Chapter 48-England's First Derby! This was a war!
For Liverpool.
Their defensive counterattack did not completely retreat to their own backfield. Instead, they would carry out a very high-intensity pressing in the midfield.
The reason why Liverpool adopted this strategy was, of course, aimed at Liverpool's two midfield players in the middle.
Carrique's footwork was not considered crude among the English players, but he was not the kind of midfielder who was good at holding the ball and pushing forward.
Where was Li Ao?
From the start of the match to the current situation.
Li Ao's personal advancement ability was not strong.
Moreover, he was still so young and was still in the stage of adapting to the pace of the Premier League.
Therefore, Liverpool's strategy was to force the two Manchester United midfielders to lose control of the ball and make them make mistakes.
If they were lucky, Liverpool could directly launch a counterattack in the direction closer to Manchester United's goal if they completed the midfield interception.
The threat was even greater!
And there was a more direct reason why Liverpool adopted this strategy.
It was because the two Manchester United midfielders were not physically strong.
Carrik's physical resistance was his weakness.
As for Li Ao?
He certainly had the potential to become a midfielder with outstanding confrontational abilities.
But in the end.
He was only seventeen years old!
His body had yet to fully grow.
He was still an underage teenager.
In the face of those fully mature Liverpool uncles in their early twenties and thirties, it would be good if Li Ao was not crushed.
As for winning against them in a head-on confrontation.
He was really thinking too much.
This natural disadvantage of age could not be changed in a short period of time.
Therefore…
In the following match.
As long as Li Ao got the ball.
No matter who the other party was.
Those who were close to him would directly confront him with their bodies.
He used his body to suppress Li Ao.
It forced him to concede the ball.
It had to be said that Liverpool's strategy hit Manchester United's midfield partnership.
The two midfielders were held back by the opponent's midfield strangulation tactics.
Manchester United's offensive organization was not smooth.
Liverpool, who had withdrawn, had the upper hand.
The cheers from Anfield grew louder and louder, making people's eardrums hurt.
"Li Ao has encountered Liverpool's strictest defense! This was a huge test for him. He had just completed his Premier League debut and had to face this kind of highest-level confrontation!”
"When Liverpool is playing at home, the referee's whistle is more biased towards the home team. That's why the whistle is blown very loosely, and the scale is relatively wide…"
Zhang Jun's words made the Dragon Country fans anxious.
They clenched their fists and watched anxiously.
However, they could not help much.
Li Ao couldn't even hear any words of encouragement.
"Be careful!"
Zhang Jun exclaimed.
Liverpool's winger, Kuyt, shoveled Li Ao to the ground as if he was cutting down a tree.
The moment Li Ao fell to the ground.
Kuyt immediately stood up and roared at Li Ao,""Did you see that, kid? This was the Premier League! If you're afraid, go back to your mother's stomach as soon as possible!”
"Bastard, what did you say?"
Carrik came up and pushed Kuyt away.
Then Rooney ran back from the front field with a red face.
It was like a signal!
The players from both sides immediately rushed over from all directions.
"Watch your mouth, you son of a bitch!”
“F***K”
For a moment.
The players on both sides pushed each other and the scene became extremely chaotic.
"The conflict is here! In the 17th minute of the game, Kuyt overturned Li Ao, triggering the first conflict between the two sides!!”
Andy Gray couldn't help but shout even louder from the commentator's seat.
Because the extremely sharp boos from the stands almost pierced through the people's eardrums.
"Kill him!"
"Go back to your mother's womb as soon as possible!!”
"Oh, oh, Mommy, oh, Mommy, do you see your little darling? His legs are about to be broken!”
"Little darling, oh, little darling is going to break his leg!”
The Liverpool fans in the stands used all kinds of words to humiliate Li Ao, who had been tackled.
If it was an ordinary young player.
At this moment, his mentality had probably collapsed.
A match like the Double Red Club was indeed not suitable for a newcomer to make her debut.
The camera moved to Ferguson on the sidelines.
"Ferguson pushed Li Ao to the battlefield of the Double Red Club. I wonder if he will regret it at this time?”
"Such a scene is not uncommon in a match like the Double Red League. If the two sides do not clash, it would not be the Double Red League!”
"Can Li Ao still maintain his composure?”
As the shoutcasters discussed.
Ferguson's expression changed slightly.
Although he was very confident in Li Ao's mentality before the match.
But now...
He was indeed starting to worry.
McFerran looked at Ferguson and opened his mouth, but nothing came out.
What's done is done.
To Li Ao.
If he could survive.
Then his future would be smooth sailing.
He could even survive a match like the Double Red League.
Then what other game could mess up his mentality?
But the problem was…
What if…
What if he couldn't hold on?
McFerran looked at the field.
On the court.
Li Ao rubbed his ankle and stood up.
He was expressionless.
It was impossible to tell what he was feeling right now.
However, when he saw Li Ao press the ball under his feet, he was shocked.
McFerran could not help but applaud Li Ao.
This seventeen-year-old youth.
Focus.
He was still playing football!
The methods of the Liverpool people.
It didn't seem to affect him at all!!!
"Well done!"
McFerran clenched his fists.
He now suddenly understood where Ferguson's confidence in Li Ao came from.
Look at that calm face.
He was a natural leader in the midfield.
Even under such circumstances
He was still so calm.
The referee finally separated the two sides.
Dirk Kuyt and Michael Carrique each received a yellow card.
It could be considered as suppressing the matter.
However, the anger of the players on both sides could not be suppressed.
Both sides began to make big moves.
The tactics of both sides could not be used for a while.
It appeared frequently on the court.
Confrontation, fall, foul!
The match was interrupted frequently.
Clashes occurred from time to time.
Yellow cards were also pulled out from the referee's pocket again and again.
This really wasn't a good match.
But for the players on the field, it was the most stressful game.
This…
It was the Double Red Sect.
It was England's first derby.
It was a war between England's two arch-enemies, the two biggest clubs that had once ruled an era!
Therefore…
Under such a rhythm.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half of the game.
Only then did people realize.
So…
Forty-five minutes have passed
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