'Steven Gerrard dribbled the ball and Carrick followed Gerrard all the time. Mascherano blocked Gerrard, and Gerrard's offensive line was blocked. Gerrard passes the ball to Colwill. ”

"Luis Garcia, Martin Anthony pressed him and the ball was wrong. ”

Xavi Alonso stepped forward and Carrick got stuck. ”

Finnan stepped forward, and Bynes followed Finnan. Finnan crosses and the ball is mistaken by Bynes. ”

Offense, defense?

Chen Ping didn't care about any of this. If the Christmas schedule Chen Ping chose to use the fast pace to drag down the physical strength of the Liverpool players, he defeated Liverpool by virtue of his physical strength. So in this game, Chen Ping chose to drag Liverpool into the quagmire of midfield.

With West Ham's strong midfield.

Mascherano is very good at positioning, has strong defensive skills, and is very aggressive when defending. Although he is not very old, he is the top in the Premier League in terms of defensive midfield. Carrick needless to say, is a core midfielder who integrates attack and defense. Able to run, grab and pass, he is an all-round midfielder, and he is the top group of midfielders in the Premier League at present. Leo Cork is not as strong as Carrick and Mascherano, but he is also a very strong midfielder in English football. As a midfield mixer, Leo Cork is very competent.

The midfield of the three of them is really strong defensively. Regardless of what type of midfield attack they faced, all three of them were able to get on the move. Again, Liverpool's attacking ability is limited. When West Ham focused on the midfield and competed with Liverpool for the ball, Liverpool's attack simply couldn't play.

What is the three back backs.

Not only can you guard the middle and prevent Gerrard from rushing up. And there is still room to help the two flanks defend against Colwill and Luis Garcia. Of course, the main thing is to help Zim Bonda and defend Colwill.

The left side is not a big problem.

Luis Garcia is a good player, but he is not a top winger in European football. If Baines were alone, it would have been a bit difficult to defend Luis Garcia. However, Martin Anthony started this game and played as a wing-back.

Martin Antony is West Ham's most physical player, and even the most physical player in the Premier League. The average race runs more than 13,000 kilometers. He's at left-back and he's in the left hallway. He worked with Baines and wasn't going to give Luis Garcia a chance at all.

When he came to Anfield Stadium, Chen Ping took a low profile. West Ham are strong right now, but not to the point where they can ignore all the big teams in the Premier League. Going head-to-head with these Premier League powerhouses is not an absolute win. Coming to Anfield Stadium, although Chen Ping has a lot of ideas, he does not have absolute certainty in any style of play. That's why Chen Ping will take such a low-profile approach.

Chen Ping is not Arsene Wenger.

Arsene Wenger is an idealistic coach who has his own philosophy of football and will not change his philosophy easily. Even if it affects league results, he rarely compromises. But Chen Ping doesn't care about those, Chen Ping is a typical realist coach, Chen Ping has only one goal, that is, to win the championship.

In order to win, Chen Ping is very willing to take a low profile.

At Anfield, Chen Ping doesn't think there's anything wrong with his low profile.

"Liverpool's attack has been ineffective, and Liverpool have not created any chances until the game has been played. Whether in the middle or on the wing, Liverpool didn't create many chances. Baros couldn't find a chance inside the box at all. It looks like West Ham don't mind taking a draw away from Anfield. ”

The game is getting duller and duller.

So even the commentators Andy Gray and Martin Taylor are a little out of spirit. Benitez was a little anxious, because he had already seen what Chen Ping meant. Chen Ping didn't care about getting a draw away from home. A draw away from home is not unacceptable for West Ham.

That's why West Ham played with a back three in midfield.

The combination of Mascherano, Carrick, and Leo Coke is difficult to break through easily, not to mention any strong team in the Premier League, even any giant club in Europe. Apparently Liverpool have been in decline for a long time and are not in the ranks that can break through West Ham's back three.

As the minutes ticked by, West Ham kept their composure.

Chen Ping is not in a hurry.

Defending is a big mental test because you have to concentrate. But that's for teams that have a very strong attacking ability. For example, Barcelona Mengsan, who has a very strong control ability in history, no matter how big the criticism is later, Mengsan is really powerful. If you try to defend them, the whole team will be very tired. I didn't dare to relax in the slightest bit throughout the game. Because no one knows when they're going to pick up the tempo from a slow revolt.

In history, when Barcelona was at the peak of the three dreams, the only one who could use defense to contain their attack was Mourinho's iron bucket defense. Many other teams try to defend and counter-attack, but because they can't stay focused throughout the game, they often end up losing.

It's a pity that Liverpool is not at the peak of Barca's Dream Three.

Liverpool don't have the ability to control the tempo of the game, let alone the excellent passing ability of Barcelona Dream Three at the peak of their time, and the ability to tear apart the opponent's defensive line. Even in terms of running ability, Liverpool is not as good as the peak of Dream Three.

So West Ham have an easier defense.

Liverpool's wide open and close style of play, West Ham is easier to defend. Compared with Mourinho, Chen Ping must have a gap in the organization of defense. Because Jose Mourinho is an expert on this. But even if Chen Ping doesn't have a system, he is still a qualified head coach, but it is impossible to have his current results. Although Chen Ping's defensive organization ability is not as good as Mourinho's, he still has a deep understanding of the popular zone defense in football at this stage.

4-5-1 formation.

The configuration of five midfielders and three central midfielders, dividing the area defence, is more than enough to deal with Liverpool. It doesn't need to be like at the peak of Barcelona, the players have to be highly concentrated throughout the game. If you say that playing with a team like Barcelona Dream Three at the peak of the three, you are not only physically tired, but also mentally tired. But against Liverpool, Liverpool didn't put that pressure on West Ham at all.

West Ham played with ease. And the West Ham players can be said to be at ease. Because as long as they occupy the position, Liverpool will not be able to enter at all.

Chen Ping stood on the sidelines, waiting for Benitez to make a move. If Benitez doesn't make a move, Chen Ping will keep waiting. Chen Pingcai doesn't believe Benitez will be willing to get a draw at home.

Liverpool, of course, will be in a hurry.

It was the first match of the Carabao Cup semi-finals. If you don't get a good result at home, then you won't be able to play at West Ham's home stadium. So towards the end of the first half, Liverpool suddenly started to step up their attack. The opening and closing phases of the game are the easiest moments to score goals and concede goals. Liverpool want to take that opportunity.

Hence the reinforcement of the attack on both flanks.

Because the midfield really can't get in. However, Chen Ping is not very worried about Liverpool's wide attacks, especially their wide crosses. Because Barosh is not a typical center forward, he is actually a fast horse player. Yunnan

Barosh is fast, has good technique and is not bad at shooting. If Liverpool play defensive counter-attack, then Barosh will be very useful. Although not as good as Owen, who has left the team, he is also a good counter-attacker.

It's a pity that in positional warfare, Baros is basically useless. When he crosses from the wing, Barosh plays even less. So in the last moments of the first half, Gerrard began to rush into the box frequently.

A cross from the wing came up and Liverpool needed a header in the box.

Baros can't do it, he can only rely on Gerrard.

"Today's game was very dull. Both sides struggled in midfield and neither created good chances. However, before the end of the first half, Liverpool began to set off a wave of attacking climax. It looked like Benitez was ready to use the period leading up to the end of the first half to change the game. Alonso, Alonso suddenly stepped forward. West Ham are in no hurry at all, but it looks like Liverpool are in a hurry. ”

"Alonso, Leo Cork has been following Xavi Alonso and harassing Alonso all the time. Alonso couldn't get rid of Leo Coke and Alonso passed the ball to Luis Garcia on the right. Baines, Baines broke the ball. ”

Liverpool will be hoping to change the situation on the pitch by suddenly attacking before the end of the first half, catching West Ham off guard.

It's a pity that Chen Ping is this opportunity.

Liverpool's attacking prowess is lacking. Especially against players who are excellent defensively, Liverpool do not have many attacking methods. Regarding some of Liverpool's attacking methods, Chen Ping made a careful analysis.

Baines has been waiting.

This time Alonso suddenly stepped forward, which was supposed to cause confusion in West Ham's defence. It's a pity that Leo Cork has been following Alonso, so that Alonso can't get rid of it. Ahead of him, Mascherano held the position. So Alonso had no choice but to pass the ball to Garcia on the right.

But this one is too obvious.

Because Alonso has so few routes to choose from. Gerrard in front was already under Carrick's mark, and Baros couldn't find his way in front at all. The only ones who could pass the ball were the two wings.

Baines has been waiting for this opportunity.

At the moment of Alonso's pass, Baines stepped forward to break the ball.

"Baines, Baines...... Baines passes the ball to Carrick, who responds, and Carrick passes!"

After Baines broke the ball, Carrick reacted the fastest and quickly moved closer to Baines. Baines handed the ball to Carrick and immediately cut forward. At this time, Martin Anthony retreated to receive the ball, and Finnan ran over to defend.

After Carrick received the ball, he did not give it to Martin Anthony, who was retreating, but to Baines, who was inserted. A very nice pass and catch fit. Baines' offensive prowess is strong.

When Baines was in the academy, he came from a midfielder, that is to say, a left midfielder. So the offensive ability is very strong. Baines is fast and has good skills. This time it was. Using Martin Anthony's cover, he quickly overtook Finnan.

When Finnan saw Bynes break through, he immediately gave up Martin Anthony and began to pursue Bynes, but unfortunately it was too late. Although not as fast as Martin Anthony, Baines is also a speed player.

has already broken through the past, how can you give Finnan another chance.

"Baines, Baines, Baines cross!"

Baines is not the same as Martin Anthony.

Martin Antony, although also a left-sided midfielder, is far less talented than Baines. If Chen Ping hadn't used the system to forcibly raise his strength, where would he have such strength now.

However, even with the help of the system, it is still not as good as Baines in the selection of crosses.

Baines' crosses are excellent and he is also very smart. He doesn't need to be like Martin Anthony and go all the way to the baseline to get his cross. Instead, Baines has been watching the position of Lambert and Liverpool's backline.

Instead of choosing to go to the baseline to cover the cross, suddenly choose a cross at a 45-degree angle.

'It was a good cross, it went right between Dudek and the Liverpool defenders. Lambert, Lambert is very explosive. ”

The ability to cross is really good.

The ball was passed right between Liverpool goalkeeper Dudek and Liverpool centre-backs. Lambert had been very careful and worried that he would be offside. So keep a parallel line with the Liverpool centre-backs.

But seeing Baines cross, Lambert suddenly accelerated.

Lambert's explosiveness is amazing.

Hyypia had been staring at Lambert, and when Lambert suddenly exerted his strength, Hyypia immediately wanted to stop it, but it was too late. Wait for Hyypia to keep up, where is Lambert's opponent. Hyypia's turning speed and recovery speed are too far behind. With the help of the system, Lambert's speed and explosiveness are completely comparable to those speed forwards, where Hyypia can keep up.

However, Carragher reacted quickly, and his speed was not too slow.

A swift chase was in front of Lambert. But at this time, Lambert only had Bynes' cross in his eyes. Baines' 45-degree cross wasn't slow at all.

Lambert looked at the ball and ran to the front post. In the face of Carragher's defence, Lambert was another acceleration, then jumped quickly, crashed directly into Carragher, and then flicked his head.

"Lambert, Lambert, Lambert is really good at bouncing. Lambert had already hit the ball before Carragher!"

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

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！”

'Lambert's powerful header. A dull game, forty-four minutes into the game, suddenly changed. West Ham took advantage of a counter-attacking opportunity and broke the deadlock with a powerful header from Lambert after a couple of passes. ”