Chapter 430: All or Nothing
Li Liang has already known his physical state from the previous few passes and catches.
When the mental and physical state is highly unified, he can even pass the ball according to the step point of the receiving teammate, and even the long pass over the top can make the ball bounce just into the range that his teammates can control after landing.
But it's hard for him to hold on to his passing heat now.
It seems that Dell's close defense has achieved good results, but in fact, a large part of the reason is that Li Liang's physical fitness continues to decline.
Just as the engine speed is getting closer and closer to the idle zone, Li Liang's fuel tank is about to bottom out.
What can you do in 5 minutes?
In order to win this game, Li Liang believes that there are two keys, one is to break through the defensive formation of Tottenham's back three, and the other is that Monaco, which is 10 men, must strengthen its running.
He is well aware that Tottenham cannot hold on all the time, and the 1-1 scoreline is a world of difference between Monaco and Tottenham.
He also knows that Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino must have observed a decline in fitness, and perhaps now is the tipping point – if he is substituted, Tottenham may well be on the verge of a strong counter-attack.
So something more had to be done.
Li Liang received the ball in the midfield, and Dale came up like a shadow again, and a lot of Li Liang's physical strength was consumed by this 1.88-meter big man.
This time, Li Liang did not share the ball and chose to control the ball. In addition to Dell, who was with him, Ali also pounced.
The decline in physical fitness seriously affected Li Liang's passing, and did not interfere with his observation and thinking speed.
Li Liang gritted his teeth, this time he decided to forcibly break through, even if he exhausted his last physical strength.
Despite the cooling of form, the other players on the pitch - Monaco and Tottenham; With all the fans in the stands – home and away, as well as the benches on both sides, Spinogli's mouth wide open in surprise as everyone saw Li Liang lower his center of gravity and start shaking in front of the two tall opponents.
Dale and Ali were surprisingly consistent, the two did not rashly choose to close the door directly, but fought and retreated, firmly standing in their positions and never making easy moves.
They all remember that during the pre-game preparations, the assistant coach repeatedly warned everyone that in the face of the breakthrough of No. 17, they must not easily kick and lose their center of gravity, even if they are fully certain, they must be careful.
Of course, the defensive strategy of these two people was already expected by Li Liang.
He saw that Falcao had retreated, and at the same time brought Vermeer outside the penalty area, Li Liang immediately began to adjust and prepare to pass.
Falcao's roundabout run was brilliant and had formed a great opportunity to work with Li Liang in a wall-to-wall match.
Li Liang straightened up, his feet kept adjusting his pace, and it looked like he was about to use his left foot to cross and cut with Falcao.
Dale was still very vigilant, and he also noticed Sidibi plugged in at high speed on Li Liang's right, but he was more on guard against Li Liang's breakthrough.
Li Liang stepped out with his left foot to push the arch of his foot to Falcao in the middle, but before the arch of his foot touched the ball, he suddenly changed his footwork, turned his ankle at a wide angle, and kicked the ball inward with his toes.
Ali really thought that Li Liang would pass the ball, and relaxed in the last moment, but Dale still tensed his body and reacted in time.
Li Liang's left foot rubbed the ball in front of him, and the asynchronous reaction of Ali and Dale caused a gap between the two of them!
Li Liang finally won the bet, and the ball he kicked happened to pass through this gap, and what was more critical than this was that Li Liang had already started when the ball was in the air.
He recalls how he felt when he was parachuted to his back by Spinoli and Vieira, and he didn't have a parachute on his back now, even though his legs were also filled with lead!
Li Liang was not only betting on Ali and Dyer's defensive choices, he was also betting on every last drop of oil in his mailbox.
After only two sprints, Li Liang successfully squeezed in front of Ali, who was obviously slow to react!
Dale's reaction was also very amazing, he chased Li Liang tightly, and under the squeeze of his strong body, Li Liang's steps seemed a little staggering.
Pochettino was taken aback to see this scene, and being able to make such a move shows that No. 17 must still have room to spare!
Watching Li Liang stubbornly fight against Dier and bring the ball from the middle to the right, Pochettino waved his hand and whistled loudly, signaling Rose and Vertonghen to hurry up and help!
After successfully attracting the attention of Tottenham's defence, Li Liang tried his best to kick the ball away from Rose and Vertonghen before Dier squeezed in.
He felt like he had lost sensation in his legs, and it was purely by feeling that he sent the through kick to Sidibi.
Spinoli and Vieira's elaborate "hell package" for Li Liang finally came into play, except for the overpower, Li Liang's pass successfully tore through Tottenham's left side defence, and Sidibi, who was running at full speed, became the closest person to the ball in an instant.
Seeing that the ball was about to roll off the line, the French full-back fell directly to the ground and stretched out his right foot to hook the ball, but the tenacious Sidibi still tried his best to complete the cross.
The ball flew towards the middle of the penalty area, because he fell to the ground and barely kicked the ball, so Sidibi did not control the landing point - even if he controlled the landing point, it would not be of much significance, Falcao was still outside the penalty area, Monaco only had Lemar on the left side of the box, and Lemar was still quite far from the landing point of the ball.
Tottenham Hotspur right wing-back Kieran Trippier appeared near the first drop point in time for safety, and he wanted to push the ball directly out of the bottom line for safety reasons, but it didn't seem like there was an opposing player in the box, and he wanted to push the ball off the sideline, after all, a throw-in would be much less dangerous than a corner.
As he took off, Lloris yelled, and the Tottenham captain's intention was to let Trippier's header come back to him, but Trippier, who was hesitant in his judgment, was even more undecided after hearing the captain's roar.
Trippier decided to push the ball over the left touchline, but his hesitation hampered judgement and header movements, and his sideways header in the air was inadequate, and the ball was not headed away like a corner of the box.
Lemar slapped his horse in front of the opponent's low-quality clearance ball, and after steadily unloading the ball and taking a step forward, he directly hit the goal with his left foot in the face of Trippier, who had already landed on the ground and turned and rushed over!
Trippier was caught off guard, and before he had time to put his legs together, he heard a muffled "bang", and saw the ball pass through his "little door" like an arrow from the string!
Lloris is worthy of being the top goalkeeper in Europe, and when his vision was blocked by Trippier, he forced to predict and make a save according to Lemar's adjustment and swinging arm before the shot, according to the adjustment he barely saw Lemar and the swing arm before the shot!
Lloris, who is nearly 1.9 meters tall, went straight to the ground and desperately stretched out his left leg to block the opponent's route to the far corner.
I really let him guess correctly! Lemar really aimed at the far corner at the back post!
It's just like Lloris, because of Trippier's block, he didn't see the back post, and he completed this volley from a tight angle completely by feeling!
The ball was fast, rolled sideways on Lloris's toes, hit the inside of the post with precision and bounced into the net!