Football’s First Defender

Gerrard, who succeeded in the lob, ran directly to the bottom of the Liverpool KOP fans stand and celebrated wantonly.

For Gerrard, the team he most wants to break through the opponent's gate is Manchester United ranked first, and Everton ranked second.

In the Merseyside Derby, Gerrard just used this goal to declare that his injury is all right, he can quickly enter the game state, and make his own contribution to the team's sprint in the final stage of the league.

And Everton's coach Moyes was on the sidelines, a little helpless and a little angry.

This time, the goalkeeper and the central defender had a lot of problems. The goalkeeper's position was too high. At the critical moment, he didn't have the guts to try to attack. He retreated blindly and didn't return to the goal line quickly. , gave Gerrard enough space to lob.

As for the central defender, Baines habitually went to the right to defend his own players on the side, and advanced to attack the space left by the attack, but he ignored that Liverpool had no offensive players at the time, and he could immediately pose a threat on the side. So that there is only Jajelka in the middle.

It was also the Everton players who were too careless and took it for granted. They did not expect that Liverpool's counterattack would be so fast and the pass would be so accurate.

Henderson used an excellent long pass to directly hit the weakest position of Everton's defense, and then cooperated with Liverpool's frontcourt players to actively counterattack, resulting in Gerrard's wonderful lob hit the door.

After successfully taking the lead, Liverpool's defense became more vigorous.

Moreover, in this game, due to injuries, the strength of Everton's strikers who can play is really not flattering.

The Nigerian, Anichebe himself is not an efficient shooter, and another Argentine striker, Dennis, is also not as good in personal strength.

The personal strength of the two is actually not easy to even threaten Skrtel, let alone pose a serious offensive threat to Yang Feng, who has a stronger personal defense.

Everton's offense is more about relying on constant impact, trying to see if it is possible to get a surprise.

However, Yang Feng's low error rate made it impossible for Everton to attack with limited manpower.

At the end of the half, Everton had only 3 kicks to hit the goal, and no one shot was within the range of the goal. Liverpool's defense played exceptionally well today, firmly locking Everton's offense.

During the intermission, Liverpool's Dalglish only needs to prepare a defensive counterattack strategy step by step. If Everton does not attack, then Liverpool will try their best to rely on pass control to continue to take the initiative.

As for the visiting team, Moyes is preparing to adjust the attack line. Everton must be attack-oriented in the second half. Since they are already behind, the only way to recover the score is to attack and limit Liverpool's winning momentum in the league. .

As soon as the second half started, Everton's offensive player Jelavic was substituted, replacing the striker Anichebe who hadn't played at all in the first half.

Moyes hopes that Jelavic's off-the-ball running in the penalty area can create more opportunities for Everton.

However, before the effect of Everton's substitutions appeared, Liverpool's counterattack had already taken effect in advance.

It was also an opportunity to counterattack quickly, and Gerrard used his tireless running to usher in a good scoring opportunity for himself.

With the appearance of Jelavic, the passing of the Everton midfielder is not limited to wide crosses, and occasionally uses through balls or pick passes, trying to find Jelavic who is running around. strange.

However, if you dare to pass in multiple ways, you must consider the possible consequences of the pass.

Pienaar boldly picked and passed the ball into the penalty area, but Yang Feng, who was very focused, directly judged the route and grabbed the ball directly.

And Yang Feng, who leaned Jelavic behind him, pushed himself forward after getting the ball. No Everton player could complete the press and defense at close range at the first time.

Yang Feng had enough time to adjust, and then he made a long pass to Everton's half.

Yang Feng's long pass was looking for a space on the left.

Everton's right-back position in the second half of the game, because it tends to attack the offensive end, the space left behind is still large enough.

And when Suarez and Carroll rushed to the center to seek a spot, it was the tireless Gerrard who went to the left to receive the ball.

Yang Feng's passing skills, because no one came up to interfere this time, showed extremely well.

The ball fell directly into the unguarded area on the side, and then the ball flew forward, making Gerrard catch up with the ball, and he had already entered the left side of the penalty area, which could give Zhao Cheng enough threat.

Seeing that there was no hope of competing for the first spot, Baines could only retreat into the penalty area to seek to defend Gerrard's attack.

It's just that Baines has too many worries, because Carroll and Suarez's quick penetration makes Liverpool have excellent offensive players in the middle and back to form a support, almost 3v3 Under such circumstances, Baines must be careful not only that Gerrard may hit the goal by himself, but also find a way to prevent Gerrard from passing the ball and create a threat in front of the goal.

And Gerrard controlled the ball by himself, facing Baines' defense, stepped on his feet to approach Baines with small steps, and then suddenly chose to go down.

After Gerrard suddenly started, Baines's first thought was to stop Gerrard's pass, because he had noticed from the corner of his eye that Suarez and Carroll behind him had already started. , Ready to respond to Gerrard's pass.

Baines, who was also activated, has been paying attention to the subtle movements of Gerrard's feet. Seeing that Gerrard also leaves the ground with his left foot, he should be preparing to pass the ball with his left foot, but his right foot can no longer smash the ball to complete the inside cut.

So Baines boldly leaned forward with his whole body, trying to block the passing line as much as possible.

However, Gerrard was brave enough to use his left foot in the air instead of taking a full step. Instead, he used the heel of his left foot to gently tap the moving football in the air, and knocked it back to his right foot. Gerrard It was like dancing ballet on the spot, regaining control of the ball on his right foot, but Baines's center of gravity had been completely shaken.

After that, he stepped back on the ground with his left foot, and flicked the ball again with his right foot. On the left side of the penalty area, with a large enough angle, Gerrard volleyed and hit the goal by himself!

"GOAL!!!"

"Gerrard! Dodging around in the penalty area, completely shaking Baines' defensive center of gravity, and then hitting the goal with an excellent volley, extending the score advantage to two goals for Liverpool!"

"Gerrard scored twice in this game. Does he have a chance to become the first player to complete a hat-trick in the Merseyside Derby in the history of the Premier League?"

In the 57th minute of the second half, thanks to Yang Feng's precise long pass from the backcourt, Gerrard used his personal ability to score again and gave Everton a heavy blow.

After thinking about it, Moyes decided to continue his attack in the away game. After all, there is still more than half an hour in the game. With the attacking rhythm of the Premier League, if Everton can really seize the opportunity, it may not be impossible to complete the reversal.

For this reason, Moyes directly played the remaining two cards in his hand, and replaced another striker who also performed poorly. At the same time, he also changed a player in the midfield. Everton wanted to rely on the change of players. , to recreate the threat on the offensive end.

Of course, Moyes also focused on taking care of the players. He must defend Gerrard, defend Gerrard to death, and no one can let Gerrard score again.

In the history of the Merseyside Derby, Moyes can afford to lose with a big score, but he must not let a player of pure Liverpool descent complete the first hat-trick in the Merseyside Derby in the history of the Premier League.

Next, in addition to launching an offense, Everton has also been deploying the strictest defense against Gerrard in the midfield.

Especially in Liverpool's several counterattacks, they would rather give Suarez or Carroll a chance to attack, but also limit Gerrard's attack at the first time.

The 2-0 score has not changed much. Everton's offense today has encountered an iron plate, and there is no way to get a threatening shot.

Even with long shots, Liverpool's midfield defense did not give Everton too many opportunities.

At the end of the game, Everton only completed 7 kicks, and only one long-range shot was within the range of the goal frame, but it was also shot directly into Reina's arms without causing any harm. threaten.

Seeing that the game time is almost over, Gerrard has no intention of stopping to rest in the last few minutes.

This Merseyside derby, which is second only to the importance of the "Double Red Club", for Gerrard, devoted himself to it throughout the game. If he can perform better, he will never retain his energy.

When the Everton players also relaxed due to 2 minutes of stoppage time, Gerrard continued to use his crazy running to continue to press and defend.

"Everton's pass ball is too careless!"

"When the ball was crossed, Gerrard, who was reacted, directly intercepted it!"

"In the last moments of the game, Gerrard was still full of energy, stealing the pass from Everton and counterattacking directly!"

"The defensive line composed of Jagielka and Baines obviously did not form a tacit understanding at the first time."

"Jagilka, who went up first, didn't expect Gerrard to have such ample physical strength. Gerrard directly accelerated and got rid of it from the outside line, and waded through!"

"Bynes' supplementary defense was timely, but Gerrard still stubbornly maintained his body balance under the physical confrontation of Bynes."

"Outside the penalty area, under the interference of Baines' defense, Gerrard suddenly chose a long shot!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"Gerald!"

"At the end of the game, Gerrard scored a hat-trick!"

"One foot of the world wave!"

"Gerrard became the first person in the history of the Premier League to complete a hat-trick in the Merseyside Derby!"

"This is a Gerrard game!"

"400 Premier League milestones, the Merseyside Derby once again has a player complete a hat-trick after 30 years!"

"In 1982, when Ian Rush completed his hat-trick, it was still in the League One era, and 30 years later, Gerrard took over the mantle of his predecessors and became the first player to complete a hat-trick in the Merseyside Derby in the Premier League. !"

"Amazing game, great performance! Tonight, Gerrard is the most shining star in Anfield!"