1041 The ambition of the new stars of Montenegro
Fiorentina, who were two goals behind, made the hearts of the Purple Lily fans in the stands of the Frankie Stadium sink.
Last year, they failed to break through the encirclement of Bayern Munich and Lyon in the group stage, and this year they were in the same group as Lyon.
Bayern Munich switched to Liverpool, and as a result, the Reds looked much stronger than Bayern Munich, and it was no longer tenable to beat Fiorentina away from home.
Purple Lily coach Prandley looked at the situation on the field with a solemn face.
To say how good Liverpool's tactics are is.
In Italy, a country with many famous academy coaches, full of tactical maniacs, if Koeman, a Dutch coach, can open the eyes of Italian coaches, then the sun is coming out of the west.
It can be said that Prandelli's tactical structure is somewhat similar to that of Liverpool, and he thinks that the home advantage will allow Fiorentina to equal the gap on paper with Liverpool.
The result?
A body blow!
The combination of Montolivo and Silvestri is not at all on the same level as the combination of Mascherano and Alonso.
The biggest gap between individuals is naturally Qin Xiong and every player in Fiorentina, but in the overall framework comparison of the field, Fiorentina's fragile back is the main factor that leads to such an unfavorable situation.
Prandley stood on the sidelines and pondered, he wanted to turn the situation around, but he was already two goals down, and defending conservatively would only weaken the attack, and as long as Liverpool were not carried away, they would certainly not be able to give them a natural excellent counter-attacking space.
What to do?
What else can I do if my skills are not as good as others and I am two goals behind?
Prandelli could only turn the tide by watching to see if there would be some surprises in the match.
Koeman, for his part, made a calm gesture on the sidelines after Gerrard's goal. Let Liverpool not get overly excited. so as not to have accidents.
The Purple Lily will naturally not be far behind.
Especially the younger and more promising new stars. The more you want to prove yourself in the strong dialogue, this game is bound to attract huge attention, because Liverpool have half a team of world-class stars!
Only by expressing oneself on such a stage can one gain greater fame!
In the 31st minute of the game, Gilardino received a cross from Vargas and barely fired a goal, and the ball rolled out of the bottom line 108,000 miles from the goal.
Three minutes later, Qin Xiong dribbled the ball on the side of the front court, and then made a long-distance return pass. When the football rolled back to the middle of the midfield, Alonso saw a big gap on the right side of the front, and it was Qin Xiong who dribbled down the bottom and attracted a large number of Fiorentina players on the left side.
Alonso decisively made a long pass with great precision, and Kuyt, who cut into the edge of the box, swept the ball towards goal near the baseline!
Torres slashed in diagonally next to Natali to grab a point, and the tall Frei fell to the ground from close range, and the football was magically held in his arms.
Torres hugged his head in disbelief!
He just wanted to make a scramble to make the goalkeeper react, but he didn't expect Frei to make a successful save!
Jovetic, who lacks chances up front, is calm, patiently waiting for his chances and observing his surroundings. Make the right runs.
In the 37th minute of the game, he saw Johnson assist and went to the front. Steven Gerrard split the ball down the right flank in midfield, Johnson dribbled down the ball and sent in a decent cross for centre-back Rodrup to head the ball away.
Jovetic started to prepare for the run, and Fiorentina defended successfully!
Whether or not you can play a quick counterattack depends on the next development.
The cleared ball fell to Silvestri's feet, and Gerrard immediately stepped forward to press it, and in the physical confrontation between the two, the ball was destroyed by Gerrard, but Montolivo took control of the ball first.
When Jovetic saw this scene, his heart swelled with infinite momentum!
The horn of the counterattack has sounded!
Liverpool's front-line players immediately retreated, while Fiorentina began to move forward with attacking forces.
Montolivo made an attacking move on the spot, passing diagonally to the left side of the pitch.
Vargas took advantage of Johnson's assist to get up front, possessed the ball and dribbled forward.
After sprinting for 30 yards down the left, he found himself on the edge of the Liverpool penalty area.
Mascherano retreats into the box and Carragher heads over to the outside of the box.
Jovetic watched Liverpool's defensive adjustments and was shrewd enough to catch the opening.
He slashed in between Mascherano and Alonso, while Vargas delivered the boccia ball he wanted.
Alonso immediately got close to Jovetic and the Montenegrin star faked a direct long-range shot before possession of the ball, which managed to deceive Alonso!
When Alonso reached in front of Jovetic to try to block the ball, Jovetic retracted his foot and let the ball roll between the two and immediately started to move laterally, and after he passed Alonso, the angle of the shot in the direction of the goal became better!
Wider horizons!
Jovetic glanced at the situation in the goal and immediately made a decision: shoot!
And he was confident in himself.
This goal, it must be scored!
Only this goal can give Fiorentina the confidence to catch up with Liverpool!
Bang!
Jovetic, with a determined eye, unleashed a long-range shot that was like a blast.
Football flew towards Liverpool's goal as if it were wind, fire, thunder and lightning.
At this moment that made people's hearts rise to their throats, the football that carried the ardent hopes of countless Purple Lily fans was actually blocked by Reina's lateral pounce!
A world-class save!
The ball was too fast for Reyna to hold onto, but he just blocked it!
That's a great achievement!
Jovetic was stunned for a moment, and kept asking in his heart: How could he block it?!
How can it be?
On the football field, nothing is impossible!
Frankie Stadium was filled with sighs.
The football blocked by Reina flew past Gilardino, Gilardino subconsciously stretched out his foot but failed to touch the ball, the football flew out of the penalty area, and Alonso could only subconsciously stop the ball in the face of his own goal.
Jovetic came to his senses and immediately rushed towards Alonso.
There's still a chance!
He told himself that if he could succeed in counter-attacking, he could still cause big problems for Liverpool's goal!
Maybe the next shot will be the goal!
He was convinced.
But Alonso didn't give him any chance.
As an organizational midfielder, the ability to protect the ball is a must-have.
After stopping the ball, Alonso half-turned and kicked the ball forward, which seemed to be a clearance.
As the ball flew past him, Jovetic realized that the attack was over.
He immediately turned his head to look at the backfield, hoping that his teammates could control the ball and form an attack again, at this time, Liverpool's defense was definitely not adjusted! (To be continued.) )