Chapter 127 Gambler, Mourinho!
When Mourinho was attending the pre-match press conference, he saw the confidence on Klopp's face. Although his face was always serious, he was already smiling in his heart... You, a junior boy, also want to compete with me?
When Mourinho officially became the head coach, Klopp had not retired. Mourinho actually started getting a coaching certificate at the age of 24. After more than ten years of precipitation and study, he followed his mentor Robson to Barcelona, and then worked as an assistant to Van Gaal. Finally, he officially started his coaching career in Portugal and achieved great success in the following decade.
In terms of coaching experience, Klopp is not as good as Mourinho!
The most important thing is that the German coach with a straightforward personality cannot act, and his confident expression can easily be seen by Mourinho.
After returning to the visiting team's locker room, Mourinho issued the latest instructions to the team: "In today's game, our offense should be started from the left and middle roads as much as possible, and it is not necessary to pass the ball to Yang on the right. In addition, Yang, your task today's game is to run a large range of things. It would be best to attract the opponent's defense, understand?"
Of course Yang Xiaozhuang... doesn't understand very much!
There are even many Manchester United players who don’t understand that the team’s offense has to go to the left and middle, so why do they ask China Yang on the right to attract the opponent’s defense?
What a fuck, is the boss's head short-circuited?
In today's game, Manchester United's midfield combination was composed of three people, Herrera, Matic and Blinder. These three people have little ability to organize offense. Even the three of them can be regarded as three midfielders. Naturally, Manchester United's midfielder's defensive ability is quite strong today.
On the attack line, Rashford served as the left winger, and he has the ability to launch an attack, but there is a big gap compared to Yang Xiaozhuang on the right. But today... Manchester United's offense is going to focus on his side.
After the game started, Liverpool, who was full of confidence, was still very calm at the beginning, but when the game was 10 minutes, an accident happened...
After Matic successfully counterattacked in the midfield, he kicked the ball forward with a pass. Lukaku and Van Dijk were fighting for the top, but Van Dijk covered his face with his hands. Then Lukaku, who lost his vision, not only failed to hit the ball, but also fell down when it landed. The referee on duty immediately blew the whistle, which not only gave Manchester United a chance to have a free kick in the frontcourt, but also gave Van Dijk a yellow card.
A huge boo sounded in Anfield Stadium, and the KOPs at home took the lead in making a harsh sound, but the referee's penalty... In fact, there was no problem. Van Dijk did make a foul move. Although the foul was not serious, the "effect" caused was quite good. Lukaku's tall body fell to the ground, and he was lucky to be uninjured.
The deeper meaning of the yellow card Van Dijk received is the referee on duty in today's "Double Red Club"!
The set-piece was kicked by Herrera to Luke Shaw on the left. Manchester United left-back and Rashford cooperated. After two consecutive passes, the ball was passed to Rashford who rushed into the penalty area.
Seeing that Joe Gomez had already chased him, Rashford was not greedy for the ball. After sprinting for two steps, he forced the ball to the middle.
Lukaku, who was prepared for a long time, directly stuck Van Dijk with his body this time. When the opponent did not dare to make any big moves, he pushed the ball into Liverpool's goal two meters away... 0:1, Manchester United, who played away, actually scored the first goal!
Liverpool did not panic after conceding the goal. The game had just begun. They were playing at home again. There were opportunities... some!
But although Liverpool played patiently, they did defend Yang Xiaozhuang's right, but they didn't wait for their own chance to score. Instead, Manchester United scored again in the 28th minute...
This time, Rashford cut inside from the left and handed the ball to Lukaku at the top of the arc in the middle, and then he immediately rushed into Liverpool's penalty area.
Generally speaking, at this time, the "Little Warcraft" either cooperates with Rashford and directly passes the ball, or turns around and passes the ball into the penalty area on the right to create opportunities for Yang Xiaozhuang.
But this time... Lukaku actually started playing tricks again. The moment he used the ball, he turned his ankle and stabbed the ball directly into Liverpool's penalty area.
Van Dijk held Lukaku close to him, but he didn't notice that Lukaku's pass had penetrated his crotch. Instead, his teammates all exclaimed... Herrera penetrated from the middle and broke into the penalty area!
Bang!
Herrera caught up with the ball and directly shot the ball with a heavy gun. The impact of the running and the power of his legs swinging directly turned the ball into a shell, and flew into Liverpool's goal in a flash in the air!
The Belgian national goalkeeper Mignole, who replaced Karius, did not even react at all, but just turned his head... 0:2, the "Red Army" who played at home was actually two goals behind when the game was 28 minutes!
Off the field, Mourinho was already slid and kneeling with his fists...
On the other hand, Klopp, who was wearing a baseball cap, threw his hat to the ground in anger: "Fake! This liar! Damn liar!"
At this time, if Klopp still doesn't understand why his team lost two goals, he will really become a fool!
Manchester United's two goals were all found from the left and the middle, but his team's defensive power was concentrated on Manchester United No. 30 on the other side, and he... This was deceived by Mourinho!
Obviously, Mourinho dug a trap, but he jumped in like a fool!
Countless people who are paying attention to this "Double Red Club" have already understood that the first thirty minutes of the first half were simply a battle between Mourinho and Klopp.
Klopp obviously lost. When he knew Pogba would not play, he pressed his treasure on Manchester United's right-hand attack. As a result, Mourinho did the opposite. Not only did he not send Pogba, he even gave up the frontcourt engine of No. 30, China Yang, China.
Chapter completed!