Chapter 476 Liverpool Counterattack
[It’s over, brothers. Chelsea is going to explode in today’s game]
[Salah is really awesome! Mourinho shouldn’t have sold Salah in the first place]
[The situation at Chelsea was very complicated two years ago. Mourinho certainly didn't have much time to discover new players. Salah couldn't even sit on the bench at Chelsea. Isn't it normal for him to leave?]
[Mourinho takes the blame! ]
[Mourinho is probably still at home thinking about how to play in the World Cup. China qualified from the fourth pot. We would be very uncomfortable if we randomly drew a slightly stronger team.]
[Can Chelsea maintain its top spot in the league? Go for it! ]
Today's red and blue battle between Liverpool and Chelsea will kick off at 1: am China time.
The timing was not very good, but there were still nearly 800 million people online in the live broadcast room.
Because this game not only has many stars, but both teams are very strong, the game itself will definitely be very exciting.
These fans all know it!
Dongqiudi real-time battle report: Manchester City leads West Brom 1:0 to take the lead!
At the same time as Liverpool and Chelsea played, Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion played.
Manchester City, ranked second in the league with 29 points, is temporarily one goal ahead of West Bromwich Albion. Judging from the situation on the field, they are likely to win the game.
Chelsea is in a very difficult situation now.
Chelsea’s current points are 31, which means that if the Blues lose the game against Liverpool, their first place in the league will be lost!
Manchester City is about to overtake Chelsea!
The 41th minute of the game!
"You go to the front"
Pogba ran up from the backcourt with the ball and then signaled Hazard to continue forward.
Pogba played very confidently and Hazard did not hesitate. He pushed off the ground with both legs and rushed forward.
Hazard, who is playing in the midfield, is now on the same level as the striker!
There is no way. Liverpool's defense is very solid. Chelsea needs to increase the number of forwards as much as possible when attacking, which happens to be what Hazard likes to do most.
Snapped!
A straight pass was made to the left, and Jiang Yuan, who had just finished going down the flank, caught the ball.
Azpilicueta ran up from behind, and Jiang Yuan made a straight pass deeper into the baseline.
Azpilicueta gets the ball!
The Spanish defender's original intention was to take advantage of the loose Liverpool defense during the running process to pass the ball directly to the back.
But unexpectedly, William at the back was blocked by Moreno and failed to reach the right position in time.
Looking at the middle, Ibrahimovic has been tightly trapped by Matip and Klavan.
There was no other way. Azpilicueta stepped on the ball with his foot and then sent an inverted triangle to the top of the arc.
Jiang Yuan didn't pass the ball to him, so he stood still and watched the ball roll past him.
Hazard gets the ball and Henderson rushes straight up!
Hazard had his back to the goal and had no way of turning around under Henderson's close defense!
"Come!"
Pogba was behind Hazard, who passed the ball back decisively.
Snapped!
Pogba didn't stop the ball, but passed it in mid-air and accurately found Jiang Yuan at the left bottom line.
Very good location!
Jiang Yuan took two steps back, jumped up and hit the ball on the ground with his head, and Gomez quickly came over.
Liverpool’s defense is very stable now, so Jiang Yuan is not in a hurry.
He first dribbled in front of Gomez a few times to make him think he was going to dribble past him. At this time, Jiang Yuan suddenly passed the ball back to Azpilicueta, and then ran into the penalty area along the baseline.
boom!
Azpilicueta used the instep to send a straight pass to Jiang Yuan!
"wwoww!"
The fans in the stands stood up!
This is an offensive opportunity for Chelsea!
"Jiang Yuan, hold the ball! Great! Speed up and move into the penalty area!"
"Matip needs to lean on me!"
"Jiang Yuan, get into the restricted area!"
They have already reached the restricted area, and Jiang Yuan's nerves are now completely tense.
In front of him was Matip, and because they were in the penalty area, Jiang Yuan knew that Matip would not be too anxious to stretch his foot.
First move a little towards the top of the arc to create distance from goalkeeper Mignolet.
Swing your leg and pretend to shoot!
Matip was very cautious and he was not fooled by Jiang Yuan's fake shot!
Then you need to think of other ways. Do a half bicycle kick with your right foot, and when you step on your left foot, use the outside of your foot to flick the ball toward the baseline.
Jiang Yuan is going back to the bottom line!
This was Matip's subconscious reaction, so he decisively followed Jiang Yuan and turned.
Jiang Yuan had been staring at Matip's center of gravity. The moment Matip's center of gravity moved, Jiang Yuan made his move.
He stretched out his right foot and did a half bicycle kick. When his foot reached the left side of the ball, Jiang Yuan suddenly used the outside of his foot to hook the ball back.
Go down to the bottom and cut inside!
fuck!
Matip thought something was wrong and turned around quickly, but his body got tangled and he fell directly into the penalty area.
"oh!!!"
Matip's defense in the penalty area had been broken, but Mignolet's reaction was really quick. He quickly changed his position after Matip was shaken, resulting in Jiang Yuan having no shooting angle when he cut into the small penalty area.
Don't be in a hurry, just observe first.
He pretended to shoot, then actually passed the ball to William at the back post with the outside of his foot.
Just when Jiang Yuan was shaking Matip, the Blues' Brazilian striker found an opening!
Facing Jiang Yuan's pass, William...
Shoot without stopping the ball!
boom!
Snapped!
Mignolet fell to the ground quickly, and William's shot hit his ankle and bounced out.
!
Ibrahimovic wanted to rush forward for a follow-up shot, but unfortunately the faster Klavan had already kicked the ball out of the baseline.
"I rely on!"
Jiang Yuan, Ibrahimovic, William, and even Tuchel on the sidelines made exactly the same moves.
He held his head with both hands and opened his mouth wide.
This was an almost perfect opportunity, a perfect chance to take the lead.
But Chelsea's forwards didn't seize the opportunity!
"..."
The sudden frustration and guilt made William a little breathless, and he squatted directly in Liverpool's penalty area.
Jiang Yuan was in a similar state, grabbing his hair with both hands.
Maybe he should have knocked on the door himself?
"It's fine!"
Walker came up and helped William up from the ground: "It's okay, it's okay, there's still a chance, there's still a chance"
"come on!"
Zouma, who was running up from the back to participate in the corner attack, ran over and touched William's thick hair with his right hand. This was Zouma's way of comforting his teammates.
"Um……"
William and Walker clapped their hands, then walked to the outside of the penalty area, which was his position in the team's corner kick tactics.
The camera turned to Thomas Tuchel in front of the visiting team's bench. After William's shot was blocked by Mignolet, the German knelt directly on the ground.
Now he stood up, and after standing up he sat back in his chair on the bench.
Tuchel needs to adjust!
Adjust his current mood well!
Thomas
Love, who was sitting next to him, pushed the notebook on his lap towards Tuchel, which showed the real-time data of both sides of the game.
Except for the number of shots on target, Liverpool had one more than Chelsea, Chelsea led in all other statistics, including effective offense.
"Um"
Tuchel nodded.
Although it was a 1:1 draw, Chelsea was in an advantageous position in terms of statistics.
One of the few good news.
Hopefully, after the midfield adjustments, Chelsea can find something in the second half.
As for how to play in the second half, Tuchel looked down at the notebook in his hand.
1. Hazard can be positioned further forward
2. Moses can be used to replace Ibrahimovic to play as a striker (to be determined)
3. Walker and Azpilicueta…
"Wow!" Tuchel was just thinking seriously about whether to replace Ibrahimovic when the stadium suddenly became lively.
what the fuck?
Looking up, Liverpool midfielder Coutinho was running quickly towards the Chelsea goal with the ball!
Just now, Liverpool seized the opportunity to defend a corner kick.
Matip's header clearance directly found Henderson who was waiting on the outside!
Liverpool's counterattack was launched.
"hurry up!"
"Watch the middle!"
Tuchel quickly ran to the edge of the field and reminded the players of the defensive loopholes.
But Coutinho ran very fast. He passed the ball to Salah who was rushing up from the right, and then let Salah dribble forward.
Salah kicked the ball in mid-air forward.
Speed up forward!
Look at the defender who is now horizontally positioned in front of Salah.
No, no more...
Done!
This is a one-on-one shot!
Salah dribbled the ball outside the penalty area and faced the attacking Courtois, slowing down his speed little by little.
Cross pass to Sturridge who is unmarked on the left!
"..."
Tuchel's heart stopped.
Faced with this opportunity to overtake the score, Sturridge chose a very safe way to handle the ball, which was to stop the ball first and run forward a few steps.
Then...a gentle push!
“GOOOO—AAAAA—LLLLLL!!!!”
"The ball is in!"
"The ball is in!"
"Sturridge's goal! Assisted by Salah!"
"Liverpool have taken the lead!"
Bang bang bang bang!
The stands suddenly became restless, and as soon as the goal was scored, Sturridge ran out of the penalty area.
3, 2, 1!
Snapped!
Sturridge rushed out and slid on his knees for 6 or 7 meters, then jumped up and gestured to the home team fans in the stands.
“aaahhh!!!”
"woww!!!"
"Daniel! (Daniel Sturridge)"
“Daniel!!!”
The fans shouted the name of the scorer, and Liverpool's players formed an irregular circle near the corner flagpole, hugging each other and roaring.
They fell behind just 10 minutes into the game.
But this did not prevent Liverpool players from overtaking the score!
"Fuck!"
Courtois punched the post, causing the goal to shake twice.
At Azpilicueta's urging, referee Oliver asked Liverpool players to end the celebration.
The players' celebrations were over, but the fans' apparently were not.
“Liverpool!”
Boom!
“Liverpool!”
Boom!
The fans are excited now!
They are about to beat Chelsea!
Defeat the current Premier League standings leaderboard!
【Manchester City fans slide and kneel in formation! 】
[Awesome, Manchester City next door is already 2:0, the top spot is finally going to change today, right? 】
[Damn, I didn’t seize the opportunity. What a pity!]
【Come on Chelsea! 】
【Is Xiao Jiang still not exerting his strength? 】
[Xiao Jiang has already made two attempts. He scored Chelsea's first goal and then passed the ball to William. It's not Xiao Jiang's fault if the ball didn't go in.]
【Grass! 】
[There is still a chance in the second half. It all depends on the second half. If Chelsea can’t score in the second half, they will really lose the first place.]
At the end of the first half, the fans turned their attention away from the computers and turned to look at the Premier League standings on the football app.
The live broadcast room has just displayed the points of Chelsea and Manchester City.
Chelsea has 31 points and Manchester City has 29 points.
But fans don't look at the points.
They look at the goal difference!
Chelsea's goal difference is three more than Manchester City's...
call……
With a sigh of relief.
From this perspective, Chelsea can maintain their first place as long as they draw in this game.
The issue is……
Look at the current score, Liverpool 2:1 Chelsea.
If this score continues, Chelsea will definitely lose the top spot!
The Blues players slowly walked from the field to the player tunnel. Fans on both sides of the stands put one hand on the guardrail and pointed at the Blues players in front of the tunnel with the other hand.
“Xuuu——!!!!”
"Chelsea!"
“xuuuu——!!!”
The home team fans started to get going, and there was no doubt that they wanted to destroy Chelsea mentally.
Liverpool is now one goal ahead and has the upper hand in momentum.
At this time, the fans need to unite and get Chelsea's mentality.
As long as Chelsea played a little worse in the second half, Liverpool would have almost certainly won the game!
"hurry up!"
At the corner of the player tunnel, Tuchel showed half of his head and urged the Chelsea players to come back.
"gone!"
Seeing William standing still in front of him, Pogba reached out and pushed him.
"Fuck!"
Ibrahimovic punched open the door of the locker room and walked straight to his seat to sit down.
Liverpool's defense was so good that Ibrahimovic, as a center forward, had almost no chance to touch the ball, and he even failed to grab the ball that was right in front of him at the end.
Ibrahimovic is feeling very uncomfortable now!
Jiang Yuan was in a similar state. He came and sat next to Terry, and Hazard bumped fists with him.
"We actually played quite well in the first half and did well in all aspects."
Tuchel drew on the tactical whiteboard with a pen while explaining to the players.
"But unfortunately, today's opponent was stronger than we thought, which resulted in us falling behind even though we did well."
"Come, look here!"
Tuchel was very fast. He had already drawn what he needed to deal with on the tactical board: "Salah is very good, but he is not the key. What you need to pay attention to is Milner and Coutinho. It is because of their presence that Salah can get the ball."
"We need to pinch the midfield, this is very important, our forwards have to run"
Looking around at the players in the locker room: "In the second half, except for Zlatan and Jiang in the front, everyone else needs to participate in the pressing of the midfield, because this is the best way to limit Salah and Chamberlain."
……
(End of this chapter)
