Chapter 458: Goal
The slippery pitch and Liverpool's frequent mistakes did not affect Sunderland, who played high and high, as the ball was in the sky most of the time when they played, and the impact was relatively small.
After blocking the opponent's header, Reyna chose to drive the ball with a more secure big foot, Kuyt headed back to Aquilani, Aquilani passed back to Aguer, saw that the opponent's position was not too forward, and continued to give it back to Reina.
This time, the Liverpool goalkeeper kicked further, but unfortunately Wu Sanshi and Suarez did not have any advantage in the battle.
In the 14th minute, the Sunderland midfielder hoisted directly into the Liverpool penalty area, and Carragher easily pushed the ball out of the box, and the attacks of both sides were a little sloppy.
'The pitch wasn't very good today, Liverpool suffered a lot in attack.
'Yes, this is the Stadium of Light, Sunderland are more familiar at home, and the rain will affect them less, so I think Liverpool could be in a tough fight.'
The main thing is that it is too easy to lose possession of the ball inexplicably in the rain, and it is not impossible to break through with the ball, and it is not impossible for the ball to disappear from the feet when no one is pressing. As soon as the commentator's voice fell, Suarez stopped after receiving Wu Sanshi's return pass, and the opponent kicked the ball out of the sideline.
The throw-in didn't pose much of a threat.
Two minutes later, Sunderland's Lee Cattermor was treated by the team doctor when he kicked the ball into a turf pit and sprained his bare foot.
Suarez shook the water on his feet and complained to Wu Sanshi.
"Damn the broken weather, I hate the rainy season in the UK the most."
"It rains all year round in the UK."
"That's why I hate the UK."
"And what kind of weather do you like?"
"It's sunny, it's Mediterranean, as long as it doesn't rain all day, anyway."
"It doesn't rain? Then you can go to the Sahara to play football, I heard that it doesn't rain there all year round. ”
Hearing Wu Sanshi's words, Suarez gave him a punch and continued, "The weather in Spain is good. ”
“......”
No wonder.
Not to mention growing up in South America with good weather, even Wu Sanshi himself doesn't like the weather in the UK very much, which is indeed a minus item, after all, the sky is overcast and the mood will not be good.
Wu Sanshi even suspects that the weather of the Western Super League is also an important reason why many players choose to play.
England has a rainy season of more than 100 days a year, and London has an average of 119 days of rain, basically there will be one in 3 days, and unlucky half of the games in a season are rain battles......
Carragher accidentally sent the ball to the opponent's feet when he passed, but fortunately he grabbed it back, but he didn't dare to make a short pass after this time.
Kuyt passed to Wu Sanshi as the fulcrum of the front court, and Wu Sanshi continued to give it to his teammates, and the Sunderland players pressed like mad dogs.
High pressing!
It was unusual, Benitez squinted his eyes and looked at the opponent's formation, and he didn't know if Steve Bruce was bold or too inexperienced, and it turned out to be 433 today.
Not to mention whether Sunderland's configuration can meet the requirements of 433, this determination alone makes people look high, and if it doesn't succeed, it will be benevolent.
swish
As soon as Aquilani passed the ball, Kenvis Jones rushed up and hit it, Jones himself slipped under his feet, and in an instant, he turned on his back, but fortunately neither of them was injured.
The iron bench finally came on the field and immediately left a shadow, which was also too violent.
Benayoun on the right took the ball directly over the top and made a long pass to Suarez.
It can be so accurate in the rain, and the skill is fully displayed.
Suarez, who ran to the opponent's penalty area, stopped the ball with his left foot a little bigger, but it didn't affect anything, and he directly knocked off the defender Anton Ferdinand.
Click, click,
The rain is getting heavier, and every step brings a splash.
Wu Sanshi quickly inserted on the left side, and his feet were a little slippery and looked very embarrassed.
The tacit understanding between the two is full, seeing Suarez stop the ball the moment Wu Sanshi immediately ran back to prevent offside, Suarez smashed the ball with his left foot and dunked with his right foot, as if he was going to fake again, the other party lost his center of gravity, but Wu Sanshi knew that he was going to pass the ball!
At the moment when Wu Sanshi started, Suarez quickly stabbed his calf and tore apart Sunderland's defense in an instant.
“stone!”
"He's so fast!"
Wu Sanshi, who was windy at his feet, said that he was suffering, he saw that the passing speed was very fast, so he kicked the turf twice, but now he couldn't stop at all, let alone stop the ball, he couldn't stand it.
bang
The ball was knocked into the goal by his running foot, but he was not slow himself, and rushed towards the goal.
The Sunderland goalkeeper watched in horror as one man and one goal grew bigger and bigger in his eyes.
Wu Sanshi consciously turned sideways to protect himself, but he didn't expect his feet to slip and turn into a flying shovel towards the goal.
The Sunderland goalkeeper was so frightened by him that he couldn't block the ball, and even Wu Sanshi couldn't block it.
"Haha, Stone's goal is really impressive."
"He always said he wanted to rush into the goal, and he really did it."
"I think this goal should be counted as two, after all, he and the goal were scored."
"Clegg Gordon completely broke down in this attack, and when he saw the opposing striker rushing into the goal, he probably thought he was at the rugby field, hahahaha......"
Even the home Sunderland ball couldn't help but laugh, it was like Chaplin's antic.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to score, the Liverpool players hurriedly ran to the scene to change their shoes on a rainy day, and then insisted on playing in the rain, they might be injured before they reached the midfield, and the slippage under their feet was too uncomfortable.
'I said how Liverpool played like this today, it turned out that they started wearing the wrong shoes, it was a huge mistake and Benitez should really thank God that no player has been injured for so long.'
"I guess their logisticians will be blamed after this game."
Not slipping under their feet was a completely different concept and they showed a completely different momentum when the game restarted, but Sunderland were lucky not to be allowed to score.
......
There was good news at half-time that the rain had stopped.
However, the staff at the home stadium did not mean to turn on the drainage system of the stadium at all, and the small team often sprinkled the turf when playing the big clubs, they did not sprinkle water, but they did not need to clean the stadium when it rained.
The two sides changed sides and fought again, but Liverpool still struggled to show their technical superiority.
"Hurry up and don't be afraid of mistakes!"
"Use your passing speed to move the opponent's formation!"
Benitez was a little anxious, after all, the court was slippery and prone to accidents, Reyna had two drops in the first half, and as long as he scored one more goal, he was ready to set up an iron formation and wait for the three points to arrive.
He thought well, but Sunderland was not a soft persimmon.
There were a lot of passing errors, Sunderland was fierce, and Gerrard was not at Liverpool's midfield.
As soon as he finished speaking, Kuyt misled the ball and was on the verge of an unsteady pass to Sunderland midfielder Malblanck, the Belgian who was the engine of the midfield.
Quickly knock up the foot and pass the long pass, simple and accurate.
Carragher, who has been solid until now, made a fatal mistake in this aerial duel, jumping up at the same time as his opponent but not judging the landing point, and headed the ball towards his own goal.
At such a distance, Reina secretly complained, and he almost scolded his mother.
He didn't have time to react at all, and jumped directly and resigned himself to fate.
Sure enough, he couldn't touch the ball.
Liverpool had good luck, though.
Duang,
The ball hit the crossbar and bounced right into his arms, and although he didn't hold it on the first shot, he reacted quickly to press the ball under him.
"The main thing today is not only the rain, but also the inadequate preparation of Liverpool, of course, the bigger reason is that Sunderland has just replaced the artificial turf, I heard that the new turf is very slippery, and because of the water on the pitch, it is difficult for the Liverpool players to adapt."
"Steve Bruce is determined to fight Liverpool today, and he actually replaced a striker to play 343, is this going crazy?"
Benitez, who is outside the white line, understands Steve Bruce very well, and it is a fool's dream for a small team to win the league championship, but as an ambitious coach, he is definitely not willing to be mediocre, so the giants are both a challenge and an opportunity for small teams.
As long as you play a few good games against the giants, not to mention attract the giants, you can also get the attention of mid-table teams like Everton and Tottenham, which are much stronger than Sunderland in terms of financial resources, just like he chose Valencia in the first place, and then developed step by step, and finally coached the giants.
However, he didn't think Sunderland could upset Liverpool because the boy, the number 7 who was not yet 18 years old, was on the pitch!
As if sensing the manager's determination, Sunderland played very aggressively.
The fouls were very decisive, so that Liverpool could not organize the attack calmly, and when they took the ball, they were a big foot landing point and often there were three players.
Anyway, if you score a goal, you will lose, and if you score ten, you will also lose, so it is better to fight and turn a bicycle into a motorcycle.
Wu Sanshi played very uncomfortably today, not only because of the problem on the court, but also because his shoes were watery, and his feet seemed to weigh ten pounds, and every step was extremely heavy.
The game gradually entered a stalemate, and Sunderland played more and more impatiently.
'There are 15 minutes left and Sunderland will have to score at least one goal if they don't want to face a defeat at home.'
'Bruce has brought on another attacking player, and he probably thinks that the more attacking players, the easier it is to score.
Although the narrator is mocking Steve Bruce, Sunderland kicks really fiercely.
In the 81st minute, Malbronck passed the ball to the front of Liverpool, and in an instant four players came together, and Sunderland, who had the advantage of numbers, got the ball and rushed into the penalty area.
syllable
Cross.
Carragher saw several big men surrounding him in a cold sweat, what the is this?
The other party didn't deliberately press him, but so many people were bound to affect his jump.
"Reina !!"
"Decisive attack, knock the ball out of the penalty area with both fists, just this one save can offset his few mistakes, Liverpool's counterattack!"
Aquilani took the ball to advance in the middle and Kuyt kicked the wall in succession, and when he saw Wu Sanshi inserting into the middle, he hit Malblanc directly behind him.
The moment he got the ball, Wu Sanshi staggered to the ground, but just like that, he still used his calf to give the ball to Suarez in front of him.
Suarez received the ball and turned around and didn't rush into the penalty area at all, and directly kicked at the top of the arc of the penalty area.
Bang –
Stick to the ground!
To the surprise of all defenders, but not too fast, Gordon carefully adjusted his position and felt that there should be no problem.
However, the ball bounced into a small pit in the penalty area and changed line!
It bounced into the net from Gordon's outstretched hand.
“goooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
“goooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
“goooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
'Today's goal was full of surprises, but that's what football is like and sometimes luck matters!
"In addition to the surprise element of the final goal, the speed of Liverpool's counter-attack was also surprising."
Suarez, who scored the goal, jumped on Wu Sanshi, and he liked the celebration.
After the celebration, Benitez replaced Wu Sanshi and Benayoun as the Liverpool defence held on to the end, taking a 2-0 win away from home.