After returning to the league, Southampton ushered in an away game against Liverpool - the recent schedule is indeed very demanding.
This can be regarded as a threat to the new strong teams from the Premier League and UEFA - haven't you been arrogant recently? Then we will arrange a more difficult schedule for you so that you can feel the consequences of consecutive matches against strong teams.
That was the case last season, and it is the case this season as well.
Noriya didn't have any objections to this, but rather regarded it as an exercise. If the start of last season hadn't been too harsh, they wouldn't have continued to perform well in the second half of the season.
Many things depend on whether you can grasp them well.
Liverpool's lineup has changed a lot this season. After Suarez left, they introduced Aspas from Celta Vigo, Alberto from Sevilla and Firmino from Hoffenheim, but this
The positions of the three forwards are not yet fixed, and Rogers is still experimenting with the forward lineup.
After all, in addition to these three people, Liverpool also has three forwards: Lambert, Sterling and Sturridge. How to choose a suitable partner from among them is also a matter worth choosing.
Therefore, although they won three consecutive games in the first three rounds, each game was 1-0. Sturridge scored. In the last round, it was a 2-2 draw. Sturridge and Moses scored, and the other forwards all scored.
Even though it was on, the condition wasn't that good either.
Lambert has fallen out of favor because his characteristics are not consistent with Liverpool's current characteristics of fast and flexible attack in the frontcourt.
So in this game, Lambert, Sterling and Firmino were all on the bench. The starters were Aspas and Moses on the wings, and Sturridge, who scored four goals in four rounds, was the center.
Appear.
Lallana also sat on the bench. In this game, Liverpool's attacking midfielder was Henderson, captain Gerrard and Lucas Jr. partnered as a defensive midfielder, and Lovren started with Stekel as a central defender.
"Rogers' tactics are nothing unusual. They just rely on the personal ability of the forwards. If they hadn't defended well in the first few rounds and Sturridge was in amazing form, it would be difficult for them to win. In this game, we controlled the midfield.
Let them know what the top midfield pressure looks like!" Noriya said before leading the team.
In fact, Liverpool's midfielder is not bad.
Henderson is an excellent midfielder. He is active in running, strong in confrontation, has excellent body, and also has good technical and organizational skills at his feet.
Lucas is a relatively unique Brazilian player. He is excellent in running and defense and has a wide range of activities.
Needless to say, Gerrard, the Liverpool captain has proven his status and ability with his outstanding performance in the past ten years.
However, in fact, this combination has more than enough running but insufficient technical content. Especially since Gerrard is now older, his offensive ability has deteriorated greatly. He can only rely on running to contribute defensively. The entire midfield has no real offensive ability.
Creative players rely more on forwards to create opportunities.
Of course, their defense is still very good. After Rogers took office, he first focused on defense to avoid too much pressure on the team.
Noriya sent a mixed lineup in this game, with goalkeeper Navas, defenders Klein, Luke Shaw, Font and Bailly, midfielders Casemiro, Schneiderlin and De Bruyne.
The forward hid Ronaldo, allowing Coutinho, Vardy and Lukaku to appear in the forward position.
Rogers originally wanted to use defensive counterattacks to deal with Southampton. Without Suarez, it is actually a bit difficult for Southampton to score goals. In this way, Liverpool's good counterattack ability can be used.
However, Noriya's tactics are based on controlling the midfield, and then rely on certain key players to score.
This key player was something Rogers didn't expect.
Whether it's Vardy's movement in the penalty area, Lukaku's attack from the wing, or even Luke Shaw's forward penetration from the wing, De Bruyne's organization and passing in the midfield... it's all for one
target service.
That is to give Coutinho enough space to come out.
Southampton controlled the game with ball control and running, and handed the goal to Coutinho, who was originally a substitute.
This is a very bold behavior, but it is full of Ji Ya's characteristics.
That is to make your opponent really unexpected.
The two sides were in a stalemate on the court, with many fights and mistakes, but no good opportunities appeared.
Seeing this scene, Rogers was relieved. It would actually be good for Liverpool to continue the stalemate like this. After all, Liverpool's overall performance was worse, and their overall coordination was also worse. If the battle was disrupted, it would certainly make them better.
Bring out the individual abilities of the frontcourt players.
Just be careful of Lukaku's counterattack when defending.
Lukaku really failed to create any opportunities on the counterattack. Liverpool's defense was very far back, giving him no room to rush forward.
But the defense is pushed back, which means there will be a lot of space in the midfield.
When the game reached the 63rd minute, Southampton launched an attack.
Lukaku got the ball on the wing and was about to force a breakthrough. Seeing that there was no gap, he passed the ball to Klein who came up to respond, and then ran towards the baseline, preparing to respond.
Klein did not pass the ball to him, but handed it to De Bruyne in the middle.
De Bruyne took the ball, Vardy ran into the penalty area, and the defense was also delayed. De Bruyne raised his foot and passed the ball to Coutinho next to the top of the arc on the left side of the penalty area. Coutinho took it
The ball turned, and when he turned, Luke Shaw ran along the left towards the penalty area, seemingly preparing to receive Coutinho's pass.
Liverpool's defensive attention was once again attracted, but Coutinho did not pass the ball. Seeing that no one came up to defend him, he adjusted slightly, and then suddenly shot with his right foot!
In the left area, adjust a little, start shooting with your right foot, and hit the upper right corner of the goal!
This series of actions were done in one go, and the ball quickly flew towards the penalty area, like an arrow piercing the clouds, directly into the blind spot in the upper right corner of the goal!
Brilliant long shot!
After scoring, Coutinho ran off the field with his arms spread wide, and then hugged Ji Ya!
He would like to thank his coach. If he hadn't specially tailored such offensive tactics for him, how could he not be interfered with when he shot?
He is just a substitute, even the third substitute in the midfield and forward positions. There is Schneiderlin in the midfield and Nolito on the left wing. His position is actually not stable. It is not unusual to say that he is a last substitute.
However, Noriya actually set up tactics for him as the last substitute!
"That's what you're good at. Of course you have to use it well." Ji Ya laughed and patted his back.
