2- 1! VAR has once again become a public joke! Arnold scored in stoppage time and won Villa.
This season, Liverpool, the disappointed defending team, suffered from long-term injuries of its main players, lost to La Liga giants Real Madrid in the Champions League. Today, it returned to the home attack. Coach klopp continued to discharge the usual 4-3-3 formation, and Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker was re-elected to check the pass. The defence consists of Arnold, Nathaniel Phillips, ozan Kabak and andrew robertson, while Vijay Nardoux, Fabio and James Milner form the midfield and the front line. Manet, Tiago, etc. It is the first substitute.
In the first half, the team was mediocre. Although it occupied more offensives, it just didn't seize the opportunity. Several offensive players in the frontcourt were not confident enough, especially Egyptian striker Salah and another defender, tyrone mings, had many chances to get up repeatedly because they didn't concentrate on "giving gifts", but the handling was below the standard, far below the usual level, including tyrone mings's one-and-a-half single-handed shot that missed, but ended in an oblique shot.
Because of the opponent's high pressure, a group of defensive players not only failed to calmly organize the attack from the backcourt, but also made more passing mistakes in the middle and backcourt, which made the opponent create a lot of threatening offensives. As a result, they fell behind before half-time. Before the half-time, the team scored a goal with roberto firmino, but it was overturned after the inspection of VAR. In fact, the existence of VAR is originally to solve the problem, but from the perspective of this ball, it brings out more puzzling problems. At least the villa defender touched the ball halfway, right? Even the offside diogo Jota? Several so-called suspicions are completely unfounded, but the target has been overturned. No wonder VAR is thought to bring more controversy.
In the second half, the team strengthened the attack, but the players in the midfield and frontcourt were in average condition, and the passing quality was not too high, which failed to create too many threatening offensives. Fortunately, Salah made up the goal in front of the goal some time ago in the second half and successfully drew the team. After that, the team won the dominant position in the whole battle with better power and midfield control, but the midfield operation was obviously much lower than usual. In addition, the opposing goalkeeper damian martinez was stable, so he failed to score before overtaking. Fortunately, Arnold scored in stoppage time to help the team win successfully. Although it helped the team win, Arnold's performance was really unsatisfactory. He is swayed by considerations of gain and loss most of the time, especially on his good cross. The quality of his cross is really unsatisfactory, and it can't meet the standard at all. Maybe the winner can build confidence for him. Although the performance was not outstanding, the team finally ended its losing streak at home, which laid a shot in the arm for the next round of Champions League quarter-finals against Real Madrid.
Aston Villa, who has shown eye-catching performance this season, is a guest today. Jack Grealish, the attack center and captain, has not returned to the team due to injury. Coach-Dean-Smith arranged a 4-2-3- 1 formation, and Argentine goalkeeper Damian Martinez continued to guard the last pass. Marty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mince and Matt Target formed a four-man defense. Douglas-Luis partner Mavelos Nakamba guards the middle of midfield, Bertrand Traore, John McGinn and Trezeguet form the offensive line, and shoulder the offensive responsibility together with striker Ollie Watkins, who acts as the forward arrow.
Today, the team's defense is not very solid, but the pair of double backcourt composed of Douglas-Louis and Mavilos-Nakamba has a very efficient performance. They are diligent in running and cover a wide range of fields. They quickly made up for other teammates on the defense line many times, but at the same time, the division of labor was clear and the speed was extremely high. The former repeatedly controlled the rhythm of attack and defense from deus ex in the second half, while the latter played hard and paid attention to the role of defense and interception.
Taking John Mackin's current waist has also brought a lot of trouble to the opponent's defense. Although the Scottish international's skills are not too outstanding, his style of play is flashy, and he has both offensive and defensive skills. In addition to high-intensity snatch in the frontcourt, he also participated in the attack at an appropriate time, and even attacked from time to time, which was very efficient. The goal before half-time was caused by his passing to Ollie Watkins. In the second half, the opponent actively counterattacked and stepped up the attack, and the team was under increasing pressure. Even though Ollie Watkins and Trezeguet in the frontcourt worked very hard, the latter almost took the lead for the team once again, but his shot just popped up in the middle post and then missed the target, so he failed to take the lead again, laying the groundwork for the loss and losing in stoppage time.
The situation in the second half just reflected the importance of attacking center Jack Grealish, who was absent due to injury recently, to the team. The captain of this team has excellent ball control and protection ability. He can take the ball out of the tight encirclement and push it to the core of the opponent's defense line. He often gets the chance to set the ball in dangerous areas, which can reduce the pressure on the defense line. Because of his absence, the center and frontcourt lacked such players, so that opponents could attack with all their strength without any worries, which made the team's goalkeeper damian martinez show great courage.