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Chapter 197 Liverpool's Big Test [Update 2]

Chapter 197 Liverpool's Big Test [Second Update]

".This is Liverpool's attack. Yang got the ball, continuous passing, Salah...passed in! Sunshine! Beautiful."

".Yang, the high point is still his, turn around and shoot directly from long range! Very threatening!"

".Arnold crosses..center! Yang! GOOOOOOOOOAL!!"

Inside the Kearney training base.

The commentator's voice came from the TV screen in the office of Arsenal head coach Wenger.

pat.

Wenger turned off the TV.

This is the video of Liverpool's goals in these games.

For Arsenal, their next game will be away to challenge Liverpool.

The first two games of the season.

In the first game, Arsenal narrowly beat Leicester City at home.

They conceded three goals at home!

This led to the entire Arsenal team being criticized by fans.

In the second game, they lost 0-1 to Stoke City away from home.

Two league games, one win, one loss, and four goals conceded.

The efficiency in scoring and the number of goals conceded put a lot of pressure on Arsenal.

Many Arsenal fan organizations believe that the current Arsenal players are not worthy of playing for Arsenal.

A group of "anti-Wen" people led by AFTV even thinks.

Only when Wenger leaves can Arsenal have a chance to rise again.

This puts Wenger under great pressure.

Like Ferguson, he is one of the symbols of the Premier League era of English football.

But old rival Ferguson has retired gloriously.

But he himself is still like a paperhanger, struggling to maintain Arsenal's competitiveness in the Premier League - but to be honest, a good cook cannot cook without rice.

Arsenal fans have big hearts. They are still stuck in the era when Arsenal competed with Manchester United and the era when Arsenal won the championship undefeated.

然而现实是.

Arsenal cannot compare with other competitors in terms of the strength of its recruitment.

Take this season, for example.

Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea have all spent more than 1.5 million on signings, with Liverpool even spending more than million - of course this includes funds from selling players.

But what about Arsenal?
Their only major signing is Lacazette.

And this is not just a sporadic signing in one season, but rather such low-cost investment for more than a dozen consecutive seasons.

Arsenal even had to sell players every year to make ends meet.

Honestly.

It is quite rare that Wenger can lead such a team that has been bleeding year after year and still maintain it at the top of the Premier League rankings.

But fans and the media don't care about that.

After all, Arsenal is a team that has won three Premier League titles since the Premier League era. In terms of the total number of championships, it is second only to Manchester United and Liverpool in the whole of England.

In this case, if Arsenal cannot win the championship for a long time, it will be considered a failure.

As for objective reasons
The media and fans can’t care so much.

Next Arsenal will play Liverpool away.

Maybe it will be two consecutive losses.

Three rounds into the season, they lost two games.

This time, it is estimated that Arsenal has already withdrawn from the championship group before spring even arrives.
Wenger has a lot more wrinkles on his face.

He turned around and looked at his assistants.

Assistant coach Pat Rice cleared his throat: "They attack very quickly and can increase the intensity of the game to an incredible level."

"Especially their frontcourt pressure, the coordination between the forward line and the midfield line is very close. Once they steal the ball, they will immediately pass the ball forward. Their center forward Yangguang is a guy who can send the ball into the goal once he has a chance."

The more Pat Rice analyzes.

The more the Arsenal coaches present frowned.

They all know that Liverpool is not easy to play against.

How can it be bad to kick?
Just look at the games Liverpool have played since the start of the season.

Not to mention the intensity of the game that the entire Liverpool team can maintain, it makes Arsenal very uncomfortable.

Just talking about their main center forward Yang Guang, he scored seven goals in four games!
In three of those games he scored twice.

Such a scorer.

No matter which team meets him, it will be a headache.
Wenger rubbed his temple.

"Tell me about their weaknesses"

Wenger said.

Tactical coach Neil Banfield took over the conversation: "When they are in a high position, the formation is very high, and the space behind them will be their only weakness."

"Their goalkeeper Karius's saves are not consistent enough."

"Van Dijk and the entire Liverpool team are not yet proficient in their running-in, and there are some problems with the tacit understanding of the back line."

Several coaches said in succession.

These are Liverpool's "weaknesses" that are visible to the naked eye.

But considering the intensity of Liverpool's high pressure, it is not easy to exploit these weaknesses.

Wenger sat in his seat, frowning slightly, looking thoughtful, his fingers tapping lightly on the table.

If it was Arsenal in their heyday.

There is no need to consider the opponent's situation too much.

Except against strong teams like Manchester United.

Against most opponents in the Premier League.

The strategies adopted by Arsenal are all centered around me.

Wenger was the first coach to introduce continental football to the Premier League.

Arsenal has long been the representative of England's "beautiful football".

But that is now in the past.

The current Arsenal lineup is not yet able to be "self-centered".

They have to adapt to the opponent's situation.

To flexibly adjust your tactics.

This is especially true when facing a team like Liverpool away from home.

"The loss to Stoke City proved that our players were unable to fully control the tempo in a high-intensity game."

Assistant coach Rice said.

"The game against Liverpool away will be more intense and they will definitely be studying our weaknesses, so we can't play possession tactics at Anfield."

"We couldn't compete with Liverpool at a high level."

Wenger nodded upon hearing this.

This is not a lack of confidence.

Instead, you have a clear understanding of your own situation.

In terms of strength, it is indeed difficult for Arsenal to go head-to-head with Liverpool now.

Arsenal in particular are particularly afraid of teams that play fast-tempo and high-intensity games - but Liverpool likes a fast pace the most and is best at slightly escalating the intensity of the game.

and so.

In this away game, Arsenal actually has few options for strategies to adopt.

"Behind their defence we can use Sanchez and Lacazette to get in behind them."

Wenger said.

"We might consider defending low away from home and then connecting with the forwards through long passes from the back."

Wenger pulled the tactical board and drew three arrows from the backcourt pointing to the frontcourt.

Arsenal's No. 7 and No. 9 have pretty good individual abilities. Once they have a one-on-one opportunity, it is not impossible for Arsenal to score a goal away from home.

And their No. 11 player, Evil Beggar, has the ability to pass the ball threateningly. He defends in a low position, compresses the space, and waits for an opportunity to counterattack.

In the second round they lost away to Stoke City.

In order to avoid two consecutive defeats at the start of the league.

Arsenal's coaching staff quickly developed a strategy.

They have to lower their posture and fight back when they are on the road.

As for beautiful football?

Damn beautiful football.

If you can't win the game, it doesn't matter how fancy the game is.

Also FW football.

Klopp is also studying his opponents.

He had no idea what strategy Arsenal would adopt at Anfield.

But that doesn't prevent his team from adopting any strategy.

For Klopp.

His team always plays high-intensity, high-pressure football.

In a tactical meeting.

Klopp told his players.

"See? They are afraid of high-intensity confrontation and fast-paced passing. Whatever they are afraid of, we will do it!"

"I ask you not to let them pass the ball comfortably in this game. Let every player who gets the ball feel the strong pressure you bring to them the moment they get the ball!"

"Push them, oppress them, make them surrender, make them collapse!"

Even tactical meetings.

Klopp also made it like a pre-war mobilization.

"I like this German guy. He's the best host of the party."

Sunshine whispered to Salah beside him.

"Yang? What are you talking about?"

Klopp noticed Sunshine's whispers in the audience.

"Uh, I say boss, that's a good idea!"

"Hahaha"

Everyone in the conference room burst into laughter.

The Egyptian laughed so hard that he slapped his thigh.

For Liverpool.

The next two rounds of the league will be a big test.

They will first face Arsenal at home, and then challenge Manchester City away in the fourth round of the league.

Challenging strong opponents one after another, the results of these two games can be said to be a test of Liverpool's strength.

[Sky Sports] This point was also mentioned when previewing this game.

".Liverpool had a very smooth start this season. They won two Premier League games and two Champions League qualifiers. In particular, new signings Sunshine, Salah and Van Dijk all performed well. After the second round of the league, Sunshine said that the team's goal was to win the Premier League title, which aroused people's discussion. Can Liverpool compete for the Premier League title this season? Perhaps the next two rounds of the league will give people some clues."

The third round of the league.

Game day.

Anfield is still bustling with people.

The players from both sides have finished warming up and returned to their respective locker rooms.

In the commentary box.

Sky Sports commentators Scholes, Henry, Carragher and others made their predictions for the game.

"I think Arsenal still has a chance," Scholes said. "Liverpool have won all four games since the start of the season, which doesn't mean anything because their opponents can't put too much pressure on Liverpool's defense. Liverpool's offense is fine, Mane, Sunshine, Salah, I admit, this is a very good offensive combination, but don't forget how Liverpool lost the ball last season."

"But the strengthening of the attacking line will also bring stability to the defense. You can't simply separate the offense and defense." Carragher shook his head and said.

"What does Henry think?"

narrator Chloe asked.

Henry thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I'm a little bit unsure. Arsenal's performance in the first two games of the league was indeed not as convincing as Liverpool's. I hope they can perform better in this game and show stronger ability to withstand pressure."

As the commentators in the commentary booth were speaking.

Players from both teams have already arrived at the player tunnel.

As the Anfield fans cheered.

Players from both teams stepped onto the court.

On the live broadcast, Carlisle was announcing Liverpool's starting lineup.

In this game, Liverpool made three personnel changes compared to the previous Champions League qualifier against Hoffenheim.

First of all, in the defense line, Lovren and Joe Gomez replaced Matip and Arnold in the starting lineup.

In midfield, Milner replaced Emre Can in the starting position.

The forward trio is still Mane, Sunshine and Salah.

As a series of pre-match ceremonies were completed.

After the game starts.

Scholes and others in the commentary booth immediately discovered
Arsenal are playing with three centre-backs.

"Three central defenders? Monreal plays as a central defender? Bellerin and Chamberlain play as wingbacks?!"

Carragher was a little surprised.

Because Chamberlain can play as a forward and winger, before this, they thought that Arsenal had a more conventional 4231 formation, with Monreal and Bellerin as left and right full-backs, Chamberlain and Sanchez as left and right, Xhaka and Ramsey as double defensive midfielders, Evil Beggar as attacking midfielder, and Lacazette as center forward.

As a result, the formation Arsenal is currently playing in is not like this.

Monreal plays as a centre-back.

Arsenal played in a 3412 formation!
"It's actually five defenders, right?" Carragher said.

"That's five defenders!" Scholes analyzed. "It seems that Professor Wenger intends to play a defensive counterattack away from home. They gave up possession of the ball."

"This is indeed a bit surprising." Henry said on the side.

"But if we play like this, with the personal abilities of the two forwards Sanchez and Lacazette and the ability to pass threatening balls, once Arsenal launches a counterattack, it will still be very threatening, right?"

"That's only if they have a chance to fight back!" Carragher said.

Just now.

The camera turned to Wenger on the sidelines.

He sat in the coaching booth, his eyes following the movement of the football, and looked no different from usual.

"Arsenal chose a relatively conservative tactic. They gave up possession of the ball and let Liverpool attack with the ball while they counterattacked."

Penguin Sports Live Room.

Zhang Jun was a little surprised.

"Wenger has taken the initiative to change his tactics. But can they withstand Liverpool's attack?"

Zhang Lu on the side shook his head slightly.

"I doubt it."

On the barrage.

Chinese fans are also talking about it.

“I doubt it, too.”

"Arsenal play a defensive counterattack? Is this true?"

"Where is the beautiful football you promised me?"

"Boss, if you always lose, it won't be beautiful at all."

“The professor is under too much pressure, there is nothing we can do.”