In the locker room, Jose said with a relaxed face. Although after the one-to-one draw, Mallorca failed to surpass the score again, Jose still seemed very relaxed in the locker room. The total score is now It's a draw, but the more the game goes on, it will definitely be more beneficial to Mallorca. If Mallorca scores another goal, Liverpool will need to score two goals. To say the least, even if Liverpool scores first in the second half, Mallorca won't be too worried. Liverpool will still be nervous, because as long as Mallorca scores another goal, they will be able to take the initiative in the game.
"In the second half, we continued to attack without any hesitation. We used the way we are most accustomed to playing, advancing and retreating as a whole. Try to score goals before them. Even if they score the goal first, don't panic, because the more goals you score, the better for you. The more advantageous we are, now we don't mind getting a draw, but as long as one side scores another goal, Liverpool cannot bear the result of a tie in the final game. The initiative is on our side, and then we just need to play our best Normal level, then the final victory must be on our side!"
"After the start of the second half, use normal offensive methods. When the advantage of the game is in our favor, we can recover a little bit and use counterattacks to beat them - their defense is not fast, do you understand?"
The players from Mallorca nodded one after another. Liverpool's defenders are very capable of frontal defense. Whether it is Agger or Skrtel, they are both defenders with good headers, excellent jumping, and excellent frontal confrontation ability. However, they both have One shortcoming is that the turning speed is average. Mallorca also suffered a lot in this regard in the past. It was not until Pepe joined that things improved a lot. The more losses you suffer, the more effective offensive methods you will naturally have. ¡ª¡ªThis is the experience accumulated by Matthias and others through blood and tears.
Liverpool will definitely perform well in this game, but their overall disadvantage will not become better because of their high morale. Jose does not need the players to collectively perform beyond the standard, all he wants is their calm performance. .
After laying out the tactics, Jose let the players rest. In the second half, they couldn't breathe a sigh of relief.
When the players from both sides appeared in the stadium, the collective singing of Liverpool fans rang out in the stands again - "You'll Never Walk Alone". Although the team song "You'll Never Walk Alone" is not a fierce and fast tone, nor is it a violent and inspiring tone, on the contrary it seems It was low and melodious, but when the entire stands sang this song in unison, the entire stadium seemed to be integrated into one, and the collective shouts of more than 2,000 Mallorca fans could not break through the obstacles and reach the ears of the Mallorca players. Go inside
However, Mallorca's players have become quite accustomed to this situation. Their results have been so good in the past few years that they will naturally be hated by other teams. In away games, they were booed and booed to the highest standards. Suppression, fighting in such an environment, is as natural as breathing to them.
There are no substitutions on either side. Although Liverpool's players on the field are more defensive, but it is still a draw, Benitez will naturally not rush to send offensive players to affect the overall defensive ability, and Mallorca needs It's about scoring goals, and he won't reduce his offensive ability through substitutions.
After the start of the second half, the two sides immediately strangled each other in the midfield again - of course when Mallorca attacked, and when Liverpool attacked, they would quickly and concisely hit the ball into the frontcourt, and then complete the attack as quickly as possible. .
Mallorca passed the ball from the midfield to the frontcourt from the beginning. After receiving Alonso's pass, Kak¨¢ shot a powerful long-range shot directly in front of the penalty area. The ball was slightly higher. up the crossbar.
Liverpool launched a counterattack. Anelka passed the ball. Kuyt's shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by Matias. Senna took the ball and fell to the ground after being counterattacked by Gerrard. The referee punished Gerrard. A foul, but Senna was unlucky to be injured - his ankle was sprained. Although it was not serious, he could not play in this game
Jose frowned and replaced Senna with Ballack. Although Ballack's running and confrontation ability against Mallorca's midfielder has been improved, in terms of defense alone, his role is still inferior to Senna.
Senna's importance to Mallorca lies in his low profile. With him around, Alonso and others can organize and move forward boldly. When he is not on the court, neither Alonso nor Ballack can do anything. More energy needs to be invested in defense, and when he is not there, Mallorca's defense at the front of the penalty area will always be a little unstable.
Benitez's eyes lit up - this is a place that can be exploited. Liverpool's offensive ability at the front of the penalty area is not bad. However, when Mallorca protects the front of the penalty area very well, whether it is Gerrard or ??It is difficult for Anelka and others to find good opportunities at the front of the penalty area, and now the opportunity is here!
Even if such a situation cannot be shown immediately, as time goes by, more flaws will be exposed at the front of Mallorca's penalty area
After Senna left the field, Liverpool formed a siege. First, Anelka received a direct pass from Gerrard and then suddenly turned around and shot in the penalty area. Under the interference of Pepe, the shot was a little bit upright and was blocked by a well-positioned player. Van der Sar confiscated. Then Anelka forced a breakthrough into the penalty area and passed in. Maicon barely made a clearance. After receiving the ball, Aurelio immediately took a long shot from the front of the penalty area, but the ball hit Kuyt in the penalty area. Get out of line.
After being suppressed by Liverpool twice in a row, Mallorca began to counterattack. Puerta received Henry's ball on the left and then curved the ball and flew to the back point. Iniesta inserted on the right. He took a shot directly against the falling ball, but the ball was blocked by Skrtel with his body from the front.
Seeing Ballack starting to run up and down, Benitez didn't seem worried. Ballack had just been replaced. Jose must have told him to pay attention to protecting the front of the penalty area. However, Ballack himself is not an engineer. He is a core player. Even if he can sacrifice, he will still remember it when he first comes on the court. When he gets excited about playing, whether he will return to defense in time is an unknown
What we are looking at now is whether Liverpool can guarantee not conceding goals in the next period of time will become a key. If it can withstand the tug-of-war, then the possibility of seizing this loophole will be greater. ¡
Benitez can only make this bet at this time, betting that Mallorca will not be able to score before Liverpool scores!
He believes in his players, and at this time, this trust is undoubtedly quite wise, because after coming out of the shadow of conceding the goal in the first half, Liverpool's players have now completely let go of any ties in their hearts and just want to The only thing you can do is to use your full strength in the game and use offense to complete the game, no matter what the final result is!
Although this approach may not be wise, it also allows Liverpool's players to no longer be bound by anything and just play wholeheartedly
In the 53rd minute, Aurelio broke through from the wing and passed back. Gerrard's shot from the front of the penalty area was blocked by Matias.
In the 56th minute, Iniesta passed the ball from the corner of the penalty area. Klose jumped in front of Agger and hit the goal. Reina pounced on him and immediately got up and pinned him down.
In the 58th minute, Aurelio made a pass and Anelka headed the ball over. After Kuyt stopped the ball, he fell under the interference of Matias. The referee ignored it.
In the 63rd minute, Ballack made a direct pass from midfield. Iniesta received the ball from the wing and cut inside to get rid of Skrtel, and then shot from a small angle and hit the side net.
The two sides have been struggling for more than 20 minutes, and both created some opportunities, but neither was able to seize them. In such a fierce game, the players on both sides had no time to think about something, even Ballack, who had only just played. ¡
Seventy minutes.
Arbeloa made a long pass from the right into the penalty area. Kuyt jumped up and headed the ball back in front of Maicon. Anelka got the ball in front of Pepe, but when Pepe blocked him, he Suddenly turned around and passed the ball back!
The landing point of the pass was at the top of Mallorca's penalty area. Gerrard rushed towards the landing point quickly, but Ballack was a step slower and was left behind by Gerrard!
"Oops" A thought flashed through Jose's mind.
The next moment, Gerrard did not give Ballack a chance to return to defense and interfere with him. He directly raised his right foot and hit the goal hard at the top of the penalty area!
Matias rushed over, trying to block the shot with his body. He had blocked it four times in this game, all of which were blocked with his body after the opponent shot. However, this time, he was slow. One step forward.
The ball flew past Matias, carrying a fierce wind, and flew into the gate of Mallorca the next moment. Although Van der Sar made a save, he was faced with this powerful shot with great speed and power. , his reaction is still a little slow!
The ball hit the net quickly!
The whole Anfield burst into loud cheers at the same time. Gerrard pounded his fist down hard, then raised his arms and shouted!
Liverpool players pounced on their captain from all directions, even goalkeeper Reina pounced from the backcourt - this go-ahead goal completely ignited their passion!
When they knew that their next opponent was Mallorca, everyone in Liverpool was in a state of excitement and worry. What was exciting was that they had played in the last game.There is a chance to avenge the defeat in the final, but what I am worried about is how can Mallorca, which is invincible in the world these days, be so easy to deal with? As long as one is not good, it will stop in the quarterfinals, which is also a huge blow to Liverpool, which is currently underperforming in the league
However, now under Benitez's command and their efforts, they not only drew with Mallorca in the away game, but also scored two goals in a row to complete the lead after conceding one goal at home, even though it was far from the end of the game. There are still twenty minutes left, but they are already so close to the top four!
How can Liverpool players not be excited in such a mood! Their level of excitement is almost as exciting as the Liverpool fans in the stands!
Benitez was also extremely excited on the sidelines, but he calmed down faster than the players, because what he has to consider now is, continue to attack, or start to shrink the defense? If they continue to attack, it is very likely that Mallorca will seize the opportunity to score, but if they shrink their defensewill Liverpool be able to withstand Mallorca's attack? You must know that the situation in Mallorca is not very bad now. They only need one goal to take advantage
When Benitez saw that all the assistant coaches and substitute players around him had rushed out excitedly, he made up his mind.
Anyway, you may not be able to defend, it is better to attack directly. As long as the next goals are not less than Mallorca, Liverpool will advance! At this point, there is no reason to be conservative anymore!
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