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"Andy, I have a question." Seeing that there was not much time left in the first half, Tottenham, who played at home, did not score a goal but firmly took the initiative in the game, while Liverpool made a decent quick move. When the counterattack failed, Martin Taylor took the initiative to bring up the topic and analyzed the strange situation of this game with his partner. "It stands to reason that even if they lose Owen, their ace striker, Liverpool's counterattack should not be so weak." Powerlessness is the problem. The fact that Baros and Cisse won the European Cup Golden Boot and the top scorer in Ligue 1 shows that they must have the strength. Why did they become soft-footed shrimps as soon as they arrived at Liverpool? ?”
"Martin, you asked a good question." As Sky TV's ace commentator, Andy Gray not only has a wealth of football knowledge, but also knows how to arouse the audience's interest when the game reaches a stalemate, " In my opinion, there are two main reasons for this situation."
"First, Benitez had omissions in his formation. He should not simply use Baros and Cisse as substitutes for Irving. Although Baros, Cisse and Irving are both They are famous for their amazing speed, but in terms of details, there are still many differences between them. For example, Irving is faster and shoots more decisively, Baros has better skills and is relatively sticky, and Cisse's speed is catching up. Irving's awareness of running without the ball and his dribbling skills can be described as appalling. These subtle differences make it difficult for Baros and Cisse to complete the job like Irving does against a strong team like Tottenham. A solo feat. In my opinion, pairing Heskey with either of them would be much better than having both of them on the field at the same time.”
Due to the butterfly effect brought by George, Liverpool failed to get a Champions League ticket last season. Therefore, the cash-strapped Benitez did not make the decision to sell Heskey to Birmingham at a low price after taking office as he did in his previous life. However, even so, Benitez disliked this England center with extremely rough skills, and even did not include his name in the eighteen-man roster for this game.
"As for the second reason, it is that Liverpool has serious flaws in its staffing!" At this point, Andy Gray's tone showed some dissatisfaction, "If they want to launch a quick counterattack that can threaten Tottenham, then Liverpool There must be a good enough player in the midfield and backfield as the first point of the counterattack. Only in this way can they accurately seize the fleeting counterattack opportunity. Otherwise, Liverpool wants to rely on defense To counterattack and achieve a breakthrough on the league battlefield can only be said to be a pipe dream!"
"But Andy, during the time when Houllier was coaching, Liverpool also didn't have a ball release point as you mentioned, and the results were very good?" Seeing Andy Gray's comments temporarily come to an end, Martin Taylor He lost no time in raising questions, "For example, in the 2000-01 season, Liverpool won five championships including the UEFA Cup. And in the following 01-02 season, the Red Army even beat Manchester United to win the league runner-up. !”
"That's because Houllier's tactics maximized and squeezed Irving's potential, relying entirely on Irving's personal ability to solve the game." Regarding the question raised by Taylor, Andy Gray spoke directly without even thinking about it. He replied, "You might as well think back carefully. Did Liverpool's offensive tactics at that time go directly to Owen as soon as they had the ball, and then let him decide how to deal with the ball?"
It has to be said that Houllier is lucky to have a player like Owen with top striker potential, and it is also Owen's great misfortune. It was precisely because of Houllier's excessive pressure that Irving was overloaded for a long time. Not only did he have no time to absorb and digest new things, but he also suffered from injuries early on, and eventually began to decline before his career reached its peak.
"Listening to what you said, it seems that it is indeed true." Martin Taylor suddenly realized, "So, Andy, you should be optimistic about Tottenham winning this game now, right?"
"Yes, I do think that Tottenham have a much greater chance of winning this game than Liverpool." Andy Gray nodded decisively. After all, what he just said was enough to express his position. It must not be done at this time. He made a slap in the face, "Don't look at the score on the field is still zero to zero. But in fact, Liverpool's current situation is already very dangerous. If coach Benitez doesn't find a way to solve the problem of offensive difficulties as soon as possible, Then it’s really just a matter of time before Spurs break Dudek’s goal.”
I don’t know if it’s because of Andy Gray’s crow’s mouth, or because Liverpool has indeed reached its limit under Tottenham’s powerful offensive. As soon as he finished speaking, Baros lost to Vidic in a battle for the top in the frontcourt! The Tottenham players who successfully intercepted immediately launched a quick counterattack. Alonso's long pass accurately found Cristiano Ronaldo who was advancing along the right. The latter passed the ball into Liverpool's penalty area before Riise stretched his feet to make a clearance. !
Although Carragher and Hyypia are both veterans who have played in the Premier League for many years, and the latter was even selected into the UEFA Team of the Year during Liverpool's five-time championship, when facing Drogba, the two Still looking a little embarrassed - the power of this Cote d'Ivoire monster is too powerful. Even with the strength of the two of them, there is no way to guarantee that Drogba can be suppressed 100% while in good condition!
The most terrible thing is that since they have been enduring Tottenham's fierce attack for almost the entire first half, at this time, Hyypia and Carragher's physical fitness has reached a critical point, but Drogba is still full of life!
In the midst of this ebb and flow, Drogba easily jumped high from the double-team of the two, accurately directed Ronaldo's cross to the far corner of the goal, and broke through under Dudek's desperate gaze. The door to Liverpool!
One to zero! At the end of the first half, Didier Drogba scored Tottenham's first league goal of the new season!
"...Andy, I think there is no problem for you to be a prophet even if you don't want to be a commentator in the future." He glanced at the TV screen, where the Tottenham players were celebrating a goal on the field, and then looked at their expressions. Martin Taylor couldn't resist cracking a joke as Andy Gray fell into a stupor.
Drogba's goal before the end of the first half had a huge impact on Liverpool. Prior to this, although they were unable to open up the situation on the offensive end and were passively beaten on the court, due to the balance of the score, the Liverpool players were more or less able to remain calm and play according to Benitez's arrangement. And now, after Tottenham took the lead to break the deadlock, the mentality of the Liverpool players suddenly changed!
Anyway, we are already behind 0 to 1, what can we do if we continue to hold on? Could it be that the two unreliable guys on the front line can help us equalize the score? This was the only thought in the minds of the Liverpool players after Drogba scored!
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