Chapter 245: Earning Respect
In the end, Arsenal's stormy goal was destroyed by Liverpool's stormy attack, and Gerrard's burst shot from the middle of the box blasted away Lehmann's goal.
Lehmann has done his best, and before that, he had saved more than a dozen shots from Liverpool, and he had done well enough.
But there is no way, the current Liverpool, no one can stop it.
Luckily, Gerrard scored the goal in stoppage time, and after the game restarted, they didn't even have time to organise an attack before the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.
In their current form, if Liverpool were given five more minutes, they would have equalised.
The Liverpool players, who were exhausted, sat on the ground, like a deflated ball, with a frustrated expression of unwillingness, that fighting spirit, even now Quaresma can clearly feel it.
couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, Quaresma is still scared now, Liverpool's unstoppable offensive just now really left a deep impression on him.
Arsenal also had their breakouts, but the styles of the two teams were completely different, and I'm afraid Arsenal wouldn't be able to do what Liverpool did today, even if Liverpool still lost.
The singing of "You Will Never Walk Alone" was still singing in the stands, which was the support of Liverpool fans for the team and the persistence of the team to reach the last minute today.
The Arsenal captain walked over to comfort Gerrard, but Gerrard waved his hand, stood up, and led his players to the sideline to thank the fans for their support.
Quaresma walked off the pitch and high-fived his teammates, and no matter what, they won the game, and that was enough.
It's just that when Quaresma walked into the players' tunnel, he couldn't help but look back at the stands at Anfield again, and then turned around and walked into the players' tunnel without looking back.
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Celebrating the victory with his team-mates in the visiting dressing room, Arsene Wenger took Quaresma to his post-match press conference and scored a stunning barbed shot that was destined to be the centre of attention.
'It's a shame we lost the game but I'm proud of the players and if they were given a little more time they would have equalised or even won the game!'
"Arsenal didn't control the game, but the star players played and they won the game, I have nothing to say about that, winning or losing is not something I can control, but I still think we should win the game!"
'Thierry Henry is recognised as a top star and Quaresma has proven through half a season that he has what it takes to be at the heart of Arsenal and his performances are the reason why Arsenal have won games.
"If he keeps growing at the current rate, then he could become the number one player in world football in the future, just like Ronaldo did!"
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Benitez spoke in a tone of great regret, but he still gave a fair evaluation of Quaresma, even though he was extremely resentful of Quaresma, but he had to admit that Quaresma was excellent.
The praise of the opponent is the best compliment for a player.
When it was Quaresma's turn to speak, he was actually still in a bit of a trance, his mind seemed to be still stuck in the game and he couldn't extricate himself, and the suffocating momentum of Liverpool in the final stage still couldn't be easily dispersed.
"Everyone saw the process of the game!" Quaresma coughed lightly, "Arsenal won the game, as I said before the game, we can win against Liverpool!" ”
Hearing this, the eyes of the reporters in the audience lit up, this is the rhythm of the battle, before the game, it was because of Quaresma's words that added fuel to the fire, so that public opinion completely exploded, and now Quaresma took the initiative to provoke this topic, obviously to ridicule a wave after the game, and their sales are guaranteed again.
But who would have thought that at this time, Quaresma's painting style suddenly changed, which caught people off guard.
"However, I may have to take back some of what I said before the game, Liverpool are not down or down, even if they haven't won the top flight title for many seasons, they are still the favourites for the Premier League title, Liverpool is indeed a team with a lot of potential!"
"Arsenal's two goals have hit Liverpool's morale so much, if they were to other teams, I'm afraid they would have conceded defeat a long time ago!"
"But Liverpool didn't, they still played their most tenacious attack, it was stormy, it was breathless, and they really pulled a goal back, if there is still time in the game, then the outcome of the game is really unpredictable!"
'Even though Arsenal won the game, today Liverpool earned my respect and I'm very happy to play against a team like Liverpool!'
"I'm looking forward to meeting each other again at Highbury, where we can have another good fight!"
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The reporters were in an uproar, they could never have imagined that Quaresma would say such a thing.
Didn't Quaresma publicly belittle Liverpool before the game, and why has he changed his tune now?
Is this a deliberate attempt to curry favor with Liverpool fans?
Or is there some unknown secret that happened in the game, such as Gerrard inviting Quaresma to join Liverpool, in order to build a good relationship with Liverpool fans in advance, so Quaresma complimented Liverpool so much?
It's not normal anyway!
Even Gerald, who was sitting not far away, looked at Quaresma in surprise, apparently surprised.
However, is Quaresma really deliberately currying favor with Liverpool?
Apparently not!
He didn't deliberately belittle Liverpool before the game, at that time he really didn't think Liverpool had the strength of a top giant, just to tell the truth, and the original sincere words were processed by the media and turned into mockery.
He wouldn't care about that, even if Liverpool fans slammed him and attacked him, are there fewer people who do it?
However, through this match, Quaresma did overturn his previous perceptions and beliefs - sometimes, the heritage of a big club does represent invincible pride.
The fighting power of Liverpool's players in the face of adversity is by no means something that a team without a background can burst out, and that kind of momentum is still haunting Quaresma's mind until now, so he can't help but lose his mind.
This has nothing to do with technology or tactics, but it is directly equivalent to combat effectiveness.
If it weren't for the lack of time, Liverpool might have equalised.
It can be said that today's Liverpool really won the respect of Quaresma with their best performance.