Chapter 238: Something Needs to Be Done
I thought Quaresma was bronze, but I didn't expect that he was the king!
Sissoko felt hot on his face now, and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into, there was nothing more humiliating than this!
Garcia next to him looked at Sissoko's eyes more than just doubts, if he didn't think he couldn't beat Sissoko, he would definitely pull Sissoko's collar and question him.
"That's what you're talking about helping me with my defense?"
"It's not as good as me!"
However, at this time, Quaresma did not have the time to care about the mental activity of the two guys, and rushed to Liverpool's threatening area with the ball, although it was only the beginning, he was already in the game as fast as he could.
Compared to other players who sometimes have time to adjust their condition, Quaresma undoubtedly does not need to worry about this, because he will not relax his requirements for himself almost every day, even if he messes around for a while at night, he has to get up early the next day to practice more, and there is no such thing as being in poor shape.
Before Finnan pressed up, Quaresma directly crossed from a 45-degree position, although he could continue to break through, but he had clearly seen Adebayo use his strong body to jam Carragher behind him, as long as his pass was in place, it could evolve into a threatening attack, so he simply got up.
A weird big arc, flying backwards into the air above the Liverpool penalty area, every time Quaresma crosses the outside of his instep, it will bring countless fans to exclaim, and I never get tired of watching it.
The Liverpool fans in the stands were terrified, and while it was a blessing to see a player on the pitch perform a famous stunt, it would be worse if it was used on their own team.
However, the goal was still not able to break through the Liverpool goal, Adebayor was not particularly comfortable with Quaresma's outside instep cross, and his footsteps could not keep up with the spin of the ball, although he tried to fly up to the ball, but he still could not touch the ball.
Liverpool fans were shocked into a cold sweat and a little relieved, this violent psychological fluctuation made them need time to catch their breath.
Looking at Adebayo who stood up and gave him a thumbs up to thank him for passing the ball, Quaresma smiled wryly and shook his head, Adebayo who started was a double-edged sword.
Although he created a surprise effect for the opponent, and he also showed the effect of almost crushing the opponent's defenders when he was fighting for the position just now, no matter how beautiful the process is, no goal is no goal, it is just useless.
If he has enough tacit understanding with himself, then Adebayo must be familiar with the landing point of his cross, which has a high chance of being scored, but now, the score is still 0:0.
It seems that it is still not possible to pin all hopes on the strange soldiers.
Quaresma gave Liverpool's wing a kick-off at the beginning of the game, which also led to the game entering a hot phase from the first minute, and the two teams gave up the temptation and went straight to the shirtless.
Liverpool's attack is mainly launched from the other side, Gerrard with the help of Alonso constantly impacting Pire's defense, and once he plays in the midfield, Cisse will pick up, although it is not a violent breakthrough like Quaresma, but there is still a clear eye, and Liverpool is very uncomfortable this time.
In the 7th minute of the first half, Liverpool created a very threatening attack, Gerrard broke through Pire and pulled to the side of Cisse to make a one-two combination, suddenly straight into the ribs of the penalty area, Morientes did not stop the ball and directly half-turned and came to a volley, the ball grazed the post and flew out of the bottom line, almost breaking through Arsenal's goal.
And in turn, after Quaresma was not willing to be on the right side, he broke through sharply to get rid of Garcia and Sissoko's bag, and went straight to the ribs, and after Henry and Adebayo attracted some of the opponent's defensive attention, Quaresma's shooting space also came out, directly contributing a powerful shot on goal.
Unfortunately, the ball didn't go in.
Quaresma's shooting attributes still need to be improved, not up to the quality of a first-class goalscorer, and the shot was too good and was confiscated by Liverpool goalkeeper Reina.
The two sides went back and forth, the rhythm was fast, and although no goals were scored, the games were repeated, which still made the fans addicted.
As the game progressed, Liverpool's midfield gradually began to occupy a certain advantage, after all, Liverpool had Alonso to guide the attack, even if most of the time was used as a transit station, but it was far better than Arsenal's Flamini and Gilberto Silva's two sappers.
In the 24th minute of the first half, after Alonso hid the time of the small half, he finally contributed his strength in the direct attack, and a trademark long-range shot blasted out, which directly let the unprepared Lehmann get out of his hands, but fortunately Kolo Toure reacted faster and cleared the ball with one kick first, and it was just a little bit close, and Morientes could make up for it.
Although the score did not change, the crazy Liverpool gradually gained a slight advantage on the field.
For more than 30 minutes, Liverpool spent 8 per cent more time on the ball than Arsenal and had two more shots on goal than Arsenal, although the actual threat was not much between the two teams.
Quaresma has been silent for a while, it's not that he doesn't want to play, it's mainly that the team can't play on the other side of the attack now, and the two sappers in the middle can't provide much help to themselves, in fact, Quaresma has become the center point connecting the team's offense and defense.
It is precisely because of this that Liverpool has also strengthened the defense of Quaresma, Sissoko, a black and hard guy, replaced Garcia, and defended himself closely, and the opportunity to connect the ball was not left to Quaresma, coupled with Garcia's harassment from time to time on the side, Quaresma's position had to be retreated again and again, otherwise it would not be easy for him to find opportunities to connect the ball.
But once he retreats, the offense loses its timeliness, and the fast break and counterattack can't be played, plus the two defenders will use foul tactics to stop their own breakthrough, Quaresma wants to play a chance, and it is not so easy.
couldn't help but set his eyes on the head coach who was strategizing on the sidelines, although he didn't want to admit it, Quaresma still thought that the tactician Benitez suppressed Wenger to a certain extent in this game, and the tactics were quite targeted, and Wenger's idea of using Adebayo to open up the situation was a little whimsical.
So, what to do?
Quaresma doesn't want to sit still, and with Liverpool's advantage gradually developing, he must find a way to do something, otherwise, Arsenal will become a boiled frog and don't know how to lose the game in the end.