Chapter 507: Intermission
Jones glanced at Kodic, who was shouting loudly, and he also felt a little uncomfortable, he was still complaining about the coach just now, and he was too conservative after the score was ahead.
Now Jones really thinks he's taking it for granted, yes, it's a big game, the coach is under a lot more pressure than himself.
Before he could finish speaking, Jones immediately stood up and said, "We're going to score, and it's not your fault, we won't give them a chance in the second half!" Then came the voices of the players.
Cordic took a deep breath, took a break and continued, "I don't want to say too much about who is right and who is wrong.
I need to score in the second half! Goals need to be scored! What should I do in the second half? ”
Without waiting for anyone to speak, Kodic continued, "In the second half we attacked, we must attack, pay attention to what I said, it's not a defensive counterattack, it's an offense!" Goal! ”
"There are 45 minutes left! After 45 minutes, it will be known whether you will go to the final or be eliminated by the opponent! Of course I hope it's the former, and I'm sure no one will choose the second option! ”
"That's right."
"Yes."
"Of course we hope it's the final!"
"That's right, we're going to the finals!"
Everyone shouted, and the oppressive atmosphere in the locker room was only waiting for a little release at this moment.
"Goal! It's really not a big deal! Jones said lightly, pointing at Costa and Eden Hazard, "I said, guys, let's give them an unforgettable defeat in the second half, they're waiting!" ”
This is suspected of being a big talk, but I have to say that Jones is qualified to say this, listening to Jones scoring goals with such an understatement, the hearts of the players are much more steady, and they have more confidence in their hearts!
"In 45 minutes, we'll be in the final!" Jones shouted.
Kodic didn't bring up a change in his squad at half-time and knew the problem in the first half was his tactics, not the players.
After Kodic finished talking about the tactical arrangements for the second half, the atmosphere in the dressing room was still a little depressing, and the thought of scoring in the second half and making sure not to be scored by the opponent made the players' hearts feel a lot of pressure.
Kodic was still explaining the tactics of the second half, arranging and telling some details again, at this time, assistant coach Osilai reminded Kodic that the time was almost up and the players should play, and Kodic ended the training and signaled that the players could start playing.
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At the start of the second half, Kodic sat on the bench and did not go to the sidelines to direct because he had already said it in detail, but the television broadcast still gave him a close-up.
Chelsea's first half was disappointing, and Kodic was naturally on their radar, with the camera giving him a close-up to find something to talk about.
The commentator also understood the meaning of the broadcast and began to organize the language and said: "If there is one person to be responsible for Chelsea's goal, it should be Kodic.
Jones was very good in today's game, Chelsea's attacking line was also very good, Chelsea's problem was tactical, being too conservative after taking the lead!
Obviously, this could only be the manager's request, and now he can sit still, and if Chelsea are eliminated, Kodic will have to be held responsible! The good situation was ruined by his conservatism! ”
However, he didn't say that Kodic was too long, as Jones and his team-mates kept pressing on Liverpool's goal as the second half started and started creating chances.
This drew the attention of the commentators, who paused their criticism of Kodic and instead focused on the intense game.
Alonso dribbled the ball along the wing, Liverpool's defenders came up under pressure to interfere, and after Alonso dummed a shot, a cross from the wing was headed over by Henderson.
Cesc Fabregas quickly stepped up and got in front of Firmino to pick the ball out to Costa, who fired a direct volley.
However, the goal was not on target, but it caused chaos in the Liverpool penalty area, and Jones broke the ball from the feet of Van Dijk in the confusion.
"Jones, break the ball successfully! Jones broke the ball in the box, which was the equivalent of Liverpool's gift to Jones. ”
Jones was overjoyed, he had his back to the goal, and at the moment, he squeezed Van Dijk behind him, wanting to turn and face the goal head-on, but Van Dijk reacted quickly after being tackled this time.
Van Dijk's defense was very hard, not giving an inch, and stuck in the most critical position, which made it difficult for Jones to turn around, and even if he forced a turn, he did not necessarily have the space and time to shoot with his feet.
At this time, Jones saw a blue shadow, he didn't think about it, passed the football towards the right side of the penalty area, Costa followed up and pressed Lovren to complete a header ferry, and after the follow-up Hazard stopped the ball on his chest, he volleyed directly and completed a beautiful shot!
The football flew out quickly and reached the goal in the blink of an eye, but the ball flew out of the bottom line and hit the side-netting, and Karius did shout lucky!
He didn't have time to react to this ball at all, as long as it hit the goal frame, he couldn't do anything! Because the ball speed is so fast!
"After Jones broke the ball, there was no chance to shoot, the ball was passed into the box, Costa then headed the ball, Hazard volleyed directly, but unfortunately, it was wide of the goal!"
"Chelsea's attack was quite good, Jones's pass was beautiful, Van Dijk thought he had defended Jones, but he was still successfully passed by Jones!"
"Eden Hazard is a little bit of luck away from scoring!"
Seeing that the football was not scored, but only hit the side netting, a sigh of regret came from the stands, if this goal was scored, it would be really exciting!
The fans in the stands still gave fierce applause after regretting, although the goal was not scored, but the whole attack was beautiful, after the start of the second half, Chelsea became more active, Chelsea has occupied the initiative on the field, almost pressing Liverpool to play.
Karius put the ball on the kick-off, he didn't rush to kick off, but slowed down, just now, Chelsea's attack was too fierce, and they had almost no chance to attack.
In such a situation, it was easy to go wrong, and Chelsea faced Liverpool's frenzied attack in the first half, making a mistake and firing back in quick succession within three minutes.
Liverpool don't want to be like Chelsea, and at this point, they need to take a break and give themselves time.
Finally, when Skomina signaled for Karius to kick off, Karius took a goal kick, and instead of kicking it wide, he kicked the ball to his defender Virgil van Dijk.
Van Dijk slowly dribbled the ball in his own half, while observing the situation on the field, Costa rushed up and made a gesture to steal, Van Dijk did not dare to be careless, and quickly kicked the football to the front.
Henderson jumped, ferrying a football header to Salah, who passed to Roberto Firmino and he was responsible for the attack.
Roberto Firmino made a beautiful stop on the ball as he looked ahead and was planning to lead an attack to suppress Chelsea's frantic attack.
Cesc Fabrega started to scramble, Firmino knocked the ball with a nice heel and turned to get the ball over again, avoiding Fabregas's top tackle.