Who doesn't want to win and win beautifully?

Even Jose Mourinho, who was caricatured by the European media as 'utilitarian football', wants to do so, but attacking football often does not win championships, which is an inevitable problem that football has to face until now, and Mourinho values victory more than the spectacle of football games.

And the game against Liverpool is different.

The two teams are similar teams, Chelsea are stronger, and Mourinho can use a balanced tactic of attack and defence, but he ultimately chose to defend and counterattack, and the reason for this is Zhang Tiehan.

In the last game, Mourinho used a balanced tactic of attack and defence.

But the result?

Chelsea lost, and there was no suspense about the loss, they didn't fall behind in the game, but Zhang Tiehan scored three goals alone, while Chelsea only scored one.

In the game with Liverpool, you need to pay attention to the defensive restrictions on Zhang Tiehan, so that Chelsea has to distract some of its energy to deal with Zhang Tiehan, especially if the game is not sure to be defended, and that kind of game is too passive, so Mourinho finally used a defensive counterattack, and it is a comprehensive defense, plus a counterattack of 'luck', so that Chelsea can be invincible.

But Mourinho is also helpless.

If it were a normal match against Liverpool, in his mind, Chelsea's winning rate would only be 30 per cent, or even lower, because he could not guarantee that his forward line would be more efficient than Liverpool's, even though Chelsea played better football than Liverpool.

And the defense counterattacks, at least not to lose.

If they have a good chance, Chelsea only need to score one goal to win, which can guarantee the result to the maximum, and as for the process, it can only be sacrificed.

That's why Mourinho developed a defence-oriented tactic.

But can he speak to Abramovich? No. In the summer. Roman Abramovich wanted Chelsea to bring in Zhang Tiehan, but he refused, no matter what his reasons were, if he sued Abramovich now, "because the other side has Zhang, we can only defend to win". The Russians must be furious, and Mourinho knows that he will also lose face, after all, it was he who vetoed the introduction of Zhang Tiehan, and now Zhang Tiehan has become Chelsea's opponent, a very strong opponent, which is really ironic.

Mourinho sighed, then reinvigorated himself and returned to the dressing room to plan the tactics for the second half.

In his opinion. As long as there is a victory, nothing else matters, as for the opponent's number 13, if you miss it, you miss it, he will not regret it, he will beat Liverpool in his own way, beat any opponent

Meanwhile, Anfield was in the home team's dressing room. Benitez was also planning for the second half.

The players in the dressing room looked like they were in good spirit, for them in the first half. It's really 'a bit boring', not only for the fans, but also for the players who are playing the game, because they don't see hope when they attack, they don't feel pressured when they defend, and they don't have a lot of fun playing.

So everyone's spirits are not good.

Even Zhang Tiehan is the same. Being defended like that in the first half is really not a good memory, he just feels very helpless, and the opponent kicks like this, and he doesn't have a good way. After all, he is not a god and cannot face the entire Chelsea defence alone and score the ball.

Benitez has been talking about tactics, and he is still emphasizing defense.

It's not that he wants to, it's that he knows his old rivals Jose Mourinho well, "They will be solid defensively, but at the same time they will keep an eye on our defence, they are very good at taking chances, you have to be aware of the defense at all times, even when attacking. ”

Benitez has been emphasising, "We have to be able to score first, and then we can score. A draw is also acceptable"

His tone is exactly the same as Mourinho's.

The Liverpool players also nodded in agreement, they also know that victory is more important, after all, they are not Arsenal, and there will be no fans who demand that they must play well, Liverpool fans demand more to win, than to look good, or rather, Liverpool is now pursuing a good game, which is really a bit of a luxury.

With the tacit understanding of the two head coaches, you can imagine what the scene was in the second half.

Originally, a lot of commentators said a few words at halftime, 'looking forward to changes in the second half', and when the game started five minutes, they didn't say this, and the general commentary was 'Gerrard passed the ball to Alonso', 'Zhang stole Lampard', 'the ball went to the side' and so on, without any content and passion, it was really difficult for them to get excited about the game on the spot.

It's drowsy.

This can be used to describe the start of the second half, and at the same time, it also disappointed a lot of media and fans, it is really difficult to lift the spirit of such a game, both teams are all focused on defense, and the two sides seem to have a tacit understanding to make the game more ugly.

And on the pitch.

The players of both teams actually played very intensely, but under the constraints of tactics and the opponent's tight defense, it was difficult for them to play their own attacking ability.

Zhang Tiehan is the same.

He's been running hard, trying to find opportunities, he's scrambling in the midfield, and a lot of times, the commentator will read his name, because he almost always runs with the football, and he can always be seen in the midfield, but even if he gets the ball, Liverpool's attack advances to the Chelsea half, and it's hard to find any opportunities, and it's hard for Liverpool to break through the Chelsea defense with the attacking coordination.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Tiehan found Gerald.

"Try a high ball!" He wanted to go to the Chelsea penalty area and not fearlessly waste his time pushing forward, which was a good idea, after all, a high ball can penetrate the Chelsea defence.

But when he did, he found that it was not a good choice.

Why is it so difficult for English-style football to beat other countries' football and it has always been at the underdog? Is it that they don't have a good high school striker? Is it the overall quality of their players? Definitely not, the England team, to say that the results can only be regarded as general, it should be said that in recent years, it is often synonymous with tragedy, but when it comes to individual players, the overall value of the England team can even win the first place.

The value of professional players is often a sign of strength, but with so many stars, it is difficult for England to play well.

The reason for this is also the overall style of the England team.

For example, now, Zhang Tiehan wants to use long passes and high hanging, and directly use high-altitude balls to penetrate the Chelsea defense line to find opportunities, but there is a problem - Liverpool's possession rate is obviously less, and the ball into the penalty area, Zhang Tiehan can grab very little, because he is too tightly restricted.

The latter is okay to say, it's just that if you don't score, the former is a big problem.

Liverpool's attack has become simpler, and at the same time, Chelsea's possession rate has increased significantly, so naturally Chelsea's attacking opportunities have increased, and occasionally Liverpool is suddenly cut off, and Chelsea's counter-attacking threat has become much greater.

You know, time on the ball often represents the dominance of the game, while using long passes to attack and hang, Liverpool reduces the time of possession, attacking is often the best defense, football is always at the feet of Chelsea, their defense is naturally more solid, and it becomes more difficult for Liverpool to find opportunities.

So after a few attempts, Benitez in the dugout couldn't sit still, and he yelled for Zhang Tiehan to retreat, asking the players to continue with their original tactics.

Zhang Tiehan also smiled bitterly and had no choice but to continue to participate in the midfield competition.

The game quickly turned back to its original form, with Chelsea and Liverpool battling it out on the pitch, but neither team could threaten to do so.

Ten minutes

Twenty minutes

Soon the game was in the final minute, but the numbers on the scoreboard remained unchanged, the two teams were still defending solidly in stoppage time, and when the game was not over, many fans in the audience had already left first, and many TV commentators had reduced their words by half.

In the end, the two teams drew 0:0

It's a tough game.

For the fans in the audience, they worked hard for two hours to finally watch the game, and at the end of the game, many of the fans took a long breath and it was like saying, "The game is finally over." ”

It didn't look like enjoying the game at all.

For the commentators, this is probably the most difficult game to explain, there is no passion in the whole game, just keep talking about who the football is at the feet, who fights for the ball, etc., the only few shots on goal, there is no threat at all, even if they are professional commentators, they feel that the commentary work is too difficult.

It was a tough game for both teams.

In fact, the players of both teams, especially the midfielders, are very tired to go through such a game, they spend most of their time fighting, running, sweating more than normal games, but there is nothing to gain from this kind of game is too sad.

Judging by the results, Chelsea have some advantage as Liverpool are at home.

But it's hard to say anything about the advantage of the really, a draw is acceptable for both teams, there is no real winner in this game, especially in the eyes of the media, Mourinho was criticised after the game, and Benitez did not fare much better.

Perhaps Mourinho has received more criticism, because Liverpool's starting line-up can see that they are intended to attack, and Chelsea's choice of Gudjohnsen as a starting centre-forward can reveal a lot of things, the Icelandic striker is really not as good as Drogba in terms of individual ability. (To be continued......)