Array football

Chapter 142 Joe Hart

"A player like Fernando Torres, if he doesn't watch the defense carefully, he will definitely seize the opportunity!" Jim Cassell said worriedly: "Even if you don't arrange special marking, at least you must have targeted defensive arrangements. ah!"

When Duncan arranged tactics before the game, he did not arrange for Torres, which made Jim Cassell very worried.

"No problem, Jim. For Torres, I have my own arrangements! This is our home court, and there is a reason for him to turn away from the guest?" Duncan smiled and patted his assistant on the shoulder, sending him a reassuring encouragement.

"I hope so." Jim Cassell nodded, looking much better.His self-confidence also comes from Duncan's miraculous use of the team's tactics since half a season.

The players on both sides took their positions, and the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

In the first few minutes, Torres continued his good form and was very active.

After half a season of running-in, Torres gradually adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League and integrated into the Liverpool collective.Has become the team's offensive terminator.Many times the team faced a crisis, as long as the football was handed over to Torres, Torres rarely let them down!

The same is true in this game, no matter Gerrard or Alonso, the first choice after getting the ball is Torres, let him make the most correct choice.

As a forward with both height and strength, speed and technology, Torres has extremely strong individual combat capabilities.

If that's the case, that's fine, but as a Spaniard, Torres also has a high sense of teamwork.He sees himself as a member of the team, not an offensive finisher.

Such Torres is the most difficult to deal with.

In this game, Duncan also used the pros and cons of the five elements.The offensive formation is positive five-element formation, and the defensive formation is anti-five-element formation.

It is still a 3232 formation.

However, Torres' style of play has caused the dilemma of anti-five elements.

The five-element array relies on the constant running between players to maintain positional relationships, compress space, and prevent opponents from seizing opportunities.

In other words, if the opponent's goal is to "catch the gap", then the effect of the five-element array will be infinitely enhanced; otherwise, it will be infinitely weakened.

The 24-year-old Torres is advancing towards his peak.Almost entered the best period of a player's career.

Torres never bothered to take any space, he dribbled the ball himself to break through the defenders.

This exposed the weakness of the Five Elements Array.

If the opponent in the five-element formation does not pass the ball but breaks through, then the weak position of the five-element formation will become a fatal injury.The distance between players is too large and the protection is not enough. This will make the team's defense penetrate if one person is breached, then the whole team's defense will be penetrated.

So to put it more seriously, the appearance of the five-element formation has strengthened the defense of the whole team, and it has invisiblely covered up the lack of personal defense.

Of course, this "deficiency" is also relative.You know, Torres at his peak was the best of Appuyol and Vidic.

In the game, this is even more vivid.

As soon as Torres breaks through with the ball, Manchester City's defense will become very passive.Neither of them is an opponent of Torres, but if someone goes to help defend Torres, then the five-element formation will be broken without attacking...

Torres has become the key to cracking the Five Elements Formation...

In the game, Manchester City's entire defense was very difficult, especially Richards, as the "bridgehead" defending Torres, he was under tremendous pressure alone.

In order to block the gaps exposed by the contraction of the defensive line on both sides, the two full-backs in the front field can only shrink back and act as full-backs.

Trabelsi returned to the right-back position again under the pressure of Liverpool.

Even so, in the first half of the game, Liverpool still got several good opportunities.

First, Alonso's long-range shot was saved, and then after Torres passed two people at the front of the penalty area, his cold shot was saved by the focused Joe Hart.

The best chance of the game in the first half came in the 42nd minute.

Torres took Richards, took the ball with his back, and ran all the way from outside the penalty area to the penalty area, which made the central defender Joel Luka on the other side rush over to participate in the defense.

As for the Liverpool players behind him, it is no longer within his consideration.

However, Torres, who was struggling to push forward, suddenly loosened up and started to back up.

Oops!

Richards exclaimed and saw Torres pass the ball.

Because the team's defensive focus is on Torres, Manchester City's defense against other people is a little bit more than enough.

This also led to the leakage of people.

When Torres swept the football into the middle, there was no Manchester City defender in front of the goal except goalkeeper Joe Hart.

A red figure rushed to the door like lightning!
Dutch fast horse Babel!
Is it just a drop?

Joe Hart subconsciously squatted down, spread his legs, and expanded his hands, intending to expand the defensive area and make a final save.

However, this shot was too close, the place where Babel swung his foot, and even both sides could see the other's flaring nostrils...

At such a close distance, the gods can't guard against it, right?

There was a loud moan of pain in the City Stadium.

Everyone closed their eyes in pain...waiting for this goal to arrive.

But no!
Just when those players, including Babel, felt that the goal was bound to be scored, the god of fate closed the door to them!

Babel was well prepared. He saw Joe Hart sinking his body and lowering his center of gravity, so he planned to do the opposite and wanted to use his right foot to push the position between the top of Joe Hart's head and the crossbar.

This position is the most uncomfortable direction for the goalkeeper.

As a Dutch player with delicate footwork, Babel has full confidence in his shooting skills.

And at such a short distance, it would be hell if you couldn't score!
Then, Babel really went to hell!
He kicked the ball to Joe Hart's head, but Joe Hart showed agility that was extremely disproportionate to his body in a critical moment.

His open arms suddenly raised, like the arms of an ape!The football was jumped by Joe Hart's fingertips, and then bounced high, rubbing the crossbar and crossing the baseline.

Babel landed and looked up.

His eyes are full of disbelief!
He double-checked that the ball had indeed flown behind the goal.Turning around, Babel looked at Joe Hart, already full of doubts.

Boy, you don't know how to open cheats, do you?

"You fucking..." Richards suddenly jumped up like a dynamite bag being ignited, ran over with a grim expression, and hugged Joe Hart in his arms: "That's awesome! !AMAZING!!!”

Not just Richards, Joel Luka, Heinze, Hargreaves... those Manchester City players ran over and hugged Joe Hart.

That scene was like embracing a goal hero who scored a lore goal.

(End of this chapter)