Chapter 272: Looking at the First Golden Glove
"It was a good game against a strong Arsenal and we relied on our unity to get the win."
"It's a collective effort from the whole of our team and we deserve to win this game." In an interview with reporters, Tang Wu spoke eloquently.
The remaining 10 minutes turned into complete garbage time, with Pongler suffering a sprained ankle and being replaced by Nunez. Liverpool then began to shrink their defence and rarely attacked.
But the Gunners, who were down by one goal, obviously couldn't play with much spirit, and neither Thierry Henry, nor Cesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie posed any more threat to Tang Wu's goal.
In this way, the Gunners, who are top of the league table, were once again overwhelmed by the sea of red at Anfield after losing to Manchester United last time out.
"Standing at the front? I'm sorry, but don't you keep judging me with this? I just walked out of the box while I was defending, why do you keep worrying about that? ”
"No walls?"
"That's right, it was really my impromptu idea."
'I know Arsenal's free-kick takers very well and in that position it's very difficult for them to score straight away unless they pass the ball.
"As for the 'Lightning', it's not me who scores goals and assists, you can go and interview Neil and Pongele, they are the ones who scored the most goals!"
The news of Liverpool's home win spread far and wide, and many media outlets lamented that the Gunners had suffered bad luck. Because Liverpool's 0-0 in recent days is too much, in terms of probability, Liverpool should also score.
The poor Gunners were just in time for this one, and with their strikers failing to score, they had to swallow the bitter pill at Anfield.
After the game, Bei Bald spared no effort to praise Mailer, who contributed the most crucial kick, "He has been working hard these days, and he took the initiative to ask me to give him a chance before the game. Now it seems that his efforts have paid off. I think he'll be the second Rooney, if nothing else. ”
The second Rooney, what a wonderful word!
If England have another Wayne Rooney, the Three Lions will definitely be able to dominate a major tournament such as the European Championship and World Cup.
Speaking of Tang Wu, Bei Bald's expression became serious, but there was still praise in his words.
"I don't want to judge the performance, it's obvious to all. Patrick Vieira, Thierry Henry, Ljungberg and Pire all have great attacking prowess and they have scored a lot of goals in their respective areas. But without exception, none of them broke through the Ten Fingers Pass. ”
'I said that the best goalkeeper in the Premier League and the most aggressive goalkeeper. With him at the back of Liverpool, I'm at ease at both ends of the pitch. ”
'As for his positioning, we practice a lot in training, so the players are no strangers to this kind of tactical play. It's still a bit rusty to work with, but it won't be long before it becomes one of Liverpool's tactics..."
As Liverpool's manager, Bei Bald naturally does not attribute the deviation of tactical play to the players, whether the tactic brings good or bad results.
It's a manager's responsibility, because if something happens, a player can't afford it.
However, it can be heard from Bei Bald's last sentence that he attaches great importance to Tang Wu's "improvisation" this time.
Speaking of improvisation, Bei Bald shook his head and said, "But that free kick, oh my God!" I don't want to remember it, it's horrible! ”
'It's the craziest thing I've ever seen in my coaching career and I don't encourage a ball like that. When I get back to Melwood, I'll talk to To. ”
"However, I don't think he has much credibility to listen to my advice with his character..."
It can be seen that even if Bei Bald is very satisfied with Tang Wu's performance, he will still be haunted by this free kick.
Free kicks don't line up the wall, not even the madman Ikita has ever done anything so crazy.
Professor Arsene Wenger left Anfield with the bitter consequences of a failure, but the professor was very open about failure.
'It's normal to fail and it's important for Arsenal to come out of this situation and get back on track.
'Things didn't work for us, maybe we looked a little tired, we had to play nine in the middle of the week and maybe it took a lot of energy out of us. Liverpool are clearly sharper though, and it's hard to find any excuses to fail. ”
Throughout the game, Arsenal and Liverpool had a shot ratio of just 4 to 10. In the most embarrassing first half, Arsenal didn't even have a shot on goal, which really didn't look like the familiar Arsenal.
The following day, Chelsea beat Charlton Athletic 4-0 away to clear Arsenal by one point and lead the Premier League.
In the 4-0 London derby, Blues fans travelled from the west of London to Charlton Athletic in the south from the start of the game. After John Terry became the Blues' biggest contributor to two Premier League debuts of the season, it has not been forgotten that Duff and Arjen Robben were the ones who opened the door for Chelsea.
The Blues returned from injury with wings on both wings, setting new goals and assists in all competitions.
The Ivory Coast's beast rammed into the opposition defence in the middle of Arjen Robben and Duff, and the sharp attacking trident made all Chelsea's opponents look uncomfortable.
Chelsea's rise to the top of the Premier League was the hottest news of the tournament, but it was a report in The Liverpool Echo that caught the attention of Reds fans under the headlines.
"The clean sheet gunman, TO may be wearing a pair of golden gloves! 》
The "Golden Glove" mentioned by The Echo reminds fans of the "Golden Glove" award that was nominated by the FA this season, and the winner of the first "Golden Glove" award in the Premier League will be announced next season.
This is an award given exclusively to Premier League goalkeepers, and it is tentatively stipulated that the goalkeeper who has kept the most clean sheets in the season will receive the honour.
In the past 15 rounds of the league, Tang Wu has made 10 appearances for Liverpool and has kept seven clean sheets. And Cech, who also kept seven clean sheets with Tang Wu, has made 14 appearances for Chelsea this season.
There was no argument, Tang Wu was clearly superior.
And more importantly, since Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Blackburn Rovers on October 30, Tang Wu has maintained a clean sheet record whether it is the League Cup, the league or the Champions League.
In the past month, Liverpool have played a total of 4 league games, 2 League Cup games and 2 Champions League games. Coupled with the second half of the game against Blackburn, Tang Wu's record of consecutive clean sheets in Liverpool has reached more than 770 minutes.
Now that the league has not yet reached the half-round, such a dazzling record is enough to make Tang Wu the focus of the Red Army again, and I hope he will continue to maintain this record, or even extend it.
Fans are very much looking forward to Tang Wu's next performance, and I don't know when, the clean sheet against the opponent has also become a proud talk of Liverpool fans.
But Bei Bald's words completely extinguished the fans' expectations: "To be tired, the club decided to give him a few days off and let him have a good rest." ”
Hearing the news, the fans lamented and expressed their understanding.
All along, Tang Wu has been conscientiously guarding Liverpool's last line of defense. In the Red Army, when there was a shortage of major generals in the front, he was still as stable as Mount Tai, which not only required greater physical effort, but also suffered double mental strain.
For the most important final game of the Champions League group stage, it is reasonable for Tang Wu to take a rest.