Chapter 342: Precursor to Play
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Although this goal was scored by Gudjanssen, Sky TV commentator Graham was not wrong, the most important contributor to the goal is indeed Wang Li, if you watch the whole process of the goal, even people who don't understand football can easily come to this conclusion. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the eyes of the Liverpool players, the black-haired kid on the other side suddenly played an arbitrary game is indeed a bit unexpected to them, and the interception of Gerrard's catch just now is also very exciting, at least the average player does not have this ability.
In fact, since this season, Wang Li's performance has been very different from last season, and when he was at Wolverhampton, due to the limited ability of his teammates, he always picked up the attacking tasks of the whole team by himself, while other coaches rarely considered how he and his teammates would work together when analyzing his methods of defending him. This season, there are more such combinations, one is that his teammates at Chelsea are indeed stronger than Wolfhampton, but the most important reason is that Wang Li's personal ability has improved, and his running awareness and passing have improved a lot.
Although Nenitez and all the players of the entire Liverpool team knew that Wang Li's personal ability was very strong, they did not expect it to be so strong, and the successive volleys of the three players failed to break his ball, but instead allowed him to pass a very accurate through ball, which is a bit incredible in the eyes of many people, how to defend in the face of this kind of individual ability, who is a master in all aspects!?
Almost all coaches think about it, but they really can't think of a good solution.
At this time, Benitez in the Liverpool coach's box is the person who regrets it the most, just a few minutes ago, he also thought about letting the team strengthen the defense, and strive to keep the score, even if the face is a little ugly, but the right to speak always belongs to the winner, no matter what method is used, as long as the victory is won, then the fans will not say anything, but now Chelsea has moved back a goal, if you start to choose to defend with all your strength now, it will probably be a little too late - but if you don't defend, Chelsea will score another goal in one go, It's not a strange thing!
These two options kept popping up in Benitez's head, leaving the Spaniard unsettled, his eyes fixed on the brunette boy on the pitch as he wondered what the team would do next. With 10 minutes left before the end of the first half, one more goal from Chelsea could have turned Liverpool's fortunes around in an instant.
Benitez gritted his teeth, his eyes became determined, no matter what, the football game still depends on the result, even if the fans complained, he was forced to do so.
Taking advantage of a throw-in opportunity, Benitez called the team's captain Gerrard to his side and told him to let the team do their best to hold the rest of the time, if Liverpool can return to the dressing room with a one-goal advantage, then it will undoubtedly be much easier in the second half, but if the score is tied, it will be a sharp turn for the worse, and it will become very difficult to regain the advantage.
Listening to the coach's arrangement, Gerrard looked at the brunette boy on the field who was talking and laughing freely with his teammates, he was the one who forced the leading Liverpool to look like this, this kind of powerful ability is probably only comparable to those famous stars in history.
As the captain of Liverpool, Gerrard knows what to do all the time, in fact, he has long wanted to implement this tactic, if it was last season he would not have discussed with the manager at all, but Benitez's ability is really strong, after a season of contact, Gerrard still admires this Spaniard, so his task on the pitch is easier.
However, the England Ironman midfielder still has his own calculations in mind, he has been at Liverpool for too long, but he has not been able to win any weighty accolades, even if all the fans and coaches know his quality, but for a footballer, those trophies at home can at least be regarded as a memory.
If he doesn't win an honour this season, maybe he'll leave.
………… On the pitch, a lot can really happen in five minutes, and after Benitez told Gerrard, Liverpool began to retreat across the board, but Chelsea's attack was by no means so defensible with the momentum of the goal - "Oh my, the ball flew out of bounds over the crossbar and Chelsea got a corner......
"Finnan put Frank in front of the big penalty area, god!! Hopefully he'll be okay and Chelsea get a free-kick opportunity......
"It seemed like he was fine, he walked to the ball again, it seemed that Frank was ready to take the ball, and Liverpool lined up the wall,...... Shot!! Oh my God, tactical free-kick, Allen's header was hit by the goalkeeper's hands, it seems that Dudek did well today, although he can be Allen's father at his age......"
"The Dutch kid is dribbling, breaking, accelerating!! He got past Luiz, was quick, crossed... Opportunity!!! Oh...... the Icelander didn't take his chances, he got stuck in position by a defender, it was a shame that there wasn't much time left in the first half. ”
Sky TV, Graham's passionate shouts kept ringing, but more often than not, the screams and shouts of the fans came from the TV, even through the big screen, you can clearly feel the surprise, fear and worry of the home Liverpool fans.
In fact, in the final stages of the first half, Liverpool did suffer a period of stormy baptism, in five minutes, Chelsea played six shots on goal, this shocking efficiency, the Reds became overwhelmed, although the scoreboard is still shown to be 1-to-one, but no one knows if the team will concede the next moment, in the words of the movie program, it is really exciting, of course, no Reds player in the whole stadium will want to see this' Gripping the game because their team was on the back foot.
Thankfully, a little later, during an off-pitch kick, the referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the first half, which became a blessing for the Liverpool fans and players on the pitch, and as this continued, they didn't know if they would become emaciated in the next moment.
And Liverpool coach Benitez on the sidelines also breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, he is the one who worries the most, but now that the team has finally stayed until halftime, then at least Liverpool has a higher probability of winning.
On the pitch, the Liverpool players all left the pitch in a bit of a sluggish mood and headed towards the dressing room, while the atmosphere at Chelsea was the opposite, with some talking and laughing walking out, and some players even in the mood to wave in the direction of the Blues fan stands.
Wang Li did just that, and almost all of the Blues fans responded enthusiastically at his beckoning, and when Wang Li walked into the tunnel, they continued to sing the song "Blue, Forward" to add momentum to Chelsea's second half.
At this time, some of the Reds fans who have always been arrogant at home even bowed their heads, because they had to admit in their hearts that the team was indeed very passive, Chelsea was too strong, compared to the strength of this team, Liverpool was really nothing, but losing on the field did not mean that they were willing to be like this off the field, so they immediately sang the song "You will never walk alone" to fight back, the momentum of tens of thousands of Liverpool fans was terrifying, and the little momentum of the Blues fans was immediately drowned.
………… Peter Fielder, a 10-year-old Monegasque native of England, moved to Liverpool with his family only a few years ago.
Since coming here, Peter Fedek has been in love with football, and often talks with his friends about his favorite big stars, the environment can have a great impact on the growth of children, in Liverpool, almost everything in football is covered by the will of the Red Army, but Peter Fedek has been very decisive since he was a child, and his family is not a traditional Liverpool football family, so he has no good impression of Liverpool at all, and in the past two years, he has liked the London team that was smashed out of the pound.
There are heroes in the minds of young people, in Peter Fedek's view, the black-haired No. 21 is undoubtedly his hero, when Liverpool fans talk about the game between the two teams, he always can't help but think that Chelsea is stronger, so he is always looked down on and bullied by his friends.
However, Peter Fidek did not change his opinion, at least, he stood by his will.
Although he is also a teenager who likes football very much, Peter Fedek never watches football with his friends, because that will cause conflict, everyone is behind Liverpool, and only he supports Chelsea, which obviously will be a contradiction, he doesn't know how many times he has been bullied for this reason.
Today is different, though.
When Peter Federick arrived on the periphery of Anfield to get up close and personal with the Chelsea stars, he was joined by a host of Blues fans wearing blue shirts and holding Chelsea crests.
It's not easy to meet a real Blues fan in Liverpool, and these Blues fans are also very happy, and when they watch the game together, they all regard Peter Jr. as the protagonist, so Peter Jr. becomes the treasure of everyone, and he receives a completely different 'watching treatment' from before.
Although Chelsea were down by one goal in the first half, these stalwart Blues fans never thought the team would lose, they just drank beer with each other and discussed how many goals Chelsea would score in the second half.
That's the confidence that Chelsea's strong performances this season have given to these Blues fans, who believe in everything about the team and have unrivalled confidence in every game!!
………… Peter Fidek found his own organization and was happily mingling with his new friends, but inside the stadium, the atmosphere in the dressing rooms of the two teams was very different, and the most strange thing was that the difference was diametrically opposed to the scoreboard on the pitch.
In the away dressing room, the Chelsea players were happily talking to each other about the first half of the game, as if it was not them who were behind now, but Liverpool, and when the coach Mourinho entered the dressing room, he only said 'continue to attack in the second half', which did not disturb the players' interest.
The home team's dressing room was a bit dull.
Many of the Liverpool players bowed their heads in the face of manager Rafael Benitez's gaze, and they were a little ashamed of their performance in the first half.
However, Nenitez has always been a 'gentleman', even in the dressing room, and the team is now ahead, and there is no reason for him to reprimand these players for their performance.
But actually, he knows very well that these players are already playing very well.
In the final stages of the first half, Chelsea's intensity of attack, they all held the goal, I have to say that it has something to do with luck, but it is also inseparable from the performance of the players, but it is clear that due to the absolute performance gap between the two teams, the morale of the team has suffered an unprecedented blow, and what Benitez has to do is to comfort these players and improve their confidence in the game, so that the second half can play better.
'In the first half, everyone was really bad, the team was completely at a disadvantage, but the opponent was also even worse, and the score on the pitch shows that.
Benitez's start was indeed a bit strange, and seeing the players raise their heads in confusion, the Spaniard continued contentedly: "Don't be blinded by the situation on the field! ”
'I admit Chelsea are very strong, but they are not yet good enough to completely overpower Liverpool at Anfield. This is our home stadium and the reason why the team was inferior in the first half was not because the opponent was too strong and played too well, but more because it was just a tactical problem. ”
“…… Is that so? ”
Gerard listened to the Spaniard's words and couldn't help but ask. He did have some doubts in his heart, even in the last game the team was not able to play so passively at Stamford Bridge, and this time the opponent's formation has not changed at all, but he has suffered a greater disadvantage at his home stadium, which is really confusing.
"Of course."
Benitez glanced at Gerrard, as if he was a little unhappy with the simple question he asked, and then continued: "It's a tactical issue, you know, we are playing defensive counter-attacks. Maybe many people wonder why they didn't play so passively against Manchester United last time they defended and counterattacked!? I would say that Chelsea are better than Manchester United in the Premier League right now, and they are certainly better than Liverpool. ”
Seeing the players bow their heads in agreement, Benitez said: "However, on the football field, the key to victory or defeat is not strength!! If there is a gap between the two teams, the weaker side will definitely lose, so what else is needed for a football game!? Just let the football experts judge. ”
'In the first half, we were ahead, what does that mean?? It shows that our tactics are correct, what about Chelsea's strength? They are now in a backward position. And now there are tens of thousands of Reds fans watching you, how to play in the second half, do you need me to say more? ”
Benitez watched the players' demeanor change and walked out of the dressing room, nodding in satisfaction, knowing that his words had a point. For Liverpool, having not won the championship for so many years has made the hearts of these old players as hard as a rock, and the slightest setback cannot defeat them.
As long as these players regain their confidence, it is really unknown who will die!!
………… As the second half began, it was clear to the Chelsea players that they were more threatened.
Liverpool were not demoralized by the attacking attack in the first half, but were more imposing, and their players were more able to grab and run, which made Chelsea's attack suffer a lot of problems for a while.
However, Chelsea's players were not shocked by this, as Liverpool, a century-old giants of northern England, would have been surprised if they could be beaten in a few minutes.
But that's not enough to keep Chelsea's attack and create chances to score.
At least, that's what Wang Li thinks.
Just like Makelele said to him, he hasn't experienced the feeling of losing for a long time, and now, he doesn't want to experience it either, although this is just an ordinary league game, but under the attention of so many fans, if he really loses, then as a player on the field, a player at the heart of Chelsea's attacking core, he will never feel good, and the consequence of not doing his best is that when the game is over, he will feel ashamed in front of so many fans who have always supported him.
So, after Chelsea stabilized its position and launched a ** attack, Wang Li has been near the big penalty area, waiting for the team's attack at any time, and getting the opportunity to shoot on goal.
In fact, his current position and approach is more like a shadow striker.
Although the attack with his teammates is indeed fierce, but in the face of Liverpool's 'stubborn counterattack' tactics, Chelsea's cooperation is really not able to play, and Wang Li can only fight his ability to find shooting opportunities.
As a terrifying and efficient striker who has scored more than 40 goals in 20 league games, Wang Li has received 'special care' from Liverpool's defenders, but their care is difficult to affect Wang Li's performance, and he is no longer the 'chick' who just entered the Premier League.
As Wang Li received passes from his teammates again and again in the front of the penalty area, and then randomly chose to shoot from a distance or pass the ball to his teammates, the hearts of the Reds fans and supporters in the stadium kept rising to their throats, because they didn't know if the black-haired kid would kick a goal-piercing shot in the next moment.
On the contrary, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho laughed, in fact, he had not seen Wang Li play so hard for a long time, but he knew that this brunette kid, if he played 100 per cent, it would be very amazing!!
(To be continued)