245 Pull two wins in a row
Berbatov's goal helped Bayer Leverkusen pull a goal back.
This made the fans in the stands at the Giants very excited, and in their opinion, it was going to be another close goal shootout, which was the kind of game that suited their appetite the most.
However, although there were indeed a lot of goals in the next game, they were not evenly matched!
Just five minutes or so after Berbatov's goal, Chen Xi attacked again on the left flank.
After receiving the ball, Chen Xi calmly passed the midfield, and in the face of Fritz's defense, Chen Xi seemed very relaxed.
Directly accelerated past the Germans, although Schneider struggled to chase back behind him, but his speed was obviously not as fast as Chen Xi.
After attracting Juan's defense, Chen Xi directly took the ball from a 45-degree angle with his left foot and sent the ball into the penalty area.
The ball made a beautiful arc in the air and went around Husky and Novotny in front of the post to the middle.
Owen showed his flexibility at this time, facing the defense of Lucio, the main central defender of the Brazilian national team, he used himself to get rid of the Brazilian, outflanked the position, and directly met the ball with a flick of his head and sent the ball to the bottom right corner of the goal!
Bout in front of the goal once again looked at the ball and sighed...... "The ball is in!! Michael ~~~~~~ Owen!! A wonderful assist from Edison, a wonderful outflanking by Owen, Liverpool once again exceeded the score! ”
The American crowd in the stands also erupted in cheers again. Scarlett and Casey were also high-fives each other in celebration. It's just that one of the two is happy for Chen Xi who assisted, and the other is cheering for Owen who scored the goal.
After the goal, Owen smiled and rushed to Chen Xi, who assisted him. In the three games that played side by side with Chen Xi, Owen suddenly felt that scoring goals could have become easier!
Looking at Chen Xi and Owen in celebration, Augenthaler on the sidelines realized what a big mistake he had made today.
With Lucio, Juan and Novotny in the squad, he wanted to experiment with three centre-backs in the warm-ups.
It's just that he obviously ignored a very important point, that is, the Liverpool team has Chen Xi's magic wings. His tactics are equivalent to completely exposing his side in front of Chen Xi.
As for Fritz, Augenthaler originally wanted to give the young international full freedom to play to his heart's content. After all, he's an all-round midfielder who can play on the sidelines. Unexpectedly, he was completely restrained by Chen Xi.
It can be said that Augenthaler's well-thought-out tactics have become worthless in front of Chen Xi.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with Augenthaler's tactics in itself, it's just that he doesn't have a specific analysis of the specific situation when he uses the tactics.
Although he knew that he had made a mistake, Augenthaler could only hope that the players would hold on a little longer, after all, it was only the first half, and the substitutions were a little early!
However, he walked to the sidelines and motioned for Schneider to drop back to right-back, a veritable jack-of-all-trades for the German veteran. During his seasons at Bayer Leverkusen, he played as a full-back, midfielder, midfielder and full-back. It can be described as a brick of the revolution, where it needs to be moved!
Through the previous encounters, Schneider also knew that this young Chinese was not easy to deal with, but after receiving the coach's instructions, he still consciously retreated.
Fritz was pushed to the position of right midfielder, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief, the previous conversations with Chen Xi really hurt his self-esteem. This guy is also a rising star in Germany, but he was blown up.
In this way, Leverkusen's formation became an extremely awkward four-four-two.
After the experienced Schneider retreated, it had a certain restraining effect on Chen Xi. But Chen Xi is not in a hurry, in Liverpool, he is not fighting alone!
Half an hour into the first half of the game, Chen Xi received a long pass from Alonso's backfield, and faced Schneider, and Fritz had already chased after him.
Facing the front and rear bags, Chen Xi still stepped on the bicycle unhurriedly.
Two long legs slicing across the ball in quick succession didn't do much for an experienced veteran like Schneider, but the American fans in the stands bought it.
You know, in New York, street basketball is quite popular. What does street basketball look like? It's a fancy move!
Don't you see a lot of people watching outside Rock Park every day?
On this court, it is obvious that only Chen Xi, a guy with gorgeous skills at his feet, can make the American fans in the stands enjoy the pleasing sight that can only be enjoyed on the street court.
Just as the fans in the stands were clamoring for Chen Xi to pass the German, Chen Xi's right foot was raised but did not cross the ball again, but directly stabbed the ball to the middle with the outside of his foot!
It turned out that when Chen Xi was pedaling a bicycle, his eyes kept paying attention to the situation of his teammates. He saw Gerald on the back plugged in.
The ball was so discreet that neither Schneider nor Fritz could react and could only watch as the ball slipped through the gap between them.
Gerrard faced Chen Xi's horizontal pass and took the ball with a gesture, and after attracting Ramirau's close defense, he suddenly and cleverly leaked the ball under the crotch, and then quickly turned around. Shake off Ramirao and chase the ball at the same time.
After chasing the ball, the two strikers in the box, Huskey and Owen, cut into the ribs of the box almost at the same time, opening up for Geraldera.
Gerrard didn't hesitate, and after swaying past Juan who was out of the penalty area, he picked up his right foot directly, and the ball drilled into the bottom left corner of the goal like a cannonball!
"The ball went in again!! Stephen~~~ Gerald!! Only 30 minutes into the first half, Liverpool's 'Three Musketeers' had already scored a wonderful goal each. The score became 3-1, is this game going to be a massacre? ”
Benitez, who was on the sidelines, couldn't help but get up from his seat excitedly and gave his own applause. Obviously, his applause was not just given to Gerrard, who scored the goal, but to the "Three Musketeers" who performed well.
Gerrard also rushed to Chen Xi after scoring a goal, in his opinion, when Chen Xi attracts firepower on the side, his back plug power will be better reflected!
After a hug with Gerrard, Chen Xi also had a smile on his face, and he felt that it was a pleasure to work with his teammates.
In front of the other coach's box, Augenthaler looked helpless, and he could only walk to the sidelines and beckon the players to step up the attack. He can afford to lose a warm-up match, but he can't be too embarrassed!
The first half hasn't ended yet, the score has become 3-1, and if you continue to play like this, you can't be swept away?
Although Bayer Leverkusen's record last season was not good, their morale as a star is still quite high, and they obviously feel that they can't hang their faces.
In the next ten minutes of the first half, an onslaught was launched.
It's just that the Liverpool team's backline has long been solemn, and the captain of the Red Army, Hyypia, who was washed by Berbatov with his foot skills, is also ashamed and brave, and Berbatov is out of breath.
Don't look at the Bulgarian shooter who is tall and looks quite strong, but his style of play is relatively soft, and he seems to suffer a little bit when he encounters a tough guy like Haupia. There is nothing else to do but occasionally use the flashes like the one before to create some threats.
However, as a rare dexterous striker in the German national team, his several flashes of brilliance in the penalty area caused a lot of problems for the Liverpool team.
Among them, a tackle from him before the end of the half, which hit the extension of the near post and finally hit the side netting, which really made the Liverpudlian people panic!
In the final period of the first half, Liverpool failed to extend the score, and Bayer Leverkusen failed to close the gap, with the score remaining 3-1 until halftime!
Finally, at half-time, Bayer Leverkusen coach Organthaler immediately made personnel changes, replacing central defender Novotny with two full-backs, and changed to an orthodox 442 formation.
Offensively, Augenthaler still retains a few main players. It was only on the left side that he was replaced by American rising star Donovan.
Donovan's status is somewhat peculiar, his ownership is in the hands of Bayer Leverkusen, but he has always been in the state of being loaned to the major leagues.
On this trip to the United States, Bayer Leverkusen naturally wants to recall the American star back to the team.
No, as soon as Donovan came on the field, many fans in the stands who originally supported Liverpool immediately defected. After all, it's their own!
Just like when Manchester United traveled to China, wasn't Dongfang Zhuo, who couldn't play in Manchester United's 10,000-year game, still been entrusted with a heavy responsibility? This is a good way to earn shouts and eyeballs.
Of course, Donovan's strength is not comparable to Dongfang Zhuo. As early as '99, he was already the Ballon d'Or winner of the U17 World Youth Championship that year. Now, at a young age, he has won two major league championships and is also a two-time American Footballer of the Year winner.
It's just that the American GI seems to have a serious problem of adaptation. As soon as he left the continental United States and went to the European League, he was always out of level, but once he returned to the major leagues or the American national team, he was able to burst into absolute superstar form.
Although he represents Bayer Leverkusen today, he is in the continental United States, and the fans are looking forward to his performance.
Liverpool also made adjustments, and the 3-1 score made Benitez feel that his team could let go of the lineup drill!
At the beginning of the second half, an excited Donovan made a series of attacks on his left side.
Against substitute right-back Josemi, his blistering speed combined with first-class footwork made the Spaniard look very embarrassed.
Benitez on the sidelines couldn't help but be a little disappointed when he saw Josemi's performance, and his compatriot gave him a feeling of being difficult to take on the responsibility in these warm-up games. After the start of the new season, he will probably only be given a chance in some domestic cup competitions.
In the seventh minute, Donovan received the ball from the left.
In the face of Josemi, he slid his right foot over the ball, and then with his left foot, he went directly to the bottom line, and accelerated violently!
Josemi's reaction was already fast, and he quickly turned around to get into position, but unfortunately Donovan was more than half a beat faster than him. The Americans had already passed by him and managed to break through.
Another successful breakthrough by Donovan was greeted with applause from the Americans in the stands.
Some American fans who have watched Major League games know the number one star in Major League Soccer.
After catching up with the ball, Donovan did not cross, but took the ball towards the middle of the penalty area!
Hyypia immediately stepped in and then his team-mates came to fill in for him, and Liverpool's defensive rotation was very good.
Donovan glanced at his teammates in the middle of the road, and when he saw that there was no space, he decided to go it alone!
Facing the tall Hyypia, Donovan controlled the continuous change of direction of the ball, and suddenly pulled out his foot and shot angrily!
Hyypia's center of gravity was shaken past and the ball flew straight to the goal. It's just that Donovan only cares about the force, but the angle of the shot is a little positive. Knocked out by Dudek with both fists in a good position!
Outside the penalty area, Basturk shot directly at the flying ball, and the ball grazed the post and missed!
Benitez on the sidelines apparently also noticed the eye-catching American, so he asked Luis Garcia, who had been substituted by him in the second half, to pay attention to the defense.
Although Donovan has the strength, he is obviously limited when facing the defense of the two.
Bayer Leverkusen's powerful attack in the opening stages was also curbed. Liverpool began to look for opportunities to counter-attack.
Liverpool's 'Three Musketeers' remain on the pitch as Benitez hopes they can get together in time to show their might at the start of the season.
Chen Xi and the three of them naturally knew Benitez's good intentions, so they would seek cooperation whenever they had the opportunity. The effect is also good.
Gerrard and Owen had already completed two shots in a row, and the new Barosh had a chance to shoot in the box, but the Czech striker's shot was too straight for Bout in front of goal.
In this way, although the scene in the second half was still between the two teams, the score remained unchanged after more than 20 minutes.
In this way, halfway through the second half, Liverpool had a corner kick opportunity.
Chen Xi stood at the penalty spot, and some of Liverpool's big men came to the penalty area to scramble for the header.
Although Bayer Leverkusen also has a lot of big men, they still sound the air defense siren in the penalty area.
Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Bout nervously directs his teammates to defend.
Chen Xi, who was standing in the corner area on the left, started his run after glancing at the situation in the penalty area. The right foot rubbed heavily against the ball.
The ball flew towards the box at great speed!
The people in the penalty area are pulling and pushing each other, preparing to fight for the top.
However, the ball did not fly towards them, but drew an arc in the air and flew directly towards the far post of the goal!
Bout, who was still thinking about whether to attack and pick up the ball, yelled bad and ran over the far post, but he obviously couldn't run the ball.
At the moment when the ball was about to crash into the goal, a figure appeared on the path of the ball.
Luckily, the man was wearing a red jersey and he was Liverpool's Baroshe.
The Czech striker obviously didn't have time to think about whether the ball would fly straight into the goal, he just knew that he had outflanked it, and then he lowered his head slightly and headed the ball into the goal in front of him with the top of his head!
“gooooooooooal!!! Edison took a magical corner kick that he had past all the defences and almost crashed straight into the back of the net. Barosh headed the ball into the back of the net on the goal line. In fact, what he did was completely superfluous, and the ball could be counted on Edison! The commentator at the scene had already become Chen Xi's fan, so he said a fair word for Chen Xi.
Many American fans in the stands felt the same way, believing that Baroshe's approach was to spoil a brilliant corner kick and score straight home! They were ready to cheer when the ball crossed Bout, but the sudden Barosh was like a waiter who had stumbled into the hotel when they were at a ~ love rush ~ and robbed them of their pleasure!
Scarlett in the stands didn't care so much, in her opinion, just like the commentator said, this ball should be recorded on Chen Xi. So she left her seat at this time, waving her hand and cheering for Chen Xi.
Chen Xi was also standing in the corner flag area with his hands held high at this time, most of his teammates chose to run towards him, and even Barosh, who scored the goal, ran towards Chen Xi after coming back to his senses!
"Great! Almost scored from a corner! ”
"Yes! This should be considered a world wave, right? ”
…… Teammates rushed over and high-fived Chen Xi in celebration.
"Hey, looks like I've ruined your good thing, Edison!" Barosh also ran over with a smile on his face.
"Haha, it's okay. You're the nose of a striker! Chen Xi replied in understanding.
In this way, the Liverpool team used such a goal to extend the score to 4-1, and basically sealed the victory in advance.
Benitez on the sidelines also thought that several main players had played almost well in this game, so he called up a few players on the bench, and finally replaced all the "Three Musketeers".
Chen Xi, who left the stadium early, also received bursts of cheers from American fans in the stands.
Just before the break, Donovan set up Neuville after a break down the left flank to pull a goal back.
The final score was locked at 4-2, and Liverpool won two consecutive wins in the United States. Liverpool are also top of the World Champions Tour with two victories, and a draw against Roma in their final game will secure the title.
Although it is only a warm-up event, Liverpool obviously still hopes to win this championship and make a good omen for the new season!
(To be continued)