Green Dragon

Chapter 657 What Are Tactics?
"The goal is scored, 1-0!"

Before Zhan Tianjun had time to analyze the starting lineups of the two sides together with Zhang Lu, he clenched his fists in excitement:

"Less than 5 minutes into the game, both sides played a very threatening good chance, but in the end it was the Red Army Liverpool at home who scored the goal!"

Zhang Lu nodded slightly:

"Lallana, Firmino, and Long Shute shot three times in a row. Even a top goalkeeper like De Gea can't resist the roar of the three steel cannons!"
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Emre Can was sitting on the bench, he curled his lips, feeling a little complicated.

MD, if he can replace Lallana, where can he get a supplementary shot from Long Shute? !
This Coutinho is also a scum, such a good opportunity, he didn't choose to play by himself, weren't you the only one in the past?Why are you so timid now?
Ah, Brother Long, I have no other intentions, little brother! -
Due to the weather problems in the last round of the league, Rodgers actually carried out a certain degree of rotation in this game. For example, he replaced Can with Lucas, Lovren replaced Skrtel who was slightly injured, and replaced him with a long-term injury. The comeback "rich second generation" Flanagan replaced Moreno, allowing some players to take a proper rest.

Of course, players like Milner, Henderson, and Klein whose physical fitness is their biggest feature will not need to rest for a while...

Affected by the rotation, the lineup that Liverpool sent today is actually not the peak combat power. At least the area that Flanagan is defending will definitely be a huge loophole!

But Van Gaal must be even more dissatisfied, because his Manchester United is full of injuries!

The main central defender Phil Jones, Valencia who played on the right, the main midfielder Carrick, German vice-captain Schweinsteiger...all lying in the hospital!

Coupled with Luke Shaw who was reimbursed for one season, half of his main players can't play in this game!
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The game restarted and Manchester United kicked off.

Although it is an away game, the Red Devils will not accept the situation of being one goal behind, so they naturally launched an attack.

After watching it for a few minutes, Zhan Tianjun made a little summary:

"Manchester United's tactics don't seem to have changed much from the last two seasons. They still pass through the midfield quickly, and they don't even pass through the midfield. Instead, they start directly from the backcourt, looking for strikers, Zhang Zhi, I don't know what I said Right?"

"Ah," Zhang Lu nodded:
"We have commented on many Manchester United games before. I also call Van Gaal's style of play the 'big circle' tactic. Their passes are basically not initiated from the center, but passed along the wing or directly. Long pass to the frontcourt, if there is an opportunity in the frontcourt, then hit the goal with a 'bang', if there is no opportunity, then pass back to the defender and continue to fall. It sounds like a little bit of traditional football, but compared to the peak There is still no comparison between the Barcelona of the era or the Arsenal of more than ten years ago..."

Zhan Tianjun seemed to endure it for a long time, and finally couldn't help throwing out his own doubts:
"Zhang Zhi, according to common sense, Van Gaal is also the leading coach in football. His previous experience and honors have also proved that he is a head coach with superb technical and tactical skills. Although the players of Manchester United cannot be called Everyone is top-notch, but at least they are top-notch. Why did he lead for two seasons, not only did he fail to perform as expected, but it is very likely that he will not even be able to qualify for the Champions League next season? ?”

This is an overly professional question, and even Van Gaal himself cannot give a 100% correct answer.

So after Zhang Lu pondered for a long time, he could only play what he was best at, haha:
"This is football, hehe, hehe..."
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Probably since the beginning of the last century, Manchester United's traditional style of play has not paid much attention to the control of the center.

Of course, there are many factors, such as the team's lineup, the quality of the players, the overall style of the league, Ferguson's tactical requirements...

Manchester United's winger is always the sharpest weapon of the team. Giggs and Beckham jointly established the Red Devils dynasty in the past, and Ronaldo was born in the later period. Together with Nani, who is also a winger, Ferguson once again Embarked on the pinnacle of his coaching career.

Since he couldn't find a suitable midfield core, in today's game, Van Gaal directly gave up the middle of the midfield. His tactics are extremely simple:
A defender or a goalkeeper makes a long pass to Rooney, and the captain decides whether to pass or shoot...

But you must know that the premise of this tactic is that Lu Xiaopang can defeat the two central defenders, Lovren and Sakho, or Henderson, Lucas, or even... Long Shu special.

Rooney, who is over 30 years old, is no longer the powerful and unstoppable little tank when he was just a fledgling. Lucas, whose athletic ability has declined significantly, can hinder him.

So Manchester United's tactics naturally developed into two consequences:

The first was a long pass to Rooney, who was easily controlled by Liverpool and counterattacked.

The second is to make a long pass to Martial, and then let the French monster use his speed to attack Liverpool's defense. Unfortunately, Lovren, who leads by one goal, leads his teammates firmly in front of the penalty area, unless Martial can perform well in every attack In the first round of the double red meeting, he had the same breakthrough skills as Henry, otherwise he could only hit the iron plate with his head!

In the 12th minute, Lovren intercepted with a header and Liverpool formed a counterattack from the center.

The ball was quickly passed between Henderson, Lucas, Coutinho, Long Special, Lallana, Firmino, and finally handed over to Milner who ran out of space. After a little adjustment, he swung his leg on the right side of the penalty area and shot!
De Gea had even made the mental preparation to block the shot with his face, but with a dull sound, he saw the black and white ball roaring directly above him!

Kicked away!
Milner held his head in annoyance. As the most unskilled Liverpool midfielder, he rarely got such a chance to shoot, but he was wasted like this by himself...

But Blind in front of him let out a long sigh of relief...
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After a quarter of an hour of the game, everyone suddenly discovered something.

"Long Shute's position today...is not a defensive midfielder! He is an offensive midfielder! He can even be called a shadow forward!"

Zhan Tianjun couldn't help laughing.

The same is true for Zhang Lu:

"Yes, we are actually very clear that for the sake of the team's performance, Long Shute played in the midfielder position in most games, which can maximize Liverpool's defensive ability in the backcourt, but also greatly It has greatly reduced his personal offensive data. Now facing Manchester United, he can finally be liberated from the defensive task, and we are also very much looking forward to what kind of performance he can show today!"

Now that Manchester United has given up the promotion in the middle, Long Shute will certainly not stay in the midfielder position foolishly, and Rogers will not tolerate wasting the ability of the team's thighs in vain.

So he got the greatest freedom of movement this season, and he was even allowed to switch positions with Firmino!
In the 17th minute, the attack that the commentator expected finally arrived.

This was another counterattack. Martial's side passer was blocked by the desperate Klein. Milner, who assisted in the defense, made a low pass and found Long Shute who had just turned around and was about to speed up.

"Long Shute, Lallana...beautiful, the wall-to-wall cooperation between the two! Lallana helped the captain to speed up with a tacit understanding! Manchester United's defense has already sounded the alarm!"

Zhan Tianjun's commentary became louder and louder, and then there was a sudden turning point:
"Where's the ball?!"
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This is the reaction of Manchester United midfielder Schneiderlin. While chasing back quickly, he is paying attention to Long Shute's footsteps nervously, and is even thinking about when he can take the opportunity to get the ball back...

But before he could finish his calculations, the ball under Long Shute's feet was gone!

Schneiderlin quickly swept horizontally, but saw the ball appear at the feet of Liverpool striker Firmino!
Continue chasing Long Shute?

Or pounce on Firmino again?

This is a very serious problem!
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The same question plagued Manchester United's defenders.

For example, Smalling, the central defender who is nicknamed the "head" (referring to the head of Manchester United's defense sinkhole) by Manchester United's own fans, is more anxious than Schneiderlin.

The right back Damian is obviously hopeless, because this guy has long been proven to be a super big colander. He is obviously an Italian defender, but he has almost no sense of position in defense. Coupled with his slow speed, how could he Can you catch up to a red lightning like Long Shute? !

Blind on the other side was a little more stable, but... Long Shute came in from the gap between Damian and Smalling!

Countless thoughts flashed through Smolin's mind for a moment, but all the thoughts were gathered into one sentence:

I... who should I defend?
Anti-dragon special?

But the ball is at Firmino's feet!
The Brazilian striker is not a soft-footed shrimp. Once he is given a space, De Gea will definitely tear himself apart!

Then go against Firmino?

I'm sorry, do you really think Long Shute is just a show? !

Of course, Liverpool will not give him such a long time to think about gains and losses, and Smalling also made a decision based on his experience as a defender:

As a central defender, the first choice is always to defend the opponent with the ball.

So he took a step towards Firmino!
Smalling even expected that as long as he took a step, Firmino would quickly transfer the ball, but...he had no choice!

"Firmino's through ball! Beautiful! Long Shute successfully reversed offside! One-handed! Can De Gea become a hero?"

Zhan Tianjun's speech was faster than one sentence, and finally became a cheer:
"Long Shute pushes and shoots! The big and small goals are pierced together! The goal is scored!
Even though De Gea used Gea to sit on the lotus, he still failed to block the lightning attack of the Red Army captain! 2-0! "
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As in the commentary, De Gea sat on the goal line.

He slammed his fist heavily on the turf, but his heart was full of unwillingness.

This is the most watched double red meeting!Comparable to Barcelona vs. Real Madrid's peak derby in England!
But the goal he guarded was captured by the same person twice in a row in less than 20 minutes!

He suddenly realized the feelings of Casillas, the old Spanish man many years ago.

Relying on Ronnie in the frontcourt, Saint Cassie in the backcourt...

De Gea suddenly shook his head again:

MD, there was still a Ronnie (Ronaldo) in Real Madrid at the time, but I didn’t have one here!

There is only one Rooney who can neither run nor jump, and has even forgotten the feeling of shooting, and scored 22 goals in 5 league rounds!
This is a fart!
(End of this chapter)