my team is going to attack

Chapter 57
Rodgers and Hammerstein
When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of a storm is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on? Walk on with hope in your heart——
The sun was glaring, everyone's backs were already wet, Su Bai was already shocked, it was the first time for him to direct a game on such a heated court.

More than 4 people sang "Never Walk Alone". The tragic and majestic singing resounded throughout Anfield, and every face was singing ferociously.

At this time, do we still need to care about their singing well?

No, not at all.

In comparison, the players of Manchester City became a little hesitant to play the ball. Like Su Bai, they faced this kind of game for the first time, and the opponent's singing was everywhere. They wanted to find their own team's fans, but they couldn't find them.

Liverpool went on the attack.

In the 27th minute, the ball went straight down from the side, passing Wright Jr. and Bale, and passed the ball to the center before going down. At this time, Gerrard received the ball on the edge of the penalty area, past Kompany Defensively, flash the angle and shoot hard.

Lewand, who returned to defense, fell to the ground in time, threw himself out, and blocked Hart with his body.

The ball bounced off Lewandowski, Gerrard reacted quickly, rushed in front of Kompany, stopped the ball in the penalty area and then took a shot. Unfortunately, it was a little bit short and there was no time to adjust. The ball went wide of the near corner.

Kompany was taught a lesson by the veteran Gerrard in this defense, pulled up his teammates on the ground, and said "thank you" to Lewandowski.

The team's offense was fierce, and the singing of the fans became more intense.

Su Bai shouted loudly, asking the team to hold the ball first, but Liverpool did not give them a chance, as if it was the last minute, the Liverpool players ran and counterattacked without hesitation.

For a while, Su Bai had no choice but to pray that the players could withstand the pressure, and after a while, the opponent's physical strength could not hold on for too long.

In the 31st minute, Liverpool's attack came up again. Gerrard made a pass from the left. The ball was cleared by Lewandowski, but it fell at the feet of Dirk. .

Gerrard's corner kick was grabbed by Benayoun for the first point, but the header went too far.

Silva was rounded up by the opponent again in the midfield, the pass was wrong, Lucas shot from a long distance, and Hart hugged it firmly.

Manchester City is not completely without backhand power. In the 36th minute, Bell dribbled the ball from the side and made an inverted triangle pass back near the baseline. Lewandowski ran past, but Mascherano followed up without stopping the ball. Instead, he jumped up, and Wright Jr. stopped the ball and stepped into the penalty area. Before Skrtel came up, he shot in the upper right corner.

"Pong!!"

The ball hit hard between the beams and the pillars and bounced off.

"Ugh!"

Su Bai slapped his palm unfortunately. Wright was too pursuing the angle. If this goal can be scored, it will definitely suppress Liverpool's momentum.

Pity!
Manchester City's attack did not score this time, but it also woke up the crazy Liverpool. Benitez also realized the abnormality of the players and hurried out to stop the speed of Liverpool's attack.

The offense some time ago really made the situation look good, but the problem is that Benitez does not believe that the players can maintain this rhythm throughout the game. If the physical strength drops sharply in the second half of the game, it is not anyone's fault. Are people slaughtered?

The first half suddenly quieted down, and neither side had a better chance.

After a 15-minute break in the locker room, Su Bai made a substitution. Royce went off and Negredo came on.

In the first half, Royce was already lost under the oppression of the Liverpool defenders. It may be that Robben may not be able to do better on the field. Now that Liverpool's big defensive moves are not good for Royce and Robben. For a striker, it is indeed difficult to perform well.

It was Liverpool who took the lead in attacking. Benitez seemed to want to gain an advantage in a short period of time, while the players' physical strength was not a problem.

In the 48th minute, a long pass from the side of the sidelines, found Gerrard on the right side of the penalty area, and the latter shot against Marcelo and missed the target.

Su Bai felt that if the team did not fall behind before 70 minutes, they should have a chance to win.

He is not a stubborn person. In the face of Liverpool's mad dog-style desperate press, it is not impossible to withdraw temporarily, especially now that the opponent seems to have the idea of ​​​​doing nothing.

It disappointed Su Bai, and made him realize that Manchester City's player configuration is really not good enough to play defense.

Liverpool scored in the 50th minute, Maicon fouled Ngogo from the wing, Gerrard made a free kick from the left, and Skrtel stretched out his long length in front of Hart in the small penalty area legs, poked and shot.

The ball went under Hart's ribs.

1:0
"Wow---"

After attacking for most of the time, Skrtel rushed to the sidelines and shouted, and the Liverpool fans in the audience shouted like madmen!
Benitez and the coach hugged and celebrated excitedly. He had been depressed for too long and desperately needed a goal to ease his mood.

"Don't worry, just keep going."

Su Bai stood on the sidelines and clapped his hands vigorously, signaling the players not to care too much about the conceded goal, and at the same time signaling the team to come out and stop passively defending.

After taking the lead, Benitez made a mistake and he let the team fall back. He hoped that the team could withstand Manchester City's attack until the end.

After the re-kick-off, the two sides seemed to switch bodies, Manchester City was attacking, and Liverpool began to defend.

Lewandowski received the ball in the penalty area and pressed Carragher to cut inside. Carragher defended firmly on the inside and did not give him a chance to kick and turn. Seeing that he could not get rid of his opponent, Lewandowski handed the ball to Negredo next to him.

There were already too many people in the penalty area, and Negredo couldn't take a kick and passed to Kompany who had just come from outside the penalty area. The latter kicked the ball without stopping and penetrated the crowd in the penalty area.

Reina hugged the ball with both hands and pressed it on the grass.

Immediately afterwards, Cahill cut off Benayoun's pass and found Wright Jr. on the wing.

With Silva and Negredo passing the ball a few times in the midfield, piercing Liverpool's midfield defense, Wright Jr. found Bell in the frontcourt, but as soon as Bell received the ball, Moral's whistle sounded, and the side The referee raised the offside flag.

In the 57th minute, Manchester City got a very good opportunity. Insua dribbled the ball in his backcourt and was forced by Lewandowski's high position. He turned around and lost the ball. Lewandowski stabbed the ball and the ball reached Bell's feet.

Liverpool's defensive players were shocked and all rushed over. Bell did not kick but passed the ball to Negredo who entered the penalty area.

Kyrjakos and Skrtel blocked Negredo's attacking line back and forth. Negredo sissy found the angle and volleyed vigorously with his right foot. The ball passed Skrtel's feet and hit lightly. A look at Skrtel's subconsciously raised heels.

In a strange arc, Reina has completely opened his body, but still hasn't touched the ball.

(End of this chapter)