Zhigao Supreme: The Legend of Greenery

Chapter 179 Double Red Meeting 1
"No, Alan, kicking Liverpool off his... mother... throne is my greatest achievement!"

This is what Ferguson said in an interview with reporters in 02, and now this sentence is also proud of countless Manchester United fans.

After [-] seasons in the Premier League, Ferguson led Manchester United to win eight league titles, making him the veritable overlord of the Premier League.

And what about Liverpool?
Although not able to win the championship in the Premier League.

But 18 England's top league titles, 5 Champions League trophies, 3 Europa League trophies, 3 European Super Cup trophies.

All this represents Liverpool's glorious past.

Now when two giants meet, it is like meeting two old and new swordsmen.

One is famous for a long time. Although he is old, there are legends about him in the world.

One has just ascended to the throne, showing his sharpness.

The confrontation between the two will naturally attract countless eyes.

Liverpool, the century hegemony of English football.

Manchester United, Premier League supremacy.

Two industrial cities, two different styles of football, two different religions, the same red.

Because of these factors, the collision of these two most successful teams in England has been given more symbolic significance besides the competitive factors on the field.Therefore, it is known as the England National Derby.

On October 2006, 10, fans will once again usher in the England National Derby.

Manchester United vs. Liverpool.

This is the first confrontation between the two teams in the new season.

The two sides have fought 146 games in the league, and Manchester United has 54 wins, occupying a slight advantage.

But in the 28 encounters in the Premier League, Manchester United has a record of 14 wins and 7 draws, occupying an absolute advantage.

Although in the FA Cup match in February, Liverpool defeated Manchester United with Crouch's goal.However, in the last four league games, Manchester United has 2 wins and 3 draw, without a single defeat.

What's more, Liverpool's away performance is weak this season, and they have not been able to win three consecutive away games.Although Liverpool won the Champions League match in midweek, most people are still optimistic about Manchester United in this focus battle.

Not long after the start of the game, Manchester United created a chance in front of the goal.

Fletcher, who started the game, pressed Riise in the frontcourt to get a chance. The Liverpool goalkeeper made a mistake in making a clearance and failed to kick the football.Fortunately, Alonso retreated in time to make a rescue, which resolved the crisis of empty goal.

After Liverpool's mistake this time, the scene gradually became passive, and Manchester United always controlled the ball.

Manchester United, with a possession rate of more than 65%, created shot opportunities again and again in the frontcourt, but they have never been able to break through the gate of Reina's handle.

The fierce fighting between the two sides made Yu Liang, who was sitting on the bench, also feel what the national derby is.

The Antwerp city derby is nothing compared to the England national derby.

Often, the steals formed by Manchester United players in the first second will be overturned to the ground by Liverpool players in the next second.

In the 26th minute, Scholes intercepted Sissoko in the frontcourt. As a result, Scholes was knocked to the ground by Sissoko before he could stabilize the ball under his feet.Sissoko received a yellow card for a foul.

But the yellow card did not prevent the players from committing fouls.

Such a derby is destined to be intense.

It's not just about fighting, it's about the attitude of the players.

In the 34th minute, Scholes' long shot from the frontcourt was directly blocked by Carragher with his body.Then in the 35th and 38th minutes, Ferdinand blocked Liverpool's two consecutive attacks with his body.

The deadlock of the game was broken in the 39th minute.

Manchester United attacked in the frontcourt. After Rooney got the ball in the middle to attract the defense, he was assigned to the left. Giggs made a direct pass and Scholes volleyed in front of the goal.Although the ball was blocked by Reina, it failed to prevent the ball from continuing to fly towards the goal.Then Scholes, who plugged in, made another kick and poked the ball into the goal before Hyypia.

This is the 500th game played by Scholes on behalf of Manchester United. This goal is Scholes' 90th league goal on behalf of Manchester United.

It also marks the [-]th anniversary of Bobby Charlton's Manchester United debut.

Before the game, to mark the [-]th anniversary of Bobby Charlton's debut for Manchester United, the fans chanted the stone roses before the game.

Amidst the singing, Ferguson presented a commemorative trophy for Bobby Charlton.

Then, under the witness of many celebrities, Bobby Charlton presented a commemorative trophy to Scholes, who represented Manchester United for the 500th game.

So when Scholes scored a goal, the fans immediately chanted Scholes' name.To be able to score a monumental goal in this monumental game is simply fantastic for Scholes!
After taking the lead, Manchester United's offensive continued unabated and continued to strengthen their offense.

And in the 42nd minute, a chance was created.

This time it was Ryan Giggs who assisted Scholes to score a goal.

After consecutive breakthroughs from the wing, Giggs suddenly stopped and smashed the ball against the opponent's full-back. After shaking the opponent's defender away, he made a low-level pass.

The French forward Saha, who quickly advanced in the middle, shot angrily at the football.

The football roared directly towards the far end of the goal.

Just when all the Manchester United fans were about to shout for a goal, a hand appeared in front of the ball, changing the flight trajectory of the ball.

"Damn!"

Yu Liang, who stood up from the bench and prepared to celebrate, cursed angrily after watching Reina block the ball out of the baseline.

If the score can be opened as soon as possible, he will be able to appear on the court one point earlier.

The reason why he was not able to enter the starting lineup in this game, Ferguson gave a good reason: "You don't know what a derby is, you don't know what he means!"

Although Yu Liang did not refute, he is not qualified to refute.

But before the game, Yu Liang still sneered at Ferguson's reason.

However, after watching half the game, he felt that his understanding of Derby was not enough.

He was even more surprised when he saw the game data of both sides in the first half.

With Scholes' goal, Manchester United ended the first half with a 1-0 lead over Liverpool.

Throughout the first half, Manchester United had an absolute advantage, and the 55% possession rate spoke for itself.In the first half, Manchester United completed a total of 7 shots, 6 of which were within the goal frame. If it weren't for Reina's save, Manchester United would have already led Liverpool by several goals.

On the Liverpool side, although 10 shots were completed, only 1 shot was within the range of the goal frame.After United's high-intensity pressing, it was clear that they were not able to find their rhythm.

Throughout the 45-minute game, the two sides completed a total of 24 successful steals and 15 fouls.

If only this piece of data was placed in front of Yu Liang, he might not be able to imagine such a scene.But sitting on the sidelines and seeing this with his own eyes, he can naturally understand what kind of game it is.

"Go warm up!"

Yu Liang listened to Ferguson's words, immediately took off his coat, rushed into the court and began to warm up.

After standing on the sidelines and watching for a while, Ferguson nodded and walked towards the player tunnel.

The England national derby is far more than that simple!
(End of this chapter)