Chapter 107: Kick Your Way

When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!

Nowhere is this more apt than between Liverpool and Southampton, who meet for the third time in two weeks. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info third dip, the brave wins!

The two sides entered without the temptation of the first game, and there was no onslaught of the second. Now it has become a tug-of-war, just like the two sides are playing Go, slow, accurate, and ruthless, which has become the main element on the field.

Liverpool were a little more aggressive in attack as they were still one goal behind and all they had to do now was to equalise on aggregate and the two teams were on the same page.

However, Southampton also figured out Liverpool's attacking ideas and routines after two games, and did not give Liverpool a chance between the middle and the two ribs.

The first half of the game ended in such a tug-of-war between spear and shield, and Chen Zhun breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the locker room.

Chen Zhun's tactical thinking in the second half is based on the defense of the first half at the same time, appropriate forward attack, can not blindly defend, this will let the Liverpool team press, there is no space at all, if Southampton has one or two chances to threaten Liverpool. Then the feeling of oppression will be greatly reduced.

At the start of the second half, Benitez replaced the Czech veteran Smitchell and continued to play with wide attacks. Chen Zhun also replaced Glen Shire, who continued to underperform, with David Plutton. Chen Zhun has slowly lost patience with Glen Shire, and it turns out that some players are in vain no matter where they go. Only if there is a breakthrough in one's own heart, then it will work.

At the start of the second half, Liverpool continued to attack with high pressure, which was not in line with their previous style of play, and it was clearly pressing. Benitez's position is not so secure, there is no hope of winning the league anymore, and even Champions League qualification depends on the faces of others, so the hope is pinned on the cup. The Carabao Cup is still on the verge of falling behind, and if this Carabao Cup is also eliminated, then Benitez's position in charge could be even more precarious.

The game came to the 55th minute, Southampton team rare opportunity to get possession near the center circle, Yaya Toure after the ball, did not choose a long pass, because he is not confident in his footwork, the manager also said that this game must be steady, once possession is obtained, do not easily lose it.

Yaya Toure then continued to advance with the ball, and Gerrard stepped forward to defend and engage him in a physical confrontation that was clearly a complete victory for Yaya Toure. Yaya Toure also knew that Gerrard was doing this to hold himself down and slow down Southampton's attack so that his defenders could get into position. Yaya Toure wasn't in a hurry either, giving the ball to Las Diarra next to him. Diarra wanted to get the ball and attack, but when he thought of the manager's words, he gave up on the idea, he had to cherish the opportunity, his future is to play in the big clubs, so he has to perform well here to impress the big clubs.

Diarra returned the ball to Yaya Toure and returned to the defensive position himself. Yaya Toure transitioned the ball to David Pruton, who ran forward, David Pluton returned to the middle to dribble the ball, and on the other side, Adam Lallana also moved into the middle and brought Liverpool's defensive attention on the right flank. That gave right wing-back Lichtsteiner the chance to step in. David Pluton had already seen Lichtsteiner's run and crossed the ball early.

Lichtsteiner just got the ball to the man, and there was no player in front of him to defend, Lichtsteiner did not hesitate and immediately found Crouch in the box with a cross. The ball flew to the top of Crouch's head in the penalty area with a strong spin, and Crouch successfully grabbed the first point, but because Hyypia and Carragher defended together, Crouch did not fully exert his strength in the air, and the header hit the goal, soft. The ball was easily won by Van der Sar.

While Crouch was still holding his head in frustration, Van der Sar was already throwing a long-range hand-toss ready to attack. Van der Sar's hand tossed the ball to Reese, who quickly advanced across the half-pitch and then passed the ball to the running Smitchell, who drove the ball down the flank, leaving Southampton defence with just three players, two centre-backs and midfielder Diarra. Smitchell burst into the wing, which was exactly the right side of Southampton. Lichtsteiner was still struggling to catch up with Smitchell, but it was too late. Smitchell had already made his way into the box, and in the face of centre-back Lescott's defence, he didn't panic, and fired a low cross through Lescott's wicket and towards Gerrard, who was already outflanked in the middle.

Southampton had four Liverpool players in the box at this point, Steven Gerrard and Pongler in the front, Alonso in the middle and Garcia in the back. It's hard to think of a goal or not.

Gerrard and Diarra fought for the ball at the same time, and it was Gerrard who tackled the ball into the net.

Liverpool led 1-0 and levelled 2-2 on aggregate and relied on away goals to lead Southampton.

Liverpool scored in the manner of Chen Zhun. Chen Zhun deeply felt the horror of a real head coach. Of course, Benitez is not the first manager to study Chen's tactics and Southampton's defensive weaknesses, but he is one of the few managers who can use it so well. Chen Zhun also understands that there will be more head coaches who will figure out Chen Zhun's routines in the future, but fortunately, he still has a lot of new tactics in his mind, but there will always be a day when he will sit on the mountain and eat short. If you don't want that situation, you have to cultivate a group of stable players, and a good tactic must be supported by a group of suitable players, and with good players, there will be corresponding good tactics.

Chen Zhun shook his head helplessly, in front of Liverpool, he is still so weak, it seems that beating Liverpool for the first time is really taking advantage of the strength of the lineup. Maybe Benitez was just deliberately trying to find out his true strength in that game. Of course, this is just Chen Zhun's speculation. The current situation is the trickiest.

With a wave of the flag, Anders Svensson finally returned. He replaced Yaya Toure as the heart of the midfield.

Chen Zhun walked up to Svensson and whispered: "The first time you play, come according to your own situation, don't be reluctant, just familiarize yourself with the atmosphere of the game." ”

Svensson nodded, but he also knew that the manager wanted his free-kick to cause some surprises.

Svensson was a little resistant at first and afraid of confrontation, but after all, he was not a young player, he had a strong self-regulation ability, and after a few physical confrontations and passes, he found the feeling of playing before the injury.