Chapter 76 Qualified Strikers

The entire Derby County team was full of fighting spirit and was not affected by Liverpool's goal, but performed better. In contrast, Liverpool felt the pressure in the game. In the face of this pressure, plus a goal advantage, their offense slowed down a bit.

As time went on, Derby County had a clear hold on the situation.

When unknowingly, the media and fans discovered that Derby County took the initiative on the field, their attack was more than Liverpool, and the attack threat was greater than Liverpool.

The media and fans found it, and Liverpool coach Benitez naturally found it.

At this time, Benitez's absence has been slightly wrinkled. He was not worried about the game just now. The team scored a goal first, and the game was at Anfield again. He thought the game would be smoother. Imagine how the situation will turn out now.

This Derby County team is more difficult to play than I imagined!

The Spaniard suddenly realized that he still underestimated his opponent. It was unexpected that Van der Vaart and Ivan Crewe started the game, but the most surprising thing was that Derby County put on an attacking posture against Liverpool.

From the perspective of others, Liverpool are not good at attacking, and Derby County is good at attacking, and the dominant side is naturally Derby County.

But in Benitez's view, Liverpool has the advantage. This is the Anfield Stadium, Liverpool's site, and the team's strength is no worse than Derby County. Every front of the team is an experienced veteran. Led by the core midfielder Steven Gerrard, Liverpool will not be afraid to play against any team in this stadium.

As for Liverpool's defence...?

Liverpool is not a team that is good at defending. The previous game has been shrinking the defense line and focusing on defense, in fact. The reason is that Liverpool's defense is not good. It sounds strange, but in fact, look at the reports on Liverpool's analysis in the summer and now. Although Liverpool's striker is not good, defense is also a big problem. Now Liverpool's defense depends on veteran Hypia, and Gerrard, the core of the midfield, also has to put a lot of energy into defense.

It can be said. Now Liverpool, it is the defense dragged down the offense.

In the summer, Benitez introduced Xavi Alonso, Luis Garcia, Cisse and other players to strengthen the team's offensive ability, but apart from Xavi Alonso, other new players performed very well. In general, the reason is the drag of the defense. Benitez dare not let Luis Garcia, a avant-garde who is very focused on attacking, play, so Liverpool's defense will become very fragile.

Now Liverpool just wants to use offense to fight against Derby County, so Benitez doesn't care about the deficiencies in defense, he just fights offense and fights for goals. When he thought about it, Liverpool could at least be on a par with Derby County, but what he didn't expect was that. After scoring a goal, the situation is becoming more and more passive?

Benitez quickly thought of the key to the problem-the team was still not quite used to the offensive style of play, especially under the suppression of the opponent's full-court pressing, the team faced a lot of pressure, and many players subconsciously began to shrink the defense line. , as you normally do.

But it can't go on like this!

This game is all about attacking with Derby County, scoring a goal to defend, and that will put the team in a passive position. Not only can the offense be bad, but the defense can also be bad.

Benitez quickly realized the danger.

But by the time he wanted to make adjustments, it was a little too late.

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Xavi - Alonso is holding the ball, moving forward slowly.

As Benitez came to Liverpool, the first Spanish star to buy by name, Alonso can be said to be high-profile in Liverpool, he was a member of Real Sociedad before, and in 2001. He captained Real Sociedad when he was 20 years old.

In 2003, it was the turning point of Alonso's rise as a star. He became a key figure for Real Sociedad, and with an excellent combination of strikers, he helped the team win the second place in La Liga. Second only to the star-studded Real Madrid at the time, and the previous Real Sociedad could only struggle for relegation.

It is this performance that moved Benitez. Alonso joined Liverpool in the summer for £10.5m.

After coming to Liverpool, Alonso quickly won the starting position. For more than half a year, he has become the absolute main force in the midfield and Steven Gerrard's partner.

In this game, Alonso also partnered with Gerrard, but now he is dribbling the ball on the left side. It is not that he wants to dribble the ball here, but he is pushed to the left, mainly because he finds himself facing The defensive pressure is a bit too big.

Whenever Alonso gets the ball, he has to face two people, one is Van der Vaart, the other is Leon Osman, Van der Vaart is better, he just retreats to defend, Osman really makes Alonso suffer Unspeakable.

Alonso has only been in England for half a year, and he has performed well in the Premier League, but it does not mean that he has fully adapted to the confrontation in the Premier League, and now he will face the pressure of confrontation with Osman. Because of this, he will Squeezed to the left, because the middle position must face Osman - he was a little scared.

The resistance on the left will be much smaller than that in the middle, so Alonso will attack on the left. He has the ability to break through and pass the ball better. The core of Liverpool is Gerrard, but now Lonso is also very Importantly, when Liverpool attacked, they tilted a little to the left. As a result, right midfielder Ivan Crewe and right back Leto Ziegler were very crucial in defense.

But in the end, the most important thing is Ottoman!

As long as Osman plays, he is the biggest barrier in front of Derby County, especially if Van der Vaart's defensive ability is no better than Maurice, Osman becomes more critical. Before, Wansheng told Osman not to let Alonso play at will, so Osman naturally took care of Alonso, but Alonso dribbled the ball to the left, and he could not always follow the opponent.

Now Osman was running slowly back beside Gerrard.

He's been watching Alonso's dribbling, watching his passing. A lot of people are staring at Alonso, because the football is at his feet, so Osman's attention does not attract Alonso's attention. He dribbled the ball across the halfway line, glanced at the positions of his teammates, and judged how to pass the ball.

At this time Osman suddenly and Geraldella opened some distance.

He didn't do this on purpose, but he couldn't keep staring at Gerrard, and when Gerrard ran too far, it was the central defender's job to defend. Except for special moments such as corner kicks, the area he defended was always It's a little bit ahead.

He is a midfielder, not a central defender.

This is in Derby County's defensive system. It is a normal defensive rotation, but Alonso noticed it, so he decisively passed the ball to the right, just to pass the ball in front of Gerrard.

Immediately, the stadium stands were louder!

But Gerrard couldn't catch the ball. He had no chance at all, because Osman turned around and stretched his foot to block the ball. His toes touched the ball, and the football turned and rolled to Luis Garcia's feet. down. Luis Garcia was about to face the defenses of Ziegler and Ivan Crewe. Garcia seemed to want to show off his outstanding footwork, but he swayed from side to side. But he fell directly to the ground, and he hurriedly called the referee to signal the opponent to commit a foul. Unfortunately, the referee ignored the fight at all.

Two people grabbed one person, and the body collided and fell to the ground, which is really normal!

After stealing the ball from Luis Garcia, Ziegler decisively passed the ball to Ivan Kru, Ivan Krew crossed Van der Vaart again, and Van der Vaart took the ball forward and ran two steps and transferred it laterally to Ribery on the left. He ran forward without hesitation.

After passing two or three feet and completing a large-scale transfer, Liverpool's defense suddenly panicked, and their attack turned into an excellent fast break opportunity for Derby County!

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Seeing the football flying towards him, Ribery knew that the opportunity was coming. Instead of waiting for the ball, he rushed towards the football.

This shortens the distance between him and the football, and receives the pass as quickly as possible.

Now this time. Half a second is also extremely important!

In Derby County's counterattack, Ribery's dribbling has always been very important, his speed is very fast, his personal dribbling skills are quite outstanding, in the football training master system. His dribbling ability is close to that of Van der Vaart, which can be used in actual games. Ribery's dribbling is more expected than Van der Vaart, which may be due to the position, but also to the habits of the two in the game.

Ribery likes to dribble through by himself very much, while Van der Vaart is more inclined to pass the ball.

So in the actual game, everyone felt that Ribery was better at dribbling than Van der Vaart, and coupled with his extreme speed, when Ribery got the ball and rushed forward, it really seemed to fly. up the same.

The Liverpool players who stood at the same level as Ribery were too late to defend, let alone the players in the Derby County half.

There was an open field ahead of Ribery.

But there are still some players who can come to defend. It's Liverpool's full-back Riise. Riise is a 'jack of all trades' like Rousey. Very good but not, but Riise can play for Liverpool, and his ability and reputation are better than Rousey.

When the media commentator chanted "this is Derby County's counterattack", Ribery and Riise had a direct collision, and Ribery did not pass the ball directly, which made Risé, who was ready to intercept at any time, feel that he was being despised. But soon as Ribery turned the ball to one side and quickly leaped past him, it didn't matter what Risser thought, as he was easily left behind by Ribery.

Suddenly, the Liverpool fans exclaimed, and the Derby County fans who came with the team cheered.

Seeing that Riise was easily swayed by, Liverpool coach Benitez suddenly stood up from his seat.

His eyes were fixed on the field.

Danger arises.

Derby County's counterattack was very fast. Liverpool was just attacking. The only players who could defend in the backcourt were Riise and two central defenders, but Riise was passed, leaving only two central defenders, but Derby County But there are three players in the frontcourt rushed to the front, in addition to Ribery with the ball, there are Van der Vaart and Bolton - Reiter.

3 on 2, dangerous!

Wan Sheng also watched this scene, his fist clenched tightly. At present, scoring goals is too important for the team, because the game is not enough to have confidence and fighting spirit. At the same time, scoring goals also brings trust and fighting spirit. the source of. With goals, the team can have more confidence and fighting spirit.

Liverpool is leading, and the score is unfavorable to the team, so if you want to win, even if you want to win, it is necessary to quickly tie the score, otherwise you can only think about it.

Now is the perfect opportunity!

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Ribery continued to run with the ball, and after passing Riise, the front was blank, but he was not carried away by the situation.

He is very calm.

After the last lesson. Ribery knows that if you want to play better and even succeed as a full-back, you must know when to pass and when to dribble. According to his ability, just now he chose to pass by himself, that is his confidence, and now he knows that he should pass the ball.

But when to pass the ball is the question. Passing the ball directly in this way is simply a waste of opportunity.

Ribery dribbles the ball while observing the position of the opposing defender. He was very fast, and the opponent had to pay attention to the defense when retreating, so Ribery quickly rushed over.

Seeing Ribery rushing head-on with the ball, Hypia and Finnan both knew that they had to split their manpower to defend. Now it's a 3-on-2 situation, they are '2', how can they miss a person . When a player with the ball has to defend.

The two looked at each other, and Finnan rushed over.

Seeing the opponent's adjustment, Ribery smiled. 3-on-2 is the advantage. How the opponent will defend is expected, so now there is no need to think too much about what to do, the attacking routine has been completely designed. It depends on whether the temporary play can go all the way to the end.

When Finnan came over, Ribery passed the ball.

With an oblique long pass, the football was sent to the blank area in front of Bolton Reiter. This pass was a bit fast. Both Finnan and Hypia could only watch the ball roll past, but they followed a heartbeat. happiness.

from their perspective. This pass is a bit big!

"Ribery's... mistake!?" Even the on-site commentator at Anfield Stadium said in doubt.

He is not sure about the judgment, but only based on the experience of watching the ball.

He soon knew that his judgment was inaccurate. Because that young center striker from Derby County is very fast!

Ribery and Reiter have been working together for a season and a half. There is a tacit understanding between the two. When Finnan rushed over, Reiter knew that Ribery would definitely pass the ball to himself. The ball, he rushed forward for the first time.

In fact, Leiter's explosiveness is not strong. His speed is faster than that of Ribery, Van der Vaart, etc., but that is the speed of running. In the initial explosion, affected by the flexibility of his body, he can only be regarded as So-so, but Leiter's reaction was unbearable. When Ribery kicked the ball, Leiter had already started to run forward, so when he saw the football flying over, he followed the direction of the football to see Leiter, Gives an illusion -- this young center forward is really fast!

Leiter stepped up with his two long legs, spanning a distance of several meters in three or two steps, and stopped the ball with his left foot forward with his inner instep.

He has already faced goalkeeper Dudek.

"One-shot..."

At this moment, Leiter suddenly remembered that at the end of last season, when the team was in the relegation stage, he started as a striker for the first time. After facing the goalkeeper and choosing to pass the ball to Ian Taylor, Wansheng said to him. If you say, "You must have confidence when facing the goalkeeper. Only when you believe in your ability and maintain a stable mind can you be more likely to score goals! Otherwise...you will not be a qualified person. forward!"

Now Derby County has entered the Premier League schedule to play against the likes of Liverpool.

But the same is that he still often thinks of what Wansheng said to himself, which gave him a lot of confidence and motivation, and now he is facing the goalkeeper again.

Liverpool's goalkeeper...?

what is it call?

Leiter couldn't call it out, he only knew that the opponent was his opponent now. While he was dribbling the ball forward quickly, the opponent had already rushed out of the goal. Like a mantis... hilarious! ?

Leiter didn't want to laugh, he just stared at each other.

When the opponent rushed a few meters in front of him, he waved his right foot high, and immediately slammed into the football. After a muffled sound, the football suddenly rushed out of the grass and flew straight to the goal!

After kicking the ball, Reiter still stared.

He saw the opponent subconsciously wave his arm to block the ball, but the football rushed past from the left side first.

He laughed.

At the moment when the football flew into the goal, Leiter also waved his arms fiercely and jumped up excitedly. Then the audience fell silent, and the voice of the TV commentator also rang, "The ball... ...in!"

"Goooooooooooooooal!!!"

"Burton—"

"——Leiter——" (To be continued ~^~)