Football’s First Defender

After 30 minutes of the game, the two teams suddenly started to exert their strength and each created an offensive.

It may be that the calm game of the previous ten minutes allowed both sides to accumulate a lot of physical energy, so that in the last ten minutes of the first half, both teams began to actively speed up the pace of the game, and the game changed instantly on the scene. It looks better.

Saul's previous long-range shot was not threatening, but it hit the defensive player, and it still went straight to the sky. Therefore, it still won a corner kick for Atletico Madrid Chance.

The corner kick is taken, and the forward point is directly found.

Milner headed the ball first at the front point, but under the scramble, the ball hit the penalty spot in the middle.

The ball fell in a parabola. Fortunately, Yang Feng did not give his opponent a chance to compete for the landing point in the penalty area. He was directly in the game. After judging the landing point of the ball, he rushed forward quickly and took the first step Grabbed the landing point and headed the ball directly.

Yang Feng moved forward quickly, and by virtue of his inertia, he jumped high and pushed the ball far away.

Moreover, Yang Feng controlled the strength and direction very well, and directly pushed the ball near the midfield area.

After the ball bounced off the ground, it fell to the feet of Firmino, who was running on the strongest side of Liverpool.

Firmino retreated to catch the ball. Under the interference of the opponent's defense, he did not choose to stop the ball to start the attack. Instead, he directly kicked the ball quickly and passed the ball to the same full-speed rushing not far away. At Coutinho's feet.

After Coutinho picked it up, after attracting the defense of the defensive player, he didn't take two steps, and then handed the ball back to Firmino, who had gone to the right and opened up the space.

Firmino, on the right side, did not choose to go to the bottom. After all, although he had quickly pulled down the side in this counterattack, he was left unattended when the opponent's defensive strength was insufficient.

But there are still defensive players not far away. As long as Firmino wants to attack deeply on the wing, he must be under pressure from the opponent's defense forward.

At this time, for Firmino, instead of taking the ball forward and having to bear greater defensive pressure, it is better to quickly complete the ball and find a teammate with a better counterattack position.

Firmino sent a wide-range transfer pass directly from the right, trying to transfer the ball directly to the left.

Lallana sprinted on the left side during this fast down.

After receiving a 45-degree oblique from Firmino, and shifting the ball to the left in a wide range, Lallana's offensive position has reached the core area on the left.

Lallana did unload the pass, but what is also very unsatisfactory is that Lallana was also attacked by Atletico Madrid defenders and was unable to further attack.

In the end, Lallana finally got rid of his strength on the left, which was almost half the space of his body, and then sent a pass with his left foot, sweeping directly to the goal.

It's just that Coutinho and Henderson, who ran over in front of the goal, didn't receive the pass this time.

Atletico Madrid's defensive core player Godin and Liverpool's Yang Feng were brilliant for a while, and both have super defensive capabilities.

In the penalty area, when there were two Liverpool players competing for points, Godin did not panic at all during the game. He looked at the passing route and directly stifled Liverpool's counterattack from the source.

Directly in the game, Lallana's pass was intercepted in advance, with the posture of falling to the ground and stretching his legs to block it.

After Godin intercepted the ball, he immediately stabbed Juanfran at close range.

Juanfran made a direct pass from the wing to Vietto, who had just run back in the midfield area.

For Vietto, this is an excellent opportunity to show his personal offensive ability on the wing.

As long as you turn around and break through Moreno's defense after unloading the ball, then Liverpool's half is almost smooth.

A young striker like Vietto still wants to perform better in order to fully demonstrate his strength in such a game situation and help the team achieve a good final result.

However, Vietto still overestimated his personal ability.

In other words, Vietto did not expect that Liverpool would "dispatch a division of troops" to catch him.

When Vietto successfully unloaded the ball and planned to retreat two steps, adjust the rhythm of the game, and then launch a strong attack on Moreno.

But Vietto didn't expect that the short period of time he prepared for made a big change in the form of the game.

After Liverpool's previous offense failed to achieve offensive results, all members immediately devoted themselves to the on-the-spot counterattack in the frontcourt.

This time, Vietto did not pass the ball immediately after unloading the ball on the right side, and even took two steps back during the game to adjust the space and prepare to attack Moreno's defense.

But counting the previous stoppage, unloading action, and this adjustment, the slightly complicated offensive operation took a longer time, but it made Liverpool's players who participated in the offense before also catch up.

Vietto was still on the right side, and suddenly he was surrounded by three Liverpool players, which put a lot of pressure on Vietto who was in possession of the ball.

With no passing lanes and no space to break through, Vietto was under a lot of pressure under the pressure of Liverpool's players.

At this time, Vietto was hit hard from behind by Lallana again. The referee did not give a penalty, and Lallana directly took the ball down smartly, which was another opportunity for Liverpool to counterattack in the frontcourt.

Lallana made a half-high pass and passed the ball directly to Firmino in the middle of the top of the front arc of the penalty area.

After receiving the ball, Firmino faced the only two remaining central defenders of Atletico Madrid, first suddenly smashed the ball, and dunked past Savage, who was defending himself closely.

It's just that Savage is in a state of "self-explosion" at this time, to buy time for Godin behind him.

Firmino originally wanted to shoot a long shot after dunking Savage, a defensive player, in the game, so as to avoid Godin, who has the best defensive ability on Atletico Madrid's defensive line, from coming to make up the defense.

It's just that Firmino's idea of ​​hitting the goal is too much.

Under such circumstances, Godin performed very well. He successfully used Savage's dedication to accurately judge the direction of Firmino's attack from the rear, and in the end, quickly completed the grab.

Before Firmino's long-range shot hit the goal, he had not yet had time to make a complete action.

Godin has already cleared the ball from the danger zone.

The ball landed on the right side of the midfield area, exactly in Klein's defense zone.

Klein successfully stopped the ball and dribbled the ball directly across the half-court line in order to contribute to the team's due offensive power on the right side during the game.

It's just that when Klein dribbles forward, he will instantly suffer defensive pressure from Atletico Madrid.

After Klein took two steps, he did not choose to launch a strong attack directly, because in the previous game, he had already tried it, and the defensive ability of the opponent's full back was very strong, making it impossible for Klein to form a breakthrough easily, or It's a passing opportunity.

For Liu Wenpu, every offensive opportunity now needs to ensure that it can create threats to the greatest extent.

Klein crossed and passed the ball to Henderson who came over.

After Henderson received the ball, he observed the situation on the field and his teammates' running positions, and suddenly passed the ball directly to Coutinho, who was moving in front of him.

Lallana received the ball, turned and made no mistakes, and touched his defender directly and deftly.

When the supplementary defender in front of him and the assisting defender behind him formed a double-team defense against him, Lallana sent a through ball directly into Atletico Madrid's penalty area while advancing.

Firmino's oblique response was really taken down by Firmino's first offensive point.

However, Godin's defense was in place directly. Although he could not destroy the opponent's attack in the first place, he was still close to Firmino and did not give him the opportunity to easily complete the goal in the penalty area.

Godin's defense made the Liverpool players feel like they were being dominated by Yang Feng back in the training match.

However, having played against Yang Feng so many times in training matches, Firmino also knows how to play at his best.

Firmino is not in a hurry to hit the goal directly in the penalty area. If he pursues the speed of hitting the goal, it will actually be more beneficial for the defensive player to grab the goal.

In the private fight with Yang Feng, this kind of handling of the ball in the penalty area, the first time, if you want to open the angle to hit the goal, it is actually easy to be blocked by the defender.

Because the defensive player has devoted himself to the defense and is also making an upward grab. Even if he tries to open a certain angle and complete the goal, it still gives the defensive player a good opportunity to use the upper grab and use his own Defensive rhythm, to complete the block directly.

However, as long as you dare to make offensive moves in the penalty area, you can disrupt the defensive rhythm of the defensive players and allow yourself to regain the offensive initiative.

As a Brazilian player, the agility of South American players, as well as the skills at the feet, Firmino is good.

When Firmino kept shaking in the penalty area and "jumped up the samba", even Godin couldn't determine the direction of Firmino's attack.

Before the other defenders of Atletico Madrid arrived, Firmino, who was making fake moves in a small area continuously in the penalty area, suddenly pulled the ball sideways, swayed an angle of the goal, and directly left his foot. Completed a volley from distance.

Godin didn't block the ball, but Oblak on the goal line made another help.

For Oblak, his eyes are always on the football at Firmino's feet, but he turns a blind eye to Firmino's fancy offensive moves.

When the kicking action was completed, Oblak immediately started, and directly flew sideways into the air, and the outstretched arm just blocked the kick from close range.

Atletico Madrid's defense is one ring after another. After Firmino barely passed the central defender's defense, there was an equally sad last line of defense in front of the goal.

The ball was suddenly kicked by Firmino at close range. Although Oblak successfully made a save, the ball was still in the penalty area.

Milner squeezed away the defensive players, facing the second landing position, stepped forward and made a supplementary shot.

It's just that other defensive players in Atletico Madrid's penalty area flew over to block and blocked this supplementary shot with their bodies.

Lallana, who followed up, made another kick outside the penalty area, but was blocked by the defensive player with his body.

Liverpool made three consecutive high-quality shots, but none of them achieved results. Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper and outstanding defenders used their actions to defend their own goal.

After being blocked by Gabi for the last time, he made a big-foot clearance and went out of the sideline, which can be regarded as having survived Liverpool's crazy offensive for a while.

The clearance ball just flew past Atletico Madrid coach Simeone, and the TV camera took advantage of the opportunity to switch to Simeone who was constantly directing from the sidelines.

The offensive of Liverpool just now made Simeone very dissatisfied with his team's defensive performance.

Even though the team's multiple blocks in the penalty area are wonderful, for Simeone, this kind of continuous offensive opportunities for Liverpool should not appear.

He shouted loudly to the players on the sidelines that they must pay attention to the defense of Liverpool's players without the ball. Liverpool must not be allowed to get a chance in the penalty area so easily to complete such a threatening goal.

The scene of Simeone "jumping and yelling" was directly captured by the broadcast camera, allowing all fans to see Simeone's anxious mood after Liverpool's attack.

"Simeone is very anxious now."

"After all, Liverpool's attack just now was too fierce. Three shots were shot, all of them were within the range of the goal frame. If there was a little mistake in the middle, then Atletico Madrid might be scored. At Anfield, Atletico Madrid lost first. If it’s the ball, then it’s really too dangerous.”

"Liverpool is still the champion of last season. At home, if they find a chance, they can create a huge threat in an instant. No wonder Simeone is anxious. In this away game, the defense cannot be sloppy. Liverpool The ability to seize opportunities is really strong.”

After some sideline guidance from Simeone, Atletico Madrid invested more in the defensive end.

Atletico Madrid would try to counterattack before and press the defense more in the frontcourt, but in order to lock up Liverpool's offensive space, Atletico Madrid began to retreat more and put on a defensive attitude in the backcourt. Look, only fight back, no longer take the initiative to attack.

Liverpool's offense continued in the game, trying to find opportunities, but there was no good way. Facing Atletico Madrid's tight defense, there were not many opportunities to take advantage of.

When Atletico Madrid really put up an iron barrel formation and didn't give a little space, for Liverpool, there really weren't many offensive opportunities.

Although Liverpool had always had the advantage on the field in the last ten minutes of the first half, they did not score, and did not even create a dangerous goal.

The game was 0-0 at halftime, the two teams drew a goalless draw...