How to contain Chen Hero is a global problem, and one that has been recognized by many in the footballing world.

Many people studied it for a long time, went around in a big circle, and came back to tell everyone: "We think the only person who can defeat Hero is himself...that terrible temper!"

Isn't that nonsense?

So, most of the time, Chen Hero is a giant bear lacking a cage to hold him.

It's not to say there's no way to deal with Chen Hero, it's just that in many cases, they can't deal with him.

For example, like Manchester United, when they have to win against Liverpool at their home ground, they have to attack. How can they defend against Chen Hero?

In this match, Ferguson sent two center backs, Phil Jones and Smalling, to follow Chen Hero every step of the way, which was already a very high standard of defensive treatment.

But Chen Hero still scored a goal while being double-teamed by the two of them.

Arsenal did successfully defend against Chen Hero once, but can Manchester United learn from Arsenal's tactic of total retreat and no attack at all?

No, because even if Manchester United managed to hold out for a draw at home, it would still be a failure.

With the need to win, Manchester United seemed to lack the means to deal with Chen Hero.

This is Manchester United's example. Similarly, other teams will have many such examples—they are always forced to choose this method of dealing with Chen Hero for one reason or another, and then get blown away by Chen Hero.

So Chen Hero is not invincible, it's just that he seems close to invincible at times...

Ferguson thought for a long time. To contain Chen Hero, he could only start with himself, which was... resolutely not giving Liverpool the opportunity to use Chen Hero as a weapon.

Just like at the beginning of the first half, Manchester United besieged Liverpool with a barrage of attacks, maintaining a layered formation, so that Liverpool couldn't even launch a counterattack. In this way, even if Chen Hero was capable, he would have no way to use his abilities.

In fact, this tactic was successful, if not for that one moment of carelessness...

Now, Manchester United's tactic in the second half is to maintain the same high-pressure stance as before they conceded the goal in the first half. They don't need to retreat and pass the ball back to draw Liverpool out, that's too dangerous. They just need to constantly compress Liverpool and keep attacking. Although breaking through a dense defense is a headache, it's better than facing Liverpool's counterattack and Chen Hero, right?

Moreover, with such a frenzied bombardment, even a flurry of punches should be able to hit a few times, right? Maybe one of those punches could hit Liverpool's vital point?

The so-called "random punches kill the master" is the idea.

Watching the entire Manchester United team besiege Liverpool's penalty area like crazy, Ferguson stood on the sidelines, constantly chewing gum, his eyes fixed on the field.

He was actually very nervous, but he tried not to let it show.

As the team's coach, he always had to present a positive image to everyone. At this time, the appearance of any hint of weakness or nervousness would cause very serious consequences.

As long as this stubborn old man stood firmly on the sidelines, Manchester United would not fall.

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Manchester United bombarded Liverpool, and Liverpool just defended and defended and defended. There was constant booing from the stands, mocking Liverpool for being a tortoise.

Liverpool fans were cheering for them in front of their televisions—they wouldn't loudly denounce Martin O'Neill's approach, nor would they think there was anything wrong with being a tortoise. As long as they could win, everything else was trivial. If they couldn't win, no matter how beautifully they played, they would be failures. As arch-rivals, Liverpool would never have the chance to win their opponents' praise after losing a match.

Losing is losing, no matter how you lose. Your arch-rivals will not applaud you, they will only do everything they can to mock and humiliate you.

If you don't want to accept such humiliation and ridicule, you have to win the game. As long as you are the winner, no one can say anything, even if someone is stubborn. Because competitive football is a world where the winner is king.

Chen Hero was not dissatisfied with the team's tactics either, insisting on dragging everyone out to attack.

The significance of defeating Manchester United away from home was great, and he was well aware of this. So as long as they could win, he didn't care how they won. As long as they didn't cheat to win. Although defending doggedly was not good to look at, and was a passive tactic criticized by many, there was no rule in football that prohibited a team from defending doggedly. No team would be shown a yellow or red card for defending doggedly. Defending doggedly is a kind of tactic, very reasonable, and there is nothing wrong with winning the game this way.

Chen Hero knew his mission was not to run back and defend, but to stay at the front, posing as if he was ready to attack at any time, forcing Manchester United's players not to press forward rashly.

From this period of time, he had done this task very well.

With him there, Manchester United's four defenders really did not dare to cross the line.

He was very satisfied.

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Liverpool's defense was very successful because Martin O'Neill had made a targeted defense against Manchester United's attacking characteristics.

In the second half, Manchester United pressed Liverpool and attacked, with impressive momentum, but they still didn't score.

As the match time passed, the booing in the stands at Old Trafford became louder and louder.

The commentators also condemned Liverpool's negative and utilitarian approach.

"This is stifling football!"

"This is tarnishing the championship! What if Liverpool wins more championships!"

"Liverpool, who have Hero, are only leading Manchester United 1-0 away from home. Something must be wrong..."

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Unfortunately, Liverpool couldn't hear their protests. Even if they did, they would turn a deaf ear—were those boos from the stands interfering with Liverpool? No.

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There was less and less time left in the game, and the score was still unchanged. Gradually, Manchester United's defensive line couldn't hold back, especially the two Brazilian full-backs, who inherited the excellent tradition of Brazilian full-backs—good at assisting, and liked to assist. Being held back and not going up all the time was enough to show Ferguson's prestige at Manchester United.

But seeing that their attack lacked layers and was blocked by Liverpool's fortifications, they became anxious and wanted to contribute to the team with their abilities—they felt that the boss's strict order for them to stay behind the midfield line was a big deal, a waste.

The best defense is offense!

Using a super-strong attack to defeat the opponent is the style of Brazilian football!

They began to be eager to try, wanting to participate in the team's attack.

At this time, there were fifteen minutes left before the end of the game.

Fifteen minutes, enough to score a goal and equalize the score.

They didn't know if they could beat Liverpool at home, after all, there wasn't much time left, but in a football match, you can't lose if you can't win. A draw is better than a loss, isn't it?

Soon, Fabio took the first step into the "forbidden zone". After passing the ball to Ashley Young, he did not stop, but continued to run, crossing the midfield line, and continued to charge forward, participating in the attack!

Although Manchester United's attack didn't pass the ball to him in the end, his actions seemed to prove that some kind of loosening was taking place in Manchester United's defense.

Taking advantage of Manchester United's next attack, it was Rafael's turn.

The two full-backs were still very tacit, worthy of being twins—when one person pressed up to attack, the other person stayed in the backcourt honestly.

But after doing this for five minutes, it didn't work, and the game entered the eightieth minute, with only ten minutes left.

The two full-backs simply didn't take turns anymore, but all charged forward at the same time!

The role of two full-backs with excellent assisting ability投入战场 was obvious. Manchester United's attack immediately became more threatening, and Liverpool's defense became strained.

Manchester United fans in the stands were going crazy, standing up from their seats, shouting slogans to cheer for Manchester United, or cursing the cowardly Liverpool. It could be seen that everyone was very anxious.

The TV broadcast gave Ferguson a close-up. The old man's face was ruddy, especially his nose, which was particularly red, and his mouth was still chewing gum non-stop. Other than that, you couldn't tell what the old man was thinking.

Everyone in the entire Old Trafford stadium was anxious and nervous. Did he have no expression?

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After entering the eightieth minute, everyone's eyes were focused on Manchester United's attack, and their sights fell on Liverpool's goal. Every attack by Manchester United could affect their nerves.

But they seemed to have forgotten Chen Hero.

That knife was still stuck in the front.

Although he couldn't be seen most of the time, and people even thought he had been substituted off, he had never given up his desire to score.

He was just waiting for the opportunity.

And now, when the two full-backs pressed up to attack, the opportunity came.

There were only two people on Manchester United's defensive line who were really defending, and the two of them always wanted to rush up and get a "freeman-style" goal.

In this case, Liverpool counterattacked.

This time, it was not a long pass directly from the backcourt to find Chen Hero, but through the midfield pass, although only two passes...

The ball was passed by the center-back Pepe to Gerrard, who took two steps, and then two Manchester United players rushed up from two directions, wanting to steal the ball—Liverpool had a hard time launching decent counterattacks before, which had a lot to do with Manchester United's frontcourt pressing tactics.

This tactic was very effective before, but now, after Manchester United's players had been fighting for eighty minutes, their physical fitness began to lag behind...

The movements of the two Manchester United players who came up to double-team Gerrard were obviously slower than before, and there was a mistake in the cooperation between the two, and they failed to close the door in time. This gave Gerrard a chance to escape.

Although he was older, Gerrard's physical fitness was not as good as before. But his experience was still there, and his technique was still there.

His long passes were even more skillful and sharp than before!

After dodging the double-team defense of the two people, Gerrard did not continue to dribble forward, because he knew that his speed was not an advantage. If he continued to dribble, he would soon be blocked by his opponent.

More importantly, if he dribbled two more steps, he would waste time and delay the best counter-attack opportunity!

He seized the opportunity and kicked a direct pass!

A direct pass of forty meters!

The ball flew quickly across the grass on Old Trafford, heading straight for the gap between Smalling and Phil Jones!

"This is another Liverpool counterattack—!!"