In the next game, the situation became somewhat stalemate. Leicester City is worthy of being a team in the middle and upper reaches of the Premier League, and has created miracles for the Blue Fox.
Judging from the game scene, they are not at a disadvantage, and they are evenly matched with Liverpool in terms of ball control and various statistics.
Counterattacks, strong attacks, flying on both wings, and penetration in the middle, Leicester City can play them all, and they play them beautifully.
On the field, in the 36th minute of the game.
Arnold, who was holding the ball in the center line on the right wing, was surrounded by Leicester City's striker and midfield line. Six players blocked the first three defense lines to his left and right.
Fortunately, Arnold was alert enough and quickly passed back to the left to Gomez in the center before Leicester City's regional encirclement was formed.
The Leicester City players who failed to succeed immediately scattered on the spot when they saw it, but these six players were lined up in front and behind the center line, and they were closely connected with each other.
Klopp frowned when he saw it on the sidelines.
Looking at the field, Mendy, Endidi, Gazal, Madison, Gray, and Albrighton were distributed in front and behind the center circle. They did not continue to press forward to press Gomez high, and the Liverpool backcourt was still
Holding the ball, Klopp guessed Leicester City coach Puel's plan.
This is to use the striker and the two first-class defensive midfielders Mendy and Ndidi to strangle their midfield, and at the same time cut off the connection between the Liverpool midfielder and the striker, so as to slow down their offense to the maximum extent.
Judging from the first thirty minutes of the game, although Leicester City did not fully achieve it, it was very effective in slowing down Liverpool's previous strong impact in the attack.
For example, Liverpool is like a precise and high-speed gear set, while Leicester City is the beach, and the sand is constantly blowing up.
Liverpool is now stuck on this beach. Although the operation has not stopped, it is no longer high-speed and precise. If you are not careful, it may burn down.
In the pp sports live broadcast room, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu watched each other for more than ten minutes, then laughed and said: "Klopp is in trouble in this game."
"Yes!" Zhang Lu nodded, "Leicester City's frontcourt press is not very fierce, but the regional defense and press in the midfield and backcourt are very good. Liverpool's current two-way attack in the center is completely blocked.
It’s restricted, but it can’t produce a smooth effect, it looks stumbling!”
"Yes, Mane and Salah's breakthrough effect on the wing today was not very good!" Zhan Jun added.
In the 40th minute of the game, Liverpool repeatedly passed left and right, left and right passes behind the center circle for nearly a minute, and then the attack suddenly started.
Gomez received a cross pass from Arnold in the right center circle and was pressed by Gray.
Gomez pushed the arc of the left center circle with his right foot, and Van Dijk continued to move left to Robertson in front of the center line of the wing.
Robertson moved forward, passed the ball to his left foot, stopped it, and then looked forward.
Seeing Salah in front of him, slightly behind between Gazal and Mendy, he knew that the passing gap between Mendy and Gazal was deliberately created.
As long as he dares to pass, Morgan behind Salah will immediately go up to the top, team up with Mendy, and Gazal to grab Salah, and then quickly contact Madison who is standing on the arc of the center circle on his right.
Launch a quick counterattack.
Just when he was about to pass back to Van Dijk from the right back, he suddenly saw Mo Yang, who was taking Mane's place on the left front line, pointing at Salah. Robertson suddenly understood...
Shit!
Although Robertson didn't understand Mo Yang's intention of asking him to pass Salah forcefully, he still did it and listened to his big daddy.
Mendy and Gazal were stunned when they saw Robertson passing Salah, and then immediately surrounded Salah according to their tactical plan.
As a result, before the two of them could get close, Salah turned around in advance before receiving the ball, faced Mo Yang on the sideline, and pushed the ball over without stopping, causing Mendy and Gazal to miss in an instant.
After receiving the ball, Mo Yang glanced at Morgan on the right front of Leicester City's back line and frowned.
The expected change in location did not occur, so Mo Yang had no choice but to start Plan B.
The next second, Mo Yang suddenly knocked his foot and dribbled the ball along the sideline to force a breakthrough.
“Moyang!
!
!”
"Ride alone!
!
!
!”
Seeing Mo Yang suddenly making a breakthrough after taking the ball, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu's eyes suddenly lit up.
It’s not easy to watch Mo Yang make consecutive breakthroughs during the game!
You could see it from time to time in the first year after coming to Liverpool, but since Mo Yang's style of play has become more mature and steady, he rarely performs the kind of obsessive sharp breakthroughs on the court. Most of the time, he is in control of the overall situation.
Control Liverpool's game rhythm, ball control and sorting out.
In Liverpool, it is not easy to see Mo Yang appear unscrupulously in the frontcourt or even on the front line. Only when the team completely suppresses the opponent, will Mo Yang appear outside the opponent's penalty area and use various penetrations and maneuvers, as well as sharp breakthroughs
Perform precise strikes against the opponent.
On the field, Pereira faced the sideline in front of Mo Yang, blocked the inside line and released it to the outside line.
Behind Mo Yang, Gazal had already caught up, and Mendy was stuck in front of Salah, who was almost parallel to Mo Yang. The tacit cooperation of the three of them had blocked Mo Yang in a dead end.
There is only one way left for Mo Yang, and that is to break through all the way to the bottom line, and then be trapped in front of the baseline and lose the ball. Either he breaks through successfully, or he can pass the ball.
Pereira retreated to a distance of two meters in the upper corner of the penalty area and stopped his retreat. Morgan had already entered the ribs to protect him. Evans, another Leicester City center back, was right behind him, and the two of them stood close together.
, Mane is right in front of them, in an offside position, and can be ignored.
Leicester City's left back Chilwell also appeared in front of the top of the arc, and was always paying attention to the defensive weak side area behind him.
Coupled with Ndidi in the middle who is staring at Firmino, Leicester City's seven-man defense this time is perfect!
On the left wing, just when he was about to hit Pereira head-on, Mo Yang, who leaned back with his body weight and pressed against Garaka behind him, caught the moment when Pereira stepped forward with his left foot and passed the ball directly from Pereira.
He pulled his crotch and thrust it over.
Immediately afterwards, Mo Yang relayed the ball backwards, exerting force on his waist, abdomen and feet at the same time, and he was able to rush past Pereira's left side.
However, Pereira reacted quickly enough. He took back the steps he took and dismounted, blocking Mo Yang's path. He hoped to use tactical moves to prevent Mo Yang from breaking through.
But the next second, Pereira, who was colliding with Mo Yang, felt a mountain-like push all over his body. It was so overbearing that he didn't give him any time to react, and he fell into a crouch with his feet in the air.
"oh!
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“Ho ho!
"
"The sun has passed!
!
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"Pereira's foul did not stop Yang's breakthrough!
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In the stands in the yellow commentary area, Berglin screamed and stood up.
After passing Pereira, Mo Yang faced Leicester City's meritorious central defender Morgan, who was as strong as an adult brown bear, from the opposite corner of the penalty area.
Morgan is 185cm tall and weighs 186kg. Although he is not flexible, he can win Leicester City's starting center back and has unique skills.
Having fought against Mo Yang many times, he is well aware of Mo Yang's terror.
Morgan knew very well that if he attacked at this time, the probability of being passed was very high, so he bent down and lowered his center and did not attack immediately. He wanted to wait for Ndidi behind him to follow up and then help defend with him.
Coupled with Pereira outflanking Mo Yang from the left, he is confident that he can force Liverpool's monster midfielder into a corner or intercept the ball directly.