Chapter 607: FA Cup Champion
There was no expression on Dalgliesh's face. bookmark our website
Everyone knows that he won't be at Liverpool for much longer.
After one season, they only ranked 8th in the league and were not even qualified for the European competition. Liverpool people will not accept such a result.
This game is his last big test.
If they win, Liverpool can still compete in the Europa League as cup champions next season. This is the last fig leaf.
If you lose... then of course nothing will happen.
As a legend of Liverpool, Dalglish did not allow himself to bring a team with a glorious tradition to this point. No one needs to tell him that he will leave on his own initiative to make room for a coach who is more qualified to coach Liverpool.
Dalglish doesn't want this to be his last game in charge of Liverpool.
He still has many ideas that have not been realized, and many tactical ideas that have not been implemented. He firmly believes that he can bring a better future to Liverpool. He is only 60 years old, not old yet, and he can still lead Liverpool to greater glory.
But if he wants to achieve this...his team must first defeat the strong enemy in front of him.
QPR with Ricardo.
In this game, he arranged for Glen Johnson to mark Liccardo.
Of course, he also knew that Glen Johnson was unable to freeze Liccardo. Therefore, he also asked the 22-year-old English native Spearing to assist.
Spearing is a player with no characteristics, but he is young and has good physical fitness. Dalglish hoped that he could exert some restraint on Ricardo.
Watch the field.
Only 10 minutes into the game, Liverpool had already been completely suppressed by QPR. The situation on the field fully reflects the league rankings of the two teams.
League One vs. League Eight.
The Liverpool people didn't have many opportunities to fight back. They could only rely on the personal abilities of Lampard and Suarez to create a slight threat, but it was difficult to break into QPR's penalty area.
QPR is now doing better and better ball control, allowing opponents to find too many loopholes.
In the 13th minute of the game, Klose got the ball in a counterattack. He took the ball back two steps, then rubbed the ball to Ricardo on the left.
Ricardo did not stop the ball, and directly used the inner instep of his right foot to draw an arc, and the football bypassed the defender and flew towards the edge of the penalty area.
Fernandinho plugged in at high speed, overtook Agger, unloaded the ball steadily, and took the ball into the penalty area.
Reina attacked immediately, and Fernandinho directly kicked and blasted the goal vigorously. The football turned into white light and got into the net.
"Goalllll! Liccardo's excellent vision resulted in this goal! QPR took the lead! They have been very proactive after the opening, and now they finally turned their advantage into a goal."
"The Liverpool people must make adjustments immediately. In their current state, it is impossible to equalize the score!"
After the re-kick-off, the Liverpool people played a little more actively, as if they were stimulated by the loss of the ball.
They finally got into the QPR box in the 15th minute, but Bellamy's shot was blocked by Gary Cahill.
Then Suarez even tried to hang the goal directly in the midfield. There is no doubt that he was directly hugged by Handanovic without any threat.
After these two shots, the game once again entered QPR's control. By controlling the ball, QPR completely controlled the rhythm. They could go as fast as they wanted and as slow as they wanted. Liverpool could only run exhausted.
QPR did not rush to expand the score, but continued to accumulate advantages, constantly using pass control to mobilize Liverpool's defense, and strive to find a fatal blow.
In the 18th minute, after receiving a pass from Modric,
Arda Turan kicked an arc shot from the right side of the penalty area, and the football went straight to the dead corner.
However, the speed of the ball was a little slower, and Reina barely pulled the ball out of the baseline.
In the 24th minute, QPR once again infiltrated Liverpool's penalty area with a short pass. Klose turned around and pushed the dead corner. The football rubbed against the post and rolled out of the bottom line.
Dalglish watched his team being beaten passively, but could not come up with any solution.
He lined up Spearing and Glen Johnson to flank Liccardo. Although he could effectively contain Liccardo's inward cuts and breakthroughs, he could not prevent Liccardo's passing arrangements.
Ricardo did not entangle with these two at all, and pursued a one-kick kick, which revitalized QPR's entire attack line.
In the 29th minute, Modric distributed the ball to the left. Liccardo took the ball again and handed the ball to Alex Sandro, who came up with an assist. Ze made a feint in the front, Arda Turan nodded in the back, and Reina saved the ball with all his might.
It was not until the 44th minute of the game that Liverpool completed its third shot of the game. Suarez's header from Enrique's cross missed the target.
The commentator analyzed: "Liverpool has been completely suppressed. QPR is playing as they please and may expand the score advantage at any time. If Dalglish does not change his tactics and if there are no unexpected changes on the field, it can be said that QPR won the game. It's a foregone conclusion. Their advantage is too obvious."
After the halftime break, the Liverpool people cheered up a little. After the start of the second half, they launched several threatening attacks. Especially in the 51st minute, Gerrard fired an angry shot from the edge of the penalty area, shocking Handanovic. In a cold sweat, he saved the ball narrowly.
However, after Liverpool took a corner kick, Gary Cahill headed the ball out of the penalty area. QPR immediately counterattacked and handed the ball to Liccardo. Liccardo dribbled the ball at high speed and just passed the midfield. Glen Johnson and Spearing finally completed the siege and formed a flanking defense against him.
Liccardo didn't seem to have the ability to dribble past anyone today. He simply made an emergency stop to open up space, then took off and passed the ball to the large open space in front of the penalty area.
Although Klose did not have the speed advantage, he started early and touched the ball first, but Skrtel and Henderson also returned to defend in place. Before the two men formed a circle, Klose distributed the ball to the right and took a few steps back.
Arda Turan immediately sent the ball into the penalty area after taking the ball. Klose immediately moved forward at high speed after taking a few steps back, touched the ball before Skrtel, adjusted one step and immediately shot.
Reina failed to make a save and the football hit the post and rolled into the net.
"Klose Goalll! QPR has expanded their lead and now they are 2 goals ahead. With Liverpool's current state, I can't see them having any hope of equalizing! Now it can be said that there is a 95% chance that QPR Will become the champions of the 131st FA Cup! They are about to make history!"
Dalglish made a prompt decision and replaced Spearing with Carroll to strengthen the attack.
But the impact of Carroll's appearance has not yet been realized, and the consequences of Spearing's departure were immediately apparent.
4 minutes after this goal, QPR made a comeback. Modric passed two people in the middle and then distributed the ball to the left. Liccardo took the ball and cut inside, easily passing Glen Johnson and Ahmet who stepped forward to cover. Geer took a shot from the edge of the penalty area. The football bypassed Reina's arm and dived into the blind corner.
"Liccardo Goalllll! He sealed the victory for QPR! Now it can be said that the overall situation has been decided. The game has entered garbage time early. QPR is about to win the FA Cup championship trophy for the first time in history!"