Grass roots glory

Chapter 951 Liverpool, Double Red Club

After the game, Van Gaal brought Herrera, who made his debut for the first time, to the press conference, but did not bring Zhou Tiancheng, not because of his poor performance.Such an ordinary and normal victory doesn't need him to say anything at all, and he will be indispensable for the main event in the future, and he will not be able to attend.

It is meaningful for Van Gaal to bring Herrera to attend. The reporters can understand at a glance that this young man seems to be an important role for Manchester United.

The next round played away at Southampton, followed by the focus of the match against Liverpool. Of course, the reporters focused on this double-red game. Van Gaal faced the double-red game for the first time, and the young Liverpool coach Brendan Rodgers The duel is very interesting to think about.

People who are stubborn in tactical arrangements, and people who are hesitant to command on the spot and lack decisiveness... These two head coaches depend on who can convince themselves, otherwise it is hard to say that this is the most prestigious Premier League team, and the popularity of each season even surpasses Derby What kind of double red will have to be played.

The questions from the reporters were all related to the Double Red Club, which made Herrera very nervous and didn't know how to judge the scale. In the end, Van Gaal blocked it with one sentence: "You can think about Liverpool first, that's your business. But We don't have this obligation to accompany us, isn't Southampton important? Losing points against seemingly weak opponents is the most stupid mistake. Our goal is to be in the current position after the end of the season-to be the champion! No Liverpool!"

Van Gaal's sudden outburst really stunned the reporter. He didn't intend to say too much anyway. He also knew that in the eyes of the media that didn't like him, his image had already been like that, and it didn't matter. He left after speaking.

Of course, it is impossible not to take Liverpool seriously. The league championship is still a long process. Van Gaal just beat the players in this way: as a professional player, it is not a good thing to look too long-term. of.

Van Gaal suppressed this impetuous mood in the locker room, but he still had his own considerations. In the away game against Southampton, Van Gaal made the most frequent on-the-spot rotation in the midfield since he coached Manchester United - Zhou Tiancheng, Ferrey Neil and Herrera fought against each other, but neither of them played the whole game.

The moment Zhou Tiancheng was substituted, Carragher burst out laughing: "Oh! Oh! It's a rare scene, Iron Man is finally coming to an end, Van Gaal started to hide cards, and it's Wang Bo... Although there is no tactical purpose, the whole There is no one in Europe who is not familiar with Zhou, but Van Gaal’s intention must be just to give him a rest. As long as he is given time to recover his physical reserves, it will depend on Rodgers’ ability to pull his teeth out of Old Trafford.”

With the current score on the field at this time, Manchester United leads 2:1, and Southampton still has a chance to equalize. However, at the last moment, Welbeck, who came off the bench, used his physical fitness to forcefully suppress the Japanese international Asaya Yoshida in the penalty area. Volley to seal the victory.

Manchester United, which has won eight consecutive victories, has consolidated its unbreakable advantage in the standings. Behind them, Chelsea led by Mourinho has come from behind and surpassed Manchester City, but there is already a six-point gap from Manchester United. Manchester United can be said to be in the safety zone of the championship. , Taking a step back, even if you lose this strong dialogue with Liverpool, it will not affect the overall situation for the time being.

But this assumption is simply not valid before the double red meeting, and Van Gaal will not allow players to take even a step back at this critical moment.

At the Carrington base, after the daily training, it was not time to call it a day. Van Gaal asked the whole team to stay. In the team's tactical analysis room, he brought a video tape and started playing it without saying a word.

At the beginning, it started to talk about the grievances between Manchester and Liverpool. Similar to the style of a documentary, Zhou Tiancheng slightly hooked the corner of his mouth, leaned over to Rooney and whispered: "Hey, fat, did you do this before? This is Incite hatred?"

Rooney shrugged: "Who knows what to play, Sir Alex Ferguson used to be very neat and never engage in such vain things."

More people are watching quietly.

The 10-minute video is not long, but it clearly explains the grievances between Manchester and Liverpool, the two cities, and the two teams.

If you want to say which team Manchester United has a "feud" with in the Premier League, is it Manchester City?Compared with Liverpool, they can only stay where it is cool.

The Double Red Club has continued the grievances of two centuries. It is not only the two teams, but also the development paths of the two cities with very different styles.

Manchester has a fortress built by the ancient Romans, while Liverpool relied on a decree from the Queen of England in the eleventh century to make this harbor city start to prosper.The prosperity of Liverpool in modern times originated from the slave trade chain in Europe, and it became an important transit point connecting the Americas and Africa—it was what Marx called "dirty things flowing from every pore", which brought prosperity to Liverpool. The rise of Manchester originated from the industrial revolution, steam power, and the rumble of standardized production in factories, which symbolized progress.

This is the genetic difference between the two cities, and the dispute has a long history.

The two top Premier League giants born from this naturally have their own pride. Liverpool has [-] league championship trophies and five Champions League trophies. They are the team that has won the most Champions League in the Premier League. facade signboard.

And Manchester United is even more ruthless. There is a record specifically for Liverpool-the record of winning England's top league titles twenty times will always be an unsurpassable peak on Liverpool's head. Every time the double red meeting, Manchester United fans always I'm happy to look through this one.

After watching the video tape, Van Gaal looked at everyone and said, "I don't care what the outside reporters describe, you just need to know one thing, this is a game beyond Derby, what is a Derby beyond? You are even more ruthless when you are an upstart. You are not allowed to slack off every minute. In addition, you are never allowed to be confused. You are all stars, and you have to show your uniqueness at this time-of course, each of you does not need to prove it How strong you are, you just need to make the offense advance smoothly, do you need me to explain more clearly? Everyone observe Zhou's position immediately. Follow him."

The teammates cast more or less envious eyes, and Falcao said with deep envy, "Zhou, this is the official establishment of your status. Congratulations, congratulations."

Zhou Tiancheng patted him on the shoulder lightly. Falcao thought it was like this. He hadn't played a ball after a year of loan. In fact, he felt quite sad, but he couldn't blame others.

Zhou Tiancheng didn't answer Falcao's congratulations, and he didn't experience the double red meeting, anyway, it's not that simple.

It starts with victory and defeat, not just victory and defeat. Perhaps this is the double red meeting.

(End of this chapter)