Chapter 265: Liverpool's New Formation
() As a former giant, Liverpool can draw or even lose games against a team that is not in the middle of the game without any temper, but they are never ambiguous when it comes to playing against strong opponents.
Despite Arsene Wenger's emphasis on not underestimating Liverpool, the Gunners are still bogged down in the Anfield quagmire.
As Arsene Wenger had predicted, Liverpool showed no less morale and determination than the defending champions from the start, and after the first 15 minutes of tug-of-war between the two sides, Liverpool quickly took the advantage at home.
In the 24th minute, Gerrard successfully countered offside and hit the goal with a powerful shot. Although the assistant referee decided he was offside, slow motion showed it was an absolute miscalculation.
The ESPN commentator said, half-jokingly, half-seriously: "I'm afraid Wenger will be heart-pounding for the ball for several minutes when he goes back and watches the video!"
But after 30 minutes, Liverpool's "offensive weakness" was revealed, and the two players almost started a tug-of-war in midfield.
The Gunners didn't have a single shot on goal in the entire first half, while Liverpool only had three. Such a record made the players and fans on both sides unable to lift their spirits.
Until the second half, the "Invisible Man" Pire's "fairy ball" appeared.
I don't know what kind of brain this fairy ball provoked Tang Wu, making Tang Wu, who hadn't shouted much on the field since these days, become irritable again.
"Rush me, press forward, go forward!"
"Fack, what are you doing back? Won't you go to make up for it? β
"Left, left! You left and right guy! Don't you know which hand you use to fly J? β
Two months after the Reds captain was sidelined from injury, the Anfield pitch was once again greeted with familiar shouts.
The team members, along with Gerrard, turned around inexplicably and looked at Tang Wu, who was glaring angrily at the back of the team. For some reason, this strange familiarity led to a doubling of vitality.
The Liverpudlian pride has been accumulating in a draw for two months and it's time to build it up.
Under the pressure of Tang Wu's position a little forward, the players of both sides who were originally competing for players in the midfield gradually moved towards the Gunners half.
And the most puzzling thing for the Gunners is that there are more and more red Liverpool players around them.
Fack, when did they learn to shadow clone?
After a forced throw-in, Henry looked up at the front of the court and was so frightened that he almost snapped his tongue.
At the back of Liverpool, Finnen, Hyypia and Carragher are all firmly in their positions. But Reese, who was also a defender, has hit the same position as Gerrard.
In other words, Liverpool's original formation of 4411 has become 3511, how can the Gunners not have much pressure on the field?
If you look closely, Hyypia is a little to the left, and there is a goalkeeper wearing a black jersey wearing a special goalkeeper's gloves!
Walt?
Whitewing?
For this species that has disappeared in Premier League football for a long time, not only Henry and the Gunners, but even Arsene Wenger on the sidelines was shocked.
What is the bald doing?
How did he allow the goalkeeper to do that?
Tang Wu's forward stance has always been a topic of conversation among Premier League fans, and in their opinion, young people are always more aggressive.
With his height and super long arms, Tang Wu can return to the penalty area with great speed, which in itself supports his defensive range more than other goalkeepers.
But today's Tang Wu's position can no longer be described as "standing at the front".
Liverpool's backfield seems to have lost a goalkeeper and an extra scavenger in an instant.
Looking at Tang Wu's position and movement range, it seems that there is no intention of returning to the goal.
He's not afraid of gunmen shooting with big feet?
The Gunners were eager to take the shot, but they suddenly found that possession of the ball was firmly in the hands of the Reds.
The extra Reds not only provided energy for the frontcourt players to run aggressively and execute high pressing tactics, but also allowed the defenders to show tougher defensive steals than they would otherwise have otherwise.
Because such a scene appeared suddenly, and it can even be said that it was forced out by Tang Wu, all the Red Army players often made some mistakes when running without the ball and cooperating with the ball.
But Tang Wu once again showed his surprising side.
Efficient large-scale running, several decisive and courageous tackles and counterattacks, minimized the error rate generated by such a "4511" position.
At some point, Liverpool will even attack from the back by Tang Wu.
The goalkeeper connection caused the gunners to jump in front of the door for a while, and even the German goalkeeper Lehmann was also frustrated.
"W-what kind of play is this?" Arsenal's assistant coach managed to close his jaw.
β... The operation is not very smooth, and some details are not perfect. The players are very active but sometimes overlap, even like headless flies..."
"It seems that this new tactic was not designed by Bei Bald a long time ago, and maybe even a temporary idea of their team members!" After a point-to-the-point analysis, the professor's eyes were staring directly at Tang Wu at the back of Liverpool's formation, the goalkeeper he had given to Chelsea as a gift.
"Arsenal is not going to be able to do it now!" The professor muttered. Suddenly, the corners of his mouth grinned, and he said to himself, "Hehe, I don't know what those two nasty guys Abu and Mourinho will think when they see this scene." β
The Anfield stadium was already full of shouts, and all the fans saw was the goalkeeper standing forward, and even "squeezing" the positions of other players to the front court, so that their own players could get more possession.
But unlike the layman, the professor sees Liverpool's two wings.
Under the command of Tang Wu, the two wingbacks ran to a large range - pressing very far back when defending, and pressing very far forward when attacking, which is not the traditional fullback style of play at all.
At this time, Tang Wu has become the brain of Liverpool, sitting in the backfield to command the midfield and even the front. Except for Pongler and Mailer, who were at the front, all the other players became a pawn under Tang Wu, placed in the middle of the field and the Gunners in the half of the choke to the throat of the opponent.
The professor had already gotten up from his seat and came to the sidelines to observe the situation.
For the professor, it is no longer a question of whether he can pick up points on the road, and he may be in trouble not seen since the inception of the Premier League - how to deal with opposition teams when a goalkeeper is integrated into a tactical planning system.
Not only the professor, but also other scouts and coaches who watched the game. As if he had discovered a new continent, his eyes stared straight at the broadcast screen, calculating something in his mind.
The old man Ferguson, in particular, sat in an inconspicuous corner of Anfield, chewing gum and muttering: "Arsène, it seems that you are in trouble!" If you don't solve this problem today, Liverpool may become a problem for all teams in the Premier League..."
Another big kick that flew straight from the back to the front, Ashley Cole fought back and finally rushed in front of Pongler to push the ball out of bounds. And he also fell to the ground after the header was cleared, looking very embarrassed.
The repeated non-rotation battles have put the physical strength of the Gunners' linemen on the verge of obsolescence, and what keeps him going is nothing more than the glory of the past and the pride of the giants.
At this moment, the frowning professor on the sidelines suddenly brightened his eyes, and took advantage of the opportunity of the dead ball to rush forward and shout: "Accelerate, accelerate, run for me!" β
"You have to be faster and fiercer than your opponent! Don't be afraid of mistakes, run more, pass more, score when you have a chance, shoot when you have a chance! β
"Do you understand?"
The professor thought of a strange formation that could break Liverpool's sudden appearance in the shortest possible time, as the first team to "eat crabs", there were good and bad.
The disadvantage is that it will bear the brunt of the situation, and it will inevitably be chaotic; The good thing is that Liverpool's tactics haven't been honed yet, and they can wait for the other teams to figure out how to deal with them in the second half of the league.
And the professor's biggest reliance is that he has the world's top goalscorer Thierry Henry at his disposal, and it is not impossible for him to kick the ball in from midfield as long as he twists his ankle slightly.
What's more, there are players like Reyes, Vieira, Pire, Ljungberg, and even Cesc Fabregas on the team who can do a precise pass and long-range shot, and he has no reason not to believe that when Liverpool's tactics are completely unpolished, they can't break Tang Wu's eleven finger pass.