Chapter 329 - Targeted Decisions
Everyone in the Millwall dugout rushed out at the first time.
"Hula......"
With a roaring shout, everyone raised their arms and let off steam.
But Zhang Yang was definitely the first to react.
The moment the ball flew into the goal, he had already raised his hands in the air, and then when the others rushed out, he had already made a frantic clapping motion.
It's not just a quick response.
Zhang Yang did not 'foresee' the goal in advance, and in the original trajectory, Livermore did not send the ball into the goal, and the ball flew off the bottom line at the neutral post.
Zhang Yang 'forebodied' this kind of shot, so he made a slight modification: giving Livermore an aura of 'lucky blessing' and tripling his luck stat.
In fact, Zhang Yang is also tentatively using 'lucky blessing', this ability effect will be better on the goalkeeper, and the effect will not be very good when used on other game players, whether it can help Livermore change the 'shooting post', Zhang Yang is not sure, fortunately he got the best result, Livermore accurately completed the shot, Zhang Yang also felt quite happy.
This is not just a goal that uses the supernatural ability to 'open', the 'lucky blessing' is an uncertain ability, and using it to help the team score is equivalent to the 'supernatural ability' is still in hand, because in comparison, the use of 'words and words' is more certain.
After completing a goal, Millwall's win rate becomes high.
At the beginning of the game, the performance of the two sides, the use of supernatural abilities, and the judgment of foresight were full of uncertainty, and Millwall's overall squad strength was actually at a disadvantage, but the tactics were targeted, and Zhang Yang judged the probability of winning the game, at most 70%.
Millwall scored a goal, but before they had even used the 'walk of the talk', the winning rate suddenly increased, and Zhang Yang was 90% sure that the team could win.
After the celebration subsided, Zhang Yang returned to his seat, chatted with Wise, and then turned to look at the Liverpool dugout.
Benitez was deep in thought, his chin dragged and his brows furrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about what to do next, but as if he felt the flamboyant gaze, he also turned his head to look back.
The two looked at each other.
Zhang Yang pursed the corners of his mouth slightly, Benitez's expression did not change, but his mouth moved up and down, and he said a word, which was far away, but Zhang Yang still knew what the other party said, "Good luck!" ”
What Benitez meant was: You're in luck!
In the previous game, both sides attacked and defended very quickly, and the pace of the game became fast, so it was difficult to fully grasp it, Millwall could score, Liverpool could also score.
Benitez didn't intervene in the game because he thought the chances were equal for both sides.
Now that Millwall have scored, Benitez also thinks Millwall are luckier, their midfielder Livermore has performed quite well, and being able to kick a World Cup foot from such a long distance can simply enter the classic history of world waves.
Zhang Yang only continued to smile, then turned his head to look at the field again, he felt a little funny, and even sympathized with Benitez: what the Spaniard didn't know was that the situation had always been in his hands, and Millwall was not lucky, but had his 'football game superpower' to help.
Of course, he won't tell anyone else.
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The game resumes.
Liverpool are not a team that can make quick adjustments, and even if Millwall have scored, their attack and defence have not been biased.
That's the good side.
The Liverpool players are a little anxious, but they are still playing very steadily, perhaps thanks to the captain on the field, Gerrard, Gerrard is the soul of Liverpool, no matter what time it is, all the players will look at Gerrard and follow Gerrard's command, in the team, Gerrard is more authoritative than Benitez.
If the average manager has a hard time tolerating having players in the team who have more authority than himself, it will affect the manager's control over the team.
But there is no conflict between Benitez and Gerrard, one is that Gerrard is a player with a very good character, he will not challenge the authority of the manager, everything will be under the command, only on the field, his spirit of never giving up, will be the highest embodiment; In addition, Benitez's personality is not much more than that, and he prefers to be stuffed in the office and study tactics rather than considering the majesty of the team.
Liverpool played solidly, did not take the initiative to step up the attack, failed to pose a threat to the Millwall goal, and similarly, Millwall struggled to find opportunities to threaten the Liverpool defence again.
The first half ended 1-0.
The players from both sides returned to the dressing room, but when they left the field, the mood of the two sides was obviously different, the Millwall players were laughing and walking off the field, some of them were talking excitedly about the goal, the ball was so exciting, Braniff exaggeratedly said, "After that, we will stay at the back, pass the ball to David, he can kick directly from our goal!" ”
"Hahaha......"
Many people laughed, and Heathrop laughed and added, "You're talking about kicking into our goal!" I wasn't sure I could get David's shot, it was dangerous! ”
The people next to him laughed.
The atmosphere at Liverpool is the opposite, with most people saying nothing but serious expressions on their faces. They walked off the field quickly and hurried back to the locker room.
At the same time, the media also lifted up the game.
Most of the commentators and commentators talked about Livermore's shot first, and it seemed to have just happened, and several TV stations that broadcast the game live also broadcast slow-motion replays again, and Livermore was very surprised when he kicked the ground.
The BBC TV commentator analyzed, "This ball is really amazing, we can see that when it starts, the height of the ball is almost one meter, and when it reaches the goal line, it only touches the ground, and the football seems to have been spinning forward and floating on the ground, without slowing down because of touching the ground!" ”
"Goalkeeper Reyna reacted immediately, but he still couldn't save the ball!"
"We can imagine how powerful Livermore's right foot would be to come up with a shot like this, almost defying the laws of physics!"
In the process of analyzing the goal, almost all the media affirmed Livermore's long-range shooting ability, and many people thought that his long-range shooting was 'the most powerful in the world', and then the media talked about the form of the game, and also thought that Millwall had more advantages, but there were still many commentators and commentators, reminding Millwall that "a goal does not mean a victory, especially against Liverpool, we can also recall last year's Champions League final, AC Milan won three goals, and they were all equalized by Liverpool." ”
"It's very easy for Liverpool to equalise, just a good combination, a good attack, and in this kind of game, one goal is not enough to decide the winner. Now, it can only be said that Millwall has a better chance ......"
Millwall locker room.
Zhang Yang is also reminding all the players, "Don't think that the lead will mean victory!" You know, it's Liverpool. He also cited Liverpool's Champions League final as an example, saying, "Liverpool are good teams who play the game and they always hold on until the last minute, so as long as the game is not over, we have to be serious!" ”
"I'm sure you can do it. Now that we're half-game away, just keep going and we'll have a perfect season without regrets, and probably none of you want to lose the FA Cup, right? ”
After Zhang Yang reminded everyone, he did not forget to praise their performance, and then talked about tactical issues, Millwall performed well in the first half, and the lead score will prove everything, during which he only interfered with Livermore's shot, and the rest of the time was watching the game normally, in other words, even if Zhang Yang did not intervene, Millwall did not score, but the situation suppressed Liverpool.
That's pretty good already.
But one problem is still obvious, the team is still a little weak in breaking down the Liverpool defense, even if it is convenient for Vermore's goal, it is also scored on the edge of the penalty area, most of the time, Liverpool defense is very tight, the team does not have a good way to attack.
When Zhang Yang talked about this problem, he talked about the cooperation between the side and the middle.
It was the most reflected in the first half.
Millwall attacked on the wing, Braniff and Josh Simpson played well, but most of the time, the two seemed to be playing alone, not playing with other teammates, attacking from the wing, not letting the wide players play individually, just looking for opportunities from the wing.
Zhang Yang pointed out the problems of Josh Simpson and Braniff, and also reminded Elliott and Morris of the running position, the problem of coordination between the wing and the middle, and the running position of the middle player is also directly concerned, because when the wide player wants to cooperate, he can't find a teammate and can only do it alone.
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Second.
As soon as the game began, many noticed that Millwall stepped up defensively.
Zhang Yang pointed out the problem of attacking from the wing, but the important thing in the second half was defence, as long as they could hold on for half the game and not allow Liverpool to score, Millwall could have won.
This is the safest way to win.
In terms of solid defense, Liverpool's offensive ability is not strong, and it is also difficult for them to break through Millwall's defense, in addition, Zhang Yang also has the ability to 'predict', plus using a 'walk the talk' opportunity, it is very difficult for Liverpool to score, Millwall can defend half the court to win the game, and because of this, Zhang Yang believes that the team is ninety percent sure of winning.
Liverpool, on the other hand, stepped up their attack.
This is also a very helpless choice, they must have a goal to be able to tie the score, otherwise the laggard can still be passive.
Liverpool's offensive has strengthened, and there is still a certain threat to the Millwall defense, and the cooperation of Gerrard and Alonso in the middle, and the breakthrough of Luis Garcia on the wing, are very threatening points.
Millwall's defence is also very targeted, they have prepared a lot for it and know each of Liverpool's 'dangerous players' quite well.
Millwall's defense is very targeted, for example, Gerrard, when Gerrard arrives at Millwall half, he will be entangled by Livermore, who played against Liverpool before, and it was Jody Morris who was responsible for facing Gerrard, but after having 'talent recognition', Zhang Yang found that Livermore's talent is 'one-on-one defensive ability', and the rating is still 'nine stars', so he attaches more importance to Livermore, and when defending, he will also let Livermore mark the opponent's key players one-on-one.
Under Livermore's entanglement, Gerrard played quite uncomfortably.
Livermore is physically strong and very physical, and the combination of the two, even if the technical strength is slightly worse, is enough to give all opponents a headache.
Whenever Gerrard arrives in the frontcourt, he is always followed by Livermore, and he needs to pay attention to the football position at all times, because when it comes to reaction speed, the two are about the same, and his running position is better, but he can't stand Livermore's physical strength, and there are several times when the two fight, Livermore uses his physical advantage to almost grab the ball.
Steven Gerrard's point was blocked and Liverpool also looked to launch an attack from the wings.
They relied on Luis Garcia.
Since Luis Garcia came to Liverpool, he has been criticized by many media, because his football is very 'lonely', at the beginning, it is common to break through and lose goals in the game, and the ability to cooperate with teammates is poor, and in terms of fighting, it is not very suitable for the intensity of the Premier League.
But in any case, Luis Garcia also has an advantage, his technique, dribbling ability is very strong, he often makes consecutive breakthroughs in the game, and his gorgeous foot skills have attracted many fans.
Now that Liverpool are a little weak in attack, Luis Garcia has become a key point.
Opposite Luis Garcia is Josh Simpson, Simpson and Garcia are similar players, it's hard to say which of the two is better, Simpson is faster, Garcia is more technical, but defensively, Simpson is definitely a big difference, he is almost a striker, it is difficult to play much role in wing defense.
Most of the time, Simpson could only run after Garcia.
This also gave Zhang Yang a headache, he was thinking about letting Simpson play directly as a striker next season, but he couldn't defend on the side, which would become a big problem for the team.
In the 58th minute of the game, Zhang Yang couldn't look past it anymore, and he decided to make substitution adjustments--
Mitchell came on for Simpson.
Smitchell is not a pure central player, he can play almost every position in midfield, even the forward line can be competent, as an experienced veteran, his defensive ability is not bad, and he knows Liverpool players quite well, sending him to limit Garcia is better, and he can also give the team enough support in attack.
When Millwall made substitution adjustments, the purpose was seen through by many media, "Smitchell plays!" He's probably going to use it to restrain Garcia! It's a good decision, Smitchell and Garcia used to be teammates, they know each other well, and if Smitchell can block Garcia's point, it's going to be Liverpool's turn to have a headache next......