coach legend

Chapter 320 You'll Never Walk Alone

"Two to zero, I really didn't expect it. Blackburn easily gained a two-goal advantage."

"We often say that Klose is the most comprehensive striker. Most of his goals are headers and right feet, but that doesn't mean he can't shoot with his left foot. Just now, Klose shot with his left foot It’s also so stretched. I can’t see any discomfort at all.”

Mortensen likes Klose very much.Although he is a player from England's old rival Germany, Mortensen's love is naked.

"Two to zero, Blackburn is only one step away from winning their first Carling Cup."

Everyone believes that this season's League Cup is in Blackburn's bag.

George praised the performance of the Blackburn players in the locker room.Blackburn's performance in the first half was almost impeccable.

After the start of the second half, Liverpool did not make personnel changes.

But they were much more active than in the first half.In the first half they were more defensive and counter attacking, but now they are two goals behind and they are not very useful in defensive counter attacking.So they started attacking a lot more violently in the second half.

The biggest change is that Irving retreated instead of being at the top.

Moreover, Gerrard on the right no longer leans in the middle, but makes a fuss on the side.

After Irving withdrew, it was Makelele who suffered the most.Makelele is most praised for his excellent position selection.Every time he can judge the opponent's ball path, relying on this, Makelele has become a world-class midfielder.

But what Makelele dislikes the most are fast players.

Especially a player like Irving.Owen is explosive and fast, even if Makelele can judge Owen's breakthrough route in advance, it is of no use.Because Owen can change directions while running at high speed.

Therefore, even if he met Owen head-on, Makelele would be very uncomfortable.Because Irving can use his explosive power to throw himself.

And because of Owen's disruption, the Liverpool midfielders all survived.Smicer often assists to the front, and Berger will also help out in the middle from time to time.Makelele really couldn't handle it alone, so Deco had to come over to help.

Once up and down, the initiative of the game fell into the hands of Liverpool.

But George didn't adjust.After Irving came out, there was only one Fowler in the penalty area.Fowler is no longer the Fowler of the year, and his power has dropped a lot.Therefore, George is not in a hurry to adjust, but to continue to watch.

Liverpool now lacks a long-range shooter outside the penalty area, so George is not afraid.If the current Gerrard has the kind of dominance in the future, then George may still be afraid.now?

But George didn't sit still for long.At 1 minutes into the second half, Irving again received a pass from Smicer.This time Fowler didn't nest in the penalty area, but retreated to respond.

"...Irving, pass to Fowler... Fowler pass!"

It turned out that after Fowler received the ball, he just dialed to the right, and didn't intend to control the ball at all.At this time, Irving was advancing at a high speed, and the ball happened to be in the middle of Irving's way forward.

"...Owen, Deco in front, Owen past Deco...Panucci, Owen past Panucci...An angle, Owen, shoot!"

Mortensen chugs like he's not breathing at all.

Owen's speed is really too fast.After Irving got the ball, it flew by like the wind.Facing Deco's defense, Irving had no other actions at all.It was a turn in the middle of a high-speed run, passing Deco in one go.

Unless Deco fouled this kind of ball, he couldn't grab it at all.

After Owen passed Deco, he immediately entered the penalty area.Makelele had just defended Fowler, so he couldn't catch up with Irving.In front of Owen is Panucci, and Panucci's position is very stable.There is no room for Irving to break through.

But Owen used his speed, swayed abruptly from a small angle, and then shot hard.

When Owen shot, the angle was already very small, but the ball still flew in from the small angle of the near post.

"Owen! Owen! This ball is entirely Owen's personal strength. Blackburn's defense is useless in front of Owen. Owen broke through from the midfield and continued to shoot. Owen, Owen has had this many times this season. Goal."

It is not easy for a golden boy like Owen to come out of England.

Therefore, for Irving, all English football people are highly praised.Mortensen is no exception.

Seeing Owen's goal, the Liverpool fans who had been silent for a while became excited.They sang "You will never walk alone!" This sentence followed the Red Army Liverpool's famous European football team song.

After scoring the goal, Owen did not celebrate, but immediately picked up the ball in the middle of the goal and put it in the center line.Ask the Blackburn players to kick off quickly.Seeing Owen's positive appearance, all Liverpool fans shouted "Michael Owen!"

"Michael!"

George stood up now.It's not okay to let Liverpool play like this.Liverpool is no ordinary team, this is a very resilient team.Now there are 10 minutes left before the end of the game, it is impossible to be so passive.

George waved Blackburn's bench players up to warm up.

But George was wondering how to adjust it.

But before George's adjustment, the situation on the field changed again.

At 10 minutes into the second half, Harman got the ball and passed it to the right.

After Gerrard on the right stopped the ball, he did not immediately hand it over to Smicer and Owen in the center.Instead, facing Riise, who was also young, he stepped forward, and then strode up.In this game, Gerrard rarely made a fuss on the side. Even if he got the ball, he didn't hand it to the center, and then he made a 45-degree cross.

But this time the sudden breakthrough to the outside caught Riise off guard.

And what Riise didn't expect was that Gerrard's speed was not slow at all.Especially the long legs, it feels completely unstoppable when running forward.

After Gerald swung Riise, he didn't rush in.It's a standard cross.Gerrard's cross has a wide arc and is very fast.This kind of ball is very difficult for Cudicini to defend. If it goes up, the arc of the ball is too large, and if it doesn't go up too fast, anyone who encounters it may score.

Cudicini did not step forward between hesitation.

At this time, a figure appeared in the passing lane like a ghost.In the middle of the tall Blackburn defenders, a diving dive to the top.

"Gerrard...a cross...Owen, it's Owen! Owen got in front of Ferdinand, Cudicini couldn't do anything about it. Owen! It's Owen's brace, Owen's form is compelling .”

"Liverpool, within 10 minutes of the second half, equalized the score."

"It's a good game."

When Owen scored the goal, all Liverpool fans jumped up.They shouted Owen's name.

This time Owen did not go to catch the ball in the goal, but raised his arm high and turned twice in front of the Liverpool fans.

Seeing Owen score a goal, George kicked the mineral water bottle under his feet hard.The mineral water bottle jumped high and fell next to Drogba who was warming up.Drogba, who came back from the warm-up, was taken aback, and then looked up to see George with a gloomy face.

George was very dissatisfied.Although Gerrard's cross is indeed very dangerous.But Cudicini either stepped forward to pick it off, or was ready to block it near the goal line.But Cudicini neither stepped forward nor retreated. He stood there and hesitated for a while. When Irving headed the ball, he had no chance to react at all.

There are also Ferdinand and Panucci, two big and tall guys standing in the penalty area, even allowing Owen, who is a little over 1.7 meters, to grab the ball.It's so embarrassing.

Listening to the Liverpool fans singing "You will never walk alone", George sighed a long time.The advantage of two goals allowed Liverpool to pull it back.If he loses the League Cup in the end, he will become a big joke in English football.

George couldn't wait.

马上用哈格里夫斯换下了萨尼奥尔，然后布莱克本的阵型变成了3-6-1。当然也可以看成是3-4-3，后防线当中只留下了帕努奇、费迪南德、里瑟三个人。

After Hargreaves went up, as long as Irving retreated to get the ball, he would stick to him.

Under normal circumstances, George is rarely man-to-man defense.Because it is easy to disrupt your own defense.But for Owen, the most dangerous player in Liverpool, George adopted a man-to-man defense.

George's assignment to Hargreaves was simple.Once Owen wants to get the ball in the midfield, he cannot be accelerated by any means.Including fouls.And Irving entered the front and waited for a counterattack, so he also followed as a defender.

Anyway, let Hargreaves go up, just to man-to-man and watch Owen.

As for Fowler, since his return from injury, his explosive power, speed, and technique have all dropped a lot.The injury to the cruciate ligament caused a generation of geniuses to fall.Anyway, it can be said that the current Fowler is only half successful before the injury.

Hargreaves went up and after man-to-man marking, Blackburn's offensive also started.George has already used three backs, of course they understand what George means.

Especially Bellamy, who played very awkwardly in the second half, because of Liverpool's offense, he could only come to defend.This made Bellamy very dissatisfied.So with Blackburn's attack on the mend, Bellamy was a complete devastation against Carragher.

Bellamy, who is fast, has no skills at all in the face of Carragher.It's just waving the ball, but it works every time.

Although it is only a side lane, once the side lane is opened, there are various offensive routines.If you want to defend a fast wide player like Bellamy, either the defensive player has a lot of experience.You can get stuck, but Carragher cannot become an old fritters all at once.

There was one person on the bench, the German player Zieg.It's a pity that Chigurh's condition is worse than that of Carragher, and Houllier has no choice.

Of course, there is another way, which is to shrink the line of defense.Once the defensive line is shrunk, it is difficult for a player with fast speed but average skills like Bellamy to perform well.

Houllier chose the latter option.

(End of this chapter)