Chapter 129: Fernando Torres!!

Benitez was standing on the sidelines and now he's calmed down a bit because now the game looks like it's back to normal.

The first 30 minutes of the first half drove Benitez crazy because his side were too passive – not on the pitch, but Luton's strategy that made Liverpool very uncomfortable.

This also made Liverpool pay the price of two goals, which is of course heavy, so the expressions of Liverpool's players are also solemn, and they are not as relaxed as before.

Benitez is watching his opponent.

The Spaniard thought he had paid enough attention to this team before the game, but when he didn't expect it, Gobo's team still made Benitez feel "surprises" - two big surprises.

So now Benitez has to take a fresh look at his opponent.

Luton Town are now focused on defending – they have two balls in their hands, so they do it understandably Benitez.

And now the problem is that Liverpool's attack is in a quandary.

Liverpool were very good at deflecting long balls wide open, with the two wingers opening up space and then mobilizing the opposition defence with accurate long balls, before Torres threatened with the ball on the weak flank.

Of course, Steven Gerrard's attacking threat forward in the middle of midfield is also a pillar of Liverpool's attack.

But now both legs of Liverpool's attack seem to have been severed.

Xavi Alonso was stuck by Drinkwater, causing him to pass the long ball unpassing, and what made Benitez even more unexpected was that Kante could really block Gerrard perfectly!

This kid is only seventeen years old, right?!

Benitez looked at Gerrard, who was once again close to the ball, so that Gerrard could only be forced to pass back.

In addition to Luton's targeted deployment against Liverpool's core players, Luton's overall formation is what Benitez particularly appreciates.

Luton maintained an absolute numerical advantage on the side of the ball, and every Liverpool player with the ball seemed to have to face at least two or three defenders!

This makes it difficult for Liverpool to penetrate the attack. And the discipline and speed with which Luton's formation moves are impressive! Their dense formation moved from left to right and was completed almost in a matter of seconds.

The synergy is very high! This is no longer an iron formation in the ordinary sense, but a shield - a shield that can move flexibly from side to side.

Benitez glanced at Gao Bo not far away.

Being able to come up with such a set of tactics shows that this Chinese has reached a certain level of understanding of football tactics!

Master Pei is very obsessed with the study of tactics, but now is not the time to study the tactics of the other side.

In the face of such an opponent, how to break the opponent's defense?

The success rate of the hard run through the middle was not high, and Benitez also saw the threat of Luton's counter-attack, Adam White's speed was too fast, which made Benitez have to defend.

After a dead ball, Benitez called Kuyt over, and he whispered a few words in Kuyt's ear, who nodded repeatedly and returned to the pitch.

Benitez called Kuyt over to teach him in person, and Gao Bo also saw it.

He immediately became nervous. What is the other party going to do now?

Gao Bo had to pay attention to Master Bei's on-the-spot tactical adjustments no matter what, but he didn't hear what Benitez was saying.

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At this time, the camera showed Torres, Liverpool's number one striker.

Torres looked a little depressed, he didn't get much chance in this game, and the Spanish golden boy got caught in the dense crowd of Luton Town, and he didn't even have many chances to touch the ball.

So far, Liverpool have not created any too dangerous chances against Luton's defence, which has led to Torres not being able to put in any good performances.

As one of the hottest goalscorers in football at the moment, Torres was on the verge of disappearing the first half.

Gobo didn't let anyone keep an eye on Torres, but whether it was the defense of Xavi Alonso or the defense of Gerrard, it was basically to curb the connection between the two midfielders and Torres.

After losing the support in midfield, it was very difficult for Torres to play too well.

Torres' few rare touches were from outside the box, but when Torres was out of the box, the Luton defenders were unkind to him.

"Torres must not be allowed to have a chance to get the ball in the box! If he goes to catch the ball outside the box! The best thing to do is to stick it on and make it impossible for him to turn around! Make him uncomfortable!! If he has any chance of turning and shooting, put him on the ground!! ”

Although Torres did not have someone to take care of him, in fact, his defense was the most important thing in Luton's game!

Therefore, in terms of pre-game deployment arrangements, Torres' defense occupies a lot of space.

And at this moment, Torres jerked to the other side ....

Gobo saw the scene from the sidelines, and he was about to call attention to Torres when Kuyt received the ball on the right and suddenly passed it.

The football flew high and crossed the penalty area ....

On the other side, Luton Town didn't have many defenders and Torres chested the ball down!

Without Gao Bo's warning, Luton's formation quickly moved.

Kevin Keane and right wing-back Mitchell Piran rushed up at the same time!

"Torres has the ball in the box! He faced Luton Town head-on!! Lightkinson stood up. If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time Torres has taken the ball in the box and faced the Luton goal head-on!! ”

Liverpool fans in the stands are also starting to look forward to it.

Torres stops the ball and then goes straight ahead!

He first made a feint to break in, and then quickly dunked the ball, deducted Mitchell Piran, and completed the breakthrough from the baseline direction!!

This time, Luton's penalty area was a little flustered.

George Parker stepped in to defend Torres, while the rest of the players were nervously looking for someone to defend.

Several Liverpool players rushed into the box!

This is the first time that Liverpool has created such an opportunity!

However, Torres, who burst into the small penalty area, didn't think about passing the ball at all, as a super shooter, although the angle of the assassin was small, Torres still chose to shoot from a small angle!!

"Torres shoots !!!!!"

Mr. Lightkinson chanted from the commentary booth.

When Torres received Kuyt's pass, Gao Bo was already very nervous looking at the penalty area.

And after Torres finished shooting, Gao Bo covered his face with his hands.

Even if he gave Claude a card that increased the save success rate by 15%, he couldn't save the ball - this is an absolute dead end in the theoretical sense!

The ball hit the inside edge of the far post and bounced into the goal!!

"Fernando......... Torres!! Along with Lightkinson, there were tens of thousands of Liverpool fans in attendance!

After the goal, Torres opened his arms and ran at Wembley.

Gao Bo looked at the red figure of Nine.

Yes, this is Torres, Torres in his prime!! Just give him a little space........ Luton's goal was conceded.

A superstar flash of inspiration helped Liverpool pull a goal back!