football dynasty

What will Liverpool do in the second half?

This question is not only thought by Levi, but many people are thinking about it.

It's really because Liverpool was so strong last season, it was almost as dazzling as the sun. Will he be like a shooting star, although dazzling, but fleeting, or become a slowly rising sun?
But now it seems that after selling off the main force in the summer, Liverpool's overall strength will inevitably be affected.Especially defensively, the problem is particularly serious.Although the two new aids Varane and Feng Xiaoting only played 45 points, in this short 45 minutes, they have proved that they cannot become Liverpool's trustworthy iron gate partners.

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"The second half of the game is about to start. Players from both sides came to the field. Unexpectedly, the fourth official stood on the sidelines with an electronic card and prepared to make a substitution. Next to him was a Liverpool player... Hey! Standing on the fourth official There are Carragher, Emile Spasic, and Nainggolan!? These are three Liverpool players! Is Levi going to use up all the substitutions in one go? This is too risky Right? In case of a yellow card or injury, Liverpool will have to face ten people!" Martin Taylor's voice was full of shock.

Not to mention Martin Taylor, the commentators of other TV stations were also shocked by Levi's adjustment at halftime.

"Li Wei is too risky!"

"The previous success made Li Wei arrogant. He actually made such an irrational substitution! If the Community Shield loses, the biggest person responsible is Li Wei!"

"Maybe Liverpool will usher in a big defeat today, but this may not be a bad thing for Liverpool. After this big defeat, I hope Levi can calm down and rethink Liverpool's team building ideas!"

Three players were replaced in one go. Apart from the warm-up match, such a situation is rare in professional games. It is unlikely to be seen once in a whole season, let alone the game has only lasted 45 minutes.

To put it bluntly, many head coaches will not use up all three substitutions in a game.The more famous one is Carlo Ancelotti. His on-the-spot response has always been criticized. This can be seen from his substitution time. The first substitution is often used in about 10 minutes, and then the As far as the situation is concerned, choose to replace one player between No. 705 minutes and No. 80 minutes. The last substitution is basically not used unless injured.So if you look at the score coached by Ancelotti, it is not surprising that he only uses one substitution after a game, because this is the norm.

If Ancelotti's substitution is an extreme of slowness, then Levi is on the extreme side of fastness.

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In the box at Wembley Stadium, Manchester City's sports director smiled and said to Mubarak: "Mr. Chairman, it seems that we will add another championship trophy to the room of honor today."

Mubarak said: "Don't be too happy, Levi's coaching level is still there. It just seems to be blinded by the success of recent years, and a little dizzy."

Even though he said so, Mubarak had a bright smile on his face, without the restraint in his words at all.

Mubarak may not understand football at first, but he has been in charge of Manchester City for three years, and he knows exactly what Levi's move means - desperate!If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent. To put it bluntly, Li Wei has no choice but to choose such extreme words.

Haha, his team has already made Li Wei only able to break the game with all-or-nothing!
And the reason why he didn't show off triumphantly was just to give some face to Liverpool general manager Al who was sitting next to him.

Al himself sat beside him blankly, what can he say in this situation?
In fact, looking at Ayre's values, Liverpool did not put all their eggs in one basket at all, let alone whether they could push Manchester City into a predicament, and now they are already in a predicament.What if a defensive player has a yellow card?In the absence of a substitution quota, this defensive player will inevitably be tied up in the next game, and he will also become the focus of Manchester City's attack.This is not the worst, what if a player is injured?Is it possible that ten people will fight against each other?
Still like the night in Istanbul, Carragher had thigh cramps and had to drag his injured leg to play, and Smicer also had thigh cramps, but he couldn't hold on, so he could only go to the sidelines to seize the time to heal his injuries, and Liverpool had no choice. In time, ten people faced each other.

So adventurous!

too crazy!

Al, being a modern executive, doesn't like the madness.

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At the media table.

"The Sun" reporter: "Haha! I was worried about whether Liverpool would achieve a reversal in the second half, but now I see this substitution. I am relieved! If I were Mancini, I would retreat in the second half. If you Liverpool players dare to come, just do it. Use big moves to defend, injure one or two, as long as there is enough time, maybe we can create a Wembley tragedy!"

"Manchester Evening News" reporter: "Last season, many people praised Li Wei, and some media shamelessly claimed that the dynasty is rising. Look at it now! It's just an egomaniac, a shooting star coach like Rijkaard. ! Rise of the dynasty? It’s almost enough for the dilapidated giants to recognize the reality! You are already old antiques!”

The reporter of "Liverpool Echo" looked at these cynical colleagues with angry eyes, and said: "It seems that you have forgotten something, and I have to remind you! Two and a half months ago, you seemed to be in Wembley Stadium. Having said something similar, what is the result? What Levi is best at is when you think he is impossible, he will make the impossible a reality!"

"Who doesn't say cruel words, but I bet that Li Wei will lose today!" The reporter of "The Sun" said viciously.

The relationship between them and Liverpool is already irreconcilable, and this game is not held at Wembley Stadium, but at Anfield Stadium. The reporters of the "Sun" could not enter the stadium to conduct interviews, so their hatred for Levi had reached the point where it could not be added.

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Martin Taylor: "Now look at the three players that Liverpool will replace. The ones who are replaced are No. 16 Feng Xiaoting and No. 5 Varane. It is not surprising. The performance of the two of them in the first half today Call it a disaster."

Although Martin Taylor's evaluation of Varane and Feng Xiaoting was very bad, Li Wei still hugged them respectively and comforted them in their ears when they left the field.

The third one to be replaced was Moussa Sissoko. His performance in the first half was not bad, so his replacement also attracted a lot of controversial voices.

A TV commentator in China was surprised: "Li Wei replaced Moussa Sissoko with Nainggolan. This substitution seems not very good!"

The guest asked, "Why?"

The commentator said: "Moussa Sissoko was not conspicuous in the first half, but he played a very important role in Liverpool's midfield. His positioning on the court is similar to AC Milan's Gattuso, except In addition to transferring to defense, he is also responsible for protecting Pirlo. Pirlo's performance in the first half with Moussa Sissoko's protection was not very good. If there is no Moussa Sissoko's protection, Pirlo's performance will be better A question."

The guest said: "In other words, Liverpool's substitution is likely to replace a player, but Pirlo cannot continue to play a role on the court. It is equivalent to one player replacing two players? Isn't this a big loss?"

The commentator said: "In theory, this is the case, but in detail, we need to look at Pirlo's performance on the court. In fact, I think that instead of replacing Moussa Sissoko, it is better to replace Pirlo and replace Gerrard. Gerrard's mentality on the pitch is great when we're behind!"

And sometimes the camera was given to Gerrard who was sitting on the bench, and the soul of the Liverpool team couldn't hide his disappointment sitting on the bench.

In fact, Li Wei had already done some ideological work for Gerrard before the substitution, telling the opponent that Manchester City will definitely focus on defensive counterattacks in the second half, and the frontcourt pressing will naturally weaken. There is no need to arrange for Pirlo. a bodyguard.At the same time, in the face of dense defense, the best way is long-range shots, set balls, and personal breakthroughs.In terms of long-range shots, Liverpool already has Vidal. After Nainggolan, they also have Belgian heavy artillery. In terms of breakthroughs, they also have Neymar, Bale, and Suarez. But even Gerrard has a lot of self-esteem in terms of set-pieces. Pirlo is better than him in this regard.

Because the set kick is not just a free kick to directly score the goal, in fact, most of the free kicks given by the shot angle are not good, so the ability to assist free kicks at this time is very important.In addition to free kick assists, set kicks also include corner kicks, and Pirlo is a bit better than Gerrard in this regard.

So why didn't Levi replace Moussa Sissoko on Gerrard?

Because Gerrard is the soul of Liverpool's team, as long as he is on the court, the ball will definitely go to him.And Pirlo's biggest role on the court is scheduling. Pirlo, who has no possession of the ball, might as well sit on the bench next to the field. After all, Pirlo, who is thin and thin in defense, doesn't contribute much.

You can't expect a maestro to do a beast's job and do it well.

It's just that Gerrard still can't deal with things that he can't play with a normal heart.

Li Wei stood on the sidelines without yelling, just stood like this.

He didn't pay attention to outside voices or what the players on the bench thought. After replacing three players, there was actually not much he could do.Because of this, he focused all his attention on the court.

As Martin Taylor said before, Levi has now put all his eggs in one basket!