50. Liverpool are in great form
7 November 2007, Anfield, Liverpool, England.
The entire Anfield stadium was filled with Reds fans cheering on Liverpool with their innermost shouts from the stands, and now that Liverpool had been pushed to the brink of a cliff, it was time to bounce back.
You can't afford to lose this game! The Liverpudlians can't afford to lose now! They don't want to be eliminated like that, they have to go to the final, the Champions League final.
Liverpool's players are well aware of where they are and they certainly won't just give up, they don't want to be eliminated in such a humiliating way. After Manchester United were eliminated in the group stage in the previous two seasons, they were sprayed with blood, and Manchester United's situation during that period was not very good.
The Liverpudlians certainly don't want to be behind Manchester United and they have to win this game.
In the pre-match dressing room, the team's protagonists, Rafael Benitez, said that this game must not be lost, and from the very beginning of this game, Liverpool will have to launch a ferocious attack and try to score as soon as possible, so that there will be much less pressure on them.
Today, Xavi 61 Alonso and Fernando 61 Torres are both in the stands and will miss the game. However, they are very nervous at this point because they know that if Liverpool cannot win today, then their Champions League journey this season is over.
Liverpool's side lined up a four-four-two formation today, with Reina in the goalkeeper's position, and there was no suspense. In the back four positions are Aveloa, Carragher, Daniel 61 and Finnan. In the midfield four are Steven Gerrard, Mascherano, Juze and Reese, and in the double forward position are Voronin and Crouch.
The visiting team played in a 541 formation today, with Arikan in the goalkeeper position and Seldav, Sedev, Diata, Uzurmez and Torraman in the back five positions. In the midfield four are Delgado, Cisse, Özcan and Avzhe, and at the top of the field is Bobo.
As you can see from the lineup of Betaxis, their purpose today is very clear, which is to get a point, and if you get a point, they will succeed. Betacis has hoarded almost all of his forces at the back, which has added a lot of trouble to Liverpool's attack.
Judging by the starting line-ups of both sides, the tone of the game has been set, that is, Liverpool's crazy attack, while Betaxis defended desperately.
Seeing the formation of Betaxis in the middle, the Liverpool fans suddenly became angry, damn it, can you be more shameless? Fucking stop the bus in front of the goal.
The players of Betacis had expected it and they did not react at all. The Betacis players walked up to the pitch with expressionless faces, a picture that I couldn't hear, didn't have the Liverpudlian people in mind, and it made the Liverpool fans feel very angry.
Liverpool fans immediately erupted in decibel-high boos inside the stadium, which they used to lash out at the impudent Betaksis.
Actually, the Betaxies are understandable to do this, they came to Anfield just to take a point, and there is nothing wrong with them discharging such a formation. They still know very well about themselves, they know that they can't get any benefits from a hard encounter with Liverpool, so what do they want to do with Liverpool? They're not stupid.
Seeing that Betaxis put on an iron bucket formation, the Liverpool players are still very angry in their hearts, can't you show a little courage to attack us?
Of course, the Liverpool players knew they were naïve and they didn't dwell too much on the issue as the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game.
There is no way back for Liverpool in this game, and they can only win to protect their hopes of qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League, so as soon as they came up, the Liverpudlians launched a ferocious attack, hoping to score as soon as possible.
Now for Liverpool, the sooner the goal is scored, the better, the later the goal comes, the greater the pressure on the Liverpudlian people, the more anxious the mentality will be, and the mentality will be unbalanced, then the Liverpool team will be finished in this game.
Therefore, as soon as the game began, Liverpool was in a hurry to attack, thinking that Betacis' backline would rush away. The Liverpool fans immediately cheered for the Liverpool team with their shouts, and they also had a Liverpool team that could score as soon as possible.
Just three minutes into the game, Liverpool launched a very dangerous attack. After the street kick in the middle, Qiu Ze suddenly dribbled the ball forward and attracted two defenders, and then he suddenly picked up the ball forward, and the ball flew quickly to Crouch in front.
Crouch jumped high and gave the ball to Voronin, who was cutting in forward. Voronin, who stepped forward, saw Crouch's header crossed, he did not stop the ball, and directly met the ball with a volley, and the ball shot like lightning towards the goal of Betaksis.
However, Voronin did not get the ball on target, and the ball went over the crossbar. This made Liverpool fans regretful, but this was a good start for Liverpool, because Liverpool threatened Betacis's goal so quickly, and it seems that Betaksis' defensive ability is not very good!
Liverpool's attack gave Betaxis' defenders a wake-up call, Liverpool's offense is very powerful, not you can defend it if you have a lot of people, and the Betaksis players must go all out and concentrate in the following games.
Three minutes later, Liverpool were back in action, this time with a one-two in midfield and disrupting the Betacis defence. Then, Qiu Ze suddenly shifted the ball to the other side, and Reese, who stepped forward, caught the ball.
Reese, who caught the football, was not greedy, and directly crossed the ball from the side, and the ball flew into the Betaksis penalty area at high speed. In the penalty area, Crouch and Voronin jumped up at the same time to fight for the top, and Voronin slammed the ball into the goal of Betaksis first, but unfortunately the ball was slightly off.
Soon after watching the game, Liverpool launched two very threatening attacks, which excited Liverpool fans. It seems that Liverpool are not injured, and the backfield of Betacis is affected by the bus, and their attack is still so sharp.
These two attacks and defenses allowed Betaxis to see the strength of Liverpool, and at the same time let them see the determination of the Liverpudlians to win. At this point, the head coach of Betaxis could not sit still, and he immediately stood up and walked to the sidelines to direct the game.
It was a much tougher game than he imagined, and he didn't expect that after losing Xavi 61 Alonso and Fernando 61 Torres, Liverpool's attack could be so sharp, which he did not expect and was full of worry at the same time.
Sure enough, in the nineteenth minute of the first half, Betaksis' goal was breached by Liverpool.
It was a throw-in opportunity, and Rieser threw the ball out on the wing, pulled the Voronin street ball on the wing, took a look at the situation in the box, and then directly curled the ball into the box.
Voronin's pass was not very big, but it fell quickly. Crouch, who jumped high in the front, didn't even hit the football, but kicked Qiu Ze, who was hurrying to follow in the middle, kicked his legs, and shot his whole body forward, and his head slammed into the flying football.
Leap to the top! Qiu Zeyu, who followed up in the middle, jumped to the top and smashed the football into Betaccis's sullenness, opening the door to victory for Liverpool.
After the goal, Qiu Ze was very excited, he ran wildly around the pitch, and then came up to the pitch and came up to his knees, leaving deep scratches on the turf.
The Anfield stadium exploded instantly, like a powder keg, and the Liverpool fans were very excited, they scored a goal, a goal that opened the door to victory, and the Liverpool fans immediately shouted Qiu Ze's name.
Benitez, the manager of the Liverpool team on the sidelines, was also very excited at this time, he jumped up suddenly, waving his fists excitedly, as if he was much more relaxed at this moment, and the pressure on him was also reduced a lot.
Benitez knows that Liverpool should win this game. Because there is no point in holding on like this, they can only attack. Now what Liverpool is most afraid of is not that the Betaksis will attack, but that the Bertaksis will not attack.
Indeed, only when the Betaxisis attack, the gap behind the Bertexis will be widened, so that the Liverpudlians will have more chances to score and be able to win the game more securely, so Benitez hopes that the Betaxis will attack at this time.
The current manager of Betacis is indeed very contradictory, and now in this situation, it no longer makes sense for them to stick to it. However, he didn't dare to attack him, because he didn't want to be blocked by the Liverpudlians.
At this time, the manager of Betaxis was very conflicted, he did not expect that the Liverpudlians would be able to break their goals so quickly under his arrangement, this Liverpool team is very different from the Liverpool team a few days ago.
In fact, at this time, the head coach of Betacis has no choice, he can only attack. If he doesn't attack in such a situation and still lets the team defend to the end, he doesn't know what he will be scolded by the media and fans after the game?
Yes, if you don't attack, doesn't that mean that Bethaxis has accepted defeat? Have they already accepted their fate? It will even make some people think that this Betaxis is just letting Liverpool win, and some people will even think of a match-fixing at this time.
The public opinion after the game is the biggest pressure on Coach Betacis at this time! He knew very well that at this time, Betacis would be beaten into a plug by Liverpool, who were in very good form, but at this time, he had no choice!
All right! Die and die! The head coach gritted his teeth and made the difficult choice, with a wave of his hand, he motioned for his players to go out and slam the Liverpool goal.
Seeing the head coach of Betacis wave his hand to attack, Liverpool's head coach Benitez finally breathed a sigh of relief, and they finally won this game, of course, without any surprises. So, at this time, Benitez did not take it lightly.
Offensive! Benitez also followed up with his own instructions, and he asked the Liverpool players to continue to strengthen the attack, trying to seize the opportunity of the Betacis players to score another goal, so that the game was really won.
The Liverpool fans who know the ball on the scene also know that the opportunity of the Liverpool team is coming, and their voices are even louder, and they hope that the Liverpool players can seize this opportunity at this time, score another goal as soon as possible, and completely seal the victory.
Now the reporters in the press box also know that there should be no big problem for Liverpool to win this game, and those reporters who want to see Liverpool's jokes instantly lose interest in this game, and some guys are eager to leave here at this time and no longer stay.
In the VIP seats at Anfield Stadium, although Liverpool's American owner does not know much about the ball, he can clearly feel the relief of the fans. He knew very well that the difficulty in front of him was over, and a smile appeared on his face.
On the pitch, Liverpool's attack is becoming more and more threatening, and Betaxis is becoming more and more like a boat in a storm, which could be destroyed at any time. At this time, the head coach of Betacis was very bitter in his heart, although he knew how it would end, but he had to rush up.