Chapter 202: Against Liverpool (Part I)
Chelsea didn't have a good time either, with a 0-0 draw with Lazio in the upcoming Europa League fixture, which also left the outside world disappointed with Chelsea's attacking line.
The previous anti-Phantom voices have gradually subsided, and Chelsea have not taken any further measures against Aphantom, and they have not published any accusations against Phantom on their official website as before, and even taken down some previous attack articles.
However, there is still no news from Ai Huan, not even a little news, which also makes many people feel huge doubts about whether Ai Huan will continue to stay.
The fans, the Chelsea Football Club have not put this matter at the top of their list, they are already most concerned about the next game against Liverpool, which is also a crucial game.
Liverpool have always been the giants of the Premier League, and although they have not had any special results in recent years, they once represented everything about English football.
With 18 English top-flight titles, seven FA Cups, eight English League Cups, five UEFA Champions Leagues and three UEFA Cups, the team is a founding member of the G14 and is one of the most successful champions in the history of English and European football.
There are so many legends and stories about this team that some say that when you hear the song "You'll never walk alone" at Anfield, you have the illusion of traveling back in time, where you can hear the voice of history.
Of course, such a club has also become the enemy of the whole of English football, so much so that Ferguson once said: "The biggest achievement of my life is not to lead Manchester United to several championships, not to create the so-called Manchester United dynasty, not to mention the title of Jazz, the only thing that satisfies me the most is that I pulled that damn Liverpool off the throne." ”
That's pretty much the most joyful thing for all of England footballers, and you can see how much influence this team once had in England.
Jose Mourinho is still out of absence, and it is surprising that Mourinho disappeared three days before the game, and the club has not said anything about his whereabouts, and Rui is still in charge as interim manager.
Liverpool announced the termination of Dalglish's contract on May 16, 2012, and on June 1, 2012, Liverpool invited the 39-year-old former Swansea coach Brenda Rodgers to be the team leader after the termination of Dalglish's contract. Brenda Rodgers prefers to use young players and technical players, and many of his youth team players have been promoted to the first team and even made appearances under him, such as Andre Westdown, Raheem Sterling and Martin Kelly. The signing of a number of young and skilled players such as Daniel Sturridge, Philippe Coutinho, Mignolet, Aspas, Ilori and Alberto has added a lot of strength to Liverpool's midfield and backfield, and the average age of the players is only 22 years old, making them one of the youngest clubs in Europe.
However, Liverpool's record this season is very poor, they even finish twelfth in the league, which is already the worst record in recent years, and Liverpool FC has long been rumored to dismiss the current manager, but they have not yet found a suitable candidate.
Brendan Rodgers set up in a 3-5-2 formation and was sidelined by goalkeeper Reina after failing to pass a pre-match medical check-up, leaving substitute goalkeeper Jones to get a rare start. With Wisedham, Carragher and Ager in the back, Johnson, Allen, Gerrard, Saheen and Enrique in midfield, and Suarez and Asseti in the fronts, they continued their youthful storm.
Chelsea continued their 4-2-3-1 formation, the goalkeeper was still Cech, the back line used Cesar Azpilicueta, who performed well in the last game, and Ivanovic and John Terry, who were suspended at the end of the game, formed a new center-back combination, which was also a helpless move for Chelsea, because Luis suddenly had tonsil inflammation and could not participate in this game, and on the other side they also replaced Bertrand, Ashley Cole finally got the opportunity to rotate. Midfielders Ramires and Mikel formed the back, with Frank Lampard still on the bench. The front three are Eden Hazard, Oscar and Juan Mata, and the forward line is still Torres.
Today is Memorial Day and a number of veterans have come to Stamford Bridge to receive Chelsea's tribute. A minute before the game, the two sides observed a moment of silence to commemorate the soldiers who had fallen since the First World War.
Liverpool started the game and in the sixth minute they attacked from the left, and Aager burst into the box and fell to the ground, but the referee didn't say anything and Ag got up immediately.
In the eighth minute, Liverpool played the ball again down the left, and this time Cech went straight to the ball with a single punch.
A minute later, Chelsea counter-attacked, Allen was denied the ball and Eden Hazard was on the cusp and Oscar leaned on the defender to shoot but the ball went high over the crossbar. Mata then crossed from the right side of the pitch, but it was too powerful for his team-mate to pick up.
In the 14th minute, Steven Gerrard picked out the ball behind him, and Johnson's cross was blocked. Liverpool won the first corner of the game and Gerrard sent his right foot far away, but the first point was headed out by Ivan. Gerrard went to the left again to take a corner and Cech slotted it over from the edge of the six-yard box.
Cech then threw the ball in and Torres drove in. A cross from the right rib in the Chelsea penalty area was blocked by a Reds player with his heel and the Blues were unable to flank the shot.
In the 18th minute, Liverpool rolled the ball down the left and Sterling stepped forward for a slight offside.
In the 20th minute, Ramirez cut off Raheem Sterling and drove the ball straight to the edge of the penalty area, where Carragher was fouled as he scrambled for a header and Chelsea were awarded a free-kick right in front of goal. Without the horror of Chelsea's opponents, they are a bit more unscrupulous when it comes to fouls, and they are not as excited about free-kicks as they used to be.
Juan Mata smacked the ball with his heel on the run and Branislav Ivanovic met the ball with a volley, a free-kick tactic they had practiced many times, but unfortunately the ball was still high above the bar.