Tyrant of green giants, signed Guardiola at the beginning

"Lopez scored with a single shot! He beat goalkeeper Reina and then hit the empty goal. He is so confident!"

"Leeds United leads Liverpool 2:0. Today the white shirts used the simplest and most extreme defensive counterattack to defeat Liverpool!"

"Liverpool's offense is very strong, but the ability to grasp it is insufficient. As long as we work hard to improve the quality of defense and not give Liverpool a chance to score, then we will achieve the dark horse myth and complete the glorious Quadruple Championship!"

Claudio Lopez ran to the sidelines to celebrate, smiling and pumping his fist at the Leeds United fans in the stands.

As a newly promoted team, Leeds United can say that they have competed in every competition they have played this season.

And they all reached the finals, won three trophies, and now the final FA Cup, if they also win the championship.

Then this season is perfect for them.

Couldn't find any blemishes.

After all, as a newly promoted team, these are the only games they can play.

Shen Hao clapped his hands and applauded, still maintaining emotional restraint.

Benitez gritted his teeth slightly.

Liverpool's striker recruitment is urgent and will be the most important task of the summer.

Liverpool fans are almost in despair.

How can one not be envious of Leeds United's remarkable achievements thanks to a group of extraordinary stars?

They seemed to be trapped in an infinite loop.

Who doesn't want top stars?

All the giants and elite clubs in European football use this as their core idea to carry out their recruitment work.

Liverpool is certainly no exception.

But top stars mean hefty transfer fees.

How many clubs can achieve sustained success in recruiting under this idea for a long time?

The dazzling and dazzling Galacticos built by Real Madrid are facing disintegration today.

On the other hand, Leeds United took an alternative path.

Balloon stars have been introduced as the main team at a very low cost. As long as these veterans have a second spring, their fighting power will be no less than that of the top stars!

Such a successful line will naturally make other teams envious.

But no wealthy or elite clubs would try.

Because in the past, this kind of route was mostly chosen by teams in the middle and lower reaches of top leagues that were struggling to survive and avoid relegation.

Therefore, Leeds United is very magical. The hazy veil prevents the outside world from seeing how they can rely on to rejuvenate the second spring of their veterans with a high degree of certainty.

Liverpool kicked off, and captain Gerrard was on the court to boost the morale of the team, and his leadership was evident.

Gerrard took the initiative to go to the right wing and let Kewell go to the left wing.

Liverpool changes 442.

The momentum of the violent attack has not changed, but the technical and tactical structure has undergone some changes.

Cisse and Crouch formed a double striker to prevent Leeds United's defense from overly assisting in guarding the wings.

As a result, Kewell and Gerrard were able to frequently pass from the wing to deliver cannonballs.

Coupled with the assists and support of Riise and Finnan, Liverpool played vigorously on both wings.

Leeds United's quick counterattack began to be met by Liverpool's strong interception and sniping.

The aggressiveness of close pressing against Ribery and Rivaldo has been significantly improved.

Liverpool is sure that Guardiola cannot create a threatening ball with a direct pass.

Leeds United's quick counterattack requires the two wingers on the front line to link up and deliver a fatal pass.

Ribery's threat of individual attack has obviously decreased today. The reason is that his physical condition has exceeded the limit and his two-speed performance has been greatly affected.

Before the end of the half, Liverpool bombed with continuous crosses, and Gerrard passed the ball back after forming a containment on the right side of the front court.

Finnan came up with an assist to meet the ball and made a direct pass from 45 degrees.

Kompany was marking Crouch. The latter took off and faced the goal after taking the initiative. He lowered his head in the air and the football hit the back of his head and bounced to the side.

Everyone's attention turned. Cisse rushed to the center of the goal. He happened to be on the path of the football. He headed the ball forward and the football flew diagonally to the upper right corner of the goal.

Toldo was hit in the face and subconsciously opened his arms to block it, unable to recover!

Liverpool fans were instantly surprised, as if they had escaped from hell!

"Cisse scored with a header! Liverpool's continuous side bombing finally achieved results."

"Do you have the feeling that Liverpool's style of play is a bit hard to understand?"

"Yes, there is a hammer in the east and a stick in the west. It lacks a specific playing method that can be sustained for a long time as a whole. It relies entirely on the individual abilities of the players to form a strong combat effectiveness."

Liverpool pulled one back.

Benitez remained calm.

Shen Hao looked at Liverpool thoughtfully.

He has actually noticed that Liverpool lacks a particularly distinctive technical and tactical style.

The sense of rhythm of the Premier League team and the overall tenacious fighting will are the foundation that supports them.

As for whether they can open up situations on the court, it depends more on the status of individual players.

When the east is not bright and the west is bright, there are always players who are in excellent condition and use a flash of inspiration to create an unimaginable threat.

He feels that it may be directly related to the fact that Liverpool's lineup cannot always satisfy Benitez.

There are no players that Benitez thinks meet his tactical requirements, so he can only settle for the second best, give up on himself, and take action.

Confront your opponents tit for tat, restrict them and look for opportunities at the same time.

However, each opponent's style and characteristics are different, which leads to Liverpool also changing their playing methods.

As a result, Liverpool's record is not bad, and they feel occasionally very strong, but it is difficult for people to label them with a distinctive technical and tactical style.

Benitez is known as the Cup Master.

He applies cup thinking to all aspects of Liverpool.

There is no right or wrong in football, only success and failure.

The consequence of this is that it will be more difficult for Liverpool to have an independent style against different opponents in the long term.

In comparison, Leeds United is actually somewhat similar, but Shen Hao's targeted deployment of the team is not as extreme as Liverpool's.

Or maybe he's not as picky as Benitez.

If Alonso can complete more than 85% of his passes, Benitez will seriously talk to Alonso about those passing errors.

As a head coach, his high demands on players are reflected in the intensity of training, attitude towards the game, discipline in tactical execution, etc.

But he will definitely not be an unkind head coach who cannot tolerate players making mistakes.

In many ways, too much is too little.

More inclined to accept reality and seek a way out based on reality.

Some players make mistakes again and again and fail to meet the requirements, which is basically a lack of ability.

If it can't be improved through training, even picking up a whip and beating it hard won't change it.

Leeds United has its own shortcomings, and Liverpool also has its own shackles.

After the first half, the two teams returned to the locker room to take a break.

Leeds United 2:1 Liverpool.

This score made fans of both teams nervous and under great pressure.

Unpredictable.

Shen Hao started training and adjustments in the locker room.

The entire Leeds United team listened carefully and took the time to recover.

Back on the field in the second half.

Leeds United took the lead in making substitutions.

Mendieta came on to replace Rivaldo.

Jamie Redknapp replaces Franck Ribery.

Leeds United changed their formation 442 after substitutions.

Enhance midfield vitality and defense, and launch defensive counterattacks to the extreme.

After Liverpool came into the second half, they basically established a 442-[-]-[-] style of play with both wings flying together.

Continue to bombard the frontcourt with crosses from the wing.

However, as Leeds United's midfield defense became more active, they were able to divide their forces to help destroy Liverpool's wing attack and interfere with their ball quality.

Liverpool's offense saw no threat for a long time.

However, the midfield and backfield defenses are constantly paying a yellow price to snipe Leeds United's counterattacks.

Benitez shook his head slightly.

Substitute decisively.

Morientes came on to replace Kewell.

Kewell's performance today was also very dull, with almost no shining moments.

The appearance of Morientes put more pressure on Leeds United's defense.

Shen Hao stared at Liverpool's formation changes.

Basically, the plan is to let Riise be responsible for the offense and defense on the left.

Rise can barely be regarded as a strong player who can control a side.

After Liverpool's substitutions, the offense began to pick up again.

As soon as Morientes came on the field, he ran around in the penalty area to grab points and hit the goal with his head.

Toldo made a flying save in front of the goal and caught the ball directly!

"It's still Toldo! Liverpool's three centers are indeed scary, but without high-quality threatening shots, it may be difficult to penetrate Toldo's ten fingers!"

Leeds United fans chanted "Santo Toldo!"

Benitez couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.

A newly promoted horse.

In the summer when they were promoted to the Premier League, they were able to replace their goalkeepers and wingers with players at the Premier League T0 level.

This is simply outrageous. Opening the door to outrageousness, outrageous as hell!

Toldo and Rivaldo are part of the best team in the Premier League this season.

Although there is still Ribery, Ribery has a growth curve.

If you only look at his performance in the first half of the season, he may not be among the best of the season.

But Toldo and Rivaldo have been stable and unparalleled throughout the season.

Benitez is extremely envious of this.

When the game just passed 60 minutes, Riise rushed to the frontcourt and continuously accelerated the ball down the field before delivering a cross.

The football flew into the penalty area and was cleared by Redondo who retreated in front of the goal.

Sissoko headed the ball in front of the center circle and then pushed the ball forward.

As a result, the front and center were all Leeds United players!

Liverpool's wings are flying together, and the center is declining!

Davis stopped the ball and Leeds United launched a counterattack.

Guardiola responded and delivered a mid-range diagonal pass.

Mendieta moved forward from the right side of the frontcourt to receive the ball, and then moved forward with consecutive stops.

Rise ran at full speed to catch up.

Mendieta led Liverpool's defense to retreat quickly during the advance.

Sissoko returned to defense and chased Mendieta.

Hyypia also guarded the inside line when retreating.

Mendieta, however, dribbled to the edge of the penalty area and passed the ball diagonally back to the center.

Jamie Redknapp quickly stepped in and passed the ball forward before Alonso could destroy it.

Claudio Lopez just entered the penalty area. After stopping the ball, he moved the ball slightly to the left to change its direction.

Carragher quickly braked and turned around to block the opponent's line of attack.

Unexpectedly, in the next second, Claudio Lopez smashed the ball hard and rushed from the right front.

The moment the two passed each other, Liverpool fans looked horrified.

Done!

After Claudio Lopez succeeded in breaking through, he didn't hesitate anymore and shot decisively.

The football flew straight to the lower left corner of the goal like a cannonball!

Reina flew to make a save but was unable to save the ball.

"Lopez scored twice! Leeds United won another victory through defensive counterattack!"

"Is he coming? Is the Four Crown Champion coming?!"

"Haha, we just need to hold on to the goal and stop letting Liverpool score, then Leeds United will be crowned the Quadruple Champions!"

Shen Hao raised his fist and applauded.

Then he turned and walked to the bench and said to Roy Keane: "Go and warm up, two minutes."

While everyone else was celebrating the goal, Roy Keane was warming up along the sidelines.

Leeds United fans were wildly excited, but Liverpool fans looked dejected.

Being beaten by Leeds United's defensive counterattack made him doubt his life.

Benitez was a little confused.

It's not that he didn't know that Leeds United would fight counterattack.

But in order to consume Leeds United, he must make Liverpool play proactively.

Otherwise the initiative is not in Liverpool's hands.

At present, it seems that the initiative is always in Liverpool's hands, but the score gap makes them more desperate.

3 minutes later.

Both teams substituted at the same time.

Leeds United played the last substitution card.

Roy Keane came on to replace Guardiola.

Leeds United continued to play 442 defensive counterattacks.

Liverpool replaced Cisse with veteran Hamann.

Benitez gestured to Alonso.

Now that there are two defensive midfielders on the field, he expects Alonso to play a role in the center of the frontcourt to make Liverpool's two-wing formation structure tighter.

Leeds United's defense became more conservative.

Shen Hao put his hands in his pockets and looked serious.

Although Leeds United leads 3:1, their disadvantage will become greater as time goes by.

At this time, all players need to go all out on defense.

He once again asked Mendieta to defend.

Leeds United's entire back line was unable to actively press and turned to passive static defense and frontal interception.

Simeone and Davis in the midfield were also placed in the middle by Shen Hao's gesture, and they also adopted static defense.

Those who can play a greater role in terms of physical strength are Jamie Redknapp and Roy Keane.

But it will also be very limited.

Physical strength is never an independent indicator.

On the contrary, as long as Liverpool can run better than Leeds United, then Leeds United will be at a physical disadvantage.

The gap will only get bigger.

After all, Leeds United is more fatigued than Liverpool only in the recent games due to exhaustion and travel fatigue.

Liverpool continued to fly on both wings and increase the tempo.

Roy Keane successfully intercepted Riise with a sniper from the wing, and Jamie Redknapp returned to the penalty area to destroy Finnan's cross.

Simeone used his body to block Alonso's long shot.

The cheers from Leeds United fans were overwhelming.

The generals in white on the court almost built a steel defense line with flesh and blood!

Liverpool tried their best to create threats in different ways.

But the results are really disappointing.

After 80 minutes of the game, all members of Leeds United defended.

The situation got worse.

They almost started a half-time offensive and defensive drill by Liverpool!

When Gerrard was on the wing and Crouch, who took the initiative to respond, completed the collision against the wall and then made a pass.

Morientes grabbed the point in front of the goal but Redondo headed the ball out of the baseline.

Liverpool get a corner kick.

Alonso ran for the corner kick.

As soon as the football reached the center of the penalty area, it was cleared by Kompany with a jumping header.

Before the football flew to the left area outside the penalty area, Rise bent his bow and arrow, and fired a volley that hit the ground!

boom!

The football flashed past everyone's eyes like a meteor, and the sound of hitting the goalpost brought people back to their senses.

Toldo turned and looked at the football in the goal.

This ball... has no solution!

The football hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced into the goal!