Liverpool's on-field performance gave the fans a huge amount of confidence, and many fans sat in the stands shouting for Liverpool, giving the entire Anfield stadium a fighting spirit and excitement.

Liverpool are doing really well.

With less than 15 minutes to play, Liverpool dominated the game with a fast-paced attack, with 50 per cent more possession than Newcastle United, and five times they got the ball into the box, three of which were chances on goal, but the final shot didn't seem to play well, two of which were off the box and one shot was too much for goalkeeper Given.

Newcastle United are a bit worse.

Newcastle United have 40 per cent possession, which is not very much suppressed from the possession data, but it is a fast-paced game on the field, and the speed of the transition between attack and defense is very fast, and the difference of 50% of possession means that there is an equal difference in the number of attacks, and less attacking time means less number of threats.

The same is true statistically.

Newcastle United only once smashed the ball into the box and was cleared directly by the opposition centre-back, while Barton also had a shot from outside the area that did not pose an immediate threat.

The situation on the pitch is clearly not in favor of Newcastle United.

Keegan was starting to get worried.

In fact, before the start of the game, Keegan was not too worried about the game, in a season, they experienced many games, except for playing Manchester United and Arsenal at the beginning of the game, Zhen Shaolong was not affected by the performance, and the other games were only drawn with Chelsea once, and the rest of the Premier League semi-finals were all won.

No matter how dangerous the situation is and how passive the kick is, as long as Zhen Shaolong is on the field, it is not a problem.

What's going on now?

Everyone can notice a statistic: Zhen Shaolong's number of touches may not need to look at the data, until the game has been carried out, Keegan has not seen Zhen Shaolong touch the ball, not even a poor pass.

"Could it be that Zhen is not in a good state?"

"But...... It's very energetic! How does he feel like he's dodging the ball? Running is not active ......"

The other side.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is hoping for a win, and there is no doubt that the biggest league game of the season is in front of them, and they have worked hard to play every game, and the league points have been rising to qualify for the league title head-to-head with Newcastle United.

Now is the most important moment.

Liverpool's players on the field played well, and the shot in front of the goal didn't seem to find a feeling, but the quality of Torres's kick just now was quite good, and the football was only about half a meter off, and it was a pity that he didn't score.

"It's a matter of time before you score......

Benitez has the same judgment as Liverpool fans, but his confidence comes from the performance of the opponent---

Zhen Shaolong!

So far, Zhen Shaolong has not performed anything, as if he is standing on the court watching the game, and he has not really integrated into it at all, perhaps as analyzed by many media, "Zhen Shaolong's mentality is affected by public opinion?" ”

"Indeed!"

"He sprinted the ball with his head into the goal...... It's unreasonable, but it's quite an amazing technique, and Barcelona would lead the way in banning a similar way of scoring goals......"

Benitez couldn't help but shake his head, thinking about it from another position, he felt that he would be very dissatisfied, and his mentality might be affected, and the other party was just a young man in his early twenties, and professional players matured relatively late, and they were still in their early twenties, and it was normal for them to have an unbalanced mentality when they encountered this kind of thing.

That's good news for Liverpool.

Zhen Shaolong was treated 'no matter how unfair', he is also a Newcastle United player, and is Liverpool's main rival in the title race, his poor performance is Liverpool's chance, as long as he can win this game, Benitez believes that Liverpool's hopes of winning the title will be more than eighty percent, because in the remaining games, there is no opponent who can stop them.

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Keegan's worries and Benitez's expectations are both based on two aspects: one is the situation on the field, and the other is Zhen Shaolong's performance.

The former is still secondary, and the latter is the key.

It seems a little surprising to say this, but the fact is that Newcastle United's overall squad is not strong, and it is very rare to play suppression against strong teams, and most of the time it is suppressed by the suppressed side, Liverpool suppresses Newcastle United at home, which is also a normal thing, but Newcastle United still beat one opponent after another, which can only be attributed to Zhen Shaolong's super personal performance, or his amazing scoring efficiency.

So Zhen Shaolong's performance is the key.

Zhen Shaolong's performance on the field is really not close to 'good', he didn't even touch the ball once, most of the time he stood in the front court, occasionally ran twice with the attack, but most of them were in the front, and he couldn't receive the pass from his teammates at all, and some strange things were that his teammates didn't seem to take the initiative to pass the ball over.

And that's just normal.

In the sixteenth minute of the game, Barton picked up the ball and passed it to the left side, Duff followed with a stabbing cross to the middle, Zhen Shaolong was running forward, obviously able to turn around and get the ball, but suddenly jumped up and staggered the pass.

This move 'shook off the defending Mascherano'.

Mascherano thought that Zhen Shaolong would definitely get the ball and was ready to defend, but Zhen Shaolong staggered the pass, and the football hit Mascherano's leg, Mascherano's brain was a little unable to turn, and he didn't react at the first time, the football was simply knocked into Barton, and Barton passed the ball again, almost creating a shooting opportunity for Owen.

"Zhen Shaolong...... Is this ball deliberately dodging? ”

"Mascherano didn't react, the football reached the feet of Barton, and a stabbing pass made the Liverpool defense a little chaotic, but unfortunately Owen was still too slow to insert, probably because he didn't expect that Zhen Shaolong would not catch the ball......"

The match commentator guessed.

on the field.

Zhen Shaolong was also afraid of the ball just now in the process of walking back, Duff probably just wanted to hand over the ball to him, and it was understandable that his teammates hoped to pass the ball, the key was to insist on not touching the ball for more than ten minutes, and touching the ball once means that the next time there must be an interval of ten minutes, otherwise the state of performing the task will disappear.

That's a bit more than worth the loss.

Beside.

Mascherano also felt a little strange, he was still sighing that he was slow to react just now, but he must have thousands of praises for his defensive level, and under his superb defensive skills, Zhen Shaolong didn't even touch the ball once.

Mascherano couldn't help but feel a little proud, "It seems that the habit of studying Zhen Shaolong before is still useful, and I always get stuck in his route to the ball...... And when I'm on the periphery, I'll also increase the confrontation, which also helps. ”

"In the penalty area, you should also pay attention to the stuck position, don't let him rush up easily, and always get stuck in the key position."

"A lot of people say that he doesn't have a high level of tactical integration, and sure enough, he doesn't work well with other people, and now he doesn't even have a pass, probably because he has a conflict with his teammates...... But maybe it's my defense that's doing well! ”

Mascherano forced himself to believe that it was the latter reason, which made him feel even more proud, and when the game restarted, he even began to provoke Zhen Shaolong, "With me here, you don't want to touch the ball!" ”

"Oh, thank you! I just don't want to touch the ball. ”

"You can't touch the ball, can you?"

Zhen Shaolong smiled gently, "Yes, I'm afraid that you won't be able to prevent me and go to the referee for trouble." ”

“……”

Mascherano's eyes widened, and he couldn't hold back his anger.

Hit someone without slapping in the face!

To this day, Mascherano still remembers the sad game, when he kicked the ball at referee Wade in succession, and was eventually sent off with a red card, not to mention being ridiculed after the game as a 'hero against the referee'.

Then, he was suspended for two more games.

"Damn, see if I don't prevent you from killing!" Mascherano thought angrily, determined to defend more seriously.

Mascherano's defensive performance is recognized, because Zhen Shaolong has indeed not touched the ball, and the media, commentators and even ordinary fans attribute the reason to Zhen Shaolong's mentality being affected by public opinion, which has recently affected the state on the field, but Mascherano, who has been staring at Zhen Shaolong for a long time, has also been recognized for his defensive performance.

When Zhen Shaolong didn't perform, Owen's performance was very active.

Newcastle United's midfielder and wing, frequently pass the ball to Owen, Zhen Shaolong also attracts attention on one side, Owen has a lot of room and opportunities to perform, and he also got two chances in a row with excellent skills and awareness.

Although he has not been able to score so far, the outside world has not been much worse than Torres, "It is only a matter of time before he scores!" ”

Owen works hard!

Very determined!

"Try to find a chance! Run hard! Be sure to get serious! Look for a chance to score ......"

Owen is desperate to get the ball off the scoresheet.

In a wave of Newcastle United's attack, when Owen scrambled outside the penalty area, he completed a match with the opposing defender, the scene was thrilling, he jumped in place a few times, and continued to play without any problems, which also made the game commentator can't help but praise, "We can see that Owen is working very hard." ”

'He's actually a very scrappy player, he's also a very technically good player, Owen is one of the few Ballon d'Or winners among England players, but in Newcastle United, he doesn't seem to be outstanding, but we have to take into account the Zhen Shaolong factor.

"Zhen Shaolong's goals are too many, too strong, any star in front of Zhen Shaolong will be suppressed very strongly. Speaking of Newcastle United's cooperation, most players are still willing to pass the ball to Zhen Shaolong, and Owen's chances are relatively few. ”

"But with few chances, Owen is also fifth in the scorer list, which is enough to prove his excellent ......"

That seems to make some sense.

But in fact, Owen's goals are more than normal, he was indeed suppressed by Zhen Shaolong, and he is not the 'first firepower point' on the field, but the problem that must be considered is that Zhen Shaolong is the opponent's key target, and it is not easy for teammates to pass the ball over, so Zhen Shaolong plays the role of a tactical center, and his goals rely on limited opportunities, or are completely individual play.

In addition, Zhen Shaolong has also conceded many players for Owen, and it should be said that he has conceded many players for his teammates.

When performing some special daily tasks, there will also be teammates who are required to complete the goal, and Zhen Shaolong will go to pass the ball to his teammates.

This can be seen with reference to Barton.

Barton's tally in the league this season is nine, which is also Barton's career-high goal-scoring statistic, he is a power midfielder with a long-range shot, but due to his position and ability, it is not easy to score.

During his time at Manchester City, Barton's highest league goal tally in a single season was just six, still playing almost all of his games.

Now Barton is also the main midfielder of Newcastle United, but he has never been the core of the attack, but the role of a player in the back, there are not too many offensive opportunities in the back, his assist data are all from Zhen Shaolong's 'brush', and more than half of the goals are also Zhen Shaolong's assists, from this point of view, the two are indeed 'best partners'.

The same goes for Owen.

Among all Owen's goals, Zhen Shaolong's direct assists are four, and there is no way to count indirect assists, but as long as you consider it in an all-round way, Zhen Shaolong definitely did not affect Owen's total goal data, Owen can only score more goals than normal, and it is impossible to score fewer goals than normal.

Of course.

Others won't think about it so much, and it's impossible to understand it so deeply.

Owen himself is the same.

Since insisting on working on the horse step, Owen feels that his form is back to his peak, and the important thing is that he has found the confidence of the game, and with his hard work and determination mentality, he has played very well, and in the 21st minute of the game, Owen spelled out a good chance.

Left side of the exclusion zone.

Duff's overhead pass had to be scrambled, and Owenka's best position, when the opponent's center of gravity was unstable, stopped the ball to the left, then supported the ground with his left leg, and volleyed with his right leg --

Outside the instep!

The shot was quite powerful, and it also relied on the instep kick to spin it.

"Shoot—"

The game commentator followed with a shout, and the attention of everyone inside and outside the penalty area was also focused on the goal.

"Bang!"

Goalkeeper Reyna didn't have time to react, but sadly, the ball hit the post and bounced back into the box.

Before Liverpool could breathe a sigh of relief, they noticed that the ball was flying in front of him, and a figure in a blue jersey appeared, and he seemed to be waiting there, easily pushing the falling football.

The ball was pushed towards the goal and jumped against the grass.

The next moment it flew over the goal.

"Hula......"

There was a cacophony in the stands all around, and everyone's attention was on the figure in the blue jersey.

The game commentator called out his name, "Zhen Shaolong!" ”

"It's Zhen Shaolong! A follow-up shot! Very calmly, very calmly, he first rushed over, and then waited for the football to fly over...... Yes, let's see, it seems that this is it, Mascherano clearly did not react. ”

"This powerful ability to predict ......"

"Interestingly, this should be Zhen Shaolong's first touch of the ball, right? The game lasted more than 20 minutes, and there was no touch at all, and the first time he touched the ball, he sent the ball directly into the goal. ”

"Probably a lot of people were worried about Zhen Shaolong's state just now, but no matter what his state is, this kind of magical prediction, magical awareness and mentality, as well as excellent shooting skills, even if the state is not good, will be the deadliest threat......"

"Newcastle fans don't have to worry!"