"We are all Ruhr ......", a deafening chant rang out on the pitch as Jones had just shoveled Benayoun's ball back into the front of the pitch with a tackle.

Enrique received the ball and kicked it back to Reina, but Schalke didn't press forward and stuck the defensive line in midfield.

Let the two high school forwards run all over the field, and they will have to take a break at half-time.

"The two teams were very cautious in the beginning, did not rush in, and once they lost the ball, they immediately returned to their positions and set up a defensive formation, and Liverpool pressed more tightly in the frontcourt," Duan Xuan said.

"Liverpool's pressing is to destroy Schalke's possession at the back, and they don't actually rush in, once the ball reaches Liverpool's backfield, even Mackin comes back," Zhang Lu continued.

There was noise in the stands that interfered with Liverpool's possession at the back, and Alonso had dropped back to the back, receiving and distributing the ball and controlling the tempo of his team.

Jones went over to defend and Makqin returned to the midfield area to pick up, with Koya following him from the side.

Schalke's formation is narrower, so that the distance between the players in the 442 formation is closer.

Alonso watched at the back to know how to play, and then a winger had to pull the opposition apart.

How can Liverpool have wingers, only pseudo-wingers, Gerrard and Benayoun saw the team controlling the ball in the backfield, and immediately pulled away to the two wings, Alonso, you don't let him make long passes on both sides, it's a waste.

Schalke didn't care about it, but they still maintained their width of formation, and after two laps, Mack felt that their overall formation was maintained quite well, and the movement of the defensive center of gravity was an overall behavior.

It's interesting, he thought to himself, he has played for almost half a season, and it is really the first time he has encountered this kind of defense.

The English team's defense is very aggressive, and it is absolutely impossible to give you easy space to get the ball in the 40-metre area, and the central defenders have a wide range of movement, complementing the wings and playing at the back.

So in the Premier League, there are no two good central defenders, the defense is not enough to see, and it is leaked every minute.

Schalke's kind of defense is about a coordinated protection, and the responsibility of the midfielders is quite heavy, because it is their first responsibility to cover the defense on the flanks and protect the defenders in front of them.

The first responsibility of their two centre-backs is to defend the ball behind them, as well as to defend the strikers and control the penalty area.

Mackin decided not to do it in the middle lane, it was too easy to be dumplings, and he decided to bully Raphinha, who was shorter than him.

Picking up soft persimmons and pinching, if he didn't have this IQ, he wouldn't be able to play so well like now.

Raphinha is not soft persimmon, he decided to pinch and see again.

He quickly brushed the thought through his head, and ran to his left towards Raphinha.

After three passes and two downs, the ball returned to Alonso in the middle, and he found Mackin who ran to the side and pressed the back line with a diagonal pass.

At this time, it was obvious that their defense was different, and Mack Qin skillfully stopped the ball on the sideline, and saw that their midfield was like a line being pulled by himself.

However, the two central defenders did not leave the penalty area to make up for it, and Raphinha stepped over.

Makqin walked towards the bottom line with the ball, and he decided to try the current quality of this right-back who can sit firmly in the future.

'You have to pay attention to that Mark in the back line, he's very flexible in his position, don't belittle him because he's young,' said Slomka in the dressing room.

He is not young, he is still a rookie in the coaching world, and the arrangement with his players is only in a tone of reminder and suggestion rather than command.

The gang is too old in Schalke.

'He's average one-on-one, but he's very dangerous with the ball, and the zone defenders can't give him a chance to get up and play the ball when he's on the ball.

That's what Raphinha did, he let Makqin go a step and a half, keeping him in a position where he could get up and block passes at any time.

“#@！ $", there was a noise from the stands behind, and Mark Qin ignored it, nothing more than shoveling him to death or something.

With a flick of his right foot, he wanted to cut inside, and Raphinha immediately stepped up in a big stride.

Ho, you've been prepared!

He rarely goes outside on the flanks and seems to be being targeted.

Raphinha was a small man with a fairly fast cadence, and Mack Qin quickly turned sideways to separate him from the ball and prevent him from breaking the ball.

Fortunately, he has short legs~

He immediately passed the ball back to Benayoun and ran around behind Benayoun, who came over to Jones to give him a wall.

Rakitic followed up with Mackqin, who slammed back to Alonso and then quickly ran towards the combination of Raphinha and Bordon, as he did against West Ham.

Alonso had a clear heart, and the moment Mack crossed the back line, just like the West Ham game, he made a long pass over the top.

However, this time it didn't go as smoothly as West Ham, with Raphinha quickly returning to position behind him, stabbing the ball out of his control before Mack was one step ahead of him, and Bordon immediately cleared the ball with a big foot.

"Mack Qin went in ......, Raphinha was very fast, oops, it's a pity, Liverpool has a tacit understanding this time"

Duan Xuan and Zhang Lu regretted this attack in the commentary seat, if they didn't have such a kick, Ma Qin might have stabbed alone.

Mackin got up from the ground and looked at Raphinha, who had just collided and knocked him down.

Soon, the fill-in was also timely.

"Oh~hmm~oh~", the stands applauded Schalke's successful defense this time.

The ball was contested in midfield, and it was Asamoah who relied on his body to control the ball at his feet and wait for his team-mates to come up.

Liverpool hurried back to defence and Schalke 04 finally waited for their two full-backs to press up after midfield scheduling on both sides.

Raphinha was quick, with Benayoun following him and Mackin in the corner of the box.

"After two quick attacks by Liverpool in the opening game, Schalke 04 gradually pressed up, Asamoah's fulcrum effect is still quite strong, he can hold the ball and wait for his teammates to come up", Duan Xuan said.

Zhang Lu continued: "That's right, the opening Schalke 04 wanted to advance through the midfield, but it didn't advance several times, and it was intercepted by Liverpool as soon as it reached the midfield.

"Today, Macqin met an opponent, Raphinha is so fast~", seeing the failure of this attack on the domestic Internet, a post immediately came out of the group.

Liu Qi saw this post and immediately opened it and replied: "Don't be impatient, Mark Qin will definitely be able to figure out a way."

Mack is indeed thinking of a way, Schalke 04 has tied the fence so tightly, if the two sides can't break through one-on-one, even if they hit the penalty area, the recovery of their two central defenders and the back will squeeze the space very small.

Benayoun is also used to playing in the middle, not to mention that he is not a left-footed player, so he can only wait for his two full-backs, especially Enrique, to press and then think of a way.

Schalke's attack ended with a Raphinha cross that Reina picked away before Asamoah.

The two sides played back and forth for 20 minutes, and Liverpool had a slight advantage, but they did not achieve anything, and they played very cautiously.

Benayoun and Mackin have teamed up a few times, Bordon has a lot of experience, and Raphinha is fast.

Mackin finally got a taste for this top-level cup approach to defence, and it was too difficult to find a glaring gap.

The most frustrating thing is that their back line except for Raphinha is all over 1.87 meters, and several crosses have been cleared by them in advance.

This is their home stadium and Mackin didn't expect them to play so patiently, and it seems that their priority is to stand on the defensive.

Seeing that the twenty minutes were up, Benitez waved his hand and gestured on the sidelines, meaning that it was time to step up the attack.

Liverpool's attack was launched from the right, and after a simple combination between Gerrard and Finnan, Finnan's cross from a 45-degree angle was cleared by Boldon in the box.

Schalke 04 launched a counterattack, and Mackin did not chase back this time because he couldn't catch up.

He just inserted into the penalty area to grab the second point, but the first point was controlled by Schalke several times, and Torres, who was quite tall, did not grab the point.

"Schalke counterattacked, the two sides played quite dull for more than ten minutes, and they didn't form any threatening shots", Duan Xuan saw that Liverpool returned again in vain, and explained.

Zhang Lu analyzed the situation on the field and said: "There are not many offensive troops invested by both sides, look at Schalke's counterattack, Kuranyi, was entangled by Skrtel, Skrtel fouled and gave Schalke a free kick in midfield"

Mark Qin shook his head, the kick was a little depressed, Schalke's defense was completely a delicate iron lump, the needle could not be inserted in the middle, and it was too inefficient to knock outside.

The main thing is that they are not aggressive at home, they don't give Torres space to use their pace, and as soon as the attack fails, they immediately come back and put up the fence.

It seems that they also want to take advantage of Liverpool's desire to win and wait for an opportunity to attack while ensuring that they do not concede a goal.

When Enrique saw this situation, he didn't dare to push forward excessively, in case he was beaten back from his side, he couldn't afford to take responsibility.

"Jossi, we have to figure it out," said Mark Qin as he ran to Benayoun after taking the free kick.

Benayoun was also depressed, not bothering to worry about the competition for the position with Mark, "What do you think?" In all fairness, he still admires this kid, and his insight into the scene is extremely talented.

Of course, it would be better if you didn't compete with me for a spot.

"Their air defense is very strong, I want to take advantage of Raphinha's height, why don't they see the situation when the time comes, one will involve Bordon's attention, and the other will impact Raphinha"

Benayoun thought about it for a while, and had to say that this was an idea that was quite likely to succeed, "Do you want me to insert more into the penalty area to grab points?" ”

"Well", Makqin said, "they are very dead in recycling, the space is tight, don't go to the restricted area, it's too tiring to fight outside"

Benayoun nodded, "Okay, let's try."

Then he went to Gerald and muttered for a while, and Gerald nodded, agreeing with him.

Mackin now has a role and position in the front court, and some ideas are put forward, and his teammates will not feel abnormal.

Schalke's free-kick went straight into the box, and this time Kuranyi finally grabbed the spot, taking a step ahead of Skrtel to head the ball towards goal, but unfortunately it was a little lacking in power.

Reyna took the ball in his arms with a strike, got up and looked around, and immediately ran to the edge of the penalty area and sent a big foot to Torres, who had already rushed up in front.

Liverpool also want to play Schalke 04's counterattack!

"Torres~", Duan Xuan shouted, "Reina directly made a long pass with big feet~"

Torres generally runs past the remaining Hevedes, as long as he catches up, it is a single knife~

"Torres~, Neuer~, he made a meritorious service, he ran to the outside of the big penalty area, and directly shoveled the ball out of the sideline with a tackle on the ground, and he came out of this ball in real time~"

Torres jumped up to avoid Neuer's flying tackle, and thumped his head in frustration, what a chance, I wish I had hurried!

He gave Reyna a thumbs up, he hadn't had a chance to sprint like that so far from the start of the game, and Kostakic stuck to him like a plaster.

There was another round of applause in the stands, cheering for Neuer's brilliant clearance from outside the box.

Mack slowly ran to the front, staring at Raphinha, buddy, I want to find a center forward feeling in you......

I'm coming back late, make up for the update.