Chapter 112: The first goal conceded
"When you pass through a storm,
Please hold your head high
Don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm, there was a golden sky
and lark's sweet singing
Through the wind, through the rain,
Your dreams may be shattered
But move forward with the hope in your heart
You'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone......"
Gerrard's long-range shot failed to break through the door guarded by Li Lei, but it greatly boosted the morale and mood of the Liverpool fans in the stands. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 As he kept shouting for support from the Liverpool fans, it was only natural that the powerful song "You'll Never Walk Alone" was once again playing loudly over Anfield.
In world football, Liverpool is not the only one to use this song as a team song. But Anfield is the only one who can interpret this song so grandly and shockingly.
Even Li Lei, who was in a gloomy mood just now because of Gerald's extremely threatening heavy artillery bombardment, couldn't help but be a little distracted by the grand scene in front of him for a while. From that point of view, even at Old Trafford, he had never seen such a shocking scene.
As tens of thousands of Liverpool fans stood up, raised their hands and sang loudly, football lovers couldn't understand what a moving spirit it contained.
What a fun team and a fun group of fans. Although Li Lei was quite shocked by this situation, he did not have the slightest yearning in his heart, but his desire to destroy was stronger.
He wanted to see what it was like to beat, collapse and even humiliate this team here at Anfield.
Of course, before that, the first thing Li Lei had to do was to figure out how to deal with the long-range bombardment from Gerard and others. He has a hunch that in this kind of rainy day, Liverpool, who have many players who are good at long-range shooters, will definitely not use this goal-scoring weapon.
Gerrard's shot had sparked his competitive spirit, and he was ready to go all out against any Liverpool player when the game resumed.
However, before he waited for the fierce attack of the Liverpool players, it was Manchester United, who had not dominated the field since the beginning of the second half, to break the deadlock first. In the 58th minute of the second half, taking advantage of a corner kick opportunity, Ruud van Nistelrooy scored in the penalty area.
And, very dramatically, the main responsibility for Liverpool's goal conceded actually lies with themselves. If it hadn't been for the fact that they spilled too much water at half-time and made the turf too soft, Carragher probably wouldn't have accidentally fallen in this corner defence, leaving Ruud van Nistelrooy to pick up a big bargain in the box.
Seeing the team unexpectedly leading, Li Lei, who was in the backfield, was also very happy. But he was by no means as excited as his teammates in the front court, and he was still very calm. The shocking spectacle of the Liverpool fans singing in unison just now showed him that this is not a team that will give up easily, especially now that they are on their home turf and facing bitter rivals Manchester United.
Although the rest of the Manchester United players and Alex Ferguson also expected this, they were still surprised by Liverpool's ferocious counter-attack after the restart of the game.
"Guys, run! Run!! This is Anfield, no one can knock us down! No one!! Even if you lose, you have to lose standing up! ……”
Encouraged by captain Steven Gerrard, Liverpool launched a furious, almost frenzied attack on United's defence soon after the game resumed.
After all, the skills of Manchester United's players are not as delicate as the two giants of La Liga, and because they have not fully adapted to the too soft turf on the field at this time, the situation that has just stabilized is immediately strangled by the Liverpool players who have turned into mad dogs.
For a while, the Manchester United players were very embarrassed on the field and began to be frequently cut off by Liverpool players. No matter how loudly Ferguson shouted and scolded on the sidelines, the situation did not immediately improve.
Faced with this situation, Li Lei, who was standing in front of the gate, suddenly had a feeling in his heart, this is the mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is full of buildings!
His hunch was correct, and soon he began to appear frequently in the broadcast camera.
In the 61st minute of the second half, Gerrard made a successful steal of Keane in front. Although the Manchester United captain was very active in counter-attacking on the spot, the 32-year-old had to show his old age in front of the young Liverpool captain at the age of 23 in this cold and rainy weather.
Then, Murphy, who had received a pass from Gerrard, completed the cross and Heskey completed the final header. Although because the angle was too positive, it did not pose much threat to Li Lei. But the football, which had been very wet and slippery by the rain, almost made Li Lei make a low-level mistake of butter hand.
If it weren't for his second quick reaction and a handful of unstable and falling footballs before Owen pressed firmly on his body, I am afraid that Liverpool would have expanded the equalizer.
"Hmm!"
In the neat sighs of the Liverpool fans in the audience, Li Lei was also shocked into a cold sweat this time. In the end, it was the first rain battle, because of his lack of experience, he had forgotten about keeping his gloves dry enough, and all he thought about was how to beat Gerrard and Liverpool, but he ignored the most crucial details.
Immediately after a big foot kicked the football out, he walked to the goalpost and picked up a large towel and carefully wiped his gloves. Although the towel has already been soaked by the rain, it can still be used.
After this unsuccessful attack, Liverpool were not discouraged, but seized the opportunity that the Manchester United players had not yet recovered and continued to play hard. Amid the deafening cheers of Liverpool fans, a wave of fierce attacks was formed, and the gate guarded by Li Lei began to be tested by the biggest test since the start of the game.
In the 64th minute of the second half, Liverpool made a comeback, another attack formed after a break in midfield. The veteran Hamann completed a powerful shot at the edge of the penalty area, and this time Li Lei did not dare to slack off in the slightest. Rarely, he didn't dare to take it with his hand, but directly used his fists to block the long-range shot that was too angled.
It's just that this kind of treatment is safe, but it also leaves hidden dangers, and it is easy to leave a second opportunity for the attacking side to attack outside the penalty area. For example, this time, Murphy faced the football that was kicked out of the penalty area by Li Lei and completed a volley.
Although in the end, the shot missed the post and did not pose a direct threat to Li Lei, but it was enough to make Li Lei more vigilant.
After a succession of shots, the morale of the Liverpool players was also high. At this time, as the lagging side, they forgot the tactics of defending the counterattack steadily, and began to press all the way, not giving Manchester United a chance to recuperate.
In this regard, although Ferguson on the sidelines was in a hurry, there was nothing too good to do for a while. His burning anxious eyes were firmly fixed on Li Lei's direction, and for the time being, he could only hope that Li Lei and Manchester United's defenders would play, hoping to withstand Liverpool's offensive frenzy.
In such a difficult situation for the team, the only thing that makes him gratifying is that Li Lei has not made a mistake for the time being, and his performance is very good.
It's just that he didn't expect that he was relieved too early.
In the 68th minute of the second half, Gerrard was once again entangled with Keane in a scramble up front. In the end, when the two did not give in to each other, they both fell to the ground. The two pulled each other, and their body movements were not small, but this time Webb's whistle gave Keane a foul.
Despite the strong displeasure expressed by the United captain, Webber was cold and adamant about his decision. Keane, who got up from the grass and rushed to him to ask for an explanation, was unmoved.
In this way, Liverpool had a great free-kick opportunity on the right side of the goal from around 28 yards from goal.
This time, Gerrard, Murphy and several Liverpool players who had a free kick kung fu gathered in front of the ball, but in the end it was the famous Norwegian heavy gunner Riser who handled the free kick.
"Bang!"
With a dull loud sound, Li Lei once again faced a powerful long-range shot that was not inferior to Gerald's previous heavy cannon. Fortunately, this time the angle of the shot was still too positive, and it was not as good as the quality of Gerrard's foot.
Although when Li Lei blocked the football with both palms, the palms once again experienced the feeling of numbness like electrodes, but the actual threat was not enough. It's just that for Li Lei, his troubles have just begun.
Damn it! As soon as his hands touched the football, Li Lei immediately scolded in his heart.
The football, which had been completely soaked in rain, was heavy and slippery, which was completely unexpected by him. The situation was even worse than Gerrard's long-range shot, and Li Lei, who experienced the rain battle for the first time, did not think of this at all, so naturally he could not talk about any defense.
After the ball was blocked by him, not only did it not fly directly out of the penalty area as he had envisioned, but flew high into the air near the line of the small penalty area, and to make matters worse, it happened to be near Owen where it fell.
Faced with this terrible situation, Li Lei immediately kicked with force under his feet, and after decisively taking a big arrow step forward, he immediately jumped up with all his strength. Before Owen could finish with a header, Kankan punched the ball out.
It's just that after completing this siege and rescue, Li Lei didn't have any joy on his face, but a look of horror.
Damn it! It's slippery again!! At this point, he had noticed that although he had learned his lesson and kept the palm of the glove dry to a certain extent, he had not paid attention to the back of the glove. This time, he once again suffered the loss of inexperience in the rain war, and committed the taboo of hitting the ball with a single fist during the rain war.
After this slip, the direction of his blow was greatly deviated. It was supposed to be aimed at the direction of Ryan Giggs outside the box, but it happened to be Gerrard's direction.
Seeing that Gerrard met the incoming ball, directly waved his right leg, made a bow and arrow, and was about to shoot immediately, Li Lei was so shocked that his eyes were split.
Damn it!! After landing, Li Lei looked back to observe Gerrard's shooting, and hurriedly retreated to the goal, preparing to "welcome" the arrival of Gerrard's heavy bombardment. Only this time, he was a step too late after all.
When the football rushed towards the goal like a cannonball after a "bang", although Li Lei gritted his back molars and flew out with all his might, he was already powerless.
It's not close! It's not close!! Damn it! Damn it!! He was already flying sideways in the air, looking at the football figure that was still some distance from his fingertips, not only did his teeth creak desperately, but even the inside of his mouth accidentally bit out a small hole, and instantly his mouth was filled with a bitter smell of blood.
"Huh!"
"Yay!!"
He finally withdrew his gaze in disappointment as he failed to land, but the tsunami-like cheers of the Liverpool fans forced their way into his ears almost simultaneously with the crisp sound of a football hitting the net.
At this time, he didn't care about the smell of blood in his mouth at all, and the regret of losing the ball for the first time had completely buried him in an instant, and burned his reason out.
All that remains is endless unwillingness, regret and madness!
He buried his head in the turf, his fists trembling with resentment, his mouth clenching his teeth desperately, and the smell of blood became more and more intense.
The whole body trembled unconsciously, like a creeping wounded beast, filled with a crazy atmosphere.
"Knock, knock, knock....."
Suddenly, he raised his right fist and began to pound the ground frantically and desperately, again and again, forcefully and quickly.
Soon, there was a sharp pain in his fist, but he didn't care.
His face was flushed, his muscles exposed, and his eyes were full of terrifying madness!
His eyes were filled with horrible scarlet bloodshots!!
Damn it!!
Damn it!!!
Damn it!!!!