Liverpool's defensive line was in a state of emergency. When Giggs began to cut inside, Johnson decisively moved into the penalty area to defend against Giggs head-on.
He was not afraid of Giggs shooting because Liverpool had done sufficient research and preparation for Manchester United. The old Giggs' threat to the goal had declined over the years, and now he had reached the point where he did not score many goals.
Johnson mainly had to prevent Giggs from sending a wonderful pass to his teammates.
Mascherano blocked the passing route between Giggs and Berbatov and gradually followed up to surround Giggs.
At that moment, Giggs suddenly sent out a pass.
The football flew from the front left half of the penalty area to the right half of the penalty area, and an imaginative pass appeared in everyone's line of sight.
Johnson and Mascherano's double-team defense was declared a failure!
Mascherano looked back and saw Rooney pulling to the right front of the penalty area. He did not completely shake off Agger, and Agger had no choice but to follow Rooney to mark, so there was no one to mark Berbatov in front of the goal. Mascherano immediately retreated in a straight line to mark the chic Berbatov.
Rooney stopped the falling football at his feet on the right side of the top corner of the penalty area, and then when Agger rushed over, he hooked the ball diagonally and changed direction to sweep past Agger!
Immediately after, when Rooney thought he would get a very good chance to shoot, he never expected the goalkeeper, Reina, to appear in front of him out of thin air!
In fact, Reina was taking a risk because he did not trust Agger. In fact, Liverpool's two center backs, Skrtel and Agger, were not world-class players. When they could not contain the opponent's attack through dense defense, as long as the opponent had space to play, the possibility of the two players' defense problems was very high. In the past, it had always been Mascherano, Alonso, and Gerard, these world-class midfielders, who covered the rear defensive line and made up for the defensive line's strength.
Therefore, when Giggs's pass was confirmed to be passed to Rooney, Reina abandoned the goal and took the initiative to rush to Rooney.
After Rooney changed direction and broke through Agger, Reina rushed forward and fell in front of Rooney. Before Rooney could make the next technical move, he pressed the ball under his body!
The few Red Devils fans in the stands were disappointed when they saw this scene!
Rooney was also very disappointed. He closed his eyes and shook his head in disbelief.
"Rooney missed a golden opportunity. Maybe he chose the wrong direction to break through in the penalty area. Maybe he should have tried a difficult shot at the first moment, a volley. But he chose a very normal and predictable way to break through and expand his shooting angle. Then Reina directly confiscated the ball, and Manchester United missed a golden opportunity. "
"We should feel sorry for Manchester United, and we should also feel sorry for Rooney. In the summer of 2004, Rooney made a name for himself in the UEFA European Championship, and Qin Xiong rose to fame in the Champions League final. The two could be said to be the rising stars of the same era. In the same summer, Rooney joined Manchester United, and his value was three times that of Qin Xiong, who transferred to Arsenal. But seven years later, Qin Xiong is already an absolute superstar on this planet with brilliant achievements. But what about Rooney? He does have a lot of championship titles, but compared to Qin Xiong, his team and individual achievements are far behind. Especially now, maybe he had the strength to make people see him as close to being the strongest striker last season, but his slump in the World Cup, his state since the start of the new season has been fluctuating, and his goals have fallen sharply. This makes us think again: Rooney, Ronaldo, Messi, and Qin Xiong, could it really be possible that they are superstars on the same level? "
Rooney was very headstrong and had a fighting spirit. After Manchester United fell behind, he took the initiative to retreat to share the offensive and organizational pressure for Scholes and help the team link up offense and defense.
But this led to another problem. The chic Berbatov was alone in Liverpool's defensive zone. It was difficult for him to complete a fatal attack alone.
In the 44th minute of the game, after Carrick's long diagonal pass was cleared by Johnson's header, Liverpool launched a quick attack again.
This time, near the center line, Qin Xiong took the initiative to get close to Gerard, forming a triangle system where Qin Xiong and Gerard were parallel, with Meireles behind them.
Just the three players standing in such a formation made Manchester United's rear defensive line fearful.
This was because the trio's positioning, passing, and cutting had reached the pinnacle of perfection!
Therefore, Rooney, Scholes, O 'Shea, Carrick, Nani, Giggs, and many Manchester United players rushed over to surround and snatch.
The football rolled from Meireles' feet to in front of Qin Xiong.
Qin Xiong observed the situation in the front field before he touched the ball.
Due to Manchester United's midfield encirclement and suppression, the midfielders pressed forward by a greater extent, which caused the distance between the midfield line and the rear defensive line to lengthen.
Then, Suárez had enough space to play freely in front of the rear defensive line.
Qin Xiong decisively directly crossed the ball when he touched the ball, and the ball passed between Carrick's legs to behind him.
Suárez stopped the ball with his back in front of Brown. Suárez could feel the pressure he felt in today's game against Manchester United.
It was not huge. On the contrary, it was easier than the last game against West Ham United!
Because his teammates in the last game were basically substitutes, Suárez was the core of the offense, but it was difficult to play his characteristics in the intensive defense.
Today was different. When the main players, Qin Xiong and Gerard, were on the field, their ability to adapt was very strong, and now they created a good attacking space for Suárez.
There was no defensive midfielder to interfere with Suárez!
Just this point alone was crucial. Coupled with Kuyt also containing Evra, Suárez only needed to face Brown and Smalling.
After stopping the ball with his back, Suárez pretended to turn to the right. As soon as he moved, Brown immediately turned in the direction Suárez turned, but Brown saw that the football did not move in the same place!
Suárez's turn was a feint!
The faster and more agile Uruguayan striker immediately turned from the other side and dribbled the ball forward at the same time!
Seeing that Brown's defense was broken through, Smalling immediately moved horizontally.
Suárez completely ignored Smalling this time. He dribbled the ball into the penalty area faster. Before Smalling could reach his side, Suárez lifted his leg and volleyed!
The football flew like a cannonball to the top right corner of the goal!
Edwin van der Sar was old. He was no longer as brave as he was in the past. Although the 40-year-old door god reacted this time, he closed his eyes in pain after making the move to save himself.
He could not reach the football.
Suárez's volleyed ball neatly into the top right corner of the goal!
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