A thunderous cheer erupted throughout Anfield!
The Liverpool fans, who had been suppressed for a long time, finally got a chance to vent!
Despite this, Liverpool was still one goal down!
Scoring a goal also greatly boosted the morale of the Liverpool players, who continued to exert pressure on Cambridge United's goal with an endless stream of attacks.
Three minutes later, Liverpool once again won a throw-in on Cambridge United's right flank.
Johnson threw the ball to Leiwa beside him, and the two played a one-two, directly shaking off Mahrez's entanglement!
After Johnson dribbled two steps horizontally along the edge of the penalty area, he turned and feinted towards the box, then quickly pushed the ball to the center!
Mascherano, at the top of the penalty arc, shot immediately after receiving the ball!
The ball directly hit Gotze!
Carragher, who had already pushed past midfield, received the ball and turned to pass it to Rodríguez on the left!
Rodríguez had no Cambridge United players near him at this moment, so he immediately accelerated towards the byline, and just as the ball was about to cross the byline, he sent a low cross towards the goal!
A red figure suddenly flashed past the goal!
The young man in red struck a curling shot with his left foot!
The ball instantly bounced off the ground and flew towards the goal!
Oblak hadn't even had time to make a save, and the ball had already entered the goal!
3:3!
Liverpool scored two goals in four minutes, equalizing the score!
It was Leiwa who brought Liverpool's third goal!
Leiwa ran freely along the edge of the pitch, enjoying the cheers of Anfield that belonged to him!
At this point, only seven minutes had passed since Cambridge United's third goal!
Huang Hao sat blankly on the coaching bench, experiencing the ups and downs of the past seven minutes, trying to accept everything that was happening before his eyes.
A draw was still not the result Liverpool wanted.
While Cambridge United's players were still reeling, Liverpool's attack continued. In the 68th minute, after a scramble in the penalty area, Rodríguez, who had pushed forward, took a powerful shot, and the ball directly hit the side netting of Cambridge United's goal!
In the 71st minute, Liverpool took a corner kick from Cambridge United's left side, and Agger headed the ball again at the far post!
The ball grazed the crossbar and flew out of bounds!
The hearts of Cambridge United fans were in their throats!
Huang Hao immediately substituted Sun Jihai with Suxi; the high intensity of the match was proving too much for the Chinese player.
In the 73rd minute, Kuyt shot from a tight angle, and Oblak once again firmly held the ball under him.
In the 81st minute, after Liverpool's corner kick was headed out of the box by Gotze, Gerrard took a furious shot from outside the area!
Lovren blocked it with his leg, and the ball grazed the left post and went out of bounds!
As time was running out in the match, the pressure on Cambridge United's players grew increasingly intense.
Liverpool, on the other hand, formed a siege around Cambridge United, making Oblak the busiest man on the field once again.
When Oblak once again denied Carragher's header, the fourth official on the sidelines finally raised the board.
Five minutes of injury time in the second half!
Huang Hao shrugged his shoulders helplessly when he saw the time.
With no players injured and delaying the game, five minutes of injury time was quite puzzling.
For Cambridge United, these five minutes were destined to be very long.
So, Cambridge United almost gave up on attacking, retreating all lines to their own half to deal with Liverpool's final assault.
In the 93rd minute, Insúa, who came on as a substitute, threw in the ball in Cambridge United's attacking half.
Mascherano had just received the ball when he was tackled by Tadić!
Insúa quickly ran over, intercepted the ball, and immediately kicked it towards the edge of Cambridge United's penalty area!
Rodríguez, after gaining possession, chose to dribble with large strides towards the left byline of Cambridge United's goal!
Seeing the penalty area crowded with Cambridge United players, Rodríguez did not cross rashly, but instead passed the ball to Torres at the edge of the box.
After Torres received the ball, Van Dijk and Ayu immediately surrounded him!
With no space to break through, Torres could only pass the ball back to Rodríguez.
Unexpectedly, Mahrez had already been lurking between the two, and he quickly started, intercepting the ball!
Mahrez kicked the ball to Vardy in midfield!
Vardy immediately passed the ball to Gotze, who had run up from the back; Gotze paused slightly after receiving the ball, constantly motioning for his teammates to push forward, cherishing this hard-won attacking opportunity!
After a one-two with Mahrez, Gotze once again passed the ball to Vardy at the edge of the penalty area!
Before Vardy could turn towards Liverpool's goal, Fábio Aurélio directly stretched out a leg from behind him, kicking the ball over the halfway line!
Torres immediately flicked the ball to Benayoun beside him, and Benayoun instantly distributed the ball to the right wing, where Kuyt had already surged forward!
Kuyt advanced all the way, and nearing Cambridge United's penalty area, he directly lobbed the ball towards the goal!
Lovren used his tall physique to overpower Benayoun and head the ball!
However, the flying ball did not land at a teammate's feet but instead headed towards the goal!
The first to reach the ball was Liverpool's striker, Torres!
Seeing the ball about to go out of bounds, Torres took a chip shot from an almost impossible angle!
The ball squeezed into the goal through the gap between Oblak and the right post!
4:3!!!
At 94 minutes and 45 seconds into the match, Liverpool completed a three-goal comeback!
Liverpool, after all, was still Liverpool.
But Huang Hao saw hope in this match.
Given time, defeating Liverpool at Anfield would certainly not be an unattainable dream!
"From having no hope, to almost turning the game around, to today, we even led the opponent 3:1 at Anfield!"
"So guys, lift your heads. Our performance in the match was not shameful."
"As a newly promoted team, I believe that one day, we will be able to overcome this mountain that is Liverpool!"
Although Huang Hao said these words with full confidence, veteran players like Tadić still hung their heads, very unwilling to fall at the opponent's feet.
Huang Hao smiled knowingly, helpless with these unyielding guys.
"Alright, maybe you need some time to accept it. But if you want to get a day off tomorrow, then all of you, lift your heads!"
This time, the players all revealed their eager faces!
"Damn, a holiday is still the best! Dismissed, holiday!"
Huang Hao waved his hand, still giving the players a day off after the loss!
For them, seeing hope in this match was enough.
After the regrettable loss to Liverpool, Cambridge United's League ranking further slipped to 11th place.
But even so, among the three promoted teams, Cambridge United was still the best performing.
And Warnock's team, after a 1:0 victory over Brighton, finally escaped the embarrassing situation of being last. Wolves, rising to 16th place, had Birmingham behind them, also with 6 points.
The next day, Huang Hao did not get the holiday he wished for, nor a good night's sleep.
Evans was back.
"Toppling Liverpool! Cambridge United Just One Step Away!"
"Rafa Benítez's Anger, Liverpool's Narrow Victory!"
The media was clearly impressed by Cambridge United's previous 3:1 lead over Liverpool at Anfield. Most of today's headlines were criticizing Liverpool and Rafa Benítez; although they won, such a poor performance against a promoted team was still unconvincing.
Huang Hao shook his head; it seemed that being a Head Coach of a strong team was not easy either. Losing meant criticism, and even winning meant criticism.
After putting down the newspaper, Evans quickly came to Huang Hao's office, accompanied by a familiar old friend, Owens.
"Oh God! Please, Owens, you're really everywhere!"
As he spoke, Huang Hao extended his right hand, fearing that Owens would once again give him a French cheek kiss.
Huang Hao really couldn't stand that indescribable perfume scent.
"Hahahaha! My old friend, I didn't expect us to meet again!"
"Hey buddy, can you tell me how many players you actually represent?"
Hearing Huang Hao's question, Owens smiled proudly and said:
"Haha, not many, 75!"
Huang Hao's eyes widened exaggeratedly, followed by a "Wow!"
This greedy Owens really had some tricks up his sleeve!
"Good heavens, can you even manage all that?"
"We have a team, haha."
Huang Hao nodded; indeed, this guy in front of him should not be underestimated.
"Alright, let's talk business. We currently need a tough, mature defensive player. Do you have any good recommendations!"
"How about Jérémy Toulalan? He's the best defensive midfielder in Ligue 1," Owens pondered for a moment and recommended.
"He's quite expensive, isn't he? You know Cambridge United is just a small workshop," Huang Hao began to play the victim.
"You lack a professional defensive midfielder. Kante is too short, and Golonas isn't professional. If we bring in Jérémy, I believe our performance can improve." Although Owens was an agent, he saw problems as clearly as a professional Head Coach.
After speaking, the old fox even winked at Huang Hao, clearly implying something more.
After listening to Owens, Huang Hao had a sudden realization. Although the players he found were individually strong, they were still too young and couldn't perform at 100% of their ability. They still needed experienced players to provide direction.
"Okay, then for Jérémy, you'll have to help out. The commission is negotiable."
Huang Hao was already well-versed in the rules of the agent business, and besides, Owens already represented several of his players, so there was no need to beat around the bush.
"Emmm, Huang, this is still a bit difficult."
Owens showed a troubled expression, and he didn't seem to be playing hard to get.
Huang Hao didn't respond, waiting for Owens to continue.
"You know Lyon, although they've declined a bit, they still want to regain their glory..."
Huang Hao frowned; clearly, this wasn't the only difficulty.
"It's okay, you can tell me." After hesitating, Owens still told the truth.
"And I've tried to promote Toulalan before, but he only wants to go to a big club, a team that can help him become a national team starter, so he's always stayed at Lyon."
"After all, he doesn't earn little at Lyon. Without teams like Real Madrid or Manchester United, I estimate it would be very difficult for him to transfer."
After speaking, Owens spread his hands, looking helpless.
Huang Hao nodded mechanically; it seemed this matter was indeed a one-sided effort. "Then who do you recommend to me?"
Owens looked troubled again, and after thinking for a while, he slowly said:
"I can only say that bringing in Toulalan is very difficult. I thought of someone who should meet your requirements."
"Who?" Huang Hao wanted to see which great player Owens would recommend this time.
"Juninho Pernambucano."
The name Owens mentioned made Huang Hao gasp. Even Evans, who was beside him, was startled. That was a player whose strength and fame were completely disproportionate, the inventor of the knuckleball.
"You know, Juninho is currently playing for Al-Gharafa in Qatar, and the transfer fee probably won't be much. If you're willing, I'll go for a trip."
Huang Hao rubbed his cheeks with his hand. If they could bring in this great player, there would undoubtedly be a qualitative leap both competitively and financially. "Okay, go sound him out. If it's feasible, contact Adams."
"Alright, let's go, my dear Owens, let's go out and have a good time, and see what other good stuff you have."
"I'm paying, I'm paying!"
A "charming" glow instantly bloomed in Owens' eyes.
