Football’s First Defender

The final score of this focus battle between Liverpool and Arsenal was fixed at 2 to 1. Both sides got a lot of good chances to score goals in the second half of the game, but they didn't score any more goals.

Liverpool's ability to seize opportunities is not strong, while Arsenal encountered Yang Feng's excellent defensive performance.

In the following games, neither side could score a goal to rewrite the score. Liverpool still held on to the victory of this game.

Although Liverpool suffered a two-game losing streak in away games before, they won the direct confrontation with the top two teams in the standings, Leicester City and Arsenal. That's quite a feat.

This kind of game on the way to the championship is equivalent to a single game of 6 points, and won 2 games in a row. For Liverpool, it is considered that the points gap has not been made, which is too widened.

Just imagine, if facing Leicester City and Arsenal, they lost a two-game losing streak, then maybe Liverpool, after this wave of losing streak, would directly explode on the spot and completely withdraw from the championship.

But after the victory in this game, the focus of media reports after the game were all focused on Yang Feng.

In Klopp's tactical system, Yang Feng played extremely well in this game.

In the offensive and defensive performance in the game, Yang Feng played to the extreme.

Yang Feng almost relied on his own strength in the second half, appearing in key positions many times, preventing Arsenal's attack and intercepting the chances that must be scored.

Of course, this astonishing defensive performance can be shown by Yang Feng in the market.

The most worthy of special mention in this game is Yang Feng, who performed well on the offensive end of the game.

Especially at the beginning of the game, Yang Feng suddenly moved forward to organize the team on the offensive end, which made many professional media reporters find the purpose of Klopp's new tactics in the gossip.

Judging from the effect of the game, the new tactics are not bad. Yang Feng is very comfortable in the midfield position on the offensive end. On the offensive end, he can also fully display his passing ability.

When Yang Feng is attacking, he goes to the midfield position to organize in advance, which is very obvious for Liverpool's offensive supplement.

After defeating the stumbling block Arsenal, Liverpool still has a more important game to deal with.

If the match against Leicester City and Arsenal are the title battles of this season, then of course the double red will be more important than the key games of the championship.

The second double red meeting of the season, this time at Anfield.

At the beginning of the season, it was Manchester United who defeated Liverpool and made Liverpool fire Rogers directly, which made Klopp take office quickly.

It was just after the coaching change that Liverpool recovered quickly. Not to mention winning the Club World Cup, they are also catching up bravely in the league. Although the two losses after the new year, there is still a certain gap between them and the top team , However, the two victories in the strong duel let everyone know that Liverpool has returned to the championship echelon.

But Manchester United's situation is the opposite.

In the league, Manchester United has broken through and collapsed since the end of November.

In the last 8 Premier League games, Manchester United only won 1 game, 1 win, 4 draws and 3 losses, only to get 7 points, especially the 3-game losing streak before Boxing Day, so that Manchester United not only lost the pressure on the championship team , and even fell directly out of the Champions League, and the qualification for the Europa League is almost lost.

Since Ferguson retired, Manchester United's performance has really plummeted. No matter how the coaches are changed or the players are changed, the team will no longer have the kind of oppressive force and the kind of momentum that it used to have in the Premier League.

Klopp's side is short of players. Liverpool's bench lineup can be compared with Tottenham and Arsenal. When facing Manchester United, Chelsea, and Manchester City, which is not short of money, the strength gap on the bench is really obvious.

Even though this is a double match a week, Klopp's starting lineup selection is no different from the previous round against Arsenal.

Because Liverpool has a lot of players who can play, but there may be so many players who can quickly adapt to the team's current system.

Unlike Klopp's dissatisfaction with the strength and style of the substitute players, Manchester United's side is quite overcrowded.

Veterans, rising stars; Manchester United's past players, and recent high-priced new players, the entire squad is full of combat power, but how to combine these players to choose the most suitable 11-man starting lineup , but it is hard to break Van Gaal.

Manchester United gave Van Gaal enough materials, and various needs were met, but now, Chef Fan is still unable to cook a table full of Chinese, ordinary home-cooked food, but it cannot meet the requirements of fans and good clubs.

For Van Gaal, this game was like Rogers' situation at the beginning of the season.

This double red meeting between Liverpool and Manchester United will have a great symbolic meaning. Whether Van Gaal can become a coach like Ferguson, stay at Manchester United for a long time, and get the opportunity to continue to prove himself, is he just like Moyes, just the Red Devils of hasty passers-by.

If the Double Red Club can win the game and achieve the season's double win over Liverpool, then even if the team's record is not good, Van Gaal's status in the hearts of the fans should still be good.

But if Van Gaal is unable to lead the team to retreat in the away game in this double red meeting, or even a rout, even if Manchester United does not resign Van Gaal immediately, the anger of the fans may make it impossible to stay. In Manchester United, Manchester United may have to look for a coach again.

Facing Liverpool, which has performed very well on the offensive end recently, Van Gaal thought twice and evaluated various types of players in the big list, and finally put on a quite "recognizable" lineup in the away game.

The midfield three generals Fellaini, Schneiderlin, and Herrera, three defensive midfielders, showed Manchester United's determination to defend away.

With limited offensive input, veteran Rooney started today as a single arrow.

Although Rooney's state has declined, but as a player who made his debut at Everton and reached his peak at Manchester United, in Manchester United's current lineup, Rooney may be the most exciting player to play against Liverpool.

Van Gaal hopes that Rooney's focused attitude towards the game can be used to inspire the overall spirit of Manchester United players, so as to have a better performance in the game.

In addition to Rooney, Martial and Lingard are separated on the left and right sides, performing breakthrough tasks in the offensive position, and advancing tasks on the counterattack end.

Staying on the counterattack is Van Gaal's thinking in this away game...