Football’s First Defender

There are many people in Liverpool who have the ability to break through the barrier alone. Sterling and Coutinho have all made such a long drive this season and completed the wonderful operation of scoring goals.

However, perhaps no one would have thought before the game that Gerrard, after coming off the bench, would be able to dedicate such a wonderful offensive operation and complete a long-range goal in such an important Champions League semi-final.

The Barcelona players, did not expect that Gerrard, whom they believed to be the least offensive threat among Liverpool's frontcourt players, could complete such a wonderful long shot after dribbling the ball from such a long distance in the game.

The big score was 2-2. Although Barcelona has an away goal, they still have the initiative to advance.

But at this time, Liverpool only need to score one more goal to overtake the total score and qualify for promotion.

As for Liverpool, who sit at home at Anfield, they still have about 20 minutes to try to make another breakthrough on the offensive end.

"Liverpool made another substitution adjustment. Balotelli replaced Lallana. Rodgers continued to strengthen the vitality of the team's frontcourt to ensure that the team can always maintain a high-intensity offense."

"And the double striker tactic, at the last moment of the game, can increase the manpower in the penalty area to grab points. For Liverpool, the wing can be more open to cross."

Simple and efficient is what Liverpool need to pursue at this time.

Although there are still high points like Lambert on the bench, considering Lambert's mobility, at the last critical moment, Rogers still took Balotelli first.

If, in 85 minutes, the team is still unable to score, Rodgers is ready to send Lambert, three centers, and even hit the ball, just to bully Barcelona's poor air defense ability.

"After the big score was equalized, Barcelona also made substitution adjustments, but in confrontation with Liverpool, Enrique's substitution choices were all defensive in nature."

"In the away game, in the final stage of the game, Enrique is still on the safe side and wants to rely on defense to win the game."

"attack!"

"attack!"

Amidst the cheers of the home fans, Liverpool began to attack in an all-round way, and must score another goal before the end of the game.

If it is said that when Neymar scored the away goal in the second half, Liverpool was at an absolute disadvantage, and their momentum fell to the bottom because they were on the verge of being eliminated.

Then Gerrard's long-range shot before was a shot in the arm for Liverpool.

Jie team, who came off the bench, not only recovered the score with a wonderful goal, but also his high fighting spirit after he came on the field, and the louder cheers from the kops on the scene, also infected other Liverpool players.

Everyone is playing at a super level at this time, everyone is trying their best to do their best, and strive to score another goal.

Only one goal away, the Liverpool players will use a more passionate offense to start the game in a better state of play.

Sterling was reinvigorated and Coutinho, also in the game, began to find a new attacking rhythm.

Liverpool's offensive has been maintained, while Barcelona's defense has retracted to its own half, laying out a line of defense.

Restricted by Mascherano's height, Enrique also sent three central defenders at the end of the game to strengthen the team's defense of high-altitude balls in the penalty area.

Mathieu, who came off the bench, is an orthodox central defender and is responsible for Barcelona's air defense together with Pique.

Mascherano, as a player between the defensive midfielder and the central defender, supplemented the Barcelona defense line during the game, and there were various vacancies.

Where there is free time, make up for it.

Time passed slowly, and Liverpool's offense unfolded again and again.

Time and time again, the Barcelona defenders stubbornly cleared the ball.

In order to retain Barcelona's counterattack threat, Enrique only replaced Suarez before, and kept Neymar and Messi as two counterattack points.

But under the suppression of Liverpool's offense, Messi and Neymar had no chance to counterattack at all.

The Liverpool physical crisis that Enrique had expected was forcibly overcome by these Liverpool players with their tenacious will.

Liverpool's frontcourt players gritted their teeth and, as always, maintained a high-intensity frontcourt press after the attack was over, without giving Barcelona any chance to pass and control.

And the long pass from the backcourt, facing Yang Feng's extremely wide control range, Barcelona didn't have any chance at all.

This may be where the home court advantage lies.

Listening to the familiar war song and watching the wave of red fans can provide Liverpool players with better mental strength and willpower.

Liverpool players, forget about physical fatigue and concentrate on the game, that's all.

"It's Gerrard's long shot again!"

"It's still within the range of the door frame."

"It's just that Ter Stegen made a flying save this time and defended the goal."

"Corner chance."

In this game, in the defensive position of the set ball, it was Pique who focused on defending Yang Feng.

In the Barcelona lineup, before Mathieu came off the bench, compared with Yang Feng, the only player who was not at a disadvantage in terms of height was "Chairman Leather".

Moreover, in order not to give Yang Feng a chance, Barcelona not only has Pique's defense, but also other people's defense at any time to limit Yang Feng's performance when he has the opportunity to set the ball.

This also makes, another high point for Liverpool in the game, Yang Feng's partner central defender, Skrtel has many opportunities to compete for set kicks.

However, Skrtel completed three headers in the set kick, but none of them were converted into goals.

This time, Coutinho forcibly sought out Yang Feng in the final stage of the game, but Pique blocked Yang Feng with a tight position, and did not allow Yang Feng to get enough space to take off. The ball directly missed the top , neither of them reached the top.

Set-piece opportunities, long-range shots from the outside, and after a bottom pass from the wing, the central players compete for the top.

Liverpool began to use various offensive methods in turn, but they were always a little short of scoring goals.

Gerrard and Coutinho are the main threats to Liverpool's long-range shots. The old and the young have their own unique skills, but today Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen played very bravely in the final stage.

Not only was the long-range shot unable to threaten him, Balotelli's push to the top at the back point in a sports battle was also miraculously blocked by him with a single palm.

Ter Stegen, relying on the layers of defense built by many teammates, as well as his own outstanding performance, temporarily built a wall in front of Barcelona's gate, as long as it lasts for another 10 minutes, then Barcelona One step closer to the Champions League...