Anfield Stadium.

Liverpool's home game against Newcastle United has been going on for five minutes.

Liverpool launched three attacks.

Newcastle United only relied on temporary tackles to play a wave of fast attacks.

In the opening stages, Liverpool relied on the home side to play some advantages, but only had the advantage of possession, they did not find good opportunities, the football only went into the box at most, and was cleared by Newcastle United.

When ten minutes passed, Newcastle United's performance gradually improved, and soon many people found that it was difficult to find Zhen Shaolong in the camera.

Zhen Shaolong is being heavily defended.

Liverpool sent Mascherano to guard Zhen Shaolong.

Last season Mascherano played for West Ham United, because of injuries and not being taken seriously by the manager, he only made five appearances for West Ham United, but after the end of the season, Mascherano was operated to Liverpool, he joined Liverpool on loan for a loan fee of 1.7 million euros, just look at the loan fee to know that Mascherano's ability is still recognized.

Mascherano has also performed well since coming to Liverpool, he is not an absolute main player, but he can still have a place in central midfield.

When Xavi Alonso was sick and could not play, Mascherano replaced Alonso in the game, in fact, even if Alonso can play, coach Benitez intends to send Mascherano because Mascherano's one-on-one defense is very strong, at least stronger than Alonso and Gerrard, so it is perfect for him to mark Zhen Shaolong.

With Mascherano keeping an eye on Zhen Shaolong, Benitez also feels very relieved that other players can play freely, and he believes that with Liverpool's strength, the chance to beat Newcastle United at home is still very big.

Of course.

The premise is that Zhen Shaolong can't break out into an amazing state, just like when he played against Manchester United, he scored six goals in one game, which simply left no way for the opponent to live.

If Zhen Shaolong breaks out of this form, it is impossible for any team to beat Newcastle United.

Fortunately, it doesn't seem to be.

Liverpool played with the advantage on the pitch, the advantage in a short period of time was not much, but it was always good to have an advantage, they had more attacking opportunities and they would have more shots on goal.

Benitez is more satisfied with Mascherano's performance, since the start of the game, Zhen Shaolong has not shown anything, as long as he can keep an eye on Zhen Shaolong, the probability of Liverpool winning has greatly increased.

on the field.

Mascherano is showing his excellent defensive qualities.

He thinks his defense is successful.

The lack of performance of the young boy next to him is the best proof, in the process of continuous defense, Mascherano also often shows big teeth, with a playful face, to enjoy the sense of success of the defense, you must know that in the entire Premier League, no player dares to say that he can defend the opponent, but he successfully limits the opponent.

Zhen Shaolong held a different view, and he simply ignored Mascherano.

The entanglement of the other party is indeed very annoying, but he often encounters similar situations, and there is no point in breaking out without a chance.

He's waiting for an opportunity.

It's not just a chance to score, it's a chance to complete the task, and when he and Mascherano are constantly fighting and getting stuck, he also has to divide his mind and pay attention to the position of the referee.

When the football is at his feet, he constantly pays attention to the referee.

In the 21st minute of the game, Zhen Shaolong found a good opportunity, he took the ball on the periphery of the penalty area, and the referee was three meters away on the right side, which was still quite close, but the referee ran past him, so to speak, behind him.

That's a bit tricky.

If you deliberately kick the ball to the opponent, even if the opponent kicks a big kick, the force of activating the kick back will not be great, and the referee will definitely be able to avoid it calmly.

"Forget it!"

"Let's play first!"

Zhen Shaolong sighed and continued to work hard to protect the ball, while glancing back at the goal.

Mascherano is behind him.

Mascherano's entanglement is still very troublesome, Zhen Shaolong wants to turn around is very difficult, he hesitated whether to kick the ball to his teammates, but still tried to pull the ball back, intending to activate the effect of "Skill" and try to pass Mascherano behind him.

When the football was pulled to the surface of his feet, Zhen Shaolong suddenly changed his mind, he picked the ball to the height of one person, and then kicked the ball diagonally behind him in the process of the football falling.

"Bang!"

The soccer ball flies high and after reaching its highest point, it crashes towards the goal.

The speed of the ball is not fast, the football is kicked very high, but when it falls, it accelerates, and it is difficult for others to judge the landing point, and when they find the landing point, they find that the football has rushed towards the goal.

"Attention!"

"Pepe (Reina)!"

Liverpool's defence was flustered as centre-back Carragher alerted the goalkeeper with a shout, and Reyna certainly noticed that he was standing in front of goal and staring at the falling ball.

After judging the landing point, Reina jumped up violently, trying to hold the ball out with both hands.

But......

The sun is dazzling!

Reyna was shaken by the light, but he didn't catch it by a fraction of a second, and the ball fell between his fingers and rushed into the goal.

"The ball is in!"

"Hula!"

“Goooooooal！！！”

With various voices sounding, the score has been determined and rewritten, and Zhen Shaolong helped Newcastle United to complete the first goal of the game.

There was some surprise with this ball.

The surprise on Zhen Shaolong's face was not faked, he didn't expect to score at all, he just tried to kick it, it was best if he could score, and if he couldn't score, it was not a chance just now, there was nothing to regret, but he didn't expect the ball to really score.

"Good luck with this ball!" Zhen Shaolong said with a heartfelt smile.

Others didn't think it was luck, and Martins said, "You kick too accurately, and the barb can fall into a dead corner!" ”

"This kind of ball should have gone in!"

"Yes, Zhen, your footwork is too accurate!"

“……”

In the compliments of his teammates, Zhen Shaolong realized two problems, one is that his judgment of goals is still very high, and he thinks that the goal should be scored only if he has speed, strength, and hits the ball to the dead corner.

But in reality, most of the football games are not such goals.

Many goals are scored because the goalkeeper did not react, and there are still very few balls in the dead corner, and even fewer can play in the dead corner.

So there is no problem with the goal just now.

That's not a balloon.

In addition, there is the use of temporary skills.

Zhen Shaolong originally thought that "Precise Guidance" could only be used to assist in completing tasks, but now he found that using it once may be a goal.

For example, if the final goal is set within the range of the goal frame, the opposing defender will kick an own goal.

Or, at the moment of shooting, set the final target within the range of the goal frame, close to the goal, the goalkeeper saves the ball with little force, but because the distance is relatively close, the force is enough.

That's a straight goal.

So for the time being, it's not about scoring goals, it's about trying to complete the task, and when the task is almost complete, for example, if you've done it twice, and you have enough time, you can use the extra number of times to try to score a goal directly.

Of course.

Because there are only two extra times, he can only use it once at most to complete the task, otherwise it will be embarrassing to complete the task, and he doesn't want to kick the ball to the referee himself in order to complete the task, which is too risky.

Soon the game resumed.

Zhen Shaolong scored a goal very easily, and the impact on Liverpool was still relatively large, and the game lasted for more than 20 minutes, and the opponent easily scored a goal, indicating that the opponent was in a very good state.

Mascherano also felt the pressure, and instead of a playful expression on his face, he became very dignified, and he thought firmly, "It looks like we have to defend well!" ”

Mascherano's so-called 'good defense', is to increase the number of physical confrontations, but also to increase some small actions on the field, he is an Argentine player, most people's impression of Argentine players, is more outstanding, good at using technology to solve problems, Mascherano is not like this, his defense is very fierce, and it is precisely by relying on the fierce defensive style that he can stand out in Argentine football.

After officially joining Liverpool, Mascherano also began to show ferocity.

So far, he has received six yellow cards, which is not the most drawn, but using the number of appearances as the denominator, he has one of the best card counts.

When Mascherano decided to defend well, Zhen Shaolong also felt the difficulty of the game, and if he wanted to run normally and find opportunities, he had to get entangled with Mascherano.

The two engaged in hand-to-hand combat.

Whenever the camera lens points to the past, Zhen Shaolong and Mascherano are physically attached to each other, and no one can bear the continuous fight of their bodies.

Mascherano felt pain all over his body, and in the process of continuous body collisions, he found that the other party was not as thin as he imagined, and his bones seemed to be made of metal, and every frontal collision could make him hurt for a long time.

But he felt that he had an advantage.

Although he was very uncomfortable in the scramble, the opponent was definitely not pleased, he was on the defensive side, and the opponent had been brought down by him three times in a row.

That's the advantage.

The media and commentators outside the stadium also looked at it this way, and found that Zhen Shaolong fell to the ground continuously, and the game commentator also said, "Zhen Shaolong has encountered a lot of trouble, Mascherano is a very tough back, and he has a fierce style on the field." ”

"This is the third time Zhen Shaolong has fallen."

"Mascherano's dangerous tackle just now allowed him to make a successful tackle on the ball, and the referee Webber only warned him about his actions."

"Zhen Shaolong had better be careful not to get hurt......"

Zhen Shaolong's opinion is different from everyone else, he doesn't think that he has suffered a loss, and he still has the heart to observe the position of the referee halfway.

The continuous body collision with Mascherano is indeed a headache, with the auxiliary effect of "Golden Body", he didn't feel much pain, and his heart was a little unhappy, thinking of the title effect of "Disarming", his mood suddenly calmed down a lot, don't think about fighting with Mascherano a few more times.

"If you have skills, who is afraid of whom?"

"Lao Tzu is not afraid of falling!"

In the 34th minute of the game, Zhen Shaolong got the ball on the periphery, and he walked towards Mascherano with the ball, while noticing that the referee was behind him.

This is a great opportunity!

Zhen Shaolong was thinking about how to make a mistake to induce Mascherano to 'successfully' clear the siege, when he heard Mascherano suddenly yell, "Ah~~"

"What is this for?"

Zhen Shaolong didn't understand a little, but pretended to be frightened, kicked the ball forward, and immediately 'noticed' that the kick was a little strong, and quickly ran forward two steps.

Maschera Norton was very surprised, he just wanted to yell and give a sudden intimidation to the other party, but he didn't expect the other party to be really frightened and make such a mistake.

"Try again next time!"

Mascherano thought as he dared to take a step forward, then swung his right foot high and hit the ball hard.

This kick came directly at Zhen Shaolong.

Zhen Shaolong hurriedly dodged.

The referee Webber was behind Zhen Shaolong, about three meters away, he was blocked by half of Zhen Shaolong's body, and he couldn't react at all, and when he realized that something was wrong, the black shadow was already close in front of him.

"Bang!"

The ball hit Webb head-on in the shoulder.

Webber rubbed his hand with it, his teeth felt a little painful, and he also looked at Mascherano who kicked the ball with unfriendly eyes, but did not stop the game directly, and the ball bounced high to the side.

Milner snatched the ball and drove it into the box.

Martins grabbed the position for a header, but the ball flew off the woodwork.

The offensive was aborted.

This is Weber's time, rubbing his shoulders vigorously, and finally with very unfriendly eyes, he glanced at Mascherano again, and then joked in the headset, "They can actually cooperate!" ”

"I was hit!"

"This foot hurts!"

"If I had done it a little harder, I would have felt like I might have been kicked off, and now my shoulder still hurts a little bit, so when I get to midfield, I should go to the doctor......"