Chapter 116: Equalization
"Lee! It's Lee again!! He saved us again!! Incredible! Incredible!! How the hell did he do it?! How?!! It was an absolute world class save! He's conceded a goal before, but so what?! If it weren't for his brilliant performance, the Liverpudlians' counter-attacking tactics would have expanded the score. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info He's outstanding! He is heroic!! He was undaunted!! He is our god of war!!! Oh, look at Owen, haha, he must be scareless! ......ā
"Shh!!h
When the United commentator was singing the praises of Li Lei, the Liverpool fans at Anfield naturally booed him. The Asian sore them again, not only blocking Hyypia's powerful header from close range, but also humiliating their golden boy once again.
The picture of Li Lei intimidating Owen with blood on his face made them unbearable to witness. Owen's visibly frightened face made them feel a little ashamed.
But who made Owen the darling of Anfield, and they had to be on Owen's side no matter what.
Because in recent years, Owen has represented the face of Liverpool, and the great Liverpool cannot afford the repeated face-to-face humiliation of an Asian rookie goalkeeper.
Xu Li Lei really stimulated them this time, even when Li Lei went to the sidelines to receive simple treatment from Manchester United's team doctor, their boos did not want to stop. In particular, some Liverpool fans who were guarding the stands behind Li Lei's gate rushed to the sidelines excitedly, and under the interference of the security personnel, they kept roaring at Li Lei.
"Hey, damn bastard, you're nothing! You scum!! ā
"It's just a lucky bastard, go back to Manchester!"
......
Although this voice was loud, it was extremely angry and lacking confidence in Li Lei's ears, and he knew that he had indeed stabbed Liverpool in the sore spot.
If it had been before, the corners of his mouth would have been covered with that trademark sneer of disdain, but now was not the time. He was being bandaged with simple gauze, and he looked at the score of 1:0 on the scoreboard on the scene with burning eyes, his expression was solemn and his fighting spirit was high.
To equalise, United will have to continue to intensify their attacks in the short time remaining, so that the pressure on him will only increase during that time.
In this case, in addition to the fact that he must do his best, he also hopes that Liverpool's attacking staff will "help" and miss a few more counter-attacking opportunities.
Among them, he especially hopes that Owen, who is the counter-arrow, can be more affected by the scene just now.
Although the England golden boy did not show obvious mood swings throughout the second half, from his performance in the corner kick just now, Li Lei knew that this was just a appearance, he was just forcibly suppressing the turbulent emotions in his heart.
Looking at Owen, who was being comforted by Gerald, Li Lei hoped that what he had just done to him could open and detonate the key or fuse of all this.
In English football, players with a strong and resolute personality are naturally highly sought after. So when Li Lei returned to the field with the white gauze on his head and the image of a heroic wounded soldier, even the Liverpool fans who hated him so much temporarily let him go, and he was silent, so that the applause of Manchester United fans encouraged him clearly reached his ears.
This is a reward, but at this time, Li Lei, who has already been concentrating on the score that is still behind, can still take care of this, his face is cold, and there is no response or expression.
Feeling the slight stinging pain on his left eyebrow bone, Li Lei's heart was full of fighting intent.
After the restart, it was still Liverpool's corner, but it was on a different side. This time, Li Lei did not let Liverpool form a chance to score. After seeing that the landing point of the football was within his control, he made a decisive attack and hit the football out with both fists, ending this wave of Liverpool's continuous attack.
After landing on the ground, Li Lei was a little difficult to suppress his excitement and clapped his hands vigorously. He could feel that although the corner kick just now made him bleed, it seemed to have completely stirred up his state. At this time, he felt as if he had inexhaustible strength, which only appeared when he played at a super level to keep a clean sheet against Arsenal.
When Li Lei was full of fighting spirit here, his teammates were not inferior.
While he was in the middle of the package, Ferguson had already completed the deployment of his troops, replacing Phil Neville with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and continued to strengthen the firepower in the attacking end. This bold move at the expense of the defense had an immediate effect.
Li Lei's save in this corner kick defense somewhat hit the morale of the Liverpool players, coupled with the fierce attack of the Manchester United attacking players, which immediately made the Liverpool defense a little shaky, as if they were about to lose the ball at any time.
Li Lei, who was only in the backcourt, looked at the good situation in the frontcourt, but his expression was not relaxed at all, and he was a little dignified. He knew that the more times like this, the more he couldn't be careless.
Through the previous more than 70 minutes of play, he has already seen that Liverpool is not a team that can be overwhelmed so easily. And that's exactly what happened.
Encouraged by captain Steven Gerrard, Carragher and other homegrown players, Liverpool's defence looked shaky, but they were always able to grit their teeth at the last minute and do their best to make United's attack fall short.
At the same time, they have never forgotten their greatest weapon of attack - defensive counterattack.
Either way, it's always a team that has won five times. Although there is more or less water in it, the champion genes they have are not fake.
In the 80th minute of the second half, the critical moment that Li Lei had been guarding against finally arrived. At first, it was a great attacking opportunity for United. Under the bombardment, Liverpool's defence finally showed a huge gap, allowing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to get a chance to face Reina directly in the box.
Unfortunately, the Polish goalkeeper put in a world-class performance this time, making an incredible save from close range from the Norwegian striker. And it didn't stop there, after the save was completed, he directly picked up the football, threw it to the already raised hand, turned to make a counterattack at the feet of Gerrard.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Manchester United players were still in attacking mode and were caught off guard, Liverpool, who escaped from death, launched a counterattack again. At this time, with Manchester United's frantic attack, even Brown and Sylvester have both crossed the halfway line, and it is conceivable how big the defensive gap in Manchester United's backfield is.
After Gerrard in the front court took the ball and turned around, Li Lei, who had long been guarding against this moment, immediately tensed up, and he was like a fried cat.
After seeing this scene, he was standing outside the big penalty area at this time, he did not rush to retreat, but was engrossed in staring at Gerrard's ears for the next move, at this moment, he began to really try his infant goalkeeper style on the court, putting aside the experience taught to him by Richard and others, trying to use a new way of thinking and methods to deal with and solve the current situation.
For example, at this moment, the reason why he waited in place and didn't rush to move was to wait for Gerard to make the first move. Standing in his current position, with his physical fitness and reaction speed, he is not afraid that Gerard will shoot a cannon from a distance, but also can be vigilant and vigilant to launch a counterattack with Gerald's long pass.
And, as is customary, Gerrard is going directly to Owen for a long pass of eight achievements, and in order to maximize Owen's speed advantage in the Premier League, this long pass will definitely leave enough advance for the England golden boy to gallop.
It can be said that in view of the fact that the possibility of Gerald's direct long-range fire is too small, Li Lei is waiting for Gerald's long pass at this time.
As long as the ball is a little too big, Li Lei has absolute confidence and takes the lead from his current position to intercept Gerrard's long pass.
Even if Gerrard's long pass was good, he could have stepped back and been prepared to block Owen's shot angle in advance.
Three choices, three ways, can not only retreat and save, block, but also boldly attack and intercept, this is Li Lei's goalkeeper style of play that is still in the preliminary stage.
Come on! Come on!! Li Lei, who was already fully prepared, couldn't wait.
His eyes were fixed on Gerald's every move, and he also paid attention to Owen's running position, his whole body tense like an arrow ready to go out of the string, waiting for Gerald to move first.
Here it comes! You can attack!!
When Gerrard kicked the football out directly, Li Lei's eyes lit up instantly. With his state that had been fully stimulated, even in the rain, Li Lei used his super dynamic vision to judge the landing point of the football in an instant.
After making a judgment, he rushed out at full speed with a puff, pointing straight at the football in the air like an arrow from the string.
"Oh-"
Li Lei's bold attack made Liverpool fans who noticed this scene in an uproar and were greatly surprised. Although Li Lei had a previous conviction of rushing to the center circle arc to clear the siege in the previous game, they never thought that in such a game, at the critical moment when Manchester United was still lagging behind, Li Lei would dare to play like this.
"Michael, run! Michael, speed up! Hurry up!! ā
Seeing that they were approaching the landing point at an extremely fast speed, and it seemed that they were in front of Owen, they who were still expecting Owen to come to the meeting alone, they immediately shouted in horror, hoping to attract Owen's attention.
In fact, without them shouting, Owen had already noticed Li Lei, who was bold in attacking.
Damn it! Don't you think!! After the initial surprise, he had already hated Li Lei in his heart, and he immediately gritted his teeth and fought with Li Lei with all his might, exerting his strength to eat milk, and vowed to win back a city here.
It's just that his absolute speed may definitely be faster than Li Lei, but after all, he is chasing football, and Li Lei, who took the initiative, is facing it. What's more, compared to the shorter Owen, Li Lei, who has excellent explosiveness and goes all out to open his long legs, is not much inferior to Owen in terms of speed.
Damn it!! Seeing the football falling, Li Lei was about to touch the football one step ahead of him, and Owen, who had already been red-eyed by him, immediately became angry, gritted his teeth, and threw the whole person forward with cold eyes, shining shoe nails, and sliding towards Li Lei.
His action did not escape Li Lei's attention. Looking at Owen's angry and hideous face, the corners of Li Lei's mouth immediately hung up with a disdainful sneer, this method is too pediatric!
This kind of small scene can't scare him at all, and even if he is not a master of dribbling, he has never eaten pork, and he has never seen a pig run. After all, to resolve such a situation, it is not necessary to use any difficult technical moves.
After seeing a small broken step at Li Lei's feet in front of him, he jumped up high, dodged his raised right foot, and used his raised knee to knock the falling football back in the opposite direction, Owen's eyes were instantly defeated.
After dodging Owen's malicious sliding tackle, although Li Lei stumbled a little after landing, he still barely controlled the football under his feet before Murphy came up. Then, he was very self-aware, and he didn't have any idea of controlling the ball, so he passed directly to the front court with a big foot.
The goalkeeper opened a big foot and made a long pass, although he has not completely practiced it, but at least he has a shelf that should be there. What's more, after his big foot just drove the football out, he had an inexplicable premonition in his heart that he was afraid that he would have a long pass directly to Vanney.
His hunch was right, and his pass found Ruud van Nistelrooy up front. Moreover, at this time, the Liverpool defence is about to press, and it is a great opportunity for Manchester United to counter-attack.
Therefore, his half-long pass made the entire Liverpool defense a mess in an instant.
Although Carragher and Hyypia immediately raised their hands to signal that Rusk van Nistelrooy was offside, the linesman remained unmoved. The Dutchman was quick enough to send a precise through ball to Ronaldo before Carragher's block arrived, giving the Portuguese youngster a one-on-one chance to face Reina.
"Shh!!h
The flustered Liverpool fans immediately tried to disrupt Ronaldo's shot with shrill boos, but the next moment, Ronaldo's powerful shot made them shut their mouths directly.
In addition to the ecstatic cheers of Manchester United fans, the entire Anfield stadium instantly fell into a desperate silence!
At the same time that the Manchester United players in the front court were celebrating wildly around Ronaldo, Li Lei, who witnessed all this in the backfield, also exploded with excitement in an instant.
"Ah!!h
He rushed straight to Owen's side, and under Owen's gaze, he kept waving his fist at him like a madman, and roared loudly.
He didn't know what he was going to say, he just knew that if he didn't shout out, he would drive himself crazy.
It wasn't until this moment that he was finally able to vent the remorse, unwillingness, and resentment caused by Gerrard's goal conceded.
At this moment, he could feel something hot and hot bursting in his chest!
Boom!!