Chapter 117 The Second Moment of the Double Red Society

In this League Cup final, Giggs passed the final check of his thigh injury before the final, thus starting for Manchester United. The timely comeback of Wes Brown and Scholes also strengthened Ferguson's championship plan. Roy Keane, who had been complaining about the central defender position before the game, returned to the midfield and partnered with Yin Jun. Bart, who performed well in the Champions League, was squeezed onto the bench. Hilvester also replaced O'Shea to occupy the left back position, and Manchester United basically played with the strongest lineup today.

When the players stood on the court, people found that Manchester United's formation today was 4231, with Butters at the goal, Gary Neville, Wes Brown, Ferdinand and Sylvester forming the defense line, Roy Keane and Scholes forming the double midfielder, Beckham, Yin Jun and Giggs lined up in one line, and Fanny's single arrow on the front line.

Ten minutes after the game started, head coach Ferguson couldn't help but frown, looking at the game situation on the court, looking a little serious.

Assistant coach Queros next to him also saw it and spoke: "Liverpool's defense against Yin Jun is more strict than imagined..."

For such a game, Ferguson and Manchester United coaching staff had long expected to encounter many difficulties. After all, their opponent is Liverpool, a mortal enemy team. They will never be careless in the game against Manchester United.

But Ferguson and his assistants believe that Liverpool's focus on defense on the court will be Fanny and Beckham, and they won't care too much about Yin Jun.

After the game started, the fierce confrontation between the two sides on the court was as expected by the Manchester United coaching staff, but there were also situations not expected by Manchester United, that is, the Liverpool people did not relax their defense against Yin Jun, but they almost reached the point of inseparable steps.

No matter how Yin Jun runs, Liverpool players will appear by his side in time, pressing him fiercely, using their physical advantages to hit him, interfering with him, and preventing him from getting the ball comfortably.

This level of defense was indeed something Ferguson's coaching team did not expect before the game.

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Although Yin Jun raised his hand to ask for the ball at the front of the penalty area, Roy Keane did not pass the ball to him, but to Beckham on the right.

Yin Jun turned around and ran into the penalty area, and he was still following a Liverpool player.

Beckham first made a move to cross, then dribbled horizontally, and then used his left foot to shoot a long shot. The football went above the crossbar, and Manchester United's attack was over.

Yin Jun was unable to get any chance. It was not that Beckham deliberately did not pass the ball to him, but that he really didn't have a good chance here. He neither ran into the space nor got rid of defense. Even if Beckham passed the ball to him, he would probably not be able to hold it.

A similar situation occurred in Manchester United's last attack. At that time, Giggs still passed the football to Yin Jun. Yin Jun received the ball, but he couldn't even turn his body under the close press of Liverpool's midfielder Harman behind him, let alone pass the ball or shoot. He was able to protect the ball under the close press of the opponent's defender, which was much unexpected to many people. In the end, Yin Jun could only pass the football back. So it was normal for Beckham not to pass the ball to him. It would be better to use him to enter the penalty area and open the opportunity to defend the front of Liverpool's penalty area to try a long shot.

Of course, the quality of Beckham's long shot is really not high.

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Because Liverpool strangled Manchester United's offensive engine, Manchester United's offense could not be attacked. After curbing the most threatening person in Manchester United's offense, they launched a fierce offensive against Manchester United's goal.

Although Manchester United's defense was tenacious, it still declared the goal to be lost in the 39th minute.

"Harman shot! Ferdinand blocked beautifully, Manchester United's central defender made a contribution!"

"Riser!Riser controlled the ball before Beckham! Pass it to Gerald!"

"Gerard! Another long shot! Dangerous!"

With the exclamation of commentator Huang Jianqiang, Gerald's 30-yard shot may not pose a threat to Badz, but the ball hit Beckham's outstretched leg and turned into the line and hung into Manchester United goal, Liverpool scored the first record.

"Oh! I still lost the ball! After Liverpool's offensive started, Manchester United's defense line has been very dangerous, and in the end it still failed to defend..."

Butters was so angry that he pounded the ground. According to his original judgment, Gerald's shot should have missed the post, but he didn't prevent Beckham from stretching out a midway, making the originally unthreatening shot his goal.

"Oh!" Yan Peixiu sighed and slowly fell to the backrest of the sofa.

Yin Mingshan, who was sitting next to her, maintained her previous position, wrapped her hands around her chest, and sat upright on the sofa cushion, motionless.

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After conceding the ball, Ferguson continued to sit on the bench, but assistant coach Queiros couldn't sit still and quickly stood on the sidelines and shouted to Manchester United players: "Don't panic! Don't panic! Stay stable! Reclaim the defense and defend until the end of the first half!"

Then he stood on the sidelines, trying to bring confidence and strength to the players and stabilize their morale. However, when the game started again, he found that the players were not panicked by conceding the ball. They quickly shrank their defense and did not give Liverpool the chance to expand the score.

Whether it is Ferdinand, Wes Brown, defenders, or goalkeeper Butters, they are desperately blocking Liverpool players' shots with their bodies.

Queiroz then remembered that this team is Manchester United, which has been a long-standing Manchester United, not the South African national team he led before. The triple-winning experience four years ago allowed this team to face any adverse situation.

Even Ferdinand and Yin Jun, who are new to join the team, have experienced training in competitions like the World Cup.

Queros returned to the coaching seat and said to Ferguson: "Since Liverpool has put the focus of defense on Yin Jun, we can let Yin Jun continue to be bait, let Scholes take over the team's offensive organization's task and create opportunities for Giggs and Beckham. Similarly, if Giggs and Beckham can pose a threat to Liverpool's goal, then Yin Jun can be liberated."

Ferguson thought for a while, then nodded and said, "It's feasible. But we must first hold on and don't continue to lose the ball. Being two goals behind in the half will have a big blow to the team's morale."

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Manchester United also does not need to mobilize in the game against Liverpool. After conceding the ball, the proactive return to defense gradually not only withstand Liverpool's offensive in the remaining few minutes, but also launched a threatening counterattack. After all, the strength of this Manchester United is not weaker than Liverpool, and is even stronger.

In the 41st minute, Giggs received a long pass from Scholes in the backcourt and ran for dozens of meters. Finally, he completed a shot with a horizontal dribbling at the front of the penalty area. Unfortunately, he missed the baseline and failed to pose a threat to Liverpool's goal.

After running so far, he ran to the front of the penalty area and stopped suddenly and changed direction to get rid of it. His physical strength was too exhausted, which resulted in his movements being somewhat deformed when he shot in the final shot and he could not stabilize it.

Although Giggs did not score, Manchester United still held the score of 0:1, conceded only one goal, and entered the midfield break.

Back in the locker room, Ferguson first confirmed Manchester United's performance in the first half and then began to make tactical adjustments.

"We must adjust our strategy in the second half of the game. Yin Jun, you have to be a bait. Use the opponent's close control of you to create opportunities for your teammates." Ferguson said solemnly.

Yin Jun replied: "Don't worry, boss, I know what to do."

Ferguson was very satisfied with Yin Jun's attitude. Yin Jun was the core of the team's organization he decided before the game, and the role on the field was very important.

After some players become core players, they feel that the whole world should revolve around him. If he is allowed to give up some power, it will be like killing him and not kill him. If such a person is not a better replacement, the coach can only pinch his nose and accept it. If there is any other choice, he will be eager to kick him away.

Ferguson turned to the other side, pointed the names of Giggs and Beckham and said: "You two should switch positions more frequently in the game, disrupt the opponent's defense, and create opportunities for yourself or others. In addition, they should be closer to each other, so that they can tear the Liverpool defense line with quick passes and cuts."

"I understand, boss."

"No problem, boss."

The two people replied at the same time.

Ferguson looked at Scholes again and warned him to pay close attention to the positions of Giggs and Beckham during the game. Once you have time, you should pass the football in time and try more straight passes. There are some risks, but it is worth taking.

Of course, if there is a pass mistake, you must actively counterattack on the frontcourt. If you can't grab it, you must also create a foul. In short, Liverpool must not be allowed to strike out the counterattack.

After all, there are super fast horses like Irving on the front line, and anyone will have a headache when they fight back.

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At the same time, in the Liverpool locker room, their head coach Hollier was praising the team's performance in the defense: "You did a good job in the first half! The defense against Yin was successful! It turned out that he was the core of Manchester United's offense. Once he couldn't play, Manchester United's offense would be over! Men, our offense should be more proactive in the second half! We not only want to win, but also win more goals!"

The players in the locker room burst into laughter. If they can win against a mortal enemy like Manchester United, they will naturally beat their opponents to death. If they can directly defeat Manchester United in one game, they may even affect their performance in other games, and thus eliminate the league championship and the Champions League championship, that is the most perfect thing.

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After the start of the second half, the Manchester United players' position on the court did not change at all, but unknowingly, the team's offensive organization power had been transferred to the feet of Scholes, who played as a midfielder, while Yin Jun was a guise in the front midfielder position.

Scholes has been observing the situation ahead of him. Whether he has a ball or no ball under his feet, he hopes to accumulate enough samples through a large amount of observations and analyze them.

Although he only observed it for ten minutes in the second half, he could already see some differences compared with the first half.

Liverpool still made a very strict defense against Yin Jun, and it did not slackened with their success in the first half. But in contrast, their defense against Giggs and Beckham was far less strict than Yin Jun.

They did this without saying that they were completely blindly underestimating the opponent. With Giggs and Beckham's influence in the Premier League, Liverpool will definitely not look down on them, but because neither Giggs nor Beckham posed much threat to Liverpool's goal in the first half.

After all, Giggs missed the shot in a counterattack. Beckham did not have any impressive performance except for that anti-aircraft gun.

Both of them performed relatively poorly, so it is understandable that the opponent did not care much about them.

And this is a good opportunity for Scholes.

Scholes took the ball again, Yin Jun ran out and raised his hand to ask for the ball. He was still following a Liverpool defensive player. In addition, there was a Liverpool player not far away, forming a corner with the defensive player. These two people guaranteed that Yin Jun could be locked at any time.

Scholes saw that Giggs and Beckham were running again, but obviously Beckham's position was better, so he chose to pass the football to Beckham.

Beckham shot directly after receiving the ball, but the football was still blocked by the Liverpool central defender who was caught with his legs to block the baseline.

Although the ball was not scored, Scholes saw hope.

If Carragher comes back a little slower this time, Beckham should be able to shoot directly in front of Liverpool's goalkeeper, right? Such opportunities are only a handful of in the first half. So after adjusting the tactics, it played a role.

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In the penalty area, Liverpool goalkeeper Dudek is yelling at his teammates, Carragher, who had just completed a clearance, shouted: "Jamie! Your movement is slow! I almost let him shoot the ball!"

Although Carragher has completed the defensive mission, goalkeeper Dudek seems to be unsatisfied.

Carragher waved his hand and said casually: "But I blocked his shot, didn't I?"

Other Manchester United players, including Beckham who shot, did not care about the conversation between the two sides. They thought the goalkeeper was just a routine shout to boost morale, but Yin Jun looked at Carragher.

From Carragher's answer and attitude, Yin Jun keenly captured a message - the concentration and vigilance of Liverpool players are gradually declining.

This is very good!

If the Liverpoolman has been highly focused on the court for ninety minutes, then he and Manchester United have no choice but to fight hard and see if there is any chance.

However, it is too difficult to keep all the players focused on the field for ninety minutes.

And once the opponent is negligent, his chance to get to Manchester United!
Chapter completed!