Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 1118 The counterattack of the counterattack!
The UEFA Champions League final between Liverpool and Arsenal at the Olympic National Stadium in Kiev has been flying fast since the opening.

It's hard to see which side is taking the initiative to lead the rhythm, but the two teams can definitely keep up with each other in offense and defense, and they are both pursuing a faster rhythm to penetrate the opponent's defense!
In the 8th minute of the game, Arsenal made a fast break from the backcourt. Chambers received a pass from Ramsey while running forward quickly. Chambers directly smashed the ball just past the center line and cut inside. When assisting to defend the wing, Casemiro's position is also closer to the center. Chambers puts his foot on the ground and sends the ball diagonally to the right of the frontcourt!
Diagonal transfer attack!
The reason why Situ Yunbing admires Klopp is because as long as he is given talented players, he can develop players. The offensive efficiency of the two full-backs, Chambers and Bellerin, can be said to be second only in the Premier League. Alexander-Arnold and Robertson at Liverpool.

The support of Arsenal's offensive system largely relies on the assists of the full-backs!
It's not the same as Liverpool may be similar to them in attacking in a positional game, but also have a strong midfield support in defense.

But just like the rivers and lakes where there are so many masters, the unique skills in the martial arts are just a few tricks, and if you can learn the same mastery, you will definitely be outstanding.

The same is true for football. If it is complicated, it will be very complicated. If it is simple, it means that if you practice the most efficient techniques and tactics in the contemporary era, you will have a certain efficiency guarantee.

When Casemiro was in a hurry to help defend the side, Salah took the initiative to cut in and lead the ball in advance. He calmly observed the opponent's running position and sent the ball to the middle of the penalty area with a short pass.

It happened that the line that was exposed in the movement of Kanter and Casemiro was exploited.

Firmino, who was responding in the middle of the front of the penalty area, knocked the ball with his heel directly to the front left of the penalty area when he touched the ball, and quickly advanced forward after the ball was released!
Arsenal's wave of fast-break passes is too fast!
They will not look for space to ensure that the attack is more certain before speeding up like Manchester City. They always take a high risk of trial and error in a faster rhythm to complete the lightning fast break!

It's hard to say which is higher and which is lower, which is right and which is wrong, both have advantages and disadvantages.

But this time Mane's quick crosscut seems to have a tacit understanding with Firmino!

African players want to achieve great achievements, or have strong strength. Their own technical strength and physical condition are only the foundation. Higher technical and tactical literacy and on-the-spot creativity are necessary conditions for promotion and breakthrough. Africa does not have strong teams on the world stage A big reason is also the constraints of technical and tactical factors.

And Mane is undoubtedly one of the benchmarks of contemporary African players in European football. He is the pinnacle representative of African players, because in addition to his strong personal ability, he also has high technical and tactical qualities.

Mane noticed Van Dijk's attack when he touched the ball. At this time, it was difficult for him to pass the ball obliquely through the ground to find Firmino, so he chose to pass the ball over the top!
The flying football crossed the sky above Van Dijk's head. Seeing that Firmino made a single move forward, countless Arsenal fans in the stands were looking forward to it!

Hit this ball in!
Ter Stegen struck out in time, and when Firmino headed the ball directly, Ter Stegen was already less than two meters in front of Casemiro.

In the blink of an eye, Firmino shook his head and hit the goal with the football thrown out, but Ter Stegen raised his hand at close range to block the ball!

call!
The Red Army fans were amazed, while the Gunners fans were extremely disappointed, but they immediately nodded and applauded. At least Arsenal's performance made them very excited!
"Ter Stegen made a contribution! Arsenal's fast break in the frontcourt made a deadly threat!

The cooperation between Salah, Firmino, and Mane is very fast, so that once Liverpool's defense line makes a slight adjustment and makes a mistake, the defense line will fall into an extremely dangerous situation!
Fortunately, this time Ter Stegen took the lead to block most of Firmino's attack angles!
If Firmino is more calm and confident in this ball, maybe he can stop the ball in the chest to connect and adjust the direction, and then attack the goal. As long as he can shoot the ball, Ter Stegen will be powerless! "

Although Klopp also regretted it on the sidelines, he applauded the team very excitedly.

Situ Yunbing frowned slightly on the sidelines. Although it seems that the rhythm of the two teams is similar, Arsenal always play Liverpool's fast break instead of counterattack, but they always have more offensive space. Compared with Liverpool's offensive Time is basically a tough time.

In terms of space conditions, Arsenal is more open.

It must be that Liverpool has a certain problem in rhythm, or that the continuous mad attack and pressure they wanted did not come out!
Situ Yunbing gestured to the disciples on the sidelines and made certain adjustments.

If we say what kind of good legacy Wenger has left for Klopp, it must be the team's technical foundation. They will not only pursue simple counterattacks after defense like ordinary Premier League teams, but also have high ball awareness.

But Klopp has improved these awareness and habits, which have gone deep into the day-to-day training and the actual combat games every week.

Guardiola is relatively in addition to inheriting the legacy of player resources, his predecessors have hardly left him with any deep technical and tactical excellent genes, so Guardiola has experienced a disastrous first season at the technical and tactical level. Then he can only overthrow it and start over again, reborn from the cocoon!

The Red Army fans in the stands of the Kiev Olympic National Stadium are already a little worried. Arsenal is indeed very strong, and their trident offensive efficiency is even higher than Manchester City's trident, which is more efficient and more threatening!
After all, Manchester City's main force is actually in the midfield, and the offensive cooperation of Arsenal's trident makes it easier to make the scene look more threatening!
In terms of fundamentals, Liverpool has a slight advantage, but this degree of dominance will not allow Liverpool to crush or even suppress their opponents in the game.

But the overall strength of a team also depends on on-the-spot performance and adaptability!

So the focus of the game shifted to Situ Yunbing and Klopp.

In comparison, Klopp will not pursue frequent changes in the team's posture and tactics during the game, unless it is a big disadvantage or a big advantage, either it will be a desperate situation, or it will be a sure win.

Situ Yunbing has played against Klopp for many years, so he is naturally aware of this.

If Liverpool wants to exert their strength, it should definitely not be in a backward situation, and it happens to be in the current situation. On the one hand, Arsenal thinks they are doing well, and on the other hand, Klopp is caught off guard!
In the 13th minute of the game, Liverpool made a fast break in the frontcourt and once again fell into an environment similar to a tough battle. After Liverpool's right-hander Mbappe responded, he quickly completed a wall pass with Arnold who assisted him. When he turned and went down, he drove Chamber Si retreated to defend, so there was a vacuum in the front right of the penalty area, because Wijnaldum also retreated into the penalty area.

At this time, Arnold hit the ball across the front of the penalty area to the right. Eriksson, who ran quickly to respond, took the lead in touching the ball with a half-high pass under the pursuit of Ramsey and Milner.

Seeing that football can bypass Koscielny's back and send it in front of Sane who cuts in, then this will be an excellent chance to score!
But Koscielny turned around and stretched his legs to block the ball.

Lovren rushed to the ball before Lewandowski and sent the ball diagonally to the right outside the penalty area.

Salah responded from the back, but he was unable to turn the ball under Robertson's marking, so he knocked the ball back to Bellerin, then turned and ran forward quickly.

Looks like Arsenal will get another chance to fight back!
When Bellerin rushed forward, he had just stopped the ball but was pressed by Sane. Bellerin took a step forward to dodge Sane's counterattack. The counterattack seemed to have opened the situation.

But to Bellerin's surprise, Kanter actually killed him in front of him!

That's right, when Liverpool's attack failed, Kanter did not retreat from the middle circle, but ran diagonally and went to the side for the first time!

Launch a crazy counter-grab in the frontcourt!

Before Salah ran out of space, Bellerin observed the situation in the left center and unexpectedly saw Eriksson and Casemiro blocking Milner and Ramsey respectively. Bellerin gritted his teeth, In situ big foot pass the ball diagonally to the left of the frontcourt!
Although Mane ran quickly to respond, when Van Dijk moved to his side, Mane really had no chance at all, his physical condition was crushed!

Van Dijk ferried the ball with a header and sent it to Arnold who returned to the defense.

Klopp was distracted from the sidelines!

Liverpool changed their defensive strategy, or their active force point has changed!
Situ Yunbing's eyes were cold.

Want to fight back all the time?

Taste how it feels to be hit back on the way to counterattack!
That's right, his previous adjustment was to ask Liverpool to focus on defense and fight Arsenal's counterattack!
In the confrontation between Premier League teams, it is actually a very common picture that the opponent has just launched a counterattack and failed to win, but the opponent quickly instigates a counterattack. If there is no timeout during the period, it is not a big surprise to hit each other with two counterattacks.

When Van Dijk ferried the header, the forward momentum of Arsenal's overall formation came to an abrupt end!

The back line must move forward the least, and the midfield line moves forward to support the striker, and the striker must move forward the most aggressively and with the largest range.

When Arnold stopped the ball, Wijnaldum rushed to counter-grab. If he could steal the ball directly, then Arsenal could save the day in an instant!

Arnold pulled the ball smoothly, turned around, and passed the ball straight ahead before Wijnaldum got to him.

When Mbappe responded, Chambers quickly stepped forward to press close.

Mbappe responded with his back and hit the ball horizontally, and immediately turned around and forward the moment he touched the ball!

Casemiro, who was responding nearby, kicked the ball obliquely, and the football rolled to the outside of the penalty area. Mbappe turned and ran to get rid of Chambers and then turned to the inside track. The ball entered the penalty area with one step !
The Red Army is approaching the city!
(End of this chapter)