Chapter 80, All-in-One Attack
The pre-match warm-up was over, and in the visiting Liverpool dressing room, Rodgers cheered for his players.
"The whole line is on the offensive! Today we will not only take away a victory at Old Trafford, but also win beautifully! Manchester United's absence of many main players today is a good opportunity for us to take revenge!"
Hearing Rodgers' words, many Liverpool strikers were very happy.
Liverpool's game is still an attacking 4-3-3 formation: the goalkeeper is the new aid Mignolet; the back line is Skrtel and Sacco, Enrique and Colotouré One left and one right; the three midfielders are Gerrard, Lucas and Henderson, Lucas is in the middle, Gerrard and Henderson are one left and one right; the forward line is Moses, Suarez and Sri Lanka Turic, Sturridge's position is more prominent. The seven substitutes are Brad Jones, Aspas, Alberto, Wisdom, Ibby, Martin Kelly and Sterling.
Compared with the last game against Manchester United, Liverpool's style of play has not changed much, and there is almost no rotation of midfield and backfield players. The biggest change in this lineup is that in the forward position, Suarez, who has returned from injury, appeared on the stage. .
At present, in this Liverpool team, in addition to captain Gerrard, the most interesting player is Suarez. Suarez joined Liverpool from Ajax in the summer of 2011, costing Liverpool 26 million euros, but the fee paid off quickly.
In the 2011-2012 season, Suarez scored 11 league goals and 6 assists, and his results were barely passable, but his role in the team's frontcourt was very obvious, which was of great help to the team's offense.
In the 2012-2013 season, Suarez ushered in a complete explosion. He scored 23 goals in one season, second only to Van Persie in the league's scorer list, and he also had 5 assists. .
After these two seasons of polishing, Suarez has become the new core of Liverpool, and his importance in the team is unparalleled.
The last time Suarez faced Manchester United at Anfield, Suarez was slightly injured, so he did not play. He watched his teammates were defeated 3-0 by the Red Devils, and he was very angry. Since that day, Suarez has been on his feet, waiting to get his revenge at Old Trafford. He was very happy to hear Rodgers' full attack command today.
Manchester United, you guys wait, today I will definitely score at Old Trafford, Suarez!
At the same time, in the locker room of the home team, the players just explained the tactical arrangement of the game.
In this game, Jin Tiger was still in a 4-4-2 formation.
However, due to injuries, suspensions and attrition, there have been great changes in today's lineup.
The goalkeeper position is De Gea.
The back line is Kintiger's biggest headache. Ferdinand and Vidic are injured and Jones is suspended. Kintiger sent his only two central defenders on the field - Smalling, Van Dijk, left back Today is the younger Alonso, and the right-back is still Rafael.
The midfield is also a very depressed position for Kim Tiger. Kante and Carrick were injured. Giggs fought fiercely in the last game, so his physical condition was very poor. There were only three people left in the midfield. Anderson, Fletcher and Kagawa Shinji and Jin Taige are not at ease with these three people. These three people are good at dealing with the underdogs, but compared with a strong team like Liverpool, they are still not enough to watch. Look at the midfielder led by Gerrard in Liverpool. Line, Kim Tiger is really depressing. He finally eliminated the combination of Fletcher and Shinji Kagawa, with Fletcher behind and Shinji Kagawa ahead.
The left and right flanks are Mahrez and Nani; Rooney still starts on the forward line, and Van Persie, who started in the last game, was physically exhausted. Jintaig let Icardi take his place today and stay at the top.
The seven substitutes are Alisson, Evra, Anderson, Ashley Young, Valencia, Ryan Giggs and Martial.
In this game, except for Van Persie, who was rested, Jin Tiger brought all the healthy players who could play. If there is another player injury, Jin Tiger really doesn't know how to deal with it. Maybe he can only I went to the youth team and temporarily recruited the little demons I bought this summer. Fortunately, the injuries of Kante and Vidic have improved a lot, and Jones was only suspended for one game with a red card, which made Jin Tiger feel depressed and relaxed a little.
After the pre-match warm-up, Jin Taige explained Liverpool's formation in detail to the players in the locker room: "According to the information received before the game, Rodgers is still in an all-attack formation in this game. This time he 4-3- The formation of 3 is still full of attack power, although we are at home in this game, we will encounter great difficulties.”
Rafael patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, boss. Last time we were at Anfield, we were able to win 3-0. In this game, we will definitely step on Liverpool's corpse to advance to the next round of the League Cup. We are on our way to the leader's 'Triple Crown' goal!"
"Beautiful!" Jin Taige slapped, "I like your state!"
Rooney also stepped forward and said very seriously: "Boss, we will definitely let guests from afar have a taste of the special welcome ceremony at Old Trafford today!"
Giggs was rested for this game, so Kintiger handed the captain's armband to Rooney. The 28-year-old Rooney is also a veteran of Manchester United. Kintiger trusts him very much.
De Gea also said: "Boss, you have already made a rhetoric at the press conference. When we met Liverpool, we were all very excited about 'seeing once and destroying once'!"
Jin Taige nodded: "I said this not to have confidence in myself, but to have confidence in you. I believe that you will definitely make Liverpool people go back!"
Then Jin Taige arranged some detailed technical details. Because the number of people who adjusted the starting lineup this time was relatively large, Jin Taige's tactical arrangement took longer than before. The players listened carefully to the coach's arrangements, especially It is a few young new aids and substitute players, and they cherish this opportunity to play.
After explaining the tactics, Jin Taige cheered the players again. He waved his fist: "Go, 'two kill' Liverpool!"
The players rushed out of the locker room excitedly. At this time, the Liverpool players had been waiting impatiently in the passageway. The players on both sides were arrogant and eager to work in the passage! The coaches of the two teams, Jin Tiger and Rodgers, also passed by, neither looking at each other nor saying hello.
At 15:00 on September 25, 2013, a focus battle in the third round of the English League Cup, the Red Devils against the Red Army, is about to begin!