i am a football star

Chapter 89 The match against Wigan Athletic

On October 10th, the 18th round of the Premier League, Liverpool's home game against Wigan Athletic came.

Torres and Mascherano were injured in this game, and Heynckes changed the formation to 442. Without the excellent defensive Mascherano guarding the midfield, the three midfielders would appear weak, so a midfielder was added, and Zheng Zhi appeared on the bench.

Liu Ting sat on the sidelines and watched the game. Liverpool's starting lineup is: back four Dossena, Carragher, Agger and Arbeloa; four midfielders are Gerard Harvey Alonso, Pennant and Riera;

At the end of the first half, the score was 1:2, the home team was behind the visiting team, and Liverpool fell behind Wigan Athletic 1:2 at home. Liu Ting knew that his chance to play had come.

Immediately after the intermission, Heynckes made the first substitution, with No. 25 on and No. 7 off.

Liu Ting replaced Robbie Keane.

Lawrence, who happened to be explaining the game, said: "Heynckes made an adjustment, and his adjustment was to replace this parallel import with another parallel import."

This kind of commentary made many fans laugh, but Liverpool fans didn't find it funny at all.

"This damn bastard!"

"You're a bug who only knows how to lick Manchester United's ass!"

For a while, Liverpool fans cursed and yelled.

For the opposite side of Liverpool, even parallel imports are Liverpool's parallel imports. You can scold yourself, but others are not qualified to speak out, especially Manchester United's lackeys.

After Liu Ting came on the field, he observed the situation. Wigan Athletic has a 4231 formation. The only famous player in the team is Antonio Valencia, the right midfielder. He will be brought to Manchester United by Ferguson at the end of this season. There is also Wigan Athletic’s goalkeeper Chris Kirkland. He has played for Liverpool for 4 seasons and has been Liverpool’s substitute goalkeeper.

After Liu Ting came on the field, he found that the opponent's right side Valencia was indeed very active. The two goals in the first half were related to him. One was his direct assist and the other was planned by him, which completely suppressed Liverpool's left side.

Now Liverpool's games are broadcast domestically, and Liu Ting's playing has also attracted the attention of domestic fans.

Zhan Jun said: "Liu Ting, Liu Ting is finally playing. He got a chance at the beginning of the second half. I hope he can perform well."

When Liu Ting came on the field, Gerrard sent him a ball behind him. Valencia was too high, and there was a lot of space behind him.

"Good goal!! Gerrard's pass, Liu Ting advanced quickly, Wigan Athletic's Dutch right back Mario Melchiot couldn't keep up with Liu Ting's speed, and entered the left side of the penalty area...Cross in front of the goal!!!"

"Durit...a slow step! If Dirk Come on, hurry up, this may be a goal."

"Liu Ting's breakthrough with the ball this time gave people a much better feeling. He didn't have the feeling of being a bit muddy before. In a fast-paced league like the Premier League, he lost his chance if he was muddled."

In the 47th minute, Liu Ting almost assisted his teammates as soon as he came on the field.

Heynckes on the sidelines was regretting this opportunity, while Wigan coach Steve Bruce saw the danger from this attack and was directing Valencia to recover to help defend.

Liu Ting's playing opened up Liverpool's left side, Liu Ting kept interspersing the opponent's right side, Valencia was not good at defending, and soon couldn't hold on.

"Liu Ting... picked a pass! Gerrard hit the post with his header!"

In the 52nd minute, Liu Ting picked a pass to Gerrard and the header was blocked by the post.

"It was Liu Ting's rapid advance again. Valencia... pulled people!! Fouled, Valencia couldn't keep up for a while and directly pulled Liu Ting down. This foul is too obvious. Liu Ting can have a good chance if he passes by."

"Yellow card! The referee gave Valencia a yellow card, which is undisputed."

In the 59th minute, Valencia pulled down Liu Ting and received a yellow card.

After kick-off again, Wigan Athletic changed right back Melchiot and came to defend Liu Ting, with Valencia assisting from the side.

But Melchiot's speed is very average, Liu Ting can always easily get rid of him, and Valencia, who is fast, has to come to defend again and again.

"Liu Ting and Alonso hit the wall twice, Valencia and Melchiot were left behind, Liu Ting...cut inside...directly hit the goal!!!"

"Oh... the side net!! This time the goal hit the side net, it was almost!!"

In the 62nd minute, Liu Ting and Alonso cooperated and cut in and hit the side net.

"Alonso's long pass...Gerrard!! Gerrard received Alonso's long pass in the penalty area, Gerrard...knocked back!! Liu Ting received the ball, a through ball...Durit!!"

"Dukit... hit the door!!"

"Oh, this shot slid past the goal. Liverpool's frontcourt continued to cooperate, and the opportunity had already come out, but Dirk Driven slid past the goal unguarded."

In the 66th minute, Liverpool cleverly cooperated to create opportunities, but Dirk Drivet hit the goal but flew out of the bottom line by rubbing the post.

Zhan Jun said: "After Liu Ting came on the field, he fully activated Liverpool. Now Liverpool has the upper hand on the scene. During this period of time, Liverpool is completely suppressing Wigan Athletic. They only need one goal."

Dirk was still giving Liu Ting a thumbs up, saying that the pass just now was good, so you're still wasting it, it's a crime.

No wonder Mourinho would laugh at Dirk and said: "He can play any position on the field, but he can't play as a striker."

Couitt runs tirelessly on the field with great energy and is also very active in defense. This is the reason why he can get a main position, but his shooting skills are really not flattering. His real shooting skills are only in the early 50s.

No wonder some people say he is a defensive forward.

However, running on the court regardless of physical strength can always score some goals. At Manchester United, Park Ji-sung is completely a defensive engineer. He has scored 27 goals by running non-stop for Manchester United for several years. once.

Wigan Athletic had to increase its defense against Liu Ting again. The head coach Bruce was warming up the defensive midfielder. He wanted to replace Valencia and strengthen his defense against Liu Ting. It was best to hold the score in the end, and it was acceptable to score an equalizer.

"Harvey Alonso's long pass found Liu Ting on the wing, and Liu Ting... changed direction continuously!! Passed Melchiot and reached the edge of the penalty area."

"Oh, Valencia... Tackle foul!!"

"Valencia, who was chasing back, shoveled Liu Ting. It should have shoveled Liu Ting's ankle. Liu Ting fell to the ground and hugged his ankle in pain. This is a foul. How will the referee judge it?"

There were constant boos at Anfield. Gerrard and Agger had already rushed over to trouble Valencia, and the referee hurried over to solve it.

"Yellow card!! The referee gave Valencia a yellow card again, two yellows turned into one red, and Valencia was sent off with a red card."

"If Liu Ting was fouled after entering the penalty area, it would definitely be a penalty."

In the 74th minute, Valencia received a second yellow card on Liu Ting and was sent off.

Valencia simply admitted the foul, and returned to the locker room amid boos.

Liu Ting also rubbed his ankles and stood up, immediately getting applause from the audience.

Bruce on the sidelines was so angry that he smashed the water bottle in his hand. He was ready for a substitution but this happened, but the substitution had to continue, and the defensive players had to stick to one less player.

Wigan Athletic replaced the Dutch attacking midfielder Daniel Derid with the Irish defensive midfielder Kevin Kilbaney. There was only one forward and it was impossible to replace the forward, so he could only start from the midfield.

After Wigan's substitutions, Liverpool's free kick failed to make a difference. Harvey Alonso's tactical free kick was sent flying by Gerrard.

After all, Wigan Athletic lost one player, and then they were suppressed even more. Liverpool's offensive continued like a wave.

"Gerrard... a pass in seconds!! Pennant caught the ball and entered the penalty area, hit the goal!!"

"Pennant's kick is too low-quality. He is no longer the talented young man that Arsenal used to be."

"Again this Liverpool attack."

"Xavi Alonso was assigned to the wing, and Liu Ting flew from the wing!! He left Kilbani and arrived near the penalty area! Melchiot...a tackle!!"

"Liu Ting... has passed!! He flicked the ball lightly and jumped past it. The nimble Liu Ting came back again. Unfortunately, the ball was too close to the baseline and there was no room for him to hit the goal."

"Liu Ting hit the ball along the bottom line and entered the penalty area, and passed back... a good chance!! Alonso... hit the goal!!"

"The goal has been scored!!! Good goal!! Liu Ting created a chance by relying on his own breakthrough. Alonso and Gerrard both followed up in time. In the end, Alonso poked the ball into the goal."

In the 78th minute, Liu Ting broke through with the ball and assisted Alonso to score. Liverpool equalized the score 2:2.

After the assist, Liu Ting was as happy as if he scored a goal. He rushed to the sidelines and punched vigorously in the air, finally venting his depression all the time.

Anfield has never lacked fans, never lacked enthusiasm, Liverpool equalized the score, the audience was on fire, and the cheers were deafening.

There is still time for Liverpool to overtake, and Wigan Athletic also completely gave up attacking and defended the score.

As Liu Ting is the most threatening figure, the defenders of Wigan began to tackle him non-stop. Liu Ting also knows that this is the Premier League, and there are many more tackles than other leagues.

Especially the more important people.

(End of this chapter)