green showman

Chapter 973
The Liverpool fans in the stands were still excited, but Klopp's eyes fell on Sun Wu.

Far away in Manchester, Guardiola watched the live broadcast alone. The live broadcaster was also very knowledgeable and gave a close-up shot of Sun Wu running to the sidelines.

"Salah?" Mike Phelan was ready to fill out the substitution sheet.

But out of everyone's expectation, Sun Wu shook his head and said, "Fabinho."

"What?" Rolf looked back at the Brazilian midfielder who was also warming up in surprise, "Change? How?"

"352?" The corner of Mike Phelan's mouth trembled. This formation has never been seen by Manchester United on the training ground, and it is also a formation that is rarely used by wealthy teams today.

Sun Wu nodded vigorously and didn't say anything else. He lamented in his heart. He knew that Fletcher should be included in the squad. The midfield substitutes on the bench for this game were Fabinho and Herrera.

Watching No. 22 Fabinho running onto the field, Guardiola frowned. Sun Wu's on-the-spot adjustment ability has always been praised by the media and colleagues. He can always grasp the key points and key points.

The same is true today. Guardiola also noticed that if a winger is replaced step by step to replace the injured Bernardo Silva, Sun Wu needs a position when he is behind. It may become the focus of Liverpool's attack. Kanter's defensive ability is strong enough, but he cannot withstand Liverpool's attack group.

Taking advantage of the short dead-ball time when Fabinho came on and Bernardo Silva was helped out, Sun Wu quickly gathered the midfielders.

"Kante and Fabinho are in charge of defense. My position is premised. The forward pressure of the two wings can be greater, but pay attention to my position and not be too far away from me."

"Griezmann and Falcao play double strikers in name, but in fact, the position can be more flexible, the range of movement is also larger, and you can retreat to the side, understand?"

Soon, Mike Phelan and Rolf, who were suspicious, saw the changes brought about by this adjustment.

In the 62nd minute, Liverpool counterattacked with a steal from the backcourt. The cooperation of Coutinho and Depay bypassed Kanter, but Fabinho appeared in the right position to steal the ball.

Instead of passing the ball to Coleman, who was close at hand, Fabinho sent a precise 30-meter transfer ball, and Lucas got the ball on the left.

Sun Wu and Griezmann quickly approached this side, while Falcao pulled out of the penalty area and appeared outside the penalty area.

Although there were only three people, Sun Wu, who received a cross from Lucas, still cooperated smoothly with Griezmann.

After the two hit the wall, Sun Wu sent a pick pass, Coleman made a pass from the right, Falcao went around and nodded the ball, and Griezmann's shot from the back was blocked by Joe Hart's chest in a thrilling way out.

Unexpectedly, the opponent still played a high-quality offense despite the small number of attackers. The Liverpool defenders were terrified, and Klopp jumped on the sidelines and shouted angrily.

Then the game entered a stalemate. Klopp did not choose to attack but largely recovered the defense. He knew that Sun Wu might be able to tear Liverpool's not-so-good defense with a counter-pass.

Klopp wants to have enough numbers in defence.

In this case, Coleman and Lucas on the two wings are not good enough in attack, and Manchester United, which has changed to 352, lacks enough manpower on the two wings. Even if Griezmann and Sun Wu keep pulling the side, It is also difficult to drill through the Liverpool defense.

"Fabinho... Would Herrera be more suitable?" Zhan Jun commented: "Fabinho's defense is better, and he also has a good long pass, but he plays in the back row on offense. Much less so and it makes United look understaffed in attack."

"Actually, Fletcher is the most suitable, all-round offensive and defensive, but unfortunately he didn't make it into the squad." Zhang Lu: "This formation is a bit awkward. Sun Wu and Griezmann are very close. The former is still a midfielder, and the latter It's almost nine and a half."

"It does mean that, Griezmann also has the ability to play nine and a half." Zhan Jun suddenly raised his voice, "Griezmann steals the ball... Matip made a cross pass... Fortunately, Nzonzi returned Prevent in time!"

After finally stealing the ball in the frontcourt, Griezmann tried to wade past Lovren, but Nzonzi, who returned to defense, poked the ball out of the baseline ahead of time.

Mike Phelan on the sidelines roared and looked at Sun Wu, who stretched out his hand and pressed down to make a tactical gesture of not moving.

"Still changing?" Rolf stomped anxiously, "It's almost 70 minutes!"

Mike Phelan rubbed his temples, "He's the head coach..."

Sun Wu, who ran to take a corner kick, was also very depressed. He thought that there was nothing wrong with the formation of troops today, but in fact there were many problems.

Although Coleman and Lucas are both excellent full-backs, they are a bit rigid in the wing position. They are good at crossing, but it is difficult to complete breakthroughs on the wing, and their offensive methods are a bit single. If you change to Luke Xiao, Pawar, the effect may be much better.

In addition, Fletcher should really be included in the squad. Originally, Fabinho's presence should have allowed Manchester United to take the initiative in the middle. The field is out of touch, and the assistance provided in the offense is very limited.

Perhaps Herrera is more suitable?
This idea flashed through Sun Wu's mind, but in the first half, Kanter had already received a yellow card for uprooting Coutinho, and Herrera might not be able to withstand it.

While pondering, Sun Wu observed the positions of the players in the penalty area. He raised his right hand and swung his right foot to take a corner kick.

Football is round, Sun Wu really felt the meaning of this sentence.

"Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!"

"Beautiful header!"

"It's Phil Jones' first goal of the season!"

Phil Jones ran out of the penalty area with open arms, rushed straight to the KOP stand and came down for a long-distance sliding kneel. After Van Dijk and Alderweireld became increasingly tacit, he has become a substitute, but today he started the game, and Helped the team equalize the score.

"Hahaha, Manchester United has come back to life!" Zhang Lu shouted excitedly: "Manchester United equalized the score in the 71st minute, and the remaining 20 minutes were good!"

Zhan Jun stared at the playback on the screen, and sighed regretfully: "It's a leak, a complete leak, it's an amateur-level defense!"

Indeed, Phil Jones sped up from outside the penalty area, then leapt high, soared through the Liverpool penalty area with his arms outstretched, and headed home from the edge of the penalty box with no one to stop him in the process .

Klopp on the sidelines smiled bitterly with his hands behind his back, and he had nothing to say. It should be Firmino who marked Phil Jones in the corner kick defense, but the Brazilian striker missed him.

An obvious pick-and-roll tactic. Van Dijk and Falcao blocked Phil Jones behind him. When Sun Wu took the corner kick, the two went one after the other to grab the point and took away the defender. Phil Jones Firmino wasn't even with Phil Jones when the sprint took off.

It was also a corner kick, De Gea's fatal error made Manchester United fall behind, and Firmino's miss allowed Manchester United to equalize the score.

Sun Wu, who was holding Phil Jones, smiled wryly in his heart. He was much higher when setting the ball, which can be regarded as the advantage of the three central defenders.

In this game, whether it was Manchester United or Liverpool, it was difficult to find a chance to penetrate the opponent's defense. Both goals came from the opponent's mistakes.

But this is a master's move, and one mistake may determine the outcome of this game.

(End of this chapter)