Chapter 354: Chelsea Nemesis
Fans at Stamford Bridge have been waiting for a long time.
Whether it's the Chelsea fans, the Liverpool fans or the neutral fans who came to the stadium, they were all looking forward to the second half, for Chelsea fans it wasn't ideal, their team didn't have a clear advantage, but for Liverpool fans and neutral fans, it was a very exciting game.
Neutral fans naturally want to see a close battle, and there is suspense to be more exciting.
Liverpool fans are already very satisfied with the draw, they know Liverpool very well, and naturally know the gap between the two teams on the field now, and it is not easy for Liverpool to equalize.
They are looking forward to the second half.
Liverpool fans are especially looking forward to Zhang Tiehan's table, Zhang Tiehan has scored two goals, but Liverpool fans still expect him to continue to score, you must know that last time at Anfield Stadium, Zhang Tiehan scored three goals, and now he has only scored two, and there are still forty-five minutes left in the game, so they have to look forward to it anyway, right?
As a result, many Liverpool fans, when the two teams played in the second half, shouted the slogan 'Zhang, one more goal'.
This voice is only in the corner of the court, but it is still heard by many people.
The BBC Sport commentator quipped, "It seems that Liverpool fans are looking forward to Zhang scoring again, but it is a bit difficult for Zhang, he will probably be under more pressure, and the Chelsea players will definitely be unhappy with the voice of Liverpool fans...... Isn't this ridiculing them for not being able to prevent Zhang? ”
That's exactly what the Chelsea players think.
Especially the defenders who are responsible for defending Zhang Tiehan, or players who have some connections, are naturally very uncomfortable when they hear the voices of Liverpool fans, Zhang Tiehan scored two goals, which has something to do with their defense, but this can't be said directly. That's really a direct slap in the face.
So they looked at Zhang Tiehan's eyes with a little hatred.
Liverpool fans don't care so much, they try their best to make a sound, want Zhang Tiehan to hear, and at the same time cheer for the whole Liverpool team with this slogan.
But as soon as the game started, Liverpool fans knew that their ideas were a little unrealistic.
It's not a question of whether Zhang Tiehan can score goals. Although the two teams were drawn, it was Zhang Tiehan's two goals that made the two teams draw, not the overall strength of the two teams, in fact, this aspect is too bad.
In the second half and the first half, there was basically no change in the game.
Liverpool's full-back Garcia comes on. Chelsea midfielder also brought on Frank Lampard before ...... Chelsea's advantage is even more obvious, with Frank Lampard on the pitch, Chelsea's attack and defense have become better, a core role is in this, before Chelsea was a bit scattered, midfielder Thiago struggled to shoulder the burden of organising and defending, and Makelele was also better at defending. Rather than being a key player, Frank Lampard's presence led the whole of Chelsea in attack and defence. In particular, the transfer between attack and defense was more stable, which also made Liverpool play more passively, and Zhang Tiehan had fewer chances, and in the ten minutes of the second half, he even had a limited number of times to get the ball.
Fortunately, Liverpool also made some adjustments at half-time, and every player has a lot of confidence. The table is also much better, plus the team is almost in full defense except for Zhang Tiehan, and it is not easy for Chelsea to break through the goal for a while.
Jose Mourinho thought Chelsea would score quickly in the second half, but he proved wrong. Football matches are often like that, you don't have to be strong to score, you have to score goals by quality, you have to rely on some luck, Chelsea are not very lucky right now, they have been attacking for 20 minutes and still haven't scored.
It's been twenty-five minutes......
It's been thirty minutes......
Chelsea fans went from cheering and cheering at the beginning, to the occasional shout, and now they are silent when Chelsea attack.
Thirty minutes into the second half, Liverpool has been defending, neither team has scored, which shows that Liverpool's defense is still very effective, thirty minutes of draw, for Liverpool, is quite good, not strength or anything, is the result of the game, if the game ends like this, the two teams draw, then Liverpool with a three-point advantage, will appear as the first in the group.
The Chelsea players are a little anxious.
Mourinho in the coach's bench is also very anxious, but he still tries his best to show a very calm appearance, he must use his expression to stabilize his military heart, if even he is anxious as the manager, the players on the field will be more anxious, which is not good for the game.
This seems to have some effect.
Chelsea's two successive attacks almost played the climax of the second half, two waves of attacks and three shots, each time within the range of the goal frame, which really made Liverpool supporters pinch a cold sweat, but the third attack Chelsea still scored, the goal was scored by Drogba, who had just come off the bench.
'Mr. Monster' was really lucky, he was substituted in the 25th minute of the second half, and it was only his third touch that he scored with his head.
“GOAL! Drogba! ”
"He played less than 10 minutes to help the team regain the lead!"
"Well done!"
No one can deny Drogba's excellence, Chelsea missed a lot of opportunities just now, and this is Drogba's first good chance, he scored the ball directly, this strength, this efficiency, coupled with Drogba's tactical role as a high school striker, it is no wonder that Mourinho let him start, Crespo can only be used as the second striker.
With Didier Drogba's goal, Stamford Bridge was back on the frenzy.
The hearts of the Chelsea fans have really settled down at this point, and with only ten minutes left in the game, Chelsea are ahead, so victory should be no problem.
That's what they all think.
Many commentators also think so, after all, there is not much time in the game, and Liverpool has been passive, even if the game is restarted, it is difficult for Liverpool to have any chances, and the gap between the two teams is really too big.
But the Liverpool players don't think so.
They are passive, they are overwhelmed by Chelsea's attack, but it is too much to say that they are completely suppressed and have no power to fight back, after all, for the reason just now, more Liverpool pay attention to defense, and now. They had to fight back with all their might.
They must attack!
This is also what Liverpool have done since the restart.
There was no need to say anything at all, the players didn't even make eye contact with each other, but after the game restarted, many people consciously pressed to the front and were ready to fight to the death. It's best to score a goal, if you get a goal from Chelsea, it's just a loss, the result is actually the same, and it's nothing to lose one more goal.
So Liverpool played very openly.
Now it's Chelsea's turn to defend. Actually, Chelsea love this kind of game the most, they are best at counter-attacking, but now the Premier League teams know them and analyse them in various ways. As a result, no team would be foolish enough to let Chelsea play on the counter-attack...... Of course, with the exception of Tottenham Hotspur, who were slaughtered by Chelsea last time and shouted attacking football, they are the only team that dares to play against Chelsea and put on a big attacking line, because they started out with attacking football.
Arsenal, who share their style and are rivals in the same city, face Chelsea. They all had to rein in their defence, and obviously they didn't want to follow in Tottenham's footsteps.
Arsene Wenger is still very sensible.
But now Liverpool have to do it. When they did that, despite being a substitute, the level of performance was not bad, and every Liverpool player on the field was holding their breath to attack, but they were depressed for the whole game, and now they can finally attack freely. They don't care about defending or anything, they just attack, attack, and attack!
Push forward! Pass! Shot!
This is the Liverpool offensive, under such an offensive. Chelsea may have been a little uncomfortable defending on the first day of the game because they attacked all the time, and as a result, they had to foul Liverpool twice in a row.
The first was Garcia, who shook two opponents in a row before being brought to the canvas by Garas.
The second time was Zhang Tiehan, who received a pass and turned around to get past Hut, who directly grabbed his shirt, which also brought Liverpool a free kick in the middle of nowhere.
"I'm coming!" Zhang Tiehan walked to the ball without giving in.
Even if Gerrard and Alonso were not present, it would not be Zhang Tiehan's turn to make a penalty, but Zhang Tiehan scored a goal with a Beckham-style arc last time, and his free-kick skills rose sharply in the hearts of Liverpool teammates, and Garcia did not fight with Zhang Tiehan, he walked to the side of the ball and was ready to cover Zhang Tiehan's free throw.
Chelsea are on the wall.
The last time Zhang Tiehan scored a Beckham-style arc was in the Champions League against Real Betis, there was not much media coverage in that game, but Liverpool's opponents will not miss any opportunity to study Zhang Tiehan, Mourinho also watched Zhang Tiehan's goal twice, but he felt that the ball was very inconsistent with Zhang Tiehan's technical ability, he thought it was luck, but he still told the players to be careful of Zhang Tiehan's curve ball.
Some of the Chelsea players took it to heart, while others dismissed it.
But in the end, they still had to be on guard, and as a result, Chelsea discharged a six-man wall, which was quite long for a free-kick of around 25 meters, and they were guarding against the angle that Zhang Tiehan's curling ball could turn.
However, Chelsea players are not sure that Zhang Tiehan will take free throws, after all, Garcia is also on the side, and it is still very possible to take free throws with Garcia's technical ability.
Even if Zhang Tiehan makes free throws, he doesn't necessarily use the curling ball, and his powerful volleys are very threatening.
So Chelsea organised again, made the walls a little tighter, in short, couldn't let the football pass between them, and then they waited for Zhang Tiehan to take a penalty.
Zhang Tiehan stood in front of the ball.
As for how to make free throws, in fact, he has no more options, this position is not the position he is good at, that is, if he does play the curveball, he wants to go around the six-man wall and kick the ball into the goal...... That's almost impossible to do, so it's better to let Garcia try his luck.
He could only volley hard.
The only option.
But the Chelsea players didn't know that Zhang Tiehan was now standing in front of the ball, just to have a mental battle with them, he carefully examined the human wall, as if assessing the position, and the Chelsea players were very cautious to pay attention to his movements under his eyes.
Zhang Tiehan took two steps back and ran forward.
His eyes were still looking at the human wall, and the Chelsea players in the human wall were also staring carefully at Zhang Tiehan's feet......
"Curveball!"
The 'experienced' players almost immediately completed the judgment, because Zhang Tiehan's right leg stretched out is not large, that is more technical than powerful, if you want to kick the arc ball, you must find the position, angle, etc., it is impossible to swing the foot too much.
Generally speaking, if you make such a move and complete a volley from 25 meters away, it is estimated that there is no power in the goal.
So the human wall jumped almost immediately.
At the same time, Zhang Tiehan's right foot was also pumped behind the football...... Maybe those 'experiences' are correct, but that's just in general, Zhang Tiehan has never been an 'average' player, and his small swing is meant to deceive the judgment of the Chelsea players, so the ball is a boccia ball against turf with some spin.
The soccer ball sped under the human wall.
The Chelsea players knew it was bad, and they turned their heads to look behind them in the air.
They saw Petr Cech and saw Petr Cech flying to make a save, but the ball had already slipped under his chest before he could go to the ground.
At this point, Frank Lampard in the Chelsea wall could only hide his face in shame.
The shout just now was sent by him, and his teammates obeyed the order to jump, and then the football passed through the wall so easily, and he really had half the credit for scoring this goal.
But no one paid attention to him at this time.
Everyone, including the fans, the reporters, all the players on both teams looked at the football in the goal, all paying attention to Zhang Tiehan, who was the only focus at Stamford Bridge at this moment.
The Liverpool fans at the scene chanted, "Zhang! Sheet! Sheet! The voice echoed throughout the stadium, and the fans shouted again, "Zhang, one more!" ”
This has gone from anticipation to slogan.
All the big shots also pointed at Zhang Tiehan, and almost every TV commentator, including the one who supported Chelsea, was amazed by Zhang Tiehan's goal, Zhang Tiehan's appearance.
"The ball is in! GOAL! Sheet! He equalised for Liverpool for the third time! ”
"Incredible! Incredible! ”
"Oh my God!!"
“Gooooooooooal! Sheet! Hat-trick! ”
'Zhang scored the third goal and he scored a hat-trick and, interestingly, it was his sixth at Stamford Bridge and his third against Chelsea.
'And he's only played Chelsea four times in total, once at Wigan Athletic, once at Roma and now he's ...... at Liverpool.'
"Zhang must be the best in the audience!"
'He's Chelsea's nemesis!'
"Chelsea have almost all the advantages, while Liverpool have only one advantage, and that's Zhang!"
"Maybe we should be looking forward to Zhang's fourth hat-trick ......" (to be continued......