Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

“Goooooooooooooooooal——”

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray stretched out his iconic voice almost crazily, fully releasing his ecstasy over the wonderful goal.

After scoring the goal, Martin faced the 'Expeditionary Force', raised his fists and waved them hard several times.

"Martin!"

"Martin!!"

"Martin!!!"

Taking advantage of the silence of the home fans, Arsenal fans burst into hysterical chants to cheer for Martin who scored a wonderful goal.

This goal is wonderful and very important.

Two goals in five minutes!

The lead in the score means that it is difficult for the home team Liverpool to have another chance to win.

It is equivalent to saying that the birth of this goal is equivalent to remaining undefeated!

In addition, there is a high probability of chasing after the victory and killing the game!

According to past competition practices, the probability is still very high.

Arsenal head coach Arteta excitedly raised his arms continuously to vent the excitement brought about by the lead.

The players on the bench hugged each other and celebrated the goal excitedly.

Players inside and outside the Liverpool penalty area were all shaking their heads and sighing, obviously frustrated by Martin's super scoring ability.

Two goals were used to lead the score before the first half was over. What would happen to the rest of the game?

They don’t know and don’t want to know…

The on-site director showed the camera to the Arsenal players celebrating the goal, and then restored the entire scoring process as usual.

The football that was kicked was like a bow that was drawn round in mid-air. The arc was very large without losing the speed of the ball. As a result, the Brazilian national goalkeeper Alisson did not even react.

"Absolutely!"

Xinying Sports commentator Jin Xiangkailang said: "This is my comment on Martin's free kick. It is amazing. He can control the arc of the kick so subtly and with very fast speed. I think anyone can There was no way to complete the save.”

Zhang Hehe nodded and said: "It's indeed amazing. So Arsenal and Portugal's opponents are very difficult. Do you want to foul? If you don't foul, you will pass the ball or send a fatal pass. Foul, Martin is like kicking a penalty kick." , what do you do? None of the Liverpool players are responsible for this goal. It can only be said that Martin is too capable."

Not long after, the game started again.

Liverpool, who were lagging behind, did not blindly strengthen their attack. They chose to organize the attack step by step to see if they could find Arsenal's defensive shortcomings.

The defensive players led by Van Dijk and Kanter were focused, and Martin assisted in the defense and constantly directed his teammates to check for and fill in the gaps, making the already solid defensive system impregnable.

Affected by Arsenal's ability to switch from defense to offense, Liverpool did not have as many people participating in the offense as before.

Physical fitness has declined, and the result is that high-post defense is no longer used.

As a result, Arsenal's 2:1 lead over Liverpool remained until the end of the first half.

……

"Beep~"

The fifteen-minute intermission passed quickly, and the game changed sides again in the second half.

Liverpool, which had a kick-off advantage, changed from its steady play at the end of the first half and suddenly accelerated the offensive pace, intending to have a lightning strike.

However, Arsenal's tactical play at the beginning of the second half was centered around stable defense, which led to useless efforts by Klopp's Liverpool.

Perhaps because they were wary of Martin/Xhaka's defensive counterattack style of linking up with Aubameyang, Liverpool's offense braked in time and turned into a patient pass.

However, Klopp's team has never been very good at playing positional battles against strong opponents. The football rarely stays in the central area, and more often plays on the two wings.

Especially on the right, Salah and Arnold, who actively participated in the offense, became the main direction.

Although there are signs of penetration from the wing, the final target of the cross is still to the center.

The atypical center Firmino was naturally unable to find a spot among the increasingly tacit understanding of the Dutch central defender partners Van Dijk and De Ligt. Wijnaldum, who often penetrated into the penalty area to participate in aerial battles, was marked by Xhaka.

The inverted triangle has also been tried, but Kanter and Martin often appear in key positions.

It is equivalent to saying that Liverpool's most threatening offensive method is completely restricted.

"what can we do about it?"

Ten minutes passed in the second half. Klopp, who was standing in the home team coach's technical area, looked at the situation on the court with a frown.

However, at this moment, Arsenal widened the point difference.

In the 57th minute of the game, Ferland Mendy stepped in from the left and directly sent a precise cross. Cavani, who followed up at high speed in the middle, met the ball and beat Matip to complete a strong header.

Alisson made a saving move on the spot, holding the ball over the crossbar with one palm like a divine help.

A second later, Liverpool fans let out frightened exclamations.

Mahrez took a corner kick from the left, and the football pierced the airspace of the penalty area and flew to the back point with a strong inward arc.

Cavani, Martin and De Ligt feinted shots from the front and center respectively. Van Dijk, who circled to the back point, used Martin's pick and roll to leap high and smash the right football into the goal with his forehead.

Goalkeeper Alisson's flying save was delayed by half a beat. Before his body was completely thrown out, the football had already taken the lead and grazed the upper inner edge of the right goal post and rushed into the net...

The score displayed on the scoreboard changed from 1:2 to 1:3.

The fanatical atmosphere at Anfield suddenly dropped, and the Arsenal fans who traveled with the team shouted loudly at the top of their lungs.

"Ruined."

Klopp closed his eyes in pain.

Even though he still has great confidence, but... no team can get back when Martin's team leads by two goals.

The Liverpool players on the court looked at the Arsenal players celebrating the goal and shook their heads in disappointment.

They know that getting points at home is a luxury.

Arsenal head coach Arteta once again became the focus of everyone's attention. His exaggerated celebrations successfully attracted special attention from the on-site director.

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Liverpool went from one goal ahead to two goals behind. The huge psychological impact was obvious, and the players almost lost confidence in the game.

After a brief emotional downturn, Klopp quickly regained his confidence. He used substitution adjustments to instill in the players on the field the concept of never admitting defeat.

The home team fans in the audience also sang the team song "You'll Never Walk Alone" to encourage players who had lost confidence.

As time passed, the home team regained its fighting spirit.

Martin took note of the changes in the mentality of Liverpool players.

Since you haven't given up yet, then... I'll beat you until you do!

The home team players, inspired by the fanatical home atmosphere, launched wave after wave of attacks, but failed to penetrate Arsenal's defense.

Instead, they conceded another goal in the 68th minute of the game.

Kanter decisively fell to the ground and tackled while moving quickly, intercepted the pass from Shaqiri, who came on the bench, to Firmino, and then passed the ball to Martin behind him on the right.

Henderson and substitute Naby Keita pounced at the same time.

Unexpectedly, Martin met the ball with Marseille's slalom + stabbed the ball through the crotch and passed Naby Keita who was trying to grab him. Facing Henderson's falling to the ground, he tackled him and passed him with a light pick, and then sent a precise flying kick. A long diagonal pass to the right rib that is more than 40 meters away.