Volume 3: The Myth of the Gunslinger Chapter 112: A Deadly Counterattack (Part II)

Steven Gerrard is an all-round player who can play in almost any position. He played at left-back, right-back, and later as a central midfielder, as well as a right-midfielder. After Torres arrived at Liverpool, Gerrard switched to shadow striker, and in England he also played at left midfield, Gerrard is characterized by physical fitness, strength and speed, and a well-balanced left and right foot technique. In a way, he and Li Huan are the same type of players. It's just that Li Huan is more outstanding in terms of speed and free kicks.

When Gerrard rushed from the front of the penalty area, Li Huan didn't dare to be careless, although he was very confident in his skills and speed, but he was not confident enough to easily pass Gerrard, and Liverpool was quite cautious about the protection of the front of the penalty area, as long as Gerrard formed a certain obstacle to his dribbling, there would be a large number of follow-up defenders to follow, Li Huan was watching his teammates' running position while dribbling the ball, hoping that someone could help him. But Nasri was still grinding behind like a snail, with Cesc Fabregas and Diaby not coming as fast as the opposition defenders. Walcott has defenders in front of him, and if he passes through, it will be difficult for him to avoid interceptions by centre-back Carragher.

However, after Li Huan took two more steps forward, the situation suddenly opened up with Walcott's change of direction and running, Li Huan was staring at Gerrard trying to pass the Liverpool captain, and saw Walcot's running position in the spare eyes of his eyes, he did not do a large swing of his legs, his ankle shook, and as soon as the instep flicked, the ball flew out of front of Gerrard's body, Li Huan's movement was too small, the action was too fast, just in front of Gerrard, Gerrard did not have time to stretch out his feet to intercept.

And because of Li Huan's hidden passing action, Gerrard also used Li Huan as a shield, Liverpool's central defender Carragher was too late to intercept when he saw it, and the players who returned to the defense did not change their running line in time, they were still running towards Li Huan, and did not take care of Walcott.

In fact, even the commentator at the scene found out that Li Huan had passed the ball when the ball rolled five or six meters away, and he said in surprise and horror: "The Chinese passed the ball!" He didn't confront Gerrard head-on, the target was Walcott, and the defenders were all deceived, not good! Walcoat took advantage of his speed, shaking off all defenders and heading straight to goalkeeper Reina......

The ball is in!

Theo. Walcott!

Little Tiger scored a goal for Arsenal! Arsenal came back from a goal down to take the lead and Liverpool suffered a major blow. I have to say that Chinese's through ball is of the standard of a midfield master, and even Cesc Fabregas is not able to pass such a ball in every game......"

Concealed passes, quick and fatal hits! After Theo Walcott returned from injury, the two geniuses once again completed a brilliant combination, this time with Liverpool as the victim.

The voices of the on-site commentators didn't stop as the cheers of the Arsenal fans echoed over the Anfield stadium.

Arsene Wenger's daughter Leah was sitting there unwillingly, Li Huan took the ball deep into Liverpool's half, she didn't seem to see it, the little girl was sullen because her father ignored her, when Li Huan passed the ball to Walcott, the defender failed to block it, Leah was still there in a daze. When Theo Walcoat kicks the ball into the Liverpool goal! Leah let out a scream, "Ah! The ball is in! But she didn't hear her own voice because there were countless fans in Arsenal shirts around her who were also chanting indulgently.

Hornby gripped the old yellow jersey nervously, not shouting "yes" or "goal" or any other similar shout that would come to his lips as he usually does in moments like these; Rather, a strange sound came from the throat: "aaaarrrrgggghhhhhh", a strange cry that was speechless when stunned by extreme ecstasy and disbelief, and suddenly the fans around them threw themselves on each other in ecstasy, rolled to the ground, glared and roared like madmen! Celebrate this wonderful goal.

Bella, the American girl in the VIP box, almost involuntarily raised her hands and applauded, in fact, she didn't really feel his subconscious enthusiasm!

Looking at the goal, looking at his daughter, Kroenke drank the red wine in the glass very happily, the good has begun, but it's not over yet, isn't it? Kroenke stroked his mustache and smiled knowingly, he could imagine the expression of his American counterpart at the moment.

Arsene Wenger and his assistant coach Rice embraced each other, a sight that is hard to see, and reporters next to him have their cameras focused on the two coaches.

In the face of the carnival of the Arsenal people, Benitez waved his hand helplessly and pulled his tie, perhaps feeling that the tie was too tight, making him feel a little difficult to breathe, and his mood was extremely bad at the moment, if there was anything worse in the game than being behind, it was to be behind after leading. In addition, what makes Benitez even more uncomfortable is that this goal is actually not accidental, but an inevitability, because Arsenal has already taken the initiative in the game before, and his tactical adjustments have not played a big role, and Aquilani has not been able to change the situation like Li Huan.

Benitez turned around and looked at Ngog and Voronin who were sitting on the bench, now he can use these two strikers, the club's economic crisis, there is no money to buy big-name strikers, in fact, this is the root cause of Liverpool's declining record, in the final analysis, money is the protagonist of the Premier League, without 100 million euros, can Arsenal buy Li Huan? Without Li Huan, can Arsenal have a good time today? Wenger? A coach who hasn't won a championship in five years and has never won a Champions League dares to call a big man, I'm bah!

Benitez quickly gave up on these resentful associations and began to consider the situation in front of him, Voronen belonged to the tandem surname, had experience and physique, could run all over the field, and had similarities with Kuyt, a sapper-type striker. Ngog can hold the ball, pass assists imaginatively, and have a height advantage. But it's a little weaker physically, and it's not good at handling the final blow, so it doesn't seem to have much effect on who you send up, 'How good it would be if you gave me a Li Huan!' Benitez's mind wandered again, he immediately shook his head to prevent this thought from appearing, and decisively called Ngog, at this time there is no need for sappers, there is a need for geniuses who can break the deadlock, although Ngog is not of sufficient level, but he is barely suitable.

In the 72nd minute of the game, that is, after Arsenal just overtook the score, Liverpool immediately began to make substitutions, and Benayoun, who had not shown anything and had a slight decline in fitness, went off the field and substituted striker Ngogg. Liverpool continue to step up their attack.

After falling behind, the Anfield stadium sang even louder:

"When you pass through a storm, hold your head high, don't be afraid, the darkness at the end of the storm, is a golden sky and the sweet song of the lark, through the wind, through the rain, your dreams may be shattered, but with the hope of your heart, you will never walk alone, you will never walk alone...... Inspired by the singing, the Liverpool players returned to the earth like a giant Antai, and they had endless motivation and inspiration, and in the last fifteen minutes of the game, when they were running out of energy and energy, they rose up to launch wave after wave of attacks against Arsenal.

Liverpool are a magical team, reversing Olympiacos in the Champions League in 05 to advance, reversing AC Milan to win the title, and becoming the Premier League winner with 9 strikes last season. Liverpool have enough quality and tenacity, and they are used to counter-attacking when the opposition is exhausted or mentally relaxed.

Professor Arsene Wenger is well aware of this, having not won at Anfield for six years and is not convinced they can easily win the game this time. Seeing the backward Liverpool substitution Jedi counterattack, Arsenal also made substitutions, the average performance of the game Song was replaced by Denilson, Arsenal also did not show weakness to strengthen the control of the midfield, using attack rather than defense to deal with Liverpool, but at this time, Wenger's substitution more reflects a kind of courage.

Arsenal fans also realise that taking the lead does not mean victory, although the game is over in less than 20 minutes, but these ten minutes are definitely the most difficult ten minutes for Arsenal, the players need their support, they want to be the motivation and backing of the players on the field, they must make their players feel their presence.

Almost all the Arsenal fans waved the scarves and flags in their hands, chanting the names of each player in the loudest voice, even if they were hoarse, they didn't care about taking a sip of water to moisten their throats, they were as nervous as the Arsenal players on the field, as if they were playing the game themselves, friends, loved ones, the sky, the earth, everything around them no longer existed, the whole world only had 22 players on the field, only the ball that constantly changed the ball in possession.

This extremely tense scene made Bella in the VIP box feel extremely depressed, she wanted to shout to be comfortable, and finally she couldn't stand this tense atmosphere anymore, this is an atmosphere that can not be completely absent from an NBA basketball game with a few goals a minute, Bella felt that she would go crazy if she didn't shout out, Bella rushed out of the VIP box, ran to the ordinary stands and cheered with the Arsenal fans, and Kroenke was completely focused on the game at this time, and he didn't realize that his baby daughter had left the VIP box.

(To be continued)