Chapter 353: Collective and Individual Confrontation

As the ball flew into the Petr Cech gate, the Stamford Bridge pitch fell silent again.

Chelsea fans thought that the team was bound to win, they thought that the team would score a goal in the last minute, then the score would become '3:1', which was enough for them to win, and the second half basically became garbage time, after all, the difference in strength between the two teams is so big, the advantage of two goals is enough to ensure the victory, and then they will think that Chelsea will win by a few goals.

The result was not as they thought, and even went into the worst of the way.

Chelsea didn't score, Liverpool did, Zhang Tiehan took advantage of this counterattack opportunity, under the wrap of four defenders, scored a world wave from 30 meters away!

"Well done!"

At this time, even Chelsea fans had to praise this goal in their hearts, it was indeed beautiful, but it was a pity that it was the opposing player who scored the goal, his side conceded the goal, the score was equalized, Chelsea fans could only become silent, tens of thousands of Chelsea fans were silent, and the stadium seemed very quiet.

For those media reporters, the ball was also unexpected.

"Zhang! He's dribbling forward with the ball oh no, he's going to have to face four guys, it's the best chance in recent times, but Chelsea's defence is so tight, they never let up on Zhang's defense.

'It's good to be able to play a counter-attack, Liverpool haven't counter-attacked in a while.'

The commentator said that while Zhang Tiehan was carrying the ball forward, he had even started other topics, and as a result, he talked about how passive Liverpool were in the first half. When it came to how the second half of the game would develop, I saw the football fly straight into the Chelsea goal.

"The ball went in—?"

For a moment, he was a little unsure.

The atmosphere, the referee's gestures and the football in the Chelsea goal told him. The ball did go in, Zhang Tiehan scored the ball, but he didn't see how the ball went in.

"Let's see, let's see" He hurriedly called up a slow-motion replay to make up for it, but fortunately the fans of both teams didn't care about the commentators.

Chelsea fans are disappointed, Liverpool fans are cheering!

The ball is in!

It's kind of incredible!

Before this goal was completed, no one could have imagined that Zhang Tiehan would still be able to score the ball in that situation. More people think it's good that he can protect the ball, let alone shoot and score goals, but Zhang Tiehan has completed a perfect world wave. Perfect, very perfect!

"Beautiful shot! Zhang hit the ball directly into the goal from 30 meters away, the angle was very tricky, and the speed was also very fast! Although Cech pounced on the right position. But his movements are a bit slower than football. ”

Zhang scored the second goal. Another equaliser for Liverpool! ”

'Again', bitten hard by the narrator.

The first half was dominated by Chelsea, who were in good shape and had the advantage of scoring two goals, but now it seems that two goals alone will not guarantee their victory, as Liverpool have Zhang Tiehan, who also scored two goals in two individual performances.

Both teams returned to the dressing room with a draw.

Zhang Tiehan was able to score two goals to maintain the score at 2:2. It also gave the rest of Liverpool a long breath because the first half was tough for them. Defending, defending, always defending, but Zhang Tiehan's goal gave them hope, originally in their minds, there was no suspense in the game, but now the suspense was not born?

It's like Zhang Tiehan said, "Just pass me the ball!" ”

They did that, and as a result, Zhang Tiehan scored, and now many teammates feel that Zhang Tiehan is very trustworthy, he does what he says, and he does it quite beautifully, and many players are even thinking that they can play well in the second half, maybe they can win the game?

Or a draw is not bad either.

For Liverpool, a draw is really acceptable, then they will be top of the group and Chelsea will only be second in the group, maybe it doesn't matter, it's more important to win the game, not to lose to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, everybody wants that, whether it's the players on the pitch, the players on the bench or the players who aren't in the squad, nobody likes to lose, everybody likes to win.

As a manager, Benitez naturally thinks the same way.

He can't wait to win all the games!

But there is a gap between reality and ideals, for the sake of the team's results, he must choose to give up some games, such as this final round of the Champions Cup with Chelsea, he does not need to fight with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, that is not worth the loss, especially after entering December, experiencing such a big battle, it is likely to have a fatal impact on the team as a whole.

Benitez didn't expect the game to turn out like this.

Chelsea's side were as strong as he expected, even with Chelsea's bench being quite strong, and in the first half their own team was completely suppressed, Chelsea comfortably scored two goals.

What he didn't expect was that Zhang Tiehan also scored two goals.

Benitez saw Zhang Tiehan's efforts on the playing field, and he knew that it was Zhang Tiehan's instinct for the game of football, he was a natural goalscorer, he never gave up easily, and even if he gave up, Zhang Tiehan would not give up - as long as he was on the playing field.

And now he did.

The first half ended in a draw, which wasn't much of a favour for Liverpool, but the game itself wasn't hopeless and it was still possible for the team to win.

Benitez's mind also came alive.

Who said he didn't want to win!?

I guess there are a lot of media critics for Benitez giving up the game, but didn't Chelsea give up? They actually gave up, otherwise Mourinho would not have sent a 'second-rate' lineup, but their 'second-rate' lineup was too strong, and it turned out as if only Liverpool had given up the game.

Benitez doesn't want to give up, who doesn't love winning in the world of football?

Even if it's a victory without benefits, it's a victory! No one can refuse victory. As a coach, he is even more so! He also wants to bring victory to the players against the league's biggest rivals. To the fans, to all the team and all the supporters.

Now there's some hope

Benitez had been thinking about this as he walked back to the dressing room, but by the time he got back to the dressing room, halfway through the break, he walked into the dressing room and looked at the crowd of players. "You guys had a good performance in the first half!"

He complimented everyone.

Everyone was happy to be complimented, even if they were actually very average in the first half. The only person who really shows good is Zhang Tiehan himself.

Benitez continued: "I want everyone to continue to be so big in the second half, we have to defend more and try to keep the score. He said so. But in the end, he added. "Luis, you're ready to play."

Who did Garcia replace?

Reese.

Everyone looked at Reese, but Benitez pointed to full-back Traore, "Jimmy, you come down and rest." Traore could only keep his head down.

No one wants to leave the players on the field now.

Traore was Liverpool's main left wing-back last season, but this season, there have been a number of additions to Liverpool's squad. Personnel adjustments were made in various positions, and Traore had two more competitors - Warnock and Reese.

Warnock came through the Liverpool Academy. He has been more and more solid lately, having been selected for the England national team a while ago, and many are optimistic about his future, as he is Traore's main rival.

Reese's competition is a bit strange, maybe Reese himself doesn't want to compete with him, but Reese is a jack-of-all-trades player, he can be used as an offensive player or as a defensive player, the problem is that he has a stable dìng in every position, and as a result, Reese became Traore's competitor.

For example, now, Garcia should have replaced a wing-back, but Traore went off as a left wing-back, which means that Reese will drop back to take his place.

It's no wonder that Traore is in a good mood.

But the world of football is like this, whoever is more capable and who is better will have more opportunities to play, like Zhang Tiehan, as long as he can play, Cisse and Morientes must give way.

Although Benitez didn't say how to play in the second half, Garcia's presence showed a lot.

Garcia is a pure attacking player.

His juggling dribbling skills are the best in the team, and of course, when the ball is cut off because of 'juggling', Liverpool fans have a good impression of Garcia, but no one doubts Garcia's offensive ability.

Garcia came through Barcelona's youth team and played for two more years as part of Barcelona's development squad from 1997 to 1999.

Garcia then joined Valladolid, who leased him to Toledo in the United States, and then he was loaned to Tenerife, then managed by Benitez, where Garcia scored 16 goals in 40 games and contributed heavily to the team's promotion. Garcia then returned to Valladolid, moving to Atletico Madrid in 2002 and Barcelona in 2003.

Rafael Benitez, who had coached Garcia at Tenerife, moved to Liverpool and brought his protégé with him in August 2004 to secure Garcia on a five-year contract.

Garcia wasn't a regular in his first season at Liverpool, but his ability to score crucial goals on a regular basis began to be well known. He scored the winning goal for Liverpool in the semi-final of the Champions League against Chelsea that season, and a pass from Garcia was crucial for the team in Istanbul.

His appearance has never been bad.

But in the league, it should be said that when playing against the Premier League team, Garcia's table can only be regarded as average, compared to others, Garcia is a pure attacking player, his skills, his ability is very focused on attack, which may also be the reason why Garcia always looks like a general in the Premier League - the Premier League needs not only technology and offense, but also physical and defensive.

Now Benitez replaced Garcia, obviously to give more support to Zhang Tiehan in the frontcourt, for which he did not hesitate to replace the fullback Traore, which also made Liverpool's defense worse, and exchanged defense for attack, Benitez still wanted to win the game.

Everyone read it, and everyone was happy.

Nobody wants to lose, especially before the game starts, and you know that the team is giving up the game, so what's the point of playing? Now the manager means to let them go for the win, and they regain their confidence

For Chelsea, Jose Mourinho praised his team's performance in the dressing room and asked everyone to continue working hard in the second half, although he did not forget to mention Liverpool's two goals in the first half, which he attributed to the star's extraordinary appearance.

'Those two goals are not very common, you don't have to pay attention to them, as long as we play normally we will definitely win.' He said so.

The players listened to Mourinho's words and nodded their heads, but they don't know what everyone thinks in their hearts. Mourinho couldn't grasp that, because he didn't believe what he said

What is the supernormal watch of the star?

If Zhang Tiehan's goals are attributed to this aspect, then he has too many extraordinary times, and in the game with Chelsea, Zhang Tiehan has scored eight goals, and this is only the fourth game of Zhang Tiehan's head-to-head match with Chelsea as an opponent, eight goals in four games, and the team is still in an absolute advantage in this game.

Mourinho knew that it was not an anomaly, it was just that his defenders could not completely restrain the opponent.

He can't say that, that would be a morale blow to the team.

So he can only comfort everyone, fortunately, the team's performance in the first half was good, although Zhang Tiehan scored two goals, the balance of victory was still tilted in favor of his team.

They have the strength, they have the advantage, and they are the home team, and they have everything they should have.

So what reason do they have to lose?

Maybe a draw?

Mourinho looked at the players in the dressing room, thinking back to the team's table in the first half, in his opinion, the team's table is quite good, and it can score two goals in the face of Liverpool's desperate defense, which is quite good, and according to the current state of the team, scoring in the second half should not be a problem.

As long as there are more goals, the victory will be Chelsea!

What if they have one of the best strikers in the Premier League? Now Mourinho also admits in his heart that Zhang Tiehan is very good, but after all, he is just a player, a player will be very powerless in the face of a team, the collective strength is the most powerful, football is always a team of eleven, not a one-on-one game.

If the team can take the lead again, there will be no suspense in the game, so what will the tall 13 do? Will he help Liverpool equalise again?

Mourinho was amused by the thought

After the first qiē was arranged, there was not much left in the halftime break, and both teams hurried to rest, and when the time was almost right, they walked out of the locker room and returned to the court.

The second half is about to begin. (To be continued......)