The fourth round of the FA Cup's double red club was staged as scheduled. This match is considered a second match between the two teams in the same week, and the two teams did not disappoint the audience to bring a goal battle. The two sides played together. Five goals were scored in the Double Red Club in recent years. In the end, Manchester United defeated the old rival Liverpool 3:2 at home and successfully advanced to the next round of the FA Cup. Perhaps because the two sides played too dull in the last game, this game did not receive as much attention as the last game, but it has to be said that the two sides played a completely different high-quality game. It is said that in addition to no red cards, this game meets the expectations of all fans for the double red club.
The result of this game is unexpected, and it is indeed unexpected. If it is expected, it is indeed unexpected. The unexpected is undoubtedly because in recent years, Liverpool has performed extremely strongly, almost hitting the invincible players in Europe, and has remained unbeaten in the Double Reds in recent years, even as a guest at Old Trafford. It is indeed reasonable to say that Liverpool can beat Manchester United. To say that he was expected is because the two sides competed at Anfidel a week ago. In the double red meeting at Anfield, Manchester United is undoubtedly the side with more opportunities and created several games that can kill. If it weren’t for Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson’s brave performance, Liverpool would probably not even have a draw. So where did Liverpool lose? Where does Manchester United win?
Throughout the entire game, Liverpool’s midfielder has undoubtedly gradually recovered to the standard. Although Mane was suspended, Liverpool undoubtedly played out its own characteristics throughout the game and scored two goals. The ball is a quick attack directly launched by interception in the frontcourt. The midfield is fine, but the defense still continues to pull the hips. Compared with the peak Liverpool, this Liverpool is worse than Van Dyke in the defense. In this game, Klopp didn’t take the risk of using Matip, who had just recovered from his injury. Instead, he used the 19-year-old Williams, but Williams was still a bit too tender and was rushed by Rashford. Team-level errors, especially the second goal, are simply amateurs. Imagine that if Van Dyke stood in this seat, the result might be really different. Of course, some fans said that Arnold performed badly in these two games, and Tiago could not win if he played.However, it is normal for the player status to have ups and downs. From a general perspective, it is just one Van Dyke.
Liverpool lost in the defense, while Manchester United won in the midfield. To be precise, the win was due to the flexible use of Pogba. Pogba was the starting midfielder in this game, but he did not work as a midfielder. Instead, he often attacked. The reason is that Manchester United is fully defending when the ball is out. Once the ball is out, Pogba becomes a B2B. The midfielder can bring great help to the attack, but there are also problems, that is, the defense is often not in place. Liverpool also found this gap several times and got the opportunity to face Manchester United defenders. As the saying goes, from the arrangement of this, Solskjaer intends to play against Liverpool from the beginning. After B Fee and Fred came on the field in the second half, Manchester United changed their formation and Pogba switched to the right. At this time, Manchester United's formation was similar to that of the first match, with 4222 positions, four backs and two midfielders in normal positions. , Pogba is centered on the right B fee, and Cavani left Rashford to the center, a misplaced 4222 formation. Manchester United's ability to control this formation is also due to Pogba's ability to move forward and backward, and to minimize the loss caused by Pogba's loss of the ball.
Let’s talk about the 4222 formation. Simply put, in the traditional 4231, the position of the player on the left is almost parallel to the forward, while the position of the midfielder on the right has moved more backward Participate in defense and protection. In the Manchester United game yesterday, Cavani was the left midfielder and Pogba was the right midfielder. The weakness of this formation may be the lack of protection of the left ribs. Once Fred goes Supplementing Cavani's position in front of Luke Shaw will face Maguire once he penetrates, but it is also due to Manchester United who has a strong frontal defensive ability and is not afraid of such an impact. At the same time, there are three players on the right, Wan Bisaka, McTominay and Pogba, to protect Lindelof, who is vulnerable to targeted attacks. More importantly, such a lineup will not affect the quality of the offense of the two wingers. Cavani on the left flares forward and Pogba on the right can dribble the ball. The threat is not small.
Sometimes I have to say that Solskjaer still has something, he likes to play sideways, and he can achieve the desired effect.Like the retro diamond-shaped midfielder we did before, or the dislocation 4222 formation we play now. It seems that it makes sense for Suo Zige to secure the position of Manchester United coach. At the same time, we can see the importance of Pogba, because Manchester United can play these tricks, it is because of Pogba's comprehensiveness, because in addition to Pogba, the characteristics of other Manchester United midfielders are more prominent, after all You can't let B Feet clean up, and you can't let McTominay control the offense, and Pogba's existence makes all this smooth. Therefore, Manchester United's use of Pogba may be the true winner of the Double Reds.
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