It’s a little late today at 3, I’m sorry to everyone!

When Koeman walked towards the player channel, he was really worried. The first half was actually the most thrilling stage, but Liverpool took it through!

After calming down his mind, Koeman's expression became extremely solemn, and his eyes also became very sharp and energetic.

When the Liverpool players all arrived at the locker room, Koeman walked up to everyone and said loudly: "You are amazing. Actually, I think it would be a good result for us to be able to tie Barcelona in the first half, but we are now leading 2:1. Both psychologically and in terms of the actual situation, it is more beneficial to us. Do you still remember the tactical arrangements we made at the pre-match preparation meeting yesterday?"

The Red Army generals nodded together.

Everyone knows that the first half is actually a prelude, and what Liverpool really wants is to do in the second half.

Now he is able to lead Barcelona. It can be said that Liverpool has achieved better phased results than expected.

Koeman once again emphasized in the locker room how the team should deal with Barcelona in the second half. Every player listened attentively and prepared to make a real big game in the second half!

After the midfield rest and adjustment, the two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half.

The Barcelona players must have also experienced Guardiola's adjustment during the halftime break, and cheered up their mental outlook. It seems that they did not fall into a passive state because of the backward score.

"After the referee's whistle, the second half of the Champions League quarter-final match between Liverpool and Barcelona officially began. The score is now 2:1. The home team Liverpool leads Barcelona. Let's see how the two teams will perform in the second half."

As soon as the second half began, Barcelona still used passes and control to shape the offensive situation, while Liverpool seemed to have not changed much from the first half, and they were still intensively defending and focusing on the offensive and defensive transition to counterattack.

Koeman stood on the sidelines with his chin slightly raised. He glanced at Guardiola who was putting his hands in his pockets and supervising the battle, saying that it was fake that he did not envy or admire him.

After all, Guardiola is young and promising. Since his debut, he has become famous in one fell swoop and has become the top coach in European football. With Barcelona's unique environment, it can be said that there are few head coaches in the world who do not envy Guardiola.

Being a head coach. Who doesn’t want to have a club godfather-level teacher who supports behind the scenes? Who doesn’t envy being a head coach and having a very good relationship with the club chairman?

Barcelona is very strong, and its positional combat ability is inferior to European football. This is Barcelona's advantage.

But Koeman will not give in or give in. He has player resources comparable to Barcelona. Although he cannot train Liverpool to be the second Barcelona, ​​it is simply unrealistic.

In the football environment and atmosphere of England, if the team plays in Barcelona's style, most fans will not buy it. Most fans hope to see fierce confrontations, long-term and fast-paced matches, and the scenes are open and close together in line with the aesthetic view of English fans.

This is the best league in the world in the minds of English fans.

Liverpool will never become Barcelona, ​​and even Arsenal, which was once known as the most pleasing European football world, must meet the aesthetic standards of local English fans in terms of rhythm, otherwise they will only be despised by fans.

On the basis of Liverpool's own style unchanged, Liverpool can do a lot of work, because there are many tactics in the world of football, rich and changeable, and no one tactic can absolutely suppress it, or even sweep all other tactics.

Only those that match the team's tactics are powerful tactics.

Liverpool's first half today was a process of consumption and preparation, and the real effort was in the second half.

Koeman's carefully designed tactics may not be complicated, but this is in line with the environment of fighting against Barcelona. If you want to break Barcelona's pass, the simpler, straightforward and rough tactical styles are, the more effective. The more complex and delicate tactics are, the more counterproductive, because Barcelona's decisiveness and degree in defense are actually rare in European football.

The attack with a faster rate than Barcelona's defense can achieve the expected results.

In the 52nd minute of the game, when Messi broke through Aurelio on the right and forced his way through the corridor in front of the penalty area, he was successfully blocked by Mascherano and Alonso, Liverpool launched a new round of counterattack.

Lucas passed the ball to Gerald in the midfield. The latter passed the ball directly to the left and handed it to Qin Xiong.

Qin Xiong was pushing forward with the football in the dribble, and Kaita retreated first. He could not make the mistake he made when he lost the second goal in the first half.

Disconnected from the back line!

When Qin Xiong came to an offensive dangerous area that was forty yards away from the goal.

Keita, Alves and Puyol formed a triangular formation from his front, side and side.

This is the defensive deployment that Guardiola emphasized during the break.

In any case, no matter how sharp Liverpool's counterattack is, Barcelona's defensive system must form a joint defense, and it must be a three-man joint defense posture, otherwise it will be difficult to block Qin Xiong!

The defensive requirements for Torres are just two-way defense.

But for Qin Xiong, it is necessary to have at least a three-person joint defense system!

Qin Xiong still stubbornly moved towards Puyor's steering wheel when facing the three of them.

Puyol is not moving as a mountain and is not ready to go forward to force Qin Xiong, because a teammate will come forward. As long as Alves or Keita forces Qin Xiong to make a breakthrough, the success rate of Puyol's interception will be greatly improved!

However, when Alves and Keita formed a defensive formation at the close of the goal, Qin Xiong suddenly stopped dribbling, then pulled the ball half a meter, and then passed the ball sideways to the middle of the penalty area!

Puyor looked in the direction of the ball rolling, his pupils suddenly shrank slightly, and his eyes were full of shock.

Gerald threw away Harvey and rushed to the front of the penalty area!

Gerald's momentum of running forward was completely different from the first half. It was not that he suddenly became stronger in the second half, but that Gerald was keeping his physical fitness in the first half!

At this moment, Koeman's eyes became extremely sharp, his fists were clenched, and he was looking forward to Gerald's performance deep down.

Liverpool used Qin Xiong and Torres to attack in the first half, constantly harassing, invading, and attacking Barcelona's defense line.

Whether it is a successful offense or an unsuccessful offense, Barcelona will form a certain mental inertia in defense and ignore other Liverpool's offensive players.

The reason why Koeman said that Liverpool was expected to complete the task in the first half was because Liverpool played twice. In this way, Barcelona would pay more attention to Torres and Qin Xiong, and ignore other offensive players who were inserted into Liverpool.
Chapter completed!