Chapter 354

The Leicester fans in the stands at the King Power Stadium couldn't help but cheer, it was a good chance for Leicester to score!

"Van Dijk!" On the live broadcast of Xinchao.com, Zhan Jun suddenly roared, "What a Van Dijk!" What a general! Critical Interception Destruction! ”

This is Van Dijk rushing up diagonally, a sliding shovel that fell to the ground, shoveling the football out of the bottom line!

Klopp yelled angrily on the sidelines, and he was very angry about Alberto. Moreno's defense was very dissatisfied this time, since he had already started, he didn't hesitate, he really couldn't make a decisive tactical foul in the non-dangerous area, and he was deadlocked by the opponent into the penalty area, almost causing a dangerous situation in front of the goal.

Fortunately, Van Dijk appeared in a key position at a critical moment and completed a key interception.

Alberto. Moreno's offensive strength and weak defense, or the shortcomings of poor defensive ability, will be infinitely magnified in such a stalemate defense.

In fact, Liverpool fans have long been dissatisfied with Moreno, believing that the left-back link is Liverpool's biggest shortcoming, and they describe Moreno, saying that the Spaniards are not particularly strong in attack and weak in defense......

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Shinji Okazaki isn't the strongest player on the field, nor is he the fastest player, but he's definitely the toughest player with the toughest willpower. He will constantly press the opposition defence and create attacking opportunities for his team-mates during the game.

It's the 18th round of the Premier League, and Shinji Okazaki has been almost full attendance in the league so far (17 times), and Ranieri is very much on Okazaki, knowing that players like Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and N'Golo Kante are undoubtedly key factors in creating miracles, but it's hard to imagine what would have happened without Shinji Okazaki. Shinji Okazaki's diligent running and technique have strung the players together to form a complete tactical system that motivates them to keep running on the field.

The Japan international is a role model for Leicester City on the pitch, almost non-stop, even when the big picture is decided. With his diligence and steadfastness, he made last season's main player Uloa lose his main position, and Croatian Kramaric became a water cooler official on the bench, which is enough to see Shinji Okazaki's status in the team.

It can be said that Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has fully tapped the potential of Shinji Okazaki, arranging him as an assistant to striker Jamie Vardy, relying on the excellent running ability and excellent skills of the Japanese international, he can often help full-backs and midfielders find space to move forward, in fact, in Leicester City's attacking system, Shinji Okazaki played a seemingly inconspicuous, but more important role.

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Klopp has carefully studied this Leicester City, and he has to admire the ability of Ranieri, an Italian tinkerer, Mahrez, Kante, Vardy, and even Mogan in the backline, who were all unknown before, such as Schmeichel Jr., who was previously considered unsuccessful and lost the face of his old son Schmeichel.

However, it is such a group of players who were stunned by Ranieri to pinch a team that was almost relegated last season into the biggest dark horse in the Premier League this season.

The outstanding performances of Riyad Mahrez and N'Golo Kante, as well as Vardy, have long been the subject of heated discussions in the English media.

However, Klopp was surprised to notice the role of Japanese player Shinji Okazaki in Leicester City's tactical system, this seemingly inconspicuous and even somewhat insipid Japanese player, but it was the player before and after the tandem in Leicester City's attacking system.

In his pre-match tactical analysis, Jurgen Klopp stressed the need to pay extra attention to the marking of Japanese player Shinji Okazaki.

That's why Klopp was so angry after Shinji Okazaki almost created a huge danger.

Leicester corner.

Mahrez's corner, Mogan wanted to squeeze Van Dijk to fight for the header, however, Van Dijk had a big advantage in the air, in addition, the Dutchman has a keen sense of the location of the ball, he rushed to push the ball out, and then, Milner passed the ball forward, trying to launch a quick counterattack, but the pass was too big, but it was also able to contain a dangerous wave of attack from Leicester City.

Jurgen Klopp shouted from the sidelines, and he took advantage of the dead ball to call Van Dijk to the sidelines, although the Dutchman had just joined the team in the summer, but now the Dutch big man has won Klopp's initial trust, and it can even be said that Klopp has regarded Van Dijk as the future core of Liverpool's backline.

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Liverpool, who have Jiang Chenxi and Salah and Lallana and Firmino, have stronger attacking ability than Leicester City, and after about 20 minutes of tug-of-war, Liverpool began to control the initiative on the field.

Riyad Mahrez couldn't find a way to pass the ball and barely managed to get a long-range shot from outside the box.

The shot did not test Liverpool's goalkeeper Karius.

Liverpool quickly launched a counter-attack, and goalkeeper Karius was ready to attack with his hands on the ball, but he looked ahead and suddenly chose to drive the ball forward with a big foot.

Leicester midfielder N'Golo Kante rushed up and lifted the ball high and Albrighton went to chase it down, trying to lift it forward, but his intentions were spotted by Milner, who almost ignored Albrighton's picked up right leg and scrambled to push it back.

James Milner has been Liverpool's starting standing player since joining Liverpool on a free transfer from Manchester City in the summer transfer window and is trusted by Jurgen Klopp.

Jurgen Klopp likes players like that, and Milner's strong physique and tenacious will make him an indispensable player for this team.

Coutinho's departure has forced Liverpool to rebuild tactically, with good performances in previous games and poor performances such as defeats to West Ham United, but in the eyes of the media and fans, Milner has been very good, as a former winger, Milner is very smart when he is inserted in a wide position in midfield, and his extreme physical condition and perfect passing skills make him a weapon in Liverpool's counter-attack.

Of course, the most important thing is that Milner is an extremely hardworking, selfless player, he is willing to sacrifice everything for the team, even personal glory, he runs at all costs, he has a lot of coverage in midfield, he is a good helper for Henderson in defence, and he can also provide support for Salah or Lallana in attack, such a player will be very popular wherever he is.