Football’s First Defender

Corner kick tactics, for Atletico Madrid, is one of their best offensive scoring methods in La Liga, and it is also their magic weapon.

However, in the Champions League, when facing Liverpool, they obviously have some advantages.

Yang Feng directly faced Godin to ensure that the most threatening player in the Atletico Madrid lineup was directly watched to death by himself, destroying the core players of Atletico Madrid's corner kick tactics.

At this point, Godin cannot overwhelm the opponent's penalty area, which means that for Atletico Madrid, they have lost the biggest fulcrum of the penalty area in corner kick tactics.

A corner kick was sent towards Godin, although in the confrontation with Godin, Yang Feng could not take off well.

As a result, the take-off heights of the two were unable to reach a sufficient height under the conditions of restraining each other and exerting physical confrontation, so they could not compete for the corner kick this time.

The ball continued to fall, and at other points, Liverpool, which had an advantage in numbers and height, still successfully cleared the ball.

Although it is a ten-man battle, the Liverpool players are also looking for opportunities, and they still want to try to break the deadlock if they can complete an attack and break the deadlock.

After all, although the team has replaced many offensive players.

But the existing Benteke and Coutinho are also in line with the counterattack match pattern of one big and one small.

Especially Benteke's excellent positive determination ability. After unloading the landing point in the frontcourt, Coutinho stepped in to catch the ball, which may be an excellent offensive opportunity.

Because before, when Liverpool players took a corner kick and completed a clearance in the penalty area, the second point outside the perimeter still fell at the feet of Atletico Madrid players.

Felipe Luis directly completed a long-range shot from a super long distance, but although he exerted enough force and the power of the shot was great, but the angle control was still too different.

An anti-aircraft gun kicked the ball directly to Mignolet.

For the goal kick, Mignolet waited for the players to take their positions in the frontcourt, and with a big kick, he drove towards Atletico Madrid's defensive half.

What I was looking for was the absolute high point of Benteke on this field.

"It's so high!"

"It's so strong!"

Godin defended Benteke, and felt very strenuous when facing him from behind.

There is no such "black and hard" striker in La Liga.

It's not that there are no high center forwards, but they are all relatively technical high center forwards. Godin has never encountered such a British power forward who relies on physical strength and height in the league.

The two were constantly in position, and finally Benteke moved to the position where the ball landed, firmly occupied the position, and played the role of the fulcrum of his team. He pushed the ball to the side and directly gave it to Coutinho who quickly plugged in next to him.

Coutinho stopped the ball and unloaded the ball in one go. Before Atletico Madrid's defensive players finished the tackle, they directly and completely controlled the football, and then dialed the angle, and directly shot a long shot from outside the penalty area to hit the goal.

In fact, Coutinho still has some haste in handling the ball. He can choose to control the ball more calmly and create better offensive opportunities before the opponent's defense line is completely up.

However, Coutinho also knew that he would not have more teammates involved in the offense, so in order to avoid this attack, he was driven back by Atletico Madrid's defenders to form a siege. Coutinho He could only take advantage of the opportunity and take a long shot, trying to penetrate the gate guarded by Oblak.

Coutinho's long-range shot without enough defensive pressure was of good quality and hit within the range of the goal frame.

It's just that Oblak stands in front of Atletico Madrid's goal, he is a goal god, and all the shots towards him can be easily resolved.

Another wonderful save, Oblak continued to show his world-class goalkeeper level on the stage of the Champions League.

However, Atletico Madrid's subsequent offense had some surprises.

Cork is in the midfield and when making a long pass transfer, he wants to quickly pass a long pass to Felipe Luis on the left.

But Felipe was paying attention to the situation on the court at that time, thinking about how to play the offensive effect on the side.

But in a daze, it happened that Cork passed the ball.

When he reacted, it was too late to make the action of catching the ball.

The ball fell directly from Felipe's feet. Felipe didn't stop the ball in time. After landing and rebounding, he went directly out of the sideline and the ball was handed over to Liverpool again.

Felipe quickly said that this was his own problem, which delayed the team's possibility of launching an attack and wasted the team's attack time.

And when Liverpool's sideline kick was sent, it began to seek stability.

After all, their own side is playing one less player now, and Liverpool began to use ball possession tactics to pass the ball continuously in the midfield.

By passing the ball continuously in the midfield, to ensure that they have time to control the ball, and to mobilize Atletico Madrid's defense, and take the initiative to move forward, to ensure that Atletico Madrid can have some vacancy in the backcourt for Liverpool to use.

For Liverpool, the priority is to choose to use the continuous possession of the ball in the midfield to consume time.

If time can be consumed as much as possible, it will play a big role in Liverpool's defense in the final stage.

And as long as Atletico Madrid is not reconciled, they all rush out in Liverpool's half, putting pressure on the ball holder.

Then Atletico Madrid will inevitably need more people to participate in the frontcourt press. This will give Liverpool an opportunity for Atletico Madrid's slightly empty defense line at that time.

Just when Liverpool passed the ball with multiple feet in the backcourt, there was no intention of attacking forward.

Atletico Madrid's defensive players can only rush forward, putting more pressure on the Liverpool players to play the ball, so that they cannot easily pass the ball in the backcourt during the game.

However, when Atletico Madrid's forward grab came, the rhythm of Liverpool's backcourt immediately changed. Yang Feng, who received Lovren's ball, was directly at the line of the penalty area. He drove forward with a big foot and directly found Benteke within the opponent's core area.

It's Benteke again, and he's calling the shots in the frontcourt again, unstoppable.

As a competitive player in the Liverpool team, Benteke's physical talent is there. As long as he is not targeted by his opponent, he can always easily complete his own task.

For Liverpool, this was a well-prepared final effort involving many levels of attack.

Even if it was 10 against 11, at the last moment of the game, the opponent's defense was called out, allowing Atletico Madrid's defense to have a certain amount of defensive space.

With such an opportunity, when it appears on the field, for Liverpool, it may really be the best offensive opportunity in the second half.

This time, in addition to the three central defenders, the two full-backs on Liverpool's defense line are also preparing to participate in the battle, participating in Liverpool's attack that may have invested the most personnel this time.

After Benteke set the landing point, Henderson received the ball, and the other Liverpool players basically attacked in all directions, pressing forward as a whole, which instantly made Atletico Madrid's defense line jittery.

Henderson kicked the ball out and went straight to the right through the ball to find Klein who was plugging in.

Klein made a stop with a buckle, and directly swayed away from the Atletico Madrid players who were defending him, and then directly rushed into the penalty area.

Klein's successful breakthrough this time further disrupted Atletico Madrid's defense, but Atletico Madrid's nearby defenders also had to hurry over to defend.

If you defend against you, I will fight against you.

With a straight pass, Klein directly sent the ball to the space behind Gabi, who was defending.

Cutting forward obliquely, Coutinho, who was looking for loopholes in Atletico Madrid's penalty area, naturally would not miss such an opportunity.

Run quickly, after receiving the ball, without making too many adjustments, just shoot low from a small angle in the penalty area.

Coutinho played this ball secretly, with a tricky angle and fast enough speed, but he really couldn't pass Oblak's ten fingers.

Oblak reacted quickly. After falling directly to the ground, he blocked the ball with his feet. Coutinho's attempt to hit the goal was not allowed to score.

It can only be said that Atletico Madrid has an Oblak, which is better than thousands of troops.

One person is a line of defense, making it impossible for all opponents to attack easily.

Liverpool played a wonderful match, and Atletico Madrid, who played one more man, naturally would not relax their offensive.

After regaining control of the ball, for Atletico Madrid, it is still through slow possession of the ball and then relying on the instantaneous offensive explosive power to try to achieve better offensive results in the attack.

Felipe was on the left, and he was uncharacteristically before halftime.

This time, Felipe did not pass the ball by himself directly looking for opportunities on the left, but suddenly chose to pass the ball with a straight kick, directly looking for the direction, Oliver Torres in front.

Sometimes, at the last moment of the game, it still depends on the performance of young people. After all, only young people have sufficient physical strength and can continue to maintain sufficient sports vitality on the court.

Oliver Torres, at the moment of catching the ball, even faced the defensive player, and was about to complete a consecutive stop and pass, wanting to show his excellent small skills.

But Klein didn't come in vain. He just stepped forward and made a strong physical collision, which frustrated Oliver Torres' expectations of showing his technical ability.

Klein knocked Oliver Torres staggered, and immediately stretched out his foot, stabbing the football under Oliver Torres' feet.

Henderson was not far away and just got the ball this time.

As an offensive and defensive midfielder, at this time, Henderson still has the idea of ​​​​counterattacking when he gets the ball in the midfield area.

Therefore, when Gabi and Cork decibel double-teamed from the left and right, Henderson's first thought was to control the football, and then pass the ball to nearby teammates for a counterattack.

It's just that, at the first time, Henderson didn't find an open teammate in front or on the left and right sides, and then the double-team of Gabby and Cork has arrived.

Henderson had to protect the ball with his back and pass the ball back to the defense.

However, Henderson was knocked away by the opponent to protect the ball.

Gabi directly made a strong impact, Henderson was staggered directly, and Cork took advantage of the opportunity to grab the football from the other side and counterattacked directly on the spot.

The referee still didn't say anything about the collision of the ball. Henderson's choice caused a big problem for the defense.

Cork ran two steps with the ball and came to the 30-meter area in front of Liverpool's penalty area.

In front of Cork, Atletico Madrid's forward duo, Griezmann and Fernando Torres, were constantly running without the ball, waiting for their chance.

And Cork, with a through ball directly to the right, found the veteran Torres.

Although I really want to pass the ball to Griezmann, the core of the team's counterattack, there are two defensive players next to Griezmann who can interfere with him. very big.

It's better to pass to Torres on the right, although the defender next to Torres is Yang Feng.

Yang Feng felt helpless watching Henderson's "playing with fire" in his own half. This is not the time to pursue responsibility, but the time to defend well.

The through ball sent by Cork still has passing skills, and it didn't pass through Yang Feng's defense zone at all, so Yang Feng couldn't complete the interception in the first time.

And Torres, as a veteran, also knows Yang Feng's defensive strength. After receiving the pass from his teammate, Torres did not stop the ball without any hesitation, and followed the ball's rolling route to complete a volley hit the door.

For Torres, Yang Feng definitely couldn't give Yang Feng a chance to defend himself in close quarters.

It's just that Torres' idea is good, but Yang Feng's defense is not vegetarian.

Looking at Torres' running style, and watching him constantly adjust his pace as he marched, Yang Feng also probably knew Torres's offensive choice for this ball.

Therefore, Yang Feng himself rushed towards Torres' direction without hesitation. When Torres made a leg swing, Yang Feng also forcibly threw himself out with the help of inertia.

Forcibly stretched his legs and shoveled in the direction of Torres.

Torres' volley hit the goal, and the quality of the shot was extremely high.

Hitting the goal at such a close range is a huge test for the goalkeeper.

However, Yang Feng once again made Mignolet's save come to nothing.

Although Yang Feng's outstretched leg didn't shovel the football at the beginning, it was about to finish the goal and was blocked in the air.

Another excellent offensive opportunity was blocked. Atletico Madrid had the miraculous performance of Oblak alone, while Liverpool also had the duo of Yang Feng and Mignolet.

In the next 10 minutes of the game, under the condition of declining physical fitness, the offense of the two teams began to be superficial, and the offensive effect was not very good.

Although Atletico Madrid played one more player, they lacked an effective high point when facing Liverpool's tight defense, which is also a fact as a sharp weapon.

As for Liverpool, after two failed counterattack attempts, the opponents dare not attack presumptuously, and they can also take a breath on the defensive end and do their own defense.

The score of 0 to 0 was maintained until the end.

In fact, during the game, both sides had a lot of offensive opportunities, but the excellent defensive capabilities of the two teams made it impossible for the opponents to really break through the goal.

Everything, we have to wait for the result of the next round...