Hero of the Penalty Area - v7 Chapter 64
Although they lost the game, the Manchester United fans who stayed until the end were in a good mood, because they saw hope in Luis Nacho.
Chen Yingxiong is already forty years old, and will soon be 41 years old. He will retire at the end of this season. At that time, what Liverpool will become without Chen Yingxiong, everyone knows in their hearts-what a person will become without the backbone, then what Liverpool will become.
The end of each dynasty is accompanied by a separatist warlord warring states era.
If Manchester United want to regain the throne that year, they must be prepared to quickly take the lead, defeat all opponents, and finally regain the top.
For this reason, Nacho’s maturity is something that makes all Manchester United fans very pleased.
In their view, Nacho is the Premier League’s first star after Chen Yingxiong retired. No other team can compete with Nacho. As long as Chen Yingxiong retires, then Manchester United’s return to the top is just around the corner.
Solskjaer also looked forward to it.
Nacho’s maturity in this game surprised him.
He intends to do a good job in the two Champions League matches against Liverpool.
Before, he didn’t have any special adjustments in tactics because of his lack of confidence in Nacho. But this time he wants to maximize Nacho’s energy, and then come to see what the strength comparison between Manchester United and Liverpool will turn out to be.
He is now not worried that entrusting Nacho with a heavy responsibility in such an important game will help him.
Because Nacho has used his actual actions to prove that he can take on such a heavy task.
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Although defeated Manchester United in the away game. However, Gerrard did not feel triumphantly thinking that his team would definitely win the league championship. He also doesn’t think his team can easily beat Manchester United twice a week later.
Martin O’Neal’s most valuable asset to this team is not those trophies, but a cautious and serious attitude.
Gerrard spent the Chinese New Year under O’Neill and naturally inherited this.
Gerrard is also a cautious man.
He still takes it very seriously in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with Manchester United. Not just himself, he also asked his players not to get overwhelmed just because they won the game.
“The league is very long. It is not easy for everyone to stick to this step. I don’t want this great situation to be ruined because of the underestimation of some people. How did Liverpool’s so many champions come from? You should know that Liverpool’s championship tradition is What. I hope you keep this in mind.”
This is what Gerrard said to his players in the visiting team locker room at Old Trafford. As soon as the game ended, he raised his face to warn his players. Caution can be seen.
After the Manchester United game, Liverpool’s opponent in the 32nd round was “Black Cat” Sunderland. This is not a strong opponent.
Taking into account the next two fights, Gerrard decisively rotates.
But Chen Yingxiong still.
More than ten years later, this has become a tradition of Liverpool with Chen Yingxiong.
No matter how you rotate. Chen Yingxiong definitely wants it. No matter how strong Liverpool is, even without Chen Yingxiong, they can still defeat their opponents. But he still has to play.
From the perspective of the head coach, Chen Yingxiong is Liverpool’s ultimate insurance. If there is an accident on the court, such as the originally powerful Liverpool but can’t beat the opponent because of all kinds of mess, then at least there is Chen Yingxiong. As long as he is there, no matter what problems they encounter, Liverpool will definitely win.
This is the role of Chen Yingxiong.
His appearance has not changed, the only thing that has changed is his playing time.
In the past, when Chen Yingxiong was in good physical condition. The whole team rotates so that he can play all the games, and this is the case throughout the season.
Now that his physical stamina has dropped significantly, in order to protect him, Gerrard has also begun to reduce Chen Yingxiong’s playing time. If the overall situation of the game is settled and Liverpool will definitely win, he will usually replace Chen Yingxiong between 60 minutes and 75 minutes. On the one hand, he will get enough rest time, and on the other hand, he will naturally also let Chen The hero can enjoy the cheers and applause of the fans alone.
Anyway, with Chen Yingxiong’s current ability, even if his playing time has been reduced. He can also complete the task perfectly.
The nine-month ban did not wipe out his state, but instead gave him a chance to rest. Let him, the forty-year-old guy, has no major problems with his physical fitness, and his goals have continued to appear one after another.
The game against Sunderland is the same.
Chen Yingxiong played 60 minutes and scored twice in the game. Helped Liverpool take the lead early.
After completing the task, Chen Yingxiong was replaced by Gerrard.
In appearance. This early substitution is the most meaningful, because only at Liverpool’s home. Chen Yingxiong was able to get deafening cheers. After changing any court, all he can get is overwhelming boos.
In the end, Liverpool defeated Sunderland, who had no fighting spirit, 4:1 at home.
But the victory in this game did not help them rise to second place in the league.
Because Manchester United defeated Bolton 3-0 in another league game, they still lead Liverpool by one goal in terms of goal difference.
Nacho scored once again.
The gap between the two is four goals. However, the difference in goal difference between Liverpool and Manchester United has not changed. It is still one goal, and Manchester United beat Liverpool.
Manchester United are desperately ensuring their goal difference advantage over Liverpool. This is the only way they can stop Liverpool.
But how long can this practice last?
After all, this will bring tremendous pressure to Manchester United.
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Gerrard does not care about Manchester United’s response, he only cares about the Champions League game with Manchester United.
Liverpool’s goals this season also include regaining the Champions League after six years.
This was brought up by Chen Yingxiong, and Gerrard even smacked it at the time.
But since we have to do it now, we must do it well. This season Liverpool must regain the UEFA Champions League after six years!
Even if it’s just to give Chen Yingxiong the best farewell gift, not for Liverpool’s glory, this champion must be won!
Liverpool and Manchester United are old rivals, so there is no need for special research. Just follow the normal preparation procedures.
If it were not for the hype of the media, perhaps everyone would not think that the next Champions League match would be a rematch of the match a week and a half ago…
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In the first round of the battle, Liverpool played Manchester United at home, and in the second round, Manchester United returned to home.
From the schedule, Manchester United is more advantageous.
But everyone knows that when playing against Liverpool, this kind of inability to play a decisive role is bullshit.
I think the most famous classic case at the beginning was the duel between Barcelona and Liverpool. At that time, Barcelona played away first and then played home. Everyone felt that the Barcelona schedule was very favorable, and Barcelona would defeat Liverpool to advance to the final.
And Liverpool obviously knows this.
After all, at that time, the arrangement on this schedule was considered one of the advantages that everyone recognized.
The results of it?
Liverpool poured Barcelona six goals in the first round!
You know their opponent is Barcelona! No. 1 in the world at that time.
In order to ensure the promotion, Liverpool poured Barcelona six goals at home, completely killing the suspense of the game.
Since that game, everyone has known that for Liverpool, it makes no difference to play at home first and play away first.
Because they always have a way to kill you.
The same is true for this game.
Solskjaer knew this very well, so his tactic in the first round was still a defensive counterattack, but this time he gave Nacho more authority. The core of the team’s counterattack was also him.
He just wanted to see what kind of answers Nacho could produce in this game.
But it’s a pity that Nacho worked hard in this game, and the whole team worked hard.
But Manchester United still cannot compete with Liverpool.
Chen Yingxiong scored twice in the game and scored all two goals in the game, helping Liverpool to win at home.
He has scored nine goals in the Champions League this season, and his ranking in the Champions League goalscorer this season has risen from the previous tenth to fourth.
The number one Barcelona striker Quik has 13 goals. The two ranks are four places worse, and the goals are also four.
Luis Nacho has been defeated in the Premier League goalscorer list, and now everyone is waiting for Quik to be dragged from the top spot by Chen Yingxiong.
Chen Yingxiong’s performance was wonderful, and Nacho didn’t even score a goal at all.
It’s not that Nacho is in bad shape.
Nacho is in very good form and he is also very active. His running, dribbling, and passing are impeccable, and he has even participated in the team’s defense many times. He is actually not the kind of player with excellent physical fitness. During the game, he galloped back and forth without hesitation.
Nevertheless, he still did not score, and Manchester United’s performance did not improve because of his active play ~ www.mtlnovel.com ~ but from Nacho, Solskjaer suddenly discovered a new problem.
In this UEFA Champions League game, Manchester United lost a 0:2 away game, and they are in a very dangerous situation.
It can be said that they have lost their hope of promotion, or that they still have a chance.
The gap between the two **** is all possible after answering the home court.
But Solskjaer’s focus is not on this score.
This discovery made him a little distraught, and if it is confirmed, it means that his previous efforts are likely to be in vain.
But he must confirm, because he is responsible for Manchester United’s future, even if he denies himself.
Now, whether Manchester United can reach the semi-finals of the Champions League this season is not important anymore.
What he has to do now may be related to Manchester United’s next ten years, which is much more important than the Champions League results in one season. (To be continued…)