Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 615 Gouging the Ice!

When the first half ended, there were sporadic boos at Anfield, and the Reds fans couldn't help complaining and mocking Chelsea's ugly and negative style of play.

But in fact, this will not embarrass Chelsea. On the contrary, in their eyes, Liverpool is a little anxious!
Their tactics can successfully contain Liverpool's performance, which is a very good trend!

In the past two years, the Chelsea generals have never been so focused, peaceful, calm and at ease!

Mourinho may not be a highly creative coach, but he is definitely a coach who can solve problems. Chelsea’s 45 minutes away game against Liverpool is definitely the most difficult game Situ Yunbing has played since he took over Liverpool. 45 minutes.

After Situ Yunbing returned to the locker room, he arranged midfield tactical adjustments intensively.

Perhaps at this very moment, Alonzo misses someone very much for Moniz who followed Situ Yunbing from Hamburg to Liverpool.

De Bruyne!

In the 12 UEFA Champions League final, when Hamburg played against Chelsea, Chelsea also defended with all their strength, but the combination of De Bruyne and Rakitic in the midfield can still pose a threat to Chelsea's defense through subtle passes.

It is undeniable that De Bruyne is definitely the most creative player in the attacking midfielder position in contemporary football. His passing is more full of concealment and imagination, and can vividly reflect what a scalpel-like passing is. Tear through your opponent's defenses!

Several midfielders in Liverpool's team are indeed inferior to De Bruyne in this respect. This gap cannot be filled with numbers.

But now that Liverpool does not have De Bruyne, Situ Yunbing's adjustment thinking has to be developed in this direction.

Eriksson will replace Robertson on the field.

Coutinho's position retraces, Liverpool will change 352 in the game!

And it's an asymmetrical 352.
Situ Yunbing bought time to arrange the team's style of play after the change, requiring everyone in the team to concentrate on avoiding their own internal problems after this adjustment.

After the adjustment, Situ Yunbing clapped his hands and said loudly to everyone: "I have said before that we are going through the Long March. This road will not be smooth. Now the challenge is in front of us. We must firmly believe in it and be full of courage at all times. Fearless of any difficulty!
Remember, even if we concede the goal first, it doesn't matter, the knockout round will not end today, we will finally be able to enter the semi-finals of the Champions League!
Come on, count to 5. "

Everyone gathered in a circle, stretched out their right hands and stacked them together. After counting down to 5, they shouted in unison: "Liverpool, Liverpool, Liverpool, we must win the battle!"

The Liverpool generals walked out of the dressing room in high spirits.

In the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again.

Chelsea will definitely not make too many adjustments. They did a good job in the first half, and they are likely to receive a satisfactory result if they continue.

For Mourinho, he doesn't have to think about how to play at home now. As a weak side, he will only value the result of this game, and even divide the game into two halves for preparation. .

It's just that Liverpool's half-time adjustment still surprised him.

"Liverpool made a substitution before the second half, Eriksen came on for Robertson at left back!
In the last midfield, a full-back was removed, and Situ Yunbing strengthened the team's offense, but it may also bring hidden dangers to the defense! "

Mourinho's eyes were calm and his mind was spinning rapidly. He was not sure if this was a signal of Liverpool's mentality being out of balance!

It is very superficial to strengthen the offense if the offense is not smooth, but it can easily become a gamble!
But after the game started, Mourinho shook his head slightly. Situ Yunbing hadn't reached the point where he wanted to gamble with him.

Because Coutinho withdrew from the striker!

In this way, it is clear at a glance that Liverpool played an asymmetrical 352 formation.

Coutinho is on the left wing of midfield, Eriksen is in the middle and Gerrard is on the right.

Because there is one left back on the back line, and Liverpool did not adopt the position of three central defenders, Azpilicueta is still active on the right, which means that when Azpilicueta assists, Liverpool There are only two central defenders in the backcourt, but Casemiro will inevitably retreat, because the number of midfielders has increased, and such linkage is also a very routine operation.

But to complete this series of complex changes in a short intermission, and to ensure that each link does not make mistakes, has high requirements for the head coach's tactical design, high requirements for game reading ability, and high requirements for the team's overall tactical execution. Force requirements are higher!
It just so happens that Liverpool does have these conditions.

The positions of Gareth Bale and Suarez are relatively fixed. They stand in parallel on the left and right, between the Chelsea full-back and the central defender, that is, the two ribs of Chelsea's back line!
The two forwards obviously reduced their range of activities in the second half. In the first half, they took the initiative to respond. The roaming area was very large, very active but very inefficient. Now it seems to have become a standing style of play. Mourinho had an ominous feeling in his heart.

In the 51st minute of the game, the Liverpool midfielder instigated an offensive, and Azpilicueta on the right received a pass from Gerrard in the forward drive. When William and Ashley Cole faced Azpilicueta's forward line After the blockade, Azpilicueta made a 45-degree pass from the side. The football landed on the right side of the penalty area. Suarez quickly advanced forward, and Cahill retreated to get the ball out first.

The cleared football was controlled by Kante in midfield, who quickly shifted the attack to the left.

Coutinho quickly sent the oblique plug less than 10 yards forward.

The line is to penetrate the left rib of Chelsea's defense!
Gareth Bale quickly moved forward to grab the ball before Terry, continued to take a step forward, swung the ball out of an angle, and kicked the ball across Chelsea's goal!
Louis didn't dare to stretch his legs when he returned to the middle of the defense. It was too extreme, and it was easy to hit the ball and it would be an own goal!

Suarez then outflanked and shot, but he was still a step too slow. The speed of the ball was too fast to catch up!
But this scene is definitely enough to make Chelsea's defense break out in a cold sweat!
Their distance from conceding the ball may only be a few tens of centimeters.

Mourinho's face was not very good immediately. Under the static defense, Liverpool adopted a style of attacking both ribs.

Liverpool also adopted a relatively static fixed-point attack method!

The left and right sides frequently slanted or passed diagonally over the top. Gareth Bale and Suarez always had a certain threat. Once Chelsea failed to clear the siege immediately, they might encounter danger in front of the goal.

At this time, if Chelsea want to contain Liverpool's offense, they need to take the initiative to destroy it!

In the 56th minute of the game, after Coutinho's overhead pass from the left side of the front field was cleared by Terry's header, Ivanovic kicked the ball to the front field with a big kick from the wing.

Hazard ran quickly in the frontcourt, chasing the landing point of the football, but when the football fell for the second time after bouncing off the ground, Benatia headed it back to the direction of the penalty area, and Ter Stegen hit the ball and hugged it.

Hazard's counterattack opportunity is gone.

Liverpool continued to adhere to the style of play formulated by Situ Yunbing, constantly trying to attack the opponent's defense on both wings.

In the 60th minute of the game, when Mikel, Willian and Ashley Cole came together to encircle Gerrard and Azpilicueta, Gerrard quickly took the ball to find Suarez, but this time he did not Send a through ball.

In the past 15 minutes, Liverpool's many attacks have been behind Chelsea's defense. This will inevitably make Chelsea's back line more active and inclined to retreat to block the through line when facing Liverpool's attack!
In this way, once there is space on the back waistline, the pressure on Liverpool players going forward will be reduced a lot!

Although the intermission time is not long, Liverpool's tactical design is interlocking!

Seeing that Suarez had the ball, Luiz and Cahill immediately stepped forward to press, while Mikel also returned to the defense to steal.

Suarez kicked the ball back diagonally.

Eriksson, who followed up from the middle, took advantage of the situation and was about to hit the middle of the penalty area to take a shot. Lampard moved laterally decisively to intercept it head-on.

At this time, Eriksson passed the ball obliquely to the left in front of the penalty area.

Gareth Bell turned around and made an anti-offside run, which made Terry dare not act rashly.

And Coutinho, under the cover of Gareth Bale, cut inside to the left side of the penalty area and adjusted the stop belt, followed by a rubbing shot with his right foot!
The football flew straight to the bottom right corner of the goal!
In the nick of time, Cech made an extreme save and saved the ball out of the bottom line with a single palm!
Coutinho couldn't help clenching his fists with regret on his face.

But the Red Army fans in the stands were very excited!
"Coutinho's shot almost went through Petr Cech's fingers!
But Cech made a world-class save to defuse the danger!

Liverpool's offense has gradually become a threat!

After the midfield adjustment, Liverpool's offensive play was completely different from the first half. They reduced the local cumbersome cooperation and played more simple and direct, but the effect of their overall cooperation and mutual cooperation can still be seen.

This battle of contradictions is also a classic! "

Mourinho couldn't help but raised his hand and wiped his mouth and chin.

Liverpool's change of formation really caught him by surprise. Now that Chelsea need to further strengthen their defense, he immediately gestured to the team to let them strengthen the protection of the center!
There must be no problems in the middle.

Liverpool coach Situ Yunbing also calmly gestured to the team.

The change and adjustment of the midfield is completely a tactic that Liverpool has basically never played before, so many details need to be strengthened, and the evolution of the style of play also needs to be gradual.

After 15 minutes of fighting in the second half, under the premise that the team performed well, he can make the team develop some rich changes on the basis of the existing style of play!

Attacking a fortification like this is like chiseling into solid ice!
(End of this chapter)