In the end, the miracle did not come, the ball did not pass through the crowd at all, and was directly blocked. Olympiacos took advantage of the situation and counterattacked.
It's Rivaldo again.
Riise failed to return in time, leaving Liverpool empty on the left. Rivaldo drove straight in, broke through Hamann, and lobbed the ball past the attacking Dudek. Fortunately, Hyypia cleared the ball in the small penalty area.
Li Tiancheng shook his head. Dudek was too reckless. There was no need to take such a risk. Carragher was already helping to defend Hamann, but Dudek blocked his steps. This guy was planning to run more to keep warm.
Body?
This is so uncomfortable. The defensive end can be broken with just one poke. How can this make people feel confident to attack?
But there is no way. Olympiacos is the weakest opponent in the group. Failure? This is absolutely unacceptable!
Do you still want to qualify?
We can only continue to attack.
Li Tiancheng and Garcia approached each other, driving Baros into his favorite forward line, leaving Riise and Josemi on the wings to continue the onslaught!
Combination of edges and middle is not possible.
Cisse and Baros were flooded.
Long shot, no.
There are so many people inside and outside the penalty area that long-range shots are more like trying your luck and betting on the world.
The only thing that can be exploited is that the opponent's defense line is a bit flat and long-range shots are not good, then...
Li Tiancheng dived in with the ball, leaned to the right, and moved the ball to the right with the instep of his right foot. This guy moved and quickly switched to smashing the ball with the inside of his right foot - flicking the cow's tail.
After opening the gap, Li Tiancheng pushed in, and then he was pushed down by the guy who was helping to defend him.
Yellow cards and free kicks are not negotiable.
Li Tiancheng took a running approach and took off his foot. This time it was even worse. The football was directly blocked by the jumping wall.
I asked Garcia, Riise and others how could the quality of their free kicks be so poor? The average height of this wall is about 1.9 meters. Coupled with their bounce, it is more difficult than usual to get around them.
Li Tiancheng covered his face with his hands, wiped his mouth, and looked at Carragher, who was applauding him and waving his arms: Again, I won't believe it!
At this time, Benitez started to make substitutions again, and Finnan replaced Cisse.
What is this operation?
Li Tiancheng watched Finnan coming straight towards him and "concentrate on attacking the penalty area". This was Benitez's instruction.
I looked towards the sidelines. Although I couldn't hear what Benitez was shouting, I finally saw him nodding.
That’s it!
Li Tiancheng left his position and began to wander around inside and outside the penalty area.
"Benitez replaced Cisse with Finnan. It was really surprising. He replaced the striker when he urgently needed an attack." Lineker couldn't understand.
"Let's see how Liverpool plan to play. Is Finnan actually playing at right-back? Behind Josemi?"
"Oh, this is to fully release the offensive power, and at the same time, it also adds an insurance. Josemi is strong in attack and defense in weak, allowing him to fully attack. Finnan has stronger defensive ability and his assists are also good."
"In this way, let Baros be at the front, while Li ambush behind him and concentrate on the assault!"
"Benitez's substitution adjustment was really unexpected. Lee was pushed to the deep forward position!"
"Of course Li's breakthrough ability is very strong, but Olympiacos has made up a forest with muscles. Will Li's small body not be enough to look at?"
Li Tiancheng does not intend to stick to his position, and Benitez does not like to see his players only moving in a small area.
With the current situation, it is impossible to create a more aggressive frontcourt, so we can only use our personal abilities to attack, and the attack cannot be forced.
No matter how hard they defend, they still have a defensive focus, which means there is a place where the defense is relatively weak. Li Tiancheng has to find and make good use of this place.
Of course, not only did I do it myself, there was also a ready-made Garcia.
Brother, let’s take turns!
As a result, Li Tiancheng and Garcia began to attack in turns.
They almost succeeded in breaking through the Olympiacos defense, but unfortunately they only got two free kicks.
The first time it was still high, but the latter time it finally hit the goal frame. The ball was too slow and was directly hugged by the goalkeeper.
At this time, Benitez made another substitution adjustment, and Kewell came on to replace Baros.
"Liverpool has made adjustments again. Benitez is going to carry out the breakthrough to the end. During this period, especially after Li came on the field, Olympiacos' defense was indeed a bit chaotic, but now that Liverpool does not have a positive forward on the field, this
Is it too extreme?" Lineker questioned.
"Now that it's the 72nd minute, Liverpool don't have much time to continue trying. They have to find a practical plan of action. I hope their bold adjustments will be effective."
Lineker is not the only one who has doubts about this. Many people are confused about how to play football without a forward. In this case, can Kewell stand in the penalty area?
Contrary to people's doubts, Li Tiancheng felt like a duck in water, connected with Kewell and Garcia, and continuously attacked the penalty area. The three players with excellent skills approached each other, supported each other, and used their own skills to coordinate their movements.
He can create small coordination among the crowd.
The difficulty of Olympiacos' defense is more than doubled!
It is inevitable that the defensive focus will shift to the three of them. Kewell and Garcia are a little better. Li Tiancheng can successfully pass the ball to the far end when surrounded by others. It is Josemi who receives the ball and his shooting skills are a bit worse.
, otherwise Liverpool would have equalized the score.
Continuing to attack, Kewell met at the front of the penalty area. Li Tiancheng received the pass with his back. He was supposed to pass the pass back for a one-two with Kewell, but now he suddenly decided to do it himself and directly hit the ball with his heel, causing his crotch to be broken.
With Venetidis behind him, he turned around and rushed towards the penalty area.
Venetidis was helpless and pulled Li Tiancheng down. He had no choice but to turn around quickly and couldn't keep up. With this kid's ability, letting him get into the penalty area and hold the ball would be the same as being scored!
Venetidis received a topaz card, two yellows turned into one red, and he was dismissed immediately!
Free kick at the top of the penalty area.
"Oh oh oh, Benitez's adjustment still worked. After receiving the pass from Kewell, Lee's clever heel and turn forced Venetidis to foul, and he accumulated two yellow cards and was sent off."
Lineker breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's the 78th minute now. Liverpool will have 11 versus 10 for a while. They must take advantage of this. Now let's see how this free kick is taken. After Lee came on, the quality of Liverpool's free kicks was indeed higher, but it still didn't work.
Can score."
"Li is still taking the penalty. No one is coming to compete with him. It's just that the distance is too close. This arc is difficult to kick!"
Li Tiancheng took a breath, stepped back and then stepped back, took a long run, and turned his powerful shot into a horizontal push.
The football was pushed to the left side of the penalty area. Riise followed up and volleyed hard!
"when!"
Olympiacos goalkeeper Katjanakis had no reaction at all, but the football hit the outside of the post hard and bounced out of the field!
Riise looked at the goal with his hands on his hips, looking a little dull. All the Liverpool players were extremely regretful. Even Li Tiancheng could not help but squat down with his head in his hands.
Of course, Olympiacos was completely opposite. They were high-fiving each other and Venetidis was jumping in the tunnel. The red cards he accumulated were worth it.