Chapter 708 Free Kick
Just when Alves was stunned for a moment, Stefan Lichtsteiner had already made a choice for him.
After seeing Griezmann run off the ball past Alves, Stefan Lichtsteiner crossed the center and the ball returned to Griezmann's feet.
Busquets came up to defend Griezmann, but when he faced Griezmann, he was like a stake. When Griezmann dribbled the ball at high speed, the frequency of his feet was very fast. With one pull and one dunk, he passed the cloth. Scotts.
Griezmann's extraordinary performance made Levi's eyes shine, and there seemed to be a flash of light in his mind.
It also detonated another wave of cheers at Anfield Stadium.
"Griezmann! Awesome! Mascherano came up to defend him, can he continue to break through Barcelona's defense?"
This time the duel between spear and shield, Mascherano was obviously superior. He didn't rush, but retreated slowly, forcing Griezmann to be unable to speed up.
To put it bluntly, defensive counterattack is to play a time lag, tearing through the opponent's loose defense before the opponent's offensive players have time to come back.
Now Mascherano drags on like this, the situation will only be more unfavorable to Liverpool.
Griezmann decided to take a risk and break through. He stepped on a bicycle twice in a row, followed by a football trip to eat Mascherano raw with speed.
Mascherano was more experienced and quickly got stuck, but Griezmann was not slow. The two collided and Griezmann fell to the ground.
"Beep!"
Referee Frank de Brickley blew his whistle and pointed to where the two fell - a free kick.
Mascherano was very dissatisfied. He thought there was no foul just now, and the two had normal physical contact.
Frank de Brickley said to Mascherano: "You are pulling people, I can see it very clearly!"
As he spoke, he pointed to his eyes.
Mascherano was a little embarrassed. He was indeed pulling someone just now, but he thought he was pulling very covertly, but he didn't expect that Frank de Brickley had seen it.
He didn't even know what to say, when did Frank de Brickley have such sharp eyes?Why didn't I see such a powerful player when the penalty kick was awarded just now...
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The England commentator said: "It's a pity that Liverpool's counterattack was destroyed by Mascherano, but Liverpool's offense is not over yet. The free kick they got this time is quite good, about 25 meters in front of the goal."
Although free kicks can be scored from any position in theory (goal kick lobs have also appeared), but in fact it is not so simple to break through the opponent's goal with a free kick. The famous free kick master Junini Jr. Oh, according to statistics, one out of every seven set kicks he takes is going around the wall and spinning into the goal. This statistic has been considered terrifying.
It is recognized in football that a free kick at a distance of 23 meters to 27 meters in front of the goal is the easiest to score, because it is easy to fly or cannot pass the wall if it is close, and it requires greater strength and it is difficult to aim at the target if it is far away.In the direction in front of the goal, there is no need for more arcs, and there are more optional shooting lines.
There are many players on the Liverpool field who are good at free kicks, such as Gerrard, Suarez, and Yaya Toure.
After a brief discussion, Gerrard stood in front of the free kick and no one screened him.
Valdes quickly directed his teammates to line up the wall.
Gerrard looked up at the Barcelona wall and couldn't help smiling.
Barcelona players are well-known for short teams. Now Pique is the only Barcelona player over 1.9 meters on the field. Many people think that the second tallest player should be the goalkeeper, right?Because of their tall stature and wide coverage, the goalkeepers are all tall and tall, some even reaching two meters.
Famous goalkeepers such as Petr Cech are 196cm, Van der Sar 197cm, Buffon 190cm, but what about the height of Valdes?If you are not a Barcelona fan, you may not have imagined that Valdez is only 183cm...
The second tallest is Busquets, who is 189cm, and the third tallest is Valdez. All other players on the football field are under 180cm.
Defender Puyol 178cm, Mascherano 174cm, Alves 173cm...
The height of the offensive players in the frontcourt is even more appalling, Xavi is 170cm, Messi is 169cm, Pedro is 167cm...
Looking at the height of these players, you can imagine what the wall they lined up is like.
Gerrard, who is used to the tall human walls in the Premier League, heaved a sigh of relief. Barcelona's human walls are at least ten centimeters shorter than those he often encounters in the Premier League, which means that football can bypass the human walls. The chances are greatly increased.
Barcelona naturally knew their disadvantages, so when the referee signaled them to stand ten yards before the penalty kick, when the referee Frank de Brickley turned his head, several Barcelona players immediately took a few steps forward, and when the referee turned his head away When looking at them, he immediately showed an innocent expression.
Naturally, the Liverpool players quit, damn it, the original ten yards became eight yards, didn't the angle of the free kick become smaller?
The Liverpool players immediately complained to the referee.
In fact, how could the referee not know about these small movements of the human wall?It's just that the human wall is concealed. Without the evidence, the referee can't say anything.
The most important thing is, if the referee is entangled in this trivial matter, should the game continue?
It's just that this is Liverpool's home court, and with the complaints of Liverpool players, the referee Frank de Brickley is a little unhappy, but he still takes care of it.
Regarding the warning from the referee Frank Debrickley, the players lining up in the wall in Barcelona accepted it sincerely, and then backed away, but when the referee Frank Debrickley turned his head away, there was a slap in the face immediately. Moved a few steps forward.
But this time it was not as rampant as before. Although Gerrard was speechless, he didn't bother to argue with the Barcelona players.
Calculating in this way, this free kick might not be sent until two or three minutes later.
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England commentator: "Six years ago, (Gerrard) he was the hero of the team, can he be the savior of the team now!"
Spanish commentator: "Valdez ushered in the pinnacle of his career this season. In the case of 92 shots on target, he made 76 successful saves, and the save success rate was almost 80.00%. Three! Facing Gerrard's arbitrary With the ball, can Valdes continue his wonderful performance?"