Volume 2 Chapter 28 Flowers and Flying Leaves (Ask for Subscription)
"Roar~~~~", an airplane-like roar resounded over Anfield.
"Liverpool, Liverpool ......", many fans spontaneously shouted the team name to vent the tension and worry in their hearts.
After 17 years, it has been a generation, and many young fans have not seen Liverpool win the league title, and they can only remember that glorious time through the oral accounts and memories of their elders.
We are the ancestral European Red Devils!
We are the former football giants!
But where can a team that has not won the Premier League title be called the supremacy of football?
Not far away in Manchester, the gang can laugh at us because they dominate the Premier League.
In the group of fans, there are old fans in their forties and fifties, who are looking forward to the team rising again, and there are new fans in their twenties who want to witness a new take-off!
This year's Premier League is really miserable, are they nervous? Nervous, worried? worried, but with mixed feelings like this, I still have to accompany the team, brave the storm, and be in the same boat through thick and thin!
Benayoun excitedly opened his arms and ran to the sidelines.
The pressure of the three consecutive flats really pressed on their shoulders, and the dense schedule and tense spirit made them a little out of breath for a while.
Most of them have never been in a championship team, but this year they will face such a fierce battle.
Benayoun threw himself into the arms of the fans on the sidelines, allowing them to slap him on the back and scream, and Torres and Mackin ran over with more of their teammates, raising their arms and shouting.
It's catharsis, and it's also a roar of ambition to the champion.
Neither Manchester United nor Arsenal want to leave us behind, because the spirit of the Reds has always been strong......
"Beautiful, in the opening 12 minutes, Liverpool completed a beautiful quick attack, while Villa was not in place, Liverpool passed quickly in front of the penalty area, and finally Benayoun completed the shot, breaking Taylor's ten fingers", Peterson took advantage of Liverpool's celebration, commenting on the goal.
McManaman commented: 'It was the perfect start for Liverpool, they were under a lot of pressure after three draws in a row and this goal allowed them to release the pressure and play at a better level'
The camera cuts to Martin O'Neill, who is clutching his hair and thinking bitterly, and his carefully arranged defense line has been held for less than fifteen minutes......
In the first round, if it wasn't for an own goal, it was not impossible for them to draw with Liverpool.
He plans to take another look, Mackqin, Liverpool's biggest variable, has made Ferguson suffer enough, why did he appear in the position of the striker Kuyt?
"Faure, that kid is very smart, pay attention to the gap behind him", captain Laursen immediately corrected the mistake of defense after conceding the ball, "Davis, follow up and plug in"
Forberg was angry, this guy is a famous Swedish player and has served as the captain of the national team, how can a rookie who has participated in the league for less than a season break through the defense zone so easily?
There's no place for your face!
"Torres~, scramble~, confiscated by Taylor, Mark is the Magician......", Peterson shouted excitedly after reopening Liverpool's second shot.
This attack has to start with the break, there is a strategy to grab the ball, Villa restarted, he and Torres still pressed, but this time he pressed Ashley Young's direct receiving route.
If you want to give Ashley Young, you either have another kick or a high ball, and what will be delayed is the speed of the attack.
Their midfield, as long as they block Ashley Young, is equivalent to paralysis.
In the end, Gardner did not have a good forward line, played a high ball, tried to pass Ashley Young diagonally, but was intercepted by Enrique's header who had plenty of time.
Liverpool controlled the ball at the back, Alonso received the ball and turned into a long pass, Torres turned on the right side of the middle and started quickly.
Laursen didn't lose his position, and followed him in front of the flank, and Makqin immediately ran to Torres for cooperation.
Torres tried to complete a one-two with Mack, but both defenders plus Torres were deceived.
He made a light push and Gerrard slid in a big stride along the edge of the penalty area.
Once again, Villa's defence was torn apart.
He had just fallen into their offside trap if he had passed Torres, and the two defenders were clearly pressing forward in advance.
In the end, Gerrard swept vigorously into the six-yard box, and Torres fell to the ground to shoot, but unfortunately it was slightly correct.
"Look at that No. 18, watch Mark", Martin O'Neill jumped to his feet in a hurry, letting Liverpool play like this, it was no different from self-unties, and it would take a few more times.
But who watches? He and Ferguson faced the same problem.
Folberg couldn't just run around, he had just followed a little bit and he took advantage of that gap.
Benitez felt a chill in his heart, and Mark against Manchester United gave him a new way of thinking, and he was too flexible to move.
In the midfield, I will unconsciously bring rhythm, I am a Champions League champion-level midfielder, the fusion of the two rhythms, Benitez is worried that it will be messed up all of a sudden.
Besides, he doesn't really like Mark's freewheeling style, nothing else, then he can't control the tactics and can only be a spectator, so even if many good players know that he is very good, some coaches dare not use it completely.
Riquelme, for example.
Then go to the front line and mess up the opposition, Benitez decided to burn this fire into the opponent's penalty area.
"Tut", Forberg, who didn't dare to let Makqin catch the ball casually, pushed him down.
It's almost up to the back of my waistline.
"Let Gardner retreat a little and pinch him", taking advantage of the dead ball, Martin O'Neal hurriedly called the players over to explain.
"The Villa team has been a bit embarrassed for more than ten minutes, and has been torn apart by Liverpool's frequent defensive lines, and now they have won a free kick of about 35 meters, which should be Gerrard's penalty", Peterson may not have noticed it himself, and he is now commenting on Liverpool's game with unnatural tendencies.
The commentator can't avoid watching stars play football, Ronaldo, Xiaofa, and Mack Qin......
McManaman said with a smile: "Martin O'Neal must have been surprised, he may have arranged specific defensive tactics for others, but I didn't expect Mark to be so active when he came to the front line"
"Oh~~", Gerrard's powerful free kick grazed the post and slid past the goal, arousing a burst of exclamations in the back stands, just a little bit, hit the side netting, don't look carefully, I thought it was in.
"Rush up, lads, rush ......," Martin O'Neill shouted as he clapped his hands on the sidelines, not allowing Liverpool to attack around their box like this again.
Taylor drove up front with a big kick and Makqin retreated to a midfield position, and the ball was fought back and forth in Liverpool's midfield, with neither side controlling the ball well.
"Push up, press up......", Martin O'Neill ran to the halfway line and shouted at the Villa midfielder that Liverpool's midfield must be destroyed.
"You're out of the zone, please come back to your zone," the fourth referee said to him.
Villa suddenly stepped up his pressing, allowing the Liverpool backfield players to get the ball out of the ball sharply, and Carragher rushed forward with a big foot under Kalou's press.
The ball went straight to Mack, and this time Forberg raised his eyebrows, pressed Mack and pushed the ball back, and they were close to each other.
Skrtel headed back and Torres headed the ball back to Alonso, who didn't rush forward this time and took a lateral step to Carragher at the back.
Mackin was relieved to see this, except for himself who could control the rhythm on the field, it was Alonso, their manager shouted there just now, and they all heard it, if it was really chaotic, it was Liverpool who were unlucky.
Manchester United's tactics are not only them, but the Premier League coaches are very good at it.
Gerrard and Benayoun both dropped back a bit and were involved in the back, and the Villa team did not dare to press up front for long.
Liverpool slowly pressed back on the foot, Enrique pushed forward with the ball, Ashley Young pressed forward on the halfway line, he handed it to Mascherano who came to pick up, Mascherano pushed straight and handed it to Benayoun who cut inside and cut his back.
Mackin hurriedly retreated to provide Benayoun with the fulcrum to pass the ball to the middle.
This time the Villa team learned their lesson, Gardner and Pedrov recovered very far behind, and as soon as Mackin received the ball, Gardner pressed up from behind.
He flicked the outside of his foot, didn't stop the ball at all, as if he knew he was going to come over, sent the ball to Benayoun's inward route, and he turned and ran straight into the corner of the box, where Enrique was frantically cutting forward along the touchline.
Benayoun made a sideways push to Alonso before Abonlaho contracted, and Alonso went over the top for Enrique and Ashley Young to fight for frantic speed.
"Alonso passed straight to the side, Enrique~, he and Ashley Young are simply two fast horses, Enrique, who is more on the outside, controlled the ball first, on the bottom line, no cross, and passed back to Mark who ran to the corner of the penalty area"
Mack Qin received the ball and turned around, and there are two famous killers in this area, one is the former Henry the Great, and the other is the young magician Coutinho who has not yet turned red.
Thierry Henry relied on speed, an acceleration could wipe the defender into the box, and Coutinho relied on a long-range shot, the famous trick of turning the inside curling ball of the penalty line into a penalty.
To score another goal as soon as possible, to press down the flame of the Villa team's delusional momentum, to extinguish it!
Gardner and Forberg, one outside the box and the other inside the box, pressed on him.
He flicked the ball on the inside of his right foot, pushed the ball to the baseline in small steps, and made a posture that he could cut the ball in at any time with the outside instep, and he never lowered his head during the whole process.
It's a habit he's developed over the years, like Kaka's dribbling, looking straight ahead and never looking at the ball.
Because there are eyes under their feet.
Torres quickly ran towards the edge of the six-yard box, Gerrard was already up to speed, and Folberg took a look at Mackin and turned sideways to prevent him from getting around himself with an outside instep cross.
Now is the time!
In the middle of their circle leaked out of space with Forberg's movement, and with a slap of his ankle, the ball obediently scurried through the gap, not going to Torres, but also past Gerrard and flying towards the back post, which was already unmarked.
There's Abelloa running in......
"Goal~al~al, Liverpool scored again, Abeallo fell to the ground and shot, the ball quickly flew into the bottom right corner of the goal, Taylor couldn't reach it", Peterson's passionate roar sounded at the right time.
"hat a goal~~", McManaman didn't hold back, not that the ball shot beautifully, but that the pass was too beautiful, if you don't watch the replay, you can't appreciate its beauty, thinking it's just a cross to grab a point.
Only an expert who is well versed in tactics understands what he meant for a moment.
When Mark received the ball, Torres was still in the middle of the box, and Gerrard was still running to the middle of the box with left-back Bouma, and there were no gaps or leaks at all.
The moment the ball came out, Torres ran to the front and took Laursen with him, and Gerrard ran to the middle to bring Bouma, and the ball whizzed around them and went straight to the back post.
The ball is here, and the gap is here!
It's as if everyone except Arbelloa is dodging this pass.
Ferguson took a sip of red wine depressedly, and from the beginning of the game, he sat in front of the TV, staring at the game without pulling his eyes.
So why take apart the powerful midfield combination?
Ferguson asked himself if they were under his command, they would definitely have a diamond-shaped four midfielders, and if the forward line was paired with Rooney and Ronaldo, it would definitely be a god to kill God and Buddha to kill Buddha!
Before he could figure it out, he saw two assists from Mackin that were like flowers and leaves.
He frowned, some of them have watched this season, Manchester United's whirlwind motorcycle Ronaldo, Arsenal's midfield wizard Xiaofa, Liverpool's devil genius Mark, and Chelsea's increasingly tempered iron bucket!
Four dragons win the pearl.