169: Crystal Palace is really going to give up on the FA Cup.

beep!

The referee blew the whistle and the game officially started.

The first team to attack was the visiting team Liverpool. Liverpool was obviously inspired by Rogers and attacked crazily from the start. Moreover, his lineup was also more offensive.

Moreover, it can be seen that the Liverpool people are in very good condition.

They suppressed Crystal Palace as soon as they came up.

Crystal Palace also wanted to press high from the start, but they soon discovered that it was a bit difficult for them to press past half-time. Because there are so many Liverpool players in the midfield and frontcourt, and in excellent condition, it makes the Crystal Palace players play very awkwardly.

Seeing this, Tong Yi immediately came to the sidelines and waved, signaling the Crystal Palace players to retreat slightly, put on a defensive posture, and stabilize the situation first.

The Crystal Palace players retreated to defend after seeing Tong Yi's gesture.

In this way, it will be easier for Liverpool's offense to press through halftime.

Liverpool had the advantage. .??.??

Seeing this, Rogers breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that Crystal Palace is not so determined to win this game. Otherwise, Liverpool will not be able to overcome the half so easily and threaten Crystal Palace. of the goal.

Rogers was originally prepared for a hard fight.

Now it seems that it is no longer necessary.

Rogers couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Tong Yi. Sure enough, this guy was talking big words before the game.

It seems that Liverpool should be able to win this game.

However, after this happened several times, Rogers was not careless, but became more cautious.

This game is really too important for him to make any mistakes. Therefore, he is cautious and cautious. Came to the sidelines and urged Liverpool's players to attack seriously.

Liverpool continuously passed the ball at the front of Crystal Palace's penalty area to adjust the opponent's defense, hoping to find space and penetrate the penalty area to threaten Crystal Palace's goal. But the Crystal Palace people's defense was watertight. No matter how they planned and pulled, they could not tear apart the Crystal Palace defense. This put a lot of pressure on the Liverpool players.

As a last resort, Sturridge took a cold shot directly from the front of the penalty area.

The football flew quickly towards the upper right corner of the Crystal Palace goal, but unfortunately the football was slightly higher than the crossbar.

Seeing this, Rogers felt extremely regretful.

"Wow, this long shot is still very threatening. Liverpool started with great momentum today. It seems that Liverpool is bound to win this game! If this game continues like this, I You're going to be in big trouble if you think about Crystal Palace!" Mortensen said,

Hiller also nodded slightly, with a very serious expression.

Mortensen suddenly said, "Do you think Crystal Palace is really ready to give up on the FA Cup? After all, the FA Cup is really useless to them! Now they should focus more on the league and Europe. in battle

, what do you say? "

Mortensen looked at Hiller, who was pondering.

After a while, Shearer said, "What you said makes sense. The fighting spirit of Crystal Palace in this game is indeed not as strong as their previous games. Maybe it means this? But, I think the Liverpool people want to It is still impossible to win easily. You see, even now, Liverpool has the advantage, but there are really very few attacks that are truly threatening!"

Mortensen turned his head and looked inside the stadium, and nodded slightly.

After all, it had been going on for a quarter of an hour, and Liverpool seemed to be trying to take the initiative in the game, but there were not many truly threatening attacks, almost none at all.

Crystal Palace's defense is still very good.

Mortensen said, "This is why Liverpool's performance in the league this season is so poor. Their strength is indeed not good. Moreover, Lovren's serious injury has also had a great impact on them. Look at it now They all play three central defenders. To be honest, I think Liverpool’s change of formation is not as effective as before.”

Shearer also said, "That's true, but Rogers can't do anything. Who made Lovren seriously injured?"

After Lovren was seriously injured, Rogers changed Liverpool's formation from a four-back to a three-back.

He also arranged this game in this way.

At this time, it seemed that his change of formation was successful.

The large number of players in the midfield gave them an absolute advantage in the midfield and suppressed the Crystal Palace people.

However, their formation is relatively high-pressure.

If the Crystal Palace people seize the opportunity to counterattack, Liverpool's goal will be in danger!

None of the three central defenders in their defense are players known for their speed. Once Crystal Palace counterattacks and Asensio and Mane rush forward, they will be a little hard to resist. Especially when facing Mane's counterattack, Mane is very, very fast.

Therefore, at this time, Rogers has been reminding Liverpool's defensive players on the sidelines to pay attention to Mane and Asensio. Whether they are attacking or defending, they must follow these two people. Don't stay too far away and give these two a chance to counterattack with the ball.

It can be seen that Rogers still attaches great importance to Crystal Palace's counterattack.

For now, though, it's not needed.

Because Crystal Palace still has no chance to counterattack, they are still forced to defend.

However, Liverpool also controlled the game, but had few chances to truly threaten Crystal Palace. It is even more difficult for Liverpool to get the football into the Crystal Palace penalty area.

If the two wingers take the ball,

The three forwards on Liverpool's front line simply couldn't compete with Van Dijk and Rudiger. Almost 90% of the high balls were pushed out by these two people, and 8% were saved by Crystal Palace goalkeeper Edouard. It was picked off.

As for Liverpool, there is a 2% chance of winning a header.

Only 2% of the successful aerial duels were not completed with a header. They all landed poorly and were directly rescued by the Crystal Palace's second point of defense.

Therefore, at this time, Liverpool's head coach Rogers looked very nervous.

If this game ends in a draw, this is not what Rodgers wants to see.

If there is a tie, there will be a rematch on another day, which is really terrible.

Neither Liverpool nor Crystal Palace are actually willing to rematch today. This is a waste of time and energy, especially for a team like Crystal Palace that fights on multiple fronts.

Therefore, in this game, both teams hope to determine the winner.

Crystal Palace seems to have been defending, but they are not defending blindly. They are also looking for opportunities to counterattack. They are still relatively cautious, looking for opportunities to kill with a fatal blow.

Of course, Liverpool's defense is also very stable and focused. They have also been preventing opportunities for the Crystal Palace people to counterattack. ??

Therefore, this game looks very anxious.

But the Liverpool fans who came from afar were quite excited. After all, Liverpool took the initiative and could threaten the Crystal Palace goal. Crystal Palace, on the other hand, was only tired of defending. The rare two attacks came to an end and were easily defended by their Liverpool players.

This makes Liverpool fans feel that Crystal Palace has nothing to worry about. How can such a weak team be their opponent of Liverpool?

Liverpool must win this game!

Liverpool fans are becoming more and more confident and excited. They feel that this game will soon be decided, and they, Liverpool, must win.

However, inside the stadium, Liverpool head coach Rodgers was a little worried.

Although they seem to have the situation under control now, there are not many truly threatening attacks. If this continues, it is very likely that Liverpool will not be able to win. This is something Rogers doesn't want to see, so he must signal the Liverpool players to step up their attack.

If you don't step up your offense, how can you score goals?

But once the offense is strengthened, the players on the back line must press higher, and they must also participate in the offense. In that case, they will have some deficiencies in defense and give the Crystal Palace people a chance.

This is where opportunity and danger coexist!

But if they don't intensify their attack, they have no hope of winning. So, at this time

, Rogers had to take risks and strengthen his offense!

Rogers waved his hand to signal Liverpool's players to increase their offensive intensity, but he also reminded Liverpool's defensive players to still pay attention to defense and not give the opponent a chance.

Liverpool's players also became a little nervous, and they also knew the consequences of strengthening the offense.

At this time, they need to be more careful and not make mistakes easily. Once a mistake is made and the Liverpool people seize the opportunity, their Liverpool team will be finished.

Therefore, Liverpool's players are very dedicated and very careful.

This consumes a lot of their physical energy.

However, they have no choice. Only by doing this can they have a chance.

The players at Crystal Palace are also feeling the pressure. Liverpool's offense is becoming more and more fierce, and their investment is getting bigger and bigger. Their defense seems to be a little unable to bear it.

Naturally, Tong Yi saw it. He immediately came to the sidelines and signaled the Crystal Palace defenders to move closer to the center, denying the opponent a chance to break through the penalty area and complete the shot. Try to push Liverpool's offense to the two sides and let the Liverpool people pass the ball from the side.

This way, they will have a high point in the Crystal Palace penalty area, and it will be easier to defend.

The Liverpool people naturally don't want to attack from the wing, and they also know that their crosses from the wing are not a big threat. But it is really impossible to hit the center, and it is easier to attack only from the two wings. Therefore, football frequently hits both wings.

After the football came to the wing, Crystal Palace strictly guarded against Liverpool's inward cuts, almost giving them the opportunity to break through inwards. The Liverpool people only made frequent crosses from the wing, but after the football flew into the penalty area, it was almost always pushed out by Rudiger and Van Dijk. Liverpool forwards Sturridge, Mourinho and Ibe were all There is no way to grab points.

The Liverpool people made crosses from the wing to attack again and again, but the attacks were easily resolved by the Crystal Palace people again and again.

Even just now, the Crystal Palace people launched a very threatening counterattack.

After only two passes, the football was sent to the feet of Asensio by Goretzka. After receiving the ball, Asensio went directly to the meeting alone and faced Liverpool goalkeeper Mignolet.

Rodgers and the Liverpool fans were so scared that they almost pissed themselves.

Mignolet himself lacked confidence and almost felt that he was going to miss the ball.

Little did he know that Asensio was too keen on the angle when he shot into the far corner, and the football flew past the bottom line by grazing the far post.

The Crystal Palace people were just a hair away from taking the lead!

This shocked everyone in Liverpool into a cold sweat and almost scared them to death!

Fortunately, the ball didn't go in, otherwise Liverpool would be really dangerous.