Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 1080 Against the old club ([-])
So Allegri safely started to let his formation back down, and Liverpool started to control the ball without much effort, occupying the initiative of the offense, frequently attacking the 30 area of ​​​​Juventus' penalty area.

But in this area, it is very difficult for Liverpool to score. Juventus is such a consistent team. They stand very well in a passive situation. Their defensive ability is quite strong. They imposed great constraints, and tried to cooperate with Firmino and the others several times to forcefully rush into the penalty area, but failed too much. Sometimes everyone's tacit understanding was not in place, and sometimes they were blocked by Juventus' midfield Cut it off neatly.

For a while, the pitch fell into a stalemate. Klopp looked at the situation on the sidelines and watched the ball with care. Any mentality that ignores Juventus' counterattack ability is unacceptable. Don't look at Liverpool's attack at this moment. It looks decent, but it actually poses very little threat.

Liverpool is not good at controlling the ball at their feet for a long time like Juventus. Sometimes they can't get in, so they just pass it in. Firmino wants to have a role in the double-team of Chiellini and Bonucci. It's too hard to do.

As a central defender, the general speed is a disadvantage, but Juventus can do a good job. On the one hand, their defense and Buffon have a high degree of tacit understanding, and the distance is very suitable. Zhang Yuan has tried three times A low pass from the ribs to the small penalty area wanted Firmino to grab points through his keen sense of smell, but all failed. Buffon's attack and Chiellini's bold tackle made this threat invisible.

On the other hand, Chiellini's speed is not slow. He is a full-back himself, and his speed is not bad. In addition, Firmino himself is not the kind of very fast forward. Chiellini is essentially , has all the advantages of a perfect central defender. He has height, excellent anticipation, and is very fierce. He has a lot of small moves and not bad speed. If Zhang Yuan wants to choose the best defender he has worked with in his mind, it must be Chiye Lini, he has cooperated with many excellent central defenders, such as Digan, Ramos, etc., but he believes that Chiellini is the most powerful among them.

However, Chiellini also sometimes made some low-level mistakes similar to Ramos. No matter how good a central defender is, such embarrassing moments are inevitable, but Chiellini did not make any mistakes today.

Allegri is also anxious on the sidelines. Liverpool has nothing to do with Juventus' defense for the time being, but Juventus's counterattack is also difficult to work, mainly because of Pogba. Among them, regardless of Cuadrado's fast speed, in fact Juventus's most important use is Pogba. Pogba plays as a left midfielder, but his long pass scheduling ability is good. Juventus Kanter can't follow him like a shadow, but once Pogba gets the ball in the backcourt, Kanter can always appear in time to interfere with him.

"The game has been going on for more than 30 minutes, but the situation on the court is very stalemate. Liverpool has completed 4 shots, but there are not many tests for Buffon. Juventus' defense line is not boasting, it is indeed very tenacious. Well, it's very difficult for Liverpool to penetrate their defense!" He Wei commented, "According to this situation, this first half is very likely to be a draw!"

"Yes, Liverpool still lack a little admiration when dealing with a defensive master like Juventus. Zhang Yuan's performance during this period is actually good. Affected by the dense formation at the front of Juventus' penalty area, he had to stay away In the penalty area, several threatening balls were sent to the penalty area. It should be said that the former teammates were in a cold sweat, but Liverpool's striker really lacks a battering hammer. Firmino's scoring efficiency is not high. He is a restraining and assisting forward, and it is really difficult for him to stand in the penalty area to complete the work of a center forward!" Cao Yang commented on Firmino's role objectively.

What he said was the fact that Liverpool were dominating the attack, but there were not many people in the penalty area. The reason is of course because this is not an ordinary game, this is against Juventus, and the opponent's attacking ability is not blocked. Yes, if too many troops are invested in the opponent's penalty area, it is very dangerous to be caught in the gap of Liverpool's midfielder. Klopp can only make his players be more cautious in the choice of timing.

This led to a lack of personnel in the restricted area. Firmino often made moves out of the restricted area in the league, but today Juventus let go and let Liverpool attack. Firmino can only occupy a stake in the restricted area. Otherwise, no one in Liverpool would be in the penalty area, and they would not be able to penetrate in the first place. If there is no one in the penalty area, they would not even be able to make a cross from the wing.

The inability to penetrate the offensive position also fully illustrates the problem of Liverpool's ability. When Barcelona plays offensively, they repeatedly tear up and make it difficult for the opponent to parry. It is difficult for Liverpool to do this. Liverpool's shortcoming is the defender, and the full-back is Shortcomings, the attack power is not very strong, the level is not high, it is difficult to form a strong suppression of Juventus's wing, it is barely enough on Zhang Yuan's side, Zhang Yuan alone restrained Juventus' left side Defensive attention, Klein has a chance to go up.

However, Klein's level is not top-notch, and his characteristics are also single. He always makes crosses from the bottom.

After attacking for so long, the confidence of the Liverpool players has been eroded a lot. They used to think how terrible they are in the Premier League. In the league, they are a very powerful attacking team, and they have scored more than 60 goals. One, and in the Champions League, they are also an attacking team with the same reputation as Barcelona and Real Madrid. However, in the face of the impregnable Juventus and Liverpool, there is nothing to do. It is normal for confidence to be worn down.

But Zhang Yuan knows that playing such a team requires patience, and it is impossible to be impatient. Of course, what he thought was correct, but Liverpool's offensive could not last long. After more than 20 minutes of attacking, Liverpool couldn't attack anymore. , Juventus gradually began to regain lost ground,
Klopp was very anxious on the sidelines, we really can't let Juventus play their own rhythm, he shouted loudly for the team to strengthen the high press, and suppress Juventus' offensive momentum, but failed, Juventus like this A team that has won the Champions League and has rich experience in European competitions knows how to control it. When they saw Liverpool’s high-post pressing, they immediately strengthened their passes in the backcourt. The ball kept returning to Buffon’s feet, and Liverpool had to press hard. It sounds fierce, but it actually means that the follow-up is a bit weak, and it was soon forced to retreat to its own half. Juventus naturally took advantage of it to attack upwards.

This is the difference between Juventus and many teams in the Premier League. The way of playing is different. When facing Liverpool’s high pressure, the Premier League teams usually take a big kick to the frontcourt to relieve the threat, but in all likelihood they will Liverpool got the ball again and launched a second attack. Often this attack is more deadly than the first positional attack.

Juventus will not, even in the face of high pressing, they are very happy to pass control in the backcourt, killing the will of Liverpool players to press, and slowly advancing to the frontcourt.

Agnelli and the Juventus executives sat in the stands very calmly, but Qian Huan was not so calm. Liverpool, who are invincible in the Premier League, seem to be in big trouble today. Goal!
"Mr. Klopp may push Zhang Yuan to the center position!" Qian Huan said to Ian Ayre.

Ian Ayer understood what he meant. He meant that in the face of such a difficult fortress, the center position should let Zhang Yuan, who is more skilled in shooting, seize the few opportunities. This idea cannot be said to be true. An incorrect idea, but this change is not only a change in position, but also a change in Liverpool's tactics. Zhang Yuan is clearly the core of the attack on the wing, in charge of the baton in the frontcourt. On the other hand, Milner on the left It basically plays a diversionary role.

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