"Count how many people participated in the frontcourt press in Roma's attack. Everyone except the goalkeeper went up, and even their three central defenders, Manolas, Juan, and Fazio, pressed past the center line.
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"In this way, Roma left a huge impact space for Liverpool in the backcourt, and also allowed the characteristics of Mane and Salah, who are fast, skilled and impactful, to be fully utilized. This tactical design of Roma
There is a problem." Zhang Lu analyzed in the live broadcast room.
"That's true. Now it seems that Di Francesco not only underestimated Liverpool's counterattack speed, but also overestimated the individual defense ability of his own center back." Zhan Jun nodded and answered with a look of agreement, "Look at Liverpool's counterattack this time.
, on Roma’s side, only Manolas and Fazio are guarding Salah and Mane in the back line, each of them is keeping an eye on the other.”
"I don't know what Di Francesco is thinking, but this is a bit exaggerated. Let alone the world's top forwards like Mane and Salah, even ordinary forwards will be very weak if you use such a weak defense.
Dangerous."
"Furthermore, Roma's three central defenders are not very fast, including several of their midfielders, so it is not unfair that Roma conceded the goal."
On the field, the Roma players looked very calm after conceding the ball first. They slowed down the pace of the game slightly and moved back in formation.
Di Francesco frowned on the sidelines, and he could clearly see the team's current troubles.
They were able to grab the ball in the frontcourt and organize an attack, but because of Dzeko's widening, they stalled once they reached Liverpool's penalty area and lacked effective offensive methods inside and outside the penalty area.
In the 35th minute of the game, Liverpool formed a siege outside the Roma penalty area that lasted for more than two minutes.
But Roma retreated across the board, and Liverpool's two shots were blocked from the penalty area.
Stroman headed the ball toward the center circle from the left position at the top of the arc.
Fabinho and Nainggolan competed for the first spot, but Nainggolan behind him hit it.
The ball fell to the feet of Dzeko behind the two.
Seeing this scene, Lovren rushed up to Dzeko and gave him a hard shove. Then he turned around and retreated to the backcourt. He just happened to get stuck in front of Nainggolan who was penetrating forward. This move was perfectly timed.
Just right.
And Dzeko was forced to take a few steps back after being hit by Lovren.
It was these few steps that gave Fabinho time to return to defense and keep an eye on Dzeko.
On the sidelines, Klopp applauded Lovren's defense, which was full of veteran wisdom.
Although Lovren sometimes has inexplicable accidents that make people laugh or cry, he is still very trustworthy in terms of defensive ability and experience. This is why Lovren was chosen for this game.
On the field, Fabinho defended Dzeko from behind and was unable to turn around.
After his own defense retreated a little, Fabinho saw that Dzeko had no intention of passing the ball, so he suddenly opened a little distance.
Sure enough, Dzeko immediately turned around with the ball. Fabinho, who had been waiting for this move, quickly made a second move. Not only did he knock Dzeko down, he also took advantage of the situation and poked the ball towards the center circle.
Mo Yang and Stroman, who were standing in the center circle, started almost at the same time, and both of them rushed towards the ball.
But Mo Yang was more explosive and faster. Not only did he get the ball first, he also pushed Stroman behind him.
After getting the ball, Mo Yang wanted to dribble the ball to the right, but before he could run out, his back was suddenly pulled by a huge force, and he couldn't control his body and fell backwards.
Seeing that his body was about to lose balance and fall backwards, Mo Yang's strong core waist and abdominal strength that he usually exercised came into play at this time.
The next second, Mo Yang's waist and abdomen were straight, like a chopstick leaning on Strowman behind him, then he suddenly raised his right foot, bent his knee, and actually kicked the ball out with the sole of his foot.
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This scene stunned thousands of Roma fans who came to Anfield with the team. They did not expect that Liverpool's No. 8 could pass the ball even though he was about to fall to the ground, and he could pass it so accurately.
The ball was kicked by Mo Yang to the feet of Firmino who was moving in on the right. It was as accurate as ever, which made people feel extremely magical.
After taking the ball, Firmino slowed down and took the ball towards the top of the central arc.
At the same time, Salah, who was at the top of the arc, also ran diagonally towards the right rib, freeing up the center and taking away Manolas beside him.
As for Firmino, who was still dribbling the ball, he stared at Juan, who had been bending his knees in front of him and moving sideways to block him. A smile of success appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he was about to break through.
realistic posture.
He was waiting for Salah to arrive.
Seeing that the two were getting closer and closer, Xiao Juan did not dare to stretch his legs. He was also waiting for his teammates to return to the penalty area and set up defense.
But just when the two were about to collide, Firmino suddenly took off and pushed the ball to Salah on his right.
Salah got the ball on the right side of the penalty area.
He paused for a second and was stunned when Manolas didn't rush over.
Salah didn't know what this guy was thinking, but he was extremely happy at this moment.
Then he got up.
In full view of everyone, Salah shot majestically from the upper corner of Roma's left penalty area, and hit the far post with his left foot.
The ball drew a long arc in the air and went straight to the upper corner of the far goal post.
"Clang!"
The ball hit the lower edge of the crossbar in the blind spot and bounced into the net.
"boom!!!!!"
The second goal was scored, Anfield was boiling again, and countless Red Army fans were hysterically shouting Salah's name.
“goal!!!!!”
"Salah's goal!"
"Firmino's assist!"
"Yang's plan!"
“Perfect fit!!!!”
During the commentary, Berglin was so excited that he scored his second goal. At this moment, he saw the hope of entering the Champions League final.
On the sidelines, Klopp threw three farmer punches and was extremely excited.
"I really don't know what Manolas was thinking about this goal! Tsk tsk!" Zhang Lu looked incomprehensible during the live broadcast. "The Roma players still lack understanding of Salah. They have to switch to a Premier League player.
At this time, I will definitely rush over and keep an eye on Salah."
"It can't be said that his choice was wrong. Salah brought a lot of defensive pressure to Roma today." Zhan Jun had a different opinion, "Manolas obviously wants to block the breakthrough and passing position, etc.
My teammate returned to the penalty area, and after filling in, he was a bit far away from Salah."
"Look at the movement of Salah and Firmino, which directly took Manolas and Juan out of their respective positions. What they want is this dislocation effect."
"He underestimated Salah's footwork and decisiveness. This is exactly Salah's favorite shooting method and position. This shot has a full arc and is directly in a very blind spot. Both Szczesny can't do anything!"
After the second goal, Roma was a little stunned. Whether it was offense or defense, he suddenly found that they could not gain any advantage.
Liverpool, on the other hand, under Mo Yang's combing and control, began to actively seek opportunities to counterattack, using a large number of high-intensity high-position pressure to surround Roma throughout the field, frequently stealing the ball and launching high-quality counterattacks.
For a time, Rome was extremely embarrassed and the situation was in danger.
