Chapter Eighty-Three: The Door Striker Connection
() Brilliant goalkeeper connections are not uncommon, and in ancient times, English football often used the typical long ball to rush and hang.
The goalkeeper had a big foot and the other players crowded into the box, looking for an opportunity to score a goal.
However, such a simple and rough style of play is not practical, and if the opponent is on guard, it will often form a defensive counterattack.
So at the beginning of the new millennium, the doorman connection was already rare.
But it is undeniable that the success of such a blitzkrieg has greatly damaged Liverpool's morale.
Houllier's side are in the upper middle of the Premier League and could be out of the Champions League at the end of the season if they don't work hard in the new year.
And yesterday's The Sun reported that Irving's agent, Holm, said in an interview: "The Champions League is very important for Irving. At 24 years old, Owen is on his way to the pinnacle of his career, and he needs to play football at a high level. ”
Holm then "threatened" that the next five months will be crucial for Liverpool, and Owen's stay will depend on the team's performance.
Although Owen himself has not shown any intention of moving, Houllier knows that he cannot afford to lose in the second half of the season, whether it is Manchester United or Chelsea Arsenal. No matter how bad it is, it's good to get a point from each of them.
But now Liverpool has not yet used his old roots to defend and counterattack, and Chelsea have already scored the first goal.
Whether it was a coincidence or the other party's intention, the fact that it was behind was enough to give Houllier a headache.
Liverpool's "Blue Bridge Nightmare", will it continue?
Holier set his eyes on Tang Wu in the backcourt, his eyes were full of jealousy and unwillingness.
This is the guy who took away the Champions League place that should have belonged to Liverpool in the last few dozen minutes of last season; Unexpectedly, half a year later, he was not abandoned by the team, but grew into a main force at Chelsea.
Houllier even regretted that if he insisted on appealing to the FA in the first place, would the damned Chinese goalkeeper be permanently excluded from the Premier League?
It's too late now!
If Liverpool want to get at least a point on the road, Gerrard and Owen, who have just recovered from injury, will have to play at least one!
Houllier looked back at the bench and then at the time, still dampening the idea of substitution.
This goal came too soon!
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"Grami, you should have topped the bar!" Mutu didn't dare to say anything to Crespordo, who scored the goal, so he had to come to the Cameroonian winger and complain.
"Adrian, it's not easy to get that ball!" Geremi spread his hands, "Don's pass is good, but the opponent has two defenders defending me. ”
"Okay, then you can pass the ball more accurately the next time!" Mutu looked annoyed at his scramble for the front.
If the Reds' defenders had gone to defend Crespo, the goalscorer would have taken on the name "Adrian".
However, now it is too late.
"How nice it would be if Don's "top of the mountain" could do it again! ”
After the goal, the Blues did not change their original tactics. This goal is like an add-on, an extra gift for the opponent!
Chelsea didn't give up on attacking because they were ahead, and Liverpool didn't fight back from behind.
In this way, the two teams "ran in" in the Red Army half for more than 30 minutes, and the Red Army finally couldn't sit still.
In the 38th minute of the game, Houllier replaced Kelwe, and the boy who chased the wind touched the turf and ran on the field.
The rest of the first half was spent warming up for Irving, and Houllier didn't think he would change the game immediately by switching to a striker.
But Owen doesn't think so.
For six months, Owen's form at Liverpool has been up and down. Some say it's because of injury, some say it's because Liverpool have limited his development.
But Owen knew for himself that whenever it rained, the man who saved his penalty would come to him.
In the new season, Liverpool's record is not very good.
After Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea occupy the top three together, Liverpool has opened a big gap with the first echelon.
But even so, there are opponents like Everton and Newcastle who can earn a fourth place with Liverpool. This does not bode well for Owen, who wants to show himself in Europe.
Maybe it's time to leave the Premier League!
Owen thought about it.
But every time Owen had the idea, another spin-off thought lingered in his mind.
"Goal! I'm going to get a goal for him! I don't know how many times Owen woke up screaming in his sleep.
It would be fine if Tang Wu was sold by Chelsea to the second- and third-rate leagues, but now Tang Wu has gradually secured Chelsea's starter.
The idea of "scoring a goal for him" has become an obsession in Owen's heart.
Owen doesn't mind challenging the youngster, who is four or five years his junior, and he doesn't mind using his forward position to bully a goalkeeper.
At the moment when he faced Tang Wu again, all he could think about was scoring goals!
Liverpool's originally solid defense was converted into attack because of Owen's play!
In the 39th minute, taking advantage of the gap in substitutions, Husky suddenly stepped forward.
After dangling Galla on the right side of the penalty area, Owen met the ball and fired a low shot from 16 yards in front of the goal line, which was blocked by Tang Wu's close to the ground.
In the 41st minute, Liverpool patiently looked for opportunities in front of the field through tactical corners.
When the ball came to Owen's feet, Owen directly used his not very good body confrontation to squeeze Terry away and hurriedly get up. The ball crossed an arc in the air and was held out of the bottom line by Tang Wu, who sought stability.
In the 43rd minute, Liverpool sent a series of corner kicks.
This time Moffey kicked a forward kick and Diouf reached for the ball to the back post.
Tang Wu on the goal line was like a long eye in the back of his head, and when the ball was still flying in the air, he stepped on the ground with one foot and made a saving pose.
Owen, who followed up at the back point, stretched his neck, and under the interference of the defenders, he actually pushed out a smashing ball.
With such a close-range rebound ball, Owen was already planning how to celebrate after landing.
But just as the bouncing ball was about to cross the goal line, a huge white-green glove suddenly appeared in front of the ball and blocked the ball from bouncing high.
Boom!
A muffled sound that only those who were close to hear it.
Tang Wu's right arm was on the ground, and his left arm was raised.
The most difficult shot to defend was directly blocked by Tang Wu's left hand, and the ball was confiscated in the next second.
"Fack! Shet! ass hole! Owen fell to his knees and slammed his fists into the ground.
Is his door so hard to get into?
Seeing Owen like this, Gerard on the bench shook his head, his friend was still too anxious!
"Lightning!" After being attacked with high intensity for five minutes in a row, even the clay man became angry.
Ignoring the frustrated Owen beside him, Tang Wu quickly got up under the anger in his stomach, held the ball and ran to the front court.
"Mountaintop!"
"Mountaintop!!"
"Mountaintop !!"
Simple Chinese words were spread out with a sound, and Mutu and Crespo, who were in the outermost part of the outermost part, ran away without saying a word.
Seeing the appearance of the Blue Army soldiers, how could the Red Army members not know the other party's intentions?
With a "black disaster", two teams of people, one blue and one red, desperately squeezed out of the penalty area.
People are fast, balls are faster!
Tang Wu had already set his sights on the target, and he shook it off with all his strength.
The ball in his left hand made a graceful arc in mid-air and landed precisely at the feet of Joe Cole at the intersection of the sideline and the center line.
"Mountaintop!" Joe Cole also let out a loud roar and slammed his right foot into the back of the ball. The ball pressed against the turf and quickly rolled towards the Liverpool penalty area.
"Fack, whoa... Fack, Fack!! The Romanian striker alternated his legs as often as he could, but he could only watch the ball roll past him.
Looking at the football that was getting farther and farther away from him, Mutu gradually stopped, and his strength and expectation left him at that moment.
Mutu is not the player at the top, Crespo is the most expensive.
With just one glance, Crespo memorized his opponent's movement and the trajectory of the ball. In less than a second, the optimal judgment was quickly made.
When the football, Crespo, Hyypia and Traore were about to converge at one point, the lethal Argentine shooter used the outside instep of his right foot to lightly cushion the ball's path.
The ball bounced in the air, drew a deep parabola, went over Dudek's head, and fell into the net.
“goooooooooooooooooooal!!!” At this moment, all that remains of the commentator is the narrator's long roar.