Chapter 36: The Show-stealing Referee

"Harry Kane's shot from the spot! The ball is in! Two to zero!

Tottenham Hotspur doubled the score!

Good! The referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, let's take a break, don't go away, come back immediately after the advertisement! ”

At the end of the first half, Tottenham were 2-0 up at home.

This time, the Tottenham players were able to walk into the dressing room with their heads held high.

"Well done! I applaud you! ”

As soon as the people arrived, Benjamin clapped his hands and cheered on the boys.

"But as you know, our opponent today is Liverpool, and it's only two goals ahead, so we can't take it lightly."

"Hahahaha!"

After everyone finished laughing, Benjamin continued to get down to business.

'Now we're leading but we can't just give up on attacking, we have to keep them under pressure on the offensive end.

Play more on the wings, the two full-backs performed very well today, especially Sissoko, Mane and Townsend you two, give me turns to break through from him!

Then when you have the opportunity, you can decisively kick the goal, don't hesitate, they are not good as a goalkeeper.

But at the beginning of the second half they were sure to attack, so we defended first and waited for our chances. ”

It's just very strange, looking at their lineup today combined with the performance of the first half, this backline gives him the feeling that Rodgers is not ready to win at all.

However, the midfield is almost full of main players, which makes Benjamin very confused.

"Also watch out for a couple of players up front of them when defending and try not to foul close to the goal.

By increasing your runs, you can create a numerical advantage in the local area, and you can defend with your teammates and block their passes or breakthroughs.

Press more space for the opponent to get the ball, and don't give them a chance to hit the goal! ”

With Suarez, Sturridge, Coutinho and Gerrard, they really can't be given space.

Otherwise, I can't tell when a wonderful long-range shot will suddenly break through Tottenham's goal and rewrite the score.

It seems that someone is missing, well, it doesn't matter.

With a two-goal advantage, the two sides returned to the pitch and the second half began.

Flanagan passed the ball and Suarez dribbled away from Alderweireld before his shot was blocked by Lloris with his legs.

In the 52nd minute, Gerrard passed the ball and Suarez's volley flew over the crossbar.

According to Benjamin's instructions, Tottenham's on-field players focused on defensive counter-attacks at the beginning of the second half, and were not in a hurry to compete with Liverpool for possession.

Raheem Sterling broke down the right and Danny Rose seized the opportunity to step up for a tackle and Tottenham launched a quick counter-attack.

Rose handed the ball to Sadio Mane in front of him, who shook off the Liverpool defender and crossed low.

In the box, Kane was about to take off when he was interfered with and fell in front of goal.

The Tottenham players were in an uproar and rushed to referee Howard Webber to ask for an explanation.

But Webber shook his head firmly, signaled no fouls, and the game continued.

Liverpool goalkeeper Jones hurriedly kicked the ball forward, and Gerrard controlled the ball in midfield.

There was boos from the stands at White Hart Lane, and it was clear that the home team's supporters were also puzzled by the referee's decision.

Benjamin also hugged his head in disbelief on the sidelines.

"This **** is not a penalty? Is this ** referee blind? ”

The fourth official, who was sitting on the side, hesitated, didn't say anything, and pretended not to hear.

The game went on, and Liverpool unceremoniously and quickly passed the ball in front of Tottenham's penalty area.

The players of the home team did not bother to complain to the referee and hurried back to the defense.

In the panic, Townsend returned to the penalty area and brought down Suarez.

This time Webb blew the whistle, penalty!

Where can the Tottenham players accept, once again surrounding the referee.

Kyle Walker went directly to the sidelines to incite the fans, and the Spurs fans in the stadium were very cooperative and let out a huge boo.

Weber's face was not very good-looking, but he had no intention of changing the sentence.

He then showed a yellow card to Townsend.

Benjamin didn't even know if it was because of the yellow card for the foul he had just been given, or if it was because Townsend had appealed to Webb.

The home fans did everything they could to disrupt Steven Gerrard, and the Tottenham fans in the stands across from him almost hit him with something.

Under intense pressure, Steven Gerrard took the penalty down the middle.

Tottenham goalkeeper Lloris guessed the wrong direction and pounced on the left, by which time it was too late to stop.

The Frenchman stretched out his foot to block the ball, but it was still a little bit close.

One to two!

It was only with captain Steven Gerrard's penalty that Liverpool pulled a goal back in the second half.

Due to referee Webb's double standard decision, Tottenham's players gradually became angry.

In particular, the successive vicious tackles of Danny Rose and Kyle Walker, two Englishmen, shocked Liverpool's attacking players.

I don't know if it's out of the psychology of finding a balance, Webber watched Tottenham's side move more and more, but he didn't play the card.

That is until Dembele stepped on Sturridge's foot during a scramble in midfield.

Liverpool's England striker fell to the ground in pain, and Webber arrived at the scene as soon as possible to stop the Liverpool players who were trying to find a field for their teammates.

At the same time, Dembele was given a Topaz God of War card.

Sturridge appeared to be suffering from a serious injury and was taken off the field on a stretcher after being examined by the team doctor.

Brendan Rodgers was forced to replace Sturridge, who left the pitch with Aspas.

Benjamin also immediately replaced Dembele with Sandro, who had just recovered from injury, with a yellow card.

Lamela was then used to replace Townsend.

"Don't be weak, let me see your defensive ability, and shovel them hard for me!"

Before Sandro came on the pitch, Benjamin made a point of explaining it in the Brazilian's ear.

He was only in his early twenties, but he had a big beard, like Sandro in his thirties, grinning a murderous grin.

He was injured by his opponent in the game against Liverpool two months ago, and the opportunity for revenge is coming.

Coutinho dribbled the ball in the middle, the Liverpudlians were still thinking about equalising, and Tottenham's mind was no longer about scoring, but about overturning them.

Sandro, who had just come on the pitch, came in with a flying tackle to find a feeling.

Coutinho was tackled to the ground and rolled on the grass for many laps in agony.

Sandro expertly showed his innocence to referee Webber and showed that he had tackled the ball first.

Webb, who was close at hand, saw very clearly that there was really nothing wrong with Sandro's defense, and he couldn't help it if he wanted to give a foul.

Of course, he didn't know that the Brazilian was making a small move right under his nose.

Benjamin also had to sigh that Sandro was really merciless to his fellow Brazilians.

Fortunately, it was scary to look at, and it did hurt at the time, but Coutinho was not injured and could continue to play after a while.

Unconvinced, Joe Allen wanted to give his teammate a head out and tackled Sandro from behind.

The Tottenham midfielder followed Coutinho's move, rolled around the ground a few times, and hugged his leg in pain.

Webb was stunned for a moment, pulled out a red card from his pocket, and sent Joe Allen off the field.

Behind him, the penalty was not controversial, and the Welshman angrily threw his right hand and turned away.

What started as a brilliant conversation ended in a farce as Tottenham Hotspur eliminated Liverpool 2-1 at home to advance to the FA Cup quarter-finals.