Vol 4 Chapter 1608: Can't afford to gamble

Goalkeeper Allison, the back line is Robertson, Van Dijk, Matip and Arnold, the three midfielders are Vinaldum, Fabinho and Henderson, the front trident is Mane, Firmino and Salah.
This is Klopp's lineup tonight.
When Yang Yang got the lineup, the first reaction was ...
"Is this still the familiar Klopp?" Yang Yang handed the list to Harvey Alonso with a wry smile and turned to the tactical board behind him. In the list guessed above, the midfielder is Milner, not Victoria. Nardum.
The assistant coach also smiled bitterly, but this time I guessed wrong.
Milner is a very comprehensive player. The typical English midfielder has both offensive and defensive abilities, strong enthusiasm and tactical execution, rich experience, and a more steady pass with fewer mistakes.
Yang Yang and Harvey Alonso have seen many games before Liverpool. Milner mainly appeared in the left midfield position. In addition to the task of intercepting and passing the midfield, he also has an important task for the left back. Robertson makes up.
"From Vinaldum to replace Milner, there are basically only two possibilities, either Klopp believes that our right side cannot threaten their left, or he does not intend to let the left defender go too far Insert. "Harvey Alonso analyzed.
Before the game, many people analyzed that Liverpool and Ajax, the two teams that reached the Champions League final, have a very obvious common point, that is, both sides are strong.
Liverpool are Robertson and Arnold, Ajax are Taliafico and Ashraf, both sides have strong attacking power, and are also important weapons for the team's two-wing attack.
Harvey Alonso is very correct, but there is only one answer, because Liverpool cannot be arrogant enough to think that the right road composed of Ashraf and Sancho cannot threaten their left road, so only Robertson will reduce Insert before.
"Liverpool's midfield is typical of both offensive and defensive, as is Venaldum, but he can hold the ball, can turn around and get rid of the ball, can advance the ball, run coverage and defensive ability are also very good, if there is no accident In this case, Henderson and Venaldum are responsible for marking, Fabinho is responsible for regional defense, plus a Firmino ... "
Harvey Alonso's words were not finished, but the meaning was clear.
This is definitely the rhythm of high pressure to grab!
Yang Yang also agreed with Xavi Alonso ’s judgment,
Vinaldum is good at passing behind the ball. Obviously, Klopp is still looking forward to our high pressure and want to try to play behind us, Liverpool ’s three midfielder From the configuration point of view, the hardness is indeed very strong, but the control is weak. "
Harvey Alonso listened silently, knowing that Yang Yang had roughly guessed Klopp's ideas.
This cunning guy can always guess the opponent's strategy, which is probably related to his always watching many opponents' intelligence and videos before the game, and his personal analysis ability.
You know, as a teammate, Xavi Alonso knows that Yang Yang will do a lot of analysis on his opponents before every game. This has been through his entire career. It is conceivable that it is a terrible kind of accumulation over the years. ability.
"To put it bluntly, Klopp still wants to be stable. He believes in his defense, but he does not take risks easily. In the opening stage, the two full-backs should reduce the forward insertion, and the pressure on the midfield will be very strong, especially against Fran. Ki De Jong, I guess, he must start the attack! "Yang Yang analyzed very determinedly.
"Then what shall we do?" Harvey Alonso asked.
Yang Yang closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and sighed: "Klopp can't afford to gamble, we can't gamble too!"
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In the sound of the sky, the world-famous Champions League final finally opened!
Liverpool wearing the red jersey took the lead.
I saw that within the middle circle, Firmino directly sent the ball back to the back line. The Liverpool midfielder who had been ambushing near the center line sprinted forward as fast as possible, especially the left forward Manet.
Van Dijk made a long pass directly, accurately sent the ball from the backcourt to the left of the frontcourt, and wanted to find Mane.
Ashraf took the lead and jumped high, heading back.
The ball was flying in the air. The two teams competed back in the middle of the 30-meter area between the center line and Ajax. However, the ball never landed, and more still flew in mid-air.
The rhythm of the game is fast and the ball rights change hands back and forth.
In less than thirty seconds, after Liverpool midfielder Henderson picked up the pass, Mane was like a black lightning, sprinting forward with extreme speed, chasing the ball falling towards the penalty area.
Ajax's right back, which started at almost the same time, Ashraf was also extremely fast. Although the start was a little behind, but the speed came later, before rushing to Mane, in the right corner of the penalty area, take the lead , Poke the ball to goalkeeper Onana.
As soon as the two African players opened the game, they came to a speed competition, which made the fans in the audience exclaimed and were very entertained. After all, watching the speed of this kind of speed is still quite visually striking.
When Mane walked back, he shrugged helplessly towards his teammates, looking a little depressed.
He is already the fastest and most explosive player in the Liverpool team, but he did not expect the first match just now. Ashraf's speed is not only worse than him, but also has a slight advantage.
Of course, the speed is faster than the exact one. This is going to race on the track, but from the sprint just now, Ashraf is really very fast.
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The first attack failed to create a threat, but Liverpool did not die down.
As Yang Yang expected before the game, Klopp's tactic is offensive.
This season, the biggest difference between Liverpool and the previous one is the defense. They have contracted many times to win the game, which has allowed them to go to a better result. Tonight, facing Kjap, Klopp is not Willing to take risks, on the basis of stabilizing the defense, he will try to attack more aggressively.
The way to attack is to hit behind.
Henderson and Wenardum are good players who pass the ball behind.
In contrast, Ajax.
This team, known for its opening attack, was uncharacteristically tonight, and did not take an active opening attack. It was more about defending around its own 30-meter area. It seems that it did not face other big teams before. The aggressive style at that time.
Yang Yang replaced Van der Beck tonight and ambushed behind Jovic, but he kept reminding his teammates to slow down properly and be patient.
This caused Klopp's brows to lock up deeply on the sidelines.
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"Press forward again at midfield to give the opponent a little more pressure!"
Klopp walked to the side and commanded the team, indicating that they could go a little further.
One of Liverpool ’s midfield missions is to suppress the double backs of Frankie De Jong and Ndongbele, as well as Mane, Firmino and Salah in the front, all targeted at Ajax. back-court.
With Liverpool's midfielder's tactical execution and the ability to press and suppress, Ajax fell into a passive position at the beginning of the game. The disadvantage on the scene was obvious, almost Liverpool was pressed in the half, but Klopp was still not assured.
"It's so smooth!" Klopp shook his head.
He didn't believe it anyway, Yang Yang would give up the game initiative so easily.
The reason for Ajax's active concession to show weakness is probably not so simple.
"He wants to take the initiative to shrink, slow down the pace, and use the disadvantages on the scene in exchange for Ajax players to integrate into the game and adapt to the pace of the game." The first thing that came to mind in Klopp's mind was this purpose.
This is the final of the Champions League.
Even if Liverpool had a slight advantage in strength and experience, when facing Ajax, Klopp did not dare to defend and gamble, so he did not dare to allow the two full-backs to boldly participate in the attack.
Yang Yang is no different.
Ajax is younger, the player's mentality and game experience are not as good as Liverpool, and he hastily attacked and let his hands and feet go to high position to grab, although it will make the game look better, but the risk is too great.
In the Champions League final, for a team like Ajax, losing the ball first is undoubtedly terrible.
How did Liverpool lose in the Champions League final last season?
How was Carius played by Yang Yang? Eventually forced to collapse?
Klopp still has a fresh memory, and I believe Yang Yang is also very clear.
Thinking of this layer, Klopp once again walked to the side of the court, gesturing towards Henderson in the midfield, indicating that the team can press again to increase the pressure on the frontcourt.
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After Klopp adjusted, Liverpool decisively increased the pressure on the front court trident against Ajax's back line.
Yang Yang also felt the pressure, but he still begged Ajax players to be patient and calm.
In the opening seven or eight minutes, Liverpool was attacking. Ajax did not even have a decent counterattack. If it was not Yang Yang who was the first to take the lead and pressed the players on the court, I am afraid that this group of young boys would have been unable to breathe .
But even so, Klopp's team is still increasing pressure again and again.
Even in the ninth minute, all three Liverpool lines passed the half, and the back line was directly pressed to the outside of the 30-meter area of ​​Ajax. Especially after Militang ’s successful steal, Liverpool directly forced the bottom line. nearby.
Taliafico was almost forced to a dead end, protecting the ball with his body, and was almost squeezed away by Salah.
The Liverpool winger frequently interfered behind him. After Taliafico was desperately blocking his opponent, he saw Frankie De Jong coming over to respond. Then he shot a false shot, a heel kick, and the ball was passed to Frankie De Jong. .
Ajax stopped the ball in the midfield and turned around. Under Liverpool's close attention, he hurried to the frontcourt.
At the outer edge of the 30-meter area, Jovic grabbed Van Dijk and Matip and stopped Frankie De Jong ’s long pass to Yang Yang who was plugged into the back row. After landing, he turned and moved forward. Sprint.
Yang Yang kept passing the ball to the right and handed it to Sancho.
The English winger stopped the ball and started quickly, while Ashraf on the right sprinted along the right line with great speed.