I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 326 Young Talents of the Red Army

In addition to the above, a new addition to Liverpool's team is also one of the driving forces behind their outstanding performance this season.

This summer, Liverpool spent 400 million euros to buy Salah from Chelsea. Salah was loaned to Roma by Chelsea last season and performed well in Serie A. He started 32 games and scored [-] goals and received six assists!
Originally, Roma was prepared to spend 600 million euros to buy the Egyptian striker who performed well last season, but was intercepted by Liverpool for a higher price. So far, Mane was acquired by Manchester City half a season ahead of the Red Arrows. , Salah came to Liverpool from Rome a season ahead of schedule!

And so far this season, he has performed no less well than Coutinho and has become one of the new players in the team in the hearts of many Liverpool fans!

And unlike Coutinho, Salah also gave Klopp a glimmer of hope, a hope that he could grow into a top forward at Suarez's level!

Sturridge is in the center, Firmino and Salah are on the left and right, Coutinho is in the attacking midfielder, Wijnaldum and Henderson form the defensive midfielder, and Emre Can and Lallana As a substitute.

Today's Liverpool is sitting at home, full of vigor and vitality, and can be said to be a strong force. But on the other hand, Manchester City, with all its main players on the field, has a lineup of well-known stars, which makes it look brilliant!
At the beginning of the game, under the strong test of Liverpool's [-]-[-]-[-] formation, Manchester City, with a more luxurious lineup, seemed a bit conservative at Anfield. Under Liverpool's opening pressure, they seemed a little flustered, but they quickly regained their composure. response.

After all, Manchester City's current four-three-three formation has one less player in the midfield and is more offensive, but it also needs to face greater pressure on the defensive end.

Fortunately, Manchester City has Kanter, who has abundant physical fitness in the defensive midfielder, to step up.

His invincible attribute greatly alleviates the interception pressure in Manchester City's midfield and backfield, and the combination with Yaya Toure also complements each other.

Therefore, even with a three-man midfield, Manchester City did not fall behind in the opening confrontation with Liverpool. It was just that under Liverpool's initial suppression, it seemed a bit not strong enough.

Guardiola originally planned to have Mahrez and Mane retreat when necessary, play [-]-[-]-[-] on the defensive end, and then spread the wings when attacking.

Now that I have seen the team react from the panic at the beginning and cope with it with ease, I know that this is no longer necessary. The two wingers can continue to be placed high on the wings, threatening Liverpool's hinterland area at all times.

Taking on a little more defensive pressure will result in a more efficient and more threatening counterattack, which Guardiola believes is worth it.

Klopp can also see Manchester City's tactical intentions today, but he also has enough reasons to bear such defensive risks and continue to support the offensive players in the frontcourt.

Because the striker combination in his team is also in good condition.

Salah has scored in four consecutive games, Firmino and Sturridge have scored four goals in the past three games combined, and Coutinho also scored twice in the last game at Sunderland. The players' performance is like this Excellent, there is no reason for him not to join forces with Manchester City in attack.

Because this is Liverpool's most powerful weapon now. If it comes to defense, Liverpool, who has shrunk their fists, cannot compare with Manchester City.

So if you want to make the most of your own advantages, you have to fight for offense.

In the 7th minute of the first half, Liverpool made a sudden diagonal pass from the side, allowing Firmino to almost penetrate Manchester City's rib defense area!
Today, the shortcomings of Manchester City's defensive midfielder almost relying on Kante alone to hold back were also revealed. Fortunately, Yaya Toure's timely return to defense stopped Firmino.

Although it gave Liverpool a chance to set the ball in the front court, the defense was successful this time.

Taking advantage of the dead ball, Guardiola thought about it and decided to let Yaya Toure return to the midfielder position first, and then control the situation with Kanter.

The top area of ​​the center circle is left to De Bruyne to deal with. He would rather put Liverpool into his own half to play, and the rib defense area must be consolidated first.

This position is too sensitive and dangerous. Firmino, Salah and Sturridge are all very fast. Once the diagonal insertion is successful, they will have the opportunity to take a long shot, not to mention that Coutinho still has a chance. The threat of arrows piercing the clouds is like a stick in the throat.

Guardiola doesn't want to gamble on probabilistic events, especially when facing several attackers who are in extraordinary condition.

Facts have proved that Guardiola's adjustments were timely.

In the next five or six minutes, Liverpool used Manchester City's wing and rib defense areas to make a fuss, trying three times to hit behind Manchester City's defense.

The retreating Yaya Toure and Kante cooperated very well, using two wonderful tackles and a foul to stop Liverpool's offensive progress.

But Liverpool's bold attempt today did bring a big test to Manchester City's defensive system.

It was not until the 15th minute of the first half that Manchester City launched its first threatening counterattack of the game.

Zhao Jinge did not become the terminator this time. He served as a fulcrum and passed the ball to De Bruyne who inserted in the middle. Teacher Ding and Mane completed the counterattack cooperation this time.

Mane's final pass was destroyed by Wijnaldum's pursuit and failed to reach Mahrez at the back of the goal. Otherwise, Mahrez would have been able to score a shot.

However, the threat of this counterattack is still great. Both sides come and go, playing their own tactical characteristics.

The rhythm of the game is also full, the scene is beautiful, the fans are naturally very satisfied, and there are more discussions on the details of the game.

But just when everyone thought that the opportunity to break the balance of the game still needed to wait, Zhao Jinge used a solo performance to forcefully tear open Liverpool's backcourt defense!
At the 18th minute of the first half, Kante, who succeeded in stealing Coutinho, immediately passed the ball to Zhao Jinge, who retreated to receive the ball.

Manera moved forward and raised his hand to ask for the ball, while Mahrez moved in and acted as a receiving point.

Judging from Manchester City's tactical play in the past few games, Zhao Jinge currently does not use the ball much to break through, but more directly creates murderous opportunities in the opponent's penalty area. Holding and dribbling the ball is usually done by the wingers on both sides. This life.

Therefore, Henderson also moved closer to Mane's position appropriately, preparing to guard against Mane's dribbling breakthrough later.

But today, Zhao Jinge was uncharacteristically different. When he should pass the ball the most, he stopped passing the ball!
When he took the ball and turned around, striding forward with the ball towards Henderson, Coutinho screamed in his heart, yelled and started to defend decisively.

Zhao Jinge's long-distance performance in the Premier League the previous season left a deep impression on him.

The team's tactics will change on the court, and the tactical responsibilities of the players will change, but the skills of the stars will not change in a short period of time!

Zhao Jinge just doesn't play rush blasting for the time being because he has teammates who help him share the tactical responsibilities, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know how to do it himself.

Coutinho's reaction was quick, but his speed was not as fast as Zhao Jinge's advancement.

By the time he led his teammates to chase after him desperately, Henderson, who was playing as a defensive midfielder today, had already been overtaken by Zhao Jinge!
This has nothing to do with positioning or defensive skills. It's simply that Henderson failed to keep up with Zhao Jinge's speed. He didn't even have time to make a foul move and was just run over!
Matip had no choice but to save the penalty area and try to intercept. At this time, Zhao Jinge lightly pushed the ball into the area he vacated.

An agile figure slanted into the penalty area from the wing, facing Zhao Jinge's through ball and directly chose to push!
"Mane! GOAL!!!!" "Mignolet didn't save it! He hit the goal without stopping the ball! The Senegalese's shot was crisp enough!
Zhao Jinge!It was Zhao Jinge who launched another counterattack relying on his personal ability. This kind of opportunity was not a chance!

Klopp spread his hands and looked helpless. How to prevent this?This is really impossible to prevent! "

In the Sky Sports live broadcast room, Andy Gray was shouting excitedly again at this moment!

There is no problem with Klopp's tactics, and there is no problem with Henderson's positioning. To be more honest, it can only be said that Coutinho had not had time to return to defense after being intercepted this time.

But this is completely nitpicking, meaningless.

It can only be said that Zhao Jinge's promotion choice this time is too decisive, and his personal ability is too strong!

Seeing Zhao Jinge hugging and celebrating with Mane at the bottom line, Liverpool fans could only hold their heads and be speechless.

Manchester City fans were delighted with the surprise, and such a goal was like a surprise gift!
You have no expectations for its arrival, so naturally you are not psychologically prepared, but it just comes, and it is still your favorite thing!
So how can they not be excited and happy?

More neutral fans who came to watch the excitement in front of the TV also became excited.

The balance of the game has been broken, and Liverpool has no other way out except to increase their offensive. In other words, the two teams will enter a more intense game rhythm!

They don't care who wins and who loses.

They just want to see more exciting games!
"Let Jordan (Henderson) position deeper! Felipe (Coutinho)'s forward penetration is inevitable. We need more offensive changes. Everyone else should run more. The two defensive midfielders must Start mopping up! Counterattack must be more resolute! Trust our forwards!"

Klopp had no time to complain. In the limited adjustment time, he still chose to vigorously encourage his players.

However, he didn't say how to limit Zhao Jinge's performance.

In other words, Klopp is a man who understands that wasting words is in vain. He simply made tactical adjustments in other aspects.

Past games between Manchester City and other powerful teams gave him a lot of reference.

Compared with trying to target Zhao Jinge in a laborious and thankless manner, it is better to spend more time on restricting Zhao Jinge's teammates.

For example, strengthen the midfield sweep, not to mention completely cutting off the connection between Zhao Jinge and the midfielder, but try to interfere as much as possible to buy more attacking time for Liverpool's attackers.

Coutinho's offensive penetration is inevitable. No matter who is the head coach of Liverpool, Coutinho's offensive ability cannot be given up.

Therefore, Klopp can only ask Henderson, Wijnaldum, and even Firmino on the wing to spend more energy on defense in the midfield and backfield.

After all, in the reality that the ability is not as good as that of the opponent, how can you score points if you don't run much?

The Liverpool players seem to have been mentally prepared to concede the ball first, and they are not too frustrated at the moment.

Being scored by Zhao Jinge is not something difficult to accept. The unity of the team's thinking gave them enough courage to continue fighting.

After all, one point is earned. With such an idea, there is not much difference between one goal behind and three goals behind.

As a team that is struggling to climb up from the abyss, Liverpool players have a lot of tenacity that other team players don't have.

In addition to spurring them with the mission and responsibility of reviving Liverpool, just like Manchester City in previous years, the hunger for honor encouraged them to yearn for success.

The young players who had nothing had nothing to lose. Now that they finally saw the possibility of making a comeback, they naturally had to fight hard.

This is probably the biggest reason why Manchester City players generally admire Liverpool.

To a certain extent, they are actually the same type of players, but Manchester City's development opportunities are much better than Liverpool's now.

But when it comes to fighting will, both sides are representatives of tough teams. Of course, the Red Army's performance may be more tenacious.

So after the game restarted, the Manchester City players were not surprised to see that Liverpool was hardly affected by conceding goals.

"Take the two wings! Their midfielders can't keep up with our speed, let them continue to spend energy in the middle, and let's hit more behind them!"

Zhao Jinge thought for a moment and found the right moment to speak to De Bruyne when Liverpool kicked off.

As soon as Henderson and Wijnaldum retreated, Zhao Jinge understood Klopp's general tactical ideas.

No matter how it changes, the essence of letting the two defensive midfielders use their physical strength to run more and expand the defensive range remains unchanged, and they also have two excellent midfield substitutes who can take over at any time.

Against ordinary teams, playing like this is indeed effective, but when it comes to a team like Manchester City with a bug-level forward, it's hard to say.

After all, Liverpool's midfield lineup is not so symmetrical now.

Compared with Wijnaldum on the left, Henderson, who is currently playing the main role in the right midfield, and Emre Can, who is rotating, are both average.

Although relying on diligent running and serious game attitude, the two of them are not Liverpool's shortcomings.

But against Manchester City's left wing, this ability alone is not enough.

Zhao Jinge's idea is very simple. He can directly overwhelm him with one move and let Mahrez forcefully attack Henderson's side.

Don't you want to strengthen the midfield sweep?
Then we won't pass you by. Manchester City has the upper hand on the left and right wings anyway.

This is essentially to attack the shortcomings of its lineup. The gap in strength and the flaws in the lineup are not so easy to make up for!
(End of this chapter)