Chapter 393: The God of Fate
The Reds suffered defeats on their last two visits to White Hart Lane last season, so they have little advantage here and Tottenham are not afraid of them.
The two sides have met 34 times in the Premier League, with Liverpool having the upper hand with 17 wins, 10 draws and 7 losses, including 6 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats away. This is the 148th meeting between the two sides, after Liverpool had the upper hand with 69 wins, 38 draws and 42 defeats.
The bored Chinese fans were quiet, and without Wu Sanshi on the field, they were not even interested in waving the national flag......
And Wu Sanshi continued to chat with Kuyt in Dutch about something, and it seemed that he was not affected by the substitution......
After the opening, both sides were not conservative, it was completely a public attitude, and the core of the two teams showed their performance in the game, with Croatian Luka Modric on one side and Liverpool soul Gerrard on the other, the two of them controlled the rhythm of both teams, and the shooting opportunities were equal, but neither was able to score as soon as possible.
Benitez dragged his fat body in the command area and never stopped, the team did not control the situation in Liverpool, which made him look very anxious, the combination of Torres and Suarez failed to play, especially Suarez, who did not seem to adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League, the previous preseason was too easy, they were all Chinese teams, what can be exercised? In a high-intensity confrontation, Suarez was lost.
Lineker saw the problem, "Suarez looked a little nervous, he didn't play as well as he should. ”
"Torres didn't interact with him much either. Liverpool's forward line is a bit of a problem. ”
"Gary, you're not trying to tell me to put Stone on the line, are you? If Suarez can't, then the role of the stone is even less. I think the problem is with Alonso, who hasn't been able to fill the void since he left Liverpool. Steven Gerrard and Mascherano have not been able to straighten out the midfield yet. ”
"If the midfield can't be controlled, Liverpool's attack will not improve. You look at the Croatians, it's too fierce, this ball, Liverpool is going to hang! ”
Lineker shrugged, "So you still want a striker to solve the problem, don't you?" If Torres and Suarez can't do that, shouldn't they be replaced? ”
'There's still the second half, it's still early, and Benitez will definitely give more time.'
"Then the first half was basically a goalless chance......"
He Wei, who was broadcasting, was also very depressed, and he also nagged.
"If Sanshi was on the field, he might have found almost a goal. Liverpool had a lot of shots, but they were all done outside the box, as long as one shot really threatened the goal. ”
'At this time, if there is a deft striker cruising around the Tottenham penalty area, they may be really difficult to defend.
"Liverpool's backfield is also not very stable, Gerrard and Mascherano frequently come forward to attack, be careful of being sneak attacked!"
……
Towards the end of the first half, Liverpool's nightmare came.
Tottenham broke the deadlock in the 44th minute when Skrtel fouled Palacios in front of the box, Hudstone had a free-kick blocked, and Héctor fired a left-footed volley into the top left corner from 25 yards out on the right.
1:0, Tottenham took the lead at home.
“goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
“gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
'Hector, he scored for Tottenham first. Aha, it's fun now, Benitez can think about adjusting his tactics at half-time. ”
'Poor defending cost Liverpool.
"There was no time in the first half."
The camera was timely focused on Wu Sanshi and Kuyt, the two of them are strikers on the bench, and if you want to change the striker, it must be the two of them.
White Hart Lane became a sea of joy for Tottenham fans, and the Liverpool fans remained silent, but the Chinese fans suddenly chanted at this time.
“stone,”
“stone,”
“stone,”
They began to remind Benitez that at this time, you should think of Wu Sanshi, only Wu Sanshi can stand up and equalize for Liverpool.
"Childish."
"Naïve Chinese."
"Do they think Stone can save Liverpool? It's not a problem with one or two people, it's always a problem with the whole team. McNamara scoffed, "If Stone were on the court, he probably wouldn't even be able to touch the ball." ”
McNamara Chiguoguo is not optimistic about Wu Sanshi.
'Mike, don't forget, he's scored goals for Aston Villa and Manchester City.' Lineker retorted.
Mcnamara:
"These two teams are not at the same level as Liverpool, and they don't have the same defensive intensity."
……
At the end of the half, Benitez walked to the players' tunnel with a gloomy face, probably thinking about how to adjust the tactics in the second half.
In the locker room, Benitez gushed and summed up the first half, and then called Kuyt to his side, seeing that he was going to let Kuyt come on in the second half, but he didn't call Wu Sanshi's name. Soon, Benitez sent Kuyt to the court early to warm up, and he never called Wu Sanshi.
Wu Sanshi could only sit quietly on the bench in the locker room......
In the rematch, the Chinese fans stretched their necks in the stands, hoping that Wu Sanshi could be replaced, but in the end it was Kuyt who replaced Babel, Kuyt switched to right midfield, Lucas was moved to the left, and Gerrard returned to the middle.
"It's okay with this adjustment."
'It's very promising to score, and when Kuyt comes up, he can add to the attacking routine.
Lineker shook his head, not understanding why Benitez liked to use Kuyt so much, and was Kuyt easy to use? Simple, rough, and stupid.
"According to me, you should go to stone, and then play 433 with Suarez left and right, and lose the ball anyway, so it's better to rush."
"Don't concede another goal......
"There is no ...... of last season's art at all"
Lineker was disappointed by Benitez's stubbornness.
However, after the start of the second half, Liverpool continued to get shots, especially defender Glen Johnson continued to step forward, giving Liverpool a sense of attacking layering, after Gerrard and Torres missed chances in a row, Liverpool equalized in the 56th minute, Mascherano cleverly plugged, Glen Johnson broke away from two Tottenham players and burst into the right side of the box and was tripped by Gomez, who was yellow carded, and Gerrard converted a penalty.
Liverpool finally equalised, and although the goal was ordinary, it almost made Benitez belly dance on the sidelines. The equaliser is the first step, and the next step should be to overtake the score!
Benitez was pleased with his substitution, walked back to the dugout for the first time and sat down quietly, it should be time for Liverpool to perform......
However, the heavens played a joke on him again.
Nearly five minutes later, Tottenham Hotspur went ahead again, vice-captain Carragher was booked for a foul on Defoe, Modlic crossed from a free kick from the right, and Basson headed home from 10 yards before Carragher!
"Oh, God."
"Tottenham are taking the lead again!"
Rafael was quiet for five minutes and then got up from the dugout.
'Liverpool have had another nightmare.'
"This time, can you consider stone?"
Chinese fans are also looking forward to it, and once again stretched their necks to wait for Benitez's decision.
However, Benitez still stared at the stadium and did not look at the bench at all. The scene camera was given to Wu Sanshi's face, Wu Sanshi still had a calm face, and he couldn't see joy, anger and sorrow.
But in fact, Wu Sanshi had already wanted to stand up and warm up, but it was not appropriate like this......
He couldn't afford to lose this man.
Don't look at him sitting on the bench all the time, in fact, after Liverpool fell behind, he was always watching the situation on the pitch, the opposition back line and the movement.
In fact, before the game, he himself studied a lot of Tottenham game footage, and he was well prepared. These habits have been formed since Bergkamp brought him in at the time, and he always likes to prepare well before a match and study the opponent he will face directly.
After three minutes, Benitez finally walked to the bench and then waved at Benayoun and Wu Sanshi at the same time, and in the end, he didn't completely disappoint.
He can still think of the bench, and he can still think of Wu Sanshi.
He Wei couldn't help but be excited, "It seems that Sanshi is going to play, he can get at least about 20 minutes of playing time, and he should play with Benayoun." ”
The sleepy Chinese fans have finally picked up their spirits and are ready to wait for this historic moment.
"It should be Benayoun, it can't be two at the same time."
"Torres can't play, he can only change Suarez." Mark Namara analyzed.
What this crow's mouth said, he really said it, the idle Suarez was replaced, and it was Benayoun who came up, and there was only one substitution, not two.
"!"
"Dead fat pig, what the hell are you doing?"
"Sanshi has a grudge against you?"
"Do you want Liverpool to lose the game?"
Chinese fans couldn't bear it anymore and finally started scolding. Talking about quality to Benitez? Nothing......
Benitez has offended them all, and they can't treat Benitez like a hypocritical gentleman.
And the course of the game did not make Benitez happy, and after Benayoun came up, he was useless, and there was nothing amazing at all. Tottenham's run cut Liverpool's midfield apart and left the front and back disjointed.
Steven Gerrard struggled to link the team, but Croatian Luka Modric was clearly the better performer, using his diligent movement to move the team, and Tottenham were more dominant on the pitch.
In the 81st minute, Benitez finally hooked his hand and remembered Wu Sanshi.
“stone,”
"Ready to play."
At this time, Benitez calmed down and didn't speak much.
He left Wu Sanshi with more than ten minutes.
"Yo, Stone is still going to play. Who is he going to replace? This is not a good way to make a substitution, and it should not have been replaced by Benayoun just now, but should have replaced Suarez directly. ”
"The new Suarez can't solve the goal, can Stone?"
"He replaced Torres."
'Oh my God, Liverpool don't have a striker anymore unless Kuyt comes in and that's a tactical change.'
"Kuyt is the fulcrum, Stone walks around him, this is really worth looking forward to, Kuyt must have no problem, it depends on whether Stone can play out."
Lineker quickly saw the clue that Liverpool did have a change in tactics.
Torres walked off the pitch sullenly, and the failure to find the back of the net left him very depressed. When he walked to the field, he only lightly slapped his hands with Wu Sanshi......
As soon as he came up, Wu Sanshi deliberately avoided Modric. This guy is too good at running and fighting, so he must not be targeted by him.
He tried to get as close as he could, while closing the distance between him and Tottenham centre-back Bassoon, which would make it difficult for Tottenham's two midfielders.
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Carragher played the ball directly from the back and went straight to Kuyt.
It's too purposeful.
But Kim, who was behind him, didn't let Kuyt get his way, and Kim still pushed the ball out under the bag of teammate Palacios.
This rudimentary offensive did not pose any threat.
Instead, the ball fell to Modric's feet.
Modric stopped the ball with the outside of his right foot, then turned to the right and took the ball forward.
The movements on the football field are very elegant and agile, and at first glance I thought it was Messi.
Modric didn't rush to pass the ball, he looked up several times. Finally locked on to his teammates.
He was about to kick the ball out when a wind-like man came from his right side and abruptly stretched out his left foot.
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Wu Sanshi poked his ball away!
"Beautiful!"
"God!"
"It was a pretty beautiful interception!"
Modric didn't expect that Stone would come back and catch up with him, he was too careless. The ball is now at the feet of Gerrard. ”
"Gerrard takes two steps sideways and shoots!"
Bang –
A shocking burst from 30 yards away roared out!
Tottenham goalkeepers are not prepared!
Fortunately, Gerrard's shot was too angled, and he still subconsciously pounced on the side of the car, but he could only barely push the ball with both hands.
There was nothing wrong with this push, but Wu Sanshi was one step faster than Bassoon!
Just as Wu Sanshi poked the ball to Gerrard, Wu Sanshi sprinted.
The moment Gerrard shot at goal, Wu Sanshi just rushed past Bassoon.
It's fast, like a phantom.
The god of fate favored Wu Sanshi at this moment, and the ball launched by the Tottenham goalkeeper rolled right in front of Wu Sanshi.
Wu Sanshi didn't need any adjustments, and the arch of his right foot pushed straight up, and the ball eventually flew into the bottom left corner of the goal.
“gooooooooooooooal!”
“gooooooooooooooooal!”
“gooooooooooooooooal!”
“stone!”
“stone!”
“stoooooooooooone goal!”
"Oh God, the second touch went in."
"It's incredible, how did he do it?"
'A few seconds ago he was near midfield but he's faster than any Tottenham player now.
"Did he know that Gerrard's shot would eventually come for him!"
"In any case, he did what Torres was, Suarez that they didn't."