The formation on both sides is the same, but the tactics are not the same, with Mark Hughes' team being further back, while Klopp's side has been asking for the formation to move forward, and the back line and goalkeeper positions to open up space.

The advantage of this is that it can give more support to the front court, so that the front court has enough manpower to make a fuss in the attack, and the tactics of high pressing can also form a better density and press the opponent's passing space.

Of course, there are disadvantages, you have to guard against the opponent's counterattack!

However, Klopp doesn't care about this, he emphasizes the range of movement in the midfield position, he allows defenders to be offside, and he asks the goalkeeper not to stick in front of goal, all in order to guard against the opponent's counter-attacking tactics.

And after he came to the team, he especially emphasized the most to the defenders is procrastination!

In how to delay the opponent's counterattack to make a fuss, the previous Premier League world, in the face of counterattacks are often head-on confrontation, with the development of technology and tactics, it is no longer like this, Liverpool is not like this now, for example, the task of Deegan and Lovren is no longer to break the ball as the main purpose, but when the counterattack comes, Klopp requires them to keep a certain distance, avoid being passed, delay time, and wait until the teammates are quickly in place, and then form an effective package!

This kind of idea is good, but whether it can be realized depends on the actual situation!

In the 35th minute, Stoke City cut off Henderson's ball at the back and tried to play a quick counterattack, their players rushed to the front, who knew that Kante, who knew that Kante, who covered a very large area, immediately counter-grabbed on the spot, actually took the ball back, and then handed it to Coutinho, Coutinho and Firmino hit the wall once.

The bottom crossed, and Zhang Yuan at the back point put the ball into the door of the Butlan handle unguarded!

This goal fully exemplifies Klopp's discipline, any team must be careful of this kind of counter-attack on the spot when facing his team, and the eager Stoke City players fell into ignoring this, and Liverpool easily completed the counter-attack on the spot, scoring the second goal!

"Well, a goal was scored in the first game of the new season, which is a good sign!" Zhang Yuan was full of smiles, he was very satisfied with this beginning!

The Liverpool fans in the away team stands were elated and shouted Zhang Yuan's name loudly!

In the live broadcast room of Sky Sports, guests Henry and Carragher were discussing the differences between Zhang Yuan in the new season.

"Obviously, Zhang Yuan's position can actually exert more energy when he changes to the side! Look at the goal just now, when Coutinho got the ball, Zhang Yuan on the side has already started and rushed to the penalty area, and the two central defenders of Stoke City have not noticed Zhang Yuan's movement at all! Zhang Yuan just needs a just right pass!"

"Actually, that's the benefit to Zhang Yuan after the switch, he can reduce the confrontation with the central defenders, and there is much less resistance when waiting for opportunities to enter the box on the wing," Henry said.

"This is not Zhang Yuan's only contribution!I think Zhang Yuan's move to the wing is more of a change in Liverpool's offensive tactics, and finally found a core! Last season, Zhang Yuan also had a lot of strategies in the center forward position, but the effect was obviously not as good as this game! This season to the side, Zhang Yuan took on more responsibility, the team's attack basically revolves around him, his long and short balls are very accurate, which is what I ignored before!" Carragher said with a smile that Zhang Yuan had shown his excellent passing ability in two consecutive games this season, and Carragher really didn't think that this aspect was also Zhang Yuan's strength.

"Hehe, as a center forward, Zhang Yuan's characteristics are very comprehensive, and they are also very good, I am now worried about Mr. Klopp's establishment of Liverpool's attack system, what to do after Zhang Yuan's injury?!Is this too much reliance on Zhang Yuan!" Henry also said that Zhang Yuan was used excessively.

Of course he knows, he is not stunned, he knows that this has advantages and disadvantages, but he has been prepared for this, Zhang Yuan must use plan A on the court to maximize Zhang Yuan's energy, when Zhang Yuan is injured, the team naturally has plan B!

In short, there is Zhang Yuan in his hands, and if he doesn't really exert his energy, it seems to him that he is really stupid!

Mark Hughes's face is not good-looking at all, faintly regretting his impulsiveness, he has coached a lot of teams, but not many have really played famous, overall tepid, especially during the period of coaching Manchester City, but the owner spent a lot of money in vain.

Today, I was unconsciously taught a lesson by Klopp, when Liverpool was already two goals ahead, Mark Hughes finally calmed down, Stoke City finally calmed down, Liverpool is also a strong team in the Premier League, let's let go of the means to kick them to death is not too arrogant?!

Stoke City finally put their focus back on defense, Liverpool also began to control the tempo, Klopp actually doesn't like to control the ball very much, but he is also constantly learning, constantly improving some of his previous views, Liverpool will now pay attention to strategic ball control, Zhang Yuan is a key part of it, the specific situation is that Zhang Yuan and Coutinho will adduct, Henderson's position is no longer so forward, and the back Emrejan and Kante take care of both sides of the defense.

Attacking support on both flanks was handed over to Moreno and Klein, which was Klopp's strategy when facing a dense formation.

couldn't open the situation, Liverpool was not in a hurry, and Zhang Yuan frequently passed the ball back horizontally, instead of forward.

He has been in many teams, if you want to achieve success, you can't be impatient in your thinking, the team that hits and rushes is destined to not go far, Klopp's Dortmund is an example, their experience is like fireworks, only a moment of splendor, and then with the loss of personnel began to decline, even if it is still those people, Dortmund is not likely to play like that again.

Klopp also has a deep understanding of this, and he has to seek stability when it is time to be stable.

Forty-five minutes later, Liverpool led 2-0 without a surprise, and Klopp praised and criticized his team's first-half play in the dressing room, but he was not satisfied that the team was a little disorganized at the beginning, in fact, Stoke City almost scored first!

The compliment, of course, was that the team still firmly implemented his tactical intentions, especially after 20 minutes, when the team played what they usually did in training.

Klopp also specially praised Firmino, Firmino actually didn't have a lot of shining points in the first half, but the two goals coincidentally had his shadow, Klopp knew that he still needed to improve, but he directly praised it in person, which has the meaning of improving Firmino's self-confidence.

After the break, the two teams returned to the pitch, Stoke City were much more honest, and of course there were fantasies, hoping to take a chance or two to counter-attack, but that was also difficult to achieve.

Klopp's more successful training of Liverpool is also defensive, this summer he spent a lot of effort, waste a lot of saliva to explain his defensive organization intentions, what to do, how to do it, are very detailed.

In the 67th minute, Stoke City got a very good counterattack opportunity, taking advantage of the gap inserted by Klein, Stoke City got the opportunity to get the ball on the side, Digan was a little far away, but he was not in a hurry, but moved with Afelai, kept a certain distance, and squeezed Afelai to the side to the bottom line.

Or in the failed trip to Barcelona, Afelai lost his sharpness and never dared to break through the prepared Digan head-on, Liverpool's two midfielders retreated, Kante was tasked with following to block, Emre Can retreated to the penalty area, and Lovren was on guard at the far end.

Afellai wanted to pass it on but didn't, hesitated, and brought himself to death alive, killing this rare opportunity to fight back.

"N'Golo Kante must be an important signing!" Henry complimented, "he's just everywhere on the pitch!