Agger's mind was still a little muddled. He was relieved that the referee had only shown a yellow card. When he heard Skrtel's words, he showed a puzzled expression.
Sending an opponent striker off the field, paying the price of a penalty and a yellow card.
Was it a win?
While the Bolton Wanderers players were still surrounding the referee and protesting that the penalty was too light, Skrtel whispered to Agger, "You kicked their most threatening striker off the field. Now we'll have an easier time."
Agger looked thoughtfully at the other Bolton Wanderers striker, Elmander.
Skrtel followed his gaze and then showed a hint of contempt at the corner of his mouth. "Don't worry about him. He's just a softie. If it were his compatriot, the one who made him a substitute, we might be a little nervous. But him, I can bet you that he will disappear today. He will regret playing in the game because people will only criticize him for his incompetence after the game."
Elmander was the most expensive player the Bolton Wanderers had brought in. It cost Bolton 12 million pounds, but he only scored five goals last season, just two months before he came to the Premier League. After that, he had not scored a single goal until today. The goal drought had lasted for almost a year.
And the man who Skrtel said put Elmander on the national team's substitutes' bench was called Ibrahimović. They were both Swedes.
Agger sobered up a lot. After calming down, he gritted his teeth and said, "But we were already behind by a goal. Because of my stupid foul, now we may be behind by two goals."
Skrtel looked at Qin Xiong and Gerard, who were walking back to the penalty area, and said indifferently, "If I were you, I wouldn't worry about scoring. Our main job is to prevent the opponent from scoring. In the past, when Fernando and Steven played together, we could at least score one goal. And our new partner, the guy called Mystic Dragon, is known to have made the opponent fall behind by a goal as long as he plays. Well, we've tied the score. Can we win? The opponent is Bolton Wanderers, not the f * * king Manchester United Chelsea. We're definitely going to win, brother. You have to tell yourself that because we're the Red Army! "
Skrtel might be talking nonsense, but Agger understood that his teammates and his brothers in the rear defensive line had to work together to do a good job. They were cheering him on so that he wouldn't be immersed in his terrible performance.
Such arrogant words were very effective. Agger quickly pulled himself together. As for Bolton Wanderers' new striker, Basam, Agger also had the idea of making him invisible for the entire game.
Matthew Taylor took the penalty kick and blasted the ball into Liverpool's goal.
The cheers of the Reebok Stadium resounded through the sky.
The Bolton Wanderers fans were celebrating in advance for the team's potential victory over the Red Army, enjoying every minute and second of the moment.
Before Liverpool kicked off again, Qin Xiong walked up to Gerard and said, "Go and tell Fernando that he's too confident today. He's even lost his mind. Calm down, observe the situation and pay attention to the positions of his teammates. We're a team."
Gerard nodded. He did not think there was anything wrong with Qin Xiong's words.
They had not scored after nearly 30 minutes. It was not because Liverpool's offense could not create opportunities, but because everyone was indulging Torres.
Since the start of the new Premier League season, Torres had scored in three consecutive games and firmly occupied the throne of the top scorer, which made him seem even more eager to score goals.
He had a lot of chances in this game, but in the end, he squandered them by forcing himself to take action when it was not appropriate to take action.
He was a striker, a leading striker. Without him, Liverpool's offense would be sharply reduced, so he had the power to squander. Few people would criticize him because there were too many people who loved him. He was irreplaceable.
But Qin Xiong would not. As someone who had worked with first-class and even world-class strikers since his debut, he hoped that his teammates would be more mature.
Torres himself said before the new season that he hoped that after the end of the season, people would talk about him like they talked about Ronaldo.
But if he was like this now, sorry, he would not be able to reach Ronaldo's height.
This was Qin Xiong's point of view, even if he had reached the height of a world-class striker.
But to step into the ranks of superstars, it was not enough just to strive hard.
Sometimes, ideals could blind one's eyes.
Gerard had a few words with Torres before the kickoff. Torres glanced at Qin Xiong, and Qin Xiong looked at him solemnly. Finally, Torres gave Qin Xiong a thumbs up.
Qin Xiong did not know what that meant, but he thought that the usually humble and gentle Torres would not do such a thing.
It would be best if he could understand.
The Bolton Wanderers' defensive focus was focused on Torres, which was actually a good sign. It meant that Qin Xiong could have more room to move. Even if he had created a lot of opportunities for Torres before, since the fatal blow was launched by Torres, the Bolton Wanderers naturally had to mark the opponent who posed the greatest threat and was most likely to break through their goal.
In the 37th minute of the game, Alonso passed the ball straight to Torres in front of the penalty area. The latter did not act willfully this time and quickly passed the ball back to Gerard, who was lying in ambush behind.
At the same time, the Bolton Wanderers' concentrated defense in the middle caused them to lack protection for the flank of the penalty area.
Gerard picked the left flank of the penalty area and passed the ball to the empty space.
Qin Xiong cut into the penalty area like the wind. As he stopped the ball, he turned the ball back and brushed past Gary Cahill, who rushed back to defend. Then he volleyed a shot at the near corner of the goal from a tight angle.
The goalkeeper, Jaakko Skorainen, went to block the near corner of the goal, but the football still flew into the goal like lightning from the inside of the goalpost.
The horn for Liverpool's counterattack was blown.
Davies' departure was a huge blow to the Bolton Wanderers!
The dirty style of the English striker was able to create chaos in Liverpool's defensive line. Bolton Wanderers were best at finding opportunities in the chaos.
However, Elmander, who was very similar to Ibrahimovic, and Baslamu, who came on as a substitute, played the game step by step. They played the football honestly and did not cause chaos in Liverpool's defensive line, let alone stir up trouble.
The Bolton Wanderers' offense was successfully defended by Liverpool after passing from the side again and again. Then, Liverpool's offense swept over repeatedly like a wave.
In the 43rd minute of the game, Liverpool launched an attack from the right flank. Glen Johnson assisted to the front field. After cooperating with Kuyt, he passed the ball back to the top of the penalty area arc. Gerard received the ball and shot angrily. The football was pounced on by Jaakko Skorainen, but the football still rebounded into the penalty area.
Torres was knocked to the ground by Gary Cahill. When Torres was about to raise his hand to complain about the opponent's foul in the penalty area, the football was kicked into the Bolton Wanderers' goal by Qin Xiong!
The score was equalized!
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