Chapter 195 Super Mario! Let two chase three?
Fortunately, head coach Pearson also had the same idea as Ling Feng.
I saw him applauding first, making the locker room quiet.
Then he started his speech:
“I am proud of your performance in the first half!”
He first praised his disciples, and then suddenly changed the subject:
"However, the game is not forty-five minutes, but ninety minutes. And our opponent is Liverpool!"
>"So, don't take it lightly until the end of the game!"
After the head coach's instructions, the Blue Fox generals came back to their senses, and the smiles on their faces couldn't help but shrink a little.
How can I put it, Liverpool is also a Premier League giant, and the background is there.
Even if the state is not good this season and the ranking falls to the middle, we can't
Besides, underestimating the enemy and being careless is a taboo on the court!
After a short intermission, the two sides returned to the court again.
At this time, Ling Feng found two Liverpool players in red shirts standing on the sidelines, preparing to come on as substitutes.
One of them, Ling Feng, is simply not too familiar.
That tall and straight figure, with bulging black muscles, is full of explosive beauty, coupled with that very unique mohawk hairstyle.
Lai Jiang is a world-class "Ba God" from the brain down. Lotley!
Obviously, the performance of the team's center Lambert was really lackluster in the first half, and he was almost guarded by the two tough men Morgan and Wasilevskiy.
This made Rogers very dissatisfied.
So, during the halftime break, he made substitution adjustments:
Lambert was replaced and replaced by "Barcelona God" Mario Balotelli, who joined from Milan in the summer window of this season for a transfer fee of 22 million euros!
Originally, fans had high hopes for this former prodigy, hoping that he could carry Liverpool's offensive banner and bring a steady stream of goals.
Unfortunately, Balotelli is never Suarez.
It has been three months since joining, and Balotelli has disappointed all Liverpool fans.
Because, the former "Super Mario" has not scored a goal in the league so far!
However, considering that Balotelli occasionally has flashes of inspiration on the court, and his physical fitness is explosive, his speed and dribbling are better than Lambert, he can just attack the Blue Fox's defense.
That's why Rogers decided to use the "big killer" of Barcelona
What if Pakistan scores a goal?
In addition, Rogers was also manipulated by Mahrez in the first half, and Manquillo, who had a yellow card on his back, also came off the field and replaced him with Alberto Mo Renault!
This young Spanish full-back is famous for his ability to provide assists and is an offensive full-back.
Last season, he was the absolute main force of Sevilla, helping Sevilla win fifth place in La Liga and also win the Europa League.
After moving to Liverpool this season, he quickly replaced Jose Enrique, who was in an obvious decline in form, and became the first choice on the left side.
However, since the start of the Premier League, it is his frequent insertions on the wing that have led to huge defensive gaps behind him. Opponents have always seized opportunities and directly threatened the goal.
So, in the last few games, Rogers has used Manquillo's away left back, which has been so poorly defended.
However, in this game, Manquillo's performance was really unflattering.
Under the adversity of being two goals behind, Liverpool cannot continue to be conservative and must strengthen its offense!
At this time, sending Alberto Moreno, who is strong in offense and weak in defense, can increase the number of back-up and support players on the wing, thereby achieving the advantage of playing more and less in some areas.
These two substitution adjustments both express the determination of Rogers and Liverpool!
They plan to give it a try in the second half!
. . .
Beep~~~
With the referee's whistle, the second half officially began.
After Leicester City kicked off, they did not rush to attack, but passed the ball back.
However, what they did not expect was that Liverpool adopted a more aggressive pressing force than in the first half, pressing the entire formation!
Whether it is Rogers or the Red Army players, they are very clear that if Leicester City has the ball at their feet, they will continue to be passive.
Time will also pass quickly under meaningless steps.
Anyway, they have already conceded two goals. There is no difference between losing two goals and losing four or five goals. It cannot change the fact that they lost the game.
So, if they want to escape from the King Power Stadium, the only way is to give up defense and attack with all their strength!
To attack, you must first steal the ball from your opponent!
Ever since, even Balotelli, who has never liked pressing, opened his legs under Gerrard's shouts and pressed forward to press Leicester City's backcourt players. This makes it difficult for them to play the ball and even make mistakes.
Leicester City's midfielders and backfield players have very average ball-playing abilities.
Ever since, under the surprised gazes of tens of thousands of fans in the stadium and countless viewers in front of the TV, the situation of the home and away teams suddenly experienced a huge reversal!
In the first half, Leicester City's formation pressed forward, pressing Liverpool crazily in the frontcourt, almost suppressing Liverpool in the half;
In the second half, it became Liverpool's full pressure Go ahead and press Leicester City like crazy!
Under Liverpool's physical pressure in the frontcourt, Leicester City's backcourt was a little uneasy.
Even if Cambiasso and Brother Drinkwater took turns to drop back to catch the ball, Morgan and others on the defense did not dare to pass the ball.
On the one hand, they have a clear understanding of their own footwork.
On the other hand, there is always a red shadow following the player receiving the ball!
In desperation, they did not dare to push the ball forward, so they were forced to play long passes into the frontcourt.
There is no threat at all from such a long pass.
Vardy in the frontcourt was unable to get the ball in front of Skrtel and Kolo Toure.
For a time, Liverpool took over the rhythm of the game, firmly controlled the ball, and launched one red wave after another against Leicester City!
Seeing Liverpool's formation pressing past half-time, forcing most of the Leicester City players to rub against each other in the half-time, Ling Feng was keenly aware of the opportunity to kill the game.
In order to regain the score, Liverpool will put on an all-out offensive posture.
However, the higher their formation presses, the greater the defensive space becomes.
Leicester City's long pass from the backcourt reaches the frontcourt. Whether it's Vardy, Mahrez, or him, as long as he can hold the ball in the frontcourt, he can penetrate the entire opponent's defense with one kick!
However, the premise is that they can resist Liverpool's attack first!
In order to add a fulcrum in the frontcourt, Ling Feng also took the initiative to move his position closer to Vardy's side, forming a parallel position with two forwards.
In this way, after the long pass from the backcourt is played, both Vardy and he can respond to each other nearby, thereby competing for the high-altitude ball in the confrontation with Liverpool's two central defenders of ball rights.
This can only be done without a big center on the court.
However, before this change, their defense was broken by Leigh:
After the start of the second half of the game, the most active person in Liverpool's formation was not the bald central defender Scott who became the "Aerial Dominator" Well, it's not Balotelli who just came on the field and worked hard in the frontcourt, but the youngest player in the Red Army - Raheem Sterling!
Every time after winning the ball back, the Red Army players did not hesitate at all, and directly handed the ball to Sterling, allowing him to tear the Blue Fox's defense from the right.
This season, Sterling, who is just a few days away from turning 20, has taken on more offensive tasks.
His sharp breakthroughs from the wing are one of the few highlights in Liverpool's offensive routine this season.
This time, Gerrard in midfield once again passed the ball to Sterling on the right.
"Sterling gets the ball!"
"The one guarding him is No. 15 Schlupp!" Facing Schlupp, who also has excellent physical fitness and speed, on the top Sterling, who had already suffered a loss in the first half, did not choose to use speed to make soup this time, but adopted a breakthrough method of changing rhythm.
He first pushed the ball forward with the inside of his right foot, and then carried the ball forward with his whole body.
Schlupp, on the other hand, chose to fight and retreat instead of rushing forward.
To sum it up simply, excelling on the court means grasping one's own center of gravity and deceiving the defensive players' center of gravity!
In many cases, all changes in passing are designed to induce or deceive defensive players into reacting first.
If the defensive player loses his composure and tries to steal.
Then the offensive player can completely pass the defensive player the moment he takes the shot.
Of course, if the defensive player has a better defensive awareness, he will not take action easily, but will fight and retreat.
The offensive player can directly activate the soup and pass the opponent directly with speed!
However, if the defensive player has good defensive awareness and is fast, then some changes and techniques must be added to force the defensive player's center of gravity to move.
According to the defensive player's body center of gravity, the offensive player can choose to break through from the opposite direction of his center of gravity.
If your center of gravity is slightly to the right, you will break through to the left; if your center of gravity is to the left, you will break through to the right.
In this way, with the body's center of gravity lost, the defensive player cannot forcefully push his body back and block the offensive player!
Looking at it, Sterling first shook his upper body to adjust Schlupp's center of gravity, and then just when he thought he was going to cut in, he suddenly came up with a reverse bull's tail!
I saw him first dunk the ball inward with his right foot, then move the instep of his outer foot outward, and directly passed from the outside.
After passing Schlupp cleanly, Sterling made an unpretentious move and reached the right side of the penalty area!
"Sterling has passed!"
"If you have the chance, you can pass!"
Looking up at the penalty area, Sterling passed a half-high ball with his right foot without hesitation!
At this time, Balotelli, who was running parallel to Morgan, fully demonstrated his sense of goal!
I saw him first pretending to rush forward, then he suddenly stopped in his steps, and then walked around behind Morgan.
Caught off guard, Morgan, who rushed forward, didn't even notice Dare to stretch your foot to touch this, for fear of sending the ball into your own door.
He could only try to stand up straight and let the ball fly past him.
Immediately afterwards, he turned around suddenly and saw Balotelli raising his leg and heading the ball towards the goal.
The distance was too close, and little Schmeichel in front of the goal had no time to react. He just subconsciously knelt down on one knee, opened his arms, and expanded his defensive area.
But he couldn't stop the ball from jumping into the net and causing ripples.
In an instant, the Red Army fans in the entire stadium suddenly burst into extremely warm cheers!
"The ball is scored!"
"Super Mario!!!"
"The former European golden boy finally scored his first goal in Liverpool three months after joining the team. His first league goal! This is also his first goal after returning to the Premier League after 670 days!”
After scoring the goal, Bashen was not too excited or excited. He ran into the goal with a nonchalant expression, picked up the ball and ran towards the kick-off point in the center circle.
On the way back, I just reached out and gave high-fives to other teammates, which I thought was a celebration.
Rogers on the sidelines also applauded vigorously, encouraging his disciples:
"Well done! Mario!"
"That's it!"
Looking at Bashen Ling Feng ran past him and put the ball on the kick-off point in the center circle. Ling Feng's face was filled with solemnity.
As a hardcore Premier League fan, Ling Feng also knows a lot about Bashen’s short time in Liverpool.
According to his recollection, Bashen only scored one league goal in Liverpool.
And definitely not against Leicester City!
Obviously, this is another small change caused by my butterfly.
Moreover, Sterling is still very strong when he is unhappy.
At least in terms of breakthroughs, he ranks high in the entire Premier League!
. . .
Less than ten minutes into the game, we got a goal back.
The morale of the Liverpool players suddenly became stronger and stronger.
Facing Liverpool's high-position pressing, Leicester City had no good solution.
In this era of Premier League, the requirements for defenders are not as high as they were seven or eight years ago.
Therefore, many defenders pay more attention to their defensive abilities, and their ability to play the ball is very average.
The personal strength of Leicester City's defenders is not too outstanding.
Especially when under pressure, passing mistakes are more likely to occur.
Even under Pearson's instructions, Ling Feng frequently retreated to the midfielder position to add a connecting point.
However, whenever he wants to get the ball, his opponent will immediately choose to foul and not let him turn around or pass the ball out.
And such a foul is very effective.
Because Ling Feng is the launching point of the Blue Fox's counterattack, as long as he is prevented from passing the ball out, the Blue Fox's counterattack can be directly eliminated during the transition between offense and defense!
In addition, the referee Oliver seemed to have an order from the FA, and the penalty scale was relatively loose.
Especially turning a blind eye to Liverpool's fouls.
Except for Henderson who pulled him to the ground for the third time and received a yellow card, the other Red Army players only received verbal warnings.
In desperation, the Blue Fox could only compress its formation, retreat to half court, and launch a defensive counterattack.
However, under the crazy bombardment of the Red Army, their goal was still breached again:
In the 73rd minute, Sterling broke through on the right and created a corner kick opportunity. .
Taking advantage of the chaos caused by the corner kick, Lallana's supplementary shot hit Morgan's slightly raised arm in the penalty area.
With the raise of hands of the Red Army players, the host Oliver decisively awarded a penalty kick!
And Gerrard, who took the penalty, deceived Schmeichel and made an easy hit!
In less than thirty minutes of the second half, Liverpool tied the score at two to two!
Looking at the Liverpool players celebrating wildly in front of the visiting team’s stands, many Blue Fox fans felt that something was not quite right.
Could it be said that this is the rhythm of two chasing three? !
(End of this chapter)