The battle raged at White Hart Lane. Tottenham Hotspur's defensive aggressiveness against Liverpool had increased, but they were still wary of Qin Xiong.
They were afraid of rushing to intercept Qin Xiong. Unless they were 100% determined to knock down Qin Xiong and commit a foul, there was a high probability that they would lose their center of gravity first and Qin Xiong would suddenly control the ball and bypass them.
Liverpool frequently focused their attacks on Qin Xiong because the other areas would be frantically besieged by Tottenham Hotspur.
Qin Xiong could ensure the stability of ball control and continue the high efficiency of the offense.
In the 73rd minute of the game, Gerard and Qin Xiong cooperated on the left side of the front field. Qin Xiong and him passed the ball to each other and suddenly ran horizontally to the middle. Gerard pulled the ball with his heel and passed the ball to Qin Xiong's running route.
About 35 yards away from the goal, Qin Xiong lifted his leg and shot!
Gomes's pupils shrank as he stared at the football that was like a cannonball. He quickly moved to the left side of the goal and rejoiced in his heart. Fortunately, he did not move in advance!
Qin Xiong's kick was like a heavy artillery blast that could blow open the sky. It was in the opposite direction!
If he had moved in advance and stopped suddenly to turn back, he would have been powerless to reverse the situation!
Even so, Gomes could only barely block the ball.
The football that rebounded in the penalty area was being chased by Torres. Basson used his tower-like body to block Torres and at the same time, intentionally or unintentionally, used his arm to hit Torres's body.
Torres barely managed to complete the rebound shot when he almost lost his balance, but the football eventually slid out of the goal.
After completing the rebound shot, Torres staggered and slid to the ground. He helplessly complained to the referee, Dowd, that the opponent's interference was accompanied by a foul.
But such situations were too common in the Premier League. If the referee cared about such physical contact, then on average, at least five players would be sent off in every Premier League game.
Sorry, this is the Premier League. Don't worry about physical contact.
Basson glanced at Torres with a look of disdain and provocation. As a defender, it seemed to be his natural mission to provoke the opponent's striker, because that would allow him to complete his job better. A calm killer was far more difficult to deal with than a reckless butcher.
After all, Torres was the European champion. Naturally, he would not be fooled. After he got up, he ignored Bassoon and walked back with a calm expression.
Tottenham Hotspur was still trying to launch a long pass. They would want to use it to create a foul by Liverpool to get a chance to attack from a set piece. At least they had successfully used a set piece to break the goal once. Why not try a second time?
At the very least, this was their most successful attack so far.
After Hector assisted from the flank, he made a 45-degree pass. Halfway through, the football was cleared by Skrtel who rushed forward to head the ball out.
Alonso looked at the football flying from behind. He wanted to stop the ball directly, but he stopped too much because the football flew too suddenly and the speed of the ball was too fast.
This gave Modric a chance to steal the football from the side. The Croatian completed a long shot in front of the penalty area!
The football circled around the periphery with an inward spiral arc. It looked like it would turn into the goal, but the arc was still slightly lacking. In the end, it brushed the outside of the goalpost and flew out of the end line.
White Hart Lane echoed with the sighs of the Tottenham Hotspur fans.
The Tottenham Hotspur fans felt that God did not favor them. Modric's shot was abstract and close to perfection. If the trajectory of the football could be parallel to the direction of the goal by 30 centimeters, then it would definitely be a popular candidate for the best goal of the round!
The Liverpool fans restrained some of their unbridled celebration at White Hart Lane. They realized that Tottenham Hotspur had begun to create a clear threat. A little carelessness and the score would immediately be rewritten.
Comain urged the players to persevere on the sidelines. The intensity of the Premier League was high. At the critical stage of the game, the motivation that supported the players to persevere in their good performance came from the mental attributes, which were fighting spirit and willpower.
It was no wonder that the powerhouse teams could always score goals in the closing stages of the game, and even miracles like reversals.
Because the players themselves were good, their mental attributes were much stronger than the average player.
In the 79th minute of the game, Gerard retreated back to the midfield to support the besieged Alonso. Under the joint efforts of Modric and Heddlestone, Alonso poked the ball to Gerard in a small area.
Gerard immediately turned around and dribbled the ball forward to advance the attack. The moment Alonso passed the ball out, Tottenham Hotspur's defense fell into a passive position because their midfield pressing plan had failed!
Gerard dribbled the football to the front. After observing the situation, he passed the ball to Qin Xiong, who was moving from the left side to the middle.
Qin Xiong had just run three steps to the middle before he stopped the ball. Joel, Luca, and Palacios formed a fan-shaped defensive formation with Basson to form a partial defense. They blocked Qin Xiong's cutting path.
Torres cut diagonally to the area between Basson and King, while Gerard cut diagonally to the right in the gap between King and Hector.
The movement forced Tottenham Hotspur's defensive line to tighten towards the middle.
At the same time, Qin Xiong sent the ball out.
His passing skills with an obvious personal style were displayed. He rubbed the ball on the outside of his right foot and passed it in!
The football flew over Palacios and King's heads and spun rapidly.
Hector suddenly felt his hair stand on end when he saw the football fall from his position closer to the goal behind him.
Because he thought of a person.
A Liverpool player that he had failed to mark many times.
Tottenham Hotspur's defensive line, which was overly concentrated in the middle, lost its defense on the flanks.
As expected, Kuyt cut inside from the flank like an assassin. This time, he decisively chose to shoot with the arch of his foot against the falling football.
Why the arch of his foot?
Because he was afraid of kicking it away!
Using the arch of his foot was the most secure.
Gomez ran at full speed to the back of the goal, but Kuyt did not adjust and directly shot at the goal, causing him to lose any chance.
The football went straight into the goal from the inside of the far post!
The hustle and bustle of White Hart Lane suddenly fell silent. A second later, the Red Army's victory song resounded through the sky!
The blonde Kuyt showed off his strong arms and waved at Qin Xiong passionately. The Red Army gathered on the sidelines and waved their arms up and down to signal the cheers in the stands to be louder!
"Kuyt has seized the opportunity! OMG, Qin Xiong's ghostly pass has reappeared in the Premier League!
Paul, do you remember anything? "
"Martin, let's go outside and have a fight after the game! Do you remember anything? Of course I will remember something. That was at Arsenal. I can't remember how many times Qin Xiong used this kind of strange curveball to assist Henry. It was difficult for the opponent to predict the path of the ball. Now Qin Xiong has started to use this kind of strange curveball to send artillery to his Red Army teammates. I just want to say, Liverpool's strikers, you are so f * * king lucky! So lucky that it makes people jealous, so jealous that I'm going crazy! "
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