With set-pieces as a means and counterattacks as the main body, using such tactics to deal with Atletico Madrid, it is Houllier through careful consideration, Liverpool's advantage lies in average height, running and confrontation, and the technology is not comparable to Atletico Madrid, so returning to the traditional long pass and rapid attack, attaching importance to set-pieces, is a good choice for Liverpool to play its own advantages, and it has played a very good role in the first twenty minutes of the game, two goals are a set-piece and a quick counterattack, which can give full play to their own advantages to this step, It was enough to prove that Houllier's tactics were correct.

Hollier does not have a very good way to deal with Atletico's tactics of controlling the midfield and then playing behind, after all, this is Atletico's advantage, just as Dick can't deal with Liverpool's high-altitude bombing, but when he is leading by two goals, Houllier thinks this is a good opportunity to completely crush Atletico Madrid - although Atletico Madrid has achieved excellent results this season, they are not rich in background and experience after all, and they are prone to various problems after encountering real obstacles......

However, Atletico's fighting spirit and psychological quality surpassed Houllier's preparation, and after a two-goal lead, Liverpool continued to attack, but Atletico Madrid controlled the midfield, and also relied on playing to get back a point - after several baptisms of league form ups and downs, after several excellent reversals, Atletico Madrid's players will not be too afraid of the backward situation, they believe that they can equalize through attack!

With such confidence and momentum, it is not easy to defeat Atletico Madrid - not to mention that they have not lost for a long time, whether it is in the league or in the League Cup, such a long-term unbeaten streak is enough for them to gather into a momentum, and a team with this momentum will not be intimidated by the opponent's two goals in more than 20 minutes.

After pulling back a point, Atletico continued to put pressure on Liverpool's players in the midfield, and began to be careful not to give the opponent set-pieces when defending, in fact, even if Liverpool's high-altitude advantage is very strong, set-pieces are not always able to score, as long as they are careful, it is impossible to give the opponent a set-piece and concede a goal.

In this entanglement, Atletico's advantage gradually began to build, Belleron showed a master style in the midfield, every touch and pass can make Atletico's midfield attack more fluid, and with him more involved in the attack, Baraja also began to withdraw his position to protect Belleron, so that he can organize the attack more smoothly.

Baraja was at the back, Vicente and Camoranesi began to move to the middle, their passing skills were good, and after they moved to the middle, Atletico's two full-backs were the premise of the starting position - Liverpool's wide attack speed was not fast, which also gave them more confidence to press forward, and the result of this was to make Atletico's advantage in midfield start to become better.

After Atletico gradually pressed up, Liverpool was forced to start a continuous retreat, and Atletico's offensive threat began to appear greater - seeing this scene, Dick nodded, this is what he wanted to see, because of some things, he could not quickly build up the advantage of the midfield, but was seized by the opponent to score two goals, fortunately, the game has not left Dick's control so far.

"Before the end of the first half, try for another goal." Dick thought silently in his heart.

Having the advantage doesn't mean scoring right away, and Liverpool are now starting to recover gradually, after all, the first half is over with less than ten minutes to go, and it would be better to go into the break with the lead.

Atletico began to get corner kick opportunities in a row, although they did not have an advantage in high balls, but Atletico Madrid, who have always been attentive to set-pieces, still created some opportunities, when the game reached the forty-second minute, Belleron took a corner kick, he did not pass the ball directly into the penalty area, but distributed the ball to Capdevilla in the corner of the penalty area, Capdevilla took the ball forward, and then decisively shot with his feet, the ball hit the pounced Babel and bounced into the penalty area, In the chaos, Jadel grabbed the first landing point, stretched his long legs, the ball bounced up, and then smashed on the head-on bone of Huntez's calf and flew into the corner of the goal!

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！ Jadel! Jadel! Jadel! Atletico Madrid's top scorer lived up to expectations and stepped up at this time! He grabbed the first spot in the box and scored! 2-to-2! Atletico equalised from two goals down! There are still a dozen more in this game! ”

In the shouts of the commentator, Jadel roared out of the penalty area, and then regardless of the blocking of other teammates, he rushed directly to the stands occupied by Atletico Madrid fans, and in the process of running, he ripped off his shirt, revealing his naked upper body, and let out a huge roar at the stands!

That's what he's looking forward to! Turn the tide in the European finals and score the crucial goals – who the fuck will say I'll be able to score in a second-rate league after the fuck!

"Well done! Jadel! You are one of the top centre-forwards in the world! ”

Dick waved his fist and shouted, then laughed and hugged the assistant coaches around him - although it was still only a draw, but the equalizer when the score was two goals behind, and the 0-0 draw were two completely different effects, just like the game in which Atletico Madrid eliminated Inter Milan, it was clear that the opponent scored three goals at home, but because of the equalizer when the home team was 1-3 down, it instantly filled his players with great confidence, but gave the opponent a serious blow!

Now, it's the same rhythm!

Houllier muttered a few words in annoyance, this was the first time he had a gaffe since the beginning of this game - originally this game started very well, moving forward according to the route he set, who knows, seeing that the tiger that had entered the trap suddenly jumped out of the trap again, and instead bit himself as a hunter!

The victory that was almost in hand slipped away from their hands, and although it was a draw now, in the second half, Liverpool will not have any advantage......

Trying to calm his mood, Houllier made a downward movement on the field, and then sat back in his position, there were only a few minutes left in the first half, just get through it slowly, at least, and not concede any more goals......

Atletico's players also felt a little prostration after the joy of scoring two goals in a row, and the rest of the first half passed like this, and it was clear that the two managers began to shift the focus of victory to the second half.

When the whistle blew at the end of the first half, the score was fixed at 2-2, and Liverpool got off to a fantastic start, but Atletico stubbornly rallied back in the rest of the game, with the first 20 minutes for Liverpool and the last 20 for Atletico – and it was clear that there was still a game to play.

"Compared to last season's UEFA Cup final, this season's UEFA Cup final seems to be much more exciting...... Four goals had already been scored in the first half, which was already exciting compared to last season's 0-0 penalty shootout...... As a neutral fan, I'd like to see more goals in the second half! ”

Dick met Holier at the player's tunnel, Dick grinned at Holier, then nodded, and walked into the player's tunnel first, Hollier glanced at Dick's back, looked down and slowly walked into the player's tunnel, intentionally or unintentionally opened a distance from Dikla.

'I'm very happy with your performance in the first half.

As soon as Dick entered the dressing room, he told his players straight to the point: "I have to admit that I made a mistake in the preparation for the previous game, not considering the threat of Liverpool's set-piece tactics, which is a mistake that should not have been. It's just that we played our best in the next games and took advantage of the holes in their backline...... As it turned out, while we didn't have a good way to control their set-piece advantage, they couldn't do much to fend off our deep attacks. I feel like I can do anything, but I can't make all the defenders taller, and Houllier can't make their defenders faster. It's a tough wound in our respective squads...... The only thing that can change these two points is tactics. ”

"We use a pressing style to reduce fouls at the back, but that makes their fast break more threatening. If Liverpool want to avoid being beaten by us, they will have to resort to shrinking their defence, which will make them attack less often. Hollier and I are well aware of this, but while flawed, it's the only thing we can do! So...... In the second half, we pressed the attack! Let everyone see if we can score more goals after the pressing attack, or if they can score more goals on the counter-attack! ”

Speaking of which, Dick looked around at the players in the dressing room and said word by word: "Remember, we are not inferior to any team in terms of goalscoring ability!" ”

Atletico Madrid's players nodded their heads, and they did not doubt that they were now the team with the most goals in the UEFA Cup, while in La Liga, they now scored 72 goals in 34 league games, an average of just over two goals per game, which is the same as Real Madrid's goals, second only to Barcelona with 74 goals, but they have conceded far fewer goals than Barcelona......

When it comes to goalscoring ability, Atletico's players are absolutely confident.

And what about Liverpool? They are not as good as Atletico Madrid in the number of goals scored in the League Cup, and they have only scored 67 goals in the Premier League that have played 37 rounds, and there is a huge gap compared to Atletico Madrid's scoring ability, although it is likely that Atletico Madrid will attack Liverpool in the second half, but Atletico Madrid's players still believe that with their ability, they will be able to score more goals than Liverpool!

"In the second half, if they revert to the defense, it's not very realistic...... Then let's attack head-on! Julio, you come on in the second half, replace Héctor, Mauro, in the second half you have to pay attention to the defense, Ruben, you have to fill in more on the right side...... Now, let them see what kind of level Atletico Madrid is like! ”

With Cruz on the pitch, Atletico Madrid became a double centre-forward, without right-back Héctor, but Camoranesi was originally a balanced midfielder, plus Baraja's replacement, there would not be much of a problem on this side - of course, the key is that Liverpool's wing attacking ability is not particularly good. With Cruise and Jardel partnered, these two top center forwards on the field, Atletico Madrid has the confidence to face Liverpool's tough defensive line head-on!