This player is not professional

Chapter 300
Finally, in the 704th minute, a gap was opened in Tottenham's defense by Liverpool's fierce attack!
After a series of dazzling quick passes, Lin Yi swept the ball straight to the wing without stopping, and gave it to Firmino who intervened.

After receiving the ball, Firmino stopped and turned around, knocked the football towards the center with his left heel, and then pretended to pass the ball, but it was actually an inverted triangle pass.

After a series of previous passes, Liverpool made a posture to hit the goal, forcing Tottenham's back line to shrink into the penalty area and very close to the goal. This resulted in a penalty kick outside the penalty area. Relatively empty.

Firmino's inverted triangle pass just found this space.

Reus even had time to adjust his pace and angle during his run-up, just as he would when taking a penalty kick.

He made a small half circle and then shot directly!
Tottenham's defenders rushed out to block the ball. The football hit the leg of Ben Davis, who was lying on the ground trying to block the hole with his body. There was a line change!
And this line change just makes football more tricky!

Goalkeeper Lloris was helpless in the face of this sudden change of direction. The football flew into the goal against the far post!
"3:2! Royce——! He helped Liverpool complete the comeback and lead!! Amazing!! Liverpool won two cities in a short period of time and caught Tottenham off guard!"

After the goal, Royce did not rush into the goal to get the ball this time. He ran towards Firmino who passed the ball to him, and the two hugged to celebrate the goal.

Klopp on the sidelines also jumped up excitedly, waving his fists vigorously, his expression of gritted teeth was still ferocious, but this time it was because of excitement...

Ben Davis, who had blocked the football into his front door, lay on the ground with his hands on his face.Not long after he came on the field, he helped the opponent score. What a big deal!

Tottenham's teammates didn't bother to comfort him, and everyone fell into huge disappointment and frustration.

The head coach of Tottenham Hotspur felt almost the same way on the sidelines. He stood on the sidelines without making any movements, like a sculpture.

Tottenham, who were lagging behind, could no longer defend. They could only press out and attack, which would inevitably put some pressure on Liverpool's defense.If Liverpool cannot withstand it, it may fall short...

Tottenham were already fighting from behind. Already behind, they chose to give it a try, and the energy they unleashed was huge.

However, Liverpool was not to be outdone, and the two sides simply fought against each other in the last ten minutes of the game.

The transition between offense and defense is very fast.

Often when a ball is passed, it was originally Liverpool's attack, but it immediately became Tottenham's counterattack.The reverse is also true.

Because this kind of running back and forth was so frequent and intense, the referee strained a muscle during the sprinting back and forth at the 80th minute... and had to ask the fourth official to come on as a substitute.

"This... it's really rare to change the referee in a game. But this also shows how intense the match was between the two sides..."

After changing the referee, the two sides continued to attack each other.

No. 80 In the second minute, Liverpool got a free kick in the frontcourt, about 25 meters from the goal, in a good position.

Royce came to take the free kick, and the football he kicked went straight to the goal, and was shot out of the baseline by Tottenham goalkeeper Lloris when he was about to enter the goal.

One minute later, Salah made a pass from the right at a 1-degree angle, and Henderson headed high near the penalty spot.

In the 805th minute, Tottenham launched an attack. Kane shot high from the left side of the penalty area.

The injury time in this game lasted 7 minutes.When this time was played, Klopp expressed his protest to the referee, but this did not change the decision of the referee team.

Tottenham seized this last opportunity and launched a fierce attack on Liverpool's goal, vowing to defeat Liverpool at the last moment!
And what about Liverpool?Everyone has been pushed back to their own half, and the attack can no longer be fought.

Lin Yidu helped the team defend at the front of the penalty area.

Klopp suddenly turned to the assistant coach and said: "For Toure."

This is the last substitution spot in hand.

He wants to replace Toure, on the one hand, to delay time, and on the other hand, to strengthen defense.

Kanter is basically becoming a central defender at this time.

Toure soon returned to Klopp.

"No need for me to say more?" Klopp asked him.

Toure shook his head: "No need. I know what to do."

"Okay, let's go!" Klopp slapped Toure hard on the back and pushed him towards the fourth official.

Liverpool are about to make a substitution. Of course Tottenham know what they are going to do with the substitution at this time. How could they possibly let Liverpool's strategy of delaying time succeed?

So they took advantage of the opportunity to have the football at their feet. On the one hand, they looked for scoring opportunities, but on the other hand, they did not hand over the ball easily. As a result, Toure stood on the court for a full minute without getting a chance to substitute. .

At the same time, the defensive pressure in the center of Liverpool's penalty area is increasing.

Lin Yi looked left and right. He couldn't stop the game with a foul. Because of his position, if he fouled, he would give the opponent a free kick in a particularly good position. Maybe the opponent could take advantage of this free kick. Score a goal...

So to pause the game, you still have to get the ball in your own hands.

Tottenham are now passing the ball horizontally. Lin Yi saw the right opportunity, judged the opponent's passing route, and suddenly rushed forward, grabbing the football before the Tottenham player could catch the ball!

"Lin Yi! Well done!"

Lin Yi, who grabbed the ball, didn't organize any counterattack - it was impossible to counterattack now, and there was no one of his teammates in front of him.

But he still rounded his legs and used all his strength to make a long pass.

Of course, this ball was not passed to any Liverpool player in front, but was actually a big-footed clearance.

However, unlike the casual kick from the sideline, Lin Yi aimed his kick at the corner flag area of ​​Tottenham's half, where he used his precise long-passing skills.

The football kept flying forward along the sideline.

Tottenham goalkeeper Lloris simply rushed out of the penalty area, hoping to intercept the football.

But just when he was about to rush to the football, the football bounced out after landing and flew out of the sideline... The out-of-bounds place was near the penalty area. Although it did not fly to the corner flag area, it was far enough.

Lloris had no choice but to rush out and pick up the football, trying to throw the throw-in quickly and let the game resume immediately.But the referee stopped him from doing this. He signaled to wait and let Liverpool on the sidelines complete the substitution.

There were harsh boos in the stands.

Lloris was also dissatisfied.

But no matter how unhappy Tottenham's people are, Liverpool can finally complete the substitution.

Klopp replaced Henderson with Toure, and his intention to strengthen defense was obvious.

Henderson, who was replaced, walked down slowly. It seemed that he was deliberately delaying the game time, and the boos in the stands became even louder.There were also Tottenham players who came up to push Henderson and asked him to get out quickly and not delay here.

The referee also blew the whistle and ran over, giving Henderson, who was obviously stalling for time, a yellow card and warning him to get off quickly.

Henderson then trotted off the field muttering.

When Toure came on the court, the game had already reached No. 905 minutes and 20 seconds, with one minute and 40 seconds left before the end of the game.

While making the substitution, Lin Yi shouted Salah's name, and then pointed at Lloris, who was preparing to serve on the sidelines, and Tottenham defender Ben Davis, who was returning to receive the ball.

Salah knew what Lin Yi meant, which was to ask him to interfere with Tottenham's throw-in.

Anyway, he has speed and stamina. Even if he goes up, he can quickly return to defense through speed.

So Salah obediently pressed forward.

Seeing this, Lloris had to give up his plan to take the throw-in - if the ball was intercepted by the Liverpool players after being thrown, they would be able to shoot directly into the empty goal!So he had no choice but to throw the football down and run back into the penalty area.

Tottenham had to readjust the throw-in, Ben Davies went to throw it, but had to come back from the front to receive a player.

And not just one is back, because of Salah's presence, two players who can catch the ball have to be back, so that Salah can't force Tottenham's ball player.

Seeing Tottenham return two people, Lin Yi shouted again: "Salah! Come back!"

Since the opponent has returned two people to catch the ball, it is of no use to keep Salah in the frontcourt. On the contrary, it will make one less person to defend in the backcourt. Anyway, the purpose of delaying time has been achieved.

Salah also rushed back quickly.

Seeing this situation, Tottenham's players were quite helpless.

Compared with Henderson taking his time to get off the field, Lin Yi's method of delaying time is more clever, and you can't find fault with him and punish him with the rules...

"Ha! Lin Yi directed Salah to help Liverpool gain dozens of seconds more..."

By the time Tottenham could finally throw the throw-in, there was only one minute and 20 seconds left in injury time...

Next, Liverpool resumed its defense across the board, while everyone except Tottenham's goalkeeper pressed past the center line and kept passing lobs into Liverpool's goal.

But until the last second, Tottenham failed to break through Liverpool's goal.

"After a long 97 minutes, Liverpool won a key victory! But we also have to take our hats off to Tottenham. This supposedly ordinary league was extremely exciting because of their tenacity. They made Liverpool spend a lot of energy and almost almost Let Liverpool’s unbeaten run end here!”

Although he won this victory, Klopp had an unusual headache. The team was already suffering from injuries and casualties, and now it has experienced another big battle. Immediately afterwards, it is about to go to Spain to compete in the Champions League. Although the Super Cup is easy Defeated Sevilla, but it does not mean that Liverpool in this state can win at the opponent's home court.

Fortunately, they had won the first two group matches, giving Liverpool a lot of room for error.

As a result, in three days of the Champions League, Liverpool was defeated 0:1 at home by Sevilla and suffered its first defeat of the new season. Sevilla lost to Juventus in the previous round, but won Borussia Monchengladbach in the first round. Liverpool, who won the first place in the group this time, jumped to second place in the group, while Juventus only had four points due to being tied by Borussia Monchengladbach. The Champions League runner-up actually ranked third in the group. The horror of the group of death is evident.

After the end of the Champions League, Liverpool will have to win a new challenger in the league, this time Chelsea. Fortunately, Chelsea's recruitment in the new season is not good, and the team is in trouble. In the first ten rounds, it has four wins, two draws and four losses, and the ranking has fallen to ranked seventh.

Although Liverpool's lineup was uneven and their morale was relatively low due to their recent defeat, Chelsea failed to seize the opportunity and was defeated 1:0 by Liverpool.

It restored Liverpool's morale like a power bank, which is quite bad news for the next round opponent Manchester City.

When Liverpool's players walked into the Etihad Stadium, they were greeted by a roar of cheers.

But of course the cheers were not for them, but for the Manchester City players next to them.

Manchester City fans use this method to put pressure on Liverpool players and let them know whose territory this is.

In fact, when the lineups of both sides were introduced before, Liverpool players had already felt the "enthusiasm" of Manchester City fans.

However, this is not unusual for Liverpool players. If they enter the opponent's stadium and don't hear the noise made by the opponent's fans, they may not adapt.

Before both players stepped onto the court, the head coaches of both teams had already shaken hands once on the sidelines.

Although Liverpool is still plagued by injuries, the team's morale has been restored with the help of power bank Chelsea.

Neither Liverpool nor Manchester City had any reservations in this game and sent out their main players.After all, there is nothing to hold back. They are all opponents in the league championship. If they want to retain their strength, they might as well give up the league championship. What's more, Liverpool is still first in the group in the Champions League, and the qualifying situation is not bad.

After all the pre-game procedures have been carried out, the game officially begins.

Because this game was so important, both sides played very cautiously after the game started.

It wasn't until the 10th minute that the game changed.

In the 10th minute, Liverpool organized an offensive in the frontcourt. Lin Yi passed the ball in front of Firmino. Firmino gave full play to his speed and was about to use his speed to forcefully break through Manchester City's starting central defender. Demichelis.

In desperation, Demichelis could only reach out and pull Firmino, preventing Liverpool's rapid attack.

But his foul also earned him a yellow card just 10 minutes into the game!
"Demichelis committed a foul... It's only been 10 minutes since the game started, and as a central defender, he got a yellow card. How will we play in the next game?"

(End of this chapter)