169: Crystal Palace really wants to give up on the FA Cup
Toot!
The referee blew the whistle and the game officially started.
The first team to attack was the visiting team Liverpool. Liverpool's team was obviously inspired by Rogers and attacked crazily from the start. Moreover, his lineup was also more offensive.
Moreover, it can be seen that the Liverpool people are in very good condition.
They suppressed Crystal Palace as soon as they came up.
Crystal Palace also wanted to press high from the beginning, but they soon found that it was a bit difficult for them to press past half-time. Because Liverpool people have a lot of people in the midfield and frontcourt, and when they are in excellent condition, it is
It made the Crystal Palace people play very awkwardly.
Seeing this, Tong Yi immediately came to the sidelines, waved his hand, and signaled the Crystal Palace players to retreat slightly, put on a defensive posture, and stabilize the situation first.
The Crystal Palace players retreated to defend after seeing Tong Yi's gesture.
In this way, it will be easier for Liverpool's offense to overcome half-time.
Liverpool took advantage. .??.??
Seeing this, Rogers breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that Crystal Palace is not so determined to win this game. Otherwise, Liverpool will not be able to overcome the half so easily and threaten Crystal Palace.
of the goal.
Originally, Rogers was prepared for a hard fight.
Now it seems that it is no longer necessary.
Rogers couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Tong Yi. Sure enough, this guy was talking big words before the game.
It seems that Liverpool should be able to win this game.
However, after this happened several times, Rogers was not careless, but became more cautious.
This game was really too important for him to make any mistakes. Therefore, he was cautious and cautious. He came to the sidelines and urged the Liverpool players to attack seriously.
Liverpool continuously passed the ball to the front of Crystal Palace's penalty area to adjust the opponent's defense, hoping to find an opening and penetrate into the penalty area to threaten the Crystal Palace goal. However, the Crystal Palace defense was impeccable, and no matter how they planned and pulled, they could not tear Crystal Palace open.
The defense puts a lot of pressure on Liverpool's players.
As a last resort, Sturridge took a cold shot directly from the front of the penalty area.
The football flew quickly towards the upper right corner of the Crystal Palace goal, but unfortunately it was slightly higher than the crossbar.
Seeing this, Rogers felt extremely regretful.
"Wow, this long shot is still very threatening. Liverpool started with great momentum today. It seems that Liverpool is bound to win this game! If this game continues like this, I will
If you think about Crystal Palace, you will be in big trouble!" Mortensen said,
Hiller also nodded slightly, with a very serious expression.
Mortensen suddenly said, "Do you think Crystal Palace is really ready to give up on the FA Cup? After all, the FA Cup is really useless to them! Now they should focus more on the league and Europe.
in battle , what do you think?”
Mortensen looked at Shearer, who was pondering.
After a while, Shearer said, "What you said makes sense. The fighting spirit of Crystal Palace in this game is indeed not as strong as in their previous games. Maybe it means this? But, I think the Liverpool people want to
It is still impossible to win easily. You see, even now, Liverpool has the advantage, but there are really very few attacks that are truly threatening!"
Mortensen turned around and looked inside the stadium, and nodded slightly.
After all, it had been going on for a quarter of an hour, and Liverpool seemed to be taking the initiative in the game, but there were not many truly threatening attacks, almost none at all.
Crystal Palace's defense is still very good.
Mortensen said, "This is why Liverpool's performance in the league this season is so poor. Their strength is indeed not good. And Lovren's serious injury has a great impact on them. Look at it now
They all play three central defenders. To be honest, I think Liverpool’s change of formation is not as effective as before.”
Shearer also said, "That's true, but Rogers can't do anything about it. Who caused Lovren to be seriously injured?"
After Lovren was seriously injured, Rogers changed Liverpool's formation from a four-back to a three-back.
He also arranged this game in this way.
At this time, it seemed that his change of formation was successful.
The large number of players in the midfield gave them an absolute advantage in the midfield and suppressed the Crystal Palace players.
However, their formation is relatively high-pressure.
If the Crystal Palace people seize the opportunity to counterattack, Liverpool's goal will be in danger!
The three central defenders in their defense are not players known for their speed. Once Crystal Palace counterattacks and Asensio and Mane rush up, they will be a little difficult to resist. Especially when facing Mane's counterattack, Mane
The speed inside is very, very fast.
Therefore, at this time, Rogers has been reminding Liverpool's defensive players on the sidelines to pay attention to Mane and Asensio. Whether they are attacking or defending, they must follow these two people.
Don't stay too far away and give these two people a chance to counterattack with the ball.
It can be seen that Rogers attaches great importance to Crystal Palace's counterattack.
However, for now, it's not needed.
Because Crystal Palace still has no chance to counterattack, they are still forced to defend.
However, Liverpool also controlled the game, but there were not many opportunities to really threaten Crystal Palace. It was even more difficult for Liverpool to score the football into the Crystal Palace penalty area.
If the two wingers take the ball,
The three forwards on Liverpool's front line simply couldn't compete with Van Dijk and Rudiger. Almost 90% of the high balls were pushed out by these two people, and 8% were saved by Crystal Palace goalkeeper Edouard.
It was taken away.
As for Liverpool, there is a 2% chance of winning a header.
Only 2% of the successful aerial duels did not result in a header. They all ended up with poor placement and were directly saved by the Crystal Palace's second point of defense.
Therefore, at this time, Liverpool's head coach Rodgers looked very nervous.
If this game ends in a draw, this is not what Rogers wants to see.
If there is a tie, there will be a rematch on another day, which is really terrible.
Neither Liverpool nor Crystal Palace are actually willing to rematch on this day. This is a waste of time and energy, especially for a team like Crystal Palace that fights on multiple fronts.
Therefore, in this game, both teams hope to determine the winner.
Crystal Palace seems to be defensive all the time, but they are not defensive blindly. They are also looking for opportunities to counterattack. They are still relatively cautious, looking for opportunities for a fatal blow.
Of course, Liverpool's defense is also very stable and focused, and they have been preventing opportunities for the Crystal Palace people to counterattack. ??
Therefore, this game looks very exciting.
But the Liverpool fans who came from afar were quite excited. After all, Liverpool took the initiative and could threaten the Crystal Palace goal. However, the Crystal Palace side was only tired of defending. The rare two attacks ended in an anticlimactic manner and were easily defeated by them.
The Liverpudlians defended themselves.
This makes Liverpool fans feel that Crystal Palace has nothing to worry about. How can such a weak team be their opponent of Liverpool?
Liverpool must win this game!
Liverpool fans are becoming more and more confident and excited. They feel that this game is about to be decided and they, Liverpool, must win.
But inside the stadium, Liverpool head coach Rodgers was a little worried.
Although they seem to have the situation under control now, there are not many truly threatening attacks. If this continues, it is very likely that Liverpool will not be able to win. This is what Rogers does not want to see.
, so he had to signal the Liverpool players to step up their attack.
How can we score goals without strengthening our offense?
But once the offense is strengthened, the players on the defense must press higher and participate in the offense. In that case, they will have some deficiencies in defense, which will give the Crystal Palace people a chance.
Yes.
This is where opportunity and danger coexist!
But if they don't intensify their attack, they have no hope of winning. Therefore, at this time , Rogers had to take risks and strengthen his offense!
Rogers waved his hand to signal the Liverpool players to increase their offensive intensity, but he also reminded Liverpool's defensive players to still pay attention to defense and not give the opponent a chance.
Liverpool's players also became a little nervous, and they also knew the consequences of strengthening their offense.
At this time, they need to be more cautious and not make mistakes easily. Once a mistake is made and the Liverpool people seize the opportunity, their Liverpool team will be finished.
Therefore, Liverpool's players are very dedicated and very careful.
This consumes a lot of their physical energy.
However, they have no choice. Only by doing this can they have a chance.
The players at Crystal Palace are also feeling the pressure. Liverpool's offense is becoming more and more fierce, and their investment is getting bigger and bigger. Their defense seems to be a little unable to bear it.
Tong Yi naturally noticed it. He immediately came to the sidelines and signaled the Crystal Palace defenders to close their defense in the middle, not giving the opponent a chance to break through the penalty area and complete the shot. He tried his best to limit Liverpool's offense to two
Go wide and let the Scouser cross the ball from the wing.
This way, they will have a high point in the Crystal Palace penalty area, and it will be easier to defend.
The Liverpool people naturally don't want to attack from the wing, and they also know that their crosses from the wing are not a big threat. But the center is really impossible to hit, and it is easier to attack with only two wings. Therefore, football often
Hit both sides.
When the football came to the wing, Crystal Palace strictly guarded against Liverpool's inward cuts, almost giving them the chance to break through. The Liverpool people only frequently made crosses from the wing, but after the football flew into the penalty area, almost all of them
Being pushed out by Rudiger and Van Dijk, Liverpool's forwards Sturridge, Mourinho and Ibe were unable to grab points.
The Liverpool people attacked with crosses from the wing again and again, but the attacks were easily resolved by the Crystal Palace people again and again.
Even just now, the Crystal Palace people launched a very threatening counterattack.
After only two passes, the ball was sent to the feet of Asensio by Goretzka. After receiving the ball, Asensio went directly to the meeting alone and faced Liverpool goalkeeper Mignolet.
Rodgers and the Liverpool fans were so scared that they almost pissed themselves.
Mignolet himself also lacked confidence and almost felt that he was going to miss the ball.
Who knew that Asensio was too keen on the angle when he shot into the far corner, and the football missed the far post and flew out of the baseline.
The Crystal Palace people were just a hair away from taking the lead!
This shocked everyone in Liverpool into a cold sweat and almost scared them to death!
Fortunately, the ball didn't go in, otherwise Liverpool would be really dangerous.