121 The Power of Basic Training 4
"Lambert, Lambert's header is back!"
Lambert is the centre-forward.
The various centers play are the most familiar. Whether it is entering the penalty area to grab points, or suppressing the opponent's back line, or withdrawing from the penalty area to take away the defender, it is easy to do. Because Lambert received education as a centre-forward from an early age, he was a centre-forward when he was in the Liverpool Academy.
Later, under Chen Ping, he learned a variety of center plays.
This time it was.
Lambert is West Ham's top scorer and a top scorer with 23 goals in the first half of the season, breaking the Premier League's record for goals scored in the first half. If it had been a few years ago, he would have been the top scorer in the Premier League. In the 9798 season, the top scorer in the Premier League scored only 18 goals in the 9899 season. Before Messi and Ronaldo, two perverted players, were able to score more than 20 goals in the league every season, they were all quite good goalscorers. West Ham have such a top scorer and Liverpool are of course the focus on defence. Hyypia kept an eye on Lambert, who was operating in the box.
Hyypia is a top Premier League centre-back.
The only downside is the slow speed, which is otherwise very powerful. After keeping an eye on Lambert, he put a lot of pressure on Lambert. Hyypia's height of more than 1.9 meters, 85 kilograms, and excellent defense made it impossible for Lambert to find any good opportunities. Fortunately, Lambert is now growing fast and becoming more and more comprehensive.
This time it was.
Carrick's diagonal pass, which is not very fast and not very angled, is not suitable for shooting. And under Hyypia's defense, there are no good chances on goal. So Lambert didn't try to get a shot on goal, but instead pushed Hyypia behind and a header headed back to Hasselbaink who followed.
Because Lambert is up front, Hasselbaink is standing at the back. When Lambert's header came back to the top, Hasselbaink came just near the top of the box and caught Lambert's return pass. Without the slightest hesitation, Hasselbaink stepped forward and fired a shot at goal. Hasselbaink was a very good goalscorer at a young age, conquering the Premier League and La Liga.
Although I am older now and my physical fitness has decreased a lot, my shooting ability has not decreased much.
Although he has been a substitute for West Ham this season, he has scored a lot of goals. This time was the same, there was no hesitation in the face of the incoming ball, and there was no adjustment, it was just a shot.
Because there is no adjustment, Liverpool goalkeeper Dudek is not given a chance to react.
"Hasselbaink, Hasselbaink, shoot!"
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
"Hasselbaink, Hasselbaink, Hasselbaink!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"One to zero, one to zero. Hasselbaink's shot was so good that Dudek made a save but couldn't stop it. It was West Ham's first shot on target of the game. West Ham took a 1-0 lead at home to Liverpool thanks to a goal from Juris Hasselbaink. ”
"Judging from the situation just now, there was a big problem in the Liverpool midfield in a split second, and a big gap was revealed. Luis Garcia's footsteps were too heavy and he didn't succeed in trying to cut inside. Xavi Alonso lost his position, defending Carrick unsuccessfully and failing to look at the edge of the box, giving Hasselbaink an easy chance to shoot. ”
Andy Gray immediately analyzed.
Martin Taylor next to him said: "From the current situation, it can be completely seen that Coach Chen Ping's tactics in this game are very simple. He is going to use the fast-paced game to drag down the Liverpool players. Although I don't know what confidence Coach Chen Ping has in thinking that this kind of fast pace can drag down the Liverpool players, not West Ham's own players. But Coach Chen Ping's style of play is still very successful so far. Alonso and Garcia, two people from Spain, are obviously very uncomfortable with the Christmas schedule and are already showing fatigue. At that moment, the vacancy in Liverpool's midfield was due to a temporary problem with their physical strength. ”
Chen Ping's style of play has nothing to keep secret, it is an upright conspiracy.
Benitez already knew what Chen Ping was thinking not long after the match began. It's just that Benitez can't understand that West Ham also played the game two days ago. West Ham midfielders Michael Carrick and Mascherano in particular were both involved in the game two days ago.
Why does Chen Ping think that Carrick and Mascherano are enough.
Such a fast pace, even in an ordinary game, is a considerable test of the midfielder's physical strength. Not to mention, these players just played two days ago. This is something that Benitez failed to understand.
They are all players, how can Chen Ping think that he can drag down the Liverpool players, and his own players will not be fine.
Andy Gray said: "Although I also think it's a risky way of playing, and it will affect the rest of the Christmas schedule. But one of the characteristics of West Ham players is that they can run. So far, West Ham have the most distance in the Premier League. According to league statistics, West Ham have run more distances than their opponents in every game in the Premier League. I don't know how Coach Chen Ping trains the players, the players' physical strength is very good, and the average running distance is about 11,000 meters. A player like Martin Antony has run an average distance of more than 13,000 meters in the Premier League, making him the player with the most runs in the Premier League. Not just the man who runs the most distance, Martin Antony is also the player with the most sprints and sprints distance per game in the Premier League. There are also Carrick and Lambert, whose average running distance is about 12,000. ”
"Hmm. ”
Martin Taylor nodded.
said with a smile: "It seems that Coach Chen Ping has a lot of confidence in the physical strength of his players. Otherwise, this game would not have chosen this style of play. As things stand, if West Ham continue this kind of fast-paced play, several Liverpool players will not be able to keep up. ”
Andy Gray and Martin Taylor have both identified problems with Liverpool's midfielders.
It's that they can't keep up with the pace of the game at all.
After scoring a goal, Chen Ping didn't let the team slow down the tempo. Instead, the players are asked to continue to maintain the same rhythm of the game. This will require more effort from Carrick.
Carrick's running increased, his passing increased, and he struggled to keep the game running at high speed.
Alonso really couldn't stand it.
The same goes for Luis Garcia, who was involved in the midfield scramble. None of them are the most typical Spanish players, otherwise they wouldn't have adapted to the Premier League. Their running ability, their defensive ability is excellent. But they really weren't used to the Christmas schedule and they weren't used to a two-day game.
In the eyes of the two of them, Carrick was a brute.
Isn't he tired?
They really doubted that Carrick was not human. Carrick played in the last game, but how did he play so well in this game, how could he run so well? It's really livestock, and only animals can be so unafraid of tiredness.
"Carrick, Carrick passes the ball to Benayoun. ”
Xavi Alonso and Luis Garcia suddenly couldn't run, which immediately affected the operation of Liverpool's midfield. Gerald worked hard, but Gerald's efforts alone didn't have much effect. After all, there is so much space in the midfield, where Gerrard can control alone.
West Ham's midfielders are all players who can run, grab and pass.
West Ham players run, Liverpool players can't, and the result is that West Ham players pass the ball at will in midfield. Passing the ball is getting easier. This time too, even Smitchell came back to help the midfield, but it couldn't fill the holes in the midfield.
Benayoun was outstanding.
Although he has played more substitutes this season, Benayoun's skills are really good. Especially in small spaces, the breakthrough ability is excellent.
"Benayoun, Benayoun broke through Xavi Alonso. Alonso was a step slower and Benayoun had already broken through. Alonso, Alonso pulled Benayoun down. It was a tactical foul and the referee gave Alonso a yellow card. ”
On the football field, the body is the root of everything.
It doesn't matter how good your technique is, how well your awareness is, how good your passing is, if you don't have enough physical strength, you can't play anything. The reason why many players handle the ball at the last moment of the game is deformed is because the physical exertion is too great and the body cannot support the technique. Alonso is a very good playmaker and a great defender.
But his body really couldn't stand it.
According to his fitness, it won't be like this in the first half. It's just that he couldn't adapt to the Christmas schedule for a while, and the intensity of the game was far more than he expected, and the pace was too fast. The result is a sudden lack of physical fitness.
In fact, if Alonso rests for a while, his physical fitness can be restored. It's a pity that West Ham didn't give him such a chance at all, continuing to play at a fast pace without giving him the slightest respite.
The result was that Alonso really couldn't run.
This time Benayoun easily broke through Alonso, and that's why. Alonso had no choice but to hold Benayoun and prevent him from facing the Liverpool backline. Any strong team, any world-class defender, if you face an attacking player head-on, it's a very dangerous thing. What's more, there are Lambert and Hasselbaink ahead, so Alonso can't let Benayoun pass.
But this is a tactical foul, and a yellow card can't be run.
'It's a free-kick and it's a well-placed free-kick. Especially for Martin Anthony, it was a very good position, perfect for Martin Anthony's left-footed play. Carrick and Martin Anthony stood in front of the ball, about twenty-seven metres from goal. ”
"The ball was supposed to be played by Martin Anthony and Carrick was covered. Carrick, Carrick, this ball Carrick kicked!"
The ball is really well positioned.
Twenty-seven meters is not difficult at all for a player with a lot of shooting power like Martin Anthony. And the position of the ball is very suitable for left-footed players, so Andy Gray thinks it is Martin Anthony who plays.
Martin Anthony has been doing well from free-kicks this season.
So not only Andy Gray, but also Liverpool players also believed that the ball was a direct shot from Martin Antony. Therefore, the human wall is to defend Martin Anthony, including Dudek to defend Martin Anthony's shot.
As for Carrick, everyone took him as a cover for Martin Anthony. After all, this position is not suitable for right-footed players to shoot. But no one thought that Carrick was not covering Martin Anthony, but stepped forward and kicked directly.
'Carrick, it's not a shot. Carrick's ball is a half-high ball, it's a pass!"
"Lambert, Lambert!"
"Lambert, Lambert's Leap to the Top!"
Carrick rubbed the ball gently.
The ball went around the wall from the right and came to the left side of the goal. Because the ball is only 27 meters, it is relatively close to the goal. And the ball goes around the human wall, and the height is not very high. If you normally pass the ball like this, it wouldn't be too threatening.
But this time is different.
Because everyone was looking at Martin Anthony, they didn't expect Carrick to make a free throw. As a result, everyone reacted a little slower, and Lambert, who was ambushed in the penalty area, suddenly ran forward and shook off Hyypia, who had been keeping an eye on him. Bending slightly, leaning forward, a fish jump, and the person rushed over
Then face the incoming ball and shake your head directly in the middle of the leap.
Leap to the top.
The distance was too close, and the ball was only five meters away from the goal. No matter how quick Dudek reacted, the ball was too late to save. The ball flew into the goal at a rapid pace.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
"Lambert, Lambert, Lambert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
'West Ham had a brilliant free-kick combination. Martin Anthony bewitched everyone. Carrick's sudden pass, and Lambert's brilliant leap to the top. 2-0, West Ham led Liverpool 2-0 thanks to Lambert's goal. Lambert has become a phenomenal player and one of the joys of us commentators every game is whether Lambert can score. Lambert has already scored 24 goals in the Premier League, well ahead of the players behind him. Coach Chen Ping said that Lambert was able to score more than 30 goals in the Premier League this season, and I don't think there was any problem at all. Even with this goalscoring efficiency, it is possible for Lambert to break the Premier League scoring record. ”
"As the first half drew to a close, West Ham were already 2-0 up at home to Liverpool. As things stand, the Liverpool players are completely out of step with the pace of West Ham's game. If West Ham win against Liverpool in this game, then West Ham will set another Premier League record, which is Arsenal's 14th consecutive league win in the 0102 season. West Ham will be on the verge of a 15-game winning streak in the league. ”