Seeing Willard's active performance running all over the field, commentators and guests from major TV stations talked a lot:
"too strong!"
"There was no adaptation period at all. Velarde completely adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League in the first game and showed that he was even stronger than he was in Argentina."
"Wilard is everywhere on both offense and defense. His range of activities is much larger than when he was in Argentina. He covers almost the entire field, including the two wings that extend to the bottom line."
"This is not a personal show and performance by Velarde. We can see that when Velarde appears on the wing, other Liverpool players will make corresponding changes in movement to make room for Velarde or help him. He fills in.”
"This is a purposeful and planned move. Klopp may let Velard play as a free agent."
"In the joint training session between Willard and Liverpool a few days ago, I'm afraid he was quietly practicing free agent tactics."
"Willard's comprehensive personal ability, if he can adapt to European competitions and show his strength in Argentina, he does have free agent potential."
"Relying on Willard's super personal ability, Liverpool is equivalent to having one more person fighting. There may be an extra Willard anywhere. How can West Ham United withstand this?"
"Although the score is still 0-0, I think it will be a matter of time before the Hammers concede the goal."
"The football emperor Beckenbauer created the libero's style of play and developed it to its peak. Sammer inherited part of it, but he could not reach the height of Beckenbauer. There are almost no outstanding liberos behind him. No. We know if Willard can catch up with or even surpass Sammer and get close to Beckenbauer's height."
Many commentators have already seen Willard's free agent playing style, because his range of activities is too large and he is not a true central midfielder or even an all-around midfielder.
Their prediction was also correct. After all, the Hammers' defense failed to hold on until the end of the first half and was declared defeated in the 42nd minute.
This was an attack initiated by Willard himself from the center with the ball. West Ham United's midfielders Noble and Kouyate stepped forward to intercept one after another. They were all surprised by Willard's skillful personal skills, strong physique and speed. In the past, the ball was passed to Coutinho who was receiving from the wing, and then Velarde inserted himself into the penalty area.
Then Coutinho made a pass and lobbed the ball into the penalty area. Although the pass was a bit low and it was difficult to head the ball, Willard still used his strong body to block the position and beat Liverpool center defender Love Lun squeezed in behind, then received Coutinho's pass, leaned on Lovren, volleyed sideways, and kicked the ball towards the goal.
This sideways volley shot was not very powerful, but Willard hit it from an extremely tricky angle, and was only about 12 meters away from the goal. The distance was too close, and West Ham United goalkeeper Adrian tried his best to save it, but failed. Hit the ball.
The ball flew into the goal as more than 30,000 Hammers fans watched in despair.
Willard scored his first goal in his Premier League debut and the first goal for both sides in this game.
The commentators immediately shouted loudly:
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball went in!!!"
"Alan Willard!!!"
"In the first game, Willard scored his first Premier League goal!"
"so amazing!"
"Actually, Coutinho didn't pass the ball very well. However, Velarde was too physically fit. Lovren had no way to deal with him. His body was stuck by Velarde and he completed a precise volley. The ball went in the goal!”
"This time Willard launched the attack from the midfield, passed two people and then separated the sides. He rushed into the penalty area to catch the ball and volleyed the ball successfully."
"Before this, Velarde often rushed into the penalty area, much more frequently than when he was in Argentina. Similarly, the frequency of returning to the penalty area was also very high, truly running all over the field."
"There is no doubt. This is definitely a free agent's style of play. Ordinary players will never have such a wide range of activities. They don't have this physical fitness and strength."
Liverpool fans at the scene and in front of the TV also applauded and cheered enthusiastically, feeling sincerely happy for Willard's goal.
Many Red Army fans used their mobile phones or computers to vent their excitement online:
"That's awesome, scoring a goal in the first game."
"I just signed a formal transfer yesterday, started the game today, scored a goal in the first game, and didn't show any discomfort at all. This Alan Willard is truly worthy of being the new South American Footballer of the Year, and he is worthy of his reputation. "
"How to adapt or not? If you really want to talk about this issue, I think it is a problem that the Premier League has to adapt to Velarde. This free agent tactic has not appeared in many years. I didn't expect that it would appear in the Premier League now, and it was just a new one. On players who move from Argentina to England.”
"Yes! This move by Klopp and Velarde completely confused West Ham United. They didn't know how to defend Velarde at all, because Velarde's position is not fixed, he is super fast and has good physical fitness. , and is quite agile and flexible, even zone defense is useless.”
"Not bad! Judging from the first half of the game, the club should have bought a treasure this time, and Klopp is really capable. He actually let Velarde play as a free agent. This is Villan Germany has never tried a style of play in Argentina, but I didn’t expect it to be so effective.”
"Klopp is German and must have done in-depth research on the tactics of Beckenbauer, Sammer and other liberos. If he happens to meet an all-around hexagonal fighter like Velarde, he should give it a try quickly. .Even if he is thoroughly studied and targeted by his opponents later on, he can at least reap dividends for one or two seasons."
"good!"
"How is it possible to target him? I have done special research. Velarde was only promoted from the youth training camp of Atletico Hurricanes to the first team in 2013. In 2014, he became the main force and led the Hurricanes to win the double crown of the Spanish Second Division and the Argentine Cup. In 2015, he won the AFC Champions League and Copa Libertadores double crown, and also won the America's Cup championship and honors such as the best player, top scorer, and best assist leader. Velarde has been improving. Velarde's last The official match was still the World Cup preliminaries in November. Now more than a month later, I feel that Velarde’s strength has improved again, especially his reverse left foot. I feel that his skills are better than before. Velarde has been It is absolutely no problem to improve and surpass Sammer, and it is not impossible to get close to Beckenbauer."
"You have studied so carefully? If you say so, we have really found a treasure. I hope that Willard's joining will fulfill our dream of winning the first Premier League title as soon as possible!"
In the stands, Krisna, Heidi Eliza, Reese Bertha, Desia, Douglas Johnson, Jeremiah Montellillo and others also clapped and cheered excitedly for Vera. De was excited to score in his first game after joining Liverpool.
This goal, coupled with previous offensive and defensive performances, basically announced that Willard has officially entered the Premier League family, and there is no problem of not adapting, so they are relieved.
Willard officially entered the center of world football and truly entered the ranks of world superstars.
