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Chapter 246: A powerful weapon to break through dense defense

Honestly.

The reporters were frightened by the sunlight.

They didn't expect that Yangguang's gesture meant this.

He actually wants to defend the Champions League title - although he represents a different team, but this is exaggerated enough.

Champions League.

To win the Champions League, you need not only strength but also some luck.

Some teams may have the quality to win the Champions League.

However, in the knockout matches, if the form declines slightly in just one game, all the previous efforts will be wasted.

Compare leagues.

The knockout tournament system is too random.

So when the reporters heard that Sunshine was going to defend the Champions League title, they didn't know what to say for a moment.

Seeing that the reporters were intimidated by him, Yangguang smiled slightly, turned and left, leaving the reporters with his back.

After a while.

Some people couldn't help but say, "This is too arrogant."

"But he has the capital to be arrogant."

someone added.

This time no one objected.

In the first Champions League knockout match of this season, he scored a hat trick.

What else can you say?

Other Liverpool players were also asked by the media about Sunshine's hat-trick.

Mane: "I always thought that no matter how many goals Yang scored, it would not be a surprise!"

Salah: "Surprised? Why do you think we should be surprised? Get rid of it, it's Yang!"

Van Dijk: "I moved to Liverpool just to play with Yang and it turned out to be the right choice."

Liverpool players were all singing praises for Sunshine who scored a hat trick.

And over in Porto.

Head coach Conceicao was still a little stubborn: "Everything is possible. We will not give up in the second round."

Casillas was a little frustrated after Sunshine scored three goals, but as a veteran, he also praised Sunshine in a gracious manner: "His performance was so outstanding that I really don't know what to say. He said he wanted to make it to the final? I think Liverpool may really be able to do it."

In the first round, we suffered such a crushing defeat at our home ground.

To be honest, not many Porto players thought their team could pull off a comeback away from home.
After the game, the media were all reporting on Yang Guang's hat trick.

And after this game.

The games between Real Madrid and Barcelona ended one after another.

Real Madrid's opponent in the round of 16 draw is Paris Saint-Germain.

Real Madrid defeated Paris 3-1 at home.

Ronaldo scored twice and Isco added the icing on the cake for Real Madrid.

It was Neymar who helped Paris score the goal.

Because of Neymar's joining.

Mbappe had to move his position to the middle.

Facts have proved that Mbappe is indeed not suitable to play as a center forward in the middle, and his effect as a center forward cannot be compared with Yang Guang at all.

Many French media are questioning Paris Saint-Germain's transfer strategy.

Why spend a high price to buy Neymar when you already paid a high price to buy Mbappe?
There was a positional clash between two top players who were both more comfortable on the left.

This caused Emery, who had little experience in operating aircraft carriers, quite a headache.

The Madrid media ignored the situation in Paris Saint-Germain. They reported Ronaldo's performance extensively and compared it with Sunshine.

[Marca]: ".The first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals is over. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice. Although he scored one less goal in this round than Yang who performed a hat trick, considering the quality of the opponent, Cristiano Ronaldo's goal is more valuable than Yang's."

The number of goals scored cannot be compared.

The media will start hyping up the "value of the goal".

The Catalan media and the Madrid media rarely reach a consensus.

They all believe that although Sunshine scored 14 goals in the Champions League, most of them were against weak teams.

“Not enough gold.”

This round of the Champions League.

Barcelona's opponent is Chelsea.

Messi scored twice to help Barcelona beat Chelsea 3-0 at home.

Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea are indeed more famous and stronger than Porto.

So the media in Catalonia and Madrid are grasping at straws.

Desperately trying to prove it.

Ronaldo's 8 goals in this season's Champions League, or Messi's 10 goals in this season's Champions League, are more difficult, more valuable, and more worthy of attention than Suns' 14 goals.
Sunshine will not sit around and engage in verbal battles with the media in Madrid and Catalonia.

Finished the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Porto.

Four days later.

The 28th round of the league.

Liverpool made a small rotation in this game.

Liverpool, playing at home, beat West Ham United 3-0.

Sunshine also scored a goal in the game.

This was his 38th league goal this season.

Anyway, every time Sunshine scores a goal in the league, he breaks the Premier League's individual single-season goal record.

"In the 28th round of the league, the Premier League single-season individual goal record was broken again - yes, Yang scored again."

"Before this, people generally believed that it was more difficult to brush up the stats in the Premier League than in other leagues. After all, when Ronaldo was at his peak at Manchester United, the most he scored in the league was 31 goals in a single season, while in La Liga, he could score 40 goals or more almost every season."

".As a football writer, I have been in this industry for 30 years, and Yang is the best center forward with the best goal-scoring ability I have ever seen in my 30 years of work!"

"What is a center? The concept of a center seems to have gone astray in recent years. Due to changes in tactics, the center has been given many responsibilities, from a scorer who helps the team to conquer the city to a blue-collar worker. Many teams even play without a striker, and the pursuit of ball control is almost paranoid. But look at Liverpool and Suns, when a truly outstanding center appears on the front line, it turns out to be quite effective."

"The appearance of Yang Guang has prompted many head coaches to refocus their attention on centers. Centers with strong scoring abilities will be given more importance!"

"Many head coaches wish they had a player like Yang in their team"

That's right.

In this season.

Many head coaches of teams that have played against Liverpool will mention this point.

They are quite envious and jealous of Liverpool for having such a center forward.

March 4th.

The 29th round of the league.

Liverpool challenge Southampton away.

Considering the team's advantage in the Champions League.

Liverpool did not make any rotations in this game, but instead fielded all their main players.

Sunshine played for seventy minutes in this game.

No goals were scored.

But his two assists helped the team lead 2-0.

At the end of the game.

Liverpool beat Southampton 3-1 away and continued to maintain their advantage in the standings.

On the third day after this game.

It is the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals.

Liverpool face Porto at home.

The team made a certain degree of rotation in this game.

Players such as Mane, Salah, Emre Can, Wijnaldum and others all sat on the bench.

Sunshine and Van Dijk both started.

In this game, Liverpool used a 451 formation.

The two wingers, Lallana and Milner, are both good at running and stealing.

Before the game.

Liverpool's coaching staff expected that Porto would most likely press forward and attack away from home - because for Porto, they had no other choice but to attack.

Therefore, Liverpool's strategy is to concentrate the number of players in the midfield, intercept, press, and pass the ball to Sunshine as soon as possible after stealing the ball, so that Sunshine can threaten Porto's goal through his personal ability.

On the one hand, this approach can ensure the team's defensive ability during rotation.

on the other hand.

It is also convenient to refresh data in the sun.

Everyone knows that if Sunshine continues to score goals in the Champions League, then this game looks like a good one to brush up stats - there is not much pressure to advance, and the opponent may have to attack away from home, which will give Liverpool many opportunities to steal the ball and counterattack.

Before the game.

The media also paid close attention to this game.

This is not to say that everyone thinks Porto can still struggle.

After losing 0-4 at home.

No one would think that Porto still has the possibility of struggling.

There is only one reason why everyone is paying attention to this game: Can Sunshine score again?
before this game.

Messi exploded in the second leg against Chelsea, scoring a hat-trick - an outburst that many believed was fuelled by the sunshine.

Chelsea was eliminated by Barcelona 6-1 in two rounds.

Chelsea head coach Conte has been criticized.

But at the same time, it also allowed Messi to return to the position of competing with Sunshine on the scorer list - with this hat trick, Messi has scored 13 goals in the Champions League this season, only one goal away from Sunshine's 14 goals.

If this game.

Sunshine didn't score a goal.

Then Messi successfully shortened the gap between himself and the sun.

By the time.

It is hard to say who will win the Champions League Golden Boot this season.

So before this game.

The Liverpool team has reached a consensus.

There is absolutely no pressure to advance.

The team can now focus on delivering ammunition to the Suns.

But here's the surprise.

Porto, which was lagging behind, had no intention of fighting hard away from home.

They didn't even have a few attackers lined up.

The team adopted a 541 formation.

In the actual game, it even became a 550 formation.
"Porto set up a solid defense away from home. If they are leading now, it would be understandable, but what they need now is an attack!"

"Has Conceicao given up hope of advancing to the quarterfinals?"

The camera gave a close-up of Conceicao sitting in the coaching seat.

The Portuguese coach is famous for his pragmatic football philosophy.

But
Defending after falling behind by four goals is not pragmatic.

This is capitulationism.

"That damn Portuguese!"

Klopp was surprised that the opponent would make such a tactical choice.

But he thought about it for a moment.

You know why your opponent does this.
These days the media has been hyping up the Golden Boot battle between Messi and Sunshine.

The Portuguese player was determined to prevent Yang Guan from scoring a goal when there was no hope of advancing.
What the fuck
Harm others and disadvantage yourself!
Klopp couldn't help but curse in his heart.

He originally thought that Porto would press forward in this game, and there would be many gaps in the back line, and Yang would have many opportunities to challenge the opponent's central defender.

This is the best time to brush data.

To know.

The further along in the Champions League the game goes, the stronger the opponents become.

By then, it will be very difficult to brush the data
If we don't improve our stats in this kind of competition where there is no pressure to advance, do we have to wait until we face a strong opponent to improve them?
But what he didn't expect was.

Porto actually raised their hands and surrendered
on the field.

As soon as Wijnaldum got the ball and turned around, he saw a dense crowd of opposing defensive players.

All Porto players retreated.

In addition, neither Mane nor Salah started.

and so.

Yangguang is now completely surrounded by his opponents, as if he is trapped in a sea of defense.

In this situation.

If you force the ball forward, there is a high probability that the opponent will intercept the ball.

Even if Yang Guang got the ball, it would be difficult for him to turn around and score.

So Wijnaldum could only pass the ball back to Van Dijk.

Porto players did not come forward to press.

“The pace of this game is too slow.”

"Why doesn't Porto press? They are the lagging side!"

"Are they just going to surrender like this?"

“This is totally unsportsmanlike.”

In the media box.

British journalists started to complain.

No one wants to see this situation continue.

But Porto players are determined to defend in this game.

Zero to zero is what they are pursuing.

They allowed Liverpool players to pass the ball back and forth in the backcourt.

Liverpool players can certainly accept this situation.

But they are actually very unhappy in their hearts, and they don’t want to be promoted in such a "cowardly way".

We agreed to brush the data, but now it has evolved into this situation.

Until the end of the first half.

The scores are all 0-0.

Sunshine failed to score a goal.

During the intermission.

Some commentators criticized Porto for "lack of sportsmanship."

"Although we are a little behind, this is not a reason to give up! As long as the game is not over, everything is possible! The ball is round. How do you know you can't win if you don't try hard?"

The Catalan commentator was very appreciative of Porto's choice.

"Porto did a great job. If they press forward, Sunshine will definitely get space and continue to score goals. You know, Sunshine has already scored three goals against Porto. If he continues to score, it will be a humiliation for Porto!!"

"This also indirectly shows that Yangguang's state has come down. He can't continue in such a crazy state forever."

England's Sky Sports commentator Kolo sarcastically said: "If Messi eventually surpasses Sunshine in the scorer list, he should thank Porto."

Penguin Sports commentator Zhang Jun said: "From the first half of the game, Porto has surrendered. Liverpool's advancement to the quarterfinals is no suspense, but Yang may find it difficult to score in this game."

In the Liverpool dressing room.

Everyone is also complaining about the opponent's defensive strategy.

“Who would have thought they would hold on to their end?”

"Giving up the game just like that is really boring."

Just when everyone was complaining.

Klopp pushed the door open.

"Guys, stop complaining. Since our opponent is a coward, we have nothing to complain about. Aren't they playing tight defense? Let's change our style of play in the second half."

"Dense defense is a problem for other teams."

"Not to us!"

Klopp finished speaking.

Everyone looked towards the sun.

Klopp is right.

Liverpool has a powerful weapon that can break through dense defense.

(End of this chapter)