Chapter 199: Captain
"Jiang Chenxi!" Zhan Jun looked up to the sky and roared, "One to zero!" Jiang Chenxi opened the scoring for Liverpool, and this was his 31st goal in the Premier League this season! ”
The Anfield stadium roared with cheers.
Jiang Chenxi ran to Lallana who passed the ball to him with open arms, and then the two greeted Salah who instigated the attack, and the three of them ran to the KOP stands together and waved their arms in celebration.
'It was an easy goal. John. Mortensen couldn't help but say, "Tottenham Hotspur pressed the gap behind the back and was caught by Liverpool, and a very simple counter-attack tore through the Tottenham defence. ”
It was an easy goal.
Tottenham Hotspur player Lamela tried to cooperate with Moussa Dembele in the front, and this intention was recognized by Gerrard in advance, and the old captain of Liverpool predicted in advance, successfully intercepted the ball, and immediately launched a quick counterattack.
After Salah received Coutinho's ball in front, he continued to dribble to get rid of the attention of Tottenham Hotspur's defense, and suddenly crossed the middle, Lallana did not shoot, but chose to knock the football again, Jiang Chenxi inserted it in the middle, and the unguarded Liverpool number one star easily pushed the empty goal.
Tottenham Hotspur's France international Lloris couldn't do anything about the goal, he only made a symbolic save.
For a super scorer like Jiang Chenxi, such a goal is really not difficult, it is too easy.
"It was Jiang's 31st goal in the Premier League this season, and he equalled the Premier League's record of 38 league goals in a single season, and he was just one goal away from setting a new record." John. "There are still 10 rounds of the league, and there is almost no suspense that Jiang will continue to score goals to break this record," Mortenson said. ”
Before the 1995/1996 season, there were 22 teams in the Premier League, and the whole season had 42 games, a long season, and with the joint promotion of all parties, the Premier League was reduced to 20 teams, which is now the 38-game system.
The record for goals scored in a single season in 38 games is held by Alain. 31 goals from Shearer, Cristiano Ronaldo and Suarez.
And as John. Mortensen said that there are still ten rounds of the league, Jiang Chenxi will continue to score, and there is almost no suspense that he will create a new record of 38 games in a single season, and the fastest time, Jiang Chenxi can create a new record by scoring one more goal in this game.
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Pochettino was unhappy with the goal conceded.
The team's left-back Danny Ross pounced too hard when defending Salah, so that it was passed all at once, as for Lallana then assisted Jiang Chenxi to score, there is nothing to say, Liverpool's counterattack this time is very sharp, there is only one defender in the penalty area, although he knows that Jiang Chenxi is dangerous, however, the Dutchman also has to rush up to defend Lallana, which is the basic selection criterion for defender defense: the first toucher is the highest priority to defend the object.
The goal came too early and caught Tottenham Hotspur off guard.
Liverpool's second goal came quickly.
In the 33rd minute of the game, Coutinho's shot was touched by a defender, and Liverpool's corner kick.
Salah's corner kick into the penalty area, Jiang Chenxi scramble for a header in front of the point, his judgment of the landing point made him grab a header in front of Vertonghen, the football flew to the goal, Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Lloris subconsciously blocked, the football bounced away, and Lallana's supplementary shot was once again blocked by Tottenham Hotspur player Masson with his body.
Outside the box, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was just near the spot, and he rushed up to get ahead of the Tottenham Hotspur player before slotting out his right foot to shoot from distance.
With a muffled bang, the ball lifted off the ground and flew into the bottom left corner of the goal.
Lloris was obstructed in his vision, which prevented him from reacting in the first place, and by the time he realized it was too late to shoot and save, the ball flew over his left hand and into the net.
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Gerrard looked very excited after the goal, he rushed to the bottom of the main stand, looked up to the sky and whistled, and made a gesture of kissing the Liverpool crest on his shirt.
The Liverpool fans in the stands stood and applauded their captain, who knew the pain in his heart.
Liverpool had a good chance of winning the long-awaited Premier League title last season, but Gerrard and his Liverpool made an incredible mistake against Chelsea in April, with Gerrard's slip leading to Demba Ba's comfortable goal, and he could only watch City lift the trophy. Liverpool were as many as five points clear of Chelsea before that clash of red and blue, who were effectively out of title contention, but Jose Mourinho's side were stunned to turn the confident Reds on their heels.
The old captain of Liverpool loves this team the most, he gave everything to this team, and was even willing to give everything, but when he was most likely to lift his career and Liverpool's first league championship trophy after the Premier League restructuring, he lost the championship because of his mistakes, which can be said to be a great torture for Gerrard...... Afterwards, Gerald once gave an interview, saying that the slip was like a knife in the heart until the day he died.
Gerrard's career is approaching the twilight of his life, this season may be his last, he thought he would retire with lifelong regrets, but he didn't expect the team to introduce Jiang Chenxi last summer This recruitment changed everything, under the leadership of this Chinese teammate, Liverpool in the first half of the season from Chelsea after snatching the leader, has never slipped from the first place in the league, there are still ten rounds of the league, Liverpool is six points ahead of Chelsea, although the media are saying that Liverpool's devil's schedule, It is not easy to say that Liverpool won the championship, but for Gerrard, for the captain of Liverpool who has experienced such a painful day, it is nothing!
Steven Gerrard vowed to do his best to contribute to the team's victory, to the team and to his first Premier League title!
It's a redemption for that mistake last season!
This is the best end to his career and the red shirt on his body.
In front of the TV, watching the Liverpool captain kissing the Liverpool emblem on the jersey, and looking at the excited tears in the eyes of the old captain, many fans couldn't help but wet their clothes with tears.
In the late autumn of November 1998, Liverpool played against Blackburn, a freckled young boy wore a red shirt for the first time, sixteen years later, the green freckles boy, is already the father of three children, he also has an identity: Liverpool captain......
Sixteen years of chasing, sixteen years of waiting.
Gerrard finished his celebration as he waved his arms again into the stands, his eyes flushed with red, his chest burning like fire......