The whole stadium was filled with the cries of surprise from Schalke 04 fans, they were still worried about Schalke 04, from the field of view, Schalke 04 has been very passive, the offense is not much of a threat, once it is counterattacked, the defense is exhausted, and if it continues like this, sooner or later it will be the fate of losing. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, the charm of football is that it is difficult to predict, the dominant does not necessarily lose, and the disadvantaged does not necessarily win, and in the blink of an eye, the game situation has been reversed, and an own goal has turned Schalke 04 from a disadvantage to an advantage, and Liverpool has changed from an advantage to a disadvantage.

Schalke 04 then played with ease, they didn't need to attack hard, as long as they could hold on to the current score, because time was on their side.

It is impossible for Liverpool to wait patiently to catch Schalke 04's mistake and counterattack like the opening, Schalke 04 are not fools, they know that their strength is not as good as Liverpool, the opening onslaught is because they are playing at home, if they can't beat Liverpool at home, there is even more hopeless at the horror of Anfield, they can only attack hard, and now that they have taken the lead unexpectedly, of course they will not risk attacking again.

Defending is certainly easier than attacking, even if the Chinese team discharges an iron bucket formation, Liverpool does not dare to say that it will be able to break through in 90 minutes, not to mention Schalke 04 is still ranked second in the Bundesliga standings and the team that reached the round of 16 in the Champions League.

After kicking off again, Liverpool played a little hard, the German players were tall, covered a wide area, and there was so much space in the half, so many players stood there, whether it was passing or breaking through, there was no space, and the German players' defensive discipline was extremely strong, and the basic skills were also solid, almost no defensive mistakes were made, and Liverpool couldn't count on the opponent if they wanted to attack, they could only rely on themselves.

At the beginning, Benitez took a continuous bombardment method, wanting to continue to attack to force Schalke 04 to make mistakes, the average team under the strong pressure of Liverpool, let alone 20 minutes, even if it is 10 minutes, it may not be able to stand it, but the strength of Schalke 04's players is still very strong, Liverpool attacked for 20 minutes and did not break through Schalke 04's goal, but was played by Schalke 04 several threatening counterattacks, although he did not concede the goal, But the players at the back were not as resolute when it came to assisting.

Seeing that the efficiency of this attack is not as good as that of the opponent Schalke 04, tactical coach Duff hinted on the side that this offensive method is not good, and if it continues to play like this, Liverpool may not have broken the door of Schalke 04, Schalke 04 broke Liverpool's goal first.

Benitez is obviously not dead yet, he feels that this kind of attack has only been carried out for twenty minutes, and it cannot be said that this kind of attack is useless, but the time is not long enough, if you continue to press, it is not easy for Schalke 04 to block, as for being counterattacked by Schalke 04, in Benitez's view, any kind of attack will be counterattacked, and he will never be choked.

Benitez did not change his tactics, he let Liverpool's players continue to attack until the end of the half, unfortunately Schalke 04 performed really well today, and did not collapse under Liverpool's continuous attack, twice Liverpool passed a few shots in the penalty area, but still could not break through the goal guarded by Neuer.

However, Schalke 04 did not take advantage of anything, in the final stage of the first half, under Liverpool's full attack, Schalke 04 did not even have the ability to counterattack, and could only defend passively.

At halftime, Benitez did not go to the player's locker room for a long time, he and his assistant coaches had a heated discussion on the tactics of the first half, tactical coach Duff thought that the tactics after conceding the goal were unreasonable and could not change the situation on the field, Benitez tried most of the game in the first half, and the effect was not good, but Benitez was still a little hesitant, because in the final stage of the first half, the opponent had no power to fight back, Benitez felt that Liverpool only needed to add a little more pressure, Schalke 04 may not be able to bear it, and then the coaching staff decided to continue the tactics of the first half in the opening game, and if they still can't score in ten minutes, they will change the tactics.

Ten minutes later, Benitez came to the dressing room, summed up the problems of the players in the first half, and did not criticize Benayoun too much for the own goal, but encouraged him to calm down, play well in the second half, and try to make up for it.

In the end, Benitez also exchanged views on the first half of the game and the opponent Schalke 04 with Chen Yu and Gerrard alone, Chen Yu and Gerrard both think that Schalke 04 is not easy to play, this team has both the tenacity of the German team, and the rare passion of the German team, the offense is very good, if they are given too many opportunities to counterattack, the goal will be very dangerous, but they can't think of any good way, saying that everything is subject to the coach's arrangement.

Benitez told Gerrard and Chen Yu about the agreed tactics, and at this time the referee's whistle sounded, beckoning the players in the dressing room to assemble, and the second half of the game was about to begin.

After the start of the second half, Liverpool launched an attack from the first second, and the offensive was only stronger than the first half, but they did not expect Schalke 04 to be very tenacious under the cheers of the home fans, and it looked like it was about to collapse every time, but in the end it survived, and Schalke 04's luck was also very good, Liverpool hit the post once, Schalke 04's midfielder Ernst also had a save on the goal line, otherwise Liverpool also broke the goal.

But luck is part of the game, and Rafael Benitez is well aware of this, he is not a mediocre man, he is a master tactician, and after ten minutes in the second half, he made a quick change to the starting line-up and changed his tactical style.

Rafael Benitez replaced Benayoun with Wallenen and switched to a three-striker style of play.

Benayoun was replaced not because he scored an own goal in the first half, but in the second half, Benayoun still didn't adjust his mentality, and he was too impatient to pass and break through when Schalke 04's defense was so tight, causing a lot of mistakes, and he was also counterattacked by Schalke 04 several times.

Benayoun is one of Liverpool's most delicate midfielders, but in such a mentality, it is difficult for Benayoun to play his strength later, and it is likely to get worse and worse, and replacing him is actually a kind of protection for him.

The reason why he replaced Volenin instead of Crouch is because although Crouch has the advantage in height, he suffers in strength, and his bamboo-like body is difficult to compete with the strong man in Germany, so it is better to replace it with a flexible striker, so that Chen Yu and Volenen can impact on the two wings.

Schalke 04's wide attack has always been their strong point, full-backs Raphinha and Westermann have strong assist ability, but after today's premature goal, Schalke 04 spent all their energy on defense, Raphinha and Westerman's assist ability was almost completely wasted, and only a few counterattacks passed halftime.

Raphinha and Westermann have strong assist ability, but their defensive ability is average, otherwise they would not stay in the Bundesliga, and Benitez sent Volenen to play as a striker in the front three to complete the breakthrough from the wing, and then break the goal of Schalke 04.

The key to the success of Benitez's adjustment lies in the two wings, the side opens the situation, and the middle can get a better chance, and the side cannot be opened, and the middle will only shrink more violently.

Wallenen is only a substitute at Liverpool, and Benitez's treasure will certainly not weigh on him, and his killer weapon is still Chen Yu.

In the first half, Chen Yu actually did not go all out, this is an arrangement made by Benitez, Chen Yu's current physical fitness is still not very good, and it is difficult to maintain a high-intensity game in 90 minutes.

In the first half, the physical fitness and mental state of the players on both sides were very abundant, at this time Chen Yu even if he went all out, he did not dare to guarantee a goal, rather than this, it was better to let Chen Yu leave his physical fitness in the second half, at that time Schalke 04 physical exhaustion, mental exhaustion, maybe a fatal blow.

During the substitution, Benitez called Chen Yu to the sidelines and said, "Time is running out, it's up to you to win or lose!" ”

Chen Yuwu nodded, he also understood the sinister situation of the current situation, if he could not equalize as soon as possible, it would be almost impossible for Liverpool to win Schalke 04 away from home.

Schalke 04 has been passive, but they have been leading, and the defensive effect is also very good, Slomka saw Benitez make substitution adjustments and change the style of play, but he ignored it and still used the starting 11 to respond.

Slomka's approach can't be wrong, but there is one thing he can't imagine, that is, Chen Yu, who was defended in the first half, suddenly became powerful in the second half, and he broke through on the side to create a lot of trouble for Schalke 04, although Raphinha is a talented defender, but he can't stop the world footballer who goes all out, and can only frequently ask for help from the midfielder and the players in the middle.

The distribution of the 11 players on the pitch is very even, with only one player in one area in one position, and the other players going to help Raphinha and their own defensive positions will be free.

This is also a matter of no choice, burning eyebrows in front of him, which position is in trouble, you must first help there through that difficulty, as for the last person to make up for him, it is difficult to say.

Chen Yu originally thought that if he went all out, he could easily blow up the young Brazilian defender into scum, but he didn't expect that Raphinha really had some ability, and he went all out, he just called a helper, one against two, Chen Yu really didn't take advantage of anything.

Seeing that time was running out, Chen Yu was also a little irritated, and he beckoned to Riser behind him and a few players in the middle lane, asking them to follow closely, and he wanted to use their strength to complete the surprise attack on the side.