Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 926 Fighting down!

Before the game, he didn't take Pochettino and Tottenham seriously, and naturally he wouldn't show off after the game. Situ Yunbing paid more attention to the results of other games.

Unexpectedly, good news came from other games.

Burnley drew Chelsea 1:1 at home!

Arsenal, Manchester United, and Manchester City have all won this round.

But at least Liverpool has further widened the gap with No.2 Chelsea.

Liverpool, 64 points.

Chelsea, 58 points.

Arsenal, 54 points.

Manchester City, 52 points.

Tottenham, 49 points.

Manchester United, 47 points.

This 6-point gap has actually begun to become very advantageous to Liverpool in the context of 13 rounds left in the league.

The knockout round of the Champions League is coming. Since they only got the second place in the group, Liverpool will play host first and then away in the 1/8 finals.

Naples led by Italian coach Sarri performed well in the Champions League group stage, but there is indeed no strong team to bring them pressure in the group stage, Benfica, Dynamo Kiev, Besiktas, take the top spot from this group Getting out is nothing unusual.

In the first leg of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 final, Liverpool played at home against Naples.

Liverpool is waiting for the next day, ushered in the arrival of Naples at home.

The pre-match press conference was calm, and Situ Yunbing had no intention of starting a war, especially against Naples, which is still recognized as a top team in the European arena.

Naples doesn't really count.

Especially after they bought the main center Higuain in the summer, Naples' strength has actually been weakened to a certain extent.

Anfield is booming!

The fans of the Red Army have become accustomed to rendering the atmosphere here as the fanaticism of the devil's home court. Letting the opponent come here is like falling into hell!
Situ Yunbing has paid very little attention to Serie A in recent years, because in the eyes of the real giants in European football, there is no team in Serie A that can really hit the top on the European stage!
Juventus barely counts as half of them. With the decline of the Milan duo, Naples always gives people signs of rising, but in the end they can't even win the Serie A championship, and they can't talk about expanding their territory in the European battlefield.

But Naples does still have good players, Hamsik, Mertens, Insigne, Callejon and so on.

Just comparing with Liverpool's lineup, Liverpool's configuration on every line is stronger than Naples, and then combining these advantages, the gap between the strength of the lineup is very huge!
Liverpool's current way of hospitality is to start the king bomb!

From the very beginning of the game, the rhythm has been raised to the extreme. As long as the opponent cannot adapt in a short time, it will be very passive and even dangerous!

The same is true for the first round of today's Champions League 1/8 finals. When Liverpool started the game, they bombarded Naples' defense indiscriminately. After the attack from the right burst out a murderous threat, Naples instantly became panicked.

Arnold responded quickly, Eriksson took the initiative, coupled with Lewandowski's dedication, Mbappé became the target of full support from the attacking group, constantly delivering shells to him!
In the 4th minute of the game, after Liverpool had just finished playing on the right and was saved by Naples, they successfully counterattacked in the midfield. Henderson moved the ball to find Sane on the left in front of the penalty area. Thinking of Sane's cross from the spot, he hoisted the ball into the penalty area and then clicked!
When the Naples defense turned back again, they suddenly found that Mbappe had successfully cut offside.

The attack is murderous, and the final blow is fatal!
Liverpool's style of play has never been sloppy, but it has become even more prominent after this stage in 2017!

Mbappe ran along the sidelines, setting off a spectacular wave of people in the stands!

Seeing the team conceding the ball, Sarri subconsciously wanted to take out a cigarette and light a cigarette, but when he thought that this was Anfield and the stadium was non-smoking, he felt uncomfortable.

Smokey Sarri couldn't help feeling nervous too!
Conceding the goal in the first 5 minutes is definitely a very bad sign.

Teams like Naples can still have a speed advantage against the Milan duo and Juventus Roma Lazio in Serie A, but it is tantamount to wishful thinking if they want to show their speed advantage against the king-level Red Army in the European competition !

After all, Naples' speed increase is only partial, while Liverpool is the overall situation!

Perhaps in their eyes, Liverpool's performance is simply crazy!

In particular, Liverpool can continue to exert force and maintain a high rhythm, rather than bursting out in stages!

This kind of endurance embodies the intensity of the rhythm of the game, even if you look at European football, few teams can do it.

After losing the ball, Naples was not in a hurry to equalize the score and went to confront Liverpool head-on. They strengthened their defense and tried to tighten the fence before looking for opportunities.

After all, this is the knockout round of the Champions League. There are two rounds at home and away. There is no need to play with the awareness of running out of bullets in the first round.

But in the eyes of Naples, Liverpool wants to win a battle to establish an absolute advantage in advancing to the quarter-finals!
After leading the score, Liverpool attacked even more fiercely!

The Red Army fans in the stands were extremely excited. This year, Liverpool may not be as strong as in the past few seasons, but when Sane and Mbappe took the lead, people saw Liverpool glowing with new vitality as if they had completed a new generation!

Vigorous and murderous!
Situ Yunbing stood on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets, as if he had no emotional ups and downs due to the game, but under his majestic expression was his dedication to the victory of the game!

Liverpool should win, not only to win, but also to make the opponent feel shadowed!

These are all reflected in Situ Yunbing's posture!

Otherwise, why be king!

In the 12th minute of the game, Liverpool succeeded in a crazy counterattack in the frontcourt. After being intercepted, Hamsik quickly returned to the defense and shoveled, but before Eriksson fell, he had already sent the ball to Lewandowski. .

Lewandowski moved the ball horizontally and then sent it through with a straight kick. Sane quickly cut in, stopped and made a cross-cut adjustment, and then decisively kicked the goal!
The football hangs straight to the upper right corner of the goal like a cannonball!
Another victory for Liverpool at home!
Situ Yunbing watched the team doctor enter the field to check Eriksson's injury.

When the team doctor gestured to Situ Yunbing to ask for a substitution, Situ Yunbing's expression did not change, but he turned around and walked towards the bench with a heavy pace.

Casemiro will not be able to return until next month, and now Liverpool is once again in the stage of being short of major generals.

After celebrating the goal, the Red Army fans applauded and blessed Eriksson, who was helped off the field by the team doctor.

Hope he can return to the court as soon as possible.

There are few players in the midfield, and Situ Yunbing has no candidates for counter substitutions, so he can only change formations!

Vardy came off the bench and replaced Eriksson with Situ Yunbing's tactical adjustment instructions. He and Lewandowski played double forwards.

433 becomes 442.
The role of Sane and Mbappé will also undergo some changes, they cannot cut in and close to the middle so frequently, otherwise the system will actually become 424!

Relatively speaking, it is somewhat dangerous.

In the context of a two-goal lead, Situ Yunbing still tried his best to maintain the balance of the team.

Although Liverpool encountered a passive substitution, and the time was very early, Liverpool was still exerting offensive pressure on Naples after the substitution!

Liverpool has changed their style of play. After blowing up the opponent from the wing, they try to cross as much as possible. Because there are two centers, Liverpool can either use the cross to directly find the striker to outflank the opponent, or choose to hit the opponent. Behind the defense line, the center forwards will then seek a way to cooperate.

Naples' counterattack began to be threatened, because Liverpool's defensive and control capabilities in the middle have declined. At this time, the iron triangle of defense formed by Van Dijk, Coulibaly, and Kanter played a huge role!

Repeatedly contained Naples' counterattack!
Liverpool's offensive threat is not as good as before, after all, this is not their strongest offensive method.

However, before the end of the first half, Robertson's 45-degree pass from the left front of the front field was accurately placed. Lewandowski restrained the defensive force and covered Vardy. The latter advanced in the penalty area to complete the anti-offside Then he outflanked the ball in front of the right post and sent the ball into the goal!

Earth-shattering cheers erupted at Anfield!
Vardy also rushed to celebrate excitedly!

Liverpool leads Naples 3-0 at home!

Sarri's face is serious, maybe he has the same idea as the Naples fans: if the score does not change, it has basically been announced that Naples will be eliminated!

While applauding from the sidelines, Situ Yunbing let out a long breath.

Eriksson's injury was certainly unexpected, but fortunately the game was not out of control.

During the intermission, Situ Yunbing reformulated his tactics.

A two-goal lead may not be safe for qualifying for the top 8 of the Champions League, but a three-goal lead will definitely greatly increase their hopes of qualifying!
Re-enacted the tactics and told the whole team to ensure concentration!
Situ Yunbing didn't care about any adjustments in Naples.

Even if Sarri doesn't understand the Premier League and doesn't pay attention to it, but after the first half of the game, he believes that Sarri will be more or less self-aware.

If you want to stand up and resist at Anfield, you must bear huge risks!
The outside world may think that in this contest, Liverpool occupies the commanding heights of strength, so Situ Yunbing will not fully study Naples!

But in fact, Situ Yunbing has studied Naples and Surrey a lot, and it has always been his professional habit to pay attention to preparations.

Even if after a lot of preparatory work it turns out that this opponent is not that strong, the job will still be done very well.

Situ Yunbing may be a little less excited against an opponent like Surrey who is almost rigid and lacks flexibility, but at least he has a confident grasp of the overall situation!
(End of this chapter)