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Fulham has launched many attacks and failed to pose a threat.

For example, this time, Duff dribbled the ball to an area about 40 meters in front of Liverpool's goal. He was immediately pressed by two players. Looking at Motta, Etuhu didn't dare to stop the ball, because he tried to stop the ball before, but Mota broke the football and played a wave of extremely threatening fast counterattacks.But Etuhu didn't find a good passing route, so he had no choice but to pass the ball back.

The Liverpool players did not stop running because of Etuhu's return pass. Dirk was actively running and rushed towards Hangeland who was holding the ball. Hangeland made a slight adjustment and chose to go directly near the center circle. Long ball to striker.

Not to mention, he really found England striker Zamora, and the latter also won the competition with Carragher, but Zamora's position was not very good, not to mention that Carragher was in front of him. Unable to hit the goal with a header, he had to ferry the header and wanted to find his teammate Hungarian international Gera.

But as soon as the football hit the ground, Gerrard was already one step ahead, and directly kicked the football to clear the siege.

This is a microcosm of Fulham since the start of the game. It is difficult for their ground passes to break through Liverpool's 40-meter area, and they can only choose long passes.

It's just that the effect of the long pass is not very good. On the one hand, it is more difficult for the players to grab the first spot. On the other hand, even if they grab the first spot, they can't control the football well. They can only choose to ferry the header. In this respect Liverpool's protection of the second point is very good. The players don't try to hold the ball in this position to launch a counterattack, and they just open their feet to clear the siege.The Fulham players have no chance to fight back on the spot. The football is flying towards their own half, so why do they fight back?
In the No. 20 minute of the game, Hodgson couldn't bear it anymore. He walked to the sidelines and gave instructions, asking the team to press up as a whole and strengthen the attack.

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Ian Wright in the broadcast room sarcastically said: "Look at Hodgson's command, and then look at Levi's command. It really makes people wonder whether the two teams wore the wrong jerseys, and the Premier League giants Liverpool actually defended with all their strength. It was very ugly, and it didn't have the wonderful offense of the past. On the contrary, although Fulham is a small team, they didn't hesitate at all and actively attacked Liverpool's goal."

Even some reporters who were more supportive of Levi said: "Liverpool played nothing like his usual style today. On the contrary, it is predicted that Fulham, who is about to put the bus, will take the initiative to attack more."

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The situation looks like Hodgson has the upper hand.

However, Hodgson, who was standing on the sidelines, was very clear that Fulham's situation was not as good as people saw in their eyes. On the contrary, the current Fulham situation is very bad.

Liverpool's defense completely blocked Fulham's offense. The reason why they are not attacking now is because Liverpool is not yet familiar with the 4-4-2 formation. They are still running in and looking for Fulham's flaws.

Hodgson turned his head. Not far from him, Li Wei put his hands in his trouser pockets, watching the players on the court with a leisurely look.If you don't know someone, you must think that Li Wei is a fool, even if he is the head coach, he is also a dandy head coach who comes to embody life.

But it was such a guy who seemed to be doing nothing, which made the old coach Hodgson feel a little helpless... He actually found a way to deal with himself, the situation is not good!

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Li Wei, who was standing on the sidelines, looked more calm when he saw Fulham's overall formation pressing forward.

Liverpool can counterattack more easily. The important thing is to press forward and back, and the return distance of Fulham players has increased.

What Liverpool players need to do now is to make full use of the width of the football field.

In the 209th minute of the game, Liverpool played a very threatening and quick counterattack.

Motta went straight and found Torres. The Spanish golden boy immediately accelerated his football and ate two Fulham defenders in a row, forming a single goal from the wing.

The three Fulham players quickly chased after Torres, but Torres dribbled the ball very fast, and the Fulham players in the penalty area were able to balance with Torres.

Torres didn't take the risk of shooting, he faked the real pass, and the football knocked across.

The other side of the Dirk is empty!
However, Dirk was a little unprepared, the football brushed across his toes, and the football was then cleared by the Fulham players who drove back frantically.

Although this quick counterattack failed, Li Wei was not unhappy. He applauded the performance of the players on the sidelines.

He could see clearly from this attack that Fulham's defense could not prevent Liverpool's quick counterattack at all.

Just 3 minutes later, Liverpool launched a quick counterattack again.

Mascherano intercepted the ball in the midfield and did not hand over the football to Motta to stop it. He directly passed the ball diagonally to the wing, and Gerrard inserted it at high speed.

After getting the ball, Gerrard did not indulge in the no man's land on the wing. He dribbled the ball inside, passed a Fulham player, and dribbled the ball all the way to the front of the penalty area, looking for Torres.

However, it was cleared by Fulham central defender Aaron Hughes, who was next to Torres, and fell to the ground.

The football didn't fly far and was quickly picked up by Dirk.The Fulham players were like mad dogs trying to press for Dirk. Dirk was not greedy. He knocked his heel and passed the football behind him. After Gareth Bale took the ball, he looked up for a moment and made a high pass.

"Gerald!!!" Martin Taylor yelled.

Liverpool's offense is very three-dimensional. It was originally a through pass in the middle, but after the failure, it immediately passed the ball from the left to the right.This caused the Fulham players who had been leaning to the left to have no time to make up for the vacancy on the right. Gerrard headed the goal vigorously without defense.

Veteran Australian goalkeeper Schwarzer tried his best to save, but Gerrard's header was a bouncing ball. After hitting the ground, it bounced high, passed Schwarzer's arm, hit the net, and hit a circle of snow-white balls. net flower.

"gooooooooool!!! Beautiful ball transfer! Beautiful attack! This is a result that no one expected. Levi actually used 4-4-2 to take the lead in breaking the 4-4-2 master Hodgson. Fulham." Martin Taylor praised Li Wei very much: "Combined with the previous offense, it can be seen that Liverpool's offense is very three-dimensional, not only on the wing, in the middle, but also in the air. This is a very modern attack. offensive system!"