Lisse is smart and clever in running, Chen Yuchuan is decisive and timely. When Lisse heads the goal, there is no defensive player around him to interfere with him.

However, Riser headed the ball in the back row. Aston Villa has too many offensive and defensive players in the penalty area. Riser has not chosen a large attack angle, so he can only push to the upper corner of the goal.

There were many people in the penalty area when the free kick was given. Although the fans were from the perspective of God, their attention was also on the striker and the central defender who was best at heading. Most people did not have the presence of Riser in their eyes. Seeing Riser suddenly appearing out of the header, both Liverpool fans and Aston Villa fans burst into screams.

Aston Villa goalkeeper Taylor is standing in the middle of the goal. His position selection is basically similar to a defensive corner kick. He can take into account both front and back points and defend the head-on rusher.

Lisser's diagonal penetration from the side to the top of the middle was also beyond Taylor's expectations, but Taylor reacted very quickly. He jumped up and arrived first. He actually threw the ball out with one hand when the ball was about to fly into the upper left corner of the goal.

"Bang!"

With the crisp sound of the ball being snapped out, Aston Villa's fans immediately burst into cheers.

"Beautiful! Taylor's ball was pretty! This is a world-class save! Chinese Chen just passed a tricky free kick, caught the defensive player off guard, and Riser's header was also close to perfection, but Taylor saved Villa! His save this time was equivalent to a goal!"

The commentator on the scene slapped his thighs while praising him, and his surprise was beyond words. Obviously, he was also shocked just now.

Chen Yu was watching after sending a free kick, and he was full of expectations for this attack. His passing can no longer be better. Liser's heading strength is excellent. As long as the goalkeeper does not explode, the goal is likely to be scored. Seeing Taylor save the ball, Chen Yu couldn't help but sigh.

Liser was even more disappointed than Chen Yu. As a defender, it would be a great honor to score the first goal for the team in the first game of the new season. However, this good opportunity to make a big splash was snatched away by Taylor. Liser looked at Taylor who was celebrating with fists and was so angry that he hated him.

Other Liverpool players also felt regretful, but the game had just started less than a minute and the chances were still great. Captain Gerald and deputy Carragher came to comfort Chen Yu and Lisser.

"It's not our fault that the goalkeeper is so good, the goalkeeper is so amazing," Carragher sighed.

Gerald held Chen Yu and Liser and said, "Although I didn't score, I'm so excited. Don't worry, this is our blessed land and we'll score a goal soon."

Gerald and Aston Villa have played a lot of times, and they are full of confidence in playing this team.

Chen Yu smiled and said, "You can't be careless, the goalkeeper's explosion is also terrible."

Riser clenched his fists and said, "I have to give him a few shots when I have the chance to see if he's always so magical."

Gerald said: "Riser, don't worry, you are a defender, not a striker, and you should leave the goal task to Chen and let Chen deal with him."

Carrag also said: "Yes, there is no goalkeeper that Chen Zhi cannot do."

Chen Yu smiled and said, "Everyone can defeat the goalkeeper in a one-on-one fight. The main thing is to pull the defenders away and create a good shooting opportunity for our forwards."

Gerald smiled and said, "This task is left to us. You mainly score goals. As long as we score first, everything will be easy."

Liverpool encouraged each other, and Aston Villa players were also comforting each other. Gerald said that Riser's shot boosted morale, but what really boosted his teammates' morale was Taylor's save this time. A good goalkeeper was worth half the team. Taylor magically saved his opponent's must-try shot less than a minute into the game, which made his teammates' mood high. If such shots were saved, they would be more confident in defending Liverpool's offense.

On the sidelines, Benitez and O'Neal's faces became more serious. Benitez was very worried about Villa goalkeeper Taylor's condition, worried that his attack would be ended by Taylor; O'Neal was deeply afraid of Liverpool's attack power. He was preparing for this game for more than a week. He thought Liverpool's offensive routines were already in control, but he didn't expect that he almost headed the ball by Riser at the beginning. Now he felt that his tactics might need to be more cautious.

The game continues, and the main attack is Liverpool, who is playing away.

The psychological advantage of undefeated for many years and the strength that surpasses the opponent makes Liverpool full of confidence. They play very calmly and dare to cooperate boldly among Aston Villa's people. Whether it is a midfield forward or a defender, they dare to bring the ball as long as they are not in a dangerous area. They often use direct breakthroughs to attack one-on-one.

Liverpool's offense is definitely sharp, but Aston Villa has made sufficient preparations for home games and has studied Liverpool's offensive routines thoroughly. They play quite conservatively. Except for Norwegian high center Karu, who is about fifteen meters ahead of Liverpool's penalty area, the other striker is supporting the front of the midfield, and almost everyone else is defending.

Although Aston Villa has many troops to invest in defense, they have several fast horses, and there is a tall and strong center forward like Karu who can hold the ball in the front, which makes Liverpool's midfielder afraid and dare not invest with all his strength when attacking. This also makes Aston Villa's defensive pressure much less, so he has not been crushed by Liverpool's fierce attack.

Liverpool has strong control. He has not stopped after 20 minutes of continuous attack, and he has almost no chance to counterattack. Although he has not scored, Aston Villa fans in the stands are still frightened and often forget to applaud and boo Liverpool players, especially Pennant.

O'Neal was still unmoved when he stood on the sidelines. After he had experienced more games, he didn't believe that Liverpool could continue to attack for 90 minutes. As long as the opponent was impatient and tired, then it would be the opportunity for Aston Villa to counterattack and his chance to defeat Liverpool.

Now, O'Neal is waiting. Twenty minutes are not long. O'Neal has the patience to wait for seventy or eighty minutes. These seventy or eighty minutes must be difficult, but if you want to defeat a super giant like Liverpool, such pain is worth making a comeback.

Although only a quarter of the 90-minute period has passed, Liverpool has used almost all the tricks they can use. Even if they continue to play, they have no tricks available. Whether they can break through the opponent's goal later depends on whether Aston Villa makes a mistake. If the opponent does not make any mistakes, or they fail to catch them, then perhaps they will not be able to break through Aston Villa's goal by the end of the game, although they have the upper hand in the game.

"Let's just pick them up. This way, it seems that the effect is not very good."

After another Liverpool cross was destroyed, Liverpool's tactical analyst Duff McDonov suggested to Benitez.

Benitez also felt that the opponent seemed to be more and more adaptable to the fight, so he said, "Okay, stop and lead them out. Now our forward can't use it. Several people around Chen followed him, and he can't even use his great ability."

Assistant coach Yesterdam said: "Tell me something to Gerald and let him think about it."

Benitez nodded, walked to the sidelines, called Gerald over, simply told him what he meant, let him convey to other players in the team, shrink the front line back, and lure Aston Villa's players out. If they can't pull it out, they will be considered as a rest and continue to siege.

Gerald had long wanted to accept it. Following the head coach's instructions, he immediately passed on the coach's intentions to every teammate, and the whole team began to recycle it backwards.

Liverpool's picking up time was good. Many Aston Villa players thought that Liverpool might be a little tired after attacking for such a long time, so they were ready to attack. However, O'Neal did not intend to let them attack on the sidelines. Aston Villa's captain Barry also carefully chose to wait and see, but the two forwards and two forwards raised the position forward.

In fact, O'Neal was also in a conflict at this time. Was Liverpool exhausted or lured the enemy into depth? At this time, should we chase and prevent the opponent from waking up? After a brief contemplation, O'Neal felt that the opponent was more likely to lure the enemy into depth. The game had just been twenty minutes, and Liverpool should not be exhausted. He decided to continue to wait until the opponent was really tired from physical fitness to physical fitness.

Of course, Aston Villa's players did not attack in large quantities without the orders of head coach O'Neal, but they were fighting at home. In front of more than 40,000 loyal fans of their own, they would not dare to attack if their opponent retreated and just defended in their own half. This face was really ugly, so Aston Villa's players still invested some of their troops to tentatively launch an attack on Liverpool's penalty area.

Aston Villa's offensive players are mainly two forwards Karu, Ashley Young, Petrov in the midfield, Abonraho, and new player Leo Coke.

Reocock is a natural leader. He was captained at less than 20 years old when he played for Wimbledon. In January 2004, he joined West Ham and became the youngest captain in West Ham's history.
Chapter completed!