At seventeen, I went to Spain to win the World Cup

"Okaka is at the back post, head the ball!"

"Beautiful!!"

"Watford scored a goal in the opening!"

"A dream start! A perfect goal!"

"One to zero ahead of Liverpool, can you believe it?!"

"This is football!"

"Watford took the lead at home, Liverpool was caught off guard, and it seems that they are not ready to deal with the opening kill."

"Watford's two midfielders, Doucoure and Chalobah, advanced at the same time, with great impact, and soon stabbed into Liverpool's penalty area like two sharp knives!"

"Then a clever connection was formed, which eventually helped Doucoure find a chance to head the ball, and Okaka at the back post did not waste the goal and scored successfully!"

Seeing the ball scored, Okaka was very excited and rushed to the sidelines to hug the coach passionately.

Watford coach tried his best to mobilize before the game. Everyone wanted to get a good start, lay the foundation for this season, boost morale, and get better results.

Klopp came to the sidelines and pressed his hands down, signaling the players to stay calm, even though Kravitz beside him looked worried.

"Boss, the problems of Doucoure and Chalobah must be solved as soon as possible."

Klopp squatted on the sidelines and thought deeply. He was looking for a solution.

The game continued.

After being scored first, Liverpool pressed forward and tried to attack, but Watford defended very well.

"Watford adopts regional defense, which is the most common defense method used by weak teams."

"There is no need for players to defend one-on-one, so they will not be broken through by the opponent's players using their personal abilities."

19th minute of the game!

"Pressing forward with the ball, Henderson is trying to advance, but he is greatly hindered."

"Cleverley is in a good defensive position, pass to the left, Villardum gets the ball."

"Long pass to the left, find Mane!"

"Break through along the wing, is there a chance?"

"One-on-one, it's over!"

"But Chalobah made up for the defense and cleared the ball in time, Watford's formation is very layered!"

"This is what we just said about zone defense. Even if a player is passed in one-on-one defense, through reasonable zone positioning, another player will immediately come forward to make up for it, thus preventing the opponent from creating opportunities."

"We all know that Liverpool's two wingers are very strong, but whether it is Mane or Salah, unless they are in great form, it is difficult to pass the third one quickly and continuously after passing one or two in such a small space."

As a Liverpool fan, Coach Zhan certainly knows that Salah often performs wonderful plays of passing two or three.

Mane also has this ability, but not every game can play so freely, not to mention that Watford has made targeted deployments to defend the two flanks.

The flanks are blocked, and if you want to open up the situation, you can only look for the middle, but Liverpool fans look at their own midfield, there is no offensive talent at all.

"No one has the ability to advance, which is the most fatal for the midfield."

The game time passed by, but the situation did not improve at all. Liverpool did firmly control the ball.

But...

The 30th minute of the game!

"Mignolet made a short pass to Wijnaldum in the middle."

"He got the ball and turned around, trying to dribble forward, but Doucoure was chasing him closely!"

"Physical confrontation!"

"Wijnaldum stumbled a few steps and almost lost the ball."

"The pass back to Henderson was a little weak!"

"Oh, fortunately Emre Can made up for the defense in time, otherwise Henderson would have been intercepted by Chalobah!"

"The two Watford midfielders are young, aggressive, and physically confrontational. If Henderson hadn't been keeping the rhythm in the midfield, Liverpool's midfield would have been broken long ago!"

Coach Can couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the current situation on the field. Although he had to remain neutral as a commentator, he believed that Liverpool fans would be more disappointed at this moment.

"From the real-time ball possession rate given at the top of the screen, we can see that Liverpool has 69% of the ball possession rate, far ahead."

"But in terms of the number of shots, the game has been going on for a full 30 minutes, and there is still only one shot from Watford at the beginning."

"It is difficult for Liverpool to operate the ball through the midfield line. Watford is very smart and is willing to let you dribble and organize in your own half."

"But once you pass the midfield line, Chalobah and Doucoure will step with their long black and hard legs and start a crazy stranglehold."

Coach Zhang also spoke up. Although the commentary may not be as professional as Coach Zhan, Coach Zhang is definitely the best in China in terms of tactical analysis.

"What surprised me a little is that these two Watford midfielders in this game"The state of the game is bursting."

"In the world of football, whoever wins the midfield will always win the world!"

"Liverpool's midfield can't move forward, and the super trident in the frontcourt can't get firepower support. I haven't even seen Firmino holding the ball for a long time!"

Time passed by, and finally the first half of the game ended, Liverpool was still 0-1 behind.

The Liverpool fans at the scene were visibly restless, and the Liverpool fans in the live broadcast room were even more confused.

"Is it because they haven't entered the game state, or is our midfield at this level at present?"

"If you can't show your own characteristics when facing a slightly stronger midfield, then Liverpool can't think of competing for the championship this season."

"I really don't understand Liverpool's operation. It's hard to buy a midfielder Keita, but he can only join the team in the next transfer window. How do you let Liverpool survive these 6 months?"

"To be honest, I miss Gerrard, I miss him like crazy!"

After the players returned to the locker room, there was silence, and Klopp was still thinking about countermeasures.

But no matter how he and Kravitz reasoned, they finally came to the conclusion that if no one could withstand the impact of Chalobah and Doucoure, Liverpool's midfield would not be able to move forward.

"Boss, from the current situation, Henderson is the best at physical confrontation in our midfield."

"But he is standing in the defensive midfielder position, and we can't let a defensive midfielder leave his position to grab the ball, which will easily lead to a counterattack by the opponent."

"If you ask me, you might as well be bolder." Kravitz looked at Klopp with a few adventurous spirits in his eyes.

"We did this a lot in Dortmund. When we came to Liverpool, we should maintain our style."

Klopp was very entangled and he was hesitating.

But looking at the decline of the team's midfield, he decided to make adjustments.

Lin Chen was sitting in the corner at this time. He didn't think he would get a chance to play in his first game.

Until Kravitz came to him and put his arm around his shoulders.

"Lin."

"Give you a chance, can you prove your strength to me?"

Lin Chen was stunned at first, and then nodded.

"Let me go on the field and give Liverpool fans a little surprise."

After a pause, Lin Chen spoke again.

"I promise it will be a surprise."