Chapter 136: The Line of Defense of Papier-mâché

As soon as the match began, Atletico Madrid launched a fierce attack towards the Liverpool goal, and the cheers of the fans at the Calderón Stadium resounded in the sky.

And what drives Atletico Madrid's offensive is the forward combination of Li Qingshan and Griezmann.

For Atletico Madrid, relying on Li Qingshan as the fulcrum of the frontcourt, and at the same time interspersing Griezmann in the frontcourt, this is a point they rely on in the frontcourt attack.

This season, Liverpool left Suarez in the front, but came Italy's "bad boy" Balotelli.

Brendan Rodgers' coaching style is very attack-oriented, even on the road, Liverpool still put on a 433 formation that is biased towards attack. Mignole was in goal, and the centre-back combination was a combination of two tall Lovrens and Sako. The two full-backs were Albert and Manquilo. The three players in midfield are Joe Allen, Gerrard and Henderson, and the three forwards are Raheem Sterling, Sturridge and Balotelli.

Since the beginning of the season, Liverpool's main centre-back combination of Kolo Toure and Skrtel last season were injured, since the beginning of this season, Rodgers has tried several pairs of centre-back combinations, and the main selection of the centre-back position has not been fixed, which also means that the current Liverpool defense is not stable, they have conceded goals in six games in the Premier League, with an average of more than two goals per game.

So, although Rodgers sent on two tall and strong centre-backs of Sako and Lovren, focusing on Li Qingshan, Liverpool were also difficult to cope with at the Calderon Stadium under the onslaught of Atletico Madrid, so it was not surprising that they conceded the goal, even though the game had only been played for eight minutes.

It was Antoine Griezmann, who had returned from injury, who scored the goal, and Li Qingshan, who assisted him.

Now it seems that the forward combination of Atletico Madrid is becoming more and more tacit.

Now Griezmann's idea of fighting with Li Qingshan for the tactical core is much smaller, because he finds that when Li Qingshan is on the field, it is also quite beneficial for his own play, first of all, Li Qingshan is physically strong and can support the attack of the entire Atletico Madrid frontcourt, and when Li Qingshan attracts enough defense, the space that Griezmann can get will naturally become larger.

And Li Qingshan is not a very unique kind of striker, his team attributes are still very high, when his teammates obviously have better opportunities, Li Qingshan, as a center forward, is also willing to create opportunities for his teammates.

La Liga has played six rounds, and in these six rounds of the league, Griezmann has scored a total of four goals, ranking behind Li Qingshan, who has scored eight league goals, and three of his four goals were assisted by Li Qingshan.

This season, Li Qingshan has not only maintained his goal efficiency from last season, but also increased in assists, scoring eight goals in the league and scoring a hat-trick in the first game of the Champions League.

Antoine Griezmann, who scored his first Champions League goal of the season, looked quite excited, but he still kept his guard and ran to the corner flag area as soon as he scored, and completed his signature 666 celebration before Li Qingshan pressed him to the ground!

Shortly after Antoine Griezmann's goal, Liverpool suffered another fatal blow. In the thirteenth minute, Liverpool defender Sako accidentally handballed Li Qingshan in the penalty area and was sentenced to death by the referee - penalty!

"This is simply terrible...... "The English commentator exclaimed, holding his head." It was only ten minutes into the game, and Liverpool were likely to be two goals down. ”

'Liverpool have carried their poor form in the league to the Champions League, and they have made a series of defensive mistakes that have led to the situation they are in.

"Brendan Rodgers' team behaved so abnormally at the Calderon Stadium, from the beginning of the game, whether it was Balotelli, Sterling or Sturridge, these three strikers were basically in a state of disengagement from the game, because Liverpool had no chance to attack with the ball in these ten minutes, they were attacked by Atletico Madrid's continuous attack after wave of attacks, and these three strikers did not contribute to the defense at all..........."

"It's time for Brendan Rodgers to review his decision to field three strikers who have no defensive contribution at all. Who do you expect from these three men to be involved in the defense? Needless to say, Balotelli and Sturridge are basically forwards who don't actively participate in the defense, and the same goes for Raheem Sterling, who is the equivalent of Liverpool defending Atletico Madrid in seven men during this period. ”

"Now all Liverpool's hopes are in the hands of Migliol, Raul Garcia will take the penalty!"

Raul Garcia was the No. 2 penalty taker at Atletico Madrid last season, and since last season's top penalty taker Diego Costa has moved away, Raul Garcia has become the No. 1 penalty taker.

Against Migliole, Raul Garcia easily played a bottom right corner and scored the ball.

"Two to zero! Atletico Madrid had a two-goal lead in the fifteenth minute! ”

There was a huge cheer at the Calderón Stadium!

"Although Atletico Madrid won the last Champions League group game, they were very slow to get into the form away from home, and even fell behind 2-0 at one point. But back at home, Atletico Madrid played very smoothly. For Liverpool, maybe Atletico Madrid's away game against Roma in the last round can give them some confidence......."

At this time, the television broadcast gave Rogers a close-up, and Rogers in the shot did not look confident at all, perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe his current appearance as annoyed and angry..........

Perhaps it was the furious Brendan Rodgers who sobered up Liverpool's players a lot, and after falling behind by two goals, Liverpool finally began to have some attacking opportunities.

In the twentieth minute, Balotelli tested Oblak with a long-range shot from outside the box. It was Liverpool's first shot on target of the game, and it was still quite threatening.

Encouraged by this, the Liverpool army was greatly inspired, but it was only two goals behind, the game was still long, and there was still something to chase, and the last round of Atletico Madrid was not also two goals behind at this time.

The difference between the two balls does not seem too far away, like a carrot hanging in front of a donkey, and Liverpool seem to be able to piece together this piece of fruit with a little effort..........

Atletico Madrid slowly shrunk the formation, after scoring the second goal, Atletico Madrid did not shrink back all at once, but slowly shrunk back according to Liverpool's offensive intensity, which is like a frog boiled in warm water, Liverpool thought that it was because of their offensive to press Atletico Madrid back, and Liverpool, who gradually had more shooting opportunities, gradually ignored the gap behind them.

"During this time, Liverpool finally found the feeling of attacking, such a Liverpool is a Liverpool in a normal state, there is still a lot of game time, the gap between the two goals is not a trench, Liverpool is not unable to chase back!" When Sturridge fired another shot on goal, the England commentators started to get excited.

But as soon as the commentator's voice fell, Gerrard, who was holding the ball in the backfield, made a passing error and was cut off by Li Qingshan.

After the successful break, Li Qingshan drove straight into with the ball, and Liverpool's two fullbacks had pressed up, and the distance between their two central defenders was widened, and Liverpool's middle door was open!

Before Migliole attacked, Li Qingshan aimed at the back point and pushed the shot, and the football rushed to Migliole's feet and rolled into the goal.

In the 40th minute, Atletico Madrid led Liverpool 3-0!

There was no anger on Rodgers' face on the sidelines, only helplessness.

This has happened many times in the Premier League, and Liverpool's defence is like papier-mâché.