I am the king of martial arts

Chapter 531 Stoke City, Sky City

I don’t know where the Sun got the information, but there are even photos of Suarez’s family party: Liverpool players didn’t waste this holiday, they gathered together to have a good time, barbecue, champagne, they were more like a group of vacationers than athletes College students, they have a good appetite and mood, but after returning to the team, facing the soaring weight, Benitez may not be happy.

As an old rival, the Sun will never show mercy.

However, when returning to the team, the team had no problem with the weight of a few players, and Benitez did not get angry.

Because the World Cup is coming soon, even if there is a winter window, it is impossible for the players to move.

In this window, Torres is the biggest news maker.

Fleet Street chases Spain's 'Golden Boy' and his teammates.

Lampard: Torres is a natural killer. He has proved in two consecutive high-level teams that he can adapt to any style of play. I think he is ready to conquer the Premier League with us.

Drogba: Torres and I are not a type of striker, but he is really good, we will be very good partners.

Torres himself even vowed, "I have made all preparations. Chelsea is a more united team. I believe that my teammates and I will definitely perform to satisfy the fans. I will prove that 5000 million pounds For me, it's not a high price but value for money!"

Under the disturbance, Liverpool finally ushered in the 22nd round of the league away game against Stoke City.

Stoke City is not a strong team, but their style of play is unique in the Premier League. Many strong teams have suffered from them. Liverpool's old rival Manchester United suffered a defeat on them.

This is an amazing team. Last season, in the entire 38 rounds, they didn't have a game where the ball possession rate exceeded 50%.

The least number of shots, the least number of shots on target, the fewest number of successful passes, the lowest ball possession rate, and the lowest pass success rate. This series is the label of Stoke City.

Every game is easy to set the record for the shortest effective time in the history of the opposing club. The effective time in the second round of the league against Blackburn is only 50 minutes, which is almost equal to 1 minute of play and 1 minute of rest.

It is said that the best way to treat cervical spondylosis is to swim or fly a kite, because it can raise the head and relax the cervical spine.

If that's the case, why not sit in the front row at the Britannia Stadium and watch Stoke City play.

Or more directly, become their opponents.After the whole game, you will find yourself looking up at the sky at an angle of more than 45°, watching the football flying around on both sides of the field.

When the ball finally goes out of bounds and you are thankful for the breather you finally got, it can be a big mistake.The ball boy on the sidelines quickly dried the ball with a large wrapping cloth, and then handed it to the bombardier Delap, and a new round of high-altitude bombing was about to begin again.

In short, in the game against Stoke City, they must not be given too many opportunities to set the ball, let alone use a defender with a height of less than 180 centimeters, so that he will easily become a breakthrough. Therefore, in this game, Insua was rarely excluded Outside the big list.

The defensive line combination chosen by Benitez is: Gilgiacos, Degen, Agger and Karadze. They are all taller than 180 centimeters, and Gilgiacos is as high as 193 centimeters. For air defense, Beni Tess really took pains.

Wu Sanshi, who returned to Guoqin and played nearly two games, was placed on the bench. Babel replaced him, Benayoun on the right, and the midfield trio of Gerrard, Mascherano and Lucas It's all on stage.

As for Stoke City, their formation is 4-5-1, but that's not the point.

The height of Stoke City is the height. Their striker, Duff Kitson, is 193cm. Such a striker, coupled with their tactics of flying the ball all over the sky, is really a headache!
Their five midfielders, Dean Whitehead 183cm, Liam Lawrence 180cm, Glenn Whelan 180cm, Matthew Etherington 178cm, Rory Delap 183cm, average height over 180 cm.

As for Stoke City's back line, let alone, Amdi Faye at 1 meters, Danny Collins at 83 meters, Robert Huth at 1 meters and Ryan Leon at 83 meters. Shawcross is not inferior in height to Benitez's impromptu back line. Their Danish goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen is as high as 1 meters. Wu Sanshi even doubts that if Stoke City falls behind, their The goalkeeper will not rush into the Liverpool penalty area to participate in set-piece attacks.

Among their 11 players, one of them was mentioned by Benitez before the game, Rory John Delap!

Rory Delap has a terrifying skill of throwing out of bounds. His outstanding arm strength allows him to send the ball directly into the opponent's penalty area from 30 meters away, and his accuracy and strength are suitable for his teammates to compete for the top. He has repeatedly staged assists , Rory Delap's one move is enough to eat the entire Premier League, and he has also become the No.1 in the football field.

Moyes' side called the Irishman a 'mechanical jib' after the game as they were leveled after a Delap throw-in

In 08, in the sixth round, before Chelsea played against Stoke City, Scolari watched the video of Stoke City's game repeatedly, asking the players to give the opponent as few chances as possible to throw the ball out of bounds.

With such a player, one cannot be too careful.

Before the game, Benitez also asked Liverpool to make corresponding tactical preparations for the opponent's high play style.

But seeing the height of the opponent, Wu Sanshi was really skeptical that the match against Stoke City might not be as easy as imagined.

Just as he thought, at the beginning of the game, Stoke City, which was at home, gave Liverpool a blow.

Liverpool didn't want to give Stoke City a throw-in, but who can say for sure, especially if the opponent deliberately seeks a throw-in.Throw-in kicks, corner kicks, free kicks, these are the regular weapons of Stoke City's attack, and they have a lot of experience in how to create set-pieces.

Stoke City, who took the lead to kick off the ball, returned a pass under pressure. Faye sent a long pass to the frontcourt. Kites just jumped up slightly, but his height advantage made him very relaxed when facing Lucas. I feel a little bit like adults bullying elementary school students, very happy.

"David." The bored Wu Sanshi took the initiative to talk.

"Ok?"

"They're hard to deal with."

"Indeed it is."

"Then you said that if Stoke City enters the Champions League, will they go crazy when facing Barcelona Guardiola?"

David Engel made up the picture of the match between the Barcelona Dwarves and Stoke City. It is so beautiful that I dare not watch it!
But he is still looking forward to it!

Laughing, he punched Wu Sanshi and said, "It's really interesting, but Stoke City won't be able to enter the Champions League."

After thinking about it carefully, it seems that Stoke City has never played before. The two bored teenagers feel very sorry. If they can fight for their breath and grab the position of Arsenal, it must be very interesting.

Delap received Kitson's header back and ran to the side to dribble the ball. Seeing Lucas grab it, he kicked the ball to Lucas's leg without saying a word, a foul!
"They are really speechless!"

"No one can do anything about Stoke City's rogue-like tactics. All the teams in the Premier League don't want to encounter them. Even those low-level league teams known for their toughness will have no good results when they encounter Stoke City. "

"Liverpool will be in a tough fight today."

"Stone is still on the bench, but his physical condition makes people worry. He has flown tens of thousands of kilometers, and I don't know if he will have a chance to play."

Stoke's caddies were clearly well-trained, quickly wiping every piece of leather off the ball with a towel.

Just a few seconds later, the caddy handed the brand new ball to Delap, with a set of movements so smooth that Benitez on the sidelines was stunned.

The fans at the Britannia Stadium were extremely excited,

"Rory!"

"Rory!"

"Rory!"

They chanted the name of Rory Delap. This "bombardier" is obviously very popular in the Stoke City team.

Lucas turned his head and looked to the sidelines. Seeing that Benitez's face was as black as dirt, he hurried to the penalty area, ready to make amends.

After making a signal to his teammates, Delap took two steps back, raised the ball above his head with both hands, took two small steps, and the ball was thrown out by his arms.

whoosh,
Direct flight to Liverpool restricted area.

Wu Sanshi, who was sitting on the bench, was stunned!
40 meters!
This is 40 meters, just throw it wherever you want?

Did this guy play shot put before?
His guess is close to the truth, but Delap didn't practice shot put before. When he was young, he practiced javelin and participated in the javelin competition at the county level in Ireland!
There was a panic in the restricted area.

The throw-in accurately found Kitson, who overwhelmed Carragher and shook his head. Reina hit the ball out of the baseline with both fists.

Although escaped, there is still a corner kick.

Etherington took a corner kick from the right, Gilgiakos pushed the ball out of the penalty area at the front point, Mascherano quickly split the side, Benayoun took the ball and launched a counterattack on the right.

beep,
Foul.

Foul tactics are executed very neatly, Stoke City will be like this.

Benayoun got up angrily and went to the referee to protest, but today is at home in Stoke City, the standard must be loose, so Benayoun returned without success.

Gerrard took out a set kick, and Suarez seemed to be a boat in a storm, and was cleared by the opponent before he could take off.

"It's not a good idea to fight Stoke for the top."

"Gerrard might as well shoot directly. Even if the distance is a little farther, it is more reliable than a free kick."

Liverpool's midfielder counter-robbed and was fouled again by the opponent.

The game was played in pieces, and Benitez on the sidelines stood next to the fourth official and kept complaining, but it didn't work.

Stoke City's style of play is so unique. If they don't let others play like this, they won't play. What else do they play?
In desperation, he called Gerrard to the sidelines to explain, to speed up the passing speed and reduce dribbling.

(End of this chapter)