Anfield Stadium is crowded with people, and Liverpool fans are looking forward to the team being able to perform better in the Champions League!
After three years away from the Champions League, Liverpool, who has returned to the Champions League this year, is full of ambitions. From the coach to the fans, the consensus between each other is very clear. Liverpool must regain its strength in the European arena!
The starters of both teams entered the court with their heads held high and their chests held high.
"Good evening for everyone, everyone. Welcome to the second round of the 2013-2014 European Champions League group stage. Today we came to Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England. Here we will live broadcast the focus dialogue between Liverpool and Naples.
Both teams defeated their opponents in the first round, Liverpool beat Marseille away, while Napoli defeated last season's Champions League runner-up Dortmund at home!
So this confrontation can be regarded as the most popular showdown in this group.
Let's take a look at the starting list of the two teams.
Liverpool, who is at home, starts 433.
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.
Defenders: Azpilicueta, Scotter, Van Dijk, Robertson.
Midfielder: Eriksen, Kante, Casemiro.
Forwards: Gerald, Gareth Bale, Coutinho.
Since Suarez is still recovering from injuries, Liverpool has to play Gareth Bale as a guest center.
Napoli's starting lineup is 451.
Goalkeeper: DeSantis.
Defenders: Marjo, Britos, Albiol, Suniga.
Midfielders: Karejon, Hamsik, Behrami, Inle, Insigne.
Forward: Higuain.
Naples' lineup looks very close to the giants, and the route they have taken over the years has been pragmatic. I believe there will be a good show in today's game!"
Naples' lineup is indeed very good, a bit similar to Monaco led by Situ Yunbing back then. Although there are not many super stars, they are all powerful players and practical people!
When the referee blew the whistle at the beginning of the game, Benitez and Situ Yunbing stood in the coach's command area and supervised the battle seriously.
Napoli, who was away, showed a very conservative style in the opening stage.
Their formation shrinks the pressing space to avoid giving Liverpool the opportunity to penetrate straight passes and counter-offside.
Liverpool also played steadily. It was difficult to make a fuss in the middle today, so they went more on the wings to play fast breaks.
In the 4th minute of the game, Gerald received a pass from Eriksen on the right side of the frontcourt. At this time, he fell into Suniga's crazy pressing. Suni accelerated quickly and was flexible in his body. Although he was not famous in European football, he was definitely not an ordinary person, a bit similar to Matuidi when Situ Yunbing coached Hamburg.
Gerald was almost stealed by his opponent and decisively knocked the ball backwards.
Azpilicueta assisted up, but unexpectedly Insigne ran all the way and followed Azpilicueta to block the opponent's cross angle.
Azpilicueta had already brought the ball into a dead end and had to force a cross, but as expected, Insigne blocked the ball out of the baseline.
After the opening, all Naples players showed great enthusiasm and attention to defense.
Situ Yunbing was not surprised. In fact, Benitez is very good at playing this way!
Understand the opponent's advantages clearly, and then fight with the opponent in a targeted manner so that the opponent's advantages cannot be exerted.
In the late stages of Liverpool, he was a clever woman, but he had never been accepted by the locker room at Chelsea. However, in Naples, he was able to show his talents and ambitions again.
In the 7th minute of the game, when Napoli successfully defended in the backcourt, they quickly launched a counterattack fast attack. Marjo passed the ball straight on the right side of the backcourt to look for Callehon. Kante immediately rushed to defend and wanted to steal the ball as soon as possible, but Callehon shot across the middle. Casemiro marked Hamsik who was in front, but the ball was looking for Behrami, who quickly passed the ball diagonally in the circle.
Situ Yunbing frowned slightly at this time because he saw Insigne, who was fighting the left vanguard today, came to the central circle!
Logically speaking, if you use the field width to transfer the attack, Insigne should quickly advance along the left side to respond, but he took the initiative to come to the center circle, so it must be the tactical requirement of the head coach.
After Insigne took the ball, he quickly pushed forward and attacked. Scotter stepped forward and headed forward to defend. At the same time, Higuain and Callejon were running forward.
Naples' fast break does not fully utilize the overall space to launch an offense. Doing so will create a fierce local confrontation with Liverpool's defense, but it will save some time and the impact effect will be optimal.
Insigne passed the ball in front of Scotter and then passed the ball diagonally to retrieve Callehon on the right. The latter followed the trend and quickly advanced and broke through Robertson's defense line. Because he had already arrived near the bottom line of the wing, there was no time to cut in. Forcibly cutting inward into the penalty area will only give Liverpool's defense more time to return to the front area.
Callehon knocked the ball diagonally back to the right in front of the penalty area.
Higuain received the ball here, stopped the ball, and shot!
Van Dijk failed to block it. After all, if he pounced on it, he would probably be accelerated by Higuain.
Higuain hit the ball directly to Liverpool's goal in the middle, and the angle was not good. Ter Stegen hugged the ball smoothly.
"Naples completed their first threatening offensive since the opening. Their counterattack was very smooth, and it seemed that they had been carefully practiced. Benitez is not unfamiliar with Situ Yunbing. Their fighting may be more displayed in details!"
Liverpool's offense today was not very ideal, because Gareth Bale's quick sense of opportunity was not as smart as Suarez when playing center, and at the same time, he was not as good as Suarez in a small range of escape under the opponent's intensive defense. Liverpool's overall coordination and creativity on the front line have declined.
In the 11th minute of the game, Coutinho received a pass from Casemiro on the left side of the frontcourt. He tried to cooperate with Garez Bale to hit the wall, but when Garez Bale passed the ball back to him, he was hit by Behrami and Hamsik to concede the ball.
Seeing Coutinho's concealment of the ball, Situ Yunbing couldn't help but reflect on whether there was a problem with his troops deploying today.
Or in other words, Benitez's tactics have indeed caused him some trouble.
Naples' counterattack made a comeback again, and Liverpool fans were a little scared!
Because this time they cooperated with a quick short pass in the middle, Higuain knocked the ball back to Inle in the middle circle, and the latter hit the ball across to Hamsik under pressure from Gerald, and the latter dribbled forward and got rid of Coutinho's counter-attack.
As he was moving forward, Higuain and Callejon quickly ran forward and led the Liverpool defense line to retreat simultaneously, and Insigne came to the middle again, and he was ambushed behind Higuain to respond.
Hamsik teleported the ball diagonally to Karehon's feet when facing Casemiro.
Kante stayed behind to defend Insigne on the middle road, and he couldn't help defending the side road.
So Callehon quickly dribbled the ball and turned inward to the right side of the penalty area. When Kante moved to press, he poked the ball to the depths of the right side of the penalty area.
Higuain quickly inserted into the diagonal force to drive Van Dik to follow the defense. Van Dik blocked the space for his crossing and possession. Higuain took a step to the sideline steering wheel and turned around and passed the ball back hard outside the penalty area.
The Liverpool defense generals turned their heads and looked at them. Hamsik, who had caught his eye, rushed up fiercely, stopped the ball and adjusted it and then took a step and shot!
He still has the ability to shoot with one shot!
Football is like a white rainbow flying through the sky!
Ter Stegen jumped in front of the goal line and rushed to the extreme and did not touch the football. Under the gaze of attention, the football flew into the stands against the upper edge of the crossbar!
call!
All the fans were amazed!
"Hamsik's long shot! He almost broke through Liverpool's goal!
Today, Napoli's defensive counterattack was very threatening, and they kept creating shooting opportunities. On the other hand, Liverpool's offense was repeatedly frustrated, and it seemed that Benitez had found a way to restrain Liverpool!
At this time, Liverpool should think of a way, and they can't continue to play like this!"
Situ Yunbing gritted his teeth secretly, and he really couldn't fight like this.
If Liverpool continues to want to play a small-scale pass and cut cooperation in Napoli’s half, the more delicate the attack, the more likely it is to make mistakes!
After all, Napoli's midfield and backcourt defense is very tough!
Liverpool lacks players on the central axis who can handle this situation well, yes, it is Suarez.
Situ Yunbing had to gesture to the players to switch their playing styles.
If the middle lane cannot be opened, then go to the side lane!
In the 16th minute of the game, Liverpool made a strong attack from the right. After Gerald received the response, he passed the ball diagonally to Azpilicueta who was inserted behind without waiting for Suniga to counterattack. Insigne was still back to defend deeply. Azpilicueta suddenly stopped and kicked back when the ball was about to fall to the bottom. This made Insigne's rushing too hard and unable to retract his strength, but also blocked Azpilicueta's line from the bottom, and the latter knocked the ball backwards toward the middle.
Erikson rushed over and kept stopping and crossing the ball.
A cross from the centre-back Albiol was sent out, drawing a beautiful rainbow in the Napoli penalty area.
It's a pity that Gareth Bell failed to take off under Bristol's defense, and it was indeed a little far from the landing point.
Fullback Marjo controlled the ball on the wing, and Coutinho immediately counterattacked, and Marjo passed the ball forward straight.
Callehon underestimated the enemy this time. He thought Robertson had become frightened by the repeated attacks, but in fact Robertson implemented Situ Yunbing's tactical requirements well.
He quickly rushed past Callehong and intercepted the ball first!
It was too late for Karehon to start the counter-robbery again.
Robertson passed the ball straight to Coutinho on the wing, who spiked the ball and cut it across the line and headed towards the penalty area. Beherami and Bristol came to him, and Coutinho quickly inserted the ball into the hinterland of the left rib of the penalty area.
Gareth Bale quickly inserted into the slant and turned around and shot the ball towards Naples' goal.
DeSantis blocked the near corner well, and faced Gareth Bale's shot, he blocked the ball out of the baseline with both hands.
Chapter completed!