Football’s First Defender

The halftime result of the first half of the game was 0-0. It can be said that Schmeichel, the goalkeeper of the visiting team, helped the team to keep the tie by himself.

Liverpool had a lot of offensive opportunities in the first half, but they just couldn't break through the gate of Leicester City.

During the intermission, Klopp couldn't make too many arrangements.

There is no big problem with the team's style of play, and it has created a lot of opportunities. The only bad thing may be a little bit of luck.

Klopp wants to see how long Leicester City's iron barrel formation can last.

Whether Schmeichel can really catch all Liverpool's goals in 90 minutes.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Liverpool's offense continued in the game, maintaining the same oppressive force as in the first half.

In the face of the visiting team's defense, Liverpool still continued to implement their own offensive tactics.

Coutinho's attack on the left side continued the offensive posture of the first half, and it is still the most threatening direction of attack in Liverpool's attack on the field.

In the 51st minute of the game, Coutinho once again made a murderous attempt on the left.

A short cross from the wing passed the ball directly to Firmino who inserted into the left side of the penalty area to receive the ball.

Under the pressure of the opponent's defense, Firmino judged that he had no room to attack in the penalty area, so he could only immediately choose to kick the ball and knock the ball back with his heel.

After Coutinho passed the ball, he directly changed direction and moved laterally. Without the ball, he got rid of his defender.

He directly controlled Firmino's pass, and immediately had space for a direct long-range shot.

Before the visiting team's defense was completed, Coutinho directly completed a kick that was almost the same angle as the first half at the beginning of the game.

Another kick and a half high ball, shot to the far corner.

Only this time, the shot with the foot seemed like a passing shot.

When the ball was not fast, Coutinho's teammates "blocked" Coutinho's shot first.

Sturridge, who advanced from the back point, completely regarded the ball as a "pass", and when Schmeichel was about to rush to the defensive position, Coutinho's kick was going to be played. If the door is closed, then the threat is no longer great.

Therefore, Sturridge was directly in the back position, flew forward, and with his outstretched legs, he barely reached Coutinho's "pass".

The mid-air shot was completed, forcibly changing the course of the ball.

It's just that Schmeichel's reaction was too fast.

Facing the shot that changed direction, he quickly completed his reaction, jumped out in reverse, and successfully blocked Sturridge's wonderful shot with a single palm on the goal line, once again making Liverpool useless.

Liverpool's offense was stifled again and again.

It also made Klopp on the sidelines anxious.

As time goes by, when the score is still 0-0, for Liverpool, in order to break the deadlock, it is natural to need more offensive power.

And Leicester City, after withstood the defensive pressure, also began to have a chance, and began to create threats on the counterattack end.

The biggest threat, of course, is Mahrez.

Liverpool's on-the-spot press in the midfield is very effective, but it cannot guarantee a successful effect every time.

The occasional frontcourt press was unsuccessful, but it was still possible for Leicester City to play a very threatening and quick counterattack.

Especially Mahrez.

In the 59th minute of the game, Leicester City got an excellent counterattack opportunity in the frontcourt.

Mahrez first quickly completed the task of advancing in the counterattack, and then passed the ball back to Kanter who followed his own counterattack before Liverpool's defense arrived.

Mahrez continued to advance without the ball.

Yang Feng really wants to take care of Mahrez's defense, but he can only deal with Vardy wholeheartedly.

But he kept yelling at his teammates to do a good job of marking Mahrez.

Then Kanter made a straight pass to Mahrez in the crowd.

Mahrez received the football, and three Liverpool defensive players in red immediately surrounded him.

As a result, something magical happened.

In a small space, Mahrez showed his super ability to control the team with his feet. Under the confrontation imposed by Paul, the unbalanced Mahrez still completed a volley and hit the goal.

That is to say, Mignolet played his "Mishen" performance today, successfully played on the goal line, blocked this shot, and did not let Liverpool's hard attack to no avail, and then caught fire in the backyard.

In the case of the team's delayed offense, Klopp still replaced Benteke in the 65th minute, and Sturridge was replaced.

The Liverpool team is now also familiar with the role of Benteke on the field. Benteke plays more of an insurance role in the game.

In Liverpool's regular offensive style, Benteke has to adapt to Liverpool's fast attack, passing and cutting style of play. Generally speaking, at this time, Benteke is not required to participate in the passing of the ball, and try to find a position where he can hit the goal. Just be ready to respond to your teammates hitting the goal at any time.

And when the regular offense sometimes fails and more offensive "tricks" are needed, when Liverpool has Benteke, they can safely and boldly try some side crosses.

To complete the team's offense as simply as possible, pass the high ball directly into the opponent's penalty area, and let Benteke complete the top challenge.

In the 67th minute of the game, Benteke, who had just played, had an extremely dangerous chance to hit the goal with his first touch.

Liverpool first interspersed and passed continuously in the middle.

The active performance of Lallana, Firmino, and Coutinho on the offensive end concentrated the entire defense of Leicester City in the central area.

Lallana, who finally received the ball, passed directly through the visiting team's defensive crowd and sent a through ball to the right.

Klein is rushing in to ensure that Liverpool's right-hand attack corridor is smooth.

Usually, Klein may still wait for his teammates in the middle to respond, but this time, with Benteke as a high center in the frontcourt, Klein dared to send a pass immediately without stopping the ball. The ball was passed directly to the goal.

Benteke jumped high, and the first touch of the ball after coming off the bench was a header after overpowering Huth. He controlled it perfectly and hit it within the range of the goal frame. Schmeichel just refused...