What is a destructive midfielder?

"The quality is comparable to the red and blue duel in the Champions League semi-final."

"If this is not a Premier League game, people might think of an interesting effect."

"In 1978, the British prince got married, Liverpool won the Champions League, and the Pope died."

"In 2005, the British prince got married, Liverpool won the Champions League, and the Pope died."

"This year, the British prince got married."

Time passed.

Liverpool was passive and uncomfortable.

Chelsea, who controlled the game, repeatedly threatened the opponent's goal.

The 29th minute of the game.

Li Kang dodges in the red defense line.

The football suddenly swept out of the crowd.

"Reverse oblique pass."

"Li Kang paused after passing the ball, and then moved forward. He even took into account Rudiger's daze time."

Rudiger stopped the ball on the left side of the penalty area.

Stunned for a moment.

Sweep the ball to the front of the goal!

Bang!

After all, the force was too great.

The line was not well controlled.

The football flew out of bounds.

In the Liverpool penalty area, people were thrown to the ground.

When Li Kang and Karius collided, they both opened their arms in a friendly manner to reduce the impact.

He had heard that the German goalkeeper had been hit and suffered a concussion when he was in the youth team, and there were still some sequelae on his body.

It was no big deal.

The two men stopped their inertia in time, and in full view of the public, they gently "wrapped their hands and hugged" each other.

Cech, the technical director of the Blues who went with the team, couldn't help but applaud this warm scene.

The tank cap on the head disappeared, but is the tank cap in the heart still there?

Anfield Stadium, thunderous applause.

Karius smiled brightly and patted Li Kang's butt gratefully: a classic Bundesliga friendly move.

The attack failed.

Liverpool out-of-bounds ball.

Chelsea players quickly returned to their positions.

Rudiger's thoughts drifted away: If his cross rhythm was faster, what would happen to Li and Karius who moved in advance?

Thinking about it, he couldn't help but shudder all over.

"Liverpool got one of the few opportunities to attack independently."

"The camera was on Klopp on the sidelines, and his command was very passionate."

"The game entered the 30th minute, and the next time node is the peak period for Liverpool to score!"

"Let's take a look at this advancement, and finally changed the formation."

Klopp's distribution of players' physical strength at different time points tends to be in a fixed range.

The physical trainer and nutrition expert jumped from Bayern Munich.

The coaching staff also has a member known as the "eye" - Kravitz.

These people told him:

Consider multi-line operations.

The rock kick cannot be maintained for a long time without thinking.

For example: Liverpool is a game character without a blue bar. The skills are very powerful, but they rely on the blood bar to cast skills. Facing monsters that cannot be easily defeated, the blood bar must be reasonably distributed.

Liverpool finally changed its formation.

In the last 15 minutes of the first half, they tried to equalize the score with their own offensive, leaving no stone unturned.

Emre Can sent a long pass on the ground.

Firmino suddenly retreated to the right side of the midfield to receive the ball.

Very fast.

Rudiger and Bakayoko had no time to follow up.

It was not possible to follow up. Once they followed up deeply, Chelsea's right side would be left with a gap.

The Liverpool center forward then sent a long pass along the right side.

Salah led the ball and rushed to the penalty area.

"Firmino's running on the field was very fragmented and scattered."

"A very smart retreat, barely bypassing Chelsea's double-layer pressure net!"

"People call him: the center forward with the highest position flexibility!"

"Watch carefully."

"His current position is parallel to the back line."

False nine + mixed forward with a backward position.

There is no fixed activity area.

Especially in the stage of advancing and establishing offense, it will make the opposing defensive players very uncomfortable.

The red torrent instantly swept Chelsea's half.

The mixed center forward-Firmino, whose running position is "parallel" to his own high defense line.

A unique offensive method.

Mane switched to the center forward form and cruised between Chelsea's two central defenders.

Full-back Robertson filled the hole left by the black egg and turned into a winger.

Three miserable midfielders responded at the second point of the attack periphery.

Firmino was waiting.

Waiting for Salah to attract the defense, waiting for Chelsea to adjust the defense line, and then quietly inserting into the empty space, turning into a "delayed terminator".

This trick has been tried and tested against strong teams.

Except for Manchester United, other European powerhouses have suffered losses.

But it is useless against mid- and lower-level teams, because the defense line of mid- and lower-level teams is not adjusted so quickly, and there are empty spaces everywhere and no empty spaces anywhere. Firmino lurks and then inserts forward, which is easy to be accidentally hit and stuck by the defense personnel of the mid- and lower-level teams.

Similarly.

A talented center forward like Firmino, with an alternative style of play, cannot threaten Manchester United's defense.

"Salah attracted most of the defensive force on the right."

"Chelsea fans don't have to panic!"

"The Blues' defense is very solid!"

Salah did not force a breakthrough.

In a small space, he passed the ball to Arnold on the outside.

Firmino's body trembled.

Now.

Transformation!

The late finisher!

At Anfield, all eyes were focused on the ball.

A red flame started to surge from the high defensive line.

With a surging killing intent, he ran to the empty space at the front of the penalty area.

He didn't run far.

Firmino suddenly realized something was wrong.

The dream of finishing the empty space. Gone!

Blocked by Li Kang!

The flame went out.

What happened?

Arnold's ability to read the defense line is not bad at all.

He found that after Li Kang moved, Chamberlain had a very comfortable environment to receive the ball.

With a snap.

Passed the ball.

Firmino could not appear in the empty space to end the attack.

But Chamberlain's peripheral position could barely cause a weak side transfer before the end.

Settle for the second best.

Not too bad.

Unfortunately, Chamberlain hadn't stopped the ball yet, and the short black shadow rushed past.

Kante!

In the 15-18 era, the European god of stealing efficiency!

"Beautiful!"

"Chelsea's counterattack!"

Live broadcast room.

The barrage was full of curses.

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[What the hell is Firmino doing? Does he deserve the title of the Red Arrows? ]

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[Liverpool is playing like a fool again! ]

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[The attack chain is too short! It's always so short! ]

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[I understand. Chelsea's defense is mainly to cut off the connection between the Red Arrows and the two full-backs. In the initial stage of the positional battle, Tuchel's 4-4-2 formation will release Li Kang to protect the empty space. ]

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[Tuchel is awesome! A world-famous coach! ]

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[Firmino's timing of advancing is perfect, and Li Kang's timing of filling the hole is even more perfect. ]

Chelsea's final counterattack failed.

Van Dijk in his prime is no longer the small defender who was ravaged by Hazard.

Retreat at the same frequency, block the inside line, and drive the outside line.

The football was cleared out of bounds.

Chelsea has the ball.

Sidelines.

Dino was confused: "Boss, Liverpool's attack this time."

Tuchel wanted to explain, but didn't know how to describe it in words: "Lee and Kante, great."

On the other side.

Klopp pulled his hair in confusion.

You can't play like this.

If you play like this, you will lose.

He stood on the sidelines and roared loudly. His voice was once again drowned out by the passionate "You'll Never Walk Alone" in the stands on all sides, but his gestures still conveyed his intentions to his disciples.

The game time passed by minute by minute.

Chelsea firmly controlled the ball.

The connection between Fabregas and Li Kang helped the team to build a constantly changing Klopp triangle in the offensive stage.

The two La Masia No. 4 positions have different ideas for solving problems.

One person always finds the most reasonable position to receive the ball and sends the most reasonable passing line.

One person always stays in the most core position as the formation moves forward and backward, the real eye of the formation.

Liverpool is crazy.

They returned to the crazy form in the passionate and loud "You'll Never Walk Alone" at Anfield.

Which form of Majin Buu is the most troublesome?

The weaker Buu!

Because it is the purest!

"Football paradox."

"Crazy counterattacks and high defenses should not coexist."

"Counterattacks require space, and low defenses are its carrier."

"High defenses are the carriers of autonomous attacks, which naturally kill the space for counterattacks."

"But under the paradox of this ball-free system, a first-class midfielder can compete with superstars when running as hard as he can!"

"A mortal body is on par with gods!"

"This is the greatness of Liverpool's system!"

Cheers rose and fell at Anfield Stadium.

The intense scene made the audience almost breathless.

Beep! Beep~

The referee blew the whistle to end the first half!

The score did not change.

The panting Liverpool players were still not satisfied.

Fabregas was sore all over, and he lifted his jersey and shorts to the referee and pointed out the bruises on his body.

Diego Costa was obsessed with Liverpool's central defender and was still chatting with Van Dijk when he left the field.

Li Kang patted the grass debris in his hair.

The red line from the God's perspective was closing madly.

After the confrontation with Atletico Madrid and Liverpool, he suddenly realized that tactical restraint may not always be the theme of the game.

Atletico Madrid's cholo-taka will bring the battle to a 50-50 balance.

Liverpool's original crazy rush form is a life-and-death struggle.

The tactical revolution of the five major leagues, rivers converge and flow endlessly.

There are teams in the football world that are "tactically invincible".

Fortunately, there are not many such teams.

Chelsea locker room.

Tuchel did not review the details of the first 30 minutes of the first half.

He spent most of his explanation time in the last 15 minutes.

"Liverpool players' pressure in the high defensive line was fully exerted at this point in time."

"If Li continues to move forward and participate in the offensive chain, the team will lose the focus of the formation. Once we lose the ball, our formation will be broken up by the opponent!"

"Wait!"

"Patience!"

"We are in the lead, and Liverpool players are not robots! When they are physically exhausted, they will definitely make mistakes!"

He did not finish his words.

Other Chelsea players will also make mistakes under high pressure.

Dino is full of confidence. He took out the yellowed little notebook and turned to the second page again.

That was when Tuchel first came to Chelsea, Tuchel had the players conduct "small ball" training. After more than half a season of trial practice, the team's passing and control stability has made leaps and bounds visible to the naked eye.

After all, this group of players is Europe's best in their own right.

Li Kang put the small tactical board on the stool, flipped the small magnetic flag, and made gestures towards Kanter.

Little Heidan scratched the back of his head shyly: "Li, I don't know if I can seize the opportunity like you do. I will try my best."

At this time, Kanter was still too young and didn't know that God had gifted him with an alternative offensive talent.

Liverpool dressing room.

The door was closed.

Advanced soundproofing equipment cannot completely block Klopp's passionate speech.

Next Monday, this speech line will be sent to various well-known groups as internal reference.

The fifteen minute break is coming to an end.

The locker room door was opened.

The Liverpool players appeared in the cleaning lady's field of vision in high spirits.

"Good evening, viewers, and welcome back."

"Now live for you is the epic showdown of the 2017-18 Premier League season!"

"Liverpool vs Chelsea second half!"

"Both sides have not made any substitution adjustments for the time being."

The commentator inadvertently referred to the 'red and blue battle' as an 'epic showdown'.

Beep!

Accompanied by the referee's whistle.

The second half of the game begins.

Liverpool possession.

Firmino passes back into the backcourt.

Li Kang and Hazard changed positions again, Chelsea doubled the pressure on the net and quickly strangled the Liverpool backcourt.

After the football is passed between the red jerseys a few times.

lost.

Football without a master under the control of Cesc Fabregas.

Liverpool, whose morale was high, did not pay attention to such details.

Role reversal.

Keep up the pressure.

Fabregas struggled to pass the ball to the back under the interference of Emre Can.

"Chaos!"

"Crazy Liverpool will definitely disrupt Chelsea's formation."

“The messier the better.”

"Liverpool will benefit more when they are out of position."

The most comfortable output environment for the Three Red Arrows is to fight out of position.

However, due to this history, many fans ridiculed Liverpool's strategic tendency as: "playing blindly"!

The war continues to spread.

Firmino's movements are becoming more and more sporadic, sometimes dragging to the midfield, sometimes to the back line.

Chamberlain became a full-back and Arnold moved into the defensive midfielder position.

Hazard was forced into the defensive midfielder position, and Kanter filled the gap and moved to the forward position.

Fabregas returned to the false nine position for Barcelona and Euro 2012.

Messy.

Total chaos.

The coaching staff on the sidelines had no time to think about how to break the situation.

On the green field, there were only three people whose positions were not disrupted by the melee: Buffon, Karius, and Li Kang.

The fierce competition made the audience feel that time passed very quickly.

In the live broadcast room, ghosts were crying and wolves were howling.

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[Where is the big ball you promised? It was obviously a duel, why didn't they score? 】

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[Every time I see someone rushing out of the space, I feel like I have a chance to score. But in the end, I am either counterattacked or intercepted! 】

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[Li Mingdeng's control of the field was too stable and did not completely mess up the team, otherwise he would have definitely scored seven goals in this game. 】

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[He had to control the field. There was no other midfielder to assist in the attack, and Fabregas was marked very hard. 】

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[It’s over, it’s almost 80 minutes. 】

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[I beg the 22 gentlemen on the field to score a few more goals! 】

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[Chelsea and Liverpool are just standing and attacking each other to see who can't hold on, who falls first, and who collapses. 】

The 82nd minute of the game.

As the physical fitness of both sides declined, the formation gradually returned to normal.

The striker returns to the front line.

The defender returns to the defensive line.

Li Kang received a pass from his teammate in the 40-meter area.

Salah and Chamberlain rushed over at the same time.

Chelsea's core pulled the ball and turned around, getting rid of the defense, and the connection with nearby support points was cut off.

From God's perspective.

Azpilicueta pushes forward.

There are bound to be risks in a large-scale forward attack.

In a normal formation, the risk of losing the ball is small and the chance of a complete offensive chain is greater.

Snapped!

The football lifted off the ground.

Go right.

"Long outside spin!"

"pretty!"

Arnold retreated to help defend the ribs, and Firmino, who was in midfield form, quickly retreated to cover the gap.

pity.

After fighting to the point of exhaustion, the two of them moved a beat slower.

Offensive players can be slow, but the big price is delaying the offensive rhythm.

Defensive players cannot be slow, as the cost is too heavy.

"Wonderful ground pass!"

"Punched through Liverpool's ribs!"

"Diego Costa has no chance to hit the goal!"

“Response quickly!”

"Set up the artillery and do it again!"

"Kante!"

"little Giant!"

"Yes!"

Boom!

Kanter sneaked out and fired furiously at the ball.

The football clung to the turf and blasted towards Liverpool's goal.

Karius's view was blocked by the dense crowd.

That's right.

Kanter, who is 1.6 meters tall, is obscured by a group of 18-meter and 19-meter tall men!

The net on the left side of the goal was lifted again.

0:2! ! !

Kanter was stunned and ran back excitedly!

Hug Li Kang hard.

Diego Costa, who made the assist, cursed, but had a smile from the heart on his face.

"Beautiful!"

"The ball went in!"

"Kante's shot in the open space is very similar to Firmino's!"

"Tuchel continued the transformation of Kante by the previous coach, Conte."

"Li Kang was dragged into the center of the formation by the crazy Liverpool. Klopp never dreamed that the person who finished the game would be Kante!"

"Kante kept pointing at Li Kang when he celebrated facing the away stands. What does this mean? We will find out through the post-match interview!"

"With only 8 minutes left in the regular time of the game, Henderson loudly encouraged his teammates on the sidelines."

"We believe that even if Liverpool is in a desperate situation at this moment, they will not give up!"

"You will never walk alone."