Section 438 Hard-hitting
When the final round of the Premier League came, all the eyes of the entire Premier League and the top four teams were on the White Hart Lane Stadium.
Liverpool are bound to watch this game: they are the ones who visit White Hart Lane. And Manchester United will have to watch: this game will determine whether they can win the title or not. Chelsea are just in contention for third, but they are equally concerned about winning and losing: they haven't dropped out of the top three since Abram took over. And Tottenham ...... How can you not care about your own home game.
"It's the final game of the Premier League, but interestingly, for the top four in the Premier League, only Liverpool really treat this game as the last game. Tottenham have the FA Cup, Manchester United and Chelsea have Champions League ties, and this game is important for them, but it's not the most important. ”
Tottenham, Manchester United, Chelsea, and all have cup competitions to play, and Liverpool's game is their last battle, which will determine their key battle this season. Since Liverpool beat Manchester United in the third round, they have led the league for a whole season, they have given up the FA Cup and the League Cup, they were beaten in the Champions League by Chelsea who went all out, and there is only one hope left for them, for them, this is the most important matchup, winning this game, they are the champions of the league, they have achieved a good dream for many years, and they have lost......
Benitez stood on the sidelines, looking at his players, who he didn't believe they were going to lose. Fernando Torres, Gerrard, Benayoun, Kuyt, Alonso, Mascherano, Aurelio, Hyypia, Carragher, Arbeloa, Reyna – eleven of them are not going to lose to Tottenham no matter what.
This season's Liverpool, through all the enemies, has scored 90 points, in the Premier League, with 90 points, only two losses and can not win the championship, never existed.
And their opponent, Tottenham, although also strong, is average in strength against strong teams. In addition to Chelsea against Scolari, they also won and drew one with Arsenal in other games, and played with Chelsea, which Hiddink had just taken over, and were beaten by Manchester United and Liverpool, and they did not play particularly well. In the last game, Tottenham Hotspur played against Liverpool, although it was an away game, but Benitez was also confident to win the game!
In his pre-match interview, Rafael Benitez said Liverpool would win – in fact, they don't have to win this game at all, as long as Liverpool and Tottenham get a draw, they can get what they want. Manchester United's goal difference is 10 less than Liverpool's, they can't catch up, a draw means Liverpool win the title, and Tottenham Hotspur only need a draw to overtake Chelsea and finish third. However, it seems that Liverpool are not very satisfied with the same points as Manchester United to win the title, they want to overtake Manchester United and win the title, so at White Hart Lane, we will not see a dull game, but a rather good battle. ”
In fact, in this game, if the two sides give each other a step and play a draw, it is not bad. However, Benitez clearly wants not a tie to win the title, but a win and a win on points. On the one hand, he felt that it was not glamorous enough, and on the other hand, he was also worried about being plotted by Tottenham - although Tottenham seems to have little to do with Manchester United, but who knows what the relationship between Li Bin and Ferguson is? What if he relaxes and kills one of them in the last minute? There are too many contacts with Liman in the Premier League, and Liverpool has suffered a lot, so it is natural to be cautious and try to win all. Therefore, at the beginning of the game, they began to press in an all-round way, wanting to rely on their own strength to win the game.
Li Bin was not surprised by Liverpool's thoughts. For Liverpool, winning the championship is a grudge they have accumulated for nearly 20 years, and having seen Inter Milan's longing for the championship, he also knows how much Liverpool is looking forward to the arrival of this championship, and they will go all out to fight every game at this time, Li Bin feels very normal. However, just because they give it their all doesn't mean they're guaranteed to win. Tottenham are a little less powerful, but it's okay to compete with them.
Moreover, for the strength of Liverpool in the 08-09 season, Li Bin has always heard of it. He wants to stop Liverpool at this time, and he also wants to see if his team has reached the last game, and whether he can compete with first-class giants.
Of course, the most important reason why he dared to try was that even if he lost, it was Manchester United who was unlucky, not him, so what did he have to worry about......
Liverpool are strong now, but it is not as difficult as imagined to win against Liverpool. Although this is already the best time for Liverpool, their weaknesses are still obvious, and it will not be difficult to win if they take advantage of them.
Soon, after a ball to the right flank, Yaya Toure controlled possession in midfield. His position was withdrawn very deeply, because Liverpool's squad was very hard, and he did not dare to plug in immediately. Liverpool's counter-attack was good, and Gerrard immediately pounced on the defense, but Toure kicked the ball to the right, and Piszczek had already rushed up and rushed forward with the ball.
In the frontcourt, Di Maria immediately met him, and at the same time, Bale on the left also swept sideways and killed to the right. For a while, counting Piszczek who was inserted, and Suarez who retreated, Tottenham gathered as many as four players on the right side!
'Tottenham opted to let Piszczek go forward, something Li Bin had never done in previous games......
At this time, the camera gave Tottenham the backfield, and in a trance, Lineker found that it seemed that Jerome Boateng had recovered to the middle, and the backfield formed a back three. This back three was the key to the liberation of Piszczek.
From the first time Li Bin came to Tottenham, he wanted to restructure Tottenham's backline. Any good defensive system must have the ability to switch freely between a back three and a back four, and without that, the back line is not qualified. Being able to switch positions at any time and let a player plug in should be a very crucial part of the tactics, however, Tottenham's central defender Ledley Kim at that time did not have the ability to play a back three, and it was difficult for Premier League defenders to understand this change, and Kolarov did not have the level of playing center back in the middle, and their formation could not change from four to three backs, so Li Bin would rather let Yaya Toure plug in the middle for a season than let the wide players risk coming - because he knows very well, If one side lane is plugged in, the other side lane is going to be penetrated.
Now, however, Li Bin can also make such an attempt. Once Palmery and Jerome Boateng are on the pitch, they can try their hand at playing a back three, and the players have been trained in a back three since childhood, and knowing how to play similar football can make a big difference, although Palmery is young, he can complete the tactics. And Jerome Boateng is in good physical condition, he can stand it completely when he gets to the middle, unlike Kolarov, who can be beaten through slowly, so it can also help. And the most important thing is: anyway, it was Kuyt all the way, even if he broke out, it would be impossible to break through Tottenham's defense, and Li Bin was not worried about him.
Liverpool's strength lies in their middle, their wings, not in the need to care too much. In this game, Li Bin did not dare to let Yaya Toure do more insertion, but chose the wing attack that Tottenham is not too familiar with, just to consolidate the defense in the middle, and on the side, concentrate on tearing the weakest left side of Liverpool's defense.
You play me in the middle, I play your wing – from the beginning, that's how both teams played. Liverpool's strength lies in the combination of Torres and Steven Gerrard, while Tottenham have not hesitated to put everyone on the right side and let them play here – both sides have the same idea, both sides are focused on attacking.
Aurelio isn't at a very low level, but with three or four Tottenham players at the same time, he can't stop it. Mascherano ran for the first time, he stuck Di Maria's inside cut and tried to push him to the side, Di Maria got to the side, Suarez took the position a little farther away, he was able to take care of it, and the only one he let go of was Bale.
Mascherano was still afraid of Di Maria and Suarez, and he knew how much advantage the Latin players had when they met the Premier League defenders. As a Premier League player, Bale has been blown loud, but Mascherano understands that he does not have the ability to create space on his own in the game. Mascherano doesn't really care about such players, he believes that if he can block these Latin players, Bale is nothing.
However, Tottenham's attack was not as simple as he imagined. Piszczek played the ball to Bale, who slotted it straight to the wing and fed it to Suarez. Although Mascherano is strong, he can't play the ball on the other side. Suarez played the ball wide and Di Maria received it and rushed along the baseline. At this time, Suarez ran behind Di Maria, wanting to meet him behind Di Maria, but Piszczek cut in the direction of the penalty area at this time, and he wanted to form an impact on the penalty area near the penalty area!
Mascherano found himself making a big mistake: although he did a good job of keeping out Di Maria and Suarez, he moved his position to the side in order to prevent the two Latin players from getting the ball. Now, Bale and Piszczek rushed up and formed a two-on-one situation against Carragher in the middle, which was the real purpose of Tottenham's attack! Even if Bale and Piszczek are not skilled, they can still attack in the face of a backline that has been torn apart! Mascherano missed, Piszczek chose not to go back, but to go into the box! This season, the defender who is in the back of the turtle is so resolute!
It's true that Bell is not very good at making space, but he knows how to use space!
Di Maria knocked back and gave the ball to Suarez. Suarez immediately sent a long ball towards Cavani. Cavani stopped Hyypia behind him, jumped up, and a header was crossed, by this time, Carragher had already pounced on Bale, and he knew that Bale's long-range shot was still good, but the ball was not given to Bale, but to Piszczek!
Piszczek attacked, met the ball, and before it could hit the ground, he fired a right-footed volley towards the far post. As Tottenham's right-back, he barely had a chance to get involved in a season, but now it's time for him to prove himself! A defender who can't go forward, how can he be regarded as a defender from the Bundesliga!
“gooooal!!!!! Piszczek !!!! Someone who didn't expect it, scored the most crucial goal!! Piszczek scored a goal! Tottenham take the lead! Liverpool's crisis is coming, and they are in big trouble! ”
Reyna looked at the ball rolling into the goal, also biting his lip slightly. It's been a season, so you're not going to wrestle here......