Chapter 572 No Suspense?
At the beginning of the game, Chelsea took the lead in kick-off, and Liverpool took the initiative to exert pressure.
According to Benitez's arrangement before the game, the Red Army's pressing and pressing area is mainly concentrated near the midline.
The two sides fought fiercely in this area, and the ball changed hands frequently in just 30 seconds.
In the forty-seventh second, Wright Phillips on the right successfully penetrated Liverpool's left defense line, quickly dribbled the ball into the 30-meter area, and then crossed to the middle.
After Drogba got the ball, he suddenly took a long shot from 28 meters away from the goal.
The quality of this shot was not high, and it was suspected that the shot was rushed, so the angle was also very skewed.
Just two minutes later, Liverpool changed colors from the right. Kuyt made a cross from the right to the penalty area. Terry took a step ahead of Crouch and headed the ball to clear the ball. Lampard made another pass from the front of the penalty area. Bigfoot clearance.
Three minutes later, Liverpool played a cooperation from the left. After Yang Yang cut in, he passed the ball to Aurelio who was inserted on the edge of the sleeve. The latter curved the ball to the front of the penalty area, and Gerrard took the lead and hit the goal directly. .
But this time Terry reacted quickly and flew to block the ball. Liverpool failed to form a chance again.
Two minutes later, Chelsea fought back again. Drogbala went to the left of the penalty area and grabbed the first spot. The header was given to Malouda who was inserted in the back row. The French winger was following Finnan. In the one-on-one duel, he wanted to force a breakthrough, but was successfully intercepted by Finnan calmly.
After stealing the ball, Liverpool quickly counterattacked, and the ball was thrown quickly from the right. Kuyt passed the ball to avoid Terry and fell to the back point.
But this ball was passed too far ahead. Although Yang Yang was fast, he couldn't fly. He was already catching up with the fastest speed. Even when he couldn't catch up, he directly He flew and shoveled, but in the end he was unable to reach the ball, and looked at Kuyt helplessly after getting up.
The Dutchman smiled wryly and shook his head, apologetically.
I don’t know if it was to apologize or not, Kuyt quickly sent a ball to Yang Yang, still in order to avoid Terry in the middle, and passed it to the back point, but it was a bit far from the goal. After Yang Yang stopped the ball, he fell into a trap. Chelsea's double team could only take a long shot, but also failed to create a threat, and was firmly held by Cech.
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Ten minutes after the opening, the pace of the game went fast.
Liverpool's opening tactics worked.
The key pressing areas of the two sides are concentrated on the midline, which makes Yang Yang rarely get the opportunity to directly approach the opponent's goal.
The ball that Kuyt passed to him just now was a good opportunity, but unfortunately it was passed too early.
Subsequently, Chelsea strengthened the restrictions on crosses from the side.
Terry played with an injury in this game, but judging from his performance in the opening ten minutes, he was kicking his head and kicking, he was very stable, and he was quite brave, especially when he flew to block the hole of the gun and blocked Gerrard's penalty area. The front-line long-range defense is even more admirable.
The blue team captain was injured, but the result was a bloody kick.
It has to be said that this is indeed a major characteristic of English players, and it is also quite infectious.
Due to the existence of Terry, although Liverpool played very active on the wing at the beginning and frequently created opportunities, they still failed to play a threatening attack that directly faced the goal.
Even Crouch, who is more than two meters tall, is difficult to take advantage of golf in front of Terry.
Yang Yang was not at all surprised by this situation.
As the world's top central defender, Terry does have such strength.
What's more, Mourinho has coached Chelsea for many years, and this line of defense is definitely not paper.
Last season, Liverpool did everything possible to break through Chelsea's defense, and this season is naturally not easy.
If it was broken so easily, it would not be Chelsea.
Yang Yang is not in a hurry at all, because he is very clear that Benitez should make adjustments soon.
Liverpool is not only able to play on the wing, but also very good in the middle.
Sure enough, the idea of Yang Yang just flashed. In the fifteenth minute, Benitez, who was in front of the home team's coach on the sidelines, immediately made an adjustment, indicating that the team began to reduce wing attacks, and the front court trident retreated properly and actively Seduce the opponent's defense line and try to play behind the opponent's defense line in the middle.
This is the trump card that Benitez made every effort to prepare.
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"Chelsea played a long ball again, over the midfield, trying to get into Liverpool's defence."
"Daniel Agger grabbed the first spot and headed it to the left."
"Aurelio takes the ball and drives it forward."
"Chelsea's attack was a bit rushed this time, Liverpool started to play more patiently."
"Aurelio passed to Xavi Alonso again."
"The ball was still in Liverpool's half, and Chelsea didn't press too hard in this area."
"Obviously, Mourinho still focuses his defense on the midfield and back, which is his own half."
"Xavi Alonso made a long, low ball straight in front of him."
"Crouch dropped back to catch the ball and Terry came out."
"The English high man deliberately flicked the ball behind him, and Terry fell to the ground to tackle the ball, a beat slower."
"The ball went behind Chelsea's defence..."
"Liverpool have a chance..."
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When Crouch swiped the ball behind him and Terry, there was a burst of exclamations throughout Anfield.
Yang Yang was originally near the midline, close to Lampard, which reassured Essien.
But when Harvey Alonso was about to pass the ball, he suddenly started running forward.
When Crouch put the ball behind him, Yang Yang just crossed Essien, but he was not offside, because Ben Haim was still dragging behind Chelsea's defense.
At that moment, Yang Yang sprinted at the fastest speed.
Essien also realized the danger and quickly chased back, desperately chasing behind him.
Ben Haim made a mistake!
Not only did he fail to reach a tacit understanding with his teammates and form an offside trap, but more importantly, when Terry followed Crouch to retreat, he did not lean behind Terry for the first time, but still stood in a dragged position to the left.
This caused the distance between him and Terry to be too large, not to mention that there was a distance of more than 20 meters between him and Essien, which became an open area for Yang Yang to gallop freely.
And when they realized the danger, whether it was Essien who was chasing back, or Ben Haim, there was absolutely no way for them to catch up with Yang Yang who was so fast.
I saw Yang Yang penetrated Chelsea's defense line like a sharp arrow, quickly slanted behind him, caught up with Crouch's ball at the front of the penalty area, and entered the penalty area.
Cech resolutely abandoned the door to attack.
The Czech goalkeeper was obviously very helpless at the mistakes of his teammates, and he attacked very resolutely.
But when Cech rushed out of the small penalty area, Yang Yang had already dribbled the ball into the big penalty area and tried to hit the goal with his right foot, tricking Cech and Ben Haim into reacting, but in fact, it was his body shape. With a tilt, the right foot supported the body, and the inside of the left foot pushed a far corner.
All of this, from Yang Yang's slanting behind to the fake action in the penalty area, to the subsequent push into the net, all happened in the blink of an eye. At this time, the exclamations of the entire Anfield stadium have not subsided. , but then, they burst into a thunderous cheer.
"The ball is in!!!!"
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"It was a quick anti-offside, Yang Yang once again used his speed and flexible movement to break through Chelsea's defense and break the deadlock on the field for Liverpool."
"One to zero, Liverpool temporarily take the lead!"
"This is also Yang Yang's fourth league goal this season!"
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After Yang Yang pushed the shot with his left foot, he quickly stabilized his body. He didn't even need to look at it to know that the goal was scored.
He quickly turned around and rushed out of the court, all the way to the bottom of the KOP stand, slipped on his knees, and rushed to the sidelines.
He could clearly see that the live broadcast of Sky TV was sliding towards him quickly, while he kissed the colorful rope on his left wrist forcefully, raised his hands high, and moved towards the fans in the stands. Celebrating his goal.
One to zero!
This goal is too important for Liverpool!
As long as the team does not make mistakes and as long as the team continues to play like this, there will be no suspense to win Chelsea in this game.
At this time, more than 50,000 fans throughout Anfield also reacted, calling out Yang Yang's name in unison.
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"Strictly speaking, after Yang Yang and Kuyt joined the team, especially in the second half of last season after these players were integrated into the team, Liverpool's offense played very well and the means were very rich."
"One of the important reasons for this is that several players in their frontcourt are very characteristic."
"Needless to say Yang Yang, he is very comprehensive, there is almost nothing he can't do, and Crouch's height is very advantageous, and air control is his forte, but at the same time, he takes the ball and plays in the middle. The ball is also quite characteristic."
"It's like the ball I gave to Yang Yang just now. It's really imaginative, and we can clearly see that Crouch and Yang Yang are getting more and more tacit understanding."
"With the stability and maturity of the frontcourt trident, especially with the ultimate weapon like Yang Yang and a tactical fulcrum like Crouch, Liverpool's offensive methods have become very rich, and they can play on the wing and penetrate in the middle. Playing, the long pass from the backcourt can also create a threat.”
"It can be said that Liverpool's attacking methods this season are indeed a bit overwhelming."
"In fact, if it wasn't for Kuyt's coordination mistake just now, that cross from the right would have given Yang Yang a chance to break Chelsea's goal, and now this ball is just another mistake in Chelsea's defense."
Andy Gray was clearly a little disappointed with Chelsea's defence after the opening, with a couple of mistakes.
Liverpool's strategy is very clear, hit directly behind.
"Mourinho should make changes as soon as possible, otherwise, according to the current trend, Liverpool will probably continue to score goals."
"Yang Yang's current state is so red that he has to guard against it."