Chapter 343: Offside Trap

From the start, Liverpool showed their fighting spirit. Shovel fiercely around the 40-meter line to prevent the opponent from intruding into the danger zone.

The 2,500 Reds fans who came with the visitors gave the team confidence that the Reds might not be able to play this game.

The first tactic that Benitez laid out for the team was to strengthen the midfield scramble, drag the opponent into the midfield quagmire, and let everyone in the Bianconeri fall into the swamp of midfield.

Ibrahimovic is the commanding heights, and he can do the same thing as Chelsea's Didier Drogba, acting as a bridgehead in the air.

But Bayern, who played against Chelsea yesterday, gave Bei Bald the inspiration, and since the first landing point is difficult to earn, then limit your second landing point.

Hyypia, Carragher and Traore were the three Reds defenders, and Nedved and Piero were always in vain.

In the 16th minute, a tackle from Biscayne sent Piero down at the edge of the Liverpool penalty area.

Piero's fall created a brief vacuum, and just when the Reds thought their opponents were going to kick a dead ball, the Bianconeri, playing at home, took the opportunity to attack.

Zambrotta dribbled down the ball and crossed with his feet almost unguarded.

The ball flew past Traore's toe into the middle of the box, and Ibrahimovic volleyed in with his right leg from seven yards out.

The moment the Swede turned around, he suddenly found that a black figure rushed in front of him at some point.

Blocking the angle of the shot is always the most practical way to keep the goal, and Tang Wu did it.

In less than a second, the ball bounced from the instep of Ibrahimovic's foot to Tang Wu's chest, then flew towards the side of the court, and finally bounced off the bottom line.

After the successful save, Tang Wu patted his chest casually, as long as he was not kicked by Yibu himself, the others were not in trouble.

"Hey! You players are injured, don't you see? ”

"Your striker is on the ground, why don't you stop attacking?"

"Referee, someone fell to the ground, don't you blow the whistle?"

The Liverpool players seized the opportunity, some lashed out at the referee, and some taunted the Juventus players in front of them.

For the referee, the attacking side is advantageous, and there is no dead ball, he will not blow the whistle; And for the Juventus players, after playing for 16 minutes, they finally found an attacking opportunity, how could they easily miss it?

In any case, both are the "losers".

Seeing that the attack was unsuccessful, the Juventus players carried forward the spirit of fair play this time and threw the throw-in directly to Tang Wu.

That's it, Liverpool relied on a patchwork of wrecked absences to make Juventus lose their temper. With the exception of Zambrotta and Camoranesi, who still have the courage to fight, Juventus all seem to have lost their way.

Ibrahimovic lacks the killer qualities of the league in the Champions League, and Piero disappears into the space of the Alp Stadium. Midfielder Nedved has been limited by the Liverpool man with little respect for his passing and shooting, and he seems to be finding his form in the Champions League as he returns from injury.

But even so, Capello is still paranoid about sticking to such an attacking lineup, watching the game time be worn out little by little.

In the 21st minute, Ibrahimovic burst with the ball in the middle and was intercepted by Traore and fell to the ground. But he got up and continued to dribble the ball into the box for Nedved, who was now exposed for offside.

In the 27th minute, Zambrotta, who rushed to the front of the Reds penalty area, fired a low right-footed shot from 30 yards out, which was blocked by Hyypia.

In the 30th minute, Alonso interfered with Emerson's free kick in front of the field and was yellow carded.

In the 36th minute, Camoranesi took a corner kick from the right, Ibrahimovic nodded the ball cross, Emerson chested the ball 14 meters in front of the goal, and was about to volley with his left foot, but the defender blocked the gun.

In the 44th minute, Piero took a corner kick from the left, and he did not drive directly to the center of the box, but crossed low to Ibrahimovic at the front point. Ibrahimovic took the ball and turned and passed back to the top of the box, but Nedved's right-footed volley from 20 yards was blocked by Baroshe. Emerson then volleyed the ball straight out of bounds from 25 yards in front of goal.

As soon as stoppage time passed in the first half, the referee blew the whistle.

When the Juventus players were seen walking towards the tunnel in frustration, the fans in the stands couldn't help but wonder.

Is this still Liverpool?

Is this a Premier League team?

How do you defend better than Liverpool?

In the locker room, Capello looked at the statistics of the first half of the two teams, and his face was iron-blue.

Juve had 67 per cent possession, while Liverpool had a pitiful 33. But in terms of shots on goal, the two sides combined for just four. Although all Juventus players shot it, none of them hit the woodwork.

More often than not, either the shot is blocked or offside. Including the controversial "miscalculation", Juventus were offside a total of seven times.

The 15-minute break passed quickly, and the second half was reversed, only to find that Capello had not made any adjustments.

Or rather, Capello doesn't know how to adjust.

Today's Juventus is the most offensive Bianconeri he can build.

Juve attacked a lot of times, but each breakthrough was broken by Liverpool's central defenders and midfielders before touching Tang Wu. The Liverpudlians regard this place as Anfield, pull if they can't prevent it, pull it if they can't pull it, and shovel it if they can't pull it down, just don't let the Bianconeri threaten Tang Wu's penalty area with the ball.

In the 49th minute, Traore's tackle earned a topaz card and gave Juve a set-piece 32 metres from the goal in a straight line and a bit to the left.

Camoranesi was standing in front of the ball, a little unsure of how to take the free-kick.

Finding Ibrahimovic is the first and most important step, but looking at Ibrahimovic's position in the opponent's penalty area, it seems a little unsafe.

Liverpool's defenders did not leave a few people as a wall like traditional set-pieces, leaving a few people to stand in the penalty area to defend; Instead, it was in a straight line at the edge of the penalty line, and this free-kick defensive position had already appeared three times in the first half.

Beep!

The referee blows the whistle.

Camoranesi started running.

Just as Camoranesi's right foot was about to touch the ball, all the Liverpool players stepped forward neatly at Alonso's command, and everyone ran forward with their feet open.

In the next second, Camoranesi's free-kick was kicked over the Liverpool penalty area, and there was not a single Reds defender here, except for Ibrahimovic, there were four Juventus attacking players including Piero and Nedved.

The ball was aimed at Ibrahimovic, who was well prepared.

When the ball flew overhead, the tall Swedish striker flicked his header, and before Tang Wu stepped forward to block, the ball had already flown into the gate behind Tang Wu.

Ibrahimovic did not choose to celebrate directly after the goal, but subconsciously looked to the sidelines.

There, he saw a referee in yellow overalls holding a small green flag.

"Fack! And so it is again! Ibrahimovic took a sip, no struggle, no excuse, and turned around and walked outside the box.

The other Juventus players were also together, and without even protesting, they walked out of the penalty area.

"Damn! It's really a defense! On the sidelines, Capello clenched his fists fiercely and gritted his teeth for Liverpool's "obscenity".

On the other side, Bei Bald smiled and nodded, "The offside tactics created by Alonso and TO are too suitable for dealing with the attacking Juventus!" ”