Chapter 575: Mount Heaven, Mount Heaven: Is This Liwupu's Tactics for Creating Red Cards?

The Times—Psychology experts state that Ty feels intense guilt over his mistake, which is highly likely to affect his match performance.

It is not only The Times; many other newspapers hold the same view.

The second "Double Red Derby" of the 2019-20 season has not yet begun, but Manchester United is already at a disadvantage, and this could very well become Liverpool's opportunity.

Attached: Premier League standings for the 2019-2020 season (as of the end of Round 22):

1. Manchester United, 60 points.

2. Liverpool, 57 points.

3. Mancheng, 50 points.

4. Chelsea, 46 points.

5. Leicester City, 40 points.

Time quickly arrived at January 19th; this was the third day since Tang Ye returned to the base, and also the day of the Premier League's "Mount Heaven" clash, the Double Red Derby.

Anfield Stadium!

"Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart!"

"And you'll never walk alone!"

"Liwupu Liwupu! (Liwupu)"

This match is extremely crucial for both sides.

If Manchester United can win, they can extend the point gap between themselves and Liverpool to six points.

A three-point gap is merely average, but a six-point gap is very safe!

This is even more so for Liverpool, as this represents a very good opportunity for them to chase.

"If we lose this match, Liverpool is finished!"

A fan wearing a red jersey shouted at the camera.

Originally, all the fans surrounded the reporters, but once the team bus arrived, they shifted their focus to the bus.

Judging from the large squad list, Liverpool should be fielding their standard starting lineup today.

"Salah!"

"Mo Salah-la-la-la..."

"Egyptian King! (King of Egypt!)"

Retweet: The starting lineups for the Round 23 Premier League "Mount Heaven" battle have been announced; Tang Ye starts against Henderson, Rashford versus Arnold.

【He's actually starting? Damn, didn't he just return?】

【Can they please not start Arnold? How can Arnold's defense handle Rashford?】

【Arnold: Do you want to see my 45-degree cross?】

【Tang Tang Qiuwang】

"Cheer up, everyone, cheer up!"

In the locker room, Ten Hag was giving the players their final pep talk.

"I will not emphasize again how important this match is, because you should all be clear in your hearts."

Tang Ye squatted on the ground, his attention focused on the magnetic flags of various colors on the tactical board.

The tactics Mr. Eric presented for today's match were basically no different from before, which made Tang Ye very worried.

Facing a super-strong team like Liverpool, if they bring out old tactics, wouldn't Manchester United be targeted to death?

However, Mr. Eric seemed very confident in his team, so Tang Ye had to choose to stand behind the coach.

Go, Mr. Eric!

Go, Manchester United!

"Tom."

Mane and Fan Daike hugged Tang Ye respectively.

They were greeting Tang Ye, but Tang Ye was simply too sensitive.

He could detect a threat in the expressions of Mane and Fan Daike.

The Liverpool players were determined to win the match!

"It seems we need to be a bit careful."

Tang Ye found Dembele nearby and spoke in a voice that a third party could not hear.

"China Central Television! Good evening, dear audience members; you are now watching the 2019-20 Premier League season..."

"Currently, Liverpool, ranked second in the league standings, is hosting first-ranked Manchester United at their Anfield home ground!"

Beep!!!

"The match has begun!"

Liverpool (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Alisson

Defenders: Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Fan Daike, Robertson

Midfielders: Chamberlain, Henderson, Wijnaldum

Forwards: Salah, Firmino, Mane

Head Coach: Klopp

Klopp was wearing his hat as always; this has almost become his trademark.

In stark contrast to Klopp was the away team's head coach, Ten Hag.

Although light rain fell today, Ten Hag remained bareheaded.

Rain in Britain is extremely dirty; getting soaked by it too often causes baldness.

Ten Hag had no such worries; his only concern now was whether his team could secure victory in this match.

Right at the start of the first half, Liverpool immediately showcased their forward-pressing tactic.

The trident composed of Salah, Firmino, and Mané launched an assault on the ball carrier.

Faced with the press, Rodri was forced to pass back to Luke Shaw.

The moment Rodri released the ball, Salah curved his run directly toward Luke Shaw.

The speed was immense, and with Firmino joining the charge, Rodri found no way to move into a supporting position.

Hiss!

Luke Shaw searched for a forward passing lane.

But he found none.

Slap!

He passed sideways to De Gea inside the penalty area!

Mané sprinted toward De Gea!

"Oh!!!"

At this moment, Mané was less than three meters away from De Gea.

De Gea adjusted slightly, and now the distance between the two was just over two meters.

Slap!

With no other option, De Gea booted the ball long, sending it out for a throw-in.

Oh!

"Liverpool's opening press is highly effective!"

"Indeed, both the defenders and the goalkeeper have been completely contained."

On screen, De Gea stood with hands on hips, his eyes filled with helplessness.

"Come back and support!"

"It's all their men!"

Such danger right from the kickoff meant that even though De Gea was a veteran, his morale was already struggling to hold.

Tang Ye stood alongside Henderson; the Manchester United midfield was also in poor form at this moment. He was highly sensitive to the situation on the pitch.

In Tang Ye's eyes, the momentum of the match had tilted completely toward Liverpool.

This was a harbinger of a goal being conceded!

"Just drop back and support!"

Tang Ye shouted at De Jong: "Don't worry about me; if you want to drop back, then drop back!"

"It's fine, it's fine!"

"Hmm, it's clear Klopp has made extensive preparations for this match..."

"Yes, besides the frequent pressing by the forward trident, we also see Dortmund's midfield jumping tactics in Liverpool's offensive strategy."

Due to the mismatch between time cost and returns, many Premier League teams, despite knowing how to counter Manchester United, chose not to implement it.

But for Liverpool, if they could use this tactic to defeat Manchester United, their returns would be substantial.

Substantial enough that Klopp had his players undergo targeted training half a month before the match began.

Time quickly moved to the 14th minute of the first half.

The home team's possession rate approached 70%, and the Manchester United players felt extremely stifled.

Yet there was little they could do, as Liverpool's forward-pressing was simply perfect.

Dribbling toward the byline.

Executing a few small feints, then changing the rhythm.

Finding the right opportunity, Salah flicked the ball back to Arnold behind him.

Arnold!

Slap!

He immediately struck the ball toward the penalty area.

Firmino won the first point!

He headed it back to Wijnaldum behind him!

Then passed to Henderson!

Swinging his leg!

Boom!

A long-range shot roared out, but De Ligt blocked it with his body.

Deflected high into the air, the ball saw Rodri and Arnold converging once again.

They were contesting for this descending ball!

"Ah!"

Rodri came out on top, and possession went to Rashford!

However, Rashford was dispossessed the moment he received the ball.

Tang Ye won the ball back!

OK!

Although the situation on the field was somewhat chaotic, at least Tang Ye had secured the ball.

Adjusting his body orientation, Tang Ye prepared to make a pass.

Bang!

Chamberlain immediately shoved Tang Ye out of bounds from the sideline.

Damn it!

Naturally unwilling to accept this, Tang Ye quickly surged forward again, and the two of them, he and Chamberlain, clashed.

What began as simple physical contact soon escalated into both of them using their hands.

Of course, Chamberlain was no match for Tang Ye; within a few seconds, he was knocked to the ground!

"Oh!!!"

"Beep beep beep beep!!!"

Henderson rushed up to push Tang Ye away, and players from both sides charged forward.

Henderson attempted to push Tang Ye again, but was shoved back by Rashford: "Get lost!"

"Beep beep beep beep!!!"

"Xuuuu!!!"

Tang Ye's pushing provoked the dissatisfaction of the Liwupu fans.

However, in reality, Chamberlain had used his hands first, so Tang Ye did not feel he was in the wrong.

Lifting his shirt to wipe off sweat, the fans noticed several bloody scratches on Tang Ye's waist, clearly resulting from the earlier conflict.

Chamberlain was not faring any better.

Compared to the injured Tang Ye, although he had not been hurt by being pushed down, he was deeply humiliated.

"Beep!"

The referee prepared to draw a card, but Tang Ye ran up: "No, he started it, did you see that clearly or not?"

The referee showed Tang Ye a yellow card.

Tang Ye still wanted to go up and argue, but was restrained by Rashford.

"Calm down, calm down, you already have a yellow card."

This match was already difficult enough to play; if Tang Ye suddenly received a red card, wouldn't everything explode immediately?

"Damn!"

Tang Ye used his cleats to tear up the turf from the ground.

"Tom is being targeted."

Fan Fan Dejiahe shook his head on the substitutes' bench: "Their people are too disgusting; this was clearly intentional, right?"

"..."

Ten Hag said nothing, instead staring at Klopp in the distance with an extremely unfriendly expression.

Whether it was Chamberlain's own idea or Klopp's arrangement, Ten Hag simply assumed it was Klopp's scheme.

Did you think Liwupu's tactic today was three forwards pressing, or midfield jumping?

No, it was not.

Liwupu's core tactic today was to force cards.

What pressing, what jumping? None of that is as useful as getting the opposing captain sent off!

Hiss—

Ten Hag felt a faint chill run down his spine.

"Be careful!"

"Beep beep beep beep!!"

"Xuuuu!!!"

As soon as Tang Ye received the ball, the Liwupu fans would boo.

Swish swish!

Receiving the ball, he shook off Henderson in front!

With his moves, Tang Ye turned the boos from the stands into screams; of course, this was not the end.

Dribbling the ball toward the arc of the penalty area, he simultaneously signaled his teammates on both sides to make quick runs forward.

Rashford and Dembélé!

Pa!

A through ball was delivered; Tang Ye's pass landed near the penalty area, bounced up, and naturally arrived right in front of Dembélé.

Dembélé lifted his foot to control the ball!

"Wow!!!"

(End of Chapter)