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"Yeah, it's not simple, they look too stable."

Kaka next to him nodded.

"Today, their players' mentality is very good. It feels like they are preparing for a fierce battle." Diaw also added.

"That's right." Sun Yi nodded. Today's Liverpool team is really different.

"Today, it may not be easy for us to beat them here." Kaka said.

"Do you have any suggestions?" Sun Yi asked.

"I think we can slow down the attack. This attack is too fast, and I'm worried that there will be problems with the defense." Kaka thought for a moment and said.

"Yes. I think so too. Judging from the current situation, it will not be easy for us to break their goal in a short time." Diaw said.

"Okay. The heroes see the same thing!" Sun Yi nodded.

Then, Sun Yi stood up, walked to the sidelines, and began to shout to the court: "Be steady."

"Don't be anxious, everyone. Slow down the tempo a little and control the ball."

Seeing Sun Yi shouting on the sidelines, Klopp felt a little regretful.

You still found the problem. If we keep playing like this, we have a chance.

What a shame!

However, this is what I expected. If you can't find it, it's not you.

Following Sun Yi's request, Southampton began to slow down the offensive rhythm.

At the same time, the original formation of pressing higher and higher was also retracted.

At first, the players on the Southampton team did not understand Sun Yi's request.

Southampton fans in particular understand best.

"What are you doing? Aren't you playing well? Why do you need to make changes?"

"Obviously we have suppressed the Liverpool team. If we continue to attack, they will definitely not be able to withstand it."

After waiting for a while, the players understood that Sun Yi was right to do this.

After Southampton slowed down the pace, Klopp went to the sidelines and made a gesture, and then Liverpool began to increase their offensive investment.

As Liverpool performed offensively and the entire team's formation improved a bit, they soon no longer had the slightest disadvantage on the field.

Next, Liverpool created significantly more threats.

Different from the previous counterattacks, these threats were all created during positional warfare.

Today, Salah and Mane are very active on both sides. Their speed and skill with their feet allowed them to put tremendous pressure on Southampton's defense from the wings.

What's more important is that this time, Mane and Salah did not show signs of conflict, but cooperated sincerely. The two also swap positions from time to time.

This makes Southampton even more difficult to defend.

The sincere cooperation of these two people, coupled with Firmino in the middle, makes Southampton's door start to become dangerous.

It can be said that after strengthening their offense, the Liverpool team fully utilized their offensive firepower.

This makes Liverpool's forward attack look on par with Southampton's forward attack.

For a time, the two sides entered a stalemate. And it was a completely even stalemate.

Liverpool fans are very happy about this situation.

"Wow! It's so beautiful. We actually played well and didn't fall behind at all."

"Before the game, I was worried that our team would be like Manchester City, unable to fight back in front of Southampton. I didn't expect to play so well."

"Look, our offense also created a lot of murderous opportunities. We have a chance in this game!"

The fans felt they had seen hope, especially the Liverpool players on the field.

The hope of defeating Southampton also boosted their morale. At the same time, the momentum is also constantly rising.

And this increase in confidence also makes Liverpool players more and more excited as they play. The performance also became more and more aggressive.

When the game was deadlocked in the 25th minute, Liverpool got an offensive opportunity.

They started with Salah constantly putting pressure on Sarr who was guarding the left wing.

After attracting the attention of Southampton's defense, Salah suddenly transferred the ball to Mane on the right side of Southampton with a long pass.

Salah's transfer of foot was very sudden and had the charm of bypassing the Southampton team's defensive zone.

With the main defensive attention being drawn to the left, this allows Mane to easily unload and create a threat.

Mane did not give Arnold a chance to defend. He rushed to the bottom line and passed a quick low ball to the goal.

"boom!"

Pavard was very active and he grabbed the first point before Firmino.

But his tackle accidentally turned into a shot, hitting his own goal.

This left Casillas unable to remedy the situation and could only watch the ball fly into the goal.

"GOAL!!!!!!"

“Mane’s pass resulted in Pavard’s own goal!!!”

The whole Anfield stadium was boiling. Everyone in the Liverpool team cheered with ecstasy.

Although this goal was scored by Pavard as an own goal, being able to lead Southampton was enough to make them happy.

Of course, the main credit for this goal comes from Mane. There is also Salah who cooperates sincerely and is willing to share the ball.

"Oh, no. We were behind. And it was an own goal."

Opponents are cheering. The louder the sound, the more frustrated the Southampton team was.

To be honest, before the game, Southampton never thought they would fall behind.

In their opinion, even if they couldn't completely suppress Liverpool like Manchester City, they should have no problem gaining an advantage and leading.

Who would have thought that it would be the other way around.

This was a big blow to Southampton's supporters.

However, everyone didn't know that Pavard's own goal couldn't be blamed for this goal.

If Pavard hadn't tackled this ball, Firmino behind him would definitely have seized the opportunity.

The problem with this goal was not the own goal.

The real problem was that Liverpool had the ability to break through Southampton's goal in positional warfare.

This was the biggest problem Southampton would face next.

"I have to say that Liverpool's offense was well organized." Sun Yi sighed helplessly.

"Yes. Sun, do you feel that their offense this time is very similar to ours?" Dio said.

"I think so too. If they weren't wearing Liverpool's jerseys, I almost thought we were playing." Kaka also said.

After hearing what Kaka and Dio said, Sun Yi thought about it and it was true. So he nodded and said, "It's true. Did they copy our tactics?"

No matter whether Liverpool is copying Southampton's tactics.

But one thing is clear.

"No matter what the facts are, this Liverpool team is definitely our real opponent now."