After the game started, both sides played very cautiously to avoid being attacked by the other side, but soon, with the cheers from the audience, Liverpool quickly grasped the situation on the field. In the tenth minute of the game, Gerard
Germany got rid of Hleb's defense on the right and advanced upfield at high speed.
Gerrard and Alonso cooperated on the right side of the penalty area. Gerrard attracted the defense of Flamini and Silva and immediately distributed the ball to the center. Alonso followed up with a powerful shot, which was slightly
It went over the crossbar and kicked off Liverpool's attack.
In the next few minutes, Arsenal was frequently intercepted by Liverpool in the midfield and was unable to form an effective threat. Instead, the defense was suppressed by the opponent everywhere.
In the confrontation between the midfielders, the Arsenal players did not have an advantage at all. What's more, even when facing Chelsea, Liverpool's midfielders still did not fall behind. Their fierce interceptions made Arsenal very passive.
In just five minutes, Liverpool intercepted Arsenal's ball in the midfield seven times and scored three goals.
Arsenal had to move its formation deeper, and Henry retreated to the center to get the ball. After a period of time in the opening period, Arsenal blocked Liverpool's mad attack and finally launched its own attack. Ljungberg used himself many times.
With his speed, he passed the defense lines of Kewell and Riise and launched a threatening attack.
The game quickly entered a stalemate stage. In the 20th minute of the game, Ljungberg passed by Riise and sent the ball into the penalty area.
And the Togolese beast Adebayor, after seeing Ljungberg's breakthrough, had already intervened at high speed. When he saw the ball flying thirteen meters away from the goal, he rushed forward, jumped towards the ball, and beat Carragher to grab it.
Point forward, shake your head vigorously and rub back.
With the soft sound of "Sasha", Hleb saw Adebayor jump up and move forward at high speed from the left, preparing to outflank.
But Hyypia, who was watching Henry closely, returned to the defense immediately and took the lead to make a big kick.
The ball fell to the feet of Silva in the midfield. Arsenal quickly organized an attack again, but Liverpool's midfielder was like a chain blocking the sky, tightly pinching Arsenal's offensive line, not allowing any Arsenal players to
Advance to the frontcourt.
Liverpool's tactics are relatively simple, which is to use the control of the midfield to defend Arsenal's attack, and at the same time see if there is a chance to launch a fast break. If not, it will switch to a positional battle.
In the positional battle, use the control of Gerrard and others, and cooperate with the dexterity and tallness of the two forwards to create murderous opportunities. At the same time, the midfielder's secondary attack is always ready to tear apart Arsenal's defense and use the overall strength of his team.
The force of impact is used to fight positional warfare.
Arsenal still uses its own tactics, ground cooperation and insertion from both sides, like a sharp knife inserted into the opponent's defense line. Using its own skills, the last ball penetrates the opponent's defense line and scores a penetrating goal.
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But no matter what the tactics of both teams are, the midfielders of both sides have become their own destiny. However, facing Liverpool's midfielders who are taller and stronger than themselves, Arsenal seems to have few options.
The rhythm of the game quickly changed. After several threatening attacks by Arsenal, Liverpool began to strengthen control in the midfield and control the ball in the midfield.
Suddenly, Arsenal's offensive line was broken, and Fabregas and Silva could not withstand the impact of Sissoko and Alonso.
And Hleb was unable to form an effective containment on Gerrard's offense. The only one who could compete with the opponent was Ljungberg. He and Kewell were basically at odds with each other. Although Ljungberg let the opponent down many times,
The defense was tight, but the opponent also completed several good quality shots.
"Damn it." Xiao Ge was anxious when he saw the situation on the field. Arsenal was intercepted many times in the midfield and could not reach the front of the opponent's penalty area.
Wenger, on the other hand, looked at the situation on the field with a solemn expression. After all, his midfield was too weak.
"Stephen, get past them!!" "Harvey, give us a beautiful world wave!" "Robbie, let them pick up the ball, pick up the ball!!" ~~~~~~~~~
Seeing the team suppressing the opponent, the entire Anfield United stadium made a horrifying noise, and as Liverpool's offense surged towards Arsenal's half.
In the 37th minute of the game, Gerrard first cooperated with Sissoko and changed positions to the center. Then, in response to Alonso's direct pass, Gerrard dunked Fabregas's interception and followed up with a gentle tap of his toes.
The ball drew a high arc and quickly fell into the penalty area.
Arsenal's defenders had been preparing carefully before, but the ball went over everyone's heads. Arsenal's players hurriedly turned back to pursue the ball, but one person had already responded quickly.
"Fernando! Fernando!! It's in! What's going on, what's going on, penalty kick,! Penalty kick! Wise Bol, wise Bol, his penalty is extremely correct, extremely correct!!"
"Penalty kick! Penalty kick!!" "Send him off! Send him off!!" "Give me a card! Give me a card!!"~~~~~~~~~
"Referee, that was not a penalty kick. My foot touched the ball first. I touched the ball first." But no matter how Eboue defended, Bol still pointed the ball towards the penalty spot.
When Morientes unloaded the ball and was about to go in again, Eboue made a sliding tackle from the side and knocked down the man and the balloon. Bol directly awarded a penalty kick.
"Damn it." Wenger cursed angrily. Gerrard's pass just now completely shredded Arsenal's defense. Although Eboue was active, his performance still seemed a bit irritable.
Gerrard held the ball and walked to the penalty spot, habitually lowering his brows and looking at the goal. All the fans in the field watched intently and calmly without making any sound.
Lyman, on the other hand, locked his eyes tightly in front of him, squatting half-crouched, showing no signs of nervousness at all. He had seen this scene many times, and he was in particularly good condition today, so he looked calm.
Both Gerrard and Lehmann were staring at the ball closely, but one of them was looking at the goal inadvertently, while the other was inadvertently glancing at the opponent's body, waiting for Boll's whistle.
At this time, the players on the benches of Arsenal and Liverpool had already stood up. Xiao Ge had never seen Arsenal receive a penalty kick this season, so he couldn't help but feel nervous and squeezed his hands tightly.
Wenger and Benitez also stood up, their eyes as sharp as eagles, focused on the penalty kick.
"Beep~~" The whistle sounded, and Gerrard started to start, take a run-up, stretch his legs, during the run-up process, the rhythm changed, started again, and then pumped his right foot in the middle of the ball and hit the goal directly.
There was a "pop", a "whoosh"~~~ a long exclamation.
"**, I'm scared to death." "That's great Jens." "Well done, go to hell, damn Iron Man."
He jumped out.
Before Gerrard hit the goal, Lehmann was deceived by him and shifted his center of gravity. However, Gerrard did not adjust the angle and wanted to directly use the speed, but was blocked by Lehmann who reacted in time.
"Hoo ho ho" the whole Anfield was breathing with regret, "Damn Germans." "Oh, Arsenal's luck is really good." "Next time, I won't be so lucky."
"Stephen will blast Arsenal to death with his iconic cannon next time."~~~~
Lehmann's ball was not far away, but Cesc Fabregas took the lead and kicked it forward. Hleb received the ball first and the game restarted.
Gerrard shook his head in annoyance and immediately returned to his position to participate in the defense.
At this time, Hleb had switched from defense to offense, dribbling the ball forward on the wing, with Alonso sticking closely to his side.
The two struggled through the midfield, and Hleb realized that he had not shaken off the opponent and quickly distributed the ball.
Fabregas got the ball in the middle. Seeing that Sissoko had rushed to his side, he obviously wanted to squeeze closer to him with his body. As soon as the ball was sent, he turned his body and quickly broke away from Sissoko's defensive position.
Toure made a one-two and continued to dribble.
Adebayor was already in position. Fabregas made an easy pass and quickly sent the ball into the penalty area. Adebayor got the ball from Carragher in the penalty area and shook it a few times, but there was no breakthrough.
There was space, and the Liverpool players had already rushed back and hurriedly knocked the ball to the left.
Henry had already stepped in to respond. After removing the ball, he swung left and right, messing up Liverpool's defense and attracting everyone's attention. He first moved the ball with his left foot as if to cut inside, driving Liverpool's defense forward.
Suddenly Henry stopped his body, dunked the ball, and then flicked the outside of his right foot. The ball quickly passed through the sight of Hyypia and others and rolled towards the center.
Adebayor saw Henry's start and quickly drove away the defender. He paid attention to Henry's foot movements. When he saw Henry stopping the ball and moving towards the middle, he hurriedly shook off the defender. There was a chance!
"Charge over, charge over." Xiao Ge saw Adebayor still hesitantly fighting with Carragher, and he was about to get angry. If he had definitely rushed forward to get this ball, he would have already gotten it.
In Arsenal, you don't have to wait for the ball, but you have to run the ball and use every opportunity to find an opening that suits you. The ball will be delivered to your feet immediately.
At this time, Liverpool's defenders had already settled into position, and Alonso had already taken the lead, blocking Adebayor's path and making a big clearance. A great opportunity disappeared.
"Phew, damn it, if Harvey had been slower, that ugly guy would have got the ball."
"Arsenal's counterattack was really scary."
"Cheer up, guys, you're the best!"~~~~
Henry and Adebayor did not form an effective collaboration, but it scared many people into a cold sweat.
Although Arsenal's offense did not pose any real threat, the Liverpool players began to consciously slow down the pace to prevent Arsenal from counterattacking. The game fell into a stalemate again, but Arsenal was at a disadvantage.
In the remaining time, both sides tried to attack several times, but to no avail. As Bol's whistle blew, the first half of the match between Liverpool and Arsenal ended, with the two sides tied at zero to zero.
Judging from the score results, the two sides seemed to be evenly matched, but Arsenal's half-time ball possession rate was only 46 and they shot 2 times, while Liverpool shot as many as 13 times, which was obviously better than Arsenal. The data in the first half
It has shown that Arsenal are suppressed by Liverpool.
On the scene, Arsenal's smooth offense was unable to open up and could only defend passively.
Benitez and Wenger entered the locker room immediately to make arrangements for their second half tactics.
