Football’s First Defender

This Premier League top battle ended in a 2-2 draw.

Thanks to Henderson's forward kick in the final moments of the game, Liverpool successfully equalized the score.

Arsenal did not seize the opportunity to take the lead at home. First, they scored two goals in a row to complete the reversal, but they were tenaciously equalized by Liverpool.

After this game, for the wealthy teams behind the two teams, the fact that the tie took one point each made it impossible for them to be completely thrown off by the top two, and they still have a greater hope of hitting the championship.

However, Liverpool's unsatisfactory offensive and defensive ends in this game also exposed the fact that Liverpool lacks an orthodox full-back reserve.

For Flanagan or Sissoko, they are still very young in the position of full-back. Perhaps when they usually play against some ordinary teams, the two can still be competent for the offensive and defensive work of full-backs.

However, when facing the top Premier League teams, the two still have many shortcomings to be resolved.

The inability to guarantee a stable and excellent performance is the biggest problem for the two now.

At least for now, the two are still unable to match the intensity of Jose Enrique and Glenn Johnson.

However, the offensive firepower of Liverpool's striker, as well as the continuous wonderful performances of defensive players Yang Feng and Mignolet, also make such a Liverpool, which is not in the best team, still have the overall support of the best team in the Premier League. .

After a slightly difficult draw with Arsenal in the away game, the Liverpool players could only go home and rest for two days before flying to Germany to prepare for an away game against Dortmund.

I have to say that this Champions League group stage, so far, the points situation is simple but still full of suspense.

Marseille turned out to be the "cash machine" in the group. When the group draw was completed, it was considered the most balanced group. However, Marseille was unable to form a real competitiveness due to its own serious blood loss at the beginning of the season.

In the first three rounds of the group stage, Marseille was abused in turns, and lost three times. Not to mention the early exit, even the third place in the group stage, almost no qualifications to compete for the Europa League knockout round.

As for Liverpool's group competitors, Naples and Dortmund, they really showed what it means to be a team with similar strength.

Dortmund beat Liverpool, Liverpool beat Naples, Naples beat Dortmund.

After three rounds, the three teams have accumulated 6 points, and the situation of qualifying for the group is still quite unclear.

As far as the schedule factor is concerned, Liverpool must be at a disadvantage.

Because the previous victory over Naples and the loss to Dortmund were all played at Liverpool's own home stadium, Anfield Stadium.

This also means that in the next two key group matchups, Liverpool can only go to the away game, amidst the cheers and cheers of the opponent fans, to play the game.

Pack your bags and fly to Germany.

In the away game against Dortmund, the first thing Liverpool have to worry about is Dortmund's home court advantage.

The West ** Stadium is definitely one of the scariest home stadiums in Europe.

The stadium can accommodate a total of 83,000 people, and the average number of spectators in the Bundesliga is more than 77,000. This is one of the reasons why Dortmund can gallop in the Bundesliga in recent years. Behind them, there is a very large fan base to support them.

Any team that comes to the West ** Stadium as a guest will have to play under the noise of nearly 80,000 people, and must face the yellow and black "dancing" full of color impact. To face, Dortmund, who can let go of his hands and feet and play smooth offensive cooperation once at home, is not easy for any team to find good fruit here.

In the Champions League, Dortmund has gradually grown into the top power in Europe in recent years.

Especially at home, they reversed the lore to beat Malaga and beat Real Madrid by a big score. At the Westerly Stadium, they are fearless against any team and will strive to win.

In this game, for Liverpool, who want to win and take the initiative to compete for the Champions League, there is absolutely nothing to lose.

Unlike the last Champions League game, when Liverpool was still a little bit clumsy, Liverpool is the absolute main player in this game.

Due to Coutinho's return from injury, in this game, Rogers let Coutinho start and put Sterling on the bench to wait for the opportunity.

The formation of 433 is still unchanged, put Coutinho in the front of the midfield to strengthen the team's offense, and then put Henderson on the right, which can not only do a good job of passing the ball, but also rely on Heng Dessen's exchange of visits has enabled Liverpool's overall defense to still maintain a certain level.

It's just that Jose Enrique's injury still needs a long rest. After thinking about it, Rogers chose to send Flanagan to play. Lanagan can ripen quickly.

In the previous injury inspection, Jose Enrique's injury was more serious than expected, and he had to undergo knee surgery, and his comeback time will be in March next year.

And during this period of time, especially during the period before the start of the winter window, Liverpool can only dig in the team to see if there are any players who can beat any of Sen Enrique's positions.

Both Sissoko and Flanagan can play at left back.

Not enough Although Flanagan made his debut at right back and played left back with some problems with reverse feet, but his good performance in the second half of the last game against Arsenal still made Rodgers want to train this Liverpool's own child. Become a talent.

For England fans, they are tolerant, even if the "United Nations Army" is on the field, they will cheer for the team.

But they are also traditional. On the basis of not affecting the strength of the team, they still want to have more local players, and the team's youth training players participate in the team to prove that the local players, the team's youth training The standard is not bad either.

And Flanagan is not only a local player in England, but also a youth player of Liverpool. Even like Gerrard, Flanagan himself is a Liverpool native, a real Liverpool "child".

The cultivation of Flanagan is not only to cultivate a player, but also to create a business card for the Liverpool team. Therefore, in the competition between Flanagan and Sissoko, Flanagan, who performed well, Coupled with the support of the management and the support of the fans, it is only natural for Flanagan to take the position.

In professional football, sometimes all you need is an opportunity, and only when you have an opportunity can you quickly rise to the top.

For Flanagan, Jose Enrique's injury, the influence of his family's power, his hard training, and his fighting spirit combined together to get Rogers' favor, as long as he can perform well , You can gain a firm foothold in Liverpool and take the biggest step in your career.

And this well-known rich second-generation player who has to go home and inherit billions of dollars if he doesn't play well, is still on the field, trying his best to prove himself and prove that he is capable of starting in Liverpool. Location.