Chapter 253 Pogba Takes the Blame

Pogba's wonderful pass over Firmino made the visiting Manchester United fans ecstatic. When they saw Pogba trying to break through Li Qing, they even waved their arms arrogantly, signaling Pogba to Li Qing. Take a look at some color.

In the end, Li Qing was not stunned and even used fake moves to confuse Pogba.

Li Qing stretched out his foot to intercept the ball from Pogba's feet. Without any extra adjustments, he directly passed the ball to the attacking right rib with his left foot. Salah, who turned forward, directed the ball towards the top of the penalty area.

Facing the attacking De Gea, he chose a very safe way of accelerating and changing directions. The last thing was very simple for Salah. He pushed lightly with the arch of his left foot, and the football quickly crossed the goal line against the grass and crashed into Snow white ball net.

After scoring the goal, Salah immediately turned and ran towards Li Qing, who sent the assist. He was ecstatic. Without Li Qing's timely pass, he would not have had the chance to score, so he must thank Li Qing.

Mourinho was very angry in front of the visiting team's coach's bench. Before the game, he emphasized countless times to be decisive when playing the ball, especially not to stick to the ball too much in the midfield and backcourt. Pogba, who thought he had excellent foot skills, refused to listen and used his own body. Try out Liverpool's efficient high-danger pressing.

It's good now. Half an hour into the game, we fell behind by two goals. How will we play the next game?

All-out attack?

Judging from the offensive attributes of the players in Manchester United's current lineup, it is completely unable to achieve a strong offensive effect.

What can really pose a threat to Liverpool is to first solidify the defense and then wait for opportunities to counterattack.

But with the score two goals behind, there is definitely no use in continuing to defend.

In stark contrast, Liverpool coach Klopp is leading by two goals, which basically means that the game can be won in advance. His iconic combination punches were once again displayed at Anfield Stadium.

"aoaooaooaoooooo——"

The Liverpool fans in the audience seemed to be inspired by Klopp, and the fanatical atmosphere that broke out went to the next level, reaching the extreme.

Through slow-motion replay, Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun discovered that Li Qing intercepted Pogba's pass and made a defensive fake in advance. He said with a smile: "In addition to Li Qing's proficiency in using offensive fakes, he is also very good on the defensive end." The fake moves are also fake. It’s not unfair for Pogba to concede the ball this time..."

China Channel 5 commentator He Wei changed the subject and said with a smile: "I really don’t know if Li Qing’s defense this time was a blind cat or a deliberate move, but no matter what, Pogba’s dribbling in the backcourt is a big deal. No, once the ball is lost, Manchester United’s incomplete defense will be directly exposed to the eyes of Liverpool’s offensive players!”

Pogba, who was directly related to losing the ball, looked very ugly. Before the game, head coach Mourinho gave important instructions. He saw that Li Qing was unable to control himself in the end, so he felt ashamed to face his teammates. .

The experienced Herrera patted Pogba's right shoulder and reassured: "Paul, you don't need to blame yourself too much. Dribbling is your strength. Everyone will make mistakes in the game. You are the ball player." The core of the team's tactics should calm down as soon as possible. The game is not over yet, and you have plenty of opportunities to lead us to win the game..."

Listening to Herrera's words, Pogba quickly calmed down. His playing style is like this. It's not like he hasn't lost the ball in the game. The important thing is to get back on his feet in the next game!

After celebrating the goal with his teammates, Li Qing noticed someone looking at him while walking back. He turned his head and looked doubtfully, and met Pogba's provocative eyes. He suddenly raised his eyebrows and then raised his mouth. He raised his head slightly and returned a disdainful smile.

Pogba thought that young Li Qing would be affected, but... he never expected that he would be affected...

However, he was determined to bear the blame.

When Pogba looked at Li Qing again, Li Qing had already returned to his own half, waiting for the kick-off.

"aoaooaoaooooooo——"

Half an hour into the game, Liverpool led Manchester United by two goals at home. The fans of the home team in the auditorium were very excited, making waves of cheers, and even played Mexican wave.

Manchester United, which was two goals behind, had no choice but to strengthen its offense while ensuring there were no problems in defense.

The offensive line composed of Mkhitaryan, Pogba, Martial and Lukaku tested Liverpool's midfield defense. However, as Van Dijk adapted to Liverpool's defensive system, he played a decisive role and was often able to play a key role in the team. In the most dangerous moment, stand up and save the day.

After surviving three attacks from Manchester United, Liverpool slowly organized an effective attack and threatened De Gea to guard the goal.

A few minutes later, the game entered the first half and forty minutes. Liverpool, who was at home, began to slow down their offensive pace. As the first half came to an end, the initiative fell to the visiting team Manchester United.

Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun frowned and said: "Liverpool seems not to want to attack at the end of the first half and gave up the initiative."

In fact, Klopp hopes that Manchester United players will strengthen their offense at the end of the first half, thereby increasing Li Qing's chances of scoring during a quick counterattack.

However, this approach has certain risks. If our team's defense is not good, it is very likely that our team will lose the ball first.

Until the end of the first half, Li Qing neither found a chance to counterattack with the ball, nor did Manchester United narrow the score. The home team Liverpool entered the locker room with a two-goal lead.

The Liverpool players, who were leading by two goals, looked much better than the Manchester United players. Many Manchester United players had stern faces, especially Pogba, who had a bad performance in the first half.

From the perspective of losing the ball, without Pogba's fouls and dribbling errors in this game, Manchester United would not have lost the ball.

The players of both sides entered their respective locker rooms, and the major TV stations with the broadcasting rights of the 2017-2018 Premier League reviewed the first half that ended.

The 15-minute halftime break passed quickly, and the players of both sides returned to the court one after another.

Before the start of the second half, Manchester United took the lead in making adjustments. Jesse Lingard replaced Mkhitaryan, who did not do much in the first half, to increase the speed of the wing attack.

Klopp did not care much about Manchester United's adjustments. Lingard's technical ability was not as good as Mkhitaryan, and his passing skills were even worse. He could only contribute a world wave when he was in good shape.

As long as Wijnaldum and Henderson held their positions on the defensive end, it would be difficult for Lingard, Pogba, Martial, Matic and Herrera to complete high-quality long shots.

Pogba, who became Manchester United's sinner in the first half, realized that his pass could not pose a real threat to Liverpool's goal, so he began to try long shots.

However, during the halftime break, Klopp made targeted deployments, and his long shots either missed the goal post or were blocked.

For this, Matic also received a yellow card.

During the transition from defense to offense, Li Qing was kicked to the ground by Matic, and the referee Oliver decisively blew the whistle + yellow card.