As time passed, there was less and less time left for Liverpool, and Willard began to increase the frequency of forward participation in the attack.
With the exception of Van Dijk, Willard's strength is still difficult to resist. As long as he avoids Van Dijk, Willard can eventually help the team score goals.
In the 86th minute, Willard dribbled the ball from the right and broke through the interceptions of midfielder Romeu and Clasie. He decisively chose to cut inside when facing full-back Bertrand.
After some lateral dribbling and getting rid of center back José Fonte, Velarde took a shot from the right side of the penalty area, attracting center back Van Dijk to grab and block, but Velarde The foot that fell did not shoot, but passed the ball diagonally into the gap on the left side of the penalty area.
Left winger Coutinho rushed into the ribs of the penalty area and volleyed with great power and speed. However, the angle was not tricky enough and goalkeeper Fraser Forster blocked the ball with his foot.
But the ball blocked by the goalkeeper did not fly far and landed right in front of center Sturridge. Sturridge got in front of Fraser Forster, who was trying to get up to make a second save, and made a volley shot, successfully returning the ball to the goal.
Liverpool finally scored another goal through Coutinho's shot and Sturridge's supplementary shot, leveling the score at 2-2.
But this does not satisfy Willard and his teammates, because rival Leicester City won the ball this round. Therefore, Liverpool must also win, otherwise the points gap will widen.
After the game restarted, Liverpool continued to attack hard, and Velarde continued to participate in the attack in the frontcourt, temporarily not caring about defense.
In the 89th minute, Velarde received the ball outside the penalty area and then hit Romeu with a heavy long-range shot that hit the door frame.
However, the angle was not tricky enough and he was saved by goalkeeper Fraser Forster.
2 minutes later, Willard dribbled the ball from the left and passed two people before cutting inside to prepare for a long shot. Van Dijk blocked the shooting angle and instead passed the ball in an inverted triangle to Kolo Tou who was inserted in the back row in the middle. thunder.
Kolo Toure had a good chance when he shot, and no one was defending him. However, his long-range shot failed to hit the door frame and was slightly higher than the crossbar.
Seeing that there was not much stoppage time left, Liverpool pressed forward with all their players and attacked wildly.
As a result, in the last attack, Coutinho passed the ball from the left to Velarde, but Van Dijk saw through his intention and scooped the ball out with a flying tackle in advance.
Willard immediately moved forward to grab the ball, but Southampton's Steven Davis caught the ball first and stabbed his teammate. Southampton immediately launched a quick counterattack.
Although Southampton was suppressed by Liverpool in the final stage, they still retained the counterattack power of the three forwards Mane, Pellet and Sean Long in the frontcourt.
This counterattack was fought with all the strength of these three people. Although Willard fought back desperately and finally caught up with Mane, Mane did not shoot himself. Instead, he moved with his big foot and passed the ball to Sean Long, who was unguarded on the right.
At this time, Liverpool's defense, which was empty due to the heavy pressure on the offense, completely collapsed. After getting the ball, Sean Long entered the penalty area undefended and kicked the ball towards the lower right corner.
Goalkeeper Mignolet made an effective save and saved the ball, but the ball only changed line and hit the post, then bounced back instead of being saved out of the baseline.
The ball bounced off the post and was grabbed by Southampton center Pellet who rushed into the penalty area. Pellet followed up with a follow-up shot and kicked the ball into Liverpool's goal.
At this time, the game had reached 93 minutes, and the three minutes of stoppage time had just been reached.
Therefore, the referee first blew the whistle to confirm that the goal was valid, and then blew the whistle to end the game.
"Goooooooooooooooooooal^"
"Pelle!!!"
"Pellet's supplementary shot helped Southampton defeat the Red Army Liverpool 3-2 and achieve a great victory!"
"Southampton defeated Liverpool, who aspired to win the championship, and gained valuable three points, adding a heavy weight to their bid for European qualification."
"And Alan Willard suffered his first defeat in England."
"After he joined Liverpool, as long as he played in the games, Liverpool maintained an unbeaten record and the winning rate was quite high."
"But today, although Willard still started the game, Liverpool's away form was too bad, and Southampton's Mane, Pellet, Van Dijk and others were in too good form, which ultimately led to Liverpool being defeated by the home team."
"Villard suffered his first loss since joining Liverpool, which is a pity."
"But if you think about it, you know that no one can live without losing, and Willard will eventually lose."
"It is a pity that after losing this game, Liverpool was 5 points behind Leicester City."
"With only seven rounds left in the league, this points gap has become a bit worrying."
"If Leicester City doesn't make mistakes later, Liverpool may not be able to complete the reversal, and they will really have to watch Leicester City, this super dark horse, really take away the Premier League championship."
The Southampton fans in the stands and the players on the field celebrated wildly. It was really unexpected to be able to defeat Liverpool, which has been in great shape since Willard joined. Even Southampton's own players and fans were a little unbelievable. .
Therefore, everyone on the home team went into wild celebrations. Liverpool, on the other hand, not only failed to win, they failed to even draw a point.
After the game, no one in Liverpool was very happy, including Willard.
However, he still went to Van Dijk to exchange jerseys to show respect. In this game, Van Dijk's performance was very good, otherwise Liverpool would have no problem getting at least a draw.
Of course, there were Mane, Pelle, etc., all of whom were in great form and performed exceptionally well. Other players were also in good form, which was why they finally won against Liverpool.
After the game, in addition to reveling Southampton, Leicester City was also reveling. The pressure on them from Liverpool is too great, and their standing in the standings may be reversed in one game. Now it's better. Liverpool themselves fell behind first, and the points gap widened to 5 points. There was room for error in one game, and they finally felt a little more at ease.
In addition, there are many injuries in the Liverpool team, and they also have the dual-line combat task of the Europa League. And they are all superstars who compete with the national team. For example, after this round of the Premier League is over, it enters the FIFA match day. The international players from each country have to return to the national team to participate in the World Cup preliminaries. If there is no World Cup preliminaries, there will also be warm-up matches. This will affect the physical fitness, energy, etc. of the subsequent leagues. No doubt another burden.
Leicester City, on the other hand, does not have many international players and does not have to fight on two fronts. It can concentrate on preparing for the next round of the league. The situation is undoubtedly much better.
But no matter what, the competition that should be participated in is unavoidable. For example, Velarde had to fly back to South America to participate in the fifth and sixth rounds of the South American World Cup preliminaries.
