Chapter 341 Unintentional Play

Although Gerrard's 'long shot' was indeed beautiful, everyone knew that it was just a lucky shot. If the English central defender could really kick this kind of shot, he would be able to join the ranks of world-class superstars, just like David Beckham, who became a public idol with his cornering skills and charming face.

However, in official matches, luck is also a kind of strength. At least now Liverpool is leading by two goals, right?

This goal also gave the Red Army fans in the stands and coach Benítez hope of winning.

After the first half of the game, almost everyone is very clear about one thing, that is, leading Chelsea by one goal is almost not the same as leading at all. Facing a team with a terrifying offensive ability that averages 4 goals per game, one goal is really dispensable.

So, in fact, Pongler's goal just now did not bring much excitement to coach Benítez. He had already prepared for losing before the game, and even when he scored a goal, he was thinking so. Now Gerrard scored another goal by chance, which made the situation completely different.

Scoring a goal on the football field is a very difficult thing. After leading by two goals, the team with an advantage has a greater advantage because they can choose tactics at will, such as delaying the game time, forcing the opponent to launch a large-scale attack, or even defending the goal to maintain the lead and dragging the game until the end of the game. In this way, the team will definitely win.

Mourinho, the coach of Chelsea, was certainly aware of this. If Liverpool chose to defend to the death, even if he had great confidence in Chelsea and Wang Li, facing Liverpool who were retreating on all fronts, he really could not guarantee that the team would have a chance to equalize the score. He turned his head to look at the Liverpool coaching bench on the side, thinking to himself, that Spaniard would not do this at Anfield, right?

Of course not

This is the bloody Anfield stadium.

If Benítez uses this tactic to win, first of all, Liverpool fans will not agree. They would rather lose the game than lose the Red Army's will, which is a spiritual pillar in football. Moreover, Benítez thinks that the current defensive counterattack tactics are very good. Under this tactic, no matter what the reason, Liverpool has already led by two goals, so why not continue?

Thinking this way does make sense from another perspective.

………

At this time, on the court, Wang Li stared at Liverpool's formation and thought deeply. He knew his own strength very well. If he only relied on the full outbreak of his personal strength, he would be confident that he could take out half of Liverpool's back line. But this alone was not enough, because Liverpool had an entire back line, and even the forwards would come back to defend. If he wanted to break through Liverpool's current defense, he had to find cooperation with his teammates. In this way, he had to find the most suitable balance between the development of his personal abilities and cooperation.

Perhaps before, Wang Li had always used his personal abilities to force attacks, and he was always able to score wonderful goals by using force, even when facing world-class defenders. In fact, for his Light Footsteps, Shadowless Kicks or other moves, sometimes the strength of the defender did not matter much.

But Wang Li is by no means a reckless person. When his offense is frustrated, he is also good at using his brain to play football.

And now, he is looking for the 'key man' in Liverpool's defense. Of course, the so-called 'key man' is the loophole in Liverpool's defense.

As long as there is a loophole, we will definitely be able to seize the opportunity. There is no doubt that having the opportunity will always be more efficient than forcing an attack to score a goal.

Finally, he found that no matter whether in attack or defense, the other players in Liverpool were almost all small fry, and the center was of course Steven Gerrard, so he set his sights on Gerrard.

Undoubtedly, as long as Gerrard is blocked, the strength of Liverpool's counterattack can be greatly weakened. On defense, Gerrard is no less inferior. He can always effectively intercept the cooperation between Chelsea players in front of the penalty area. This is the role of a truly powerful star. Compared with Wang Li's position in Chelsea, Gerrard is obviously more important in Liverpool.

After observation, Wang Li found that Gerrard would choose to move to the side many times when he got the ball, then look up to see the position of his teammates and choose a long pass or a short pass. Of course, this was nothing to other players, as such a small action was not enough to get a chance to steal the ball. However, Wang Li was different, as he had a martial arts move called "Shadow-like Kick" that allowed him to steal the ball.

Also, when Gerrard defends, he always stays near the penalty area line, which may be related to his position on the court. However, this position is also the attacking point that Wang Li is good at.

Can pass and shoot

But it is not so easy to seize the opportunity. Not to mention that Gerrard's movement is a bit erratic, his condition in the game is absolutely very good and his energy is always very focused. If you want to really defend his point, you can't let him see your intention.

In fact, although Wang Li and Gerrard are teammates in the national team and have a good relationship with each other, they have not played against each other many times on the court. Even in the last game at Stamford Bridge, due to his position, he did not have much contact with Gerrard.

Taking advantage of a sideline ball, Wang Li ran to Lampard and said, "Frank, you change my position. I'll move up a little and look for a chance to shoot."

Lampard was a little surprised, "If you want to go forward, what about the offense?" Looking at Wang Li's expression staring at the front court, he finally nodded and said, "Then I'll let Joe move back a little."

"Well, remember to retreat appropriately and make room for them." Wang Li pointed at Liverpool's half with a sly smile on his face.

Lampard, the 'upright man', looked at the expression of the black-haired boy in front of him, turned his head and looked at the Liverpool half, thinking in his heart, 'Who is going to be unlucky again?' Then, he saw Wang Li abnormally run forward two steps without the ball, and stopped about two meters away from Gerrard, and kept this distance unchanged...

"God bless"

Standing near the center circle, Lampard made a cross-like prayer gesture, comforting himself: "Fortunately, I have always been in Chelsea, Steven, goodbye..."

In fact, compared to Lampard, Wang Li is still a newcomer in Chelsea. Even though the two of them have a good relationship, it still feels weird for him to direct Lampard on the court. But in the past half season, he has proved with his performance that he is worthy of everyone's trust.

The same is certainly true for Lampard.

Of course, Wang Li would not say such an imperative tone to the captain of the team, Terry. First, he did not have enough authority, and second, Terry was a defender after all...

………

Chelsea attacked again. When Robben was looking for a passing position, he found that Wang Li had reached the penalty area line, which surprised him. However, the Dutch boy reacted quickly. He immediately gave up the long pass and chose to pass by himself.

However, during this moment of distraction, he lost the ball. His position was not good, and Liverpool's new star Jamie Carragher was definitely not a wooden stake.

The commentator gave Carragher a scream of praise for this neat steal, but the next moment, he immediately changed his tone: "Oh my God, dangerous!"

On the pitch, this was the third time Jamie Carragher faced Robben. He was easily shaken off by the Dutchman in the first two times, which made him very angry. Defensive ability has always been a skill that Carragher is proud of. His strong intercepting and positioning abilities even allowed him to secure a place in the England team. In the national team match last month, he even had an argument with David Beckham, who had just resigned as captain. Yes, for Carragher, this is an honor, which shows that his influence has been getting stronger and stronger.

And now, he was fooled by the Dutchman in front of him again and again, so this time he watched closely, and took advantage of the opportunity when Robben raised his head and hesitated, and he made a beautiful tackle and easily snatched the ball. At this time, the bad boy said happily in his heart: "Compared with me, Carragher, you are too young."

After grabbing the ball, Carragher looked towards the middle and saw the position of Steven Gerrard, so he passed the ball to him out of habit. When he kicked the ball, he found that a figure was blocking him and Gerrard.

“Ah~~~~~~~”

Jamie Carragher wanted to say something to remind Gerrard, but at this time, the football had been snatched away by the black figure. He stared at the figure and only saw the word "21" in large font from the back.

In fact, Gerrard had already noticed that Wang Li's movement was a little abnormal, because he was always around him, but now it was Chelsea's attack, and he didn't pay too much attention to it, because it also made it easier for him to defend. But with Carragher's "beautiful steal", when he was about to remind his teammates not to pass the ball to him, it was too late. Now this result is even more dangerous than the black-haired boy getting the ball directly---

The moment Carragher intercepted the ball, many Liverpool players had already quickly run towards Chelsea's half. Although it was only a short period of time, their positions were already messy for the defense.

After Wang Li stole the ball, Traore and Luis Garcia, who were about to attack, took the opportunity to counter-steal the ball, but Wang Li used his strength to move the ball to the left and took light steps to not only avoid the counter-steal of the two, but also avoid Gerrard's outflanking from behind.

"Alan Allen made a steal, he avoided three double-teams in a row"

After Wang Li dodged the double-teaming of several people, it was not easy for him to dribble the ball. The Liverpool players were obviously not wooden stakes. They tightly guarded the passage between Wang Li and the goal, leaving him no space to shoot at all. At this time, the furious Jamie Carragher also rushed up from behind.

In fact, Jamie Carragher looks down on Wang Li, of course there may be some jealousy involved.

In his opinion, he is the best rising star in the Premier League, with strong strength and popularity. With his performance, he even has a great say in the England team. But what about this black-haired boy? The England team even rejected him.

However, almost all the praise from the media was given to this black-haired boy, and after each game, if he was lucky, he could only occupy a small and pitiful corner. Even in a report on a Liverpool game, he was just a name.

The gap between them cannot be measured in miles.

Just now, Carragher directly stole the ball from Robben, which made him instantly proud, so he rushed towards Wang Li.

However, Wang Li had sharp ears and eyes, and he was in control of everything within a few meters around him. Even if he was dribbling the ball slowly, how could he not know that someone was running towards him from behind?

Carragher rushed behind Wang Li and swung his foot to try to steal the ball, but Wang Li seemed to have eyes on his back and dodged the ball with a small change of direction. Then he looked up at the penalty area defense line as if he didn't care at all, and continued to dribble the ball slowly to look for opportunities, but at this time Traore also rushed over from the penalty area. Liverpool obviously didn't want this black-haired boy to dribble the ball outside the penalty area at will. That would definitely be an insult

Carragher was furious after being easily dodged by Wang Li. He twisted his waist hard to chase back, wanting to continue the fight, and cleverly stopped for a moment and did a double-sided encirclement with Traore.

At this time, Wang Li didn't even look back. He curled up a sideways smile and kicked the ball with his right foot. This time, the football seemed to have eyes and passed between Carragher's legs at the last moment. Then, Wang Li took a light step and easily turned around to get rid of them.

"Beautiful! This pass was so beautiful that the two Liverpool players were completely stunned."

Carragher's face turned red after being thrown away. It seemed that he was about to be promoted to Guan Gong. On the contrary, his confidence collapsed in an instant.

Although Jamie Carragher is very proud, he is definitely not a fool. Last time he was fooled by Wang Li at Stamford Bridge, he could console himself that he did not play well away from home. But this time, he stole the ball twice in a row and completed a flanking move with his teammates, but was easily evaded by the opponent. This may be an insult to him, but on the other hand, it also shows the huge gap between the two of them---

The huge gap between defensive and offensive capabilities

However, Wang Li didn't care what these "little characters" thought. He didn't care at all. At this time, he had already dribbled the ball to the left corner of the penalty area. Almost all the Liverpool players were looking in his direction, but at this time, there was a gap in their defense. It was the gap left by the full-back Traore running out of the penalty area.

Wang Li just glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, then continued to dribble the ball forward. While running, he unconsciously made a diagonal pass, and the football almost stuck to the grass and passed between Finnan and Hamann.

"Oh my god, it's dangerous!" The commentator shouted loudly as the pass was passed.

Following the commentator's voice, the football was passed to the penalty area line, where a tall black figure suddenly appeared - No. 23 Eidur Gudjohnsen

Gudjohnsen almost disappeared for the entire half, but now he appeared in the most needed position. As a striker, this was enough. Perhaps his cooperation with Wang Li was not very skillful before, but with more and more cooperation, he has slowly adapted to this sudden faster-paced pass. The method is to keep a close eye on Wang Li's feet from the beginning.

Yes, all he had to do was to keep himself onside and keep his eyes on Wang Li's feet. The moment the latter passed the ball, he just had to shake off the defensive players and run forward.

It seems easy to say, but it is not easy to do, because it requires being very serious throughout the game and is very mentally exhausting. From this point of view, Gudjohnsen's ability to always occupy a place in Chelsea is definitely not based on luck.

This pass caught Liverpool off guard, and their defenders were unable to react at all. Gudjohnsen did not waste this hard-earned opportunity, and easily put a perfect end to this attack with a precise shot---

The entire Anfield stadium fell into silence that had never happened since the start of the game at the moment the goal was scored, which made the shouts of thousands of Blues fans become the mainstream of the whole stadium. However, after a while of silence, Liverpool fans immediately reacted and booed in unison to fight back, but while these fans booed, their eyes were fixed on the black-haired boy on the field.

Just now, Wang Li almost single-handedly fooled Liverpool's entire defense line. This is really a huge shame for Liverpool.

Before the start of the season, Liverpool was almost going to get this super genius who could almost be described as a miracle, but the negotiations failed because of the club's stinginess. This has almost become a headache for Liverpool fans throughout the season. Now, this genius is galloping at Anfield, but unfortunately, he is a member of the enemy team...

"The Icelandic player scored a goal for Chelsea. This attack was so dazzling. It was a complete display of Allen's personal ability. It must be said that Allen was definitely the biggest contributor to the goal. At Anfield, he remained calm in the face of Liverpool's entire defense. If you watch the video playback, many people would think that this was rehearsed in advance. It was indeed incredible. Let's take a look at the slow motion of him passing Carragher this time. This can almost be a classic tutorial on football dribbling..."

Graham was still chattering away, and 90% of what he said was about Wang Li, while the offensive hero Edur Gudjohnsen was only mentioned briefly and then automatically ignored.

Even when targeting Chelsea players alone, he still looks at them with tinted glasses.