From the man behind the football king to the football king

Bruno destroyed Coutinho's fancy dribbling from the touchline.

Milner threw the football to Coutinho. The Brazilian felt the pressure from behind. Instead of controlling the ball, he raised his foot and knocked the football directly back to Milner in the air, then turned and ran towards the center.

Bruno did not follow, but continued to get stuck on one side of Milner, with Manchester United teammates guarding the other side.

Milner had to face two Manchester United players if he wanted to break through. Instead of breaking through, he passed the football back. A kick was passed directly from the sideline to the center defender Lovren in the second half.

Liverpool's quick attack failed to get going and Bruno was the key figure in the defence.

This is the case with Bruno today. He puts more energy into offense, and offense is always the most eye-catching, so it seems that he is no longer good at defense.

In fact, he is just responsible for less defensive work, and those heavy defensive tasks have been handed over to Kanter.

Manchester United must score as soon as possible. Delaying time will only give Liverpool more scoring opportunities.

Mourinho asked the team to make more use of the wings during the halftime break, especially Milner's side.

After setting goals and plans, Bruno took the time to find Kanter and told him that he hoped he could help him.

"Klopp gave him twenty minutes, which is not too short. Sturridge's condition this season is not very good. Frequent injuries in the past two years have greatly affected his condition. After working with Phil He also lost in the competition between Mino and Origi and gradually lost his main position."

None of the Liverpool players could tell that a storm was brewing at Manchester United.

During this period, he and Kanter tried several times, but they either came close or had no chance at all.

The football stayed at his feet for a relatively long time, which gave Bruno and others the opportunity to steal the ball.

Mourinho also seemed very nervous. The game was still going on and there was no dead ball yet. Sturridge had to wait on the sidelines for the time being.

And sometimes he is too focused on observing the situation on the far side, but ignores the dangers around him.

He also defends, but he always appears at the most critical moments. Although not every time it is an eye-catching action like a goal-line rescue, in the eyes of experts who know the ball, every time he defends is very critical.

Out of sight of Jordan Henderson, Bruno was communicating with Kante with eyes and gestures.

But Jordan Henderson is different here. After he gets the ball, because he needs to observe the position of his teammates and the position of the enemy, he will first control the football, then look up, and then start to pass the ball.

"In a major game like the Double Reds, Klopp chose the partnership of Origi and Firmino instead of Sturridge to start. It can also be seen that Sturridge's recent state is still not at his best."

With Coutinho by his side, Jordan Henderson at least won't pass the football rashly.

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Kante and Bruno are still patiently waiting for their opportunities, and Liverpool are still looking for goals.

After Bruno’s observation during this period, Liverpool’s wingers did have opportunities to take advantage of. But their defense in the middle is very tight, and once they lose the ball, they return to defense very quickly. Even if they can use the wings, they will still be cleared by their defenders in the middle.

Klopp saw that it was almost 70 minutes and the score was still deadlocked. He decided to make a substitution and replaced Firmino with Sturridge who had a mediocre performance today.

The purpose of changing positions between Bruno and Kanter is to make it easier for Kanter to mark Jordan Henderson and avoid having to defend Henderson. Coutinho's side is now empty, allowing Jordan Henderson to pass the football. Coutinho's situation.

In the frontcourt, whether it is Coutinho, Lallana, Mane and others, once they get the ball, they handle it very quickly. Even if they dribble, they dribble forward quickly.

"Sturridge is coming on!"

As long as you can grab it, start a fast attack immediately. He doesn't need to look like Jordan Henderson to determine where to pass the ball. The latest situation of the entire stadium is all in his mind. He can even know where to pass the ball with his eyes closed!

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During this period, because Bruno focused on stealing the ball from Jordan Henderson, Manchester United was on the defensive in overall form, while Liverpool's offense was vigorous.

Bruno felt that this was an opportunity. If it were him, he might be able to snatch the football away.

The one who went up to press was not himself, but Kanter. Use Kanter's excellent defensive characteristics to entangle Jordan Henderson, even if it is only for a few seconds, and then wait for the opportunity to rush up and grab the ball.

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After a sweep, Bruno targeted Jordan Henderson.

You must intercept the ball and get it to your feet before you can launch an attack. And it must be done quickly, without giving the opponent time to react.

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Sturridge's appearance will bring more changes and possibilities to Liverpool's offense, and Liverpool's offense will become more and more arbitrary and handy.

Successfully defending Liverpool's offense does not make Bruno feel happy or proud. Now he needs to consider the offense. How to score a goal as soon as possible is the top priority.

If you don't succeed once, try it a second time. Anyway, you have to intercept the ball!

Once the ball is lost in the midfielder position, it is very dangerous.

So who should we start from and who should we use as a breakthrough?

Bruno saw the fourth official on the sidelines holding up the substitution sign, Sturridge standing next to him, and he knew he could not wait any longer.

But it's not completely impossible. Both sides attack, and the defense will always leave some gaps.

Of course, if he wants to pass the ball, that's fine, and he can intercept the ball right here for a quick counterattack.

"Now that Liverpool has been unable to open up the situation, Klopp still decided to give Sturridge a chance. With about 20 minutes left in the game, Sturridge came on as a substitute."

The requirement for defense this time is not just to force the opponent to pass back, or to destroy the football out of bounds.

Bruno remembers watching Jordan Henderson's game videos. He would often see him just looking up and observing. When the opponent ran to him to grab the ball, he would control the football to spin in circles, always keeping the opponent behind him. If there is still no good passing target, pass the football back to temporarily get rid of the defender around you.

This Liverpool team is difficult to deal with.

"Sturridge, who has superb shooting skills and is fast, may bring new ideas to Liverpool's offense and create new opportunities..."

Therefore, after Bruno went to defend Coutinho, Coutinho handled the ball faster, but the threat he posed was also much smaller.

This is what the commentator said about Sturridge's appearance. Anyway, everyone thinks that Sturridge's appearance is a signal for Liverpool to strengthen their attack.

Bruno feels that the best time is when the opponent has just attacked and is about to invest more troops, or when it has just invested more troops, the football is suddenly interrupted, and then Manchester United plays a fast break.

Mourinho walked to the sidelines and shouted Bruno's name loudly, indicating that he wanted to strengthen the offensive organization.

Bruno gave him an OK gesture.

His Liverpool teammates also trust him as captain and are willing to pass the football to him to organize the offense.

Originally, Manchester United's defense against him was just a normal attitude, neither strict nor loose. If there was a ball at his feet, he would come up to interfere and try to steal the ball. If there is no ball at their feet, they will ignore him and put more energy into Liverpool's offensive line.

As long as he can grab the ball, Bruno can directly penetrate Liverpool's originally airtight defense!

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Mourinho has always been worried that the team will concede goals, and now that Sturridge is about to play, he is afraid that Sturridge will be the last straw for Manchester United.

At this time, Liverpool's players will have a brief lack of concentration and confusion. Of course, this situation lasted much longer for Liverpool in the past. Now they have tried their best to compress the reaction vacuum period after this sudden switch of offense and defense.

Although Coutinho is the number one star and ace of this team, Jordan Henderson is the brains of this team. He controls the tempo, so he has a lot of time on the ball.

Jordan Henderson didn't know that he had been targeted by a wolf. He continued to perform his duties in the midfield. As long as the team attacked, he would take the initiative to ask for the ball.

Coutinho is no stranger to Bruno, after all, the two had already played against each other in the first round of the Double Reds. The two are familiar with each other. Bruno knows Coutinho's characteristics, and Coutinho also knows that the Portuguese has outstanding one-on-one defensive ability. When facing him, it is best not to take the ball too much, otherwise it is very likely that It was cut off.

This time Bruno didn't even go up to grab the ball because Jordan Henderson passed the ball too fast and didn't give him such a chance.

Coutinho found that the person guarding him had changed, not Kante, but Bruno. He was a little surprised, but that was all.

So when Kante came up to press Jordan Henderson on the ball, he didn't think there was anything wrong. He carried Kanter behind him and passed the football.

The first step in this plan is to steal the ball.

Bruno: Go up faster and press harder!

Kanter: Bad timing, next time.

But there are always some flaws, it just depends on whether you can catch it.

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And even if Milner takes advantage of the space after he goes up to attack, there will be a central defender there to fill in. Once the ball is lost, Liverpool's defense will be very fast, and even the full midfielders will have to retreat to participate in the defense.

As soon as Sturridge came on the court, Jordan Henderson's pass was simple. Sturridge's side must be the main attacking route.

If you want to steal the ball while he continues to observe like this, now may be your last chance.