Football’s First Defender

Chapter 672: Hard to win

   This is a peak battle that intensively shows the style of the two teams.

   Liverpool’s offensive methods were fully demonstrated in the game.

   Whether it is Klopp's expected small-range pass and control in the midfield, or in the second half of the game, Liverpool's flank attack is extremely impactful after Benteke's appearance.

   Liverpool have made quite a lot of attacking opportunities, but they are still on the goal, lacking decisive scoring data.

   Leicester City, who played at Anfield, brought Ranieri's defensive philosophy to the fullest in the away game.

  Perhaps, the reason why Liverpool shot so many times but could not complete the shot is that on the one hand, Schmeichel's perfect performance on the goal line, many wonderful saves, rejected Liverpool's goal.

On the other hand, it may also be the defense of the Leicester City players. The players actively supplement the defense, allowing the Liverpool players to create offensive opportunities, but under certain defensive pressure, they cannot get enough time. Make adjustments to complete the best door knocking process.

   The away team's defense gave Liverpool no shot data, but the score on the field was still 0 to 0.

   If such a hugely superior game cannot be won, it will actually be a considerable blow to Liverpool.

   Klopp on the sidelines is also thinking of a way. He doesn't want to close the points gap with the top team in this head-to-head matchup and let his opponent retreat on his home court.

   Klopp needs victory, he needs more victory, to establish his absolute authority in the first season at Liverpool.

   "Liverpool makes substitution adjustments again."

   "Lallana was replaced and Danny Ince was replaced."

   "At the same time, Milner was also replaced. Emre Can is replacing him. Liverpool will start the final battle in the last 20 minutes."

   Liverpool is definitely not satisfied with a 0-0 draw. Even at the risk of a counterattack from the back defense, Liverpool still wants to try to score goals and try to win in the game.

   "Coutinho again."

   "A powerful long shot, but there is still no way to score."

   "Little Schmeichel, today's performance is really outstanding."

   "Coutinho made a lot of threatening long-range shots in this game, but he just couldn't get past Schmeichel's ten-finger pass and score a goal."

   When facing a goalkeeper and opening up on the goal line, even if the offensive player makes a great long shot, but due to the increase in distance, it still cannot have much impact on the goalkeeper.

   Liverpool, what is needed now is to create an offensive opportunity, complete a shot attempt, and score a goal in a position closer to the goal in the game.

   But, it needs Liverpool’s offensive attempt to cross the iron barrel defense line composed of Leicester City players in the penalty area and get the opportunity to hit the goal in the penalty area.

   This is not an easy task.

   Just as Liverpool continued the siege and constantly impacted Leicester City’s defenses, the visitors’ counterattacks were also in the final moments of the game and began to continue.

You know, what Leicester City is best at is scoring goals in the final moments of the game. When the opponent is weak but still presses out to attack, the combination of Mahrez and Vardy can always break out. Use your greatest energy to create a counterattack threat.

   In the 75th minute of the game, Leicester City finally fought a threatening counterattack in the second half.

   This counterattack, with Mahrez as the starting point for the counterattack, encountered Yang Feng's obstacles during the advancement process, and there was no way to fight back at the first time. Leicester City didn't end it hastily.

   But in the game, he began to patiently organize an attack.

Kanter and Mahrez completed a continuous short pass in the midfield. After attracting Liverpool's defensive attention with a personal breakthrough, Mahrez made a diagonal kick in the game and divided the ball. To the left.

   Left back Fuchs, quickly plugged in.

   directly cross 45 degrees to the left into the penalty area.

   did not choose a high ball pass, but a half high ball with a rapid drop, and even a landing bounce before reaching the goal.

   Shinji Okazaki, who responded to the previous point, faced such a complicated pass, although it was not conducive to his goal operation, but he could also prevent Scotter from following him to complete the clearance at the first time.

   "Okazaki Shinji. Faced with the rebounding, irregularly moving football, he jumped up and shrank his legs and completed a kick."

   "Mignole!"

   "Quickly fell to the ground and fluttered to the side, blocking the close-range shot by Shinji Okazaki."

   The ball was rushed directly by Henderson, completed a big foot clearance, and kicked directly out of the sideline.

   And Leicester City’s attack is not over yet.

  Fuchs played the "grenade" tactic directly in this hand throwing ball, throwing the ball vigorously, and throwing the ball directly into the Liverpool penalty area.

   The ball was even thrown directly near the small penalty area.

Mignolet was unable to attack, and in the previous point of contention, although Skrtel grabbed the first spot, due to Fuchs’s hand throwing the ball, they all threw a big arc, plus Hut's interference in the front caused Skrtel to reach the football, but did not control the direction. He did not clear the ball, and the second landing was still in front of the goal.

  Valdy rushed over directly, trying to complete a shot in front of the goal.

   The result is still relying on Yang Feng's excellent defensive performance, which firmly stuck Vardy's forward line. Not to mention, he was still brave and stretched his leg first and moved the ball in the direction of Mignolet.

Although Mignolet was greatly frightened by this goal, but fortunately there was no error. He steadily hugged Yang Feng's "pass" in his arms, which is the end of Leicester City's great A series of offensive attempts threatened by a goal.

  And as the saying goes, if you survive a catastrophe, there must be a blessing.

   After a continuous attack in Leicester City, threatening Liverpool's goal, Liverpool's attack finally came to fruition in the final 10 minutes of the game.

   In the 81st minute of the game, Liverpool had a corner kick in the front court.

   Positioning kick is naturally one of the most threatening offensive methods at this time. Yang Feng and Benteke are both absolute "strikes" who are good at fighting for high-altitude shots.

   It was just a corner kick passed by Coutinho to the goal, but it was shot by Schmeichel first and hit the ball with a single punch.

   Fortunately, it was Liverpool players who responded to the perimeter.

   After Henderson controlled the peripheral second landing point, he took a long shot forward.

   However, when the visiting team's defense came out, he scored the ball to the left.

   After Coutinho received the ball, it was assigned to Moreno who had inserted it, and Moreno made a short through ball and passed directly to the penalty area to find Firmino.

   "Firmino, after catching the ball, follow the baseline and cross the goal."

   Continuous small-scale cooperation attracted the defensive attention of Leicester City players to the left.

   "Passed! Find the middle."

   Firmino, before suffering defensive pressure, passed the ball directly with a flower foot and passed the ball to the penalty spot.

   "Yang Feng!"

   "Shovel shot after falling to the ground!"

   "The ball is scored! The ball is scored!"

   "Feng Yang helped Liverpool break the deadlock!"

   "Liverpool took the lead 1-0 at home."

   Little Schmeichel finally appeared defensively "slack" this time, letting go of this sudden tackle from Yang Feng.

   In fact, it can not be said that it is slack. In this ball, Schmeichel did have some powerlessness.

   Liverpool's continuous passing on the left side attracted the attention of Schmeichel.

After Firmino got the ball in the penalty area, although he almost broke along the bottom line, he still has room to hit the goal from a small angle. As a professional player, with enough space, he volleyed to complete a slightly curved line. Playing fast and getting a goal from a small angle makes Schmeichel's defensive attention focused on the near post.

   And, in front of Firmino, there are three Leicester City defenders in blue, blocking Firmino's breakthrough route and passing route.

In the eyes of Schmeichel, it was not easy for the ball to pass to the center. Even if it is passed, it is more likely to be a way of picking it out. The time for the high ball to pass is enough for Shumei Chel finished his reaction and returned to the defensive position.

However, he did not expect that at such a critical moment, Firmino was still a brave artist and dared to show the delicate footwork of his Brazilian players. When he was under defensive pressure, he would still be able to play "flowers". , With an arranging foot pass, not to mention the ball, but also crossed the three defensive area of ​​Leicester City, and passed the ball to the center.

   And Yang Feng made too many adjustments and didn't give Schmeichel any time to react. Yang Feng, who had always withdrawn from outside the penalty area, saw his teammates reorganizing the offensive and plunged directly into the open space in front of him.

   And Firmino really passed the ball, then Yang Feng directly used his forward speed to determine the location of the half-high ball and directly completed a tackle.

   It can only be said that although Yang Feng is not a forward, he may be better than many forwards in the control of this kick.

   After Yang Feng's tackle, the ball flew directly to the lower right corner of the goal.

   For Schmeichel, the position from the front post to the back post is too far.

  Although he tried his best to move and flew to save, it was still too late.

   can only watch the kick roll into the goal.

   Liverpool took the lead at home, and the entire Anfield stadium was boiling. Klopp on the sidelines was even more excited to "punch" to celebrate.

   Yang Feng, who once again contributed a key goal in the league, was caught by his teammates. After Coutinho’s “shoe shine” celebration, he returned to the court and waited for the start of the game.

   However, there is not much time left for Leicester City.

   Ranieri can only bite the bullet and make substitution adjustments at this time.

Argentine high center Ulloa and local right winger Nathan Dell all came off the bench, replacing Albrighton and Okazaki Shinji to further strengthen the team’s frontcourt vitality and ensure that Liverpool can make more changes in the game. Big threat.

   It's just that when Leicester City want to attack and tie the score in the game.

   Faced with the iron barrel formation put out by Liverpool, but made a difficult time for a while.

   When Liverpool also retreated and strengthened the sweeping defense in their own half in all directions, Leicester City’s offense was simply unable to produce decent offensive coordination.

Facing Liverpool’s defensive players in the penalty area, as a high center forward, Ulloa’s offensive skills are still a bit too rough. If he wants to create a threat in the game, it is difficult to pass the level of Scotter’s defense. .

   Yang Feng continued to fix his eyes on Vardy, and under close defense, Mahrez’s personal offense could not play his greatest offensive threat.

  Liverpool focused on defense for key personnel. For a while, Leicester City, who was unable to create a threat from the side pass, could only use the last time to make long-range attempts, hoping to rewrite the score on the field.

   However, Leicester City does not have an excellent long-range shooter like Coutinho, and their defensive midfielder does not have Milner or Henderson's hard feet.

  Liverpool's defense, layers of defense, don't even give too many long-range shots.

   A few ultra-long-range long-range shots of the visiting team, except for the blocked shot route ~lightnovelpub.net~, the remaining "skipping fish" did not give Mignolet a chance to save.

   Even with 4 minutes of stoppage time, Leicester City did not have a very good offensive effect.

  Even in the third minute of stoppage time, in the final corner kick, Schmeichel stepped forward to participate in the attack.

However, Liverpool still attaches great importance to Schmeichel’s defensive arrangement. After all, he is a goalkeeper who once completed the header lore in the final moments of the game. Liverpool still defends this final with the best defensive attitude. The offensive round.

In the last defense, Yang Feng showed his active defensive attitude. When the opponent's corner kick was taken, Yang Feng, who had a good judgment, directly abandoned Vardy, who was a feint, and rushed to the front point. position.

   Leicester City wanted to play black under the lights and hit Schmeichel, but Yang Feng rushed to the front point this time, pressed Schmeichel, and directly completed the header clearance.

   The ball flew out of the penalty area, and Coutinho, who was defensive outside, directly controlled the second landing point, which was a big kick to the opponent's half.

   The referee immediately blew the whistle at the end of the game.

   "1 to 0! Relying on Yang Feng's goal in 81 minutes, Liverpool beat Leicester City hard at home."

"Although Liverpool still has a certain gap in points with its opponents in the absence of one round, this victory directly wiped out the three-point disadvantage, allowing Liverpool to be on the standings and narrow the gap. It might not be possible to counterattack three consecutive championships in the second half of the league!"