The goal was scored in the first 6 minutes, which also opened the prelude to Liverpool's indiscriminate bombardment in this game.
Facing their mortal enemy in the same city, the entire Red Army team was full of motivation. Coupled with the stimulated Willard, the Red Army once again scored a jaw-dropping score in this game.
In the 11th minute, Willard dribbled the ball from the right and made a pass, almost assisting Origi to score a header. Unfortunately, Origi's header was a little too high and was deflected off the crossbar by Everton goalkeeper Robles.
But Liverpool's second goal didn't keep the fans waiting long.
In the 17th minute, Willard took a long shot from outside the penalty area and created a corner kick. Coutinho took the corner kick. Everton players went to mark Willard, Origi, Lovren and other tall Liverpool players. .
As a result, Coutinho's corner kick did not land in the middle of the penalty area, but went high and flew to the back point.
Instead, Firmino seized the spot at the back, made a diving dive, and headed the ball toward the goal.
Goalkeeper Joel Robles dived in time to block the ball. However, the ball did not get far and still landed in the penalty area. Sakho, who stepped forward to participate in the competition for the top, grabbed the second landing point and raised his foot to volley and shoot the ball back into the goal.
In the 17th minute, Liverpool expanded the score to 2-0. The Red Army fans in the Anfield stands clapped and cheered happily, while the thousands of Everton away fans all looked ugly.
In less than 20 minutes, we conceded two goals. It doesn’t feel good. Don’t be like Aston Villa, who was beaten 8-0 by Liverpool, right?
Willard didn't know whether he could score 8-0, but he was determined not to make it easy for the opponent.
Everton's only threatening offensive player is Lukaku. He is so strong that Lucas, Lovren, Sakho and others cannot stop him. Therefore, Velarde often had to drop back to the back line to block Lukaku's dribbling breakthroughs.
Although Willard's physique is not as good as Lukaku's, it is not much different. Moreover, he can use his speed, reaction, and defensive skills to make up for it, so it is difficult for Lukaku to take advantage of him and break the situation.
Although this delayed part of Velarde's forward attack, Liverpool's overall performance and state today were so good that Everton didn't have many offensive opportunities. Therefore, Willard can still find opportunities to participate in the offense.
In the 28th minute, Willard broke through from the left and made a move, tricking Everton full-back Baines to take a step back, then suddenly smashed the ball inward, and then shot in an arc from the left side of the penalty area. A long shot.
The ball drew a wonderful arc, and in the expectant eyes of countless Liverpool fans, it hit the inside of the far post and bounced into the net.
"Oh, Goooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball goes in again!!!"
"Two goals!"
"Villade's breakthrough shot from the left wing made a wonderful arc and flew into the far corner of Everton's goal."
"The goalkeeper has no choice but to watch the ball and sigh."
"Willard once again scored twice, helping Liverpool expand the total score to 3-0."
"The Red Army has basically secured the victory, even though the game only lasted less than half an hour."
"In this state and with this score, it is basically impossible for Everton to come back."
“It’s even possible to score an incredible score, let’s wait and see.”
After conceding three goals in less than half an hour, Everton was indeed in a daze. The players were stunned and the Everton away fans in the stands were also dejected and felt quite depressed.
The few extreme fans who had scolded Willard before also fell silent and were too embarrassed to scold him anymore.
Of course, they are also afraid of irritating Velarde and letting him score a hat trick, which would be even worse.
However, Velarde on the court did not relax his offensive rhythm because of this. Regardless of the club's derby match or the abuse he received, he had to do his best in this game to teach the opponent a lesson.
However, in the rest of the first half, he was heavily guarded by Everton, and he also had to prevent Lukaku's attack, so he failed to score another goal and truly performed a hat trick.
But after Willard diverted a lot of the Toffees' defensive attention, his teammates got a chance.
In the 39th minute, Lallana went down the left wing, hit the wall with Coutinho and then cut inside to pass the ball in an inverted triangle. Coutinho made a move to catch the ball and hit the goal, but he hit the Everton defender in front of him hard. Shake hard.
He didn't catch the ball at all, but raised his foot and missed the ball. The ball rolled outside the top of the penalty area.
Coutinho's missed ball, coupled with the movements of Velarde, Origi, Firmino and others in the penalty area, caused Everton's defenders to return to the penalty area, leaving the outside of the penalty area empty.
No. 21 Lucas, who was inserted in the back row, received the ball without any defense and hit the goal hard with a high-quality kick. It passed through the gap in the crowd and hit the goal directly. Lower right corner.
This was a kick to the ground. Goalkeeper Joel Robles was blocked by the crowd in the penalty area and failed to make a save in time. Finally, he watched the ball go into the net.
The first half is not over yet, the score has become 4-0, and a bloodbath is inevitable.
Seeing this, Everton was completely panicked and at a loss. The defenders want to stay tight and not concede the ball again. But the forwards, midfielders, etc. want to score goals to save some face. Even if we can't reverse it, we still have to score a goal at Anfield.
Everton's disjointed performance on offense and defense gave Liverpool more chances in the remaining minutes. If everyone hadn't been a bit unlucky, they might have scored another goal before the end of the first half.
After 2 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half. The two sides entered the halftime break with a score of 4-0. Liverpool, playing at home, led by four goals, completely killing the suspense of the second half.
At halftime, Klopp made substitutions and replaced the left and right full-backs Alberto Moreno and Klein, who had started consecutive games, to rest.
The substitution of the back line did not affect Liverpool's offense. After the start of the second half, Liverpool continued to launch a fierce attack on Everton's hinterland under the leadership of Willard.
However, the Toffees may have received instructions from their head coach during the halftime break. In the second half, there was no disconnect between offense and defense. They shrunk their defense most of the time and took advantage of their numerical advantage to build up a large array of iron barrels in the backcourt.
They no longer ask for goals or equalizers, they just want to concede fewer goals, and it would be best not to concede a fifth goal in the second half.
But even this wish was not realized by Everton.
The key is that Willard doesn't give up.
In the 62nd minute, Willard dribbled the ball past two people and was pushed from behind by Everton's defensive forward Lukaku.
It may be that Willard has hindered Lukaku's attacks too many times. Lukaku was resentful. This time he was a little angry when he pushed, so he used too much force. Even Willard's physique could not block it and he lost his center of gravity. Fell to the ground.
But because of this, Lukaku was shown a yellow card by the referee and awarded Liverpool a free kick opportunity in a very good position.
Velarde did not waste this opportunity and took a curved free kick directly around the wall and into the near corner of the goal.
Willard scored a hat-trick in the Merseyside derby, extending the score to 5-0. Even with the current score, this game was a bloodbath.
After completing his hat-trick, Velarde once again rushed to the stands where the extreme fans were and celebrated with a flamboyant fist pump. Those extreme fans looked at Willard blankly, losing their initial enthusiasm for the game.
