Football’s First Defender

Before the first half of the game was over, Everton had already equalized the score, which suddenly made the Everton players even more motivated.

At the last moment of the first half, Liverpool began to lose control of the scene and became a little embarrassed.

Especially in the continuous cooperation between Lukaku and Barkley in the midfield, the two offensive players with outstanding physical talents, completely in the game, rely on their bodies to fight against the crushing, compressing Liverpool's defense extremely pitifully.

Fortunately, relying on Yang Feng's two key defensive interceptions at the end of the first half, Everton did not create scoring opportunities in the penalty area in the game after the equalizer.

The two teams finally ended the first half with a score of 1-1.

During the intermission, Klopp recalled Everton's many attacks in the first half, emphasizing the team's midfielder's defensive restrictions on Barkley.

Because Barkley has considerable autonomy on the offensive end, he has always been a loner, relying on his personal ability, moving anywhere can create a threat.

There is no way to wait for the ball and attack in a fixed area. Therefore, for Barkley's defense, Klopp is going to send a special person to mark in the second half.

This defender must have enough physical fitness to run, and also have enough physical confrontation ability to withstand Barkley. After the team patrols the midfield, Milner can become the most suitable candidate.

Although there is a yellow card in the body, the defensive action may have to be restrained, but Klopp still believes that an experienced player like Milner can grasp the defensive scale well.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Everton, who was playing at home, still wanted to continue the offensive suppression of the first half.

However, after trying two offenses, they clearly felt that their team's advancement in the center was not as smooth as before. Even the speed of transferring the ball to the wing through the deployment of the center slowed down.

This is where Liverpool's targeted defense came into play.

Barkley was pressed closely by Milner at the beginning of the second half, which naturally reduced Everton's ability to handle the ball in the middle.

Milner did a great job defensively, causing Barkley a lot of trouble getting the ball and even making the next move after barely catching it.

Then it will naturally cut off Everton's offensive fluency completely.

Although Naismith still has Deulofeu's wing attack, it can still bring an offensive threat to Everton.

It's just that, compared to Barkley's wide range of free movement, the wing attacks of these two are traceable. Although each has offensive characteristics, it will also put a lot of pressure on Liverpool's wing defense.

But for Liverpool's defense, the moves are the same offensive method. For the defense of Yang Feng and Skrtel in the middle, they can still adapt to the greatest extent and complete a better defense.

Barkley's midfielder's propeller was restricted, which allowed Liverpool to stabilize their situation as soon as the second half opened.

However, Liverpool's own offense was also targeted by the home team Everton's defense.

Liverpool restricted Barkley here, so Everton's defensive response during the intermission was to fully restrict Coutinho on Liverpool's side.

Let an experienced midfielder like Barry stick to Coutinho and limit Coutinho's reception from the very first moment. Everton wants to cut off Coutinho from the root. side threat.

Of course, it may be unrealistic for Barry to completely defend Coutinho, but for Coutinho's running position, Everton will form a comprehensive press and interception in the game, and the players will actively attack Coutinho. O's defense has completed the defense, and Coutinho must be completely locked.

In the first half of the game, the two teams played against each other, playing back and forth, so lively.

But as the coaches of the two teams began to focus on defense during the intermission, the defensive effect of the two teams in the second half was immediate.

The defensive arrangements of the two teams are quite good, effectively preventing the opponent from playing the most threatening offensive point in the first half.

In this Merseyside derby, in the second half, they fell into the strangulation of the midfield, and the possession of the ball began to change continuously. However, in the face of the opponent's tight defensive lineup, no team can easily create a threat attack.

The connection between Coutinho and Firmino is crucial to Liverpool's current offensive tactics.

As Coutinho received the ball, the ball was restricted, leaving Liverpool with no one in the frontcourt. Like Coutinho, he can form a small-scale tacit pass with Firmino, creating a Murderous.

Although Klopp knows that as long as the full-back's assist ability can be unlocked, Liverpool's offense can be raised to another level.

But Klopp also knows his own business.

Whether it is Moreno or Klein, if they really step forward to assist, they will give up their defensive position.

Then Everton only needs to finish the defense and take the opportunity to play behind the full-back.

Deulofeu's personal ability impressed Klopp deeply in the first half, and it also made Klopp think that he can be regarded as the same offensive threat as Barkley.

The enthusiasm of Naismith’s side, as well as the ability to run forward, also need to be paid attention to. After all, there is such an excellent center forward as Lukaku in the middle. Klopp does not want to release players from the side. Increase defensive pressure.

The same is true for Everton. Liverpool's lack of cooperation may be obvious in positional battles. If they are really open and open, then there will not be too many situations that require tacit passing.

Both teams have their own concerns. On Klopp's side, he is worried about Everton's wing threat, while Everton's side is also worried about Liverpool's outbreak during the game.

On the Liverpool side, for Klopp, after going through the suppression in the first half, leading, until being equalized, he was suppressed by Everton.

In this high-intensity game, Klopp still found many flaws in the team.

After all, the time to take over the team is still short, and there is still a long way to go to fully adjust the team to the goal.

If Klopp wants to attack in an all-round way, Liverpool may not have no chance to continue to win away games, but they also have to bear a greater risk of being won by Everton.

In Liverpool's first arrival, the first Merseyside derby, Klopp still didn't want to lose in his heart.

Sometimes a draw may not be satisfactory, but at least it is better than a loss. After all, this is still at Goodison Park, the archrival in the same city.

On Klopp's side, after making up his mind and striving to be undefeated, whether it is tactical arrangements or substitution adjustments, he is preparing for the stability of this game.

As for Everton, who played at home, although they didn't want to draw the first game like this, the two teams played fiercely back and forth in the first half. Although the result was a draw, Everton occupied a certain degree of oppression in the second half.

However, the Everton coach still saw the gap in the strength of the players of the two sides. The strength of the players in this Liverpool team is actually not bad, but it is just due to some cooperative reasons and factors that do not match the team's tactics. Just at its best.

Everton's side also accepts as soon as it is good.

The coaches of the two teams are quite calm. They all use a group of players to attack and a group of players to defend firmly, and they will never overstep the threshold.

The final score was 1 to 1. The Merseyside derby was quite boring in the second half of the game. The two teams each scored a point, which is barely a happy ending...