This is absolutely pie in the sky for Everton, they suppressed Liverpool for fifteen or sixteen minutes, in order to score has done everything they can, but has never been able to break through the door guarded by Reina, now Liverpool's offensive is gradually rising, they are forced to take a defensive position, this counterattack is not a necessary opportunity, but Mascherano himself sent the ball into his own goal, helping them solve the problem that they were not able to solve in half the game. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Everyone at Everton was cheering, it was so cool to score in such a way, it was doubly humiliating to the opponents, they were all chanting Mascherano's name and giving him applause, if you haven't watched many football games, you might think Mascherano is an Everton player.

The commentator at the scene laughed from ear to ear, "Everton is so lucky, at this juncture to get the help of Mascherano, which is too big a blow to Liverpool's morale, this is not only Everton leading, it is almost equivalent to abolishing one of Liverpool's main midfielders, and then Mascherano will definitely not be able to continue the game with a normal mentality, this is Everton's chance......"

Moyes raised his arms and cheered, and made a gesture of thanks very unfriendly, which made people feel full of malice inside.

In the VIP box, Everton's two owners, Kenwright and Robert, also high-fived and cheered, and they were very satisfied that Liverpool could play like this, although this does not mean that they can win the game in the end, but the game is not down, and they take the lead, even if they are tied in the end, this is a successful game.

The saddest thing on the field is Mascherano, as a defensive player, he must clear the siege under the circumstances, otherwise, being touched by Anicheby is a goal, he can't bet that Anicheby can't touch it, but once there is an own goal, this pot can only be carried by himself, this is the fate of the defender.

"Don't be so sad, it's not your fault, get up, keep fighting, the game isn't over yet."

Just when Mascherano was lying on the turf for a long time, Chen Yu's voice sounded in Mascherano's ears, and Mascherano gratefully took Chen Yu's hand and stood up.

At this time, Carragher, Hyypia and others also came over to comfort Mascherano.

Carragher patted Mascherano on the shoulder and said, "You're carrying the cauldron for us." This should have been our responsibility. ”

Hyypia said: "If you don't grab this point, the opponent will score, and if you grab it, there is still a possibility of clearing, and any defender will do the same." ”

Seeing that none of his teammates complained and blamed, Mascherano's heart warmed a lot, and his courage and confidence in fighting recovered a lot.

On the sidelines, although Benitez was in a bad mood, he didn't dare to express it at all, but applauded and encouraged his players, at this time, the most important thing is not to blame and complain, but to let the players calm down and maintain the original mentality, otherwise the next game will be really dangerous.

For the score behind, Benitez did not imagine before the game, Everton's combat effectiveness is not weak, and it is a home game, Benitez does not dare to be arrogant, but the situation of the own goal is beyond Benitez's expectations, so backward to the team is a bigger blow, but seeing Chen Yu and Carragher on the field, Hyypia took the lead to comfort Mascherano, Benitez's mood is much better, with the strength of Liverpool, as long as the players are united and cohesive, he believes that it is not so difficult to get back the score.

The Liverpool fans in the stands did not lose confidence because they conceded a goal, they still made their voices heard under the suppression of the Everton fans, chanting the names of each player and then clapping desperately, hoping to give the players a little encouragement and let them know that thousands of Liverpool fans have not lost faith in them.

Among the thousands of Liverpool fans, there is also a special fan, he is Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, who also chants the names of his teammates and cheers them on just like ordinary fans.

From time to time, the reporters also pointed their cameras at Gerald and gave him a close-up.

Of course, not everyone had faith in Liverpool, and when Hyypia scored an own goal, Gillette and Hicks in the stands box had disappointment written all over their faces.

Gillette said: "Is it time for such a player to retire, what is Rafa still doing with him." ”

Hicks had a calm face and said: "A player like Hyypia is a substitute, it is better to train a young man, it won't help much anyway." ”

Gillette said: "It's not that he didn't have the funds for the transfer. Rafa became more and more stubborn. ”

Hicks disagrees with Gillette on this point, he is a supporter of Benitez, "It's not that Rafa is stubborn, it's that I didn't expect Hyypia's form to decline so quickly, and there is no suitable central defender on the market, the weak ones are not as good as Hyypia, and the strong ones don't want to be substitutes." ”

Gillette snorted, reluctant to talk about Benitez anymore, and said: "The back line is unstable, and it may not be easy for us to pull it back later." ”

Hicks said: "We are obviously about to get up just now, this oolong of Hyypia is just an accident, I think it will be no problem to get it back, I believe Chen Yu." ”

Gillette said: "I also believe in Chen Yu, but don't forget, this is Everton's territory." ”

Hicks said: "I haven't forgotten, but Chen Yu has always been a big player, and now that the World Footballer of the Year selection is getting closer and closer, I believe he will not be idle in such a competition." ”

Indeed, Chen Yu does not want to be mediocre in such a key battle, he has been longing for World Footballer for a long time, even if the voting may be over, but he does not want to lose points in the derby, he needs to use a perfect season to crown himself.

'There was still time in the first half, we tried for an equaliser! Believe in yourself and forget about the score! ”

Chen Yu encouraged his teammates, his eyes were firm and confident, and the emotions of the Liverpool players quickly calmed down.

Gerrard couldn't play, and the team's vice-president Carragher became the captain on the field, and at this time he did not forget his identity as the captain, and after Chen Yu encouraged his teammates, he also shouted: "We can't lose this game!" Don't lose either! Brethren! Pull yourself together! Reverse them! ”

"Reverse them!"

"Reversal!"

Liverpool's players were not convinced by Everton's lead, and under the encouragement of Chen Yu and Carragher, they all yelled together, and their morale and anger instantly came up together.

The middle circle kicked off, and the backward Liverpool came up domineeringly, and when the ball was controlled in the midfield, the back line was also boldly pressed and pushed directly to the center circle.

The commentator at the scene exclaimed: "Liverpool is desperate!" Want to put Everton in the half? Aren't they afraid that their fragile backline will be beaten into a sieve by Everton's counter-attack? ”

Duan Xuan, a Chinese commentator, praised: "Yes! This is the domineering of the giants! Liverpool need to crush with absolute strength, not entangle with Everton. Chen Yu is powerful! Score a hat-trick! ”

Everton and Liverpool can be said to know the roots, after Everton took the lead, they knew that Liverpool would fight back wildly, and they had already responded to this, this response was to shrink the defense and press fiercely, and not let Liverpool's players cooperate near their own penalty area.

Everton's players have very little space, and Liverpool are not the kind of team that attack mercury, so they can only break through from the flanks and try to pull Everton's players away from the middle and give them room to move.

This is a common trick to break down dense defences, but Everton's players also know the purpose of Liverpool's players, they don't live or die from the center to the wings to provide more support, preferring to break through Liverpool and defend the middle of the penalty area.

Everton's defensive strategy is also correct in a sense, the number of two teams on the field is the same, there are more players on the wing, there are fewer in the middle, there are more players in the middle, there are fewer on the wing, unless Everton puts on an iron bucket formation and compresses the formation to the limit, so it doesn't matter whether the side and the middle, the opponent does not have much room to attack. But this is a derby, and it is at their home stadium, Everton, as a mid-table team, can't do this, shrinking to half time is already Everton's limit, and then shrinking not to mention that the fans may not agree, even Everton's players themselves are difficult to accept, the derby is not a game that can be called a victory by winning 3 points.

Even if Everton does not send more defenders to the wing, it is difficult for Liverpool to form a two-on-one numerical advantage on the side, and the two forwards of Everton after the contraction are used as midfielders, the two midfielders and the central defenders are very close, and the two full-backs are protected in front of the fullbacks, and it is good that Liverpool can form a three-on-two local advantage.

Although it is still a bit of a loss for two defenders against three attacking players, Everton's players will also use foul tactics when they are more dangerous, which greatly weakens the success rate of Liverpool's wide attacks.

After Everton's goal, Liverpool's attack dominated a lot, and the advantage of possession was more obvious, but there were not many shots on goal.

It was only in the 40th minute, four minutes after Hyypia's own goal, that Liverpool produced a dangerous shot.

This is a breakthrough formed by Reese from the side, compared with the original two breakthroughs, this time Reese's pass has changed, after the first two breakthroughs, Liverpool are directly passed to the penalty area to find their own striker, but because there are too many players inside and outside the penalty area, Liverpool's forwards Chen Yu and Kuyt are difficult to find opportunities to shoot, this time Reeser passed the ball to the front of the penalty area.

The ball was on the edge of the box and was picked up by Alonso, who chested the ball and threatened to shoot and force the Everton players to come out of the box to defend, at which point Alonso picked up the ball with the arch of his foot and hoisted the ball into the box.

This pass was very creative, Kuyt, who was in an offside position, did not move, and Chen Yu just ran outside the penalty area with the defenders, and when Alonso passed, Chen Yu suddenly turned around and ran into the penalty area, forming an anti-offside trend.

"Beautiful!"

"It's beautiful! Wonderful run! ”

"Chen anti-offside! Dangerous! ”

"Watch out for Everton! Watch out for Howard! ”

……

The commentators and fans were screaming, and everyone could see that this was a great time to break the goal, as long as Chen Yu got the ball first in the penalty area, it would be difficult for anyone to block his shot.

Although Liverpool's cross tactics are very creative and tacit, but their opponent is Everton, this is a team that has studied them very deeply, this is a team that regards them as mortal enemies, every Everton player is honored to beat Liverpool, the players of such a team are highly focused in such a game, especially Everton's goalkeeper Howard, the crowd in the penalty area, but his sight and attention have always been on Alonso who passes the ball and Chen Yu who is running, Seeing Alonso hoist the ball into the box, Howard didn't hesitate to attack.

Just when Chen Yu was secretly happy, he was about to wait for the ball to fall and volley, but at this time, American goalkeeper Howard fell from the sky and hit the ball to the sideline with both hands.

Alonso hoisted the ball into the penalty area, the ball did not have the power to rush forward, and the speed was not fast, and he could be held in his arms, but Howard was worried about an accident, so he still hit the ball out steadily.

"Alas! The ball is still too close to the goalkeeper! ”

"Howard saved Everton!"

"Pity! A great fit was wasted. ”

"The cooperation is still very thoughtful, keep it up! See how long Everton can hold out! ”

……

There was a lot of discussion in the stands and in the commentary booth, some regretful, some happy, but they all thought that Liverpool's attack was quite creative.

Everton coach David Moyes on the sidelines was surprised, he knew Liverpool's attacking methods too well, either making a low cross or using the star's individual skills to force a breakthrough, open up space and then pass the ball, such an imaginative combination is really rare.

"A rough brother like Liverpool still wants to embroider, but it's a pity that he messed up."

Everton's assistant coach laughed when he saw Howard hit the ball and was a little unimpressed by Liverpool's attack.

"No, if they continue to play like this, we're going to have a hard time defending, but hopefully it's an unintentional offense."

Moyes rubbed his temples with his hand, he had a headache in this situation, don't look at Liverpool's success rate is not high, but if this change continues, Everton's defense will be chaotic, and he can only hope that Liverpool will not use such an attack as a regular means.

Liverpool sent a sideline ball, Finnan threw it to Kuyt, the Dutchman leaned on the defender with his body to pass the ball to Alonso, this time Alonso directly kicked a curved ball to the penalty area, looking for his own running player, but the ball was directly pushed out by the defender, Chen Yu and Benayoun were unable to grab the landing point.

Seeing this familiar formula and familiar taste, Everton manager Moyes put his heart down, as long as the opponent makes up XJBT, just with this conventional style of play, Moyes believes that his players will be able to defend, and if they are lucky, they may be able to counterattack.