729 Sacrificial Flag

Yang Yang often said that fans always underestimate the competition in professional football.

Why?

Because it's easy to overlook one thing, which is that everyone from professional footballers to professional coaches depends on football for their lives, and they eat, sleep, and rest...... It's all about playing well.

When a person focuses on one thing for a long time, how terrifying the ability to burst out is, I believe many people can guess.

What if a group of people are focused on the same thing for a long time?

What happens when two groups of people are focused on the same thing from different angles at the same time?

The reason why European professional football is the top professional league in the world is because it is the most competitive place in world football.

Three days ago, Liverpool suffered a blow in the face when they lost 3-1 to Chelsea at their home stadium.

Everyone thinks that Liverpool is finished, not only is there no hope of winning the championship, but they can only hope for a miracle if they advance.

There are even many who feel that Liverpool could be defeated because they play the second leg of the Champions League before facing Arsenal and then Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-finals.

This kind of devilish schedule can definitely make Liverpool lose an entire season's efforts as soon as they lose.

But Liverpool have to deal not only from within the team, but also from outside.

Losing 3-1 to Chelsea, why did Liverpool lose? Where do you lose? What are the lessons to be learned?

Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce immediately gave the answer!

In just three days, the homegrown coach, who claims to be the first to conduct tactical data analysis, made an equally bold move that seemed risky, but at the same time pinched Liverpool's soft underbelly.

He pushed Samba, who originally played as a central defender, to the front line, and formed a center-forward twin tower with Santa Cruz!

It was definitely an adventure, but Allardyce seemed confident.

Because three days ago, Chelsea took advantage of Liverpool's lack of defensive ability to make a fuss and scored three goals.

For three days, he didn't believe Benitez could find an effective solution to the problem, not to mention that Liverpool had just suffered a heavy defeat at home to Chelsea, and the Champions League was an opportunity for Blackburn to take advantage of.

But no matter how cunning Allardyce tried, it was obvious that he could not change a fact.

That is, there are some things that Chelsea can do, Blackburn simply can't.

Whether it's Samba, who plays as a central striker at centre-back, or Santa Cruz, who has shone this season, they are not Drogba.

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April 15 marks the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy, and with Liverpool having to travel to Chelsea, a brief moment of silence was held at Blackburn's home stadium.

For a full minute, the entire Anfield stadium fell silent.

From the players to the fans, everyone's face was full of solemnity.

The club has made it clear that the day after the Chelsea game, the squad will be coming to Anfield to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy, which is also an incentive for the Liverpool players.

If the away team really can't turn the tables and lose to Chelsea, then what face does the team have to participate in this event?

And playing Blackburn Rovers is Liverpool's sentinel against Chelsea.

From the start of the game, Liverpool played very aggressively.

Although Blackburn formed a twin tower in the front, Liverpool did the opposite, adopting the tactics of midfield suppression, isolating the two high strikers in front of them, and comprehensively suppressing Blackburn's midfield, especially the wings.

The midfielder can't get the ball, and the high striker in front of him becomes an ornament.

Whether it is the individual strength of the players or the overall level of the team, Blackburn Rovers cannot take advantage of Liverpool in the slightest, and they are completely restrained from the start of the game.

Just five minutes into the game, Liverpool seized a chance when Carragher played a long ball and slotted the ball forward.

Yang Yang cut diagonally behind the left defense line at the fastest speed, and on the left periphery of the top of the penalty area, he faced the falling ball, and directly volleyed the ball into the goal guarded by David Robinson.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!”

"Five minutes! It's only five minutes into the opening! Liverpool opened the scoring line! ”

"One to zero!"

"Yang Yang's goal came very timely and beautifully, a volley from the edge of the penalty area, David Robinson didn't have time to react, the ball had already scored."

'We can see that Blackburn's backline is clearly a bit unresponsive to that.

"Samba, the main central defender, pushed Samba into the front line, trying to pick up the cheap from Liverpool, but the result exposed the weakness and inadequacy of his backline."

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Liverpool then continued their onslaught on Blackburn.

The pressing in the midfield and the onslaught at the back made Blackburn tired to deal with.

In the 16th minute, Kuyt crossed from the right and Mascherano fired a 12-metre shot that almost beat Blackburn.

The whole Anfield was set on fire!

The fiasco of the defeat to Chelsea three days ago made everyone hold their breath and have nowhere to vent, and now it's okay, Allardyce's Blackburn took the initiative to send it to the door to give Liverpool the flag for the trip to London!

Liverpool have been holding their opponents down steadily, patiently looking for opportunities.

In the 33rd minute, Yang Yang took the ball on the left side and cooperated with Aurelio, Andrews fouled Aurelio and was yellow carded, giving Liverpool a free kick opportunity on the left side of the front.

Aurelio took the free-kick and delivered a pinpoint cross.

Liverpool attracted the attention of Blackburn's defenders through personnel running, Yang Yang suddenly made a gap when there was no one to defend at the back point, jumped high ten meters in front of the goal, and headed the goal, 2-0!

The moment Yang Yang scored with a header, more than 50,000 fans across the Anfield stadium rushed out of their seats.

When Yang Yang ran all the way to the bottom of the stands, the fans in the stadium were shouting his name.

"Forty-first league goal!"

"Yang Yang! Great Yang Yang! ”

"It's been a crazy season!"

"Yang Yang showed an astonishing attacking power, scoring a brace in this game, and once again raising his league goal to 41 goals!"

"It's an absolute shocking miracle!"

"You know, before Yang Yang, the top scorer in the history of the Premier League only scored 34 goals, and Yang Yang has now improved to 41 goals in one go, and the league is still going on, he still has a chance to continue to score."

The entire Anfield crowd was shouting for Yang Yang and the Liverpool players were scrambling to catch up and surround him.

This goal completely stabilized Liverpool's morale and basically helped Liverpool win this game.

But more importantly, the goal gave hope to everyone at Liverpool.

There is a Yang Yang who is in full condition, so what else is impossible?

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After conceding two goals in a row, Blackburn's backline problems were even more exposed.

Allardyce originally wanted to use Samba forward to take advantage of the fire, but he didn't expect to steal the chicken instead of Liverpool, but exposed his goal to the opponent's fire.

Soon, Yang Yang crossed from the left and almost assisted Kuyt's header.

And it wasn't until the 43rd minute that Benayoun made a pass, and Daniel Ague shot a long shot from 30 meters away, which penetrated Blackburn's goal again, 3-0!

Just three minutes later, in stoppage time of the first half, Carragher suddenly dribbled in with the ball, crossed from the right, Gareth Barry headed the ball from close range, and Gerrard followed up to push the goal, 4-0!

In the final stages of the first half, Liverpool scored two goals in a row!

Anfield fans are going completely crazy!

Everyone felt that Liverpool's recent 3-1 defeat to Chelsea should be a demoralisation blow, as Manchester United lost to Fulham, a tough home game against Blackburn Rovers, or even to their opponents.

Unexpectedly, Liverpool not only did not mess up, but also played a surprisingly crazy state, beating the opponent by four goals in the first half, which was a huge encouragement for everyone in Liverpool.

Six goals against Manchester United, five against Aston Villa and now four in the first half against Blackburn......

Let's ask, with Liverpool's current attacking firepower, are you still worried that you won't be able to score three goals against Chelsea away?

The fans in the stands were getting more and more excited, more and more excited, and even many fans began to shout for the team to keep up the good work.

"We're going to advance!"

"We want the Champions League!"

"We don't want to be eliminated!"

At the end of the first half, as the Liverpool players walked off the pitch, the crowd stood up and applauded.

Yang Yang and Steven Gerrard also greeted the players, lined up in front of the players' tunnel, bowed and thanked the fans for their love and support.

Especially Yang Yang.

In his years of playing, he has never seen a team with fans so fanatical, so loyal, so full of iron and fighting spirit as the Liverpool fans.

There were even times when he thought that maybe he would never meet a second team as unique as Liverpool and this unique group of fans.

Therefore, in order to avoid regrets in the future, he will go all out and do everything he has to fulfill the wishes of this group of fans and satisfy their thirst.

Sam Allardyce walked off the pitch with his head drooping.

The England coach was disheartened, and instead of a successful sneak attack, he suffered a heavy defeat, and I believe he will see the facts further in the second half.

Liverpool, on the other hand, walked into the tunnel with their heads held high.

Whether it was Yang Yang and Gerrard, who were at the front, or other players, everyone gained confidence from the first half of the game, and they all believed that they were indeed capable of turning around and creating miracles on the road.

Liverpool's knives are already sharpened and just waiting for the game!

Everyone is eager to make a name for themselves at Stamford Bridge and tell everyone that losing at home to Chelsea was just a stumbling down.

The real Liverpool is still invincible!