Zhan Jun: Split up "Mai 8h "The defense line is more stressful. Liverpool urgently needs to buy Zhongwei & in the summer window, and it is best to buy 2

In last night's Community Shield, Liverpool lost to Crystal Palace in penalty shootout, and Liverpool, who is determined to defend the Premier League title in the new season, also exposed many problems. Zhan Jun, who commented on this game, commented on Liverpool after the game.

Zhan Jun:

For Liverpool, the keyword for the new season is two words: defending the title. You should know that Liverpool won two consecutive championships in the league last time, as early as 1984, and they do not have much experience in defending their titles.

In this match between Community Shield and Crystal Palace, the team exposed many problems with defense. First of all, the new left-back player Kolkz and captain left-center-back Van Dijk. The cooperation in this game was not very tacit. There were many gaps between the two of them, allowing the opponent to successfully use it.

And Van Dijk and Connate often occurred between the two central defenders in the second half of last season, that is, the distance between the two people is sometimes too wide, and now Van Dijk's movement speed is slow, so it is often difficult for Connate to complement him well. The second problem that arises in the defense is also difficult to solve, that is, the foundation for the team's successful championship last season, which is the three major midfielders "Mc8H" that fans jokingly call.

With the arrival of Werz in the new season, Werz will occupy a front midfielder in a formation like 4231, which means that the three midfielders "Mc8H" will compete for two starting positions. If one person is missing in these three midfielders, the pressure in the frontcourt and the situation of defensive transformation, the lack of one person in the protection of the defense line is obviously insufficient. This will make the ability requirements for the two central defenders become higher. Therefore, it can be foreseen that the Liverpool defense line faces greater pressure in the new season compared to last season.

With the current staffing situation, it is obviously difficult to deal with the fourth-line battle. I believe that through this failure of the Community Shield, the team responsible for the transfer of Liverpool will become more clearly aware that it is urgent to quickly strengthen the central defender.

The current central defender candidate, Van Dijk is already 34 years old, his movement rate has obviously slowed down, Connat has the problem of renewing his contract, and he often has minor injuries and illnesses. Needless to say, Gomez has a little glass attribute. It is not a long-term solution to play central defender with Endo and Heraffenberger. Therefore, Liverpool urgently needs to introduce a high-level central defender before the summer window is closed, preferably two.