Chapter 403 Explosive Shot Breaks the Deadlock

Sissoko was carried off the court and never came back up before halftime. He spent three full minutes off the court and seemed to be seriously injured.

"Sissoko went down, he will not come up again. Dong killed Sissoko himself."

"But I have to say that Sissoko's playing style is quite tough. Sissoko can be said to be a 'lai'. This is a great advantage in defense. Anyone who is targeted by him will feel uncomfortable. They are always stuck together and framed. He was fighting all the way around the frame, and when the ball was distributed, when the people were separated. But if he wanted to commit a foul, he would hit harder than others. French midfielders all have this style..."

But when the second half restarted, Sissoko still appeared on the court. He did not come off due to injury. He just gave everyone an illusion.

Now he is fine again, standing on the court alive and kicking.

"Is he made of iron?" The Manchester United players were very surprised, and Ronaldo looked very unhappy. A guy who should have been off the field is still on the field like a devil.

Dong Fangzhuo squinted his eyes, not that surprised. This is how Sissoko's reputation was built. He is indeed a player who is difficult to deal with. Under normal circumstances, only players are afraid of him. He really has never been afraid of anyone. It is really not a good thing to be targeted by this guy...

However, Ferguson replaced Fletcher and made substitution adjustments. As Lineker analyzed, Manchester United encountered trouble in the first half. They were in chaos in the midfield and were messed up by Liverpool. , completely unable to organize an offense. Although Smith is brave, Manchester United still needs a midfield commander, and neither he nor Fletcher nor Giggs can do it.

In the end, Ferguson chose Scholes over newcomer Carrick.

Liverpool stood still and kept the same players from the first half. The only difference was that Sissoko was closer to Dong Fangzhuo. I wonder if Benitez arranged it this way. Whenever Dong Fangzhuo approaches Liverpool's penalty area, Sissoko is always the first to target him. Carragher and Hyypia are the candidates for the second line of defense.

Liverpool took the lead in attacking. Gerrard took the ball on the right, then handed the ball to Finnan who came up with an assist. He walked to the center. Finnan made a pass from the right. Cisse, under the cover of Crouch, scored in front of the goal. He grabbed a header from 16 yards, but Van der Sar confiscated the ball.

Manchester United launched a counterattack, but after Scholes came up, the situation still did not change, because Liverpool pressed too hard, and Manchester United's shots seemed to be hasty, and they still could not organize the offense calmly. Gerrard and Kewell strangled United's flanks on either side, while Sissoko kept a close eye on Dong Fangzhuo and Alonso drifted around.

Benitez crossed his hands on his chest and calmly watched everything happening on the field. It seemed that he had been preparing for this game for a long time.

In the previous few times he led the team against Manchester United, he was very passive, but today his team had the advantage on the field and he could finally relax for a while.

Sissoko was definitely his greatest tactical discovery, the Immortal then fouled Giggs in midfield but the Mali international was lucky to escape the penalty.

In the eyes of Manchester United fans, Sissoko is really lawless on the court. His ferocity exceeded everyone's expectations. The referee's laissez-faire made the game more open than imagined.

Liverpool's fierceness forced Manchester United to put more experience into defense. Similarly, Liverpool's offensive space was not large, and both sides could only play some offenses without Wei Xia.

Benitez always wanted Crouch to take advantage of his height, but Crouch didn't know how to header. In the 56th minute, Gerrard made a pass from the right, creating a good opportunity for Crouch. Although Vidic was not as tall as Crouch, he was able to resist Crouch and did not let Crouch. Qi took off, and Van der Sar was able to calmly pick the ball above Crouch's head.

After Gerrard passed the ball, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. After thinking about Owen, does Liverpool really have no striker anymore?

Liverpool has been good at everything in recent years, but their forward line is very poor. No matter how famous the forwards who come to Liverpool are, none of them are useful, whether it is Baros, the top scorer in the European Cup, or Spain, the top scorer in Ligue 1. Cyprus, or La Liga giant Morientes, or England specialty Crouch.

Useless.

It was the 18-year-old Irving that he missed the most.

And Owen, who has no injuries, has played well in Newcastle after returning from Real Madrid, and even scored a hat-trick in early January...

well.

He sighed, only to find that Manchester United played a fast break. Scholes' pass flew past his eyes. Rooney got the ball in front and quickly passed it to Ronaldo on the right.

Sissoko pounced at Ronaldo's feet, but Ronaldo knocked the ball with his heel to change direction, allowing the reckless Sissoko to miss it, and then dribbled the ball to the center. His light figure left Sissoko at a loss.

Danger!

He saw his teammate Riise moving to the center to fill in, but Ronaldo was dribbling faster and faster...

Without Sissoko's central barrier, only Alonso was not enough to stop Manchester United's advancement.

Gerrard ran back quickly, but could only watch as Ronaldo handed the ball to Smith.

Then Smith was not greedy for credit and crossed Rooney from the left. Carragher had to separate to block Rooney. At the same time, Dong Fangzhuo led Hyypia into Liverpool's penalty area. Like a tank that could not stop, Hyypia followed closely and tried to use his body to make Dong Fangzhuo lose. The body is balanced and Dong Fangzhuo is not easily outflanked.

However, Dong Fangzhuo suddenly stopped suddenly!

Instead of advancing, retreat!

Playing his cards completely against common sense, he had no intention of outflanking him, but quickly retreated in front of the penalty area!

It is simply impossible for Hyypia to retreat at the same time as Dong Fangzhuo.

When Dong Fangzhuo retreated, Rooney passed back an inverted triangle near the baseline!

The cooperation of the two completely tore through Liverpool's defense.

When Hyypia turned around, he happened to see Dong Fangzhuo bending his bow and aiming for the ball with his right foot. There was no one around him to follow up and defend. The cooperation between Rooney and Dong Fangzhuo deceived everyone.

When Gerrard rushed behind Dong Fangzhuo, the ball had already hit the upper right corner of the goal like a cannonball. Although Spanish goalkeeper Reina is tall and has long legs, he was unable to react when he hit the goal with his big foot from about 12 yards away.

Boom

The ball almost broke through the net and roared out.

The Manchester United fans sitting behind the stands saw it most clearly, and then they cheered instantly.

"g!"

"g!"

"g!"

"Finally breaking the deadlock!"

"In the 57th minute, the Manchester United captain opened the scoring. Manchester United led 1:0."

"Is this Dong's first goal in the league?"