Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 874 Season Debut ([-])

Gerrard's shot was a coincidence, and Foster couldn't react in time. He is relatively tall, and his side jump is a weakness, so he failed to intercept the ball!
Gerrard excitedly ran to the sidelines to celebrate with the fans. He is one of the greatest captains in Liverpool history, a real leader. He can score goals, he is the one who blows the counterattack horn, and he is the one who makes the final decision.

On the night of Istanbul, Gerrard scored the first goal and blew the horn of Liverpool's counterattack. In the 06 FA Cup final, Liverpool played against West Ham United. It was his super kick of about 32 meters at the last moment. The final word on the world wave.

Throughout the world of football, captains like him are rare, because he is not a striker.

Zhang Yuan admires Gerrard very much. A hero like Gerrard also has regrets. He has never won a league championship. Last season he became the object of ridicule. Zhang Yuan really wants to help Gerrard realize this dream.

After seeing Gerrard scoring a goal, he immediately rushed up and hugged Gerrard excitedly. Of course, Gerrard thanked him for passing the ball, but the difficulty of passing the ball is not very difficult. The key is that Gerrard shot well very good!

Liverpool, who obviously didn't have much advantage, took a two-goal lead in this way. Rodgers believed that his team could win the game. Liverpool fans were also very excited. They hoped that this game would be a big victory.

Many fans are thinking, Zhang Yuan has contributed two assists, it's his turn to score!
But Koeman is not so easy to defeat. He immediately readjusted his tactics and offense. Southampton needs high press and offense.

So Liverpool's troubles came like this. Joe Allen can't help but be inactive in running, but his defense is his weakness. The lack of defensive awareness has emerged under Southampton's fierce attack.

Southampton is also excellent, specifically kicking him and Mankilo's side, which made Liverpool a little flustered for a while, and the defense didn't dare to hold the ball too much, and opened their feet when they got the ball. Coman's expected trap.

Zhang Yuan didn't suffer a lot from the confrontation, he lost and won at the same time, the confrontation was quite energy-consuming, coupled with the participation in the World Cup, the turmoil of the transfer, and the late return to the team, his training did not keep up. At about the 70th minute, he himself It's obvious that it's not working.

There are also more mistakes in the frontcourt, and the technical movements with the ball are out of shape!
Seeing that something was wrong, Rogers had no choice but to replace Zhang Yuan and replaced Sturridge, who was still slightly injured on the bench.

Gerrard took the initiative to clap hands with Zhang Yuan to comfort him. He thought that Zhang Yuan was not very happy to leave the field, but Zhang Yuan didn't think so. Although he failed to score a goal, it was a bit regretful, but he continued to play on the field instead. The team is harmful, it is better to replace Sturridge.

Zhang Yuan smiled, and then raised his hands to applaud the fans. The fans were satisfied with Zhang Yuan's performance. Although there were not many highlights, Zhang Yuan still showed superior ball handling ability when given the opportunity.

After Zhang Yuan left the field, Rogers shook hands with him, and Rogers explained: "You are not physically fit, I need to go to Daniel to fight against their defenders!"

Alas, Rodgers didn’t want to cause some kind of misunderstanding from Zhang Yuan. It is reported that Zhang Yuan and his teacher Mourinho had a bad relationship because of appearance issues. Rodgers hoped to avoid such a situation, because Zhang Yuan is very special to Liverpool. , he is the owner's man, not a cat or a dog found in the transfer market!
As a coach, who doesn't swallow his anger? !Toughness is only sometimes.

Zhang Yuan didn't just shake hands, but took the initiative to hug Rogers and said, "I know, Mr. Rogers!"

Rodgers was a little moved. He knew very well that he was the head coach. The boss actually wanted to replace him, but he himself didn’t want to leave. May I ask where to find such a good thing? A century-old giant invited him to be a young coach to take over the team. He has to persevere, work hard here, realize his coaching ideal, and handle the relationship with the players well. I am very happy to see Zhang Yuan's understanding of him.

Then Zhang Yuan and the players on the bench clapped their hands one by one, and then sat down to drink water and watch the game.

After Sturridge came on the field, he worked very hard. He was not in the best condition, but he was very hardworking. The tacit understanding with Coutinho and Sterling was much higher than that of Zhang Yuan. Joe Allen could not be much busy in defense, but In terms of offensive organization, it is much better. Once the high ball is high in the frontcourt and Liverpool can get the second chance, Joe Allen will go forward without hesitation.

In this way, he can form a good interaction with the three forwards in the frontcourt, especially with Coutinho on his side. The two have played several frequent offensive battles with each other. A substantial threat was formed, but it was only a threat and did not expand the score.

Liverpool couldn't completely defend against Southampton's offensive, and they also got some good opportunities. Pellet's pile is too powerful.

The double-teaming of Digan and Skrtel can allow Pellet to take advantage of a lot. This is an innate advantage, and he is so strong.

Pellet is tall, but he also had flashes of inspiration. In the 78th minute, Pellet received a pass from Davis, clung to Digan, took the ball with his back and passed the ball beautifully with his heels, and the Grizzly who inserted into the penalty area Reing shot angrily at the ball, and the ball flew into the net.

Southampton's bold push-up finally reaped success. What is Klein's position? Southampton's right-back, his side happens to be the defensive side of Coutinho, Joe Allen, and Mankilo.

Because of this goal, the morale of the Southampton players was boosted, and they saw the hope of tying the score.

And Rogers became nervous. It was because of this problem that Joe Allen could not play Lucas at the beginning of the game. Unexpectedly, at this time in the second half, Southampton's tireless playing on the right side still had the effect.

Rogers scolded Mankilo in his heart, what are you doing? !
Southampton's goal is really similar to Liverpool's first goal. They both hit the ball behind the defender and the pass was sudden.

Zhang Yuan off the court was also nervous, this thing won't end in the end, right? !
In the next game, Southampton didn't care about their own defense, they just actively pushed up, adopted offside and foul tactics, and focused on attacking. After the whistle, the score remained at 2:1, and Liverpool won the game with difficulty at home.

They played relatively better in the first half, and were a little passive in the last 20 minutes of the second half.

"This is a tough game. They played very organized and caused us a lot of trouble! Generally speaking, a victory makes me very happy and happy, but we still need to continue to work hard and continue to improve!" Rogers said in When the mixed zone was interviewed, he commented on the game in this way. He did not clearly point out the team's problems but talked about them in general.

As he said, generally speaking, he is still happy, progress is always coming slowly, I believe it will be better in the future, if Zhang Yuan can further integrate, the team will be able to make a big leap in offensive quality.

Therefore, when the reporter questioned the obvious lack of tacit understanding between Zhang Yuan and his teammates, Rogers defended Zhang Yuan, "He just came to the team and didn't have much time! This aspect definitely needs to be improved, but we have also seen his ability to decide the game , I am very satisfied with his performance, I think he will definitely get better and better with every game in the future! Goals?! Goals will come sooner or later!"

Zhang Yuan was also surrounded by reporters after the game. After all, this was his Premier League game, and many reporters had questions.

"The feeling of the Premier League?! Nothing special, more emphasis on physical confrontation here, but I don't think this is a problem for me!"

"Goal?! I can understand such a large transfer fee. The fans and the outside world have a lot of expectations for me, but I don't think this is a problem. I will score goals sooner or later!" Zhang Yuan did not evade this reality. How come these words don't sound like comforting myself, but comforting some anxious fans or the media.

(End of this chapter)