Football’s First Defender

After leading the game in the first half, it was equalized, which did not disrupt the rhythm of Liverpool players.

This is Anfield!

Liverpool players now have sufficient self-confidence and believe that they can win the final victory in the game.

As soon as the second half of the game started, Liverpool used more active running again, completely suppressing the momentum that Tottenham played in the first half.

Of course, in the game, the Tottenham players will have many counterattack opportunities through active running, but the offensive initiative is definitely in the hands of Liverpool.

Liverpool's offensive in the frontcourt came very violently, and Tottenham's defense seemed a little jittery.

It is true that Liverpool's current tactical system has been well-formed. The personal abilities of the players, coupled with the tacit cooperation between the players in a small range, make Liverpool's offense always able to pass the ball with one kick in a fast sports battle. Break through Tottenham's defense, causing a very threatening offensive.

The number of shots taken by Liverpool in the second half of the game, in a fast-paced offensive state, increased significantly compared to the same period in the first half.

Teamwork and the individual abilities of the players are interspersed and used in the offense.

Coutinho's long-range shot and Balotelli's volley in front of the penalty area were extremely threatening. They almost broke through the goal guarded by Lloris at the beginning of the second half.

Lloris' defensive performance today is excellent. The French goalkeeper has gradually entered the ranks of world-class goalkeepers with his stable and outstanding performance.

If it is said that Coutinho's long shot hit the goal before, because the distance was too far, it was still easy for the goalkeeper to judge.

Then Balotelli's kick from the penalty area line was extremely fast, and he volleyed vigorously from a tricky angle. He could also be quickly fell to the ground by Lori and completed a side attack, which shows Lori's strength.

However, no matter how strong the goalkeeper is, he can't stop all the opponent's attacks, especially when the teammates in front of him who are responsible for defense are not strong at all.

In the 63rd minute of the game, Liverpool organized an attack in the frontcourt.

Gerrard, who came off the bench before, diverted the ball with a kick in the middle and turned the ball to Sterling on the right.

Since Liverpool's offense was concentrated on the left before, the defense on the right at this time, Tottenham's defensive personnel are not so sufficient.

Sterling singled out Rose 1v1 on the right.

Although they are all speed players, Sterling directly forcibly accelerates to the bottom while taking the initiative, seeking to get rid of Rose.

Rose's speed is not slow, but with Sterling taking the lead, he can only prevent Sterling from entering the penalty area laterally. If he wants to block Sterling's pass, the gap in body position does not allow it.

Sterling's low and flat pass, the ball is extremely fast.

Tottenham midfielder Dale, who defended in front of the goal, stretched out his foot to make a clearance, but because he underestimated the speed of the ball, he kicked out.

The ball bounced and continued to fly to the middle position.

Balotelli wanted to go to the front to grab a point before, but was held by several players who were defended by Tottenham, and there was no way to penetrate to the front.

But at this time, there was an unexpected joy, which fell from the sky.

Dell's clearance error directly "passed" the ball to Balotelli's feet.

However, surrounded by a group of Tottenham players, Balotelli had no good way to complete the adjustment and hit the goal.

But Bashen is a bold person with high skills. Before the small penalty area, knowing that he had no chance to adjust his shot, Bashen actually found another way.

Without adjusting, with his back to the goal and leaning against the defensive player, the moment the ball was stopped, he kicked the ball directly to the goal with his heel.

Goalkeeper Lloris was caught off guard by this heel kick, and he never thought that Balotelli would use this method to complete the final attack.

Falling to the ground and throwing sideways, this time Lloris was obviously slow, Balotelli hit the goal and regained the lead for Liverpool, 2 to 1!

Bashen scored again!

In the case that Sturridge has been plagued by injuries, if Bashen can open up, it will be the most powerful supplement for Liverpool's attacking options in the midfield.

This time, after taking the lead, Liverpool played more seriously.

Even if Tottenham wanted to launch an offensive, they had to face Liverpool's stronger defense than in the first half.

Moreover, Liverpool's defensive counterattack efficiency has been significantly improved.

After Yang Feng had the full defense of his teammates, when facing Harry Kane, he didn't have as much difficulty as before being scored by Tottenham.

With the help of his teammates to block certain areas, Yang Feng can fully grasp Kane's course of action, and complete the blockade of Kane directly in the game.

Even though Yang Feng's defense has begun to dominate, but Tottenham only has Kane as a forward firepower point, sometimes Eriksson has to try to forcefully find Kane as an attack point.

Then, it was time for Yang Feng to show his defensive ability.

Yang Feng used his judgment and excellent physical confrontation ability to directly complete the grab when Kane was about to catch the ball.

Cut off Eriksson's pass first.

Afterwards, Yang Feng took two steps forward with the ball and observed the positions of his teammates who had launched a counterattack.

A long pass in the backcourt directly went to Balotelli who was running at the front.

Balotelli took the lead and was double-teamed by Vertonghen and Dell, but Balotelli's physical fitness is not weak.

With a sudden stop in the process of accelerating forward at full speed, Bashen stopped to hit the ball head-on, and leaned against Dell who was following up with his back, while Vertonghen continued to return to the penalty area first.

Under Dell's defense, Balotelli, who was unable to handle the ball immediately, took off directly and chose to ferry the header to the side and rear.

Bashen is Liverpool's sharp knife at the forefront, but Liverpool's counterattack is definitely more than just a sharp knife.

Behind Bashen, Coutinho was the first to follow.

Coutinho received Balotelli's header ferry, stopped the ball, and continued to accelerate forward.

Vertonghen came to defend at this time, but Coutinho directly pulled the ball horizontally, shook Vertonghen away, and after getting a shot angle, he went directly on the line of the penalty area and completed the kick.

Coutinho's kick was powerful and extremely angled, and Lloris, this time, finally failed to maintain his previous excellent state.

Faced with Coutinho's long-range shot, although he made a save, his body fell a little slower. The ball stuck to the ground, slipped past Lori's hands, and rolled into the net.

3 to 1!

Relying on this concise counterattack, Liverpool continued to expand the point difference.

Liverpool, which led by 2 goals, was even more imposing. The rhythm of the game was firmly in the hands of Liverpool, and the counterattacks that Tottenham wanted to organize were all resolved by Yang Feng one by one.

Liverpool's defense in the first half gave Pochettino the hope of attacking off the field, but the defensive state shown since Liverpool lost the ball made the Tottenham coach fully understand that as long as Liverpool itself does not have too many problems, Attacking out and playing against Liverpool is definitely the next strategy.

In the end, in the early rehearsal of the Carabao Cup final, Liverpool at Anfield won 3-1, laying a huge psychological advantage for the Carabao Cup final two weeks later...