Chapter 240 I Like It!

The fifteen-minute half-time break passed quickly amidst the arrangements of the two head coaches and the grand mingling of Zenit and Liverpool fans in the stands.

The two head coaches reappeared in front of their respective benches, and the television broadcast gave them each a close-up shot, from which nothing could be gleaned.

Then the players from both sides came out one after another, and several key players were also treated to close-ups.

Chen Hero looked relaxed, while Messi looked serious.

"The expressions of the two star players fully reflect the current situation of the two teams. Liverpool is in the lead and is relatively relaxed. Barcelona, on the other hand, had just equalized the score when they were overtaken again, so their situation is not good..."

The commentator introduced the basic situation of the two teams to everyone.

The Zenit and Liverpool fans in the stands didn't care about this appearance. They were still seizing the time to complete the final connection.

Because there were too many people, it was impossible to notify them one by one, so the leaders of both sides only notified some of the mainstays, who in turn notified the areas around them. They would convey the meaning of the above to the ordinary fans, telling them what to do in the game.

In this way, piece by piece, the notification reached most of the stands in the stadium.

At this time, the second half was about to begin.

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Liverpool kicked off in the second half, and this time Barcelona did not dare to press up easily. Even if Liverpool kept passing the ball back, they only allowed Villa, Messi, and Pedro to come up and harass them, and the overall formation did not move.

Faced with such a cautious Barcelona, Liverpool's attack naturally failed to score a goal.

On the other hand, Barcelona changed their cautious appearance and launched a large-scale attack, launching wave after wave of attacks on Liverpool's goal.

Their attack seemed to have a desperate meaning, because apart from attacking, Barcelona had no other choice.

Not attacking is death, attacking, and may still live.

Barcelona raised their offensive power to the highest level and launched an attack on Liverpool's goal.

Then, in the fifty-seventh minute, they finally equalized the score for the second time!

"Messi! It's Messi again! This is his eleventh goal in the Champions League this season! Amazing Messi! He once again stood up to save the team! Barcelona finally blasted open Reina's goal through a series of fierce attacks!"

"Unstoppable Messi! Unstoppable Barcelona! They have proved to the world with practical actions that this Barcelona is still the invincible team in the European football world!"

In the commentator's frantic shouts, Messi ran wildly on the field with his arms open, plunged into the coach's bench, and hugged the excited coach Guardiola tightly.

The Barcelona fans in the stands came alive, singing and dancing, waving their arms, and the shouts of "Barca, Barca" resounded through the clouds.

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Martin O'Neill stood on the sidelines, turning his head to look at the celebrating crowd next door.

He suddenly realized a problem.

Liverpool's defense is their traditional strength. In England, they have used this trick to settle many opponents.

But…

This trick doesn't seem to work on Barcelona. Because Barcelona's offense is too strong, so Liverpool's shrinking defense can't hold on!

The counterattack doesn't seem to work.

Martin O'Neill stood on the sidelines, reflecting.

When the team was leading by one goal, he shouldn't have let the team continue to defend, just like in the first half.

Because he wanted to avoid their sharpness, he chose to defend. But the result of each defense was the same, which was to lose the ball.

This won't work… To be honest, it was lucky that Hero could score in the second minute after the team lost the ball. Can he put all his hopes on Chen Hero and expect Chen Hero to save the team with goals time and time again?

Actually, he could, but he didn't want to.

Because he is the head coach, he is responsible for the team's failure and victory, and he cannot just be an onlooker, watching the players work hard on the field, while he is only arranging troops before the game.

He decided to adjust the team's strategy.

Change from defensive counterattack to attack.

Barcelona's offense is indeed very strong, but there are also problems with their defense. As long as we can continue to put pressure on them, we don't believe that we can't break Barcelona's goal.

Isn't it just comparing who scores more goals? Will Liverpool, who scored one hundred and seven league goals in a season, be afraid of your Barcelona?

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Barcelona's players were celebrating their goal. This time, the Liverpool fans didn't spoil the fun with sudden cheers.

While they were celebrating, Martin O'Neill called Gerrard down and gave him instructions.

He spoke, and Gerrard nodded.

After that, he patted Gerrard on the shoulder, and Gerrard left to carry out the order.

After returning to the field, he conveyed the head coach's latest instructions one by one.

"He wants us to attack boldly and show Barcelona our offensive strength!" After hearing Gerrard say this, Chen Hero clenched his fists until they cracked.

"I like it!"

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Barcelona's morale was greatly boosted after equalizing the score, and Guardiola breathed a sigh of relief as he watched from below.

For him, the game had finally returned to the right track, and next, it would be a real contest between the two teams.

When Liverpool kicked off again, Barcelona still seemed very cautious, in stark contrast to their series of bombardments when they scored.

They were afraid that Chen Hero would use the kick-off to score a goal against them again. If they suffered such a blow twice in a row, no matter how much morale they had, they wouldn't be able to raise it again.

This time, because of their caution, Liverpool's attack did not score a goal.

Originally, everyone thought that the game would enter a stalemate again. But unexpectedly, the next game brightened everyone's eyes!

Because Liverpool was no longer just shrinking back to defend, they did not simply use up an attack after the kick-off and retreat to defend, but continued to launch an offensive.

This move brightened the eyes of the audience, but frowned Guardiola.

He was a little confused.

Liverpool actually set up a stance to attack Barcelona head-on?

Do they think they are not dying fast enough?

The entire football world knows that there is no good end to attacking Barcelona head-on. Even Real Madrid, led by Mourinho, which is considered to be on the same level as Barcelona, ​​does not dare to choose to attack head-on when facing Barcelona, ​​even at their own home stadium, the Bernabeu.

Attacking Barcelona head-on means that there will be more gaps in their defense, and these gaps are Barcelona's favorite. They can use these gaps to score goals to their heart's content.

When the goals come one after another, the opponent will collapse.

Because their offense cannot be compared with Barcelona, ​​they cannot even control the situation, so how can they talk about equalizing the score?

But the Liverpool in front of them are actually going to attack Barcelona head-on!

Are they not afraid that the gaps behind them will be used by Barcelona?

Logically speaking, Liverpool also attacking is good news for Barcelona, ​​but Guardiola hesitated, as if a huge sum of money suddenly appeared in front of him, without any warning or reason. He would definitely wonder if this was a trap.

The Barcelona players on the field didn't think so much. They were happy when they found that Liverpool was pressing out to attack them - this game was easy to play.

They believed that this was because Liverpool had been stimulated by them equalizing the score twice in a row, and wanted to score goals at all costs, score more goals, and throw them far away.

But can you throw it away?

The Barcelona players ridiculed Liverpool for overestimating their abilities by attacking them head-on, while preparing to make good use of the gaps behind them after the opponent pressed up.

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Barcelona lacked a direct feeling and impression of what Liverpool's full attack was like, and not many people knew this.

But AC Milan must know.

They lost both rounds to Liverpool's overwhelming and powerful offensive frenzy.

But Guardiola had not studied these two games, because he did not believe that anyone would dare to choose to press up and attack when facing Barcelona. So these two games were completely without any reference value.

He once again fell into his own psychological misunderstanding, but this time he was completely unaware.

Now he can finally personally experience what it will be like when Liverpool attacks with all their strength.

Perhaps the Barcelona players on the field understand it more directly than their own coach.

Originally, after the Barcelona team players ridiculed Liverpool's overestimation of their abilities, they were planning to continue attacking and take advantage of the gaps behind Liverpool.

But now, this idea has become their plan, and it has always been a plan.

Because they simply can't put it into practice!

Liverpool's offensive is too fierce!

Liverpool's offense is completely different from Barcelona's offense. They rarely pass the ball in the middle and backfields. Their passes are all forward. Although the success rate is low, it feels like a tide, wave after wave, layer after layer.

Offensive like a tide, it is most appropriate to describe Liverpool's offense.

Moreover, there are many long-range shooting experts in Liverpool's lineup. They can threaten Barcelona's goal from a very long distance. They don't need to patiently pass the ball in front of the penalty area to find a gap and then send a fatal pass. As long as there is a chance, anyone can take a long shot!

And the accuracy is not bad.

For a time, Valdes was busy catching high and blocking low, which made him very busy.

For a full seven or eight minutes, Barcelona's ball did not even pass halftime!

This is a very rare scene.

It is different from the scene near the end of the first half. In the first half, it was Barcelona's subjective intention to shrink the defense, so Liverpool was allowed to press up and attack. But no one would think that it was Liverpool's attack power that pushed Barcelona back.

Now it is different. Now everyone is watching Barcelona try to launch a counterattack from Liverpool's offensive again and again, but they just can't launch it. Barcelona is like being grabbed by the head by Liverpool, beaten on the ground, and can only desperately use their hands to parry and resist. Want to take the time to counterattack? No way!