"Judging from the opening period, Roma did not play conservatively because of the away game. On the contrary, they showed a strong impact on the scene."
"It seems that Roma's head coach Di Francesco has continued the tactical concept used against Barcelona in the second leg of the quarter-finals, trying to limit Liverpool's offense through high pressing and high defense."
"Looking at Liverpool, their overall performance is very calm. Judging from these few minutes, Liverpool seems to be intending to let Roma press forward and attack. Their pressing intensity is not very strong. Klopp should still be in the testing stage. The real
The tactical intention has not yet been revealed."
Liverpool and Roma were having a great fight on the field. The attacking pace was so fast that it was dizzying. Roma attacked very fiercely, and Liverpool also seized opportunities to counterattack in Roma's offense from time to time, which kept Zhang Lu and Zhan Jun talking about it.
The two chatted animatedly.
In the 7th minute of the game, Roma took a goal kick and looked directly for Kolarov on the left.
At some point, Mo Yang changed positions with Wijnaldum again and came to the left side.
Seeing the ball flying over, Mo Yang, who was a little far away, still rushed over.
Kolarov did not dare to stop the ball and fight with Mo Yang. He directly headed the ball to Dzeko who was pulling to the wing.
Behind Dzeko stood Lovren and Alexander-Arnold on the left and right. He could not turn around and was about to meet the ball and stop it with his chest, but Fabinho suddenly rushed out in front of him and jumped up to head back to Mo Mo.
Positive.
Seeing Mo Yang catch the ball, Kolarov immediately pushed up from behind Mo Yang.
Stroman also immediately rushed towards Mo Yang from the middle, and the two teamed up to lock Mo Yang on the wing.
However, Mo Yang had no intention of getting entangled with them.
Mo Yang was seen blocking Kolarov behind him, and without even looking back to see where Salah was, he moved his left foot forward to meet the incoming ball.
Suddenly the ball rolled towards Salah.
Seeing the ball coming, Juan and Salah got entangled directly. He wanted to squeeze in front of Salah.
Although Salah looks a little thin, his physical confrontation ability is not bad. His knees are bent at almost ninety degrees, and he uses the strong body Juan as a wall to lean against, and he just doesn't let the opponent squeeze in front of him.
When the ball fell, he stood up instantly, rubbed the ball directly to the right with his left foot, then completed a turn and rushed towards Manolas with the ball laterally.
Seeing that Juan was not staring at Salah, Manolas, whose attention was completely attracted, immediately moved forward several steps, intending to wait for Salah to bump into him, but he did not know that these few steps he moved were exactly what he wanted.
Salah wants it.
Behind Manolas, Firmino has slipped into the huge gap between him and Fazio.
Salah saw Firmino's smart movement, and he immediately took off his foot and made a diagonal pass towards the right rib.
Firmino got the ball on the right side of the penalty area, but Firmino, who is usually very decisive, hesitated for some reason.
Then he was forced to the edge of the small penalty area, and the shooting angle was almost blocked.
At this time, Roma's three central defenders also returned to the small penalty area in time to form a straight line, directly blocking his route to Mane.
In desperation, Firmino could only stare at the far post and push hard.
It's a pity that the ball finally missed the goal.
"fool!!!!"
A short exclamation of exclamation rang out from all the stands in Anfield.
"Firmino seemed a little hesitant about this ball. If he had just started to hit the far corner when he caught the ball, he might have had a chance." Zhan Jun said with regret on his face.
"This ball was played so beautifully by Salah!" Zhang Lu grinned, "Mo Yang's goal was also beautiful. This is his role in the midfield. Once he launches an attack, he will often get the final shot. It's very magical.
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"Have you noticed that Mo Yang has changed positions and moved to the right half? This is because he discovered that Roma's offensive focus is on the weaker side, so he directly changed positions with Wijnaldum.
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"Although Wijnaldum is good at offense and defense, his body and height have no advantage in Rome's giant tactics."
On the sidelines, Klopp applauded silently, and then he walked directly back to the coaching bench.
After testing and observing during the opening period, Klopp has determined Roma's tactical style of play for this game.
Just like in the second round against Barcelona, the tactical strategy of high pressure and high defense was adopted.
Sitting on the coaching bench, Klopp, who had nothing to worry about, glanced at Di Francesco in the coaching area on the sidelines, with a mysterious smile on his lips.
Di Francesco frowned at this time. He also likes to play high-pressure offensive tactics. He is well aware of the power of Liverpool's overall pressing offensive system.
Before the game, he knew very well that if he sought a tactic of transitioning from the midfield to the frontcourt and then launching an attack during the game, they would be very vulnerable to counterattacks in the face of Liverpool's well-coordinated pressing.
Therefore, in this game, he placed the focus of his attack on Liverpool's obviously weaker right wing, and also adopted the strategy of directly skipping the midfield from the backcourt and directly looking for the forward players with long passes.
In this game, he arranged for Dzeko to take the initiative to move to the left to face Arnold, just to take advantage of Dzeko's body and height.
In this way, when Dzeko faces Arnold and Wijnaldum on the left, he will definitely be able to handle long passes more calmly and easily.
At the same time, their dense positioning on the left can also prevent Liverpool from counterattacking with a direct pass to Salah on the right to a certain extent, which can achieve two tactical purposes at the same time.
But so far, the effect of this strategy has not met his expectations.
After receiving the ball in the frontcourt, Dzeko followed his instructions and immediately took the initiative to look for an opportunity to play the ball to the right.
But so far, neither Yundale, Nainggolan nor Florenzi have been able to find a chance behind Liverpool.
And his three central defenders also exposed huge gaps under the attack of Liverpool's trident.
Compared to Barcelona, Liverpool's trident often pulls its three central defenders horizontally apart, causing the gap between the three central defenders to be too large.
This was the reason why Firmino almost scored a goal just now. At this time, Di Francesco was already feeling a little uneasy.
On the field, as time goes by, the pace of the confrontation between Liverpool and Roma is getting faster and faster, and it is getting closer to white-hot.
For countless fans, this is really a high-level offensive battle. Both sides keep taking the ball and directly skip the midfield to find the space behind the opponent to attack the goal. It is completely a high-altitude battle.
But when the game reached the 25th minute, many fans who were more sensitive to tactics suddenly discovered that as Roma's overall formation continued to press forward, Liverpool's pressing intensity seemed to be getting stronger and stronger.
They are often forced to concede the ball mid-attack and then get beaten behind them.
In the 30th minute of the game, Roma once again launched an offensive from the left.
Kolarov received the ball from De Rossi on the right side and transferred it laterally. Without waiting for Arnold to reach his position, Kolarov quickly kicked off at a 45-degree angle and passed the ball into the penalty area again.
Lovren did not live up to Klopp's trust. In this game, he showed the style that a veteran should have, with accurate position selection. Standing in front of Dzeko, he directly used his head to throw the ball out of the penalty area.
On the left side of the arc, Stroman and Wijnaldum pushed each other to compete for the top.
The 186-year-old Stroman used his height advantage to push the ball, but due to Wijnaldum's interference, he failed to find the right direction and directly pushed it to Mo Yang at the top of the arc.
Seeing Mo Yang preparing to catch the ball, De Rossi did not immediately go over to fight for the second spot. Instead, he got stuck in front of Mo Yang and strangled Mo Yang's passing route to Firmino.
Seeing that De Rossi was not fooled, Mo Yang stopped the ball directly.
A magical scene came. The falling ball did not rebound at all, but seemed to stick directly to Mo Yang's left shoulder. De Rossi was stunned and cursed "Monster" in his heart.
Immediately afterwards, Mo Yang carried the ball on his shoulder and ran two steps towards the wing. When Mane, who was inserted on the wing, ran in front of Fazio who was retreating, the ball on his shoulder suddenly fell towards his left foot. Before the ball could reach
His left foot was pulled out as soon as it touched the ground, and the whole process was as smooth as mercury pouring down the ground.
"Beautiful! Yang's overhead pass!!!"
"A chance to counterattack!!!" Commentator Sibe Green stood up excitedly.
Seeing the ball being passed seven or eight meters in front of him, Mane moved very fast with two pairs of scuds, and in an instant he was level with Fazio, who was chasing after him.
Seeing that Mane was about to surpass him, Fazio was so anxious that he directly grabbed Mane's jersey.
The referee Brich was about to blow the whistle, but saw Mane suddenly break away again.
In front of the right rib of Roma's penalty area, Mane successfully connected with the ball, but Fazio had already been thrown away by him.
Seeing Manolas on the right side firmly stuck to Salah and blocking his position, Mane strangled the idea of passing the ball across the ball and started directly after entering the penalty area.
Roma goalkeeper Szczesny lowered his center of gravity, opened his hands slightly, and kept moving laterally to adjust his position on the line of the small penalty area.
Seeing the goalkeeper come out, Mane leaned directly to the right and made a push motion with his left foot.
Szczesny was deceived by Mane's realistic movements, and his center of gravity immediately tilted to the left.
As a result, the next second, Mane picked up the ball directly.
The ball lightly crossed the goal line and entered the Roma goal.
“goal!!!!!!!”
"Goal!! It's that simple!!!!!"
The moment the goal was scored, the stands on all sides of Anfield were set on fire. The terrifying sound was as if it was about to overturn the entire stadium, and the players on the field could feel the ground shaking.
Klopp rushed out of the coaching bench and celebrated with a fist pump. He then turned to face the stands behind him and waved to the fans to cheer louder.