Sturridge, who took the penalty, picked up the ball, handed it to Willard, hugged him and said: "Come on, score the penalty!"
Willard nodded and patted Sturridge on the back to thank him for the penalty.
Then, other Liverpool teammates also stepped forward to hug Willard and encourage him. Although everyone knows that Velarde's shooting skills are awesome, it is really unpredictable whether Velarde can withstand the pressure and score a penalty in such a historic moment and goal.
Willard did feel a little nervous, and his heart beat a little faster. By scoring this penalty goal, he is the first player in the history of football whose annual total goals exceed the three-digit mark. He will definitely lock in this year's Golden Globe Award and World Footballer.
Such importance makes Willard, who is accustomed to big scenes, inevitably become nervous even if he scores a lot of goals.
However, he also comforted himself in his heart: with the full value "shot" added by his system, he would definitely be able to score the ball. In addition, even if the free throw is missed, it will not have much impact. There are still so many games, and breaking the 100-goal mark is not a problem at all. It is just a matter of sooner or later.
If he can't make it to this game, it won't matter if he makes it to the next game. At most, he will just lose some face and let some black guys find a reason to criticize him for a few days.
By comforting himself in this way, Willard's nervous heart was slightly relieved. With constant deep breathing, his pounding heart slowly slowed down and his mood stabilized.
After the referee blew the whistle for a penalty kick, Velarde took another look at Gomez, the goalkeeper who was constantly jumping back and forth on the goal line in an attempt to interfere with him. After the last three steps of his approach, he hit the lower right part of the ball with a kick. .
Velard didn't look at the goalkeeper at all after he started his run-up, so Gomez couldn't tell which side Velard was playing from his eyes. In the end, he could only rely on Velard's body movements to judge that Velard might be playing. To the left, he shifted his position in advance and pounced to the left.
Gomez's prediction was accurate, but Velarde's "shooting" skill was at full value, and the ball he kicked went straight to the upper left corner. Even if Gomez judged the right direction, the best he could do was save the ball flying towards the middle and lower part. Facing Velarde's penalty kick that flew into the upper corner, Gomez was still beyond his reach. He was so far behind that he could only watch the ball go into the net in despair.
As Willard's penalty shot flew into the blind spot, all the fans at the scene and in front of the TV were excited.
Commentators from TV stations from all over the world shouted at the top of their lungs:
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooal..."
"Toooooooooooooooooooooor..."
"The ball went in, it went in, it went in..."
"Five goals in one game, 100 goals in the year!"
"The historic moment has arrived!"
"Willard scored a penalty kick and scored five dollars in this game, helping Liverpool expand the score to 8-0."
"At the same time, this is the 100th career goal scored by Willard in 2016."
"Villard became the first player in football history to score more than 100 goals in a year."
"This is an unprecedented miracle, a miracle that Pele, Maradona, Gerd Muller, Ronaldo, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and countless other world champions and strikers have not been able to accomplish."
"This is a miracle that belongs to Willard alone, a glorious time that belongs to him alone."
At this moment, not only Liverpool's players, fans, and coaches, but also neutral media reporters and spectators, including Watford's coaches, players, and fans, also stood up and gave Willard warm applause.
Although Watford was beaten 8-0, they also felt sincere admiration for witnessing such a great record.
The electronic screen at Anfield Stadium also read "November 6, 2016, annual 100-goal record, Alan Willard" to congratulate Willard.
After running wildly to celebrate for a long time, Willard stopped to celebrate with his teammates and hugged him. Finally, he was carried by his teammates and celebrated around the field like a king traveling around the world.
The entire celebration lasted for almost two minutes, but neither the Watford players nor the referee stepped forward to interfere. It was not until Willard and his teammates felt that the celebration was too long and excessive. Take the initiative to stop and return to your own half, allowing Watford to kick the ball in the circle and restart the game.
The rest of the game, of course, became garbage time. The two sides spent the last little time in a friendly manner, and then the referee blew the whistle to end the game. Liverpool and Willard, who were in great form, slaughtered 8-0 at home. Watford won the 11th round of the league, once again widening the points gap with competitors such as Manchester City, Arsenal, and Tottenham in the Premier League standings.
Of course, these are secondary. What everyone is more interested in is Willard's annual 100-goal record.
After the game, all the Red Army fans did not leave. They all sang the team song and a brief hymn to Willard and interacted with Willard. Naturally, Willard did not leave. He interacted with the fans in the stadium for a long time, so much so that he was late for the post-match press conference. Watford’s captain and coach had already finished their interviews. Willard He arrived late and was pulled to the press conference hall by Klopp.
What followed was an interview with reporters, congratulating him and talking about their thoughts.
After the game, whether it was online media, TV, newspapers, radio, etc., countries all over the world made overwhelming reports on Velarde's miracle of setting the annual 100-goal record and breaking the three-digit mark, including those comprehensive Big media.
Even China’s CCTV News gave a long broadcast of Willard’s feat:
"In the 11th round of the Premier League last night, Liverpool faced Watford at home."
"Liverpool's Argentinian superstar Alan Velarde scored five goals in a row in the 11th, 28th, 45th, 60th and 86th minutes, the only goal in a single Premier League game. A great show for five dollars.”
“With Villard’s five goals in a single game and the goals of his teammates, Liverpool defeated Watford 8-0 at home and continued to top the Premier League standings, launching a strong impact on their first Premier League championship in team history. "
“However, the most shocking news of this game is not that Willard scored five goals or that Liverpool beat their opponents 8-0, but that after Willard scored these five goals, his total goals in 2016 Count, reached 100 balls."
"These 100 goals are all professional goals for the adult team, excluding his U23 goals in the Brazilian Olympic Games."
"An individual goal exceeds the 100-goal mark for the year. This is an unprecedented miracle in world football. Before Gerd Muller's annual record of 85 goals was broken by Messi, no one even thought about it."
"Even after Messi reaches the record of 91 goals in the year, it is difficult for people to imagine breaking the 100-goal mark in the year."
"But now, Argentinian superstar Velarde has done it. He broke through the 100-goal barrier in a single year and became the first person in history."
"At the same time, it is only November, and there is still plenty of time for Velarde to set his annual goal record to a higher level."
"With his god-like personal performance and numerous championship titles, this year's Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year have basically become Willard's bag."
"Although Cristiano Ronaldo has the Champions League and European Cup titles, as well as the honor of the Champions League Golden Boot, his personal performance is still inferior to that of Willard, who is like God descending."
"After Messi, there is another successor to Argentina's world championship."
"Perhaps, Argentina may replace Brazil and become a new football kingdom in the future."
