Chapter 802 The Swamp
Chapter 802 The Swamp
Arsenal equalized the score in the last few minutes, which also made the Arsenal fans breathe a long sigh of relief.
The process of the game was much more difficult than they imagined. Sure enough, Liverpool was not an easy opponent to deal with.
During the half-time break, the Arsenal players returned to the dressing room.
Seeing Mourinho walk in, Lucky got up and offered to apologize.
"Sorry, sir, I changed my tactics without authorization!"
As the most direct participants in the game, sometimes players will also make some tactical changes. Lucky is not the only one.
But after all, this is suspected of overstepping, and it is a challenge to the position of the head coach.
But Mourinho did not reprimand, but beckoned Lucy to sit down.
Immediately, he took off his coat, pulled the tactical board directly, and motioned for everyone to look over.
When everyone looked at him, Mourinho said loudly; "In the second half, we will continue the previous style of play!"
Everyone looked at each other.
Mourinho; "Show the bus!"
Le Kai and the others were astonished.
It was a helpless move for them to set up the bus before, and it was also a tactical adjustment.
But they didn't expect Mourinho to bring it up again.
But will Arsenal set up a bus?
The answer is yes.
As Mourinho's team, it's okay not to know how to drive the bus.
Not only will Arsenal play it, they will play it well.
But putting up a bus is certainly not good-looking, and it will always be criticized. Many people also said that it is killing the artistry of football tactics.
But for Mourinho, none of that matters.
Winning is everything.
And at this time Mourinho was faintly excited.
"The tactics you changed in the first half were very good, but they lacked some key things. The first is the formation problem. 4-3-3 cannot fully play this style of play. In the second half, the formation was changed to 4-5-1. !"
Lucky was silent.
Mourinho directly pointed out the key points of tactics, and he is worthy of being a world-class defensive master.
Lucky's tactics, in fact, can not be called tactics, but an evolution of tactics.
This is based on the way Watford played against Liverpool in the 19-20 season. They defended intensively in the backcourt, forced the opponent to pass the ball laterally, and waited for opportunities to complete the counterattack.
Lucky didn't know if this tactic would be effective, but at that time there was a need to stabilize the defense and there were some changes, so Lucky boldly used it.
The teammates are very sensitive to tactics and can cooperate quickly, and Lucky is always directing the defense, which completes the construction.
Judging from the previous performance, the effect is good.
On the other hand, Liverpool is a bit battered.
Arsenal suddenly changed their style of play, which was completely beyond their expectations.
And even if Klopp knew the threat of this style of play, he couldn't find a way to restrain it in a short time.
It was a little difficult to make a decision for a while.
In the end, they could only try to be as stable as possible and continue the rhythm of the mid-air midfield.
Soon, the intermission is over.
The two sides drew in the first half.
"After the start of the second half, Arsenal's tactics have changed, maintaining the relatively conservative style of play in the first half." Paul Mosen frowned slightly.
He felt that Mourinho's bad habits had reappeared.
Mourinho likes to drive the bus, this is a well-known thing.
After coming to Arsenal, he has performed very well in formation for a whole season, but this season, his old problem seems to be committed again.
After all, for many people, busting is not the game they want to see.
This passive and uninteresting style of play is annoying to many people, even the home fans.
However, based on Arsenal's previous equalization, they endured it.
Maybe this kind of play has a miraculous effect?
On the other hand, Klopp in the coaching bench on the other side became more and more anxious.
Compared with the first half, Arsenal became more determined in this style of play in the second half.
Moreover, the adaptability of the formation and position has also become higher.
If it is said that the first half was more of a counterattack, the second half was a complete bust.
But even so, when Klopp mobilized the midfielder at Arsenal, he felt a chill in the running positions of individual players.
Arsenal are defending!
But they control the rhythm of the game!
This is such an uncomfortable horse!
Liverpool seems to be stuck in a swamp, unable to play at will.
Klopp has this feeling off the field, not to mention the Liverpool players on the field.
"What the hell is going on!"
Chen Man was so depressed.
The ball is not passed in place, and there is no space to advance.
Looking around, they were all from Arsenal, and their own players were unable to get in at the back, as if they were imprisoned by a wall.
Not only Chen Man, but Phelps and Salah were also completely isolated.
They have a strong sense of fragmentation, looking at teammates who can't pass in, they can only be anxious.
A little bit of time passed, and Liverpool still couldn't score Arsenal's goal.
They also start to get anxious.
For Arsenal, it's an away game, they can accept an away draw, but Liverpool can't!
They want to win three points at home!
To put it bluntly, it is Liverpool who have more offensive pressure.
Liverpool is a team that is good at attacking, and now their impact is being perfectly offset by Arsenal.
Off the field, Mourinho stared at the pitch.
He also looked forward to the next changes in his heart.
For Arsenal, it's all about waiting in this defensive stance at the moment.
Waiting for the moment when Liverpool can't bear it and makes mistakes and flaws on its own initiative.
This is the core idea of the bus tactic.
Force the opponent to take the initiative to make mistakes with a solid defense!
Use this to penetrate the opponent's goal with a sharp counterattack.
The time came to 80 minutes a little bit, and Liverpool finally couldn't help it.
The two full-backs began to advance frequently, using the advantage of numbers to stir up Arsenal's defense.
The overlapping of the two full-backs certainly increased the defensive pressure.
But it also shows that there are opportunities to take advantage of.
Arsenal are still biding their time.
"Henderson gave the ball to Salah, Alexander-Arnold went forward, Salah sent a through ball, Bellerin moved laterally to block, the ball flew to the middle circle, Giroud and Van Dijk In the fight for the top, the two fought fiercely, Giroud!! Got the top, Kai!!!”
Giroud returned the ball to Luckai in the top fight.
Lucky, facing the falling ball, slammed it fiercely, and shouted at the same time: "Pierre!! Run!!!"
Aubameyang started quickly, and when the full-backs advanced, he was like no one's land, running at full speed.
Liverpool's goalkeeper also saw that the central defender could not retreat immediately, and immediately abandoned the goal.
Both are running towards the ball.
But Aubameyang is significantly faster.
But at this time, Liverpool goalkeeper Karius has no way to turn back, so he can only bite the bullet and rush forward.
Aubameyang came to the ball's landing point first. He paused for a moment in the face of the fall, and made a gesture to stop the ball. Karius, who was deceived, stopped immediately.
At this moment, Aubameyang started again.
The ball also hit the ground and flew over Karius' head.
"Aubameyang!! Facing the empty goal!!!"
Paul Molson roared with passion! !
Facing the second falling ball, Aubameyang easily scored with a push.
In the 82nd minute, Arsenal broke through Liverpool's goal again.
A wonderful goal scored by Aubameyang!
"Aubameyang's calm handling helped Arsenal bring in the second goal. Liverpool scored the first goal. The situation took a turn for the worse. Now they are one goal behind at home, and the time left for Liverpool has run out. Not much left!"
The Liverpool fans at the scene held their heads one by one.
They looked at the stadium in disbelief, obviously having a good start, but they were stunned by Arsenal's bus to overtake the score.
Throughout the game, except for the initial stage, Liverpool's performance was a bit poor.
Especially after entering the second half, he clearly controlled the ball, but failed to score any goals.
On the contrary, Arsenal used the counterattack to score a winning goal.
Arsenal players celebrate wildly at Anfield.
Mourinho even more enthusiastically came to a slide.
Looking at the coach's bench on the other side, Klopp shook his head helplessly.
Can't figure this out.
Faced with Arsenal's sudden change of play style, he was caught off guard.
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