Without Willard's free kick, Watford might have conceded fewer penalty kicks by setting up a bus and a certain amount of physical collisions and tactical fouls.
But the problem is that Liverpool's first goal was scored by Willard through a free kick. This is equivalent to a reminder to the defensive side: Don't foul easily and don't give Liverpool a free kick opportunity.
This kind of restrained defense method will naturally not achieve very good results. In addition, Velarde and his teammates were in great shape as if they were on stimulants. Even if Watford adopted intensive defense, they could not stop the Red Army's onslaught.
After resisting for another ten minutes, in the 28th minute, Watford's defense was broken again.
It was Willard again. When he was blocked in the middle, he passed the ball to Coutinho on the left. Coutinho is also in very good shape this season. Although he scored an average number of goals and was rarely featured in the highlights, scouts, coaches, and fans watching the scene could see his technical breakthroughs in the midfield and frontcourt. , passing, assists and other aspects, the performance is very outstanding.
This time after he received a pass from Willard, although he was intercepted by Watford full-back Janmat, he still used his skillful skills to get away from the opponent, and went straight to the baseline with the ball, and finally changed the rhythm. Clear the passing space and kick the ball in.
At this time, Velarde in the middle had already rushed into the penalty area. Although Watford's defenders tried their best to block it, Velarde's ability to move without the ball, his ability to judge the landing point, and his physical ability to resist collisions failed. Abilities and so on are among the best in the world.
Four defenders tried to double-team and intercept, but none of them could stop Velarde. Velarde rushed to the landing point in the penalty area only about 8 meters away from the goal. He jumped up and hit the goal with a header, knocking the ball hard. The ball hit the goal.
The distance was too close, the power was too great, the speed was too fast, and Velarde's 94-level header skills were at a certain angle. Goalkeeper Gomez could do nothing but barely stretched out his hand, and finally looked helplessly at the ball. He flew into the goal diagonally from his palm.
The commentators immediately shouted excitedly:
"Goal again!"
"Two goals!"
"Watford's defense couldn't stop Willard and Liverpool, who were in great form. Willard simply broke into Watford's penalty area and smashed the ball into the goal with his header."
"His physique is more than enough to play as a center forward. He is simply the anchor of the sea in the penalty area. No one can beat him."
"Of course, with Willard's comprehensive offensive and defensive strength, it is obviously a waste to play just a center. Klopp's best choice is to let him play as a free agent."
"Now, Willard has helped Liverpool expand the score to 2-0, and has also raised his own annual total goal record to 97 goals, which is only three goals away from the 100-goal mark for the year."
"With Willard's shooting ability, it is entirely possible to score three goals in the remaining hour of the game and break the annual scoring record past the three-digit mark."
"let us wait and see."
After the score became 2-0, facing the Red Army defense led by Willard at Anfield Stadium, Watford was even more unlikely to reverse the comeback. Therefore, Watford also calmly accepted the reality that this game was bound to lose, and more resolutely implemented the defensive tactics of the Daba Tie Tong Formation, losing less and winning as much as possible.
However, even so, facing Liverpool and Willard who were in full form, Watford's defense still failed to last until the end of the first half, conceding the ball again in the 40th minute.
However, this time it was not Villard who scored the goal. After Villard attracted a lot of Watford's defensive attention on the left side of the penalty area, Coutinho, who switched to the center, sent a wonderful pass. , sent the ball into the right rib of the penalty area.
Mane cut into the penalty area from the right wing, shot the ball without stopping, and kicked the ball into the near corner of the goal.
Mane was the icing on the cake, helping Liverpool expand the lead to 3-0, completely killing the suspense of the outcome of the game. The only suspense left now is whether Willard can score three more goals in this game and refresh his annual total goal record to the three-digit mark.
As time went by, the game entered the injury time of the first half. Just when everyone thought the first half was about to end with this score, Watford forward Deeney might want to take a chance on the possibility of scoring.
Even if he cannot reverse the comeback, his instinct as a striker is to still want to score goals, even if he only scores one to save a little face.
Perhaps the Watford players were careless, thinking that the first half was about to end anyway, and relaxed their vigilance. Therefore, striker Deeney dribbled forward with the ball, causing his teammates to rush forward to respond.
Under the chain reaction, the players in the midfield and backfield also pressed forward, and goalkeeper Gomez stood in the penalty area.
At this moment, Deeney wanted to pass the ball across to teammate Roberto Pereira, but Liverpool midfielder Emre Can accurately predicted it. He suddenly jumped out and tackled the ball halfway to the ground. Willard not far away from the side.
When Willard caught the ball, he stopped and pulled away from Di Geola, another Watford player who was counterattacking, and turned around to face the attacking direction.
At this time, Willard looked up and saw Watford goalkeeper Gomez standing in the penalty area and did not immediately retreat to the small penalty area or the goal line.
So, Willard moved the ball forward, and after adjusting it, in his own half, about 60 meters away from the opponent's goal, he shot a long-range shot from a long distance, and hit the ball. Kicked towards Watford's goal.
Seeing Velard take a shot, goalkeeper Gomez woke up and quickly turned around to fight back.
However, Villard's ball was not only powerful and fast, but also went straight to the blind corner of the goal.
The ball flew through a parabola in the air and accurately landed in the upper right corner of the goal.
Gomez looked back to observe the incoming ball while adjusting his route diagonally, missing the best time to save. When he returned to the small penalty area not far from the goal line, he saw that the ball had fallen and reluctantly jumped up to save it, but he still failed to get the ball.
The ball passed diagonally above his palm and flew into the blind spot against the lower edge of the crossbar.
As this ultra-long-range lob hit the net, the entire Anfield stadium boiled instantly, and the commentators also shouted excitedly:
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"The ball goes in again!!!"
"hat trick!"
"Villad scored a hat-trick in the first half, helping Liverpool extend the score to 4-0, and also extended his own annual total goal record to 98 goals, only two years away from the 100-goal mark for the year. A ball."
"It is entirely possible that he will score two more goals in the second half and create an unimaginable annual three-digit goal mark in the history of human football, which is much more than the total team goals scored by most teams in a year."
"And the goal was an ultra-long-range lob 60 meters away from the goal. Velarde's shooting ability has been proven once again."
"No matter how far away from the goal, as long as the goalkeeper's position is slightly careless, he will directly attack the goal and accurately send the ball into the goal frame, and most of the time he can hit it from a certain angle."
"Villad's shooting skills are so accurate that they are unique in the history of football. No one, including Pele, Maradona, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Gerd Muller, can compare with him."
"Perhaps, we can really witness the historic moment in this game when the personal annual total goal record breaks the three-digit mark!"
