Soccer Super Marksman

Chapter 377 - Entrepreneurship

Manchester United and Liverpool played in the 37th round of the Premier League at Old Trafford.

Jurgen Klopp sat calmly on the coach's bench and waited for the game to start. In today's game, he will still let Liverpool play counterattack, but he has no idea what the result will be. It is almost impossible to prepare for two key games within a week!

Just after the battle against Chelsea, and facing the strong Manchester United, Liverpool is already strong in single-line combat. How can they be against the sky in two-line combat?

Moreover, they themselves do not participate in the competition for the league title. There are only two opponents now, Bolton and Everton!

It is completely different from the environment in which Manchester United competes in the league!The importance is similar, Manchester United is the champion, and Liverpool is the Champions League qualification seat.

Rooney and Herrera still sit in the stands hand in hand to watch the game.

Players from both Manchester United and Liverpool began to enter the field, and the Old Trafford stadium was full of cheers. The enthusiasm of the fans is beyond doubt. Everyone knows that the biggest obstacle for Manchester United to compete for the league title. The last obstacle is today's battle !

"The penultimate round of the Premier League this season is about to begin. If fans who are familiar with the Premier League see Manchester United scoring 91 points in the standings, they may think that Manchester United has won the championship ahead of schedule. Let's see how many Chelsea are ranked No.2. Points. Then the fans must be very surprised. That's right. Chelsea also has 91 points! Manchester United only relies on the goal difference advantage to top the list!

Although Liverpool reached the Champions League final this season, they still have to fight for the Champions League qualification seat. What makes the Red Army fans unbearable is that the team ahead of them is actually the mortal enemy Everton!

This is a game that both teams must win, I believe the game will be very exciting!

Let me introduce the starting lineups of both sides.

Manchester United 433.

Goalkeeper: De Gea.

Defenders: Phil Jones, Bailly, Bailly, Valencia.

Midfield: Schneiderlin, Pogba, Memphis Depay.

Forwards: Mkhitaryan, Martial, Cui Zhen.

Liverpool 442.

Goalkeeper: Simon Mignolet.

Defenders: Nat Haniel Clini, Dejan Lovren, J. Matip, Alberto Moreno.

Midfield: Philippe Coutinho, Sadio Mane, Jordan Henderson, Wijnaldum.

Forwards: Firmino, Sturridge. "

In fact, after seeing Liverpool's starting players in the player tunnel, Cui Zhen looked for an opportunity to communicate with his teammates in private.

Cui Zhen and Memphis Depay muttered for a while.

"I want to attack the right side from the beginning, playing J. Matip!"

"No, that's right in the arms of the opponent! The opponent must also know that the weakness in the defense is J. Matip, and they will definitely strengthen the defense there."

"Then what do you mean?" Memphis Depay still trusts Cui Zhen's point of view in terms of strategy.

Cui Zhen communicated with him in a low voice for a while, Memphis Depay nodded frequently, and finally the two reached an agreement.

After the start of the game, Liverpool, who were tired and exhausted, was obviously not as good as Manchester United in running rhythm, and they mainly did a good job in defense.

From the beginning of the game, Liverpool focused their defense on the left. They were indeed worried that J. Matip would be blown up by Mkhitaryan!

Jurgen Klopp frowned on the sidelines, his prediction was wrong!He thought Manchester United would play Ibrahimovic or Fellaini on the left side of the frontcourt!

Then the more efficient side attack will be on the right side of Mkhitaryan. His formation today has a little bit of an idea to lure the enemy into deep-entry.

Put out a very conspicuous point for Manchester United to attack, lure Manchester United's main force to attack there, and then deploy the defense on the back line around this point. It seems weak, but in fact all the defenses around are getting ready.

When Manchester United can't start the situation, Liverpool's counterattack will be useful.

But Jurgen Klopp did not expect that not only was Cui Zhen on the left side of the frontcourt for Manchester United, but since the opening, Pogba and Memphis Depay also focused on Liverpool's right side almost paranoidly when delivering shells to the frontcourt. road!

That is to let Cui Zhen and Valencia make waves on the left!

Dejan Lovren was frequently overwhelmed by Cui Zhen and Valencia's teamwork, but the quality of finishing with Martial in the cross or Memphis Depay in the back was not satisfactory.

The effect of Liverpool's several counterattacks was not threatening. Manchester United was obviously more active and flexible than Liverpool's overall running. After the opponent's counterattack situation came out, Manchester United's backcourt defense was adjusted, and the players' pressing and marking work was very successful.

It's not that Manchester United is faster, but Liverpool is slower!Just like Manchester United challenged Chelsea with exhaustion, they are completely out of the same rhythm as their opponents!

In the 19th minute of the game, Valencia ran across the half again. Memphis Depay split the ball to the side. Valencia did not take the ball again this time, but passed it straight forward.

Cui Zhen made Dejan Lovren almost frightened. As soon as Cui Zhen touched the ball, Dejan Lovren had the tendency to retreat. He had made three attempts before, and Cui Zhen directly broke through twice out of the three times. It was Valencia who made the bottom and Cui Zhen sent a through ball.

In short, in less than 20 minutes, his defense was completely blown!

After Cui Zhen saw that Dejan Lovren was retreating and wanted to block the bottom line space for the first time, he immediately dribbled sideways. Dejan Lovren was stunned. Unexpectedly, Cui Zhen suddenly stopped bottoming!

Cui Zhen strode the ball quickly and moved laterally, Sadio Manny was too late to return to defense, only Philippe Coutinho was on the back line, and Alberto Moreno on the back line did not dare to step forward at all. He can't judge the best time to intercept.

Coutinho retreated quickly, trying to cut the ball across from Cui Zhen.

When he rushed over, Cui Zhen suddenly stopped the rhythm, and then watched Coutinho rush over the head while protecting the ball. When Coutinho braked to turn around, Cui Zhen passed him again!Change to the direction of the restricted area!

When Cui Zhen was only three meters away from Martial, he passed the ball short to Martial. Martial leaned against Nat Hannier, with his arch slightly crossing the ball, and Nat Hannier stretched out his foot. Not to mention, Cui Zhen seemed to make a half-circle from the wing and enter the penalty area, responding to Martial's cross pass and going forward, half-single-handed!

Facing the goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, Cui Zhen didn't hesitate at all, and didn't even think about hitting the far corner, and just blasted out with a blast!

The football went into the goal from the upper corner inside the near post!

The crowd cheered at Old Trafford, Cui Zhen had a cold and proud expression on his face, he beat the team badge on his chest with his right hand, and kept nodding to the fans in the stands, as if announcing the arrival of the champion!

Countless Manchester United fans laughed proudly.In their eyes, this kid has become an indispensable soul of the team!

"Manchester United scored! The scorer is Cui Zhen! Super Cui Zhen! In the absence of Rooney and Herrera, and the attack power has been greatly weakened, Cui Zhen shouldered the most important task in offense: scoring! He Will the goal of Manchester United open the door to victory for Manchester United? Now Manchester United has too much advantage in goal difference. As long as they win the game and get 3 points, they will definitely be able to maintain their goal of leading Chelsea!"

After the celebration, Memphis Depay whispered to Cui Zhen: "Now that we have scored, shouldn't we shift our offense to suddenly hit J. Matip?"

Cui Zhen looked back at Liverpool's half, and replied: "It can be done like this, but if you do that kind of work, it may be too conspicuous, Memphis, leave it to me, trust me."

Memphis Depay smiled, believe it?It goes without saying that they are friends and teammates, and he has long been convinced of Cui Zhen's strength.

Jurgen Klopp looked stern. He didn't expect that Manchester United's attack on the left would actually penetrate Liverpool's defense!

Perhaps this is a deviation from Liverpool's established defensive deployment. They did not wait for the stormy attack from J. Matip. Instead, Dejan Lovren's offensive was destroyed.

Liverpool is facing a difficult game. They want to attack and attack wildly, but they are powerless.

Even an iron man like Sadio Manny is weak after a season of high-intensity campaigns.

Cui Zhen understands Liverpool’s plight very well, because Manchester United has also come through in this way at a certain stage. The key point is never whether a player still has sufficient physical fitness, but whether your teammates are on the same rhythm together!

Now Liverpool's problem is obvious, the frontcourt offense is out of touch.

Forwards Firmino and Sturridge are energetic and active, but midfielders Wijnaldum and Jordan Henderson are obviously slower than them. It is difficult to find a tacit unity when everyone cooperates together The balance point!

Sadio Manny is an excellent organizer, but only good, not a top figure in organizational ability, so he can drive Liverpool's spirit, but he can't make Liverpool blend together in actual combat.It's Coutinho who really does the job!

But Coutinho's position is too deep. In the Premier League's open and closed game environment, a midfielder who is too deep and has to take care of defense can instigate the offense, but it is difficult to control the field and drive the rhythm. Effect.

Forward Sturridge was frozen by Manchester United defender Bailey, forward Firmino could not get the support of his teammates, Phil Jones and Valencia were experienced in cutting the opponent's offensive formation and changing positions.

On the basis of better physical fitness, there will be almost no obvious loopholes in Manchester United's defense line to be caught by opponents.

Sadio Manny encountered the defense of Pogba and Schneiderlin in the frontcourt. He lost the ball several times and fell into a state of isolation and helplessness. Pass, that's the obvious offensive disconnect!

In the 27th minute of the game, Cui Zhen once again passed Dejan Lovren on the left side of the front court. This time he continued to dribble into the penalty area. When defender Alberto Moreno came to help defend, he returned the ball. Passing the top of the arc in the penalty area, Coutinho failed to keep an eye on Memphis Depay, who was plugged in behind, and let him blast a very high-quality shot.

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet made a world-class save to keep the ball away.

There was applause from the stands at Old Trafford. After a season of training, Memphis Depay's progress has been recognized by the fans.

Jurgen Klopp frowned all the time on the sidelines, Manchester United is still playing hard on the left?Do you really not care about J. Matip?Or is it because after the left attack has achieved results, it is determined that the left attack is the most efficient?