Football’s First Defender

Yang Feng appeared in time this time. On Carrasco's passing route, he successfully blocked Carrasco's threatening cross pass and kicked the ball out of the baseline. It's just a corner kick for Atletico Madrid.

Carrasco was a little annoyed. After he made a breakthrough this time, he forcibly created a passing opportunity. As long as the teammates in front of the goal could touch the ball and change the route, he might have a chance to score, but Yang Feng still gave it to him like this. It was resolved, and there was some reconciliation.

However, there was still a chance for a corner kick. Atletico Madrid's offensive players immediately readjusted their offensive mentality to show their style in this corner kick tactic.

For Atletico Madrid, after the first leg with Liverpool, in recent weeks, they have focused on practicing different corner kick attack tactics.

In the previous Atletico Madrid corner kick training, the threat of contention on Godin's side must have been mainly used.

However, in the direct confrontation with Yang Feng in the first round, Godin, who was completely at a disadvantage, could no longer take on the team's important task of fighting for the top in the penalty area.

In the case of tactical corner kick attempts, which are also not too threatening, Atletico Madrid can only start looking for other players to create threats in the corner kick competition in the penalty area.

Simeone's change in the team's corner kick tactics is to make a series of small routine attacks to maximize the characteristics of offensive players.

First of all, let Godin play his role, let Godin continue to stay in the small penalty area in front of the goal during the corner kick attack, and bring defensive pressure to Liverpool to contain Yang Feng's defensive position and force Yang Feng And Godin, in the set-piece tactic, forms a positional bond, which is more like a "reciprocation" tactic.

And other Atletico Madrid's offensive players, especially players like Griezmann, no longer wait for the ball on the spot, but before the corner kick is taken, they have to constantly move and use continuous interspersed to try to pass the ball. , to gain space, to make a cover for the real main attack point of the tactics this time, so that when the corner kick tactics are played, the offense inserted by the tactical "protagonist" can be directly created at the front or back point Goal threat.

In the corner kick this time, Cork completed the run-up, pumped vigorously at the bottom of the football, and completed a corner pass with a strong arc and great power. The ball went directly to the back point of Liverpool's small penalty area and flew quickly. .

Yang Feng judged the landing point and felt the threat of the ball.

Although Yang Feng was in the middle of the small restricted area at this time, and he was not far from the landing point, under Godin's obstruction, Yang Feng had no choice but to call out to his teammates when he arrived at the landing point. Protect the rear point.

Regardless of the noisy sound at the scene, whether the Liverpool players can hear, can hear Quan Yangfeng's shout.

Cork's passing speed this time, and Yang Feng's hint about the landing point, may not have fully spoken out, but the ball has already landed in the area of ​​the landing point.

And Atletico Madrid hid many players and kept running, and it was Saul who advanced to this landing point.

Saul rushed up to speed at the back point, and directly chose to dive to the top, wanting to go directly to the near corner and complete the attack.

This time the header was completed fairly well in terms of strength.

It's just that Saul's top goal is still a little bit lacking in direction control.

This goal almost flew out of the bottom line by rubbing against the post of the goal. Atletico Madrid scored another header, and the distance from the goal may be a hair's breadth away.

However, if you don't score, you don't score. Liverpool still maintains a 0-0 score with Atletico Madrid.

After that, for Carrasco, who was extremely active at the beginning of the second half, Yang Feng played the role of his captain on the field, and conducted a certain amount of "micro-manipulation" on the positioning and defensive choices of his teammates on the field. , the purpose is to make Carrasco more uncomfortable, instead of constantly creating opportunities in the game as before.

This time, Carrasco continued to receive the ball on the left. Although Klein was still the only defensive player in front of him, he did not have the chance to break through like last time.

Liverpool's shrinking defense is quite beautiful, and the player's position has been adjusted in detail, forming a small defensive system for Carrasco after receiving the ball on the left.

At this time, for Klein, when faced with Carrasco's breakthrough, the most important defensive task is to fully restrict Carrasco's breakthrough from the bottom line.

As for Carrasco's cross-cutting direction, other teammates will come to make up defenses. When Carrasco is making moves, he will start the defense again to prevent Carrasco from passing the ball in advance.

Carrasco really wanted to repeat the old trick and forcefully break through Klein's defense, so as to continue to enter the penalty area from the bottom line to create a threat.

But after having a defensive bottom line, Klein was completely ruthless on the defensive end, not leaving too many offensive options for the opponent at all.

After encountering Klein's "savage" defense, Carrasco couldn't get a good chance to break through on the wing. Instead, he could only choose to smash the ball back, try to go up the line, to get a pass, or get a pass from inside. Cut the chance to hit the goal.

However, including Klein, a total of four Liverpool players formed a semi-circular defensive formation around the penalty area line.

Carrasco wanted to cut inside the penalty area, but was blocked by a completely blocked line.

And continue to mention the high position, want to cut in along the penalty area line, and try to see if there is a chance to hit the goal with a long shot.

But it was also a Liverpool player who, while maintaining a range of one meter and concentrating on interfering with long-range shots, did not hit the goal angle and was unable to complete the shot.

In desperation, Carrasco, who had no chance at all this time, could only transfer the ball laterally to the right.

Saul, on the right, managed to finish a long-range shot, but it was only on target. The ball flew directly into Mignolet's arms, without much threat of hitting the goal.

After blocking Carrasco, a strong point that broke out in the second half, Liverpool then performed on the defensive end to restore their previous defensive style.

But Atletico Madrid is also looking for another possibility on the offensive end.

It's just a pity that in the subsequent games, the two teams were more in the midfield to press for the ball. When the ball hit the opponent's half, they mostly kicked it in the form of clearance, which made the field Simeone on the side was a little anxious.

For this "handsome man", after the first few threatening attacks in the second half, he still wanted the team, was able to score goals, and ended the game within 90 minutes.

The situation where the two teams persisted, just a few minutes later, Atletico Madrid made the first substitution adjustment of the game.

Veteran Torres came off the bench.

In this season, Torres is more of a substitute offensive player.

And he replaced Augusto, who was responsible for the midfield defense of Atletico Madrid.

After Augusto leaves the field, it may mean that Gabi and Cork will be positioned further back, and the midfielder will be completely handed over to the front four to complete the attack.

Attacking players and replacing defensive players, Simeone's subsequent tactical plan has become clear, that is, to continue to attack.

As for Liverpool, Klopp watched Simeone make changes on the field from the sidelines, but did not immediately make changes.

Klopp is very satisfied with the team's lineup on the field, and also believes that the team's defense will not be threatened by any major threat after replacing Torres.

It's just that after Atletico Madrid replaced Torres, their offensive impact was still superficial. Although they achieved a certain offensive suppression effect, they were unable to cause substantial damage to Liverpool's defense.

On the other hand, for Liverpool, they are staring at Atletico Madrid's last line of defense, looking forward to finding opportunities to complete the counterattack and attack Atletico Madrid's defense.

With Yang Feng's command, the loopholes in Liverpool's defense are actually very small. Regardless, they still need to be able to gain a certain offensive voice in the game.

Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.

Atletico Madrid attacked again, and after the final pass, judged by Yang Feng's excellent defense, he intercepted the dangerous pass that went straight into the penalty area.

And Yang Feng even made a big pass directly after stealing the ball, and found the empty space in the half of Atletico Madrid ahead.

Several Liverpool players who were in charge of defending in the midfield were all attacking with all their strength to grab this counterattack opportunity.

In the end, this counterattack really allowed Liverpool to play a very good offensive threat.

Firmino took the lead in controlling the landing point of the ball and pushed directly from the middle.

Atletico Madrid's left-behind players did not spread out to defend to prevent being broken one by one, but all retreated into the penalty area to defend, waiting for the teammates in the midfield to return to defense.

Firmino received little defensive pressure before, but afterwards, in front of the penalty area, he was strictly guarded by Atletico Madrid players.

Firmino is not greedy for offense. In fact, he has the opportunity to complete a direct long-range shot when he is advancing with the ball.

It's just that he didn't play like this. Although there is a certain amount of room to hit the goal, Firmino still chooses the most suitable offensive method for the team.

During the march, Firmino directly distributed the ball to the left, and the through ball on the left allowed Coutinho to finally get a pass from his teammate in this quick forward drive.

Stop the ball and volley!

Before Atletico Madrid's defensive players came to defend, on the left side of the penalty area, Coutinho had already completed a kick.

"Boom!"

Coutinho's shot finally crossed Oblak's ten fingers this time, but this time the shot hit the goalpost and did not score.

The ball bounced back, and Firmino, who followed him, wanted to kick again, but as soon as he kicked the ball, he was robbed by Godin and directly completed the opponent.

Firmino lost to the foot, and the ball was cleared directly by Godin.

Liverpool's counterattack was quite effective.

This is a warning for Atletico Madrid's offense.

For Simeone, when the second half of the game has entered the second half, he was missed by his own offense, and he was really stolen by Liverpool with a goal, so it really became a joke.

For the Liverpool players, a threatening attack by themselves can usher in a more relaxed defensive environment.

After being obviously surprised by Coutinho's kick on the post in Liverpool's last counterattack attack, Atletico Madrid's players staying in the backcourt began to concentrate, while the midfielder Ma Competitors also began to notice Coutinho's running position.

In terms of offense, following Simeone's latest instructions, Atletico Madrid still began to choose and invest in an appropriate amount of offensive players.

Anyway, the investment of the back line is cautious, because they are afraid that these midfielders at the last moment of Liverpool will really rush out to counterattack again. If they really break the goal, then for Atletico Madrid, if they want to At the last moment, it was really difficult to recover two goals.

However, the central and frontcourt players, with a maximum of 6 players, want to achieve a suppressive effect on the offensive end. Atletico Madrid still underestimates Liverpool's defense.

Although Liverpool will not attack and attack Atletico Madrid, on the defensive end, Liverpool has a large enough defensive advantage, but almost all of Atletico Madrid's passes cannot be passed into the penalty area.

Atletico Madrid's offense is very simple in the second half of the game. It is to pass the ball continuously, and then let the players play their personal abilities, or do it by themselves, or complete the pass, and complete the long shot from the outside of the penalty area. Threaten Liverpool's goal with a long shot.

It's just that such a long-range shot is actually extremely threatening.

Either it was a direct anti-aircraft gun, or it hit the tightly blocked defensive player, and it was impossible to create too much threat to Mignolet in the game.

The score of 0 to 0 has been maintained.

Both teams also made Chinese adjustments at the last moment of the game.

Klopp replaced Lucas with Jordan Ibe, brought Milner back to the midfield position, and strengthened the team's vitality in the midfield.

On Simon's side, Kranemet was used to replace the game, especially Carrasco, who was active in the second half of the game.

Judging from Carrasco's slightly staggered walking posture when he left the field, it may be that the old injury has recurred.

Otherwise, Simeone would not replace Carrasco, who is in such a poor state.

Liverpool made one substitution in regular time, while Simeone made two substitutions.

Afterwards, the head coaches of both sides kept the opportunities for substitutions in their hands, waiting for the very likely overtime game.

Following Griezmann's high-quality long-range shot from outside the 30-meter area, Yang Feng still judged the position and blocked it with his body. The referee directly stopped the last 3 minutes of stoppage time.

Liverpool and Atletico Madrid, these two teams, were unable to break through the opponent's goal in two rounds and 180 minutes, and successfully fixed the score of the two rounds at 0-0.

And only at the home court of Atletico Madrid, extra time can be played.