Green Dragon

Chapter 689 Be Careful With Your Ass
In the middle of the night on May 5th, Anfield ushered in the second round of the Europa League semi-finals.

In the 27th minute of the game, the stadium that was close to boiling suddenly became extremely quiet.

Fans are using this method to commemorate those fans who passed away 27 years ago, perhaps among them are their family and friends.

One minute later, Anfield was quickly filled with frantic voices again, and the quiet atmosphere before seemed to have never appeared.

This is the most real life, right?

You can't spend all 90 minutes mourning...

Don't let sadness fill your life forever.

Let go of those heaviness properly, and you will soon discover more beautiful things.

Like... scoring a goal.

"Goooooooooooal!"

The 70-year-old Anfield announcer George Sefton once again spread his voice throughout the stadium through the speakers, and even the pedestrians around him could hear the sound.

Accompanied by passionate voices, in the corner flag area, a big black man was dancing.

Oh sorry, his dancing posture can never be described as "pianpian", because he dances... a mechanical dance.

"Sturridge scored twice in 30 minutes! Long's special through ball gave him a one-handed chance to face the goalkeeper. For the England striker with superb shooting skills, this is simply a mouthful. cake!"

Zhan Tianjun is obviously very relaxed, because the team he supports has scored 3-0 at home, and the total score is 8-1.

Zhang Lu's slightly slow voice also sounded:

"In these knockout rounds, Liverpool have turned the two rounds into one game to determine the outcome. The second round has become purely a round of rotation, a game for training young people, and it often becomes a one-sided goal performance. For a neutral audience, it probably won't be interesting, but for Liverpool fans, it must be something they dream about."

Zhan Tianjun agrees:
"Yes, although from the TV broadcaster's point of view, we prefer to see the tension and excitement of Liverpool scoring three goals, then being equalized by the opponent, and each sent off one person, but from the fans' point of view, no one will enjoy it. The excitement brought about by this kind of ups and downs, that kind of excitement, especially for fans who stay up late, is really not conducive to physical and mental health..."
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As the commentator said, there was not much suspense in this game.

Only 6 minutes into the game, Liverpool turned the battle into the penalty area of ​​the visiting team. Firminola crossed the goal from behind, but Sturridge, who was about to shoot, was taken a step ahead by the opposing defender Bruno. Unfortunately, the captain of the yellow submarine was out of luck. Jia, made a clearance but kicked the ball directly into the goal...

Own goals!
Perhaps the Villarreal players had other thoughts in their minds before the game started, but when this own goal appeared, they completely woke up!

This is God's will, don't have illusions!
So Sturridge scored twice, Long Shute made a pass and a shot, Firmino also scored, Milner and Joe Allen each sent an assist, Liverpool took the score 5-0 Enter halftime.

"Daniel, you have to work hard!"

Someone sent a blessing to Sturridge:
"Kill Captain Long and bring back the champagne bar!"

In football, champagne is synonymous with the MVP of the game - although not all games will be given champagne, and some will be replaced by a small trophy.

Sturridge is not a fool. Although his heart was burning, he did not jump into the big hole dug by his teammates. Instead, he kept a simple and honest smile, put his arm around Long Shute's shoulder and said intimately:
"Captain, thank you for the assist you gave me! In the second half, I will open up space for you, and you can shoot casually!"

Long Shute nodded in satisfaction, and then yelled at his teammates who had fanned the flames before:
"Emre, if you don't play a game, are you itchy again?"
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Being humble will definitely pay off.

Sturridge understands this truth, so since July 2015, he has never made any move to steal the limelight with the team boss.

Sure enough, he was rewarded.

At the beginning of this season, Rodgers obviously preferred the new tall center Benteke, and Sturridge could only sit on the bench for a while, but as time went by, the positions of the two forwards in the team were reversed. order.

Of course, in terms of peak state, Sturridge's comprehensive strength is of course one grade stronger than Benteke, but everyone knows that his glass physique is the biggest resistance preventing him from becoming a starter.

After all, such a thing as "healing for three months and playing for 2 minutes" has happened to him more than once...

This season, Sturridge still suffered three injuries, but compared to before, he experienced a different feeling.

His injury seems to be a little lighter than before, and his recovery speed is also a little faster. After he recovers from his injury, he adapts to the training ground much faster. In addition, in the game, he can get more comfortable and in place. He doesn't need to use his body and the opponent's defender to pass the ball. As long as he runs out of opportunities, he will most likely receive a precise assist from behind in the next second!
For example... In the 56th minute, he just made an anti-offside action, and Long Shute's through pass brushed against Villarreal's defender and appeared on the edge of the penalty area!
Sturridge stretched out his foot and stopped lightly, and even dribbled the ball out from behind the defense of the yellow submarine!

One-handed!

"Hattrick! (Hat trick!)"

The announcer at the scene only had time to spit out a word before being completely overwhelmed by louder cheers!

He didn't even have time to announce the current score: 6-0!
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Even though Sturridge kept a low profile for 56 minutes, after completing the hat-trick, he couldn't help but smile.

He chose to celebrate his hard-won hat-trick with a chic sliding kneel under the watchful eyes of [-] Red Army fans!

After all, he is not Long Ritian, averaging three goals per game is only the minimum consumption.He has been waiting for almost three years for this hat-trick!
After Suarez left, he finally waited for another stronger partner!
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Firmino was about to push Sturridge to the ground to celebrate together, but he saw this teammate waving his hand at him solemnly, and then covered his ass with the other hand...

Rogers on the sidelines must be no stranger to this action.

"Sh*t!"

The team doctors on the bench scrambled to smash the water bottles in their hands to the ground.

Get carried away!Extreme joy begets sorrow!
Sturridge's hip muscle... sprained while celebrating!
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Seeing Sturridge leaving sadly clutching his butt, Long Shute also had no choice.

He once imagined using the Holy Light skill on this striker, but the system told him that Sturridge is different from Kaka, Bard, and Shalawi. He is born with a fragile physique. It is also difficult to maintain long-term health...

So Long Shute had no choice but to give up.

I can only hope that this scarred striker can stay healthy for a little longer! -
Perhaps the 6-0 scoreline was disparate enough, or perhaps the injury of a teammate reminded everyone that the rest of Liverpool's players slowed down a little after 60 minutes.

Only Long Shute still did not stop attacking.

It turns out that trying to attack alone is useless 99.9999% of the time.

But... Long Shute was originally the top one among millions of football players.

When his teammates were about to play the health care ball for a while, Long Shute did not relax.

He then shifted to striker while Joe Allen and substitute Henderson loosened the ball with their long balls to him.

Compared with his own long pass skills, these two teammates are obviously not at the same level. Henderson even kicked the ball out of the baseline.

But it is easier for someone to pass the ball than forcibly breaking through alone. Relying on two unreliable teammates, Long Shute abruptly scored 20 goals in 2 minutes, and then ended his mission with satisfaction.

8-0 at home, 13-1 in two rounds, Liverpool passed the last hurdle to the Europa League final, and their next goal...is the St. Jakob Park Stadium in Basel, Switzerland!

(End of this chapter)