Tyrant of green giants, signed Guardiola at the beginning

Elland Road Stadium.

The second leg of the League Cup semi-finals officially kicked off with the referee's whistle.

Leeds United took the first kick-off at home.

With quick and smooth passes in the midfield and backfield, Liverpool cautiously pressed forward and launched a counter-attack to harass.

Morientes and Baros were the most active, with Gerrard intending to keep an eye on Guardiola to control Leeds United's ball quality.

But still let Redondo deliver the ball to the center of the frontcourt.

Batistuta took the initiative and kicked the ball under Biscayne's pressing pressure.

Lennon moved from the wing to receive the ball, and quickly advanced to the bottom with a series of stops. At this time, Batistuta moved into the penalty area.

Even though he was caught in a double attack, Lennon still chose to pass the ball.

As a result, Pellegrino headed the ball to clear the ball.

Liverpool defended successfully and quickly organized an offensive.

Hamann passes the ball to Gerrard. Gerrard, who has a wide range of movement, can basically have an ideal response space as long as he retreats to the midline area.

Finnan moved forward from the right, and Gerrard dribbled forward and passed the ball with precise timing.

After Finnan took over, he encountered the zone defense of Jamie Redknapp and Kilgallon.

He decisively sent the ball inside.

Morientes took the initiative and was blocked by De Boer, while Simeone also came from behind him.

Morientes decisively sent the ball to the wing.

Leeds United's defense tightened towards the center and only Kilgallon was left to defend on the left wing. Finnan changed his pace when passing the ball from the outside. Instead of forcing a breakthrough on Gargallon, he passed the ball from the outside and made a cross. .

Baros got rid of Radebe when he ran to grab the point.

Leeds United fans are nervous.

But he saw Sullivan attack first and punch the football flying in the air before it took off.

When the flying football was about to land outside the penalty area, Gerrard and Simeone collided.

Both fell to the ground.

The referee didn't make any comment.

The football bounced on the ground, and Guardiola was closer to the football, but Biscayne, the Liverpool midfielder, used a fierce attitude to get in the position and control the ball.

Biscayne then passed the ball back to Harman, who then passed it straight ahead.

Gerrard, who had already gotten up from the ground, made a move and then kicked the ball to the left wing.

Switch to the left attack.

Liverpool's overall speed is faster and the offensive quality is higher.

Shen Hao sat on the coaching bench without changing his expression.

Even if Leeds United is passive in terms of rhythm and intensity, he thinks it is normal.

Played in the Championship for most of the season.

Leeds United can handle the intensity of confrontation in the English Championship very well, but they are also used to the opponent's overall technical and tactical coordination quality being stretched.

There is certainly no team in the English Championship that can maintain high-quality passing and overall coordination rhythm while maintaining high-intensity confrontation like Liverpool.

This is the difference in hard power.

Even if Leeds United allows its opponents to attack continuously in the British Championship, their opponents may not be able to pose a continuous threat.

From time to time there will be blind and sloppy passes that fail to form a specific offensive threat.

But Liverpool is different.

Shen Hao had no worries.

He also believes that the team needs time to adapt.

The staffing of Liverpool they faced in the first round made it difficult for them to display the intensity of a real Premier League giant.

Liverpool, who came to Elland Road in the second round, at least improved on this point.

Now Leeds resists pressure, adapts and then fights.

It takes time.

If a player is difficult to control, his confidence is destroyed during the game, and he starts to perform abnormally.

That's what Shen Hao should worry about.

Liverpool did not play a mercury-dropping or sublime offensive attack on the front line.

However, he continued to bomb Leeds United's defense through frequent crosses from both wings.

In this kind of horizontal back and forth, as well as vertical confrontation and impact, Leeds United is trying to keep up with the rhythm, and at the same time, it is also looking for ways to launch a counterattack.

In the 24th minute of the game, Leeds United again cleared the ball in the penalty area, but Jamie Redknapp headed the ball to Guardiola. The latter unloaded the ball from his chest and passed it diagonally to the ground to find Jamie Redknapp who was advancing forward. Redknapp.

What is unexpected is that Carragher rushed to the front of the center line, intercepted the ball near the wing area, and then immediately sent a direct pass forward.

After the ball is released, he retreats backwards.

Jamie Redknapp turned around and chased back. At this time, Finnan had already moved away from him by a short distance.

Simeone immediately helped defend the wing and planned to team up with Kilgallon to intercept the ball.

However, Finnan suddenly passed the ball back in an inverted triangle while dribbling from the wing outside the penalty area.

Simeone braked suddenly and changed direction. What caught his eye was Gerrard running close to the right wing to receive the pass.

The football drew a rapidly falling inner arc over the penalty area, and Morientes jumped up while confronting De Boer!

However, the football that fell behind him was headed towards the upper right corner of the goal by Baros diving in front of the penalty spot in the penalty area!

Sullivan made a flying save but failed.

The football flies into the goal!

"Baros scored with a header and we conceded! The quality of Gerrard's cross was impeccable. England's top star is really powerful."

"Liverpool's fast-paced impact today made us very uncomfortable. Liverpool, who played a higher offensive quality than in the first round, is worthy of being the Big 4 in the Premier League."

"Brother Hao got up and walked to the sidelines. It seemed that the situation required him to make on-the-spot adjustments."

Liverpool's players wasted no time in celebrating.

They only recovered one goal.

But the boost in confidence in them will be significant.

Benitez looked calm, as if the goal came as a matter of course.

The first leg capsized in the gutter at Anfield.

He won't make the same mistake next time.

He glanced at Shen Hao casually.

Can't sit still?

But the next second, Shen Hao was seen gesturing to the players on the court. After getting the players' nods in response, Shen Hao strolled back to the coaching bench and sat down.

Liverpool want to take advantage of the victory.

But Leeds United's adjustments after kick-off made Benitez terrified!

While Liverpool was still actively counterattacking and harassing in the frontcourt, Leeds United's organizational form changed after switching from defense to offense.

When Guardiola and Jamie Redknapp took possession of the ball for the first time, they were always fiercely pressed by the Liverpool midfielder, Biscayne and Gerrard!

So Guardiola and Jamie Redknapp started passing the ball back frequently.

Redondo alone is not enough to complete the important task of the organization in his own defensive dangerous area.

But adding De Boer can completely make Liverpool's two forwards counterattack ineffective!

All the spectators at the scene were stunned.

Leeds United fans were even more frightened and had chills running down their spines.

The defensive midfielder and defender organize the offense?

What is the difference between this and dancing on the edge of a knife while walking on a tightrope over a cliff?

But that’s what Leeds United did!

In the 33rd minute of the game, when Redondo received DeBoer's pass and then hit the wall with Kelly, he ran forward and then sent a precise mid-to-long pass.

Lennon was finally able to comfortably rush to the frontcourt and control the ball.

It is not as hasty as before and has limited room for play.

Lennon quickly drove the ball towards Liverpool's penalty area.

Hamann decisively assisted Traore.

Lennon's performance in the first leg at Anfield is still fresh in my memory.

Harman didn't say anything, but in his heart, like other teammates, he determined that Traore was no match for this child one-on-one.

After the dribble reached the edge of the penalty area, Lennon slowed down and turned inside.

Traore and Hamann formed a zone defense on the side and front.

Lennon lowered his center of gravity to speed up and change direction toward the baseline.

Traore took the lead and twisted back toward the baseline, and Hamann also moved toward the baseline.

But Lennon spiked the ball back with his feet.

After intersecting with Hamann in reverse direction, Lennon passed the ball diagonally into the middle of the penalty area.

Haman took a step back and stretched his legs in an attempt to intercept, but the direction of his body's center of gravity was opposite, resulting in insufficient leg extension.

The football rolled past less than twenty centimeters from his toes.

Batistuta took the initiative in the middle of the penalty area, and Pellegrino and Carragher quickly attacked.

Batistuta had no space to turn around and shoot, so he spiked the ball and turned his back to the goal. After scanning the situation behind him, he passed the ball to the left side of the penalty area.

Carragher immediately rushed in the direction of the ball to intercept it.

Under the spotlight, Jamie Redknapp arrived.

The first time he touched the ball, he changed the direction of the ball with his right foot, dodged Carragher's interception, and then stepped into the penalty area without hesitation and shot decisively!

The low ball blasted with his right foot did not have a trace of spin and flew into the lower left corner of the Liverpool goal like a cannonball.

Dudek's flying save was just a hair's breadth away!

boom!

The Elland Road stadium erupted into earth-shaking cheers.

Jamie Redknapp did not celebrate, but raised his hand to indicate to his teammates that he did not want to celebrate.

After ten years of playing in Liverpool, even if he has no feelings for Liverpool, he doesn't want to celebrate at this time.

In other words, if he retired tomorrow, his biggest label would still be the Liverpool star.

"Jamie! Step in and score with extra effort! Leeds United equalizes the score!"

"Does Liverpool think there is nothing we can do? You are too happy too soon!"

"Yes, controlling the offensive organization of Guardiola and Jamie Redknapp always wants to hit our counterattack as soon as possible. Did you not expect it? We also have Redondo and De Boer!"

"Is there any other team in England that can control the ball calmly in front of the penalty area? Don't underestimate us because we are a Championship team."

"Liverpool thought they were careless and lost to Jingzhou in the first round. Now they are given the opportunity to go all out in the second round. What can they do to us?"

Benitez looked solemn.

This time he did not go to see Shen Hao again.

But he knew in his heart that the Chinese young marshal's tactical ability and on-the-spot command were far stronger than he had predicted!

Shen Hao still looked calm.

In fact, the value of this game in his mind is not a ticket to win the League Cup final.

That's something Leeds United already had in hand in the first leg.

What's more important is for Leeds to learn from the experience of competing against Premier League teams.

After all, they have been playing in the Championship for too long.

The opponent in the final is either Manchester United or Chelsea.

That will be a more difficult match than facing Liverpool.

Liverpool finally recovered a goal, and now they are three goals behind.

Gerrard clapped his hands to boost morale and asked everyone not to give up.

Liverpool fans watched Jamie Redknapp score the goal with mixed feelings.

The once useless captain is now scoring Liverpool goals on behalf of other teams.

This knife penetrated into the heart accurately and deeply!

Leeds United fans celebrated with enthusiasm and sang praises for Jamie Redknapp.

"I'm convinced, I'm completely convinced. Shen Hao simply has the magic power to turn decay into magic!"

"Yeah, Jamie Redknapp, Batistuta, Guardiola, Redondo, those who say he buys people based on reputation, do their faces hurt?"

Liverpool originally thought that Leeds United could at best organize the center of gravity to retreat to ensure that the offensive and defensive transition could operate.

They continued to strengthen the encirclement and suppression of the middle road in the anti-grabbing harassment.

As a result, before the end of the half, when Leeds United organized an offensive in the backcourt, they saw Liverpool's encirclement shrinking and concentrating in the middle.

DeBoer made an overhead pass in front of the penalty area line and sent the ball to the back area of ​​the center line.

Everyone's eyes turned and they saw Gargalon running forward along the left path.

The full-back, who is 188 centimeters tall, actually has no speed advantage, but this time Finnan's pressure on the center of the defense caused him to lose his position.

As Kilgallon ran forward, no Liverpool player could intercept or press, and the pursuit distance was a bit far.

Kilgallon strode to the frontcourt with the ball, but Hamann hesitated.

In the end, Carragher could only be left to defend.

Carragher had just left the penalty area and was about to snipe Kilgallon, but the latter passed the ball into the dangerous area and then passed the ball diagonally behind Carragher.

Carragher braked and turned around, Batistuta took the initiative to stop the ball and turned around.

He looked hesitant in the face of Pellegrino's defense.

Pellegrino is not an English defender, and his defensive habits are not as crazy-dog-style pressing as English players.

The two were in a stalemate for more than a second.

When Carragher and Hamann were about to approach Batistuta, the latter raised his leg and passed the ball diagonally toward the baseline.

Kilgallon drove straight in from the outside and cut in front of the bottom line of the penalty area. When he received Batistuta's pass, neither Pellegrino nor Carragher could intercept him, and even his cross was blocked. It is difficult to block angles.

Kilgallon took a look at the situation in the middle and then sent a powerful low pass.

After the ball was released, he turned around and retreated, but his eyes were focused on the center of the Liverpool goal.

Dudek didn't hit the ball, the ball was too fast and he couldn't handle it accurately.

Just as Traore was about to make a rescue, a whirlwind suddenly struck in front of him, and Lennon got there first!

When Traore was one meter away from the ball, Lennon stepped in front of him and fired the ball towards the Liverpool goal.

Dudek subconsciously made a save, but the distance was too close, as if he was being ridden in the face.

He was completely helpless.

The football flew into the Liverpool goal!

The Elland Road stadium erupted in cheers like a roaring tsunami.

Lennon opened his arms and ran wildly along the sidelines. The strong wind whistling by the sidelines was shining with the exciting storm of youth!

"Lennon grabbed the spot and scored! Leeds United, take the lead!"

"Hahaha, Kilgallon's assist was absolutely unexpected by Liverpool. He was like a sharp knife tearing through Liverpool's defense!"

"Liverpool showing all its strength? Nothing more than that!"

Benitez frowned on the sidelines.

Leeds United's technical and tactical abilities and player performance began to make his hair stand on end!