newbobooks Chapter 237
Chapter 237
Chapter 237
With the whistle of the referee, the battle between Notts County and Liverpool for the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup kicked off.
Liverpool did not hold back because of the away game. On the contrary, they played very unrestrained.
According to the promotion rules of the UEFA Cup knockout round, if the total score of the two rounds of the home and away games is tied, then the comparison is the number of away goals, so Liverpool put on a proactive attitude at the beginning, even if they lose in the end, they will get away goals. If so, it can be regarded as occupying a certain initiative.
And Liverpool's performance did not exceed Loew's expectations. Even if the problem of away goals is not considered, Liverpool may not be able to let go of the airs of the giants. But the team still has a conservative attitude, which is more uncomfortable than killing them, it seems to be the face of the nobles.
But it just so happened that Liverpool attacked fiercely, which would leave Notts County with a chance to counterattack. As long as they catch it once, the situation of the game will inevitably change drastically.
Liverpool did not arrange Husky to start today, and Owen's partner is striker Baros. This is probably a failure of Houllier, at least from the perspective of the attack in the opening few minutes.
Take out the routine of attacking the position, but do not arrange the tactical center Hesky to play, but choose a mediocre Baros, this kind of risk allocation will not bring out too many advantages when there is no space.
Mascherano is inseparable from Owen even in the offensive position, which greatly weakens Owen's role. As a result, Liverpool's striker is almost invisible.
The offense relies more on midfield players, but Liverpool's wing attack ability is not strong. If you only go in the middle, you will inevitably face Notts County's tight defense. In the end, often after a few kicks from the midfield, Seeing that they couldn't penetrate Notts County's defense, the midfielders simply took a long shot as if they were lucky, and they couldn't help it if they couldn't get in.
Gerrard's feet are not bad, at least he is going towards the goal, but if it is Harman or Smicer, it is completely unreliable. It is not surprising to shoot directly from the front of the penalty area to the corner.
On the other hand, Notts County has a solid defense and a sharp counterattack. After ending Liverpool's offense, they can hit the ball into Liverpool's hinterland with three feet and two feet, making Liverpool care about one thing and lose another.
Not only the coaches of both sides can see the subtlety of the situation on the field, but even the guests in the commentary can also see it.
Houllier stood on the sidelines, his brows never stretched. Although the game video showed the super strength of Notts County, but when it came to the actual game, he realized that he still underestimated Notts County. Arsenal It's not wrong to lose.
Although Notts County is only based on defense and counterattack, from the point of view of the players' tactical quality, even if it is a real offensive position, Notts County will not be afraid.
The game is not easy to play!
Before the game, he did not expect that Notts County would take advantage of the situation and put on a defensive posture. If Notts County took advantage of the advantage of home court to fight against Liverpool, then today's arrangement is reasonable, but now, Baros is completely on the field. Can't play a role, Notts County's excellent Portuguese central defender guarded him without a temper.
Although I really wanted to make substitutions and adjustments right away, it took only a while in the first half. If Barosh was replaced directly, it would be a great shame for the players.
And the most important thing is that it is his own arrangement of mistakes, but let the players bear the consequences. It can't be justified. It's good to be separated from Germany. If it doesn't work out, the locker room will lose control. He doesn't want to see such consequences.
No matter how bitter the bitter fruit you have brewed, you have to swallow it.
And just when Houllier was depressed, something happened that made him even more depressed.
Liverpool's attack was fruitless again, and Notts County took the opportunity to play a wonderful fast-break counterattack.
Alonso's precise instep long pass found Ribery on the left. The French winger let go of his feet and dribbled the ball all the way. , The side defense changes direction and retreats to avoid being passed by the opponent.
Seeing that the counterattack situation had been formed, the midfield players in Notts County suddenly started, as if several arrows were shot towards Liverpool's penalty area.
When the Liverpool players were ignorant and did not react, Notts County had already formed a 5-on-3 situation in the frontcourt.
The Liverpool players were so horrified that they forgot to return to defense.
How did Notts County counterattack so quickly?
Franck Ribery doesn't intend to continue leading. After all, the closer he is to the bottom line, the fewer options he has. Now that outflanking has formed an advantage in numbers, it is the best choice to send the ball to the center.
Alonso was dragged to the end of the frontcourt during the counterattack. Ribery passed an inverted triangle pass to Alonso's feet. Brother Long glanced at the Liverpool goalkeeper, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Seeing that Alonso got the ball in a dangerous position, the Liverpool back line was shocked.
Before the game, Houllier had reminded them countless times not to give Alonso a long-range shot in the game. You must know that Alonso’s long-range shot is not inferior to Gerrard. As long as the chance is good enough, he will not I can't grasp the truth.
Carragher rushed forward, and not far behind, Gerrard, who had returned to the defense, had already slid over, attacking back and forth, intending to break the ball at Alonso's feet and end Notts County's counterattack.
At that moment, the remaining two Liverpool defenders also subconsciously took a step forward, and it was this step that gave Liverpool a taste of conceding the ball.
Alonso faked a shot, but instead of hitting it, he flicked the ball past the last two defenders and landed at the feet of a Notts County player.
Driven, the Dutch winger succeeded in anti-offside, and has already faced the goalkeeper Lehmann after stopping the ball.
Perhaps a truly great goalkeeper will create a powerful aura in front of the goal he guards to deter opponents, such as Kahn. Just looking at his explosive appearance, perhaps the striker who shoots will be weak.
However, Lehmann, while an already good goalkeeper, has not yet reached greatness, at least not when he faced a one-on-one goal against Dirk Dirk, nor was he able to stop the Dutch winger from scoring.
After the ball was scored, Dirk Turned back and roared and threw himself on Alonso, celebrating while venting and thanking Alonso for his assist.
The Notts County fans in the stands went crazy the moment they scored a goal. They boiled together like a nuclear fission, bursting out with an aura that could destroy the earth.
(End of this chapter)