836 Rifts after the pursuit of perfection
Liverpool experienced two threatening shots from distance from Real Madrid in five minutes, and the mentality of the players began to change.
They don't know if there will be a big problem if they let Real Madrid shoot from a distance like this!
In particular, Reina's two saves were thrilling.
It's like a heartbeat.
Real Madrid were given another chance to attack from a corner.
Arjen Robben went to take a corner from the right side of the pitch and quickly kicked it back to the back of the wing after he had set up the ball.
Ramos rushed up to meet Robben's tactical corner.
At this time, there was no man's land in front of the penalty area in the middle, where Sneijder was waiting.
The Liverpool crowd that was originally crowded in the penalty area immediately rushed out when they saw this!
They were worried that Ramos' pass to Sneijder would allow Sneijder to hit another threatening long-range shot unmarked!
Just as the defender was rushing out, Ramos crossed the ball!
An overhead cross sent the ball over the head of the Liverpool man before it began to fall towards the back of goal in the middle of the box.
Everyone saw that a Real Madrid player kicked the ball into Liverpool's goal with his foot in the form of a flying sliding tackle!
The Anfield stadium was filled with cheers from the visiting fans.
"Qin Xiong! Qin Xiong pulled a goal back for Real Madrid, and it was he who stood up at a critical moment! Ramos' cross was aimed at the back of the goal, Qin Xiong shook off all the Liverpool players who were marking him, and then shoveled and scored! ”
Qin Xiong ran directly into the goal after scoring the goal, held the ball in his arms and walked towards the backcourt.
2:1
Real Madrid pulled a goal back.
Now the score should actually be acceptable for Real Madrid.
At least in terms of the situation, it is not as dangerous as when it was 2-0 down.
After all, Real Madrid is playing away from home.
Benitez sat in the dugout, his expression sank.
He finally determined that Real Madrid's self-adjustment after conceding the second goal was real and definitely not a random phenomenon.
Real Madrid after strengthening their midfield control and defense. by Qin Xiong on the forward line. Raul. Robina was covering in midfield and threatening Liverpool's goal with a long-range shot.
Real Madrid, who are proficient in attacking all means, is naturally one of their weapons for attacking the city.
At this time, the main use of long-range means can disrupt the rhythm of Liverpool's defense, and the most important thing is the impact of thinking!
Two consecutive long-range shots allowed Reyna to save, but the flaws or deficiencies in the defense were also revealed.
With flaws and loopholes, the thinking inertia of the defending side is naturally to fill them.
However, in the process of filling, new problems will erupt.
No defense is perfect. It's just that in the face of a top giant like Real Madrid, Liverpool still wants to be perfect.
It's like their head coach Rafa Benitez is a perfectionist himself.
Benitez will say after Alonso's close to 90 per cent pass completion rate in a game: "Xavi, it was a good day. ”
Compliment Alonso first, then what? Will say things that make Alonso vomit blood.
"Okay, let's talk about your passing mistakes."
He's such an impersonal, unworldly manager, and his philosophy is his style, and the Liverpool players are influenced by him and will naturally be perfect in the game.
When facing a possible 95% opponent, such thinking is correct!
It will make Liverpool better. Stronger.
But what about the top opponents?
No team can be perfect when the game is completely impossible to go to one side.
The result of Liverpool's excessive obsession is to affect the whole body!
In the end, not only will it not be possible to get close to perfection. Even the overall performance has declined!
Liverpool looked at the game time before restarting and there was not much time left in the first half.
Rafa Benitez also stood up and made gestures to his team to control the tempo of the game and preferably walk into the dressing room with the lead.
In the 43rd minute of the game, Benayoun sent a through ball to Torres on the left side of the field.
In the absence of support from his team-mates, Torres and Gerrard were clear in a one-two, and the ball was cut off by Heinze in the penalty area.
Real Madrid, for their part, continued to instigate the offensive.
Their routine remained unchanged, and after passing through the midfield, Qin Xiong knocked the ball back on the left side in front of the penalty area to Sneijder, who cut across the middle behind him.
At this time, Sneijder made a long-range shot, which made the Liverpool defence extremely nervous.
But the moment he touched the ball, he sent a straight kick to the ground!
The ball rolled past Mascherano and pierced the gap between Hyypia and Reese.
Raul, who was running diagonally, was clever enough to counter offside, but he was a little off target, and when he caught up with the football, he half-turned and swept the ball across the other side of the box.
When the football rolled quickly, Qin Xiong appeared on the trajectory of the football rolling, and Carragher and Arbeloa slid together to block when Qin Xiong raised his leg to shoot!
They were afraid of giving the opponent a penalty, so they focused on blocking the shooting lane.
Qin Xiong saw Mascherano in the middle of the defense, he did not smash the ball and shook the opportunity of Carragher and Arbeloa to block the sliding tackle, at this time, there was Alonso's pursuit less than two meters away behind him, and he could only barely get up.
Bang!
Qin Xiong blasted the ball out of the middle of the four Liverpool players, and because it was too close, the ball hit Carragher's leg and bounced into the stands.
The collision made a loud noise, but it didn't actually cause any physical damage to the players.
After the shot, Qin Xiong took the initiative to reach out and pick up Carragera, who accepted Qin Xiong's kindness, and they didn't say anything.
This kind of thing happens all the time in training, and it's unprofessional if you make a big fuss.
Even if the chances are slim, the players have to grab them, and sometimes they have to be tough!
Although Liverpool defended Real Madrid's attack, they were already a little flustered.
Because Real Madrid continued to use the space vertically in the front court, first hitting a threat with a long-range shot, and now Sneijder dared to send a through ball directly, Liverpool's defense was in a hurry, and it was really difficult to be reassured.
Qin Xiong walked over and took this corner kick.
Or a tactical corner.
He played the ball to Sneijder, who then crossed and then accelerated away from Kuyt's defence, then slid to the left side of the box and curled a shot aimed at the far corner.
The ball arcs out and goes around the back of the goal.
Reina ran to the far post and slotted the ball to the edge of the box with one hand, Reiser caught up with the ball and wanted to launch a counter-attack, but after seeing Robben rushing over at a gallop ready to counter-attack him, Reiser kicked the ball into the front.
One minute later, the first half ended.
Real Madrid trailed 2-1 to Liverpool and walked into the dressing room. (To be continued.) )