I Just Can Score

"Newcastle lead by one goal!"

"1 to 0! Zhen Shaolong's performance is very good! His shot from the sideline almost scored directly. His superb footwork is amazing!"

"Barton stepped forward and successfully completed the supplementary shot!"

The game commentator is still talking.

Except for Michael Owen, no one would have thought that Zhen Shaolong passed it to Button, and they all thought that he failed to score. Some people observed Zhen Shaolong's expression and found that he did not have any regrets, but was really happy for Button's goal. .

Many people looked up at Zhen Shaolong immediately.

"Zhen Shaolong didn't score a goal, he didn't regret it at all, he was just happy for his teammate's goal..."

"That's so selfless!"

"Perhaps in Zhen Shaolong's heart, a goal is nothing at all, but the fact that the team leads is more gratifying..."

The Liverpool side is not in the mood to think about this issue.

Mascherano just feels very helpless. He has been working hard to restrict, but the opponent keeps running around the perimeter, and it is impossible to completely restrict the opponent from taking the ball. The opponent is on the sideline outside the penalty area, without any movement to stop the ball. It was a shot directly, and it was surprisingly accurate. He felt that his defense was weak.

How to defend this?

no way!

Carragher also felt helpless. He was already marking Button seriously. Everyone could see Zhen Shaolong's shot. He was only slightly attracted attention. Who would have thought that the football would just hit Button's feet?

He felt that he did a good job, but the other party's luck was too good.

"Ugh……"

Mascherano and Carragher looked at each other, and the mutual depression was fully reflected in their eyes.

courtside.

Liverpool coach Benitez frowned. He is the kind of coach who concentrates on tactics. He is best at forming troops. His coaching is also very successful, at least the outside world agrees.

For example, the record in the Champions League.

The strength of Liverpool's lineup is nothing in Europe.

But under the leadership of Benitez, they have become experts in the Champions League knockout. In recent seasons, they have eliminated Barcelona, ​​Inter Milan, Chelsea, Arsenal, Juventus and other giants.

However, the league is fundamental.

Benitez knows this very well. He must let the team focus on the league in order to be able to qualify for the Champions League next season.

Liverpool have only one goal: the league title.

Now facing the game against Newcastle United, Liverpool attaches great importance to it, not just the issue of league points. Benitez believes that if Liverpool want to win the championship, the two most important competitors are Newcastle United and Manchester United.

Judging from the ranking of the Premier League, Newcastle United and Manchester United are only ranked third and fourth, but Newcastle United did not play well in the first three rounds. The main reason is that the core player Zhen Shaolong did not return to the team. So far, he has surpassed Manchester United to enter the top three and his performance has improved. Definitely can use 'horror' to describe it.

Manchester United is the kind of team that develops in the late stage. It is common for them to not play well in the first half of the schedule. When the second half of the schedule, Manchester United's background will be highlighted, and they will start to exert their strength quickly. In fact, Manchester United has already begun to exert their strength. , They have won six consecutive league victories.

Chelsea is not very optimistic about Benitez.

Benitez believes that Chelsea's good results are temporary, and it is hard to say whether they can last until the end of the season, and Chelsea has also shown signs of decline, such as their successive losses to Liverpool and Newcastle United.

Scolari is a successful head coach, but his tactical ability is not very good. It is impossible to win the league championship by simply relying on strong strength to defeat weak teams. If you want to gain an advantage in the league competition, you must defeat direct competitors.

"Scolari's Chelsea can finally squeeze into the top four!" Benitez's judgment is like this.

certainly.

Still have to pay attention to the game.

The entire football world knows that Newcastle United's success is not based on a strong lineup or an excellent head coach, but on the core striker Zhen Shaolong.

The same goes for the current game.

The first half was less than halfway through, and Zhen Shaolong's excellence was revealed. He unexpectedly retreated to the position, sent the ball in front of his teammates with two consecutive kicks, and the kick just now almost scored directly. The threat he caused was real. too big.

"what to do?"

"no way!"

Benitez didn't want to waste brain cells. He had already consumed enough brain cells in the restriction against Zhen Shaolong, but in the end it was meaningless. The opponent was the kind of player who could not be restricted to death.

The situation at hand is different.

The opponent's running position was low, and he found opportunities to pass the ball to his teammates continuously, "Since Zhen Shaolong has no way to restrict, he can restrict his teammates...that is, Newcastle's striker, Owen, Button? Strengthen the defense in the penalty area!"

Benitez hurriedly called Carragher and gave him careful instructions.

field.

The game has been restarted.

Carragher is Liverpool's core central defender, and can also be said to be the commander of the defense line. He judged that Barton was a threat just now, so he went to defend Barton alone. Coupled with Benitez's earmarks, he was even more determined to be serious. Defend Barton.

Michael Owen leaves it to his teammates!

Carragher is not very worried. He knows Owen too well. Both of them came from the Liverpool youth training system. He was promoted almost at the same time as Irving and became the main player of the team.

If you go back to ten years ago, Carragher can say with certainty, "Owen is very threatening!"

It's different now.

Irving has not been able to feel at the peak for a long time. It can be said that his state has begun to decline. His performance in the league is only equivalent to that of an ordinary shooter. The former "chasing boy" relied on speed and inspiration, and the latter is more important than the former. He lost his "inspiration". What else is there to fear about Owen?

It is enough for teammates to defend!

certainly.

Carragher can't guarantee that Irving will be completely restricted, but any game is the same. Newcastle United is not weaker than Liverpool. It is already the best defensive plan to form the most efficient restriction on the opponent. Complete restriction is impossible. arrived.

Liverpool's emphasis on defense has caused a lot of trouble.

Barton was closely guarded by Carragher.

If he is a striker who is good at getting rid of, of course it is not a big deal, but Barton's foot skills are not outstanding, and his explosive power is not too fast. It is not so easy to get rid of Carragher.

Button is not a striker either, he has some running problems and it is difficult to find space in front.

This gave Zhen Shaolong a headache.

In the next five minutes, Zhen Shaolong tried another pass, but no matter how dreamy and precise the pass was, even if it went directly to Button's feet, it was still a question of whether Button could grab it, let alone find a chance to shoot. up.

Zhen Shaolong also wanted to kick the ball just like that, but he was also restricted by the opponent and couldn't find a chance at all.

That needs to be closer.

If the distance is too far, even if the force of the kick is sufficient, the flying speed of the football will be very slow, and the goalkeeper will have enough time to save it. Naturally, the "dream" cannot be realized. If it is directly reflected in the real game, it will definitely be limited by the real conditions. For such irregular skills, it is necessary to carefully find opportunities to use them in order to achieve the best results.

Zhen Shaolong kept running, carefully observing the offensive and defensive lines, while turning his mind quickly. When he found that Carragher kept pestering Button and observing the football route from time to time, he thought of a feasible method.

"Joy! Joey!"

Zhen Shaolong called Button twice.

Two-person quick connector.

Zhen Shaolong said in the fastest tone, "You don't need to watch the ball later, whenever you are attacking, especially if the football is passed to me, you just go forward with all your heart and don't look back!"

"I will definitely send the ball to your feet!"

"Just pay attention to this!"

"Not watching the ball?" Button was a little puzzled.

"Yes, don't watch the ball, just go forward!" Zhen Shaolong repeated carefully.

Barton continued to nod despite his doubts, "Okay, boss, I'll try!"

Barton changed the way he moves.

When Newcastle United launched the next wave of offensive, Barton found that the football was attacking the frontcourt, so he ran forward with the goal as the goal. The only thing he had to pay attention to was not to be offside.

That's easy.

Button's running position will also make him look a little weird, because when the football is still passing far outside the penalty area, he has already run into the goal without even looking back, as if the football has reached his feet.

Carragher was a little confused.

When he first saw Barton doing this, Carragher felt it was very dangerous, so he followed him very quickly. When he found that Barton was only running by himself twice in a row, Carragher couldn't help thinking, "This guy...is sick!"

"Deliberately attracting my attention!?"

"A forward uses weird running to attract the attention of the defender? Is it a tactic? The opponent wants to find opportunities for Irving?"

Carragher thought about it, and reminded his teammates by the way, "Pay attention to Michael, pay attention to Owen!"

Owen was immediately heavily defended, and he felt inexplicable that there were two opposing defenders by his side.

This is uncomfortable.

Button's behavior was so weird that people on the sidelines couldn't understand it. Kevin Keegan was constantly observing Button, because he wanted to understand the "root reason why Zhen Shaolong adjusted his style of play" and found Button's strange running position. He thought it would be the key of the key, and immediately became more serious.

but……

Nothing to gain!

After observing for a few minutes, he found that Barton was probably "immersed in self-play" and had not integrated into the tactical system at all. To relax was to dream of "football under my feet" and rush forward with all his heart. The only thing was that he didn't Easy offside.

"Why did Barton become so weird?" Keegan couldn't figure it out.

Others couldn't figure it out either.

The spectator stand can see the entire stadium, and a certain player on the field runs weirdly, which can be seen at a glance, because players who run weirdly often lose the overall sense of offense and defense.

Usually Zhen Shaolong...

Zhen Shaolong's running is very weird. He doesn't play cards according to common sense at all. He has been outside the tactical system for a long time, but the fans are very used to it. They think that Zhen Shaolong should play like this, because Zhen Shaolong's personal ability is higher than other teammates. a lot.

It's not that Zhen Shaolong can't keep up with the team, it's that the team can't keep up with Zhen Shaolong!

Putting it on Barton will not work.

Button is also a very good player, but every fan who knows him knows that Button has more assists because of Zhen Shaolong. Some of his assists are ordinary passes, and Zhen Shaolong can turn them into goals.

This is unreasonable!

no way!

Zhen Shaolong is very unreasonable, and the data of Barton, who "cooperates tacitly" with him, is also unreasonable.

But Barton's performance was not well recognized. He must be a player in the tactical system, and he felt awkward when he ran weirdly. The fans in the stands were all talking, "What the hell is Barton doing!"

"He looks like he's sleepwalking!"

"Maybe he convinced himself that he has the ball at his feet for a long time, but in fact, football is still far away from him..."

Simultaneously.

Javier Mascherano, the midfielder of Liverpool, is also constantly defending seriously. It has nothing to do with Barton. His main job is to restrict Zhen Shaolong, and he also uses his position and body to prevent Zhen Shaolong from receiving the ball.

He was successful.

Zhen Shaolong was a little bit depressed by the influence, no matter how effective the skill is, it needs to be touched by the ball, and if he can't even touch the ball, he will definitely not be able to use it.

During an attack, Zhen Shaolong ran slowly and said to the Argentine next to him, "Why are you so serious? You can't guard me. And don't worry, I didn't plan to shoot in the first half. Didn't you notice? I'm a midfielder now. You can defend other guys and it's definitely more efficient."

Mascherano pursed his lips and swept towards Zhen Shaolong, the expression in his eyes was obvious, "Are you treating me as a fool?"

Zhen Shaolong ignored the meaningful eyes and continued, "By the way, I think your defense is very good. It seems that this is not the first time we have played together. What's your name? I think I should write it down seriously."

Mascherano took a deep breath, and after suppressing the unhappiness in his heart, he suddenly felt a little relieved.

The other party asked his name!

Although the other party behaved very casually, what I have to admit is that the other party is the world's top star, many times stronger than myself, and is not at the same level at all. Letting the other party remember my name is also a small success?

Mascherano still said seriously, "Then you remember, my name is Javier Alejandro Mascherano, Argentine from San Lorenzo, Santa Fe Province, by the way, I still have Italian citizenship, but I don't like Italy. I rarely stay in Italy, even for several years... woah woah..."

He said a lot in a row.

Zhen Shaolong was too lazy to listen, because he didn't even remember the name. Mascherano's name was too long, so he simply interrupted and asked, "Then what should I call you?"

"My friends call me Javier. Of course, this is my name, but those who don't know him call me Mr. Mascherano."

"Then I should call Mr...."

"up to you."

Mascherano proudly didn't care.

Zhen Shaolong kept muttering, "Javier Mascherano, Mascherano, Mascherano, Masserano, Masserano..."

After reading it many times, it simply became 'Maus'.

It's not his fault.

Mascherano's surname is too difficult to pronounce. Whether it is for Chinese or Europeans, the name is a bit of a mouthful. If you have to pay attention to the running position and football, you don't have much of your brain on it, and in the end you only remember the first half.

"Mauss!"

"Mr. Mouse!"

"Mauss..."

The words that Zhen Shaolong kept chanting were different to Mascherano's ears. He felt that the other party was insulting him.

My last name is Mascherano.

Not rats!

When he found that Zhen Shaolong was still muttering, Mascherano couldn't bear it anymore. He stopped suddenly, pointed at Zhen Shaolong and shouted at the referee, "He insulted me! He called me a 'rat'!"

Zhen Shaolong glanced at Mascherano strangely, not realizing what was the problem, but the football had already rolled over, the opponent did not come to affect it, and the referee did not suspend the game.

So what are you waiting for?

Zhen Shaolong glanced at the goal, and then stuck his foot behind the ball. The long pass from the side was extremely accurate. The football crossed nearly 30 meters high, and accurately appeared at the feet of Patton who was running forward.

Button didn't even realize that the ball was coming, he found a white spot in front of his eyes, and he didn't use too much force during the running, just with the help of normal sprint, he touched it with his right leg.

Immediately --

The football is kicked towards the goal!

Facing the shot from close range, the goalkeeper Reina couldn't react at all. He looked at the football helplessly and rushed past his feet quickly.

"The ball went in—!"

"2 to 0! Button scored twice and scored the second goal!"

St. James' Park suddenly boiled up.