Chapter 166 Center 2

In the visiting team's locker room, Kigang is also arranging tactics.

Originally, the Manchester City players were ready to be scolded by the coach in the locker room, but they didn't hear it. Instead, Keegan took the initiative to admit his mistake: "Don't think too much. The first half was my tactical mistake. I admit my mistake. Fortunately, they only scored one goal, and we still have a lot of chances.

This kind of argument is what players like to listen to, and not every coach will take the initiative to admit his mistake.

However, Manchester City players understand this as a kind of protection from Keegan, so everyone is in a good mood. With such a responsible coach, anyone will feel good.

Next, Kegang began to arrange the tactics of the second half. After the first half, he knew the situation of the two teams well, and there would be no big mistakes in arranging the tactics.

Benitez is a standard academic coach. In his football career, he has hardly achieved any results, and he has not insisted on becoming a coach until he retires. This is an academic coach, while Keegan, on the contrary, is a standard practical coach.

In the 1970s, after Cruyff and Beckenbauer, Kevin. Kigan is a world-class superstar in European football. At that time, he became very popular and became the most famous star in the world.

At the age of 20, Keegan was named the "Best Young Star of All England", and Keegan played for Liverpool for five years, helping Liverpool win two English First Division titles, two UEFA Cups and one European Champions League.

At that time, Liverpool went to glory under the leadership of Keegan, so no Liverpool fan will go to 'boo' Keegan now, even if he is Liverpool's saying.

Keegan's football career is full of legend and has won countless honors. After retirement, Keegan has also shown his coaching talent and has become one of the world's top coaches with the good results of constantly leading the team.

This is the real combat coach.

The experience of a successful player has a great impact on a coach's tactical style. Keegan's style is that he is good at winning by surprises. Sometimes this will be very successful, and sometimes it will also become the key to victory. Now, against Liverpool, Keegan's tactics in the second half are a bit like this.

Originally, Benitez thought that Manchester City would definitely beat Manchester City in the second half. When Liverpool stabilizes the defense, they will definitely have a chance to fight back. With Don Jack's speed and long-range shots, Liverpool will definitely get a lot of scoring opportunities. Well, victory is just around the corner.

But...

After the second half of the game began, Benitez found that he was wrong.

Manchester City did not suppress it. They didn't seem to care about falling behind at all. The way they played was similar to the first half, but the defense was more rigorous. After a period of observation, Benitez found that Manchester City was fighting back against the defense!

This makes Liverpool players feel powerful and have no place to use.

Originally, they were ready for a storm attack, but the other side was not in a hurry at all, as if waiting for Liverpool to attack. This attitude is sometimes good, but now it makes Liverpool feel uncomfortable to spit blood.

So, the two teams seemed to have discussed. After the start of the second half of the game, there was nothing hot on the scene. They were all soft and weak, and the anxiety in the midfield was not too intense. Whenever a team took the ball, it was in the backcourt. Toss and toss, the fans in the audience were drowsy.

So, everyone was not satisfied.

They began to shout crazily to express their dissatisfaction.

Attack!

You can't continue to play like this. It's really depressing. Ten minutes later, Liverpool launched the first wave of formal attack. Keegan smiled when he saw this scene. The home advantage is quite good, but there are also disadvantages at home. When his team does not perform well, the fans will not show mercy... So Manchester City must be more patient than Liverpool.

Liverpool's offense is not impatient, and Manchester City's defense is also very solid.

This is different from the first half.

In the first half, it was Keegan's tactical mistake, which led to the suppression of the situation. Now they have determined the idea of defensive counterattack. Keegan also arranged defensive tactics, and Manchester City's defense suddenly became much more stable.

Their defense focuses on the vicinity of the penalty area line.

This position is Don Jack's position and Liverpool's weakness. Because the team's midfield support is insufficient, the defensive strength of the opponent's penalty area has increased, so that Baroche has no power in the penalty area, and most of the passes, including Gerard and Don Jack's long-range shots, are also carried out in this area.

That is to say, Liverpool's attack is difficult to work.

Next, when you find the opportunity, Liverpool will usher in Manchester City's quick counterattack. When it comes to a quick counterattack, Manchester City is by no means inferior. Manchester City has a side star Wright. Phillips, coupled with the very fast Anelka and Fowler's support, the three people supported and counterattacked, which was already very sharp.

In the next ten minutes, Liverpool only has an advantage in the situation, but in essence, it is Manchester City that threatens.

This situation is really unfavorable.

The head coach Benitez off the court is also very worried, but there is no way to see that Manchester City's tactics are so simple, but Liverpool really can't find a way at home, 'Do you want to retreat from the whole line?' The Spaniard even came up with this idea. Now Liverpool is still in the lead. As long as they retreat to the end, Liverpool will get three points.

I have to say that Benitez's utilitarian football ideas have been deeply rooted.

But the current situation... Benitez is mainly worried that after doing this, even if he wins the game, he will be besieged by Liverpool fans... It's hard to explain to the Liverpool reporter after the game. It's really embarrassing to play such a conservative game at Anfield.

Victory is important, but losing all face for a league victory is really not worth the loss.

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Just as Benitez was still struggling with how to play below, Don Jack was already a little impatient.

Throughout the game, under the defense of Manchester City, he really seems to be the most useless person. Every moment, he is surrounded by Manchester City players, and the situation in the second half is even worse. There are so many defensive forces piled up near the penalty area, and it is not easy for him to catch a pass.

But the coach told him to continue like this...

I'm going to die!

After another pass given by his teammate was truncated, looking at Manchester City's rather threatening fast attack, Jack Don looked at Barosh instead, and Barosh also looked at it at the same time. Both of them looked pitifully and felt sorry for each other.

"Let's change our position?" Jack Don asked.

Baroche blinked and said, "But the coach said..." Barosh was a little hesitant. In fact, he had already wanted to change his position. In the center position, he was worse than Don Jack. How many times can Jack Tang touch the ball, but he can't even touch the ball.

Such a game is a torment...

Don Jack thought about it and said, "I don't think the coach will say anything. You see that the team is not in a good situation now." He is not sure. He doesn't have much time to come to Liverpool, and he doesn't know much about Benitez's character.

It can be thought that neither of them has much effect in the attack now. It's not a mistake to try another position, is it?

If Liverpool's attack is favorable, it must be wrong to do so, but now the situation is not very good for Liverpool. Changing positions and trying to change the situation, is this also a 'will not be accepted by foreign military orders'? Well, although Benitez is watching the game...

"... All right."

Baroche was convinced, mainly because he wanted to change his position too much. He really didn't think it was good to play center now, and Don Jack's position was just right for him... Of course, this is his own idea.

Seeing that Baroche agreed, Don Jack immediately went to the backcourt happily and talked to Gerrard.

It's not a trivial matter for them to change positions. Don Jack is a newcomer. He doesn't have much voice in Liverpool now. Of course, he has to tell Captain Gerrard to change positions, so that his teammates can adjust their tactics.

Gerard didn't say anything. Now Liverpool's attack is weak, and it's good to try a little adjustment: "Don't worry, the coach asked me to ask you to change it." He said so.

Don Jack's affection for Gerrard is soaring.

'It's too righteous to take the blame for him...'

So, when Liverpool launched another attack, the Manchester City players suddenly found that the black-haired boy they paid attention to the defense had gone to the penalty area, and the 'stupid big' in the penalty area retreated.

"What the hell are they doing?"

It's okay for Barosh to retreat and play the shadow striker, but the 'weak' oriental boy went to play the center? God, are you kidding?

Benitez, who had been watching the game, also found that he didn't say anything but frowned slightly. He didn't understand why the dark-haired boy asked to play center... Is this boy still a front-court all-rounder?