Chapter 535 Don't Be Afraid of Death, Just Come! [The First Update of the Liver Explosion, Please Subscribe to the Monthly Pass]
In the 30th minute of the game, Chelsea center-back Carvalho dashed forward with the ball after stealing the ball in the penalty area, instigated a counterattack on the spot, and quickly made a long pass to transfer the ball to the right of the frontcourt .
After Drogbala got the ball on the right, he drove the ball all the way in, using a sudden acceleration after an emergency stop, got rid of Daniel Agger and passed the ball into the penalty area.
Joe Cole grabbed ahead of Abeloa, calmly stayed seven meters in front of the goal, and scored with his left foot!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
With a long goal score from the commentator, Joe Cole turned and rushed out of the stadium, while the entire Stamford Bridge fans rushed out of their seats frantically, shouting and cheering!
Finally scored!
"In the thirtieth minute, Chelsea launched a quick counterattack, Drogba made a cross from the right, Joe Cole calmly seized the opportunity, opened the scoring for Chelsea, and broke the deadlock on the field!"
"This is the second time Drogba has made a threat on the right when he counterattacks this game."
"The last time was in the 16th minute of the opening. It was also a counterattack from Chelsea. Drogba made a cross from the right and went to Joe Cole, but that time he was attacked by Reina and failed to create a threat."
"But this time, Chelsea finally seized the opportunity and scored Liverpool's goal!"
"One to zero!"
The whole Stamford Bridge was in a frenzy.
It's the Champions League semi-final now!
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When Liverpool lost the ball in the frontcourt, Liverpool quickly returned to defense, and Yang Yang also chased back all the way.
But in the end, Chelsea still scored!
What Mourinho caught is a relatively obvious loophole in Liverpool, that is, the hidden danger of Aurelio on the left.
This is the weakness of all attacking full-backs, and Liverpool has also made plans for this.
But Mourinho's move this time is a bit strange, because he let Drogbala side, let Shevchenko occupy the middle, but Drogba passed the ball to Joe Cole, who was plugged in, instead of Shevchenko.
It is often this very subtle detail that plays an important role at a critical moment.
In fact, when Chelsea played this way for the first time just now, Liverpool was already on guard, but they did not expect that Chelsea would seize the opportunity and take the lead in breaking Liverpool's goal.
For this situation, Benitez also made a plan before the game, so Liverpool did not panic.
Throughout the first half hour of the game, the two sides were evenly matched, neither had a good chance to score, and for most of the game, Liverpool dominated.
After beheading Barcelona and Roma one after another, Liverpool can be described as morale now. Even if they are as strong as Chelsea, they have to temporarily avoid the edge and choose a more secure defensive counterattack.
But Chelsea took their only chance and scored.
Mourinho is indeed an expert in defensive counterattacks!
Yang Yang still admires the Portuguese head coach, but he is also very unconvinced.
Benitez on the sidelines also quickly made adjustments, indicating that Liverpool began to press again, which is a signal of active attack.
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Chelsea still had a four-three-three formation in this game.
The goalkeeper is Cech, the back line is Ashley Cole, Carvalho, Terry and Ferreira, the midfield is Lampard, Makelele and Mikel, and the front is Joe Cole Scheer. Vchenko and Drogba.
But after the opening, Liverpool played very hard on the left, Aurelio and Yang Yang put a lot of pressure on Chelsea's right on this side, so Mourinho adjusted, Makelele leaned more towards On the right, defending Ferreira.
Ferreira looks relatively mediocre and seems to have no advantages, but in fact, he also has no flaws. He is also conscientious on the court, and he did not make any big mistakes when facing Yang Yang.
Coupled with the help of Makelele from the side, Chelsea's right-sided defense can block Liverpool's left-sided attack.
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Benitez's tactics in this game mainly emphasize two points.
One is to maintain the integrity of the tactics, which needless to say.
Against a team like Chelsea, it's impossible to win loosely, and Liverpool's biggest advantage is overall.
Yang Yang can play well, precisely because he has shown his own advantages on the basis of the whole.
The second point, which is also targeted, is to control the second landing point.
Drogba is the offensive pillar of Chelsea's frontcourt. When defending, it is very difficult for Liverpool to grab the first spot with him, so Benitez's defensive strategy is to grab the second spot.
For the same reason, Peter Crouch's tactical role in the frontcourt is also extremely obvious. He can get the ball and grab the ball. Therefore, the most important thing for Liverpool's offense is to grab the second spot.
But what Benitez can think of, Mourinho can also think of.
Therefore, Chelsea deployed heavy troops near the penalty area and easily did not give Liverpool any chance.
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The two sides against each other are teams that attach great importance to defense, and they know each other well. The coaches of both teams also tried their best to show their best defensive positions. Therefore, the game was very intense, but it was not exciting at all.
It can even be said that neither side has created any decent chances.
After Chelsea scored the first goal, Liverpool further pressed the attack, but still failed to create a threat.
The first half ended up being a 0-1 deficit.
At half-time, Benitez affirmed the team's performance in the first half.
Except for that goal, Liverpool really didn't give the opponent any other chance, but Joe Cole scored the goal.
"Chelsea didn't score a goal two years ago, it was scored by Joe Cole tonight, it's luck, but no matter what, I'm very satisfied with the team's performance in the first half, and we will continue to do this in the second half. status and performance.”
"Trust me, as long as we keep this score and return to Anfield, we will give the opponent a painful blow!"
When Yang Yang heard this, he remembered what Benitez once said. He found a loophole in Chelsea that even Mourinho had not found. This should be his killer in the second round.
The coach's confidence was quickly passed on to the players.
But losing to Chelsea on the road is obviously not within the acceptance range of Liverpool players.
At the very least, it is only half-time now, and it is not Liverpool's style to admit defeat and surrender early.
Captain Gerrard, who had red lips and swollen lips last night, performed very hard and diligently in the first half. At this time, he was also encouraging his teammates in the locker room. He must continue to work hard and strive to defend the goal in the second half and tie the score. Even reverse the opponent.
"We have beaten Chelsea for two consecutive games and hope to continue this performance advantage tonight!"
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After the two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half, they still failed to create good opportunities for each other.
Chelsea is still playing steadily, Liverpool played a bit of offense at the start, but they didn't have a good chance.
Yang Yang is also a little misfiring on the left.
No kidding, it would be strange if Yang Yang could perform well in the face of a stalking defender like Ferreira, who was very attentive, and a top midfielder like Makelele.
And after Drogba assisted Joe Cole's goal, Aurelio's left also began to bear some pressure.
In this case, Yang Yang has not gotten a good performance and opportunity from the beginning of the game to the present.
Mourinho obviously also specially formulated a defensive strategy to restrain Yang Yang, and naturally he will not give him another chance.
The game was so intense and dull, and even both sides played relatively restrained. After 70 minutes, there was not even a single yellow card, but the atmosphere of the game was very tense.
Everyone knows that both sides are tight, and it depends on who makes a mistake first.
Chelsea wanted to score another goal to build an advantage because a one-goal lead away was no chance of winning.
Liverpool, on the other hand, wanted to equalize or even reverse their opponents.
The lagging side took the lead in making substitution adjustments. Benitez replaced Kuyt with Pennant in the 70th minute.
Obviously, he hopes to use Pennant's ability to cross from the right to create more opportunities. After all, Crouch's advantage in the penalty area is still very obvious, and when Kuyt faces Ashley Cole , and did not have a good chance to play the ball.
Chelsea also quickly made substitutions, Kalu replaced Shevchenko.
After the substitution, Drogba returned to the middle, Joe Cole switched to the right, and Kalu played the left.
Chelsea still have to fight back.
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Game time is passing little by little.
Liverpool, who were able to kill Barcelona in two rounds and slaughter Roma, encountered a tenacious attack from Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
The whole game really didn't even have a decent chance at all. The Blues coached by Mourinho is really very strong, especially on the defensive end. It can really be said to be tight.
After changing people once, both sides seem to have a tacit understanding to stop changing people.
Time went from seventy minutes to eighty minutes, and then came to eighty-three minutes.
Benitez made a second substitution, Mohamed Sissoko for Xavi Alonso.
Others don't know it, but Liverpool's insiders are well aware that this is to let the team grab the last few minutes, no matter whether they can score at the last minute or not, at least they must suppress Chelsea's spirit.
Sissoko played with Mascherano to form a double midfielder, just to liberate Aurelio and Gerrard.
Mourinho is also clearly aware of Benitez's intentions, so he followed Liverpool and made a second substitution.
Wright Phillips replaced Joe Cole.
Chelsea's intentions are also very clear, attack it?
Okay, I'll keep it steady, and I'll wait for an opportunity to hit you back.
Don't be afraid to die, just come!
The fighting between the two world's top coaches can be said to be very targeted. They both clamp down on each other's weaknesses, and every substitution is very targeted.
After Sissoko played, Aurelio began to boldly press forward, Yang Yang further expanded his scope of activities, actively interspersed moves in the middle and in the penalty area, and patiently looked for opportunities.
Gerrard pressed up, putting pressure on Mikel.
Chelsea continued to shrink their defense, waited for an opportunity, and fought back.
And whether it is Yang Yang or Gerrard, the goal is also very clear, that is the second landing spot that Peter Crouch grabbed.