Chapter 843

Douglas Luiz and Sanson used their last efforts in the midfield to try to get Villa's midfield to regain possession of the ball.

But the two had worked hard until the end of the game and still didn't let Liverpool's midfielders lose the ball.

Rodri and Gravenberch are not as stable as McAllister in ball control, but Rodri now has a better way to control the ball, which is to pass the ball forward.

That’s right, many defensive midfielders like to pass the ball backwards, but Rodri is different from them. Rodri passes the ball forward and then lets Liverpool’s capable frontcourt players, such as Salah, Lin Chen, and Gakpo, control the ball in the frontcourt first.

When Salah and Gakpo have the ball in front of the goal, Villa's midfielders have to help their teammates defend.

In this way, Villa's pressure on Liverpool players, especially the pressure on Liverpool's midfield, will be reduced.

Rodri will then receive the ball from his teammates, and after Salah and Gakpo pass the ball back to Rodri, Rodri has completed a possession of the ball in this way.

This kind of ball control will not only make Liverpool's ball control more stable, but also consume the physical strength of Villa players, killing two birds with one stone!

Scholes knows how to play in the midfield, but even he never thought of controlling the ball like Rodri.

This is no longer just about controlling the ball. Rodri is controlling the ball in a way that does not seem to be controlling the ball, and he has elevated the ball control to a level where it is no longer just him controlling the ball, but all players controlling the ball together.

This level will definitely make Liverpool play better and better, and will also widen the gap between Liverpool and other teams!

"I can say that Rodri is the best defensive midfielder right now, he is even the best defensive midfielder in the history of football, considering the titles he has won and his contribution to these titles."

Scholes rarely comments on the ranking of active midfielders in football history, except Lin Chen.

Compared with Cruyff and Zidane, the rest of the midfielders find it difficult to gain an advantage and gain recognition among the fans.

Because these stars are already legendary midfielders fixed in the fans' minds in the history of football, some young or non-retired midfielders, as long as they are still playing football, as long as they are still active players, are easily underestimated by many fans!

"I think the current football environment actually makes many fans fail to see the strength of midfield players!"

"I won't talk about how many defenders are underestimated, after all, this is known by many fans, let's talk about the midfield!"

The game was over at this time, and Scholes indeed saw many players walking towards Lin Chen, and Lin Chen also stayed on the field to chat with these players!

"Now the fans will not underestimate Lin's ability, because he has indeed won many championships and has too many performances that are memorable for the fans, which is very difficult for a midfielder."

"Let's talk about a well-known midfielder, Modric. Many fans are talking about how great Modric is, and now many fans recognize Modric."

"But I tell you, Modric has not yet received the evaluation that is equal to his ability, and the current football world has not yet correctly evaluated Modric."

As long as Scholes thinks of Modric, he can think of many other midfielders. There are too many midfielders who are gradually forgotten by football fans.

"I think fans have probably forgotten a lot of great midfielders, like Aaron Ramsey, and how good he was at Arsenal!"

"For example, I think Deco should be a lot more historically than he is now. There are a lot of great midfielders who don't get as much attention and respect as some of the front players."