"Anfield is not a stadium, but a holy place. The people who cheer on the sidelines are not just fans, they are more like our family." Bill Shankley

Anfield!

One of the most terrifying home courts in Europe!

From entering the locker room, Gao Xiaodong felt the uniqueness of this stadium.

The visiting team's locker room is very simple, which is normal. No team wants to make their opponents comfortable. However, Liverpool's away team's locker room is not only simple, but also a commemorative board for Liverpool's home victory over Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Chelsea and other giants hanging on the wall, recording the game time and overview in detail.

This is simply giving the visiting team a warning.

The passage from the locker room to the stadium is extremely narrow, and above is the famous "this is anfield" sign. The establishment of this mark began in the Shankley era. The legendary Liverpool coach in the 1970s and 1980s wanted to use this method to remind his players who they were playing for and who they were fighting against.

When playing, Liverpool players were very devoutly slapped this mark when they passed by here to seek good luck.

No one knows whether this mark can really bring good luck to the Reds, but one thing is certain that it must have brought great psychological pressure to the visiting players.

Since the two main central defenders Ferdinand and Vidic were both injured, the captain's armband was temporarily worn on Gao Xiaodong's arm.

After the players from both sides came out under the leadership of referee Phil Dodd, the captain came out to exchange the team flags and logos to pick the sides.

When Gerrard saw that the Manchester United captain was not the familiar Vidic and Ferdinand, but the young boy Gao Xiaodong, and sneered: "Is there really no one in Manchester United to be the captain?"

Gao Xiaodong smiled slightly, "That's why the Lord thinks that playing a mid-range team does not require a very outstanding captain."

Gerald is not a verbal person. He heard Gao Xiaodong say this, he had to press the team flag and badge into Gao Xiaodong's hands. "The midfield team will give you a lesson that you will never forget today."

Gao Xiaodong said with a smile: "Okay! I hope your feet are as good as your oral life!"

When Gao Xiaodong and Gerald exchanged team flags and badges on the court, He Hui, a live commentator who introduced the history of the team for a long time, was excited and began to introduce the lineups of both sides to the fans and speculate on their tactical styles.

"Today Liverpool is a 451 position: goalkeeper: No. 25 Reiner

Defender: No. 2 Glen Johnson, No. 2 Carragher, No. 37 Scotter, No. 6 Aurelio

Midfielder: No. 18 Kuyt, No. 21 Lucas, No. 4 Merreles, No. 8 Gerald, No. 17 Maxi Rodriguez

Forward: No. 7 Suarez

The King of the Red Army, Daglish, was indeed powerful. Although he wanted to win this game very much, his formation was not radical, but he arranged a very pragmatic 451 formation. It seems that Daglish had a clear understanding of the strength gap between the two sides and his state, and was not defeated by desire.

Before the game, Daglish kept saying that Gerald had an injury in the groin and was very likely to be unable to play, but now Gerald appeared on the court with great vitality. It seemed that Daglish was just a smoke bomb.

From this small detail, it can also be seen that Daglish made very sufficient preparations for this game.

Let's take a look at Manchester United's roster:

Goalkeeper: No. 1 Vandersa

Defender: No. 3 Evra, No. 12 Smalling, No. 6 Brown, No. 21 Rafael

Midfielder: No. 11 Giggs, No. 10 Gao Xiaodong, No. 16 Carrick, No. 17 Nani

Forward: No. 7 Rooney, No. 9 Berbatov

This is a 442 formation. The most popular central defender is ranked by Smarin and Brown. This combination has never appeared in the league and the Champions League this season. It is temporarily pieced together. There is no way to do this, because Ferdinand, Vidic, and Evans are all injured. Whether it is O'Shea, Smarin or Brown, the effect is probably the same.

On the front line, during the battle, the Lord trusts Berbatov more, and the newcomer Hernan's Des also needs to experience the atmosphere of the Double Red Club on the bench.

Now that the pre-match ceremony is over, Xiaodong returns to his half. Judging from his position, he should be the back midfielder today, and there is no way to do so. The central defender is unstable, and Ferguson must strengthen the defensive power of the back midfielder. However, because Gao Xiaodong retreats, veteran Scholes has to sit on the bench, and Giggs plays the front-line to increase the attack power of the wing.

What is surprising again is that Xiaodong put on the captain's armband again. If Xiaodong is playing against Inter Milan in the Champions League, it is because Xiaodong faces his old club, then it is a bit intriguing to wear the captain's armband this time, because Rooney and Evra are also the deputy captain. We are not sure whether Lord Sir did it intentionally, but this arrangement can show that in Lord Sir, Gao Xiaodong's ranking as captain is higher than Rooney and Evra, or also higher than Fletcher sitting on the bench... "

While He Hui was introducing the referee Phil Dodd whistle sounded, and the 156th League Double Red Club officially kicked off.

Manchester United and Liverpool have played against the FA Cup twice this season. Manchester United both won at home, and Manchester United also gave Liverpool the second largest score in history, and Gao Xiaodong staged a hat trick.

New and old hatreds surged in my heart. After the opening, the Liverpool player who kicked the ball quickly advanced and launched a fierce attack on Manchester United.

Liverpool also knows that Manchester United's central defender is a weakness, and their offense is very direct. The ball passes directly from the wing to the middle, allowing their forwards and the midfielder to grab the points.

In the second minute of the game, Liverpool got a shot from the middle.

After Melleres pulled over Giggs to the side, he did not go down the bottom and passed it directly into the penalty area.

Manchester United's central defenders Smarin and Brown were temporarily matched due to the injuries of Ferdinand and Vidic. Smarin was young and frigid, and Brown was injured more often. The two had little time to play and cooperate. After Melerles broke through Giggs this time, Brown, a defender, moved to the sideline to prevent Melerles from breaking through to the bottom, but Smarin did not follow Brown in time. As a result, the position between the two was a bit big, and Melerles' pass happened to hit the gap between the two.

Although Suarez, who was in the center position, was also Liverpool, he was very involved very quickly. He wanted to be excellent in reading the game and running awareness. When Meleres passed the ball, he immediately ran into the space and just grabbed the landing point.

Today, Gao Xiaodong returned to the midfielder position, but any position is not a problem for Gao Xiaodong. The comprehensive technology allows you to be at ease in any position. However, the two central defenders on the defense line rarely have partnered with him, and Carrick has not played many games this season, so Gao Xiaodong cannot form a tacit understanding with them for a while.

When Brown was moving to the side, Gao Xiaodong immediately blocked the gap left by Brown to prevent the players who were inserted into the midfield from grabbing the spot. He believed that Smalin would definitely follow Brown to move.

Unexpectedly, Smalin didn't keep up, he was staring at Liverpool's center Suarez very dogmatically.

Smarin is 1.94 meters tall, Suarez is 1.82 meters tall. It is too difficult for Smarin to stare at Suarez. The moment Meleres passes the ball, Suarez suddenly starts and throws away Smarin in one step. When Smarin turns sideways, Suarez has already abandoned Smarin's two meters away.

The defender is disastrous two meters away from the forward, which means the defender cannot complete any defensive moves.

Suarez's escape was very fast, but he and Meleres also lacked tacit understanding. Suarez's grabbing point was a step faster, and the ball hit Suarez's leg. Before Suarez could exert force, the ball flew towards the goal.

Suarez's shot was on the small penalty area line, but his strength was a little small and his angle was not tricky. Van der Sar fell to the ground and threw it away.

Seeing Suarez get a good shot in the second minute of the opening, there was a storm-like applause from Anfield's stands.
Chapter completed!