Garcia had performed well in the previous games, but now his dribbling seemed useless and cumbersome. Under the attack of Keane and Sylvester, he looked a little embarrassed. He often stumbled around and was not as clean as his opponent Ronaldinho.
Without the support of Riise, Kewell's performance was not as good as Garcia's.
Finnan simply has no breakthrough ability, there is no fulcrum in the penalty area, and his passing skills cannot be displayed.
The quick attack advocated by Benitez was completely broken up!
The most practical approach at this time is probably to counterattack with a long pass.
Alonso is excellent at long passes, Gerrard is also good at long passes, and Cisse is very fast and is good at counterattacks. In theory, this plan is feasible.
It's a pity that Cisse was completely suppressed by Ferdinand!
Liverpool's several counterattack attempts had no effect, and the passive situation did not improve.
Fortunately, the defense is pretty solid.
"what happened?"
While he was secretly calculating, Li Tiancheng noticed that Gerrard raised his hand to signal to the audience.
Is this because I can't continue the game?
what happened?
It was just a turn after catching the ball, and there was no physical contact. Why couldn't the game be played?
Mark Worrall ran all the way with a first aid kit on his back. This guy always shouted: Welcome after training. Don’t come looking for me during training, especially during games. At this time, he was no slower than Cisse.
Benitez stood on the sidelines with a dark face, like a statue. When he saw Mark indicating that a substitution was necessary, he closed his eyes and waved to signal Hamann, who was already ready, to come on.
Gerald jumped off the field on one leg with Mark's support. Everyone rushed up and talked: "Steven, what's going on?"
"When I turned around just now, my foot sank into the turf." Gerald said with a sad face.
"Is it just a sprained foot?" Li Tiancheng looked surprised: "Fortunately, it's not just a recurrence of the old groin injury." Gerald's groin is also an old problem, and it has never been completely cured.
"I heard something broke!" Gerald's face became even more bitter, and I thought it was just a sprained foot.
Li Tiancheng:……
The guys who were chirping just now all shut up. The situation is not good!
"There is a high probability that it is a fracture of the phalanx." Mark Worrall's face didn't look good, but he gave his own judgment.
"Broken toe? Is it the injury Rooney suffered in the European Cup?" Li Tiancheng frowned.
"Yes." Mark Worrall nodded casually and helped the frustrated Gerrard towards the players' tunnel.
They had to leave the scene directly and rush to the hospital to confirm their injuries.
Everyone looked at their backs and were very speechless. Rooney has been injured for more than two months and has not returned yet!
The team is not completely on the right track yet, so will the core player and captain be out of action for several months?
"In the 38th minute of the first half, Liverpool's core midfielder Gerrard was unexpectedly injured and came off the field. We don't know what his condition is yet, but this is undoubtedly a serious blow to Liverpool, which is already at a disadvantage!" Martin Taylor's magnetic voice was full of emotion.
It's dignified.
"Yes, this is really unlucky. Steven is not very lucky." Crazy Horse Hughes said in a dark tone.
"It may be a bit troublesome. It is often troublesome for players to get injured without physical confrontation. This is not just Liverpool. I hope he will not miss too many World Cup qualifiers in England!" Denis Law also had a solemn attitude.
People want to see this kind of tragedy happen.
"Let us pray that his injury is only minor, otherwise the already unstable England midfielder will be even more miserable!"
"Look at this ball, Garcia! He was directly tackled by Ferdinand, Manchester United's counterattack! Garcia took the ball too much!"
"Oh!!!!Xiao Xiao Luo! Huh!?"
"Ronaldo's cross found O'Shea accurately, but unfortunately O'Shea actually hit the ball directly into Dudek's arms in the small penalty area!"
"O'Shea missed Manchester United's opportunity to expand the score. He was not careful when shooting! He must have scored a goal, but he hit it directly into the goalkeeper's arms!" Denis Law felt that he might as well go on the field.
"Manchester United continued to press forward against Liverpool. Gerrard was injured and left the field. The Liverpool players were obviously affected. Their morale was unstable and the defense seemed a bit shaken." Martin Taylor summarized the situation on the field.
"This is so un-Liverpool. No matter who is injured, they have always maintained a tenacious fighting state. This is Liverpool. Of course, this is just a temporary chaos. Liverpool will return to normal soon." Crazy Matthews did not forget to encourage him when criticizing.
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"Liverpool's opportunity to counterattack, Cisse, Ferdinand again, another clean tackle!"
"Liverpool's last attempt in the first half ended in failure."
"Boll blew the whistle to end the first half, and the game entered the intermission. Judging from the performance of both sides in the first half, Manchester United had the advantage. Although Liverpool has always been tenacious, they were only one goal behind. It was undoubtedly a comparison.
lucky……"
Unlike Martin Taylor, Benitez did not feel lucky at all. He whispered a few words to his assistant Paco, turned around and walked into the players' tunnel first.
"Li, you don't need to go back to the locker room, just warm up!" Paco also had a solemn look on his face at this moment.
"Okay, coach." Li Tiancheng stopped.
The friends looked envious, but they could only continue walking to the locker room, where there were still classes waiting for them.
In the CCRV studio, the commentators were still discussing at this time.
"Hey, although Manchester United has a lot of fans in China, I guess more fans will favor Liverpool in this game. The whole people supports Li Tiancheng." Zhang Lu expressed his emotion.
"This is actually of course, but Liverpool's disadvantage is a bit obvious. I don't know if Tiancheng has a chance to play?" Liu Jianhong still took his time.
"There should be. Tiancheng is different from ordinary young players. Generally speaking, young players play mainly to accumulate experience. Tiancheng's playing can bring about real changes. Otherwise, there is a voice in the British media laughing at Liverpool. In many cases, the giants have to rely on a 17-year-old.
Young general!" Huang Jianxiang said proudly.
"Haha, there is indeed such a saying, but Liverpool fans are very proud. They think this voice is jealous of Liverpool having such a genius!" Liu Jianhong said with Yourong Yan.
"Alas, the camera just showed Tiancheng, and he did not return to the locker room! Does this mean he will go out directly in the second half?"
"Hey! This is good news for us Chinese fans!"
"..."
As commentators explained, the atmosphere on the Internet became even more heated.
"Young Master Cheng stayed on the court to warm up. Do you want to play in the second half?"
"According to convention, it should be!"
"Very good!"
“I can see Mr. Cheng perform again!”
"Young master will save the Red Army! Why is it so exciting to say this!"
"Gong Zicheng performed well and the Red Devils won, the best of both worlds, perfect!"
"Catch a red devil alive..."
"Isn't anyone discussing the scandal about the young master a few days ago?"
"After looking at the photos, Cheryl is really beautiful, and she has a good eye for adults!"
"It's not enough to just be beautiful, right? At least you have to be like Victoria and be Beckham's good wife, right?"
"That's right, can anyone educate me on the female side's position and whether she is worthy of our young master?"