Rogers' expression became more and more solemn.
He knows that some changes are happening on the pitch that are very detrimental to Liverpool.
Originally he thought that if he lost the ball first and then equalized.
Liverpool can take the opportunity to launch an offensive climax - the morale of Arsenal's players will definitely be quite low after conceding the goal.
This is the conclusion Rodgers came to after studying Arsenal in the past.
But now, he had to admit that although he paid enough attention to Yello, he still underestimated the impact Yello had on this team.
Listen to the sounds from this stand.
Cheers, singing.
The decibels are much higher than before!
When Liverpool had the ball, the boos were even louder!
It almost pierced my eardrums.
When will such a crazy stadium atmosphere be associated with the Emirates Stadium?
at the root causes of these changes.
It’s Ye Luo!
That person from the Dragon Kingdom.
He transformed Arsenal quietly.
Rogers frowned. In such an atmosphere, Liverpool, which had high morale after equalizing the score, was now gradually suppressed in momentum.
Wenger was quite worried after conceding the ball.
But now he's not worried.
Because the atmosphere in the stadium is crazy enough now. In such an atmosphere, does he still need to worry about the players' fighting spirit?
Just look at the enthusiasm of the players on the court and you will know that this kind of worry is completely unnecessary.
The atmosphere in the stadium became quite frenetic.
Arsenal's pressing also became very aggressive, leaving Liverpool at a loss!
All of this is due to Ye Luo.
Wenger feels that putting the captain's armband on Yello's arm may be one of the most proud actions of his coaching career.
Because Ye Luo is the kind of player with extremely strong mental power.
Don't know why.
As long as he is on the court, he always makes the team full of fighting spirit.
Is this what is called charisma?
Wenger sat on the coaching bench with his legs crossed, his expression becoming more relaxed.
He can now look forward to regaining the lead before the end of the first half.
The worries about being equalized have long since disappeared.
The entire Arsenal team is in this fanatical atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium, and their offensive threats are becoming more and more serious.
They also suppressed Liverpool. Liverpool was forced to choose to shrink their defense, and they almost ran out of counterattacks because their frontcourt trident also had to come back to help defend.
However, the tenacity of Liverpool's defense still exceeded the expectations of Arsenal players.
Under such a fierce attack, although Arsenal repeatedly created opportunities, they were never able to break through the goal guarded by Reina.
As the first half ended, the two sides entered the halftime break with a score of one to one.
When the whistle sounded at the end of the first half, Rodgers breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Because that whistle saved Liverpool.
He has no doubt that if the first half lasts for a few more minutes, Liverpool will definitely not be able to withstand it.
Now, he has fifteen minutes to adjust, and the whistle also interrupted Arsenal's offensive rhythm.
The offense of a football game is like a melody. From the prelude to the climax, there is always some preparation.
Foreplay is often very important.
The half-time whistle was equivalent to forcing Arsenal, who had already done enough foreplay, to stop.
The atmosphere was so good that we were almost ready to gallop.
As a result, everything must be interrupted.
Wait fifteen minutes and start again.
But after fifteen minutes, the passion must have faded. It will take time to regain this atmosphere, and Liverpool can also take the opportunity to do something.
So from Rogers to Gerrard, Carragher and other Liverpool players, when they heard the half-time whistle, they all breathed a heavy sigh of relief, lowered their heads and hurriedly left the field.
The Arsenal players are sorry though.
But they were not depressed.
The score was not exceeded in the first half, it would be nice to do it again in the second half.
The players were talking and laughing when they came off the field, and were obviously very satisfied with the second half of the first half.
Everyone was still smiling until they entered the locker room, and some of the players' jokes made everyone laugh.
Wenger, who was at the door, listened to the players' laughter and had a smile on his face.
He knows that there is no problem with the team's fighting spirit. With such fighting spirit and morale, it is only a matter of time before a goal is scored in the second half.
But there are some things that should be said.
Wenger opened the door and walked into the locker room, and everyone gradually became quiet.
After the players' eyes were focused on him, Wenger said: "I'm glad that everyone didn't mess up after conceding the ball in the first half. We continued to maintain this momentum in the second half and completely defeated them at home!"
In the visiting team's locker room.
Rogers emphasized defense.
"We need to defend well, but we can't do without counterattacks! We can no longer struggle with them in the midfield and kick the ball to the wing whenever there is a chance!"
Rogers looked at Sturridge and Sterling.
The speed of counterattack is very important. At this time, he can only use the forward's speed and personal ability.
Rogers knows that there are some problems with the team's morale, but he doesn't dwell on it.
Because the fundamental reason for the drop in team morale was that in the second half of the first half, the team could only defend passively without any effective offense.
Even if he is a master speaker, he can temporarily boost the morale of the players. If he cannot solve the fundamental problem, it will only be a temporary balloon that will burst when he pokes it.
Therefore, Rogers still wants to solve this problem tactically. Even if it is just a harassment attack, Liverpool must have it.
Because only offense can stabilize the players' mentality and prevent them from being defeated in endless passive defense.
"We can at least create offensive opportunities."
This is the hope that can support Liverpool's continued defense.
Hope is precious. If hope is lost, no team, let alone Liverpool, will be able to sustain it.
After the second half of the game started.
As expected, Arsenal continued to attack aggressively, with wave after wave of attacks rushing towards Liverpool's goal like a tsunami.
Rogers sat in the dugout.
He had anticipated the current situation during the halftime break.
That's why he puts more emphasis on defense.
He believes that as long as the team survives the fierce attack in the opening stage, they can use the personal abilities of the front three to find some offensive opportunities, thereby gradually taking back the initiative in the game.
Of course he knows that Arsenal is very strong in the strong dialogue this season.
They beat Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea.
But comparisons between individual games are meaningless.
Arsenal's victory over these powerful opponents does not mean that they will definitely defeat Liverpool.
There is no logical connection between every football match.
It's not that Arsenal defeated Manchester United 2-0, and Manchester United defeated Liverpool 2-0, then Arsenal will definitely beat Liverpool 4-0 - football games are not about math problems.
So, what he has to wait for now is a counterattack.
A counterattack for Liverpool.
Liverpool's counterattack came as expected.
Sterling dribbled the ball along the wing and broke through, and the other Liverpool players rushed forward like wild horses!
They are so frustrated!
It was ten minutes into the second half and they were suppressed for ten minutes!
If you finally get an opportunity to attack, of course you have to press hard.
They rolled forward like a flood that had broken through a dam.
But right now.
Sterling's cross pass did not find his teammate, but instead passed to Arteta's feet.
Arteta directly passed the ball with a through ball, and the target was Yelo! !
Ye Luo directly gave up the ball, turned around, and moved forward!
Counterattack!
In such a state of transition between offense and defense, it is easiest to score goals.
The commentators who saw this scene stood up one after another.
"This is Arsenal's counterattack!"
Fans in the stands at the Emirates Stadium also roared with excitement.
"Rush!!"
Wenger also stood up from his seat.
Arsenal was attacking Liverpool's bus before.
And now, Arsenal is fighting back!
This is a completely different situation.
Yelo took the ball and pushed for a counterattack, which made Wenger start to look forward to it.
Rogers practically jumped from his seat.
He didn't have time to scold Sterling for wasting the opportunity to counterattack.
Because now Liverpool's goal is facing a huge threat! !
He came to the sidelines in a few steps, his palms in his trouser pockets sweating.
"Come on! I'll hold you back!"
Carragher shouted.
Now in Liverpool's backcourt, the only ones who can stop Yello are the two of them.
Carragher kept retreating, then directed Skrtel to come forward.
He's looking for the best moment to defend.
Skrtel immediately greeted him, and then prepared to use his hands and feet to keep Ye Luo behind.
Even if you get a yellow card - if you can use a yellow card to stop Ye Luo's advancement at this time, you will really make a lot of money.
Carragher didn't expect Skrtel to stop Yello.
He just asked Skrtel to interfere with Ye Luo a little, so that Ye Luo would change direction, slow down, and expose his flaws!
Sure enough, when Skrtel rushed over, Ye Luo changed direction and whizzed past him!
And right now.
Carragher thought his chance had come.
He suddenly took a step forward and made a direct, frontal tackle!
Of course, Yelo also knew that it was not easy to break through the defense of the two central defenders, so he was already paying attention to Carragher after the change of direction.
But when the opponent came with a shovel, Yello also directly moved the ball forward and poked the football between Carragher's legs.
Carragher was shocked, but he didn't go to watch football.
When defending, people are more important than the ball.
The ball has passed, and people must not pass it!
So when he was putting down the shovel, he straightened up and bumped into Ye Luo.
He was thinking that there was a risk of injury this time.
But Ye Luo was moving at high speed and was collided like this. How could he fall down?
Carragher gritted his teeth, calculating mentally or not. He raised his head so that this time he would be able to at least be 50-50 with his opponent.
boom!
As expected, the two collided violently.
Carragher's vision went dark and he was knocked away, while Ye Luo tilted his body. When he landed, he supported the ground with his hands to stabilize his body. At the same time, when his right leg landed, his thigh muscles contracted. , like a bow arm, the body was ejected.
accelerate! accelerate! accelerate!
Ye Luo caught up with the football in a few steps.
This scene left the commentators stunned.
The commentary they originally thought of was: "Carrager fouled, he may get a card" or something like that.
But now, Ye Luo still accelerated forward after enduring this impact, and their minds stopped functioning for a while.
until
Yelo dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and then
"pendulum!!"
Andy Gray chanted.
Ye Luo made the move that everyone was very familiar with and passed Reina.
throw the ball
Sent into the empty gate!
(End of chapter)
