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The guests next to the commentator also agreed with his opinion, saying: "I agree with your point of view very much. I think it is not unacceptable for Liverpool to be tied by Olympiacos. After all, Liverpool has obvious strength in this group stage It is more than one level stronger than the other three teams. As long as Liverpool plays normally, they will definitely get the right to qualify. There is no need to take risks in this game. On the contrary, if Liverpool loses this game, what they lose is not just three. points and also helped rivals Olympiacos three."

The reporters at the media table also talked about it.

"Is Li Wei crazy?"

"What if there is an injury during the game?"

"No, Olympiacos is not afraid of fouls. Even if they get a red card after shoveling a Liverpool player, they can make a lot of money. They can use a marginal player to exchange for Liverpool and hurt one of their main players, such as Steven Gerrard, Core players like Suarez and Hazard."

"In fact, compared to the players you mentioned, I think the Olympiacos team is better off fouling Neuer. Maliciousness hurts Neuer. Then I see who will be responsible for guarding Liverpool's gate?!"

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Ernesto Valverde, who was the head coach of Olympiacos at the time, couldn't help but feel contemplative, looking at Li Wei's unruly back on the sidelines.

That's right, this gentleman is the future Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde.

His coaching career began in Athletic Bilbao. In 2001, he served as an assistant coach in this distinctive Spanish team. In 2003, he began to serve as the head coach of Athletic Bilbao, and once led the team. A good fifth place in La Liga.Led the team to qualify for the UEFA Cup and the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey.

From 2006 to 2008, he left Athletic Bilbao and came to Barcelona's rival Espanyol as the head coach. He began to show excellent commanding ability. He was good at kneading some players with average ability into a powerful team A combat-capable team that brought the Spaniard to the UEFA Cup final in the 2006-2007 season, and only narrowly lost to Sevilla in the penalty shootout is Valverde's genius.

Surprisingly, after achieving good results, Valverde did not continue to stay in La Liga, but chose to go to Greece to coach in 2008. In Olympiacos, Valverde led the team. Cup double.

In the summer of 2009, Valverde chose to return to China and replaced Pellegrini as the head coach of "Yellow Submarine" Villarreal.Valverde got a bitter taste of defeat here.Half a season later, in January 2010, Villarreal announced the dismissal of Valverde, who had previously coached the team with a poor record.

After class this time, Valverde was once favored by the Japanese Football Association in the summer of 2010 and was expected to take over the Japanese national team after the World Cup. However, Valverde was not interested in the coaching position of the Japanese team. At the invitation of Olympiacos, he returned to Greece and has been coaching until now.

Valverde, who has experienced big scenes, is not the head coach of those small leagues. His vision is not broad enough, and he looks at problems more one-sidedly.

He believes that Li Wei is not throwing all his eggs in one basket, and it is very likely that he has found a way to deal with Olympiacos.

It's just that breaking dense defenses is a problem in world football. How could Levi find a way to break dense defenses in just 15 minutes during the intermission?

This is also where he is puzzled.

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At this time, the suspense of who was replaced on the sidelines was also revealed.

The first to be replaced was the full-back Danny Rose. After the transfer of Felipe Luis this season, Levi set him up and became Liverpool's main full-back. However, some media questioned Levi's death. Using this England teenager in it can easily cause serious injuries to the teenager.

He was replaced by center Sturridge.

This change made the commentator question Levi's substitution again. "Why didn't Levi replace Klose? The role of the German veteran in headers can help Liverpool turn the pass into a header. Even if Klose is only one person, but there are too many passes, Believe that quantity can become quality, Klose can always send one of the thirty crosses to the goal?"

This was followed by Papastathopoulos replacing right back Stefan Lichtsteiner.At this time, Liverpool's intentions have become more obvious, and they will play at the back three.

But at this time, the third substitution made many people feel a little confused.

Thomas Muller replaces Modric.

The players on the Liverpool field have also changed.

Goalkeeper: Neuer.

Defenders: Gary Cahill, Benatia, Papastathopoulos.

Defender: Gerrard.

Attacking midfielder: Hazard, Thomas Muller.

Forwards: Bale, Suarez, Sturridge, Neymar.

表面上看比赛阵型是3-1-2-4，但也有可能两名边锋回撤，改踢边前卫，阵型实际上上3-1-4-2。

But no matter how you look at it, these formations have a big problem. This problem is not top-heavy, but the problem of giving up control in the midfield.

Liverpool only left Gerrard as a midfielder in the backcourt.Can the 32-year-old Gerrard cover the defensive problems of the entire midfield?
Not to mention that Gerrard is 32 years old now, even if he is five years younger, it is difficult for Gerrard to cover the defense of the midfield alone.

In addition, after the lack of full-backs, Liverpool's offense not only lacks the problem of full-backs plugging in assists, but their defense on the two sides is also very problematic.

You can't expect Bale and Neymar to be like full-backs, who can attack at the top and defend at the bottom.

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Valverde felt a sense of humiliation after seeing Liverpool's position on the pitch.

He felt that he was deeply underestimated by Li Wei, and he dared to send such a formation that almost did not set up a defense. Does he really think that Olympiacos has no ability to break through the gate of Liverpool?
There is no mistake that Olympiacos is a small league team, but after all, Olympiacos is also a frequent visitor to the Champions League. In the last game against Schalke 04, it was not defeated by the opponent without any suspense. In the end, Schalke 04 was 2 : 1 win over Olympiacos.

only……

Valverde soon thought of a question, is Li Wei's substitution arrangement for the sake of taking a risk to attract Olympiacos to attack?
He can deeply feel the contempt contained in Liverpool's substitution, how can the Olympiacos players on the football field not feel it?
Did Li Wei do this to help the Olympiacos team come out to play against each other?
Valverde really guessed right, and Levi forced Olympiacos to attack through taunting.

Although Valverde guessed right, there was nothing he could do.

By the time he realized the problem, the second half had already begun, and Olympiacos was no longer in the previous 10-0-1 formation, but returned to the normal 4-5-1 formation.On the whole, although I still have scruples about Liverpool's offense, it is no longer a pure iron barrel formation, but a defensive counterattack.

The space left for Liverpool to attack is much looser.