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Chapter 302 Failed Transformation

It was an attack from Manchester United's left.

Herrera moved forward, and after cooperating with Mata, he continued to slip to the bottom line on the left.

At this time, Liverpool's defensive lineup is neat, the four backs are in a reasonable position, and the three midfielders are also in position. Moreover, Mane on this side chases back to form a four-midfield with the three midfielders.

The audience can clearly see Liverpool's two lines of defense, four in each.

But because after Mane chased back, he leaned to the right, and on this side, Manchester United Mata and Herrera were trying to make a 2-on-1 breakthrough against Liverpool's left Klein, so Liverpool's lineup tended to have Ball side retracted.

This leaves Rashford free on the right.

After Mata made a feint for Herrera, he gave the ball to Pogba in the middle.

Pogba's position is very good. He is in the middle of the front row of Liverpool's two lines of defense. He catches the ball and takes a step forward. With his strong body, he blocks Henderson behind him.

In front of him on the right, there is an open space for Rashford, and directly in front, it is Ibrahimovic who is pulling the opponent away.

At this time, Pogba was about 30 meters away from the goal, and it was this distance in the last game between the national team and the Netherlands. He scored the only golden goal in the game!
So, throw off the thighs and volley!
The ball was more than five meters above the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line!

Herrera ran behind Klein and Matip, turned around and spread his hands, saying, this ball, how good it is for you to come over the top for me!

Ibrahimovic pushed Lovren 12 yards into the penalty area, and Herrera was really onside.

On the other side, Rashford, who was in the open position, also sighed, did not make any moves, turned around, and prepared to defend.

Huang Ming is quite tolerant towards Pogba: "Pogba did not suppress this long shot. In the match between the French team and the Netherlands, he scored a long shot from the same distance."

The on-site commentary Carragher was not so polite: "Oh, Gary, this ball is flying! Pogba's long-range shot still needs to be practiced. You should talk to them after you go back."

As a Manchester United star, Neville is also full of expectations for Pogba, but they can see this ball, and there is obviously a better way to deal with it: "This ball, splitting the side or picking a pass, is better. Choice. But Pogba's long shot is also very threatening, but the ball is not well controlled."

In his heart, a thought suddenly popped up, if Ye Tian was still handling the ball in the frontcourt, maybe the ball would pose a greater threat.After all, his assist awareness is very strong!

Mourinho on the sidelines expressed his dissatisfaction with the ball. He looked at Pogba with a question mark on his face and pointed to Rashford, obviously asking why Pogba didn't score the ball.

[Mu Niao miscalculated this time.Ye Tian is in the frontcourt, this goal must be scored!Boba is a parallel importer, the identification is complete! 】

【Why didn't Ye Tian step forward just now?Going forward, Pogba must not dare to shoot! 】

[Herrera has already rushed so far, if Ye Tian steps forward again, the defense is no longer needed? 】

【Boba and Ye Tian shouldn't have switched positions! 】

……

Manchester United wasted an opportunity here, and when they turned around, Liverpool came back with a retaliation.

The goal kick was not taken with a big foot, and Liverpool hoped to advance possession through short passes.

United's attacking line immediately resumed pressing.

After Liverpool central defender Matip received the pass from goalkeeper Karius, before the pressure came, he suddenly made an unexpected big foot, turning the short pass into a long pass.

United were clearly a bit underprepared for this transition.

The ball flew over Manchester United's midfield, the backcourt, and fell directly into the penalty area.

Down below, Sturridge was running like hell, and the burly Bailey was chasing him a little behind him!
Manchester United's defense was pierced by an unexpected long pass!

if only……

Sturridge can handle the ball well!

If it was Bergkamp, ​​maybe while unloading the ball, he would pass Bailey who was chasing him by his side, and also adjusted the shooting angle!

If it was Batty, maybe he didn't unload the ball at all, and just volleyed directly!
If it was Ronaldo, maybe he would pass the ball, or he might sprint directly so that Bailey could not catch up at all...

Unfortunately, Sturridge is Sturridge!
After transferring from Chelsea to Liverpool in his first full season, he scored 35 goals and 26 assists in 9 games. Afterwards, the constant injury torment consumed this talented shooter, and all the statistics began to decline sharply.

Bailey with excellent physical fitness is chasing behind him, he can't open the distance, and there is the majestic Spanish goalkeeper De Gea with stable performance in front. Several ways to handle the ball flashed in Sturridge's mind.

So, while deciding to unload the ball, he also decided to shoot.

In the end, the ball was stopped...

And he lost his speed while stretching his legs to stop the ball.

Watching the ball roll out of the baseline.

"Hey, long pass, Sturridge! Chance!"

"Eh!"

Although the commentary should uphold neutrality, Zhan Jun, as a Liverpool fan, obviously still has a tendency.

But who cares?

Huang Ming, a little-known reporter, turned to explaining, didn't he also have an obvious tendency?
On the pitch, Sturridge held his head in disbelief that he was acting so...amateur.

However, the fans still forgive him and hope that their once silver boots can regain their confidence as soon as possible.

……

You come to me on both sides.

A long shot from Zhan Huang went over the goal.

Rashford's bottom cross was not in place in front of the goal.

A cross from James' ribs, Firmino's header was confiscated by the Dutch ducks.

Valencia's right-sided cross, Karius and Matip cooperated and took the ball off before Ibrahimovic touched it.

Coutinho's free kick from the left rib went around the wall and was hugged by the Dutch duck.

……

At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was 0-0.

For Liverpool, 7 shots, 2 on target, Manchester United 5 shots, 2 on target;
Liverpool touched the ball 287 times, Manchester United only 155;
The pass success rate is 81% for Liverpool and 76% for Manchester United;

Liverpool 65% possession rate, Manchester United 35%;

In terms of steals, Liverpool 12 times and Manchester United 18 times;
In terms of fouls, Liverpool 9 times and Manchester United 19 times;
Surprisingly, there was constant friction between the two sides in the first half, but the referee only showed a yellow card, which was given to Bailey of Manchester United.

Liverpool's best performances in the first half were Henderson and Lovren.

Both of them lead the team in various statistics.

On the Manchester United side, Pogba, who has high hopes, touched the ball 20 times, with a pass success rate of 71%, 1 steal, 1 interception, 1 violation, and 2 shots all missed.

Mourinho's transformation through Ti Pogba's position can almost be said to have failed in this game.

Of course, there is another Manchester United player who performed worse than him, the central defender Smalling, the captain on the field, 5 touches, a pass success rate of 45%, 2 violations, and no other statistics!
　Dichlorvos: Everyone is a passerby, but some people take a longer journey with you
　　
　
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