football killer

Chapter 260 The Final Sprint ([-])

The sudden heavy rain caused a lot of trouble for both Arsenal and Liverpool. During the rest of the first half, it was difficult for both sides to organize an effective attack. On the contrary, the players of both sides gave up the attack with a tacit understanding and began to run continuously in the field. Everyone used their own methods to strive for themselves to adapt to the rain battle as soon as possible. Fortunately, in the second half of the game, they gave the opponent a fatal blow.

In the 44th minute of the game, Harman passed the ball to Kewell on the wing, but due to the rain, the ball was very slippery. Kewell didn't stop Gerrard's pass, and the ball was directly taken by Lauren, who was in charge of defending Kewell.

Seeing that Lauren got the ball, Kewell immediately rushed towards Lauren to fight back.Lauren was also not polite, kicked up immediately, and was about to pass the ball to Pires' feet behind Kewell. The ball could not help but slipped, and Lauren abruptly lifted the ball to the sideline. This scene immediately made Kewell and Lauren stunned. They looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

"Damn, this damn weather!" Since Kewell and Lauren were competing on the left side of the field, and the benches of Liverpool and Arsenal were also here, both Wenger and Lao Bei observed their situation very clearly at close range.

Seeing that both of them made low-level mistakes, Lao Bei and Wenger also cursed the damn weather, but they seemed to have forgotten that God is fair and did not take sides.

In such a slippery field, the referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the first half. When the players on both sides heard the whistle, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then walked toward the player's tunnel with tired faces.

You must know that although the rain only fell for less than 10 minutes, it made the players on both sides embarrassed. Not only were they careful when receiving and passing the ball, so as not to make low-level mistakes like Kewell and Lauren.

Be careful when receiving and passing the ball. The goalkeeper dare not be careless. He is afraid that the opponent will shoot the ball because it is slippery. The defender dare not give the opponent any chance at all.

"Damn it, it's raining all right. How can I play football? I just slipped to the second level without the ball. I can't play this game." Once back in the locker room, Irving said depressedly.

"Okay, Michael, don't complain, you don't feel well, don't tell me the Arsenal people feel better." Immediately after the players walked into the locker room, Lao Bei heard Owen's complaints, and couldn't help but comfort him.

In fact, Owen also knows that the Arsenal players are as uncomfortable as himself, but it's just because they slipped to the second time without the ball, which made Owen feel very embarrassed and couldn't help complaining.

"Okay, kids, in fact, the rain is more advantageous for us Liverpool, so don't complain." Seeing the depressed faces of all the players, Old Bei couldn't help but smiled and said comfortingly.

But at the same time, Old Bei is also ready to pay attention, and must increase the practice of rain fights in the future. Otherwise, it will be a pity that it will suddenly rain in some important games in the future, because the opponent is more suitable for rain fights than Liverpool and lose the game.

"Coach, why do you say that? I don't think so. I think it's not only Arsenal, but we are also affected by the rain. We have no attack speed and no defensive strength. The game was really embarrassing. It seems that whoever can score a goal depends on luck."

Hearing that Old Bei said that Liverpool had more advantages in the rainy game, Kewell said with a depressed face, among the Liverpool players just now, Kewell had the worst performance on the field, and even made a stop error, which made the proud Kewell feel better.

"Well, you don't have to take a good look. You need to know what Arsenal's strengths are, ground coordination and ground attack. Now it's raining. Tell me how much this will affect Arsenal. Let's talk about us. We are indeed affected, but at least we can play high-altitude balls and use headers to smash the ball into the opponent's goal. But Arsenal is different. Look at Arsenal's forwards, whether it is Henry or Bergkamp, ​​they are both forwards who are not good at heading. If you play high-altitude balls, you can't hit them."

The eyes of George and others couldn't help but light up. Hearing what Old Bei said, he really had the truth. The rain was really good. It successfully suppressed Arsenal's gorgeous ground attack, and at the same time, it could transfer Liverpool's tactics from the ground to the air.

"I believe everyone understands. In the second half of the game, we will play high-altitude balls. Dietmar and Steven, you two don't need to go forward in the second half of the game. You only need to pass the ball to Smicer and Kewell, or George and Michael in the penalty area. Is there a problem?"

"No problem, coach!" As for the head coach's arrangement, the two of them naturally have no problem. After all, both of them have good long-passing skills. Now, Lao Bei nails the two of them in the position of the midfielder. This will not only reduce the running length of the two, reduce physical consumption, but also form the team's first line of defense, and the support for the frontcourt will not be reduced. Lao Bei's arrangement is undoubtedly the best.

"Kewell, Smitchell, due to the rain, the field is very slippery, you don't stick to the ball, you don't have to pass people, pass the ball, pass the ball constantly understand?"

Kewell and Smicchelton nodded to express their understanding. After all, Kewell no longer wants to keep sliding like in the first half, and that would be too embarrassing.As for Smicer, after seeing Kewell keep sliding, he also felt scared, and naturally he didn't want to become like Kewell.

"George, your task is to grab points and you don't want to retreat. After all, we have already decided to hit the ball in the air in the second half, and you are responsible for smashing the ball into the goal for me. Is there a problem?"

"No problem, coach!" George replied very simply. This is indeed no problem. For George, even if it is a header, there is nothing wrong with it. After all, many of George's goals are scored with his head.

"Michael, you don't have any advantage in heading the ball. Your task is to involve the opponent's defender and relieve George's pressure. Of course, if you have the opportunity, you can also shoot."

Owen nodded and didn't say anything, because Owen himself understood that he really didn't have any advantage in heading.

"Emily, warm up for me in the second half of the game and be ready to play at any time." When all the problems were solved, Lao Bei said to Husky who was on the side of the opponent.

Heskey nodded to express his understanding. Heskey is not an idiot, so he naturally knows what the head coach meant by this arrangement. It is because the team has determined the strategy of playing Kongqiu, and Irving has no advantage in this regard. He is the number one center in England and is ready to play at any time.

While Lao Bei was constantly arranging tactics for the players, in the locker room on the other side, Wenger was also walking back and forth in the locker room with a depressed face at this time. The rain was too sudden. This was undoubtedly a serious blow to Arsenal, which is good at coordinating and playing ground offense.At this point, Wenger was still struggling with his tactics for the second half.

But no matter how angry Wenger was, the time did not give face at all. In the blink of an eye, the short 15-minute break in halftime had passed, and the second half of the game started again.

The rain did not rest because of the halftime break of the game. On the contrary, it continued to fall more and more, and now there was more and more water in the field, which made the game for the players of both sides even more difficult than the first half.

The fans immediately discovered that in the second half of the game, both sides played uniformly, that is, both sides played the traditional British long pass. Liverpool took into account the current situation, and the team had the qualifications to play this way.As for Arsenal, there was nothing they could do. There was more and more water in the field, and playing ground offense was definitely something a fool would do.

In a blink of an eye, all the fans saw the ball flying back and forth in the air in the stadium. Players from both sides sent the ball to the penalty area, hoping that their teammates could score first with luck.But the reason why luck is luck means that luck is not something you can get if you want it. At least so far, neither side has had an effective header.

Henry is depressed. Because he is taller than Bergkamp, ​​Arsenal players usually pass the ball to Henry in the penalty area.Seeing that most of the Arsenal players were looking for Henry, Hyypia and Yepes unceremoniously began to take care of Henry, which made Henry eat up his mouth.

Henry was originally not good at heading the ball, despite his height of 1 meters, but his body is too thin compared to Hyypia and Yepes. In the penalty area, Hyypia and Yepes don't even need to jump up. They just need to push Henry lightly, and they can push Henry aside and break the ball very easily.

Don't talk about Henry's depression. At this moment, Henry almost couldn't help yelling at his teammates. Why don't you pass the ball to Bergkamp? Isn't he human?

Compared with Henry, George's situation is much better. He is already very strong. Whether it is Seagan or Campbell, it is not easy to overthrow George.

Although there is no chance for George's three headers at present, George has gradually adapted to the rain battle, and the power of the header is getting stronger and stronger. The anxious Seaman is constantly in a hurry.

Seeing that the two dignified Premier League giants actually played the traditional long pass, all the fans couldn't help being surprised.You must know that with the development of football games, the long pass in the Premier League has been outdated. At present, it can only be seen in the Premier League except for some weak teams. Among the rich teams in the Premier League, the long pass is basically invisible.

Whether it's Arsenal's endless ground coordination, Manchester United's two-way take-off, or Liverpool's fast offense, these fans are very familiar with them, but this time when Arsenal and Liverpool both sent long passes, all fans couldn't help but be stunned.However, considering the current weather and venue conditions, all the fans will understand after reacting.So he began to concentrate on watching the double-playing long pass, wanting to see what the Premier League's giants would look like if they played the traditional British style of play.

Although the long pass between the two sides was a little rusty at the beginning, and it was not as smooth as the weak team, but everyone was sighing, the rich are the rich, and the players' personal strength and adaptability are really very strong.No, after ten minutes of adaptation, both Liverpool and Arsenal have gotten used to the long pass, and they played well, no worse than those teams that specialize in long pass.

Indeed, Liverpool's pass is very simple, that is, to hand the ball to Hamann and Gerrard in the midfield, and then the two are deciding whether to pass the ball to Smicer and Kewell, or hang it to the penalty area.

Arsenal players are even simpler. Although they are not used to this kind of dismissal, the players inside are all world-class stars.After ten minutes of adaptation time, Ljungberg and Pires successfully provoked the responsibility of organizing the offense, constantly receiving and passing the ball.

It can be said that in terms of dismissal, Liverpool and Arsenal are comparable, but at this time everyone can see that Liverpool has gradually begun to gain the upper hand.Because compared with Henry, although George is not as tall as Henry, George's header skills are obviously much better than Henry's. He has adapted to the defense of Seagan and Campbell, and the danger of George's header has also increased sharply.

On the contrary, Henry was completely caught in the care of Yepes and Hyypia at this time, and it was difficult to even grab a point, let alone a header.

"Emily, get ready, get on the field!" Seeing that the situation on the field was at a deadlock for a while, Lao Bei asked Hesky who was warming up.

"Coach, don't worry, I've been ready for a long time." Knowing that the head coach was going to let him play, Husky said excitedly.If in such an important game, I scored the decisive goal, then I would be Liverpool's hero.Thinking of this, Husky couldn't wait to play.

"Well, since this is the case, then you go on the field and take George's pressure in the penalty area, understand?" Although Old Bei didn't say it very clearly, Husky also understood what Old Bei meant, that is to ask himself to go to the penalty area to grab points, become the first object of attention of the opponent's defender, and relieve George's pressure. At that time, George will have a chance to take advantage of it.

Thinking of this, Husky nodded to express his understanding, after all, he had done this kind of thing before.

"Liverpool has replaced Michael with Emily. Obviously, Mr. Benitez's selection is very correct. In the rainy battle, Michael has lost his greatest weapon, that is, speed and spirituality. Physical and header weaknesses prevent Michael from fighting like his good brother George, and can only watch from the sidelines. This is undoubtedly a waste of a precious member of Liverpool. Now Emily can play. Emily can successfully relieve the pressure on George and become the biggest threat to Arsenal's goal Obviously, Mr. Benitez is preparing to carry the high-altitude ball to the end in the second half of the game, and both forwards have good header skills."

After Owen quickly ran to the sidelines and high-fived Hesky, he sat on the bench exhausted, panting heavily.In fact, Owen wanted to replace him with Old Bei, because Owen found that he was useless on the field, and Arsenal's defenders even ignored his own existence. Thinking of this, Owen felt very humiliated. Who told him that he did not have George's perverted body and excellent header ability.

But Owen has been enduring it. Owen doesn’t want the media to say that he is afraid of Arsenal or that he doesn’t want Liverpool to win the championship just because he voluntarily asked Lao Bei to replace him. Although Owen doesn’t care, he still doesn’t want to have these troubles.

It's all right now, and I can finally rest. At this time, Owen was sitting on the bench, watching the situation on the court with a relaxed face.

"Damn it." Wenger couldn't help cursing when Old Bei replaced Owen with Husky. Wenger also knew that Husky was on the field. In this weather, Husky was even more threatening than George and Owen.Thinking of this, Wenger shook his head helplessly, hoping that Campbell and Xigan could withstand the pressure.

As soon as he played, Heskey received a pass from Smicer and headed the goal. However, because it was his first header, Heskey, who had not fully entered the game state, missed the goal.But even so, Arsenal were terrified, while Liverpool fans were ecstatic.

Everyone can see that after replacing Heskey at this time, Liverpool obviously has an absolute upper hand in headers. If Arsenal haven't figured out what to do, then it will be a matter of time before Liverpool score.

"Hey!" After seeing Heskey's header, Wenger looked at Henry's header again, and found that Henry was really not suitable for headers.Seeing this situation, Wenger couldn't help but turned his head to look at the substitute forwards on the bench, and found that none of the forwards in his hands had a good header. Seeing this, Wenger couldn't help but sigh.

"It seems that at the end of this season, we need to buy a strong center forward. Otherwise, we will have to defend Arsenal with all our strength." Seeing that none of the strikers on the bench had a good header, Wenger couldn't help but secretly decide.

However, Wenger seems to have forgotten that it is Wenger himself who firmly does not need a tall striker, let alone a striker with good header ability, because Wenger's team pays more attention to coordination and ground attack, and pays attention to the skills and speed of the players.That's why there is an embarrassing situation where Wenger can't find a striker with a good header. This can only be said that Wenger paid for his persistence.

(End of this chapter)