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Chapter 278 Warrior!

"Let's welcome our heroes with applause!" The live announcer at Anfield shouted sensationally, and then reported the names of the players one by one, and began to detonate the atmosphere of this crazy and glorious stadium.

"Reina...Carragher...Hypia...Rise...Warnock...Finnan...Garcia...Alonso...Crouch, Pangler...Stephen— - Gerrard!!" Every time a name was reported, the fans shouted behind the live announcer, and the whole stadium seemed to be boiling with fiery red magma, and the atmosphere was extremely frenzied.

Gerrard's name was placed last, and the Liverpool captain enjoyed the crazy applause and cheers from the entire stadium. This kind of courtesy, which used to belong to an English player named Michael Owen, now belongs to Gerrard! !

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Li Rui stood in the middle circle with his hands on his hips, his face was not very good, he first wiped the rainwater off his face, and then snorted heavily: "We will make them all shut up later, damn it, really Noisy." He was still dissatisfied with the Liverpool fans booing him.

He started this game, but he was under a lot of pressure. However, the more pressure he had, the more excited Li Rui seemed to be. He likes big scenes.

"What did you say?" Rooney shouted at Li Rui, but he couldn't hear what Li Rui was saying, the atmosphere was too noisy.

"I said..." Li Rui shouted.

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Just as Li Rui was about to answer, at this moment, with a "beep!", the referee Strass blew the whistle to start the game.

The entire Anfield stadium suddenly flashed!
Crouch passed the ball to Pongele, and then ran forward, and the football was passed back by Pongele to Alonso behind him.

Amidst the cheers of the fans in the audience, the game officially begins!
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In the past season, although Liverpool only ranked No.5 in the league, in the Champions League, they finally staged a magical night in Istanbul, and staged a big reversal when they fell behind 0:3 , In the end, he defeated the mighty AC Milan on penalties and won the Big Ear Cup. This also allowed Benitez to win the love of fans and the trust of the club's top management in his first season at Anfield.

Benitez was also able to let go of his hands and start further team building adjustments according to his own wishes.

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Under the guidance of Benitez, the Red Army also performed well in the league this season, started well, and even once threatened Chelsea's top position...

However, the recent situation of Liverpool in the last two rounds of the league is not very good. It is now only ranked No.4 in the league. In this game, once they lose at home to their old rival Manchester United, the ranking may also fall out of the top four.

Therefore, in this game, Benitez's tactic is to attack, to attack as soon as he comes up, and to put pressure on Manchester United, hoping to score as soon as possible.

Liverpool's goal is obvious and they must win this game, even though the opponent is rival Manchester United.

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Therefore, after receiving the pass, Alonso did not continue to pass back, but immediately made a long pass to the right side of the court, where Gerrard had already run up.

After Gerrard took the ball, he first changed direction and rushed past Scholes, and then when Keane came up to grab the ball, the Liverpool captain suddenly split the football.

There, Riise and Garcia, who received the ball, made a one-two hit against the wall. Then, after taking two steps, Riise suddenly kicked and shot at a position about 40 meters away from the goal.

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Riise has a long-range shot. In the Premier League, the Norwegian's signature long-range missile can often help the team win, but this time, Riise's long-range missile directly bored Sylvester's face. On, was blocked off the touchline.

As for Sylvester, as if he had been hit by a bullet, he fell straight down, lying on the grass and twitching.

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"Rise, beautiful one-two, what is he going to do, 40 meters from the goal... shot!! God, it hit Sylvester in the face, he looked like he was hit by a missile It's the bull's-eye, it's bad, the doctor's on the pitch, hope nothing happens... bleed."

The Manchester United veteran lying on the turf seemed to have lost consciousness. The viscous blood flowed out of his nostrils like an unstoppable torrent. Just now, Sylvester did not expect Riise to shoot suddenly. He completely He unconsciously used his face to block it. Although Sylvester was already more than ten meters away from Riise, the Norwegian's feet were really strong.

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The Manchester United team doctor Jeffs rushed onto the pitch, but he didn't dare to move Sylvester. After 1 minute, the Manchester United veteran regained consciousness, and the staff at Anfield brought him back to his senses. Sylvester carried off the field, and the Manchester United veteran had nosebleeds all over his face, looking extremely terrifying.

On the other hand, Riise has been explaining to the referee and Manchester United players that his kick just now was not intentional. Although the Norwegian looks fierce and has a big temper, he is not bad-hearted, and, indeed No one thought that this shot hit the unprepared Sylvester straight and straight.

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On the sidelines, Ferguson frowned, looking very worried. The game had only started less than a minute ago, and it was really terrible that this situation happened.

"Is it serious?" Ferguson asked the team doctor.

"The bridge of the nose must be broken..." Team doctor Jeffs was helping Sylvester stop the bleeding and wash the blood off his face.

"Oh, hell!" The Scottish old man waved his arm depressedly, that is, the Manchester United team must be replaced.

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Ferguson turned his eyes around the bench, and finally set his sights on the face of the Argentine Heinze. The Argentine's performance in the last round of the league was really bad, but now Manchester United is on the left. In the guard position, there is indeed no choice of attitude.

After 1 minute, the fourth official raised his card, and Manchester United was forced to make a substitution. Heinze came off the bench to replace Sylvester, who was accidentally injured.

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"It's really unfortunate, maybe Manchester United players should have a helmet to protect their nose."

Unlucky enough indeed, this is already this season, Manchester United's No.2 player was hit by an opponent's shot and his nose was bleeding and injured. In the game against Newcastle, Li Rui was hit by Dyer's shot in the nose, It was also blood splattered on the spot. Fortunately, Li Rui only had a nosebleed but no fractures. However, obviously, this time, Sylvester was not so lucky, with a broken nose. Comeback.

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Sylvester was injured and left the field by Riise's long-range shot, and because the football was knocked out of the touchline by Sylvester, it was a Liverpool throw-in.

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Finnan threw a throw-in to Garcia, who then crossed to Alonso, who split the ball, where Carragher came up.

After Carragher took a distance, he pretended to make a cross, and Fletcher immediately came up to block it. Unexpectedly, Carragher made a fake move. He dunked the football beautifully, took two more steps, and hoisted the football into the penalty area. .

In the penalty area, Crouch is really too tall. This big man nicknamed 'Bamboo Pole' didn't even need to take off, he just tilted his head and smashed the football into the goal.

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Fortunately, Van der Sar was experienced and responded in advance, blocking the football with a single palm.

Corner kick, in the 5th minute of the game, Liverpool's first real shot almost scored.

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"Gabriel, keep an eye on that big man." Van der Sar was directing the team's defense. Crouch's height is really a big test for Manchester United's defense.

Garcia took the corner kick. This time, it was Ferdinand who grabbed the point. He pushed the football out of the penalty area, but it fell right at Gerrard's feet. The Liverpool captain padded his chest and then volleyed. The soccer ball was heavy after being wet by the rain, and a large splash of water splashed out. It flew almost straight towards the upper right corner of the soccer ball, hit the junction of the crossbeam and the column with a bang, and rolled out of the bottom line.

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Manchester United escaped.

In the stands of Anfield Stadium, this shot received a burst of neat sighs, and the red ocean in the stands undulated up and down, setting off huge waves of people.
Liverpool fans are very satisfied with the team's momentum after the start.

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The camera was also aimed at the two head coaches on the sidelines. Benitez was sitting on the coach's bench, obviously satisfied with the offensive after the goal opened, but Ferguson couldn't sit still anymore. The old Scottish man stood up and was present. Walking around, chewing gum in his mouth, and looking at the field from time to time, he was thinking about countermeasures.

However, after thinking about it for 2 minutes, Ferguson decided to stay calm for the time being. The game had just started, so making changes so early was not in line with the habits of the old Scottish man. He had to wait to see his team's reaction.

Liverpool started the game very well, Manchester United hadn't even had a shot, this is not Ferguson's Manchester United.

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Li Rui stepped on the bicycle twice in a row, and suddenly accelerated to throw off the entangled Finnan, and he passed the ball to Giggs on the left.

After the start of the game, Manchester United had no decent offensive. Li Rui hadn't even dribbled into Liverpool's penalty area yet, and the Welsh veteran had almost disappeared on the left.

Giggs took a few steps and passed the ball to Scholes, who came up to meet him. After two steps, Scholes played a half-high ball and knocked the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo on the right.

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The Portuguese is an absolutely dangerous man for Manchester United. Although Li Rui seems to be in the limelight recently, before the game, Liverpool coach Benitez did not relax his attention on Cristiano Ronaldo. He especially told the players to pay attention Close press on Manchester United's No. 7, don't let him dribble the ball easily.

Therefore, Warnock immediately rushed up, intending to take advantage of the opportunity of Cristiano Ronaldo to stop the ball, and stab the football. This player produced by Liverpool's youth academy is very fast, and rushed to Cristiano Ronaldo with one acceleration. by my side.

Cristiano Ronaldo faced the football, raised his right leg, but did not stop the ball, but let the football roll past him!

Flip the ball!

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Warnock was taken aback, and before he could react, Cristiano Ronaldo turned and slid past him, catching up to the football.

Facing the football, it was a dexterous shot directly. The football crossed a beautiful arc and flew towards the upper left corner of the goal. Liverpool goalkeeper Reina jumped up like a frog. Football blocked a bit...

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"Beautiful shot... an incredible save! Great! Reyna! His reaction is faster than optical fiber!" Lineker was full of praise for Reyna's save, although the Liverpool goalkeeper's pounce was very slow. Embarrassed, but the reaction was very fast, and the pounce was very beautiful.

Ferguson watched from the sidelines as Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly kicked an imaginative shot that was about to spin into the goal. The old man clenched his fists in front of his chest, ready to jump up and cheer at any time. The football was thrown, and the godfather of Manchester United waved his hand angrily, sat down on the coach's bench, and sighed regretfully.

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Cristiano Ronaldo took a corner kick. In the penalty area, Li Rui jumped high, rubbed the back of his head, and the football changed direction and flew out against the crossbar.

This was also Li Rui's first shot in the game. When he was in the air, he turned his head and watched the football fly off the crossbar. The regret and unwillingness on his face were clearly captured by the live camera.

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"Oh, it's just a little short." Sitting in front of the TV, Zhang Huifen exclaimed, she almost thought the goal had been scored.

Although Jessica couldn't understand what the 'future mother-in-law' said, she knew that she must be sorry that Li Rui didn't score a goal.

Jessica clenched her fists tightly. Although she is a fake fan, she also understands that in this game, her boyfriend can start the game. The pressure is not small. If she does not perform well, she will definitely welcome the media bigger accusations.

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Just now she saw Li Rui hit the ball, looked at the trajectory of the ball, and thought she must have scored. She raised her hands high and wanted to cheer, but immediately saw the ball flying off the crossbar, and she slapped the armrest of the sofa regretfully. Seeing Li Rui's expression, Jessica's heart trembled. If the goal is scored and Manchester United takes the lead, the pressure on her boyfriend's shoulders will be relieved.

The eyes of Jessica and Zhang Huifen met, and they both laughed. They are all on the same mind now, cheering for Li Rui.

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Liverpool soon instigated an attack.

After Garcia and Alonso hit the wall, they suddenly sent a penetrating kick. Pangele, who got the ball in the middle, sent the ball back to the left again.

This pass tore through Manchester United's left defense. Riise, who was cutting in at high speed from the wing, received the ball, controlled the football a little bit, flicked the football forward, and then kicked a cross from the baseline.

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Riise's cross was low and flat. This kind of pass was very uncomfortable for the tall Crouch. However, under O'Shea's interference, Crouch still stretched out his long legs Rushed on the football line for a while.

Van der Sar reacted quickly. He stretched his legs and blocked the football out of the penalty area. Pangele, who followed up, stopped the ball with his chest and shot the ball.

I have to praise the Dutch veteran's second reaction, Van der Sar was like 'a Batman who made a save that made Anfield sigh'... ("Daily Mirror" described this save after the game )! !
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"Great save!"

"Incredible save! At this moment, I thought the Dutchman was 10 years younger!"

The commentators also praised the magical save of the Manchester United goalkeeper.

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Van der Sar stood up and loosened his gloves. Pangele's shot just now was so powerful that his fingers were so painful from the shock.

"Watch him! Watch that guy! Don't have another time!"

When Pangler made a follow-up shot, there was no one around the Frenchman to defend. In that position, Manchester United made a fatal mistake.

"Concentrate." Ferguson also shouted from the sidelines, he was a little dissatisfied with Ferdinand's performance just now.

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The game has progressed to the 29th minute, and the score on the field is still 0:0.

"Although there were no goals, this was not a dull game. The rhythm of the offensive and defensive transitions of both sides was very fast. At the beginning of the game, Sylvester was injured and left the field. This was an accident. However, the substitute The performance of Heinze who played is quite stable, and there are no frizzy mistakes in the last league game." Lineker took a sip of water and began to comment on the game.

"However, the Argentine also seemed a bit conservative, and Manchester United's attack on the left was also restricted, which directly led to the lack of support for Lee in the frontcourt. So far in the first half, except for that header, Manchester United 10 The performance of the number is still a bit dull." Taibi also raised criticisms of Li Rui.

At this time, the Manchester United midfielder made a mistake in passing and receiving the ball, and Liverpool quickly launched a counterattack.

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After Keane got the ball in midfield, he found Li Rui with a long pass. Li Rui headed the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo. With a knock, Scholes wanted to knock the football into it. I don't know if it was because of the uneven turf.

Riise immediately diverted the ball to Alonso with a big foot, who directly passed the ball diagonally, where Garcia chased towards the ball.

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Garcia caught up with the football, then poked his toe, accelerated himself, and wiped past Fletcher.

There was thunderous cheers from the stands at Anfield.

When Keane saw a pass and catch error in the frontcourt, he chased all the way back. Now he is gradually approaching Garcia, and then directly made a tackle from the side and rear. To stop Liverpool's counterattack.

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In the stands of Anfield Stadium, the red tide was rolling, and the applause rang out. Everyone saw that Garcia seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He flicked the ball and avoided Keane's shovel. The referee, Strass, had already put the whistle in his mouth, and was about to whistle the Manchester United captain for a foul. Now that he failed to succeed in the back tackle, he didn't blow the whistle, and the game continued with his hands raised.

Garcia, who avoided Keane's back tackle, continued to take two steps, and after attracting O'Shea to defend himself, he suddenly made a diagonal pass. The ball passed through the space between O'Shea and Ferdinand, towards the penalty area. Flying to the right corner, everyone saw that Pangele was rushing there.

A scalpel-like accurate score! !
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Many Liverpool fans have already stood up. As long as Pangler gets the ball and cuts inside, it will be a one-shot!If you can score a goal before the end of the first half and enter the intermission with a leading advantage, it will definitely be wonderful!

The moment Pangele was about to catch the ball, a white figure rushed up, jumped very high, and could even clearly feel that there was an obvious gliding in the air, and he hit the ball vigorously. Head, grab the ball before the Frenchman.

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"Oh my god...we saw Air Jordan!!...it's Heinze! This guy finally shined once and showed up where the team needed him most." Tabby's mouth was so big that a duck egg could be stuffed into it , he shouted in surprise.

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"Quick, counterattack!" The Argentine, who had completed a very wonderful defense, sat on the turf and roared at his teammates. He didn't even forget to peek at the sidelines. His performance just now, that damn old Scottish man should be very happy Satisfied... The replacement just now also gave Heinze a certain amount of confidence.

Fight back! !
That's right, this time, Liverpool's quick counterattack was pressing across the board. No one thought that Pangele was about to get the ball and form a single goal, and Heinze would complete a wonderful defense. At this time, Liverpool's defense line , because this time the whole line is pressed, it can also be said to be full of loopholes.

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As soon as Heinze yelled, Fletcher, who ran over from the other side to fill the space, puffed up his chest and padded the football, then looked ahead, and directly sent a long pass with a big kick. He was looking for Cristia. No Ronaldo on this.

Riise, who was pushed out just now, immediately returned to the defense in a hurry and rushed towards Cristiano Ronaldo. However, the Portuguese repeated his tricks and did not stop the ball at all. Instead, he blocked Riise first and blocked Riise. Leaked past, and then, kicked off his feet and chased after the football.

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"Stop him!" Reina yelled in front of the goal, Carragher rushed out, a shovel against the turf, and shoveled towards the football. The rain that fell at the beginning of the game has gradually stopped now, but the field is still It was a bit slippery, the spikes were on the turf, a shovel was made, splashed water, and shoveled towards the football in front of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Then everyone saw Cristiano Ronaldo trying to pick the football past Carragher. Although he jumped up, the football was rubbed by Carragher for a while and rolled to the other side.

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Shhhhhhhhhhhh...

Anfield was booed loudly. Although Carragher touched the football, the football accidentally rolled to Li Rui's feet.

Although slightly taken aback, the shooter's sense of smell and reaction were almost subconscious. Li Rui felt the Liverpool player Finnan rushing towards him behind him. He flicked the football to the left with his right foot and ran towards the penalty area. In the past, Rooney didn't stop the ball at all, the arch of the foot pushed the ball forward...

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"Beautiful two over one! He avoided Finnan! The tacit understanding between Li and Rooney is like a couple who have been in love for many years... single-handed!!!!"

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The whole Anfield became silent in an instant, whether it was Liverpool fans or Manchester United fans who came to the away game, they all looked nervously at Li Rui and Reina!

The Liverpool fans were even a little dazed. Just half a minute ago, their own team scored into the opponent's penalty area. They were about to score a single-handed goal. In the blink of an eye, Manchester United started this fierce counterattack. , got a single chance.

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This is a contest between forwards and goalkeepers, a contest between shooting skills and defensive skills, and even more a psychological contest between each other.

On the football field, the direct confrontation between the goalkeeper and the shooter is always the most exciting. Everyone is holding their breath and some people are praying.

Liverpool fans are praying that Reina can perform a miracle, while Manchester United fans are cheering for Li Rui!
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Jessica stood up when Li Rui scored the ball and broke into the penalty area. She put her hands on her heart and stared nervously at the TV screen.

Beside her, Zhang Huifen was sitting upright, watching the TV screen and her son without blinking.

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At this time, the camera gave Li Rui a close-up. His young face looked unusually calm, and he could even capture a confident smile on the corner of Li Rui's mouth...

Then, everyone saw that Li Rui flicked the football horizontally, and then made a dunk. After avoiding Reina's pounce, he didn't choose to push the ball lightly, but raised his right foot, and it was a direct kick. Bang the door vigorously!

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I have to praise Li Rui's footwork. The football is like a triple-caliber cannon, blasting towards the upper right corner of the goal with heavy smoke.
Li Rui stood there straight, watching the football fly towards the goal. At this moment, in his heart, he thought he was a fighter! !

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PS: Here comes the first update!Thank you for your support!For the BUG in the last chapter, I apologize here. It is true that because of the Heysel tragedy, the "Sun" report put all the blame on Liverpool, which aroused the public outrage of Liverpool fans. Are Liverpool fans right? Will speak for The Sun.

Therefore, some of the plots in the previous chapter are inappropriate, and I apologize here.

(End of this chapter)