City threatened with a strong attack from the left of midfield, and Yaya Toure latched on to Dzeko's pass and burst into the box to knock on Liverpool's door.

Thiago Silva has devoted too much energy to the task of recovering for youngster Flanagant, and although Liverpool's backline has been strengthened, it is not seamless. ”

Koeman couldn't say how helpless he was when he saw the goal conceded, but the ruler of European football was scored by his opponent like this, and he really couldn't save face.

Koeman made a quick decision, called Kuyt in front of him before kick-off, and told the opposition to retreat, changing from winger to wing-back to strengthen the defense in central midfield.

Manchester City wanted to repeat their old tactics after the equaliser, but Liverpool strengthened their midfield, especially on the right.

Silva has not had an easy time here, often getting caught up in the scramble between Kuyt and Flanagant, and Liverpool's midfield line has more force to limit Yaya Toure's play.

Manchester City's strong attack didn't work.

On the contrary, Liverpool's pressing in midfield can create more fast-attacking opportunities.

In the 39th minute of the game, Gerrard broke the ball in the midfield, and Barry's diagonal pass to Silva was cut off by Gerrard, and he launched a fast attack directly after breaking the ball.

The ball was passed straight to the front of the Manchester City penalty area.

Suarez stopped the ball and turned to face Lescott to cross the ball, and then exploded forward to accelerate into the box, and his heavy shot was blocked by Hart.

Kompany's wide-footed clearance was blocked by Thiot on the left side of central midfield.

Tiott waited for Baynes to press the edge and then passed the ball diagonally.

Baines sprinted down the left and crossed 45 degrees after reaching the front court!

Suarez jumped high from the back of goal and headed the ball to the other side of the goal.

Qin Xiong rushed into the penalty area and rushed to the back point, facing the half-empty goal in front of him, and easily scored with a header relay!

Manchester City's backline has been shattered by Liverpool's continuous attacking onslaught!

They are simply not used to this style of play where the opponent continuously suppresses the impact.

Qin Xiong pointed at Suarez after breaking the goal, and the two hugged each other and raised their fists together towards the Reds fans in the stands.

Manchester City are strong on paper. However, the overall strength has not yet reached the top level. Especially when they can't put pressure on their opponents in attack. Then the backline will be more exposed to the opponent's guns.

Mancini looked solemn.

He knew that in such a top-level battle, Manchester City and Liverpool were looking for death.

But Manchester City are still on the way, and the tactics are still immature.

He needs a master like Liverpool to guide him.

Find a problem and solve it.

Make Man City better at defeat!

There is no point in defending in a monolithic way, and there is no point in chasing results.

At least the Community Shield doesn't make much sense.

Manchester City were consistently pinned down by Liverpool until the end of the first half.

Liverpool's midfield is moving more fluidly, with Kuyt returning to midfield to give Liverpool control of the midfield.

In the 42nd minute of the game, Gerrard stepped in to receive Qin Xiong's pass and shot from a distance, and De Jong stepped forward to block the Red captain's shot with his body.

Coman stared at it and pondered if Liverpool only played a two-striker strategy.

Qin Xiong and Suarez are certainly a formidable threat, but when they defend intensively, they don't have many opportunities.

The threat of a player inserted back is very necessary.

But Gerrard wasn't necessarily a stealthy point of attack.

In order to make the back plug on the hidden attack points more. Midfielders have to plug in more.

Alonso is a good candidate in his own right.

But at the most important stage of his career, when Alonso was under Rafael Benitez, his back insertion was almost invisible!

Fleet Street has also been complaining that Alonso is a good playmaker, but it is almost impossible to see up front.

It's a matter of playing habits.

Koeman also doesn't want to call on Alonso again and again to attack in front of the opposition penalty area and become a point of attack from behind.

Moreover, Alonso will be 30 years old at the end of the year, and it is unrealistic to let him run up and down on a large scale, and Alonso himself is not a B2B type of midfielder.

Coman thinks about either developing Cabaye as a new attacking point or turning the full-back into one of the best strikers in football!

It's just that whether Baines is that piece of material is really a huge question.

In the first half, Qin Xiong's long-range shot was blocked by Hart and the curtain ended.

Liverpool lead Manchester City 2-1.

After the intermission. Both teams made substitutions.

The man who was substituted on City's side was unsurprisingly Adam Johnson.

Milner comes on.

Liverpool, on the other hand, replaced Kuyt. Koeman sent new signing Cabaye into the field.

Manchester City's formation has not changed, but Liverpool has come to a big upheaval!

4222.

This formation is not a whim of Koeman, when the whole world is studying Liverpool, Coman and the coaching staff in the boot room to study and discuss Liverpool's technical and tactical changes are also keeping pace with the times, especially according to the team's squad structure and player characteristics!

The two are inseparable, and it is impossible for the coach to arrange the players to execute it out of thin air, which will only follow suit.

Liverpool's current 4222 formation is actually a variant of the traditional English 442.

Borrowing from the edge position in Italian football, the space in the midfield is compressed, and the winger is replaced by a forward.

4222 asks two full-backs to step forward in the attack, forming a 244, expanding the attacking space, and even forming a 154 if possible, allowing a central defender to act as a free man to participate in the attack, as well as intercepting the transition between attack and defense.

Of course, Liverpool won't risk playing 154 aggressively, that's just a game of life, as crazy as the Dutch attacking and defending, unless Liverpool have two more world-class stars.

The most important point of this system is to encircle the frontcourt, form a double forward harassment, and the six-man midfield interception line is covered with high intensity, which is the focus of the key points, and immediately play fast attack or counterattack when you win the ball.

One centre-back failed to prevent an interception at the midfield line, leaving one centre-back offside.

This requires a lot of players to be adaptable.

In case it is played against offside, rely on the full-back to chase back and the goalkeeper to attack in advance.

In the positional defense, the traditional 442 8-man backcourt double-layer defensive system is presented.

Liverpool's midfield is now lined up: Marcos Alonso and Tiot at the back.

Steven Gerrard and Cabaye are both up front.

Since Qin Xiong can pull the side to the left side in the front court, Gerrard has a **** habit of attacking forward.

Coupled with the assistance of two full-backs, Cabaye stepped forward in the middle, Liverpool's attack can still be fully spread, and the defense is more demanding of Tiot and Alonso, and the frontcourt players are the first to counter-attack is the top priority.

This style of play requires a particularly high level of athletics foundation for all players, with the exception of two central defenders, who must have a crushing athletics and physical advantage.

Liverpool dare not say that they have the physicality and speed to crush their opponents and the confrontation, but in the overall player configuration, speed and physicality are what the English team is good at.

Now Koeman has to see how well Liverpool's tactics will work. (To be continued.) )