Chapter 66: The Great Defeat

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This is how Wang Shuai felt after the end of the first half.

He never imagined that Scott, a new Liverpool striker this season, could be perfectly integrated into the tactics of the triangle attack.

Of course, Liverpool's attacking tactics now don't feel like a triangle anymore, but more like an arrow.

But in any case, Liverpool's trident has one more person. The previous Trident, with only three spear tips, had excellent attack power, but lacked organization. Although the organizational skills of all three are not weak, it is impossible to really compare with those midfielders.

Now with Scott on board, there is a barrel for the three tips, and after no longer bothering to organize passes, the three strikers are left with only one task, shooting. In this way, Liverpool's attacking ability has been greatly improved, and the triangular offensive tactics are also like an arm's command.

Although Wang Shuai was replaced by Greenhouse as the starter in this game, Greenhouse couldn't prevent Scott at all, and frequently asked the opponent to send second passes. Wang Shuai, who had no choice, could only top it himself, but in this way, Villa's backfield was messy by the impact of three Liverpool strikers. So throughout the first half, Wang Shuai was fighting fires back and forth.

However, even so, Wang Shuai's approach is only to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall. By the end of the first half, Liverpool had a 2-0 lead.

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Wang Shuai never thought that he would encounter such a situation, and he had no way to deal with it. Villa's current defensive formation has increased the defensive intensity to the maximum. Adding defenders to the top will only make the backline crowded, but it will make it more difficult to defend. The only way to break the game now is to play against Liverpool and try to show more effective attacking efficiency than the opponent, so that it is possible to salvage the situation.

It's just that Wang Shuai also knows that this may be very small. After all, the game is already halfway through, and Liverpool is already leading by two goals, and it is too late to start attacking now after the failure of defensive tactics.

But there is no way, the confrontation has now become the only way out for Vera, and if you don't do this, you can only wait for death.

So at the beginning of the second half, Wang Shuai made substitution adjustments and replaced Greenhouse with Ibrahimovic. In the face of Aston Villa, whose attacking ability has increased sharply, Liverpool's defense is indeed slightly weak.

In the 53rd minute, after Wang Shuai passed diagonally to the side, David hoisted the ball to the penalty area with a horizontal pass, and Ibrahimovic, who had not been on the bench for a long time, stopped the ball on his chest, then turned and volleyed, and the football went into the net.

1:2!

Villa managed to pull a point back.

But in the face of this goal, Wang Shuai did not have much joy. Because he knows that after the team strengthens the attack, the defensive task will be correspondingly tougher.

Sure enough, less than five minutes after Villa's goal, Scott provided the assist in the box and right winger Helro calmly slotted into the net.

1:3!

Liverpool once again extended their lead to two goals.

At this time, even if Wang Shuai knew that the team's defense line had gone wrong, he could only stand up to it. Because as he thought at half-time, if he insisted on defending, it was indeed possible to hold on to the entire second half, but the result was still a loss. Rather than that, just fight for that last glimmer of chance.

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Half an hour later, with less than five minutes left before the end of the game, the score was already 2:5.

Liverpool's lead has reached three goals.

Although Liverpool's defensive ability is not as good as their attack, this is also relatively speaking, and it does not mean that Liverpool's defense can be penetrated by any team. Villa took advantage of their physical advantage and only managed to score two goals in the second half.

It's just that the price paid by Villa is really big, even if there is a physical advantage, it can't make up for the holes brought to the defense after strengthening the attack. The score is the best proof of this.

The continuous attack is a great test of the physical fitness of both sides. Now the players on the pitch, whether they are on Villa's side or Liverpool's side, are exhausted. With less than five minutes remaining, plus a three-goal lead, the game lost any suspense.

Wang Shuai didn't run anymore, in order to make up for the holes in the defense, he ran all over the field throughout the second half, and now he really can't run. It's just that Wang Shuai's hard work has not been exchanged for an equivalent return, and the far water can't save the near fire, and he can only watch Liverpool expand the lead again.

"Toot ~! Honk~! Honk~~~!!! ”

Five minutes passed quickly, and in the final moment, both players had no desire to attack, and the final score was fixed at 2:5.

Villa suffered their biggest defeat in two seasons.

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'Liverpool are a great opponent, Scott, Hellro, Aglitte, Nangers, they are all the best players in the world, Liverpool deserve this victory.

At the press conference after the game, Wang Shuai said calmly: "Liverpool is outstanding, which is why they won the game. But those who watched the game carefully will know that Villa did an equally good job. In the second half, we scored two goals against our opponents. In the first half, our defence also stifled the opposition's attack.

But like I said, Liverpool are very good and the difference in quality between the two teams is something we can't avoid. I'm sure we'll do better next season, or even the second half of this season.

Finally, I would like to thank you for this loss. Whether it is the League Cup title last season or the second place in the league now, while bringing glory to Villa, it also gives us more pride and confidence that should not belong to us. Thanks to this defeat, we have learned one thing, and that is that Villa are still a long way from being a real powerhouse. ”

After praising his opponents and motivating himself, Wang Shuai, who has been in England for a year, naturally knows how to deal with the media and reporters.

However, these are also Wang Shuai's sincere words.

The vast majority of Villa's current starting line-up is young players, and there is no problem at the tactical level, the only thing lacking is quality. Of course, Wang Shuai knows that with his own system, the improvement of the team's strength is a matter of time, or even soon. Losing a game or two now doesn't mean anything. It's just that this game is a bit of a loss.

At the same time, this defeat also cleared Wang Shuai's mind a little. Competing for the title? Forget it, Villa is just Villa, not Yangcheng Hengyuan, not Leicester City, not even those teams in the novel, even if they have a system, the possibility of competing for the championship is really too low, or honestly keep the Champions League qualification is serious.