green showman

Chapter 974
Watching the crazy celebration of Manchester United players in the corner area, Mike Phelan, Rolf, Carrick and others hugged each other on the sidelines, Mortensen made such comments.

"The two set-pieces scored, both took advantage of the opponent's mistakes, which disappointed me."

"Liverpool and Manchester United, which rank among the top three in terms of offensive power this season, have basically failed to create opportunities in open battles. They can only see non-stop fighting, stealing, and counter-robbing."

Mortensen turned to look at Gerrard, "Stephen, have you ever experienced such a double red meeting?"

"It's hard to say." Gerrard explained: "Best and Ferguson are a bit similar, not in tactics and team management methods, but in character."

"If the team is in a good state, Ferguson will press out and attack Liverpool head-on, but if faced with adversity, Ferguson will also choose to put the bus."

"They can flexibly arrange tactics according to the current situation of the team." Mortensen nodded. "Manchester United's schedule is very dense in January, and Liverpool has a physical advantage."

Gerrard didn't say a word. He doubted whether Klopp's physical advantage would be effective. It was already the 65th minute, but the Manchester United players seemed to show no signs of physical exhaustion.

After the re-kick-off, Liverpool continued the high-pressure defense tactics in the midfield and did not press high.

And Manchester United also cautiously set their formation slightly back. Seeing that Liverpool did not press up, they poked their heads out to compete with the opponent for control of the midfield.

Klopp wanted to lure the snake out of the hole. He felt that Sun Wu had an extremely strong desire for victory in this game.

And Sun Wu vaguely guessed what Uncle Zha was thinking. He didn't rush to attack, but let Coleman and Pavard withdraw their positions on the wings, and let Griezmann withdraw to narrow the distance between him and himself.

Sun Wu wanted to gain control of the midfield, while Klopp's high-pressure defense tried to counterattack on the spot after destroying the steal. For a while, battles ignited everywhere in the midfield, and people turned their backs everywhere.

Prior to this, the two sides had only received 4 yellow cards in total, namely Kanter, Phil Jones, Pischek and Nzonzi, exactly two on each side.

But in just a few minutes, the referee Atkinson had to frequently draw out yellow cards.

In the 67th minute, Coleman fiercely shoveled Depay and got a yellow card.

In 69 minutes, Robertson retaliatory uprooted Coleman and also received a yellow card.

In the 71st minute, Henderson and Fabinho faced each other in the midfield, and the two with dirty hands fell to the ground at the same time. As a result, both of them received yellow cards.

In the 72nd minute, Griezmann retreated and took the ball to break through Henderson. He staged a botched dive and got a yellow card. Lovren was also given a yellow card for Griezmann's move.

In the 74th minute, Sun Wu took the ball on the right and got rid of Goetze. The latter stretched out his hand to drag Sun Wu and got a yellow card.

In just 7 minutes, Atkinson showed 7 yellow cards, exactly one per minute on average.

Zhan Jun noticed this pattern, "It's the 75th minute...Fortunately, there is no card this time. The coaches of both sides will see if they want to make a substitution."

"Lallana and Shinji Kagawa are both on the sidelines. Klopp is going to adjust the offensive line." Zhang Lu said with a smile: "Manchester United think the same thing here. Salah and Harry Kane are also standing on the sidelines and preparing to play."

"Both sides will come up with the last resort..." Zhan Jun suddenly raised his voice in the middle of speaking, "Wait a minute, this is..."

"Di!"

The sharp whistle sounded on the field, Fabinho stood beside Henderson aggrieved, and the Liverpool captain rolled over in pain while clutching his forehead.

There was a burst of violent boos from the KOP stands, along with all kinds of unbearable insults.

"Oh, this is the second elbow of the game." Mortensen smacked his lips and wanted to say something, but Gerrard interrupted.

"There is no doubt that this is a serious foul, at least a red card!" Gerrard was filled with righteous indignation, "Look at Henderson's head, it must be bleeding!"

At this time, the live broadcaster gave a close-up shot of Henderson who was barely lifted up. Obviously, there was no bleeding.

Gerald paused, and continued without changing his tone: "Okay, the red card is too much, so let's go for the yellow card..."

Mortensen twitched the corner of his mouth, Fabinho has already received a yellow card...

However, a yellow card is also justified, because Nzonzi's elbow to Bernardo Silva is also a yellow card.

As Fabinho walked into the player tunnel, applause lingered over Anfield, Ferguson rubbed his red nose in the stands, and he was considering whether to leave the field early...

Excited, quite excited, but also cautious, Klopp first replaced Depay with Shinji Kagawa. He hoped that the tacit understanding between the Japanese and Gotze would help the team lead again, but Klopp kept two He has the quota of substitutions in his hands... He is not at ease if there is only one left.

Sun Wu was also very helpless. Fabinho was sent off just half an hour after he played. Now Manchester United has to consider how not to concede the ball.

Without Sun Wu's explanation, Mike Phelan rushed Herrera, Pavard, Luke Shaw, and others on the bench to warm up. Harry Kane and Salah, who were about to play, were a little upset, but they also knew this It is helpless.

After the re-kick-off, Liverpool began to press aggressively. The advantage of one more man gave them this confidence. Manchester United, who had one less man, had to let Sun Wu retreat again.

On the sidelines, Klopp waved his fist and shouted to signal Robertson and Piszczek to press on, and the Liverpool fans in the stands sang in unison.

But only half a minute later, the singing in the stands turned into boos, and Klopp on the sidelines was as weak as an eggplant who was thinking about it.

In the 77th minute, under Kanter's close press, Coutinho was forced to send a return pass, and Sun Wu accurately predicted the interception halfway.

"Oh, Best steals the ball!"

"Manchester United's counterattack came...Best didn't pass the ball...cleverly turned and swayed Henderson!"

"Foul, oops, Nzonzi brought down Best!"

"This is a flop, a flop!" Gerrard's roar suddenly sounded, "I swear, this is definitely a flop!"

Although Gerrard didn't see it very clearly, he did not hesitate to judge that Sun Wu was a flop.

And Coutinho, Gotze, Henderson on the field... In short, these "old friends" of Sun Wu's double red club, no matter whether they saw it clearly or not, they all rushed to the referee!

"Dive, it's a flop, sir, you know it!"

"Remember last year's Champions League final? That's how Alba got the yellow card!"

The one who was the most angry was Ge Ce, who is usually gentle and refined. He rushed up to hold Sun Wu's head, "Best, you damn..."

Sun Wu immediately fell back on the lawn like an electric shock.

"Go away!" Griezmann pushed Gotze away.

A third of the crowd surrounding the referee immediately came to help, Van Dijk and Matip, Alderweireld and Lovren, Falcao and Firmino... er, it was quite a match of.

Mike Phelan on the sidelines watched this scene and couldn't help nodding, well, this is the normal state of the Double Red Club, and he was not used to it in the first half!
For Klopp, this scene is, um, very familiar, very familiar... He couldn't help loudly telling the Liverpool players not to be fooled.

Riots are commonplace for the Shuanghonghui, and it is also the norm for Sun Wu. He sits on the lawn with his head down and doesn't care what is going on above his head... Anyway, he has already emphasized in the locker room that no matter what the circumstances , riots occurred, and those with yellow cards will never be allowed to participate.

After 3 minutes, the riot finally subsided, but the riot in the stands was a bit big. The boundary between the fans of the two sides was separated by the riot police with shields. There was even a Liverpool fan who rushed into the stadium, and finally was killed by two German blacks. Back blocked...

Then Atkinson began to deal the cards... Klopp on the sidelines and Gerrard in the commentary were all sighing, why do these guys have such no memory, and they couldn't control their temper when they met Best.

"Nzonzi turned two yellows into one red and was sent off, and then Griezmann, Gotze, Coutinho, and Robertson each received a yellow card." Zhan Jun looked at the screen carefully, "Liverpool is a bit at a disadvantage... "

"Of course it's a loss, regardless of the yellow card, it's 10 against 10 now." Zhang Lu rekindled his confidence, "Including about 15 minutes of stoppage time, Manchester United still has a chance to win 19 consecutive victories!"

Ferguson, who was about to leave in the stands, sat down again. He touched his red nose and wondered what Best would do next.

(End of this chapter)