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Chapter 501: Aesthetics of violence, Mu-style face-changing

Anfield has witnessed Liverpool's glory days of reaching the top of the Premier League and Europe, but has also witnessed the team's long-term lows when it was unable to dominate the Premier League.

In any case, it has always been by the side of every generation of Liverpool players and fans, like an old friend who always listens quietly to everyone's inner feelings.

Then tell them a romantic truth:

You Will Never Walk Alone!

Amid the loud and uniform singing, players from both teams lined up in the player tunnel and walked into the stadium!

"Welcome everyone to open the elevator and watch a focus battle in the eighth round of the Premier League!"

"Liverpool host Manchester United at Anfield"

When Ling Feng, wearing a black away jersey and the captain's armband on his left arm, led the team into Anfield and appeared on the big screen, the home team fans suddenly burst into loud boos!
At about the same time last year, also at Anfield, Manchester United and Liverpool faced off in their first Red Derby. It was this black-haired kid wearing the No. 7 shirt who scored the winning goal with a hat trick.

And when he scored the winning goal, he came to the stands and made a provocative gesture of shutting up!

Therefore, when Ling Feng visited Anfield again this time, Liverpool fans were already prepared to welcome him.

Of course, they also know very well that this Red Devil No. 7 is definitely the most threatening person to them!

none of them!

However, Ling Feng turned a deaf ear to the boos, insults and friendly gestures from the fans on the sidelines, and instead smiled faintly.

The boos from the opposing fans are proof of fear!

They are afraid that they will perform well and beat the team they support, so they encourage themselves in this way.

When I win the game again in the territory of these Liverpool fans, they will naturally shut up!
"Manchester United have maintained a perfect record in the Premier League this season when playing away from home"

"The home team Liverpool is in average form this season, having won only three of the first seven games."

"Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides first."

Liverpool adopted a 433 tactical formation:
The goalkeeper position is Mignolet.

The defenders are Gomez, Matip, Lovren and Moreno.

The three midfielders are Emre Can, Henderson and Wijnaldum;

The trident is Coutinho, Firmino and Salah!

Liverpool was very tough in retaining Coutinho in the summer window and brought in Roma winger Salah who was shining in Serie A.

However, after strengthening the lineup, Liverpool's form remains the same as last season, with ups and downs.

They could beat Arsenal 4-0 at home, or be beaten 5-0 by Manchester City away from home.

It's like a god and a ghost!
Even the team's characteristic of "robbing the rich and helping the poor" has not changed much.

It was impossible to secure three points against mid- and lower-level teams like Watford and Burnley.

Just before this game, Liverpool was in trouble:

The team's main player, Senegalese winger Mane, suffered a hamstring injury in the national team qualifiers not long ago and was out for a month, so he will not be able to participate in this Red Devils derby!

You know, Mane scored three goals in the first four Premier League games this season.

If it weren't for the red card suspension, his number of goals would definitely not be less.

In the matches during which he was suspended, Liverpool's offensive threat was greatly reduced, leading to draws with Burnley and Newcastle.

Because if Mane, the explosive wing player, cannot play, the team can only rely on Salah on the right when they want to launch a quick attack from the wing.

This makes the team's offense easier to defend.

This is one of the reasons why most media newspapers and football experts predict that Liverpool cannot beat Manchester United.

On the other hand, Manchester United has a complete lineup and high morale!
The goalkeeper is the Spanish goalkeeper De Gea who has the most clean sheets in the Premier League;

The back line is Luke Shaw, Maguire, Bailly and Valencia;
The two defensive midfielders in the midfield, Kante and Herrera, were unplayable;
The four-man frontcourt lineup, Ling Feng is in the middle, Rashford and Lukaku are on the left and right, and Ibrahimovic is the lone striker!

This lineup is also the starting eleven that Mourinho has used most often in the new season.

With Ibrahimovic on the field, Lukaku was unable to shake Ibrahimovic's center position and could only bully the full-back on the wing for the time being.

However, such tactical arrangements and playing style are quite comfortable for Lukaku.

Because this way he doesn't have to struggle with the opponent's strong central defender, and can fully utilize his speed and physical advantages on the wing.

It's funny to say that Lukaku can be regarded as a weirdo in the football world.

Apart from Ling Feng, who has maxed out every attribute and reached the ceiling of football in both physical and technical aspects, Lukaku is the type of player who is faster than him but not as strong as him, and who is stronger than him but not as fast as him.

Moreover, his dribbling skills are very delicate!
He can even act as a wing ball-carrying explosive to tear open the opponent's defense from the relatively weak wing and then score a goal.

Lukaku's ability to play both on the wing and in the middle also allows Mourinho to have more variations in his tactical arrangements.

Most importantly, the two centers were able to coexist as Ibrahimovic made huge sacrifices for the team.

Originally, the purpose of buying Lukaku was to help Ibrahimovic find a center forward successor.

I hope Lukaku can first settle on the right side, then slowly move to the middle, and finally take over from Ibrahimovic and become the next super center forward of the Red Devils.

Unexpectedly, after seeing the advantages of Lukaku playing as a winger and the effect of his cooperation with Ling Feng, Mourinho suddenly felt:
Kakula side?

It’s not impossible!
. . .

After the pre-match ceremony, Ling Feng, as the team captain, called on his teammates to form a circle and then gave a brief final pre-match mobilization speech:

"Guys, we are the champions and nothing can stop us, not even Liverpool!"

"What we have to do is to show our determination and attitude to win the game from the first second!"

After saying that, he stretched out his hand, and the other teammates also stretched out their hands and put them together, and then they shouted the slogan in unison:
"Go, Manchester United!"

Beep~~~
With a long whistle from referee Mike Dean, the much-anticipated "Red Derby" of this round officially kicked off!

Liverpool took the lead and after three passes and two knockdowns, the ball landed at Coutinho's feet on the left.

This summer, Coutinho was tempted by Barcelona and did not hesitate at all and directly chose to submit a transfer application to the club.

However, Klopp was determined not to let him go.

It wasn't until mid-September that Coutinho made his first appearance for Liverpool.

Perhaps affected by the inability to transfer to Barcelona, ​​Coutinho has been in very poor form this season.

But what can Klopp and Liverpool do with the core player that the team has focused on training?

Of course I choose to forgive him!

After "starring" in a summer transfer soap opera and suffering from an injury before the season, he did not have sufficient training with the team and his pre-season reserves were almost zero.

How can we expect Coutinho to perform well?
Coutinho, who got the chance to start in this game because of Mane's injury, certainly hopes to use his excellent performance to prove that he is still a member of Liverpool and that he deserves the No. 10 jersey!
So, under the leadership of Coutinho, Liverpool launched an unhesitating attack on Manchester United!
Obviously, they want to take advantage of their home field to compete with Manchester United!

In the third minute of the game, Coutinho got the ball on the left, made a feint and cut inside, and then shot a very threatening "cloud-piercing arrow" from an area about 26 or 27 meters away from the goal.

Fortunately, De Gea was focused and raised his hand to block the ball over the crossbar.

Otherwise, the ball is likely to hit the bottom edge of the crossbar and bounce into the goal.
With this powerful kick, Liverpool kicked off a major offensive battle!

Of course, Mourinho and Manchester United players had already anticipated that this game would not be easy.

After all, this is the most difficult home ground to play in England - Anfield!
The advantage of playing at home, plus the fact that the referee of this game is "North London Sniper" Mike Dean, one of the four referees in the Premier League!
In addition to being Arsenal's lifelong enemy, Mike Dean's law enforcement standards have always been very erratic, and there have been many controversial decisions.

Mourinho suffered a lot from this guy during his coaching career at Chelsea.

The most influential one was the away game between Chelsea and Sunderland on April 2014, 4. Thanks to Mike Dean's away whistle, Chelsea lost 20-77 to the bottom-placed Black Cats, ending Mourinho's -game unbeaten record at home.

At the same time, it also directly destroyed Chelsea’s hopes of winning the league title!
In this match, the Red Devils derby, which was already full of tension, became even more passionate because of Mike Dean's lenient standards.

The two sides engaged in a fierce battle for the ball in the midfield, and the physical collisions made people's blood boil.

After several changes of possession, Manchester United was finally able to take control of the ball.

Facing the Red Devils' possession of the ball in the backcourt, Liverpool still adopted a high-pressure tactic and carried out rough attacks on Ling Feng in an attempt to interrupt Manchester United's offensive.

However, Ling Feng, who has already raised his [Strength] and [Balance] to over 90, is no longer the hot-footed midfielder who was "afraid of physical confrontation" when he first debuted!
When the ball came to Ling Feng's feet, Henderson and Emre Can double-teamed him from both sides at the same time.

However, every time Henderson or Emre Can tried to use physical impact to stop him from moving forward, they were surprised to find that they were like hitting a mountain!

While they were feeling pain and losing their balance, Ling Feng seemed to be fine. He continued to move forward with the ball at the same speed.

Looking at Henderson and Emre Can who were knocked away while their bodies were intertwined, Liverpool fans could not help but hold their heads in their hands with an incredible expression.

I rub!

Is this horse a human?!

Compared to last season's use of one-touch passing to break Liverpool's high-pressure encirclement, Ling Feng's approach this time was more simple and crude!
He used his strong personal ability to hold the ball and break through Liverpool's midfield defense!

Like a bulldozer, he forced his way out from the double-team of Henderson and Emre Can, Ling Feng strode forward with the ball, and then shot the ball before the central defender could grab the ball!
With a loud bang, the ball suddenly turned into an elusive black afterimage, drew an erratic arc in the air, and then fell rapidly.
Finally, the ball flew past Mignolet's hands, hit the bottom of the crossbar with a duang sound, and bounced into the goal and into the net!
The next second, Anfield fell silent.

Only the thousands of visiting fans who traveled with the team cheered the loudest!

"Wow! The ball goes in!!!"

“What a beautiful goal!”

"Ling Feng's long shot once again shows us what violent aesthetics is!"

After scoring the goal, Ling Feng ran to the main stand, raised his hands and put them behind his ears, making a celebration gesture to "make the boos come even louder"!

After a brief silence, the home team fans burst into even more violent boos and insults:

"Target your monkey!"

"Fuck it! Get back!"

"This is Anfield you idiot!"

However, Ling Feng, who was at the center of the storm, just smiled contemptuously and turned around to celebrate with his teammates.

Looking at Ling Feng who was surrounded in the center, both Klopp on the sidelines and the Liverpool players on the field were filled with helplessness.

Both were long shots, but Coutinho's "arrow through the clouds" was saved by De Gea.

But Ling Feng's "unstoppable heavy artillery" penetrated his own goal.

It is clear who is strong and who is weak!
Looking at the Red Devils No. 7 appearing on the big screen and live broadcast signal at the stadium, all Premier League fans couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of their hearts:

What a fucking pervert!
Rather than saying that Manchester United is the big devil of the Premier League, it is better to say that Ling Feng is the big devil of the Premier League!
The entire Premier League knows that if they want to stop Manchester United, they must stop Ling Feng.

However, knowing how to do something and being able to do it are two completely different things!

Because so far, no team has been able to stop this young man who has unknowingly become the strongest in the Premier League and even one of the best in the world!

The 22-year-old Ling Feng's performance on the court is even more explosive than that of the peak Melo!

Two goals per game!
He is the only one who can do it in today's football!

However, just when Ling Feng helped the team take the lead with a long-range shot, he encountered "extreme joy leads to sorrow"

The referee Mike Dean trotted up to Ling Feng and showed him a yellow sapphire war card.

Seeing this, Ling Feng was confused.

"Huh? Mike, what are you doing?"

"Ling, your celebration was a violation of provoking the fans. I must show you a yellow card."

Before Ling Feng could react to Mike Dean's explanation, Mourinho on the sidelines suddenly changed his expression:
One second ago, he was sitting in the coaching booth, drinking water with a smile on his face;
The next second, seeing Ling Feng being shown a yellow card, he suddenly jumped up from the coaching seat and rushed to the fourth official on the sidelines with his hair standing on end:
"You'd better give me a reasonable explanation!"

Faced with the furious magic bird that suddenly appeared in front of him, the fourth official subconsciously took a half step back!
(End of this chapter)