Chapter 79 Classic offensive routines, pie-feeding assists
"Rodgers and Hammerstein"

“When you walk through the storm”

"Hold your head up high"

……

Liverpool fans sang the team song "You'll Never Walk Alone" from the very first second of the game. The unified and tacit singing surrounded the Anfield Stadium, creating a different kind of fanatical atmosphere.

Liverpool, which has home court advantage, took advantage of the kick-off opportunity and quickly ignited the flames of war to Wolfsburg's defensive half.

Rodgers' team obviously knew that Martin was the most stable part of Wolfsburg's defense, and the tentative attack was launched from the right.

Lallana received a pass from Coutinho on the right side of the attack to fully demonstrate his excellent foot skills. He first attracted enough defensive attention, then passed the ball to the right and then plugged in Glenn who participated in the attack. Johnson.

The offensive routine is very mature, but Glenn Johnson's cross doesn't feel good, and he flies directly to the left side of the attack.

Martin, who was in the defense zone, stopped the ball with his chest and quickly handed it to Tresch, who has been in very good condition recently. He then pretended to run forward to trick Sterling into turning around in a hurry, but actually stopped and retreated.

Tresch sent the ball back, Coutinho and Sterling jumped at the same time, and Martin slid the ball down to his right foot, and the arch of his foot sent a through ball close to the right touchline.

Vierinia pulled the ball from the bottom of his feet and passed it back. De Bruyne, who was catching the ball on the attacking right rib, seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, and made a long pass directly to the attacking left.

Glenn Johnson was affected by injuries, and his speed and ability to run back and forth were severely reduced. The football moved faster than people, and the right center back Skrtel had to pull out to defend.

Schurrle got the chance to single out, and he made full use of his super inward dribbling ability to go inside.

Skrtel has a record of playing against Schurrle in the Premier League and knows what the opponent is going to do, but sometimes the rhythm changes and passive defense will be half a beat behind.

Schurrle, who came to Anfield again, wanted to show himself very much. The previous technical action handling was indeed very good, but it was a pity that the connected instep shot did not handle the sight well, and the football missed the goal post far.

Xu Erle covered his face with his hands and cursed a few words: "Fake!"

Liverpool fans who sang "You'll Never Walk Alone" in the audience let out a sigh of relief.

If Wolfsburg takes the lead at the beginning of the game, the next game will be very troublesome.

Liverpool coach Rodgers secretly wiped a cold sweat from his forehead.

Wolfsburg's best offensive method is to play a diagonal long pass, and then the wide players who widen the offensive width choose to break through or cross.

Schurrle, who joined Wolfsburg before the winter window closed, has enriched the team's tactical play. His in-cut long shots can often bring a huge threat to the opponent's goal.

Schurrle's cut-in shot did not threaten Mignolet's goal, but it played a knock-on effect.

Liverpool reorganized their offense, and Lallana and Glenn Johnson were still on the right, testing the quality of Wolfsburg's defense on the left.

The tactics developed by Heijin before the game were rigorous and highly targeted. In addition, Martin's defense on the right was solid, and the tactical defense system tended to be on the side of Ricardo Rodriguez, who was weak in defense.

There was no problem in defense, and Wolfsburg's frontcourt players began to devote more energy to attacking.

The ball possession ratio has also gradually caught up, almost reaching 55%.

After 1/3 of the game in the first half, Rodgers realized that playing on the right could not open up the situation, so he took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to blow his homemade whistle on the sidelines, and waited for Henderson to look over before using body movements to convey tactical adjustments.

Wolfsburg's offense returned without success, and Liverpool got an offensive opportunity.

After a series of multiple passes, the football came to Coutinho's feet. He caught the ball on the left side of the attack and failed to find a chance to kick it. With a flick of the right foot, he gave the ball to Sterling who was ready to attack on the left. .

Left-back Moreno stepped in to participate in the offense, taking Vierinia's defensive attention away and winning a one-on-one breakthrough for Sterling.

Before the game, Sterling was indeed very afraid of Martin, but feeling the frenzy on his face, he regained enough confidence.

As the new European Golden Boy, how can he be compared to Martin who is only shortlisted for the European Golden Boy Award?
No!

Absolutely not!

I saw Sterling dribbling the ball with his iconic belly and hips, with his forearms spread out, like a goose that has been coquettishly moving, and at the same time, the inside of the instep of his right foot touched the ball with high frequency.

If Sterling is underestimated because of this, it will definitely be easily broken through.

Martin has seen the highlights of Sterling's breakthroughs and technical characteristics provided by the coaching staff. He is dignified, fighting and retreating, waiting for opportunities.

Sterling, who is over [-] years old, is extremely fast and explosive. He spotted the moment when Martin's feet were alternately supported, and suddenly used the inside of the instep of his right foot to smash the ball to the bottom line.

Martin, who was fighting and retreating, was waiting for this opportunity. His outstretched right foot was as fast as lightning, and it happened to block the route of Sterling's spike.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!"

Sterling looked at Martin's quick outstretched right foot, full of disbelief.

But...the facts were before his eyes, and he couldn't help but believe it.

Affected by the inertia brought about by the acceleration of the start, Sterling was tripped to the ground.

"beep~"

Martin directly handed the ball to Tresch, who was serving as the right midfielder, but the referee Skomina blew his whistle.

"Ok?"

Martin, who had already played the ball, looked at Skomina with a question mark on his face, meaning did I foul?
Skomina nodded arrogantly, pointing at the fallen Sterling.

What I want to express is already obvious, that is...you fouled.

Martin is very confident in his defensive actions, very speechless, but helpless.

Who let the opponent be the referee?
Wolfsburg coach Hei Jin spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders, looking helpless.

The on-site director immediately restored the scene that just happened.

PP sports commentator Zhan Jun looked at the clear slow-motion replay and said loudly: "Sterling's breakthrough trick was seen through by Martin in advance, and the lightning-fast interception was fast, accurate and ruthless. It was the referee Skomina from Slovenia. It was an obvious misjudgment."

The Dragon Kingdom fans in front of the computer screen and the Wolfsburg fans in front of the TV all opened their mouths, and blurted out the essence of China.

Liverpool fans at Anfield love to see this happen.

Otherwise, what good is the home field advantage?

Coutinho took a direct free kick from the left side of the attack. Players from both sides in the penalty area jumped up one after another, but no one hit it, and the football went out of the far baseline.

Benalio waited for his frontcourt teammates to get near the center line before he ran up and kicked the goal kick.

Dost, who is 1.9m[-] in height, has been in hot form recently. He also staged a hat-trick at the Bayer Arena a few days ago. With his height advantage, he overwhelmed Skrtel and Lovren to ferry the ball to Schurrle.

Since the beginning of the game, Schurrle has wasted a few opportunities for possession of the ball. Instead of taking the ball to break through, he handed it over to De Bruyne who came to meet him in the middle.

After three passes and two downs, the football came to the offensive right.

Vierinha is holding the ball on the right side of the attack, and Martin plugs in to participate in the attack.

Wolfsburg's classic offensive routine!
Liverpool's defense moves very quickly, and Sterling, who is active in defense, is closely following Martin.

Martin, who advanced along the right sideline, brought Sterling to a sudden stop.

Vierinha naturally did not pass the ball to Martin, he gave the ball to De Bruyne who organized the attack in the middle.

The offensive direction then shifted to the offensive left, and Schurrle, who received the ball, got a one-on-one chance for Glenn Johnson.

The effect of several consecutive in-cut long shots was not very good, Schurrle chose to hand the ball to Arnold who was forward to participate in the attack.

Wolfsburg's offense was passed back and forth on the left side of the attack.

After several consecutive passes, De Bruyne, who received the ball in the middle, passed the ball vigorously to Vierinia, who attacked the right flank.

Compared with the previous pass, the power is greater.

Sterling, who is in the defense zone, sticks to Vierinia who is facing the ball according to the principle of defensive proximity.

What I didn't expect was that the opponent lifted his foot to give way, and the football missed.

Moreno, who had been on guard for a long time, hurriedly made up the defense.

During the acceleration process, Martin stopped and took a few trips, wiped the ball towards the baseline, and looked up at his teammates in the penalty area.

Moreno is not fast enough. He runs straight to the baseline, preventing Martin from cutting inside while blocking the passing route as much as possible.

But... the premise is that Martin needs to continuously adjust the pace before passing the ball.

Martin, who observed his teammates running in the penalty area, caught up with the football with two strides, supported his body with his left foot, and kicked the middle and lower part of the football rolling forward with the inside of the instep of his right foot.

The football rising from the ground is like a rainbow piercing the sky and turning to the middle of the penalty area. The left center back Lovren jumped high and missed the football.

Dost, who is 1.9 meters tall, trusts Martin's cross. He grabs the position in front of Skrtel, bends his knees, jumps up, twists his waist and shakes his head.

Skrtel had no choice but to pull Dorst's back jersey behind him.

What he didn't expect was that it was such a light pull, which instead helped Dost increase the angle of his head shaking.

The soccer ball, which changed its running direction, crossed the fingertips of Mignolet's outstretched right arm in a larger arc, and fell into the embrace of the snow-white net...

"Goooooooooooooal—"

exclaimed German sky commentator Marcel Leif.

"Dost scored the goal!"

Although PP sports commentator Zhan Jun is a Liverpool fan, his commentary is professional enough and he shouted emotionally: "Martin's cross from the right is still accurate, it is almost sent to the head of teammate Dost!"

"Bas Dorst sends the football Martin fed to his mouth into the goal of Simon Mignolet! 1:0! Wolfsburg leads the home team Liverpool as a guest!"

Andy Gray, the commentator of Sky British TV, gave a passionate commentary.

Dost, who scored a goal, was very excited. He opened his arms and ran all the way to the right corner flag area.

He leaned forward with his upper body, opened his hands, and then kicked his feet, and the whole person glides out in a long way on the grass that has been sprinkled with water but not yet dry.

Martin and other teammates imitated the example, slid to the side of the goal hero Dost, and jointly vented the ecstasy brought by the precious away goal.

The current European war has not canceled the advantage of away goals, which means that away goals are very important in the two-round knockout rounds, and sometimes even play a priceless role.

"aaoaoaooooo—"

The Liverpool fans at Anfield fell into a momentary confusion. The fans sitting in front of the TV could see the Wolfsburg fans who were traveling with the team took the opportunity to wave their arms wildly and shout a lot of words.

Immediately, the on-site director restored the entire scoring process.

Judging from the slow-motion playback, Dorst's position selection is good, but Martin's cross is really beautiful. The height of the pass just passed over the head of Lovren in the previous point, and then landed on the top of Dorst's head.

"Cake-feeding pass!"

PP sports commentator Zhan Junlang said.

(End of this chapter)

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