Chapter 559: Rehearsal of the British League Cup Finals (Part 2)

After leading the game in the first half, he was equalized and did not disrupt the rhythm of the Liverpool players.
This is Anfield!
Liverpool players now have sufficient self-confidence and believe that they can achieve the final victory in the game.
As soon as the second half of the game began, Liverpool resumed running more aggressively, completely suppressing the momentum that Spurs had played in the first half. Of course, in the game, Tottenham players will have a lot of counterattack opportunities through active running, but the initiative of attack is definitely in the hands of Liverpool.
Liverpool's offensive in the frontcourt is very fierce, and Tottenham's defense seems to be a little jumbled.
It is true that Liverpool’s current tactical system has been refined. The individual abilities of the players, coupled with the tacit cooperation between the players in a small area, enable Liverpool’s offense to always be able to threaten the pass in a fast movement. Break through Tottenham’s defenses and cause a very threatening offensive. Liverpool's shots in the second half of the game, in a fast-paced offensive state, significantly increased over the same period in the first half.
Team cooperation and players' personal abilities are all interspersed and used in the offense.
Coutinho's long shot and Balotelli's volley in front of the penalty zone line were extremely threatening, and almost broke the gate guarded by Lori at the beginning of the second half.
Lori's defensive performance today is excellent. This French goalkeeper has gradually entered the ranks of world-class goalkeepers with his stable and outstanding performance.
If Coutinho’s long shot hit the goal before, it would be a good judgment for the goalkeeper because of the distance. Then Balotelli hit the ball at the penalty zone line very fast, a sharply angled vigorous volley, and can also be dropped to the ground quickly by Lori to complete a side attack, which shows Lori's strength.
However, no matter how tough the goalkeeper is, it can't stop all the offenses of the opponent, especially when the teammate in front of him who is responsible for the defense is not strong.
In the 63rd minute of the game, Liverpool organized an attack on the front court.
Gerrard, who came off the bench before, shifted the ball from the center and turned the ball to Sterling on the right.
As Liverpool's offense was concentrated on the left, so the defense on the right at this time, Tottenham left behind defensive personnel is not so sufficient.
Sterling singled Rose on the right 1v1.
Although they are all speed players, Sterling, while occupying proactiveness, directly accelerates the bottom and seeks to get rid of Rose.
Rose's speed is not slow, but when Sterling takes the lead, he can only prevent Sterling from crossing into the penalty area. If he wants to block Sterling's pass, the difference in position is not allowed.
Sterling made a low pass, which was extremely fast.
Tottenham's back midfielder Dell, who made up in front of the goal, stretched his foot to make a clearance, but because of underestimating the speed of the ball, he kicked.
The ball bounced and continued to fly to the center.
Balotelli wanted to get to the front point before, but the players who were returned to the defense by Tottenham held their position, and there was no way to get to the front point.
But at this time there was unexpected joy, which fell from the sky.
Dale made a mistake in a clearance and "passed" the ball directly to Balotelli's feet.
However, with a crowd of Tottenham players around, Balotelli did not have a good way to complete the adjustment and hit the goal.
Ke Ba Shen is a master of art and bold, before the small restricted area, knowing that there is no opportunity to adjust the shot, Ba Shen actually took another path.
Without adjusting, directly facing the goal and leaning on the defender, the moment the stop is completed, the ball is directly knocked towards the goal on the heel.
Goalkeeper Lori hit this heel by surprise and was caught off guard. He did not expect that Balotelli would use this method to complete the final attack.
Falling to the ground, fluttering sideways, this time Lori was obviously a beat slower, Balotelli hit the goal successfully and regained the lead for Liverpool, 2-1!
Bashen scored again!
In the situation where Sturridge has been plagued by injuries, if Palladium can open up, it will be the most powerful supplement to Liverpool's midfield attack options.
This time, after the lead, Liverpool played more seriously.
Even if Spurs want to launch an offensive, they have to face Liverpool's stronger defense than in the first half.
Moreover, Liverpool's defensive counterattack efficiency has been significantly improved.
After Yang Feng had the full defense of his teammates, he was not as strenuous as before he was scored by Tottenham when he faced Harry Kane.
With the help of his teammates to block a certain area, Yang Feng can fully grasp Kane's course of action and complete the blockade of Kane directly in the game.
Even if Yang Feng's defense has begun to dominate, but Tottenham only has Kane as an immediate firepower point, sometimes Eriksson has to try to force Kane for this attack point.
Then, it's time for Yang Feng to show his defensive ability.
Yang Feng used his own judgment and excellent physical confrontation ability to directly complete the grab when Kane was preparing to catch the ball.
Eriksson's pass was cut off first.
After that, Yang Feng took the ball and ran two steps forward, observing the positions of the teammates who had launched a counterattack.
A long pass from the backcourt directly went to Balotelli who was running in the front.
Balotelli took the lead and was double-defensively by Vertonghen and Dale, but Bashen's physical fitness is not weak.
The sudden stop in the process of accelerating forward, Bashen stopped for a frontal ball, leaning back against the defending Dell, while Vertonghen continued to return to the penalty area first~EbookFREE.me~ myself Under Dell's defense, Balotelli, who could not handle the ball in the first time, directly took off and chose to ferry the header to the side.
Bashen is the sharp knife that Liverpool rushes forward, but the sharp knife in Liverpool's counterattack is definitely more than just one.
Behind Bashen, Coutinho was the first to follow.
Coutinho received Balotelli's header ferry, stopped the ball, and continued to accelerate forward.
Vertonghen made up the defense at this time, but Coutinho directly pulled the ball horizontally, swayed Vertonghen, and got a shot angle, directly on the penalty zone line to complete the kick.
Coutinho’s kick was powerful and angled, and Lori, this time, finally failed to maintain his previous excellent form.
Faced with Coutinho's long shot, despite the save action, his body's falling speed was still a little slower. The ball was close to the ground, slipped past Lori's men and rolled into the net.
3 to 1!
Liverpool relied on this concise counterattack to continue to expand the points difference.
Liverpool, which leads by 2 goals, is even more powerful. The rhythm of the game is firmly in the hands of Liverpool, and the counterattacks that Tottenham wanted to organize several times were resolved by Yang Feng. Liverpool’s defense in the first half gave Pochettino off the court a hope of offensive, but the defensive state shown since Liverpool lost the ball made the Tottenham coach fully understand that as long as Liverpool itself does not have too many problems, It's definitely the next move to attack Liverpool.
In the end, the advance preview of the English League Cup finals, Liverpool at Anfield won 3-1, which laid a huge psychological advantage for the League Cup final two weeks later...