Football’s First Defender

For many professionals in this red-blue battle between Liverpool and Chelsea, it means that the defensive teams of both sides are still above the standard.

Although in midfield defense, Liverpool's defensive players still lack sufficient defensive hardness, but thanks to the starting of the three central defenders in this game, with two excellent defenders around him to help him complete the defense, Yang Feng played in this game. In a game, there is a lot of time, you can boldly move forward, expand your defensive range, and complete part of the duties of the midfielder.

As for Chelsea, they have an already good defense line, coupled with Mikel and Ramirez's ability to cover and intercept, if it weren't for the fact that Chelsea still relied heavily on the flanks brought by the forward penetration of the two full-backs. The offensive ability makes Chelsea still have some gaps that can be used on the wing, otherwise Liverpool may create fewer opportunities.

Both sides performed well enough on the defensive end, but on the offensive end, both teams still have their own problems.

For Chelsea, of course, it is still a matter of cooperation among players, and how to establish a clear offensive core.

Hazard's strong breakthrough ability on the offensive end, Mata's passing ability in the midfield, or Oscar's ability to advance in counterattacks, can attack independently and distribute the ball quickly.

Chelsea now has no shortage of talented young people, but who will be the core of the team, and then build the team's tactical system around the core, is still the biggest test for the team coach.

On the other hand, Liverpool is still limited by the old problem of team tacit understanding, especially in order to balance the team's lineup, as well as the ever-changing starting personnel, the team's only tacit understanding is also a little bit worn out. , It is extremely detrimental to the growth of the team.

There are still many things Rogers needs to do on both ends of the offense and defense. The main problem is to first determine a set of stable starting lineups that can withstand tough battles.

Of course, the two teams can finally score 1 to 1 instead of 0 to 0, that is completely dependent on the personal ability of the players.

This is the case with rich teams. When team football cannot be played out, the personal strength of the players is too outstanding. If they are not taken care of, the offensive players may completely rely on their personal abilities to achieve breakthroughs on the offensive end.

The final result of a battle between giants was a draw. For the two teams, since the other giants won one after another, the gap between the two teams continued to widen, which was not satisfactory.

And just when Rodgers was still thinking about whether the team's lineup should be changed back to the offensive lineup of the constant victories, when a "little expert in abuse of vegetables" can score points steadily, Liverpool's defense line is the biggest. Relying on it, Yang Feng, the core of the team's defense, was suddenly injured and needed to recuperate for a few weeks.

During daily confrontation training, because of a normal ball protection confrontation, Yang Feng suddenly felt discomfort in his right thigh. During the subsequent hospital examination, he was diagnosed with a torn right thigh muscle fiber bundle, and he was able to recover after three weeks of recuperation. Back to the game.

The absence of Yang Feng is definitely a big bad news for Liverpool today.

Without Yang Feng, who has the strongest defense protection ability, Rogers is thinking about whether he dares to rely on offense to win with confidence?

And when the news of Yang Feng's injury came, it also made many Liverpool fans full of worries about the team's recent schedule.

It has to be said that although the current leader of the team is still Captain Gerrard, the two crucial players of the team are the two "foreign monks" that Liverpool fans like behind them.

Yang Feng on the defensive line is already recognized by Liverpool fans as the pinnacle of the sea, and Suarez, who is at the forefront of the offensive line, is definitely the most powerful weapon for Liverpool to attack the city.

Judging from the initial investment in the winter window, after two seasons of performance, Liverpool has definitely made a fortune and found two world-class treasures.

But now, Yang Feng needs to recuperate for a few weeks due to his minor injury. After struggling for a day, Rogers decided to follow the original plan and still focus on offensive tactics.

Anyway, after losing Yang Feng on the defensive end, there is no hope, so just rely on offense and score more goals than the opponent to decide the victory.

Fortunately, Liverpool's opponent in this round of the league is Wigan Athletic near the relegation zone. The team's strength is not that good, so Liverpool's pass-and-control offensive play is extremely good.

A 4-1 victory ended the embarrassment of Liverpool's consecutive invincibility and scored a crucial three-pointer to let everyone know that even if Yang Feng is not there, Liverpool can still rely on offense to win the final victory.

In the next Champions League match, Liverpool, who had no way out, had no choice but to fight Montpellier with all their main force in order to firmly hold the initiative of promotion in their own hands.

Fortunately, Montpellier also knows that its lineup that has been hollowed out in the new season cannot cope with the two-line battlefield, especially the more brutal competition in the Champions League, and it is also somewhat powerless in the fight against Liverpool.

Liverpool, playing at home, showed their team's strong offensive style in this game, once again used goals to clear the way, and used offense to win.

The score of 3 to 1 is a reflection of Liverpool's superiority on the offensive end, and the two consecutive victories on two fronts also let people see Liverpool's background as a wealthy team.

Even if Yang Feng is injured and unable to play, even if the team has been plagued by tactical problems, it has to be said that the strength of the players in the Liverpool team is still at the top level in Europe.

However, Liverpool's offensive play suffered a huge test afterwards.

After all, the loopholes are obviously placed there. For other teams, Liverpool, which has obvious defensive loopholes, only needs to make appropriate tactical targets and do a good job in the initial defense. Don't let Liverpool open up.

Wigan and Montpellier are all weak teams, and the defensive end is also a big sieve, there is no way to stop Liverpool's attack.

But Liverpool's away game against Swansea is not so easy.

In the previous 12 rounds, Swansea had a record of 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. The team's performance was quite stable.

Especially at home, there is currently only one defeat, and they can even draw 1-1 against Chelsea.

After the meritorious coach Rodgers left, the Swansea team's tactical thinking still hasn't changed much, but the new coach pays more attention to defense and improves the team's fault tolerance.

Two teams that are biased towards pass and control meet, but no one can say who is more skilled than the other, but Swansea's defense is better, but it is enough.

The destruction of Liverpool's attack in the middle and the extremely threatening counterattack made Rogers on the sidelines confused.

The final score of 0-0 surprised everyone.

After all, in the pre-match predictions, everyone was looking forward to this game, and it might be a confrontational battle. However, Rodgers was on the road, and when facing a more threatening counterattack from his old club, he finally chose to be on the safe side. More utilitarian possession of the ball, solid defense, and won a draw.

After that, he went to White Hart Lane to challenge Tottenham. Bell scored twice and gave Liverpool a painful lesson. The away game was 4-0. Liverpool was completely overwhelmed by Tottenham's counterattack. Yang Feng's nostalgia is real.

After two away games, Liverpool returned to Anfield, but also did not improve very well defensively.

Facing the mid-lower team Southampton, Liverpool had a loophole in their defense. At the beginning of the game, they were caught by Southampton's counterattack and scored the first goal.

Rodgers, who was forced, made a temporary change on the sidelines. He had to do a good job of the team's defense first, and then consider offense.

It's not that Agger and Skrtel's defense is really that bad, but that without Yang Feng's fill-in, Liverpool's loopholes in the central defense have only been magnified.

Fortunately, Liverpool's offensive line played bravely in this game. When they were behind for most of the game, Suarez and Gerrard stepped forward one after another after 80 minutes, and scored two goals in 7 minutes with a fierce attack in the final stage. , Completed the reversal strongly at home.

Fortunately, after the game, the latest news from Liverpool's official announcement is that Yang Feng has recovered from his injury and can start the team's joint training. For Liverpool fans, this kind of dreadful game can finally come to an end...