Chapter 601: Forcibly Kicking Up
The game restarted, and the Liverpool fans in the stands were still singing "You Will Never Walk Alone", as if they had the intention of singing non-stop during the game.
Liverpool continued to move forward five metres in formation with the momentum of the goal, with all four defenders crossing the halfway line and two full-backs, Reese and Arbeloa, both on the verge of winging.
Although Chelsea wanted to equalize the score quickly, they also knew that Liverpool, who were now in full swing with the advantage of their home stadium, was not suitable for 'committing crimes against the wind', so they put their minds back to defense, after all, the game was a 90-minute battle, and there was no need to rush to equalize, otherwise it would be counterproductive.
After surviving Liverpool's three-board axe, Chelsea began to organize their attacks in an orderly manner, and Eilo consciously inserted more holes in the ribs according to Mourinho's explanation, and sure enough, it ...... Found a good chance, but the shot was wide under the interference of centre-back Agger and was caught in the arms of goalkeeper Reina.
Seeing that they did not rely on the momentum of the goal to extend the score to two goals in one fell swoop, Liverpool took it and slowly retreated the defence to their own half, otherwise it would be bad for Iello to use his active running to win, because away goals are much more valuable than home goals.
You have to keep as many goals as possible at home, and then you score.
Chelsea saw that Liverpool was no longer forcing the attack, nor was it in a hurry to attack, advancing layer by layer, slowly organizing the attack, which was quite like boiling a frog in warm water.
The pace of the game can change frequently in a short period of time, and it is inseparable from the manager on the sidelines, in other words, the level of the manager restricts the progress of a team, and there is no doubt that Benitez and Mourinho are both high-level managers.
Liverpool's formation was recycled, and Chelsea naturally carried the banner of attack, in addition to Mikel Mikel as a protector in the middle, Frank Lampard and Ballack were actively involved in the attack.
It is worth mentioning the division of labor between Lampard and Ballack, if Lampard is forward, then Ballack will shoulder the responsibility of linking and organising the attack, and in the same way, if Ballack is forward, then the job will be done by Lampard.
In fact, after Ballack arrived at Chelsea before the end of this season's summer transfer window, the British media was discussing the coexistence of Lampard and Ballack, because both are the kind of central midfielders with very strong forward ability, so the question is, how to coexist? Who's before and who's behind?
It's normal to think of the coexistence of the England national team, but Mourinho has a nimble head and thinks of such a situation where the two take turns to move forward without sacrificing the attacking ability of either person, thus making it more difficult for the opponent to defend.
This is the solution that Mourinho was able to imagine to solve the two attacking central midfield combinations.
In the 29th minute, 10 minutes after conceding the goal, Chelsea defended Liverpool's quick counter-attack, with Ballack in possession at the back, and Frank Lampard actively moving forward, leaving the responsibility of organising to Ballack.
Liverpool's defensive enthusiasm is very strong, as soon as he saw that the offensive opportunity was gone, he retreated like a tide, and quickly retreated to his own half, Ballack shook his head, thinking of passing the ball to fullback Ashley Cole, and then getting rid of Gerrard's defense, but he saw that Iello who was pulling to the side was raising his hand to ask for the ball, so he pulled the ball to the left with his right foot, and at the same time this leg also took a big step forward, his body was slightly upfront, blocking Gerrard behind him, and then passing the ball to Iello on the left sideline with the arch of his left foot.
Shhh
Suddenly, the Liverpool fans near the left touchline let out a loud boo.
But Iroh's attention is focused on football, so to speak, he doesn't listen to the stands and only focuses on the ball at his feet.
Because Iro's position is very sidelined, according to Benitez's pre-game deployment, Mascherano, one of the two backs, does not need to step forward to defend, and only waits until he is close to the 30-meter area to keep up, so Iro, who has the ball, is very free and can calmly take two steps forward.
It's just that...... You can only take two steps.
Bringing the ball into Liverpool's 30-metre defence, Mascherano targeted Ailo viciously as if he felt the area he was defending being violated.
He knows...... He has been a backdrop to Iroh's success in the past season, but he decided that this time he must be the protagonist, and the best opportunity to be photogenic is to defend the Chinese in front of him for nothing......
Iroh looked at Mascherano with a stern attitude, grinned, and passed the ball to Frank Lampard in the middle, and then cut in from the gap between the full-back and the crowd as Mourinho had arranged.
As usual, Mascherano still did not dare to be careless, and followed Ailo inside, he was afraid that his opportunity to appear on camera today would be ruined by the Chinese next to him.
Iello passes the ball and then accelerates into the rib space between the centre-backs and full-backs, which is a clear two-over-two, two-over-three tie-and-wall combination.
As the saying goes, the intent is too obvious.
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After the camera Ailo crossed the ball to Frank Lampard who was plugged in behind, he immediately accelerated into the rib space between Arbeloa and Carragher, which immediately attracted a comment from the commentator in the studio.
'Chelsea's tactical intent is too obvious, one of the Premier League's most common wide-wingers crossing forward to hit the wall...... This kind of simple cooperation is still facing a Champions League powerhouse like Liverpool, and it is difficult to make a difference, there is no doubt about it...... Chelsea's attack was certainly in vain......"
Lineker, a BBC TV commentator, shook his head.
Huang Jianxiang, who broadcast live, also shook his head at Chelsea's attack: "Chelsea's attack is too simple, if this game is against other Premier League teams, there may be unexpected effects, but Liverpool is a super team in the Champions League - England's best team in Europe, it is impossible to let Lampard, who receives the ball, pass the ball in, besides...... Arlo is one of Chelsea's most dangerous players, and as soon as he enters the 30-metre area of Liverpool's defence for the past half hour, Argentina international Mascherano will be the first to interfere...... That's the root cause of his poor performance for almost half an hour......"
Even Sky TV commentator Andy Gray, who has been supporting Chelsea, sighed and announced the end of the attack: "A simple combination of hitting the wall is not going to succeed unless the Liverpool defenders are distracted at this moment, or Frank Lampard's cross is very precise and perfectly combined with the running Ai ......"
Frank Lampard's position in the middle of the centre and Malouda on the right was not ideal before he got the ball, and Iro, who passed the ball, was the ideal passer, because there was a lot of uncertainty and it could be tried, maybe ...... Will there be unexpected effects?
Of course, Lampard can also choose to keep the ball down, keep the rhythm steady, and wait until Ballack comes forward before continuing to attack, but this is slightly conservative, and without the suddenness of the attack, it is difficult to break the Liverpool door in the positional attack.
As a result, Lampard opted to cross directly behind centre-back Carragher.
Pitch didn't even look up at the ball and has developed a good understanding with Frank Lampard over the past season, not to mention ...... It's the same whether you pass the ball in place or not, when the time comes, you only need to stop the ball + shoot, if the pass is not in place, it will be in vain to look up, just waste the physical energy of a sprint.
In order to bypass Carragher, who was consciously approaching his forward route, Iroh made a big turn to the left, and with a Mascherano who was not slow, determined, and full of physical strength, Iro's speed did not increase to the fastest.
Carragher stepped back to the line of the penalty area and watched the ball leap high in the air, intending to push it out, but he overestimated his own bounce or the quality of his international team-mate Frank Lampard's cross, and the others jumped up, but none of the ball's hairs touched a single one.
Andy Gray, who had previously seen Frank Lampard and Iello cross and sigh with the prelude, his voice was an octave higher, and his voice was full of surprise, in Carragher's career, there are very few cases of rising to the top!
"Carragher is on top!"
Mascherano kept up with Iro, and at the same time used the small action of pulling the jersey, even though Iroh was incredibly fast, there was no way to get rid of it less than ten meters from the baseline.
After all, Frank Lampard's passing is not very powerful, and if Iroh accelerates, it will be easy to rush off the line at once, and Mascherano, who has always been on the inside, will have a good chance of destroying the football.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Reina slowly moved into the near corner of the net, intending to block the angle of Elo's shot - even though Elo was now clinging to Mascherano, he still didn't dare to slacken.
At that moment, Elo, who was only five metres from the baseline, suddenly turned and jammed his position as he slowed down, and used his chest to bring back the ball that Frank Lampard had crossed into the box.
Mascherano didn't expect Iroh to handle the ball like this at all, but his reaction was very fast, taking advantage of the low handicap, wanting to stretch his foot to hook the ball, but Iro's reaction was faster than him, directly taking advantage of his height and leg length to step forward with his left leg, and then pouted his butt and directly pushed Mascherano behind him.
Considering that this was in the penalty area, Mascherano did not dare to be presumptuous, but tightly stuck the shooting space in the direction of the goal facing Ailo, and Ailo also lost the space to shoot at the first time in order to control the ball.
Seeing that Carragher was about to form a flank with Mascherano, Iroh gently slid the ball to the left front, shook the angle, and then twisted his waist and shook his hips between the lightning and flint to pick up his right foot directly...... Shot!
No one expected that Ilo would force his feet even though Mascherano was blocking his shot, so Mascherano realized that when Iroh hit the goal, he was too late to reach out and the ball hit the far corner of the goal like a cannonball.
“oh-my-god!!! Ai - Shoot straight at goal! ”