Episode [063]: He Was the One Who Ended the Game
Halftime is over, and all Liverpool fans haven't recovered yet.
It was an extremely bad half of the game.
In this half of the game, the Liverpool people were defeated by one man.
Yes, the same person, the damned person, the damned door—God!
Yes, at this point, Liverpool fans are starting to call their opponents goalkeepers, they are really won over by that man.
That person is the goalkeeper of Leeds United - Zhong Zheng!
Now, when Liverpool fans see Zhong Zheng, their legs will tremble unconsciously and their hearts will tremble.
Zhong Zheng is simply the nemesis arranged by God for them. In a recent game, Zhong Zheng had just scored in a penalty shootout, keeping them without a goal in the first three rounds. And now, in this half of the game, Zhong Zheng has saved Liverpool's must-have goals many times.
From the perspective of Liverpool fans, Zhong Zheng is an octopus. As long as he is in front of the goal, Liverpool will have no way to break through the goal.
Zhong Zheng stood in front of them like a god.
The Liverpool people were terrified.
At this time, the Liverpool people who had finally recovered were worried about the second half of the game. What method are they going to use to break through the gate guarded by Zhong Zheng?
Liverpool fans really can't think of a way. And Liverpool's head coach Benitez has no choice. He has given his players some confidence and encouragement. Don't be influenced by Zhong Zheng, play hard and play hard.
The confidence of the Liverpool players was really frustrated. Today's Zhong Zheng seems to be invincible.
Although Benitez gave them encouragement, their spirits were still a little sluggish. Only Gerrard himself is full of confidence and keeps encouraging his teammates.
However, the Liverpool players who returned to the stadium are still lacking in spirit.
On the contrary, on the other side, the spirits of the Leeds United players are very good.
During the intermission, Zhong Cheng reminded the Leeds United players to pay attention to defense and counterattack in the second half of the game. The Liverpool people must have been affected by the first half of the game. The second half of the game should be sleepwalking, as long as they seize the opportunity.
Soon, players from both sides returned to the court, and the second half of the game began immediately.
Zhong Cheng stood on the sidelines with a relaxed expression on his face. Leeds United should be able to win this game. The momentum of the Liverpool people is gone. How can we play this game?
However, Zhong Cheng did not take it lightly. The Liverpool players were not in good condition in this game. Ribery, for example, wasted many chances in the first half.
At the beginning of the second half, Ribery wasted another excellent opportunity.
Modric, who had received a pass from Edinson Cavani after an interception, found the space and sent the ball straight into the space on the left with a diagonal pass. This ball is really easy for Ribery, and it is also an excellent opportunity.
As long as Ribery carries the football over, he will go it alone.
The Liverpool fans jumped up in fright, but Ribery let them go.
Modric's pass was not tricky, and it should be easy to catch it, but Ribery, who was in poor form, just let the football roll under his soles, exposing the sideline.
Ribery himself was frightened, he didn't catch the ball so easily.
And it's a very, very good opportunity, a great opportunity to break the ice. However, he himself did not seize the opportunity, but let the football roll past his feet.
Ribery immediately covered his face with his hands, feeling quite shameless.
Ribery took a deep breath, then reached out to Modric, indicating that the ball was his own error and failed Modric's excellent pass.
Seeing this, Zhong Cheng immediately sighed and shook his head helplessly.
"Fuck, this ball can even pass through, Frank is completely out of shape today!" Rogers said with his eyes widened in disbelief.
Zhong Cheng also shook his head for a while, Ribery's World Cup sequelae are very serious.
Rogers immediately asked: "Boss, are we going to replace Frank? It's useless for him to play like this now?"
Zhong Cheng also had this idea in his heart, but he thought about it for a while, then shook his head and said, "Give him another fifteen minutes, and replace him if he hasn't changed."
Rogers nodded, they still have to consider Ribery's mood.
Zhong Cheng suddenly turned his head and said to Rogers: "Let Shao go to warm up, I think he will have a chance to play soon!"
Rogers froze for a moment, then immediately nodded and said, "Understood, I'll go right away!"
Rogers immediately went to the bench and asked Shao Jiayi to go.
At this time, on the field, Leeds United goalkeeper Zhong Zheng once again showed the audience his superb skills and perfect state. Gerrard was unmarked at one step in the penalty area. He swung his leg and fired a heavy shot, hitting a very tricky angle, which was almost a perfect shot.
Everyone at the scene thought that this goal must never be caught again, it must be a goal.
Liverpool coach Benitez jumped up excitedly.
However, the ball still couldn't escape Zhong Zheng's clutches, and he swooped sideways to save the football from the bottom line.
Seeing that the ball was saved, Gerrard, who refused to admit defeat and was full of fighting spirit, was a little disheartened. They had no way to break through Leeds United's goal in this game.
On the sidelines, Benitez's whole body was chilling!
Because Benitez is also aware of this terrible problem, they have no way to break through the gate guarded by Zhong Zheng in this game.
At the scene, the hormones in the bodies of all Leeds United fans were stimulated, and they all screamed frantically and chanted Zhong Zheng's name. Zhong Zheng was like a god at this moment, and everyone worshiped him.
At this moment, everyone knew just how powerful Zhong Zheng was. If such a person cannot become England's first national team, then the England national team is already as black as the bottom of the pot.
Zhong Zheng's state is really good. It would be great if he could give Ribery a little bit of his state, otherwise Leeds United would not have played such a difficult game.
In this game, Ribery was completely out of shape, and Edinson Cavani in the frontcourt played more like a defensive midfielder in the front, and there was no chance of shooting at all, let alone Goal scored. And Luca Toni was strictly guarded today and was often double-teamed. He rarely had a chance to shoot. But he played the ball many times and left the opportunity to his teammates. Unfortunately, Ribery and the others did not grasp it.
Luca Toni performed very well, but he was short of a chance to shoot.
In this game, the two players who performed well in the frontcourt are Joaquin and Modric, and these two are in very good condition. However, Joaquin rarely cuts inside, and almost always crosses from the side, creating some threats, but no known threats.
And Modric had a few good long-range shots, but it's a pity that Reina's goal-line skills are still very good, and he turned football away.
That's how Leeds United's attacking players have been so far today.
It is also relatively difficult for Leeds United to score goals. Many people think that this game should end in a draw, because neither side can break through the opponent's goal.
At this time, Leeds United made a substitution.
Zhong Cheng still couldn't help it, and made a substitution five minutes earlier. He replaced Ribery, who was in a very bad state, with Shao Jiayi, who was introduced in the summer.
Ribery knew that his state was very bad. When he saw that he was replaced, he was not surprised at all, and he had no emotions. He found all this by himself.
After Ribery and Shao Jiayi hugged, they ran back to the bench.
The game is on and time is ticking.
Both sides had opportunities in the game, but the Liverpool people became more helpless and desperate as they played. Because today Zhongzheng is already a god, and he is completely a god. It seems that there is no ball that he can't catch.
Just now, Liverpool's Riise hit the goal with a heavy kick.
The football hit Kompany's foot in the penalty area and changed direction. It changed directly to another direction and flew towards the goal.
However, even with such a goal, Zhong Zheng still threw the football.
Zhong Zheng can catch such an unexpected ball, what else can he not do?
This ball is very dangerous, and after changing direction, the speed of the football ball is still very fast. But Zhong Zheng's second reaction was really too fast, and his physical reaction was also very fast, throwing the football out and turning the tide.
At this time, the Liverpool people have almost given up their offense.
It seems that this game is a draw, and they will take one point from the away game.
However, what they didn't expect was that five minutes later, after Edinson Cavani stole the ball, Harvey Alonso seemed to kick Edinson Cavani from behind in retaliation. Just fell to the ground.
This ball cannot allow Edinson Cavani to continue to dribble forward, and bringing it in is a one-shot.
Harvey Alonso should have received a red card for this foul, but the referee on duty was soft and only gave Harvey Alonso a yellow card, which made Leeds United fans very dissatisfied . However, the referee has already made a penalty, and they have no choice but to accept it.
Leeds United got a direct free-kick in a good position in the frontcourt. The ball was slightly lower and to the right. This ball is more suitable for a left-footed player to start.
Shao Jiayi and Modric, who came off the bench, stood in front of the football.
Shao Jiayi and Modric stood in front of the football, one left and one right. Shao Jiayi is left-footed. This ball is more suitable for her to serve. He can directly kick the arc of the instep and directly go around the near end of the goal. horn.
However, Liverpool goalkeeper Reina judged that the ball should be played by Modric, and Shao Jiayi was just a cover.
After all, Shao Jiayi is a newcomer, and he is still a Chinese player. And Modric is the brain of Leeds United's midfielder. He has a very good long shot and free kick. Modric should take the lead for this ball.
After the referee's whistle sounded, Modric took a deep breath and prepared to run.
But at this moment, Shao Jiayi suddenly ran up, ran out first, and ran towards the football. However, in Renner's eyes, this is just a cover, and he thinks it is absolutely impossible for Shao Jiayi to initiate the attack.
But the next moment, Reina's eyes widened, staring at the flying football in disbelief.
Yes, Shao Jiayi's golden left foot hit the football fiercely, the football flew up rapidly, spun at a high speed, turned out a wonderful arc, directly bypassed the human wall, and flew towards The near upper corner of the goal.
Reina in front of the goal made a complete misjudgment and didn't react at all.
Moreover, the ball was so fast that Reina had no time to react. He could only turn his head to watch the football draw a perfect arc and fly directly to the upper corner of the near end of the goal.
The football flew directly into the goal from the lower edge of the intersection of the goal and the post.
A dead end in the absolute sense!
One to zero, Leeds United defeated the visiting Liverpool team with this ball.