Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 247 Dangerous because of familiarity!
Liverpool is one of the most successful clubs in the history of English football, and one of the most successful football clubs in Europe and even the world. They have won countless trophies in history and are considered to be the noble team in England. ', they won the UEFA Champions League last season, which also allowed them to stand on the shining stage that attracted worldwide attention.

"We are the champions of Europe, and we want to be the champions of England!" This is the confidence shown by Benitez and the Liverpool team before the start of the season.

The Premier League championship is not so easy to win. Some media analyzed and pointed out, "If Liverpool can really win the Premier League championship this season, it will be no less surprising than the miracle of the European Champions Cup last season."

This is because of the strength of Liverpool.

Liverpool's lineup has changed a lot in the summer, and Benitez's ability also makes their future worth looking forward to. However, compared with the stable and powerful Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal who have been fighting for England for the past ten years, Liverpool has just The prospect of embarking on the road of revival and reaching the sky in one step is not optimistic.

The media analysis is not bad.

So far this season, Liverpool's results are very poor. In the past nine rounds, they have only won two games, plus four draws, and the points are only a pitiful ten. 'The title is very inconsistent.

Many people say that Benitez is good at playing in European competitions, but he can't do anything about the league.

This is not without reason.

One thing is certain: before Benitez coached Liverpool, Liverpool was also not very competitive in the domestic league. They could only be regarded as the top four in the Premier League, but they were much worse than Manchester United and Arsenal. It is not comparable to the newly emerging Chelsea.

That's what happened to Liverpool.

When Liverpool met Millwall, the game was still played at Anfield. Most of the media were still optimistic about Liverpool because of their history, because they are a giant, and because they played at home: Anfield is considered "the most terrifying place in England." One of the away games".

Millwall always seemed to be the underdog.

Perhaps it is still a comparison of teams. Millwall will become a favored team when they meet the lower reaches of the Premier League. For example, when they play against Sunderland, Millwall will be unanimously favored.

Now playing against Liverpool, the opinion of the media is, "In order to ensure the competitiveness of the second half of the schedule, Liverpool has reached the moment when they must win!"

Zhang Yang dismissed this.

If Millwall met Liverpool at the beginning of the season, the media might not even need an explanation, and they would just be optimistic about Liverpool.

In short, the giants have always been favored.

As a newly promoted horse, no matter how good Millwall's performance is, it has always been underestimated in various ways.

Zhang Yang got used to it.

The whole Millwall team is used to it.

Before the start of the game, Zhang Yang mainly reminded the team not to be affected by the atmosphere of the away game. It is reasonable for Anfield to be considered 'horrible'. Liverpool has the most loyal fans in the world, and they will do everything they can to give away Create pressure.

In addition, Anfield Stadium can accommodate 5000 people.

So far in the league, Millwall has not experienced a game watched by more than 4 people.The Neal Stadium can only accommodate more than 2 fans, and the opponents encountered in the away game only had [-] fans.

This is something to be aware of.

There are too few players in the Millwall team with experience in major competitions, and too many fans of the visiting team may affect the player's state. Zhang Yang continuously reminded everyone to make them mentally prepared for this.

Before the game, Zhang Yang was still very low-key.

Before attending the press conference, Zhang Yang ran into Liverpool coach Benitez in the corridor. He knew Benitez in his previous life. , but Benitez came over to shake hands enthusiastically, "I saw your photo in the news, but I didn't expect you to be younger than the photo."

Zhang Yang took it as a compliment, "Thank you."

"Can I leave a call?"

"Ah?" Zhang Yang didn't understand Benitez's brain circuit, but Benitez said enthusiastically, "I am very interested in the tactics you play, and I hope to have time to communicate."

"Ok."

Zhang Yang took the pen and paper from a staff member, wrote down the phone number and handed it to Benitez. Benitez kicked him in his arms seriously, and his cautious appearance immediately made Zhang Yang feel good.

Many reporters saw this scene. They were too far away to hear the conversation between the two, but it did not hinder the use of cameras to take pictures of what they saw. Then some reporters 'analyzed', "Could it be that Benitez is making publicity?" fans? Is he asking for an autograph?"

"I think it is."

"possible."

"It seems that I was asking for an autograph just now!"

After the press conference started, some reporters asked about the scene just now, and Benitez just explained, "I want to know Zhang, he is a very good coach."

The reporters were even more affirmed by the analysis results, and some of them added in their brains, "Maybe it's not Benitez, but his child? Or his brother? Anyway, he is someone with a good relationship, and I want to get Zhang Yang's signature through him." .”

The atmosphere before the game was very harmonious.

After the two sides entered the stadium, the atmosphere became very disharmonious. The Liverpool fans in the stands cheered for Liverpool frantically. The roar of tens of thousands filled Anfield with fanaticism.

Zhang Yang frowned.

The surrounding stands are full of Liverpool fans, and their continuous shouting is indeed very disturbing.

This is Anfield Stadium!

Zhang Yang understands a little bit why this place is considered 'horrible'. For the visiting team, there are cheers for the opponent everywhere. No matter how they feel a little uncomfortable, it can affect the performance of the players.

In this game, Millwall's main players are on the scene: Braniff plays center forward, Josh Simpson and Darren Bent are classified as two sides, they can be regarded as left and right midfielders, and they can also be called left and right forwards. The midfielder is composed of two The midfielder Livermore is partnered with Elliott and Smicer, plus Konchesky, Wes Morgan, Darren Ward and Alan Hutton.

Millwall sent the strongest lineup, Zhang Yang's goal is of course to win.

The evaluation of the strength of this lineup by "Yanling Divination" has reached seven stars and three points, which is no worse than the 4231 formation with Jody Morris, which shows that Smicer has gradually integrated into the team. Another important point is that, Zhang Yang found a way to change the formation.

The current starting formation is still 4231, but Smicer has also become familiar with the 'middle midfielder' style of play. When Smicer retreats, the two wing midfielders are premised, and the lineup suddenly becomes a 433 formation with three midfielders. , It is somewhat similar to Chelsea's style of play, they both strengthen the defense by moving back as a whole, so as to conduct a more stable defensive counterattack.

Millwall's style of play cannot be exactly the same as Chelsea's. Changing formations during the game can only be used for "defensive counterattack". The cooperation on the field is somewhat difficult, mainly because Braniff's ability is too single, and Darren Bent is not very good at coordination. Only Simpson is more comprehensive, but Simpson is too young, no matter technology or experience, he is not as good as him. Smicer and Morris are far behind.

Millwall's starting lineup surprised the media a little.

Kyle Brad, the commentator of "Sky Sports", noticed that Braniff and Darren Bent started together. He was a little confused about the positions of the two. Note that Darren Bent plays as a left midfielder.

"Darren Bent played as a left midfielder? This is the first time..." Kyle Brad was a little confused. He had not commented on the Millwall game. He knew relevant information before the game and knew that Darren - Bent is Millwall's striker, "he may be able to play the winger position."

There is actually no shortage of people on the left side of Millwall.

Joey Healey maintained a good physical condition in the last round of 'rest', but Zhang Yang still let Darren Bent play, because Bent can bring variability to tactics and make tactics more flexible. Joey Healy's personal ability is more defensive, and he can't give the team much offensive support.

Doing so is also considering the opponent's situation.

Liverpool's results are not good, but their defense is very good. Four of the first five rounds were tied. Except for one game, the other three games were all zero to zero. One goal conceded in four games is enough to see Liverpool The defensive ability, of course, also shows that their striker efficiency is frighteningly low.

"So we mainly mark the opponent's core - Gerrard!" Zhang Yang explained to the team very seriously.

When it comes to the game, Millwall does the same. As long as Gerrard is in the frontcourt, there will be at least one player close to him, and most of the time it will be Livermore.

Livermore's defensive advantage lies in his strength, and Gerrard is not the kind of player who is good at showing his feet skills, and Liverpool does not have any outstanding technical positioning players, that is, Gerrard's long-range shots are not bad, let Livermore mark Gerrard couldn't be more suitable.

Elliott is slightly worse.

Elliott's one-on-one defensive ability is also good, he is 'smarter' than Livermore, and will not be easily passed, but Elliott marks Gerrard, and will match many Gerrard's opponents Had the same problem: Gerrard is too strong!
Gerrard is not the kind of player who shows off his skills. He is one of the strongest players in the England team.

If a person who is not as strong as Gerrard is allowed to mark, it is easy to be overwhelmed by Gerrard. From the perspective of technical confrontation, Livermore can cause enough trouble for Gerrard.

Now Gerrard has felt it.

In the Premier League, there are very few opponents who can compete physically with him, but now he has met an opponent who is 'totally unbeatable'. This opponent is too tough and very strong. The two have had physical fights several times. Contact, every time he suffers, he is the one who suffers.

The game had just started, and Gerrard was full of bitterness. He hadn't found a good solution yet, so he could only continue to cooperate with his teammates.

Liverpool also played very passively for a while.

This kind of opening is incredible: Millwall can suppress Liverpool a little bit!
But in fact, the situation of the game is not surprising at all. Liverpool's offense is not very oppressive. They are also good at defensive counterattacks rather than frontal advancement. Millwall starts with an offensive formation. The two wingers Darren - Bent and Josh Simpson are not bad at attacking, but Smicer is the most active on the field. His old club is Liverpool. He is too familiar with Liverpool, and he is also very motivated to play against his old club.

So Smicer performed very well.

Every player in Millwall has a good performance. The current tactical play is originally formulated for the main lineup. Everyone can play more than 80.00% of their strength, but Smicer is the special one: one thing he He is the core of the offense and has many opportunities to touch the ball. Second, he is very familiar with Liverpool and has rich experience in competitions, so he will not be affected by the atmosphere of the away game at all.

There is also the third point. Liverpool has many players who are very familiar with Smicer.

The third article seems to be the same as the second article, but it is actually different. The Liverpool players’ impression of Smicer remained last season. In Liverpool’s fixed tactics, Smicer can’t play much strength. He needs to follow the tactics. Play to kick.

In Millwall's tactics, Smicer was free to act.

The performance difference between the two is here.

The Liverpool players defended Smicer according to their memory, but Smicer played better. He seemed to be a fish in water in the game, and he could use all his abilities. Will dribble.

Smicer dribbled the ball, which is rarely seen by Liverpool players.

Now Smicer has more breakthroughs. When the game progressed to No.16 minutes, Smicer encountered Harvey Alonso's defense. The latter is very familiar with Smicer. In the front position, I subconsciously thought that Smicer would pass the ball, and then found that Smicer chose to pass.

Alonso was passed!
The moment Smicer rushed over, Alonso's mind turned a little bit, "How could it be? Vladimir actually dribbled the ball by himself?"

The next moment Alonso realized the danger.

In a solid defensive formation, it is very dangerous for a player to be passed by the opponent. It is not easy to make up the defense. The addition of other players means that other players will be missed.

Missed this time is Darren Bent.

Liverpool players don't care about Darren Bent. Darren Bent is not well-known in the Premier League. It is difficult to get the attention of Liverpool stars. In Millwall, only Josh Simpson is valued. Even Benitez reminded them not to foul in dangerous positions before the game. Josh's player, the free kick technique is very good!"

Darren Bent?

Have not heard!
Darren Bent easily received Smicer's pass and then kicked the ball in front of Liverpool before veteran Hyypia came to block it.

"Look at this ball!"

"Danger!"

Needless to be reminded by others, the Liverpool players are also aware of the danger. They did not expect that Darren Bent would make such a decisive cross, and the horizontal pass made people a little hard to guard against. Most players would not stand so far back. There was no chance to block it at all. Looking along the rolling direction of the football, Smicer, who followed, had already swung his right foot.

"Oh!"

This kick is quite powerful!
A shot from the penalty area line, even if there is no angle to speak of, is powerful enough. Liverpool goalkeeper Reina can do nothing but watch the ball go into the goal.

Only then did everyone react - the ball was scored!
(End of this chapter)