Episode [061]: The Aftermath of the World Cup

Leeds United's starting lineup today is still somewhat different from before. The starting lineup is as follows:

Home team: Leeds United, manager:

Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng

Back four [from left to right]: Evra, Vermaelen, Kompany and Sagna

Single midfielder: Mascherano

Three forwards [from left to right]: Ribery, Modric and Joaquin

Forwards: Luca Toni and Edinson Cavani

This is the starting list of Leeds United today. It can be seen that the newly joined Kompany and Mascherano have almost become the main players of Leeds United, especially Mascherano. It can be seen that Zhong Cheng attaches great importance to him. Although this guy looks a little short in stature, his defense is still very good.

Mascherano is not the kind of person who wins by confrontation and collision.

Mascherano is the one with good skills, excellent physical fitness, active running and fighting, Fang said that he has a large coverage area, accurate positioning, very good anticipation ability, super stealing ability, and super sense of position And filling ability is excellent. And the defense is fierce and the style is tenacious. More importantly, he can also participate in the organization and scheduling, can control the pulse of the game, and is an all-around midfielder who can both attack and defend.

Of course, his shortcomings are also obvious. He is too short, and his speed is not fast, and sometimes he even plays the ball a little slower. But compared to his shortcomings, his advantages are more valued by everyone.

Because in today's world football, there are very few people like him.

This is why Zhong Cheng gave Mascherano the position of the main defensive midfielder. His defense is very strong and he can organize offenses. This is better than Nigel De Jong, who became the main rotation player.

Beep, a whistle sounded, and the game officially started.

From the very beginning of the game, Leeds United huddled in their own half, and the lineup was very compressed. In other words, several fronts are tested very closely. Almost gave up the midfielder.

However, as the game progressed, Leeds United's front line was not always pressed very far back. Sometimes they press forward as a whole, catching Liverpool's players by surprise.

Moreover, Leeds United's defense and tackles are very fierce, it's almost like playing rugby, there are a lot of physical collisions and contacts, Liverpool fans are a little overwhelmed.

However, the Liverpool team is still very strong. After fifteen minutes of the game, the Liverpool team has already threatened the goal of Leeds United twice.

One time, Dirk Dirk from the wing went down at high speed and sent the football directly to the bottom line of the penalty area with a diagonal pass. Gerrard, who went forward, knocked the football back with his heel, and the football directly caught up with Crowe. Qi's feet.

The feet of Crouch, a big man, are much stronger than his head.

Seeing the ball coming, Crouch swung his leg and shot, and with a bang, the football shot towards the goal of Leeds United like a shell fired from the chamber.

The fans of Leeds United were taken aback.

However, at this time, Zhong Zheng appeared, and he appeared in the most dangerous position again. He threw the football out with one palm, and the football quickly rolled out of the baseline.

"God's servant! God's servant! It's Aldridge again. Is Aldridge going to double-kill Liverpool?" BBC commentator Mark Lawrenson screamed frantically.

The Leeds United fans at the scene were extremely excited, roaring loudly one by one: "Aldridge, we love you to death! We have Aldridge, Liverpool people, you will never try to score goals. Aldridge is Liverpool The nemesis, the super nemesis!"

The Liverpool fans were livid when they heard such shouts.

Originally, the last time the two teams played against each other, Leeds United goalkeeper Zhong Zheng made them miss three penalties, which was already a great shame. Now this group of guys actually use this matter to mock them, this is undoubtedly adding salt to their wounds, it is undoubtedly digging people's ancestral graves, this enmity is irreconcilable!

The fans of the Liverpool team cursed frantically: "Damn rubbish Leeds United guys, you are dead. Hillbillies, our Liverpool team will definitely stop you!"

The fans on both sides roared frantically, all blushing and thick-necked.

On the pitch, Liverpool got a corner kick. Kewell took the corner kick and was held firmly in Zhong Zheng's arms. He immediately rushed out holding the football, then threw the ball with a strong hand, and quickly threw the football out.

The football flew rapidly towards the wing, and the football flew towards Ribery.

After Ribery returned from the World Cup, his performance was not very good, and he seemed to have fallen into a trough all of a sudden. It seems that he hit the so-called rookie wall, and his performance was very unsatisfactory.

This time, he wanted to prove himself very much after getting the football, so he immediately turned around and dribbled the ball towards Liverpool's half. At the same time, he waved his hand, signaling the Leeds United players to press on and counterattack!

"Wow, Leeds United's quick counterattack is coming, and Ribery is calling for his teammates to press!" Eddie Gray was a little excited, his face was a little rosy.

The Leeds United fans at the scene had already stood up, stretching their necks one by one, as if waiting for the arrival of the robot cow.

However, after entering Liverpool's half, Ribery wanted to score a one-man goal when he faced Liverpool's full-back Stephen Finn. But his intentions were instantly seen through by Stephen Finnan, who stretched out his legs and intercepted the football.

"Oh! Is Ribery underestimating the enemy? Or is this guy a little too independent. In fact, there are several outlets around him. As long as he passes the football, Leeds United's counterattack will definitely penetrate Liverpool. The team's defense, oh, what a pity! Ribery made a mistake!" Mark Lawrenson regretted.

The fans of Leeds United also expressed their regret.

On the sidelines, Zhong Cheng raised his head slightly. It seems that Ribery does have some problems, and his condition is very bad. It seems that it hasn't slowed down yet. The impact on Leeds United is very serious!

Stefan Finnan, who intercepted the ball, immediately passed the ball diagonally to the center.

The football rolled right into the feet of Xavi Alonso. The best part of Xavi Alonso is his long pass transfer. After receiving the ball, he dunked lightly, passed Luca Toni, glanced ahead, and there was a big gap on the right. Harvey Alonso immediately swung his leg and made a long pass, and passed the football to the right with his big foot.

There was a loud bang, like when Xabi Alonso swung his leg and was about to pass the ball. A figure rushed out from the slope quickly, and with a sliding shovel, it shoveled the football under Xavi Alonso's feet.

"Wow, Edinson Cavani, this guy is really very active. The counter-attack and press in the frontcourt is simply too powerful. He is simply a defensive midfielder on the front line! Maybe this guy can't score goals , but he is very powerful in defense and counter-attack in the frontcourt. As long as he steals the ball here, Leeds United can quickly counterattack in the frontcourt. This threat is very, very huge! Could it be that Loya introduced him The purpose is here?" Eddie Gray exclaimed.

To be honest, Zhong Cheng introduced Edinson Cavani because he valued his high-position pressing ability, and his active running and robbery in the frontcourt. Otherwise, he should also choose Dzeko.

However, Zhong Cheng does not only value this ability of Edinson Cavani. What's more important is that Edinson Cavani's scoring ability is very strong, and the way is very comprehensive, the left and right feet are balanced, and his shooting skills are good. The header is also very powerful, but he is still young, or he has not adapted to the rhythm of the team.

This time, Edinson Cavani's steal was very timely, destroying the Liverpool people's chance to launch a quick counterattack. And Jean created a great chance for Leeds United to counterattack.

The football rolled to Modric's feet, and Modric didn't need to observe at all, he just slanted his foot and quickly pushed the football to Joaquin who was in front of him in time.

In an instant, a sharp dagger pierced Liverpool's defense.

Joaquin's superb speed directly left Liverpool's entire defense behind, and hurriedly chased after the football.

"Beautiful, beautiful crossing. The ball was onside. Yes, although the Liverpool people put their hands up for offside, but we all saw it clearly, it was a good ball. The pass from Modric and Joaquin The running is very tacit, this is simply too classic, beautiful counterattack, Leeds United's killing move is coming!" Eddie Gray shouted excitedly.

The Leeds United fans jumped up excitedly, very excited and happy.

Joaquin sprints towards the ball, while the Liverpool defenders frantically chase it back. The full-back Riise is also very fast. When Joaquin caught up with the football and took two steps forward, Riise was about to catch up.

Out of the corner of Joaquin's eye, he caught sight of Riise, so he instantly gave up the idea of ​​cutting in.

Moreover, Joaquin's style of play is not an inside-out wide player, he is a traditional winger, and his best skill is to pass from the bottom to the bottom. She is the most proficient and most skilled in this game. Cutting inside is not his strong point, although after coming to Leeds United, Zhong Cheng has reminded Joaquin many times that he needs to practice more cutting inside, and his offensive methods should not be too single. But Rome was not built in a day, and some habits cannot be changed overnight.

However, at this moment, such an idea suddenly appeared in his mind.

The Liverpool people must have studied themselves. From their cognition, I should be a traditional wide player who can only pass from the bottom. Maybe this guy, Riise, is waiting for him to make a cross, at this time. Joaquin wanted a change, but he didn't expect it.

Suddenly, Joaquin stepped on the ball to stop and turned around.

Sure enough, this guy Riise didn't expect, couldn't hold back his feet, and rushed past Joaquin in a hurry. rushed to the bottom line.

Riise's face was full of astonishment, what's going on? Isn't this guy a wide player in the traditional sense? What about the bottom pass? My God, I was cheated!

Sure enough, empiricism kills people!

Joaquin, who made an emergency stop and turned sideways, didn't take the ball anymore, glanced at the middle, and then directly passed the football across. The football rolled quickly towards Luca Toni, who was following up in the middle, and the Liverpool people were taken aback.

Liverpool's central defender Carragher and the defensive midfielder pressed forward to Luca Toni at the same time.

Unexpectedly, Luca Toni didn't take the ball at all, but swung his legs and pretended to shoot. The football was leaked, and the football quickly leaked to the left.

Ribery rushed over quickly, there were no defensive players in front of him, and the road was smooth.

Franck Ribery came to the football and gently moved the football towards the center of the penalty area, adjusting to the best shooting angle. Then he just took a step into the penalty area, spotted the position of Liverpool goalkeeper Reina, kicked up his kick, and slammed towards the football.

With a bang, Ribery directly bombarded the door!

The football is like a meteor gliding across the night sky, soaring towards Liverpool's goal like light and electricity.