Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 296

On March 3, the results of the other four games in the first round of the second leg of the UEFA Champions League 8 final also came out, and the Premier League team lost a lot.

Manchester City's promotion, Tottenham and Manchester United were defeated at home, and the fateful Chelsea away game against Barcelona will not be known until March 3.

Manchester City faced Basel at the Etihad Stadium, and finally lost to Basel 1-2. Gabriel Jesus took the lead, Elyounusi passed a shot, and Michael Lang scored a goal.Manchester City advanced to the quarterfinals with an aggregate score of 5-2.

Juventus reversed Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 away. In the first half, Chiellini fell to the ground and touched the ball in the penalty area. Vertonghen seemed to tackle Douglas Costa in the penalty area. The referee did not award a penalty With the ball, Sun Xingmin helped the home team open the scoring.

In the second half, Higuain equalized the score and then assisted Dybala to break the Champions League drought this season. In the end, Juventus advanced to the top 4 with a total score of 3-8.

Manchester United played against Sevilla at home, and finally with Ben Yedder scored twice, Sevilla eliminated Manchester United 2-1 (Lukaku goal).

Before the game, British fans did not expect such a score. Sevilla, known as a big gift package, became a dark horse instead.

皇马客场2比1击败巴黎，总比分5比2晋级8强。

In the first half, Ramos and Benzema missed the opportunity to score. In the second half, Ronaldo became the second player to score in 2002 consecutive Champions League games after Ruud van Nistelrooy in the 03-2 season. This season's 9 goals in the Champions League tied last season.

The luxury chariot of Grand Paris fell into the hands of Real Madrid. Zhang Mai's good friend Mbappé was naturally extremely disappointed, but Zhang Mai knew that this was just the beginning of the foreign war after Paris.

In the UEFA Champions League this season, Zhang Mai has also scored in eight consecutive games. After the 1/4 finals, Zhang Mai is confident that he will break Ronaldo's Ruud van Nistelrooy's consecutive scoring record.

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Liverpool still has two tough games in the remaining 9 rounds of the league schedule, namely the upcoming 30th round away game against Manchester United and the 37th round against Chelsea.

Liverpool will have the last laugh only after surviving two devil away games and not missing other mid-lower teams, because Zhang Mai knows how fierce Manchester City is this year!

On March 3th, Liverpool embarked on a journey to Old Trafford to challenge the Red Devils Manchester United under Mourinho.

After being eliminated from the Champions League two days ago, Manchester United shifted all their focus to the domestic league. Mourinho has worked hard for this double red meeting.

Years of feuds have turned Old Trafford into a real hell for the Red Devils, and Ferguson himself came to the scene to cheer for Manchester United.

The rosters of both sides were played on the sidelines:

Manchester United (4-3-3):

1- De Gea;
25-Valencia, 3-Bailey, 12-Smarling, 18-Ashley Young;
31-Matic, 39-McTominay, 8-Mata;

7-Sanchez, 19-Rashford; 9-Lukaku.

Liverpool (4-3-3):

13 - Pickford;

66-Arnold, 6-Lovren, 4-Van Dijk, 26-Robertson;
7- Milner, 10- Zhang Mai, 21- Chamberlain;
11-Salah, 9-Firmino, 19-Mane.

Manchester United's Pogba was absent, Bailey returned from injury, Rashford, Mata, and McTominay played in rotation, Mourinho put on a posture to attack Liverpool.

Klopp's side is naturally the main force to fight, the striker trident returned to the starting lineup, Maguire took a break, Chamberlain, Robertson, Pickford and Arnold played in rotation.

At the beginning of the first half of the game, both sides appeared cautious after the opening. Liverpool's possession rate in the first 10 minutes was close to [-]%.

After the stage of mutual testing, Manchester United's formation became very flexible, changing the defensive "4-4-1-1" and starting to counterattack.

When Manchester United attacked, the team's formation became "4-2-3-1". Rashford and Mata became two wingers. Lots of pressure on the wings.

In the 14th minute, Manchester United, who changed quickly, took the lead. De Gea kicked off with a big kick. Lukaku overwhelmed Lovren with a header in the frontcourt. Rashford broke into the left side of the penalty area and dunked Arnold. into the far corner.

The entire stadium suddenly danced with demons, which aroused the fighting spirit of the Red Army soldiers, and soon launched a counterattack against Manchester United.

In the 17th minute, Firmino flew far in the melee corner kick, but Mane missed the chance to head the goal.

In the 19th minute, Liverpool continued to attack, Milner took a corner kick, and Van Dijk missed the goal with a close-range header.

When Manchester United is defending, the positions of Rashford and Mata will be recovered accordingly.

In this case, Manchester United's formation was changed to 4-4-1-1. Rashford and Mata became the two full-backs, leaving only Lukaku and Sanchez in the frontcourt.

Manchester United's tactics were very successful, effectively withstood the Red Army's frontcourt offensive, and created a lot of counterattack opportunities for themselves.

Manchester United expanded the score in the 24th minute. Lukaku broke through Lovren and passed the ball to Mata. The ball was intercepted by Van Dijk and deflected. Rashford got it by accident. The latter was 12 on the left side of the penalty area. A shot into the far corner from yards, 2-0.

Liverpool was very aggrieved in these more than 10 minutes and allowed their opponents to lead by 2 goals. Klopp quickly arranged to adjust his tactics.

Salah and Mane shrunk on both sides, and the Red Army's formation became "4-2-3-1", while Zhang Mai held Sanchez tightly.

Liverpool's offensive has gradually improved, and it is no longer the original possession of the ball but no real threat.

In the 29th minute, Robertson passed the ball, and Firmino shot from the right side of the penalty area and was confiscated by De Gea.

Two minutes later, Firmino's low shot in front of the penalty area was still confiscated.

In the 38th minute, Sanchez made a pass from the left, and Mata, who was unguarded, shot with a barb in front of the small penalty area and slightly missed the right post.

In the 43rd minute, Rashford's dribbling in the frontcourt was intercepted by Zhang Mai, and Liverpool immediately entered a quick counterattack mode.

After Zhang Mai broke through the middle, Salah went straight to the bottom line on the right. Mane and Firmino, who followed at high speed, inserted into the two goalposts, leaving the middle to Zhang Mai, who had a second wave of impact. .

Salah didn't make a direct pass from the right. Instead, he dialed the ball past Valencia at high speed, and then went straight to the middle. Zhang Mai grabbed a spot in the center of the penalty area and made a contribution.

1-2!Zhang Mai regained a victory for the Red Army and narrowed the score gap.

In stoppage time at the end of the first half, Zhang Mai took a corner kick, and Lovren, who wanted to make a contribution, missed the goal with a header.

During the intermission, Zhang Mai and the coaching staff quickly reviewed the situation in the first half, and quickly found out the characteristics of Manchester United's targeted tactical arrangement.

In addition to the formation changes during offensive and defensive transitions, Manchester United also specially prepared some small tricks for Liverpool:

The first point is the change of Sanchez's position and the role of "shit stirrer".

After Sanchez joined Manchester United, he has been in the position of left winger, but Mourinho suddenly put Rashford in the position of left winger and Sanchez in the position of shadow forward, which not only completely disrupted Liverpool. The defensive arrangement also shared Lukaku's pressure, allowing him to face Lovren directly.

The second point is that Mourinho asked Lukaku to frequently withdraw from the penalty area to compete for the first spot.It is certain that Lukaku can hold Lovren so that Mata and Rashford can continue to intersperse the gap behind the central defender.

Manchester United's two goals were completed in this way, and this was carefully arranged by Manchester United in advance. Manchester United's two goals were not accidental. "Lukaku" and "second landing" are the two key words.

The third point is that Mourinho has a very careful deployment against Salah, one presses down and the other assists in defense. Salah hardly gets too many opportunities in this game.

Ashley Young on the left controlled the Egyptians to death. At the same time, Manchester United maintained a very good formation, which compressed Liverpool's offensive space and left Salah and Mane with no room to take advantage of their speed.

The fourth point is that Manchester United denuclearized in the midfield. Of course, this is also Mourinho's helpless move. Pogba was unable to play due to injury, but when the King of France is not on the court, Manchester United's shooting points are more balanced. , There is no main point for holding the ball, so that Liverpool's high-position pressing cannot be played out, and Manchester United's midfielder is faster and more direct.

In this game, Manchester United used more long passes from the backcourt to attack, and did not stick to possession of the ball in the midfield. Although Liverpool had more possession of the ball, it was Manchester United who really controlled the game.

Having found the root of the problem, the Liverpool coaching staff immediately formulated a countermeasure for the second half: one word is "Zhang Mai"!
Increase the intensity of the attack in the middle and increase Zhang Mai's chance to break through with the ball.

Since Manchester United players have equal opportunities to hold and play the ball, Zhang Mailai, who is "highly capable of passing the ball", will attract the opponents to gather together.

It doesn't matter if the offense in the center is not good, it can also pull Manchester United's defense. Salah and Mane on the two wings are not vegetarians.

(End of this chapter)