Chapter 637 The Army Is Defeated Like a Mountain

Against teams that are good at penetrating short passes, Liverpool is still very experienced.

The two rounds against Barcelona in the Champions League last season, and the two games against Arsenal every season, these two teams are very good at playing short pass penetration, and Liverpool has never lacked experience in competing with such opponents.

In the first round against Barcelona, ​​because it was a home game, and the team's current four offensive players formed a phalanx in good condition, and the coordination became more and more tacit, so Benitez chose a more aggressive tactic.

The goalkeeper is Reina, the defense is Aurelio, Skrtel, Carragher and Arbeloa, the midfielder is Mascherano and Harvey Alonso to form a double midfielder, Gerrard relies on Before, Yang Yang, Crouch and Dirk Dirk formed a trident.

This is also Liverpool's best offensive formation in recent times.

Liverpool's overall tactics are still the same as before, without much change.

The high position presses and oppresses, compresses the opponent's space as much as possible, and presses the opponent's possession of the ball tightly, so that the opponent cannot find the rhythm of the game.

Almost since Benitez coached Liverpool, he has been instilling his own set of ideas into the team and into the minds of every player, including Yang Yang.

The difference is that Gerrard's role in this game is somewhat similar to that of a free agent from the central midfielder to the midfielder.

Attacking, he can choose to run deep, making the team look more like a four-two-four formation, while defending, he needs to press the opponent's deep midfielder Yaya Toure, as well as Xavi and Iniesta .

Barcelona is also doing its best in this game.

The goalkeeper is Valdez, the defense is Abidal, Milito, Puyol and Zambrotta, the midfielder is Yaya Toure, Xavi and Iniesta are in the center, and the front trident is Henry, Eto'o and Bojan.

Heading stars Ronaldinho and Messi are both out due to injuries.

On the one hand, there are strong men and strong horses, but the overall strength is slightly inferior. On the other hand, there are many wounded soldiers, but the overall strength and pass control have advantages. This strong dialogue in the quarter-finals of the Champions League has attracted fans from all over the world. s concern.

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Yang Yang heard a lot of rumors about Barcelona before the game, such as Rijkaard's resignation, or Ronaldinho's arguing for a transfer, but he didn't take it too seriously.

But when the whistle sounded for the start of the game, he immediately realized that something was wrong with this Barcelona team.

how to say?

It just feels like the opponent's player doesn't seem to be pushing hard.

Running is still running, chasing is still chasing, but it seems that I can't keep up with the rhythm of the game.

The game has just started, this is obviously not caused by Liverpool's offense, it can only be said that Barcelona itself has a problem.

And not only Yang Yang realized this, players like Gerrard, Harvey Alonso, and even Benitez on the sidelines were also aware of this problem, so Liverpool changed their tactics and pressed heavily at the beginning.

Just one minute into the game, Liverpool attacked and Crouch dropped the ball back to Xabi Alonso.

After the Spanish midfielder took the ball, he faced the pressing of Xavi and Iniesta.

Gerardella drove Yaya Toure, and Crouch rushed to the penalty area with Milito and Puyol at the same time.

But Yang Yang suddenly ran horizontally from the right to the top of the penalty area.

This is the team coordination that Liverpool often uses in training on weekdays. As the players play more and more tacitly, they often use it in games, but it is indeed a bit surprising that Barcelona was pulled away so easily. Accident.

Harvey Alonso's ball came to Yang Yang's feet, and there was no one around to defend him, which made Yang Yang feel a little surprised, and hit a curve ball with his right foot.

However, as soon as the ball was hit, Yang Yang himself regretted it a little.

Because of the low quality, the ball was hugged by Valdes.

Yang Yang raised his hands towards his teammates apologetically, walked back with a wry smile.

He himself really didn't think about it, why do Barcelona's players seem to be out of shape?

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As the game progressed, Liverpool began to spread out, especially on the wings.

Both Yang Yang and Kurt occupy two flanks. When attacking, Crouch is at the top, and Gerrard can get in at any time.

After the start of the game, both teams played very quickly, and the possession of the ball frequently changed hands back and forth.

Barcelona quickly counterattacked, Henry got a corner on the left, Xavi took a corner, Eto'o shot from outside, but failed to threaten Liverpool's goal.

However, the rhythm of the game was always under the control of Liverpool, and Barcelona played a bit chaotically.

As the game progressed, Yang Yang gradually realized that the Barcelona players were really out of shape.

Originally they were better at penetrating with short passes, but tonight they allowed Liverpool to stretch out their formation and lay out a wide defensive formation.

So, soon, Yang Yang got a chance.

After Harvey Alonso got the ball in the middle, Yang Yang raised his hand on the left to ask for the ball, and Aurelio quickly stepped in to respond.

Yang Yang turned around after stopping the ball, took the ball forward, and moved forward with Aurelio.

Harvey and Yaya Toure came over to double-team at the same time, but Yang Yang didn't give them such a chance, and sent the ball to the outside of the left corner of the penalty area.

Crouch came here to respond, and after getting the ball, the England Gao Guy returned the ball to Yang Yang under the interference of Puyol.

Barcelona's defense this time also became very fast. When Yang Yang received the ball again, Puyol had already thrown off Crouch and blocked Yang Yang's front, while Iniesta also returned to the front of the penalty area.

There is no chance!

Yang Yang quickly judged the situation, and immediately passed the ball back to Gerrard, who came in behind.

Iniesta pounced on Gerrard immediately, who could only pass back to Xavi Alonso.

And at this moment, Harvey Alonso suddenly saw an opportunity and directly passed the ball to the top of the penalty area.

Crouch is tall and burly, and took the most favorable position first, blocking Puyol and Milito behind him. After stopping the ball with his chest, he gently pushed the ball back.

Yang Yang chased after him at the fastest speed, facing the ball that Crouch nudged over, he hit it directly!

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"In the 11th minute, only 11 minutes into the game, Liverpool took the lead in breaking Barcelona's goal by Yang Yang!"

"God, Liverpool started very aggressively, almost holding down Barcelona."

"It's unbelievable!"

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After Yang Yang scored the goal, he was also very excited and rushed out of the court laughing.

Amidst the cheers of all the Liverpool fans in the audience, Yang Yang excitedly rushed to the front of the KOP stands, opened his arms towards the Liverpool fans in the stands, as if he wanted to hug them, and accepted the overwhelming crowd from the stands noise.

One to zero!

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"Barcelona's defensive positioning was really problematic, loose."

"It's really strange that they shouldn't give Liverpool the space to pass and cut so easily."

"Of course, the cooperation of Liverpool's front attacking players is really wonderful and clever, but Barcelona's defensive space is too large, which is also a very serious problem. Rijkaard should cheer up as soon as possible and remind My own players, otherwise, with the momentum of Liverpool's start to the game, it is estimated that Barcelona will suffer."

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Yang Yang opened the scoring for the first time, which completely ignited the enthusiasm of Anfield Stadium.

More than 50,000 fans cheered hoarsely, which made the Liverpool players on the pitch even more full of fighting spirit.

And more importantly, everyone can now see the sluggish state of Barcelona players.

It was as if they couldn't keep up with Liverpool's game rhythm at all, and they seemed to be completely stunned by the Red Army.

Only two minutes after Yang Yang's goal, Liverpool launched an offensive, still on Yang Yang's left.

This time, Yang Yang took the initiative to create opportunities for his teammates. Aurelio stepped in and was tripped by Zambrotta.

The Brazilian left back kicked a free kick into the penalty area, but it was cleared by Barcelona. The peripheral Xavi Alonso directly shot a long shot from 30 meters away, which was saved by Valdez and hugged tightly.

Liverpool's offensive is like a wave. When they see an opportunity, how can they let it go?

After playing consecutive attacks from the left, Xavi Alonso suddenly distributed the ball to the right.

Arbeloa slipped in and passed the ball to Dirk. Abidal fouled while defending Dirk, giving Liverpool a free kick on the right side of the frontcourt again.

Gerrard stood on the penalty spot without hesitation.

The position of the corner kick is relatively biased this time, and it is not appropriate to hit the goal directly, so Gerrard will choose to assist.

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"Liverpool's set-piece opportunities up front."

"This time it was Gerrard who took the penalty, look at the free kick this time."

"Gerrard takes a free kick into the box..."

"Middle Road..."

"Yang Yang..."

"The ball went in!!!!!!"

"Yang Yang! Scored twice!!!"

"My God, what's going on in Barcelona?"

"There was such an obvious omission in their free kick defense. Not only Yang Yang was missed, but Crouch, Skrtel and Carragher were also missed in the back position."

"Even if Yang Yang doesn't hit this corner kick, the other Liverpool players behind will definitely be able to create a threat."

"But Yang Yang seized the opportunity calmly. He leaped high and broke through the goal of Barcelona with a wonderful header. This is his second goal of the game!"

"The defeat is like a mountain!"

"In just 20 minutes, Barcelona conceded two goals in a row."

"Rijkaard looked very helpless on the sidelines. He really should feel helpless, because his team seemed to be seriously out of shape in this game. Whether it was defense or offense, it seemed that they did not perform at their previous level."

"Liverpool has scored two goals in a row and has established the lead."

"Yang Yang looks quite excited tonight, becoming Liverpool's most threatening player on the pitch."

"Two to zero, Barcelona should be careful."