The Midfield Master

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Xia Ze's interception in midfield allowed Gibson to form a shot that threatened Liverpool's goal and Everton also had a corner kick.

In the opening 20 minutes of the midfield competition, the two sides finally opened up slowly and launched a confrontation.

The fans in the stands were also very excited. It seemed that this was not a corner kick, but a penalty kick.

"Xia Ze, you go in, I'll take care of the outside!" As if he had gained confidence from the wonderful long-range shot just now, Gibson stood at the top of the penalty area and let Xia Ze go in to fight for the corner kick.

In the Everton team, Gibson was originally a long-range shooter, and after Xia Ze came to the team, he also showed a strong long-range skill.

So under normal circumstances, when a corner kick is taken, the two take turns standing at the top of the penalty area to catch the second long-range shot.

Whoever has the smoother long-range shot in each game will stand at the top of the arc in the penalty area. There is no rigid rule on who of the two enters the penalty area or who is at the top of the arc.

In the opening 20 minutes of today's game, Xia Ze worked very hard in the midfield fight, but he couldn't find a chance to shoot, and the feeling of shooting was impossible to talk about.

And Gibson's shot just now was already his second shot attempt in this game. Both shots were a hair's breadth away, threatening Liverpool's gate.

So now it is only natural for him to come to stand at the top of the arc in the penalty area.

Xia Ze didn't have any complaints and ran into the penalty area.

"Xia Ze, you go ahead and rub against the back."

In the penalty area, Xia Ze was surrounded by several teammates, and Stones whispered to him.

Xia Ze nodded, glanced at Henderson who was marking him, and took two steps back.

Henderson is 1.82 meters tall, about the same height as Xia Ze. But he has been working hard in the Premier League, but his body is stronger than Xia Ze.

Even though Xia Ze has been much stronger than before after months of muscle training after coming to Everton, there is still a gap compared with a tough Premier League midfielder like Henderson.

So if you start at the same time as Henderson, you are likely to be squeezed away by the opponent in the air, so you can't talk about playing the ball for your teammates.

Xia Ze retreated two steps back, just to create a false impression for Henderson, and he wanted to find a chance to catch the second point at the back point.

Because everyone knows that Xia Ze has a good shot, such behavior is also logical.

Xia Ze deliberately walked towards a crowded place, and Henderson followed him step by step. When captain Baines was about to run up to serve a corner kick, Xia Ze suddenly made a circle and ran forward quickly.

Henderson obviously didn't expect Xia Ze to suddenly run forward. When he realized it, he had already been thrown away by Xia Ze. In addition, there were so many people in the penalty area that he couldn't keep up with Xia Ze's footsteps. .

Bynes made an inspin free kick with his left foot, and it landed on the front point.

"this is a good chance!"

Xia Ze was excited for a while, ran forward and nodded the ball, trying to ferry the ball into the middle.

But standing in the front was Balotelli. Although Balotelli's IQ was not normal, his body was very strong. When Xia Ze took off, he also jumped up to resist Xia Ze.

Xia Ze was carried by Balotelli, and the header was deviated. He couldn't ferry behind him. Instead, he went straight to the far post in a strange way.

Everyone in the penalty area seemed to be still, and Liverpool goalkeeper Mignolet could only stand still and turn his head to watch the ball fly to the far corner. With such a tricky angle, no matter how fast he reacted, it was impossible to save him.

"Xia Ze header!!!" Little Redknapp stood up, looked at the Liverpool penalty area with the eyes of all the fans, and flew to the far post with the ball.

The expressions of his two partners are very exciting, Gary Neville has some gloating expectations, while Carragher is frowning with his lips pursed, very worried.

More than 30,000 Everton fans stood up and raised their hands slowly, ready to celebrate the goal.

After Xia Ze headed the ball, he also lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground, but he still tried his best to look back.

Will this be his first Merseyside derby goal?

The ball bypassed everyone's defense, and Sterling, who was guarding the far post, struggled to take off, but couldn't block the ball.

boom! !

But just when everyone thought they were going to score a goal, the ball hit the crossbar hard and bounced off.

The ball that landed in the penalty area was first cleared by Liverpool players.

The fans in the stands lamented that the chance to score so close was blocked by the door frame of their own stadium.

"Oh, it seems that Everton's luck is not very good today. Two excellent opportunities, one was saved by Mignolet, and the other was rejected by the crossbar." Little Redknapp sighed.

"Luck is also a part of strength. If you can't score a goal, you can only blame them for not having enough strength to turn this luck into a goal." After Carragher breathed a sigh of relief, he couldn't help making a slight mockery of Everton.

Gary Neville certainly didn't want to make his old enemy proud, and he also used his own remarks to refute.

The debate in the commentary booth was quite heated, and the same was true for the game on the field.

It seems that affected by Gibson's long-range shot and Xia Ze's header just now, the two sides no longer competed in the midfield to test, but stretched the formation and carried out quick passes and counterattacks.

In the 30th minute, Liverpool, who had been suppressed by Everton for a while, reorganized the attack. Gerrard split the side. Lallana and Enrique on the left cooperated and made a pass from the bottom. Balotelli in the center After grabbing a shot, the ball was thrown by Howard and then hit the post and popped out, making the Everton fans break out in a cold sweat.

"Be serious, don't relax!" After Howard made a wonderful save, he immediately reminded his teammates to face this game seriously.

In the 32nd minute, Everton counterattacked, Xia Ze sent a straight pass to Lukaku, Lukaku knocked the ball back under the pressure of Kolo Toure, and Kone followed up with a curved shot. Going straight to the far post, Mignolet was powerless, but the ball was blocked by the goal post.

In the 35th minute, Liverpool fought back. Gerrard's iconic volley from the outside of the penalty area hit the crossbar hard and bounced off the baseline, almost opening the scoring for the visiting team.

In just ten minutes, players from both sides hit the goal frame four times in a row, causing the fans in the stands to cheer and regret.

In this Merseyside derby, it seems that the goalposts and the crossbar are the protagonists, not the twenty-two players on the field. c