After the referee announced the penalty result, Zhang Tiehan got up from the ground, rushed to Gerrard, and hugged him, "Steven, a gift for you!" ”

"You're not going to shoot free throws?" Gerald was a little unresponsive.

Zhang Tiehan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Steven, don't forget that today's game has a special meaning for you, this is a gift from everyone, I hope you can like it." ”

Jamie Carragher came from the back and said, "Steven, let's make free throws!" He should have scored today. ”

A few people walked outside the box, and other Liverpool team-mates clamored for Gerrard to take the penalty, which was tantamount to giving him a goal.

"You have to go in! Otherwise, you don't want to get this kind of opportunity. Zhang Tiehan shouted with a grin.

Gerald looked back and said, "Thank you!" Sheet! ”

He didn't shirk anymore, he walked to the ball and was ready to take a penalty, this is his 300th game for Liverpool, it is very meaningful to him personally, there are also a lot of Liverpool fans who came to watch this game, in this game that has a special meaning for him, it is really perfect to score a goal.

Thankfully, Zhang made a penalty.

Thinking of this, Gerard had to thank Zhang Tiehan even more, and at the same time he felt a lot of pressure. A penalty is not a must, and if it doesn't go in, a good, meaningful game may become a painful memory.

Beauty or pain is at this foot.

Steven Gerrard looked at Aston Villa with a look of determination on his face

Aston Villa side.

Ridgewell was still annoyed by his impulsiveness, and he stepped off the pitch and went straight back to the dressing room, where he didn't dare to look there as he passed the Aston Villa dugout, lest he see the disgruntled look in manager O'Reilly.

He felt quite guilty.

O'Reilly was his mentor after O'Reilly came to the team. He was only given the chance to play and now he is the team's starting centre-back, and Ridgewell feels guilty that O'Reilly has a lot of place in his mind, and he feels guilty about his impulsive decision to give the opposition's penalty.

Maybe because of this, the team is going to lose the game.

The more Ridgeville thought about it, the more frustrated he became. Not long after he returned to the locker room, substitute goalkeeper Taylor also returned, and Ridgewell waved at him and asked a little strangely, "Is the game over?" ”

"No, not yet." Taylor patted Ridgeville on the shoulder and said, "It was the coach who asked me to come and see you, and by the way, he also asked me to sue you." Don't take it personally, you're doing the right thing. ”

"Really?" Ridgeville couldn't believe it.

Taylor nodded affirmatively, "Really." ”

Ridgewell let out a long breath, turned his head and asked, "Did the ball go in?" ”

Taylor shook his head, and Ridgeville's face was happy, and he heard Taylor say, "I don't see that." As soon as you left, the coach asked me to come over. But," Taylor pointed out the window, "I didn't hear any cheers from our fans, so it should have been in." ”

Ridgeville nodded in disappointment.

The only good news is that Mr. O'Reilly didn't blame himself, but it was his own rush that caused the goal, and Ridgeville O'Reilly would feel more comfortable with a few curses

on the pitch.

The Liverpool players are already celebrating their goals.

Gerrard had just fired a powerful volley with precision. Sending the ball straight into the back of the net, Gerrard looked quite excited after the goal, although it was only a penalty, it was made for him by his team-mates, but this game has a special meaning for him. It's good to score goals and win.

Everyone came to congratulate Gerrard.

Gerrard also expressed his gratitude to Zhang Tiehan, Zhang Tiehan made a penalty and gave himself the opportunity, and he knew that Zhang Tiehan was really much more accurate than himself, and he could kick the long shot outside the penalty area very accurately, let alone a penalty, but Zhang Tiehan still did it.

Zhang Tiehan didn't care, "Even if I give you a ball, I will still be the top scorer!" ”

He said so.

As a result, Gerrard felt that he really shouldn't say thank you, but also, for Zhang Tiehan, a goal is really nothing, Liverpool has two games less, he himself has two more games, and he can still be in the top three scorers with four games less, which is proof.

However, this penalty, Zhang Tiehan was really lucky.

When he hit the goal with a header just now, he didn't have the confidence to score, but the opponent maliciously fouled, and he fell directly to the ground, if it was usual, he wouldn't do it, even if it was a penalty, he would often choose to use his own way to try to score the ball, but in this game, it was great to be able to create a penalty for Gerrard, so he did that.

But the results were good.

He suddenly felt that if the opponent fouled him again in the future, he could also choose to fall, just like other people's practices, so that the referee would give free kicks, would give penalties, and many free kick opportunities in good positions were also very important, not to mention penalty kicks, which would also increase the chances of scoring some goals

At the urging of the referee, Liverpool's celebration came to an end - they would have liked to delay a little longer, but Aston Villa would not let Liverpool drag it out and the celebration lasted less than a minute.

The game resumes.

Liverpool were not in a hurry, they had a goal advantage, they just had to drag the game to the end, and everyone did the same, and when there were no good chances, they tightened their grip on the football - in short, wasting time with constant passing.

Aston Villa had to attack and they had no other choice.

It's just that Liverpool attacked the whole game, Aston Villa defended the whole game, and now suddenly the attack and defense switched, Aston Villa was very uncomfortable, they lost the ball because of small mistakes in the next three attacks, and until the end of the game, they still didn't find a chance.

In the end, the two teams ended 0-1, with the home team in front of the away team behind, and Liverpool claimed another league victory

After beating Aston Villa, Liverpool continued their good momentum.

Head coach Rafael Benitez was delighted and in his post-match press conference, he was not shy about praising his team, saying: "Liverpool are stronger now than they were last season, and this is reflected in defensively. ”

'We got another away win. And again we didn't concede a goal, we played very well and created a lot of chances. "I'm happy as manager, but the most important thing is that the team is stronger than last season and we've now equalled the number of clean sheets we have conceded all of last season." This illustrates our progress in a great way. ”

Steven Gerrard was also present at the press conference, with a number of journalists interested in his 300th league game.

'We've had a good performance away from home this year, it's an improvement from last season and it's important to get three points away from home.

'Of course we want to stay in form in Europe, but we also need to improve in the Premier League.

A lot of people's focus was on the late penalty that Aston Villa did well, but that penalty gave Liverpool the win, and that was the moment that changed the course of the game.

"It was a penalty."

Benitez's voice was a little scared, "You hold your opponent hard. Dragged down from the air, of course it was a penalty, but the most important thing was that Zhang was not injured, at that time, my heart was almost beating to my throat, Zhang is too important to the team, compared to his body, I would rather not have this victory. ”

Villa boss O'Reilly was unhappy with the decision. "Whether it was a penalty or not, I think the referee's decision was a bit harsh. Players who are impulsive on the field should pay the price. But the penalty was harsh enough that Ridgewell deserved another red card. ”

"He's only twenty-one years old, he's still very young, and the red card is too strict with him."

O'Reilly seemed to want Ridgewell to gain sympathy, "A yellow card is enough, a red card plus a penalty. Can it be stricter? Ridgewell couldn't play and it was a big blow for us. ”

A lot of the media are also a bit sympathetic to Ridgeville and sympathetic to Aston Villa.

O'Reilly's words also worked.

After the game, the FA investigated the red card and held an impromptu meeting, which ultimately decided to suspend Ridgewell for just one game. This has made many fans and media very satisfied with the 'humanity' of the FA.

Zhang Tiehan also expressed his opinion, "He is very good, the FA's decision is correct. A lot of people said that he was dangerous for that foul, and yes, I was unstable and scared of injury at the time, but then I thought about it, if we had switched positions, I would have done more impulsively than him. ”

For Zhang Tiehan, Ridgewell's foul was really nothing.

Although it is a bit threatening, in fact, he often encounters this kind of thing in the game, and now Liverpool's opponents will almost use a qiē means in order to limit him, including two or three players to pinch and defend, including all kinds of small actions or something, Ridgewell is very good.

It's actually good to say something nice to win the favor of your opponent

The Liverpool vs Aston Villa match is just the finishing touches of this round of the league, in which Liverpool are the fishermen as Manchester United and Chelsea play each other.

The match between Manchester United and Chelsea can be regarded as a 'Premier League derby' in both years.

In the 'Premier League derby' for two years, United still had a small advantage, and although Manchester United did not have the same results in the league as Chelsea, they always won games against Chelsea.

It's the same this time.

At Old Trafford, Alex Ferguson once again gave Mourinho a taste of defeat.

However, Mourinho was relieved after the game because the figures in the game were satisfactory: Chelsea and Manchester United had a 21-to-9 shot ratio, 54 per cent possession to 46 per cent and 9 to 5 corners.

Manchester United only relied on 25 tackles and 19 fouls to fight the game with blood.

"If you look at the table in the second half, no one will believe that this is Old Trafford and we completely suppressed the opponent. I think you can see why we're the defending champions, why we're leading the league and I'm sure we're going to win this season. ”

But the aftermath was not what Mourinho had imagined, with no one praising Chelsea's numbers and more like the Portuguese comforting themselves.

The Daily Mirror linked Chelsea's defeat to Zhang Tiehan, "The opponent scored a goal and then defended it, and Chelsea, who had the advantage, could not win the game. ”

"It's not too worrying about how many goals have been conceded in a row, Chelsea's midfield is very strong, and there is a lot of room for adjustment, but two consecutive games without a goal, missing opportunities again and again is the most alarming, you can't score goals, the most critical number jù (goals) can't compare to the opponent, it's useless to say anything."

'If Chelsea can have a front field that guarantees goal efficiency, then they are truly perfect. It's a pity that in the summer, Chelsea let Zhang go again! ”

'That's why Chelsea lost to Manchester United!'

'Look at the other game, Aston Villa against Liverpool. Zhang was defended by two Villa centre-backs, and he had only five shots on goal in the whole game, three of which hit the woodwork, one on the post, and one penalty to create a winning chance for the team. ”

"Zhang alone is even better than Chelsea's entire forward line."

'Chelsea need to pay for their mistakes in the summer, but unfortunately Zhang now belongs to Liverpool and Mourinho can't get anything back - Liverpool will never sell their stars to rivals, especially the London side ......" (to be continued......