"Lambert's impact is too strong. Looking at Carragher's innocent eyes, Lambert just scrambled for a header and knocked Carragher into the air. It seems that Carragher is really going to practice his body, and in the face of Lambert's collision, Carragher has no choice. ”

Andy Gray looked at Carragher who was lying to the side and smiled and spoke.

In fact, Carragher chose a good position just now, blocking Lambert. But when Lambert jumped, he collided with Carragher, who was jumping. Lambert came at a rapid pace, with an incredible impact.

At the same time, he shook his head and hit the goal, knocking Carragher into the air, and he fell directly to the ground.

Carragher was completely unable to fend off Lambert. After being hit by Lambert, he couldn't keep his balance at all. Carragher is 1.85 meters tall and weighs only 75 kilograms. Compared with Lambert's 1.88-meter-tall and 84-kilogram center forward, it is a level behind.

"Lambert is a really good player. A closer look at Lambert's career reveals that Lambert is a truly prolific goalscorer. Since his time at Oxford United, he has been able to score more than 40 goals with ease every season, and even more than 50 goals at most times. After coming to the Premier League this season, Lambert's goalscoring efficiency is still very high. Lambert has scored 26 goals in the Premier League this season, two in the UEFA Cup and one in the Carabao Cup, giving West Ham a total of 29 goals this season. As things stand, Lambert shouldn't have any difficulty scoring 40 goals this season. Since the establishment of the Premier League, there are only a few top scorers such as Shearer and Henry who can be compared with Lambert this season. ”

Coach Chen Ping said that Lambert could win the Ballon d'Or. I don't know if Lambert will win the Ballon d'Or at the end, but I do know that Lambert is the best centre-forward in the Premier League right now and that he will soon be the best centre-forward in world football. ”

'1-0, West Ham took a 1-0 lead over Liverpool before half-time thanks to Lambert's goal. West Ham scored a goal at Anfield and with that goal they had a big advantage in the Carabao Cup semi-finals. West Ham were also a Championship side last season and also won the Carabao Cup. West Ham have rarely used some of their main players in the League Cup, League Cup and FA Cup this season, but this game West Ham played almost all the main players, and it can be seen that West Ham are aiming for the League Cup title. West Ham are looking to win the Carabao Cup for the second time. ”

Don't underestimate this kind of goal.

A 1-0 lead in the league is nothing, because it can be overturned at any time. But in cup competitions, a goal can make a big difference, especially when it's a two-legged match. Although the Carabao Cup semi-finals are not like other cup competitions, they are directly counted as away goals. But if there is a draw in extra time, the away goal will be counted.

And even if it's not an away goal, it's a very important goal.

"Lambert, Lambert, Lambert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"West Ham!West Ham!West Ham!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Champions, Champions, We Are Champions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The goal before the end of the first half was an instant delight for West Ham fans.

There weren't a lot of fans coming today, but there were quite a few, about 3,000 people. In the previous competition with Liverpool fans, West Ham fans were at an absolute disadvantage. After all, this is Anfield Stadium, and tens of thousands of Liverpool fans can easily suppress West Ham fans.

But this moment the situation is completely different.

Lambert's goal broke the deadlock and got West Ham fans excited in an instant. Chen Ping was also overjoyed on the sidelines, and immediately applauded. A goal was scored before the end of the first half, which made Chen Ping's deployment in the second half more comfortable. With this goal, West Ham have more certainty of reaching the Carabao Cup final.

Benitez's face was gloomy.

Coming down 1-0 at home is very bad for Liverpool. Benitez doesn't like Chen Ping, he doesn't like Chen Ping very much. If it is the first time he plays against Chen Ping, West Ham is still a team with many holes, which makes it easy for him to deal with. So West Ham is very difficult to deal with now.

Chen Ping is like targeting Liverpool.

West Ham's back three is most suitable for Liverpool. Stick to the middle, and although you can occasionally cross from the wing, it doesn't have much effect. Liverpool don't have a good centre-forward. Baros is not a centre-forward player, but a striker who is good for counter-attacking. If Liverpool had a good centre-forward like Lambert, Liverpool's ability to create a threat would be doubled in an instant. It's a pity that Baros is not Lambert, and he is one rank worse than Lambert.

This gave Benitez a headache.

How to adjust?

Benitez has been confused. The difference in strength between the two sides is very obvious. West Ham and Liverpool battled in midfield, with few chances created by either side. But in terms of their ability to take chances, Liverpool are far inferior to West Ham.

Because West Ham have Lambert as a super centre-forward, Barosh didn't even have a shot on goal in the entire first half. Including in attack, West Ham have a player as good as Franck Ribery, whether it is Colwill or Luis Garcia, and they are not at all on the same level as Ribery.

This is still Chen Ping's abandonment of Arshavin, a talented attacker, as well as Defoe's excellent striker, and Benayoun's excellent midfielder for the defense of the midfield. This is the bench thickness.

As long as Chen Ping has the need, he can quickly send those talented attacking players to change the way West Ham play. But Liverpool don't have much room to adjust at the moment. Especially the Liverpool striker.

Owen left for Spain, Cisse was seriously injured, and Pongler was overwhelmed. The only one who can play is Baroshe.

"Liu Yu, you have to learn to calm down when you are competing. ”

At the beginning of the second half, the game was still very dull. West Ham's style of play has not changed, and it is still dominated by midfield entanglement, mainly to prevent Liverpool from controlling the ball in the midfield and preventing Liverpool from controlling the pace of the game. Chen Ping was not in a hurry at all, but stood on the sidelines to guide Liu Yu. After more than half a year, Chen Ping is still very satisfied with Liu Yu.

Young, highly educated, and very willing to learn.

At present, Liu Yu is still a very qualified first-team coach, and even Chen Ping can see that Liu Yu will be a successful assistant coach in the future, and will become a successful youth coach. However, Liu Yu is still young, and Chen usually teaches him how to be a head coach. After all, they are the ones who are learning how to be a head coach.

In the future, you will inevitably need to be a real manager.

So Chen Ping was very willing to teach him. 67

"Unless you have the strength to absolutely suppress it, the general strong dialogue, including some important knockout rounds, will be very dull a lot of the time. Looking at the Champions League knockout matches in recent years, including the Champions League final between Milan and Juventus last season, they were all very dull games with few goals. This is the importance of the game and the strength of the teams on both sides of the game. And the more games like this, the more you need to calm down. Whoever can't hold their breath first in this kind of game will be at a disadvantage. ”

"Yes. ”

Liu Yu nodded.

What he has learned from Chen Ping for more than half a season is more fulfilling than his previous years of learning football. Because I learned a lot of textbook knowledge before, I didn't practice a lot. And although I also learned from some other coaches, after all, it was not as good as what I learned at West Ham.

Here he learned new methods of basic training. And it is completely Chen Ping's unique skill, and even Xu Genbao, the top coach of Chinese football, is very appreciative, so much so that he and Chen Ping reached a cooperation clause to train young players. Chen Ping trusts Liu Yu very much, and each player has a separate basic training course. And these things, Chen Ping handed them over to Liu Yu without reservation, and let Liu Yu figure out and learn them by himself. In the past six months, Liu Yu has studied very hard, and it really made him figure out a lot of rules.

This includes learning how to manage the locker room. Chen Pingke vividly taught how to manage players. This includes the players that Chen Ping likes, admires, and hates. This kind of management experience is very rare.

There is also an increase in competition experience.

It's like this kind of competition. If not in West Ham, not in Europe, where to accumulate such experience.

"West Ham are not in a hurry at all. But also, for West Ham, such a score is enough. But for Liverpool, such a score is difficult to accept. If such a score ends, Liverpool will be very passive when it comes to the away side. ”

West Ham have already held Liverpool's goal.

Anyway, Chen Ping is not the kind of coach who looks at other people's faces, nor is he a coach who cares so much about public opinion. No matter how ugly and dull the game is, Chen Ping can accept it. Just as this game was a dull one, there were very few shots on goal created by both sides. West Ham are not defending like Jose Mourinho, and Chen Ping is more about increasing the contention in midfield.

Although Rehhagel's Greek miracle and Jose Mourinho's Chelsea have made the Premier League more defensive and counter-attacking play. Or in European football, defensive counter-attacks are beginning to become popular. But like Chen Ping, there are still very few people who put on the three-back style of play.

A few years ago, it was popular in European football to defend the midfielder, but it was basically a defensive midfielder. Later, Rehhagel, Mourinho, including Cooper, who was known for his defense, sometimes put on a double back, which has been criticized by many people. Think of this style of play as a step backwards in football.

But Chen Ping is even more excessive.

Directly put on the back three, so that Arshavin, Defoe, Benayoun and other outstanding attacking players are on the bench. The constant struggle with Liverpool for control of the midfield dragged the game into an increasingly dull situation.

Chen Ping was very calm, but Benitez couldn't wait.

Sixty-two minutes into the game, Rafael Benitez made his first substitution. Benitez replaced Hamann with Smitchell and signaled that he would step up his attack.

Benitez couldn't take it anymore.

West Ham snatch the ball from you in midfield like this and don't give Liverpool a chance at all. Liverpool can only strengthen their attack by sending more suitable attacking players. Smitchell was part of the Czech golden generation, along with Nedved and Poboski.

He is a very good midfielder who dribbles and passes the ball.

Let him play in order to change the situation of Liverpool's lack of breakthroughs in the front field and the lack of passing in small spaces. However, Chen Ping still adopts the same approach to respond to all changes. Hamann was off and Alonso could only retreat. So Leo Cork started defending Gerrard.

After Smitchell came on, Liverpool started to press up. Seeing Liverpool pressing again, Chen Ping was very happy. Because Chen Ping is this opportunity. Smitchell is thirty-one years old, his body is full of holes, and his strength in all aspects has greatly decreased.

Don't say it's now, even when he's at his peak, it's also very unsuitable for the Premier League's style of play. The Czech golden generation of the year came to play in the Premier League, but they did not adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League. He has had some bright moments at Liverpool, but his form has been good and bad.

Benitez's choice is also a reflection of the serious lack of depth on the Liverpool bench. Now that the game is deadlocked, Benitez has a limit on the cards he can play. Benitez needs to increase his attacking tools, but unfortunately there are no good offensive players at his disposal, so he can only send Smitchell. It is precisely because of the lack of good players on the Liverpool bench that Chen Ping can even guess how Benitez chooses. Smitchell played, and Chen Ping was very happy.

"Smitchell, Smitchell broke through from Carrick's right...... Mascherano, Smitchell was in too much of a hurry. ”

What did Benitez ask Smitchell to come up for?

Breakouts, passes.

But the passing routes in the front court are basically restricted, and a burst point is needed at this time. Those top teams, when they break the dense defense, will have a burst point in their hands. For example, Barcelona has Ronaldinho in Dream 2, Messi in Dream 3, Kaka in Milan, Robben in Chelsea, and Rooney and Ronaldo in Manchester United. Arsenal's original breaking point was Reyes, but unfortunately Reyes was afraid of being tackled and did not dare to break through with the ball.

Including West Ham, Ribery and Arshavin when breaking the defence.

But Liverpool don't have such players. In the past, Liverpool's Colwill had such strength, but unfortunately he was injured too many times, and his explosiveness and speed were far less than at his peak. Smitchell is what Benitez needs to break through, but Smitchell is also at the end of his career. So far this season, the number of appearances has been limited, and the number of appearances at the end of half a season is only seven.

Smitchell came up a little anxious.

Want to make a fuss in the middle. In the face of Carrick's defense, Smitchell was ready to break through from the right side, but unfortunately as soon as he broke through, Mascherano stepped forward and cut off the ball directly.

"Mascherano, Mascherano breaks the ball!"

'Mascherano gave the ball to Carrick, who played a long pass............ The ball was played long to Lambert. Lambert's header goes back, Ribery, Ribery pops in from the right!"

"Ribery, Ribery is fast. Ribery, Ribery shook Dudek!"