Grass roots glory

Chapter 957
Van Gaal still chose not to make substitutions.

He put his arms around Fellaini to reassure him as he walked off the field and passed the sidelines.

This scene is a bit unlikely to be done by Van Gaal, but he did it. It can only be said that this is what he wants, and the toughness shown by Fellaini suits his appetite.

He clapped his hands on the sidelines to boost morale in this way. At the same time, he chose not to make substitutions to strengthen the midfield, and still trusted Herrera and Zhou Tiancheng.To be more precise, it must be trusting Zhou Tiancheng a little more.

Liverpool took the opportunity to press up, and Zhou Tiancheng gestured for Herrera to move quickly with him.Di Maria and Ashley Young in the frontcourt are both wingers, and it is impossible to retreat quickly all the time.Van Gaal's gesture also did not allow them to retreat too much.

At this time, Van Gaal was thinking about how to ensure the pressure of the attack, because it is a big taboo for him to give up putting pressure on the opponent if there is one less player.

In this way, Zhou Tiancheng needs to take care of more, especially now that Liverpool has one more player in the midfield. Although Gerrard is restricted by Herrera's full defense, Coutinho, who has followed up, has an equally broad vision. Desen is also actively advancing, picking the side that Zhou Tiancheng can't take care of, and the space left by Fellaini after being sent off.

Liverpool's offense became quite sharp at this moment. Zhou Tiancheng was able to keep up with his consciousness. He could think of everything the opponent could think of on the field. No matter how fast he moved laterally, it was difficult to guarantee that he could keep up with the speed of the ball every time.

This is the most serious problem. Liverpool's offense directly threatened Manchester United's defense. Even if Zhou Tiancheng retreated to the most critical position in time to complete the interception, the consequences of Fellaini's sending off have been fully exposed.Giggs was terrified, but seeing that Van Gaal didn't show any more, he stopped talking too much.

Van Gaal trusted Zhou Tiancheng's ability, so he naturally had nothing to say.

Fortunately, Manchester United's system, although the ability of the back line is indeed relatively poor, but there are reliable pillars in front of and behind the back line.

Several attacks threatened the goal, but were saved by De Gea.

It was very helpless for Rogers to wave his hand. This period of time is considered the most favorable time period for Liverpool.However, several close-in shots in the penalty area failed to score.

Rodgers glanced at the bench, although he said that Sturridge wasted a few opportunities, a bit inconsistent with his current strength as England's main international striker, but there is really no better choice.

There is Mario Balotelli on the bench, but dare to use it?
In Rodgers' style, he dared not take such a risk.

There is no doubt about his talent and ability, especially when he touches the German team, his status is completely online, but in Liverpool, Rodgers has never dared to give him too many opportunities-Bashen's "thinking about life" in the European Cup is not the first thing Second-rate, not at the point of the state, his performance on the court is the same as his talent, and he often has all kinds of performances that ordinary people can't imagine.

Rogers didn't dare to bet on whether Balotelli had figured out his life last night...

Zhou Tiancheng walked over and gave De Gea a high-five. De Gea just stood up and snarled at Smalling. Zhou Tiancheng came over and touched him with one hand: "David, why are you so angry? You did a good job." Ah, go on."

De Gea was originally full of anger, and he really had an indescribable anger towards this back line. He was really under great pressure in front of the goal.

Hearing what Zhou Tiancheng said, he reached out his hand helplessly and shook Zhou Tiancheng: "I need three defenders like you, Zhou, maybe I will have a good temper on the court."

Zhou Tiancheng smiled: "Then you can play until the day I become the coach. I will definitely arrange three strongest defenders for you."

De Gea himself laughed a bit, even if the goalkeeper's career life is longer, this is just a joke after all.

"Okay, David, and you didn't really concede the ball. Look at you... As a goalkeeper, your mentality is not optimistic at all. How can you do it? One of the most powerful No. 7s named David like you, David Beckham, you know? Look at his mental state on the field? As a goalkeeper, can you be more aggressive? I will take care of scoring goals, but the most important thing is not to concede more goals."

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Van Gaal remained unchanged, and there were always only Zhou Tiancheng and Herrera in the midfield, covering the entire midfield area horizontally. Liverpool took advantage of this. Henderson and Coutinho frequently switched forwards, Gerrard dispatched the whole field in the center, and Herrera marked him alone. Although he tried his best, but with his ability, one-on-one defense can only ensure Gerrard's uncomfortable pass. He wants to completely freeze the ball. is simply unrealistic.

Manchester United's formation was getting more and more flattened, and there were many scuffles at the front of the penalty area. Zhou Tiancheng appeared in a key position, sent a key shovel, and blocked the opponent's through pass.

However, sometimes Smalling's sliding shovel seemed quite rough, and Michael Oliver caught him directly in front of the penalty area and fouled him with a shovel, giving the opponent a chance to set the ball.

Coutinho stood in front of the ball holding the ball, but his eyes kept looking into the penalty area. He just put the ball down and immediately sent a penetrating direct pass, pointing directly behind Luke Shaw, but this pass It didn't achieve the effect he wanted.

While he was looking at the restricted area, Zhou Tiancheng was also staring at him, and he could only blame him for being too slow to deceive Zhou Tiancheng.

Most of Liverpool's players were concentrated in the frontcourt. After Zhou Tiancheng stole the ball, he broke out from the backcourt. He didn't even look at the positions of his teammates in the frontcourt - the opponent left a large open field in the midfield, and even Henderson went up. Yes, to kill the past is to directly face the central defender and threaten the goal.

It is safest to carry the ball yourself.

The old Arsenal defender Kolo Toure was the first to make up for it. He was about 35 meters away from the front of the penalty area and wanted to hug Zhou Tiancheng.

However, his movements are too slow and too obvious. In fact, he should not be the one to do this. With his age of 35, his experience and skills must not be picked. It is most suitable to delay the defense. This kind of one-shot deal can only make a big embarrassment of oneself.

Zhou Tiancheng dribbled the ball, supported his pull directly with his body, and calmly gave a through kick. He caught Kolo Touré's original space and formed an exquisite connection with Rooney. Pang inserted into the penalty area and shot low from close range, easily piercing through Mignolet's ten fingers.

The two embrace again, a scene that has happened more than once this season.

"The classic combination, the king of the ball plus chubby! Liverpool's situation has plummeted with a smooth counterattack! Manchester United is 2-0. In other words, Rodgers' team is already two goals behind!"

Fans like Zhan Jun's commentary so much-I like Brother Jun, but as a Liverpool fan, he is not biased at all.

Although there is nothing wrong with Manchester United's performance, it is natural to support Zhou Tiancheng, but as a Liverpool fan, it is not easy to do this.

At the current score, how many Liverpool fans who have reluctantly supported Manchester United for 30 years because of Zhou Tiancheng still feel a little heartbroken...

(End of this chapter)