Football’s First Defender

Liverpool, which originally led by two goals, was successfully seized by Mane and scored a goal, and immediately had a lead of only one goal left.

Originally, when Liverpool had a two-goal lead, they could play some ball-controlling games to save the players' physical energy and make the players less tired during the game.

But after Mane's goal, Liverpool had to deal with Southampton's offense carefully in the next 20 minutes or so, and try to put pressure on their opponent Southampton to attack again during the game. , Let Liverpool regain the goal by themselves and expand their lead.

In a football game, a one-goal lead is never safe.

If Liverpool want to firmly hold the victory of the game in their own hands, they need to score more goals in the game to re-expand their score advantage.

However, when Liverpool wanted to re-launch their offense, they found that they could no longer suppress Southampton.

In other words, it is Liverpool at this time, the game state of the players has not reached the excellent competitive state like in the first half.

Southampton has always maintained a similar game rhythm and game state throughout the game, so as far as Southampton's own game performance is concerned, it has remained stable, played vigorously, and is very dynamic , passionate scenes.

As far as Liverpool is concerned, in the first half, the performance of the Liverpool team was actually quite good. The effect of fatigue.

In the first half of the game, Liverpool played full suppression and also created a very good result.

The 2-0 lead in the first half can only be said that Liverpool's ability to seize opportunities in the frontcourt was not strong, and there were also situations such as goals being blown due to accidents, which made Liverpool really not completely locked in the first half. victory.

Perhaps in the perception of the Liverpool players themselves, the score of 2-0 is already very safe.

After all, in the past few years, with Yang Feng sitting in the defense, Liverpool has mostly been reversed and reversed by others, and it may not have happened too much.

Moreover, although Southampton on the opposite side has a certain team strength, the gap between ordinary teams and wealthy teams is there. For Southampton, the opponent, from the heart of the Liverpool players, I really don’t think that Nanan Puton can create any trouble for them.

Perhaps it is a pity that the few necessary goals in the first half were not scored, but the huge advantage of two goals is already a score advantage enough to guarantee victory.

It's just that, now, with Mane creating a penalty before, although he didn't score, it also alerted the Liverpool players.

But it was still possible to complete a goal in the 64th minute of the game.

For the Liverpool players, when they want to completely tense up and regain full control of the game, they find that the rhythm of the game is no longer under their control.

Liverpool wanted to play an offensive threat, but the players were unable to form a sufficient tacit cooperation in the frontcourt, and various pass errors gave Southampton a chance to counterattack.

And Liverpool want to do a good job of their own defense and keep the score advantage in the game.

However, he also found that although his own defense would not leak into a sieve, it could not achieve effective defensive restrictions.

If you can't attack, you can't defend. On the contrary, Southampton began to play better in the game.

Perhaps the Liverpool players hadn't noticed in the game before. As the second half of the game progressed, the bodies of the Liverpool players had spontaneously fallen into a relaxed state.

After all, the previous game was really exhausting.

The second round against Atletico Madrid was a devastation for all players who played 120 minutes plus penalty kicks.

And now, in the league a few days later.

In the first half of the game, the Liverpool players were still able to forcibly mobilize the enthusiasm of their bodies and complete their outstanding performance in the game.

But after a two-goal lead, there will be a period of relaxation during the halftime break.

The bodies of the Liverpool players have defaulted to this relaxed "comfortable" state, and they also need a correction after continuous fatigue.

It is also a manifestation of previous fatigue.

And it is not an exaggeration to see an instant decline in the game state.

Liverpool's game state has declined, and the lack of sufficient suppression is equivalent to improving the strength of the Southampton team in a different direction.

Southampton, at this time, can have a very good offensive ability to complete the offensive attempts in the final stage of the game and strive to complete the goal that tied the score.

For the Southampton game, under such circumstances, there is actually a considerable game situation, and it is possible to make an offensive attempt in the final stage.

As for the Liverpool fans, they were really in the second half of the second half of the game at this time, and they were on tenterhooks.

Liverpool's quick-acting heart-relief pills, for Liverpool fans, have seldom eaten in the past few seasons, and I don't know if they are temporarily taken out or whether they have expired.

Southampton's offense is continuing. For the Southampton players, after seeing the dawn of victory, they will naturally continue to attack.

Under Southampton's fast-paced offense, Mane completely became the brightest star on the field at this time.

Mane alone on the left is to turn the entire Liverpool defense upside down.

For Mane, he can attack with the ball.

With the ball, he has that explosive power and that speed. He can open a breakthrough from the side in the game to complete the offensive task of the side and disrupt Liverpool's defense.

And when Liverpool gathers heavy troops on the wing to defend and limit Mane's personal dribbling attack, Mane will show his off-the-ball offensive ability.

It is continuous forward penetration without the ball.

It doesn't matter if the teammate passed the ball through once, it doesn't matter, just walk out to the side, and just pass through again.

Southampton coach, the decision to keep Mane in the second half is really wise.

Tian Ji's horse racing tactics were vividly displayed.

Originally, with Liverpool's defense level, it was not so easy to defend against Mane.

After all, if Mane was not so strong and really good, Klopp would not be so fond of him.

However, if Mane really started in the first half, then under the protection of Yang Feng and a group of Liverpool's defensive players who were in a better state at the beginning of the game, Mane may not be able to play the current effect.

Even if Mane can take advantage of the abnormal performance of Liverpool players in the second half of the game and perform well, but if Mane starts the game, his physical fitness will decline at this time, and he may not have such energy. Throughout the second half, he kept running to put pressure on Liverpool.

With Mane as the explosive point on the field, Southampton's offense was very impressive.

The number of crosses from the side has increased, and the offense against Liverpool's penalty area has also increased, followed by long-range shots from the outside.

For a while, Liverpool was completely suppressed in their own half, unable to play an effective defensive effect.

Even Klopp has sent Lovren on the field and played five backs, just to keep the victory of this game.

In 70 minutes, Southampton formed a siege in the frontcourt.

On 75 minutes, Liverpool's defense looked shaky.

After 80 minutes, the score was still 1-2.

Southampton gained momentum and did not score. On the court, since the equalizer, they have created a lot of opportunities, but they just cannot be converted into another goal on the court.

Yang Feng's various defensive fillings on the field have greatly helped Liverpool's defense.

The two excellent offensive opportunities for Southampton were both blocked by Yang Feng in the penalty area, completing the interception of the through ball, always ensuring that Liverpool's last line of defense would not be easily penetrated.

However, just when all Liverpool fans thought that this game could be successfully relied on to win the game, the result turned out to be somewhat unexpected.

In the 83rd minute of the game, Southampton, who had failed to attack many times, once again launched an offensive in the frontcourt.

This time in the game, Pellet no longer waited for the pass in the penalty area, but took the initiative to pull out of the penalty area to cooperate with the team's offensive position in the frontcourt.

Pereira drove outside the penalty area, which was a great help to Southampton's possession of the ball in the midfield.

Yang Feng couldn't follow up to complete the defense on the outside, which naturally allowed Pellet to finally have a fairly relaxed ball-holding environment.

Pellet's back to the ball, when facing other Liverpool players, not Yang Feng's defense, naturally has a great physical advantage to play his role as a fulcrum player.

At this time, for Pellet, there is a great possibility to complete a better offensive method to create better offensive opportunities for the team.

When Pellet came out and stood at the top of the arc outside the penalty area, Emre Can's counterattack was behind him.

But in the face of Pellet, he suddenly withdrew from the penalty area to catch the ball.

Emre Can was obviously not ready, and in the game, he didn't complete the defense in the first time.

After Pellet borrowed a pass from his teammates, he stopped the ball directly at the top of the arc and controlled the ball immediately.

Southampton's players are all quickly advancing on the two wings, preparing to give full play to Pellet's fulcrum role, but directly in the game, fully advancing into Liverpool's slightly empty penalty area to cooperate Pellet's ability to play the ball.

For the first time, Liverpool's defensive players were restrained by many people including Mane who advanced without the ball.

All defensive attention is in the penalty area.

But they all really ignored Pellet who was holding the ball outside the penalty area.

In everyone's subconscious, they all think that Pellet's offensive threat outside the penalty area may not be great, and with Emre Can's attack, everyone thinks that Pellet will not pose any great threat.

However, Pellet gave many people a surprise at the last moment of the game.

That is, as a forward, although Pellet still uses the so-called "head" header to speak more, there are still two brushes in the technique and goal hitting ability at the feet.

Stopped the ball outside the penalty area, lightly turned his back and pulled it to the side of his right foot.

Then quickly complete the turn, use the right foot as the axis, swing the left leg quickly, complete the half-turn, and directly follow up with a left foot kick to hit the goal.

At the last moment of the game, Pellet chose to complete a long shot from the outside instead of making the ball for his teammates into the penalty area.

Emre Can's blocking is still a step slower, and this step is the biggest key.

Emre Can did not form an effective block to the ball, and although Pellet's shot did not make a large arc, it flew towards the upper left corner of the goal.

And because of the sudden and unbelievable play, Mignolet on the goal line did not make too much preparation.

This kick hit the door and entered like this.

"The ball went in!"

"2 to 2!"

"The game changed suddenly in the second half."

"When everyone thought that in the first half, when Liverpool led by 2 goals, they should be able to accept the game, but Southampton, who played at home, used their tenacious fighting spirit to successfully recover 2 goals. "

"Now, the two teams are tied 2-2. For Liverpool, 3 points become 1 point. Is Klopp willing?"

"The Liverpool team, which is in the critical period of the championship, is willing to be unable to score 3 points in a game that once led by 2 goals?"

The answer is of course not reconciled. No one in Liverpool will be reconciled to changing from 3 points to 1 point.

So seeing that the team was evened by the opponent in the 83rd minute, Klopp vented his "passion" online on the sidelines for the first time, then turned around and returned to the bench, using the team's last substitution. , sent forward Benteke.

In the last few minutes, Liverpool had to forcibly resume their offensive, and they were absolutely unwilling to lose 3 points in the away game.

Benteke's appearance was a signal for Liverpool to fight back.

For Liverpool, at this time, it is a gambler who has already won a lot of money, but gradually loses in the end, and has "lost" so much that it has become the principal.

They want to win, no matter what their current state is, they just want to find a chance to win.

When all Liverpool players implemented Klopp's tactical orders and began to press all-round, looking forward to launching high-altitude bombing at the last moment with Benteke as the core.

But I didn't expect that Southampton could not only use their own defense to resist Liverpool's attack, but the sharp counterattack at the last moment was also not weak.

After playing for 40 minutes in the second half, Mane, who has been running all the time, still has the physical fitness to support his defensive pressure on Liverpool in the midfield.

Liverpool's attack once was ineffective, and when they reorganized their attack.

Joe Allen, who hasn't played a full game for a long time, made a mistake when passing the ball at the last moment.

After Romeu's midfield interception, he directly kicked a long-distance through ball and hit the Liverpool penalty area.

Mane burst out at full speed and accelerated forward.

Even if it was Yang Feng, there was no way to chase and defend this ball.

Mane directly overtakes from the outside, uses speed, bypasses Yang Feng's defense, catches the ball in the penalty area, and hits the goal single-handedly.

Southampton!

The score was reversed!