This player is not professional

Chapter 299
After scoring the goal, Salah happily ran towards Lin Yi, who assisted him. Lin Yi was already surrounded by his teammates, and everyone hugged happily.

Although the score has not been equalized yet, this goal is crucial, restoring the confidence of the players and also providing reassurance.

It is now the 30th minute of the game, and they are only one goal behind. In the remaining 10 minutes, they still have a chance to equalize and reverse!

"Salah! He scored a very crucial goal for Liverpool! However, a large part of the credit for this goal must be attributed to Lin Yi who passed the ball. It is said that Lin Yi is the number one midfielder in the Premier League today. No one should have it. What’s your opinion? I even think Lin Yi’s level has surpassed that of the Premier League. It’s no longer exciting to stay in the Premier League. I also think Lin Yi should leave here and look for new challenges..."

While the British commentator was still bragging about Lin Yi tirelessly,
Just when the news of Liverpool's goal had just reached the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich was also organizing a counterattack.

Tottenham, who had been chased back a goal, were certainly not willing to let the game fall into Liverpool's rhythm.Although they are still one goal ahead, a one-goal advantage is not safe.In order to successfully avoid relegation, they need more goals.

So Tottenham and Liverpool started a battle.

Both sides had some chances, but neither was particularly good.

No. 40 In the second minute, Shazli made a pass from the left and Eriksson headed the ball over the goal. This was the last shot for both sides in the first half.

At the end of the first half, Tottenham temporarily led Liverpool at home with a score of 2:1.

There are 45 minutes left in the second half. For Liverpool and Tottenham, these 45 minutes mean countless possibilities.
At halftime, Klopp praised the team's performance despite falling behind in the first half and conceding two goals from the opening kick-off.But in the end, Liverpool recovered a goal, which was a good performance.

At the same time, in order for the team to maintain their fighting spirit in the second half, they must also be praised.

Also praising the team was Tottenham's coach. The team executed his tactics very well and scored two goals.In his opinion, the goal lost was not because the players did not perform well enough, nor was his tactics wrong. It was purely because of the personal abilities of Lin Yi and Salah. His players had done a good enough job and should not suffer. criticize.

And in order to maintain a high fighting spirit in the second half, he can't criticize his team now.

The two games in the second half also kicked off almost at the same time, and no substitutions were made by either team.

Tottenham want to hit the top four, and Liverpool want to defend the title.

No one is willing to back down half a step.

Shortly after the opening, Henderson hit the goal with a powerful kick on the right side of the penalty area. The football hit the goal post on the right side of the goal and bounced out, scaring Tottenham fans into a cold sweat.

However, Tottenham were not to be outdone. One minute later, Kane responded with a long-range penalty shot from the top of the arc. The ball was slightly higher than the crossbar, scaring the Liverpool fans.

In the next 7 minutes, Royce took a long shot from the edge of the left penalty area and the ball missed.
Tottenham also quickly played a beautiful attack.Kane's header from the center was caught by Mignolet.

The two teams just went back and forth like this, fighting non-stop, and the game was very lively.

Neutral fans of course enjoy watching this kind of game, but as fans of both teams, they are very frightened, because it seems that every time they attack, they can score, either in your goal or in mine... …

In the 603rd minute, when Salah broke through from the left, he was pulled to the ground by Tottenham defender Rose. The referee gave Liverpool a frontcourt free kick and also gave Rose a yellow card.

This frontcourt free kick was taken by Lin Yilai. He sent the football to the back point of the penalty area. However, under the personal interference of the opponent's defender, Firmino did not push the ball directly out of the baseline.

After landing, Firmino tugged on his jersey to the referee and signaled the opponent's defender to tug on his jersey, but the referee ignored him and Firmino could do nothing but complain for two games. .

In the 607th minute, Lin Yi picked up the ball near the center circle of the backcourt. Facing the Tottenham players who came up to press him, he did not pass the ball to Kante next to him, even though Kante was not being watched.

He chose a somewhat risky path - a long pass directly over the top!
Including the Tottenham players blocking him, the football went over the heads of three Tottenham players and flew directly behind them.

Because it was a confrontation, Tottenham's defense was pressed very high, and the center backs were pressed near the center circle, which resulted in a huge gap behind them.

Lin Yi saw this gap and chose to pass the football.

Just as he was passing the ball, Firmino suddenly made a diagonal advance in the middle and accelerated towards the space behind the Tottenham back line, which coincided with Lin Yi's passing route!

"Beautiful! Liverpool's counterattack!"

Firmino took advantage of his speed to catch up with the ball first, and defender Rose who was following him could only get stuck inside, preventing Firmino from cutting inside.

And Firmino made an emergency stop immediately after receiving the ball, moved the football to the center, and was about to cut inside!

Rose's turn was not as flexible as Firmino's. When Firmino turned around and rushed into the penalty area with the ball, he was already squeezed aside by the opponent.

Rose had no choice but to pull. He didn't hold the ball the first time, and he still didn't hold it the second time. Firmino was like a slippery loach, and he couldn't hold it at all.

Firmino swung his body, trying to get rid of Rose. At this time, Rose didn't care about anything else. He used his hands and feet to knock down Firmino!

When Firmino fell to the ground, the referee's whistle also sounded.

Rose suddenly came to his senses at this moment and looked at Firmino who was lying near the penalty spot. He slowly raised his hands to show that he was innocent...

But how can one be innocent?
"Ross fouled! He pulled down Firmino in the penalty area! Liverpool got a penalty! This is their perfect chance to equalize!"

When Firmino fell in the penalty area, there were huge boos in the White Hart Lane stadium. These were sent by Tottenham fans, who thought Firmino was diving.However, it can be clearly seen from the slow motion of the TV replay that Rose not only moved his hands but also his feet, and it was not just as simple as putting it up, there were obvious forceful movements.

It was a foul, no doubt about it.

While Tottenham's players were still protesting for the foul, the referee rushed towards Rose and took out a... red card!
"Red card! The referee directly showed a red card and sent Rose off! Although Rose had a yellow card, this time it was obviously not two yellows and one red, but a direct red card! If Rose did not pull down Firmino, Firmino Nou was directly facing goalkeeper Lloris, which was a one-on-one goal. According to the rules, such a foul can directly show a red card, no problem... Now Liverpool is ahead in numbers again, but... I don’t know if it’s just a good thing or a bad thing. …”

The reason why I say this is because when Liverpool played against Borussia Monchengladbach before, Borussia Monchengladbach's Xhaka received two yellow cards in the game and was sent off, forcing Monchengladbach to shrink its defense.Facing the opponent's intensive defense, Liverpool played very hard, and it was not until the last moment that they won the victory with Lin Yi's goal.

Therefore, numerical superiority is not necessarily a good thing.If Tottenham also shrinks its defense and fights to hold on to a one-point draw, one point is very important to them, but it is unacceptable to Liverpool.

You must know that Liverpool has a full lineup. If they want to stay in the Champions League from the beginning, then half of the main lineup will play early, and a draw will not be unacceptable, but now Liverpool is already riding a tiger.

Therefore, Tottenham can accept a one-point draw in the face of complete defeat, but Liverpool is unwilling to do so.

There was nothing to say about Rose's pulling foul, and there was nothing wrong with the penalty kick. It was just the red card that made Tottenham's players very dissatisfied and gathered around the referee to demand explanations.They all acknowledged the penalty kick, but sending one of them off, leaving them short of one person, means that they may have to give up their plan to win this game... This is something Tottenham players who desperately need three points are not willing to do. Accepted.

But the referee was unmoved and insisted on his decision.

On the other side, Liverpool was ready to take a penalty kick.Their set-piece player Royce stood in front of the penalty spot with the football. He was not in a hurry or rushed, and just waited for the Tottenham players to finish "negotiating" with the referee.

Finally, the referee dispersed the Tottenham players surrounding him and signaled Royce to swing the ball.

The dust has settled and Tottenham's players must accept the result whether they like it or not.

After Royce placed the football, the referee blew the whistle, he started to run, and then shot low!
Goalkeeper Lloris misjudged the direction and the ball went into the lower left corner of the goal from the other side!

"TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR!!! Royce! Royce! Liverpool equalized the score! 2:2!"

After the goal, Royce did not celebrate. Instead, he ran directly into the goal, picked up the football, held it in his arms, turned around and ran back. At the same time, he called his teammates to go back together.Although the score was equalized, there was not much time left for Liverpool.Although Rose's foul occurred in the 607th minute, it was already the 70th minute after the penalty kick was scored. Tottenham argued around the referee for nearly 3 minutes.

Although all this time will be made up until the end, there is only more than 20 minutes left for Liverpool.

Tottenham, with one less player, will definitely have to recycle their defense. When the time comes to face their intensive defense, it is hard to say whether more than 20 minutes will be enough.

After the game restarted, the Tottenham coach indeed made adjustments to the team to shrink the defense and wait for opportunities to counterattack.

He replaced midfielder Alli with Ben Davies, who he brought on with his latest instructions.

Although he tightened his defense, he still did not give up his intention to win this game.

Because it is definitely impossible for Liverpool to accept a draw, they will definitely counterattack at all costs in the next game, especially as the end of the game approaches, their counterattack will be more crazy and more powerful, but at the same time their back The more problems on the defense line are exposed...

As long as Tottenham can calm down and be more patient, there will definitely be a chance to counterattack.

When the time comes, it's not impossible to take advantage of the opportunity to make a sneak attack and kill Liverpool!

That’s what the Tottenham coach had in mind.

He turned his head and glanced at the coaching bench next door. Klopp was gesturing for the players to press on and strengthen the attack.Klopp hopes to score another goal in one go.

But seeing this scene, an imperceptible smile appeared on the Tottenham coach's face - just like that, press on and attack, the space behind you is all prepared for us!
How could Klopp not see what his opponent was planning?However, the only way to crack the opponent's plan is to strengthen the offense. What Tottenham relies on is nothing more than the current draw, which is a delicate balance.And if Liverpool can score another goal in a short period of time and break this balance, then Tottenham's tactical foundation will no longer exist.

By then, Tottenham, who were one goal behind, would not be able to defend the penalty area and wait for opportunities to counterattack.If they don't want to lose the game, they have to press out and attack, and then the game will completely fall into Liverpool's rhythm.

That's why Klopp asked his players to press up and down, taking advantage of the fact that Tottenham had just lost the ball and the newly replaced defenders still needed a chance to adapt to the rhythm of the game to put pressure on Tottenham.

Although Klopp did not tell the players his thoughts, Lin Yi could completely understand.Because he has the same view as Klopp - to break Tottenham's idea of ​​waiting for an opportunity to steal one, the only way to do it is to score goals.

As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of being remembered by thieves. If you beat the thief to death with a stick, wouldn't you not have to worry about thieves stealing or being remembered?
So Lin Yi sped up the speed of passing the ball and running to respond.

At the same time, under his leadership, Liverpool's passing speed in the frontcourt has also accelerated.

Lin Yi wanted to use such fast passing and cutting to make Tottenham's defense at a loss, magnify and tear apart the lack of understanding after Ben Davis came on the field, and find opportunities.

This kind of quick passing and cutting is not difficult for Liverpool players. They have specially practiced this in training.

As soon as this trick came out, the effect was amazing.The Tottenham defense was in a hurry and found it difficult to parry.

As soon as Ben Davis came on the field, he encountered a sudden blow from Liverpool.Originally, I needed to get used to it after playing the entire game, let alone encountering such a situation as soon as I came on the field.

Lin Yi also intends to guide the team's offense towards Ben Davis' position.

(End of this chapter)