Grass roots glory

Chapter 162

According to the second-half predictions given by various media in the half-time commentary, the commentators who believe that Schalke 04 can maintain the current advantage and even further expand the score are not only Marcel Leff and CCTV Duan Xuan.

The Italian national TV commentary is optimistic about Schalke: "On the football field. Wasted opportunities must be punished. Today it was fulfilled again. Liverpool wasted a lot of opportunities to expand the score, so the retribution will come immediately! Look, this It's not over yet, the British have no chance!"

The confidence of the Italian commentator stems from the statistics he received from Schalke this season-Schalke's goals in the second half accounted for half of the total goals.In the first half of the season, Schalke's goals were concentrated in the first half. After the winter break, the number of goals in the second half increased significantly.

More goals in the second half is proof that a team has become able to fight tough battles.

And Duan Xuan quoted the ancient Chinese saying "one bang, then decline, three exhaustion" to prove that Liverpool will be exhausted, and Schalke will take the initiative in the second half.

Of course, it is not without standing on the same front as Sky Sports.The French national TV commentary made Vita optimistic that Liverpool can at least score another goal and will not lose to Schalke in regular time.

The French position is not surprising at all.Whether it is football or national history, the grievances between Germany and France cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences, so it is not surprising that the French are naturally resistant to everything related to Germany.

In fact, at the football level, France and England are also old enemies.So from his personal heart, he is very willing to see both sides get into trouble. Anyway, the Champions League has nothing to do with the Ligue [-] teams, and watching the excitement is not a big deal.

After a 15-minute intermission, Slomka took the lead in making adjustments.Kristajic comes on, replacing Rakitic.

This substitution was quite unexpected, but Slomka's intentions are not difficult to guess.

Kristajic's midfield interception and running ability are stronger, and it is clear that his characteristics are more useful in the second half.However, Slomka's substitution was not completely considered for the purpose of shrinking the defense. From another perspective, Kristajic's appearance can better liberate Zhou Tiancheng's offense.

Benitez is standing still... It's not that he doesn't want to move, but from an offensive perspective, except for Pennant who can be replaced on the wing, this is almost the strongest lineup.On the bench, Engel, who has been in good form in these few league games, is still sitting on the bench, but the Champions League knockout round is different from the Premier League. Benitez dare not use the precious substitution quota on him so early.

To use him is also the last few minutes-if the score can still maintain the status quo.

In the second half, both sides became more cautious. The first 15 minutes were basically back and forth in the midfield.It has to be said that Rakitic's departure has a great impact on the fluency of Schalke's midfield. Without another point of containment to organize the attack, the opponent can target Zhou Tiancheng in the midfield without any scruples.The left midfielder Benayoun also closed in the middle, and every time Zhou Tiancheng got the ball, he was trapped by at least two people.

The Liverpool players are now very pragmatic in their defense against Zhou Tiancheng. They don't expect to steal the ball from his feet and counterattack. They directly adopt a destructive defense.

It is conceivable that with such a kick, the intensity of fighting has increased a lot, but the enjoyment of the game has plummeted. The Hungarian referee Kassai frequently steals the spotlight and draws four yellow cards within 15 minutes. Liverpool has three of them, and Aron One each for So, Benayoun and Arberoa.The remaining one was given to Schalke captain Westermann.Because Zhou Tiancheng was frequently shoveled, Westerman protested.Kassai thought he talked too much and gave him a yellow card.

The game time passed in the constant scrambling and foul disputes between the two sides. Slomka calmly watched the game time on the big screen hanging above the court, and it was already 10 minutes before he knew it.

Of course he is happy that this situation continues, and the score is in Schalke's favor.

Benitez was a little anxious.Going on so meaninglessly in the game is no different from slow suicide.But now the players are all on the field, and they can't hear them no matter how they shout, and they can only convey instructions through substitutions.

First, Pennant was replaced in the No.703 minute, and 5 minutes later, Engel, the last offensive piece, went into battle.

Now Liverpool have three strikers lined up on the front line. Benitez's tactics are very clear, how simple and how to do it, directly hit the top of the head!

Liverpool's move is not unexpected, but Schalke fans are still nervous, worried that the team will repeat the same mistakes.

However, the center of the rebroadcast just now was Liverpool's substitution, and in the corner of the camera, few fans noticed that in a flash, Slomka was calling Zhou Tiancheng to give an opportunity.

"Zhou, there are still about 15 minutes left, now it's time to use the tactics we practiced this week."

Zhou Tiancheng's eyes lit up: "You mean, I'll play central defender next?"

Slomka nodded: "Otherwise, you think I asked you to practice defensive cooperation with Benedict and Heike this week just to think about it casually? Now one midfielder is enough, and they won't advance on the ground. The high-altitude ball is the first priority!"

Zhou Tiancheng nodded, and then returned to the field, appearing between Howedes and Westermann, standing parallel to them.Shaking his head left and right, he greeted the two of them: "Hold on!"

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"Hey! Zhou Tiancheng played as a central defender! Although it is indeed a good idea, isn't it too early? It is not too late to use this extreme tactic in the last 5 minutes." Duan Xuan felt a little worried, because in his In my impression, Zhou Tiancheng and the central defender didn't get along at all.

Although Zhou Tiancheng is already well-known, especially in China and Germany, but because he rarely accepts exclusive interviews off the court, even the media don't know much about his past before he became famous, let alone his past playing career. A central defender.

But Zhou Tiancheng is very confident, this is his old profession!
After only a few minutes, the Schalke fans became more and more stable. Don't look at the opponents hitting high balls around Schalke again and again. In fact, there is no chance at all. No matter whether it is the front point or the back point, they can't beat Zhou Tiancheng. overhead.All were rescued by the first point.

"Zhou Tiancheng's defense is also reassuring. What is the role of Dinghaishenzhen? There is no better explanation than this! Wherever he appears, Schalke is the most stable link!"

"Such a defense...Liverpool will be desperate, haha!" Marcel Leff said with a gloating tone.

In the last minute of stoppage time, Liverpool got a chance to set the ball in the frontcourt.Goalkeeper Reina also rushed to participate in the attack.

Alonso passed a diagonal pass into the penalty area, and Reina jumped high. As a goalkeeper, his jumping ability is naturally strong, otherwise he would not be able to control the high-altitude ball in front of the goal. Alonso is indeed looking for him. When he is in the air, he is excited, but when he hits this head, he is likely to become the hero of the team.

but!

Zhou Tiancheng served second and came first. Before the ball reached Reina's head, at the same point, he directly intercepted the ball in mid-air.

PS: This chapter is [-] words, so there is another chapter in the afternoon, at four o'clock.

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