Chapter 565： Inferior

Yang Huan sat in the chairman stand of St. Mary's Stadium, the seat exclusively for him.

He didn't know at all that in China, three women who were close to him were conspiring to start a business. He just watched the game attentively, where there was a Southampton vs. Liverpool match.

Judging from the current Premier League standings, Southampton ranks second and Liverpool ranks sixth.

But from the perspective of the situation, the Saints have to challenge Manchester United for the top spot, while Liverpool are fighting for the top four Champions League qualifications!

Therefore, in this game, neither side can afford to lose.

In this game, Southampton changed the tactics of the last round against Norwich and played very aggressively.

From the very beginning of the game, the Saints pressed heavily, adopted high defense and oppression, and firmly suppressed the Red Army.

Liverpool seemed to be well prepared for Southampton's starting tactics. After the opening, the three midfielders composed of Joe Allen, Lucas and Gerrard all fell deep and looked more like taking a defensive position.

This season, at St. Mary's Stadium, wanting to play against Southampton, this is undoubtedly the old birthday star hanging himself, tired of life!

After the Saints opened the game, a series of presses and pressures made Liverpool very embarrassed, especially when goalkeeper Renner made a low-level error and passed the ball directly to Gareth Bale, almost causing the goal to be conceded.

This also made the Red Army panic.

In the fifth minute, Neymar took the ball and hit the penalty area from the left rib.

Tony Kroos stepped in and faced Neymar's return pass and shot directly with his leg.

With a fierce spin, the ball got into the upper right corner, and Reina couldn't match it!

Tony Cross’s heavy shot from long range ignited the frenetic atmosphere of the entire St. Mary’s Stadium.

Countless fans rushed out of their seats frantically, shouting the name of Tony Cross, cheering for the German midfielder!

Although Yang Huan sat in the stands, he still responded with warm applause.

"You have so many ways to change the game in Southampton!"

Sitting next to Yang Huan, Liverpool Ian Al, who was with the team, shook his head and sighed.

When Rogers wanted to lean on the back line and three midfields to block Southampton's midfield attack, Tony Cross suddenly jumped in and shot a long shot, which resulted in a goal!

How can people resist this?

Yang Huan chuckled, Southampton's offense was no joke!

Just like this game, starting with a trident, Ibrahimovic alone can contain the two central defenders of Liverpool's Scotter and Agger, and even the midfielder Lucas must always keep it. Note, keep echoing with the double central defenders.

But even if this is the case, can Liverpool cut off the ball passed to Ibrahimovic?

The answer is, it's hard!

This is the biggest tactical value of the Swedish center in the frontcourt!

Neymar on the left and Gareth Bale on the right are the kind of attackers who have a great threat in the frontcourt.

Once they get the ball, they can't defend against the full back alone, and they must have the support of their midfield teammates.

So, just now Neymar took the ball, Glen Johnson and Gerrard teamed up with him, one for the bottom and the other for the inside cut.

Gareth Bale on the right also relied on his own clever movement to attract the attention of Jose Enrique and Joe Allen.

Vidal stepped forward suddenly and immediately attracted Lucas.

This has led to Liverpool's entire frontier of the penalty area, completely exposed.

So, as soon as Tony Kroos came in and Neymar passed the ball out, the German could directly take a long shot!

In the final analysis, the strength of Southampton, especially the personal strength of the midfielders, completely burst Liverpool!

Glen Johnson and Gerrard flanked a Neymar and let the latter pass the ball back. What else is there to say?

In Yang Huan's view, the only player in the Liverpool team that can keep up with the Southampton midfielder is Suarez.

The Uruguayan’s recent state has been amazing. He scored seven goals in four games and is second only to Southampton’s Ibrahimovic on the scorer list. It shows how hot the state is.

As soon as Suarez was mentioned, the Uruguayan striker on the court seemed alive.

Because Southampton is defending in a high position, the defense is very high, so Suarez has been patiently looking for opportunities.

Not long after the kick-off, he seized an opportunity. Gerrard started the ball in midfield, and Suarez quickly started and crossed the Southampton defense line. It was about to form a single shot, and the referee's whistle sounded.

Offside!

The Uruguayan turned his head and saw that Harvey Martinez and Varane started at the same time. Southampton's entire defense line moved forward very tacitly, forming an offside trap.

"It's a pity!" Yang Huan sighed, shaking his head.

It was not a pity that Suarez was offside, but a pity that the Uruguayans.

With Suarez's strength, in the current Liverpool, it is definitely buried.

To put it bluntly, Liverpool's offense is now supported by Suarez alone!

In Yang Huan's past life, at least there was another Sturridge who could keep up with Suarez, but now?

Looking at the entire Liverpool, Gerrard is very old and Sterling is still young. Who else can cooperate with Suarez?

Rogers played very shrewdly in this game. The midfielder retracted in order to suppress the first pass from the Southampton midfielder and then use two wingers to entangle Southampton's two full-backs.

As for Suarez, he was alone in front and fell into a situation of isolation and helplessness. This is also impossible.

But as a result, the three midfielders have shrunk, and the two wingers have their own defensive tasks. Then Southampton's double defensive midfielder Modric and Tony Cross will come to the defense?

Modric is relatively better. The hard-working Gerrard can still run back and forth, but Tony Cross’s side, Joe Allen can’t take care of it at all, so the Germans have a lot of space for activities, which seems very The activeness of the country frequently creates threats.

Tony Cross's activity, as well as Modric's organization and scheduling of the ball in the midfield, enabled Southampton to control the ball steadily. After the opening, the ball possession rate has reached 70%.

"Oh my God!" Yang Huan wondered if he had read it wrong.

This is the game between Southampton and Liverpool?

It is worth mentioning that the possession rate of the Saints is very different from that of Barcelona.

Barcelona's possession rate is mainly based on passing, relying on the back and forth of the backcourt.

The Saints' possession rate relies on pressing and pressure.

Southampton dared to take the risk of trying to pass the threatening ball, insisted on taking two sides, not afraid of losing the ball, because once the ball was lost, immediately put into the counter grab, in the shortest time, regain the ball, and then try to attack. Make more mistakes, grab again.

Except for the game against Norwich, Southampton rarely saw the extra midfield and backcourt, let alone brushing the ball.

This is also the reason why Southampton's style of play is more aggressive and ornamental than Barcelona, ​​and it is also more popular with fans.

Firmly controlling the situation on the court, Southampton almost crushed Liverpool with a fat beating.

But it must also be said that although Liverpool's offense is not very good, but the defense is quite well organized.

The central defender combination of Skrtel and Agger and Lucas in the defensive position made Liverpool's defense very solid.

Especially after being scored by Southampton at the beginning of the game, Liverpool adjusted defensively and had a more conservative mentality. Although Southampton had a lot of opportunities, they failed to translate into goals.

Until the 37th minute of the game, Neymar was fouled with the ball in the frontcourt, Tony Kroos took a free kick, Ibrahimovic flew a header, and Gareth Bale made a point. , Two to zero!

This goal, coupled with the situation on the field, almost sentenced Liverpool to death!

But Yang Huan's heart was not very happy.

Manchester United's game was one day earlier than Southampton. With Rooney's goal, the Red Devils defeated Reading one-to-zero.

In this way, the Saints won Liverpool and, at best, are just following Manchester United.

Eight rounds and eight points, this suspense still has to endure!

"I'm still inferior to humans!" Ian El shook his head rather unwillingly.

Yang Huan chuckled, "Ian, don't be convinced, your Liverpool defense is now solid, but if you want to compete for the top four in the league, you have to work **** offense!"

"What do you mean?" Ian El asked concerned.

The Premier League, oh, no, it’s all in Europe. Who doesn’t know that Young Master Huan is the boss who knows the most football?

"The biggest problem for you Liverpool now is the advancement of the ball!"

"The advancement of the ball?" Ian Al thoughtfully.

"Just relying on Suarez in front is not effective, but if Suarez is withdrawn back to connect the midfield and frontcourt, then who can top the front line? But if Suarez tops the front line, then Who should complete the ball from the midfield to the frontcourt?"

Ian Elton felt that it made sense.

Southampton's offense is excellent, isn't it just that there are many ways to advance the ball?

Tony Cross's long pass is a must, and both Harvey Martinez and Varane have strong long passes.

Coupled with the top high center forwards such as God Ta Ibrahimovic and Warcraft Drogba standing in front, it is enough to give full play to the team's advantage in the long backcourt.

When the ball reaches the midfield, Neymar, Gareth Bale and Modric have excellent personal abilities and can carry the ball to the frontcourt.

But looking at the Liverpool team, besides Suarez, who else can drive the ball?

In Yang Huan’s previous life, the best season for Liverpool happened when Suarez and Sturridge formed the double striker and played the best season. In addition, there was no interference from the European war and the cup. The team focused on League, so the fighting power played out is quite amazing.

This is not without reason!

To put it simply, these two players can decide a forward and a retracement based on the surrounding situation to solve the problem of ball advancement, plus Henderson, Coutinho, Stirling and others to assist, Liverpool The attack power is revealed.

When Suarez transfers, the problem is exposed again!

"Now there are not many choices before you, or you can bring in another powerful striker to partner with Suarez, which can improve Liverpool's overall strength but the funds to put into operation are not cheap."

Yang Huan paused deliberately, and noticed that Ian Ayre had an embarrassment on his face, and he knew it.

Liverpool's operation in the transfer market has never been the kind of lavish type.

The reason why Carroll was introduced heavily at the time was because Torres was sold, and the team urgently needed to fill Torres's vacancy.

But as a result, Carol became a big parallel importer, and more than 30 million pounds was lost. The football director who was responsible for running this transfer was also fired.

Therefore, Yang Huan is very sure that he wants Liverpool to invest more than 20 million pounds to introduce a striker who has the ability to attack the city in the Premier League. Even Ian Elken, the boss behind Liverpool is definitely not. Ken.

Then there is only the second option left!

"Either simply sell Suarez, cash in in exchange for two frontcourt attackers, solve the team's current problems!" r1148

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