Chapter 1408
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The "crazy" momentum of the Premier League giants could not be stopped at all.
Manchester City was up against the mediocre Fulham, and their opponents were able to equalize the score even though they were leading by two goals!
The fifth round's finale was Liverpool's visit to White Hart Lane.
The defending champions of the Champions League came to White Hart Lane in the middle of the week. Tottenham Hotspur was thought to be defenseless in the game, but it turned out to be an up-and-down process.
Everything was normal for the first thirty minutes of the game.
Liverpool's smooth offense was strong. In the 21st minute of the game, Qin Xiong received Kuyt's return pass from outside the penalty area and shot the ball into the near corner of the goal.
Six minutes later, Cabaye made a wonderful pass in the midfield. Qin Xiong continued to relay the ball and passed the ball into the penalty area. Kuyt once again selflessly contributed an assist. Suárez pushed the ball into the empty goal from a small angle behind the goal.
Liverpool took a two-goal lead in the first thirty minutes.
Tottenham Hotspur, who played defensive counterattack from the start, did not press heavily. They seemed to be planning to win by losing less.
In the 37th minute of the game, Modric received Adebayor's return pass in the midfield and volleyed the ball into the top left corner of the goal from 35 yards away. The corner!
This shot caught Reina completely off guard, but it was also an indisputable fact that Reina's reaction was slow.
Before the end of the first half, Gareth Bale performed a dragon on the left flank. During the counterattack, he continuously dribbled the ball and accelerated to break through Mascherano and Johnson. He shot the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal from outside the penalty area diagonally opposite the goal!
Comain showed his displeasure on the sidelines.
He shouted at Mascherano, "Don't you know how to foul?!"
2:2
The two teams walked into the locker room with a draw.
At the start of the second half, Liverpool was hit again. Cabaye was pressed by Adebayor in the front field and passed the ball back. Reina kicked the ball to the midfield with a big kick. Parker stopped the ball before Qin Xiong and passed the ball diagonally to the side.
It was Bale again. He seemed to be unstoppable on the left flank. After the ball came to the front of the field, he directly raised his leg at a 45-degree angle to pass.
The ball was not supposed to pose much of a threat, but Reina's attack missed. Adebayor, who was at the back of the goal, easily shot the ball into the empty goal!
This goal made Thiago Silva feel as if he had lost all face.
Tiago Silva thought that Reina would succeed in his attack. What else could he do? If the goalkeeper was not confident, why would he come out?
As soon as Reina came out, Tiago Silva let his guard down.
It should have been the goalkeeper's world, but in the end, he had given a big gift to his opponent.
White Hart Lane's Tottenham Hotspur goal was in a frenzy. Two goals down, three goals back!
Comain couldn't care less. He replaced Mascherano with Raúl.
They were playing three vanguards, and Qin Xiong was hiding behind them.
Cabaye and Alonso were in the middle of the field.
Full-back Baines provided flank offense.
Due to the players' mistakes and the impact of the opponent's world-class attack, the game was completely out of Liverpool's control.
In the 69th minute of the game, Baines passed the ball from the left flank of the front field. Suárez shot a low shot under the dense defense in the penalty area. The football hit Kaboul's body and refracted into the penalty area. Raúl seized the opportunity to sweep the ball towards the goal. The veteran goalkeeper, Friedel, blocked the ball with his foot.
Liverpool's consecutive shots failed to break through Tottenham Hotspur's goal.
Raúl held his head in disbelief.
But as soon as he turned around, he immediately saw the football flying in the direction of the goal.
The defender, Ledley King, flew to try to block it. The football hit his leg and refracted, but it still flew into the goal!
From Qin Xiong!
Liverpool equalized the score.
Then the Red Army continued to attack.
On Tottenham Hotspur's side, Old Redknapp also deployed players. Van Der Vaart was substituted on the field.
The substitution had a good effect.
In the 77th minute of the game, Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt's pass in the front field was blocked. Tottenham Hotspur launched a quick counterattack.
Bale took the lead to cross the ball to the front field.
After coming to the front flank, he played a triangular pass with Adebayor and Van Der Vaart.
He passed the ball to Adebayor, who knocked the ball back. Van Der Vaart followed up with a straight kick.
Bale, who cut inside, rushed behind Skrtel and formed a one-on-one attack. When Reina abandoned the goal and ran in front of him, Bale fell to the ground at the cost of losing his balance. He swept the ball into the goal with the outer instep of his left foot!
Reina's speed of falling to the ground to block the ball slowed again!
Amid the tsunami of cheers for Bale in White Hart Lane, Comain kicked the mineral water bottle on the ground on the sidelines!
Reina's form in the new season began to decline and fluctuate significantly.
Liverpool needed a new goalkeeper!
It might not seem imminent, but Reina's performance made Comain unable to trust him.
Liverpool trailed by 3: 4 and continued to attack their opponent in the remaining time.
Tottenham Hotspur began to conservatively try to maintain their lead.
Such a move prevented Tottenham Hotspur from seizing the opportunity to attack Liverpool's defensive line in the final stages of the game. Instead, it gave Liverpool the opportunity to burn their boats.
The Red Army pressed forward and launched a bombardment of Tottenham Hotspur's goal.
Tottenham Hotspur had to foul more frequently.
In the 89th minute of the game, Liverpool's front field was 30 yards away from the goal and received a direct free kick.
Qin Xiong took the lead. His signature lift ball flew over the human wall and began to fall rapidly. Although the angle was not too tricky, Friedel could not hold onto the ball. It caused him to lose his grip on the ball to save.
The ball rebounded in the penalty area and Raúl stepped forward to seize the opportunity and shot into the Tottenham Hotspur's goal!
Liverpool equalized the score at the last minute!
4:4
The crazy game finally ended with the two teams shaking hands and making peace.
Comain shook hands with Redknapp with a gloomy face after the game.
In the post-match press conference, Comain also had to admit that Reina's form had significantly declined this season.
"Reina's performance today was disappointing. It's not that I can't accept the team losing goals, but he made a few obvious mistakes that put the whole team in a passive situation. I believe he will quickly adjust and the team's defense must also improve.
There's one more thing we have to admit.
Tottenham Hotspur's star player, Bale, performed very well today. He is already a top star player in the Premier League. "
Liverpool missed Bale last season. Bale was more mature this season and had become Tottenham Hotspur's number one star player. This made Fleet Street sigh that the Red Army missed a top star player. Otherwise, the Red Army's lineup would be even stronger now.
Since the start of the new season, every round of the Premier League was earth-shattering.
Big scores were common, and the number of goals scored was the highest in the five major leagues. It was self-evident that it was entertaining.
In this round, even Sunderland beat Stoke City 4: 0 at home. The other teams like Queens Park Rangers and Swansea City's 3: 0 victories were not worth mentioning.
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