Chapter 879 Forced to fight back (1)
Such a top-ranking battle was filled with stars, and it was not just fans who came to the stadium to watch the game. Some business celebrities, entertainment stars and local Liverpool politicians also came to Anfield to support the game.
The Liverpool commentator on the scene was very proud of this, "The original thing that attracted the most attention in the Premier League was the red and blue battle between Manchester United and Chelsea. Every time the battle started, there will be celebrities from all walks of life. Now it is Liverpool's turn. There is no need to question it. Liverpool's game is a wonderful game. We have the strongest superstar Chen Yu, we have the most brilliant history. We are the most powerful contenders in various championships. It is strange that we are not sought after by fans..."
While the commentator was talking, the main players from Liverpool and Arsenal came out of the locker room, and their appearance also caused the fans on the scene to burst into warm applause and cheers.
What surprised the commentators on the scene was that the sounds and numbers of shouting the name "Gerard" actually exceeded Chen Yu, which is a very rare phenomenon since this season.
Last season, Chen Yu started playing for Liverpool in the second half. At first, his popularity was not as good as Gerald, who was born and raised. However, Chen Yu used his single savior and his performance to turn the tide to make him quickly catch up with Gerald. After Liverpool magically won the double championship in the end, Chen Yu's position in the minds of Liverpool fans also caught up with Gerald, and his popularity was far more than that.
After a moment of silence, the commentator immediately realized: "By the way, today is Captain Gerrard's 400th game for Liverpool. Over the past nine years, Jay has made great contributions to Liverpool. He is the mainstay of Liverpool. After Chen Yu came, Jay has no position as a tactical core in the team, but he is still Liverpool's spiritual leader, the decisive needle. Without Gerrard, Chen Yu alone cannot lead Liverpool to win the double championship. It is their dedicated cooperation that has achieved the glory of Liverpool today."
On the court, Liverpool and Arsenal players were shaking hands. Both sides were competitors and could not be said to be hostile to each other, but the confrontation was still very strong. During such close contact, everyone secretly put pressure on their opponents, hoping to gain a psychological advantage before the game began.
After shaking hands, the captains of both sides, Gerald and Silva exchanged team flags and emblems to choose the goal, and the game was about to begin.
At this time, Chinese commentator Duan Xuan also came to Liverpool from Turkey with the team. This game made him very excited. After introducing the starting lineups of both sides, Duan Xuan said: "This game is very important to both Liverpool and Chen Yu. Now Arsenal is Liverpool's biggest opponent. Don't look at Arsenal's young, young people have passion. If they are allowed to show morale and confidence, they may follow Liverpool last season and win 20 consecutive victories.
Liverpool can continue Arsenal's upward momentum today, which may prevent a competitor from rising. It is also important for Chen Yu. This is the last game in October. After this game, the results of the World Football Master's selection will be announced soon. If Chen Yu can perform well at this time, there will be basically no suspense in this World Football Master... Let's not talk about it anymore, the game has begun. Let's take a look at the game first and introduce it to you later..."
While speaking, the Arsenal player who played away had already launched a fast attack.
The biggest feature of Arsenal's football is that their passes and receptions are fast and accurate, and the pace of the game is very fast. Today, facing Liverpool who plays at home, Arsenal obviously knows what their advantages are. They also know that Liverpool has returned from a long journey and has less rest for another day, and their physical fitness is definitely not as good as them. They are ready to drag down Liverpool's physical fitness from the beginning of the game today.
After Adebayo and Fabregas kicked off in the middle circle, the ball led to the backcourt and attracted Liverpool players to the front of their penalty area. The ball quickly passed through the center line and came to Liverpool's half.
Arsenal today lined up five midfielders, while Liverpool only had three midfielders today. Arsenal had obvious technical advantages, and now there are two more people. When they passed through Liverpool's midfield, they were as smooth as passing the road at four o'clock in the morning.
The ball was almost effortlessly directed to Liverpool's 30-meter area. Arsenal began their unique short pass penetration of the frontcourt again. The ball was quickly passed in the gap between Liverpool's defensive players. Liverpool players wanted to steal the ball, but later they didn't have time to grab it, so they changed their minds and wanted to destroy the ball. However, they found that it was too late to destroy it, so they had to adopt the tactics of fouling the ball holder and receiver players, which ended Arsenal's rapid advance.
In the first minute of the game, Arsenal got a chance to have a free kick in the frontcourt.
The one who took the free kick was Spanish midfielder Fabregas. Fabregas has scored 10 goals this season and has 9 assists. His skills are ahead of the entire Premier League. Last season, Fabregas only scored 4 goals, and now it has doubled after only two months. After Henry left, Fabregas has played better and better. Many people think that Fabregas' amazing state is the biggest reason why Arsenal got a super start.
This is a free kick that is almost twenty-seven or eight meters away from the goal. At the left side of the goal, Arsenal does not have a long-range shot expert. Fabregas, who punished this ball, had an average long-range shot ability. He took the penalty mainly by passing the ball.
As expected, Fabregas did not shoot directly, but passed the ball to Liverpool's penalty area, allowing his teammates to compete for the header.
Although Liverpool is not as technically as Arsenal and has a worse pass and reception level than Arsenal, Liverpool is more than one level better than Arsenal in the competition for aerial ball.
Fabregas's ball was passed to the penalty area, and the Liverpool players in the penalty area first got stuck and then grabbed the spot, blocking Arsenal players behind. Even the high center Adebayo could only watch the Liverpool players push the ball out of the penalty area.
Arsenal and Liverpool have played against each other more than once, and they all know that they are not as good as Liverpool in the penalty area, so when Fabregas gave a free kick, Arsenal did not send all the troops to grab the spot in the penalty area, and the rest were waiting on the periphery to grab the clearance ball.
Arsenal's choice was correct. They had no chance in the penalty area, but after the ball flew out, it fell to the feet of the Arsenal players.
Arsenal got the clearing ball completely different from other teams. After they got the ball, they took advantage of the fact that Liverpool's players were not yet stable and quickly penetrated before trying to penetrate the ball into Liverpool's penalty area.
Arsenal's quick pass is already annoying. What is most annoying is that Arsenal players' skills are also very superb. After Arsenal's dazzling passes and cuts, Fabregas suddenly made a straight pass. The Gunners' single striker Adebayo stopped the ball at the front of the penalty area and turned around, drifting past the defense of him, Agel and broke into Liverpool's penalty area.
Just two minutes into the game, Arsenal won a free kick and entered the Liverpool penalty area. This made Liverpool fans in the stands nervous, and some began to draw crosses to seek God's blessing.
Adebayo is a Nigerian, but also has Togolese nationality. Adebayo is tall and sporty. He has a strong center-type figure like a heavy armored vehicle, but through Arsenal's tempering, he has completely transformed. His speed may not be as fast as Henry, but his feet are good and his heading ability is not weak. He has a good sense of cooperation with his teammates in the frontcourt, which is also a weapon for Arsenal to attack the city and draw the village.
Adebayo broke into the penalty area, and Liverpool's defensive players were nervous. It was a mistake to let the opponent enter the penalty area. In the penalty area, the defensive players were completely at a disadvantage. The players holding the ball could pass the ball, shoot, and even break through. There were many choices. The defensive players were looking at one thing and losing the other. Without the advantage of numbers, they could not confront the striker in the penalty area.
Adebayo also wanted to play fast today. After entering the penalty area, he adjusted his steps in two steps and shot with his foot.
But at this moment, one foot came over and just shoveled the ball that was still shot out. Adebayo's foot was just on the leg of the clearing player.
The one who rushed over in time to intercept Adebayo's shot was Liverpool's central defender Carragher.
Carrag and Agel cooperated very well, until they were in a state of harmony. Agel had just returned from injury. Carrageg knew that his speed and consciousness were not at its peak, so when Adebayo broke through, Carrageg followed quietly. It was precisely because Carrageg discovered it in time that he blocked Adebayo's shot that was bound to be won.
Arsenal got another chance to get a corner kick.
The game is no more than three minutes away.
Fabregas is still taking the penalty for corner kicks, and Arsenal still has not many offensive players in Liverpool's penalty area. Obviously, they are not going to compete with Liverpool in header points.
Fabregas is born in La Macia, a youth training base of Spanish football giant Barcelona. He is a friend of Argentina's rising star Messi. Fabregas left Barcelona and came to Arsenal because Wenger personally convinced him. Moreover, Arsenal treated Fabregas very well. He arranged for him to join the first team at the age of 16 and gave him a chance to play. This is something that Barcelona, with a lot of talents, cannot give.
Fabregas adheres to the aura of Barcelona playing football. When he was serving a corner kick, he saw the players from both sides fighting for each other. The only high point Adebayo was entangled by two Liverpool players. Fabregas felt that even if the ball was penetrated into the penalty area, the possibility of his teammates getting the ball was very small.
At this time, everyone's attention was focused on the penalty area, but no one noticed what kind of ball Fabregas would pass, and could not see clearly.
Fabregas saw that no one was paying attention to him, so he kicked a corner kick close to the goal and had a very powerful spin.
This corner kick has a high arc, and there are not many players who can grab the landing point, namely, Adebayo and others.
Just when Liverpool and Arsenal players felt that Fabregas' pass today was a bit out of standard, Liverpool goalkeeper Reina found something wrong. He looked at the flying arc of the ball and suddenly realized that the Spanish boy was in the back corner of the goal.
Although it is unlikely that the ball shot from the back corner of the goal in the corner is slinging, Reina can't bear even the possibility of one-thousandth. He quickly moved backwards and prepared to lift the ball out.
But the speed of the man is not as fast as the ball. Just before Reina crossed the midpoint of the goal, the ball had reached the top of the goal, which made Reina almost closed her eyes in despair, and she didn't even dare to look at it.
The probability of a corner kick is indeed not high. Even though Fabregas had already taken out all his strength in the shot, the ball still crossed the crossbar and fell on the net behind the goal.
At this moment, the fans in the stands did not see the goal, but they had already seen the net moving. Many people thought the ball had entered, and Arsenal fans began to cheer.
However, before the call was halfway through, the fans in the stands came to an abrupt end because the referee did not point to the center circle, but to the goal, which disappointed Arsenal fans.
Then Arsenal continued to play the whirlwind quickly, bringing the speed and accuracy of the pass and catch to the extreme. The ball came and went down the feet of Arsenal players, and was passed like a mercury. However, even if Liverpool players could not touch it, they could not steal the ball under Arsenal's feet except for fouls.
Liverpool was originally struggling to play against Arsenal and counterattack against defensively. Now because Arsenal's pass is so outstanding, they have no pain of choice. They can only shrink their formation and fight back, not giving Arsenal a pass to break through.
Seeing Liverpool's changes, Duan Xuan, the commentator on the scene, said: "In fact, this is the most suitable for Liverpool's score. Defensive counterattack is Liverpool's magic weapon. Liverpool cannot attack Arsenal for the sake of good looks and face. With Arsenal's offensive speed, Liverpool is simply seeking death to give Arsenal space in the backcourt."
The Liverpool's live commentator also said at this time: "Although Liverpool has been fighting back passively now, the face is definitely not very good, but Liverpool's hope of winning has increased greatly, and now it is at least 60% sure."
Chapter completed!