1401 Ideals and Realities
Dortmund fell behind by two goals at home, and Klopp had to order the whole team to retreat and compress the backfield formation!
Forced by defending champions Liverpool to focus on defence!
After all, this is Dortmund's first Champions League game in seven years, and for the vast majority of the players on the field, it is the first Champions League game in their lives.
If they are defeated by Liverpool in the first game of the group stage, what will happen to the next five games?
Moreover, the blow to morale of the fiasco is unimaginable!
After Dortmund's adjustments, Liverpool's overall formation began to press forward.
It was like an invincible battleship anchored in Dortmund's half, leaving Dortmund unable to move, and could only seek opportunities to counterattack in the cracks.
Shinji Kagawa, Götze, and Grosskrutz were of little help to the defence, and Liverpool's attacking group and full-back assists allowed Liverpool to skillfully arrange the pass and organise the attack in the frontcourt.
With Liverpool leading by two goals, there was no need to attack and attack again, and they focused on controlling the tempo.
Wear down your opponent with your passes, then blast your opponent's defence when you create great chances.
In the 41st minute of the game, Raul knocked the ball back after receiving Suarez's cross on the front line, and Qin Xiong, who came to the penalty area, met the ball and shot angrily!
A half-high ball was blasted out, and the ball was blocked by Subotic with his foot as it flew into the box, and the ball refracted and changed direction, almost hanging Weidenfeller.
Thankfully, the ball slid past the goal.
Dortmund's counter-attack was left alone under Liverpool's formidable midfield, and they had to rely on the lone hero to break through.
In the 43rd minute of the game, Grosskreuz received Shinji Kagawa's midfield pass from the left wing, rushed past Johnson and rushed forward along the side.
It seems that he has single-handedly penetrated Liverpool's defensive danger zone.
However, Mascherano, who had quickly retreated to his inside line, cut off the ball at Grosskrutz's feet.
Jurgen Klopp closed his eyes when he saw the scene on the sidelines.
He understood that Liverpool suppressed Dortmund's attack through a strong attack, which made Dortmund forced to counterattack, and then cut Dortmund's offensive formation, so that the attacking players could only be alone when counterattacking, they cut off the connection between players through joint defense, and finally relied on the players' strong interception ability to restrain the opponent's attack.
In the final analysis, it is Liverpool's offensive that is too strong.
The first half ended when Suarez headed wide from Baines' cross.
Both teams returned to the locker room.
Liverpool are not too impressed with Borussia Dortmund.
After all, the more passionate and irrational the opponent is, the easier it will be for Liverpool to crack it.
Moreover, it is understandable that Dortmund has not adapted to the changes in style and rhythm of the European competition after returning to the Champions League.
Such a problem is believed that Manchester City, which is participating in the Champions League for the first time this season, will also encounter it.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
Dortmund tried to play fast in the second half, but Gotze's through ball to Lewandowski on the right flank was accurately intercepted by Thiago Silva, and Dortmund then fell into a passive defence.
In the 64th minute of the game, Qin Xiong received Johnson's pass on the right side of the front waistline, and then he shook Bender and passed the ball straight to the front line to Raul.
After the pass, Qin Xiong ran sideways and did not move forward into the penalty area, which disappointed Kyle's defensive prediction.
Raul knocked the ball back behind under intense defensive pressure and Alonso stepped forward to kick the ball in front of the left wing.
Baines slid the ball from the outside into the box and crossed the ball into the middle of the box when Piszczek reacted and chased back to the bottom line.
Under Hummels' pressing, Suarez turned his back to the goal and knocked the ball back.
At this time, Qin Xiong, who cut diagonally from outside the penalty area to the inside of the penalty area, met the ball and blasted out a blasting volley.
The soccer ball flew like a cannonball into the top right corner of the goal.
Weidenfeller was unresponsive.
The shock of flying into the goal made the whole Dortmund team distracted!
Liverpool's positional offensive has played a magical realm!
"Liverpool are three goals ahead of Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund at West**** Stadium!
It's the gap between the two leagues, the gap between the Premier League champions and the Bundesliga champions!
Qin Xiong scored a brace, he was in good form today, and the Liverpool front-court team also played happily.
In this game, we can clearly see that Koeman is focusing on activating the attacking ability of Liverpool's two full-backs, and Johnson, who was supposed to be more able to perform, is clearly inferior to Baines, who shone today, and his timely winging to pull out space for the forward line is very helpful.
Suarez's return pass exemplifies the essence of Liverpool's tactics.
Qin Xiong also played well today as an offensive point inserted in the back.
It's a bit different from how he used to play as a midfielder or as a striker.
When he was Arsenal's attacking commander many years ago, he fed Thierry Henry with shells and delivered brilliant passes with frequent spells that are hard to forget.
Now, he's a killer who has been ambushed in the back, and his finishing abilities are terrifying!
Borussia Dortmund's defeat at home today is a foregone conclusion, so will they be on their death fries or will they put up an all-out resistance to avoid a big rout? ”
Koeman sat in the dugout on the sidelines.
He casually glanced at Klopp on the other side.
For Koeman now, the last thing he's afraid of is a team like Borussia Dortmund.
At least this season's Dortmund have nothing to fear.
Because Dortmund neither has the overwhelming attacking strength of Barcelona.
There is also no pragmatic consciousness of Real Madrid, who sacrificed the offensive limit to defend and counterattack under Mourinho!
One glance at Borussia Dortmund's starting line-up gives Koeman a clear idea.
Lewandowski, Gotze, Shinji Kagawa, Grosskrutz, just send four attacking players and it is difficult to provide more help to the defense, which is destined for Dortmund to be suppressed by Liverpool to win!
If Dortmund were to remove two of their players and replace them with defensive players, Koeman would be jealous.
Liverpool are now most afraid of a situation where they will lose if they can't attack for a long time.
On the contrary, if the opponent is decent in defense and decent in attack, it will only be torn to pieces by the Red Army!
Klopp may not have been aware of this, and he didn't know which games he had chosen to gather information on Liverpool.
If it's against a strong team, it's a big mistake.
He should also see how those weak teams have made Liverpool suffer.
Especially in the Premier League this season, the difficult situation faced by Liverpool will be sniping from the middle and lower teams, not the strong teams!
Teams?
The more teams on the pitch have aspiring and idealistic teams, the more easy it is for Liverpool to win, as evidenced by the frenzied slaughter of Arsenal. (To be continued.) )