Football’s First Defender

Before the arrival of the New Year, Liverpool had won a wave of three consecutive victories, and also defeated the league leader Leicester City. Coupled with the fact that there was one less game, everyone believed that Liverpool had a chance to take advantage of this wave of New Year. The schedule, after completing the make-up, can narrow the gap with the strong team ahead this year, and truly return to the first group in the championship.

However, the reality has made a big joke for Liverpool fans. After the start of the new year, Liverpool lost all in two away games. West Ham United and Watford both took advantage of their respective home games and gained quite a bit. Symbolic victory.

　　 The most important thing is that in these two games, Liverpool faced the two teams, but they couldn't display their own characteristics at all. Instead, they were brought into the opponent's rhythm and restrained by the opponent.

　　 After losing these two games, Klopp has been using the rest time during the rest period to study the game video.

　　 On the one hand, Klopp is confirming the team's own problems in the two games. On the other hand, Klopp is also in his mind to find ways to make up for the mistakes made in the two games.

　　 Regarding the team's tactical execution problems, Klopp knew well that these two opponents, in the game, really let the lineup formation cause considerable trouble for Liverpool.

　　 Liverpool's offensive approach this season, except for some crosses from the side after Benteke came on the field, in normal games, he walked on "two legs" completely.

　　 One is the small-scale cooperation of the midfielders, relying on a through ball to create murder in the penalty area, or using the midfielder's long shot to complete the goal.

　　 Such an offense, the main offensive direction, although it is said to be launched from the side, but the real offensive point is always in the middle.

　　 The second is Klopp's highly respected high-position pressure defense.

　　 In Klopp's eyes, this high-position pressure defense is actually an offensive method in disguise.

In the case of losing a certain physical fitness of a player, not only can it help the defenders to form a better defensive protection in the front, but also if a steal or interception is formed in the midfield, then Liverpool can immediately counterattack on the spot. The opponent's defensive lineup is not close, but directly obtains excellent offensive opportunities in the game.

　　 However, in these two games, the two aspects of the offensive that Liverpool depend on for survival have been completely restrained by the opponent.

West Ham United and Watford, in the game, inspired by Leicester City’s defense, gathered heavy troops in the middle, rather let Liverpool get a lot of passing opportunities on the wing, but also to maintain enough in the middle. The number of defenders comes on the defensive end, limiting the attacking threat of Liverpool players in the middle.

For Liverpool’s long-range threat, the team will not let it go. In the 30-35-meter area, there are defensive players who will block the Liverpool player’s long-range shot. They will not target the steal, but prepare to hold the ball. Man, intercepting a long-range shot.

When Coutinho and others break through, the defender will just try to keep his defensive position and wait for the support of his teammates to defend. They will never take the risk alone and be easily passed by the opponent. There is no defensive opportunity.

Autonomous attack, most of the players put in by the opponents on the defensive end blocked most of it, and wanted to rely on high-position presses in the midfield to create a chance to counterattack on the spot, and also encountered a lot of trouble in the game .

West Ham United and Watford choose a simple and direct attack method on the offensive end, relying on the players' strong breakthrough ability, personal confrontation ability, and under the tactical guidance of fewer passes and fewer mistakes, they often go through one or two. The second simple pass is to directly rely on the player's personal ability to open a breakthrough in the attack.

With such an offensive method, Liverpool wants to rely on defense to complete the interception. It is not that simple. Even if the defense is successful, the ball will either go out of bounds in the confrontation, or after it gets the ball from the side, it cannot be transported to the penalty area as a threat. .

　　 For Liverpool now, the most important thing is to avoid playing against Liverpool like this after encountering other teams.

　　 Liverpool is not afraid of strong teams.

　　Today's football tactical system, strong teams all emphasize the team's control over football. They are used to slowly advancing in the game, finding the perfect opportunity, and then launching the Thunder attack.

　　 And this kind of offensive method, the frequent passing of the whole team, gave Liverpool the opportunity to oppress the defense in a high position.

　　 When facing some weak teams, there is a huge difference in strength between the players of the two teams. Liverpool has the opportunity to use the strength of the players to crush, to obtain the offensive suppression of the game.

　　 What Klopp is most afraid of now is those mid-range teams in the Premier League. In the subsequent games, they will follow suit and cause trouble for Liverpool.

　　 After all, Liverpool still holds the title of defending champion. For many mid-range Premier League teams, trying to cause trouble for Liverpool in the game is also the most direct way for many players to play their worth.

　　 "Perhaps, it's time to try a new style of play."

　　 Klopp watched the two games, the team's weakness on the offensive end, can't wait to use the new offensive tactics system.

　　 It is not that he does not recognize the current tactical system, but Klopp feels that he does not have enough players handy enough to play the current system.

　　The biggest problem is Jordan Ibi’s side.

There was a big problem in these two games, that is, in the case of the opponent's close defensive chairman Ang, and there are not many chances to counterattack, Jordan Iby’s performance ~www.readwn.com~ in a pure positional battle, There was nothing too dazzling, but rather drifting off the court, allowing Liverpool to attack from the right, which has been somewhat disappeared.

After all, Jordan Ibby is not Sterling. Klopp had nothing to do with the team at the beginning. He could only reform the personnel under the condition of tactical stability, to simply and rudely regard Jordan Ibby as Sterling, let He played a certain role as Sterling in the 433 system.

It’s just that Sterling’s high-value transfer left because Sterling can maximize his speed on the counterattack, and when attacking in position, he can also combine speed and technology to become a player in the game. An excellent breakthrough player.

But Jordan Ibby’s performance in the positional offensive is absolutely horrible. A relatively single offensive method and the lack of accuracy in passing the ball allows him to be easily targeted by opponents to complete a targeted defense, so that the entire Liverpool The offense from the right will always seem to be one missing player.

　　Liverpool always dominates on the left, and the way of attacking from the center is getting more and more easily targeted by opponents.

And the facts have proved that in the absence of sufficient threat on the right side, the flaws in the current 433 lineup are not easy to change. Liverpool will have to face strong opponents like Arsenal and Manchester United in the future. If the two sides are normal The performance is good. If these top teams also use full staffing and learn from West Ham United or Watford to play tactics, then Liverpool may be at risk of continuing to sink.

　　 While maintaining stability, seeking a change, Klopp can only choose to take certain risks in the next two strong duels...