champion professor

Chapter 78 Anfield, So What ([-])

To be honest, Shao Bo's condition is very bad now, otherwise he wouldn't deliberately use various means to relax and relieve stress.

Now Arsenal and Liverpool are evenly divided, but who knows what the next game will be like?
Vieira passed the ball forward, and Arsenal's players were all running towards the goal of Liverpool.Liverpool's current style of play is somewhat similar to that of Barcelona later on. Evans' extreme pursuit of ball possession has affected their offensive and defensive conversion efficiency and slowed down the rhythm.

And what about Arsenal?Even in later generations, there is no set of tactics that can completely restrain the pass-and-control style of play.But there are also many teams that can win against Barcelona, ​​among which anti-reverse tactics are the most commonly used.

And now Arsenal is also applying this system.Their defense must be solid, and their counterattack must be fast!
This long pass directly passed several Liverpool players and came to Zola. Zola ran a few steps to catch up with the ball.

Offside!

The Liverpool players felt something was wrong, stopped, and quickly raised their hands to signal the linesman.But the linesman did not raise the flag, this is a strike!

It turned out that Hummel, who was defending Overmars at that time, had been entangled with the opponent and was directly behind.However, although Hummel froze Overmars, he gave Zola a good chance to face the goalkeeper.It's also because his teammates didn't expect his delay, and when he raised his hand to signal, he had already wasted the best opportunity to catch up.

boom!
After Zola took a shot, the ball went through the goalkeeper's legs and hit the post and bounced out of bounds.

Goal kick!
Zola sighed. The last attack was a little bit worse. Now that he has such a good chance, he can't score a goal. Then when Liverpool gets familiar with Arsenal's style of play, will they give Zola such a good chance? ?
David James serves. At this time, Liverpool began to use their familiar tactics, slowly passing back and forth.After years of research, the ball-handling style of play is nothing new.Master the initiative on the field and achieve tactical goals through absolute ball possession, such as consuming the opponent's physical strength, psychological warfare, and mastering the initiative of offense and defense.

But Arsenal is not in a hurry for the time being, they all returned to their own half, waited for the opportunity, broke the ball, and scored with one blow!
Now both sides are unwilling to score only one point here, so either side must pursue goals to win.Although both teams want to win, Liverpool should be under more pressure than Arsenal.

Now Arsenal can still suppress Liverpool at the forefront of the road to the championship with a four-point advantage.As long as Liverpool win this game, the gap between them and the London team will be only one point, and the surpass is close at hand.Moreover, Arsenal also has the task of the UEFA Cup. Taking care of both will increase the psychological pressure of the players and affect their physical recovery.

But if Arsenal wins this game, Liverpool will need to catch up again. 6 games, 7 points gap, as long as Arsenal do not get collective food poisoning in the last few rounds, this gap can almost confirm that Arsenal will win the league championship this season.And Liverpool have to compete with Manchester United and Newcastle for the second position.

Even if it is a draw, this is not acceptable to Liverpool.Playing at Anfield at home, Liverpool still want to draw with their direct competitors?Then Arsenal can still rely on the four-point gap to suppress them, no matter how you look at it, they have to give up the rhythm of the league.

So Liverpool can't lose this game, they can only win.

Therefore, Adams, who still remembers Shao Bo writing and drawing on the tactical board in the locker room, called his teammates to pay attention to defense and not to give Liverpool any chance to score.Anyway, the game lasts 90 minutes, so it's good to sharpen their spirits at the beginning.

However, although Liverpool are eager to attack, they have become accustomed to playing at a slow pace. This habit that has lasted for several seasons is not so easy to change.

Every time there is an extra pass, there is one more chance for the opponent to steal the ball.Although Liverpool has been looking for opportunities outside the penalty area, the anxious Vieira found the opportunity, rushed over and intercepted the ball.Then he followed the established plan and kicked the ball wide.

Liverpool pursues possession of the ball, and the midfielders are in excellent condition. At this time, it is wishful thinking for Arsenal to find a line from the middle.However, Liverpool's central road did not allow people to leave, but left a lot of space on both sides.

It just so happens that Arsenal now has Overmars who is extremely good at wing breakthroughs.This attack was initiated by him again.After Vieira passed the ball to Overmars, he was not idle. Players without the ball will naturally not be valued by opponents. Vieira ran to the front of the penalty area smoothly.

"Overmars waded through! He passed Matt again, what a wonderful performance. The penalty area is in front of him again. Will he choose to pass this deadly threat, or choose to score by himself?"

"Shot! Unfortunately, the goal was blocked by the goalkeeper." The commentator said regretfully, just now Overmars' attack was done in one go, clean and neat.He had brought the ball into the penalty area before the Liverpool players could react, but the goalkeeper's "finishing kick" happened to block the ground ball kicked by Overmars. After the ball was interfered by the goalkeeper, it flew across the boundary.

really!

When Shao Bo saw that these few good times did not result in a goal, he was finally able to confirm that this historical restraint had indeed had a certain impact on the game.Whether Arsenal can break through the original restrictions and win games that they did not win originally requires players to work hard on the court.

"The goalkeeper played really bravely just now, but now Arsenal have won a corner kick, can they seize this opportunity?"

Arsenal's players ran into Liverpool's penalty area one after another, preparing to use this corner kick to score.They did, however, keep two defenders in their own half just in case.And just outside the penalty area, there are several players who are always ready to get a spot outside the penalty area if the fight for the top is unsuccessful.

Long-range shooting is also a good way to score goals, and although there are many players in the penalty area, it makes it more difficult for the shooting players, but similarly, the goalkeeper may also block the sight of the players because of the players, and did not see the trajectory of the football flying.

A more common situation is that the shooter shoots very well, and the goalkeeper can clearly see the trajectory of the football.Just when the goalkeeper moved ahead of time to hug the ball, the football hit a player in the penalty area, and the angle was deflected. The goalkeeper couldn't move, so he had to watch the ball go in.

Now Arsenal does not have a big and tall man in the true sense, but you don't have to be tall to compete for a header.Jumping ability is an important factor in judging a person when he is fighting for a header. No matter how tall he is, no one else can jump as high.

However, it is a pity for the Arsenal players that the ball was picked up from mid-air by the goalkeeper.Pratt's free throw was a little high, giving the only goalie who could touch the ball with his hands in the penalty area a chance.Before Vieira adjusted his jumping angle, James was ready to throw the ball, and Liverpool could counterattack at this time!

Fortunately, Shao Bo's careful arrangements were not completely abandoned, at least they played an important role on the defensive end.After James threw the ball vigorously, Redknapp was restrained by Parlor.

Parlor, who has an amazing talent in anticipation, can make a corresponding defensive posture every time after Redknapp makes a false move.This made Redknapp waste a long time here, until he, who had been rushing forward, finally waited for the figure of his teammates behind him, so without hesitation, Redknapp passed the ball to McMaraman.

No matter what the tactic is, seeing the opportunity to counterattack is a compulsory course that every team knows.However, under Liverpool's long-term training, they are still a little hesitant, waiting for their teammates to respond.

Arsenal's game is anti-counterattack, and to play a defensive counterattack requires a total of four major abilities: relying on defensive ability, interception ability, long pass accuracy, and frontcourt speed and explosive power.

In terms of defensive ability, it goes without saying that the five veterans of the defense are well-known in England.When it comes to interception ability, although Vieira is a bit immature, he is combined with Parlor.The veteran Parlor used his rich experience to defeat his opponents, while Vieira relied on his youth and good health to sweep back and forth to check for deficiencies.

When it comes to the accuracy of long passes, Shao Bo has nothing to say. This is the combination of talent and hard work.No matter how good a person is, they all train hard from the moment they see the sun in the morning.

According to rumors, in order to improve his passing accuracy, Beckham asked himself to practice for half an hour after each training session.Although the media mostly wasted pen and ink on his lace news, many fans have forgotten that Beckham is actually quite good at his feet, but Shao Boke has never forgotten this.

The last requirement is the explosive speed of the frontcourt.With Arsenal having Overmars and Bergkamp, ​​Shao Bo is not worried about being held back when counterattacking.

"It's too high, it's a pity, it's just that close." The commentator watched Arsenal create many opportunities, but unfortunately, so many opportunities have not been able to turn the opportunities into goals.

"Liverpool's pass was blocked again! Arsenal countered and Overmars went down! Oh, the referee ran over and raised the yellow card at Ince. It's the first yellow card of the game, look In the replay of the game just now, Ince did not touch the ball this time, and the referee's penalty was very reasonable."

"Just now the referee awarded Arsenal a free kick in the front court while raising the card. This is a good opportunity to score. I wonder if Arsenal can grasp it?"

The current position is still a certain distance from the penalty area line, so if you want to score a direct free kick, you can rest.

(End of this chapter)