Football’s First Defender

"The UEFA Champions League final of the 14/15 season officially begins with the whistle of the referee!"

"Liverpool take the lead."

"Both teams are double winners in their respective domestic leagues."

"We have won the league and cup championships this season. No matter who wins, the team that won the Champions League today will win the honor of the Triple Crown."

"I believe that such an honor will allow many players to try their best to play their best in this game."

"We saw the camera turn to the two coaches on the sidelines. Allegri of Juventus and Rodgers of Liverpool are both new blood in European football and the coaching industry. Being so 'young' surpasses many old players. Coach, leading the team to the Champions League final, it can be seen how fast the tactical changes in European football are."

After taking the lead in gaining possession of the ball, in the final, for the purpose of seeking stability, Liverpool will use the ball possession in the midfield and backcourt through the pre-established game tactics for the purpose of stability, and get familiar with the rhythm of the game, allowing players to enter the game state immediately.

Today, Juventus' tactical choices are quite radical.

Without focusing on the defensive arrangement in the midfield, today's Juventus chose a rather aggressive defensive forward pressure.

Most of the central and frontcourt players pressed up frantically and pressed forward in the frontcourt, which instantly caused great pressure on Liverpool's conduction of the ball.

"Moreno, missed the ball!"

At the beginning of the game, facing Morata's forward rush, Moreno, who was delayed, kicked the ball forward in the backcourt, and the ball was directly kicked to Marchisio not far away.

Juventus launched a counterattack on the spot in an instant, and many players were actually unmarked when Moreno made a mistake.

Marchisio made a diagonal pass from the right, and directly looked for Tevez, who was in an open position in front of the penalty area.

However, for this goal, Vidal and Tevez's running positions overlapped, and they did not open up enough space in front of the penalty area, so that Liverpool's defense could focus on this point of defense.

Although Carlos Tevez completed a shot first, Yang Feng, who came to defend with all his strength, still stretched his legs to complete the blocking and destruction of the shot, without letting the ball directly threaten the goalkeeper Mignolet behind.

Juventus' first wave of offensive did not work.

"Moreno! Pull yourself together!"

Hearing Yang Feng's shout, Moreno also waved his hand apologetically. He didn't expect that he would suddenly panic when he was pressed by Morata just now, which caused the deformation of his passing technique.

If it doesn't work in the future, it's better to clear the siege with a big foot, and it's better than "assisting" the opponent directly.

Rogers on the sidelines has a better perspective and can see how determined Juventus' overall lineup is.

A total of 6 people were pressing in Liverpool's half, and at least 4 people were in the 30-meter area of ​​​​Liverpool, rushing forward to apply pressure.

Juventus' goal is very clear, which is to attack Liverpool's pass control from the source, so that Liverpool can't organize the attack with peace of mind, and try to slowly incorporate the rhythm of the game into Juventus' own rhythm.

It has to be said that Liverpool used to press others in the frontcourt. Being pressed by the opponent today has indeed greatly interfered with Liverpool's conduction of the ball in the backcourt.

"Moreno! Another stop error!"

"The performance of this young full-back from Spain today was very bad."

Not only Moreno, but everyone has been affected by the Juventus players' sprinting and fighting.

Yang Feng, who had received the ball before, didn't dare to overdo it when Tevez rushed over at full speed, so he could only stop the ball and find the ball to Moreno who had opened up space to the left baseline.

However, Moreno originally planned to clear the siege directly after stopping the ball before Morata's press came.

However, the nervous and impatient state of mind made Moreno make a huge mistake in stopping the ball this time.

The ball didn't stop and rolled out of the baseline. Liverpool gave Juventus a corner kick in less than 2 minutes.

"For the first time in his career, he reached the Champions League final. For a young man like Moreno who is only 22 years old, it is indeed a huge psychological pressure!"

This may also be a major hidden danger for the Liverpool team.

That is, there are too many young players in the entire team.

For a team participating in the Champions League final, the average age of the starting lineup is no more than 24 years old!

Without the Jays on the bench to smooth out the age difference, Liverpool's starting lineup is now a pure young guard.

Young people are full of vigor and motivation, but correspondingly, young people are also prone to make various mistakes in the game.

Just like Moreno's opening performance.

Sometimes, in a game, if you want to express yourself too much and think too much, you may make various mistakes.

Experience, in the finals of such a large event, is actually very valuable.

"Don't be afraid! Don't panic! Show your usual football state!"

Yang Feng knew that for the first time, he could call out to Moreno to make him concentrate, but after two consecutive mistakes, it was no longer a matter of mistakes, it must be because of Moreno's own psychological fluctuations.

At this time, roaring has no other effect except to continue to increase Moreno's psychological burden. At this time, we need to encourage him, comfort him, and let him regain his game state!

At the beginning, through the opponent's mistakes, he got consecutive offensive opportunities, which also made Allegri on the sidelines quite confident in his tactical choice.

After all, Liverpool is not Barcelona. Although it is also a pass-and-control team, it has not reached its peak.

And my own set of frontcourt pressing tactics can be said to be prepared for Barcelona. Barcelona may not be able to pass the ball comfortably, let alone Liverpool.

The corner kick is sent by veteran Pirlo.

As a veteran who has played for many giant teams, what Pirlo lacks most is experience.

No one thought that a skilled player like Pirlo could continue to rejuvenate "second spring" in different positions as he grew older.

Nearing the age of retirement, Pirlo can still serve as the main force of Juventus, and together with Juventus, he once again stood on the stage of the Champions League final.

With a powerful curve ball, Pirlo sent the ball directly to the penalty spot.

In front of the goal, the two sides competed for good players, and when they were still fighting, Vidal suddenly advanced from the back and formed a connection with Pirlo.

A head-shaking attack, but the height of Pirlo's take-off was still affected by Henderson who was defending him.

It just hit the bottom of the ball, and the ball flew directly out of the baseline, without any impact on Liverpool's goal.

Juventus, using their full preparations and highly varied frontcourt pressing tactics, directly occupied a considerable initiative from the very beginning of the game.

And the consecutive successful defenses in a short period of time made mistakes by Liverpool players and completed two kicks. It also made countless Liverpool fans feel sweaty about this Champions League final.