Football irons are burning

Chapter 244 A Penalty Kick at the Beginning

Liverpool was a strong European team in the 70s and 80s. It won the Champions League four times. Currently, it is second only to Real Madrid and AC Milan.

However, after experiencing the Heysel tragedy, Liverpool's vitality was severely damaged, and they have not recovered for so many years.

It wasn't until the time and space before Li Tie traveled that Liverpool finally recovered.

Liverpool's record this season is not bad, ranking fifth in the league and reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League.

If it was another time and space, Liverpool would have won the five crowns this season. Of course, they are just some tasteless champions, such as the UEFA Cup, FA Cup, League Cup, etc., but Houllier still has a lot of glory this season.

In this time and space, because of the addition of Sun Jihai, Liverpool's defensive quality has been greatly improved.

Moreover, Sun Jihai's assists are a major feature of Liverpool's tried and tested.

In the two rounds of the quarter-finals, Liverpool gave the impression that the defense was very tough.

Meeting Inter Milan, which is also tough in defense, this is a game of internal strength.

After arriving in Liverpool, the team rested immediately.

Several injured players have also gradually recovered, but for safety reasons, they will still not play in the midweek game.

Sun Jihai came to play with Li Tie at night, and the two chatted a lot.

In this time and space, Sun Jihai started very high, because he was transformed by Li Tie with the system. After he integrated some of Alba's abilities, his offensive and defensive strength is indeed very good.

And in the backcourt, he is also versatile. He can play both left and right sides, and his two feet are very balanced. This makes the coach Houllier very fond of him. He is also the second captain of the team.

"Tiezi, when will you come to the Premier League? Will you come to Liverpool?" Sun Jihai asked.

Li Tie smiled and said, "What? Are you expecting me so much?"

"Of course, the Premier League is developing very well and earning a lot of money. You must be the highest paid player in the world when you come. Our boss, let me persuade you to come to Liverpool. If you can come, he will definitely be willing to pay."

Sun Jihai laughed.

Li Tie nodded and said: "Let's talk about it after the contract expires. I plan to stay in Inter Milan for three years before I talk about it. At least I will bring Inter Milan two Champions League titles and reproduce the glory of the big Inter Milan era."

Because the system has tasks, Li Tie has to stay. Of course, he also hopes to integrate more outstanding players to make himself No. 1 in the world.

The next day I went to adaptive training. Most people are still a little uncomfortable with the weather in the UK. The sky is always gray and depressing, and the air is relatively humid.

However, Britain's industry is indeed developed. Liverpool, a port city, is also an important commercial city, and its foreign trade is very developed.

After the match day came, fans of the home team poured into the Anfield stadium. For a while, the atmosphere was unprecedentedly warm. Liverpool fans liked to sing, especially the song "You'll Never Walk Alone".

After the players from both sides entered the field, Li Tie could feel this fanatical atmosphere, which was stronger than that of Meazza.

Inter Milan's lineup has been slightly adjusted. On the forward line, Drogba and Esposito partnered, Li Tie's midfielder, Pirlo and Di Biagio's double midfielder.

On both sides, Deisler and Ribery, the defense is still Chiellini, Manfredini and Zanetti.

Goalkeeper Cech.

On the Liverpool side, all the main players are on the field, with Owen and Heskey partnering, the front midfielder Smicer, the two sides Hamann and Berg, the midfielder Gerrard, the back four Carragher, Hyypia, Babel and Sun Jihai.

Goalkeeper Dudek.

Redknapp did not play, and Sun Jihai served as the field captain.

After the pre-match ceremony, the captains of the two sides exchanged club tokens.

Behind Sun Jihai, Gerald's eyes showed a strong fighting spirit.

Li Tie is his idol, and being able to compete with his idol today, in Gerrard's heart, is very similar to beating Inter Milan and proving himself in front of his idol.

"Haha, Steven, you have to relax, buddy, don't look at me with such cannibalistic eyes." Li Tie noticed Gerald, he couldn't help but walked over, patted Gerald on the shoulder, and smiled.

Gerrard also couldn't help laughing, and said: "Li, you are my idol, I will play well and surpass you in the future!"

The two chatted, ushered in the ridicule of commentators from various countries.

Duan Xuan and Lao Jin are relatively relaxed. They basically have no position. It doesn't matter who wins. There are Chinese players on both sides.

"It seems that the young man Li Tie and Gerrard have a common language, and they are still smiling happily. Director Jin, what do you think of the confrontation between the two?" Duan Xuan asked.

Lao Jin smiled and said: "There is no doubt that Li Tie still has a certain advantage. His age and experience are superior to Gerrard. Of course, he can play the main force in a giant like Liverpool and replace the original captain Redknapp. Gerrard is definitely not weak. I think it is [-]-[-], and Li Tie has a slight advantage. I look forward to a good memory between the two."

On the BBC side, the commentator Taylor and the guest Lineker also chatted happily.

"Gary, Li Tie and Steven seem to have a good chat. Do you think Li Tie will play in Liverpool in the future?" Taylor asked.

Lineker said with a smile: "This is unlikely. Li Tie's salary is tens of millions of euros, and Liverpool may not be able to afford it. But if I were the owner of Liverpool, I would definitely spend my money to pursue Li Tie, because having Li Tie means being a champion."

"So, you are more optimistic about Inter Milan in this game?" Taylor asked again.

Lineker said with a smile: "Yes, I'm not hiding it at all. Inter Milan's overall strength is stronger than Liverpool, and Li Tie is an all-round midfielder. It is difficult for Liverpool's midfield to restrain Inter Milan's attacking group."

"Okay, the game has started, let's wait and see."

Game start.

Liverpool, who kicked off first, quickly handed the ball to Smicer. The Czech player did not hesitate to face Di Biagio's pressing, and directly hit Hamann on the right.

The German passed the ball directly to the right side of the penalty area without stopping. Owen quickly put on the ball and was about to stop the ball. Manfredini also arrived. The two made physical contact, and Owen fell to the ground.

The referee blew his whistle and pointed to the penalty spot!

The home fans immediately jumped up happily. No one expected this opening.

Li Tie approached the referee helplessly, and asked with a smile, "Sir, this should be normal physical contact, right? If this is enough for a penalty kick, then I'm afraid the game won't be played."

The referee took out a yellow card and directly warned Li Tie. Obviously, he didn't want to explain.

Li Tie shook his head. It seems that there are many unfavorable factors in the away game. This game is worth playing.

The penalty kick was taken by Smicer. He tricked Cech and scored the ball into the lower left corner. 1:0, Liverpool took the lead.

Anfield stadium, singing joyously.

The Inter Milan players were called together by Li Tie. Li Tie said: "Today the referee is a little tricky. Everyone, pay attention to your feet and be clean. Don't give the referee an excuse. Give me the ball and I will solve the problem."

"Yes, Captain!"

After the re-kick-off, the ball was quickly handed over to Li Tie.

Li Tie took the ball and rushed directly to Gerrard, and Gerrard also rushed forward without fear. Li Tie made a feint, Gerrard was unmoved, Li Tie accelerated suddenly, and picked the ball up into the air.

Gerald was obviously a little unprepared for this, so he stretched out his hand and pulled Li Tie to the ground.

The referee blows the whistle and Inter Milan takes a free kick in the frontcourt.

Every game, Li Tie is always violated by many players. Of course, he also violated others many times.

Li Tie took the free kick himself and took a long shot, which went slightly wide of the post.

Dudek took a goal kick, but Heskey couldn't beat Chiellini, and the ball soon reached Li Tie's feet.

He continued to challenge Gerrard single-handedly, this time after a continuous change of direction, the ball was suddenly split, and Gerrard took a fake move again, and it was too late for him to make a move, and Li Tie had already got rid of his defense.

Sun Jihai made up for the position, Li Tie suddenly cut in a step and kicked up immediately, Dudek hit the ball over the crossbar with a single fist!
corner kick.

Li Tie's offense feasted the eyes of the fans of the home team, while Gerrard was a little embarrassed. He was completely defeated in the two confrontations. The gap is still very large.

Inter Milan used a tactical corner kick. After Li Tie circled back, he received the ball knocked by Pirlo, pretended to pass it, and after deceiving Sun Jihai to make a kick, he directly rushed into the penalty area with one dunk and one poke.

Babel had to come to defend, and Li Tie immediately pushed across the penalty spot.

Drogba kicked the ball, but he was also kicked by Hyypia's foot. As a result, the ball was kicked and Dudek got it.

Drogba immediately complained to the referee about Hypia's foul action, but unfortunately, the referee ignored it at all. Dudek kicked a big kick, and Irving in the frontcourt flew up.

(End of this chapter)