Chapter 491: Season Debut (5)

Gerrard's shot was clever and Foster couldn't react, he was taller and the side down was a weakness, so he couldn't intercept the ball!

Gerrard excitedly ran to the sidelines to celebrate with the fans, he is one of the greatest captains in Liverpool's history, a true leader, he is not only mentally the pillar of the team, the most important thing is that he can score, he is the one who blows the horn of the counterattack, and it is he who is the final word. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Istanbul Night was Steven Gerrard's first goal, sounding the clarion call for Liverpool's counter-attack, and in the FA Cup final in '06, Liverpool played West Ham United, and it was his last-minute super world wave of around 32 meters that sealed the blow.

Throughout world football, a captain like him is rare, because he is not a striker.

Zhang Yuan admires Gerrard very much, heroes like Gerrard also have regrets, there is no league championship once, and he became the object of ridicule last season, Zhang Yuan wants to help Gerrard realize this dream.

After seeing Gerrard score, he immediately rushed up and hugged Gerrard excitedly, Gerrard of course thanked him for his pass, but the pass was not very difficult, the key was that Gerrard shot well!

Obviously not very dominant, Liverpool took a two-goal lead, and Brendan Rodgers was even more confident that his team could win this game, and Liverpool fans were also excited, hoping that this game would be a big win.

Many fans are thinking that Zhang Yuan has already contributed two assists, and it is his turn to score!

However, Koeman was not so easy to beat, he immediately readjusted his tactics, attacking, Southampton needed to press high and attack.

So Liverpool's trouble came, Joe Allen had to be active in running, but his defensive was his weakness, and the lack of defensive awareness showed itself under Southampton's fierce attack.

Southampton is also absolutely amazing, specifically playing his and Mankilo's side, which made Liverpool a little scrambling for a while, and the back line did not dare to hold the ball too much, and opened the ball with a big foot, which was actually falling into Koeman's expected trap.

Zhang Yuan's confrontation is not very disadvantageous, there are losses and wins, the confrontation is quite physically demanding, plus the World Cup, the chaos of transfers, the late return time, his training did not keep up, and around the 70th minute, he himself obviously felt that it was not good.

There are more mistakes in the front court, and the technical movements with the ball are out of shape!

Rodgers saw that something was wrong, and he couldn't replace Zhang Yuan off the field, and replaced Sturridge, who was still a little injured on the bench.

Gerrard took the initiative to clapped his hands with Zhang Yuan and comforted him, he thought that Zhang Yuan was not very happy to get off the field, but Zhang Yuan didn't think so, although he couldn't score, a little regretful, but he continued to be on the field is harmful to the team, it is better to replace Sturridge.

Zhang Yuan smiled, and then raised his hands to applaud the fans, the fans were satisfied with Zhang Yuan's performance, although the highlights were not particularly many, but when there was a chance, Zhang Yuan still showed a superior ability to handle the ball.

After Zhang Yuan left the game, Rodgers shook hands with him, and Rogers explained: "You are not fit enough, I need to go up to Daniel to fight their guards!"

Alas, Rodgers didn't want to cause some kind of misunderstanding with Zhang Yuan, it is reported that Zhang Yuan and his teacher Mourinho had an unhappy quarrel because of the appearance problem, Rodgers hopes to avoid such a situation, because Zhang Yuan is very special to Liverpool, he is the owner's person, not a cat and a dog in the transfer market!

Who doesn't swallow their anger as a coach?! Toughness is just sometimes.

Zhang Yuan didn't just shake hands, but took the initiative to hug Rogers and said, "I know, Mr. Rogers!"

Rodgers was a little moved, he understood very well the position of head coach, the boss actually wanted to replace him, but he himself didn't want to leave, just ask where to find such a good thing, the century-old giants invited him to take charge of the team with a young coach, no matter what, he has to persevere, work hard here, realize his coaching ideals, and deal with the relationship with the players is essential, I am very happy to see Zhang Yuan's understanding of him.

Then Zhang Yuan and the players on the bench clapped their hands one by one, and then sat down to drink water and watch the game.

After Sturridge came on the field, he worked hard, his body was not in the best condition, but he was very diligent, and Coutinho, Sterling's tacit understanding was much higher than Zhang Yuan, Joe Allen could not be very busy in defense, but in terms of offensive organization, it was much better, once the high ball was high in the front, Liverpool could get the opportunity to drop the second point, and Joe Allen stepped forward without hesitation.

In this way, he was able to form a good interaction with the three strikers in the front, especially with Coutinho on his side, and the two played a few regular attacking battles with each other, forming a substantial threat to Southampton's goal, but it was only a threat, and it did not extend the score.

Liverpool couldn't completely defend against Southampton's attack, and they also got some good chances, and Pelle's pile was too good.

Both Degan and Skrtel can give Pelle a lot of advantage, which is a congenital advantage, he is so strong.

Pelle is tall, but there are times when he has a flash of inspiration, in the 78th minute, Pelle received a pass from Davis, snuggled up to Degan, took the ball with his back and passed the ball with a beautiful heel, and Klein, who was inserted into the penalty area, met the ball and shot angrily, and the ball flew into the net.

Southampton's bold upward pressure finally paid off, what position is Klein, Southampton's right-back, his side happens to be Coutinho, Joe Allen, and Mankilo's defensive side.

The Southampton players were demoralised by the goal and could see hope of equalising.

And Rodgers was nervous, and it was because of such a problem that he didn't go to Joe Allen in the opening game, but he didn't expect that by this time in the second half, Southampton's tireless play on the right side still had an effect.

Rogers scolded Manquillo in his heart, what the hell are you doing?!

Southampton's goal was a bit similar to Liverpool's first goal, both of which were played behind defenders and passed very suddenly.

Zhang Yuan off the field is also nervous, this thing won't be beaten in the end, right?!

In the next game, Southampton didn't care about their own backline, that is, active upward pressure, offside and foul tactics, a focused attack, Liverpool's players were busy, but after Clattenburg blew the whistle at the end of the game, the score remained 2:1, and Liverpool won the game with difficulty at home.

The first half was played relatively well, and the last 20 minutes of the second half were a little passive.

'It was a tough game, they played very organised, they caused us a lot of problems! all in all a win made me happy but we need to keep working and improving!' Brendan Rodgers said in an interview with the mixed zone, not explicitly pointing out the team's problems but talking in general.

As he said, on the whole, he is still happy, progress is always slow, I believe it will be better in the future, if Zhang Yuan can further integrate, the team can make a big leap in offensive quality.

Therefore, when the reporter questioned Zhang Yuan's obvious feeling that the tacit understanding between Zhang Yuan and his teammates was not enough, Rodgers defended Zhang Yuan, "He has only come to the team and has not had much time! This aspect definitely needs to be improved, but we have also seen his ability to decide the game, I am very satisfied with his performance, I think he will definitely get better and better with every game in the future!

Zhang Yuan was also watched by reporters after the game, after all, this was his Premier League game, and many reporters had questions.

"Nothing special about the Premier League, it's more physical, but I don't think it's a problem for me!"

"Goal?!I can understand such a large transfer fee, the fans and the outside world expect a lot from me, but I don't think it's a problem, I will score sooner or later!" Zhang Yuan did not escape this practical problem, how did this words not sound like comforting himself but comforting some anxious fans or media.