"Martin, I want to say that Liverpool has made a great deal. Raúl's joining has improved Liverpool F.C.'s image, influence and other aspects. At the same time, I think Raúl can bring a good strength supplement to Liverpool and give Liverpool more players to use in the forward line."
"But the core of the problem is what is Raúl's position? We have no way of knowing. He certainly can't replace Torres. So is he a substitute, or will he replace the other Liverpool starter from last season? Or does Comain have new ideas about the team's technical and tactical system? We need to observe from the game, and one game certainly doesn't mean anything. "
"You're right. This is an important reason why we look forward to Liverpool's game more.
Today, Liverpool's formation at Anfield is different from last season.
433.
Goalkeeper: Reina.
Defenders: Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio.
Midfielders: Mascherano, Alonso, Gerard.
Forwards: Raúl, Torres, Qin Xiong.
Comain put Kuyt on the bench and Raúl got the starting position. It looks like Raúl is the starting right winger, which should be a very unfamiliar position for him. But I think it's certainly not the case in the game. "
"Andy, you're right. The formation doesn't mean anything at all. Besides, Raúl's running covers a large area. Let's wait and see what role he plays in the game.
Now let's look at Arsenal's starting lineup. Today, Wenger also deployed a 433 formation.
Goalkeeper: Almunia.
Defenders: Sagna, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Clichy.
Midfielders: Eboue, Diaby, Wilshere.
Forwards: Nasri, Marouane Chamakh, Arshavin.
There were two pieces of good news for Arsenal recently. One was that the team's young captain, Cesc Fàbregas, had announced that he would stay with the team. After Henry left for the MLS, Fàbregas was the leader of Arsenal in this era.
However, Fàbregas was not on the squad list today.
The second piece of good news was yesterday's announcement that Arsenal had extended his contract with Wenger for another three years. This news was enough to excite fans all over the world.
There were many interesting things to see in Wenger's arrangement of troops.
Could Koscielny, who had just transferred, take on a big responsibility? His first game in the Premier League was against Liverpool, who had a terrifying attacking power. It was a challenge for him.
Chamakh, who had also joined the team for free, had become the team's offensive arrowhead. Whether he could establish a foothold in the English Premier League was also a big point to watch.
In addition, the 18-year-old prodigy Wilshere will be in the midfield today. Let's see how he organizes Arsenal's attacks. If he performs well, it will be good news for the Three Lions. We won't have to worry about a lack of players in the midfield in the future.
Well, the game is about to start. Let's see how the two powerhouses will perform in the opening game of the new Premier League season. "
After the whistle, Torres gently passed the ball to Raúl, who passed the ball back to Alonso's feet.
Liverpool's formation began to disperse.
Wenger stood on the sidelines and watched the game intently.
In fact, he could not guess what kind of formation and tactics Liverpool would play today. Because the new season had just begun, Liverpool had new players joining. Everything was unknown as to what the structure of the team's operation would be.
In the positional attack at the start of the game, it was not obvious that Liverpool was playing a 4-3-3 formation.
It was more like a 4-4-11 formation.
Raúl was in the area behind Torres, Qin Xiong was more like a side midfielder, and Gerard moved slightly to the right to maintain the attacking width of the formation.
In the second minute of the game, after Liverpool's continuous midfield passes, they began to attack in a decent manner.
Qin Xiong received a straight pass from behind Aurelio on the left side of the front field. He passed the ball diagonally to the middle when he was sandwiched by Eboue and Sagna. Alonso, who followed up, immediately transferred the ball to the right side.
If you looked at Liverpool's attack again at this time.
It was like a 4-3-1 formation, or a 4-4-4 formation.
Raúl and Torres were the attack points in the front of the penalty area. Qin Xiong was on the left side, Gerard was on the right side, and the middle of the midfield was handed over to Alonso.
Liverpool's formation was actually changing all the time. This was in accordance with China's art of war: Soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent.
Especially in the attack, constant changes were the foundation of defeating the enemy. Inflexible and old-fashioned attacking methods would not work.
Gerard began to cut inside from the right side. Thanks to Liverpool's quick lateral transfer of the attack, Gerard's cut inside suffered less resistance.
However, Clichy also responded to the situation and immediately returned to the penalty area to defend. Then he headed out to block the possibility of Gerard hitting the wall and cutting into the penalty area.
Under Diaby's pressure, Gerard passed the ball straight to the middle of the penalty area.
Torres pretended to plug forward, but when Koscielny and Vermaelen closed the door to defend, he turned the ball back with his heel!
Raúl had just stopped the ball behind him. Sagna, Diaby, and Eboue, who had returned to the defensive position, came together to encircle Raúl.
At this time, Raúl sent out a diagonal straight ball.
The football rolled past Vermaelen's side. When Vermaelen turned around, he was horrified to see Qin Xiong cut inside into the penalty area and formed a one-on-one ball!
The calm Almunia immediately left the goal. He naturally saw how big the gap on the side of the penalty area was when Sagna went to intercept Raúl. In addition, Qin Xiong's start was also quite eye-catching.
He left the goal to narrow Qin Xiong's shooting angle. When Qin Xiong directly lifted his leg to shoot at the far corner of the goal, Almunia subconsciously raised his left hand. He felt as if his fingertips touched the football!
It was just a slight touch, but the football missed the goal in the process of flying to the far corner of the goal!
"Wow, Qin Xiong's shot almost knocked open Arsenal's goal and slid out! Liverpool's offense is too smooth. At least in this attack, we can say that Liverpool's style of play is completely different from what we imagined!
They pay more attention to the horizontal passes to tear apart the opponent's defense. As long as there is a gap, they will seize it and make use of it. The most surprising thing is that they can still play together in a narrow space.
Haha, it has been said that the Spanish players' technical ability is superior over the years. When Liverpool's attack group has Torres and Raúl, plus Qin Xiong and Gerard, they have the capital to play delicate and smooth offensive football! "
Qin Xiong was not too disappointed after the shot, but the referee's decision made him a little annoyed.
Arsenal's goal!
Qin Xiong raised his hand to complain that the ball had just been blocked by Almunia before it slid out of the goal, but the referee did not seem to see it. Not only did Liverpool lose the ball, but they also lost a chance to attack from the corner.
Qin Xiong quickly adjusted his mood and mentality. It did not matter. Today's Arsenal was in fact far inferior to the previous two seasons!
Liverpool, on the other hand, was thriving and looked stronger than last season!
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