Tottenham continued to launch fierce attacks, trying to turn the situation around.
However, Liverpool's defense was solid and did not give Tottenham many chances. Instead, Tottenham's overall attack gave Liverpool many opportunities to counterattack.
In the 66th minute, Gerrard and Henderson jointly teamed up in the backcourt and successfully intercepted the ball. Gerrard made a precise diagonal pass to Coutinho on the flank. Coutinho dribbled forward and when he was double-teamed by at least two Tottenham players, he passed the ball to Gu Ran in the middle.
Gu Ran turned sideways and used his knee to make a perfect transition. Then, under the double-teaming of two central defenders, he made a penetrating low shot! The Tottenham goalkeeper had no time to react!
The ball bounced off the ground and shot upwards into the upper right corner of the net! On the big screen at Wembley Stadium, the score immediately changed to Liverpool 3:0 Tottenham Hotspur!
Liverpool has already penetrated Tottenham, and Tottenham basically has no chance! The game continues.
After 75 minutes, Tottenham's physical strength further declined and they were basically unable to launch an effective attack on Liverpool.
In the 82nd minute, Tottenham passed the ball back in their backcourt, but accidentally played with fire, allowing Coutinho to seize the opportunity to successfully steal the ball. Coutinho was maliciously pulled to the ground by a Tottenham player while sprinting with the ball! The referee immediately showed the Tottenham player a red card! And awarded Liverpool a corner kick near the top of the penalty area!
Liverpool fans celebrated happily!
Tottenham's players surrounded the referee and complained, but the referee insisted on his decision! The fouled player of Tottenham was sent off! Gu Ran stood on the penalty spot! Liverpool's Red Army fans all stood up and sang the song "There is a handsome and elegant Oriental man named Gu Ran"! In the song, Gu Ran kicked the ball with a crescent-shaped scimitar and a fatal elevator, and hit it directly!
Tottenham's goalkeeper shook his head helplessly and sighed. Even a god couldn't save this kind of ball! The score on the big screen at Wembley Stadium immediately changed to Liverpool 4:0 Tottenham!
After that, Tottenham, who were one man short, began to defend with all their might in order to save their face in the League Cup final.
After Liverpool secured victory, they did not try to kill off the opponent in the final minutes. Mourinho replaced three substitutes so that they could also have the honor of winning the League Cup final.
Finally, when the referee blew the final whistle, the score was Liverpool 4:0 Tottenham Hotspur! Liverpool finally won the League Cup trophy after many years! That night, the whole city of Liverpool was in a carnival!
After the celebration that night, Mourinho only gave Liverpool's main players one day off because the fifth round of the FA Cup was about to begin.
On March 6, in the fifth knockout round of the FA Cup, Liverpool will challenge Arsenal away.
Both sides played conservatively at the beginning.
Liverpool's form was clearly a bit sluggish and they failed to seize several counterattack opportunities.
This is obviously because Liverpool's long-term high-intensity battles on multiple fronts have made the main players physically and mentally exhausted.
Although the match density of the Premier League is generally lower than that of the League One, the intensity of the League One games cannot be compared with that of the Premier League.
The Premier League is not only high-intensity, but also high-pressure. After winning a key game, the pressure is released and the competitive state may suddenly collapse. Therefore, the second half of the Premier League is very difficult to play.
Arsenal has the most say in this regard.
Liverpool missed many good opportunities in the first half, but fortunately Arsenal failed to seize them either.
In the first half, during injury time, Gu Ran launched an attack in the middle. Sturridge and he made a wonderful cooperation to break through Arsenal's defense. After receiving the ball at the top of the arc, Gu Ran directly fired a powerful long shot! The score on the big screen of the Emirates Stadium was immediately rewritten as Arsenal 0:1 Liverpool.
At the end of the first half, players from both teams returned to their respective locker rooms to rest.
In the second half, Liverpool was in better shape than Arsenal.
In the 76th minute, Gu Ran made a fatal pass outside the penalty area, and Suarez scored in front of the goal.
The score on the big screen at the Emirates Stadium changed to Arsenal 0:2 Liverpool.
In the 88th minute, the newly-come-on happy boy Sterling devoured Arsenal's left-side defense with his speed and made a cross from the bottom.
Gu made a run in from the back row and headed the ball high, changing the score to Arsenal 0:3 Liverpool.
In the end, the score was fixed at 0:3.
Liverpool eliminated Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup despite their team not being in very good form.
After this game, Mourinho gave all the main players three days off and gave Gu Ran a week off.
Although Gu Ran doesn't actually need to rest, at his current age, he can't keep playing games at a high intensity.
On March 9th, Premier League, Liverpool challenged Bolton away.
Mourinho sent out all the substitutes and Liverpool finally won 2:1 against Bolton.
If Liverpool can get 3 points in the next Premier League game, then Liverpool will be able to win the Premier League championship in advance!
On March 12, the Champions League quarter-finals resumed with Liverpool away to Malaga.
Malaga is a La Liga team. Although it is not a strong team in the traditional sense, in the past few seasons, Malaga can definitely be called a strong team killer, specializing in killing strong teams. However, Mourinho still decided to let Gu Ran, Coutinho and Van Dijk take turns to rest, and only send other main players to away games.
In the end, Liverpool drew with Malaga away from home with a score of 1:1.
Liverpool was originally leading, but in the injury time of the second half, due to the slackness of the defense, Malaga's striker stole a ball.
Fortunately, there is still a second round, and the second round will be held at Liverpool's home ground, so Gu Ran and Coutinho can both return.
Mourinho used a draw to buy valuable rest for his main players.
On March 16, the sixth round of the FA Cup kicked off, with Liverpool facing Championship team Norwich at home.
This game is naturally simple.
Liverpool led 2:0 in the first half, with happy boys Sterling and Sturridge scoring a goal each.
Mourinho arranged for Gu Ran and Coutinho to come on as substitutes in the second half to adapt to the state of the competitive game.
Gu Ran was in great form, scoring three goals and also giving an assist to Coutinho and Suarez respectively.
In the end, Liverpool eliminated Norwich with a big score of 7:0 and easily advanced to the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
On March 21, the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals kicked off, with Liverpool facing Malaga at home.
This time, Mourinho sent out all the main players in the starting lineup without any hesitation.
As soon as the game started, before Malaga could react, Gu Ran dribbled into the field and made a super long-range shot, announcing the beginning of the massacre.
In the first half, Gu Ran scored two goals and provided three assists, helping Suarez, who had scored fewer goals recently, to complete a two-way shot.
In the second half, Gu Ran once again assisted Suarez, helping Suarez complete a hat trick.
Liverpool's opponent in the Champions League is Barcelona, which has Messi!
On March 30, in the Premier League, Liverpool played against Newcastle United at home. As long as Liverpool can get all 3 points in this game, then Liverpool will directly win the Premier League championship trophy! Liverpool fans are ready! And Liverpool players did not disappoint them!
In the first half, Gu Ran made various breakthroughs with the ball, turning Newcastle United's defense into a sieve. Gu Ran made two assists and scored a free kick himself. Liverpool led 3:0 in the first half.
Newcastle United fought hard to pull one goal back in the second half, but it was too late.
Gu Ran completed a hat trick, and Liverpool finally won the 3 points from Newcastle United! This is the first Premier League champion in Liverpool's history! All the Liverpool Reds are crazy! Liverpool fans celebrated all night! The stock price of Liverpool Club soared, and Liverpool's top executives were also glad that they bought Gu Ran and Mourinho before the start of this season! Gu Ran created Liverpool's history!
From now on, Liverpool is no longer a wealthy club without the Premier League crown!
On April 3, in the Premier League match, Liverpool faced Arsenal at home.
Liverpool, which had no suspense at all, sent a large number of new players to play in the game.
In the end, Liverpool lost to Arsenal at their home ground with a score of 1:3.
But Liverpool fans were still too happy to stop.
On April 6, the Premier League match day, Liverpool challenged Manchester City away.
In this game, Mourinho still sent out the entire substitute lineup, and all the main players stayed in the base for special training to ensure the next match against Barcelona.
In the end, Liverpool, with an all-substitute lineup, lost to Manchester City with a score of 2:5.
Liverpool fans are still very happy! Even if they lose every game after this season, it doesn't matter!
Because Liverpool’s first league championship trophy in history is already in hand!
On April 9th, the highlight is here, the first round of the Europa League semi-final, Liverpool’s home game against Barcelona begins!
Before the game, Barcelona had a lot of support.
In an interview, the star player Messi was asked about his impression of Gu Ran.
Messi smiled shyly at first, then told reporters that he felt he could become good friends with Gu Ran.
This answer also won the favor of many fans.
As soon as the game started, Barcelona launched a smooth attack on Liverpool.
The combination of Habu and Bailey makes Liverpool's defensive position almost meaningless.
Messi's flexible movement and interweaving caused great trouble to Liverpool.
Gu Ran basically couldn't get the ball in the frontcourt, so Gu Ran retreated to the midfield or even the defensive midfielder position to help mark Iniesta or Messi.
As soon as Messi got the ball, Gu Ran would rush forward and make a violent collision.
In the first half hour of the first half, neither side had a chance to score, but Gu Ran, as a center forward, had already fouled Messi as many as 10 times.
Messi was stunned.
The fierce defense of Gu's back waist makes Liverpool team have three waists.
The other two kidneys are of the organizing type, while Gu Ran’s is of the mopping-up type.
Barcelona's passing and controlling tactics also seemed to be fragmented under Gu Ran's sweep.
Guardiola kept shouting commands on the sidelines, but Gu Ran was able to accurately outflank and strangle the key passing points every time.
Although the two sides tied 0:0 in the first half, which looked a bit dull from the score point of view, the pace of the game was fast and the confrontation was quite exciting.
After the first half, players from both sides returned to their respective locker rooms to rest and adjust.
Xavi, Iniesta and Messi all consumed a lot of physical energy.
On the Liverpool side, Gu Ran's physical fitness is almost full.
In the second half, players from both teams came back on the field and continued the game.
Barcelona continued to rely on the Habbe-Bayern triangle movement to tear apart Liverpool's defense, but Liverpool still adopted a shrinking position defense, leaving Barcelona no room to play its midfield passing and control advantage.
In the 71st minute, Barcelona's physical strength showed signs of declining.
After Van Dijk intercepted the ball in the backcourt, he made a long diagonal pass to Coutinho.
After getting the ball, Coutinho immediately ran forward at high speed along the flank area.
Barcelona's defensive players all focused their attention on Coutinho, with at least three players forming a triangle team to limit Coutinho.
However, after Coutinho dribbled the ball across the midfield line, he suddenly made a sudden stop and faked a pass, then passed the ball to the empty area in the middle with a low pass! Gu Ran burst out at full speed, caught up with the ball in the first time, and dribbled the ball straight into the Barcelona penalty area! Facing the Barcelona defense line that had not yet settled in time, Gu Ran directly shot a heavy cannon from outside the penalty area! The Barcelona goalkeeper had no time to react!
The football was shot into the net with great force!
The ball goes in! 1:0!
The score on the big screen at Anfield Stadium immediately changed to Liverpool 1:0 Barcelona!
After a long period without scoring a goal, Liverpool took the lead with a beautiful and swift counterattack when the game was about to end!
After conceding a goal, Barcelona quickly organized an attack.
However, their physical energy was consumed too much and their offensive speed was obviously not as fast as in the first half.
Gu Ran even took the initiative to retreat and help defend the double-team.
In the 80th minute, Liverpool found another chance to counterattack. Chamberlain, the speed winger who had just come on, broke through on the right and sent a high ball directly to the penalty area! Gu Ran rushed over and headed the ball high! The ball went in! The score on the big screen at Anfield was immediately changed to Liverpool 2:0 Barcelona!
Liverpool has a great chance of winning this semi-final! In the 93rd minute, which was the last moment of injury time, Messi received a divine pass from Iniesta and opened up the Messi Corridor in Liverpool's penalty area! Liverpool's defense was about to be torn open! Gu Ran sprinted back at high speed, predicted Messi's next move, and made a death slide tackle!
...(End of this chapter)