The strongest winger

Chapter 476 The Demeanor of a Master Tactician

David Silva saw the full-back Riise shrunk to defend the position of the central defender at the penalty area line on the right side of his attack. He suddenly had a feeling that Aiello would pass the ball to this empty position, and then thought of the cooperation between the two in the youth team.

Immediately afterwards, David Silva's feet accelerated sharply like a hot wheel, and the destination was the space behind Riise's shrinking to the middle.

Not long after he started, for about a second, Ai Luo made a high-quality left-footed cross from the sideline of the left-sided penalty area.

In the impressions of many people, it is estimated that except Ai Luo himself, no one knows that his left foot is actually as flexible as his right foot. Passing a precise cross is as easy as chopping melons and vegetables, and this is a cross completed without interference, and the accuracy has naturally risen to another level.

David Silva looked up at the football flying towards him at high speed, and thought in his mind that if he used the conventional shooting method, he would definitely be too late to shoot, so he just swooped out suddenly about thirteen yards away from the baseline, diving to the top.

But his header can only be regarded as the lowest in the whole team. This is also a common problem of Spanish technical players, but fortunately, the position where the forehead touches the ball is the upper middle part of the football instead of the lower part.

The ball bounced after changing direction, so although Reina reacted, he didn't jump on the ball.

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"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL——" At the same time, the broadcast of the Mestalla Stadium once again ushered in the passionate shout of Mario Coker, the stadium announcer.

The entire stadium trembled again at this moment. The fans in the stands knew what this goal meant. If the game ended according to this result, the team's chances of qualifying for the final would exceed 80%. For the fans who entered the Champions League final for two consecutive years at the turn of the century, it was a reincarnation.

Especially the older fans are very excited.

In addition, this Valencia team is recognized as the strongest year in the history of the team. If we don't win the Champions League at this time, when will we wait?
David Silva himself was a little surprised that the ball could hit the goal. It was not until the shouts of the live broadcast that he came back to his senses, but at this time Ballack and David Villa surrounded him with malicious intentions and pressed David Silva, who had just got up on the turf, to the ground again.

Ai Luo saw that the thin David Silva was crushed by so many people, and he couldn't bear to join in.

Anyway, we are not heavy, only about 150 jins, it's fine.

But he still heard a scream...

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Looking at the dejected Liverpool players, Flores excitedly performed a long-distance kneeling celebration on the sidelines, stopped and waved his clenched fists frantically back and forth.

Being able to score a goal when Liverpool's offense improved slightly was also a blow to their morale, and this goal also expanded the score on the field to two goals, which means that the team has basically completed the task and only needs to maintain this score for the rest of the time.

It will be much easier to wait until the second leg at Anfield in a week's time!
Thinking of this, Flores excitedly supported the turf and stood up, and then once again completed a shout with the cheers from the stands!
Really cool!

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Shit! !
Not far away, Liverpool coach Benitez looked very angry. He kicked a water bottle at his feet and flew out. He didn't care about the splashed water from the water bottle. Venting is the first principle!

But as a head coach who has won the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League, his anger comes and goes quickly. He hurriedly walked to the coach's bench and told Crouch and Pennant to warm up quickly. He has conceded two goals in the away game. If he can't score an away goal in the first round, then the hope of entering Athens will become very small...

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Although Ai Luo has not yet scored a goal, the goal scored by David Silva was directly assisted by Ai Luo, so the Chinese fans who came to the scene were very happy.

The European reporters in front of the press booth also kept praising Ai Luo's pass. Invisibly, the waists and abdomens of the nearby Chinese reporters were straight, just like when they heard others discussing how awesome they were when they were in elementary school.

Valencia's celebration didn't last long. In less than a minute, they happily walked back to their own half, waiting for Liverpool's kick-off.

After the re-kick-off, the Liverpool players were a little impatient. After a few passes, both Gerrard and Harvey Alonso chose to use long shots to test the goal guarded by Canizares.

Five minutes later, that is, the 5th minute of the game, Liverpool started the first substitution adjustment of the game, using Crouch to replace Zenden, who had nothing to do.

Seeing this substitution adjustment, Huang Jianxiang in the studio also gave his opinion on this substitution, "Liverpool replaced the winger Zenden with Crouch who is over two meters tall. The purpose of this substitution adjustment is very clear, that is to use Crouch's high point to pose a threat to Valencia's goal. At the same time, Benitez used this substitution adjustment to remind Gerrard and Xavi Alonso not to blindly kick in the next opportunity..."

Indeed, after Crouch played, he also took the latest tactical instructions from head coach Benitez. As the captain of the team, Gerrard would naturally not take the lead in disobeying the head coach’s tactical intentions.

In the following game time, Liverpool's tactics were very direct and rough, that is, continuous left and right 45-degree forced kicking. In a short time, Valencia's defense became jittery.

Albiol is the tallest in the back line, but compared with Crouch who is more than two meters tall, he is still nearly half a head shorter, and it is also more difficult to mark. After all, his height is there, so his defensive strategy is biased towards interference rather than fighting for the top, because that is not realistic.

However, this strategy was relatively successful. At least in the few minutes that Crouch played, he did not hit the football comfortably once, and the only header that hit the goal was also easily obtained by Canizares.

In the next time, Crouch changed his offensive method, from the team's ultimate player to a bridgehead, helping his teammates create opportunities.

But generally speaking, the way of attacking is still a bit monotonous. After the first two amazing headers back to the top, Valencia's midfielder strengthened the control of the second point, so Liverpool's threat was quickly killed in the cradle.

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Time passed quickly, and half of the 45 minutes of the second half had passed. Benitez saw that the offense had not achieved actual results, so he had a second plan for substitutions and adjustments, but he fell into difficulty in choosing who to replace.

Captain Gerrard must not be replaced, and Mascherano's defense is also very good, covering a large area and cannot be replaced, and after he is replaced, the defense against Aiello will become very troublesome, so only Xavi Alonso is left, but in his tactics, Xavi Alonso's presence even ranks above Captain Gerrard...

So can only make a choice between striker Bellamy and Dirk.

Dirk Dirk played very diligently on the court, not only helping the team in offense, but also in place in time when defending, helping his teammates to defend. He is a typical hard-working striker.

After using the elimination method, Bellamy could only be replaced.

After all, in the nearly 10 minutes of the game, his performance was very limited, except for a few impressive bursts, there was nothing outstanding.

Three minutes later, Pennant came on and replaced Bellamy.

It is worth mentioning that when Bellamy was replaced, she seemed very unhappy, and she didn't even perform the high-five ceremony, and went directly to the locker room.

It just so happened that the scene where Bellamy walked off the court was followed by the camera of the court until he entered the locker room.

Of course, this is just a small tidbit in this game, and it did not cause too much sensation. After all, the 22 players on the field in this game are the protagonists.

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Pennant's presence also brought fresh energy and Benitez's latest tactics.

Captain Gerrard put it on the right, let Harvey Alonso and Mascherano sit in the middle, and Pennant, who had just played, used a breakthrough from the left to help Crouch and Dirk to create opportunities.

However, in the first few minutes, the effect was very good. Moretti's defensive ability is indeed good, but his speed and flexibility are not as good as Pennant, who is about 1 meters tall, so it is more difficult to defend.

But seeing the quality of Pennant's crosses after the breakthrough, Valencia's midfielder Baraja has no intention of coming to this side to help, because there is really no need for this. His crosses are either low or high, and there is no pass at all.

In the blink of an eye, the time reached 10 minutes, which means that there are only the last 10 minutes left in the regular time of the game.

Fortunately, during this period of time, Liverpool's defense did a good job, otherwise the score on the field would not be as simple as 2:0.

With the passage of time, the time left for Liverpool became less and less, and the players on the field became impatient, but at this moment, Benitez made the last substitution adjustment, replacing Arbeloa with Finnan, and strengthening the attack on the wing.

Now that Pennant has been replaced, the tactic of crossing from the side will be carried out to the end. He does not believe that consecutive 10-degree crosses from the side will fail to form a goal in the last 45 minutes!

With Finnan's stable and precise cross from the right, the role of Crouch being replaced is highlighted, because with a precise cross, he no longer needs to grab points, he only needs to stand in a good position and wait for the arrival of the cross.

Liverpool's wide crosses are becoming more and more threatening, and Aiello is ready to return to the penalty area to help the team defend. After all, the score of 2:0 is not bad. It is not obvious to win Liverpool 3:0. It is also a good choice to keep this score until the end.

(End of this chapter)