Green Dragon

Chapter 610 Red No. 8

"Walk on! Through the wind!

Walk on! Through The Rain..."

Still the same song, still the same melody, but those KOPs in red sang with a completely different atmosphere.

In the most die-hard kop stands, there were even a large number of shirtless men waving flags and clothes crazily.

There are middle-aged people with bald heads and protruding waists, and young people with childish faces but full of tears. There are even many old men with gray hair and trembling hands who are raising their arms and shouting along with the wave of people. !
Accompanied by such singing, Long Shute threatened West Ham United's goal with a long shot in the 83rd minute, but was slightly rubbed by the opponent's defender, and flew out of the baseline by rubbing the post.

"West Ham United escaped unharmed! Without this interference and change of direction, their goalkeeper must only become the background board for Long Shute's goal again!"

Zhan Tianjun said in an unquestionable voice:
"The appearance of Long Shute is undoubtedly the turning point of this game. Just like when he played for Ajax, Bayern Munich and AC Milan before, he will never let his teammates and fans down!"

Since Coutinho, the first free thrower, had already been sent off with a red card, and Firmino and Milner were also replaced by teammates, Long Shute decided to take the corner kick himself.

But he didn't forget to command others to balance the power of offense and defense:
The tall and strong Benteke, Emre Can, Ince with good speed, and the two central defenders all squeezed into the penalty area, but Lucas and the two full-backs who came off the bench stayed behind. The opponent hits a counterattack.

Of course, Long Shute seldom comes to take corner kicks, and he seldom even participates in the top of the penalty area, but this does not mean that he is not familiar with this tactic.

He raised a hand high, signaling to his teammates which set of cooperation he would adopt.

One hand means looking for the front point, and two hands are to pass the ball to the back post. The Red Army teammates will respond differently according to the landing point and their own position.

Some will be in charge of feints, some will draw the defensive force outward, some will interfere with the goalkeeper's sight, and some will be in charge of fighting for the second spot...

Although in many cases, corner kicks ultimately depend on luck, but if there is no targeted training at ordinary times, it is impossible to form a murderous intent at this moment.

Long Shute lifted the hem of the jersey, carefully wiped the grass mud on the surface of the football, and then aligned the valve core in his direction, which was considered ready.

He suddenly felt that the sky was dim, and couldn't help but look up.

The cloud that had hung over Anfield since the start of the game just barely covered the sun.

Long Shute looked away, and the assistant referee standing behind also signaled that he could make a free throw.

Red Army No. 8 glanced back and forth in the restricted area, like a beast picking its prey.

The corner kick didn't require too much run-up, he just took a step and rubbed the football out!

The flying ball has obvious rotation, because the rotation of the football is the easiest to control the trajectory.

The players on both sides crossed the front point, and also passed the hands of West Ham United goalkeeper Randolph, but they fell obviously when they were about to cross the back post!

Among the crowd, a red figure jumped up high!

"Lovren?!"

Zhan Tianjun was a little surprised.

But Lovren seems to have known that this pass will find him!
The Croatian defender's forehead hit the flying football firmly!

"Oh!"

Goalkeeper Randolph was about to make a save, but just as he moved a step, his eyes suddenly blurred.

A strong ray of sunlight pierced through the dark clouds and sprinkled over the entire Anfield!
Randolph froze at this step, and he only heard a "shua la la" sound.

Then there was a cheerful electronic sound from all directions:
"Ding ding dong dong... In the 84th minute, Liverpool scored a goal. The scorer, No. 6! Dejan..."

A crowd of eager fans stamped their feet frantically and chanted the scorer's last name:

"Lovren!"
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"Thank you! Thank you! Dragon!"

Perhaps no one can understand Lovren's mood.

The tough man didn't celebrate wildly after scoring the goal, but rushed directly to the corner flag area and hugged his teammates who assisted him.

Long Shute accepted his teammate's thanks with a smile, and let himself be lifted up by him.

Then he saw huge waves of red people surging in the surrounding stands.

For a moment, he was in a trance.

When he made his debut at Anfield, he had seen many slogans in the main stand remembering Gerrard, especially such as "eternal captain", "greatest number 8", "no one can replace You", "We will always miss Stephen" and all that stuff, but at this moment, those signs seem to be gone.

To be honest, Long Shute can understand the feelings of these fans.

Steven Gerrard is a native Liverpool kid. He became a red player at the age of 8, officially entered the first team at the age of 18, became the youngest captain at the age of 23, led the team to the top of Europe at the age of 25, and reached the top of Europe at the age of 29. Leading the team to a 4-0 bloodbath of Real Madrid until turning around and leaving at the age of 35.

It is said that the most affectionate thing is companionship. The 27 years of companionship have long made Gerrard synonymous with Liverpool.

For at least 12 years Gerrard was Liverpool and Liverpool was Gerrard.

Now that this man suddenly left, the real die-hard fans...how could it be possible to wipe away tears immediately and laugh to see another player take over the red No. 8 jersey?
Manchester United's No. 7 is a superstar and the core, but Liverpool's No. 8 is the leader, the banner, and the soul!
In the minds of quite a few fans, any sensible and well-behaved player should not get involved with this number when he first joined this club!
That is simply disrespect to history!It's a crime against legends!
——In fact, until Gerrard left the team for three seasons, and even after he officially announced his retirement, no one dared to choose the No. 8 jersey. This number is too heavy for young people.

But Long Shute did not hesitate from the very beginning. He was praised for this, but even more so, he was booed hugely off the court.

It's just... he doesn't care about all of this.

He told the Liverpool fans with three hearty victories and 12 individual goals.

Don't miss the old captain who has left!

The red No. 8 jersey... will never sink here!
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Lovren's goal was not the last performance of the game, because West Ham United has been completely defeated by Liverpool's offensive!

Bilic played all the substitution cards, but the team's performance did not get any better.

All the players forget about tactics and systems and can only run around in vain following the opponent's pass.

The offense is disorganized, the defense has lost its previous toughness, and the entire team has almost become a mess.

Long Shute never let go of such an opportunity, so in the 2nd minute of stoppage time, he cooperated with his teammates and broke into the shaky Hammers' defense line. Afterwards, the person pushed and broke the door...

He fixed the final score at 5-2!

A hat-trick within 30 minutes!

Two more direct assists!

This efficiency...is not high at all.

After all, the real king of football scores three or four goals in each game. This should be the minimum consumption, right?

Otherwise, what is your name?
(End of this chapter)