Depor took advantage of the kick-off opportunity to counterattack.
They have only one way to go. If they want to retain their hope of qualifying, they must not lose.
Benitez mobilized his troops on the sidelines and asked for overall recovery. Traore and Josemi stayed in the backcourt and could not assist forward.
Riise and Garcia also have to retreat and build a defensive line in front of Hamann and the others. Kewell is not strong enough and has to harass the opponent's ball player. Baros also has to retreat to the center circle...
Deportivo continued to press forward and created several opportunities even against Liverpool's iron wall.
Pandiani had a chance to equalize the score, but unfortunately he was infected by Baros and received a pass from Belleron, but stopped the ball to Hyypia!
Although the goal did not result in a goal, it sounded a wake-up call for the Liverpool players.
The formation tightened again and Benitez's tactics were thoroughly implemented.
Under this situation, even Belleron couldn't easily send the football into the Liverpool penalty area. He barely sent it in, and no one could easily catch the ball.
Therefore, Deportivo chose to bomb indiscriminately on the outside.
Of course Liverpool had a chance to counterattack, and there were many opportunities, but they didn't start a fight. The transition from defense to attack was too poor, too slow, and too slow, giving Deportivo enough time to get in position or destroy it on the spot.
The consequences of not having Alonso are clear.
"Oh oh oh, this time it's Victor, Deportivo has another long shot, the football is slightly higher." Lineker's tone was full of anxiety: "This is not considered a safe defense, right? What about counterattack? After the score is ahead
, Liverpool’s counterattack has completely disappeared, and the situation is too passive now. It’s not good to defend so early, right?”
Ian Rush also shook his head: "There are some problems with Liverpool's staffing. The counterattack lacks an engine and cannot operate. Garcia is too deep and too far from the penalty area. His breakthroughs and passes cannot be used; Kewell
The same goes for Biscayne, let alone others. After a flash of inspiration, Biscayne returned to his true nature as an engineer."
The more Rush talked, the more he couldn't go on. Lineker continued: "It's not that Liverpool has no chance to counterattack, but it's just that when the opportunity comes, it doesn't have a clear direction, which always allows Deportivo to destroy it in advance. I don't understand why not
Go to Alonso, this will never happen if Alonso is present!"
"We don't know what Benitez is thinking. Now we can only be thankful that Deportivo's offensive efficiency is indeed not high, otherwise the score may have been equalized long ago. The first half is about to end, and it seems that Liverpool will enter with a lead.
locker room, but maybe Benitez should make adjustments, it will be difficult to maintain the victory if he is passively beaten like this!"
The first half was coming to an end. Deportivo kept attacking, but the score was still behind, which made Deportivo players start to get anxious.
Looking at Liverpool's momentum, it is too difficult to score two goals in half time. If they enter the second half with this score, they will most likely only be able to pursue a draw.
A draw would not be of much help to their qualifying situation!
Deportivo players began to press forward with full force.
Biscayne held on to Beleron, and Beleron could only pass the ball back. Duscher received the ball and passed it to the left back Hector who came up to assist. Hector was in a hurry and was ready to pass the ball after receiving the ball.
, but accidentally stopped the ball a little too wide, and Josemi stabbed it to Carragher first.
Carragher got the ball and handed it to Hamann, who passed the ball directly to the left.
Riise moved forward at high speed, got the ball and continued to attack inside.
Depor's backcourt was empty, and goalkeeper Molina had no choice but to attack out of the penalty area.
Riise shoots before Molina!
The Riazor Stadium was in shock!
Then it changed to cheers!
Andrade chased back very quickly, soared into the air in the penalty area, hooked the ball over the crossbar on the goal line, and fell into the goal!
"Whoa whoa, Andrade!"
"Andrade made a save in front of the goal and saved Super Depor!"
"Riise held his head in his hands, unbelievable. Indeed, Depor goalkeeper Molina was helpless. He was about to kill the game!"
"As a result, Andrade came out halfway. Andrade redeemed himself and saved Deportivo's life!"
Lineker was in high spirits and yelling.
Ian Rush was not in the mood: "There is also a corner kick. This opportunity is very rare. Liverpool must..., SHIT!"
Kewell's corner kick was cleared directly out of the penalty area without any threat.
The referee blew the whistle and the first half was over.
"Li, get ready to warm up."
Li Tiancheng stopped, looked back at Paco in shock, and pointed at his nose: "Me?"
"Of course, what's your expression?" Paco was confused.
"Why not Alonso?" Li Tiancheng said bluntly: "Now it is obvious that Alonso is more helpful to the team."
"Alonso has a slight strain on his calf. To be on the safe side, it's better not to play as much as possible."
Um?
Alonso injured?
Never heard of it!
That makes sense. Let me just say that although Benitez likes to rotate, as a championship coach, he cannot be so playful and use the Champions League games as a training ground.
Li Tiancheng's expression softened, and Paco smiled bitterly in his heart, but his face was full of smiles: "You know what to do?" A genius is indeed a genius, and his temper is indeed his temper. It's really hard to fool him.
"Of course, let Depor be honest and don't be too unscrupulous." Li Tiancheng is full of fighting spirit. Alonso can't play. The next step is of course my contribution to Liverpool!
"Very good!" Paco smiled even more happily. Although he was a little impatient and a newborn calf was a little too fearless of tigers, as long as you were so awesome, there would be no problem.
Li Tiancheng concentrated on warming up and preparing to go out. However, he found that there was also a guy on the opposite side staying on the court to warm up.
This is...
Li Tiancheng racked his brain and tried to recall the preparations before the game.
Oh, Amo, a central defender, is characterized by excellent steals, accurate positioning, and high speed.
It seems that this is Depor's method of preventing Liverpool's counterattack.
Li Tiancheng knew it well, so he stopped looking and concentrated on warming up.
"Li is warming up, is he going to play?"
"Hey, Ian, you weren't so excited just now!"
"What's the matter? Everyone knows that I'm a loyal fan of the Little Prince." Ian Rush didn't take it seriously: "Especially after he created a miracle at Millwall, his results were second to none. His iron-blooded spirit is really the same as Liverpool's.
It’s a perfect fit!”
"Lee did play. At the beginning of the second half, both teams made substitutions. Deportivo replaced Cesar with Amo. This was a counter substitution. Amo was faster. This was to cope with
A possible counterattack from Liverpool."
"And Liverpool replaced Baros with Lee. This choice? Lee rarely seems to be at the forefront."
Ian Rush has no such concerns: "The little prince can play in all positions in the frontcourt, let's wait and see!"
Li Tiancheng found that what he could do was similar to Baros. Most of the time he could only harass Depor's players on the ball, slow down Depor's offensive speed, and let his own defensive players breathe a sigh of relief and calm their nerves.
After running back and forth several times, no teammates formed a circle with him, and there was no hope of grabbing the football. Li Tiancheng simply retreated to his own half, shortening the distance between him and his teammates, and seeing if there was any chance to get the ball.
As for Deportivo's attack being too unscrupulous?
Soon they won't dare anymore!
After Li Tiancheng retreated, he quickly discovered the opportunity.
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