Chapter 601
Gullit called out Ousmane Dembele's name excitedly because the opportunity was so good.
Although it is not so easy to score, for professional players, especially those who play as forwards in Barcelona, they cannot miss this opportunity.
But Ousmane Dembélé missed it. Amid Gullit's excited shouts, Ousmane Dembélé pushed the ball to Suarez with a standard push action.
He actually aimed wrongly at the critical moment, and the ball hit Suarez and bounced back to Alisson, thus ruining a great opportunity created by Barcelona at the beginning of the game.
"Ousmane Dembélé didn't take advantage of this great opportunity, and Barcelona almost scored against Liverpool first!"
"How can you not be angry?"
"The interview with the Barcelona fan before the game actually caused a lot of controversy on the Internet. Some fans thought that the fan who was interviewed and criticized Ousmane Dembele should give the young Ousmane Dembele more confidence and time."
"But does this Barcelona team really have time?"
"When Busquets leaves, Rakitic retires, Alba gets older, Suarez gets older, Messi gets older, and Coutinho can't get back to form, will they still have a chance to reach the Champions League semi-finals next season?"
"So, they don't have time. Young players like Ousmane Dembele must step up immediately and carry the Barcelona banner!"
The ball was not scored, and Liverpool was basically familiar with Barcelona's offensive style. They created opportunities more through running in the frontcourt.
The moment Messi dribbles the ball, Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele will sprint at the same time, and Messi has three passing points, in addition to the two wingers, and Suarez in the middle.
If it were someone else, it would be difficult to pass the ball in such an isolated situation, but as long as you give Messi space, his passes can always create opportunities for his teammates.
Therefore, Liverpool's next defensive task focused on limiting Barcelona's chances of holding the ball.
Liverpool used the defensive tactics that Zabia is best at, not giving Barcelona enough area to receive the ball in the frontcourt.
And Van Dijk is very smart, and now he is the one who leads Liverpool's defensive tactics in the backcourt.
Van Dijk deliberately left the area close to the abdomen, actually close to the upper abdomen, to Barcelona, and focused on protecting the lower abdomen area.
It is this kind of defensive tactics that makes it difficult for Suarez to find opportunities.
Therefore, Barcelona naturally started to make some moves on the wing, especially Coutinho, who performed quite well in this game.
Facing Liverpool, he constantly used his signature passing style to create opportunities for Ousmane Dembele.
But Liverpool's offense also began to take effect, especially Lin Chen, who faced his former Spanish teammate Busquets and kept dribbling the ball to prevent Busquets from leaving the defensive midfielder position.
As a result, Rakitic is the only one left in Barcelona's midfield who can provide help in the frontcourt.
As soon as Lin Chen passes Busquets, he will immediately pass the ball to the left, and Mane will break through Semedo.
Semedo, who started the game, is from Portugal and is highly expected by Barcelona fans.
However, Semedo's recent condition is also very worrying. He and Ousmane Dembele are in charge of Barcelona's right side, which can be said to be in a devastated state.
In the 29th minute of the game, Lin Chen tried to break through again. After successfully passing Busquets, Mane had been waiting on the wing for a long time.
Klopp subconsciously stretched out his hand, hoping that Lin Chen would transfer the ball quickly, but Lin Chen's movements were even faster than Klopp's waving of his hand, and he passed the ball to Mane two seconds later.
