Chapter 344: Arc Free Kick
When he partnered with Cisse before, Zhang Tiehan relied more on the passing of the midfielder, but now that he is partnered with Morientes, he knows the meaning of 'partner'.
Cisse rarely passes the ball to Zhang Tiehan, and Zhang Tiehan has always felt that the support of the midfield is the most important, so he didn't care at all, but when Morientes did this, Zhang Tiehan felt that his chances had increased significantly, because the support of the midfield was often difficult to make an effective pass that allowed him to get a direct chance to shoot, and the partner was different, Morientes's position was also very high, and his pass made it easy for Zhang Tiehan to find a direct shot opportunity.
That's the difference.
Not only have the opportunities increased, but so has the 'quality' of the opportunities.
For example, when he partnered with Cisse before, Zhang Tiehan had five chances, then Cisse would also have five chances, and now he is partnered with Morientes, Zhang Tiehan will naturally have more opportunities as a center forward, he will have six chances, and Morientes will have four times, but when Morientes himself has no good chances, he will pass the ball to Zhang Tiehan, that is, he will give three of those chances to Zhang Tiehan, and with such a pass, the chances will become better.
Zhang Tiehan had nine chances, and there were particularly good ones
In short, when partnering with Morientes, who is a shadow striker and constantly passes the ball to himself, the iron man feels quite good, so he gradually finds a sense that Real Betis' goal is a bit dangerous.
Between the 50th and 65th minutes of the game, Zhang Tiehan had four headers on goal, and one long-range shot, and four of his five shots were on target.
Not only him, but also the cousins of other Liverpool teammates have gradually stabilized.
Soon Real Betis could only defend, and even then they went through crisis after crisis in their goal, and it was just good luck. Coupled with the fact that their goalkeeper is very good, it is only after they can resolve these crises.
But God can't always favor Real Betis, maybe they are not related to God, anyway, in the 69th minute, Liverpool finally scored, and it was Morientes who scored.
It was a corner.
When Steven Gerrard takes a corner. The football directly found Zhang Tiehan's point, but Zhang Tiehan was sandwiched by three Real Betis players in the middle of the penalty area, and he even had a little difficulty moving, and finally he jumped up with the pressure of the gun, but his body was squeezed a little crooked, and as a result, he could only give the point of the ball to a red figure.
That's Morientes.
When passing the ball, Zhang Tiehan didn't have time to see who it was, and it wasn't until Morientes sent the ball into the goal with a strong shot that Zhang Tiehan saw it clearly. He was also quite happy to get an assist like that.
"Fernando! That's great! ”
"Beautiful!"
"Thank you." Morientes happily hugged Zhang Tiehan, and then was drowned out by the enthusiasm of his Liverpool teammates.
Anfield was also in a frenzy with the goal.
For Liverpool fans, the wait for this goal was a bit too long, they watched Liverpool attack after attack, from the beginning to the present, every attack seemed to be about to score, and the result was a failure every time. It makes them even feel that God is on the side of Real Betis today.
But now, the goal has finally gone in!
Liverpool fans are quite happy. They cheered desperately in the audience, shouting with all their might, whether they knew each other or not, they happily hugged each other, and some fans also shouted Morientes' fame to support him, which was for Morientes. It's also quite encouraging.
His time at Liverpool was not what he had expected from the city, with frequent injuries and few appearances, with Liverpool's main players always being Cisse and Zhang Tiehan. There is no place for him at all, he is just a substitute.
This goal is also quite important to him, so he keeps thanking Zhang Tiehan.
Zhang Tiehan was a little embarrassed, "You give me so many passes, I'll just give you one." "Morientes waved his hand, passed the ball or something, it was what he should do, the important thing was that the goal went in.
Zhang Tiehan was also a little envious, but today he really wanted to not bring shooting boots.
After Liverpool's celebration, the game continued, at this time Liverpool was a bit offensive, they kept attacking, they kept attacking, that posture thought that it was Real Betis who scored just now, they were behind the side, Real Betis just wanted to try to equalize, but now there is no offensive ability at all, and their defense is stretched.
In the 80th minute, Liverpool won a free-kick.
This is a close-range free kick about 23 meters from the goal, it is a free kick opportunity caused by Real Betis's foul on Morientes, this free kick is on the right side of the goal, the angle is more than 60 degrees, the position is quite good, when Real Betis is lining up the wall, Liverpool is discussing who will take the penalty.
"I'll do it." Alonso stood in front of the ball.
This kind of ball Gerrard is not suitable, he is more suitable for the kind of free kicks that hit the goal from a long distance, other people like Morientes are not good at close free kicks, Garcia is not on the field, Reese's footwork is very average, so it can only be Alonso.
But Zhang Tiehan's eyes lit up when he looked at this position, and he ran over and said, "Let me try." ”
"You?" Alonso was a little surprised.
Gerrard and Morientes were also surprised, in their understanding, Zhang Tiehan would never penalize this kind of ball, because it was too close to the human wall, and it was necessary to make an arc to make the football go around the human wall.
Quite
It is said, no, the best player in the world is David Beckham of England, who became famous for his scimitar free-kicks, which are also known as 'Bey-style free-kicks', and few others can do the arc and perfection of Beckham's free-kicks.
Zhang Tiehan: Almost no one considered letting him make free throws just now.
Zhang Tiehan patted his chest and said, "Let me try, when I was in the England team, I learned to play free kicks with David, and I have been practicing since I returned to the club." I don't dare to say about other positions, but I am still a little sure of this position. ”
"Really?"
"Are you sure?"
Everyone else is quite skeptical of free-kicks. It's not like you can play well in a few days, but Zhang Tiehan insisted on saying so, and they didn't object, after all, even Alonso was not sure, and it really depended on a little luck to kick this goal.
So Zhang Tiehan stood in front of the ball
"What happened? Zhang is coming to the penalty? ”
"Oh my God! What is Liverpool doing and why don't others stop him! ”
"Is it tactical? Zhang shoots from that position. The wall of men who are a big threat to Real Betis should be more concerned about whether the football will be played in their important parts."
That's what the Real Betis players thought the same way.
Just now they were casually arranging the human wall, but when they saw Zhang Tiehan standing in front of the ball, several players immediately insisted on not being in the human wall, and others were also worried, until the captain of Real Betis, Sissoko, came forward to stabilize everyone, "He won't do that, we have no grudges with him"
Sissoko's argument is strong, as are the other Real Betis players.
Even if Zhang Tiehan has more strength, there is really no conflict between them. In the last game between the two teams, Liverpool easily won away, and now at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool is also a one-goal lead, Zhang Tiehan and there is really no contradiction between them, even if he takes a free kick, it is estimated that the ball will not be directly bombarded on everyone.
Despite this, the players in the wall still tried their best to cover important parts with their hands
There was a bit of generosity on their faces. It makes people feel sympathetic when they see it, and even say. Alonso and Gerrard are both worried that Zhang Tiehan will find the penalty curve too 'troublesome', and then shoot directly, in case the football is played in the wrong position, the game is estimated to be not so peaceful.
"Don't worry!"
Zhang Tiehan gave his teammates a reassuring look and was ready to make free throws.
The whole audience looked at him.
But Zhang Tiehan didn't feel much pressure. On the contrary, he was eager to try and excited, and after Beckham instructed him on free kicks, he has been practising the free kicks near this position, using the force, the angle, and the way of playing. His body had long been remembered clearly, it was already imprinted in his mind, but the position had changed from the training ground to the official game.
He really wanted to try.
If he can score a goal with a curved ball in an official game, he feels that he will have more confidence in the future, as for the rest, he has not thought about it, he naturally does not know what the human wall player of Real Betis on the opposite side thinks.
Zhang Tiehan is still a little strange, why does the other party's human wall look weird?
Some people looked at his eyes, as if to say, "mercy under his hands", ah no, maybe it should be said 'mercy at the feet', of course, there is no difference, in short, Zhang Tiehan read that look, and then he was thinking, "This is an official game, can I be merciful!" ”
So his eyes became a little more vicious.
Looking at Zhang Tiehan's eyes, several Real Betis players scolded their captain Sissoko in their hearts, didn't you say that he has no grudges against us, and won't do that kind of thing of 'kicking the ball over, it doesn't matter if you don't score or not, kicking people is the key'? What's going on with this look now? Moreover, you have been talking for a long time, as the captain, why don't you come to the wall and let them take risks.
But they didn't have the heart to complain about the captain, because they felt that what Zhang Tiehan wanted to express was that.
They panicked even more.
Zhang Tiehan didn't care what they thought, when the referee signaled that he could make a free throw, Zhang Tiehan took two deep breaths, took two steps back and trotted behind the ball with the outside instep in the rhythm.
There was a soft "bang".
Soccer Fly!
The Real Betis wall players all closed their eyes, and when they heard the sound, they made a symbolic jump, which was really more feminine than a woman, and you can imagine how much of a role the natural human wall can play, the football went around a meter above the human wall, and completed a high arc rotation in the air.
Real Betis goalkeeper Contreras originally thought that Zhang Tiehan would use a strong shot to complete the shot, before he had been preparing for the activity with his wrist, but he thought that it was a curved ball, but when he reacted, the football had already spun from the air and dived to the right side of the goal.
At that angle, Contreras knew he couldn't make it, and he froze there as he watched the ball fly into the goal.
Knowing this, the players who lined up the wall opened their eyes and looked at each other to find that everyone was fine.
They let out a long breath.
Then they saw the referee point to the centre circle, and they knew exactly what that action meant - Liverpool had scored!
The ball went in? How is that possible? Aren't we all right?
These players didn't react at all, they didn't dare to open their eyes just now, how did they know that the goal was scored, but how did the football fly into the goal? They were rather dazed.
But Liverpool are already celebrating the goal.
They just want to ask - what the hell is going on? (To be continued......)