Chapter 281 Hairstyle and bad luck 2
On the riverside court, the players of the two teams have entered the state of the game.
Today, Middlesbrough, led by McLaren, still maintains a 442 formation. Double forwards Hasselbaink and Viduka lead the front line. Behind them are Boateng, Downing, Palor and Zenden. The four defenders are Mike. Mahon, Kudru, Ligot first-class Southgate, the goalkeeper is still Schwarzer.
This formation is almost the main force of Middlesbrough.
At the beginning of this season, Middlesbrough's luck is very good. At least so far, no one has been seriously injured and unable to play, while other teams have more or less experienced this situation, such as Liverpool's Cise. However, compared with Liverpool's main lineup, Middlesbrough still has some gaps. .
For example, in their back defense, except for Southgate, the other players in the four-person group are all very strange. The midfield is relatively much better. Boateng and Downing are already big stars, and the two-line double combination Hasselbaink and Viduka, which is the best in Middlesbrough. The combination of double forwards is no longer as good as Manchester United's Roonega Fan. What's the difference between Nilai and Nilai?
But in general, Middlesbrough's staffing is still more offensive.
In fact, Middlesbrough has also been attacking in the current game on the field. At the Riverside Stadium, with the support of tens of thousands of home fans, it is impossible for them to fight back defensively as soon as they come up.
The same is true for Liverpool.
Benitez's tactic is to attack and defend. Without special advice, the tactical attack and defense are integrated. There are more defenses when encountering strong teams and more attacks when encountering weak teams.
So, the two sides launched an offensive battle at the beginning.
This kind of game is Don Jack's favorite. If the opponent defends with all his strength or attacks with all his strength, he will not have too many opportunities, but if the two teams fight an offensively, then he will have a lot of opportunities, because the opponent's defense will not be too tight, and Liverpool's defensive pressure will not be too much.
So, Don Jack wandered around the penalty area several times and received a pass from his teammate.
Unfortunately, today may be due to the 'new weather relationship' brought by the new head shape. At the beginning of the game, Don Jack's shot did not feel very good. One of the two-footed shots went out of the frame, and the other kicked directly. The opponent's goalkeeper easily held the ball with both hands.
This low-quality two-foot shot made Don Jack feel a little ashamed.
Time waits for no one. Now, Don Jack's own state has a great impact on the whole Liverpool attack.
In this game, Meiler, a young player who didn't perform well in the last game, got another chance to start. The Spaniard obviously wanted to see what level Mailer could play in the team, while Baroche, who did not meet the team's tactical style, sat on the bench. Pangler did not come to Middlesboro due to a minor calf injury.
Mailer's luck is really good.
If Pangler hadn't been injured, he would not have had a chance, and Barosh was a little disappointing. This sweaty mouth was quite strong, but he couldn't find the feeling of playing football in Liverpool.
But his good luck also shows the lack of Liverpool's frontmen. It is said that it is a combination of the two. In the eyes of almost all fans, there is only one Liverpool striker---Jack. Lee, and in the midfield, the combination of Gerard and Alonso is excellent, but these two are not very good at shooting, so the person who can really stand in front of the goal is a Don Jack and half Gerard.
One and a half, this is the current situation of Liverpool.
The bad feeling in front of Don Jack caused Liverpool's attack to go smoothly, but the football attack in front of the goal was over. It really felt like a tiger and a snake tail, and Middlesbrough just thought that they were hitting Liverpool's defense with continuous attack.
Liverpool's defense is not a strength in the first place!
To say the strength, Liverpool is still relatively strong in the midfield, but only Carragher is the real top defender on the defense line. The strength of Haipia and even Josemi is not recognized by everyone. Such a defense line is not very stable. Therefore, in the 19th minute of the game, Middle Sburg seized the opportunity.
Hasselbaink!
The 32-year-old striker is still deterrent in the Premier League. Anyone who mentions the latest striker introduced by Middlesbrough has to give a thumbs-up. Once, during his time at Atletico Madrid in La Liga, Hasselbaink won the best scorer in La Liga.
After joining Chelsea in 2000, he reached the peak of his career. In his first season of joining Chelsea, he became the best scorer in the Premier League with 23 goals.
Hasselbaink is extremely strong, has excellent stop and control skills, and has a strong shot. The Chelsea front line composed of him and Zola once enjoyed a high reputation in the Premier League. Now, Hasselbaink, who has passed the peak, is still very deterrent, and his continuous goal is also a strong guarantee of this deterrence.
After getting the ball at the front of the penalty area, the Dutch striker unexpectedly jumped up and pushed the ball into the penalty area with his head, and Haipia, who usually crossed the defense, shot a volley in the air, making goalkeeper Dudeck stunned.
"Goooooooooal!!!!! Beautiful! Jimmy-Hasselbaink-"
The whole riverside court is boiling. The shot just now is really wonderful. That kind of amazing creativity is already fast, which is all a kind of visual enjoyment. Such a wonderful goal is the fans' favorite.
Even Don Jack saw the goal and gave Hasselbaink a thumbs-up in exchange for the latter's nodding smile.
It's really beautiful. At least Don Jack thinks he can't imagine the way of scoring: squeezing the ball outside the penalty area directly provoking and volleying in the air. It's very simple to say, but so many actions need to be connected and can't make mistakes. How complicated it is!
Obviously, Hasselbaink is also very excited. Even he feels incredible about this goal, and his level has reached his peak.
However, although the goal is wonderful, it belongs to Middlesbrough.
After 20 minutes of the game, Liverpool fell behind by one goal. Such a result is really unacceptable, especially the Liverpool players who are now used to winning. Under such circumstances, they all want to equalize the score and save their face first.
"We are a strong Liverpool!" Even Gerald thought so.
I have to say that continuous victories give players confidence, but this kind of proud mentality is really unrequiting, which will make the impulse drown out of reason and cause some unsatisfactory consequences. For example, now, Liverpool's attack is more fierce, but the team's defense is full of loopholes for a while.
Let's not talk about whether the attack is useful or not, but this kind of defense makes Benitez on the sidelines frown.
"What should I do!?"
Benitez has the intention to remind the players to pay attention to the defense, but this seems unlikely, because the game is in anxiety. Such a reminder, under the pressure of the players, the formation will definitely be chaotic, which is very unfavorable to the whole game.
Even Benitez now does not dare to say that he has flexible control over Liverpool. His tactical command is not as good as his arm's finger. A sudden reminder is likely to make the team play more chaotic.
Don Jack can't see the defense loophole in the game. Now there is only one word in his heart, that is, 'goal'!
Like other Liverpool players, as the most threatening player on the front line, Don Jack certainly hopes to give his head a prize. It is not a good phenomenon to let his opponent lead, so he is more active on the court.
However, before Don Jack seized the opportunity, Middlesbrough scored again.
This time it was midfielder Downing. Taking advantage of a free kick, Downing made Dudek completely deceived with an arc. As a result, the football fell directly into the net and rewritten the score to 2-0.
Liverpool are two goals behind on the road.