Chapter 1183: Flyer Walcott's Assist
Liverpool scored two goals in three minutes, Arsenal's players were stunned, some wanted to attack, some felt that they should be stable and then said, the tactics were not uniform, which gave Liverpool more opportunities to attack, and in the three minutes from the 35th to the 38th minute of the game, Liverpool got two consecutive shots, one of which even hit the post.
Wenger did not make adjustments immediately when Liverpool scored the second goal, he just discussed it with the assistant coach, and did not expect the scene to become so dangerous, now although Liverpool leads by two goals, Arsenal is not hopeless, after all, as long as Arsenal can score two goals, it can eliminate Liverpool with the advantage of more away goals, if Liverpool scores another goal, no team in the world will want to turn the tables. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Arsene Wenger was in a hurry and immediately called captain Cesc Fabregas aside at the time of the dead ball, "You're dizzy!" Sesk! Steady! Stabilize first and don't be counterattacked by your opponent! Calm down and attack again! ”
Cesc Fabregas is a midfielder, he was just young and vigorous, and he rushed up with his teammates, and was scolded by Wenger like this, his brain immediately cleared up, and when he got the ball again, he didn't rush forward in a hurry, but controlled the ball at his feet and waited for the Liverpool players to grab it.
Liverpool is now leading 2:0, the advantage is obvious, I can't wait for Arsenal to slow down the tempo, just when Arsenal attacked, they had a lot of opportunities to counterattack, but Arsenal is not vegetarian, their attack is also very threatening, in contrast, Liverpool still hopes to consume this little time in the first half.
If it is an older team, although two goals behind, the players can also control their anger and slow down the tempo, but now these Arsenal players are young, Fabregas, the captain, can not suppress the teammates who are eager to score, the opponent forced him to pass back, the ball was immediately kicked by his teammates to the front, and then other teammates followed and rushed forward.
Fabregas couldn't care about being angry at this time, even if his teammates chose the wrong one, he had to admit it, otherwise his strength would go down, Fabregas hesitated a little and immediately followed.
Of course, such an attack did not have much effect, Liverpool is now in high spirits, everyone is full of confidence, even if it is impacted by Manchester United's Barcelona, it will not concede the ball in a short time, and soon, the ball was tackled by Gerrard again, and Liverpool immediately launched a quick counterattack.
Liverpool's long ball counterattack was quite fast, but just now Wenger's adjustments and orders also had an effect, Arsenal's players paid attention to the defense, did not give Liverpool a chance to counterattack, Gallas quickly stepped forward to steal the ball.
In the last few minutes, Arsenal were affected by the continuous loss of goals, morale was low, and they kept adjusting, but fortunately there was not much time left in the first half, and Arsenal did not concede another goal under Liverpool's attack.
The whistle blew at the end of the half-time game and Anfield Stadium was once again a sea of joy, 1-1 away, 2-0 at home, a score that would definitely please the most discerning fans, with almost all Liverpool fans clapping, singing, cheering, and giving all the compliments they could think of to the Liverpool players.
The Liverpool players raised their hands and applauded as they walked to the dressing room, celebrating with the fans, who were in the same mood as the fans, and did not expect to play so easily, and the two-goal lead made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, after all, this is the Champions League quarter-finals, after all, the opponent is Arsenal.
In the home dressing room, Benitez stood in front of the goal, hugging the sweaty players one by one, but he still had a poker face and no expression.
After entering the dressing room, Benitez only said three words of praise before issuing a warning, "Arsenal are by no means weak, the game is not over yet, the 2-0 score looks wonderful, but remember, in fact, we are only one half points ahead, Arsenal only need to score two goals and we will be eliminated." ”
Speaking of which, Benitez paused to give the players a moment to think.
Sure enough, Liverpool's players calmed down from the joy of a two-goal lead, indeed, the situation is not as good as the scoreline, in the second half Arsenal only needs to score first, Liverpool will immediately feel the pressure, what is the pressure? The pros know best, it could be doping, it could be poison, but it can never be nothing, pressure always brings surprises, Liverpool, who are two goals ahead, don't want accidents, and if they don't want accidents, they have to work harder and be more cautious in the second half to avoid Arsenal scoring goals or scoring more goals.
Seeing the pensive expressions on the faces of the players, Benitez knew that the effect he wanted had been achieved, so he said: "As long as we can carry it until 65 minutes in the second half, it is estimated that Arsenal will be chaotic, their players are too young to hold their breath, once they are blindly aggressive, you must resolutely fight back, as long as we score one more goal, we will definitely be able to reach the semi-finals......"
Away team locker room
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is reprimanding his disciple fiercely, "Are you just entering the professional game? Young? Being young is not an excuse, you are all playing as professionals since you were young, what did you do after conceding the first goal? Don't you know that the most important thing at that time was to be calm and not give the opponent another chance, but you did the opposite and conceded two goals in three minutes, which made the game even more complicated......"
The dressing room was silent, and the players all bowed their heads and said nothing.
Wenger was silent for a while, and then said: "In the second half we have to speed up the tempo, allow mistakes, but not allow conservative, we need to attack, we need to score goals, of course the return pass is safe, but it will not bring goals, but don't think about scoring in the front field, the opponent is not stupid, they will guess what you want to do, you have to pass the ball to the most advantageous teammates, you must score early in the second half, it is better to score in the first fifteen minutes so that you can bring the most pressure to Liverpool, as long as you can score a goal, Our hopes of qualifying will be greatly enhanced, and I believe that you, boy, are the best players......"
After Wenger finished speaking, he touched Walcott's head and walked out of the dressing room.
The second half came again after a fifteen-minute break, with Liverpool making no substitutions, while Arsenal replaced Flamini with the more experienced Gilbert. Silva, hopefully the team can have a veteran who can control the rhythm in the second half.
In the second half, Arsenal naturally had to speed up the pace and launch a fierce attack, and Liverpool did not play conservatively, pushing the defensive zone to near the center circle, and never letting Arsenal press their own attacking third.
The scene of the game became very intense, people could be seen everywhere at any time, the atmosphere in the stands became more hot, and the fans on both sides even had a certain quarrel.
Seeing that the game reached 60 minutes, Liverpool's players were slightly relieved, feeling that it would soon reach the 65 minutes said by the manager, and the opponent estimated that he would soon lose his breath.
However, football is always full of drama, and in the 60th minute, Arsenal's midfielder Silva passed the ball, and Adebayor feinted to force a shot from a tight angle on the left side of the box.
Reyna couldn't react and was alert enough to block the ball with his legs, with Alonso scrambling to clear the ball first.
Due to the rush to clear the ball, the ball was not kicked far, Silva again took the ball on the edge and moved to the right, Hleb and Cesc Fabregas kicked the wall and passed through, Walcott used his speed to burst into the right side of the box and fired a powerful shot from 10 yards, Carragher and Alonso both couldn't make a block, and the ball hit the outside of Reina's left leg and bounced into the back of the net.
1:1
After the goal, Walket excitedly took off his shirt and ran to the stands.
The Liverpool fans in the stands fell silent, only the Arsenal fans cheered.
Benitez threw the mineral water hard, he told him a thousand times, but he still lost the ball before the 65th minute, although he was not very lucky, but there was already a shot on goal before, which was blocked by Reina's leg this time, which can be described as flat, or there is a hole in the defense.
Now the pressure is on Liverpool's side, and Arsenal only need to score one more goal below, and Liverpool will be in a situation of falling behind because of the lack of away goals.
Liverpool in this case is very embarrassed, say ahead, or lead, but only half a goal ahead, once the opponent scores, immediately become a laggard, football matches can happen anything, in case of another refraction or own goal or penalty or something, Liverpool can cry and can't find a toilet.
Benitez has not adjusted for a long time, Liverpool's players are entangled between attack and defense, this entanglement also makes them slow and hesitant in both attack and defense, Arsenal has always been a passionate team, when the morale comes up, no matter if you are the defending champion, it is God blocking and killing God, and the devil is blocking and killing demons, and Liverpool is almost unable to fight back.
Benitez saw that it was not possible and quickly called Crouch out and asked him to get ready to play.
However, as Crouch warmed up on the sidelines, the game changed again. In the 70th minute of the game, Walcott began to break through with the ball from the front of his own penalty area, shook Alonso and Babel one after another, and got rid of the chasing Mascherano in the front, Walcott ran 100 yards and crossed on the right side of the penalty area, Carragher intercepted unsuccessfully, and the unguarded Adebayo shot low into the bottom right corner of the net from 11 yards, rewriting the score to 2:2.
The stadium suddenly fell silent, and even the Arsenal fans were stunned at this moment, no one expected the second goal to come like this.
Then the Arsenal fans erupted in hoarse shouts, "Walcott! Walcott ......"
Yes, not Adebayo who shouted the goal, but Walcott's name.
The commentators at the scene were also shouting, "Walcott! Walcott is simply a flyer! He made a great assist, a Maradona-style assist, he ran a hundred yards, broke through Alonso, Babbel, Mascherano and gave Adebayor a nanny ball! A future superstar is rising, let's cheer him on! Applause! Whether it's an Arsenal fan or a Liverpool fan! It's cheering for football......"