Football No. 10: God's Perspective

Chapter 210 Against Van Dyke

Although Liverpool's defenders bounced away as fast as they could, quickly plugging holes in the wing defense, Wang Po was too fast.

3 seconds, just three seconds, Dortmund No. 11 brought the ball near the baseline.

Kuhn has ambushed in the penalty area.

Wang Po swung his legs and deliberately pulled a big arc to the back point.

Tower, fulcrum.

Tuchel's careful arrangement before the game played a role in this attack.

Kuhn leaped high like a mountain, and headed the goal from close range. This time, Alisson was no longer miraculous, unable to prevent the ball from entering the net.

The game looked good.

Dortmund equalized the score in an extremely unfavorable situation.

Looking back at Dortmund's goal, it was more of a man-made disaster than a natural disaster. Of course, Kuhn's strong point and the natural advantage of height and header were powerless to delay, but allowing Wang Po to develop freely on the wing with the ball is purely due to Liverpool's lack of concentration.

The head coach Klopp on the sidelines regretfully patted his thigh.

This conceded goal could have been avoided.

Liverpool took the absolute initiative on the scene, and being equalized by the opponent in this way was a huge blow to morale.

After conceding the goal, the Liverpool team's offense swept over again.

The wing attack was like a sharp bayonet, piercing Dortmund's defense line with holes.

After Mane on the left flicked and moved, he passed the ball to Firmino who was on standby near the arc of the penalty area again, and the latter passed the ball to Salah who was forward.

The roundabout movement at the back point made Dortmund's defensive players no gap at all to the existence of the "Egyptian Pharaoh". When it was discovered, Salah had already formed a single-handed opportunity to face the goalkeeper on the right. Schmelzer attacked quickly and blocked the shooting angle as much as possible.

"puff"

In this attack, Salah chose to volley vigorously.

Schmelzer's concentration was high and he saved the ball over the baseline.

Schmelzer, who made a successful save, stared at him like a king kong, raised his arms and roared, cheering for himself.

Liverpool got a corner kick, Arnold took the penalty, the ball was taken, Mane spared a front point, and rubbed the ball back to the back point. The tall central defender Van Dijk who was in ambush raised a violent header like a fire.

With a header that was close at hand, Schmelzer relied entirely on his subconscious reaction to make a save and drag the ball over the crossbar.

Did the ball go in?
The eyes of the Liverpool players were full of disbelief. Van Dijk, who missed almost a chance to score, clasped his head in his hands and pounded the ground with his fists, full of regret.

At the end of halftime, the score is temporarily tied 1-1
Although there were only two goals, the situation in this half was very exciting, and both sides showed a sharp attack.

The fans of both teams were in fear, and the air was suffocating.

"Brighton, you are in charge of man-marking defense, and you are man-marking Firmino on the opposite side."

In the locker room, Tuchel held a tactical board and told his midfielder.

At the front of the penalty area, Firmino's dominance of the ball is a huge hidden danger. The back and forth scheduling and penetrating passes all pose a huge threat to the defense.

The reason why it is still impossible to contain Liverpool's sharp offensive on both sides despite hoarding heavy defenses on the side, the key point lies in the existence of Firmino.

In terms of finishing ability, this Brazilian center forward is slightly inferior to teammates Mane and Salah, but when it comes to the ability to read the game and control the ball, he is still superior in this regard.

It is precisely because of Firmino's left and right scheduling that the Dortmund team's defense cares about one thing and loses another. As long as he is strangled as a transfer point for the ball, then Liverpool's wing attack will be hugged and killed. At that time, more and more defensive centers will be tilted.

Whether it's you, Mane, the Arnold combination or Salah, the Robertson combination will be submerged under the Hornet's crowd tactics.

Tuchel saw this, and he did not hesitate to replace this point with the tactics of exchange.

If Firmino is strangled, Liverpool's offense will be paralyzed by at least 1/3.

"You are within reach of the championship, don't leave any regrets."

When the players walked out of the locker room, Tuchel said affectionately and slowly.

"Dortmund, fight."

Wang Po was the first to shout.

"Dortmund, fight!"

All Dortmund players responded with high morale and high energy.

At this point, there are only 45 minutes left, there is no reason to back down, fight, grab, the top of Europe is one step away.

All fight.

"Toot~!"

The referee blows his whistle and the second half begins.

Judging from the scene, Dortmund, who is weaker in the draw, can accept this result.

On the contrary, Liverpool, whose overall strength is stronger than the first line, is not satisfied with the draw. In their view, scoring at least 3 goals in the first half is a normal result.

However, there is no if in football games.

At the beginning of the second half, Liverpool continued to attack wildly.

Brighton followed Tuchel's tactical arrangement, following Firmino like a shadow, inseparable.

Facing a strong and energetic defensive midfielder who defends close to him, most of Firmino's energy is wasted in competing with the opponent.

And there is one person following from beginning to end, which is also a great trouble for him to handle the ball.

The effect was immediate, and Liverpool's transfer of the ball began to be unsmooth.

This greatly eased the pressure on Dortmund's defense.

If you can defend, the next step is to attack.

Brighton made an astute grab and intercepted the pass from Mane to Firmino. Seeing Wang Po beckoning from the wing, he made a long pass and directly gave Wang Po an advance.

Started.

Liverpool's right-back Arnold's previous attack was inserted into the frontcourt, not in a defensive position at all.

After Wang Po turned around and accelerated, it was Yimapingchuan.

Of course, as an experienced central defender, Van Dijk has already noticed the shortcomings of this defense, moved ahead and got stuck in advance.

The two sides got stuck in position almost at the same time.

Physical confrontation.

Facing the Dutchman, who is 1 meters tall and weighs 93 kilograms, Wang Po was crushed in terms of absolute strength.

But tell the run, confront each other, the test is not only the strength of death, but also the core strength.

After making physical contact with Van Dijk, Wang Po took a big step and gained control of the ball.

Stop in a hurry, get up in a hurry.

Facing the rhythm changes of the ball holder, Van Dijk seemed very experienced, he didn't hesitate at all, and kept pressing Wang Po all the time, which made him very uncomfortable.

Seeing that he was about to be driven to the bottom line by Van Dijk and lost more offensive options, suddenly, Wang Po flicked his ankle and chose to pass through the crotch.

The ball has passed, but the people have not passed.

As the number one central defender in the world, Van Dijk is very shameless when he is put through a wicket. Of course, more important than losing face is that the goal is in a hurry, and he can only foul when he is in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)