152. After a painful defeat
Lore!
Three to one!
Chelsea finally avenged their defeat at Liverpool last season, and the entire Anfield stadium was boiling.
The carnival has begun.
The 3-1 scoreline gave the Chelsea hope of beating Liverpool to reach the last four of the Champions League, and in their opinion, they already have one foot in the Champions League semi-finals.
"It's over! 1-3, Liverpool suffered a tragic Waterloo at Stamford Bridge. Sky Sports commentator Tim 61 Laurson sighed, "This score looks a bit big, the next leg, back to Anfield, Liverpool must be 2-0, 3-0, 4-1 and so on to be able to eliminate Chelsea and advance to the Champions League semi-finals, which is still quite difficult." ”
"Yes! The Liverpudlians didn't take their chances, they started well. Unfortunately, they didn't make it up. This time the Liverpudlians themselves have pushed themselves to the edge of the cliff, and now all they can do is either break out or die! Sky Sports commentator Gary 61 Lineker also said.
Scolari is very excited, Chelsea have been suppressed by Liverpool in recent years, in recent seasons, Chelsea have not won against Liverpool, this time he did, Scolari was very excited, celebrating wildly on the sidelines.
At this point, reporters frantically swarmed around Chelsea manager Scolari.
Liverpool, on the other hand, were a little too quiet, and the Liverpool players didn't want to stay here any longer, leaving Stamford Bridge as soon as the game was over, and they didn't want to stay here for the Chelsea fans to see jokes and sarcasm.
Liverpool fans also felt very disappointed in this game, the team lost to Chelsea 1-3, which put a lot of pressure on the second leg of the Liverpool team.
Speaking to reporters after the game, Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez said: "We didn't expect the result of this game, and we have a lot of chances in this game, because we haven't kept up with training recently, and the main responsibility lies with me. ”
Benitez's words are clear that he is complaining about Chelsea's small pre-match actions, which affected the performance of the Liverpool players in this game.
Benitez added: 'When we get back at home, I think Chelsea will meet the real Liverpool. I firmly believe that it was Liverpool who reached the last four of the Champions League recently. ”
Hearing Benitez's words, Liverpool fans also think that they Liverpool still have a chance, and there is still a good chance. Now they are only 1-3, they are only two goals behind, and they have an away goal and they only need a 2-0 win over Chelsea to progress to the last four of the Champions League when they return home.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard also said after the game: "It's not the end of Shijie and we're not cornered. I'm confident in our team and I'm sure it's Liverpool who will be smiling after the second leg. ”
And Qiu Ze, the core of Liverpool's midfield, said this when facing reporters: "This game was a bit of a surprise, of course we created a lot of chances, we didn't take them, it's our fault. However, this is not the end of the day, as a 3-1 win for Chelsea does not mean they have reached the last four of the Champions League. ”
Qiu Ze also said: "I don't think this one-to-three is not entirely a bad thing. Because we have been going well recently, and we haven't encountered any major difficulties, I think this is a test and a spur. After this time, we will come to our senses and devote ourselves to the next games. Liverpool is scary when they get serious. ”
At the same time, Qiu Ze added: "This could be a problem for Chelsea. They're already 3-1 ahead and they're definitely going to be a little out of the way mentally. It could be a kind of baggage for them to tie their hands in the second round, which will give us a chance. ”
"So, I think this second round is a better chance for us. And I believe in my teammates, my team. Victory will be ours. ”
Qiu Ze's words stabilized the hearts of Liverpool fans like a booster, gave Liverpool fans more confidence in the Liverpool team, and made Liverpool fans no longer worry and hesitate.
Liverpool fans and players are very supportive of Qiu Ze's words, but Chelsea are very much disagreeing.
Speaking after the game, Chelsea head coach Scolari said: 'At full time, we deserved to win, we created more chances than them, we threatened their goal more and hit their posts. Judging by the game, it was us who won and we were a lot better than them. ”
Scolari added: 'Through this game, I think the Chelsea players should understand that we don't have to be Liverpool. On the contrary, we still have the advantage and this game says it all. Liverpool is not scary, it is us Chelsea who are scary. ”
After a pause, Scolari continued: "In the second leg, as long as we keep playing like this, we don't need a big score. I believe that as long as the Chelsea players are confident, it should be easy to deal with Liverpool, victory is beckoning us, are you ready for the Chelsea players? ”
Indeed, if you look at this game alone, Chelsea did create more chances than Liverpool, and it should be their Chelsea team that wins, Scolari is right. However, this is only a ceremonial game and does not mean much.
However, Chelsea fans are very supportive of Scolari, and they think Scolari is right when he says that they want to be better than Liverpool.
Speaking to reporters after the game, Chelsea captain John Terry had this to say: 'We played our style and played our football. We did a good job and we deserved to win. ”
Terry added: 'However, we can't afford to take the second leg lightly because it's Liverpool. However, we don't need to be too scared of Liverpool. We just have to play at the pace of this game and I'm sure we'll be the winners." ”
After the game, the media also gave their opinions on the game, and the Sun became a loyal Chelsea supporter, who believe that this season Chelsea will definitely take revenge on last season, and this time Liverpool should pay for the past.
There is no doubt that The Sun is on Chelsea's side, and there are deep contradictions between him and Liverpool and Qiu Ze, and his position has already been laid.
The Sun also said that Liverpool's performance in this game was simply too bad, and there was no strong team style at all, and it was impossible for such a team to advance to the last four of the Champions League. and Qiu Ze's performance in this game was very bad, and there was no longer the magic before.
"The Sun" believes that the reason for this is that Qiu Ze was able to play so well before, mainly because everyone was not familiar with him, and now that everyone has studied him thoroughly, he is just like that, and he can no longer continue the previous magic. And this match with Chelsea was the beginning of Qiu Ze's fall.
Of course, such news is completely brain-dead. Even Chelsea fans don't think The Sun is right, Qiu Ze's performance is obvious to all, Qiu Ze's strength is very clear to everyone, in their opinion, "The Sun" is completely a personal vendetta.
Although Qiu Ze's performance in this game was not amazing, it was still very good, even outstanding, he sent a number of very threatening passes in this game, and even sent three single shots alone.
Moreover, Qiu Ze took care of Liverpool's attack in an orderly manner, and Qiu Ze's performance was very good.
The Mirror sided with Liverpool and Qiu Ze, and they attributed the main reason for the defeat to Chelsea's pre-match small actions, which made Liverpool not participate in a training session for more than two days. It also made it difficult for Liverpool's bus to reach the middle of the road, and made Liverpool's players stay in the bus for more than an hour in the middle of the road, which made the family physically and mentally exhausted.
In such a series of situations, it is already good for Liverpool to be able to perform like this. If it weren't for the bad luck of the Liverpool people, it would be impossible for Liverpool to bring back a win away from home. What else is there to criticize for Liverpool's performance?
England's "Guardian" is also on Liverpool's side, but they also believe that Liverpool have lost 1-3, and this second leg will be very difficult, and Liverpool will indeed need to spend a lot of effort to qualify for the Champions League semi-finals.
3-1 is not a small scoreline, and the Liverpudlians themselves know that it will be very difficult for them to qualify for the last four of the Champions League. But the Liverpudlians are not afraid of difficulties, they have faith in themselves, they firmly believe that they can laugh and win.
After returning to Liverpool, Benitez did not give Liverpool a holiday. Because he was very unhappy with the result of this game. It was the worst he could have predicted, and he thought it was the responsibility of the Liverpool players, so he didn't give the team a holiday.
Of course, he feels that he also has a very big responsibility for not arranging Liverpool's training lately and making the wrong decisions that have left the Liverpool team on the back foot. So, he himself is being punished. At the same time, Benitez said that the second round must be won.
This time it's back to their home turf of Liverpool, and there must be no more problems. This time you have to prepare well, play hard, and you have to beat that damn Chelsea team and qualify for the last four of this season's Champions League.
Liverpool have a league game ahead of the second Champions League quarter-final match between Liverpool and Chelsea, which will take on Blackburn Rovers at their home turf. The current league is equally important for Liverpool, even if the next game against Chelsea is a battle of life and death, this league, Liverpool cannot give up easily.
Liverpool is very serious about preparing for this league, and the players will not participate in all inexplicable activities, and they will stay at the club to participate in training. At the same time, Liverpool FC also reminded Liverpool's players not to make it too late in the evening.