Chapter 565: Confrontation in the First Half
“Gooooooooooooooooal——”
Sky TV commentator Andy Gray’s signature elongated voice suddenly resounded throughout the live broadcast room, and the commentator Martin Taylor shouted seamlessly.
“Finally, the genius Li, the super world wave, the new world footballer helped his team equalize the score!”
“The visiting team parked the bus for 20 minutes, but was broken by the omnipotent Li. Everything is back to the starting point. There are still 70 minutes, and the game is still full of suspense…”
Tianchao 5 commentator He Wei started cheering mode: “Li Qing saved Liverpool. He relied on his own strength and rode thousands of miles alone to break through the ten fingers of the goalkeeper of the Donetsk Miners!”
“I can say with certainty that the next game will be Li Qing’s performance time. After two After ten minutes of exploration, Li Qing has found loopholes in the opponent's tactical arrangement. He will definitely lead Liverpool to win the game! "
"I completely agree with He Wei's point of view!" The commentator Xu Yang was also excited. "Li Qing, who sees through his opponent, is terrifying and invincible. Next, the Donetsk Miners are about to usher in their nightmare journey!"
The host and guests who commented on the game were excited. Klopp, who was in the coach's seat, was finally able to wave his fist. The fans in the stands around Anfield Stadium also began to vent their long-suppressed emotions, and cheers resounded through the sky.
The goalkeeper of the Donetsk Miners, Piatov, spat hard on the grass, feeling extremely depressed. Most of his teammates also showed disappointment in their eyes, especially the goal scorer Maicon.
The first goal today was scored by Maicon, but the team's loss of the ball also had a certain relationship with him. If he could run faster and grab the ball earlier, then the Liverpool fans in the stands would definitely be dead silent.
It's all that damn number 10! He snatched the goal that originally belonged to him and stopped his road to fame!
Maicon gritted his teeth and looked at Li Qing with a very unhappy look.
Compared with the depression and unhappiness of the players on the field, Fonseca, the coach of the Shakhtar Donetsk team, did not seem to be greatly affected by the loss of the ball.
As soon as the ball was lost, Fonseca called the captain Stepanenko and Tyson on the field to quickly arrange the next tactics.
It is impossible not to lose the ball at Liverpool's home. Losing the ball now is much better than losing the ball with little time left. His team still has time. Continuing to stabilize the defense and counterattack is the top priority for scoring points in Liverpool today.
Just as Fonseca was explaining the tactics to Stepanenko and Tyson, Li Qing, the hero of Liverpool's goal, waved his hand to signal his teammates who were rushing to him to get out of the way, quickly picked up the ball from the opponent's goal, and then ran to the center circle again.
Li Qing's move surprised the players of both teams, but the Liverpool players quickly understood Li Qing's thoughts and returned to their positions in a moment, ready to continue the game.
In their own home court, it is indeed not worth celebrating to tie the score. Next, they need to score more goals and lead their opponents by a large score until the end of the game. That is the time to celebrate.
Seeing this, the players of the Donnesik Miners team were furious. Just now, Li Qing used this trick to calm the Liverpool players down.
Now he does this again. Could it be that he wants to score another goal for his team? What does he think of us? The players of the Donnesik Miners team were full of anger.
The ball was kicked out again and the game continued.
Anger is anger. After the lesson Li Qing just gave them and the on-field command of captain Stepanenko, the players of the Donnesik Miners team became more cautious, but the formation has changed.
Captain Stepanenko and Kovalenko were in the middle, strengthening the central defense. Tyson and Marus were on the left and right, no longer shrinking in their own half, and began to constantly involve their teammates in screen runs to create opportunities for the frontcourt players.
But Liverpool immediately fought back. Henderson and Wildunum spared no effort to suppress the opponent, making it impossible for the opponent to cooperate. As a last resort, Shakhtar Donetsk started long passes.
Seeing the opponent kicking the ball, Klopp returned to his coaching seat. Long passes are the most traditional British style of play. In front of Liverpool, the opponent seemed to have no tricks.
Sure enough, Shakhtar Donetsk's long pass from the backcourt was directly headed to the opponent's half by Henderson. Salah rushed to the ball and shot directly from a distance, but it was high because of the interference of the opponent's defender.
Although Shakhtar Donetsk made tactical changes in the offense, the essential iron defense concept is still adhered to.
When Liverpool launched the attack, their players were everywhere inside and outside their penalty area.
Although Salah, Mane and Firmino were constantly running to create gaps for their teammates, in this situation where the defense had more people, the gaps created by Liverpool's forwards through running would soon be blocked by the opponent's players.
Players from both sides began to press and create opportunities at all costs. In the following 20 minutes, the situation was deadlocked and Li Qing did not find a suitable opportunity.
As the referee blew the whistle to end the half, Liverpool, who played at home, tied with their opponents temporarily at 1:1 at Anfield Stadium. Players from both sides returned to their respective lounges and began to prepare for the second half of the game.
"In the first half, the overall performance was good, but you all have to pay attention to the strategy. When the opponent returns to defend too hard, the space we can use becomes smaller, so in the second half of the game, our offensive methods must be diversified. …”
Klopp took advantage of the halftime break to quickly give the players tactical arrangements for the second half. The players were all listening carefully to Klopp's arrangements for themselves.
After listening to the coach's arrangements, Li Qing noticed a detail. His teammates seemed to be breathing much heavier than usual, especially Henderson, whose face was slightly pale. Salah was also rubbing his shoulders. .
Henderson has not had a good rest since the World Cup until now, and Salah's shoulder injury has not been completely cured. In the first half of the game, their physical energy consumption was very high, and the opponent focused on them. The goal.
It seems that I have to kill the suspense of the game as soon as possible! Li Qing secretly made up his mind.
The halftime break passed quickly, and players from both sides filed out of the tunnel and onto the field for pre-match preparations. The atmosphere in the stands of Anfield Stadium was also ignited.
Countless Liverpool fans began to wave their hands and cheer for their team.