Football’s First Defender

In the 79th minute of the game, Liverpool broke the balance on the field again.

Sturridge was in front of the goal, caught Buffon's chance to make a save, and scored a close-range shot to help Liverpool regain the lead.

2 to 1! In this crucial Champions League final, Liverpool once again took the lead.

Of course, it was Sturridge who scored the goal this time, but the biggest credit for the goal is still due to the connection between Yang Feng and Sterling.

Yang Feng made an unexpectedly accurate long pass in the midfield area, finding the space in the Juventus penalty area, and then Sterling advanced in a timely manner, giving full play to his speed advantage, and seized this fleeting opportunity .

Although Sterling's follow-up shot did not directly complete the goal.

However, he didn't adjust the ground during the fast forward thrust, and shot directly in the air. Such a difficult handling of the ball is still quite a player's level.

Sterling has been practicing various shooting skills off the court this season, and at this moment, it finally paid off.

For this goal, even though Sterling's shot did not directly lead to a scoring opportunity, but such a high-quality end shot made it impossible for Buffon to complete control of the incoming ball in the first place.

Barely pounced on the ball, and it was inevitable to let go.

Then Sturridge's supplementary shot created an opportunity.

The entire Berlin Olympic Stadium has once again become a sea of ​​joy for Liverpool fans.

Sturridge, who scored the goal, directly found Sterling, who completed the indirect assist, and the two performed a mechanical dance together in the Juventus penalty area.

And the Juventus defenders can only look at their opponents with heartache from the sidelines, celebrating this goal that may determine the outcome of the game and the championship.

"Did the defense go wrong?"

The Juventus players were a little confused and a little unwilling.

They did very well on the defensive end before, controlling Liverpool's various offenses under their own control. Although Juventus' penalty area seemed to be empty, Liverpool, within 20 minutes, did not enter Juventus' penalty area. Inside, after finishing a kick, you can see how dense and tactical Juventus' defensive arrangement is.

Gerrard and Henderson, it's not that they haven't thought about it, playing penetration, using through balls, or long passes, directly hitting Juventus' penalty area.

However, the excellent offside trap of Juventus' overall defense and the oppressive defense against Liverpool's players still make it impossible for Liverpool players to hit Juventus' penalty area.

However, on the defensive end, when there was no mistake, Liverpool's central defender Yang Feng completed the planning of this long pass.

Once, in the eyes of the defensive players, Sterling made a pointless forward move and even connected with Yang Feng's long pass.

If Yang Feng had tried this kind of long pass before, and tried to pass the ball directly from the midfield to the penalty area, then the Juventus player, with his excellent on-the-spot judgment and carefulness on the defensive end, would definitely be able to play in the game. Prevent such a situation from happening.

But no, Yang Feng passed the ball into the penalty area for the first time, and the connection between Yang Feng and Sterling in the positional battle for the first time, sparks burst out, and this fatal attack was completed.

Juventus was once again pushed to the edge of the cliff by this goal...

There was not much time left in the game, and the gap of one goal forced Juventus to make a bold personnel change, hoping to seize the time and complete the breakthrough on the offensive end.

After the team fell behind, Allegri had to immediately replace the personnel, hoping to seize the time and equalize the score again.

At this time, Juventus' personnel replacements are all concentrated on players with strong offensive attributes.

The French teenager Koeman replaced the team's left back Evra. Allegria wanted to use Koeman's speed and momentum to create a passing channel on the left at the last minute.

Another substitution adjustment made at the same time was to replace Morata with another striker from Spain, Llorente.

Compared with Morata, Llorente's characteristics are relatively single, that is, a pure high center forward choice.

But at the last moment of the game, everything is imaginary, and it is real to be able to catch opportunities in the penalty area.

Allegri wants to use Llorente's ability to compete for the top of the header. Even if he cannot form a high-quality pass, he can create a certain amount of chaos in Liverpool's penalty area and increase Juventus' chances of winning in chaos.

Two consecutive substitutions and adjustments, the main purpose is to strengthen the ability of the Juventus team to combine sides.

At the last moment of the game, when a goal is urgently needed, this simplest and rude offensive method may bring the team the desired result.

And Liverpool's adjustments are equally rapid.

Lovren replaced the goal hero Sturridge, and Liverpool changed to five defenders to strengthen their defense.

However, like Juventus, the third substitution in Rogers' hands is also held in his hands to deal with possible emergencies on the field.

After the exchange of personnel between the two teams, with the restart of the game, the time has been "delayed" to 81 minutes.

There is not much time left for Juventus.

Under time pressure, Juve's offense unfolded quite quickly without wasting any time.

The team no longer makes complex tactical movement changes, but just gives the ball to the wide players and makes a strong breakthrough from the wide.

Especially on the left side of Juventus.

Although Koeman is young, he can play as a left back. He and the left avant-garde are two positions.

His acceleration ability on the wing can also reach the best level in this age group.

Maybe in the Champions League, he is inexperienced and needs more training, but at this time, he came off the bench and faced Liverpool, who was almost running for 80 minutes and had a huge physical consumption. When the defender, Koeman can still Easily develop your own speed advantage and complete a tough breakthrough on the wing.

This is the purpose of Allegri's substitutions, taking advantage of Koeman's young man's momentum, using his speed on the wing, forcibly getting rid of Liverpool's defense, and creating passing opportunities.

However, using his speed and body, Koeman, who forcibly got rid of Sterling's defense, made a forced pass from the left, but was cleared by Yang Feng with a direct header in the penalty area.

You have a good plan, I have a wall ladder.

there is always a solution to a problem.

Juventus made two substitutions, one wide player and one high center forward. Any fool knows what Allegri is going to play.

Rogers knew that he didn't have a good defensive card on the side, so he simply kept the side defense unchanged and tried his best to strengthen the defense in the center.

Lovren marked Llorente, Skrtel continued to stay close to Tevez, and Yang Feng finally had room to move freely in the system of three central defenders.

This kind of defense and protection of space is what Yang Feng is best at.

Either face the ball and complete the clearance by yourself, or face the person and help teammates complete the defense.

At the last moment, Rogers chose to liberate Yang Feng's most comprehensive defensive ability, allowing Liverpool's defense to reach the best level...