"The ball has gone in! The ball has gone in!" Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen immediately roared excitedly.
The entire Anfield stadium immediately erupted into fiery cheers. All the Liverpool fans erupted at this moment and jumped to their feet. This surprise given to them by Liverpool was simply too powerful. They really did not expect that the game would go well.
It went so smoothly, and Liverpool scored as soon as it started.
Indeed, this game went so smoothly. The Liverpool team seemed to have taken the lead without any setbacks. This shocked those who were prepared to watch the Liverpool team’s jokes, especially those from The Sun.
Those guys.
Before the game, "The Sun" launched a frenzy of "Liverpool for All". At that time, it seemed that the Liverpool team had been recognized. They would definitely play in the UEFA Cup. Now, they have won it as soon as they started.
The goal seems to have not encountered any resistance. Is this the rhythm of Liverpool being eliminated?
One to zero, Liverpool took the lead over Fiorentina thanks to Gerrard's goal.
This conceding goal made Fiorentina very unhappy. Originally, they still had a great advantage, but now they are panicking due to this conceding goal. Although Fiorentina still has a certain advantage, this is the home court of Liverpool.
, the morale of the Liverpool team is very high.
Fiorentina's head coach couldn't sit still. He immediately walked to the sidelines and signaled the Fiorentina players to step up their defense and improve the quality of their defense. They would never let Liverpool score so easily again.
In fact, Fiorentina's defense was very cautious this time, but they focused all their attention on the inside of the penalty area and ignored the defense outside the penalty area, which gave the Liverpool people a chance. Not to mention, these guys from the Liverpool team are really
Some of them were able to catch just a few loopholes.
Gerrard was very excited after scoring the goal. To be honest, those bad cartoons before the game made Gerrard very angry, especially the cartoon with him as the protagonist, saying that this season was the lowest in his career.
Point, this made Gerald very angry.
Gerrard had been holding back a lot of energy, but this time he burst out. Gerrard was so excited that he ran around the court. He rushed to the sidelines and rushed to the side of coach Benitez to give him a
gave Benitez a big hug.
Gerrard knows very well that Benitez has been under a lot of pressure recently. In fact, the incident reported by "The Sun" is indeed true. The American owner of Liverpool has fired Benitez.
What Si meant was, but he was later persuaded by the club’s CEO, Parslow.
Not many people know about this matter, but Gerrard is one of the insiders. At first, the American owner of Liverpool asked Gerrard for his opinion on this matter. To be honest, Gerrard was
Ladd was almost stunned. He never thought that the boss actually wanted to fire Benitez?
Gerrard immediately said good things to the boss and Benitez, saying that at this time, Liverpool really cannot do without Benitez. If Benitez really leaves, then Liverpool will really be in trouble.
It's over. Perhaps it was because of what Gerrard said and the American owner of Liverpool agreed with Parslow's words that he gave up on firing Benitez.
Benitez has been working very hard on the game recently. These days, Benitez's hair has turned a lot whiter, and Gerrard is not feeling well. After the goal, he immediately rushed to Benitez's side.
, a tribute to this dedicated head coach.
Benitez was also very excited at this time. He did not expect that the game would go so smoothly. They scored a goal not long after the game started. This was truly a very dreamy start.
Behind Gerrard are the excited Liverpool players. They are also very excited. The pressure on them is also very high. They have been suppressed to a great extent these days. Even the usual jokes have been reduced a lot.
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"Goal! It was Liverpool captain Gerrard who scored the goal, but a large part of the credit for this goal must be given to Chris. It was he who discovered the weakness of Florence's defense and sent the football to
A dangerous position created this opportunity." Sky Sports commentator Gary Lineker said immediately.
Indeed, Qiu Ze drove the ball very wonderfully. The ball seemed to fly into the penalty area. However, just when everyone thought that the ball flew into the penalty area, the football suddenly took a big turn and flew into the penalty area.
Outside the penalty area, the ball was passed really well.
The Liverpool fans at the scene also chanted Qiu Ze's name in unison, calling for the King of Liverpool.
After scoring the goal, Liverpool stepped up their offense. Of course they hope to win the game earlier, so wouldn't they feel at ease? Liverpool's offense is sharp, but Florence's defense is even tighter.
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Of course the Florentines will not just watch as Liverpool eliminates them. If they want to advance, they certainly will not give Liverpool a chance.
If the score had ended at this point, it would have been their Fiorentina team that advanced. Therefore, even after conceding a goal, the Florentines were not in a hurry and they continued to play at their own pace.
Now Fiorentina's tactics are still defensive counterattacks. They firmly believe that as long as their counterattacks are effective, Liverpool will not dare to be as arrogant as they are now. However, the premise is that they must defend well now.
Qiu Ze, who was holding the ball, saw that Florence's defense was very tight. He was not in a hurry to attack, but passed the football backwards in the midfield, passed the ball back and forth with two sideways passes, and ran interspersed with the purpose of tearing apart the ball.
Open up Florence's defense.
However, the integrity of Florence's defense line has always been kept very intact. It moves back and forth, left and right, and is consistent as a whole. It is like a chain, tightly tied together, and there are no loopholes to look for.
During this period, Florence's defense was really very good. Liverpool's chances were not many. Liverpool could only strengthen their long-range shots to allow Florence's defense to expand their defense. In this case, Florence's defensive players' defense
The area is larger, but the number of people has not increased, so the chances of defensive mistakes are high.
After Qiu Ze caught Gerrard's pass, he immediately dunked slightly, and then pulled the ball again to shake off the approaching Donadale.
To be honest, Donadale's defense is really good, he has body and speed, he defends a large area, and he is aggressive, which caused Qiu Zezhi a lot of trouble.
This time, Qiu Ze passed Donadale and shot a long shot. This was Liverpool's third long shot in five minutes. Qiu Ze's long shot seemed hasty, but the effect was very effective.
Well, the football flew quickly towards Fiorentina's goal.
The ball looked like it was going in, but unfortunately Fiorentina's goalkeeper Frei performed very well today and knocked the ball out with a side dive.
Fiorentina's centre-back Natali immediately turned around and gave the football to Montelivo in front. As soon as Monterivo received the ball, he turned around and rushed towards the Liverpool half with the ball.
Counterattack! Fiorentina's counterattack is coming! The Fiorentina fans at the scene immediately burst into cheers.
Fiorentina's counterattack was very fast, and Montrivo was indeed very fast. Gerrard immediately rushed to defend, but Montrivo directly accelerated and changed direction and passed Gerrard. Then he did not wait for Khedira
Pounced on him, he directly picked up the football, and the football flew forward quickly.
Montriveau passed the ball to Gilardino, who was rushing forward. The ball was passed very accurately, and the Liverpool defenders could only watch the ball and sigh.
And the ball passed just above Gilardino's head, and the football quickly passed over Gilardino's head and landed in front of Gilardino.
This is a very good opportunity. When the Liverpool fans at the scene saw this, their faces changed instantly, and they exclaimed in their hearts: Danger!
On the sidelines, Liverpool's head coach Benitez stood up from his seat in surprise and walked into the stadium with a worried look on his face.
Gilardino quickly caught up with the football and shot a volley without waiting for the football to hit the ground.
This is Gilardino's best choice at this time, because beside him, Liverpool's central defender has already joined him. If he does not make a choice as soon as possible, this opportunity will definitely be lost.
The forward's battle is like this, often competing with the opponent's defensive players for that thousandth of a second.
Before Skrtel and Joel Luca came up to guard, Gilardino's right leg hit the football hard, and the football immediately shot towards the Liverpool team like a sharp arrow shot from a six-stone bow.
's goal.
In the penalty area, in front of the goal, Cavalieri immediately kicked off his legs, and his body ejected brilliantly, diving sideways!
Cavalieri's movements were very standard, but unfortunately, he didn't touch the football. The football flew past his hand and flew quickly to the goal behind him. This frightened Cavalieri.
I almost lost my soul. The Liverpool fans were also frightened.
But fortunately, they were very lucky. The ball almost missed the crossbar of the goal and flew out of the bottom line. The ball was slightly higher. Liverpool's luck was really good.
At this time, all the Liverpool fans in the audience were relieved. It was really close just now. If Fiorentina scores this ball, then Liverpool's situation will be even more difficult.
This goal frightened the Liverpool people. At the same time, they also understood that Fiorentina in front of them was not a soft persimmon that could be pinched at will. If they were not careful, the Liverpool team would definitely be counterattacked.
Florence just wants the Liverpool people to know this, so that the Liverpool team will not dare to attack so unscrupulously from behind, so that Florence's defensive pressure will be reduced, and they will be confident that they can maintain the current result until the end.
Yes, Fiorentina had already thought about losing before coming. Even if they lose in this game, they can accept it, because as long as they don't lose to their opponents by 3-0, or by a score of 3-0 or more, they will not be eliminated.