Chapter 631: Gao Bo's Faith

Rodgers is indeed studying City's tactical routine.

Although the attacking routine shown by Manchester City from the last game is not complicated, Rodgers has to admit that this simple offensive routine is indeed difficult to prevent, unless Liverpool has players on both sides who can absolutely defend against Hazard and Griezmann, otherwise, if it is mobilized by Manchester City, Liverpool may also face the inward attack of Manchester City's two wingers with super individual ability.

Brendan Rodgers didn't expect that after Gao Bo arrived at Manchester City, it looked like he was going to abandon the overall style of play that he relied on to make Atletico Madrid famous, and instead relied on the individual ability of the players to create chances.

"Maybe it has something to do with the fact that he has just arrived at Manchester City and has not had time for complex tactical training!"

While Rogers was distressed, his assistant Pascoe knew what his boss was thinking.

Rogers nodded: "But even so, Gao Bo's set is difficult to deal with, the attack power of his two wingers is really... Enviable! ”

In his early spells at Watford and Reading, Rodgers tried to add some Spanish passing style to the traditional England 442 formation, but at the time he made his squad a four-and-four.

However, the turning point in Rodgers' coaching career came during his time at Swansea.

It has to be said that the timing of Rogers' switch to Swansea City can be described as just right. Under former managers Martinez and Sosa, Swansea played Spanish tiki-taka, giving Rodgers the best platform to showcase his coaching philosophy. To that end, Brendan Rodgers has brought in Sigurdsson on loan again, and his team has finally been put into shape.

Therefore, Rodgers is well aware of how important it is for a team dominated by 433 formations to have two strong wingers!

Although Gao Bo has not been in Manchester City for a long time, judging from Manchester City's control of the game in the last game, his control of Manchester City is already very good.

"They execute very well, attacking one side and then moving to the weak side to make one-on-one. Sometimes, the simpler the play, the harder it is to defend..."

Rogers said with a sigh.

Pascoe nodded approvingly.

"We can also try to play a little simpler." Pascoe suggested, "We've got Suarez, Raheem Sterling, and Gerrard!" ”

Luis Suarez and Stella both have pace and technique, while Steven Gerrard's passing allows them to play with speed.

Rodgers nodded, he is not a "tike-taka" defender, in fact, in his successful season, Liverpool's main style of play was defensive counter-attack, when Rodgers built the team around Suarez, he brought in Sturridge and Coutinho, two of the most important signings in the Brendan Rodgers era of Liverpool. With a high-pressure defence and quick passing from a few players up front, he was able to play at a suffocating pace on the counter-attack, Suarez was technically excellent, Sturridge was incredibly fast, and Raheem Sterling had excellent passing ability, which provided an excellent environment for the two forwards to run. In midfield, Steven Gerrard remains the leader of the team, with Philippe Coutinho organising the attack, while Jordan Henderson runs between the two boxes at all costs. – That season, Liverpool were close to winning their first Premier League title.

And now Liverpool don't have Sturridge and they don't have Coutinho. But Rodgers also knows that Suarez's quality can bring victory to Liverpool – as long as he can create a good space for the Uruguayans to play.

"Mid lane!! We shrink the central defence!! ”

"Eventually they have to cut inside to the middle, we defend first and then play their counter-attacks!!" ”

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In the second round of the league, Gao Bo ushered in his first more important test after taking charge of Manchester City.

The match between Liverpool and Manchester City is undoubtedly the highlight of this round.

Since the end of the last league game, the media of both sides have been operating.

The media here in Manchester are of course biased in favour of Manchester City, recalling the FA Cup final three years ago.

At that time, Gao Bo led Luton, who were still in the second division, to defeat Liverpool in the FA Cup final to win the title.

Gobo's side created the miracle of winning the FA Cup as a fourth-tier team, while it was Liverpool who were reduced to a backdrop and a joke.

The media that ridiculed Liverpool the most was of course the Manchester side.

Whether it's red or blue-leaning media, when Manchester City and Liverpool go head-to-head, their guns are rightfully aligned with the outside world, after all, half of the city's blue is.

On Liverpool's side, in the face of the ridicule of the Manchester media, they did everything they could, and played agitation.

"It's time for revenge!!"

The headline in the Liverpool Daily Mail in the report is this.

What revenge?

Of course, it was Gobo who snatched Liverpool's FA Cup title three years ago and made Liverpool forever the laughing stock of fans of other teams in England.

In the past few years, as long as fans of other teams quarrel with Liverpool, this matter must be brought out.

"We have five Champions League trophies!"

"You were robbed of the FA Cup by a team in the second division!"

"We have eighteen league titles!"

"You've been abused by Luton!"

"We are the number one club in England!!"

"You lost to Luton Town in the FA Cup final!"

Therefore, although Gao Bo's memory of the FA Cup final three years ago is almost indifferent, it is really unforgettable for Liverpool, especially Liverpool's supporters!

Therefore, Liverpool really has a grudge against Gao Bo.

Rodgers was anxious to put out the fire: "It's an ordinary league game, it has nothing to do with the FA Cup triumph three years ago. We're going to give it our all at home, the defeat in the first round made us realise how tough this season has been and the results at home are crucial for us! ”

And Gao Bo didn't pay attention to the war of words between the media on both sides.

He didn't have time to fight, and the team was already busy training.

The advantage of being familiar with history is that he can roughly guess what kind of tactics Rogers will use!

The Swansea manager, who made a name for himself with his pass-and-possession tactics, was a very pragmatic counter-attacking style of play in the early stages of his arrival at Liverpool, and he liked to deploy two fast players in the forward line, Suarez and Stri.

In response to this, Gao Bo intends to continue to improve the team's attack power!

Out of the five card slots, he chose to equip three offensive cards!

[Match Card (Orange): +15% pass success rate within 15 meters; Anti-offside success rate +15%】

[Match Card (Orange): +15% chance for your player to shoot within the frame of the goal; +15% Pass Success Rate】

[Match Card (Blue): Long Pass Accuracy +15]

In addition to these three cards, the fitness card and the interception card are actually to strengthen the offense - the fitness card is to improve the consistency of the team's attack, and the interception card is to grab the ball back.

Gao Bo intends to use the team's most powerful attack to defeat Liverpool!

Rodgers thought that he would be able to defend against Manchester City's attack, which was really underestimating City's attacking strength.

Skrtel and Coster are not in a solid defence, and Reina's form on the goal-line is becoming more and more erratic, otherwise how could they have been beaten by West Bromwich Albion in the opening round of the league?

Brendan Rodgers, who was new to Liverpool, did not pinch Liverpool into a whole, while Manchester City, who was high in waves, has begun to slowly absorb the tactical ideas instilled by the manager.

Gao Bo knows where the weakness of this Liverpool team is, so he thinks he is already invincible!

This time, he is ready to speed up the team as a whole, add the impact of players on both sides, and use the attack to break down Liverpool's carefully arranged defense!!

It's just a Liverpool team that's in a rebuilding state, and even away from home, Manchester City can win against their opponents!

Gao Bo has absolute confidence in his team!