Chapter 1348
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When Hernandez headed the ball out of the end line, he took the opportunity to fall into Liverpool's penalty area. Then he got up and agitatedly signaled to the referee that he had just been collided by Baines!
Baines was suddenly furious. He was extremely afraid that Hernandez's complaint would affect the referee's decision. He believed that he did not deliberately collide with Hernandez just now.
The football landed there. He competed with Hernandez, which was in accordance with the rules. It was just that Hernandez touched the ball first.
Baines yelled at Hernandez and roared at him, "Are you trying to cheat a penalty kick?"
Hernandez ignored Baines. He saw that the referee was indifferent and signaled for Liverpool to kick a corner kick.
Ferguson left the technical area and went to protest to the fourth official with a dissatisfied expression. He thought that Liverpool's side was taken care of.
Or rather, it was a means to put pressure on the referee's team.
"Liverpool has escaped a disaster! This time, Manchester United's counterattack almost penetrated Liverpool's goal. When Hernandez was about to head the ball, he was disturbed by Baines and the ball was deflected. That was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! But Hernandez missed it! "
Liverpool's side calmed down a little. The team quickly stabilized their position and began to reorganize their offense.
In accordance with Comain's strategy during the halftime interval, Liverpool began a long-range bombing of Manchester United's goal.
In the 58th minute of the game, Qin Xiong controlled the ball in the front field and attracted the defensive attention of Park Ji-sung, Fábio and Valencia. He then passed the ball diagonally to Raúl in front of the penalty area.
Gerard made a move to plug in at the same time. Carrick was bound to keep up with Gerard to prevent Gerard from receiving Raúl's pass.
But Raúl knocked the ball back to the back. The gap in front of Manchester United's penalty area may have only appeared for less than two seconds. Rooney and Park Ji-sung were both moving to the middle and could fill the gap at any time.
But before the gap was filled, Alonso rushed up and followed up with a long shot!
After the football flew into the penalty area, it was blocked by Vidic with his foot to clear the siege.
The football that flew into Liverpool's half landed at Mascherano's feet, and the Red Army reorganized their offense.
This time, Gerard, who retreated, was the first to stand firm in the front field. After Evra and Carrick made a pincer defense against him, Gerard passed the ball to the front of the penalty area. Qin Xiong moved horizontally to the front of the penalty area and he was surrounded.
There were Manchester United players in all directions. At this time, Qin Xiong made a move to dribble the ball forward. Raúl had a tendency to run in reverse offside, so Ferdinand and Vidic could not be distracted. After a step forward, Qin Xiong saw that Park Ji-sung did not show any obvious defensive flaws. Rooney behind him and Valencia behind him closed in a little more. Qin Xiong immediately passed the ball to the left side gently.
The Manchester United players turned their heads to look and saw Meireles rushing up to shoot a heavy shot from outside the penalty area diagonally towards the goal!
The football hit the goal range, but it was full of power and lacked angle. Edwin van der Sar held the ball in his arms with both hands. Liverpool's shot did not pose a threat, so it could not be considered a test for Edwin van der Sar.
Ferguson stood on the sidelines with a frown. He originally thought that Liverpool would press heavily in the second half because they were anxious or eager to score, which would increase the success rate of Manchester United's counterattack.
But Liverpool was surprisingly calm!
The team as a whole operated in an orderly manner. The cooperation between the players was also in good order and there was a strong sense of purpose.
Now Liverpool was going to attack with long shots.
How could the knowledgeable and experienced Ferguson not see it?
But Manchester United did not have the extra players to contain Liverpool anymore!
When Manchester United could force Liverpool to rely on Alonso and Meireles for long shots, instead of Qin Xiong and Gerard, it could be said to be a victory for Manchester United to some extent!
But for the game, this was not enough. Manchester United could no longer provide a stronger defense to contain Liverpool's long shots.
The only thing that worried Ferguson now was that the Red Devils' counterattack could not get a better chance.
In the 65th minute of the game, Liverpool's front field patiently passed the ball. Meireles seemed to be going for a long shot after receiving Gerard's diagonal pass. After attracting Rooney to block it, he passed the ball to Alonso, who followed in the middle. The latter stopped the ball and adjusted for a long shot to test Edwin van der Sar.
The football rolled quickly into Manchester United's penalty area against the turf. Edwin van der Sar's vision was obstructed and he only reacted when he saw the football coming.
Seeing that the football was about to enter the lower left corner of the goal, Edwin van der Sar fell to the ground and touched the ball with his fingertips, finally letting the football roll out of the end line.
"Edwin van der Sar has done a great job! Alonso's long shot from the periphery almost penetrated the Red Devils' goal. Fortunately, Manchester United has Edwin van der Sar in front of the goal! The Dutch goalkeeper defused the danger with a miraculous save! "
The direction of the game began to change fundamentally. Liverpool was no longer unable to threaten the opponent's goal. From now on, Liverpool could organize the offense in the front field to create opportunities for the long-range attackers to create a very threatening long shot that gave Manchester United a headache.
Comain's midfield adjustment was crucial. He made everyone work together to do one thing well. In this way, Liverpool did not waste time fumbling in the second half, and there was no confusion due to ideological differences.
In the 68th minute of the game, Manchester United's backfield began to instigate a counterattack. When Liverpool's frequent long shots were suddenly sent by Qin Xiong behind the rear defensive line, Ferdinand and Vidic did not react. Raúl successfully reversed the offside position, but the sober Edwin van der Sar did not let Qin Xiong's "treacherous plan" succeed.
He was the first to abandon the goal and pounced forward to hold the ball in his arms before Raúl could take control of the ball.
Raúl's reaction was actually a little slow. After all, Liverpool were rarely able to play a direct ball from behind today. The space was too small, and Raúl's start was not resolute. Otherwise, he might have gotten a very good chance to shoot.
After Edwin van der Sar held the ball in his arms, he immediately got up and instigated a counterattack.
He threw the ball to Evra on the left wing, who dribbled two steps forward and then passed the ball diagonally to Rooney in the middle of the midfield.
Rooney did not play by the rules this time. Manchester United was good at playing on both wings.
He did not pass the ball to Ryan Giggs or Valencia on the flanks. Instead, he directly sent a long pass to Hernandez on the spot!
It was a straight pass over the top.
Seeing that Skrtel and Agger did not react and Hernandez successfully reversed the offside position, the Red Army fans began to feel uneasy again.
At this time, Reina also decisively abandoned the goal and left.
If he did not come out, Hernandez was bound to face the enemy alone!
But now, after he rushed out, outside the penalty area, the football was about to bounce to the ground for the second time when Reina headed the ball out before Hernandez could take control of the ball!
Arendaz had just brushed past him!
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