509. The Pompey Army is out of balance
At the start of the second half, Portsmouth launched a fierce attack as soon as they came up.
Portsmouth were very noticeable in attack, leaving only two defenders at the back. It can be seen that they are really open today, and if they don't succeed, they will become benevolent.
The Liverpool team didn't expect Portsmouth to be so bold and crazy at the beginning. Poorly prepared, Portsmouth's offensive effect was noticeable.
On the wing, Stephen 61 Finnan and midfielder Brown came in after a one-two, he immediately dribbled down the ball and crossed, and the ball flew into the Liverpool penalty area at high speed. However, the football was pushed out by Liverpool's central defender Skrtel.
The ball fell to the feet of Piquioni, who rushed up in the middle, he didn't stop the ball, he went straight to the leg, volleyed, his right leg was solid and hit the ball, the ball immediately flew out and flew towards the Liverpool goal.
The Portsmouth fans in the stands were full of anticipation, but the football fired anti-aircraft guns and knocked down the birdies flying in the sky.
On the sidelines, Portsmouth's head coach Grant slapped his forehead with his right palm when he saw this, and he didn't want to look at it anymore.
To be honest, the quality of the Portsmouth players is really not comparable to the quality of the Liverpool players. If the goal had been drawn by the Liverpool players, it would have been a great threat and there would have been a goal.
Goalkick, Liverpool won the goalkick, Reina kicked the ball out with a big foot.
The ball flew halfway up the pitch to the edge of the Portsmouth penalty area, where Huntelaar jumped high on Mocona and headed it to Maxi 61 Rodriguez on the wing.
Maxi 61 Rodriguez was just about to receive the ball when Portsmouth full-back Van Den Boray rushed out and stretched out a leg to poke the football out of front of Maxi 61 Rodriguez, and the ball flew quickly past Maxi 61 Rodríguez and flew behind him.
At the same time, Van den Boray accelerated his run past Maxi 61 Rodriguez and chased after the football.
When it came time to catch up with the football, Liverpool full-back Glenn 61 Johnson pounced. Van den Boray immediately changed direction and accelerated, dribbling towards the middle of the pitch and passing the ball across to Brown before Khedira pounced.
But as soon as the football rolled out, Liverpool's defender Mascherano rushed out directly, stealing the football in the middle, and then sent the football directly to Qiu Ze in front.
The Portsmouth fans immediately became terrified, as long as Qiu Ze got the ball, it would be a threat.
Qiu Ze turned around with the ball, and in just a split second, he was facing the Portsmouth goal. At the same time, when he turned around, Qiu Ze's eyes instantly found a vacancy.
Portsmouth's two centre-backs were too lax in their marking of Huntelaar, and they gave Huntelaar plenty of leeway.
Of course, Qiu Ze will not be polite, he turned around without any more than a month of action, swung his leg and hit the football with the instep of his right foot, and the football immediately flew straight out, like an arrow off the string.
"Chris is plugged! Huntelaar stepped forward, and the anti-offside position was successful! Portsmouth team danger! Sky Sports commentator Tim 61 Laurson shouted excitedly.
The ball was so fast that by the time Portsmouth's two centre-backs reacted, the ball was already rolling at Huntelaar's feet. Huntelaar had already stepped forward between Portsmouth's two centre-backs and into the Portsmouth penalty area.
Single Knife! This is a real one-knife ball!
The Liverpool fans were thrilled to the extreme, and they would seal the win with this goal.
However, they were a little too early to rejoice, and Huntelaar did not expect that the opportunity would come so easily. He himself was a little unprepared, he stopped a little too wide when he stopped the ball, and the football was directly held in the arms of Portsmouth goalkeeper James who rushed out.
"James! Wow, James's attack was too timely, he saved the ball at the feet of Huntelaar, he came to a tiger's mouth to pull out his teeth, and sure enough, the country deserves to be the country, and the sword is not old. Sky Sports commentator Tim 61 Laurson said.
The fans of the Liverpool team at the scene collectively erupted in regret, and of course, there were many guys who directly muttered to Huntelaar, what happened to this guy today? How could it be such a low-level mistake?
The Portsmouth fans were very happy, and they gave a thunderous applause to James, who saved the team, which is equivalent to a goal.
On the sidelines, Liverpool's manager Benitez couldn't help frowning when he saw Huntelaar's performance, Huntelaar was indeed a little out of shape today, and he didn't take advantage of several good opportunities, so it seems that he should be replaced early.
Portsmouth's goalkeeper James threw the ball out, and it flew quickly to the wing, where Hughes caught it. He immediately turned around, and Liverpool full-back Maxi 61 Rodriguez immediately rushed up and stretched out his leg to break the ball.
However, Hughes was prepared, stepping on the ball and pulling it back to avoid a steal from Maxey 61 Rodriguez, who immediately turned sideways to return the ball and then slashed forward himself.
Van den Boray on the back line did not stop the ball, facing the ball rolling towards him, he directly slammed his leg and hit the bottom of the ball fiercely, and the football flew up sharply, flying over the head of Maxey 61 Rodriguez and flying towards Hughes who was cutting forward.
Hughes thrust forward, running and looking up at the trajectory of the soccer ball in the air.
Van Den Boray's corner seemed a little too big, and Hughes frowned slightly. At this time, Liverpool's full-back Glenn 61 Johnson jumped directly high and wanted to push the ball out.
Seeing Glenn 61 Johnson jumping up, he sighed in his heart that this opportunity was over, and he was ready to slow down and turn around to grab the second drop of the ball.
Who knew that at this time, Glenn 61 Johnson actually rose to the top, and the football almost wiped Glenn 61 Johnson's hair and fell backwards.
Hughes was overjoyed, and he sped up to speed past the falling Glenn 61 Johnson and chased after the football.
Dangerous! The Liverpool team is really in danger now!
The terrified exclamations of Liverpool fans were immediately heard from the stands at the new Wembley Stadium.
The Portsmouth fans, on the other hand, slumped out of their seats like their butts on fire, their eyes staring brightly into the stadium. Grant leaned forward and stared intently into the court.
Hughes rushed up, caught the ball, and cut inside with the ball.
Liverpool's centre-back Skrtel immediately rushed out and went up to intercept Hughes. Hughes didn't panic and made an inverted triangle return pass to the ball to a step inside the penalty area.
Skrtel was startled, and he immediately looked sideways, and the ball rolled at a rapid pace to tell Utaka, who rushed in, that it was really dangerous.
Amid the excited screams of the Portsmouth fans, Utaka, who rushed up, did not stop the ball and volleyed into the football.
With a bang, the football immediately flew out from under Utaka's feet, like a meteor in the night sky after death, so fast that all Liverpool fans felt that it was over at this moment.
Liverpool's goalkeeper Reina swooped sideways like a god to knock the ball that was about to fly into the goal.
The stadium immediately resounded with cheers of surprise from the Liverpool fans, who really didn't expect Reyna to be able to save the ball, they thought it was simply fantastic, too unbelievable. And the Portsmouth fans were even more dumbfounded, they were ready to celebrate, but the football was saved!
Everyone doesn't want to believe what they're seeing, it's just amazing, it's not scientific.
After the football was pounced, Reina was very excited, even he didn't expect him to be able to pounce on the football, this time it was a real surprise, he was so excited, so excited.
At this point, Benitez immediately made a substitution, replacing Huntelaar, who was very average today, with Marcus 61 Berry. When Huntelaar saw that he was being replaced, he was stunned, he really didn't expect that it would be him.
Marcus 61 Berry got his first chance soon after coming on when Qiu Ze stole the ball at the feet of Portsmouth defender Brown on the edge of midfield, and then he sent a clever through ball to find Marcus 61 Berry between Portsmouth's two centre-backs.
At this time, the two central defenders of the Portsmouth team are still a certain distance away from Marcus 61 Berry, and Marcus 61 Berry has a lot of space to shoot.
Marcus 61 Berry didn't hesitate to shoot directly with his feet and push the ball into the far corner.
The ball was quick past Portsmouth goalkeeper James who was on the sideways pounce, but it also went wide of the far post and Marcus 61 Berry shot wide.
Gradually, the Liverpool team has adapted to the Portsmouth team's attack, and the Liverpool team has begun to regain control of the situation, especially with Liverpool having players like Qiu Ze in the midfield, and the Liverpool team has completely mastered the initiative on the pitch.
Qiu Ze firmly controlled the situation in the midfield, controlling the football at the feet of the Liverpool team, and the Portsmouth players pressed frantically without success, and under Qiu Ze's scheduling, the Liverpool players always sent the football out one step ahead of the Portsmouth players.
The Portsmouth players couldn't get the ball, and watching the time pass little by little, their mentality became more and more anxious, and their movements began to get bigger. Some of the moves were clearly unnecessary, and they still stretched out their legs and tripped up the Liverpool players when it was clear that they couldn't get their hands on the football.
This made the Liverpool fans very angry, and the Liverpool fans frantically lashed out at the Portsmouth players, cursing them and putting pressure on them.
But the Portsmouth players ignored it and continued to do so. It can be seen that the mentality of the players of the Portsmouth team has been unbalanced, and if this game continues, the Portsmouth team will not have many chances, unless there is a miracle.
At this time, the referee Howard's whistle sounded frequently, which made the mentality of the Portsmouth players even more unbalanced.