Tyrant of green giants, signed Guardiola at the beginning

Elland Road Stadium.

Leeds United fans sang the team anthem at the end.

Shout out in unison.

"Liz, move forward! Move forward!"

The referee blew his whistle and visiting Liverpool took the lead.

Today's big game is not about the competition between the two teams.

Because the gap between the two teams is too big.

Leeds United has 20 wins and 5 draws, ranking first with 65 points.

Liverpool has 15 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses, ranking fourth in the league with 51 points.

The gap between the two teams is as high as 14 points.

If Leeds United is ranked lower than Liverpool at the end of the season, then Liverpool will definitely not be the Premier League champions.

When that happens, it's obvious that the championship will go to Chelsea or Manchester United.

Liverpool fans are naturally dissatisfied with the huge points gap between the two teams.

But he also expressed understanding.

Liverpool has been competing in the Champions League qualifying rounds since July. Until now, the team's status has fluctuated greatly and consumption has been high. This is normal.

What's more, their staff team is not necessarily very strong.

However, in order to shorten the gap, or to stabilize the top four rankings, Liverpool, as a traditional giant, must at least be determined to capture Elland Road.

When facing Leeds United, big4 must first maintain a fast pace of the game to ensure that it can cause huge consumption to Leeds United's great team.

Only in this way can the physical advantage in the final stage of the game be established.

Gerrard started running in the frontcourt.

Thanks to the presence of Hamann, the veteran midfielder, Gerrard can offload part of his defensive tasks.

Kewell responded to a cross pass from the right side of the frontcourt, and Gerrard followed up and sent a through ball.

Morientes just turned around to receive the ball, but after stopping the ball, De Boer took the initiative and forced him to control the ball and change its direction.

Simeone returned to defense and stretched his legs to complete the steal.

Neat.

Leeds United quickly switched from defense to offense.

Kewell and Gerrard consciously blocked Candela, which was obviously Benitez's targeted deployment.

Leeds United's role in attacking and advancing either relies on the precise passing of players such as Guardiola and Jamie Redknapp, or high-speed insertion from the wing. This is obviously only Candela, and Kelly's assists are not Sharp.

Or the strikers drop back to support and then organize themselves.

Master tactician Benitez's targeted deployment did not surprise Shen Hao.

Technical and tactical competitions have always been endless tit-for-tat confrontations.

After stealing the ball, Simeone passed the ball to Redondo, who passed the ball directly to the ground.

Davis stopped the ball in the midline area, but Alonso and Hamann did not take the initiative to grab it. That was not their style.

After Leeds United's attack hit the right side of the frontcourt, Rivaldo was attacked by three parties.

Riise, Hamann, and Alonso.

Benitez takes great pains to suppress his opponents.

Rivaldo faced too much resistance when cutting inside, so he turned around and passed back.

Davis can only pass the ball to the left area in front of the penalty area.

Claudio Lopez was intercepted by Finnan when he was cutting inside, and he was forced to kick the ball.

The football rolled into the penalty area. Vieri stopped the ball and quickly turned around. Just as he changed the direction of the ball, he was about to swing out and shoot furiously, but he saw Hyypia stepping forward to seize the position and cut off the connection between him and the football.

The two physically confronted each other and were evenly matched.

But Vieri lost the ball.

Although the pace was fast after the start, both teams did an excellent job in limiting their opponents.

Shen Hao stood on the sidelines and gestured to Davis, asking him to block Alonso's ball direction as much as possible.

At the same time, let Roy Keane and Simeone strengthen their control over Gerrard.

When Liverpool organized the offensive, Alonso was blocked from the front by Davis. He tried to cooperate with his teammates in the backcourt by passing the ball in a small area.

Hamann did not step forward, and only Finnan or Riise could bring speed.

Riise was very cautious, after all, he had to mark and restrict Rivaldo.

Finnan is not as good as Riise in terms of assists.

Alonso was conservative and chose to pass forward.

If Finnan is intercepted, Leeds United can launch a fast break in the frontcourt.

That would put Liverpool's defense in jeopardy.

After Alonso passed the ball to the front wing, he screamed in his heart after realizing it.

The ball went to Robbie Fowler.

Davis blocked Alonso's passing direction, and actually focused more on cutting off the direct connection between Alonso and Kewell.

So Robbie Fowler must have a better response space.

But the problem is that today's Robbie Fowler may still have a shot, but except for shooting, all other abilities are much inferior to those before.

When he first took possession of the ball, Kelly easily stole the ball.

Leeds United's fast break quickly swept upfield.

Benitez made a simple gesture to make the team's backcourt defense more vigilant and improve the efficiency of tactical execution.

Rivaldo was still tightly blocked, and Leeds United still had to rely on Claudio Lopez and Vieri to try to attack Liverpool's defense in the frontcourt.

Vieri made the ball, and Lopez moved forward to attack. Carragher took the lead in the left rib area of ​​the penalty area and destroyed the ball out of the baseline.

Fans from both teams couldn't help but frown.

Both Liverpool and Leeds United have shown high attainments in defense.

The defensive tactics are clear, and the local targeted defensive deployment also has clear ideas.

Leeds struggled to disrupt Liverpool's attacking teamwork, while Liverpool stifled Rivaldo's creativity and individual threat.

The game fell into a deadlock for a while.

Both teams struggled to create threatening shots.

If Alonso tries to cooperate directly with Gerrard, it will be like throwing himself into a trap.

Gerrard also found it difficult to show his strength under the siege of Roy Keane and Simeone.

The most important thing is that Liverpool's two forwards are a bit weak.

This made their offensive difficult.

Leeds United's Vieri and Lopez repeatedly attacked Liverpool's defense.

There are not many changes that can be made, but they are all experienced and know very well that only if they take the lead in attacking the threat can Rivaldo be liberated!

Otherwise, Liverpool will always block and freeze Brazil's left foot.

Perhaps Crouch's absence will not have much impact on Liverpool.

But the impact of Ribery and Jamie Redknapp's absence is clear.

"If Ribery is the left winger today, Liverpool's defense will definitely be broken!"

"Even if Jamie Redknapp can play, long-range shots can have unexpected effects."

In the fierce stalemate, it was difficult for the core players of both teams to perform decisively.

Because being restricted is too miserable.

Rivaldo’s fight between trapped beasts, Gerald’s tiger can’t hold off the wolves.

So the two teams could only try and let other players try their luck.

Riise cautiously made an assist to the frontcourt and then fired a heavy shot.

Toldo played steadily and failed to make the opponent's sneak attack effective.

Candela suddenly went down to receive Lopez's pass. After sending a high-quality cross, Vieri was interfered by Hyypia in front of the goal and failed to seize the opportunity.

The assisting player seemed to have struck a wave of blitzes and disappeared in a flash.

Be patient and wait for the next opportunity.

When experts compete with each other, no one will always play their cards right.

The mutual restraint is very strong, and the fans of both teams are a little restless.

Seeing that the first half of the game is coming to an end.

Riise assisted to the frontcourt again, this time he chose to cross.

The ball was hoisted into the back of the penalty area, and DeBoer pushed the ball out of the baseline under the pressure of Morientes.

Liverpool corner attack.

The army is overwhelmed.

Riise ran for the corner kick.

The football flew into the Leeds United penalty area, and in the melee, veteran Hyypia jumped high and shook his head to attack the goal.

It was almost a direct attack on Toldo, and the Italian goalkeeper instinctively blocked it and got nothing.

"The goal is in! Liverpool takes the lead against Leeds United at Elland Road!"

"There is no threat in sports battles. The set kick shows power. Hyypia's goal came at a really... bad time."

"Yeah, seeing that the first half is almost over, Liverpool has taken the lead."

Reds fans celebrated wildly.

An unexpected goal.

Their dullness was swept away.

Looking at the confused Leeds United fans, they couldn't help but feel proud at the same time.

Surprised? Unexpected?

This is the foundation of big4!

There is always a way to deal with you!

Shen Hao's face looked a little heavy.

But we still clapped our hands to help the team stabilize their mentality and not be impetuous.

Liverpool took the lead and Benitez signaled for the team to hold on.

The halftime game ended quickly.

Liverpool leads Leeds United 1:0 away from home.

Shen Hao walked quickly to the players' tunnel.

This close game also gave him a headache.

If all the main players of Leeds United can appear.

He feels that Leeds United's hard power is already stronger than Liverpool.

Add home field advantage.

Beating Liverpool is not difficult either.

But the problem is that without Ribery and Jamie Redknapp, the combat effectiveness has been cut by at least 15%. In addition, the characteristics of the players also make the technical and tactical system less rich.

How to improve midfield creativity without reducing defensive intensity?

The fans in white have absolutely no interest in watching the halftime show today.

It seemed to be an impromptu program prepared for the Liverpool fans who came here.

Liverpool fans had a good time and enjoyed the dynamic performance of the Leeds women's team.

Everyone lamented that Leeds United was really considerate in their hospitality.

Not only were they given 3 points, but there was also a group of beautiful girls dancing for them to feast their eyes on.

In the second half, the two sides returned to the court and changed sides to fight again.

Benitez paid special attention to Shen Hao's movements.

He mused upon discovering that Leeds had not made any substitutions.

Thinking about Leeds United's possible changes.

Fans in white also discussed during half-time how Leeds United could turn the situation around.

Everyone's opinions are surprisingly similar.

Go Guardiola!

When the situation reaches a deadlock, what better way to do it than to play as a technical midfielder?

Guardiola looks to be one of Leeds' few options.

But this substitution adjustment only flashed in Shen Hao's mind for a moment.

He denied it outright.

The reason is that if Guardiola is on, the midfield defense will definitely not be able to freeze Gerrard.

After the start of the second half, Leeds United took the initiative to speed up.

Benitez's eyes suddenly flashed, showing a bit of surprise.

Leeds United immediately created an offensive threat after the start of the second half!

When the regular offense reached the frontcourt, Davis passed the ball to Lopez again, who passed the ball diagonally and then cut inside.

Redondo reached the dangerous area, and after receiving the ball, he sent an overhead pass.

Carragher took off while retreating and jumped to the top!

Lopez took off and hit an extreme volley while moving forward!

The football flew towards the near corner of the goal. Dudek made a hasty save to block the ball. Lopez fell to the ground and quickly got up to make a supplementary shot.

Carragher took the lead to clear the ball out of the baseline.

Benitez stared at Redondo for a long time, unable to calm down.

Leeds Tyrant, how dare you!

Leeds United change 343!

Redondo pushed forward from the back line to the midfield.

Looking at Leeds United's midfield and backfield, Redondo has the strongest ball-playing ability!

Although putting him in the midfield is a test for his physical fitness, Shen Hao doesn't care so much at this time.

The big reason why he dared to take such a risk was that the Liverpool forward's performance made him unable to see the threat.

Maybe it will be released when Redondo moves to the midfield.

But when it was time to gamble, Shen Hao never looked forward or backward.

Morientes and Robbie Fowler have ideal space to play.

Redondo went to the midfield, which meant that Alonso's ball pressure increased.

But with Riise and Finnan properly utilizing the width of the field on the wings.

Kewell and Robbie Fowler still have no big problem connecting on the wing.

But when Robbie Fowler dribbled in from the wing and tried to cooperate with Morientes, Liverpool fans wanted to slap themselves in the face.

Can not bear to look!

Even the simplest pass-and-cut coordination couldn't be accomplished.

The ball was still intercepted by Kelly.

The same was true for Kewell. His cross from the wing was interfered by Candela, causing his hips to stretch.

Leeds United's frontcourt offense became more delicate.

With Redondo as the pivot, Davis fired long shots, Lopez moved forward, and Vieri became the fulcrum to pass or shoot.

Liverpool's defense was loose and it was obvious that it was starting to get a little flustered.

In the 61st minute of the game, when Lopez cut in and tried to rush behind Carragher, the latter turned sideways and was ready to retreat and follow up.

However, after collaborating with Davis against the wall, Redondo went to the left side of the top of the penalty area and sent the ball diagonally to the right area of ​​​​the middle of the penalty area.

Vieri suddenly stopped while running diagonally, stopped the ball first and dunked, trying to dunk to the left in front of Hyypia.

The moment Hyypia stopped suddenly, he would stretch out his legs to destroy it.

Vieri spiked the ball with his left foot and returned to the right front.

The two of them passed each other, and Vieri kicked and shot!

The football like a cannonball hit the dead center!

It made Liverpool fans’ scalp numb!

"Domineering! Vieri's goal is so domineering, and it greatly boosts morale! Everyone in white, stand up!"

"Leeds United equalized the score. Brother Hao's adjustments were really powerful. Not only did he activate the offense, he also blocked Alonso stronger and suppressed Liverpool's offensive organization."

"Even the score, keep up the good work!"

Vieri rushed to the sidelines and roared like a lion, setting off even more fervent passion in the stands.

There was no joy on Shen Hao's face.

When the score was not ahead, Leeds United were still betting.

The line of defense is dangerous at this time.

But within risk also lies opportunity.

He looked at Liverpool's backcourt, his eyes so deep that others could not see into his heart.

A ruthless look flashed across Benitez's face.

Leeds United dared to take such a risk.

In disguise, he is contemptuous of Liverpool's forward line!

What Benitez hates is the failure of Robbie Fowler and Morientes.

Both were once top strikers.

But now it is not even close to the top.

If you can give him top strikers, you don't need two, one will be enough.

How dare Leeds United be so unscrupulous?