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Chapter 715 The brain is not enough

It has been half a year since joining Liverpool, but sometimes, Gareth Barry still feels like he is dreaming.

For example now.

March [-], [-], at three o'clock in the afternoon, at Wembley Stadium in London.

League Cup final!
This is the first final of Gareth Barry's career. Although it is only the League Cup final, it is still the most important game of his career so far, bar none.

The League Cup is tasteless, but that is relative to the rich teams. For Gareth Barry, who has played for Aston Villa for a long time in his career, the League Cup is not tasteless, but a respected honor.

What makes Gareth Barry even more fortunate is that he won the starting qualification.

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A week ago, the team beat Real Madrid [-]-[-] in an away game. Gareth Barry started the game as a left midfielder and performed very steadily.

Three days ago, the team defeated Middlesbrough [-]-[-] in an away game. Gareth Barry was rotated by the head coach and did not get any chance to play. The purpose was to let him start tonight's League Cup final.

Also hidden in the snow are Yang Yang, the core player who broke Real Madrid, and Mascherano, the midfielder.

Gerrard and Xavi Alonso, who returned from injury, directed a [-]-[-] away victory over Middlesbrough with the help of Lucas Leiva, and both players sat on the bench.

Facing Manchester United, Liverpool head coach Rafa Benitez changed his formation and adopted a four-four-two formation. Yang Yang and Crouch, who had returned from injury, partnered with two forwards, Gareth Bale and Benayoun played on the wings, and Gareth Barry and Mascherano partnered with double midfielders.

The head coach's game strategy is very obvious, that is to fight Manchester United to the end.

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Ferguson is also not idle.

Manchester United is currently far behind Liverpool in the Premier League standings. As time enters March, the possibility of Manchester United's reversal is getting smaller and smaller, and the time left for Manchester United is getting shorter and shorter, so Ferguson attaches great importance to the cup.

The godfather of the Red Devils is very clear that Manchester United must first keep the cup to avoid empty-handed after the end of the season.

Therefore, in the middle of last week, after a [-]-[-] away draw with Inter Milan, Ferguson returned to the Premier League and carried out a rotation. He beat Portsmouth [-]-[-] at home, and all the main players stayed until the League Cup final.

Wayne Rooney, Tevez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Scholes, Carrick, Anderson, Vidic, Ferdinand... Manchester United will do their best in this game, and the goal is also very clear, that is, to kill Liverpool in rotation.

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After joining Liverpool for half a year, Gareth Barry has become an important rotation role for the team.

He is basically satisfied with the treatment he has received, but he also wants to go further and prove his strength and value. Therefore, every time he plays, he tries his best to show his best state.

Unlike Aston Villa, Liverpool is a wealthy team, gathering a group of outstanding top stars.

Such as captain Gerrard, vice-captain Carragher, and midfielders like Harvey Alonso and Mascherano, all of them are top stars in the world, even center Crouch and forward Kevin Dirk are very characteristic and advantageous European stars.

But what surprised Gareth Barry most was the team's number one star, Yang Yang.

All professional players are no strangers to Yang Yang.

Gareth Barry was already familiar with this player when he played for Aston Villa. He even fought against Yang Yang several times as an opponent, but after being a teammate, he really felt why Yang Yang was able to make it to where he is today.

work hard!Hard work and self-discipline!Tenacious struggle!never give up!
The outside media reporters and fans often only saw the surface, what Yang Yang presented to them, but only as a teammate, as the closest comrade-in-arms on the court, Gareth Barry could truly feel Yang Yang's heart.

He is the most popular player in Melwood!

Not only that, but for the two sides to fight side by side on the court, Gareth Barry needs to know Yang Yang better than anyone else.

For example, he needs to know how fast Yang Yang's ultimate sprint speed is, he needs to know how to pass the ball to Yang Yang more comfortably, and he also needs to calculate how much advance to give Yang Yang the most threat...

From childhood to adulthood, everyone said that Gareth Barry is a very smart player who is good at thinking with his brain.

But after arriving in Liverpool, he found that when facing Yang Yang, his brain always seemed to be insufficient.

Like tonight.

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After the opening, Manchester United attacked in a hurry.

This is Ferguson's forte, and it is also Manchester United's habitual tactic.

The Red Devils Manchester United are domineering in the Premier League. This is the dominance accumulated over the long-term rule of the Premier League. Even if it has declined in the past few years, Manchester United is still Manchester United, and Ferguson is still Ferguson.

Gareth Barry is the core of Liverpool's midfield. As a left-footed player, he appears in the left area of ​​​​the double midfielder.

Facing the pressing and strangling tactics of the Manchester United midfielder, it was difficult for Gareth Barry to create opportunities.

Liverpool's situation was the same as that of Gareth Barry, who was suppressed by Manchester United at the beginning.

In the first 7 minutes, Manchester United created six good offensive threats, but Liverpool didn't even make a single attack.

Yang Yang and Crouch fell into an isolated and helpless situation in front, and it was difficult to pass the ball.

Ferguson is not Juande Ramos. Manchester United's coach is the top tactical master in Europe. Facing Benitez with the same tactical ability, Ferguson did not fall behind in the formation of troops.

Of course, although Liverpool lost the opportunity, they also did not give Manchester United a chance to attack.

The two sides fought very fiercely. Liverpool did not create a chance until the No.18 minute from Benayoun on the right, but Ferdinand cleared the ball before Yang Yang.

Nine minutes later, Benayoun made another cross from the right. Yang Yang got a kicker on the left side of the penalty area, but his body was forcibly suppressed by Ferdinand.

Obviously, Ferguson specially arranged for Ferdinand to take care of Yang Yang tonight.

Even if Benitez does not change Yang Yang's position, there is still O'Shea on the right side of Manchester United.

The old Scottish man has learned from the experience and lessons of Juande Ramos, and he is afraid that he will repeat the mistakes of Real Madrid, so he is more cautious in targeted defense.

After the opening, there was no opportunity for a long time, and then two consecutive opportunities were created, but they were all suppressed by the opponent's central defender. If it were any other player, there would definitely be some emotions, but Yang Yang seemed to be in business as usual.

When watching him walk back, he did not forget to applaud his teammates from afar, shook his head with a wry smile, looked a little disappointed, but there was not much anxiety or panic.

But when he walked back and came near the center line, he suddenly walked towards Gareth Barry and said in a low voice, "Follow the right side more and pass the ball behind the left side."

Gareth Barry is a little skeptical about this, because Manchester United has deployed heavy troops on this side, O'Shea and Ferdinand are both on this side, but on the right side, Evra likes to attack, so there are more opportunities on the right side.

This is why Liverpool's two attacks were planned by Benayoun on the right.

Although he was a little puzzled, Gareth Barry still nodded in agreement, because he knew that Yang Yang was the number one star in the team and also the leader of the offense on the court. Not to mention him, even if Gerrard was on the court, he would always follow his advice and attack around him.

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Soon, the game resumed.

Liverpool still tried to attack from the right, but because of the tacit understanding formed before, this time, after receiving a pass from Benayoun on the right, Crouch immediately passed back to Mascherano and crossed to Gareth Barry.

At this time, Gareth Barry happened to be facing the left line of Manchester United's penalty area. He stopped the ball, looked up and found that the situation ahead had changed.

Vidic was pulled away by Crouch, and Yang Yang appeared in the middle. Ferdinand and O'Shea sandwiched him from left to right, but Yang Yang was winking at him, signaling him to pass behind.

Gareth Barry is not stupid, on the contrary, he is very smart and realized the problem at once.

After Manchester United's defense came up, Yang Yang's speed allowed him to get a chance in the double-team of two players.

Just a moment of hesitation, Gareth Barry made a straight pass with his left foot.

Carrick was going to come up to press, but it was a step too late.

The ball slid past Carrick, over O'Shea, and down the left side of the penalty area.

Yang Yang turned around at the fastest speed, and slanted behind O'Shea.

Manchester United's right back responded passively. As soon as he turned around, Yang Yang was thrown away.

Only Ferdinand, who has been paying attention to Yang Yang, chased Yang Yang all the way, but O'Shea ran to the middle, ready to help defend Ferdinand behind him.

At this moment, Gareth Barry suddenly felt a burst of regret, because he hesitated for a moment, which made the experienced Ferdinand see the clue. If he believed Yang Yang, he would go straight behind him as soon as he received the ball. This would definitely be a wonderful one-handed goal.

But now, Yang Yang is being entangled by Ferdinand again.

Gareth Barry, a teammate of the national team, is very aware of the strength of the England central defender, and Ferdinand put on the captain's armband of Manchester United in this game, and he was extremely excited.

In the previous two one-on-ones, Yang Yang failed to take advantage of Ferdinand, and this time he was entangled again, which is probably not enough.

In the final analysis, if this attack is not effective, it will be him who dragged Yang Yang down.

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Yang Yang didn't think about too many things in his mind. When he saw Gareth Barry pass the ball, he immediately slanted behind O'Shea.

Ferdinand reacted quickly, and his speed was not slow. He chased after him, and even secretly pulled Yang Yang's jersey behind him, which made Yang Yang a beat slower.

But in the end, he had an advantage in position, Yang Yang caught up with the ball first, and with a light step forward, the ball was controlled by him, and he also rushed into the penalty area.

It's just that Ferdinand has been inside him, pressing his shoulders with his hands and squeezing him with his body.

As an experienced world-class central defender, the Manchester United captain knows exactly how to limit his opponents.

But Yang Yang is not a fuel-efficient lamp either!

(End of this chapter)