Chapter 740 Winning!

Substitution?

That is for sure!

Hiddink has no doubt that he should make a substitution now.

Because there is not much time left for him!

The aggregate score is 5-4. Liverpool scored four away goals. Chelsea must score two goals in a row. If they don't hurry, they will really be finished.

But the question is, how to change it? who to replace?

The frontcourt is definitely immovable. Malouda, Drogba and Anelka are currently Chelsea's strongest offensive combination. No matter who is replaced, it will seriously damage the team's confidence and fighting spirit.

Football games are like this. Substitutions often represent a signal given by the head coach. If Hiddink replaces an offensive player now, it will be interpreted as conservative by players, fans and the media, and the players on that field will lose confidence and Fighting spirit.

So, the frontcourt players can't move, and the backcourt players can't move either.

The remaining options are three midfielders, Lampard is sure not to move, only Ballack or Essien.

The former has a lot of height. He played well in this game. He can pass the ball, organize and intervene. Chelsea's most threatening attack in this game came from Drogba passing the ball to Ballack in the counterattack, but Reina Play well, catch the ball.

Drogba's goal was accidental, and Ballack's counterattack was Chelsea's most threatening attack.

More importantly, Ballack has an absolute height advantage. In the face of Liverpool, which has a weakness in high ball defense, the Germans have an advantage. As for Essien, the most important thing is his defense.

This pure defensive player was quite low-key in this game, but in the second half, he defended Yang Yang, and his role was also obvious. If he was replaced, would the team's back line be able to hold?

It can be said that the game has developed to this state, and Chelsea has gradually handed over the initiative to Liverpool, and at the same time has forced itself into a dilemma step by step.

No matter which way you choose, there are huge risks.

Hiddink only hesitated for a moment, and finally made a decision.

Soon, Portuguese midfielder Deco, who was sitting on the bench, stood up and quickly ran out to warm up.

After Anelka came off the bench, Deco became Chelsea's most attacking and creative player in the midfield.

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"Chelsea are going to make substitutions."

"We saw Deco warming up on the sidelines. It should be a substitution, but we don't know who Hiddink will choose to replace?"

"The situation is quite unfavorable for Chelsea and they have to make a change as soon as possible."

"Chelsea have used two substitutions since Deco was replaced, but Benitez has not even used one, and the team's number one centre-forward Crouch is still on the bench. "

"Everyone has high hopes for Crouch and thinks he will be a key to changing Liverpool's attack in this game, but Benitez has always kept Crouch in cold storage, which is completely unpredictable. When will he play."

"Taking advantage of a dead ball, the referee signaled a substitution."

"Deco replaced Essien!"

"It was a very risky substitution, one goal behind Liverpool, and Chelsea, who were forced to score two goals in a row in the next game, had to continue to invest more on the offensive end, replacing the defensive midfielder Essien. , replaced by Deco, who is more creative and has better passing ability."

"Obviously it's a positive, a signal to strengthen the attack up front."

"And we can see that Liverpool are also actively preparing for substitutions."

"Crouch walks off the bench!"

"Is Benitez going to replace Crouch at this time?"

"What a cunning fellow!"

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When Hiddink saw Crouch standing on the sidelines, his whole face became very ugly.

He knows that Benitez has been waiting for him!

This sinister and cunning Spaniard has been waiting for him to use the second substitution, the purpose of which is to make it easier for him to replace Crouch and change the situation on the field in one fell swoop.

Hiddink was helpless because he fell into Benitez's calculations.

Liverpool's players headed by Yang Yang gave Benitez the confidence to devise strategies, especially Yang Yang's equalization and assisting Xavi Alonso's reversal, which gave Liverpool an advantage.

If you fall behind, you will be beaten, and if you are passive, you will be beaten.

Hiddink is now facing such a situation, he feels restrained everywhere.

Essien is gone, can Ivanovic, Alex, Carvalho and Ashley Cole's defense be able to restrain Yang Yang, Crouch and Kuyt?

Hiddink himself is not sure!

Especially Yang Yang, Ivanovic alone can't stop him!

But no matter what, Hiddink walked to the sidelines and reminded the players loudly, signaling that they should stabilize, especially in defense, they must pay attention.

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What is a master strategist?

Yang Yang can really see it now!

Whether it's tactical adjustment or the timing of substitutions, Benitez has been suppressing Hiddink, which made Chelsea lose their advantage step by step from the beginning of the game, and finally collapsed.

When Crouch stood on the sidelines, Yang Yang already had a very strong feeling that Liverpool would win this game.

The key is to be able to win a few goals!

He believes that it is not just him who feels this way, but Liverpool players who feel it strongly.

Because on today's pitch, no one can stop Crouch, and as long as there is an English man holding the ball in the frontcourt, Liverpool's offense will be more threatening and more obvious.

The coach's confidence in adjusting tactics comes from the strength and performance of the players, and the coach's targeted tactical adjustments bring stronger confidence to the players on the field, allowing them to play better and better, thus forming a virtuous cycle.

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Crouch replaced Benayoun.

The Israeli played well on the left, causing a lot of trouble for Ivanovic.

Especially after the start of the second half, the Serbs gradually showed a sense of fatigue, obviously affected by the three consecutive games, and physical problems began to appear.

So after Crouch played, Benitez put the most threatening Yang Yang on the left.

Liverpool's intention is also very obvious, that is, the point of storming Ivanovic.

Yang Yang felt very enjoyable, and felt a bit of a sense of revenge, because Ivanovic scored twice at Anfield a week ago, completely driving Liverpool to hell.

And tonight, at Stamford Bridge, Liverpool will get the money back from Ivanovic.

After Deco came on, Lampard and Ballack were more like dragging midfielders. Deco was responsible for passing and combing the ball in front. Liverpool changed their tactics decisively. Gerrard and Harvey Aron Soo forward, Mascherano dragged behind alone.

This is a very targeted midfield position. More importantly, Liverpool's midfield is not only complementary, but its overall strength can almost be said to be the best in European football.

So, after the game restarted, Chelsea tried again and again to try to get the ball up front, but it was difficult to get through the midfield.

Because Chelsea's organization and planning are more in the middle, Mascherano began to play the role of his world's top midfielder, like a barrier, firmly defending in front of the team's defense.

Once they got the ball, Liverpool immediately divided into two wings, instigating the attack from both flanks.

Abeloa and Aurelio always have one person standing forward and pick up in the gap.

This way of playing Liverpool made Chelsea very uncomfortable and uncomfortable.

In the 75th minute, when Liverpool made a quick attack to the front and tried to make a breakthrough from the right side of Kuyt, Ashley Cole made a clearance and formed a throw-in.

Then Liverpool formed a threatening attack from the outside of Chelsea's penalty area and successfully passed the ball into the penalty area.

But Carvalho decisively went around to defend and blocked the ball before Crouch. Gerrard, Ballack, Lampard and other players pressed on the outside of the penalty area. Alex successfully passed the ball to Deco.

The Portuguese midfielder got the ball and turned around, dribbled the ball forward quickly, and under the interference of Xavi Alonso who was chasing back all the way, he wanted to pass directly to Drogba, but was intercepted and steal by Mascherano halfway.

After Mascherano stole the ball, he took two steps forward and looked up. There were people in front of him, but he still quickly found the passing line because he saw Yang Yang raised his right hand and pointed to the left side of the penalty area. side.

As a result, the Argentine midfielder picked a pass and passed the ball to the left side of Chelsea's penalty area.

Yang Yang quickly ran over to catch the ball, and when he turned around, Ivanovic and others had already returned to the defensive position.

Chelsea's defense is still very fast.

Yang Yang raised his right hand high, slowly slammed the ball under his feet, and approached Ivanovic step by step. The feeling was as if there was no Ivanovic in front of him.

The Serbs, however, did not dare to advance at all, and stepped back step by step, maintaining a certain distance.

He suffered a lot from Yang Yang, so he didn't dare to mess around again.

To deal with a player like Yang Yang, it is impossible to get too close or too far.

Chelsea's defence was back in position, but so was Liverpool's attacking players.

When everyone saw Yang Yang's gesture, they were all like a big enemy, and they didn't dare to be careless.

Ivanovic retreated again and again, and the whole person retreated to the line of the big penalty area. He quickly realized that he could no longer retreat.

Yang Yang was pressing step by step, and when he saw that Ivanovic refused to step back, he started quickly.

The Serbian defender only saw the shadow in front of him, and Yang Yang suddenly accelerated and started, full of explosive power, first with a fake move to the bottom, and then smashed the ball to cut inward, which made Ivanovic stunned.

The front edge of the penalty area on the left is the most threatening area for Yang Yang's curved ball to hit the goal.

The Serbian defender decisively chose to block, but Yang Yang suddenly dunked the ball back with his right foot and started to accelerate towards the baseline.

At that moment, Yang Yang threw off Ivanovic and made a left-footed cross in front of the baseline.

Crouch moved to the front point with a tacit understanding, and seemed to be about to receive Yang Yang's cross, which scared both Alex and Carvalho to follow.

But what I didn't expect was that Yang Yang's cross actually fell to the back.

Kuyt stepped in quickly, got ahead of Ashley Cole and overwhelmed the England left-back with a header from close range.