Football Superstar Training System

Chapter 136 Joe Allen Was Depressed
Under the appeal of the two captains, there were no farces of fans from both sides fighting because of a disagreement inside and outside Anfield on the second day, and the Hillsborough hymn was not sung among Manchester United fans.The atmosphere of the Double Red Club is very strong, but that is only for the game itself, and other off-court things are still within the controllable range.

In the pre-match ceremony, the players from both sides shook hands with each other. The handshake between Suarez and Evra also appeared on the big screen of the stadium.

In this game, head coach Rodgers still chose to form a 4-3-3 formation. The team's "LSS" combination let him know that this is the most suitable formation at present, and he still maintains the main players in the last round against Sunderland in the lineup.

Goalkeeper: Reina.

Linebackers: Glenn Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Martin Kelly.

Midfield: Shelvey, Joe Allen, Gerrard.

Forwards: Sterling, Suarez, Lin Tian.

For Manchester United, Ferguson made some adjustments to the lineup he played in the Champions League group stage in the middle of the week to deal with today's league match with Liverpool.

吉格斯重新回到首发，中场的斯科尔斯坐上了替补席，中后卫位置上的费迪南德顶替上一场首发的埃文斯，同时门将林德加德取代德赫亚出任首发，球队的阵型也由周中欧冠时的4-4-1-1回归到了4-2-3-1的阵型。

Goalkeeper: Lindegaard.

Defenders: Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand, Rafael.

Back midfielder: Giggs, Carrick.

Midfield: Nani, Shinji Kagawa, Valencia.

Center forward: Van Persie.

After picking sides, players from both sides held a brief moment of silence around the center circle, and then Manchester United kicked off in the center circle, and the game officially began.

Under the offensive launched by Manchester United first, Liverpool was looking for an opportunity to counterattack in the defense. Lin Tian and Suarez had been staying in the frontcourt waiting for a quick counterattack.

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Shinji Kagawa dribbled the ball in the frontcourt to organize the offense. Gerrard stepped forward to mark Shinji Kagawa. Lin Tian pointed to the middle position between Shinji Kagawa and Van Persie to signal Shelvey to go up and cut off the connection between the two.For his former teammate is also a good friend, Lin Tian naturally knows very well. After all, it was Lin Tian himself who cooperated with him in this way last season, so he is more aware of Shinji Kagawa's choice of each passing route.

Shelvey, under the command of Lin Tian, ​​also played his role very well. As a result, Shinji Kagawa seldom passed the ball directly to Van Persie.

Of course, it was also uncomfortable when Lin Tian was attacking. Shinji Kagawa also knew him very well, and Shinji Kagawa and his teammates destroyed Lin Tian's dribbling many times.

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After Van Persie received a long pass from Carrick in the frontcourt, he stopped the ball in the chest and turned around. Joe Allen rushed to Van Persie at the first time. Gerrard was very experienced and did not go up to defend.

Valencia is still letting the frontcourt run, Shinji Kagawa is still in the midfield, only Van Persie and Nani are in front, as long as Gerrard can block Nani, the rest will be handed over to other teammates.

But Van Persie is not a striker without skills and brains. Joe Allen rushed towards Van Persie. Van Persie's left foot vigorously faced the ball and seemed to pass it to Valencia who was running fast on the wing.

"No, you have to stop him from passing the ball."

This was the first thought in Joe Allen's mind, and he also put it into action. When Joe Allen rushed towards Van Persie, his position began to lean towards the direction Van Persie wanted to pass, and at the same time he was ready to block the ball with his feet.

However, he underestimated Van Persie's IQ. The latter never thought of passing the ball from the beginning to the end. To deal with Joe Allen, General Fan alone would do.

"Joe Allen, who used fake passes to deceive the defense, Van Persie is really a shooter who plays with his brain. This is the personal ability of the top scorer in the Premier League!" Martin Taylor explained passionately.

Van Persie, who got rid of Joe Allen, continued to dribble towards the penalty area. Fortunately, Joe Allen's reaction was absolutely first-class. He quickly chased back and reached out to grab Van Persie's jersey to make a foul, and there was also a "Topaz" card.

"Joe Allen blocked Van Persie's attack with a tactical foul. This is a very wise choice, because once in the penalty area, Van Persie's true strength will be displayed. As the Premier League Golden Boot last season, his shooting accuracy is quite high." Gary Neville affirmed Joe Allen's act of mending the past.

Kagawa Shinji's subsequent free kick was thrown out by goalkeeper Reina.

Rodgers on the sidelines also breathed a sigh of relief watching the ball being cleared. He knew that it wasn't that Joe Allen's defense was bad, but that it was really too difficult to block a striker like Van Persie one-on-one, and that Joe Allen was indeed weaker in defense than his ability to organize offense.

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Later, Liverpool got an offensive opportunity. Shelvey distributed Reina's pass to Joe Allen, and Sterling retreated to respond.

Joe Allen, who had already passed the center circle, also started to face Manchester United's defenders. He looked up and observed his teammates. Sterling was beside him, Lin Tian was still on the right side, and Suarez had already run to the top of the penalty area.

After a moment of thinking, Joe Allen chose to continue dribbling the ball by himself, and Sterling next to him also started running to help him attract Manchester United's defensive players.

Joe Allen continued to advance with the ball in the middle, Giggs came up to press, and Vidic was also on the side to help defend.Joe Allen and Giggs, the two Welsh internationals began a battle of wits.

Joe Allen didn't have the slightest timidity in the face of his big brother in the national team. He raised his right foot and swung back and forth to try to trick Giggs, but the latter's attention was very focused.No matter what kind of fake moves Joe Allen made, Giggs kept staring at the ball and was not in a hurry to make a move, and the two were in a stalemate with each other there.

Joe Allen, who had no way to break through, thought he had to pass the ball, so he began to observe his teammates, but Vidic, who had been helping to defend, couldn't stand it anymore, and he stepped forward to grab the ball before Joe Allen passed the ball.

Seeing the ball rolled out of bounds, Joe Allen was really depressed today. He was bullied by Van Persie on defense, and he was able to perform well in organizing offense, but he was guarded by his big brother and Vidic without temper.

It's not that Joe Allen can't do it, it's that he met the wrong guy both times.

(End of this chapter)