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During the halftime interval, Bosque summarized the team's two goals conceded in the first half and then made more detailed tactical arrangements.
Overall, Real Madrid's tactics after 30 minutes were correct.
But there were still areas that could be improved, such as the support of the midfield to the front field's offense, the main defensive goal in the defense to stifle Liverpool's threat from the back, and so on.
After the old manager's adjustments, the Real Madrid players walked out of the locker room in high spirits.
Snede, Guti, and Qin Xiong walked together as they walked onto the pitch.
Qin Xiong said to the two of them, "Pay more attention to my position in the second half."
Snede smiled and said, "What did you think of again?"
Qin Xiong shrugged and said, "Liverpool's defense is starting to get a little nervous. I think the three of us can switch positions frequently to interfere with their marking. "
Guti frowned and asked, "What are the specifics?"
Some adjustments and changes were simple to say, but they were not necessarily as easy to do as they were said.
Communication between teammates was the most important, especially in such a crucial game.
Everyone did not want to cause mistakes in cooperation because they could not understand their teammates' intentions.
Qin Xiong walked between the two of them and spoke his thoughts in a simple and clear manner.
Guti and Snede nodded in agreement after they understood.
In the second half, the two teams switched sides and fought again.
Liverpool changed their strategy in the positional game in the second half and switched to playing high up in the air.
Gerard frequently pulled the side to the right to create an opportunity for Kuyt to plug in and cut into the middle after he interfered with Diarra and Guti's defensive attention.
Although the routine was simple, it could still pose a certain threat.
In the 48th minute of the game, Alonso passed the ball to the right side of the front field with a long diagonal pass from the backfield. Gerard rushed ahead of Heinz to head the ball. The football that he headed to the middle was stopped by Kuyt with his chest and rushed past Guti. Kuyt then sent a straight pass to Torres, who ran diagonally.
Torres caught up with the football in the penalty area and volleyed. The football rolled close to the turf toward Real Madrid's goal.
Casillas was well prepared. He quickly moved to the front of the football's rolling path and firmly pressed the ball under his palm!
It was Real Madrid's turn to attack.
In the 54th minute of the game, Real Madrid took the lead to create a threat of possession in the front field, and then Robben received Qin Xiong's cross pass from the flank to attack deep, forcing Liverpool's defensive line to retreat into the penalty area and tear the defensive front line vertically.
Robben then passed the ball back to Ramos who plugged in from the back.
Liverpool could roughly guess that Real Madrid would continue to create long shots for the midfielders as they did in the second half of the first half.
But they ignored a detail.
At least Mascherano and Alonso were the only ones who felt it.
Instead, it was changed Qin Xiong's goal goal..
As soon as he retreated, Alonso and Mascherano were embarrassed.
They could not rush out and chase after Qin Xiong, could they?
While Qin Xiong retreated, another Real Madrid player, Snede, quietly charged into the penalty area from the flank.
Ramos passed the ball to Guti, as expected.
Before Gerard could snatch it, Guti kicked the ball out and the football rolled to the front left.
Qin Xiong stopped the ball without anyone marking him. He kicked the ball to the middle.
In front of him was Liverpool's seemingly tight and orderly defensive line. There was almost no space in the penalty area.
So, it did not make much sense for him to break through. It was not a wise choice.
At this time, Qin Xiong directly chose to kick the goal.
The iconic lift ball was kicked out!
The football flew over the dense crowd in the penalty area like a Tomahawk missile, and then fell quickly for a precise hit on Liverpool's goal!
If the ball was not so far away, almost thirty-five yards away, Reina might have really surrendered.
But even if he was given enough time to move, Reina was still a little frightened.
The football was too erratic!
He wanted to hold the ball in his arms in the process of pouncing, but the slightly erratic trajectory of the football forced him to block the ball with his palms!
After being blocked by him, the football rebounded into the penalty area.
Liverpool's defensive line was unusually tense.
Raúl was marked by Sami Hyypia and Carragher. Riise also secretly grabbed Robben's jersey.
But in the left side of the penalty area, Mascherano, Alonso, and Arbeloa did not mark anyone.
The player they originally wanted to mark was Qin Xiong. After Qin Xiong retreated, their marking defense was a little messy.
In addition, Qin Xiong's long shot was so visually stunning that they felt real panic after seeing the football bounce out.
And the football that happened to be blocked bounced to this area.
In front of Arbeloa, before Mascherano flew back to destroy the football, a figure bent down and hit the football with his head in the gap between the two men.
Then the football brushed against the inside of the goal post and flew into the goal!
Anfield suddenly became dead silent.
The Liverpool players looked in disbelief at the football rolling in their own goal, and then looked back at the scorer.
Wesley Snede!
Bosque stood up and applauded in the technical area on the sidelines with a bright smile on his face.
Benítez's face was livid, but he still maintained a calm look.
He walked to the sidelines and did not give any instructions. At this time, he did not know how to contain Real Madrid's offense.
And there was an element of chance in this goal concede.
There was only one point that could not be ignored: Qin Xiong's substitution!
The richness of Real Madrid's offense was reflected in the fact that many players in the attacking group could freely change positions and play an unexpected effect after the change of position.
This was an attack that was impossible to guard against.
Because it would completely disrupt the defensive side's marking.
"Real Madrid equalized the score! Shortly after the start of the second half, Real Madrid cooperated in a positional play in the front field and Qin Xiong's long shot from about 35 yards away from the goal was saved by the goalkeeper, Reina. But Reina could not control the football and the football that was blocked was headed into the goal by Snede who cut into the penalty area!
At 2: 2, Real Madrid got two away goals and the advantage that Liverpool built in the first 30 minutes of the first half is gone! "
The Real Madrid players ran to Snede to the sidelines. Snede expressed his gratitude by blowing a kiss after receiving the cheers of the Real Madrid fans.
After he turned around, he was congratulated by his teammates one after another. After Guti high-fived him in celebration, Qin Xiong put his arm around Snede's neck and laughed in his ear, "It feels good to score in Anfield, doesn't it?"
Snede looked around at the red sea in the stands. It did feel good to be a member of the White Army and stir up trouble here.
He turned to Qin Xiong and said, "I'm starting to get a little high!"
Qin Xiong laughed and said, "Then let's continue!"
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