RPAGF Chapter 793 The straw that broke the camel's back
Chapter 793 The straw that broke the camel's back
Chapter 793 The straw that broke the camel's back
Benitez looked sad, and Notts County's goal was like a heavy hammer hitting his heart, making him ashamed.
All of Liverpool's arrangements in this game revolved around one theme - taking away a draw from the Magpies Stadium, but Notts County rewritten the score with a very efficient offensive after a tentative attack, which made Liverpool all The layout has become useless.
Then, Liverpool will face a life-and-death decision. Should they continue to defend or attack?
The score brought the two teams back to the same starting line. If the regular time of the game ends with this score, the two teams will enter overtime and penalty shootout.
If Liverpool chooses to overthrow their tactical arrangement and attack, Benitez has no confidence that he can break through Notts County's goal. After going out, the Red Army's defense line may not be able to withstand the impact of Notts County. It may be a result that is not worth the loss, although it is obviously unrealistic for Liverpool to attack.
Then the only way for Liverpool to continue to defend is to go. It is beneficial to Liverpool to delay the penalty shootout. Reina, an expert in penalty kicks, will have a place to play. The winner is likely to be Liverpool.
And even if you fail to defend and lose the ball again, it will not be too late for Liverpool to attack again. The last stand will definitely allow the players to display their extraordinary strength. As long as Liverpool can score a goal, the initiative to win will return to their own hands .
This is the safe course of action.
After quickly making a decision in his mind, Benitez called Gerrard to the sidelines and gave him face-to-face instructions. After Gerrard returned to the field, the players had already received instructions from Benitez , In the stage of running around like headless flies, Benitez's instructions are like a lighthouse in a storm, guiding them in the direction of navigation.
After the re-kick-off, Liverpool did not attack as strongly as everyone expected, and still built a defensive line step by step. It seemed that they were not the ones who conceded the ball.
Loew has to admit that Benitez is indeed a master tactician. If Benitez has the same cards as himself in his hand, then it is really still unclear who will win the game. It is definitely the most correct way for Liverpool to stick to it now.
Since Liverpool has no intention of attacking, Notts County will naturally continue to take the initiative and continue to attack Liverpool. Unlike Liverpool, Notts County does not want to drag the game into overtime or even a penalty shootout. It can be resolved in regular time. Fight, don't work overtime!
Although Liverpool continued to defend conservatively, Benitez had no better way to limit Notts County. The goal just now was definitely not a coincidence, but the result of a combination of factors. Notts County continued to use this routine , then Liverpool still has the possibility of conceding a goal!
There is no way, the players in Notts County are too strong in personal ability, and each of the frontcourt offensive four-man team has a very high one-on-one success rate, so they can only rely on the defense to link up the defense, but Messi still To be able to handle it with ease, you must know that Messi is only 19 years old, how much he will be against the sky in the future, maybe Ronaldinho, who is now in full swing, may not be his ultimate height!
The goal just now was instigated by Messi. After a few games, it has been proved that Riise has nothing to do with Messi. If there is someone to help defend, then the loophole will come out immediately, and other players will have room to play. This seems to be an unsolvable proposition.
In desperation, Riise could only use fouls to maintain his defense. The price was that he had already been warned by a yellow card and added a yellow robe. Maybe another big move would say goodbye to this game!
Notts County's attack was concentrated on the right, and Liverpool's defense was unconsciously mobilized to lean towards this side. Ribery, who got the space, began to stab the knife on the other side. It is sharp and blood will be seen when it is pierced. Similarly, in order to stop Ribery, Finnan was also given a yellow card for a foul.
For the rest of the first half, Notts County bombed around Liverpool's goal, every shot was like a straw, and it was not known which shot would be the one that finally crushed Liverpool.
Only one loss in the first half, Liverpool should really thank God, Messi and Villa each had a shot and hit the post, it is really bad luck, otherwise, Liverpool may have collapsed now!
However, the intermission gave Liverpool a buffer time, and Benitez can also think about how to play in the second half, how to face the wolf-like Notts County!
When the game has progressed to this level, either you die or I die.
Benitez tried his best to calm himself down. According to his speculation, after being unable to attack for a long time, Loew will definitely use Drogba as a big killer. In this way, the pressure on the defense will be even heavier. Do you start laying out the defensive line from the midfield?
It's better to put down the airs than to be reserved. Liverpool also played a bus ride. In the face of victory, everything is not important.
Having made this difficult decision, Benitez was relieved, but in this way, Liverpool has completely handed over the initiative to Notts County, and has no initiative at all.
Notts County can't break their bus, that's okay, they can take a penalty kick smoothly, and once Notts County really breaks their bus, then all the suspense will end.
Even so, Benitez has no better way, do everything according to the destiny!
At the beginning of the second half, as expected, Notts County really put Drogba on the field, but Villa did not end, and it was right back Sagna who ended up.
Loew has a premonition that Liverpool will make changes, and even withdraw to defend the penalty area. This adjustment can just restrain Liverpool's defensive tactics. Even if Liverpool does not do this, Notts County can still have the upper hand.
The effect of Drogba's appearance was immediate. With him in Liverpool's penalty area, Notts County's offense suddenly had a direction, from a plane to a three-dimensional, and it was full of deterrence.
Neither Carragher nor Hyypia could take advantage of Drogba. With Drogba's restraint, Villa was liberated at once and began to drop back frequently to catch the ball. Disturbing the opponent's defense, and giving Kaka the space to advance, Notts County's offensive system is simply powerless to parry.
In just 5 minutes of the opening of the second half, Notts County had already completed three shots. Liverpool was completely caught in the wind and rain. Like a small sampan, it may be destroyed by squalls and storms at any time!
(End of this chapter)