My football skills are so strong! I am the king of control

The first half of the game ended, and neither side was able to score in the last few minutes.

The referee blew the whistle to signal the halftime break and players from both teams returned to the locker room to continue preparing for the second half.

"From the performance of both teams in the first half, although Liverpool was leading by one goal, in fact, Liverpool did not have the upper hand in the game."

"Atletico's counterattack is very sharp. Fabinho obviously needs some time to adapt to Liverpool's system. Before that, he needs to do his job well."

The fans are naturally paying attention to the performance of the team's new players. Although Fabinho failed to satisfy the fans, they agreed with his attitude.

"Throughout the first half, Liverpool's tactical approach was simpler and more efficient than last season."

"They use the midfield to create more one-on-one opportunities for the frontcourt, and then the midfielders press forward and form more combinations with the frontcourt players to find scoring opportunities."

As a midfielder, Scholes naturally focused on Lin Chen, but he and Lin Chen were completely different types of midfielders.

"Lin actually started to show some different midfield roles when he played in Spain during the World Cup."

"For example, he will look for opportunities on the wing, in the attacking midfielder and in the central midfielder position, and also retreat to the back line to help organize the backcourt, and then press forward to form a better attack."

“And this season, in this game, Klopp’s positioning of Lin Chen has also changed.”

"Lin frequently sent crosses at 45 degrees from behind the two flanks, a method Liverpool had not used last season."

"However, Lin's cross-balling ability has improved, which is beyond our expectation. His cross-balls have a large arc, an erratic trajectory, and a very accurate landing point."

During the half-time break, Lin Chen once again became the focus of discussion in many commentary rooms, mainly because of the new skills that Lin Chen demonstrated.

In the locker rooms of both teams, the head coaches were also making tactical deployments.

"Judging from your performance throughout the first half, it deserves recognition and satisfies me."

Klopp was tempted to say the same thing he did so often last season, but he decided to put it differently.

"This was the most brilliant first half I have ever seen you play. The tactical arrangements were well executed, but it still lacked a little spirit."

"Don't be too rigid. I want you to play according to my tactics, but I don't want you to become robots."

"Lin did a good job in the first half because he showed more of himself besides executing the tactics on the court, just like Van Dijk."

Van Dijk was stunned. He didn't expect Klopp to praise his performance in his first game for Liverpool.

"Fabinho, I want to say that you performed very well in the last ten minutes. You can take a rest in the second half and let Wijnaldum come on."

Klopp made a substitution adjustment. Fabinho really needs time to adapt, so Wijnaldum came on as a substitute.

On the other side, Atletico Madrid also made substitutions. Angel Correa from Argentina came on as a substitute, replacing Koke. Griezmann switched to play as left forward, while Correa and Diego Costa played in the front together.

Simeone wants to win the title, and so does Diego Costa and the rest of the Atletico players.

The second half of the game resumed.

Atletico Madrid players were full of energy and attacked Liverpool's defense madly, and the confrontations on the field became more frequent.

But Liverpool players are not afraid of confrontation, nor do they avoid confrontation. They face it head-on, just like in the Premier League.

Lin Chen was still trying the outside of his foot. In fact, he was a little addicted to it.

Two outside-of-the-foot kicks in the final moments of the first half seemed to open up a new world for Lin Chen.