Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 983 Come Prepared
The defensive midfielder position is Klopp's standard configuration at this stage. Emre Can is paired with Henderson. In comparison, Henderson is more comprehensive and has more forwards, while Can is more defensive. The staffing is also basically fixed during this period of time. Joe Allen is a rotation player, and Klopp usually uses Lallana to play this position more often.

For Manchester United, Van Gaal put on the same formation, 4231. He actually used many formations in Manchester United this season, but unfortunately he failed to find the ideal state. Now this formation is also a kind of compromise.

Goalkeeper: De Gea
Defender: Valencia Phil Jones Smalling Blind
Back midfielder: Carrick Fellaini

Attacking midfield: Mata Herrera, Ashley Young
Forward: Rooney

Valencia has now been completely used as a full-back, and Rooney's position has reached the forward position again. This has a lot to do with the injuries suffered by Manchester United's strikers, and Van Gaal does not have many people available.

The players of the two teams stood in the player tunnel very seriously, without exchanging pleasantries or greetings. The atmosphere of the game has become very dignified at this moment.

Under the leadership of the referee Atkinson, the players of Liverpool and Manchester United came to the field. Zhang Yuan could clearly hear the abuse of Manchester United from the fans on both sides of the channel. The Rufford Stadium has also been abused, just get used to it, if you go to the home court of other teams, it may not be like this, but for the fans of these two rivals, they will definitely not make it easy for the opposing players.

Van Gaal sat firmly in the coaching area with his assistant. He probably didn't expect that he would be so difficult after accepting Manchester United. This is true. He never estimated that he would be so difficult.

Van Gaal has coached many teams, including top giants such as Barcelona and Bayern Munich. He has never felt so tired. He is really tired. He has never coached a Premier League team before. The intensity of the Premier League has exceeded Contrary to his imagination, he spent a lot of money in the summer, of course Liverpool spent more than him, how about the two teams? !It hasn't changed from the dream of competing for the championship to competing for the fourth. Liverpool is currently in the lead. What Manchester United has to do now is to pull Liverpool down and get on top.

The pressure on Van Gaal is huge, and sometimes he has to be sympathetic, after all, he is also an old man in his 60s.

Klopp is different. He is tall and mighty, with a beard and a pair of glasses, but he is not as gentle as he looks. The camera can capture that sometimes Uncle Zha gets angry, and his face is quite ferocious. Standing on the sidelines waiting for the game to start.

Soon the pre-match ceremony was completed, and the two sides began to fight with real knives and guns. The formations used by the two teams were exactly the same, both 4231, but Liverpool was not familiar with this configuration of Manchester United, because Van Gaal had Several tactics have been used, and Klopp can't see the details of Manchester United without playing for a few minutes.

But Liverpool is different. Klopp has basically adopted such a routine since he took office. Van Gaal is very clear that he adopted the same tactics as Klopp today, pressing high and taking the opportunity to control the ball. In fact, Manchester United's midfield configuration is technical. One of the few Premier League teams with better strength, Carrick is capable of writing and martial arts, Fellaini has a single feature, and defense is the main force.

The passer Manchester United has rich experience here, and the level is quite good.

Of course, his thinking is fundamentally different from Klopp's. Klopp's team often keeps pushing forward when holding the ball, just to make full use of the opponent's shortcomings in offensive and defensive transitions, while Van Gaal hopes It is Liverpool's weakness to force Liverpool to take a high ball through high-position pressing, and then compete for the ball and slowly control the ball.

In the end whose tactics are more effective, it has to be seen during the game.

As soon as Liverpool played, Zhang Yuan and the others leaned forward, trying to force the opponent's defense. Obviously Van Gaal did a lot of homework in this game, and De Gea was also fully utilized. Liverpool's frontcourt pressing effect has not yet been achieved. What a great use.

But in the 3rd minute, Liverpool gave Manchester United a slap in the face.

In the 3rd minute, Liverpool successfully intercepted in the midfield. Joe Allen drove the ball straight in. When he brought the ball to the center, he gave the ball to Zhang Yuan. Sterling used his super fast speed to overtake Blind, cut inside and entered the penalty area, and another dexterous crotch piercing, easily passed Phil Jones, but his step was a bit big, Dech Ya made a timely attack and got the ball before Sterling.

The Liverpool fans at the scene let out an exclamation of regret. Everyone was thinking that it would be better if Sterling made a small step for this ball. It would be great if De Gea didn't shoot!
It is rare for a player of De Gea's level to make an attacking mistake. To be fair, it is a bit big for Phil Jones to dig a hole for De Gea. What De Gea showed is his decisiveness, and his prediction is very accurate , It is estimated that Sterling's movement is correct, and a sideways fall almost blocked all Sterling's shooting and passing routes. No matter how fast Sterling is, it is not easy to find opportunities to shoot and pass.

Zhang Yuan felt a little regretful, it would be great if this goal could be scored!

After the panic, Manchester United did not panic, and the more Liverpool players played, the more they felt that something was wrong. Manchester United's high-position press played its power, Klopp's targeted arrangements were too poor, and Manchester United was well prepared. A few lines Pressing up together, putting on a posture of not wanting to kill anyone, the Liverpool defenders are not used to facing such a high-position press, and want to pass the ball, always feel that they are blocked here and there. As a last resort, they could only move their feet forward.

This is the effect Van Gaal wanted. Zhang Yuan suffered a lot from competing with them for the top. To be precise, several players in Liverpool’s frontcourt suffered a disadvantage. It is only about 1.8 meters. In this kind of summit competition, Zhang Yuan is the main force. He often faces the three-person double-team of Smalling, Mayfair Jones, and Fellaini. It is no wonder that Zhang Yuan can exert his own advantages!

After playing the game for 10 minutes, Zhang Yuan felt that the game would not be easy. Manchester United was more targeted. He had fought against the opponent many times in the air, and he rarely had a chance to win. Fellaini's header was really a little bit Sturdy, Zhang Yuan thought so anyway, it was really difficult for him to fight Fellaini from the air.

Zhang Yuan kept making gestures, you can't give me such a pass, you can't give me such a pass!

Degan didn't see it at all, and he couldn't help it. Liverpool's midfielder seemed to be possessed today. He felt that he was not moving enough, or inflexible. Degan didn't dare to pass a dangerous ball to the midfielder. He was afraid that Manchester United would take advantage of the momentum to counterattack. .

Klopp finally got a little anxious on the sidelines. This is not the Liverpool he saw. He could feel that Liverpool was being constrained everywhere. Zhang Yuan was in a state of frequent physical contact with the opponent in the frontcourt. Out of his understanding of Zhang Yuan , He knows that this is not what Zhang Yuan is good at at all. What Zhang Yuan is best at is pushing the ball under his feet or grabbing points, but if you let Zhang Yuan be the fulcrum for the header, this is simply difficult for others.

Because of the tactical relationship, Liverpool's frontcourt can be active, but the center position is often an area that is not very active in Klopp's tactical link. If Coutinho and Sterling are allowed to go to the middle, I am afraid that it will be even more disadvantaged, so Klopp's mind In the game, he didn't want Zhang Yuan to change to the midfield position, but he hoped that his midfield running and movement would increase and change.

Klopp shouted loudly from the sidelines that Liverpool's midfielders should strengthen their running. Gerrard stared a little bit on the bench. Liverpool said that it has not suffered such a situation for a long time. When playing against Manchester City, it was a slap Manchester City, facing Manchester United today is actually a different situation, which really surprised Gerrard.

Gerrard does not complain that Klopp threw himself on the bench. He also understands that his running ability is declining as he gets older. If he is in his prime, Gerrard can say that he is a perfect player for Liverpool. midfielder, but now he dare not say that about himself because he is not.

　Sorry, I forgot to post a chapter yesterday, and I will add it today!

　　
　
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