Liverpool did well in the warm-up games, on the training ground, but it was all a deep game; Now that the new season has begun, it's all about showing your quality in the league and the Champions League. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On August 18, 12, the first round of the 12-13 Premier League season began; Liverpool travel to the Hawthorn Stadium to face West Bromwich Albion as the Reds begin their campaign for the new season.

Liverpool have been strong because there have been some targeted reinforcements this summer, as there have been no changes to the core of Liverpool's squad due to the return of injured players.

Goalkeeper Qin Lang, the back line from left to right Kelly, Agger, Skrtel, Glenn Johnson lined up; In midfield, Lucas, Joe Allen, Steven Gerrard and Downing were available; Borini and Luis Suarez form the team's forward line.

Such a squad may be a little deficient compared to top teams such as Manchester United and Manchester City, but the strength of the Reds players is generally good.

In the most popular way, although Liverpool is not the biggest favorite to win the championship, it is also a veteran giant, and Liverpool, which is full of heritage, still has some confidence, and the players who can gain a foothold in Liverpool are all leaders in football.

The team is now strong, which also gives Qin Lang more confidence.

In Rodgers' tactics, Liverpool are likely to move towards a technical flow and a greater emphasis on attack; However, Qin Lang believes that the team's defensive strength is also good, and it may even improve compared to last season.

The back line is full of familiar old faces, although there is no world-class defender, but it is generally not bad; The most important thing is Lucas's return from injury, which will definitely improve the quality of Liverpool's defence.

Lucas suffered a torn cruciate ligament in the middle of last season and was out for most of the year, and after the Brazilian midfielder suffered an injury, the defensive ability of Liverpool's midfield dropped significantly. Now that Lucas is back from injury, the more versatile and defensively large defender will certainly be able to help Liverpool even more.

Maybe Lucas will need a little bit of time to find the feeling of the game and get back into the game, but it is certain that if Lucas finds the feeling of the game, the Reds will definitely be stronger and their record will be even better.

Qin Lang has been appointed as the team's third captain, which is an improvement; Because Carragher, the team's vice-president, was on the verge of retirement, and many times he couldn't play. So once Gerrard doesn't play, Qin Lang will become the team's captain on the field.

This is a very interesting new challenge for Qin Lang, and he knows that there may be some reasons why the new coach needs to readjust the order of the team and the status of the locker room.

But it is undeniable that although Qin Lang has only played for one season at Liverpool, his help to the team and his style of leading the defense have won the trust of his teammates.

It's not a matter of age or a long time in the team to be able to become a captain naturally, that's a very unrealistic thing; Some people can feel reliable on the pitch, and some people are just naturally convincing.

Qin Lang doesn't think of himself as a natural leader, but he is constantly learning how to be a good captain; Now it seems that Qin Lang is doing well, he now has more and more potential to become an excellent captain, at least he has now become Liverpool's third captain and vice-captain on the field.

It was the team's first competitive game of the season and there was no doubt that everyone wanted to win the game; Whether it's the stronger Liverpool or West Bromwich Albion at home, it's all they have to do to win the game.

West Bromwich Albion's players at home were more aggressive and they were so lively after the start of the game that it was a bit unexpected.

In the third minute of the game, West Bromwich Albion's defender Ridgewell cut inside on the left and shot with his feet, although the ball did not pose any threat to Qin Lang in the upper right corner, but the momentum was a little bad.

Sure enough, in the ninth minute, Agger made a mistake in passing, Lucasca made another mistake, and Liverpool's defenders and midfielders made mistakes one after another, so West Bromwich Albion striker Lang could get a chance to shoot after taking the ball on the right side of the penalty area.

Maybe he saw that Qin Lang was standing a little bit forward, and he did block the angle of the shot, so Lang decisively raised his feet and shot; In the face of such a slow hanging shot, Qin Lang took two steps back unhurriedly, and then directly took the ball off the air with both feet.

The quick hand-tossed ball wanted to instigate a counter-attack, but the Liverpool players had limited control in midfield, and this counterattack naturally came to an end.

Although the two teams have some offense and defense back and forth, after the opening of the game, Qin Lang felt that the team's midfield control was not effective, and there seemed to be a shadow of last season in the frontcourt, and wasting opportunities was really not necessarily worse than last season.

This is a bit of a wry smile, when on the training ground, in the warm-up game, the team actually has a good state and performance under the new coach's tactics. But now it's an official game, and Liverpool seem to be a bit deflated, they haven't reached their best for the time being, and they haven't met some of the manager's tactical requirements for the team.

Qin Lang was in a hurry to do things on the offensive end, and he couldn't participate too much; Now it's better to carefully adjust the defensive quality of the team, this is the job of a goalkeeper.

It seems to be a familiar script again, last season Liverpool often couldn't open the situation in attack; Even when he was at Bayern, he once put the team in trouble because of the manager's tactics and injuries.

What Qin Lang can do is to ensure that he does not lose the ball as much as possible, although he will only get one point in this way, but he can be regarded as retaining a hope; It can be difficult to win the title when there are many draws, and if you lose too many games, you can really lose the hope of winning the title early, or even lose the qualification for the Champions League.

"Martin, you and Daniel pay attention to the protection of the penalty area. You have to pay attention to the defensive position, I want you to be able to form a unit! ”

Qin Lang shouted loudly to Skrtel and Ager, Qin Lang knew very well that their personal abilities were good; But whether it is Agger or Skrtel, when they are one-on-one, they will finally reveal their shortcomings, and maybe they will be a good pair together.

However, when it comes to individual players at critical moments, the gap between them and world-class centre-backs is still very clear.

'Tell our little guy that he needs to be cautious and I don't want to see our full-backs move up front than the strikers. He's got a bad sense of position, you need to tell him the right defensive position! ”

For Kelly, who was born in Liverpool's academy, although many celebrities are optimistic about the promising new star of the backline, Kelly, who is only 22 years old, is still a little tender; Qin Lang hopes that the team's defenders will have more tacit understanding when defending, so he also needs to be reminded more.

"Slowly compress the space, I want you to form a cohesive whole. Now no one is allowed to rush out to assist, and you have to slowly eat away at their space to move. Tell Lucas to run a little more aggressively and press widely. And our captain, they all need to be moving, I need control in midfield! ”

Qin Lang was not at ease at all, although the atmosphere of the hawthorn stadium was very hot, Qin Lang had already rushed out of the penalty area and was shouting loudly at the defenders; Constantly gesturing and squeezing, he seems to be more focused and serious than the team's head coach, Rodgers.

Rogers was not unhappy at all, because he knew that although Qin Lang was a little self-assertive, Qin Lang did not disrupt his tactical arrangement; And as a manager, I am also very aware of some truths, for example, players on the pitch sometimes need to make some tactical changes according to the situation on the pitch, which is a normal thing.

With an excellent goalkeeper in charge of the team's defense, Rodgers can actually have a lot of peace of mind.

In fact, he has a lot of confidence in the team's backline; He knows Liverpool's back line isn't the best, but he has the best goalkeeper. Qin Lang can integrate the team's defensive resources, even if he is not the top defenders, but under Qin Lang's command, he definitely has a defensive quality that is not inferior to that of any team.

There may be goals conceded, and there may be some trouble; But every team has this problem, and Liverpool's record can only be improved in attack. On the premise that the team does not plan to buy defenders, Rodgers also knows that his biggest defensive reliance is Qin Lang, the unshakable cornerstone.

Liverpool has begun to strengthen the defensive quality of the midfield, although West Bromwich Albion's players can also find some opportunities to threaten Liverpool's penalty area, but it is relatively not a big threat, and Qin Lang has not been too severely tested for the time being.

In the 40th minute of the game, Rodgers smiled and shook his head when he saw Glen Johnson directly tackle the opposing striker Oldumwinji and receive a yellow card.

It was a well-placed free-kick, slightly to the right near the top of the box; But Rogers wasn't worried at all, because he saw Qin Lang directing the arrangement of the human wall. And Liverpool's defensive players are becoming more and more decisive and bold in the game, which must be the role of Qin Lang.

Because the players of the Red Army are very aware of Qin Lang's strength, they know that hesitation in the game is the biggest crime; Even if you will get some red and yellow cards for making too big a move, as long as Qin Lang is in front of the goal, you can minimize these potential threats.

So when the free kick is taken, although the ball grazes the wall and flies straight to the goal; But Qin Lang, who was in a very experienced position, directly slammed the ball out with both fists, which also meant that an attack that might have been a threat was defused.

A free kick is nothing, if Johnson doesn't commit a decisive foul just now, it will give the opponent a chance to enter the penalty area and the goalkeeper to go head-to-head; It's not much of a problem to foul and move bigger, because Qin Lang is reliable! (To be continued.) )