Chapter 148 Champions League: First match against Liverpool (Part 2)
The Anfield Stadium was extremely lively today. Eggsy felt it when he was in the player tunnel. I remember that the stadium was packed today. On both sides of the main stands, the loud Liverpool fans were constantly cheering.
Eggsy stood in the aisle with his eyes fixed on the court. He watched them holding banners, waving flags, and all the other pre-match performances that left Eggsy speechless.
Ahhh – hurry up! I want to race! Race!!!
Modric saw Eggsy's anxiety and pulled him aside to chat for a while.
"In a hurry?"
"Are you not in a hurry?"
Modric laughed, patted Eggsy on the shoulder and said: "Of course I'm not in a hurry. Liverpool is like this every time. They have been beaten by Real Madrid many times, so every game with Real Madrid is full of ritual, trying to regain face."
Eggsy raised his eyebrows. Don't say he has learned this little facial expression after being with Ronaldo for so long. He leaned over and asked quietly: "Why do you want to save face? Do you have a grudge?"
Modric smiled, looked around and said to Eggsy: "In 2009, they beat us 4-0. Now... every time they shout for revenge, they get beaten back."
Eggsy suddenly realized what was going on, nodded and summarized: "No wonder he has such a strong sense of ritual, it gives him some peace of mind."
As soon as these words came out, Modric immediately stepped on top of his foot to cover Eggsy's mouth. Modric looked around and luckily no one noticed. This little guy not only had expressions and actions like Ronaldo, but his way of speaking was also similar to Kroos!
After finally getting on the field with the ball boy, Eggsy was grabbed by Modric to warm up, and then the shin guards were checked. These were all things Modric had taught Eggsy, and Eggsy had gotten used to them in the past month.
After the game started, Eggizi, Kroos and Modric formed a terrible triangle attack. In comparison, Liverpool also had three midfielders, Wijnaldum, Henderson and Coutinho, and also used a 4-3-3 formation.
However, the first attacker in this game was indeed Liverpool, because they won the coin toss. Liverpool's attack was very fast, with two passes within 4 seconds, and then they went straight past Real Madrid's midfield and went straight to the back line.
Moreover, the two forwards of Liverpool had already gathered in the middle and were running towards the goal frantically in pursuit of the ball, which stunned the three midfielders of Real Madrid.
You don't plan to play with us! Have you asked the Real Madrid midfielder?
So only Modric was left in front of the left line, and Eggsy and Kroos immediately turned around to save the ball. Kroos actually went back from the right, and Eggsy had no other way to go, so he directly kicked the ball with a flying shovel.
Liverpool striker Firmino kicked the ball, but Firmino didn't fall down at all and even ran forward a few steps, so the referee didn't blow the whistle. At the same time, Marcelo rushed up from the right and kicked the ball back.
Ramos on the left stood up to receive the ball. He turned around and looked back at his own offensive line. As long as he saw Eggsy and Modric, he knew where the ball should go.
Who did Ramos see? The answer was Modric!
Ramos passed the ball, and Modric, who was quickly breaking through on the left line, turned around to receive the ball, and then made a second turn, just avoiding a header from the Liverpool defender behind him. However, Modric also used this time to see the current situation on his left side clearly.
It is no exaggeration to say that there were a huge crowd of people. If we were to dribble the ball over to stop them, there would definitely be an endless stream of people.
It was less than 5 minutes into the first half. Modric calculated that the team was determined to launch a fast break, so he gave up the idea of wasting time on the left and turned around to pass the ball to Eggsy in the middle.
The situation on Eggsy's side was not much better. Liverpool was not all show. At least they spread their defense out widely. Judging from this, it was not a stretch that they were able to have 60% ball possession in the first half of the previous game.
At least so far, Real Madrid's attack has indeed been blocked throughout.
The Real Madrid players and Zidane were not in a hurry. Zidane had said before the game: It is impossible to decide the battle with Liverpool quickly.
If Real Madrid is not in a hurry, then who is? Liverpool is in a hurry!
Liverpool's original plan was to score points with a quick attack and then use the ball to block Real Madrid's path. Of course, this idea is really good, and Liverpool is not the only one to use such tactics.
But the opponent is Real Madrid, Real Madrid!
From top to bottom, everyone basically has the heart of a striker. How can you let them be blocked in the half and controlled by you? These guys rushed up one by one, and Zidane probably couldn't stop them.
Eggsy was rushing through the middle with the ball in his hand, and his first reaction after receiving the ball was to look at his teammates around him, and then think about how to combine the offense.
In just a few minutes, Eggsy had already thought it through and made arrangements. While he was running, his eyes swept over many of his teammates. Of course, his teammates were not stupid enough to think that Eggsy was just watching. They should rush to grab points if they could, and rush forward if they could!
He almost shouted across the field: Baby! Give it to me! Pass the ball to me! I can score a goal!!
However, in less than a second, Eggsy directly passed all his teammates with the ball. Their position and current condition were not ideal, so Eggsy could only make the choice to attack on his own.
However, Liverpool was not a pushover. Did they really just watch Eggsy rush into their own home? Shouldn't they reciprocate?
So when Eggsy was dribbling the ball towards the penalty area, the entire Anfield stadium was almost in an uproar, and all the Liverpool players were shouting without exception: Stop him! Stop him! !
However, this time it was Hendry who caught up with him, and without saying a word, he also tackled Eggsy! Just like how Eggsy tackled Firmino.
But what Hendry didn't expect was that he had already tackled the ball, but Eggsy didn't fall down like his teammate Firmino. In fact, Eggsy's body did shake, and this kick by Hendry did affect Eggsy's balance.
Everyone saw that Eggsy staggered several times during the impact. To say he staggered was an understatement. At that time, Eggsy's center of gravity was forward, so when he was tackled by Hendry, his entire body was leaning forward. He had to quickly adjust his steps and take big strides forward.
And what about Hendry?
Because he failed to control his speed and angle when he tackled the ball, he not only tackled the ball, but also tackled Eggsy. The result was shocking!
Eggsy took a few big steps forward, and Hendry slid directly to Eggsy's feet!
"Oh! My God! God!"
Host A immediately exclaimed continuously!
Eggsy really couldn't stop his car with his first kick. He clearly stepped forward, but when he suddenly found Hendry rushing directly at his feet from behind, he also wanted to retract his foot!
But it's too late!
Eggsy could only retract his strength as much as possible, which caused his center of gravity to shift again. Eggsy could only step on it once and then rush forward.
This goal was definitely wasted. And Hendry's tackle knocked down both Eggsy and himself. What should he do?
The referee immediately suspended the game, and the players from Real Madrid and Liverpool rushed up, and Eggsy and Hendry rolled into a ball.
At this time, Ramos saw his child being tackled and almost wanted to fight with Hendry. Fortunately, Modric and Ronaldo each held one arm, and Ronaldo kept saying in front of Ramos: "Sese! Calm down! Calm down!"
Modric also pulled him and said: "Look at what the referee says, look at the referee!"
Kroos and Benzema hurried over to see Eggsy, who was standing up on the ground, holding his injured arm. Don't say he just had a few scratches on his skin, nothing serious.
But Hendry, who had made the tackle, was not so lucky. Even though Eggsy retracted his foot, Hendry was still in great pain.
And the slow-motion footage on the big screen showed Eggsy trying to stop himself from stepping on Hendry and causing him to fall. This, this is really no reason to blame Eggsy!
And Hendry went to tackle the opponent himself and injured himself...
Although he didn't want to, Liverpool's team doctor came up and bandaged Hendry's arm. All Liverpool players are still sighing that it's a good thing that only the arm is injured. If it was really a leg injury...
I dare not think, I dare not think...
But Hendry was not only injured and bandaged, he was also awarded a yellow sapphire card. Liverpool players wanted to go up and plead for him, but the referee didn't say anything else, just pointed to the big screen and spread his hands.
That means: Everyone is watching! The person you tackled also fell down and rolled around in order to avoid stepping on him. If I were more powerful, I would give you a red card.
Seeing this, the Liverpool players did not continue to explain. When Hendry got up, he was bandaged and did not look very well.
After Eggsy got up, she wanted to go over and ask what happened, but Pepe immediately grabbed Eggsy and even protected him behind him.
"I know what you want to say, Eggsy." Pepe looked at the situation on the field, then turned back to look at Eggsy and said, "Don't go. We've already made a feud, don't you understand?"
Eggsy was stunned for a moment, and when he saw the way the Liverpool players opposite Kanze looked at him, he really understood why Pepe wanted to hold him back.
"Don't think too much," Pepe rubbed Eggsy's head and even pulled him into his arms and said, "Go ahead, little guy, pass the ball to them and let us win!"
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