mtl008 Chapter 1014 The Power of Perseverance
Chapter 1014 The Power of Perseverance
Chapter 1014 The Power of Perseverance
When Sudong drove the ball into the Liverpool penalty area, Skrtel had already rushed to his left.
At this time, Liverpool's goalkeeper Reina did not stand close to the goal line, but moved a little forward, because he was still on guard just now, and if Skrtel couldn't keep up, he would attack immediately.
Now that Skrtel had caught up, he had no time to retreat.
As long as his center of gravity is adjusted, Su Dong will kick without hesitation.
Therefore, now Reina can only rely on Skrtel, hoping that his teammates in front of him can block Su Dong's shooting angle and let him focus on one side, just like Kompany blocked Suarez's shooting angle just now, allowing Courtois to easily save the ball.
This is actually the cooperation between the goalkeeper and the central defender.
Skrtel is also aware of this, so he has been chasing Su Dong on the left side, not only squeezing Su Dong's left shoulder with his body, trying to force Su Dong to the left side of the penalty area as much as possible, but also ready to shoot at any time, blocking Su Dong's left foot and the shooting angle of the left half of the goal.
Reina only needs to focus on Sudong's right foot and the shot from the right side of the goal.
If it is a player with average physical condition, it is estimated that at this moment, being squeezed by Skrtel, the whole person will fall to the outside, and the shooting angle will basically disappear. But Su Dong is not an ordinary person. His physical fitness is better than Skrtel.
Liverpool's central defender and goalkeeper are cooperating, and Su Dong is also observing the situation.
Such scenes happen frequently, and he has become accustomed to them.
And what he is best at is to kick the goal according to the position of the goalkeeper, as well as the defensive position and defensive habits of the central defender.
When Skrtel got close, Su Dong knew he could shoot with his right foot, but at which angle?
Reina's position is slightly outside, so that there is a certain gap between the Spanish goalkeeper and the goal post.
So Su Dong was not in a hurry, but took an extra step and went directly to the front of the small restricted area.
Looking at the right side of the front of the small penalty area, the gap between Reina and the right column is obviously larger, the shooting angle is also larger, and the distance is closer.
Going in again, Reina attacked.
Su Dong made a decisive decision. After rushing to the right side of the front of the small penalty area, without hesitation, he volleyed with his right foot and hit the goal.
The shot came quickly, but it was within the expected range of Skrtel and Reiner, so Skrtel just feinted and stretched out his leg because he knew he couldn't block it, and Reiner went straight to his knees to save.
But what Reina didn't expect at all was that Su Dong's shot was not a ground ball, but a half-high ball with an embarrassing height, just after he knelt down, his legs couldn't touch it, and his hands were not easy to handle.
Reina is not tall, but he is very flexible and quick to react, and subconsciously takes a shot to block it.
The ball was blocked, but it didn't go out. It hit the arm directly. After changing direction, it refracted into Liverpool's goal behind him.
Renner was so angry that he slammed his hands on the grass, got up from the ground, and roared angrily at his teammates in front of him.
Since Su Dong threw away Daniel Agger with this ball, Liverpool's defense has become very passive.
Both Skrtel and Reina had done everything they could, but Sudong took his one and only chance.
What else can they say?
Reina's roar was quickly drowned out by the cheers of nearly half of the Manchester City fans at Wembley Stadium.
After Su Dong scored.Excitedly turned around and rushed out of the field, ran all the way, rushed to the bottom of the stands where the Manchester City fans were, and kept waving his arms at the fans in the stands to mobilize their passion.
"fantastic!"
"Liverpool's counterattacks are sharp, but Manchester City's counterattacks are also lightning fast."
"From stealing the ball to scoring, it only took three players in total, and the two-footed pass was sent to Su Dong's feet. This is a very amazing efficiency, which reflects the tactical characteristics of Manchester City. They not only have delicate foot skills, but also the decisiveness of seizing the opportunity to counterattack is greatly admirable."
"Of course, this goal is mainly due to Su Dong's excellent speed, strong physical confrontation, and the calmness and decisiveness of the final kick. All three are indispensable."
"This is also the scariest thing about Manchester City now. Not only do they have the ability to create opportunities that surpass the world, but they also have Su Dong, the scorer with the strongest offensive ability and the most comprehensive characteristics in the history of world football. This makes Manchester City almost invincible and invincible."
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Dalglish stood on the sidelines. After seeing Su Dong volley and scored, he reached out and touched his forehead, shook his head helplessly, and let out a long sigh full of embarrassment.
Liverpool tried their best, but they still couldn't stop Su Dong's goal.
Regarding this point, Liverpool has long been psychologically prepared, but when it really comes, it is still difficult for people to accept it.
Dalglish took a deep breath, calmed down, walked to the sidelines, and shouted loudly to the players on the field, signaling them to continue to be patient, to hold their ground, not to mess up, not to worry, and continue to guard against death.
Just conceded a ball, nothing more.
What I am most afraid of is that Liverpool's position is messed up. If they lose again and again, it will be over.
As long as the second goal is lost, Liverpool has little hope of reversing.
"Stephen." Dalglish yelled at Captain Gerrard, and called Gerrard to the sidelines.
"The current situation is very unfavorable to us. We can't go head-to-head with Manchester City. We must continue to defend, keep the goal, and we can't lose the ball anymore. Save your strength and look for opportunities to comeback in the second half, understand?"
Gerrard raised his right hand and nodded solemnly towards the head coach, "I see."
Liverpool also has an advantage in this game, that is, their physical fitness is more abundant, unlike Manchester City, continuous multi-line battles, and the mid-week Premier League make-up match, resulting in Manchester City's physical fitness not as good as Liverpool.
In this case, in the second half, Liverpool actually had a chance.
Of course, the premise is that Liverpool can no longer lose the ball.
If the 20-[-] score can be maintained until the second half, especially in the last [-] minutes, then Liverpool has every chance to launch a wave of counterattacks, try to score a goal and equalize the score.
But if two goals are conceded, it will be hard to say, and Liverpool's morale will definitely be worse than it is now.
Therefore, Gerrard can understand Dalglish's request and must stabilize his position to avoid losing again and again.
"Don't worry, Kenny, we will be able to hold on!"
Before going on the pitch, Gerrard turned around and made a solemn promise towards Dalglish.
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The Premier League is a very unique league, especially going into the 21st century.
From the Bosman Act to the influx of capital, wave after wave of shocks has made the Premier League an unprecedented internationalization and the most well-run sports event in the world. Every year, the income from overseas copyrights alone is huge.
And this has made the competition in the Premier League more intense than ever.
But at the same time of frantic internationalization and capital invasion, the Premier League has its own persistence.
Manchester United and Liverpool are the two giants with the most Premier League characteristics.
Oh, no, strictly speaking, Liverpool's current results are no longer the first team in the Premier League.
But if you take a closer look at the lineups of these two teams, you will find that they are still insisting on localized characteristics.
Manchester United can sell Cristiano Ronaldo and others, but not Rooney, because Rooney is the top player in the country. Even if Rooney gets old and has to sell in the future, Manchester United will introduce other local players.
Since Ferguson was in charge, Manchester United has been adhering to this team strategy with local players as the core.
This is why it is difficult for foreign players such as Veron and Stam to play for Manchester United for a long time.
Liverpool is another team that sticks to its homeland. Even when Benitez was in charge, the team was filled with a lot of foreign aid, but the backbone of the team is still centered on local players such as Gerrard and Carragher.
After Dalglish took office, he introduced local players such as Henderson, Downing and Carroll, which further enriched the local strength of Liverpool's dressing room.
Many people say that Liverpool is the least creative team in the Premier League, but it can also be seen that Liverpool is the most tenacious and toughest team in the Premier League, so they can use this lineup configuration to create the third defensive line in the Premier League.
One advantage of using local players, especially their own youth training, as the backbone is that this group of players understands the tradition and heritage of the team very well, and they are full of loyalty to the club.
This is why in the first phase of the superstar policy, the golden boy Raul would rather stay away from the goal than cause trouble, and just blindly compromise, because he is full of loyalty to Real Madrid.
Some people may think that this kind of loyalty seems a bit stupid, but what is undeniable is that in the current era of capitalism and materialistic desires, this loyalty is very precious.
Even, to some extent, fewer and fewer people have this loyalty.
And at the critical moment, this group of local intermediate forces will explode with amazing cohesion and drive the surrounding teammates.
It's like what the Liverpool players were doing in this game tonight.
Gerrard ascended to the top, and local players such as Spilling, Henderson, and Downing, as well as veteran courtiers who had played for Liverpool for many years, such as Skrtel, Daniel Agger, and Reina, also cooperated and followed up. Liverpool became extremely united on the pitch, and the integrity was very strong.
Manchester City has an advantage in terms of strength, and also has an advantage in terms of skills and tactics, but Liverpool has shown super resilience on the spiritual level, making everyone believe that this is an unbeatable iron-blooded army.
No matter how Manchester City attacks and penetrates, every player in the Liverpool team is desperately pressing and defending.
Relying on this will, the Red Army defended from the first half to the second half. With only [-]% of the ball in possession, they insisted on not allowing Manchester City to score again.
No. 60 minutes in the second half, Dalglish gritted his teeth and made a decision.
(End of this chapter)