The score was rewritten, the balance was broken, and Tottenham Hotspur could no longer defend and could only attack.
However, the disadvantage of one ball is not very strong, so their attack is not very determined. It would be difficult if Liverpool scored another counterattack goal because they attacked too high and were two goals behind.
Therefore, Tottenham did not have many people involved in the attack, and once the ball was lost, everyone receded like a tide, even forward Harry Kane.
This made it difficult for Liverpool's quick counterattack to work. In addition, his teammates were not in good condition. Velarde was also tightly guarded by Tottenham. Until the end of the first half, Liverpool failed to expand their lead.
After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Tottenham, who was lagging behind, launched a wave of attacks, trying to use the early seconds of the second half to catch Liverpool off guard and equalize the score.
As a result, not only did their attack fail to score a goal, but they were counterattacked by Liverpool.
In the 52nd minute, Tottenham winger Eriksen made a pass from the left and wanted Harry Kane to head the ball. As a result, Red Army center back Lovren grabbed the first point and headed the ball. He came out of the penalty area and passed to midfielder Henderson who was returning to defense.
Henderson took the ball, stopped and wiped it out of the way of Tottenham midfielder Alli's counterattack, and immediately passed it to the receiving Alan Willard.
Velarde is the target of Tottenham's focus. Therefore, as soon as Tottenham loses the ball and Velarde shows signs of getting the ball, two midfielders Lamela and Dier immediately run towards him, ready to grab the ball. .
But Velarde's super awareness and vision allowed him to observe how to handle the ball before he got it. Before Lamela and Dier could get closer, Verard faced the ball passed by Henderson, made a long pass directly to the ground without stopping, and sent the ball diagonally to the feet of Mane on the front wing.
After Mane dribbled the ball along the wing and attracted the attention of Tottenham full-back Danny Rose and center back Vertonghen, Firmino followed up in the center and attracted two other defenders, resulting in Ku on the left. Tinho is left unmarked.
So Mane started a cross more than ten meters away from the baseline, but the ball was not passed to Firmino. The force was a bit too strong and it passed directly over the players on both sides in the middle of the penalty area and landed at the back of the penalty area.
Coutinho rushed into the penalty area from the left with almost no interference, made a perfect diving dive, and successfully headed the ball towards the goal.
Goalkeeper Vorm had already retreated from the center right to the back point, but Coutinho's ball not only hit the goal frame, but also went straight to the upper left corner.
Therefore, even though Worm retreated to the back point and made a save, he still failed to reach the ball in the end. The ball flew into the goal from the gap between his palm and the blind spot.
With Mane's header assisting Coutinho in a counterattack, Liverpool expanded the score just 7 minutes into the second half, rewriting the score to 2-0.
Tottenham, playing at home, is already two goals behind.
There was no other way. After Liverpool celebrated the goal, Tottenham had no choice but to continue to increase their offensive intensity, intending to equalize the score quickly. Trailing by two goals, Tottenham could no longer tolerate a slow stalemate with the Red Army and could only attack aggressively.
However, due to Liverpool's high press and Willard's checking and filling in gaps, Tottenham's offense was difficult to achieve any results. Even if it occasionally resulted in a shot, it was not a big threat.
In the 68th minute, Tottenham had a good chance to shoot in the penalty area. However, midfielder Ali was interfered by Red Army midfielder Wijnaldum when he shot, and the kick was too positive. Despite his considerable strength, goalkeeper Mignolet swatted the ball down first. Then, without waiting for Harry Kane to make a follow-up shot in the small penalty area, he immediately squatted down and held the ball in his arms.
Tottenham missed a better scoring opportunity.
After that, Klopp began to make substitutions one after another, replacing Firmino, Mane, and Henderson one after another to rest.
After completing the substitutions, Liverpool's offensive and defensive capabilities declined. Tottenham seized the opportunity in the 78th minute. Their full-back Danny Rose, who was assisted by them, scored a world wave outside the penalty area to tie the score. It became 1-2, only one goal behind the Red Army.
This goal gave Tottenham players and fans a little hope. The Tottenham fans in the stands of White Hart Lane enthusiastically cheered for the home team, hoping that they would continue their efforts, score another goal, and completely equalize the score.
Facing strong opponents like Liverpool and Willard, if you concede two goals first, let alone win, as long as you can equalize the score, it will be a victory.
Therefore, Tottenham did not celebrate much after scoring the goal. They returned to their own half, let Liverpool take the ball in the circle, and restarted the game.
In the subsequent games, Tottenham continued to attack aggressively, but failed to get any decent opportunities.
On the contrary, it was Liverpool. In the 87th minute, Willard took a violent long shot from outside the penalty area, forcing goalkeeper Vorm to save the ball from the bottom line, creating a corner kick opportunity.
Then, in the corner kick, Willard attracted the attention of the Tottenham goalkeeper and multiple defenders at the front point. Instead, center back Matip got a chance at the back point and headed Milner's corner kick. Point behind the goal.
Goalkeeper Vorm was attracted to the forward point by Willard and failed to fight back in time to the back point. He could only sigh in despair at Matip's back header and was helpless.
Through Matip's header, Liverpool completely sealed the victory 3-1. There is not much time left, and it is impossible for Tottenham to equalize the score.
This is also true. Although Tottenham almost all pressed forward in the remaining minutes, Liverpool still successfully withstood the opponent's offensive under the leadership of Willard.
Moreover, in the 92nd minute of stoppage time, Liverpool still had a chance to score goals. Unfortunately, Lallana wasted the assist sent by Willard after connecting two people. His volley failed to hit the goal frame. Arrived on the side network.
But no matter what, after referee Madley blew the final whistle, Liverpool won the game with a score of 3-1 and escaped from White Hart Lane.
This game brought Willard an experience reward of 1 million for starting a game + 1 million for 1 goal + 2 million for winning + 5 million for A-level performance = 9 million. There is still tens of millions of experience left before he can be upgraded.
After the Tottenham game, it's FIFA match day. Velarde can return to the Argentina national team to participate in the World Cup preliminaries. Starting a game at that level has 10 million experience points.
The national team's competition is on par with the European competition, and it has more experience. Argentina has two World Cup preliminaries during the national team competition day, and Velarde will definitely be promoted.
In the next two days, when Velarde went to report for the Argentine national team, the third round of the Premier League games were all played.
After the third round, the teams that have maintained three consecutive victories are Manchester City, Chelsea, and Manchester United; Everton has two wins and a draw and is ranked fourth. The newly promoted Hull City has two wins and one loss and has 6 points based on goal difference. Ranked ahead of Liverpool, ranked fifth; Liverpool are tied with 6 points, but ranked sixth with a goal difference disadvantage.
This ranking is a bit ugly, but the season has just begun and everyone is not in a hurry. As long as Willard returns to the club and plays normally, Liverpool will definitely be a championship contender, no matter how low he is currently ranked.
