Green Life

The waves of the Mediterranean Sea seemed quiet and silent, but the Love Song Stadium just a few miles away was full of people's voices, because tonight half of the city's population gathered here to cheer for the battle between the yellow and the red.

However, Villarreal did not have any wonderful performances in the first half. Their past gorgeous pass and cut cooperation will encounter Liverpool's tenacious sniper as soon as they pass the middle circle.

In the first half, they had 50% possession of the ball and shot eight times, but only one shot was on target, which was inefficient because most of them were hasty shots or long-range shots. Liverpool only had seven shots, but they hit the goal frame four times. Scored a goal.

After Agger's goal, Liverpool once set off a frantic attack. If it weren't for bad luck, the score would probably be 2:0, because Gerrard's header from behind before the end of the first half hit the outside of the post. The bottom line popped up, and the fans were in a cold sweat.

"Fifteen minutes after the first half, Liverpool's offensive started. They clearly had the upper hand on the scene and scored a goal. There is still a gap in Villarreal's strength," Zhan Jun commented on the commentary. Half time.

The two teams seem to be playing a bit tepidly, but they are actually trying to play at their own pace, but Liverpool's defense is much tougher than the domestic opponents they encounter every day, causing their offense to be frustrated everywhere.

"Liverpool's three-back defense now, I didn't expect to play so well. It is the first to play a three-back system among the top four in the Premier League. Even the giants in other countries don't play much now." Zhang Lu also talked about it. .

In the first half, he was mainly observing Liverpool's defensive system, because although Huang Qian is not a top team, it is not something that ordinary teams can do to limit their offense.

"Liverpool was under the pressure of the right back personnel before. I didn't expect that the more they played, the more mature they became. First of all, the three central defenders of Liverpool, Agger, Skrtel, and Cahill lined up. These three have speed and height. , one-on-one defensive ability is very good, and then add a defensive libero Mascherano in front.”

"Yes", Zhan Jun also said, "Javier Mascherano's coverage is very large. He supplemented the two sides and the central defender, making this defensive system three-dimensional at once."

"That's right," Zhang Lu nodded in approval, "Let's look at the four people in the middle again. Gerrard and Kevin Dirk on both sides are both iron men, with strong back and forth ability, and they can quickly return to their positions every time they defend. In the middle, Alonso is responsible for occupying the position of the midfielder, and Mark Qin is in the front to block the passing route, and the division of labor is very clear.”

"Plus an Enrique who can go up and down," Zhan Jun said, "No wonder Liverpool scored more goals this season than last season, but conceded fewer goals."

"Now they have cooperated for almost a season, and there is no obvious weakness in defense.

If Villarreal can't play a particularly exciting attack today, they have to break through this line of defense." Zhang Lu shook his head, "It's not easy. Although they shot more goals than Liverpool in the first half, they played very well. strenuous"

The two praised Liverpool's defensive system in the live broadcast room, and even European football critics began to study their three-back style of play.

Liverpool's three-back system is not an orthodox three-back system, but a deformation of a pseudo-four-back. This mobile defensive system did not expect them to achieve an unexpected offensive and defensive balance.

There is no absolute good or bad in football play and formation system, but the most important thing is whether it is suitable for players to express their abilities. Liverpool's formation is definitely the most suitable for them.

"Victory, victory, oh...", Liverpool players formed a circle in their own half before kick-off in the second half, cheering for the second half, and now they have taken the lead.

As a result, at the beginning of the second half, Villarreal took the lead in making substitution adjustments. Fernandez replaced the right midfielder Carney. This Chilean Fernandez is also a little demon in fm.

At the age of 20, he won the South American Footballer of the Year. At that time, he was often compared with Brazil's Ronaldinho because of his dribbling and passing.

At the same time, the position is flexible, he can be side-to-side, he can pass and pass, and Pellegrini, who is also a Chilean, replaced him, obviously intending to strengthen his offense.

Sure enough, the difference was obvious at the beginning of the second half. Villarreal frequently launched attacks on the right, and after losing the ball, they were more active in counter-grabbing than in the first half.

Fernandez, who was just replaced, is very active. His dribbling is indeed much better than that of the replaced Carney.

"Villarreal took the lead in making adjustments in the second half, and now they are playing very actively on the right," Zhan Jun said, "This Fernandez is quite famous in South America."

"Well, yes," Zhang Lu nodded and said, "A few years ago he was often compared to Messi in South America, but after arriving in Europe, his development is far behind."

As they were talking, Fernandez and Llorente made a back-to-back horizontal hit to the wall and launched an attack in the middle again. Liverpool's defense was automatically adjusted without the coach's arrangement, and Mascherano came to help defend.

This kind of hole-filling is his responsibility. Alonso and Mark Qin are in charge of defending positions. Mark Qin looks at Fernandez, leaving more than half of his mind to pay attention to the midfielder Senna. Can not be vague.

"Fernandez, Eguren, quick pass and cut, strong in the middle", Zhan Jun shouted, "Alonso and Mascherano closed the door, Fernandez stabbed Rossi, Rossi knocked back"

The rhythm of passing and cutting suddenly accelerated, Villarreal played an exquisite cooperation in front of the penalty area, Senna faced the ball knocked back by Rossi, and directly opened his bow and arrow.

"Senna...", Zhan Jun shouted, "Boom", the long-range shot that was expected to go straight to the goal did not come, Ma Keqin directly put a shovel, and the moment the ball just flew out, it collapsed on his calf, high High bounce back to midfield.

"Ma Keqin, this block is very timely." He got up and ran towards the frontcourt quickly, and the entire Liverpool formation followed suit.

Godin stopped the ball in the backcourt and wanted to attack again, but this time after Fernandez got the ball, he didn't have the ease just now. Liverpool's defense automatically adjusted quickly. Enrique immediately strengthened the top defense. Mascherano Also strengthened the defense here.

Pellegrini was a little anxious. Just as the offense improved a little, he was suppressed by Liverpool's defense.

Before the game, he didn't expect Liverpool's defense to be so mature. These things are not really played against each other on the field, and you can't understand them just by watching the video.

The experience of the players on the Villarreal field is particularly obvious. Their offensive space is getting less and less, passing and cutting are becoming more and more difficult, and they cannot lose the ball at will.

Once lost, it is not so easy to regain it under Liverpool's strong midfield.

Senna felt that his physical strength was slowly declining. At the age of 34, he could no longer run for 90 minutes like before. The opposite team made him feel a sense of powerlessness.

Although the gap was only one goal, he already felt that it was a natural barrier. The red black-haired boy blocked himself like a dog's skin plaster when defending, which greatly affected his scheduling.

"Pellegrini chose to substitute again, Pires replaced left midfielder Ibagaza, Franco replaced Llorente, two people in a row, he is going to die," Zhan Jun looked at the sidelines He raised the substitution card and said.

"Hey," Zhang Lu's habitual laughter sounded, "There are more than 20 minutes left in the game. Although both sides failed to score, if Liverpool can go 1-0 today, they will go to their home court, Villarreal. It will be harder to fight"

Sammy Lee did not choose to adjust accordingly, because there is really no one in Liverpool who can adjust, their strongest lineup is on the field, and they are now relying on a lineup to win the world.

"Pirres made a cross and was cleared by Skrtel. He couldn't get past the top of the Red Army's iron guard. Villarreal's offense couldn't play with speed. It is difficult to create absolute opportunities with such a strict eye."

As time passed, Villarreal's offense became more and more urgent. They often used direct passes with a very low success rate to hit behind, but the effect was very poor.

Ma Keqin was not in a hurry. He organized several attacks in the second half, but he failed to score. A small win or even a draw in the away game is acceptable. After all, this is the first round of the away game. It is more important to win the game steadily at this time.

When the game went on for more than 80 minutes, Villarreal still couldn't find any good way to hit Liverpool's penalty area. Instead, Liverpool seized the opportunity to fight back.

"Cahill, he blocked Rossi's ball in the backcourt. Rossi didn't show much today." Just after Zhan Jun finished speaking, Cahill directly passed the top of the pressing left back Capdevila with a big foot from the side. , Torres directly reversed offside and plugged in.

"Strike, Torres turned offside, Lopez came out, Torres picked the ball, hey, Lopez handballed, he blocked the ball with his hand outside the penalty area, ouch, this is probably at least a yellow card"

However, the referee did not give the Yellow Submarine any face today, and directly sent Lopez off with a red card. Even though Libyan Real begged the referee, he did not change the verdict.

A similar penalty happened in the year when Arsenal played in the European final. Lehmann's red card was a devastating blow to Arsenal.

"Oh my God..., this is the referee, this is the home court of Libyan Real, he has no mercy at all, and the key is that they have used up three substitutions!", Zhan Jun is also a little incredible.

Pellegrini rarely ran to the side of the fourth official and yelled loudly, "Hey, is this going to directly judge us to lose? We have already used up the number of substitutions, and he actually sent off our goalkeeper?"

The game that was originally a little calm completely detonated the stadium because of this penalty, "Shh...", overwhelming boos swept the sky.

But since the referee has already drawn out the red card, it is impossible to take it back. It is estimated that he also forgot for a moment that Villarreal has used up the substitution quota.

"Hey, I didn't expect this situation to happen in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. It may cause a lot of controversy after the game. The key is to see what Villarreal will do now," Zhang Lu said.

Captain Senna shook his head and called Godin over. He remembered that Godin had said before that he had participated in professional goalkeeper training, and now he is the tallest on the field. He is only 1.75 meters like himself. In front of the goal, it is not for Liverpool to shoot from a long distance.

Therefore, the following plot can only be described as horrible. Liverpool did not expect such a big gift to come. Their original plan was to stabilize this battle and settle the battle at home.

"The goal is scored..., Ma Keqin, a beautiful free kick, Godin did not respond", Zhan Jun shouted, "The game went on to 83 minutes, the situation changed suddenly, the yellow submarine was sent off, and he did not escape This goal was still sent into the goal by Ma Keqin."

Villarreal no longer had the desire to attack. All they thought about was how to delay the time and not lose too much.

Who the hell puts a defender in front of the gate, not a goalie, has to be nervous.

But the chain reaction of this defensive system is really going to make the yellow submarine collapse.

"The goal was scored again..., Oops, Villarreal, Enrique made a cross from the wing, Torres went higher than Senna who returned to the back line, and went straight into the far corner, 3:0"

Godin shook his head, picked out the ball from the door, and looked helpless. This series, they have no hope...

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