Football’s First Defender
Chapter 741: Last round
In the penultimate round of the Premier League, the two teams competing for the top of the table, Leicester City and Liverpool, both faced off in their respective leagues and won the game.
Liverpool defeated Watford, who didn't have much desire to play, while Leicester City defeated Liverpool's two arch-enemy teams one after another, keeping their leading advantage at 2 points.
The championship competition of the league will depend entirely on the results of the final round of the league.
Only when Liverpool win can it be possible to complete the reversal.
If unable to win, the champion will be handed over directly to Leicester City.
For Leicester City, in the final round, as long as they can win, they will directly win the final championship.
But no results can not win, and if Liverpool win, then they will be directly reversed by Liverpool because of the disadvantage of the goal difference.
Such a thrilling and complex situation will also make the final round of the Premier League at the same time, there will be great variables.
The difficulty of Liverpool's last few league matches is pretty good.
In the final round of the league, Liverpool challenged West Bromwich Albion.
West Bromwich Albion has been relegated in the Premier League this season, and the team has really entered a holiday. If the relegation is successfully completed, for West Bromwich Albion, in the game, it is considered to be able to enjoy the game, the result does not matter.
West Bromwich Albion, now ranked 15th in the Premier League, does not seem to be so easy to cause trouble for Liverpool.
For Leicester City, their opponents in the final round are much stronger in strength.
That is Chelsea who will go all out.
Chelsea's performance this season, although not so outstanding.
But after the coaching change, the team has also taken on a brand new look.
And he performed well both offensively and defensively.
This is the final game of the league and Chelsea’s last home game. For Chelsea, winning a home game in the game will be the best gift for home fans.
And Chelsea has nothing to do with Leicester City, nor does it have any deep hatred with Liverpool.
For example, Manchester United and Everton can be in the game to disgust Liverpool, whether at home or away, are weak, lose to Leicester City, and even the fans are not happy that their home team has lost.
For Chelsea fans, after a failed wait for an opportunity, it is natural to hope that the team can finish with a game victory to prepare for the team for the next season.
In the final round, for the two teams competing for the title, Liverpool and Leicester City, both have to compete in the game.
However, in terms of difficulty, it must be that Liverpool have a greater chance of winning.
For Leicester City, whether they can capture Stamford Bridge in the away game will be a key battle for their success or failure this season.
After all, it is to go to the end as the big dark horse, and create the "miracle" of the Premier League and win the final league championship.
It still fell short since, and was successfully turned over by Liverpool, allowing Liverpool to comeback and win the championship, while creating a brilliant three consecutive championships in the Premier League.
In the 38th round of the Premier League, the last round of matches, all game times were played at the same time, and the most spectator was actually Chelsea's match against Leicester City.
Many "30" Leicester City fans, looking forward to the team can maintain the true qualities of a dark horse and win the final championship.
Chelsea fans want more to see how the team is playing and whether they can use their strength to determine the ownership of the championship.
For many fans of Manchester United and Everton, when their team’s record is no longer pursued, they naturally come to watch this game and take a look at Leicester City. After accepting the "gift" of your own team, can you complete a real counterattack, relying on your own strength, and stepping through the hurdle of Chelsea to win the final league championship.
Let alone the focus of Chelsea and Leicester City next door.
For the Liverpool players, what they need to do in the game is to continue to fight for victory in the game.
The prerequisite for a reversal is that Liverpool must win this game and Leicester City will overturn in the away game. If Liverpool's own game can't be won, then everything is in vain.
Relying on instantaneous scoring power, Liverpool achieved a 2-0 lead, and also allowed Liverpool to lock in the victory as soon as possible. The idea of staying power in the second half was more than half completed.
After leading by two goals, Liverpool did not slow down the rhythm, but continued to maintain or even speed up their own offensive and defensive rhythm, to strive for the ability to score more goals before halftime and continue to expand the lead.
Since they will face Chelsea next weekend, Liverpool need to give the players enough rest time on the basis of ensuring a smooth victory in this game.
Want to let the players get enough space to relax on the field, when facing a team like Swansea that is good at attacking, naturally they still want them to score more goals in the game and establish a large enough lead. .
Otherwise, a team that is good at offensive, if it is really in the half-time, playing crazy, there is completely room for miracles.
Therefore, Liverpool’s offensive did not actually slow down, but continued to seek more goals in the game, seizing all the time in the first half, striving to seal the victory.
The offensive organized by Liverpool itself and the counterattack that took place at the end of Swansea’s offensive during the offensive and defensive transition phase were extremely threatening.
Even if he has successfully scored two goals in the opponent's gate, the huge offensive threat seems to herald the third goal, which will come soon.
Of course, for the Liverpool players to save energy and stay in the key battle with Chelsea in the middle of the week, the Swansea players at home will not care so much.
For Swansea players, their goal at this stage in the game is simple.
With two goals behind, the outcome of this game is not so important to them.
The most important thing is that they have to play wonderful offensive cooperation, so that the fans watching the game have an emotional release point and a reason to cheer and celebrate.
Of course, giving comfort to the fans is one aspect. For the Swansea players, being able to perform well when facing Liverpool is also a recognition of their own strength.
Swansea is still launching an offensive. Not only the midfielders, but even the full-backs, are also fully plugging in. They want to suppress Liverpool and when they want to face the defending champion, they play a wave of suppressing offensive. .
It's just that the overall strength of Swansea's team is there, their idea is good, and they are willing to invest in the number of offenses.
But in terms of offensive strength, it is not so good.
Liverpool's defensive composition at this time easily restricted Swansea's many offensive directions.
Swansea's offensive effect is not so significant.
On the other hand, Liverpool’s own counterattack is still quite threatening.
In the face of Liverpool's quick counterattack, Swansea's defense did not have too many tactics, and it was an attitude of doing everything in order.
If you can defend it, try to defend it.
It was impossible to prevent it, and there was no way to be scored by Liverpool for the third goal.
In the 41st minute of the game, Liverpool fought back again and finally penetrated Swansea's defense completely.
Swansea made a mistake in his offensive pass in the front field.
In the process of transferring the ball, Henderson suddenly completed the grab, which directly formed a steal.
And just after this steal, a few people in front of Liverpool immediately launched a counterattack.
Since Swansea’s full-backs have already stepped in to seek assists from the side, at this time, if they want to return to the defense, they need to run farther. The first time, the defender in Swansea’s backcourt faces Liverpool’s Quickly counterattack, there is not even the so-called superiority in the number of defenders.
When the team counterattacked and had considerable initiative, Henderson directly sent a through ball on the ground and hit the center to find Coutinho in front.
After receiving the ball, Coutinho took the ball forward.
On the other hand, Sturridge, with Firmino, moved forward quickly and almost pressed Swansea’s defense line on the offensive. As long as he controlled the offside, it was good. Both of them tried to keep up with the Swansea defender. The position is horizontal.
Coutinho’s ability to dribble and break through is very good. When Coutinho is dribbling, the defensive players dare not even rush to the ground for fear that Coutinho will catch the opportunity and directly complete the pass.
During the 3v3 offensive and defensive process, Swansea's defense at this time cannot tolerate any defensive problems.
Appeared, letting Liverpool players get an open single chance near the penalty area, then it is no different from sending a goal.
However, although Coutinho himself has the opportunity to attack, after all, Coutinho himself has a super personal offensive ability. In the case of 1v1, Coutinho can also launch a strong attack personally, and can also create a certain amount of attack. opportunity.
However, Coutinho himself is still trying to find the teammate with the best chance in the game.
Between Coutinho's posture before the big penalty area, he dipped the ball directly and pulled the angle away, as if he was about to hit the goal.
Swansea's defensive player, attacked with full force to stop Coutinho's goal.
However, the fake action of hitting the goal from a long distance is a cover.
Coutinho used the horizontal lap to open a certain angle, but not to hit the goal, but to pass the ball.
I saw Coutinho pick up the ball suddenly, a half-high ball, just over the head of the defensive player who came to defend Coutinho's long shot, and the ball was picked accurately to the small penalty area.
Firmino plugged in at full speed, and Coutinho was in perfect harmony.
Firmino's running route was a fake action first, and ran towards the back point, but suddenly changed direction during the journey. By running to the forward point, he instantly gained a certain position advantage.
Coutinho's picking pass happened to land beside Firmino. Although the ball fell on the waist, it was a bit difficult to deal with, but it couldn't be embarrassing to Firmino.
The agility of South American players is best at using a variety of unconventional offensive moves on the offensive end to complete the goal or pass.
In the process of high-speed travel, Firmino completely jumped up and twisted his body, and completed a volley shot from his side, using an unconventional way of hitting the goal to complete this shot.
Although it was an unconventional way of shooting, it did not affect Firmino's high-quality shot, and the ball hit the goal frame from close range.
A shot completed near the small penalty area hit the goal, but did not bring a goal for Firmino.
It can only be said that the luck of the Swansea goalkeeper is really great.
Forcibly jumped on the spot, and extended his arms and legs to the limit to increase his defensive area. It was really like jumping in the air and giving the ball with his extended right foot.
It's just that it just blocked the ball.
You know Liverpool is running ahead, but double strikers.
Firmino and Coutinho completed the connection and took the lead to complete the shot, but there was still Sturridge looking for opportunities in front of the goal.
The Swansea goalkeeper was only able to block the ball, but then he was powerless.
Sturridge reacted very quickly. Facing the blocked football, he went straight forward and easily stabbed the empty goal with one kick, giving Liverpool a 3-goal lead.
Before the half of the game was over, Liverpool had a three-goal lead, which was almost a win.
Leading by 3 goals in the half, this advantage is big enough for Liverpool to allow the team to get a lot of time to repair in the second half.
However, in the last minutes of the first half, the Liverpool players still maintained pressure.
There is a head and a tail to do things. Relax in the second half. It is a matter of the second half. The last few minutes of the first half, the Liverpool players do not lack that little physical strength to ensure their excellent game state.
And it turns out that after Swansea scored 3 goals by Liverpool, even if he didn't care about winning or losing the game, there were obviously some problems in the mentality of the players.
In the Swansea players, the mentality is obviously out of balance, and at the end of the half, there is still a strong intention to attack.
But he continued to let his team's defense open completely facing Liverpool.
The game progressed to this point ~lightnovelpub.net~ For Liverpool, Swansea's backcourt defense is as wide as the sea, all defensive loopholes.
In the 44th minute of the game, when Swansea thought it was his last positional attack in the half, he was intercepted by a Liverpool player in the process of organizing the pass.
The Liverpool players, at the last minute, suddenly chose to collectively exert their strength and directly carried out a fierce fight in the midfield. Lallana succeeded in stealing the ball directly from the right side of the midfield.
And it was the successful steal this time that allowed Liverpool to once again play a very threatening frontcourt attack.
After Lallana intercepted the ball, he immediately passed the ball accurately and found Henderson who had penetrated forward.
After receiving the ball, Henderson took the lead and directly threatened Swansea's last line of defense.
Before the Swansea player, Henderson was not greedy for attack, but accurately saw the gesture made by Firmino running in the front.
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