Football’s First Defender

In the limited time of the half-time break of the overtime game, Klopp also carried out some rearrangements, emphasizing the team's defensive tactics in the second half of the overtime game.

There is no way, although in the first half of the game, neither team played too threatening offense.

But the game lasted more than 100 minutes. At this time, the Liverpool players were disturbed by a lot of fans because they were at the opponent's home court.

In order to ensure the stability of the team's defense, Klopp will replace Skrtel with Lovren as the second substitution in his hand.

In fact, since the second half, Skrtel has been at a disadvantage in the defensive header competition, and it has not helped the team's defense that much. It can only be said that Skrtel, who is not in good form today, Klopp was very worried, worried that he would become Atletico Madrid's offensive breakthrough in the last 15 minutes.

After running out of his second substitution quota, Klopp chose to firmly press the third substitution quota in his hand like Simeone.

Both coaches are afraid of any accidents on the field for the team members. Whether it is a sudden injury, or physical weakness or cramps, the coaches of both teams must reserve a substitution to deal with emergencies. To prevent accidents for the team, play more with less at the end, leaving better opportunities for opponents to attack.

After all, the strength levels of the two teams are close, just like the final stage of the first round. If the team really has an accident and loses one player, it is very likely that the opponent will easily seize the opportunity.

At the beginning of the second half of overtime, Atletico Madrid continued to play offensive threats on the offensive end.

Saul was in the frontcourt, received a pass from his teammate, and was alone on the right flank, confronting two Liverpool players.

Physical fitness for both players has reached its limit at this time.

In order to cope with the last 15 minutes of the game, Saul almost walked and dribbled the ball, slowed down his physical fitness, and prepared for Liverpool's defensive players. If there is a change, he will explode with speed and complete the attack.

The two Liverpool defensive players, one in front and one behind, held their defensive positions and kept following Saul.

For Liverpool defensive players, it is also necessary to save and allocate their physical energy during the game at this time, and persist in the last 15 minutes.

However, the two Liverpool players continued to expand outwards, driving Saul to the sideline in a "walking" state.

Saul protected the football under his feet, waiting for the opportunity, waiting for the opportunity to explode his speed and complete the attack.

On the touchline, he waited.

Henderson supported Saul, Moreno couldn't help but choose to grab, and Saul first made a spike on the spot to avoid being destroyed by Moreno.

Then he stretched out his foot and poked the ball through a wicket by Henderson. Then Saul exploded with all his speed, his arm only opened Henderson's defense, the ball was passed, and he directly got rid of the two Liverpool defenders. double-teaming.

Saul, who got out, then accelerated directly, caught up with the football, and rushed towards the Liverpool penalty area.

Henderson chased after him from the side and rear, and then Milner also hurried over from the middle to defend, standing on the right edge of the penalty area, ready to form a double-team defense.

It's just that Saul's offense has fulfilled its own value.

It has diverted the attention of enough Liverpool defensive players, and also made Liverpool's overall defense change a lot, and it is not as tight as before.

With a straight pass, Saul passed the ball directly into the penalty area in an inverted triangle.

Under Saul's offensive, Liverpool still had space in the penalty area because of the chaos.

And Saul sees the space and completes the pass.

Griezmann, who followed up, was also a master of finding space. He moved forward quickly, followed up and directly hit the goal.

It was Mignolet's brave performance today. When facing Griezmann's kick in the penalty area, he did not panic and firmly occupied his position.

Although the shooting distance is very close, because Liverpool has too many defensive players, the choice of shooting angles is actually very narrow.

Mignolet stood in his position and made a slight pounce to the right for less than half a meter. He succeeded and intercepted Griezmann's goal this time. The score remained unchanged at 0-0.

Saul's active attack on the right, and the successful breakthrough in one-on-two, allowed Atletico Madrid to find a weakness in Liverpool's tight defense that could be exploited.

Atletico Madrid's offense began to constantly look for this side. During the game, they constantly attacked from the right to look for opportunities to attack.

There are not too many complicated tactics, that is, the midfielder kicks the ball and passes the ball to the position on the right, and then the offensive players with physical fitness in the front field directly explode their personal abilities on the right, either suddenly or pass, Always able to create some good offensive opportunities.

Torres may be Atletico Madrid's most physically fit offensive player.

After receiving a through ball from Cork to the right, facing the three Liverpool defenders guarding the edge of the penalty area, Torres was able to use the action of stepping on a bicycle when the opponent's physical fitness declined sharply in the game. , looking for offensive opportunities.

Liverpool's line of defense at this time is to guard their position.

When defending Saul with a backhand before, it was because of the grab that the opponent caught the breakthrough opportunity.

But now, Liverpool is guarding the penalty area. Even if Torres is allowed to cross from the wing and pass the ball into the penalty area, Liverpool still has enough defensive players to complete the defense in the penalty area.

However, with Griezmann, Saul and others advancing forward in the penalty area, Torres did not pass the ball into the penalty area.

Since being replaced in the second half of the game, Torres has felt Liverpool's defensive investment in the penalty area during the game. He knows that Atletico Madrid's 2 or 3 people in the penalty area cannot pose enough threats at all. Liverpool's defensive investment in the game. Too much.

If you can't do it in the restricted area, then look for opportunities outside the restricted area.

Torres made a straight pass. Unexpectedly, he did not pass the ball to find his teammates in the penalty area. Instead, he leaned slightly to the rear and passed it to Saul who came from behind.

Saul made a volley and volleyed directly. When Henderson was tricked into grabbing and blocking, he stopped suddenly and changed direction, just to make a forward move.

Fortunately, Yang Feng in the penalty area reacted quickly. When he saw Henderson's attack, he came to the other side to help Henderson complete the defense. He was afraid that the opponent could play cleverly and attack at the last moment. .

Although Yang Feng shoveled this time, after Saul stabbed the ball out quickly and wisely, he just shoveled someone and was whistled for a foul.

However, for Yang Feng, he would rather give Saul a free kick at the top of the front arc of the penalty area than Saul, after smashing the ball, enter the penalty area and complete the goal.

In this kind of defensive choice, Yang Feng has always seen clearly, and he can choose the most beneficial defensive choice for the team.