Stokes Bridge felt immense pressure against the English Football League Championship Sheffield United.
Then what they felt in this match was-suffocation!
Liverpool had a firm grasp of the football since the kick-off.
Stokes Bridge exhausted all his strength and was unable to snatch any opportunities from Liverpool's feet!
He didn't even have the chance to stop the opponent from shooting!
Despair!
"Liverpool made a probing attack at the start of the game! Gerrard accurately found Torres in the penalty area!”
"Torres, turn around and attack!"
"Unfortunately, the football flew out of the end line by sticking close to the goalpost!”
"Just 32 seconds into the game, Liverpool completed their first shot! We almost changed the score!"
After shooting, Torres turned around and left as usual. It didn't matter if he didn't score once, but he could score a few more times after that.
The Stokes Bridge players were still in shock and were dumbfounded.
They knew that the gap was huge, but they didn't expect it to be so huge!
Fortunately, Captain Thorne quickly clapped his hands to encourage his teammates.
"Cheer up. Do you still remember what Chu said?”
"Try to pull them into the mud!”
At the same time, the BBC commentator began to announce the lineup.
The commentator for the game was Mark Lawrenson, the former famous Liverpool player and teammate of " King " Dalglish.
"Let's take this opportunity to look at the starting lineups of both sides.”
"Benítez unexpectedly sent out his main force. It seems that he is quite ambitious and will not let go of the FA Cup.”
"Liverpool goalkeeper No. 25 Reina, defender No. 17 Arbeloa, No. 5 Agger, No. 37 Skrtel, No. 22 Infzuya;”
"Midfield number 14 Xavi Alonso, number 8 captain Gerrard, number 18 Kuyt, number 15 Benayoun;”
"Striker number 19 Babel, and number 9…Fernando Torres!”
"Liverpool has only sent out one traditional defensive midfielder, and Mascherano is sitting on the bench.”
"That's not surprising. There's no need to be cautious against an amateur team. Benítez wants to crush his opponent with offense.”
Mark Lawrenson smiled casually and continued his introduction.
"Let's take a look at Stokes Bridge. They're a team from the British Northern League and can be called the biggest dark horse of this year's FA Cup.”
"Keeper Kennen, rear defensive line George, Hugo, Smith, Jones;”
"The midfielder, Duncan, the captain, Jeep Thorne, Harrison, and Teyork;”
"Their frontline combination is very sharp. Number 9, Jimmy Vardi, and number 13…Xuan Chu!”
Xuan's name made Mark Lawrenson struggle.
"The number 13 striker, Chu, is currently the top scorer in the FA Cup, scoring 17 goals in seven games!”
"Let's see if he can break through Pepe Reina's grip against Liverpool this time..."
At the end of his sentence, Mark Lawrenson laughed.
He felt like he was telling a joke.
Break Reina's goal? How was this possible?
Can't you see that he can't even get the ball now? He only knew how to run around.
……
That's right, this was the manager's strategy that was not a strategy.
Close the door and release the mad dog!
The positions of the defensive midfielder and the back line were very crucial. They could not move without authorization. They had to form a formation to create a local number advantage.
Otherwise, Liverpool could easily tear open the defensive line with a few passes.
However, they could not all maintain their positions. With Liverpool's attack level, they would not be able to hold on for long before they could quickly break through.
Therefore, he could only rely on the two frontline assassins to work harder.
In defense, his teammates stood in position. Xuan and Waldi were in charge of entangling the opponent's core.
Valdi interfered with Xavi Alonso, while Xuan had to keep an eye on Gerrard. He couldn't let him get the ball easily and plug in from the back.
Of course, sometimes the two would switch positions and run crazily to catch each other.
The other teammates also needed to use fierce pressure and even crazy defense to force Liverpool to restrain themselves.
High and mighty star players were most afraid of getting hurt. When fighting with barefooted scoundrels, they would instinctively pull back to protect themselves from getting hurt.
This was one of the few opportunities Stokes Bridge had in the crevice!
Under Xuan and Valdi's frenzied robbery, Liverpool's midfield operation did indeed encounter some interference.
They tried to launch an attack from the flank and pass the ball.
Stokes Bridge's tall English centre-back was not afraid of high balls and managed to head them out.
Liverpool then changed their strategy and attempted to use the player's individual ability to infiltrate through the empty spaces.
"…Liverpool has the ball now. Benayoun is on his bicycle and cutting inside! Quickly get the ball out and find Babel!"
"Babel tried to break into the penalty area... He was surrounded, forced to kick, and the ball went high!”
"Liverpool continues to organize the attack. This time, it's on the right flank! Kuyt, beautiful! He and Arbeloa continued to hit the wall together!”
"Kuyt broke into the penalty area! Torres is empty!"
"Aiya, Kuyt's pass was blocked by the opponent's flying shovel and out of the end line!”
"This is…number 13! Chu!”
"He's a striker, but he actually ran into the penalty area to defend!”
" There's a reason why amateur teams have made it this far. Their crazy fighting spirit and courage are enough for many teams to learn from..."
Liverpool got some chances and did not have the best shooting space for the time being.
Thus, they steadied themselves first and passed the ball to the defenders.
The other party couldn't snatch the ball anyway.
Xuan and Waldy ran as fast as they could, but they couldn't touch the football.
After five minutes of passing, defender Agger suddenly realized that Torres 'position had a slight chance!
Therefore, he did not hesitate and directly sent a long pass to Torres in the penalty area!
"Oh no!"
Xuan was shocked.
Looking back, he saw the sun shining on the Anfield stadium…
The handsome golden-haired youth Torres had transformed into the most dangerous assassin!
When Fiery Red's number 9 was activated, it raised a violent wave!
Smash the wind!
It tore through the sky!
"Ager…found Torres!!!”
"He leaned against the defender and turned around to shoot!!!”
“ohhhhhhhh！！！My_GOD！！”
"Fernando Torres!!!”
“What_A_Wonderful_Goal！！！！！”
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