Episode [198]: Leeds Left King Is Back
"Luka Toni header!" Eddie Gray growled.
The Liverpool fans at the scene were all frightened into a cold sweat, and each of them felt uneasy.
Snapped!
Reina stretched out one arm and slapped the football out with one palm. The football flew out of the baseline.
"Wow! Reina! Fantastic save, amazing performance, isn't it Reina's birthday today? The ball was saved so fast. Luca Toni's header went straight to the dead corner. Beautiful, really beautiful!" Mark Lawrenson exclaimed.
The Liverpool fans at the scene were relieved and applauded.
However, Benitez's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. This ball was too dangerous. Leeds United's sneak attack in the second half of the game was really a little bit close. Leeds United really should not be underestimated.
Benitez immediately turned his head and glanced at Zhong Cheng, only to see that Zhong Cheng kept shaking his head, obviously full of regret. Benitez grinned, his face full of coldness.
"Sure enough, he is a despicable assassin! He knows how to sneak attack, huh!" Benitez was very disdainful.
Corner kick, the referee awarded a corner kick.
Gourcuff came to the corner, stood quietly, looked down at the football placed on the ground.
The players of Leeds United poured into Liverpool's penalty area. Both Kompany and Pique came to the penalty area. The two stood together, ready to participate in this corner attack.
The Liverpool people are very worried, but Leeds United still have a few high points, and the header strength of these high points is also very strong. This corner kick is also an important means for Leeds United to score. Liverpool's first goal in this game came from a header, and the Liverpool people attached great importance to it.
Benitez put his hands around his mouth, made a loudspeaker, and shouted loudly: "Pay attention to defense, follow Pique, follow Pique!"
Yes, Benitez thinks Pique is important.
Zhong Cheng stood quietly on the sidelines, with his head down, walking back and forth. It seemed that he didn't pay much attention to the court, but in fact his attention was all on the court.
beep!
The referee blew his whistle, and the scene immediately became tense.
Phew, Gourcuff let out a breath, then kicked his feet hard on the spot before rushing out quickly. In two steps, he rushed to the football, his left foot slammed into the ground, like a steel nail nailed to the turf, and his right foot swiftly swung towards the football.
Boom, the right foot hit the football firmly, and the football flew into the air, rushing towards the sky.
In the penalty area, Pique turned around quickly and rushed to the back point quickly, while Kompany and Luca Toni continued to rush to the front point. The players of the Liverpool team rushed to the back point one after another. First, the head coach Benitez asked to follow Pique. Second, Leeds United's first goal was the back point of the pass.
The back point was overcrowded instantly, but the football flew to the front point.
"Ah, let's go ahead, Liverpool is in danger. Leeds United's two ghosts hit the goal!" Mark Lawrenson immediately screamed loudly.
Before the point, Kompany and Luca Toni both jumped up high at the same time, shook their heads hard, and smashed hard at the flying football.
With a bang, Luca Toni, who was behind, hit the football with his head. The football shot towards Liverpool's goal quickly, but unfortunately the football missed the near post slightly and hit the net pole.
The netting rod trembled uncontrollably and made a whining sound.
The Liverpool fans at the scene gasped one after another, and some fans even choked on the breath and coughed one after another.
Seeing this, Zhong Cheng couldn't help shaking his head, the ball was a bit unlucky and he didn't score.
Goal kick, Liverpool get a goal kick.
This time the possession of the ball was finally at the feet of the Liverpool team, and the Liverpool people felt a lot more at ease. This time, the rhythm of the game will be controlled by their Liverpool team.
After the goal kick came out, the Liverpool team slowed down the pace, not wanting to be as fast as before. They firmly controlled the football at their own feet, firstly to decompress the defense line, and secondly to make Leeds United impatient.
The Liverpool team started to get up in the middle and front, and dispatched Leeds United's defense back and forth.
Many people can see that the Liverpool team wants to lower the rhythm of the game, and they don't want to follow the rhythm of Leeds United. They want to control the rhythm at their own feet, slowly waiting for the opportunity.
Zhong Cheng watched this quietly, without any anxiety, pacing back and forth on the sidelines, seemingly unaffected by Liverpool's tactics.
Benitez snorted coldly: "Fuck you, just pretend, let me see how long you can pretend?"
The Liverpool team controlled the ball with a pass, but the pass from Xavi Alonso in the center to Luis Garcia in the wing was a little too big. It can also be said that Luis Garcia was a little lazy with the ball and ran a little slower.
Zhong Cheng suddenly regained his energy, rushed forward quickly, his eyes widened.
It's now!
Waiting for this moment!
Opportunity, an opportunity belonging to Leeds United is here!
The blood in Zhong Cheng's body surged up, and his whole body seemed to be like a furnace. The blood was surging, his head was hot, and his eyes were red!
Counterattack, counterattack!
Evra, who stole the ball, took advantage of the situation and sent the football forward, and the football quickly rolled to the feet of Ribery who was in front of him. Ribery didn't stop at all. The ball was passed so well that it just caught up with his pace. He took advantage of the trend and moved the football forward, and he integrated into his own rhythm. It was a seamless connection.
The fans of Leeds United gave Evra a thunderous applause.
"Wow, this pass is very good. Evra is simply a passing master, a beautiful pass. This speeds up Leeds United's counterattack a lot. No wonder Leeds United's counterattack is so fast. It seems that Crazy Loja has very high requirements for the small details of Leeds United players, so this is why he has such an efficient and fast counterattack. Crazy Loya really has a set!" Eddie Gray exclaimed excitedly.
"The Liverpool team is a bit dangerous, very dangerous!" Mark Lawrenson said immediately.
After receiving the ball, Ribery did not accelerate the ball forward, but used his normal speed to drive the ball forward. But even this speed is a bit fast for Liverpool people, and a little scared.
Evra, who was healed by passing the ball, did not stop at all. Instead, he accelerated suddenly and quickly moved forward along the sideline to meet Ribery who was dribbling the ball.
Evra's speed is also fast enough, and he didn't stop at all, he just rushed forward and rushed to the bottom line.
Originally, Liverpool's full-back Steve Finnan was going to frantically pounce on Ribery. But Evra's sudden high-speed forward pressure caused a lot of trouble. Seeing that Evra was about to rush past him, Steve Finnan immediately gave up his plan to pounce on Ribery, but retreated quickly, following Evra on the wing.
Because Steve Finnan was afraid that Ribery would send a through ball directly to the wing. If this is the case, his defense along the way will be completely empty, and he will be blown up by Evra, which would be dangerous.
So, Steve Finnan made a sudden stop, then turned around quickly, and followed Evra.
While making the moves here, Steve Finnan happened to see Ribery's tendency to retreat and go straight. He was secretly happy in his heart. He made a very correct decision this time, and he really shouldn't be too rash.
Evra didn't care about this, he rushed forward quickly and rushed to the bottom line. Steve Finnan also turned around and followed Evra closely, without giving Evra any space at all.
However, Steve Finnan couldn't be happier after seeing Ribery in action.
Because, Ribery, who was about to go straight, suddenly flicked his ankle and quickly moved the football horizontally to the middle. He cut directly inward and dribbled the ball horizontally to the middle. "Wow! It's beautiful. The cooperation between Evra and Ribery is really flawless. Steve Finnan has been completely played. Liverpool is in danger. Ribery has moved laterally along the penalty area. Someone must go up to block him, otherwise it will be very dangerous!" Mark Lawrenson took a deep breath, and then screamed.
The hearts of the Liverpool fans at the scene shrank, it was dangerous.
"Stop him! Stop that damned piece of trash!"
"Start him! Shovel him! Fuck this trash!"
"Damn bastard, all you have to do is hit the plane, hit the plane!"
The Liverpool fans at the scene were very frightened, and immediately used these filthy and even vicious words to attack Ribery and put pressure on Ribery.
On the sidelines, Benitez also jumped up instantly, as if his heart was about to jump out of his throat, very, very, very, very nervous, so nervous that he broke out in a cold sweat.
Zhong Cheng's eyes were fixed on the court from time to time, his face was full of surprise.
"This is an excellent opportunity! Little guy, shoot, shoot, shoot, what are you waiting for?" Zhong Cheng was extremely excited, roaring crazily in his heart.
On the pitch, Liverpool's centre-back Carragher saw Ribery dribbling the ball laterally. He rushed out of the penalty area immediately and frantically pounced on Ribery who was dribbling the ball laterally. His face was full of murderous intent, like a butcher.
Leeds United fans at the scene took a deep breath and stared nervously at the stadium, all worried about Ribery.
After Ribery saw Carragher's movement clearly, he immediately swung his leg first and slammed his foot towards the football.
"Long shot, Ribery kicked a long shot!" Eddie Gray jumped up excitedly, roaring excitedly.
Seeing this, Carragher, who rushed out quickly, immediately jumped up sideways, using his body to block the football that was about to fly out.
"Wow! Beautiful fake move, Carragher was tricked by Ribery. This is a hypothetical deduction. Carragher is completely stunned. Ribery is really too good. The omnipotent Ribery from last season is back. Who dares to say that Ribery is a shooting star?" Eddie Gray growled excitedly.
Carragher's eyes widened, his heart was full of unwillingness and humiliation!
Fuck, I was actually deceived by this damn kid, shame on me, shame on me!
Carragher is really shameless at this time, it's too embarrassing.
It turned out that seeing Carragher crazily pounced, Ribery swung his leg and faked a shot, feigned a shot, quickly sent the football to the middle, and directly swayed Carragher.
The Leeds United fans were very excited and applauded to record this moment.
And this is destined to become a stain on Carragher's career, and it's a stain!
After passing Carragher, Ribery clearly heard a sound of surprise. However, Ribery didn't care about these at all, his eyes were fixed on Liverpool's goal.
Franck Ribery found out that Liverpool's goalkeeper Reina was too close to the goal post at this time.
this is a good chance!
Franck Ribery's eyes lit up, and he just passed Carragher, ignoring Agger who rushed out and Xavi Alonso who rushed up behind him, swung his leg quickly, threw his right leg out quickly, swung forward quickly, and the inner instep of his right foot hit the football hard.
With a bang, Franck Ribery shot directly with the instep!
"Shoot, Franck Ribery shot the far corner!" Eddie Gray growled excitedly.
In front of the goal, Reina's eyes tightened, his heart was horrified to the extreme, and he quickly moved sideways towards the middle. Originally, he wanted to move two steps sideways, but it was too late just after taking one step sideways. Reina had no choice but to fly out immediately.
The arc of this ball is so beautiful, like a rainbow, it gracefully bypasses Reina who is flying out, and spins gorgeously into the far corner of the goal!