93 Forcing the opponent to attack
On 6 May 2012, the FA Cup final will be played at Wembley Stadium. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Qin Lang and his teammates attach great importance to this game, because this is the most important game of the season for Liverpool, and even the last game of the season for the main players. Because the league mission is over, the next two rounds of the league are basically training.
While Liverpool's players are in high morale and form, they are not too careless to be taken against Chelsea, who have won the FA Cup three times in the last five years. Despite Chelsea's poor league record this season, the change of manager at Roberto Di Matteo has been a jaw drop.
Rather than lead Chelsea to glory, Villas-Boas's sweeping overhaul has led to chaos within the dressing room that has left the Blues in jeopardy on all fronts. After Boas's dismissal, Abou seems to have given up on his dream of winning the title this season, and reaching next season's Champions League is already his modest goal.
However, Abou clearly underestimated Di Matteo's ability, and the Italian boss quickly got the team out of crisis when he took over the reins of the Blues. In the Champions League, he led Chelsea to a reversal of Napoli, a double win over Benfica, and a stubborn resistance to defending champions Barcelona.
Despite the general dislike, Chelsea reached the Champions League final.
The current Chelsea team is not the strongest Blues in history, but they are the most combative and tenacious.
Perhaps not too many would have imagined that Chelsea, who had suffered unprecedented chaos during the season, would eventually win the Champions League. Acting coach Roberto Di Matteo has continued to create miracles since taking over Chelsea, leading Chelsea all the way to the final.
But now, Chelsea will want to come to Liverpool to pay their respects and win the FA Cup final to boost their morale for the next Champions League final!
Chelsea lined up in a 4-3-3 formation today, with Didier Drogba up front, Kalou and Juan Mata on the flanks and a midfield trio of Ramirez, Frank Lampard and Mikel Mikel. At the back, Branislav Ivanovic and John Terry partnered in central defence, Ashley Cole and Bosingwa were left and right, and the goalkeeper was still Cech.
Liverpool lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Suarez as a single striker, Downing, Steven Gerrard and Bellamy behind him, and Henderson and Spearing in the back. On the back line, Skrtel and Ager partnered in the center, Enrique was on the left and Johnson was on the right, and the goalkeeper was naturally Qin Lang.
Both teams fielded their strongest squads, and it doesn't matter if the FA Cup is chicken or not, but when a team can reach the final, there is no reason to relax. What's more, both teams have basically given up on the next league tasks, and they are bound to give it their all now.
Both teams take this game very seriously, which is also destined for the FA Cup final to be a wonderful battle; Because the quality of both teams is very good, because both teams are in good form and morale at the moment.
The more important reason, of course, is that both teams are eager to win, and they are both too eager to win the FA Cup!
After a pick-and-go game, Chelsea kicked off first.
Chelsea's hunger to win was evident from the start, and as soon as the game hit the minute, Chelsea seized their chance as they advanced to the front; Because the defenders didn't keep their eyes on it too closely, Drogba fired an imaginative shot from the left side of the box on the left flank.
Qin Lang didn't take it too seriously, because Drogba's shot would not be in any danger, because the African Warcraft's shot was high. In the ensuing game, the two sides fought fiercely in the midfield, but neither could find too good attacking opportunities.
Although neither team has found too good opportunities for the time being, Qin Lang will not be careless; Because Qin Lang knew very well that this game was too important for both teams, the result of the battle for every inch of land was naturally that these two teams could launch a fatal threat at any time, which was a normal thing.
In fact, in the fierce confrontation and competition, there will always be some accidents or things that go wrong in the busy.
In the 11th minute of the game, Liverpool defender Spearing made a mistake in stopping the ball at halftime; It was a dangerous mistake as Mata won the ball in the centre circle and passed to the right side of the pitch.
Mata's pass instantly tore through Liverpool's defence, and Ramires cut in quickly; Although Enrique tried to interfere with the hot pursuit, Ramirez forced his way through Enrique's defense and cut into the right wing of the penalty area, then shot straight with his foot.
Qin Lang was not too nervous at the moment when Spearing lost the ball, but Qin Lang had to be highly vigilant after Mata's pass; And Ramirez's wonderful individual performance also made Qin Lang wait, at the moment when Ramirez got up, he saw that Qin Lang, who wanted to hit the far corner, quickly stepped sideways and then went straight to the lower right corner of the goal.
Although Ramirez's performance was outstanding, his previous stops, breakthroughs and shots were perfect, and he could reach almost perfect scores; But Qin Lang stretched out his hand in front of the goal, which made Ramirez's perfect performance instantly useless, because the ball was blocked by Qin Lang from the bottom line.
Ramirez's wonderful individual performance has become Qin Lang's foil, and his outstanding performance only proves that Qin Lang's value is extraordinary!
Qin Lang, who got up slowly, didn't care much, this was a wonderful save without doubt, but Qin Lang had already made too many wonderful or critical saves in the previous game, this time the save really couldn't make Qin Lang completely excited or proud, at most, he was in a good mood.
Qin Lang also knows very well that either his outstanding performance makes the performance of those attackers a foil; If he concedes a goal, it will bring out the quality of the opponent.
There is not much humility in the football field, this is the place where strength speaks, and the success and defeat of the king are vividly reflected here; Maybe it's the victory or defeat of a game, or maybe it's a round of offense and defense, there must be a relatively better existence.
Although they were discouraged by their opponents, the Liverpool players did not feel the slightest blow, and they did not back down.
Naturally, Qin Lang didn't lose his temper, although he gave the opponent a very threatening shot; But conceding a goal in midfield is a big surprise, the most important thing is the excellent individual quality of Juan Mata and Ramirez, some things really can't just be measured by attitude, personal ability must also be taken into account.
Liverpool reacted immediately, and the Reds pressed all over the board, and now they are not only fighting Chelsea for an inch, but also using their full-backs to assist well to keep the Blues under pressure.
This time it was Glenn Johnson who made the difference, cutting in quickly and sending in a low cross; Branislav Ivanovic stretched out his leg in front of the six-yard box, but the clearance ball landed poorly. Bellamy volleyed sideways directly into the middle of the penalty area, embarrassment of Ivanovic, but very heroic, sacrificing himself to block the eye, and blocking the ball directly with his body.
This time it was the Chelsea fans' turn to be in shock, and the Blues players must be in a state of panic right now; They did dismiss Liverpool, but the Reds' counter-attacks came so quickly and violently that they had to make the Blues players cautious, as the Reds were not so easy to bully.
The two teams went back and forth,-for-tat, and neither of them backed down in the slightest, and they were constantly looking for opportunities to hit the opposition.
Liverpool's players are highly motivated, and because the Reds have more options in attack; Qin Lang was very happy to see his teammates full of confidence, because unconsciously, Liverpool had grown a lot, and now the players of the Red Army are slowly gaining some arrogance, and they now think more and more that they are playing for a championship team.
In the thirteenth minute of the game, Suarez's ultra-long-range lob did not cause Petr Cech any problems at all; And then Ramirez received Drogba's pass on the right rib like a pass and shot the ball to the goal, Qin Lang made a decisive attack and flew directly to take the ball off, and Drogba could only run back in vain and depressed.
The game started to slowly get dull, and the confrontation between the two teams was fierce; Mikel midfielder swept down Gerrard with a bright sole and received a yellow card, and soon Agger brought down Mikel and was also yellow carded.
Both teams don't have the slightest hint of backing down, and both are quite tough teams; But football is not just about physical confrontation, it's about the quality of the attacking end.
Unfortunately, the Liverpool and Chelsea players had a relatively high quality of their shots in the first fifteen minutes of the game, and the period that followed was nothing but fierce confrontation between the players of the two teams and their poor shooting footwork.
In the first half, the two teams were in a state of blank sheets, and Qin Lang didn't take such a score seriously and returned to the locker room.
Because Qin Lang knows very well that whether it is Liverpool or Chelsea, the attitude of the two teams towards this game is very correct; It's normal to not score in the first half, because the second half of the game is the decisive moment, and in the second half of the game, both teams will definitely strive for a higher quality of shooting, not just blindly scramble and fight.
The Liverpool players were not in a hurry at all, but they could also expect that the Chelsea players would be nervous.
Because defense has always been Liverpool's strong point, at least for most of the season, Liverpool's defensive level is quite a headache for other teams; And once the game goes to extra time or a penalty shoot-out, it is absolutely not good for Chelsea.
Because of Qin Lang, although it is not necessarily that he will continue to save not a penalty, but think about Qin Lang's record of not conceding a penalty so far, this is enough to cast a shadow on the hearts of the Blues players, which will also make the Liverpool players more confident.
Dalglish is constantly cheering his players on, because he believes the Blues will definitely attack, Liverpool will force their opponents to attack, and this may be the chance for the Reds.
Of course, this also requires Qin Lang to continue to be strong, he must withstand the pressure brought by the opponent's strong attack!
Qin Lang naturally knows about these, and he is indeed full of confidence; No matter how strong the opponent is, Qin Lang has the confidence to block the opponent! (To be continued.) )