The Champions League dark horse was defeated
Villarreal defeated Liverpool by 2 goals, the score is reasonable, the gap between the strength of the two teams is there, the strange thing is the process, Emery purely gave up the possession and counterattack, so that the visiting team only had 1 shot on goal, setting a record for the worst in the history of the team, completely unlike the performance of the Champions League top 4 teams.
Half-time attack and defense 90 minutes, 1 shot on goal to tie the worst record
Liverpool have won 19 games in the past 23 games, the form is unbeatable in Europe, there are not a few teams that are away from Anfield to lose and win, but the yellow submarine has played too far, completely trapped for 90 minutes, the whole game shot 1-19, the possession rate is 26.%, especially in the second half, the opponent sent the ball into the net twice, almost no way to fight back. Liverpool playing in any Premier League game, I am afraid that Alisson will not be so lonely and have no chance to take photos.
1 shot in full
It is hard to imagine that this is the champions league dark horse that has eliminated Juve and Bayern in a row, won 3 goals away from Turin, and the brave heroism of the final promotion before the final game in Munich, without a trace under the stranglehold of Liverpool, is one of the worst matches in the history of the team since the statistics agency counted the shots in 2003, and is no different from the 2009-10 season against the Universe team Barca (1 shot and 0 shots). Anfield's real aura is so strong that the opponent is timid before the battle? I'm afraid not, this campaign is only the first home triumph to knock out Sai Klopp this season.
90-minute offensive and defensive drill
Swing the Italian bus again, and good luck abandoning Emery
Emery's overall thinking is the same as that of Bayern away, the whole team retreats, including the forwards also retreat to the backfield, compress the three-line distance as much as possible to limit the home team's trident play, counterattack using long passes to hit the empty area of the front field, relying on the speed of Danjuma and Chuk Uze to sneak attack. Away to Bayern, Emery bet on the treasure, after being shot 23 feet wildly with a small number of quick rebound opportunities to score the key ball, but this campaign is behind 2 goals are not thinking of counterattack, the backfield is not hurried to slow out the ball, the midfield is easily clipped to break the ball, basically can not talk about offensive and defensive conversion, some are just endless passing mistakes.
Emery was too conservative
Huang Qian's overly negative mentality and playing style also made it impossible for them to continue to shine high, Espitunian successfully intercepted the cross but changed into a hanging goal, and the defensive line collectively created an offside position slightly slower and half a beat to allow Mane to step on the offside line to form a single knife. Liverpool's unprecedented strength (stronger this season than when he won the 2019 Champions League) made Emery lose himself, and too much fear of the opponent also made the visiting players lose their character and desire to resist, although 0-2 was not a desperate score (Liverpool's only home 2-goal advantage was overturned, far away in 1965, the Champions League lost to Inter Milan), but the scene was so one-sided that the suspense of the second leg was gone.
The away fans see no hope
Atletico are more conservative than Serie A teams
Huang Qian's playing style is similar to the traditional Italian anti-rebound, the backfield 4-man group is tight, the midfielder uses the interception type back to play the side to assist in defense, but the good organization and sharpness of the Italian counterattack in the past are far from being comparable to the Huang Qian who only defends and does not attack, and the use of people will also reuse technical strikers who can control the ball well, rather than Emery relying on two fast black forwards sporadic sneak attacks. Ironically, in the last 24 games against Liverpool's opponents, the only winner is also The Serie A representative Inter, the scene is also passive (was shot 3 times the goal frame) but still attacked and defended in an orderly manner, and finally won by a long-range shot, and the group stage AC Milan visited Anfield and once fell behind 2-1 to reverse the rebound.
The formation is the same as atletico Madrid when they played away to Manchester City
This season, two atypical La Liga teams have reached the knockout rounds, Huang Qianma Atletico is a team with far better defensive ability than the attack, playing cup games is easy to produce results, and there is a set of strong teams (Emery League unbeaten against Madrid 4 games, 2 clean sheets Real Madrid), but there are also fatal flaws behind the advantages, playing style is more conservative and lack of ambition than today's Serie A teams, psychological weakness is probably more terrible than the paper strength gap - Simeone away to Manchester City put up a 550 formation, What is the essential difference between this battle and the so-called 442 so-called 442 in this battle?
Can Emery break the ice in the second round?
In fact, Huang Qian does not lack high-quality offensive talent reserves, Lo Celso and Parejo have footwork to organize, Herard Merreno is comprehensive in technology, Danjuma is good at grabbing points, and has created no less than 4 good opportunities to score goals at home against Bayern, and Muller and others are also fortunate to "lose less and win". What Emery needs next week may not be a surprising technical tactic and formation arrangement, but motivation and mobilization, blood and passion (although this is the most difficult thing for the elegant Basques), to let the players understand that maybe this is a once-in-a-lifetime Champions League final opportunity, put aside their fear and bravely fight, play the intensity and fighting attitude they should have, like Real Madrid yesterday, and fight all the ammunition, or like Atletico playing the second leg to completely suppress Manchester City's good half, there may still be a glimmer of life. If this is not possible, I am afraid that Emery will suffer another European rout, just as the 2019 Europa League final was swept by Sarri's Chelsea 1-4.
What is needed for reversal is courage and fighting spirit