One Thousand and Thirteen the Strength of Perseverance

When Sudong drove the ball into the Liverpool penalty area, Skrtel had rushed to his left.

At this time, Liverpool's goalkeeper Reina did not stand next to the goal line, but moved slightly forward, because he was still on guard just now. If Skrtel couldn't keep up, he would immediately strike.

Now that Skrtel had caught up, he didn't have time to go back.

As long as his center of gravity is adjusted, Su Dong will not hesitate to step up.

Therefore, now Reina can only rely on Skrtel, hoping that his teammates in front of him can block Su Dong's shooting angle and let him focus on pounce on one side, just like Kompany blocked Suarez's shooting angle just now, letting Ku Artois saved the ball with ease.

In fact, this is also the cooperation between the goalkeeper and the central defender that is often carried out with each other.

Skrtel is also aware of this, so he has always been chasing Su Dong's left side, not only squeezing Su Dong's left shoulder with his body, but also trying to force Su Dong out to the left side of the penalty area as much as possible. He is also ready to shoot at any time, blocking the shooting angle of Su Dong's left foot and the left half of the goal.

Reina just had to focus on Sudong's right foot and a shot from the right side of the goal.

If it is a player with average physical condition, it is estimated that at this moment, being squeezed by Skrtel, the whole person falls to the outside, and the shooting angle is basically gone, but Su Dong is not an ordinary person, his physical quality is better than that Cottle is more than that.

Liverpool's central defender and goalkeeper are cooperating, and Su Dong is also observing the situation.

This kind of scene happened often, and he was used to it.

And what he is best at is to kick up and hit the goal according to the position of the goalkeeper, as well as the defensive position and defensive habits of the central defender.

When Skrtel got close, Su Dong knew that he could shoot with his right foot, but from which angle?

Reina's position was slightly out, leaving a certain gap between the Spanish goalkeeper and the goal post.

So Su Dong was not in a hurry, but took an extra step and went directly to the front of the small restricted area.

Looking from the right side of the front of the small penalty area, the gap between Reina and the right column is significantly larger, the shooting angle is also larger, and the distance is closer.

Go in again, and Reina strikes.

Su Dong made a decisive decision and rushed to the right side of the front of the small penalty area.

The shot was quick but within reach of Skrtel and Reyna, so Skrtel just feinted and stuck his leg out knowing he couldn't stop it and Reyna It is to kneel directly to save.

But what Reina didn't expect at all was that Su Dong's shot was not a ground ball, but a half-high ball with an embarrassing height. Just after he knelt down, his legs couldn't touch it. The hand is relatively difficult to handle the height.

Reina is not tall, but very flexible and quick to respond, subconsciously shot to block.

The ball was blocked, but it was not blocked. It directly hit the arm, changed direction, and refracted into the Liverpool goal behind him.

Reina was so angry that he slammed the grass with both hands, got up from the ground, and roared angrily at the teammates in front of him.

Liverpool's defense has become very passive since Sudong threw away Daniel Agger.

Both Skrtel and Reina had done everything they could, but it was Sudong who took the only chance.

What else can they say?

Reina's roar was soon drowned out by the cheers of nearly half of the City fans at Wembley.

After Su Dong scored. Excitedly, he turned around and rushed out of the stadium, ran all the way, rushed to the bottom of the stand where the Manchester City fans were, and waved his arms at the fans in the stands, mobilizing their passion.

"fantastic!"

"Liverpool's counter-attack was really sharp, but Manchester City's counter-attack was also lightning fast."

"From stealing the ball to scoring a goal, there were only three players in total, and the two-foot pass was sent to Su Dong's feet. This is a very amazing efficiency, which reflects the tactical characteristics of Manchester City.

Not only do they have delicate foot skills, but their decisiveness to seize the opportunity to counterattack is even more admirable. "

"Of course, this goal is mainly due to Su Dong's excellent speed, strong physical confrontation, and calmness and decisiveness in the final shot. The three are indispensable."

"This is also the most terrifying thing about Manchester City right now. They not only have the ability to create chances, but also have the most offensive ability and the most comprehensive scorer in the history of world football, Su Dong, which makes Manchester City almost invincible. , invincible."

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Dalglish stood on the sidelines, and after seeing Su Dong volleyed the goal, he reached out and touched his forehead, shook his head helplessly, and let out a long sigh.

Liverpool have tried their best, but still can't stop Su Dong's goal.

For this, Liverpool is actually mentally prepared, but when it really comes, it is still difficult for people to accept.

Dalglish took a deep breath, calmed down, walked to the sidelines, and shouted loudly to the players on the court, indicating that they should continue to be patient, stabilize their positions, don't be in a mess, don't be in a hurry, and continue to guard against the dead.

Drop a ball, nothing more.

The most feared thing is that Liverpool are in disarray. If they lose it again and again, it will be over.

As long as the second goal is conceded, Liverpool has basically no hope of reversal.

"Stephen." Dalglish shouted at Captain Gerrard and called Gerrard to the sidelines.

"The situation is very unfavorable for us now. We can't be reckless with Manchester City. We have to continue to defend, guard the goal, can't concede any more goals, keep our strength, and look for opportunities to come back in the second half, understand?"

Gerrard raised his right hand and nodded solemnly towards the head coach, "I see."

Liverpool also has an advantage in this game, that is, their physical fitness is more abundant, unlike Manchester City, continuous multi-line battles, and the mid-week Premier League make-up match, resulting in Manchester City's physical fitness is not as good as Liverpool.

In this case, in the second half, Liverpool actually had a chance.

The premise, of course, is that Liverpool cannot concede any more goals.

If the score of 1-0 can be maintained into the second half, especially in the last 20 minutes or so, then Liverpool has every chance to kick a counterattack and try to score a goal to tie the game.

But if two goals are conceded, it's hard to say, and Liverpool's morale will definitely be worse than it is now.

Therefore, Gerrard can understand Dalglish's request to stabilize his position and avoid losing again and again.

"Don't worry, Kenny, we'll keep it!"

Before entering the field, Gerrard turned around and solemnly promised Dalglish.

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The Premier League is a very unique league, especially going into the 21st century.

From the Boseman Act, to the influx of capital, one after another, the Premier League has become an unprecedented internationalization, and it has become the best-run sports event in the world. Every year, overseas copyright income alone earns a pot. Full of bowls, this allows the Premier League, even a relegated team, to wave cheques at will, buy stars from other leagues, and strengthen their own strength.

And this has made the competition in the Premier League more intense than ever.

But at the same time of crazy internationalization, while capital is invading, the Premier League has its own perseverance.

Manchester United and Liverpool are the two giants with the most Premier League characteristics.

Oh no, strictly speaking, Liverpool's results are no longer the first team in the Premier League.

But if you look closely at the lineups of these two teams, you will find that they are still insisting on localized characteristics.

Manchester United can sell Cristiano Ronaldo and others, but will not sell Rooney, because Rooney is a local top player. Even if Rooney is old and has to sell in the future, Manchester United will also introduce other local players.

Since the time of Ferguson's coaching, Manchester United has always adhered to this team formation strategy with local players at the core.

This is also why it is difficult for foreign players such as Veron and Stam to play for Manchester United for a long time.

Liverpool is another team that sticks to its homeland. Even during Benitez’s coaching, the team was filled with a lot of foreign aid, but the backbone of the team is still based on local players such as Gerrard and Carragher. .

After Dalglish took office, he aggressively introduced local players such as Henderson, Downing and Carroll, further enriching the local strength of the Liverpool locker room.

Many people say that Liverpool is the most uncreative team in the Premier League, but it can also be viewed in reverse. Liverpool is the most tenacious and tenacious team in the Premier League, so they can create the Premier League with such a lineup configuration. The third defensive line.

There is an advantage of using the local players, especially their own youth training, as the backbone, that is, this group of players understands the tradition and heritage of the team very well, and they are full of loyalty to the club. interests to make sacrifices.

This is why in the first phase of the Galaxy Battleship of the superstar policy, the golden boy Raul would rather stay away from the goal than cause trouble, but just blindly compromise because he is full of loyalty to Real Madrid.

Some people will think that this loyalty seems a little stupid, but it is inevitable that this loyalty is very precious in the current era of capitalism and materialism.

Even, to some extent, there are fewer and fewer people who have this loyalty.

And at the critical moment, this group of local middle forces will explode with amazing cohesion, driving the surrounding teammates.

It's like what Liverpool's players are doing in this game tonight.

Gerrard shouted, and local players such as Spearing, Henderson, Downing, as well as old ministers who have played for Liverpool for many years, such as Skrtel, Daniel Agger and Reina, also cooperated and followed up. , Liverpool have become extremely united on the pitch, the integrity is very strong.

Manchester City has an advantage in terms of strength and also in terms of technical and tactical aspects, but Liverpool has shown super toughness on the spiritual level, making everyone believe that this is an unbeatable iron-blooded army.

No matter how Manchester City attacked and penetrated, every player in the Liverpool team was desperate to press and defend.

Relying on this will, the Red Army defended from the first half to the second half, and with only 30% of the ball in possession, they just did not allow Manchester City to score again.

In the 60th minute of the second half, Dalglish gritted his teeth and made a decision.