Green Life

Two days later, at the Madejski Stadium, the Liverpool team traveled across the entire UK, from the northwest to the southeast, and came to Reading in Berkshire. In another hour, they will face their opponents in the third round of the League Cup here. Team Ding.

Reading has been established for more than a hundred years, and this year is only the second season of their top league history in the entire history of the club. Their most famous event was the opening of the Czech national goal Petr Cech last year, which also achieved the top of Reading notoriety.

Different from the passionate red of Liverpool, the Madejski Stadium is blue as a whole and can accommodate more than 20,000 people, but this blue is not synonymous with calm and melancholy, on the contrary, it represents wildness.

Ma Keqin is starting today!

Lineup 3421!

Goalkeeper: Itangi

Defenders: Aurelio, Agger, Hyypia, Carragher, Arbeloa

Defenders: Mascherano, Lucas

Attacking midfielder: Mark Qin, Crouch

Forward: Torres

Benitez showed his boldness and courage in this game. In order to cope with the Champions League three days later, he almost hid most of his main players, and Torres probably will not play the whole game.

Alonso is not here, he has boldly changed his formation, in fact he is preparing to play as a training match, and if he loses, he loses.

The domestic fans who stayed up late to watch the game went crazy at this time, and Mark Qin started the game! Those who have been able to keep up until now are all hardcore players or those who just want to watch Mark Qin. There is no live broadcast of this game on major sports stations, only foreign network signals. Seeing the name of M. Hard on the starting list, they are all very excited.

"Starting!"

"Fuck, awesome, it's only the second game."

When Carragher picked a side, Mark Qin thought about the layout of Benitez in the dressing room before the game. He didn't expect him to start today, and he only found out in the last hour.

"Lucas, Mark, today's midfielder must try his best to control the ball." He drew two arrows on the tactical board, "Luka, when you attack, you hit the front midfielder, Mark, both the left wing and the left center is your range"

"Show your performance in the last game, you don't need to break through and pour the ball back"

"Once the ball is lost in the frontcourt, Crouch, Lucas, you have to counterattack on the spot to slow down the speed, and Mark and Mascherano are stuck behind to control the second landing point."

"Don't bring the rhythm too fast in this game. Be careful not to get injured. It's okay to lose the ball. Play according to our rhythm, as long as you score one more than them"

"Reading will not be too conservative at home, pay attention to their counterattack"

Today, only Liverpool TV is live broadcasting the game. Walker doesn't even have a partner, which is boring enough. When the starting list was broadcast, Lucas and Mark's starting lineup surprised him.

"Today Rafa's lineup has changed a lot. There are three young people in the midfield. Gerrard takes turns to see if they can control the midfield."

Benitez stands on the sidelines, he wants to use this game to test the quality of Lucas and Mark, which is related to the rotation of future games.

Walker explained: "The game is about to start, this is the third round of the League Cup against Liverpool away from Reading"

"Liverpool took the lead, Crouch knocked Lucas, Lucas gave Mascherano, Mascherano gave Mark on the left..."

Reading started aggressively, which is their usual style, especially knowing that Liverpool's main midfielder was almost absent in this game, so they wanted to use this opportunity to gain control of the midfield.

Ma Keqin felt very uncomfortable. The referee's whistling scale was a bit large, and the opponent's right back almost fought with him personally. His reception and control of the ball were greatly affected.

"Beep", the referee finally called a foul. In just a few minutes, Ma Keqin had been knocked down three times, all of which were on the wing. As a result, he couldn't catch the ball and turn around smoothly. He didn't expect that Reading would dare to press the defense. So far, it seems that their main means of defending against Torres is to prevent the passing line given to him by the midfielder.

Uris is almost as old as Mark Qin's father. Reading formation is 532. Uris has been his shadow for a few minutes. Mark Qin sits on the ground and straightens his shin guards. Uris is still chattering with the referee.

"Hey referee, I'm fighting normally"

"You stretched your elbow," the referee raised his arm. "Attention to action"

"I think this is a normal action, that kid's ability to fight is too poor"

"I have my own scale, don't question my decision"

Lucas came over to take a free kick, he walked up to Mark Qin, stretched out his hand and pulled him up,

"How are you, are you not hurt?"

"It's okay, they follow too hard"

"Increase the range of activities, the coach did not limit your position"

"Well, let me try their defensive strength first"

After the kick-off, Liverpool continued to fall behind. Lucas and Mark couldn't press up, and Liverpool's overall formation couldn't press up.

Ma Keqin moved his position to the center, taking the combination of the opponent's central defender and full-back as the standard, so that Aurelio can contain Uris after he presses up, and it is impossible for the opponent's defender to follow Ma Keqin back. midfield.

Slowly Liverpool stabilized the situation. Lucas and Mark Qin stabilized the midfield. Although it is still difficult to advance, at least the team is playing smoothly.

Reading head coach Koppel immediately felt the change, got up from the coaching bench, ran to the sidelines and shouted at the striker Lang,

"Lang, step back a little and press their waistline"

Ma Keqin felt that the opponent's midfield had a tendency to block, and a pass back kicked the ball to Hyypia, allowing the back line to reorganize.

In this game, Liverpool's offense is left-leaning, because Arbeloa's offensive ability on the right is still a bit worse than Aurelio's. In addition, Crouch is a striker, and he is playing as a midfielder purely because there is no one. It will still be a retracement striker, and it will not cooperate with Arbeloa.

Walker said in the commentary: "In the past ten minutes or so, Reading has robbed fiercely. Liverpool's advancement is a bit difficult, and Torres can't get much support."

As the backcourt fell, Mark Qin slowly returned to the midfield line to take the ball. Behind Lucas and Aurelio, he looked more like a left back.

Benitez stood motionless on the sidelines. He just wanted to see how they played. Mark Qin felt that the three lines of Reading were very tight. Now there is no good player on the wing. Lucas just pushed the ball forward and was almost cut off. .

He took advantage of the retreat and no one was pressing, observed the current situation, and could only use the high and fast ones on the front line to hold the ball, and then inserted in the midfield, he decided to give it a try.

Reading just intercepted the ball to complete a wave of offense. It was very concise. The backcourt made a diagonal pass to the side. The forward pulled the side to complete the cross.

He didn't stop the ball, and directly knocked the ball back to Aurelio who came out of the penalty area, then turned around and wiped the opponent's midfielder, just received Aurelio's pass from the wing, and completed a two-for-one.

Taking advantage of the opponent's unsteady footing, Ma Keqin did not drag his feet, and directly kicked a high ball with his left foot, and the ball directly bypassed Uris and Reading's left center back in the air.

"Damn, this foot pass is beautiful"

"Ma Keqin's footwork is really accurate."

The chat room of the webcast was immediately freed from the dull atmosphere following this call.

This is his current talent, because he has a particularly strong perception of the court space, so the accuracy of long-distance passing is very high. When he passed the ball, Torres was just about to run back, and the ball just came out, and he just passed Reading. back line.

Now between him and the goal, except for the goalkeeper, there is only one central defender Dubori who is chasing back. Dubori was once the main defender of Leeds United in his peak period, and he still has strength. He knew that he could not catch up with Torres. Do your best to squeeze his shot angle.

"Strike, Torres succeeded in countering offside, and he got a semi-single-handed chance," Walker said faster.

"He entered the penalty area, Dubori has caught up, shot~, Federic blocked it with his foot, the ball missed the goal, corner kick, Liverpool's attack is very threatening"

Torres was a little disappointed when he saw that the ball was missed. He turned around and gave Mark Qin a thumbs up. He caught the ball very comfortably just now, and it happened to be on his own pace.

Mark frequently ran to take corner kicks. Apart from him, there is really no corner kicker on the field. Lucas can barely take a kick, and the others have never kicked at all.

The ball landed well and Skrtel headed it high with Dubori's interference.

Although Liverpool formed a wave of offensive just now, Reading still bravely pressed out to attack. Liverpool's defense line was still a little uncomfortable after changing, allowing Reading to form a few shots. Fortunately, none of them were absolute opportunities. Iraq Tangy resolved them one by one.

In the middle of you and me, in the middle of the first half of the game, Ma Keqin also slowly entered the state. It was the first time to start in a top game. League Cup, but both sides are Premier League teams, and there is not much difference from the league.

He gradually increased the range of activities, which is a consistent characteristic of his football. In his consciousness, the concept of position is very weak, there is no fixed position, only a suitable position.

"Liverpool have begun to control the midfield. Now their three midfielders, Mascherano, Lucas and Mark, are running smoothly. Markby was a lot more active at the beginning of the game, and gradually moved closer to the center. I don't know if it is Beni. Tess' arrangement," Walker was explaining the situation.

Their small triangle has been kicking each other. The three of them are two South American players. They have good skills, not to mention Mark Qin's awareness. After attracting the Reading midfielder, he slammed the ball It was given to Aurelio who plugged in on the wing.

Aurelio dribbled the ball forward quickly. Just now Reading's defense shrunk to the middle. Now the habitual overall formation pressed to his right. Aurelio rushed to the edge of the penalty area to see that there was no good chance. He returned the ball to Mark Qin who came to meet him.

"Beautiful transfer, Mark showed his excellent view of the overall situation, Arbeloa stopped the chest, he entered the penalty area, Arbeloa~, inverted triangle pass to the penalty spot~"

"Lucas, Goal~, Lucas, he scored his first goal for Liverpool, he is very happy~"

Lucas laughed and ran towards Arbeloa, with his blond hair fluttering, and the surrounding teammates, including Mark Qin, followed him excitedly to celebrate.

Benitez smiled and applauded on the sidelines. What he was most satisfied with in this ball just now was the clarity of his offensive thinking.

From luring the enemy in the midfield to feinting from the left, Liverpool had always played on the left before, allowing Reading to come to the main defense habitually, Mark Qin made an unexpected diagonal pass from the right and penetrated their defense, allowing Arbero A has enough space to break into the restricted area.

After Alonso was injured, Benitez was most worried about the sorting out of the midfield. Lucas and Mark's performance in the past 20 minutes made him happy. Although they were still a little immature, they had full potential.

"Luka, it's time to score your first goal~"

"Get out, you just started eating meat a few days ago~"

"Haha", Mark Qin laughed.

"Most of the credit for this ball should be credited to Mark Qin, the transfer of that foot is too ecstasy~", the network began to milk him habitually,

"I said, do you realize that his playing habits are a bit like Kaka, and he never bows his head"

"Yes, but Kaka's looks and speed beat Mark Qin by a few blocks~"

"Get lost upstairs, Ma Keqin's organization and running positions are a few blocks away~"

"Uh, the upstairs is full of idiots~"

"So what?"

"To tell you the truth, watching Ma Keqin play football makes me feel very chic. I watched all his games carefully, including the youth team games in the documentary. Didn't you find that he rarely concedes the ball?"

"You say it like it's true"

"And he never dribbles or passes the ball to death~"

"Huh? The upstairs is professional, it really seems to be"

"A few people upstairs have been talking for a long time, what do you want to say?"

"He has four eyes, no blind spots in front, back, left, and right!"

"I worship! Imagination is too rich!"

"..."

Koppel was not surprised when he saw the ball was conceded. The team did not make any mistakes in defense just now. It was Liverpool who seized the gap in their defense line movement, but he was not satisfied with the offense. The two sides did not play firmly enough. During the celebration, he called the two strikers over...