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Chapter 124 All Winning Qualification? (25, please subscribe, monthly pass!)

Schalke 04's unyielding attitude, although it is beyond the expectations of many people, everyone likes it. This kind of confrontation can produce more wonderful goals, and no one likes a dull confrontation without goals.

The same is true from the standpoint of German journalists. Although they are worried about the risks of doing so, their faces are shining with excitement. Winning or losing is something that the head coach needs to consider more. They only care about whether the game process is tortuous. , Is there enough excitement for them to add more fuel to their post-match reports.

After Marcel Leff saw the score change, Slomka had no plans to take it back, and even the full-back Rafinha on both sides was still running back without any scruples, and his tone became a little excited: "Haha This is interesting, both Slomka and Benitez are rushing to win and get three points, and it seems that Slomka deliberately avoids Liverpool's powerful center and makes a fuss on the wing, Farfan He and Asamoah are very characteristic wide players, maybe this can really be the key to Schalke's victory today."

Marcel Leff deserves to be an ace commentator with ten years of commentary experience. His analysis of the situation on the court and his judgment of the team's movements are even comparable to that of a professional coach. He immediately pinpointed the goal Slomka wanted to pursue.

If you really want to fight for the strength of the central axis, Schalke will definitely not be able to please, even with Zhou Tiancheng, it is not enough to face Alonso, Mascherano and Gerrard at the same time. However, whether it is the league or the Champions League, Liverpool has not shown a trend of destruction that matches the strength of the central axis. Their weakness on the wing is obvious.

The full-backs are okay, the Dutch internationals Dirk, Dirk and Babel can handle the offensive end, but the defensive ability of the full-backs can't match this Liverpool, and the left-back "Biscuit" Aurelio has an excellent post He uploads his footwork, but it is a big hidden danger that he often cannot balance offense and defense on the field. Nearly half of Liverpool's conceded goals this season come from the space behind him. Even the Premier League relegation team can find the weakness. Schalke will naturally not let it go passed.

But even if they want to make use of it, Schalke is not just looking for two full-backs directly with a big foot. That is very simple, but since Zhou Tiancheng in the team can hold the ball, they must make full use of it, and first transition the two sides in the midfield. Pointing the foot further to the side not only increases the accuracy of the pass, but also uses the width of the field to open up space-any tactic that does not even involve the core midfielders will not be very efficient.

But it’s different to give Zhou Tiancheng even just a transition kick. He is a person who can use the pass to drive his teammates to move, and Zhou Tiancheng usually does not directly aim at the ball passed to Farfan and Asamoah. The bottom line pass, but directly to the penalty area line, actively leading the two wide players to cut inside.

No matter how prosperous the attack is on the side, the final attack must be completed in the middle. Now most of the wide players will more or less have the technique of cutting inside.

This time, Liverpool's defense line became jittery. Both Hyypia and Carragher were high center defenders. They had good frontal defense and air defense capabilities, but their flexibility was a bit poor. After they burst in from the wing, Farfan and Asamo Ah is very smart. After attracting the attention of the central defender, he walks on the ground and passes in front of the goal. The two central defenders turn around and do their movements in a small area. It is always half a beat slower.

Kuranyi's flexibility is not high, but Altintop has a keen sense of smell in grabbing points.Seeing Asamoah's cross pass, Altintop directly outflanked the penalty kick and shot. The strength of this kick seemed to penetrate the net, but it still stopped the ball's momentum. , Honestly stay in Liverpool's goal.

"WOW!!! Hahahahahaha! Altintop scored a goal. In less than 10 minutes, Schalke took the lead twice!" Marcel Leif laughed a little crazy.Normal people would not have thought of such a game progress.

Leading once can be said that Liverpool started slowly, but leading the second time, even the English media must face up to Schalke 04.

The Bundesliga is not the only team that Bayern has been able to produce...

It was not until the second time behind that Benitez began to carefully choose to play a protracted game. Harvey Alonso returned to the midfielder in a regular manner and played the role of a conveyor belt in the midfield. Even if he attacked, he did not lose his position. Mainly attack with long pass.

After Schalke 04 scored again, the defense also acted very cautiously. Torres made a personal breakthrough before. Höwedes and Westermann paid special attention to maintaining the distance between each other and coordinating. Defend.

The situation in the first half fell into a stalemate. Until the end of the half, the score of 1:2 did not change. The home team was in front and the visiting team was behind.

Schalke 04 spent halftime, causing many media to turn against them. The score was ahead, and the scene was not at a disadvantage. Schalke had encountered this kind of tailwind from behind to lead more than once in the league. In turn, sweat for Liverpool.

In the current situation, another major weakness of Liverpool has begun to emerge. Even if Benitez intends to adjust the front line, he really has no one to replace him. The only substitute he trusts has played in the league so far this season. The striker is the Frenchman Engel. Ukrainian international Voronin and Torres are overlapping types. Benitez can only trust the existing players on the field. Currently, 11 players on the field are almost the strongest attacking lineup. Benitez Adams thinks he should be able to pull it back.

On the other hand, Slomka's adjustment was one step ahead of him, holding a one-goal advantage. In the second half, Slomka replaced Rakitic and replaced Kobyashvili, who has a stronger interception ability in the midfield.It is obvious to improve the defensive hardness of the midfielder.

But the effect of Slomka's adjustment was not obvious. It was goalkeeper Neuer who really kept the goal explosively in the second half.Not to mention his several key saves in front of the goal, Liverpool's several one-handed ball opportunities were resolved by him directly rushing to the penalty area line. When encountering such a goalkeeper who attacks in a wide range and has a high success rate, Torres deserves to look up to the sky several times. Long sigh.

Neuer looked very excited. He first played football, and he yearned most to play as a striker. He longed to appear in the penalty area and be noticed, and now he has achieved it.It's just a restricted area...

But even if he is a goalkeeper, he is not willing to be ordinary. Not only a defender, but a goalkeeper can also have the heart of a forward!

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"The game is over! This is really an upset! Schalke has retreated from the terrifying Anfield Stadium, and they have taken the absolute initiative in the group!"

The score of 2:1 was hanging high on the big screen. At this moment, even the KOP stands with a long history were eclipsed.The faces of Liverpool fans were full of disappointment at the first home defeat of the season.

After the game, Slomka finally stopped keeping a low profile. In front of many reporters, he said: "First in the group? It doesn't look difficult. We are now confident in our pursuit of winning the group!"

If it was before the game, many media would not believe it, and the British journalists would have sprayed it long ago.But now Slomka mentioned it as a winner. Although it is relatively high-profile, many people subconsciously feel that this is really possible!

Even Liverpool lost at home, can Olympiacos and Marseille stop Schalke?
As for the final round of the group stage, even the British journalists are not very confident about Liverpool's away expedition.

Although Liverpool didn't lose an away game this season, they drew two of their four away games. The away record is not very good. Moreover, Schalke 04, who is at home to the Devils, is even more difficult to mess with!

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