The regular press conference before the game has always been the first to be interviewed by the head coach of the away team, and then it is the turn of the head coach of the home team, so Benitez, who was 'sprayed', has no way to get back on the field in the first place.

But he found an opportunity when the team travelled to Stamford Bridge: "Jose Mourinho always likes to comment on people, like he has to have a verbal battle with the opposing manager before every game, but I can only tell him that it is completely useless to do so, that the game is won with the feet and not with the mouth......

Unfortunately, the war of words between the two managers ended here, as the game was about to start and they had to turn their attention back to this Premier League match.

Chelsea are currently only five points ahead of second-placed Manchester United, which is not a safe points gap.

Manchester United's opponent in the same round of the league at the same time is Manchester City, they play at home, while Arsenal, who are third in the league, are not strong against Blackburn, and it is not a problem to win their respective opponents.

So for Chelsea, this league is a must-have.

The highlight of the blue-red clash was played at Stamford Bridge, and it was as packed as usual in the Premier League.

From another point of view, the game was very much watched.

Ten days later, both teams will start their own Champions League knockout rounds, and when the time comes, they will inevitably focus more on the Champions League, and the league is likely to give up selectively, so it is particularly important to win as many games as possible before the Champions League knockout rounds.

Both sides of the game presented the strongest lineups.

The lineup of Chelsea playing at home is still the most commonly used 'four, three, three' this season, quite like the 2004-2005 season and the 2005-2006 season when the Premier League champions flew together, but the two wings flew together, but the two wings flew together, because where Iello was on, which way flew higher, faster and more deadly.

This also makes it more difficult for opponents to defend.

Liverpool's previous two meetings with Chelsea this season have been winless, with one goal scored and five conceded, so Benitez has a slightly more conservative line-up in the league at Stamford Bridge, with five midfielders lined up in midfield and only one Torres in front.

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As soon as the game began, the local London commentator began to mock Liverpool: "Oh my God! Is this what Benitez said before the game about playing with your feet? Oh, God...... Forgive me for being a frog in the well, it's really hard for me to understand this Liverpool team, with Mascherano, Lucas and Xavi Alonso in the back three, and Gerrard, Babel and Torres up front...... Want a combination of these three to beat Chelsea's solid backline? How naïve! ”

Indeed, Liverpool are a little too naïve.

However, Benitez also has his reason for lining up a back three in front of the central defenders, which is to use the abundant physical energy of Mascherano and Lucas to ensure the safety of this space in front of the central defenders, otherwise Elo, Ballack or Lampard can calmly enter the penalty area from this rib gap, and it will be even more difficult to play when the game is behind.

Defend solidly and wait for an opportunity to attack!

In order to ensure the regrouping of forces, drawing on the defeats in previous games, Benitez did not use a man-to-man defence, but a very popular zone defence.

This is a reasonable tactical play that many away teams have chosen now.

But then again, there's no shame in Liverpool's counter-attacking at Stamford Bridge, as Chelsea's home record this season has been so good, averaging 3+ goals per game, that the entire Premier League team is terrified.

So Liverpool soon tasted the sweetness of Benitez's tactics, and the game went on until 20 minutes, and there was no space for Ailo to impact in both ribs of the penalty area, and he could only choose to shoot from a distance.

It's just that the hit rate of this long-range shot is a bit low.

Moreover, Iroh's talented long-range shooting master is only lv.1, and the shooting rate has only increased by 10%, if he blindly chooses to shoot from a distance, he will definitely discourage his teammates, which will affect the situation of the whole game.

Aside from Chelsea's dominance on the pitch, the actual threat did not materialize.

Mourinho, who was standing on the sidelines, was not in a hurry, and in his pre-match thoughts, he had envisaged Liverpool attacking Stamford Bridge with a solid defense, but it was ...... He laughed!

Playing this trick in front of real stability experts, will there be the consciousness of the class to make an axe?

When the game reached around the 25th minute, Mourinho waved his hand and signaled the two wings to boldly press the assist, turning the attack into a more direct two-way ball.

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In the 29th minute, Iello got the ball 30 meters from the goal, and Xavi Alonso and Lucas nearby immediately set their sights on Iro, as long as he had the idea of breaking forward, he would come to a close and leave the ball behind.

Of course, Arlo didn't have that in mind, Liverpool's defensive system is very tight, link by link, and it is undoubtedly a dream to break through into the box in such a small space, so he passed the ball back to Frank Lampard and continued to run forward.

With the exception of Xavi Alonso who stepped forward to get on Lampard with the ball, Lucas continued to run forward with Elloh, while right-back Finnan also focused on Elo, shrinking the defence and forcing the wide gap to leak out.

It was at this time that Frank Lampard was waiting for Ashley Cole on the wide and Lampard got straight over the ball and fired a quick low cross over 20 yards.

Ashley Cole got the ball and Finnan, who had just recovered it into the corner of the box, was forced to pull it out, because the quality of Ashley Cole's crosses has always been very good, and if he is allowed to play without pressure, then the quality will be ......

Finnan turned to say hello to centre-back Carragher before moving forward to block Ashley Cole's cross.

At this moment, Ailo and Anelka and Malouda suddenly accelerated to the penalty area, making the two central defenders Carragher and Aager suddenly become extremely nervous, and in the past two games of the season, they have fully seen the depth of Ailo's ability, if it is at this time, then ......

Carragher turned back and looked at Ashley Cole on the flank, just in time for a left-footed cross of the right height.

Wound from the inside out, this ball ...... Not the previous point!

But before Carragher could be surprised, he found that Iroh, who was staring at him, suddenly came to an emergency stop!

This change was something he didn't expect, because under normal circumstances, the wing-back's cross from the winger is bound to be the first point, and the so-called principle of proximity is this reason.

But...... What does it mean to suddenly stop suddenly?

Although Carragher is not as tall as Ag, his 80kg body makes it impossible for him to switch at the first time, plus he reacts passively, and it takes more reaction time to react to Ello, who reacts actively.

Even if it's all happening between lightning and flint.

But don't forget...... Football matches are often won or lost in a very short period of time.

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Ager is not particularly experienced in the Premier League, and it is naturally a little difficult to defend against the old fritter Anelka, but he also has his own way of defending, that is...... Mannerisms.

Anelka was in a good position, but with centre-back Ager's defensive moves, it was unrealistic to go straight on goal, so he had to find another way.

Seeing that the football crossed the front point, which meant that the football was about to reach the middle, Anelka could only force a jump and then head the goal, as for whether he could score, it would be fate.

But just then, Iroh's voice made him change his mind.

"Nikolai!!"

Anelka's first goal at Chelsea was assisted by Eyro, so his impression of Elo was very good, and the small cooperation between the two in training was also very compatible, which made the friendship between the two further developed, and extended to the football field became difficult to cultivate...... Tacit understanding!

Anelka, who jumped in mid-air, saw the unmarked Iro, and was also thinking about the angle and strength of the header, but the football was already close at hand, and Anelka could only subconsciously head a little.

Ashley...... Cross!!! The football landed a little bit back, Ai didn't jump, this time it was Nikolai in the middle!! ”

Sky TV's Chelsea 'Queen' commentator Andy Gray exclaimed.

"- Anelka!"

Anelka in the shot is not enough to kick the ground under the interference of Ag, so his forehead is under the football, and the parabola of the football is very large, which is completely out of the controllable range of Iro.

Anelka, who was in the middle of the air, also regretted that he was too anxious, if he leaned back slightly to increase the area of the ball, then Ielo would be very comfortable to meet the ball and shoot directly at the goal.

But Aello's next move made Anelka's eyes widen.

The same movement was performed by Carragher, who had just twisted his body and turned his body with his center of gravity.

Coincidentally, Mascherano, who was chasing back, thought that Anelka's header was at a very good angle and directly crossed the angle of Ailo's shot, but it was ......

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In fact, when Anelka headed the ball in mid-air, Ello's mind suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and his intuition told him the approximate location of the football, so at the same time that Anelka felt remorseful, his body turned nearly ninety degrees to the right, from half-facing the goal direction to now completely facing away from the goal.

After completing the turn, Iro, with his head up, moved very quickly on his feet, taking advantage of his height and long legs to reach the suitable place to complete the shot in two steps.

Then his right foot kicked violently on the turf, and the whole person jumped up because of the reaction force transmitted from the ground, and Carragher, who was also facing away from the goal, didn't know what Iello was thinking? He took a big step forward between the lightning and flint, and then the whole person jumped up and completed a 180-degree turn in mid-air, trying to use his back to intercept the angle of Iroh's shot, no matter how bad it was, it could affect the feeling of Iroh's shot.

But Iroh's attention was entirely focused on the ball that was getting closer, so there was no interference with him.

In mid-air, Iro's left foot swung from back to front, and his waist was exerted at the same time, and this force drove his left leg to swing forward more sufficiently! Then his left foot hit the middle and lower part of the ball with the instep of his left foot.

Bang -

"It's ...... Extremely difficult half-volley!! Looking at Iroh, who was in charge of the camera, Andy Gray subconsciously shouted.