Football’s First Defender

The whole Leicester team will actively defend during the game, not to mention building an iron wall. On the counter-attack end, they can also rely on the counter-attack combination of Mahrez and Vardy, which has shocked the Premier League. In the game, Constantly impacting the opponent's defense, creating good scoring opportunities.

Excellent defensive standards, extremely high counterattack efficiency, and a back line that can always explode when the team is stalemate, allow Leicester City to always win the game seemingly thrillingly.

The only weakness in Leicester City's defense is not a stable central defender, but they can always prove themselves on the offensive end in a different way to make up for their mistakes in the defense.

In the set-piece tactics of Leicester City, relying on the excellent performance of the two central defenders Huth and Morgan, they can always rewrite the score by the central defender with a key header when the game is behind or deadlocked, which also allows Leicester City Although Techeng did not have many big victories, it has won 11 games in the league with a small victory by one goal, and now ranks first in the league.

Klopp still attaches great importance to this game, and regards this game as the best battle to prove Liverpool's current strength.

Sitting at home at Anfield, Klopp wants to use his own tactical philosophy to defeat the current top team to further reduce the point difference between the two teams and lay a good foundation for the counterattack in the second half of the game.

Due to the strong interception ability of the opponent in the midfield, and the injury of Liverpool's own players.

In this game, Liverpool made appropriate changes and adjustments.

After lacking Jordan Ibe's breakthrough ability, Klopp changed his formation directly. According to the official report, the seemingly 451 formation should actually be regarded as a variant of 442 in essence.

Sturridge partnered with Firmino as a double forward, but Firmino's position may be slightly behind and close to the front midfielder. Firmino prefers to regard this as a shadow forward position.

Coutinho on the left continues to be in his suitable position, while Lallana, who is slightly to the right, deviates from his familiar position, not too much.

On the defensive end in the middle, it is the combination of Henderson and Milner, whom Klopp believes deeply.

There is no difference in the back line, it is still the previous five-man team.

It's just that Lallana's position on the right side is actually a cover, and he will still move more in the middle area. This also requires Liverpool's right back Klein to be able to give the team on the right side in this game. Provide better offensive breakthrough support.

The formations and tactical intentions of the two sides have already been laid out on paper, and there is nothing to hide behind. In fact, it depends more on the competition of players on the court.

In the analysis of the two teams by many media before the game, the tactical styles of the two teams are different and similar.

The main difference is that the tactical footholds of the two teams are different.

Of course, Liverpool's tactical style is to take the initiative to attack. They demand to take the initiative and control the offensive rhythm in the game.

Use pass control to strengthen the side attack or penetration in the center, and even use the pass within a small range of players to try to find opportunities to hit the goal.

Leicester City is the opposite.

In Ranieri's tactical system, the priority is actually the team's defense.

Although it is not a traditional Italian-style chain defense, the core is still to defend one's own backcourt area, block the opponent's attack, and use counterattack or simple side pass to attack while doing a good job of defense. opponent's defense.

There is a big difference between the two teams in terms of fundamental tactical play.

But there are also great similarities.

Liverpool's high frontcourt pressing defense is similar to Leicester City's pressing tactics in the frontcourt.

However, Liverpool relies on the cooperation of all members to form a gradual pressing.

Leicester City, on the other hand, relies more on the players' personal defensive enthusiasm.

Shinji Okazaki, Vardy, Mahrez, and Kanter who can't run to death.

These people's extremely strong defensive interception ability, running ability, and defensive enthusiasm constitute the main force of Fox City's defensive pressing.

It also made the counterattack after the interception by the midfielder an effective weapon to make up for Fox City's offense.

Due to the tactical style, and because Liverpool still sits at Anfield Stadium, it is only normal for Liverpool to gain the advantage in possession of the ball.

Whether Liverpool can use possession to break the deadlock and take the lead before Leicester City forms a sufficient counterattack threat is also the key to whether Liverpool can win this home game.

At least from the beginning of the game, Liverpool still had a very good offensive opportunity.

In just 2 minutes of the opening, Liverpool's frontcourt posed a huge threat.

Under Liverpool's offensive interludes, in order to defend the core area, the visiting team assembled heavy troops in the penalty area. For the peripheral defense on the wing, it is good to just keep the marking players.

Coutinho was able to single out his defender Albrighton on the wing.

With enough space and no threat of defense, Coutinho has a lot of room to play on the court.

Controlling the ball under his feet, he continuously made the action of stepping on a bicycle. After trying to completely deceive Albrighton's center of gravity, Coutinho dribbled the ball laterally to the middle with a smash.

Before Kanter's defense was in place, Coutinho hit the goal with a kick and went straight to the lower right corner of the goal.

Coutinho controlled the ball with extreme precision and hit a wonderful shot.

This pocket shot, the ball is not slow, the angle is perfect, and because it is a falling half-high ball, it will land on the ground first and then bounce back as it flies towards the goal.

It was definitely a well-controlled kick, and then when it was almost close to the right post of the goal and flew into the goal, Schmeichel Jr. blocked the ball with an extremely critical save.

Even though the ball rebounded nearly 20 centimeters after it bounced off the ground, Schmeichel Jr. raised his arm appropriately, barely touched the football with the front of his palm, and blocked the ball directly from the bottom line, destroying the ball. Gave Coutinho a chance to score.

In the first attack in the opening game, Coutinho threatened his opponent with a long shot, which can be regarded as a blow to the Leicester City players.

And Liverpool's opening three tricks are far from over.

Since Leicester City's defense is very weak in restricting Liverpool's wing attack, I will take whatever the opponent puts, and Liverpool's attack will immediately shift to the wing.

It's just that, in the final pass processing, Liverpool did not pass the ball, but in the game, in the pass processing, they chose more cross passes on the ground, or made the players bolder from the wing The development of breakthroughs created even greater chaos in the penalty area.

In the 8th minute of the game, Coutinho made a fast inverted triangle pass after breaking through the bottom, and almost assisted Henderson to complete the goal. Liverpool's oppressiveness in the opening game came out very easily.