Real Madrid had conceded goals in many games this season, and the rear defensive line was penetrated in one game. Many of the defensive players' personal mistakes led to the opponent breaking through the defense at one point!
In the process of being penetrated twice by Liverpool in Anfield today, it was difficult to say which player made a low-level mistake.
Liverpool played well overall and had a strong tactical focus, which made Real Madrid nervous.
As Liverpool celebrated, Qin Xiong walked to the middle and back of the field, called Guti and Snede, and said to the two, "We can't press too hard on the offense. Liverpool is waiting for us to do so, and then seize the opportunity to play a fatal counterattack in the most relaxed environment!"
Guti and Snede were not young boys, and their ability to read the game was naturally good. The two nodded in agreement with Qin Xiong's view.
Everyone was well aware of the situation, but how to adjust was a new problem.
In a team battle, the players could not change according to their own ideas. In that case, if they wanted to do this and he wanted to do that, the tacit understanding of the team as a whole would collapse bit by bit.
Snede said seriously, "I'll withdraw back to the midfield to help control the ball and strengthen the defense at the same time."
Guti then said, "I'll cut back on the assists."
Qin Xiong nodded and said, "Not only that, the two of you will play more long shots in the next period of time! We want to create some pressure on their rear defensive line for long shots. "
Snede and Guti looked at each other, then nodded in agreement. They instantly understood Qin Xiong's intention.
When Real Madrid placed the ball in the center circle for the kickoff, Qin Xiong had a brief exchange with Raúl and Robben.
The general idea was to create long shots for Snede and Guti.
The game had only been played for 30 minutes, and Real Madrid was two goals behind. The teammates did not dare to play casually at this time. Instead, they gathered a united force.
When Qin Xiong stood up to command everyone to adjust their offensive strategy, the teammates expressed their support.
After the restart of the kickoff, Benítez, who seemed to be sitting steadily on the sidelines, frowned slightly.
Real Madrid reduced the pressure on Liverpool's rear defensive line and strengthened their control of the midfield.
It looked like Real Madrid's defensive adjustment for fear of losing another goal.
But it was different from what Benítez expected.
Logically, the more backward a team was, the more investment in the front line would be, just like the core concept of England's long pass: to send the ball into the danger zone as quickly as possible!
Investing more players in the frontline to create more pressure was also a method that seemed to increase the probability of scoring.
If that was the case, Real Madrid would invest crazily in the frontline and strive to play extreme oppression, then Liverpool's counterattack would have better offensive space. They might be able to completely crush Real Madrid in this game!
But the current situation was exactly the opposite of Benítez's expectations.
Real Madrid's strengthening of the midfield defense would not create as much pressure on the rear defensive line as before, but it would also make it difficult for Liverpool to find good counterattack opportunities.
In other words, it would be very difficult for Liverpool to defeat Real Madrid through positional play.
Benítez thought on the bright side: maybe Real Madrid were just a little panicked. We'll see in a while.
In the 32nd minute of the game, Robben dribbled the football on the right flank and rushed forward. He passed the ball to Qin Xiong, who came diagonally in front of Riise.
It was difficult for Qin Xiong to control the ball and get rid of Mascherano. He directly pushed the ball diagonally backward with the instep of his outside foot. Guti, who plugged in from the back, pretended to shoot a long shot thirty yards away from the goal.
Benayoun immediately came to block, but Guti's feint shot was real. He dribbled the ball two steps horizontally to avoid Benayoun's interception and then passed the ball to Snede, who ran diagonally to the middle.
Snede received the ball and shot a direct long shot this time!
Guti's long shot just now did not have a good angle. Liverpool's defensive strength was concentrated on this side. The route, angle, and space were all not good.
After the transfer to Snede's side, although the distance to the goal only increased from thirty yards to about twenty-five yards, it gave Snede a better shooting angle.
Snede kicked the goal heavily.
The football went straight to the lower left corner of the goal from the space between Arbeloa and Carragher!
The goalkeeper, Reina, fell to the ground and pounced to block the ball out of the end line with one hand.
Reina, who fell in front of the goal line and turned his head to look, broke out in cold sweat.
He saw with his own eyes that the football brushed the outside of the goal post and rolled out of the end line.
It almost went in!
The Red Army fans in the Anfield stands also broke out in cold sweat.
That was close!
"Real Madrid's long shot almost broke the goal! Snede's long shot tested Reina. Although the football was saved by Reina out of the end line, that moment still gave the Liverpool people lingering fear. "
Real Madrid's players still maintained a good mentality. Qin Xiong's corner kick was cleared by Carragher.
Liverpool got a chance to fight back in the 34th minute of the game, but Real Madrid's defense in the backfield was well prepared. After Kuyt pushed forward on the right side to attack, his cross pass to Gerard was intercepted by Guti. Diarra was responsible for entangling Gerard!
At this moment, Benítez sat in the technical area with his brows furrowed.
He had an ominous feeling in his heart.
He felt that Real Madrid was adjusting themselves in the game.
And this adjustment would suppress Liverpool's counterattack tactics!
In the 37th minute of the game, Snede passed the ball diagonally to Qin Xiong on the left side of the front field.
In order to have space to control the ball, Qin Xiong retreated to receive and shook off Alonso at the same time. After stopping the ball, he dribbled two steps horizontally and sent a straight pass to Raúl.
Raúl had his back to the goal under Hyypia and Carragher's marking. He directly kicked the ball out and passed the ball diagonally to Robben, who cut across the middle.
Robben dribbled the ball back and shook off Riise. He observed the situation in the middle before Yossi Benayoun came to block.
Qin Xiong pretended to plug forward to let Alonso and Mascherano both retreat to near the penalty area and concentrate on the left side.
There was a gap in the middle, and Robben himself attracted Riise and Yossi Benayoun.
Real Madrid restrained the opponent's defensive strength with their superb individual ball control and the threat of a superstar single player.
Guti plugged in from the back and came to a good position for a long shot. At this time, Robben gently passed the ball across.
Yossi Benayoun came in front of Robben after Robben passed the ball. He announced that the interception had failed.
Guti stopped the ball and adjusted his footsteps. He followed up with a volley with his right foot.
The football flew past Hyypia a meter away from him. It was a half-high ball!
Reina was so angry that he wanted to curse. He had blocked Real Madrid's shots in the penalty area time and time again. Now he had to face Real Madrid's long shots that seemed to be accurate!
After running quickly, Reina pounced out and blocked Guti's long shot out of the end line with a single palm!
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