Chapter Seventy-Seven: Two Goals in a Row!
Derby County's counterattack was quite fast, from Leto Ziegler breaking the ball to Frank Ribery dribbling the ball, and then to Burton Reiter's shot, during which Liverpool's frontcourt players kept running and didn't have time to defend, and it only took about 10 seconds, in such a short period of time, there were even many Liverpool fans who didn't react, they were either talking to the people next to them, or doing their own thing, and when they reacted, they turned their heads and found that the football was already in their own goals.
They were dumbfounded.
What's going on? How did football appear in the Liverpool goal? What the hell is going on with him?
With Bolton Reiter's goal, the whole stadium fell silent, and then the Derby County fans also cheered wildly, and only then did the stunned fans react that it was Derby County who scored, and they muttered not knowing how to react.
This even includes a few media reporters.
None of them noticed how the ball went in, and then they turned their heads and saw that the score was rewritten, so at this time, they didn't do anything else, just stared at the big screen on the pitch to see how the ball went in!
It's only a turning of the corner, how did Derby County score!?
In fact, many Derby County fans didn't react, they were still worried about Liverpool's goal just now, but in the blink of an eye, the score became 1:1, and Derby County equalized the score, which is also incredible.
The British BBC radio commentator also shouted in surprise, "Derbyshire's counterattack, the speed is too fast!" It's too late to react! ”
This statement is widely agreed.
It's really too late to react, and if you don't look at most of the Liverpool players on the field, you can't even defend, you can only watch the football fly into your own goal!
With the goal, the voices of Derby County fans became mainstream at Anfield for the first time.
In this historic stadium, there are fewer Derby County fans than Liverpool fans, with just over 2,000 Derby County fans in attendance, and Liverpool fans more than 20 times as many as they are.
Although Derby County fans have always wanted to make their voices heard and cheer on the team. But they simply couldn't overpower the Liverpool fans.
Now it's different.
Derby County scored and they had reason to shout, while the Liverpool fans were depressed and in no mood to fight with the Derby County fans, they just watched the pitch and worried about the team.
They still remember the last time Derby came here and took the win with a 2-1 scoreline, and then Liverpool went to Derby's home stadium and also lost the game, that is. They have lost both of their two games against Derby County this season, and because of this, the media will make a 'revenge' sound before the game, with the first goal, Liverpool fans thought it would be a revenge, but now that the opponent has equalized the score, will it really be revenge?
Even if they did support the team, they lost a lot of confidence when they think about the two defeats.
At the same time. Derby County were already celebrating the goal, with Bolton Reiter running to Ribery to wrap his arms around him as soon as the goal was made, thanking him for his selfless assist, and the rest of the crowd gathered around. He hugged Bolton-Reiter, and several players reached out to touch the top of Reiter's head, which was to taint some good luck.
The Derby players were quite excited.
They have always believed in Wansheng and think that the team will definitely win this game. But Liverpool were the first to score, so that put a lot of pressure on them, and now there are goals. They tied the score, the two teams were back on the same page, and they were more confident of victory.
The Derby County players are thinking a little bit like Liverpool fans at the moment, but the mood is completely different, thinking that they have won twice this season, once at Anfield, and they don't think it will be difficult to win, after all, they have won twice and it is not surprising to win again.
So their mentality is more relaxed.
While the players celebrated, they did not forget to joke about Bolton Reiter, after all, it was his goal, and goals will always be envied by teammates, because everyone wants to score, but there are few goals, and Reiter has scored a lot of goals this season, with this goal, he has tied with Ivan Crewe, and the two are tied for the team's second scorer.
Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines, looking at the court with a smile.
He didn't cheer like crazy after scoring a goal, in fact, he was also very excited and excited, but he just watched, because he didn't think the first goal was worth cheering wildly, this is not a lore goal, nor is it the last time of the game, the goal is very important, but it is not so critical, especially in this game he came with the mentality of a battle to decide the outcome of the game, just a goal, if he scores two or three in a row, he will vent his excitement.
Now, he doesn't need to.
Because he wants to see the team score more goals.
But Diamares was very excited, he and the players on the bench kept hugging, laughing happily on his face, maybe because it was a contrast, he just thought that Wansheng's tactics were too risky, and soon the team tied the score, and the goal has this kind of charm, now he doesn't think so at all, seeing a goal, he thinks in his heart 'what if you fight it'? In the end, the team has a chance.
Maybe Wansheng was right!
This is the confidence and effect of scoring goals, if there is no goal, it is difficult for Diamares to change his opinion, even if Wan Sheng says something like confidence, but facts speak louder than words, and it is nonsense to say that no matter how much he does not score.
Now he is completely convinced.
Bolton Reiter's goal proved that they have the quality to play against Liverpool at Anfield and to go for a big win.
But to say that the big score is sure to defeat the opponent, no one dares to say such a thing, after all, there is no 'certain' in football games, and many games also rely on luck, so it can only be said that the team's chances of winning are not small, and the chances of achieving satisfactory results are not small.
That's all.
Even now it's tied with the score.
Bolton Reiter's goal put the two teams back on the same page, and soon the game was restarted.
It can be seen that Liverpool have not been affected much, and their appearance is still very stable, perhaps because they are mentally prepared to be scored by Derby County, after all, they use attack-oriented tactics. It's impossible to play against each other and not let the opponent score, it's all about who scores more goals, not who defends better.
However, Benitez began to worry about the game, just now he saw that the team was passive and wanted to make some adjustments, but before he could do anything, Derby County scored and after the game restarted, he saw that the team table was still stable. He continued to sit in the dugout, he wanted to see what the team would do, and besides, there were less than ten minutes left in the first half, and if it was to be adjusted, halftime would be the best time.
Overall, Liverpool's table is not bad.
This is what Benitez observed.
The players were unfazed by the equaliser and were solid defensively despite still being held down by Derby County. The offense is also able to play fluid and threatening, which is already pretty good.
In fact, all Liverpool players wanted was to beat Derby County.
As a professional player, especially as a player of Liverpool, one of the giants of the Premier League. When they first met Derby, they looked down on Derby, even though they knew that Derby had a good record, but they were Liverpool. One of England's absolute powerhouses!
After two defeats to Derby County, the Liverpool players were even more unconvinced and are now in their own stadium. They want to get their revenge, and even if Derby County tie the scoreline, it won't shake their minds.
In their opinion, they are Liverpool, the Red Army of England, naturally not comparable to a small team like Derby, and they have to prove something in this game.
This is the sense of honor of Liverpool players, or rather the sense of honor of the big teams.
This is determined by the heritage of the giants, such as Liverpool, a team like Liverpool is not a 'nouveau riche' Chelsea can compare, many of their players are from the Liverpool academy, such as Gerrard, Reese, Carragher and others, are all players in the Liverpool academy, that is, the results of Liverpool are not as good as Manchester United and other teams, they have never thought of leaving the team, they are professional players, they are fighting for themselves, and they are also fighting for Liverpool, Liverpool is in their hearts, not just the club they play for. At the same time, it is also a kind of faith, a kind of spiritual sustenance. In contrast, Chelsea has no such background at all, Chelsea's players, even Frank Lampard are not from the team's training camp, there is only one Terry who can be mentioned, the other players come to Chelsea from other teams, they come to Chelsea, more for themselves, for their own honor, and to play for their own better, naturally there is no faith in the team.
This is the difference between the rich and the nouveau riche.
For their own team, the Liverpool players have a kind of pride, this pride makes them not give up the game lightly, and they will not be affected by the passive situation, because they have to fight for the team until the last minute no matter what.
However, Derby's goal still had some impact on Liverpool as a whole.
Derby's goal reminded the Liverpool players of the opponent's quite strong attacking ability, a quick counterattack in ten seconds, and a smooth coordination in the middle, which is not something that ordinary teams can play.
So after the game resumed, although the Liverpool players were trying hard, there was a slight difference in their thinking - some players wanted to attack and regain the lead, while others wanted to defend solidly and prevent Derby from finding another good chance.
Two very different ideas, it is quite dangerous to appear on the same team.
As a result, Liverpool's table is quite stable, and everyone is working hard, but their formation is a little too open, and after several attacks, there are constantly gaps in the midfield, which is not visible at first, but by the time many people realize this, it is too late.
Derby County are quite a team that takes chances!
When the game restarted, Wan Sheng looked at the court, and only two minutes before he found the opportunity, he waved his hand towards the court, which seemed to be just a very usual greeting action, but in the eyes of captain Marcus, he knew that this action represented the team's reinforcement of the attack.
As the head coach, directing the game naturally does not shout, Wan Sheng said a lot of actions to the players, he used his eyes and some movements to direct the game, just to tell the players what to do next, if it was a special advice, he found an opportunity to call the players to tell them in person, but now he doesn't have to do this, he just asked the team to strengthen some attacks.
What does it mean to intensify the offense?
It's not just a simple word, it involves a lot of changes, such as moving forward, such as the two full-backs looking for opportunities to plug in, and even the centre-backs getting involved in the attack if they have the chance.
After Wansheng made adjustments, Derby County's attack was noticeably more violent.
Liverpool, on the other hand, are a bit of a mess, they don't have the same mindset yet, some want to attack, some want to defend.
Benitez also saw the team's problems, but looking at the time, the game was about to go to stoppage time, so he didn't get up, just thinking about what to do in the second half.
Above all, Benitez doesn't think Derby County can score in the coming minutes.
The game is about to enter stoppage time, and there is not much time in the first half, when the scores of the two teams are tied, and in most games, both sides will tacitly waste time in this time period.
What Benitez didn't think was that it was just 'normal' times.
Wan Sheng came to the game with the goal of 'winning the game', so he naturally had to seize a chance, and when he gave command, Derby County immediately launched a stormy attack on the Liverpool goal, and the whole team moved forward, almost surrounding the Liverpool half.
Seeing this situation, anyone can know that Derby County are stepping up their attack.
Benitez immediately stood up from the coach's bench, he walked to the sidelines, but he didn't have time to do anything, because directing the game also had to be in the interval, and now Liverpool is in crisis at the back, and it is difficult for the players to see him when he directs, and he will divide the players' minds and leave opportunities for the opponent.
His command was a step slower, and as a result, he was in a passive position.
Then, he watched Liverpool being besieged, the football kept rushing into the Liverpool penalty area, and then rushed out, every time, Liverpool's front-line players wanted to launch a counterattack to find opportunities, but they suddenly realized that when Derby County's full-time pressing, only in the opponent's half, the effect - their counter-attack could not hit half the court.
They were a little panicked!
But Derby County will not let the opponent's panic show mercy, they wish Liverpool was as chaotic as possible, Derby County used successive waves of attacks, Liverpool were caught off guard, and then Van der Vaart found an opportunity in the middle and completed a cold shot at the edge of the penalty area.
Liverpool goalkeeper Dudek reacted quickly to save the ball.
But before the Liverpool fans could breathe a sigh of relief, they saw a figure in a white jersey appear in front of the football that bounced back into the penalty area, he stretched out his right foot and gently kicked it, and the football immediately changed direction and rushed into the goal.
The ball is in!
In five minutes, Derby County scored two goals in a row!
It was only then that the fans had time to take a closer look at the white figure of the goal, and the unusually clear scar on his face made it known to everyone that his name was none other than Frank Ribery!
“Gooooooooooooooooooal!!!!!!”
"Frank Ribery !!"
"One shot! The ball is in! 1:2! 1:2! Frank Ribery's goal put Derby County in the lead! In the final minute of the first half, they were ahead of Liverpool! ”
Against the backdrop of the roar of the BBC Sports Channel commentator, Benitez's unusually solemn and helpless expression was displayed on the screen.
The Spaniard knew that at least in this first half, he lost to the young Chinese. (To be continued......)