Chapter 152: Advance to the League Cup semifinals
Although he is now inseparable from Husky, he still can't be separated from him if he hasn't found a home, no matter how bad he is, he is also an England international, and this aura is not something that ordinary players have.
Husky didn't know about Taggoe's idea, and he was just thinking about finding a woman who was really suitable for him as soon as possible, not a woman like Taggoe who looked at the mountain and looked at it. But in this impetuous social background, does such a woman really exist? Husky was also confused.
In this game, Houllier's formation obviously did not surprise everyone, 433, Husky was not replaced, he partnered with Barosh on the wing, and the top of the middle was still the wind-chasing teenager Owen.
This formation made Mullen a little unsure of what to do, "Coach, our tactics in this game are still the same as in the last game, although their formation friend 442 has become 433, but they have not changed one thing, that is, their offense still has to count on Owen." Although Barosh is much better offensively than Husky, he has contributed zero in other aspects other than attack. ”
Nie Huan's words made Malen have no choice but to give it a go, and this game Bochum was still 442. It's no different from the last game.
In the opening game, with the cheers of the audience, Nie Huan led Bochum to play the first wave of attacks, this time he was still in the position of central defender.
Owen pestered Nie Huan to death, this guy gave him too much surprise in the last game, and he would definitely not let him have a good time in this game.
Although Owen is a super goalscorer, his positioning and prediction are quite good, which is why he can stand out in Liverpool. Some people say that he is Dalglish's successor, but in Nie Huan's opinion, Owen's speed is much faster than Dalglish. There aren't really many centre-backs who can really keep an eye on him in today's football.
Nie Huan's biggest feature is comprehensiveness, and his comprehensiveness is reflected in various technologies. Whether it is offensive or defensive, he does not have much shortcoming, this time in the face of Owen's stubborn play, he still steadily unloaded the ball, and then passed it to his teammates in the midfield.
Since the second half of the season, Nie Huan has gradually started to use this kind of penetrating short pass, instead of using the kind of long-distance long pass.
Hubbard got the ball, Borg immediately pressed it, and Hubbard didn't stop the ball. A curling ball went straight to the midfield, but it was intercepted by Carragher in the middle.
Carragher intercepted the ball and made a long pass directly to Barosh on the side, who was young, and received the ball directly past Bochum's fullback with a single bike, Nie Huan came to him like a shapeshifter at this time, and before Barosh wanted to step on the ball again, he hooked the ball, and then passed to the front court with the same big foot.
Colin had been waiting for a long time. Receiving the ball, facing Traore, this guy who is physically stronger than himself and is on par with himself in other aspects.
Colin seemed calm at this time. Against Traore, he didn't use too many fancy moves, and after a pull the ball, he suddenly started. Nie Huan remembered what he said to himself very clearly, and his only advantage in facing defenders was the moment he started. So this time he was well prepared, and Traore expected Colin's start. But he didn't expect Colin's start to be so violent, he passed himself in the blink of an eye, and in the Liverpool team, he often played with Litmanen, who was also a very explosive player at his peak.
But he is completely different from the Colin he faced, Litmanen is fast at the beginning, while Colin can accelerate, not fast at the beginning.
Colin shook Traore, but Hyypia immediately stuck to him, compared to Traore, the Finn's defense was much more reliable than the former, Hyypia did not give Colin a chance to continue to break through, and as soon as he came up, he stuck to him with his body.
Collin was so sad that he had to send the ball back to near the box, and he sent it straight to Hamann.
Hamann received the ball, he wanted to make a long pass with a big foot, but he hesitated, at this time and as many times, Nie Huan rushed over, and the ball was a shot, Dudek didn't have the highlight performance of the second half of the last game today, he didn't have any reaction to the ball at all, and the ball went into the net. Bochum took the lead in the first 20 minutes thanks to Nie Huan's cold shot from outside the box, and they extended their aggregate advantage to two goals.
Houllier could only smile wryly on the sidelines, and the crux of Roy Evans' legacy to Liverpool still hasn't been removed.
In the era when he coached Liverpool, Liverpool did play pleasing to the eye, especially the attack, which can be said to be gorgeous in the whole of Europe, but as a result, there was nothing but a league title, and then Ferguson's Manchester United kicked off the altar, and since then the first brother in English football is no longer the Red Army.
His era paid attention to ball control and passing, which also made each player have one to two seconds of observation and thinking time when he put the ball, in fact, this habit is nothing, but in the face of Nie Huan, this to two seconds is fatal.
Hamann was also very annoyed, Gerrard came over to comfort him, this ball Nie Huan didn't play very well, but Dudek today was completely two people from the last game.
The first goal plunged the entire Ruhr Stadium into a sea of joy, and the fans began to sing the Bochum anthem in unison, and the Liverpool fans on the other side also sang "You Will Never Go Alone".
One goal behind, Houllier did not make any adjustments, because this is the strongest lineup that Liverpool has come up with at present, although the names of Litmaning, Anelka, and Robbie Fowler on the bench are indeed thunderous, but their state is no longer comparable to what they used to be, otherwise they would not be on a young player like Barosh.
In fact, Houllier is a little biased, in this kind of crucial game, any of these three are better than Baros, the last game is a good illustration of this, Baros is a pure scorer, but the scoring means are not so consistent.
In the 40th minute, Liverpool had a chance on the wing, and Redknapp found Barosh on the wing with a diagonal cross. Baros took the ball to the box and faced Nke. It's just a kick and shoot, look. It's a pity that he flew out of the bottom line directly by grazing the goalpost.
In the face of such an empty opportunity, he will actually jerk off, and this ability to grasp the opportunity is really no one to laugh at compared to Husky.
Holier felt that his heart was stimulated by Barosh at this time, and it seemed that this guy couldn't stay on the field, at least not now, but who should he be.
Houllier glanced around the bench and finally fixed his eyes on Anelka, a player who once rivaled Ronaldo in his debut and whose degeneration was no less rapid than Kluivert.
"Nikolai, you go." Houllier waved at Anelka. Fowler and Litmanen, who were next to him, both looked disappointed.
Anelka slouched off the bench, being loaned to Liverpool by Paris Saint-Germain was a shame for him, and he had to get revenge and tell the idiots how wrong they had been.
Although he only joined during the winter break, in fact he was still very happy at Liverpool, although he was a substitute, but Houllier, a Frenchman, still took good care of himself, playing almost 6 games and scoring a total of 10 goals. It was a goal rate that beat Baros and Heskey.
This time it was a crucial moment and it was finally time for him to play again, and Anelka seemed very calm.
Taking advantage of the dead ball, Barosh was replaced by Anelka, and Nie Huan's expression on the field instantly became serious.
Arneca. Husky, Owen, if these tridents really work together. He didn't really know how to defend, although Barosh was the top scorer in the European Championship at the back. But Anelka is still not a player of the same grade, even if he falls.
Anelka was a threat to Bochum when he came on. The last attack in the first half was Redknapp's long pass, Anelka received it, came to the penalty area, Nie Huan immediately stuck to him, facing Nie Huan, he did not play hard like Barosh, but a light heel knock, followed by Owen gently pushed, the ball slowly rolled into the goal, Liverpool immediately tied the score, and the gap between the two sides was still one goal.
Nicolas Anelka and Owen exchanged a hug and the first half ended after a brilliant goal.
In the second half, Bochum did not make substitutions, and the cheers in the crowd were getting louder and louder, Anelka still created a threat to Bochum on the wing, and in the 60th minute, he took the ball on the side, the ball was pushed to the box by Husky, Enke stretched out his arm to lift the ball out, and Bochum escaped.
Anelka pouted, Liverpool corner kick, the ball was punished by Redknapp, Redknapp's ball was directly found at the back point, it was Anelka who received the ball, he threw the ball high into the air, and then the whole left foot was raised, and the falling ball was a pump, the ball turned into the door, Enke faced such a quick ball, it was too late to react, upside down the golden hook, Arneka played less than forty minutes to give an assist, a goal, and now the total score between the two sides has been tied.
Bochum served in the middle, and the ball began to pass between the midfielders, even if Anelka played such a highlight, Nie Huan still kept an eye on Owen. The battle between the two sides in midfield became more and more intense, and Anelka was red-eyed, and he is now completely a big problem for Bochum.
In the 70th minute, he took the ball on the side again, this time Nie Huan gave up Owen, hooked the ball before he reacted, and then took the ball and rushed directly to Liverpool's penalty area.
Liverpool's midfield is very thick, and Nie Huan is completely facing the encirclement and pursuit, but now he can't take care of it.
Redknapp's tackle was defused by Nie Huan, Borg's, the pull was just pulled into the air, Hamann's position allowed Nie Huan to change direction, and from here it can be driven out Liverpool's midfield, like Bochum, is too technical and ignores defense.
Nie Huan saw that he came to the penalty area, at this time Hyypia let go of Colin from the halfway out, Nie Huan smiled slyly, what he wanted was this effect, before Hyypia did not paste it, Nie Huan immediately passed the ball to Colin's feet, although Carragher made up the defense in time, but still did not arrive at the first step, Colin took the ball and cut inside, shook off Carragher, and calmly chose to hit the far corner of the goal in the face of Dudek. Bochum took the lead again, and by this time the clock was almost 80 minutes.
"Are you TMD SB, who asked you to let go of that winger to fight Nie Huan, if you don't let go of that winger, Nie Huan won't have a chance to hit the door at all, even if you hit the door, it won't be much of a threat, why are you so active." Arneca's fiery temper came up and erupted at Captain Hyypia.
Owen pulled Anelka aside, but it still didn't escape the referee's decision, and the referee showed Anelka a yellow card, where he was still cursing.
Anelka's mood Owen can understand, how much effort he struggled to equalize the score, just because of Hyypia's steal, all his efforts were in vain.
Hyypia's face is ugly, although he is the captain of Liverpool, but some thorns and big names in the team will not take themselves seriously at all, if it weren't for Owen to defend himself, I'm afraid his position as captain would have been removed long ago.
Heskey played hard defensively, but didn't create many chances for his teammates on the offensive end.
Houllier had no choice but to replace the Finnish skate Litmanen and replace Husky, who loved Husky more than Litmanen, although the opponent's goal efficiency was N times that of Husky.
Litmanen was replaced, and Liverpool's trident became particularly vicious, and they began to threaten Bochum's goal again and again, but Litmanen was no longer the invincible Finnish skate blade in the Eredivisie, and too many injuries and age hindered his performance.
The trio is a powerful combination, but it's a little late, and if Litmanen and Anelka had played together, the result would have been completely different from what they are now. Once again, Houllier's employment has been criticized.
After Litmanen came on the field, he did create a few chances, but at this time most of Liverpool's players were already unable to fight, especially Anelka, after receiving that yellow card, he completely disappeared on the side, and the game was finally fixed at 3:2, Bochum relied on a goal difference advantage, advanced to the semi-finals of the League Cup. It was a thrilling game.
※※※ (To be continued.) )