1421 Stanford Bridge Rainbow
Chelsea continued to press high after conceding the goal and invested more in attacking midfield.
However, with Liverpool playing three defensive midfielders, Chelsea's attacking formation that penetrates Liverpool's defensive danger zone will still be torn apart by the Reds' defensive positioning!
In the 13th minute, Frank Lampard was in possession of the ball in front of him, and he was forced to pass the ball back to Ramirez under the interference of Gerrard.
Frank Lampard can't see the line of the forward pass!
With a two-tiered defence, three midfielders and four defenders, Liverpool's defensive formation makes it impossible for Chelsea's attacking players to pass and cut through the wall, and it is extremely risky to hit the wall or pass in triangles.
Ramirez dribbled forward with the ball and Liverpool's formation dropped further and Ramirez could not see the line of a threatening pass.
Don't think about it in the middle lane!
Liverpool's defence is airtight!
He could only divert the attack to the wings.
Malouda dropped back down the right and received a pass from Ramirez, before Lucas moved diagonally in front of him with Baines in front.
Malouda's heart is heavy, and there may be no hope of success in his personal dribbling breakthrough.
He can only pass the ball too!
At this point, Branislav Ivanovic came up with an assist and Chelsea had to use full-backs to assist and only then could they move the attack forward.
Branislav Ivanovic pressed up from the side and played a wall collision with Malouda, who went down the wing.
New problems have arisen.
Crosses?
I've tried at least four crosses in the past to no avail.
Crossing the ball to the edge of the box?
Don't think about it!
It was impossible to succeed, and it would be easy to get past Baines, but it would be impossible to get past Lucas and Tiot's defensive zone.
Ramirez tried to plug in, but Gerrard was with him.
Malouda looked into the box and the second player he saw was Thiago Silva when Baynes blocked his view!
This made him abandon the idea of a cross and drive towards the box himself.
What if you kill a bloody path?
Unfortunately, just as he tried to change direction and break through Baines, Lucas decisively retreated into the box and cut off the ball that Malouda had turned into a ball that had lost control.
Liverpool defended successfully!
Lucas cut the ball off the ball and immediately crossed diagonally to the wing, where Baines rushed to the wing and crossed diagonally across the middle before the ball went out of the touchline.
Gerrard came running to meet the ball and was knocked off balance by Frank Lampard from behind.
Gerrard fell to the ground and looked back at Frank Lampard and immediately suppressed his anger.
After all, he has been a national team teammate for many years, and he can't look up and see him, so let's stop it, and the next time I have the opportunity to exchange gifts.
Chelsea were able to contain Liverpool's fast attack with a foul up front.
However, they can't always delay Liverpool's fast attack.
The Chelsea fans in the stands were a little anxious that the Blues' attacking efforts could not threaten, and that the beautiful football and technical flow football promised by Villas-Boas were nowhere to be seen, but that the team had not only lost its cohesive and orderly unity, but also struggled to put pressure on Liverpool in terms of momentum.
Two minutes later, Qin Xiong set up a turret for Gerrard in front, and the Reds captain fired a long-range shot wide of the goal.
In the 22nd minute of the game, the Blues suddenly hit the front of the Chelsea field.
Malouda again dropped back down the right and quickly slipped the ball back in front of Mikel after Lucas arrived, who slotted the ball to Mata's feet.
Juan Mata also dropped back down the left side of midfield, and then Ashley Cole raced down the edge and Mata delivered a volley over the top between Johnson and Mascherano between him.
Ashley Cole swept the ball towards goal after stopping the ball on the wing outside the box.
He crossed the ball too close to the goalkeeper and Reyna took the lead to get the ball under Drogba before he could grab the spot.
Drogba, who was expressionless, sighed silently.
Reyna quickly launched a quick attack and dropped the ball to Mascherano in front of him, who played a diagonal pass to Gerrard in the middle when Mata counter-attacked.
This time Gerrard didn't give Lampard another chance to foul him, as he slotted the ball wide to the right.
Blues veteran Glen Johnson, now a Reds-clad shirt, strode forward, kicking the ball across midfield in the first step before sprinting forward at full speed.
Ashley Cole is chasing back but is out of reach, and Juan Mata is even weaker defensively.
Chelsea's left side defence is clearly flawed!
After Johnson passed halfway, Ramirez was forced to help defend the wing, and he had to stop Johnson's offensive advance as soon as possible.
However, Johnson did move the ball diagonally down the middle after Ramirez moved in front of him.
Qin Xiong faced Chelsea's penalty area head-on after stopping the ball in the middle.
In the middle, only Mikel is alone in the back line to defend Qin Xiong!
This is certainly not enough.
So David Luiz also pressed forward and formed a joint defense with Mikel.
As soon as he moved, Qin Xiong immediately shot the ball at his feet.
A delicate straight plug with Qin Xiong's personal color is sent out.
The outer instep kicks out the external rotation and touches the ground arc.
The ball sped between David Luiz and John Terry, creating external spin that caused the ball to roll to the right after crossing the back line.
Suarez shook off Terry and rushed to the right front!
If he strikes head-on, he might also give Terry a chance to block him with a foul.
However, Qin Xiong's pass helped Suarez react reflexively.
Diagonal positioning!
Distanced himself from Terry.
Seeing the back line being breached, Terry gritted his teeth with David Luiz and turned to chase Suarez.
Mikel also dropped back to act as a centre-back.
Suarez controlled the ball and single-handedly slotted into the Chelsea penalty area.
He slotted straight into the box from the strip on the right.
Petr Cech dropped out of the net as soon as he stepped onto the penalty line, while John Terry and David Luiz were almost close to chasing it back.
John Terry lifted his leg to block Suarez's forward lane, while David Luiz dropped deeper to block Suarez's line.
Seeing that Suarez was blocked on three sides, Suarez made an unexpected move between lightning and flint.
Stop smashing the ball!
He stopped the ball at his feet, then looked at the middle of the road, and he gently crossed the ball diagonally behind him.
Mikel, who was playing as a central defender from the penalty spot in the middle of the penalty area, looked away with the football and saw someone running from the front!
Qin Xiong!
Cech, who had abandoned the goal, had already run out of the six-yard box and immediately turned and ran towards the goal line.
Qin Xiong, who was extremely calm, shot directly with his feet when he rushed to the front of the football.
Outside the Chelsea box at Stamford Bridge, a rainbow rises and the ball spins beautifully in the air!
Mikel looked up at the sky mechanically, the rainbow passing through the sky, and he turned to look at his own goal.
Cech swooped and pounced, with one palm outstretched, but the falling ball fell under the crossbar into the goal, and he only hated that his arm was not long enough! (To be continued.) )