Football’s First Defender

Vardy scored twice, allowing the game to completely enter the rhythm of Leicester City at the last moment.

Now that he has led by 2 goals, Ranieri is quite "slave" and directly replaced Shinji Okazaki, who had run out of energy, and continued to send defensive players on the field.

Albrighton and Shinji Okazaki were replaced by midfielders with running ability such as Gray and Andy King, which directly made Liverpool's offensive continue to suffer great defensive resistance in the midfield.

It was not easy for Liverpool's offensive to start. The fans at the King Power Stadium were also using their cheers and shouts to act as the team's twelfth man on the field.

Liverpool players, under the pressure of the score behind, the boos of the audience, and the constant passage of time, played more and more impatiently, and became less and less able to break the iron barrel of Leicester City. line of defense.

The final score was 2 to 0. In the focus of this morning's championship match, Liverpool, which can temporarily rank first if they win, was in the away game and was perfectly avenged by Leicester City.

In this season's matchup, the two sides have won one and lost one, defending each other's home court.

And Leicester City was also able to temporarily take the top spot in the standings with a 6-point lead.

Will Fox City counterattack and win the championship?

Relying on such an outstanding performance, everyone is looking forward to whether this season, Leicester City can break the blockade of the six giants and counterattack to win the final championship.

At least, Leicester City's performance on the court and their performance in the duel between the strong and the strong has already looked like a champion.

And Liverpool, after losing this focus battle, also put themselves in a very poor position.

They want to win the championship this year, not only must they perform well in the following games, but they must also look forward to Leicester City and give them the opportunity to make mistakes.

After losing this direct match for the championship, Liverpool spread all their grievances on Manchester United's younger brother, Sunderland, who came to Anfield in an away game.

The rhythm of the double match a week did not affect the performance of Liverpool players.

Even though Coutinho had some minor injuries and did not play in this game, Klopp continued to maintain the team's offensive ability by advancing Milner to the left midfielder's position.

The striker combination of Milner, Firmino and Jordan Ibe is paired with a midfield three of Lallana, Henderson and Emre Can.

The four backs remain unchanged, the goalkeeper is still Mishen, and Liverpool continues to use the 433 extremely offensive formation to start abuse at home.

Liverpool's home games, facing opponents in the relegation zone, naturally played quite dominant.

The ball possession rate of more than 70% is not only a demonstration of Liverpool's ability to pass and control, but also because Liverpool's frontcourt pressing puts a lot of offensive pressure on the opponent.

For "Black Cat" Sunderland, although the players always have a desire to express themselves when facing Liverpool, it's just that the strength of the team is there, making it difficult for them to make a big splash in the away game. spray.

Liverpool had plenty of time to slowly build up their attack at home.

Facing the iron barrel formation put out by Sunderland, Liverpool launched a penetrating attack while using the threat of long-range shots from the outside to carry out precise strikes.

Although Coutinho, the main peripheral long-range shooter, was not present in today's game, the most lacking in Liverpool's lineup is players who are good at long-range shots.

Almost everyone has the ability to take a long shot, so naturally they can organize the offense patiently during the game. After all, in a 90-minute game, Liverpool has enough time to use long shots or create opportunities to strive for goals.

In addition to long-range shots, Liverpool will always seize the opponent's counterattack and when the backcourt leaks space, seize the space and give the opponent a fatal blow.

In the 19th minute of the game, Sunderland kicked forward and counterattacked from the wing, but Yang Feng was the first to run to the landing point and controlled the football.

Yang Feng went directly to the backcourt and made a straight pass to find Emre Can in the middle.

Emre Can sent a through ball to the hinterland of the visiting team in the midfield, but unfortunately it was seen through by the defensive player and formed an interception.

It's just that, when facing the Liverpool player's attack, Watermore, who stole the ball, was quite underwhelmed.

A horizontal pass was going to get rid of Henderson who was rushing forward, but was rushed by Henderson after a grab.

Watermore fell directly to the ground, and the ball was grabbed by Henderson in the frontcourt.

There was no foul, and the referee said that this was a normal physical confrontation. It can only be said that Watermore played with fire carelessly in the backcourt.

After Henderson lost the ball, he passed the ball to Firmino in front.

Firmino dribbled the ball in the middle, and after attracting the opponent's defense, he scored the ball directly to the left into the penalty area.

This time Liverpool suddenly cut off the ball in the frontcourt and hit Sunderland's defense by surprise. After all, they didn't expect that their side had just changed from counterattack to defense, and as soon as they broke the ball, they could counterattack or control. When the ball slowed down, the team's midfielder would actually play with fire by himself and "hand over" the ball directly.

The continuous change of rhythm finally caused Sunderland's defense to fail to keep up, and there was a large defensive gap.

Milner, who followed up, volleyed and hit the goal from a small angle with an unguarded kick on the left side of the penalty area, directly hitting the close corner and succeeding.

1 to 0!

Liverpool took the lead.

After the lead, it will be much easier for Liverpool after the game.

Sunderland, who had to attack, still had to rely on Defoe on the offensive end, but when the threat on the offensive end was limited and continuous investment was needed, it was naturally Liverpool's opportunity to play a threatening counterattack.

In the 41st minute of the game, in the counterattack, Firmino directly dribbled the ball forward quickly, facing the opponent's defense, and directly completed a powerful long-range shot.

This ball directly hit an elevator ball, which fell quickly in front of the goal, making it difficult for the Sunderland goalkeeper to guard against.

2 to 0, before halftime, with Firmino's goal, Liverpool took a two-goal lead.

In the second half, under the advantage of two goals, it was the stage for Liverpool to fully demonstrate their offensive ability.

In the 59th minute, Milner sent a high-quality curve ball pass at 45 degrees to the left, and passed it directly into the small penalty area at the back point.

Firmino, who quickly plugged in, rose into the air at the back point, shook his head and hit the goal directly, scoring the third goal for Liverpool.

In the 68th minute of the game, when Sunderland failed to attack, Yang Feng sent a precise long pass in the backcourt, directly finding Firmino at the front.

Firmino waded into the penalty area before dribbling the ball. Under the defensive pressure of the chasing player and the goalkeeper, Firmino did not forcefully pursue a hat-trick. Instead, he crossed the ball and passed the ball. In front of Lallana who followed up on the right.

In the game, Lallana easily pushed the empty goal and helped Liverpool take a 4-goal lead.

Firmino, who was selfless, received a pass from Lallana in the 82nd minute of the game.

Lallana made an excellent through ball and found Firmino, who was going forward diagonally. Firmino directly succeeded with a low shot and scored a hat-trick of the game.

In the end, Liverpool also beat Sunderland 5-0. After losing the game against Leicester City, they took a good breath of anger.