Chapter 289 If You Have the Chance, Please Consider Us. I'll Be Waiting for You at Stamford Bridge!

Although Salah and Liverpool have nothing to do with each other now, Li Ang has long been accustomed to the reality that Salah successfully stayed in Chelsea.

But now seeing Salah celebrating excitedly after breaking Liverpool's goal, he still felt a little magical.

"MO (Salah's nickname), how does it feel to score at Anfield?"

After everyone finished celebrating together, Li Ang put his arm around Salah's shoulders and asked with a smile.

Salah also grinned, put his hands on his chest, then opened them and made a gesture of fireworks exploding.

"Wonderful! I feel that my mood is exactly like fireworks blooming at the moment of scoring~"

"Okay, when you have a chance to come out, you can continue to run like this. If I have the ball, I will definitely take care of you first and try to score another one against them!"

"Thank you, brother, you are really a good person..."

The two walked back and communicated intimately.

At this moment, Rogers, who was grabbing his hair on the sidelines, was worried about the few players on the bench who were not very useful.

Judging from the content of the first 20 minutes of the game, Rogers does not have to worry about his team's offensive ability.

Although the young players on the two sides performed relatively average today, Suarez is still in good shape.

Investing all offensive resources around Suarez, Rogers believes that this Uruguayan striker, whose strength has reached the top of the football world, will still surprise him.

It is in the defense of the two sides that Rogers really doesn't know how to adjust to deal with Chelsea's strong attack.

When Chelsea's starting right winger was replaced by Salah from De Bruyne, the overall impact of Chelsea's two wings was simply raised to a higher level.

Chelsea's midfield was originally dominant, and after controlling the rhythm of the game, the number of times they passed the ball forward far exceeded Liverpool.

After Hazard and Salah got a lot of opportunities to advance with the ball, they frequently penetrated Liverpool's side defense.

If Liverpool played 442 today, they could also pull two wingers back frequently to assist the full-backs in defense.

But today they played 433, which is still more inclined to attack. Both wingers don't like 433 to return to defense!

So the defensive pressure has to be put on the midfielder.

Back to Liverpool's midfield, Emre Can likes to attack too much, and he often loses his position on the defensive end after going up.

Gerrard is old, and asking him to frequently return to defense is a waste of his physical strength and ability.

So it is not a solution to use an honest man Henderson on the defensive end.

Liverpool still needs a defensive midfielder with stable defense and some organizational ability to hold the bottom line.

Unfortunately, Liverpool does not have such a midfielder now.

Originally they had one. When Lucas was not lying in bed last season, he was equivalent to such a half role.

He and Henderson can complement each other well, and Liverpool's hardness and organization in the midfield and backcourt are no problem.

But Lucas was injured again after just four league games this season, so Liverpool's record has fallen sharply.

Now Joe Allen and Lallana sitting on the bench can't replace Lucas' role.

So even if Rogers has a tactical way to limit Chelsea's two-wing offensive, he has no way without the players to implement this tactic.

After the game resumed, Rogers yelled at Emre Can to take care of his own defensive position first, while constantly making tactical gestures to let Sterling and Coutinho pay more attention to returning to defense.

This can only be regarded as a solution that is not a solution.

After Chelsea took the lead by one goal, they were not in a hurry to continue to bite Liverpool's defense.

Looking at the 433 formation and players that Rogers arranged in the starting lineup today, it can be seen that Liverpool's overall tactical play at home is still more inclined to attack.

Now they are behind again, so there is no need to think about it in the second half of the game. Liverpool will definitely choose a strong attacking style of play.

For this kind of open tactical game, Mourinho does not need to emphasize anything.

The Chelsea players on the field consciously set up a set of defensive counterattack formation.

De Bruyne had only experienced the defensive midfielder's kicking style for more than 20 minutes, and before he came back to the taste, he was driven back to the central midfielder position by Li Ang.

With this change, Chelsea brought out the 4231 formation.

Well, Mourinho was still discussing with Holland on the sidelines whether to change the formation to counterattack so early.

As a result, when he turned around, the Chelsea players on the field directly played the defensive counterattack tactics.

The tactical switch was so smooth that Mourinho could only smile and shake his head half relieved and half helpless.

"After the game, the media will definitely say that I arranged conservative tactics before the game..."

Listening to Mourinho's self-deprecating ridicule, Holland smiled but didn't care about the media's comments.

Tactics that can win are naturally good tactics, so who cares what the outside media say?

Now Chelsea's top management and fans are on the side of the coaching staff.

After all, Mourinho led the team to win two championships as soon as he returned last season. Now Chelsea's fans are convinced that there is no coach more suitable than Mourinho to lead Chelsea to lay the foundation for a giant.

In the view of Holland and other assistant coaches, the tactical system they worked hard to build last season is undoubtedly the most suitable for Chelsea at the moment.

The high-pressure crazy running tactics throughout the game can make Chelsea play more exciting and beautiful games.

But Chelsea does not need to use the crazy running tactics in every game.

In the final analysis, it is still a question of cost-effectiveness.

If it is necessary to play against top teams, then it is right to stick to the crazy running tactics throughout the game.

This is conducive to raising the upper limit of Chelsea's entire team's ability and enabling Chelsea to reverse the game and force a comeback at the last moment.

But when facing a team that is obviously weaker than itself and a weaker soft persimmon team.

Consuming more players' physical energy, it is not a rational choice to play the crazy running tactics to win the game.

The defensive counterattack after the strong attack is obviously more cost-effective.

Chelsea's players on the field automatically chose the defensive counterattack tactics at this moment, which also shows their recognition of this safe style of play.

For Li Ang, putting Liverpool in to compress their offensive space, and then waiting for an opportunity to launch a quick counterattack to expand the lead early, this is the most correct tactical choice.

Any team that underestimated Liverpool at Anfield and played against them to give them a chance when they knew they were going to attack wildly would be truly stupid!

In the second half of the first half, Chelsea firmly defended the half court, trying to counterattack if there was a chance, and resolutely not pressing forward easily if there was no chance.

Liverpool did not go all out to attack Chelsea at this time.

They also wanted to use conventional offensive means to try to tear Chelsea's defense.

The result is obvious. Suarez is strong, but he also needs help.

Matic blocked Coutinho's cut-in shot, and on the other side, Li Ang played Sterling dizzy.

Not to mention Sterling, who has not yet become a killer on the left side of the Premier League.

Even if it was Sterling in his prime, he would not have had a chance to threaten a few shots in a game under Li Ang's defense!

Chelsea's defensive method of suppressing Liverpool's two wingers, isolating Suarez, and letting him play on his own was very effective.

However, in the first half stoppage time, Suarez still hit the far corner post of Chelsea's goal with a hidden shot after shaking off Terry.

His wonderful personal performance also made many Chelsea fans in front of the TV sweat.

During the halftime break, Mourinho repeatedly emphasized Suarez's threat of getting the ball in the defensive third zone.

Yes, Mourinho does not only think that Suarez is only threatening in the penalty area.

He believes that his team's defense range against Suarez also needs to be further expanded.

"Shooting, dribbling past opponents, long shots, and even free kicks! These are all his (Suarez) strengths. There is a reason why Liverpool fans call him an all-around attacker.

You must be more vigilant against him and try not to let him enter our defensive third zone with the ball, especially be vigilant against him taking the ball and shooting when no one is guarding him!

He is like a venomous snake, he may lie dormant for a long time, but as long as you relax your supervision on him once, he will hurt you..."

Mourinho's serious reminder made Chelsea's starting players more vigilant about Suarez in their hearts.

At the beginning of the second half, Liverpool really changed the patient attack in the first half and began to press forward and besiege!

This aggressive tactical play will undoubtedly put more pressure on Liverpool's defense.

But on the offensive end, Suarez, who did not get much support from his teammates in the first half, was obviously more active.

In the 56th minute of the second half, Gerrard got in with the ball and suddenly kicked the ball into the back of Chelsea's penalty area just after entering the defensive third zone on the right side of Chelsea's half!

Thiago Silva was the first to realize that something was wrong and stepped back in time to guard against Liverpool's offensive players rushing forward.

But unfortunately, the pass sent by Gerrard did not land in his defense zone.

Terry at the back point was a little slow, and was directly overtaken by Suarez who rushed forward!

At the critical moment, it was Cech who turned the tide on Chelsea's last line of defense!

Suarez, who had completed the poke shot, was ready for a passionate celebration.

But Cech just reacted quickly in a short time and stretched out his long arms, and finally touched the football that Suarez poked with his fingertips!

The football that finally deflected its running direction hit the outside of the goal post and bounced out of the bottom line again!

Suarez, who was overjoyed, could only cover his head with his hands, standing in the Chelsea penalty area with an unbelievable look, watching Terry passionately bumping his chest with Cech to celebrate!

Two goalposts!

The goalposts at Anfield rejected Suarez's goal twice!

Liverpool's offensive rhythm, which had been rising, was also severely suppressed by the ruthless mockery of fate.

There is a saying in the football world that is deeply recognized by fans from all walks of life.

When you have a threatening opportunity but fail to score a goal, your team is likely to be counterattacked.

This sentence sounds like it has a lot of metaphysical elements in it.

But if you understand it as "a city will be lost if it cannot be conquered for a long time", it is actually in line with scientific logic.

Suarez once again threatened to shoot, thanks to Liverpool's full-line pressure tactics.

If his shot goes in and helps Liverpool equalize the score, then the risk taken by Liverpool's defense is just a matter of probability.

These risks don't really hit Liverpool.

But his shot did not translate into a goal, and Cech's magical save boosted the morale of Chelsea's players.

So before Liverpool's tactics had time to switch, Chelsea had already seized the opportunity to launch a quick counterattack.

The interceptions of Emre Can and Gerrard in the midfield are missing, and the quick return of Morello and Johnson on the wing are missing.

Chelsea's counterattack once again hit the heart of Liverpool hard!

Hazard sent a low pass from the left wing, and Ibrahimovic in the penalty area used his heel to knock the ball towards the top of the Liverpool penalty area.

However, Li Ang, who followed up quickly, did not shoot decisively this time. He took the ball further into Liverpool's penalty area.

However, facing Mignolet who had no choice but to attack and Skrtel who was guarding him, Liang flicked the ball horizontally without any greed!

After finishing playing the ball before, Ibrahimovic basically stayed in the back of Liverpool's penalty area and didn't move much.

So after receiving a pass from Li Ang again, his lazy running position happened to put him in a position where he was not offside!

After easily pushing the empty goal and scoring a goal, Ibrahimovic laughed and kept waving his fingers at Li Ang.

The Milan frontcourt brothers successfully connected again, and Thiago Silva who stayed in the backcourt also cheered!

"Leon assisted Ibrahimovic to score another victory! Liverpool suffered another heavy blow! This game is very difficult for Liverpool at home to come back..."

Zhan Jun shook his head helplessly and bitterly in the studio, while Director Zhang laughed and took over the conversation, praising Li Ang's performance today.

But scoring this goal was not the end of the game.

In the 78th minute of the second half, Li Ang once again led the ball and made a long-distance run. After passing two people, he divided the ball again and assisted Hazard to easily score the goal!

After completing the hat trick of assists, Li Ang was replaced by Mikel by Mourinho, and the game really came to an end.

Liverpool's players did not give up early. They did fight until the last second of the game, but they did not score a face-saving goal.

3-0!

A score that is not big, but not small either.

However, if placed at Anfield Stadium, it does seem a bit abrupt.

Because this is the first time in the past two seasons that Liverpool has been so powerless and completely defeated by its opponent at home.

Even though they were able to equalize the score twice in the course of the game, neutral fans who watched the game also understood that Chelsea would give up as soon as it was good.

After the final whistle sounded, Suarez lifted his jersey over his head. He was disappointed and annoyed, but he couldn't vent to anyone at the moment.

Li Ang found Suarez and exchanged jerseys with him.

After the two hugged each other goodbye, Li Ang had an inexplicable smile on his lips, while Suarez's eyes widened.

But after looking at Li Ang's back, he didn't make any strange expression, but left with the same grin.

After his teammates thanked the Liverpool fans at Anfield after the game, Suarez walked back to the dressing room.

After greeting the staff as usual, he started to do a simple rinse.

The warm water took away the sweat stains on his body.

But his mood is getting hotter and hotter...

"If you have the chance, consider us... Louis, I'm waiting for you at Stamford Bridge!"