Extraordinary coach

Salah's goal not only made the score 1-1, but also prevented Southampton from returning to the locker room with an advantage.

After returning to the locker room, Sun Yi didn't say much.

Southampton's overall performance was very good in the first half. All lines are well done. The only problem is the goalkeeper.

This goal was lost due to goalkeeper Foster's release. But Sun Yi couldn't blame him. Because this is the limit of his strength.

Foster didn't make a mistake, he just wasn't strong enough.

Sun Yi knew before that Foster would become a weakness when competing against a strong opponent. Now it is indeed so.

And Sun Yi has no way to let Foster improve his strength to A+ level now.

Therefore, all he can do is find a way to make Southampton suppress Liverpool in the situation.

As long as the situation is under control, the goalkeeper's weaknesses will not be exposed.

To do this, Sun Yi can only focus on the front line.

Liverpool's frontcourt trident composed of Salah, Mane and Firmino, with two A+ and one S-, Southampton's defense is very strong, but it cannot block them. offensive firepower.

Therefore, what Sun Yi has to do is to fully unleash the offensive firepower of the striker, so that the opponent can only focus on defense.

This way Southampton can really take control of the victory.

In addition to this, Sun Yi also put some effort into defense.

"Keep an eye on Shaqiri. The players on both sides of them are very capable of attacking, but as long as Shaqiri is frozen, their organization will be disrupted and their offensive efficiency will be reduced."

Sun Yi never thought about freezing Salah. An S-level player is difficult to freeze if his condition is good. Unless a large number of troops are used. But that’s not worth the loss.

So Sun Yi set his target on Shaqiri. And he gave Romeu the task of freezing Shaqiri.

Paulinho can contribute offensively, and Sun Yi is unwilling to limit him to defense.

After making these arrangements, Sun Yi asked the players to return to the court and prepare to start the second half of the game.

After returning to the field, Southampton made substitutions. Sun Yi replaced Rebic with Balotelli.

This is how he uses his forward firepower.

Balotelli and Rebic have different characteristics and styles.

Rebic can play a team role and Balotelli can bring the finishing touch.

Now in this game, the center needs to be able to bring a strong threat.

The game started soon.

After Sun Yi made adjustments, the Southampton team really improved quickly.

The first possession of the second half was Liverpool's.

When facing Liverpool's offense, Southampton's defense was obviously better than in the first half.

In particular, Sun Yi asked Romeu to closely mark Shaqiri, which was very useful.

In fact, it is really not easy to defend the flexible and fast Shaqiri. But Romeu only needs to be responsible for guarding Shaqiri, which allows him to deal with Shaqiri wholeheartedly.

Under Romeu's badass defense, Shaqiri's organizational ability was greatly restricted.

Shaqiri's performance was restricted, which disrupted Liverpool's organizational rhythm. The offensive efficiency also dropped a lot for a while.

In the end, Liverpool's first attack in the second half was successfully defended by Southampton.

This made Sun Yi clenched his fists excitedly.

The defensive adjustments have taken effect, and now it’s up to the offense.

Shortly afterwards, Southampton launched an attack.

As for the Liverpool team, they also retreated immediately.

This prevented Southampton from launching a surprise attack and could only fight a positional battle with Liverpool.

In a positional battle, with Ronaldo and Balotelli present, Sun Yi is certainly not afraid.

Soon, Southampton advanced to the thirty-five-meter area of ​​Liverpool.

And then they encountered great resistance. Every Southampton attacking player was defended very strongly.

It seems that Klopp should also have made adjustments to Liverpool's defense during the halftime break!

This defensive intensity, which far exceeded the first half, made Southampton a little uncomfortable. However, it is still impossible to completely stop Southampton's attack.

With Ronaldo attracting defensive attention, the rest of the Southampton team will have more opportunities.

Relying on Prowse's high-quality cross, Balotelli got a header opportunity. It's a pity that he failed to correct his position under the strong attack of the two central defenders.

"Okay! This attack was good!"

Sun Yi applauded the attack.

Although this attack failed to score a goal, it even failed to hit the goal. But in Sun Yi's view, this was a real threat.

If Balotelli can hit this goal, he still has a high chance of scoring.

And if there are a few more attacks like this, who can guarantee that Balotelli will be wrong again and again?

You know, Balotelli has a "slamming door" header skill. Come a few more times, and Sun Yi dares to say that he will definitely score.

"The defense is a bit dangerous this time!"

Klopp frowned. In this attack, he also saw the problem, and even saw the crisis in Liverpool's defense.

Balotelli's personal finishing ability is too threatening, especially his header.

It's a pity that Klopp doesn't have the players to suppress Balotelli. It would have been just right if Van Dijk had been bought by him last year.

There was no defender who could restrain Balotelli, so Klopp had another solution.

His idea was the same as Sun Yi's, both of them aimed the main goal of defense at the opponent's organizing core on the field.

Klopp then sent the Brazilian midfielder Fabinho, who had just been bought in the new season.

Although Fabinho had not been selected for the Brazilian team before, his strength was also very strong. He reached A+ level.

Strength was one aspect, but what made Sun Yi frown was Fabinho's investment in the game.

He was like a mad dog, biting Kaka desperately as soon as he came on the court.

Fabinho kept pestering Kaka, sticking to him like a dog skin plaster. Whether Kaka had the ball or not, he would follow Kaka closely. At the same time, he would use his stronger body to consume Kaka from time to time.

Kaka himself consumed a lot of physical energy in the last Champions League game against Porto. Now he has played for more than half a game, and he was soon greatly consumed by Fabinho's mad dog defense.

Kaka can use running to get rid of Fabinho's entanglement, but doing so will cause his limited physical strength to drop rapidly.

So, Kaka is also restricted. His role is also weakened a lot like Shaqiri.

In this way, Southampton's offensive firepower is also weakened. And their tactics of bypassing the defense zone in a large area are also greatly reduced.

"Awesome! This substitution is very vicious!"

Sun Yi couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Klopp's substitution adjustment. This hit Southampton's weak spot.

If it was the last game, Sun Yi would not care. But now he has to prepare to replace Kaka.

Kaka is now Sun Yi's main organizing core. But Kaka is not the only one who can organize in Southampton. Golovin also has organizational ability.

After seeing that Kaka's physical strength could not support him to deal with Fabinho, Sun Yi replaced him with Golovin later.

After Golovin was on, it was difficult for Liverpool to achieve the same defensive effect.

Golovin, who had just come on the field, was full of energy and fast. Fabinho could not restrict him like he did Kaka.

This made Southampton's offensive organization alive again.

"This substitution is good."

Seeing this, Klopp secretly gave a thumbs up. Sun Yi's substitution successfully offset his substitution adjustment.

Although Golovin and Kaka have different styles. Golovin's through ball ability is not as good as Kaka's, but his distribution ability and cross are very threatening.

Faced with such changes, Klopp had to frown and began to fall into contemplation.

And soon, Klopp raised his eyebrows and showed a happy look on his face.

He got inspiration from Sun Yi's substitution, and then turned to the bench and shouted: "Keita, get ready."

Keita is a player with comprehensive skills. Not only can he contribute in defense, but he also has a deadly through ball. And he is also a player with A+ level strength.

Klopp is going to use him to replace Shaqiri who was restricted.

Taking advantage of the next dead ball opportunity, Klopp replaced Shaqiri with Keita.

This adjustment quickly restored Liverpool's frontcourt organization.

After Keita, who is A+ level, came on the court, Romeu, who is only A level, found it difficult to achieve the same effect on him as Shaqiri. Moreover, Keita, who just came on the court, was full of energy, making Romeu's defense more difficult.

The defensive target changed, and Romeu looked at Sun Yi on the sidelines inquiringly.

As soon as he saw his eyes, Sun Yi immediately understood and shouted to him: "No need to change. Continue."

Just like Klopp's use of Prowse, Sun Yi had no better way to use Keita.

Romeu followed Sun Yi's instructions and continued to adopt a freezing defense against Keita.

But in a short period of time, he could not freeze him.

Liverpool's offense was obviously getting better, and their threat to Southampton was constantly rising.

Sun Yi and Klopp's two substitutions each achieved the desired effect. At the same time, the situation also allowed the two teams to maintain a balanced situation.

It can be said that the two teams tied in substitutions during this period.

This situation not only made the game more intense, but also made the game more tragic.

The on-site commentator couldn't help but exclaim.

"Oh! The two sides played too intensely in this game."

"After both sides made substitutions, the game became even more intense. The number of shots also increased significantly."

"Next, who can break the deadlock first?"

As the game progressed, the fans of both sides couldn't help but hold their breath in addition to cheering harder.

Watching the two sides on the field attacking each other's goals, everyone felt that the goal was likely to appear again.

But no one dared to say which team would score next.

Because judging from the situation on the spot, neither side could completely defend against the other's attack. The attacks of both sides could form shooting opportunities. They could also create threats from time to time.

"It's really tense! Who can break the goal and score?"

After 30 minutes of intense competition in the second half, when everyone was getting anxious, the deadlock on the field was finally broken again.

This time, it was Southampton who broke the deadlock. However, the goal was not scored by Cristiano Ronaldo, but by Balotelli, who was sent on by Sun Yi in the second half.

With the help of Prowse's high-quality cross, Liverpool finally couldn't stop Balotelli from scoring a header.

2-1.

Southampton took the lead again.

"Haha. We are ahead again!" Southampton fans cheered again after playing for most of the game.

"This time, we must keep the score."

"We will leave here with three points!"

"Come on, Southampton."

The situation of leading again boosted the morale of Southampton.

Sun Yi was also very happy and excited. But he soon fell into a dilemma.

Because Dio gave him a suggestion.

"Sun, this game is too difficult to play. We finally took the lead again. I think we can consider turning defense into offense. Ensure victory."

Dio's suggestion is a good idea. Now the game has passed 75 minutes. As long as they can hold on for the next ten minutes, Southampton can take the victory.

Sun Yi thought for a while and nodded in agreement. At the same time, he also asked Arnold to warm up and prepare for the game.

Today, Bertrand, the left back, was already a little overwhelmed by the brave Salah.

As for Liverpool, Klopp also reacted very quickly. As soon as he fell behind, he immediately asked Liverpool to change their formation. At the same time, let Liverpool's formation press upward.

Liverpool's formation pressing upward will naturally give Southampton more opportunities in the backcourt.

After the restart, Liverpool's massive attack was very threatening, but it did not score a goal.

Turning around, Southampton also seized the opportunity and launched a very threatening attack.

It's a pity that Ronaldo's high-quality shot was saved by Liverpool's goalkeeper Alisson.

"Hey, Alisson's performance today is really good. Otherwise, Ronaldo would have scored this goal. As long as this goal is scored, the game will end early."

"What a pity!"

Ronaldo's determined shot was blocked, which made the Southampton team very regretful.

The game continues. Liverpool continued to attack.

A few minutes later, Arnold's warm-up was almost done, and Sun Yi immediately called him over to give him instructions.

However, when Sun Yi was talking to Arnold, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

Liverpool scored a goal in an attack that was not particularly threatening.

The goal was scored by Mane. Originally, his shot was not particularly tricky, but goalkeeper Foster failed to block it.

The score became 2-2.

"Oh my god!"

Sun Yi, who was halfway through his speech, was very depressed.

This goal completely disrupted his original calculations.

The lead became a draw. There was no point in shrinking the defense.

"Go up. No need to shrink, continue the previous tactics!" Sun Yi waved his hand to let Arnold play.

He turned around and sat back on the bench helplessly.

"Ah!" Dio also sighed. "Next, we can only see if we can score again."

"It's hard to say!"

Sun Yi felt that the chances of winning this game were getting smaller and smaller.

The following game proved that his idea was right.

After being tied again, Southampton, led by Ronaldo, continued to attack Liverpool frantically.

Unfortunately, Liverpool's goalkeeper Alisson performed really well today. In the following game time, he saved many shots from Ronaldo and others.

It was because of Alisson's superb performance that Southampton had more shooting opportunities and a higher hit rate, but they failed to score any more goals until the end of the game.

In the end, the score of this game was fixed at 2:2.

The two sides ended in a draw.