There is a dream called football

The current Liverpool and Arsenal are similar in one thing, that is, they both have no money to bring in top big names, so they can only make repairs or bring in some practical players.

For example, Benitez brought in former Dutch international Zenden from Middlesbrough at a low price, and also brought in Chilean Marco Gonzalez from Albacete in Spain.

These two signings mean that Liverpool in the past two years can live well.

But the core of Liverpool has not changed, it is still Gerrard who is the soul of the team.

After the game started, Zenden was the first to attack.

The Dutchman Zenden has regressed a lot now, but many fans remember him in the 2000 European Cup. Zenden was a sharp knife on the wing of the Dutch team.

Zenden went down the left wing and passed the ball into the penalty area. Crouch jumped to the front and headed the ball. He was like a mountain. No one could get past him at the front. Crouch was fierce.

He hit the ball in the direction of the goal, but unfortunately it missed a lot.

However, the fans in the audience began to cheer, because this attack was very aggressive and Crouch also scored points.

Playing at Liverpool is a lot of pressure.

Li Qiao took the ball on the right, and the audience burst into boos. The affectionate mood before the game was gone. This is British football.

We like you, you have fought side by side with us, but one code is one code, and now it is a competition.

Under the wild boos, Li Qiao made a mistake in stopping the ball, and the audience burst into applause again.

Li Qiao could only shake his head and smile bitterly. He knew that this game would be very, very difficult for him.

but……

no way!

*****

Rosicky has fallen to the ground many times. It has only been 10 minutes since the game started. It seems that Liverpool has formulated targeted tactics to defend Rosicky.

That means Rosicky is not allowed to turn around. He can only get the ball facing his own half. If he turns around, he will be surrounded and double-teamed by several people from Liverpool.

Rosicky fell to the ground a lot, but Liverpool's actions were very clean. They just controlled the ball without any unnecessary movements.

However, the role of Rosicky's offensive hub was reduced by more than half. Wenger knew very well that his opponent was not allowed to attack quickly.

Without the rapid attack, Arsenal's offensive threat will be reduced a lot.

Flamini also encountered a crazy rush for the ball, and Liverpool's high-position press had already reached Arsenal's midfielder.

Kuyt, this man who played from forward to winger and finally became a full-back, was already famous for his inability to run to death. He retreated and grabbed Arsenal's defensive midfielder. Even if he couldn't grab it, he would

Harassing the players holding the ball in the Arsenal backcourt.

As a result, Arsenal players will never be able to pass the ball comfortably, and everything will not operate so calmly.

Suddenly, Gallas on Arsenal's defense spotted Li Qiao and sent a pass to him. Li Qiao turned sideways to stop the ball, but at this moment, a red figure flashed past Gerrard in front of him.

It turned out that Gerrard had already predicted the situation and succeeded in attacking when Arsenal attacked, which gave Liverpool an opportunity to counterattack.

Gerrard himself dribbled the ball in the middle, and Arsenal's offensive formation was once again forced to switch to a defensive formation, so there were many spaces.

Especially on the left side, Li Qiao originally took the ball and the full-back was ready to step up, but the sudden interception of the ball forced Eboue to go back halfway.

Gerrard distributed the ball to Zenden, and then he inserted it into the penalty area at high speed. Together with Crouch and Kuyt, Liverpool formed a three-point outflank in an instant. This ball is the most critical.

It was Yu Cenden's cross that made the difference.

He made a cross...

Then he felt embarrassed, and his pass was too big!!

Gerrard yelled at Cenden angrily, but then he realized that he had lost his composure. Cenden himself was also very embarrassed. He passed the ball too impatiently. As long as such a good opportunity was suppressed, then

There is definitely a chance.

However, this fast break was a wake-up call for Arsenal, and Wenger was also worried. This attack was completely successful, and the reason why he did not score was just a problem with the handling of individual players. In short, the first half

In the first 15 minutes of the game, Arsenal was suppressed.

*****

It is still difficult for Li Qiao to hold the ball, and his former Liverpool teammates did a particularly good job of defending him around the ball.

Unless Li Qiao wants to be kicked, he can't easily fight because the Liverpool defenders are rushing towards him.

Think about it, if you are standing still and the opponent rushes over, you will definitely suffer a loss, there is no doubt about it.

Therefore, Arsenal's first counterattack did not pass to Li Qiao's side, but chose to pass the ball to Xiaofa's side.

But the Spaniard is not a speed player, he is also a delivery type player, so Arsenal's offense will be one to two seconds slower, and just such a little delay is enough for most of Liverpool's defensive players to come back.

Wenger stood on the sidelines, and he had to admit that his opponent's restrictions on him were in place. If this continues, Arsenal may lose the ball sooner or later, so he must make certain changes.

After much deliberation, Wenger gestured towards the court and asked Van Persie to withdraw and stand in the midfielder position, while Rosicky moved to the midfielder position, forming a double defender position with Flamini.

, Rosicky can face the opponent's direction.

Sure enough, Benitez also became nervous about this change, because he immediately saw that this was a targeted change.

After all, it is impossible for Liverpool to force the opponent's midfielder position. In that case, if the opponent passes through the midfield, our side will not even have a midfield interception line.

Rosicky, who withdrew, seemed to have suddenly gained a new world. He could finally face the opponent's half and take the ball calmly. This increase in Rosicky's threat was by no means a little bit.

With a long pass, Rosicky's pass was sent to the head of Adebayor on the front line. It was impossible for him to form a direct attack, so he headed the ball back to Van Persie in front of the penalty area.

The ball just caught the Dutchman's left foot. Van Persie took a step forward and then immediately kicked it.

The ball was drawn with great force, and Reina in front of the goal was also ready, and he held the ball out with both hands.

The ball didn't go in, but Arsenal's offense picked up, and this shot was Arsenal's most threatening shot in the first half.

Regarding Rosicky's retreat, Benitez has no good solution for the time being, but what he knows is that Arsenal's most threatening thing is Li Qiao, so he must keep an eye on Li Qiao, then Arsenal's offense will always be impossible.

There is such a big threat.

And Li Qiao also knows that he must find a way to break away from Liverpool's stubborn entanglement with him, otherwise, he will only become a transparent person in this game.