"Newcastle have a one-goal lead!"

"1 to 0! Zhen Shaolong's performance is quite good! His shot on the touchline almost went straight in, and his superb footwork was amazing! ”

"Barton stepped forward and made a successful stoppage!"

The game commentator kept talking.

Except for Michael Irving, no one would think that Zhen Shaolong was passed to Barton, and they all felt that he could not score, and some people observed Zhen Shaolong's expression and found that he did not have any regrets, but was really happy for Barton's goal.

Many people immediately looked up at Zhen Shaolong.

"Zhen Shaolong didn't finish the goal, he didn't regret it at all, and he was simply happy for his teammates' goals......"

"It's so selfless!"

"Maybe in Zhen Shaolong's heart, a goal is nothing at all, but the team is more happy when he is ahead......"

Liverpool, for their part, are in no mood to think about it.

Mascherano only felt very helpless, he has been trying to restrict, but the opponent is constantly running on the periphery, and it is impossible to completely restrict the opponent from taking the ball, the opponent is on the sideline outside the penalty area, without any stopping action, just a shot, and the kick is surprisingly accurate, he feels that his defense is very weak.

How do you defend this?

No way!

Carragher also felt helpless, he was already carefully guarding Barton, Zhen Shaolong's shot could be seen by everyone, he was only slightly attracted to attention, who would have thought that the football would just bounce to Barton's feet?

He felt that he had done a good job, but the other party's luck was too good.

"Alas......"

Mascherano and Carragher looked at each other, and the mutual depression was fully reflected in their eyes.

Sidelines.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez frowned, he is the kind of coach who focuses on tactics, and what he is best at is arranging his troops, and his coaching is also very successful, at least the outside world agrees.

For example, the results in the Champions League.

Liverpool's squad strength is nothing in Europe, but under Benitez's leadership, they have become experts in the knockout rounds of the Champions League, and in recent seasons, they have eliminated Barcelona, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Arsenal, Juventus and other giants.

However, the league is the key.

Rafa Benitez is well aware of this and will have to keep his team focused on the league if they are to qualify for next season's Champions League.

Liverpool have only one goal: to win the league title.

Now facing the match with Newcastle United, Liverpool is very serious, not only the issue of league points, Benitez believes that Liverpool want to win the title, the two most important competitors are Newcastle United and Manchester United.

Judging from the ranking of the Premier League, Newcastle United and Manchester United are only ranked third and fourth, but Newcastle United did not play well in the first three rounds, mainly because the core player Zhen Shaolong did not return to the team.

Manchester United is the kind of team that develops later, it is common for them to play poorly in the first half of the schedule, and when it comes to the second half of the fixture, Manchester United's heritage will be highlighted, and they will start to work quickly, in fact, Manchester United has already started to develop, and they have won six consecutive league games.

Chelsea are not too favourable by Benitez.

Rafael Benitez believes Chelsea's good results are temporary and it is hard to say whether they will be able to hold on until the end of the season, and Chelsea have already shown signs of decline, such as their defeats to Liverpool and Newcastle United.

Scolari is a successful manager, but his tactical skills are not very good, and he will not win the league title by beating weak teams alone, and if he wants to compete in the league to gain an advantage, he must beat his direct rivals.

"Scolari's Chelsea, it's good to finish in the top four!" Benitez's verdict is this.

Of course.

It's still about keeping an eye on the game.

The whole world football community knows that Newcastle United's good results do not rely on a strong squad or an excellent manager, but on the core goalscorer Zhen Shaolong.

It's the same with the current game.

Less than halfway through the first half, Zhen Shaolong's excellence was shown, he unexpectedly retreated to the position, sent the ball to his teammates with two consecutive kicks, and almost broke the goal directly with the kick just now, which caused too much threat.

"What should I do?"

"No way!"

Benitez doesn't want to waste brain cells, he has consumed enough brain cells in terms of restrictions on Zhen Shaolong, but in the end it doesn't make sense at all, the other party is the kind of player who can't be restricted to death.

The situation at hand is different.

The opponent's running position was backward, and he found an opportunity to keep passing the ball to his teammates, "Since Zhen Shaolong can't be restricted, he can restrict his teammates...... That is, Newcastle's forward, Owen and Barton? Strengthen the defense in the penalty area! ”

Benitez hurriedly called Carragher and gave him a careful advice.

on the field.

The game has been restarted.

Carragher is Liverpool's core central defender, and he can also be said to be the commander of the backline, he just judged that Barton was very threatening, so he went to defend Barton alone, coupled with Benitez's ear to face, he was even more determined to defend Barton seriously.

Michael Owen will leave it to his teammates!

Carragher is not very worried, he knows Owen too well, both are from the Liverpool youth system, they have played for Liverpool for many seasons, he is a year older than Owen, a year earlier than Owen rose to the first team, almost at the same time as Owen, he was promoted to become the team's main player.

If you go back to 10 years ago, Carragher can say with certainty, "Owen is very threatening!" ”

Now it's different.

Owen can't find the feeling of being at the top for a long time, his state can be said to have begun to decline, the league performance is only equivalent to an ordinary shooter, the former 'chasing the wind' relies on speed and inspiration, and the latter is more important than the former, what is there to be afraid of Owen who has lost his 'inspiration'?

It's enough for teammates to go on defense!

Of course.

Carragher can't guarantee to limit Owen completely, but any game is the same, Newcastle United are no weaker than Liverpool, and being able to form the most efficient limit on the opponent is already the best defensive plan, and it is impossible to limit it completely.

Liverpool's emphasis on defending has caused a lot of trouble.

Barton was closely marked by Carragher.

If it's a striker who is good at getting rid of it, of course, it's not a big deal, but Barton's skills at his feet are not outstanding, and his explosiveness is not too fast, so it is not so easy to get rid of Carragher.

Barton is also not a striker, his movement is a bit problematic and it is difficult to find space up front.

This made Zhen Shaolong's head hurt.

In the next five minutes, Zhen Shaolong tried to pass the ball again, but no matter how dreamy and accurate the pass was, even if it went directly to Barton's feet, it was a question whether Barton could grab it, let alone find an opportunity to shoot.

Zhen Shaolong also wanted to play the ball like that just now, but he was also restricted by the opponent and couldn't find a chance at all.

It needs to be closer.

If the distance is too far, even if the power of the kick is sufficient, the flight speed of the football will be very slow, and the goalkeeper will have enough time to pounce, and the 'dream' will naturally not be realized, after all, the effect of the system skills will also be directly reflected in the real game, and it will definitely be limited by the realistic conditions.

Zhen Shaolong kept running, carefully observing the offense and defensive line, and at the same time quickly turning his brain, when he found that Carragher was constantly pestering Barton and observing the football route from time to time, he thought of a feasible way.

"Joey! Joey! ”

Zhen Shaolong shouted Barton twice.

Two-person quick coupling.

Zhen Shaolong said in the fastest tone, "You don't have to watch the ball later, whenever you attack, especially when the football is passed to me, you just rush forward with all your heart, don't look back!" ”

"I'm sure I'll get the ball to your feet!"

"That's all you have to pay attention to!"

"Don't watch the ball?" Barton was confused.

"Yes, don't watch the ball, just rush forward!" Zhen Shaolong repeated it carefully.

Barton nodded continuously, "Okay, boss, I'll try!" ”

Barton changed his way of moving.

When Newcastle United launched the next wave of attack, Barton spotted the ball in front of the pitch and ran forward with the goal in goal, the only thing he had to watch out for was not to be offside.

It's simple.

Barton's movement also makes him look a little weird, because while the ball is still far from the outside of the box, he has already run into the goal with his head down, and he doesn't even look back, as if the football is at his feet.

Carragher was a little confused.

At first, seeing Barton do this, Carragher still felt very dangerous, and followed very quickly, and found that Barton was just running by himself twice in a row, Carragher couldn't help but think, "This guy...... Sick! ”

"Deliberately to get my attention!?"

"A striker catches the attention of defenders with a weird run? Is it tactical? Is the other party trying to find a chance for Owen? ”

Carragher pondered, and reminded his teammates by the way, "Pay attention to Michael, pay attention to Owen!" ”

Owen was immediately heavily defended, and he felt inexplicable, with two opposing defenders around him.

That's uncomfortable.

Barton's approach is really weird, so that people on the sidelines can't understand it, Kevin Keegan is constantly observing Barton, because he wants to understand 'the root cause of Zhen Shaolong's adjustment of play', and found Barton's strange movement, he feels that it will be the key to the key, and he suddenly becomes more serious.

But......

Nothing to gain!

After a few minutes of continuous observation, he found that Barton was probably 'immersed in self-play', completely unintegrated into the tactical system, relaxed is mentally thinking 'football is at my feet', and rushed forward with one mind, the only thing is that he is not easily offside.

"Why did Barton become so weird?" Keegan couldn't figure it out.

Others couldn't figure it out either.

The spectator stands can see the whole stadium, and a player on the field is running weirdly, which can be seen at a glance, because players who run strangely are often out of the overall sense of offense and defense.

Usually it's Zhen Shaolong......

Zhen Shaolong's running is very weird, he doesn't play cards according to common sense at all, and he has been outside the tactical system for a long time, but the fans are very used to it, they feel that Zhen Shaolong should play like this, because Zhen Shaolong's personal ability is much higher than other teammates.

It's not that Zhen Shaolong can't keep up with the team, it's that the team can't keep up with Zhen Shaolong!

Not with Barton.

Barton is also a very good player, but every fan who knows knows that Barton's assists are mostly due to Zhen Shaolong, and some of his assists are very ordinary passes, and as a result, Zhen Shaolong can be converted into goals.

This is unreasonable!

No way!

Zhen Shaolong is very unreasonable, and the Barton data that he 'cooperates tacitly' with is also unreasonable.

But Barton's performance was not too recognized, he was certainly a player in the tactical system, and it felt awkward to run weirdly, and the fans in the stands were talking, "What the hell is Barton doing!" ”

"He's sleepwalking!"

"Maybe he convinced himself that he had the ball at his feet for a long time, but in reality, football was still far away from him......

Meantime.

Liverpool defender Mascherano is also constantly defending seriously, Barton has nothing to do with him, his main job is to limit Zhen Shaolong, and also continue to use the card position and body to prevent Zhen Shaolong from receiving the ball.

He was a success.

Zhen Shaolong was a little depressed by the influence, no matter how good the skill effect is, he still needs to receive the touch of the ball, and he will definitely not be able to use it if he can't even touch the ball.

In the process of an attack, Zhen Shaolong ran slowly and said to the Argentine next to him, "Why are you so serious?" You can't stop me. And, don't worry, I wasn't going to shoot in the first half, didn't you notice? I'm a midfielder now. You can go and defend other people, and the efficiency will definitely be higher. ”

Mascherano pursed his lips and swept towards Zhen Shaolong, the meaning in his eyes was obvious, "Are you taking me for a fool?" ”

Zhen Shaolong ignored the meaning of his eyes and continued, "By the way, I think your defense is very good, and it doesn't seem like the first time we've played together, what's your name?" I thought, I should write it down. ”

Mascherano took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and suddenly felt a little relieved.

The other party asked his name!

Although the other party behaved very casually, I have to admit that the other party is the world's top star, many times stronger than himself, and he is not at the same level at all, so letting the other party remember his name is also a small success?

Mascherano still said seriously, "Then you remember, my name is Javier Alejandro Mascherano, an Argentine native of San Lorenzo, Santa Fe Province, by the way, I still have Italian nationality, but I don't like Italy." I rarely stayed in Italy, even for several years on end...... Wow, wow, wow, wow......"

He said a lot in a row.

Zhen Shaolong really didn't bother to listen, because he didn't even remember the name, Mascherano's name was too long, he simply interrupted and asked, "Then how do I call you?" ”

"Friends call me Javier, of course, that's my name, but people who don't know me call me Mr. Mascherano."

"Then I should call ...... Mr. ”

"Whatever you want."

Mascherano was arrogant and didn't care.

Zhen Shaolong kept chattering in his mouth, "Mascherano, Mascherano, Mascherano, Maschano, Masno, Mas......"

After reciting it many times, it simply became 'Maus'.

It's not his fault.

Mascherano's surname is too difficult to read, whether it is for Chinese or Europeans, the name is a little awkward, it is difficult to remember it after listening to it, Zhen Shaolong is not the first time to hear it, but in the game you have to pay attention to the running position, football, the brain is not much on it, and in the end only the first half is remembered.

"Maus!"

"Mr. Maus!"

Maus......

Zhen Shaolong's continuous words were different in Mascherano's ears, and he felt that the other party was insulting him.

My last name is Mascherano.

Not rats!

When he found that Zhen Shaolong was still talking, Mascherano finally couldn't help it, suddenly stopped, pointed at Zhen Shaolong and shouted to the referee, "He insulted me!" He called me 'Mouse'! ”

Zhen Shaolong glanced at Mascherano a little strangely, not realizing what the problem was, but the football had rolled over, the opponent did not come to influence, and the referee did not suspend the game.

So what are you waiting for?

Zhen Shaolong glanced at the goal, and then smothered the ball behind the ball, the long pass on the oblique side was extremely accurate, and the football was nearly 30 meters high, and it accurately appeared at the feet of Barton, who was running forward.

Barton didn't even realize the ball was coming, he noticed a white spot in front of him, and he didn't run too hard, just touched it with his right leg with the help of a normal sprint.

Immediately--

The soccer ball is kicked towards the goal!

Goalkeeper Reyna couldn't react to the shot from close range, and he looked at the football helplessly and rushed past his feet.

"The ball is in!"

"2 to 0! Barton scored twice and scored the second goal! ”

St James' Park was boiling over.