Lin Hai Ting Tao

Chapter 1154 The Competition Has Reached Its Climax (Sixth Update Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

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"This will surely become a match recorded in the history of the Premier League!" The commentator of Sky Sports said when Gerrard blasted the football into Manchester United's goal.

The game reached this point, and the two sides were tied at 3:3. This was something that many people hadn't expected before the game.

Manchester United has a huge advantage at their home stadium. In addition, everyone thought that Liverpool was exhausted. In this way, it was almost impossible for Liverpool to retreat completely at Old Trafford. Unexpectedly, Liverpool was so tenacious!

They not only planned to retreat completely, but also wanted to take away more spoils!

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The Liverpool players' celebration didn't last long, because there was very little time left in the game, and they were not satisfied with a draw.

Manchester United completely couldn't accept a draw. If it was a draw, the difference between the two sides would still be three points. With two rounds left in the league, Liverpool still had the advantage.

Ferguson couldn't stand it anymore.

He stared at the stadium with anxiety on his face, his hands clenched into fists on both sides of his body, trembling slightly.

He had a thought in his mind, a thought that he was originally unwilling to admit, but now it seemed that it was likely to become a reality...

He always thought that Liverpool was really exhausted, and Martin O'Neill's stupid strategy led to Liverpool's complete collapse.

But looking at the current situation, what about Liverpool looks like it's about to collapse?

Could it be... Martin O'Neill deliberately showed weakness to deceive me?

Ferguson turned his head to look at Martin O'Neill, who was also standing on the sidelines. The other party was also focused on the stadium and didn't notice him at all.

Did this "young man", who was much younger than himself, really use such a method?

Ferguson had thought about this idea before, but he always felt that Martin O'Neill didn't have the ability to deceive himself. His strategy had been seen through by himself, just a young kid—the sixty-year-old Martin O'Neill was indeed considered a "young kid" in front of the seventy-year-old Ferguson.

Ferguson believed that Martin O'Neill's trivial skills were not enough in front of him. He knew his tricks very well. What storms had he not experienced? He couldn't see Liverpool's plans?

So he was extremely confident, thinking that Liverpool only had one way to die.

Who would have thought that judging from the current development of the game, it seemed that he really didn't see it...

If he really didn't see it, what should he do?

Should he just watch his opponent step on Manchester United's corpse to take the throne at Old Trafford Stadium?

Ferguson stopped standing there posing, turned around and walked to the coaching bench, he was going to make a last stand.

Fast forward Welbeck came on to replace right back Fabio da Silva. Winger Valencia came on to replace defensive midfielder Carrick.

He used up two of the three substitutions instantly. And these two people also brought his latest instructions to the whole team after they came on the field.

"The boss said, attack at all costs! Don't worry about defense!"

Ferguson was determined to fight to the death.

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Martin O'Neill now faced two choices. One was to immediately withdraw Suarez, bring on a defender, and strengthen the defense. After all, it was a good result for Liverpool to draw with Manchester United as a guest. The difference between the two sides was still three points. The opponents in the next two rounds were very weak, and Liverpool was playing all at home. They should be able to achieve two consecutive victories. Then, no matter what Manchester United's results were, Liverpool would definitely win the league championship.

This was a more稳妥(wěntuǒ, steady and appropriate) approach. Although Liverpool had now tied the score, there were still more than ten minutes left before the end of the game. This time was enough for Manchester United to score a goal.

Manchester United was playing at home and had been forced into a dead end. Who knew how much combat power they would explode?

If Liverpool continued to attack, they might be scored another goal by Manchester United—Manchester United had the strength to do so, and they had already proved this three times before.

Drawing in this game was a safe choice for Liverpool.

But it was not the safest. Because football is round, who knows what will happen in the last two games? What if Liverpool feels that everything is fine, relaxes their vigilance in the last two games, but allows the opponent to reverse the situation at home?

By that time, it would be too late.

The safest way was to defeat Manchester United in this game and increase the difference between the two sides to six points. In this case, Liverpool only needed to win one of the remaining two games to win the league championship in advance. At the same time, defeating Manchester United at home was of great significance. For Manchester United, this was a heavy blow, which might affect their state in the next two league games, leading to Manchester United's early collapse.

But doing so also had its costs and risks.

When Liverpool went all out to attack for victory, the defense line would definitely be more empty than it was now, and much more empty. What if the other side caught uzhujihui (the opportunity), and took advantage of the situation...

A draw turned into a defeat, and one point turned into zero points.

Martin O'Neill would be too late to regret it!

This multiple-choice question only had two answers, but it made O'Neill very difficult to make a choice.

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Before O'Neill made a choice, the Liverpool players on the field had already made their own decision.

Of course, it was to win!

Was there any need to hesitate? We were able to tie the score even when we were behind twice, from 1:0 to 1:2, and from 2:2 to 3:3. We worked so hard, so desperately, was what we were pursuing in the end just a draw?

What a joke!

If we don't win, how can we have the face to walk out of this stadium and face those Liverpool fans who can't get into the stadium but are still cheering for us?

They didn't form a circle to exchange their ideas, but they were in perfect harmony and knew exactly what choices their teammates would make.

Of course, winning also requires paying attention to methods. It can't be said that once we are determined to win, we will rush up to attack, attack, and attack again. They are not members of the Yihetuan (Boxer Rebellion), and they dare to rush up to die against foreign gun teams, shouting that they are invulnerable to swords and guns...

The Liverpool players were very clear about the current situation. They also knew that Manchester United would not give up, which could be seen from their substitutions. Ferguson's substitutions had already completely gone all in.

Manchester United wanted to win even more than they did. Then in the following game, Manchester United would definitely push forward to attack, even the kind of attack that didn't care about defense.

At that time, Liverpool only needed to defend and counterattack steadily like before, and they would have plenty of opportunities to find Manchester United's discomfort...

So after the Liverpool players restarted the game, they did not take advantage of the momentum of their equalizer to push out to attack, but chose to retreat to defend.

In the eyes of the Manchester United people, this scene made them feel that Liverpool was very satisfied with the draw and wanted to keep the point.

They must also be intimidated by Manchester United's offensive power at home and dare not rashly push up to attack.

Liverpool's attitude instead gave the Manchester United players an encouragement—since you are afraid of our attack, then we must attack! You want to keep the draw until the end, then we just won't let you get what you want!

In this way, Liverpool's retreat stimulated the Manchester United players. In addition, Ferguson roared loudly on the sidelines, waving his arms to signal the team to push up, push up, and push up again. After the game restarted, Manchester United launched an attack on Liverpool's goal at all costs...

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During this period of time, the Liverpool fans were watching the game with trepidation, fearing that a negligence in Liverpool's defense would allow Manchester United to seize the opportunity and reverse the defeat into victory...

That would be too wrong. If Manchester United were to overtake the score again at this time, then Liverpool would basically have no way to score again and could only swallow the bitter pill of defeat.

This result was too painful, and no one wanted to bear it.

Although they believed in the Liverpool soldiers, there was always a chance... What's more, football is round, and who can say for sure about some things?

Some people showed caution and worry, because they were afraid that starting to celebrate in advance now would ruin Liverpool's character. The more proud they were now, the more miserable they would die later...

The Manchester United fans were loud and powerful, singing and making noise in the stands to cheer for Manchester United. Hoping to witness a miracle!

As the end of the game approached, no one was able to sit honestly in their seats anymore. Even the substitute players on both sides also came down from their seats and gathered on the sidelines, nervously watching the game in the stadium.

All the efforts of a season, all the hard work and sweat, even tears and blood, at this moment, the answer was finally about to be revealed. Was it a great harvest or nothing? Everyone was looking forward to it with both nervousness and excitement.

The game gradually came to an end in this tense atmosphere.

When the fourth official raised the electronic scoreboard high on the sidelines, everyone realized that the game had entered injury time!

"Injury time... as long as four minutes!"

The commentator was a little surprised.

The second half of this game went smoothly, so it was impossible to make up for so long. Generally speaking, three minutes was enough.

Did the referee team think that there were too many goals scored in the second half, and it took some time for both sides to celebrate the goals, so they had to count it into injury time?

Liverpool's substitute players and coaches protested to the fourth official. According to their ideas, they couldn't wait for the whistle to end the game to be blown now.

In fact, it was not only the Liverpool people who were dissatisfied. The Manchester United people were also dissatisfied. Booing came from the stands—they felt that the injury time was too short, at least it should be five minutes, right?

The sound at Old Trafford Stadium suddenly became much louder, so loud that it was no longer possible to hear clearly when talking face to face. All the commentators had to increase their voices several times, even though they were wearing soundproof headphones, they still couldn't stop the noise outside.

"The game has entered injury time! The two sides are still tied 3:3!! The atmosphere at the scene has become so hot that it can melt everything! I can't even hear my own voice!!!"

In this huge noise, the game entered its final climax!