Chapter 200: The Importance of Jiang Chenxi

At the end of the first half, Liverpool were 2-0 at home to Tottenham Hotspur.

At half-time, the commentators commented on the first half of the game, and they shared their feelings about the half: Tottenham Hotspur were not as weak as the score suggested, on the contrary, the visitors even controlled the situation at certain moments, but in the end, it was Liverpool who led by two goals at the end of the first half.

"Jiang!" John. 'A goal was scored and then his shot caused chaos in front of Tottenham and created chances for Gerrard's goal. Throughout the first half of the game, Jiang didn't get many chances, but it was enough. ”

"This is also the reason why Liverpool's record declined when Jiang was not on the field." Lineker said, "Jiang is too strong individually, as long as he is given the opportunity, he can create a huge threat, in terms of the squad, Tottenham Hotspur is not much weaker than Liverpool, but the presence of the World Footballer of the Year has broken the balance of the game." ”

Lineker is right, Jiang Chenxi has been in the Premier League for most of the season, and the managers of the Premier League teams already know him very well, but the more they understand, the more shocked they are to find out how difficult it is to prevent Jiang Chenxi, because they are familiar and understood, other teams can be more targeted when defending Jiang Chenxi, but soon people found that Jiang Chenxi is also improving, his shooting conversion rate is even more terrifying, and he can always create a huge threat in the limited shooting opportunities.

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At the start of the second half, visitors Tottenham made some changes, but they couldn't change the situation.

With two goals in hand, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp set up his team to play a counter-attack.

Liverpool have entered the devil's schedule stage, and they will play six games in the next month, and how to scientifically distribute the physical fitness of the players and rotate appropriately while ensuring results is also testing Jurgen Klopp and his team, especially with Liverpool's current lack of bench depth, which is even more important.

Liverpool began to play defensive counter-attacking tactics, which also made Pochettino a little helpless.

When it comes to Pochettino's coaching resume, it can be retraced to January 2009, when Pochettino was appointed at the age of 36 to take over the reins of Espanyol, who were still in danger of relegation. Espanyol had already appointed two coaches that season, and the situation was very bad, in fact, the Spaniard's hierarchy did not have much hope for Pochettino at the time, and only chose Pochettino because there was indeed no suitable successor.

However, Mauricio Pochettino's stewardship far exceeded the club's expectations, and under his leadership, the Spaniard staged a Jedi counterattack in the second half of the season, finishing 10th in the table.

In today's wave of football, Pochettino's tactical philosophy is not much different from some mainstream tactical concepts such as Spain, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and so on. They are all based on the idea of patience and purposeful passing when in possession, and the efficiency of attacking with creativity, dynamism and speed. And when conceding a goal, they emphasise maintaining constant pressure on the opposition. Under Mauricio Pochettino, not all the players on the pitch have an attacking role, but in defence it requires everyone's dedication.

In attack, the flash and explosion of individual ability will become the breakthrough of the team, but if there is a player who does not have the best and enthusiasm in the counter-attack, then he will still be a player below his standard in the eyes of Pochettino, such as Adebayor and Forlen, who have been abandoned by Pochettino at Tottenham and Southampton respectively.

Mauricio Pochettino's tenure at Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur has earned him praise, with Pep Guardiola and Alex Ferguson praising Pochettino as he is proud to have won praise from both old and new champions.

Before the game, the media predicted the outcome of the game, believing that Tottenham still had a chance to take away at least one draw from Anfield, based on Pochettino's successful transformation of Tottenham Hotspur, and believed that the biggest attraction of this game was the duel between Pochettino and Klopp.

For now, though, Mauricio Pochettino's tactical theories seem to be useless when they're two goals down.

'At the moment, Jurgen Klopp has won Pochettino again. Lineker said.

"It's not Pochettino's responsibility." John. Mortensen said a fair word, "Klopp is indeed very capable, but it is undeniable that Jiang plays a role in it, and it can only be said that the combination that Jiang and Klopp have worked together since Dortmund is too strong!" ”

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In the 63rd minute of the game, Jiang Chenxi assisted Salah to score another goal.

Liverpool are 3-0 at home to Tottenham Hotspur.

A game that was considered 'evenly matched' before the game, with the home side establishing an early lead.

Salah was very excited after the goal, and he beckoned Jiang Chenxi to celebrate the goal together.

Jiang Chenxi also responded to him enthusiastically, and after the two of them high-fived each other in celebration, they hugged each other.

Looking at the enthusiastic players in the stadium and looking up at the electronic scoreboard, Klopp, who had been struggling with the devilish schedule that Liverpool was about to face, suddenly felt that maybe the situation was better than he thought.

"With Jiang, Liverpool can even be said to start the game with a 1-0 lead." Assistant coach Kravitz said in Klopp's ear.

With a 3-0 lead, Klopp began to prepare for a substitution.

Bringing on key players to give them more rest to prepare for the FA Cup tie in three days and next weekend's league clash with Southampton, who are currently fourth-placed in the league, are not easy to match.

Mohamed Salah, who had just scored, was substituted and Raheem Sterling came on as a substitute.

There was a flurry of boos from the stands at Anfield Stadium, not for Mohamed Salah but for Raheem Sterling, whose relationship with Liverpool fans has deteriorated since the public falling out with Liverpool over contract renewal issues, especially after the bad remarks of the player's agent.

Originally, Salah and Sterling could take turns attacking the opponent's wings, but now, according to the requirements of the club's hierarchy, Klopp has put Sterling on the bench in an attempt to calm down the young England international, which has also affected Liverpool's attacking power to a certain extent.

Subsequently, in the cheers and applause of the team at the scene, Jiang Chenxi was also replaced, and Sturridge came on as a substitute.

In the 83rd minute, captain Steven Gerrard was also substituted, and Joe Allen came on as a substitute.

The Anfield stadium erupted in thunderous applause.

ps: There is a big traffic jam at high speed, and the update is late, so I'm really sorry.