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In view of many players' injuries or physical problems, in this UEFA Champions League group match against Schalke 04, Li Wei decided to give the young players in the team more opportunities to play.

Goalkeeper: Neuer.

Defenders: Stefan Lichtsteiner, Benatia, Varane, Danny Rose.

Midfield: Henderson, Pirlo, Pogba.

Front midfielder: Hazard.

Forwards: Sturridge, Suarez.

There are Thomas Muller, Griezmann, Chamberlain, Vidal and others on the bench.

Although the overall reputation of Schalke 04 players is not as good as that of Liverpool, in addition to powerful players, there are also stars in the team.

Goalkeeper: Unnerstahl, like Neuer, this gentleman came from the Schalke 04 youth training, and his body is somewhat similar to Neuer, both of which are tall goalkeepers.After Neuer left Schalke 04, he began to serve as the main goalkeeper of Schalke 04. At present, he is also placed high hopes that he can become the second Neuer.

Defenders: No. 22 Atsuto Uchida, No. 4 Hewedes, No. 32 Matip, No. 23 Fuchs.

Midfielders: No. 10 Holtby, No. 11 Afeilai, No. 33 Neustadler, No. 12 Hogel.

Forwards: No. 25 Huntelaar, No. 17 Farfan.

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Schalke 04 coach Hub Stevens, although not well-known, is an old fritter who has worked hard in the Bundesliga for many years. He coached Schalke 1996 for six years as early as 04. In 2004 He was voted as the best coach of Schalke 04 by Schalke 04 fans.Coaching Schalke 04 this time is his second entry.

When he saw Liverpool's starting lineup, he immediately knew how to further target the Red Army.The game had just started, Schalke 04 went against the expected bus tactics, Schalke 04 was not conservative, they chose high pressing tactics to play against Liverpool.

At the beginning, the commentators also said that Hub Stevens was too risky, but soon the commentators changed their tune. "It's unbelievable! Hub Stevens successfully suppressed Liverpool through a high press. Now Liverpool can't even talk about attacking, and it is even difficult to control the football at their feet!"

The broadcast footage was also frequently shown to the coaches of both sides on the sidelines.

Li Wei still stood on the sidelines directing the game, but it was difficult for the commentator to see his inner thoughts through his expression.

The head coach of Schalke 04, Hub Stevens, is different. Although the expression on his face is more serious, the corners of his mouth are slightly raised. These small details reflect that Hub Stevens is in a good mood at the moment.

There is a big gap between Schalke 04 and Liverpool in strength, but when he saw Liverpool's midfield configuration, he immediately made a fuss about it.

The team presses Liverpool's midfield at a high position and limits Liverpool's offense by curbing the acceleration of the midfield.

Of course, Liverpool can also play behind Schalke 04 with a long pass, but Schalke 04 has long been prepared. On the one hand, they arranged for Neustadel to specifically mark Pirlo, the Liverpool metronome.On the other hand, Schalke 04's current defense line is very good. Right back Atsuto Uchida has played for Schalke 04 for two years. Central defender Höwedes is the team captain and joined the team in 2001. The youth training camp has been in effect for 11 years.Although Matip has only played for the first team for two years, he was born in the Schalke 04 youth training.

In many cases, with a look or a gesture from a teammate, they already understand what the teammate means.

Relying on the high tacit understanding, the first half of the game was only 10 minutes, and Liverpool had been penalized three times for offside.

No.308 minutes, Schalke 04 turned away at Anfield.

Atsuto Uchida made a pass from the right. Although Varane leaped high and hit the football, the young French central defender was a little tender after all. Schalke 04's press put a lot of pressure on him before. Varane Don't dare to control the ball, and want to destroy the football immediately.It's just that sometimes when doing things, the more anxious you are, the more problems you don't want to see will appear.

The football was pushed, but there was no suitable position for the top. The football did not leave the penalty area, but was sent to the top of the Schalke 04 midfielder Afeilai.

Afeilai originally wanted to head the ball directly, but his position was not good, and Henderson was interfering with him. He decisively changed his handling method, and the ball hit the feet of Dutch striker Huntelaar with a header.

Huntelaar is a super-scorer, although Benatia and Stefan Lichtsteiner have already stepped up to block the corner, but Huntelaar still found a gap in Liverpool's defense , a low shot.Suddenly the football burst out of the crowd.

Although Neuer's big hand touched the football, he was not prepared enough. The football hit his fingertips, and after a little refraction, it still hit the goal of Liverpool against the turf.

Schalke 04 away 1:0 Liverpool.

About [-] fans of the visiting team were completely immersed in the carnival at this time.

The England commentator also said in a low mood at this time: "Hunterel scored and helped Schalke 04 lead Liverpool by one goal. It seems that the 'Premier League's best coach of the month' spell has not failed on Levi."

Li Wei couldn't help frowning on the sidelines at this time. He has seen the strengths and weaknesses of the two teams so far in the game, or the problem of Liverpool being suppressed by Schalke 04.

Schalke 04 head coach Huber Stevens is well aware of the situation in the Liverpool team. There are Suarez, Bale, Neymar, Hazard and other players with super speed-up ability in the Liverpool team, so he chooses to use the high position Press to curb Liverpool's acceleration, and then use man-to-man to mark Pirlo to death.

Among them, Li Wei's tactics of letting the team play Schalke 04 in the game are greatly reduced. Liverpool can often only rely on the defender to send long passes. The better result is just to let Henderson or Pogba play long pass the ball.

Henderson and Pogba are very immature now, and they can't bear Pirlo's responsibilities at all.The central defender's long pass has never been very good. Even if he is good, the football will float in the air for a long time before reaching the ground.The long flight time is enough for Schalke 04's defensive players to have sufficient preparation time. Their goalkeeper is called the second Neuer. Of course, there is boasting in it, but goalkeeper Unnerstahl is also a A player who dares to strike.

The long pass landed close, allowing Schalke 04's central defenders time to prepare, even if it could not destroy the football, it would not allow Liverpool's forwards to easily hold the football.

The long pass fell far, and goalkeeper Unnerstahl attacked to assist the team's defenders in defense.

Finally, there is another point, the long pass is a pass with low accuracy, otherwise why modern football advocates ground coordination, even the famous "sky city" Stoke City has changed its style of play and strengthened ground coordination .

No long pass, no short pass.

Schalke 04 players are very active in running. Liverpool's current midfielder can't control the football at all. The young Henderson and Pogba are completely unable to compete with the experienced Schalke 04 midfielder. Pirlo is marked by the opponent again. , Even if there are occasional stunning passes, it is difficult to support alone.

The midfielder is the backbone of a team.

No matter how bad the waist is, no matter how strong the feet and head are, this person is still a useless person.

This is why Mourinho paid so much attention to the midfielder during the Chelsea period. Under his midfield strangling, Chelsea completed two consecutive Premier League hegemony, and the team's defense has also improved by more than one level.

At that time, Real Madrid's only full-time defensive midfielder Makelele left, and the former Galaxy battleship immediately became a broken ship. It got better.