Six Hundred and Seventy-Two Back to Brave!

In the third round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Liverpool played at home against Zenit St. Petersburg.

Situ Yunbing did not show any sign of letting down his vigilance, and had been carefully observing the situation from the sidelines since the start of the game.

The coach of Zenit St. Petersburg is Villas-Boas. Situ Yunbing is no stranger to him. He once played against Tottenham when the opponent coached Tottenham.

To put it simply, coaching a team like Zenit St. Petersburg requires a lot from the coach, especially when the team has the pursuit of improving performance and record in the European arena.

Because in domestic competitions, a team like Zenit St. Petersburg has to be very strong. The opponents are not fools, so they must be very cautious when playing against them!

But when Zenit St. Petersburg participated in the European war, they did not have the strength to gain the advantage of the scene, so they needed to adopt a pragmatic approach.

This requires the team to master at least two different techniques and tactics.

People often say that the proficiency in techniques and tactics and the continuation of style are only relative to the strong European teams, because the group of fans all over the world pays most attention to the European giants.

The giants can hone a style of play and mature it without looking at the opponent's face.

Teams like Manchester United, Barcelona, ​​Chelsea, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, etc. in the Ferguson era can stick to one style of play for a season.

However, for strong teams in non-top leagues, how to switch tactics freely is the biggest test for the coach. presented.

Situ Yunbing was able to succeed in the first four years of coaching precisely because he was able to switch skills and tactics in a timely manner. Crisis awareness and adapting to the situation are important factors behind his success.

This has been fully recognized by many ball critics around the world.

And Boas led Zenit St. Petersburg to Anfield today and did not show such qualities.

Or he may have naive ambitions, expecting to win a victory with a tough stance at Anfield, and show off his power here!

It's a pity that what he couldn't do while leading Tottenham in North London, can he do it if he wants to lead a team from West Leah and return to England?

attitude is too high,

Whimsical!

Situ Yunbing thought that Gareth Bell would need one or two games to fully recover, but he didn't expect to start racing after 20 minutes of the first half!

In the 27th minute of the game, Gareth Bale dribbled from the right and dashed in. The two entered the penalty area and scored a goal, which made the Red Army fans excited!

Gareth Bell himself also roared passionately announcing his strong comeback!

Boas still looked worried.

Liverpool did not make him proud even for a minute!

Situ Yunbing turned around and walked to Alonzo, and said to him in a deep voice, "Do you know what is the biggest problem with Boas as the coach?"

Alonzo stared at Situ Yunbing with questioning eyes. He knew that Situ Yunbing expected to communicate with himself more to impart experience and help him grow.

Situ Yunbing said seriously: "He is not a coach who understands current affairs!

He thought he held 4 points, ranked second in the group and had a chance to hit the first place in the group. Whether it was embarrassing Liverpool or laying the foundation for Zenit St. over external reality!

This is a taboo as a head coach. Why did Mourinho succeed?

Because he holds his head high strategically, but he is down-to-earth tactically. He can keep his head down during the game, but he must hold his head high after the game! "

Alonzo nodded fiercely, remembering every word Situ Yunbing said.

In fact, Situ Yunbing is very aware of current affairs. When it is time to bow his head tactically, he will never insist on sticking to it. Just like Liverpool's battalion of wounded soldiers, high-position oppressors who fail to attack and retreat to deal with the opponent, from control From the perspective of the game to establish a field advantage!

Before the end of the first half, Vardy received Robertson's cross in the penalty area and scored a volley!

Liverpool lead Zenit St. Petersburg by two goals at home!

This score is enough to make Boas a little disheartened.

Think about his debut trajectory, from being Mourinho's deputy to the coach of Porto, winning the Europa League championship and then entering Stamford Bridge, he was dismissed from get out of class, and then Tottenham's entrepreneurial setbacks, and now he has gone to the Russian Super League but failed to win. European football was further recognized.

Going down this road, Boas once had such a short time to catch up with Mourinho and Situ Yunbing to become the new idol "Young Marshal", but after all, it was just a moment of fireworks, and after the splendor, there was darkness Dead silence!

Situ Yunbing's recent situation is not good, but his embarrassment is also on the stage of top-level competition. His position determines his crisis and pressure, which Boas basically cannot understand.

But if you think that Situ Yunbing is in a situation where a tiger falls in Pingyang and is bullied by a dog like an outsider, then I'm sorry, not any cat or dog can be presumptuous in front of him!

Zenit St. Petersburg's performance in the second half did not improve. A center like Hulk is a master of abuse and basically does not perform well in front of strong teams. Dani is similar, not to mention Coulibaly on Liverpool. The momentum is a bit fierce, and the defense in the game is not only fierce, but also decisive and precise!

After Benatia was injured, the first feeling from the outside world was that Skrtel would be reused again, but just watching the game for a while can overthrow this idea, because it is obvious that Koulibaly is carrying the banner of the defense and becoming Liverpool. The mainstay of the defense!

This can't help but make people look forward to, when Van Dijk returns from injury a week later, whether the defense line composed of the two will have sparks of passion!

That would be the two iron gates that would make many teams' strikers desperate!

In the 65th minute of the game, Mahrez took a long shot from outside the penalty area to make a save for the goalkeeper. The Zenit St. Petersburg defender made a mistake in making a clearance. Casemiro sent a through ball after stealing the ball from outside the penalty area. Gareth -Bell easily rubbed the far corner of the goal from the right side of the penalty area.

Liverpool lead Zenit St. Petersburg 3-0 at home!

Seal the victory!

Situ Yunbing began to make substitutions, Sane, Mbappe, and Henderson appeared one after another.

Liverpool won Zenit St. Petersburg without bloodshed at home. They won all three games in the Champions League group stage, and it was only a matter of time before they qualified.

After the game, Situ Yunbing and Boas shook hands after the game. When interviewed, Situ Yunbing was asked by the reporter what he thought of the performance of the team led by Boas. Situ Yunbing shook his head and said: "I can comment on the game. But I will not comment on the opposing coach after the game, well, goodbye."

No matter what his true opinion of Boas is in his heart, Situ Yunbing will not express it publicly, and now he also needs to be cautious in his words and deeds.

Liverpool played quite smoothly in the Champions League group stage, and this is not a surprise. Compared with ten or twenty years ago, the current Champions League itself still has the probability of being upset in the group stage, but basically qualifying There is no problem, because of the development of football capital, strong teams are richer and have more resources, so their strength will naturally become stronger!

Back in the league, in the 9th round of the Premier League, Liverpool played at home against Hull City.

Hull City defended the whole field, and Liverpool besieged the opponent's defense line, but the scene continued to be deadlocked.

At this time, the impact of Lewandowski's absence can basically be reflected, and a center forward with a more prominent role is missing. This is what Vardy cannot provide in the tough battle. It has nothing to do with ability, but with characteristics.

In the long attack, Liverpool tried their best. In the 81st minute of the game, Henderson, who came off the bench, was knocked down by the opponent when he received a pass from Gareth Bale after entering the penalty area. The referee was decisive. A penalty kick is awarded!

No one thought that Henderson's point would give Liverpool an excellent opportunity to score.

Gerrard took the penalty and sent the ball into the lower left corner of the goal. Liverpool beat Hull City with a penalty kick at Anfield!

In the last three rounds of the league, Liverpool have won by one goal, and they all scored the winning goal in the last 15 minutes.

This is the negative impact of injuries on Liverpool, but it also reflects Liverpool's tenacity!

Many media outlets on Fleet Street put out the headline in the battle report: Liverpool's fate is hard!

You can win when you are strong, and you can win when you are not strong!

This is fate!

It is also a manifestation of Liverpool's strength as the defending champion!

In this round of Liverpool sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, Manchester United will face Chelsea at Old Trafford!

Chelsea took the lead early in the second half with a header from a returning veteran Didier Drogba.

Mourinho thought that the 3 points were sure, but he didn't expect that in the fourth minute of stoppage time, Manchester United's attack still caused chaos in Chelsea's penalty area. Van Persie shot the ball into the Chelsea goal in the chaotic battle!

The 3 points in hand turned into 1 point, Mourinho is not happy at all!

This is the disadvantage of his style of play. After Chelsea took the lead, they retreated to defend, just like the same posture as ten years ago, but the team did not have the tough midfielder ten years ago. Ten years ago, it had Lampard anyway. , Makelele, and Thiago are such a tough combination, but now, except for Matic, Chelsea's other midfielders are hardly called tough guys.

Liverpool narrowed the gap with Chelsea and are now only 1 point behind Chelsea!

Although Arsenal also won this round and narrowed the gap with the top Chelsea, Manchester City unexpectedly lost to West Ham United in the away game!

This allowed West Ham to play the role of a giant killer at the beginning of the season, Liverpool and Manchester City were brutally murdered!

After 9 rounds of the league, Liverpool and Chelsea are still the two teams in the standings that have left other teams in the first group.

Chelsea, 23 points.

Liverpool, 22 points.

Manchester City, 14 points.

Arsenal, 14 points.

Manchester United, 13 points.

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