Chapter 321: Utilitarian Football and Boo
In the tunnel of players, the shouts of fans at the Millennium Stadium can be heard clearly.
"At the end of the storm, there is a golden sky, and a lark with a sweet song"
"Keep walking, keep walking, with the hope in your heart, you will never walk alone"
Before the fans could finish watching, they saw a splash of red rushing out of the players' tunnel, and cheers immediately rang out from the red stands.
"Steven, Steven!"
"Sammy, Sammy!"
"Moreau, Moreau!"
“to,to,to!!!”
The fans chanted the names of each player, hoping to stand with them and finally meet the victory.
Tang Wu stood in front of the small penalty area line and clapped his fists.
Come on, I'm ready!
"From the start of the second half, in terms of lineups, neither player made any personnel changes during the break."
'Liverpool's attack'
"Garcia, dribble forward"
"The passing route is blocked"
"Return!"
On the pitch, Luis Garcia, who had almost run to the corner, was pressed by Gallas and did not fight to cross or create a corner as usual. I saw him turn around and push hard behind him, and the ball rolled out along the sideline.
As soon as the ball rolls, it rolls out a long way.
Harman, who was closest to him, was also in the field, so a vacuum was theoretically formed in the corridor of the side road.
It wasn't until the ball rolled near the halfway line that it was stepped on by Finnan, who ran over to catch the ball.
Chelsea fans couldn't help but boo.
In their opinion, it was a mistake by Liverpool in the face of unsuccessful attacks. If the team can defend against Liverpool's attack every time, then an equaliser or even an overtake is just around the corner.
Finnan stepped on the ball and looked up in front of him, both red and blue moving towards the midfield.
Garcia had just gone down so deep that many players were on Chelsea's line in the six-yard box.
Soon, John Terry left the likes of Morientes and Kewell behind, and the Reds' forward was immediately exposed to offside positions.
Seeing that his striker could no longer receive the ball, Finnan decisively pushed the ball towards the back of the middle and passed it to Hyypia, who was dragging behind.
"Slow down, don't rush!"
Seeing that Hyypia wanted to pass the ball out, Tang Wu hurriedly shouted behind him.
"Well, Liverpool don't seem to be in a hurry to attack!" After seeing that Hyypia finally chose to pass the ball back to Tang Wu in front of the arc of the penalty area, the on-site commentator guessed.
It took Liverpool a lot of time and manpower and movement to get the ball to Chelsea's corner; Now it was an easy three-foot pass, and he passed the ball back to Tang Wu in the big rear.
Even if you want to adjust the formation and reorganize the attack, there is no need to pass back to the goalkeeper, right?
In this way, after Liverpool's successive return passes, Morientes and Kewell and others also slowly caught up with Terry.
The moment the Liverpool strikers came back from the danger line, they immediately started running sideways.
Seeing this, Terry and Carvalho hurriedly followed, and with Tang Wu's eyesight and footwork, they might suddenly open a big foot at some point to help their teammates successfully counter offside.
Seeing that Chelsea's forwards and defenders were running, Tang Wu grinned at the corner of his mouth and passed the ball to Carragher, who came back to answer on the other side.
In this way, Liverpool went from one wing to the other, drew a big "" in the middle of the pitch, and reorganized the attack.
"Liverpool"
"Gerrard also ran back to ask for the ball"
"Gerrard"
'Steven Gerrard made a one-two with his team-mates and it doesn't look like he wants to go toe-to-toe with Frank Lampard'
"Pass to Haman"
"Harman Leaks"
"Cavwell catches the ball"
"Kewell accelerates!"
The Australian Footballer of the Year dribbled down with the ball, and this time because the Chelsea followers were not pressing, he easily dunked the ball in front of the baseline and looked for a passing opportunity.
Chelsea's players were quick to get back in action, and even Didier Drogba, who ran to the front, was able to defend back into their own half and look for opportunities near the centre circle.
After Kerwill bobbed on the spot twice, he finally didn't choose to cross and handed the ball to Hamann, who came over to pick it up.
After receiving the ball, the German veteran used his body to resist Makelele, and turned backwards to hand the ball to Gerrard, who was further behind.
That's it, almost how it gets to the front, how the ball comes back.
Drogba, who had circled around a few times in the middle of his own half, once again helplessly raised his arms and ran towards Tang Wu outside the Red Army's penalty area.
It is the duty of the centre-forward to press the goalkeeper, no matter what position he is in at the moment.
Liverpool kicked like this three times and twice, and Mourinho on the sidelines frowned.
"Mr. Jose, Liverpool is going to play utilitarian football!" The teaching assistant reminded from the side.
Why can't Mourinho see it?
The second half lasted for almost five minutes, and Chelsea didn't touch the ball without saying a word, and they also ran several times in front and back.
If viewed from the air, Liverpool look like they are playing a game-wide game of hooping with Chelsea, playing with the Blues in the palm of their hand.
Liverpool, a team known for defending and counter-attacking, actually played passing?
If you don't see it with your own eyes, no one will believe it's true.
But the facts are right in front of you.
Although the Reds were rough except for Gerrard and Moreau, who were skilled at their feet, this did not affect their ability to control the situation with passing.
Because the Liverpool team has a clear goal up and down, the purpose of passing is to defend, not attack!
In this way, it doesn't matter if the technique is rough at the feet, the passing is inaccurate and the reception is unstable, because the player who receives the ball at the back has a lot of time and space to adjust. As long as it doesn't go out of bounds, Hyypia and others will step on the ball in the most stable way and then reorganize the attack.
In addition, Liverpool does not stick to fast attacks and short passes, as long as there are too many players on one side of the pitch, the ball carrier will move the ball to the other side with the help of the shouts of his teammates.
In this way, in a small stadium like the Premier League, Liverpool managed to keep Chelsea's league leaders without touching a ball in five minutes.
As the game progressed, the Blues fans booed even more.
"Fack, isn't Liverpool a giant? To play such ugly utilitarian football! 'Chelsea fans are also unhappy.
"Hey, Steven, don't make me look down on you, do you dare to shoot?" Seeing Gerrard's free-kick kicked straight to the side, the blue stands booed again.
In the 52nd minute, Liverpool passed the ball back to the goalkeeper for the third time. When Tang Wu stepped on the ball, Drogba couldn't hold back anymore and accelerated towards Tang Wu.
Looking at the Ivory Coast beast running desperately, Tang Wu did not play with fire and passed the ball directly to Carragher.
"Fack!" Drogba cursed.
He wanted to use the inertia of the sprint to hit Tang Wu hard, but Tang Wu didn't give him this opportunity, but passed the ball out as soon as possible. In this way, the distance between him and Tang Wu was enough for him to control his body inertia.
Carragher, on the left wing, received the ball and also spotted Joe Cole who was rushing towards him.
However, because Tang Wu immediately ran behind him to answer the ball at any time after passing the ball, Carragher, who took the ball, did not panic, but accurately gave Gerrard a through ball.
Liverpool's repeated return passes made the Chelsea players irritable, and one by one they rushed towards the ball carrier like an enraged bull.
Gerrard's eyes flashed, and this time he didn't play a one-two with Hamann next to him, but directly got up and passed the ball to Garcia on the other side.
When the camera landed on the Spanish winger with the ball flying in the air, fans were surprised to find that there was not a single Chelsea defender within three metres of the Spanish winger!
Seeing this scene, Bei Bald on the sidelines finally showed a smile on his face.
It's done!
You think I'm trying to stall?
No!
We're just looking for a gap!