Chapter 205: Buddha Shuai (Part 2)
"It's so beautiful! Jiang's reaction was amazing! He was almost on the verge of colliding with Matip, and the instant reaction completed the escape, and the final shot was as beautiful as a pearl! The narrator was shocked and shouted.
'Liverpool's counter-attack was the result of an accident, Kirchhoff's tackle didn't touch the football, and Jiang's subsequent breakthrough crumbled Schalke's defence.
"The wet and cold pitch was prepared for Liverpool by Schalke, but it was clear that the result was a big surprise!"
This narrator almost didn't say 'smart but was mistaken by cleverness' or 'self-inflicted', but everyone can guess what it means.
Seeing Jiang Chenxi score, the Schalke 04 fans in the stands collectively booed, and the entire Schalke Stadium suddenly booed.
Whether it is Jiang Chenxi's Dortmund background or his previous 'remarks', Schalke 04 fans have no good impression of him, and it can even be said that if they have to concede a goal, Schalke fans would rather score goals with other Liverpool players!
The camera gave a close-up of the main stand at the Schalke Stadium, and those excited Schalke 04 fans opened their mouths one by one, sprayed trash talk, raised their middle fingers, and looked angry.
Jiang Chenxi didn't care about the boos of those Schalke 04 fans in the stands at all, not to mention anything else, when he was still in Dortmund last season, he also had the experience of visiting this stadium, he had seen a lot of boos, and he had already done 'light and light', no, to be more precise, the more these fans booed him, the more energetic he became, he regarded this as the opponent fans were afraid of him, because of fear and helplessness, so there could only be helpless boos.
Jiang Chenxi and his teammates high-fived and hugged in celebration, this goal is very important for the whole Liverpool team, and can play a role in stabilizing the morale of the army.
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On the sidelines, in Liverpool's coach's box, Klopp smiled happily after seeing Jiang Chenxi's goal, and he applauded and cheered for the goal.
Liverpool took the lead, which also reassured him.
Originally, today's venue environment and weather conditions, coupled with Schalke's aggressive style of play, Klopp has already recognized the difficulties of this game, and Klopp adjusted the psychological bottom line of this game, that is, a draw is acceptable.
Of course, that's the bottom line, and essentially, Jurgen Klopp wants to win away from home.
Now the arrival of this goal is very crucial, Schalke 04 is unable to accept the result of losing at home, because the second leg at Anfield Stadium is very difficult for Schalke, they want to advance, they must grasp the home game, so, Schalke 04, who are one goal behind, has almost no way back, they can only continue to attack, while Liverpool can easily play defensive counterattacks, anyway, they already have a one-goal lead.
Liverpool has Jiang Chenxi as a counterattack weapon, as long as Schalke 04 continues to press out and attack, there will be no chance to counterattack.
So after celebrating the goal, Klopp did not continue to stand on the sidelines and direct the game, he returned to the dugout and sat down, sighed, and the whole person's mentality relaxed.
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Schalke 04 manager Roberto Di Matteo was unhappy with the goal, but he didn't yell out of his mind.
The camera also gives a close-up of the Italian, who was once hailed as 'the greatest temporary coach of all time'.
In the 2011/2012 season, new Chelsea boss Villas-Boas overhauled the team did not lead Chelsea to glory, but instead led to chaos in the dressing room and a crisis for the Blues on all fronts.
It is estimated that what Abu wanted at that time was to make an environment familiar with the dressing room and the team avoid bringing more chaos and trouble to the team, and lead the team back on track, he had actually given up the dream of winning the championship that season, and it was already a difficult goal to reach the Champions League next season.
However, Abou clearly underestimated Di Matteo's ability and charisma, with the Italian coach, who has excellent language skills, quickly lifted the team out of crisis since taking over the reins on 4 March. In particular, Villas-Boas's team lost 3-1 to Napoli in the first leg of the quarter-finals, which also became an important trigger for the "birdies" to go down, and no one had much hope of a chaotic Blues to come back and advance. However, Roberto Di Matteo led Chelsea to the impossible, with goals from Didier Drogba, John Terry and Frank Lampard levelling on aggregate and Branislav Ivanovic in extra-time to make it to the last eight.
In the quarter-finals, Chelsea face Benfica to make it a home and away double and advance to the semi-finals against defending champions Barcelona. In the general dislike, Di Matteo's Chelsea played a very high defensive standard, beating Barcelona with Messi 3-2 over two legs to reach the final, and then in the final, at Bayern Munich's home Allianz Arena, Chelsea snatched the Champions League title from Bayern Munich's hands, the Blues stood on top of Europe for the first time, plus led Chelsea to win the English FA Cup that season, and the media gave Di Matteo at the time. The nickname of the greatest temp coach of all time.
Despite his dismissal in the following season, Di Matteo's tenure at Chelsea has become a miracle in football.
Di Matteo always has a smiling face, coupled with his calm command and character, the media gave him the nickname "Buddha Shuai".
So, it's hard to see him yelling on the sidelines with a blushing face and a thick neck.
Di Matteo made a gesture to Schalke 04's players not to panic, and then he gave tactical instructions to use the time towards the end of the first half to storm and try to equalise at the end of the first half.
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Schalke 04, who was not willing to end the first half with a score behind, launched a fierce attack on Liverpool's goal.
Schalke 04 is not a haphazard attack, they fully implement Di Matteo's tactical arrangement, and today Schalke 04 is to play high balls and make full use of the header ability of Huntelaar and Moting.
In addition, former Milan midfielder Boateng has a good impact ability, and at the same time, he is also quite good at heading the ball.
In the final moments of the game, Schalke 04 could even be seen as a three-centre-forward style of play, with Boateng and Huntelaar and Moting constantly trying to find header opportunities in front of them to deliver aerial strikes against Liverpool's goal.
Judging by the field, Schalke 04's attack was more intense than before they conceded the goal.
It seems that Liverpool's goal is on the line.
However, it did not lead to a goal for the home Schalke 04.
Instead, they pressed heavily in exchange for a large amount of space at the back.
And this big space was finally seized by Liverpool again.