Goalkeeper Allison, the defense is Robertson, Van Dijk, Matip and Arnold, the three midfielders are Wijnaldum, Fabinho and Henderson, and the front tridents are Mane, Firmino and Salah.

This is the lineup that Klopp has lined up tonight.

When Yang Yang got the lineup, his first reaction was...

"Is this still the Klopp we are familiar with?" Yang Yang smiled bitterly and handed the list to Xavi Alonso, turning around and walking towards the tactical board behind him. In the list guessed above, the midfielder was Milner, not Wijnaldum.

The assistant coach also smiled bitterly helplessly, and he was really wrong this time.

Milner is a very comprehensive player. He is a typical English midfielder. He has both offense and defense. He has strong enthusiasm and tactical execution. He has rich experience. He tends to be stable in passing and rarely makes mistakes.

Yang Yang and Xavi Alonso have seen many of Liverpool's previous games. Milner mainly appears in the left midfield position. In addition to the interception and passing tasks of midfield, he also has an important task to fill the left back Robertson.

"There are basically only two possibilities for Wijnaldum to replace Milner. Either Klopp believes that our right side cannot threaten their left side, or he does not intend to let the left back go too far." Xavi Alonso analyzed.

Before the game, many people analyzed that Liverpool and Ajax, two teams that reached the Champions League final, have one very obvious commonality, that is, both sides are very strong.

Liverpool are Robertson and Arnold, Ajax are Taliafico and Ashraf. Both sides have strong attack power and are also important weapons for the team's two wings to attack.

Harvey Alonso analyzed it correctly, but there was only one answer, because Liverpool could not be so arrogant that they believed that the right side of Ashraf and Sancho could not threaten their left side, so it was only Robertson who would reduce the forward insertion.

"Liverpool's midfielders are typical offensive and defensive, and the same is true for Wijnaldum, but he can hold the ball, turn around and get rid of it, and can drive the ball, run coverage and defensive ability are also very good. If there is no accident, Henderson and Wijnaldum are responsible for the marking, Fabinho is responsible for the area defense, and a Firmino..."

Harvey Alonso didn't finish his words, but he understood the meaning.

This is definitely the rhythm of high-pressure pressing!

Yang Yang also recognized Xavi Alonso's judgment, "Wynardum is good at passing the ball behind him. It is obvious that Klopp is still looking forward to our high-pressing and oppression, and wants to try to hit us behind us. Judging from Liverpool's three-midfield configuration, the hardness is indeed very strong, but the control is weak."

Harvey Alonso listened silently, knowing that Yang Yang had roughly guessed Klopp's idea.

This cunning guy can always guess his opponent's strategy, which is probably related to his always watching a lot of opponent's intelligence and videos before the game, as well as his strong personal analysis ability.

You should know that as a teammate, Harvey Alonso knew that Yang Yang would do a lot of analysis on his opponent before every game, which ran through his entire career. It is conceivable that over time, it is such a terrible ability.

"To put it bluntly, Klopp still wants to demand stability. He believes in his defense, but he does not take risks easily. At the beginning, the two full-backs should reduce forward penetration, and the midfield pressing and pressing will be very strong, especially for Frankie De Jong. I guess he will definitely start the attack!" Yang Yang analyzed with great confidence.

"What should we do?" asked Harvey Alonso.

Yang Yang closed his eyes, thought for a while, and sighed, "Klopp can't afford to bet, we can't afford to bet!"

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Amid the sound of the sky, the world-renowned Champions League final has finally begun!

Liverpool, wearing a red jersey, took the lead in kicking off.

In the middle circle, Firmino directly sent the ball back to the defense line. The Liverpool midfielder who had been ambushing near the center line had already rushed forward as fast as possible, especially the left winger Mane.

Van Dijk directly passed the ball from the backcourt to the left of the frontcourt, wanting to find Mane.

Ashraf jumped high and headed back.

The ball flew in the air. The two teams fought back between the center line and the 30-meter area of ​​Ajax, but the ball never landed and was more still flying in the air.

The game is very fast, and the ball rights change hands back and forth.

In just less than thirty seconds, Liverpool midfielder Henderson made a pass behind him. Mane was like a black lightning bolt, sprinting forward at extremely fast speed, chasing the ball falling towards the penalty area and heading towards the landing point.

But Ajax's right back who started at almost the same time, Ashraf was also very fast. Although he was a little behind in the start, his speed came from behind. Before Mane, he took the lead in the right corner of the penalty area and stabbed the ball to goalkeeper Onana.

The two African players went on a speed competition at the beginning, which made all the fans in the audience exclaim, which was very satisfying. After all, the speed of this kind of speed is still quite visually impactful.

As Mane walked back, he shrugged at his teammate helplessly, looking a little depressed.

He is already the fastest and most explosive player in Liverpool's team, but he didn't expect that Ashraf's speed was not worse than him in the first match, but he also had a slight advantage.

Of course, it is necessary to race on the track to accurately compare who is faster, but judging from the sprint just now, Ashraf's speed is really very fast.

...

The first attack failed to create a threat, but Liverpool did not stop.

As Yang Yang expected before the game, Klopp's tactic was to attack.

This season, the biggest difference between Liverpool and before is defense. They have many games to shrink and win, which has made them have better results. Tonight, facing Ajax, Klopp refused to take risks. Only by stabilizing the defense will he try to attack more actively.

The way to attack is to hit the back.

Henderson and Wijnaldum are all good players who pass the ball behind him.

In contrast, Ajax.

This team, which is known for its opening attack, was abnormal tonight and did not take an active opening attack. It was more of a defense in front and back of its own 30-meter area, and it did not seem to be as aggressive as it was when facing other giant teams before.

Yang Yang replaced Van der Beck tonight and lies behind Jovic, but he is constantly reminding his teammates to slow down the pace appropriately and keep patience.

This made Klopp on the sidelines' brow locked deeply.

...

"Press forward a little more and give the opponent a little more pressure!"

Klopp walked to the sidelines and directed the team, indicating that they could move forward a little further.

One of the tasks of Liverpool's midfielders is to suppress Frankie De Jong and Ndongbele's double midfielders, as well as Mane, Firmino and Salah in the front, all of which are specifically targeted at Ajax's midfielders.

With the tactical execution and pressing and pressing ability of Liverpool's midfield players, Ajax fell into a passive position at the beginning. The disadvantage on the scene was obvious, and he was almost crushed by Liverpool in the half, but Klopp was still worried.

"It's going well!" Klopp shook his head.

He didn't believe that Yang Yang would give up the initiative in the game so easily.

The reason why Ajax took the initiative to give in at the beginning was probably not that simple.

"He wants to actively shrink, slow down the pace, and use the disadvantages in the scene to exchange for Ajax players to integrate into the game and adapt to the rhythm of the game." This purpose was the first thing that came to mind in Klopp.

This is the Champions League final.

Even if Liverpool has a slight advantage in strength and experience, Klopp did not dare to defend and gamble when facing Ajax, so he did not dare to let the two full-backs boldly step forward to participate in the offense.

The same is true for Yang Yang.

Ajax is younger, and his players' mentality and game experience are not as good as Liverpool. He is rash in fighting against each other and letting go of high-level pressing will certainly make the game look better, but the risk is too great.

In the Champions League final, for a team like Ajax, it is undoubtedly quite deadly to concede the ball first.

How did Liverpool lose the Champions League final last season?

How did Karius be fooled by Yang Yang? He was eventually forced to collapse?

Klopp still remembers it fresh, and I believe Yang Yang is also very clear.

Thinking of this, Klopp walked to the sidelines again and gestured to Henderson in the midfield, indicating that the team could press down on another pressure and strengthen the pressure in the frontcourt.

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After Klopp's adjustment, Liverpool decisively increased the pressure on the frontcourt trident against Ajax's defense.

Yang Yang also felt the pressure, but he was still signaling the Ajax players to keep their patience and be calm.

In the seven or eight minutes of the game, Liverpool was attacking, and Ajax didn't even have a decent counterattack. If Yang Yang hadn't led the lead and pressed the players on the court, I'm afraid these young boys would have been unable to hold back.

But even so, Klopp's team is still increasing the pressure again and again.

Even in the ninth minute, Liverpool's three lines were all over the half, and the defense line directly hit the outside of Ajax's 30-meter area. Especially after Militon's successful steal, Liverpool directly pressed near the bottom line.

Taliafico was almost forced to a dead corner and used his body to protect the ball, almost being pushed away by Salah.

The Liverpool winger frequently interfered behind him. After Taliafico blocked the opponent desperately, he saw Frankie DeJong coming to pick him up. Then he shot with a fake shot and knocked the ball on his heel, passing the ball to Frankie DeJong.

Ajax stopped the ball in the midfield and turned around, and under the close control of Liverpool, he hurriedly passed to the frontcourt with a long kick.

Outside the 30-meter area, Jovic stepped forward before Van Dijk and Matip, and stopped Frankie DeJong's long pass back to Yang Yang who was inserted in the back row. After landing, he turned around and rushed forward.

Yang Yang kept passing the ball to the right and handed it to Sancho.
Chapter completed!