Chapter 369: Targeted Tactics Are Useless

"Chinese TV, Tianchao TV, the game we are broadcasting for you now is the live broadcast of the 2017-2018 English FA Cup final between Manchester United and Liverpool. Wearing red jerseys and white shorts, they attack from the left to the right of the broadcast screen. Liverpool, who were drawn away, were wearing a white jersey and black shorts..."

As the referee Oliver blew his whistle, China Channel 5 commentator He Wei subconsciously said the iconic opening remarks.

Manchester United, which had a kick-off advantage, directly drove the ball forward through backfield player Phil Jones. Lukaku, who came to the attacking left, overpowered Arnold and passed the ball to Sanchez who was in charge.

Seeing that Liverpool's defensive players were well prepared, Sanchez directed the ball back without a good passing angle, making reasonable use of the width of the field and affecting Liverpool's defensive position.

Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun saw that the game was dull and changed the subject: "Manchester United's official formation is 433, goalkeeper De Gea, defenders Ashley Young, Smalling, Phil Jones and Valencia. Herrera, Matic and Pogba in the midfield, Rashford, Lukaku and Sanchez in the forwards.”

"Liverpool's official lineup is also 433, with goalkeeper Mignolet, defenders Robertson, Van Dijk, Matip and Alexander-Arnold, midfielders Henderson, Wijnaldum and Li Qing, forwards Mane and Firmino and Salah.”

"Klopp fielded the strongest lineup. The Red Devils and Manchester United ended up ranking third in the Premier League at the end of the 2017-2018 season. The record against Liverpool in the past two seasons has been relatively poor, with either draws or losses."

"Liverpool's leading striker Li Qing contributed 4 goals and 2 assists in two double-red games this season, helping the team beat Manchester United at home and away. The two teams met three times last season, with two draws and one loss. However, Li Qing did not participate in the two draws. What impressed me most was that in the FA Cup quarter-finals last season, Li Qing’s two goals defeated Manchester United 4:1 at La Trafford..."

Time passed by second by second, and ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye. Mourinho's targeted tactics were perfect. Even if Liverpool's ball possession ratio reached 70%, there was no way to create scoring opportunities.

Obviously, he learned a lot and did not concede the ball again at the beginning of the game.

The on-site director happened to show Mourinho the broadcast screen. He Wei, the commentator of China Channel 5, laughed and said: "Mourinho is very nervous. Liverpool has won the league championship and the League Cup, and has also advanced to the Champions League final. He is full of momentum. , In comparison, Manchester United's players are slightly lacking, but Mourinho has trained Manchester United well. Maybe this game will bring us surprises."

The Liverpool fans at the New Wembley Stadium were obviously more emotional than the Manchester United fans. The loud chants they made resounded throughout the stadium. It didn’t take long for the classic team anthem “You’ll Never Walk Alone” to spread from the northern stands to all Liverpool fans. The fans are in the stands.

Because this song is catchy and lyrical, those neutral fans are easily influenced and start humming this classic football song along with the Liverpool fans.

Pogba, the Manchester United player who was in possession of the ball, felt the fanaticism coming towards him. He raised his brows and moved quickly when facing Milner's uphill grab. He pushed the football forward to the right with the outside of his right foot and accelerated past. Unexpectedly, When Henderson stepped forward, he shot furiously thirty meters away from the door.

Mourinho, who was standing in the command area of ​​the home team coach, had an obvious frown change. He was obviously dissatisfied with Pogba's reckless choice of long-range shot. However, there is one thing to say, the quality of Pogba's long-range shot is pretty good, but The angle was relatively positive, and Mignolet was easily held in his arms.

Liverpool switched from defense to attack, and Manchester United players filed back into their own half. Seeing that there was no chance for Mignolet to make a long pass, he had to choose to stabilize the rhythm, and then handed the ball to central defender Van Dijk, who dribbled the ball forward. organize.

Li Qing is now the core of Liverpool's midfield. He is positioned relatively deep, so he is opposite Pogba, who is Manchester United's attacking midfielder.

The two have similar shoulder width and body shape, but Pogba, who is over 1.9 meters tall, is slightly better in terms of height. Liverpool players mainly conduct on the ground, and Pogba's height advantage will not play any role.

The football slowly moved from Liverpool's defensive half to the center circle. When Lukaku came forward to press, Van Dijk passed the ball directly to Wijnaldum. The latter has a strong ability to read the game and turned his back to the direction of the attack. He knocked the football back hard with his right heel. Rashford, who was following the defense, was caught off guard. The football rolled against the ground towards Li Qing, who ran to the outside of Manchester United's center circle to receive the ball.

Pogba reacted very quickly, immediately got up and tried to complete the defense before Li Qing.

The idea is great, but the implementation is a bit difficult.

Li Qing stepped forward with his left foot, stuck his butt back, pushed Pogba aside who was trying to steal the ball, and let the football pass.

"aoaooaoaoooooooo——"

The Liverpool fans at the new Wembley Stadium subconsciously erupted into a tsunami of violent chants.

I saw Li Qing exerting force with his left foot, twisting his knees and turning to face the attack direction.

Pogba was caught off guard and was resisted by Li Qing. He wanted to commit a foul but found that he couldn't reach him with his feet. Mourinho, who was standing in the home team's coaching bench, threw his hands away in dissatisfaction, obviously because of Pogba's defense. Very dissatisfied.

If the defense just now was replaced by Matic, he would not have made such a low-level mistake. He would definitely get close to the ball first and would not go around to defend without full confidence.

Of course, bypassing can bring unexpected benefits to one's own offense, but the question is whether the bypassing is 100% accurate.

If not, then be honest and defensive.

Li Qing turned around to catch up with the ball. Facing the defensive Matic, he did not choose to break through. It was not because he was worried that he could not make an effective breakthrough, but because he had a broad vision and saw a better offensive route.

The ball rose from the ground and flew diagonally to the right side of the offensive road from about 45 meters away from the goal.

Salah's inward movement attracted the attention of Ashley Young and Sanchez, creating a huge gap for Arnold to advance.

Arnold's speed was not particularly fast, but he had a very good grasp of the timing of his forward insertion, which was exactly the same beat as Li Qing's diagonal long pass.

The live director switched the camera, and saw that Arnold glanced at the running situation of his teammates following in the middle while running. He had a rough idea in his mind, stopped the ball with his right foot, and without making too many adjustments, he passed it to the middle with great force.

The ball bypassed Smalling at the front point. Goalkeeper De Gea saw that the ball was fast and urgent and far away from the goal, and chose to stand in front of the goal in a flash.

Phil Jones in the middle was half a beat late in reaching the ball while running back, but Firmino, who was farther away, was in the same rhythm as the football running fast close to the ground, a perfect match.

Firmino stopped the ball with his left foot while running, and De Gea left the goal to attack.

Firmino took a step forward with his right foot as support, and hit the middle of the football with the back of his left foot. The football quickly drilled towards De Gea along the ground, and the latter was a little slow to retract his legs for half a second. It was precisely because of this half second that De Gea could only declare that he was out of reach...