck not far away.

Welbeck took the ball and moved two steps laterally. When all Liverpool's defenses were attracted to the central area, he crossed again and handed it over to Evra, who had a huge gap in front of him, and quickly inserted the attack from the left.

Evra accelerated forward and took a step directly past Henderson. With a slight advantage in body position, when Henderson was chasing and defending at full speed, Evra made an emergency stop. Although he had to lose his balance, But still one step ahead, a short pass to Welbeck who responded from the side and rear.

When Liverpool's defense was compressed into the penalty area by Manchester United's offense, Welbeck received the ball at the line of the penalty area and had enough room for a long shot.

A powerful low shot went straight to the lower left corner of the goal.

The fans at the scene were shocked again.

But that reassuring figure appeared again.

Um……

Not Yang Feng, but the new favorite of Liverpool fans.

Mignolet fell to the ground quickly, made a wonderful save, and still the ball, after firmly blocking it with both hands, he controlled the ball.

I saw the newcomers laughing, but not the old ones crying.

Liverpool fans, after the previous two league games, gave Mignolet, who performed well and contributed two clean sheets, the title of "Mishen", and recognized this outstanding goalkeeper from the bottom of their hearts .

"As long as Liverpool score a goal, then the rest will be handed over to Yang Feng's father and Mishen."

Today's Liverpool fans have full confidence in the double insurance of the team's defense.