[Football] The transfer fee is 10 billion

If we say that Suarez's positive personal performance in the frontcourt at the beginning is a spirit of rebellion and unwillingness to admit defeat, let the fans see that the Liverpool players at home did not give up resistance because of the gap in strength between the two sides and outside comments.

They still showed a strong aggressiveness and desire to win, trying to pre-emptively give a blow to Arsenal, who are fighting away, and let them know that even if they are in the bottom, Liverpool is not easy to mess with, the Red Army is not vulnerable, and their spirit is still there. exist.

Then, the contest between Gerrard and Alonso pushed the sense of evenly matched suspense to a climax. They used to be teammates who fought side by side, but now they are enemies at war. Nor should you show mercy.

Gerrard is a siege general, good at advancing, strong feet, and has a strong ability to end games.

Alonso is a handsome talent who strategizes. He is the absolute core on the court. He uses his brain and command to complete scheduling and sorting out. A long pass can instantly tear through the enemy's defense line, and can also play a very good role in the offense of the opponent's players. interception.

In the first half alone, the two had several direct conversations on the field.If you are on the scene, or accidentally capture a long-range shot on the court, it is not difficult to find that when two people are off the ball, they will turn their heads to look at each other's position after a few seconds, for fear of missing a small detail of the other party. action, leading to irreversible consequences.

Limited by his own characteristics, Alonso is not the kind of player who has a strong ability to break through with the ball. Gerrard is also fully aware of this. He was not good at defending, so he dared to take the ball in Alonso Under such circumstances, he rushed forward without hesitation.

And after trying a successful tackle, his confidence increased greatly, and he didn't hesitate at all.

Arsenal held the ball in the midfield, and Arteta passed it in the direction of Alonso immediately after taking the ball.

Until now, Gerrard, whose eyes were on Alonso almost all the time, rushed up to try to intercept the ball before the opponent took the ball. He stretched out his feet confidently, and the next second, his toes were indeed Touched the ball.

Gerrard took advantage of the side of his body, trying to get stuck, put Alonso behind him, and then control the ball before processing.

However, something unexpected happened to him. When he turned his attention back to the ball from Alonso behind him, within a second or two, the ball disappeared!

He only had time to see a fleeting figure, and the man who intercepted the ball from his feet turned out to be Arsenal's left midfielder who retreated back.

Hazard has been running in the area not far from them on the left looking for opportunities. Originally, he saw two seniors whose combined age was over 60 years old fighting to the death in the midfield. He didn't intend to come in and get involved. , Standing in his own area and waiting for the ball to launch an attack.

However, in the next second, when he raised his head and inadvertently met Alonso's eyes, he understood the message conveyed in the other's eyes - I will attract his attention, and you will steal the ball.

Alonso's eyes were firm, with an irresistible and powerful aura, Hazard didn't have much room to think, and acted instinctively, obeying his instructions.

After taking the ball, Hazard also passed Shaheen who was on loan from Real Madrid to Liverpool, but his performance in his first start was not satisfactory.

The figure of the young man is like a sharp knife out of its sheath, with a compelling edge. When running at high speed, it is like a dazzling rainbow light, igniting the small piece of calmness and romance in the stands surrounded by the enthusiastic red circles of the home fans. Combination of red and white.

Ling Yun was sitting in the box in the stands, watching the two people on the court who did not give an inch.

Although the ball just now, from Arteta to Alonso to Hazard, the cooperation of the three people allowed the Gunners fans to see the unity and cooperation among teammates on the field, but what Ling Yun couldn't figure out was why Alonso would do it.

He could obviously counterattack by himself, or pester the opponent tightly so as not to give Gerrard any chance, but he intentionally avoided this kind of confrontation, and instead asked Hazard to come over to assist in the defense. Why?

The people who had the same question were not only Ling Yun, but also everyone who saw the scene just now.

Even including Gerrard, he felt very incredible. His purpose was to compete with his old friends on the court. He originally thought that even if he was at a disadvantage, Alonso's choice should be to persist. Just sticking behind him to force him personally, unexpectedly, he actually called a foreign aid to help.

Nevertheless, after 40 minutes of the game, Gerrard's performance still made the home team fans applaud wildly.Whether in the England national team (1) or the Liverpool club, he can take on the role of captain, and he can always give strength to his teammates and mobilize the atmosphere of the team when the team is in a headwind.

He is an action leader who can do everything by himself, can withstand the pressure at critical moments, and has stepped forward countless times when Liverpool and England are on the verge of collapse.

His performance on the field today is no exception. Obviously Arsenal is the team that has been in the limelight recently and has a stronger overall strength. open.

The first half was coming to an end, Liverpool midfielder took the ball, and then launched the last attack before the end of the half.

Facing the defense of Arteta and Alonso, Gerrard was not soft at all. He just forcibly broke through the middle of the two and used brute force to hit everyone, including himself.

But he still struggled to stretch out his legs before he fell, and desperately poked the ball to his teammate, spelling out an attacking opportunity for Liverpool.

With the cooperation of Shaheen and Suarez, the ball quickly came into the penalty area. Koscielny stepped forward to defend, but Mertesacker had to devote part of his mind to pay attention to Borini on the side.

Suarez could find a good chance to shoot, so he passed the ball back to his teammate slightly, and looked for another opportunity to organize a second attack.

At this time, Gerrard, who just fell down, had quickly stood up and ran to the frontcourt. After receiving the ball, Shaheen, who didn't know how to deal with Arsenal's tight defense, chose to hand the ball to their captain's feet.

Gerrard just came to the front of the penalty area. Before catching the ball, he turned his head and glanced in the direction of Alonso. Seeing that the opponent was rushing towards him, he didn't choose to stop the ball and had no time to adjust. He raised his leg It was a volley with full strength.

When the ball flew out due to too much force, there was almost no spin. However, because Shaheen's previous pass itself was not of high quality, Gerrard couldn't hold it down, and could only watch the ball fly out of the crossbar.

Despite failing to score, Gerrard turned around immediately and gave Shaheen a pass to him, giving him a thumbs up, indicating that his teammates did a good job.

The fans at the scene extended the warmest applause to their captain, not only because of his shot just now, but also because of his encouragement to the players.

"Steven! Steven! Steven!"

With tens of thousands of Liverpool fans shouting their captain's name in unison, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half. Players from both sides walked to the player tunnel one after another, followed by a 15-minute break.

Until there were no more players on the court, Ling Yun still maintained the posture of embracing his chest with one hand and clenched his fist with the other.

He still hasn't figured out why, why Alonso avoided that confrontation with Gerrard.

Is he afraid?No, no, he won't. The 20-year-old Alonso will not be afraid of confrontation, and the 30-year-old Alonso will not!

Because that man is Gerald?His former teammate, captain, partner, his good brother and friend forever, he doesn't want to treat them as enemies on the field?

They are not enemies at all, they are just opponents, opponents on the field, since the opponents should be ready for a showdown before the game, how could they retreat on the field?

Ling Yun thought, that person was too smart, sober, and rational. He knew that at that time and that situation, he couldn't act rashly, and he had already passed the age of fighting for power. He knew better than anyone what to do. It is in the best interest of the team.

However, even after he figured this out, Ling Yun still felt a faint uncomfortable feeling in his heart.

That person seems to have been like this since his debut. When he was 19 years old, he took on the important role of captain. He forced himself into a 29-year-old state. His whole body revealed a maturity and stability that did not match his age.

But football needs impulsiveness and passion. Nothing on the field of play can be perfectly predicted and shifted according to the will of a certain person, even if you are a midfield commander who can strategize.

Therefore, the charm of the stadium lies in knowing that there is nothing to be done, and only by fighting for it regardless of the consequences can miracles be created.

"what do you want to drink?"

At this time, Nick whispered something in Ling Yun's ear, and then pulled his thoughts back from a distant place.

Ling Yun: "Give me an iced Americano, thank you."

Nick wanted to say something, opened his mouth and finally didn't say anything, just nodded, and then walked out of the box.

Ling Yun waited quietly in the box for the start of the second half of the game. Having nothing to do, he took out his phone and clicked on a well-known football forum.

Without exception, all the popular posts are discussing the first half of the game, whether Suarez is a top center forward, whether Shaheen's performance is far below expectations, what is Alonso's position in Arsenal, what is his and Al's position? Can Teta coexist...

Of course, what attracted the most attention was undoubtedly the several direct contests between Gerrard and Alonso in the first half. Some people interpreted and analyzed which of the two people had the upper hand in the fight through the broadcast screen frame by frame, and some people learned from The official technical statistics are used to analyze who performed better in this game...

The building with the highest popularity caught Ling Yun's full attention in an instant - through the first half of the game, let's briefly talk about who is stronger between Gerrard and Alonso.

Compared with those boring and lengthy technical tactics or data analysis, spectators usually prefer this kind of comparison post that seems objective but contains private goods and strong personal preferences. Who is the No. [-] player in the world? [-]. Who is the strongest goalkeeper in active service, Buffon or Iker Casillas, who has a higher historical status between Pele and Maradona, and so on.

If there is comparison, there will be preference, and if there is preference, there will be disagreement, and then it will evolve into quarrels, verbal abuse, and personal attacks.

But people just love to be active in this kind of comparison posts, as if competing in public forums can improve the status of their idols in football in reality.

In the main building of that post, the author’s point of view is this: “I think Gerrard and Alonso are two players with completely different positions, an attacking midfielder and an organizational midfielder. There is no comparison at all on the technical level. Breaking through and confronting Gerrard completely defeated Alonso, and organizing and defending Alonso also completely defeated Gerrard. However, in addition to technology, we can try to make a difference to the personalities of the two. Some simple analysis."

"The two of them actually have certain similarities in character. Neither of them has a particularly lively and outgoing personality, but is more down-to-earth and stable. Gerrard is an actionist, with the characteristics of Puyol and Ramos. Compared with Captain Jagged’s toughness, Alonso’s personality is more low-key and calm, but this difference in personality between the two of them presents two completely different effects on the field.”

"Alonso has a calm and rational mind, and his top-level view of the overall situation allows him to always see the fleeting opportunities that appear in an inconspicuous corner of the court, thus changing the entire game."

"However, what I want to say is that Gerrard has extraordinary spiritual attributes. He can give his teammates spiritual strength and support in desperate situations. The comeback of the night in Istanbul is because his first goal opened Liverpool. This is the prelude to the Jedi counterattack!"

"Therefore, in terms of mental strength, Gerrard is even better. In the second half, I am optimistic that Liverpool will score goals under his leadership and win the first league victory."

Unsurprisingly, the following reply immediately created a commotion:

"I agree with the author's opinion. Gerrard has a very strong spiritual attribute, and this is indeed something that Alonso does not possess."

"On the whole, I also think Gerrard is stronger."

"Funny, the host himself said that Alonso is the brain of the team. Have you ever seen someone whose brain is in a state of excitement at any time?"

"One is a general who charges into battle, and the other is a commander who strategizes. You put them together to compete in mental strength?"

"In terms of several confrontations in the first half, Gerrard didn't back down once, but Alonso kept avoiding confrontation with his old captain."

"Even if Alonso avoids confronting Gerrard, does it just mean that he is afraid of Gerrard? Shouldn't the interests of the team be prioritized in the game, and he must compete with the opponent without thinking?"

"I don't know about the others, but I think it's funny that the landlord said that Brother Long is not as good as Baozi (nicknamed Gerrard) because of his mental strength. He became the captain of the Royal Society at the age of 19. Counterattack to become the runner-up of La Liga, is this mentality not enough? The reason why he chose to be low-key and restrained in Liverpool and Real Madrid is because he knows in his heart that he is not the boss here. But now at Arsenal, the old and young in the team , and there is no player worthy of great responsibility, I am optimistic that he will regain the state he had when he was in Real Sociedad."

This reply coincides with Ling Yun's thoughts. He tried his best to recruit Alonso at the beginning, but judging from the few games he has played so far, although he is conscientiously playing an organizational midfielder However, he did not show his leadership qualities.

Perhaps, Arsenal also belongs to "other people's territory" to him, not the Royal Society, which has a "special status" in his heart. Therefore, he only regards himself as a member of the team and does what he should do. That's all. That's all.

Ling Yun turned off the forum, opened the text message, and quickly typed a paragraph on the screen, but hesitated when sending it.

At this time, Nick came in from outside with coffee.He didn't know that his boss was in a battle between heaven and man, so he dutifully handed over the coffee cup in his hand: "You want the iced Americano."

Ling Yun didn't seem to hear him, his eyes were still fixed on the phone screen, and he didn't raise his head or reach out.

Although it is not working time, in public, Nick still abides by the duties of an assistant, and does not show closeness and casualness with his boss in private.So he passed the coffee cup forward again and called softly, "Rex?"

Only then did Ling Yun raise his head as if waking up from a dream. He left the send button, turned off the phone screen, and put it back in his pocket.

He can't do this, he can't intervene in the coach's technical and tactical arrangements in midfield, even if he sends a text message of encouragement to the players.

As CEO of the club, he must give the coach and the players [-] per cent trust, regardless of the outcome of the game.

He took the coffee in Nick's hand, thanked him softly, and sat next to him conveniently, and the two chatted about the first half of the game without saying a word.

At this time, in the away dressing room at Anfield, the players were sitting in their respective positions. There was a tactical board directly in front of them, and Wenger was standing beside him, explaining the matters needing attention in the second half at a leisurely pace.

In the corner, their No. 14 player was sitting quietly in his seat, holding a bottle of sports drink in his hand, pouring it into his mouth one by one, and No. 15 Pogba next to him was talking to No. 16 Lahm on the other side. Se was whispering something, because the latter was about to be replaced by Arteta, and they had a position exchange.

Wenger saw their little gesture at a glance, so he glanced over here with loving eyes, and the two little guys immediately fell silent, acting like obedient students listening carefully.

When the professor withdrew his gaze, he inadvertently glanced at Alonso next to them. The man's eyes passed him and he didn't know where they fell. Obviously, his thoughts had drifted far away.

Alonso would also be distracted at such a critical time, which is a rare thing, but Wenger did not say anything, but continued his speech.

"If Eden (Azar), Paul (Pogba) and you can't find a suitable attacking opportunity in the frontcourt, don't worry, stabilize the rhythm, and give the ball back to Harvey. Aaron (Ramsey) , Santiago (Cazorla) is the same, please trust your teammates unconditionally, his passing will definitely create excellent scoring opportunities for you, there is no doubt about it.”

Hearing this, Alonso's thoughts were suddenly pulled back to reality, and he raised his head. In front of him, Ling Yun's face with an extremely sincere smile overlapped with Wenger's amiable face not far away, and their voices also A 3D surround effect was superimposed in his mind.

After filtering out those cumbersome embellishments, there were only two words that echoed in his ears like the essence - trust!

In his eyes, ever since he set foot on this once extremely familiar stadium, the slight gloom that had permeated him instantly dissipated. Then, he looked at his coach and teammates with clear eyes, and a sudden feeling rose in his heart. The heavy sense of responsibility surged in his chest, but he still acted as if nothing had happened, just nodded lightly in Wenger's direction.

At this time, Pogba on the side suddenly raised his hand and put it on his shoulder: "Hey, brother, what do you need me to do on the court, how to do it, just tell me, don't be polite to me."

Ramsey also raised his head to look at him: "And me, me too."

Arteta handed over the captain's armband to Mertesacker, the two exchanged a few words briefly, and then looked towards Alonso, the three looked at each other, Alonso just nodded, then bent down to straighten himself shin pads, ready to enter the field to start the second half of the game.

After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides to fight again. Ling Yun deliberately searched the court for the figure of No. 14. Seeing that he looked normal, he walked into the court silently.

Boss Xiao Ling couldn't express his mood clearly for a while, he was still thinking about the post he saw just now.

He knows that it will be difficult for Alonso to put Arsenal and Real Sociedad in the same position, but at least, he hopes that he can try to open his heart and let Arsenal and his current teammates, coaches and owners walk into him. heart.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Liverpool still showed their strength at home. Although they were relatively weak in terms of strength, they must not compromise in the slightest in terms of momentum.

The fight between the two sides is still fierce, with people shoveling the ball to the ground and running all the way just to save a throw-in from time to time. The referee is not hesitant about the yellow card in his hand. Fierce physical confrontation is often accompanied by a sharp whistle Tone and referee's warning.

Gerrard still maintains his tough style as the captain, and he will stage a breakthrough with the ball in a few minutes. However, the chance of success is not high, because his former teammates always stand in front of him, no matter what No matter what kind of feint he made, he couldn't shake the opponent half a point.

He clearly felt that the Harvey Alonso standing in front of him at this moment was different from the first half.