This player is not professional

Chapter 199
Although they lost to Manchester City in the second round, what Liverpool did not expect was that Manchester City lost 0:1 to Stoke City in the third round. Manchester City, which was originally regarded as the biggest competitor of the league title, turned over like this up.

In this way, Manchester City and Liverpool rank fourth and fifth respectively. The two teams have the same points, and there is only a difference in goal difference.

Facing Aston Villa in the fourth round, Lin Yi and Fei Mi each scored a goal to help the team win 2:1. Liverpool will soon usher in the Champions League match, which is Lin Yi's first appearance in the Champions League.

Liverpool is grouped with Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League. Fortunately, the other two opponents are Baojia's Ludogretz and Ruichao's Basel. It is not difficult to qualify.

Everyone is looking forward to Liverpool's performance in the Champions League in the new season.

Especially... Chinese media and Chinese fans.

After all, this is Lin Yi's first appearance in the Champions League, and it is also the first Chinese player to appear in the Champions League since Sun Xiang.

The UEFA Champions League, as the highest-level stage in European football and even world football, has always been unattainable for Chinese players.

Before Lin Yi, there were two Chinese players who made their debut in the Champions League.The first one was Sun Xiang, who was playing for Eindhoven at the time. He was also the pinnacle of Chinese players in the Champions League - he played a total of four Champions League games, played 1608 minutes, and represented the team in the Champions League. The audience... These are the records of Chinese players in the Champions League.

His pinnacle was March 2007, 1, when Eindhoo made his start for a 1-80 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium and played the whole game. No.[-] In the second minute, the team made a free kick in the frontcourt, and PSV used this free kick to equalize the score.

In addition to Sun Xiang, there is another Chinese player Dong Fangzhuo. On December 2007, 70, he played No.[-] as a two-minute substitute in Manchester United's away game against Rome in the Champions League, making him the first Chinese player to represent a giant like Manchester United in the Champions League.

Next, no Chinese player will be able to make his debut in the Champions League.

In this regard, there is a natural gap between Chinese players and Japanese and Korean players.

But now Lin Yi has changed the embarrassing side of Chinese football.

If nothing else happens, he will start Liverpool's home game against Ludogretz. He will be the second Chinese player to start in the Champions League after Sun Xiang.

And he will be more worthy of everyone's expectations than Sun Xiang, because he will not just create a free kick for the team and make the media and fans excited. If Lin Yi only performs like that, people will be disappointed.

Because they are at home, the Liverpool players feel no different from the usual league, and it is difficult for the opponent's strength to put pressure on them.

However, they will not underestimate their opponents, even if their opponents are not strong enough!

Being able to play in the Champions League is the pursuit of many European professional players. Some players will not hesitate to change jobs in order to be able to participate in the Champions League.

Some teams have worked desperately for a season in order to be able to qualify for the Champions League next season.

Being able to participate in the Champions League is not only for the club's financial considerations, but also for the players' self-seeking considerations.

Being able to play in the Champions League can attract the attention of more wealthy families and reach the pinnacle of life from then on.

Everyone has their own goals and their own calculations.But they all have one goal in common, which is to win.

If you go home after six group games in the Champions League and lose every game, you become the laughing stock of the whole of Europe. How can you talk about your performance in front of the giants and your own football pursuits?
So the players are very clear that the lion needs to fight the rabbit with all their strength. If they lose to such an opponent, it will be a very big blow to their careers.

Klopp stood in the dressing room, his players had already changed and sat in their seats, watching him, waiting for his speech.

"I don't have much to say, lads. There are some things you all know. It's a media-heavy world, what news can be kept a secret? Although our group looks okay, there doesn't seem to be any problem getting out of the group, But the more this is the case, the more we cannot take it lightly. We must at least qualify from the group this season. For this reason, the first game of this group is very important. I hope we can make a good start.”

After Klopp finished speaking, Gerrard also stood up, slapped his hands hard, and reminded his teammates loudly: "Guys! This is our home court, and all the people sitting outside are our supporters! So now I feel They should be scared, not us! We need a big win to repay the fans outside! Come on!"

Although Gerrard did not start the game, he is still fulfilling the accusation of a captain.

Everyone was encouraged by him to stand up from their seats.Join him in chanting: "Come on! Liverpool! Come on!"

Lin Yi was also among them. He liked the feeling that everyone was united and fighting for victory.This is a wonderful experience that only a team sport like football can bring him.

While Lin Yi and his teammates were waiting to play in the player tunnel, the stadium broadcast was broadcasting the starting lineups of both sides.

The focus is of course the home team Liverpool.

Every time a name is called on the live broadcast, there will be a burst of cheers from the Liverpool fans in the stands.

Except for the new recruits who just arrived in the summer, the cheers were a little weaker, and the cheers of the other players shook the audience. Of course, Lin Yi was an exception. Although he was a new player, his cheers were higher than that of anyone else on the team. , This is what Lin Yi earned in the new season with his performance.

After introducing the starting lineup, the impassioned Champions League theme song sounded on the scene.

Lin Yi had watched the live broadcast of the UEFA Champions League on TV before, and heard the theme song of the UEFA Champions League through the TV screen. Even in the virtual space, he had listened to the theme song countless times.

But this time.When he heard the theme song of the Champions League in the real time and space, he still felt his scalp tingling, as if an electric current passed through his whole body.

Anyway, this is the Champions League after all!
Apart from the World Cup, I am afraid that the highest stage for professional players is now!

After Lin Yi stood still on the court, the din in the stands became much quieter, and the passionate theme song disappeared long ago.

The huge stadium was full of people, but it suddenly became quiet.

This feeling is very strange. If you are not in the scene, you will feel very contradictory.But at this time, you will feel that this is not contradictory at all.

Lin Yi looked left and right, looked at the positions of his teammates, and also saw clearly the positions of the opposing players.

While he was looking around, the referee on duty for the game blew the whistle to start the game.

"Friends from the audience! Welcome to a match in Group B of the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2014-2015 season. Liverpool will play against Ludogretz at home!" Duan Xuan's voice sounded.

Seeing Lin Yi who started the game, he was also a little excited.

What kind of performance can Lin Yi show in the Champions League?
In front of the TV, Gu Xi, who was already asleep, was woken up by her husband: "Wake up, the competition has started!"

Gu Xi opened her eyes, and saw the fluorescent light from the TV screen reflected on her husband's face, casting a reflection in his eyes. When she looked at it suddenly, it seemed that her husband's eyes were shining brightly, and the excited expression was uncontrollable. .

She froze for a moment before realizing why she fell asleep on the sofa, so she got up, leaned on her husband's shoulder, and turned her head to the TV.

On the TV, a close-up shot of her son happened to appear, so her drowsiness dissipated immediately, she raised her head from her husband's shoulders, and stared at the TV screen with wide eyes.

In this game, Liverpool, who were playing at home, kicked off first. They took advantage of the possession of the kick-off and launched an attack on Ludogretz's goal.The Liverpool fans in the stands cheered for their team with huge cheers.

However, Liverpool's attack ended soon. Although Lin Yi sent the ball to Sterling, Sterling's long shot from outside the penalty area was a bit outrageous.

Fortunately, it's at home. If it's an away game, I'm afraid the opponent's fans will be gloating and booing by now.

But here, there is only applause.

Ludogretz then launched a counterattack, but the strength gap between the two sides was too large. Just after halftime, Ludogretz was blocked by Liverpool's midfielder and intercepted the ball directly!
Henderson did not drive the football directly to the frontcourt, but passed the football to Royce.

Royce passed the football to Lin Yi again.

When Lin Yi received the ball, the two couples in front of the TV, as well as countless Chinese fans who stayed up late or just got up, all squinted their eyes and stared at Lin Yi seriously on the screen.Those who had been yawning and sleepy before were all sleepy.

"This is Lin Yi's first touch with the ball in this game!" Duan Xuan said as if announcing some important milestone.

After Lin Yi received the ball, Ludogretz's forward Irwin rushed forward, trying to interfere with Lin Yi's possession of the ball.

Lin Yi didn't wait for him to approach, passed the football, and then quickly ran to the next spot.Then ask your teammates for the ball.

The teammates also passed the football over.

After he catches the ball, he passes the ball out again while continuing to change places to catch the ball.In the process, Liverpool pushed the ball over the halfway line and towards Ludogretz's 30 metres.

Fei Mi ran in front, and Lin Yi dribbled forward with the ball in the back. It seemed that the positions of the two in Huo Cun were reversed.

But Lin Yi soon ran into trouble. He was directly pinched by the opponent's players, and there were players rushing up behind him. Lin Yi had no choice but to pass the ball back to the rushing Royce, allowing him to reorganize the attack.

Lin Yi soon discovered that things were not that simple. There would always be a Ludogretz player by his side, even if it wasn't necessarily the same person. Sometimes it was Erwin or Milio, and sometimes it was Chinese Alvin or James from the field...

He keeps changing his position on the court, and the defensive players around him are also changing all the time, but what remains the same is that no matter what, someone is guarding him.

It's not man-to-man defense, it's zone defense.

The advantage of this kind of defense is that it can keep the team's overall formation from being chaotic, and there will be no situation where someone follows out, and as a result, no one fills the space behind and is used by the opponent.

However, zone defense also has weaknesses-the weakness of zone defense is that it is not tight to mark people, and it is easy to give the opponent more space and time.

However, Ludogretz's zone defense is a variant that has undergone some adjustments. The team's formation has shrunk more compactly, especially in the middle, so that the wing looks more empty, but the center is very tight and compact.In this way, the space available to Lin Yi is greatly compressed.

Although this will leave more space on the wing, Ludogretz cares more about defending the center than restricting the wing. After all, Lin Yi is the European Golden Boot. Who dares to underestimate him? Lin Yi organized the attack easily.

From the current point of view, under such a defense, Lin Yi must pass the football out immediately after receiving the ball. Otherwise, if the ball is always at his feet, it will be difficult for Liverpool to pose too much threat.

Although Lin Yi seems to have been cut off from his teammates by Ludogretz's tight defense, it is difficult to serve as the fulcrum of the frontcourt.

But in fact, in Lin Yi's mind, although he was running non-stop, he was constantly observing the positions of the opponent players.

Lin Yi observed that Ludogretz's players were basically concentrated in the area between the two ribs of the court.There are very few people on the wing, and at the same time, in order to keep the three lines or even the four lines compact, they compress the front and back very hard.This leads to the fact that there are still many places on the court that Ludogretz cannot cover.

It's just that those places are a little far away from Lin Yi, and it's hard to send the football there with a short pass.

So don't use the short pass, use the long pass.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi found that as he moved to the right side of the court, a relatively large gap appeared in the upper left corner.

Because everyone's center of gravity and attention are attracted by the football, that corner is the place farthest from the football, and naturally it is also the place where the defensive force is weakest.

There is an opportunity there.

All that is needed now is a precise long pass.

In the process of observing and thinking, Lin Yi continued to run to the right.It looked like he was going to be a full-back.

In doing so, he even pushed Rewa to the front and became a winger.

Football was passed over.

The focus of Liverpool's offense seems to be on this side, and everyone thinks so.

But after Lin Yi got the ball, he suddenly turned around and kicked the football to the completely opposite direction - the upper left corner of the field!
There, Liverpool's left-back Schmelzer had already inserted at high speed, and when he reached the open space, Lin Yi's pass also arrived at the destination.

Firmino raised his foot and stopped Lin Yi's pass, very calmly, because no one came up to force him.

"Firmino! Beautiful long pass transfer! Lin Yi!"

The Liverpool fans in the stands also gave a huge cheer, as if they had seen their team's lead!
(End of this chapter)