Chapter 672: See Bayern Again (2)
Sure enough, Bayern Munich is like Li Jun's prediction, the front court is contained, the midfield is protected, and the back line is indeed a little weaker, but the task is mainly focused on preventing Bayern Munich's middle penetration, and Bayern Munich is indeed difficult to get frequent shooting opportunities.
After playing for more than ten minutes, the two sides are actually threatening each other, Bayern Munich's Thiago and Muller played a wonderful collision with the wall, in the penalty area before the Liverpool defenders intercepted, the first sideways volley, the power is enough, but unfortunately the angle is too positive, Mignolet did not make any adjustments and easily confiscated the ball.
Liverpool also has a chance, in the 17th minute, Liverpool attacked to the front, Firmino failed to break through, Alaba's clearance was not far away, Zhang Yuan took advantage of the situation to keep up with a random shot, the ball drilled into the corner of Neuer's door, Neuer flew and saved, but he also broke out in a cold sweat.
Overall, Bayern Munich looks a bigger threat to Liverpool, with Liverpool having fewer shots on goal.
There is no doubt about the level of Pep Guardiola, no team should underestimate his team, his bones are not simply attacking, but adhering to Cruyff's all-out attack and defense, Tiki-Taka tactics are not only offensive weapons but also defensive weapons.
Against Pep Guardiola's tactics, Liverpool's style of play is also very simple, shrinking the defence, increasing the density in the middle, making effective interceptions, and then quickly playing the ball to the wings.
Guardiola's tactics require the full-backs to press actively, which leads to a certain hidden danger on the side, even if Guardiola asked Bernat not to press too much after seeing that Zhang Yuan was not limited by pressure today, but this gap can still be used.
Such contradictions on the pitch are inevitable, Guardiola wants to use the attack to defeat Liverpool, he has to bear the threat that Zhang Yuan may bring, every coach is gambling every game, Klopp is also gambling, and he is not completely sure that Liverpool can defend their door.
But at least in the first half, Liverpool did it, Bayern Munich threatened a few times, but failed to form a goal after all, and Liverpool's side did not give Bayern Munich a fatal blow through counterattacks!
"Whew... I said this game will not be easy for Bayern Munich, right?!" Li Jun said, patting Jerry Bart on the shoulder.
"Haha, I think it was Liverpool who were besieged, and they must have had a worse time in the second half, Bayern Munich is better than Liverpool!" said Jerry Bart.
"But I want to see Zhang Yuan score!" Bart, Jr. chimed in.
"Haha, he's going to score in the second half, you'll have to be a little patient, dear little Bart!" Li Jun reached over and touched little Bart's head.
"It looks like it's going to be hard to score!" said Bart with a sinister look, "I don't think he did much in the first half!"
Bart's statement is not quite correct in essence, Zhang Yuan's performance in the first half was actually very good, he could control the ball almost at his feet, and then organize an attack, at least allowing Liverpool to move the line into the Bayern Munich penalty area, without being cut off in the middle.
Zhang Yuan has experienced so many games this season, and he has also improved and realized in his new position, and now the meaning of his winger position is very different from before, and Zhang Yuan is also learning and improving in practice.
Before entering the locker room, Vidal found Zhang Yuan and said to Zhang Yuan, "Are you okay?!"
In the first half of the game, he used a back tackle, touched the ball first, but still stepped on Zhang Yuan's ankle, which had a clear mark, Vidal received a yellow card, he apologized to Zhang Yuan at that time, and now he has come over to say sorry.
Zhang Yuan shook his head, of course he was not happy with Bidal's tackle action, but he was helpless, this guy really likes to tackle behind his back, and everyone knows each other well, Zhang Yuan can't go to him for trouble, and Vidal's apology is also very sincere, he is a player of this style, more fierce.
"I thought you wanted to abolish me!" Zhang Yuan snapped again.
"No, of course not! I'm sorry buddy! It's just a game anyway, you're my buddy, I'm not going to try to kill you!, but I'm still going to be serious in the second half, you have to be careful!" Vidal said with his hands folded.
Zhang Yuan smiled, it is like this in many games, there are enemies on the field, but many people are also friends, and most people are also human, they will not lose their conscience to arrest and destroy whom, the action should still be done, but the absolute intention is not to rush people.
"Haha, you're still worried about yourself, if you continue like this in the second half, maybe you'll be out!
This is really a problem, and Vidal can't help but feel nervous.
Jurgen Klopp didn't make any major changes to his team's tactics at half-time because he didn't have room to adjust, and the first half had already taught him that his defence was not so solid.
The quality of Liverpool's backline itself is not particularly high, the defensive players can only be said to be so-so, the central defender Digan is a world-class and performs very well, but his partner, whether it is Skrtel or Lovren, is now dragging down the level of central defenders, two full-backs, Klein is so-so enough, and it is okay in the Premier League, but there is obviously some inexperience in the Champions League.
On the other hand, Gomez is too young, as is Moreno.
It would have been nice to be able to play like this in the first half, so Klopp regretted that it was not his own defense that would still give Bayern Munich a chance, but several attacks on his side did not receive the desired effect and failed to score.
Who will score first in the second half?!
The first goal means the first opportunity, the significance of this game is only the fight for the first place in the group, in fact, the back of Olympiacos and Dinamo Zagreb can not give Bayern Munich and Liverpool an impact on the qualification, now these two teams have 0 points, if Bayern Munich scores first, Liverpool will definitely press up to attack, maybe it is easier to be caught by Bayern Munich, and Liverpool score first The same is true.
So whoever scores first will be a good thing, and conceding first is definitely not a good thing.
At half-time, the players from both sides returned to the pitch and the game remained the same as the first half.
"The reference value of this game is too low, seriously, are all Champions League games so ugly?!" Bart asked, looking out at the pitch.
"It's ugly, I don't think it's ugly! The two managers are masters, do you think this is a Premier League game?! Every game in the Champions League needs to be cautious! Well, I can understand what you think, Everton haven't played in the Champions League for a long time, I can't understand the current trend of football!
Bart was really angry, hummed twice, and scolded in his heart: "Damn Bayern Munich, why haven't you scored yet!" Give me a chance, let me suck this nasty Chinese's mouth well!"
Bart's complaint did not let the Bayern Munich players on the field hear, but Bayern Munich has lost his fitness after a lot of running without the ball, and the control on the field has gradually shifted to Liverpool.
This can't be helped, after the national team game, Bayern Munich not only has injury problems but also fatigue problems, Guardiola can't prevent such a thing from happening, what he can do is to rotate reasonably to avoid the trouble caused by the recent intensive competition.
At the end of the 70 minutes, Pep Guardiola made a substitution, bringing on Raphinha for Vidal and Kimmich for Alonso.
He had no choice but to make a substitution, with Lahm being moved to midfield to partner Kimmich at the back, while Raphinha became the new right-back.
This substitution is important for the change of situation on the field, Guardiola is still too optimistic, in fact, Bayern Munich's possession operation requires excellent ball ability, Alonso's presence makes Bayern Munich's midfield ability very strong, but Lahm does not have such ability.