Qin Lang is waiting for a suitable opportunity to break out well, so that his teammates can be honest and obedient; Even if Qin Lang is a player with good performance and results on the football field, he still needs an opportunity to speak loudly, and he is now waiting patiently. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After the summer transfer window closed, the Premier League is back in action after a national team break, with Liverpool visiting Britannia Stadium to take on Stoke City, the league's tallest team on average.

This team is an absolute bitter side for Liverpool, who have been winless in Stoke City's home league for 26 years, with the last time they won there going back to the days when Dalglish played for Liverpool.

Coupled with the fact that Stoke City are a tough and high-flying team, it will not be easy for Liverpool to end their humiliating record, and it will certainly be another tough battle away from home.

As we all know, Stoke City's style of play has always been a controversial topic in the Premier League, this is a team that has always been high and brave on the field, all of them are muscular men; And now there is Crouch, making Stoke City, who was already tall, the king of height in the Premier League!

In addition to the characteristics of the attack, Stoke City's defense is also very ferocious, and the backline led by Shawcross is definitely the most feared by opponents; Arsenal's genius Ramsey has short legs, but it was not tackled by Shawcross.

For the Reds, the opponent is a difficult team to play, but the players are confident of winning it.

A number of players who have been heavily invested in this summer have successfully found their rightful role at Anfield, and Liverpool, who failed to qualify for the Europa League last season, have re-emerged as giants in everyone's eyes, and their competitiveness is back.

And captain Steven Gerrard, who has missed all Liverpool games since a serious groin injury in March, has also started recovery training; Gerrard did struggle a bit after recovering from a major injury and having to adapt to new tactics, but his ability to play will certainly improve the quality of the team.

Gerrard is full of confidence, even if he can't play right away, but he believes he can help the team; The Jay team is now also full of expectations, the new season can be said to be strong, and reaching the Champions League may no longer be an unattainable thing.

For Liverpool, Stoke City have never been easy to mess with, and they have not been afraid of the Reds since they were promoted to the Premier League in 2008.

Liverpool came to the Britannia Stadium with the mentality of taking the three points, because the team is in good form for three consecutive league wins, because the team is now strong, and it is still possible to break the curse away from home.

However, Qin Lang also knows the challenge, in Qin Lang's opinion, the shortcomings of the Red Army happen to be the strongest part of Stoke City, and it is completely restrained in style.

Liverpool's current squad is strong enough, but it doesn't mean it's perfect, especially at the back, especially against teams like Stoke City, where shortcomings that weren't obvious in the past may be infinitely magnified.

Liverpool's lack of strength in defending at high altitudes has been a phenomenon in recent years, mainly because after Hyypia faded out of the team's main lineup, no one was able to take over. Hyypia is a centre-back who is very strong in frontal defence and slow to turn, and after he retired from the main line-up, there were some problems in the team's centre-back position.

Ager, the team's main central defender, has strong offensive ability, but the defense is prone to misposition. The remaining Liverpool vice-captain Carragher, whose form has been declining in recent years, is not particularly strong in his high-altitude defensive ability, let alone now counting on him to become an anti-aircraft gun.

Looking at the lineup of Stoke City, Qin Lang was still a little pressured.

Qin Lang never doubted his own strength; But Qin Lang also knows very well that football is a team sport, even if he is the world's No. 1 goalkeeper, it is impossible to do the entire backline alone, which is unrealistic.

"Damn, he's losing his height if he doesn't play basketball. But it seems to be a little too thin, if I really fight for the top, I can knock it down with one punch! ”

When the players came out, Qin Lang saw Crouch; This is a very characteristic player, a member of the Three Lions, who has played for Liverpool, Portsmouth, and Tottenham; Turning down a substitute at Tottenham in the summer to move to Stoke City, the most expensive player in Stoke City's history.

To talk about Crouch's absolute strength, Qin Lang doesn't think it's very good; But with a height of more than two meters, he is still very dangerous as a standing center. Even if he is not an efficient shooter, even if Crouch's header is not top-notch, this does not deny the threat of the high-ranking guy; What's more, Crouch is not only tall, but also has good skills at his feet.

"This team has a bad reputation in the Premier League, definitely not just because they tackled Ramsey's leg, they are such a physical confrontation, even if the Premier League emphasizes physical confrontation and fast tempo."

At the beginning of the game, Qin Lang frowned; Looking at the situation on the field, although the Reds players will not be knocked to the ground or anything like that, I have to admit that the players in Stoke City are too fond of physical confrontation, which is rugby, or American football.

"We can't play the tactics we have now, it's really dangerous to go on like this. It seems that I haven't been able to score goals here in the last few games, so I have to explain this game if I continue to play like this. ”

In the first fifteen minutes of the game, the Reds had five effective shots on goal; But none of the shots were within the range of the goal, either high or wide. The most important thing is that every shot has a very reluctant feeling, and the Reds players are very uncomfortable with the Stoke City defence.

The pace of the game was completely disrupted, both for the Reds and for Stoke City; The players on both teams are now emphasizing physical confrontation, and in a situation like this, it is too difficult to play a fluid attack or a combination.

Qin Lang has nothing to do now, because it is really difficult for the Stoke City players to snatch the ball from the feet of the Red Army players; Liverpool's current possession is overwhelmingly dominant, but unfortunately this kind of possession is a bit ineffective, and the threat caused is very limited.

Shaking his hands to shake his legs, Qin Lang felt that he still needed to warm up a little now; It's really because the threat posed to him by Stoke City is very limited, and those guys don't have the strength to fight back at all.

"It's all pressed up, and the crowd tactics are up."

Qin Lang shook his head with a wry smile, not because he was dissatisfied with the team's tactics, but because he felt that Stoke City was really a stone in a pit, absolutely stinky and hard; It's certainly not going to be easy to break down Stoke City's goal now.

The pace of the game is indeed not good, but Liverpool's strength is superior, and now the Reds naturally look like they have some chances; With far more possession and shots on goal than Stoke City, it's just a matter of seeing how well Liverpool can take their chances.

"No, this is a counterattack!"

Just when Qin Lang was idle, a sudden change occurred; Stoke City's most important task now is to defend, but they still want to cause some problems for the Reds when they take the opportunity.

Liverpool's current tactics are not playing, and so is Stoke City; They know the Reds' defensive shortcomings and they want to take advantage of the opportunity to make a good counter-attack.

In the twentieth minute of the game, the Liverpool midfielder conceded a goal; The Reds didn't say that the whole line was torn apart, and Stoke City didn't see much of a chance. It's just that some of the opportunities are created by yourself, including the big gifts from your opponents.

There was no counter-attack at the first time of conceding the goal, and perhaps it was the high-intensity rhythm after the opening of the game that made the Reds players want to slow down; So they gave Stoke the chance to push up front with ease, and the Reds' players didn't think it was much of a problem.

"Pounce out, there's too much space ahead!"

Qin Lang in front of the goal jumped to his feet in a hurry, and the players did not encounter the pressure brought by Stoke City on the defensive end after the start of the game, so they were not in a hurry one by one, and actually left a relatively large gap in front of the penalty area.

Carragher was stunned for a moment, then thought about throwing himself out; However, his hindsight left a lot of flaws, and Stoke City striker Walters received a pass from a team-mate and instantly smashed into the box. Carragher made a mistake and stretched his leg to see Walters fall in the box.

The Britannia Stadium was boiling, and Stoke City fans and fans were pressuring the referee to think it was a penalty; Carragher was also in a hurry, and the Reds players came running over thinking it was a fake fall.

Qin Lang didn't say much, this time in the defense, Carragher's toes did hook Walters, but he had to admit that there was Walters' performance in it, and he fell beautifully.

The referee still gave a penalty, but his subordinates showed mercy and did not give Carragher a red and yellow card, which was a blessing in misfortune; And just when the cheers at Britannia Stadium were almost at their peak, just when Stoke City felt that they would take out Liverpool at home again, suddenly the cheers at Britannia Stadium became quieter and quieter.

The penalty is definitely the best and easiest chance to score on the pitch, there is nothing to doubt about it; But that all changed when it was discovered that it was a man who had never conceded a penalty in three seasons since his career debuted, or a terrifying goalkeeper who saved four penalties in last season's Champions League final.

A moment ago, the Stoke City fans were still cheering, feeling that the penalty was coming, and the possibility of winning at home was greatly increased; But the next moment, I saw a goalkeeper standing in front of the goal with a relaxed smile on his face, and the pressure increased in an instant.

A penalty is the best chance to score, probably, but if you face Qin Lang, this may be the most unlikely way to score!

(To be continued.) )