song of the saints

Chapter 103

Game start.

Liverpool's starting lineup is almost all young players, and Chen Zhun also doesn't know many of them. With such a lineup, Southampton did not take much advantage of the field.On the contrary, the young boys of the Liverpool team are all newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers.

Chen Zhun had already anticipated this situation before the game. Liverpool's youth players all hoped to give their coach Benitez a good impression in a limited time.Although the Liverpool players have a firm advantage in possession of the ball, their youth has always been their fetters. They cannot convert this advantage into goals. Irritable and sloppy waste.

On the contrary, the Southampton team is in a rhythm they are familiar with and like, based on defense, looking for flaws, counterattacking quickly, and killing with one blow.Chen Zhun's tactical thinking has been deeply engraved in the minds and bodies of the players.

In the 10th minute of the game, Liverpool made a pass error. Lescott got the ball in the backcourt and immediately made a long pass to Kanoute in the frontcourt. Kanoute used his height and experience to stop the ball with a poetic knee, and then gracefully Turning around, at this time, David Prutton on the left had already stepped in first, but Liverpool's young right back attacked Canout rashly at this time, completely forgetting the defensive position behind him.Of course, Kanoute couldn’t miss such a big space, and he passed a light through ball, which was comfortably delivered to David Prutton’s feet. At this time, David Prutton was running with the wind without any obstacles. Seeing Adam Lallana, who was already in place in the penalty area, he crossed into the penalty area with a kick.

The ball arrives!Did Liverpool's central defender use all his strength? After all, he couldn't reach the ball because of his short legs, and was pushed by Adam Lallana and entered the goal!

7 seconds!Southampton's entire counterattack had only 7 seconds to spare.When Adam Lallana scored, there were four Liverpool players in Southampton's half, and Liverpool had only two defenders in the box, while Southampton had four !
Chen Zhun has long been accustomed to this way of scoring goals, because he sees it dozens of times on the training ground every day.Chen Zhun just took a sip of water calmly, and then continued to look at the court, which was in stark contrast to the wild celebrations of other coaches.

After scoring the goal, the Southampton team implemented defensive tactics more relaxedly.The young players of the Liverpool team began to become impatient, chaotic, and without tactics at all.

Even though Benitez stood up several times to signal them to calm down, it didn't help.

At the end of the first half, Kanoute made another victory, and Southampton led Liverpool [-]-[-], which made fans think that Southampton had already entered the final with one foot.

Chen Zhun doesn't think so, even if Southampton won the game [-]-[-] today, Liverpool can retaliate with the same score at Anfield, this is Liverpool!

Others don’t know why, but Chen Zhun knows it! The current Liverpool should not be underestimated. Although they don’t have the strength to compete for the championship, they are still a strong team with stable output. They won a group of 17-year-old youths with a semi-main lineup. Players, such a victory is not enough to be happy about.

In the Southampton dressing room, the atmosphere was relaxed, even celebrating the victory.

Chen Zhun is ready to contain such an atmosphere, because such an atmosphere will cost his team a lot.

Chen Zhun clapped his hands to make the team members stop their daydreams and calm down, then said loudly and seriously: "You performed very well in the first half, but it will not be the capital for you to relax and laugh now, because the game is not over yet, the distance between 135 minutes to the real victory! Three halves! If you make it through the three halves and still win, you can celebrate as much as you want! But not now! Liverpool! Unlike others The team! This team is extremely tenacious in mental strength! It will always burst out beyond ordinary people's willpower and miracles in desperate situations. We can't take it lightly. In the second half, we will resolutely implement my tactical thinking in the first half, and we must be decisive in dangerous areas. The ball, don't let the muddy water. And focus! Don't let me see the distracted situation!"

After listening to this passage, the team members promptly got rid of the emotions of relaxing and underestimating the enemy, and continued to maintain a fighting heart.

In the second half, the two teams did not make any substitutions, and continued the lineup match in the first half. This made Chen Zhun a little unexpected. He thought that Benitez would at least have to change one player, because some players did perform poorly, but the result was only one player. Did not change.

Although no one has changed, the positions of the frontcourt players have changed drastically. They have all changed positions. What is surprising is that the players who have changed positions seem to be reborn.

This performance was also exchanged for a late goal.

In the 50th minute of the game, it was the skillful cooperation of these people in the frontcourt to score a goal.After Liverpool's goal was scored, Southampton's situation became more subtle. Liverpool scored a valuable away goal, which means that as long as Liverpool score a goal at home, Can easily knock out Southampton.

Is to attack or continue to defend!Chen Zhun kept thinking in his mind.

Shou!
Chen Zhun made a decision!

Stick to it!

Miguel Arteta replaces Frederic Canoute!
Lars Diarra replaces Adam Lallana!
The lineup has become 460, and there are no forwards. This has completely become what later generations jokingly called "busing the bus tactic".

Chen Zhun commanded the team to defend and let all the players stand in the penalty area, leaving only one fast player outside the penalty area to harass.And Liverpool's players had never seen such a weird tactic, and they couldn't start for a while.

Attacking in the middle, the penalty area is full of Southampton's people and feet.A long-range shot was blocked by Southampton players before reaching the penalty area.In the cross, Liverpool's striker had long been submerged in the sea of ​​Southampton's defenders, and it is estimated that he is still drowning.It is not very good to swim in the sea of ​​people.

In the end, Chen Zhun relied on this somewhat ugly tactic to keep the victory, and also kept his advantage of scoring a goal, and also kept the hope of continuing to advance to the final.

When Chen Zhun and Benitez embraced, Benitez whispered in his ear: "This tactic has benefited me a lot! David!"

Chen Zhun chuckled, thinking that Benitez was admiring him!Yes, it is appreciated!

(End of this chapter)