Demon Golden Boots

Chapter 218 Coventry vs Liverpool

What should come has finally come.

FA Cup match day, Coventry vs Liverpool!
The neutral ground is set at Ewood Park, home of the Championship Blackburn.

This is a game where the biggest dark horse of this FA Cup challenges the traditional giants of the Premier League.

Liverpool is a traditional Premier League giants with a deep heritage.In the old League One era, they lifted the championship trophy of England's top league 18 times.However, entering the Premier League era, the Red Army Liverpool seems to have become a team that will always be insulated from the championship.

In the Liverpool team, there have been superstars like Irving, and there are also loyal veterans like Gerrard.However, Gerrard played for the team for 18 seasons and never tasted the taste of the Premier League championship until he retired.

No wonder the Red Army fans in Huaguo said: Liverpool, owe Jie a championship!
Although Liverpool missed the championship, their performance in the Premier League has been very stable.In terms of cup competitions, contrary to Tottenham, a softie in cup competitions, Liverpool's performance in cup competitions has always been amazing.In the Champions League final held in Istanbul more than ten years ago, Liverpool trailed AC Milan 0:3 in the first half, chased three goals in the second half, and finally won the Champions League trophy through a penalty shootout.

This miracle in Istanbul is still talked about by Chinese fans.

Liu Yun was also considered a veteran fan before returning to the green field.He watched the live broadcast of that game.In fact, strictly speaking, Liu Yun was considered half a Liverpool fan back then.

But there is a saying in the Olympic Games: The best way to worship you is to beat you on the court.

At this time, Liu Yun led a group of players and stood in the fan tunnel.Beside him is the Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson, chewing gum and wearing a red jersey.

It is said that capitalism has three major sufferings: the British crown prince, the deputy of the Roma team, and Buffon's substitute.

Henderson is also bitter!When Gerrard was in the team, he could only stand under the aura of the team.It wasn't until Gerrard left for the United States and retired that he took over the banner and became the captain of the Red Army.

Henderson was injured after halfway through the league.He has only recently returned from injury and started with Wijnaldum as a double midfielder.Henderson is very stable, has a wide vision, and has high passing accuracy. With him, Liverpool's entire backcourt and frontcourt can be connected in series.Typical B2B midfielder.

Liu Yun glanced at Henderson, and Henderson smiled at him: "Are you that magical old lieutenant?"

Returning to the green field at the age of 45, it is not an exaggeration to describe Liu Yun as magical.

Liu Yun nodded: "Yes. Hello, Henderson."

Henderson smiled and said: "The 45-year-old team captain, the starting shadow forward. Amazing!"

After appearing in The Times and The Guardian, Liu Yun gained a certain reputation in the UK.Coventry, where Liu Yun plays, is Liverpool's opponent in the FA Cup.It is not surprising that Henderson knows Liu Yun.

Henderson actually has a good impression of Liu Yun.It may be that heroes cherish heroes.Henderson himself is not that type of talent.From fringe players, to parallel importers who are on the verge of leaving the team, to the starting lineup and captain on the field, along the way, Henderson has won the trust of the head coach and the recognition of the fans with his hard work and sweat.

Henderson knew in his heart that for a person of Liu Yun's age to return to the court, he would have to pay ten times more hard work and sweat than others!
Tee time is almost here.Double ball player enters the field.

In this game, Falang Sports continued to send the strongest commentary partners-Liu Jianhong and Huang Jianxiang to the scene.

Mrs. Hudson was lying on the bed with a television set opposite her.The Alger family watched the match by her side.

"Falang Sports Live, Tomato Video Network, welcome to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup! I am the commentator Huang Jianxiang."

"I am the commentator Liu Jianhong."

Huang Jianxiang added: "We have already got the starting list for this game. Liverpool has played the main force in this game. On the offensive line, Firmino, Coutinho, and Mane constitute their attacking iron triangle. .Midfielder Lallana, Henderson, Wijnaldum. Centre-back Matip, Lovren. The two full-backs are Klein and Milner. Goalkeeper Mignolet."

Liu Jianhong said: "We can see a sea of ​​sky blue in the stadium. In contrast, there seem to be not many fans of the Red Army."

Actually for Liverpool fans.This game didn't hold much weight in their hearts.

After all, they are now firmly in the top five in the league.Europa League qualification has long been firmly in hand.The focus of their current game is to compete with Arsenal for the Champions League qualification.The FA Cup champion can only participate in the Europa League, which is the next level, which is not so important in the eyes of Liverpool fans.

The reason why Liverpool coach Klopp played the main force is because of his crazy character.The dark horse Coventry has defeated Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur one after another. Klopp hopes that his team can end the dark horse and prove that his Red Army is stronger than Fox City and Tottenham Hotspur!

Huang Jianxiang added: "Let's look at Coventry again. In this game, Coventry's head coach George put Manla on the bench?! The starting striker turned out to be our Chinese teenager Qu Bai? Qu Bai and Liu Yun, the two Chinese players, actually formed Coventry's striker combination!"

Liu Jianhong analyzed: "Liverpool's common tactics this season are high-position pressing and quick counterattack. Once the ball is intercepted in midfield, the frontcourt is basically a [-]-meter sprint. Old George really wants to use Qu Bai's speed to counterattack against counterattack. .”

The referee blows the whistle and the game begins!
Liverpool's Lallana takes the ball in midfield.Lallana has a good face, and is a man called "team fuck" among Chinese fans.Of course, Lallana's looks and skills coexist.The small-scale technology is very strong, and the ball protection is like Henry.And can organize the entire Liverpool frontcourt with the team's top star Coutinho.

Coventry players close to press, Lallana passes the ball to Coutinho.Coutinho dribbles the ball forward.

Coutinho is Liverpool's number one star and has the title of little magician.Huaguo fans affectionately called him "Ku Bird".Coutinho has a beautiful cloud-piercing arrow. If the right side of the penalty area is the Robben area, then the left side of the penalty area is the Kubird area.He is flexible at his feet, can pass the ball and break through. He is a solid frontcourt panacea and can play any position in the frontcourt.

Alexander goes up.Coutinho passes the ball to Mane on the wing.As the name suggests, Mane is Liverpool's fast winger.After Coutinho took the ball, he used his speed to eat Coventry's right back raw on the wing.Rush to the bottom line like a wild horse.

Liverpool's fast horse Mane dribbles the ball to the bottom line and crosses the middle!

Liverpool striker Firmino leaps high to compete for the top!Firmino is a pie-feeding forward, very flexible and has strong skills at his feet.He is not tall, and his height of 1.8 meters does not belong to a high center in the traditional sense.But his bounce is excellent, and the header is also one of the important means for him to score!

Firmino grabs the first point!Header!

Coventry goalkeeper Juan performed steadily, holding the ball with both hands.Juan's outstanding performance this season has already aroused the interest of the Championship team.

Huang Jianxiang explained: "This is a standard Liverpool attack! After a high-speed breakthrough from the side, a pass was made to find Firmino in the penalty area! Just one minute into the game, Liverpool's first attack created a threat. Consider Wen Chui's game looks very difficult!"

(End of this chapter)