Chapter 93 Counterattack, then counterattack

Liverpool scored first in the away game, which was not surprising to the home team fans.

After all, they were runners-up in the Premier League last season.

The fans of the away team gathered in the east stand and sang the team song while jumping up and down.

The fans of the home team also looked like they had "no choice", because from the whole process of scoring the goal, it can be seen that the opponent's technology and tactics are much better than their own team.

Sterling's ability to calmly handle the defense in the penalty area alone is the quality of a first-class forward.

Not only Sterling, Coutinho's dribbling, Henderson's passing, every aspect is arranged around the team's tactics.

The players themselves have a very strong ability to read the game, so they are not so rigid when executing tactics.

After Rossi kicked off the ball in midfield, Liverpool immediately started to press.

After scoring a goal, you should take advantage of your opponent's unstable mentality to expand the score in one go.

Liverpool is one of the best.

The players fought harder and continued to put pressure on the Bournemouth defense.

In the triangle formation formed by Lovren, Gerrard and Skrtel, Gerrard plays a prominent position in the middle and is responsible for long passes from the backcourt.

There are only two central defenders who really defend.

If you think Liverpool's defense is too weak, you are absolutely wrong.

Although there are only two defensive center backs, in front of Gerrard, Kolo Toure, Henderson and Lucas form a midfield barrier, which can attack and defend, and is very flexible.

With Kolo Toure sweeping and intercepting in the defensive midfielder position, Henderson and Lucas can attack more forward.

The Bournemouth team's response strategy is to let go of the wings and concentrate their forces in the center.

Liverpool's lineup does not have a high point to compete for the top, so by shrinking the formation, Coutinho can be double-teamed and defended in the middle.

Markovic and Lallana on the wing did not pass the ball rashly to the center after getting the ball, but used dribbling to break through and disrupt the defense.

In the 25th minute, Markovic dribbled the ball from the left wing, along the edge of the penalty area, and suddenly quickly moved the ball to the baseline.

Francis quickly defended and fell to the ground to block the passing line, but his opponent still passed the ball just as it was about to roll out of the baseline.

The ball was passed to Sterling who was ambushing in the penalty area.

Sterling has his back to the goal at the moment, with Cook defending behind him. Midfielder O'Kane on the right is also defensively in place, and has no chance to turn around and shoot.

But on the line of the penalty area, teammate Coutinho was unguarded and was cutting in diagonally.

Sterling reacted smartly to the ball and ran towards the sideline, giving his teammates more space to shoot.

Seeing this, Cook gave up defending Sterling and instead stepped forward to block the opponent's shot.

With no teammates outflanking him in the middle, Coutinho chose to shoot directly.

Bang!

In order to avoid Cook's defense, Coutinho shot towards the far corner of the goal.

After Sterling got the ball, goalkeeper Boruc lowered his center of gravity. When he saw his opponent shooting, he quickly fell to the ground and blocked the ball with his right hand.

The blocked ball rolled to the back point, and full-back Adam Smith did not dare to stop the ball in the penalty area. He directly kicked the ball and cleared the ball out of the penalty area.

Due to the attack just now, Liverpool's defense was pressed higher up, but Smith's clearance ball landed at the feet of Stanislas.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight back.

Ricci in the midfield was already rushing in. After Stanislas distributed the ball to him, he ran forward.

[Bournemouth’s opportunity to counterattack is now 4v4 in the frontcourt, let’s see how Ritchie handles it.]

[Facing Kolo Toure’s defense, Richie chose to pass the ball to Stanislas on the wing.]

[Rossi is running into the space to see if there is a chance to pass.]

Counterattack is all about speed, surprise, and power.

After seeing central defender Skrtel start to defend in the direction of the ball, Stanislas made a long diagonal pass to the center with one foot.

When Rossi drives forward, he always monitors the position of the defensive line to avoid being in an offside position.

Gerrard is not a defensive midfielder, he does not have a strong sense of position selection in the first place, and he is slightly insufficient in grasping the timing of the attack.

He chose to stay on a horizontal line with Rossi, blocking Rossi's inward cross-cutting route and shooting angle.

Not trying to steal the ball, just trying to slow down the opponent's attack speed.

Before Rossi caught the ball, he had already observed Wilson's forward position. He stretched out his right foot and gently led the ball forward with the instep of his outside foot.

He ran forward two steps, found that he had not escaped Gerrard's defense, and tapped the ball to the left with the heel of his right foot.

This "heel strike to change direction" works best when pushing forward at high speed.

But after Gerrard saw Rossi change, his strong body allowed him to quickly switch from sprinting to stopping to defending.

Rossi was surprised. In the British Championship, no matter how agile the defensive player was, he would not be able to defend so quickly.

They paused long enough for him to pass the ball.

But Gerrard returned to defense so quickly that Rossi had no time to adjust his balance and sent the ball to Wilson on the right with his left foot.

He also lost his balance due to passing the ball, was pushed by Gerrard and fell down.

The ball bypassed Lovren at the front and passed to Wilson at the back.

Although he got the ball, the inside route was occupied by Lovren, and he had to get into the penalty area before he could defend in place.

But Lovren followed in time and was already stuck on Wilson's path to sprint again.

As long as he dares to move forward, even if he can't stop it, he will lose the shooting angle.

Wilson made a prompt decision and raised his foot to shoot, but Lovren immediately extended his foot to block it.

But when he shot, he dunked the ball to the left, trying to get rid of the defense.

Lovren's outstretched left foot suddenly landed on the ground, then quickly raised it to continue blocking.

Wilson didn't expect that his opponent had seen through his fake move.

In a hurry, he swung his legs on the spot, and in order to avoid the defense, he used the instep of his right foot to shoot the ball out.

Due to the lack of effort, the ball was easily confiscated by goalkeeper Brad Jones.

Eddie Howe looked up to the sky and sighed. The speed and quality of this counterattack were good enough, but Liverpool's retreat and marking were so fast.

Just when the fans were lamenting this attack, Liverpool goalkeeper Jones held the ball with both hands, abandoned the goal, and threw the ball hard as he was about to leave the penalty area.

The ball came to Gerrard's feet.

Counterattack with a hand throw!

Gerrard took a direct kick, and without any defender, he made a precise long pass to Sterling at the front.

This time, it was Bournemouth's defense's turn to take a breath of cold air.

The two full-backs did not return, leaving only the two central defenders and O'Kane who rushed back to defend.

Under Cook's interference, Sterling stopped the ball a bit too much, beyond his body's control.

Cook decisively stretched out his foot and poked the ball out, intending to pass it to O'Kane.

Unexpectedly, he used too much force and accidentally penetrated Markovich from behind.

Sterling saw his teammate get the ball and quickly moved forward. At this time, as long as Markovich passed the ball diagonally, it was a one-on-one shot.

Bournemouth defender Elphick saw something bad and hurriedly raised the ball, putting Sterling in an offside position.

This small detail made Sterling immediately stop moving forward.

Markovich therefore did not choose to pass the ball, giving O'Kane the opportunity to pursue the defense.

Missing the passing opportunity, Markovich could only continue to advance with the ball.

Center defender Elphick quickly moved laterally to defend his breakthrough.

The space behind him is left to O'Kane to cover and cut off the passing line.

Markovich saw that there was no chance to pass the ball, so he took a step to the left. When his left foot just stepped into the penalty area, he shot a cold arrow with his right foot, half-turned and shot towards the far corner of the goal.

The sudden shot caught Elphick off guard. He subconsciously stretched out his foot to block it, but the ball passed under his crotch and went straight to the lower left corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Boruc fell to the ground to pounce on the ball. Although the ball was not very fast, it was hit too suddenly and at a tricky angle. It bypassed his fingertips, almost touching the inside of the post, and penetrated into the net.

0:2!

【GOAL!!!】

[The goal went in, a shot from Markovic.]

[No one expected that he would actually take a shot from a place that was not a good opportunity.]

[Liverpool spent 25 million euros to introduce Markovic from Benfica this summer. He used this shot to prove his worth. 】

【This time I fought back and was counterattacked, it was so enjoyable.】

[This is the ability of the top giants. When you miss an opportunity, what is waiting for you may be your opponent's counterattack. 】

After scoring the goal, Markovich knelt on his knees, pointed his hands in the sky, and muttered something.

After he got up, his teammates gathered around and celebrated his goal with him.

Attack, counterattack, and counterattack again, all of this happened so fast, the fans were like experiencing a roller coaster, and their hearts were beating non-stop.

In the end, I found out that my own goal had been breached, and I was at the bottom of my game.

It was less than half an hour, and the team was already two goals behind, and the initiative was completely in the hands of the opponent.

What to do next?
Chapter completed!