Chapter 960: A flash of light that changed the tide of battle
Chelsea took a corner and Frank Lampard took the spot, and at the moment they were in full swing, with everyone who could grab the ball rushing into the box, and those who were good at shooting from distance were ambushed outside the box, leaving only a little Wright to guard behind. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
This is not a contempt for Liverpool's counter-attacking ability, mainly because Liverpool's forwards have gone back to defend before, and there is no one on the counter-attack, and it is also a waste for Chelsea to keep Terry, Ben Haim and others behind, and such corner opportunities are the time to play their headers.
Frank Lampard's corner kick was fast and urgent, the attacking player was on target, the goalkeeper had no time to react, and the defender was not well controlled, which could easily result in an own goal.
The game is played for about 70 minutes, both the offensive and defensive sides can not make mistakes, there may only be one chance, lose this opportunity, maybe there will be no better chance, there can be no mistakes, a mistake may lead to a collapse.
When the ball flew out of the corner, there was chaos in the box, and in the midst of the chaos, Terry beat Carragher to grab a header.
However, Carragher's defensive experience is also very rich, he saw that he couldn't grab Terry, but he didn't wait, his hand pulled Terry's shirt downward, and his body squeezed Terry hard, so that Terry couldn't exert his strength.
Carragher didn't do any useless work, and although Terry's head touched the ball, there was no way to exert his power, and the ball only changed a slight direction after hitting his head, and flew straight to the bottom line.
A nice opportunity turned into a clearance, and Terry was furious, grabbing his shirt and complaining to referee Webb that Carragher had just fouled him.
There are so many people in the penalty area grabbing points, physical contact is inevitable, and the smaller referees don't see it, not to mention that the referees may not all be able to see it.
Webb waved his hand at Terry, signaling that it wasn't a foul and telling him to hurry back.
Terry just saw that Webber was young, put a little pressure on him, and did not expect to get a penalty opportunity, seeing Webber ignore it, he turned back.
After Chen Yu bound the consciousness of the alien Ronaldo, he waited for the opportunity to surprise Chelsea's weak palace personnel, but he didn't expect the ball to be cleared by Terry.
Goalkeeper Reyna didn't open a big kick when he sent the goal, and the opening was also won by the opposing player, which was similar to not opening, he passed the ball to the side to Reese, allowing the full-back to attack from the side.
Chelsea were at their most morale at the moment, adopting a full-court pressing tactic, and as soon as Reese got the ball, Wright Jr. quickly pounced on him to try to force Reese to kick wide.
At the back, it is basically impossible for a defender to get rid of the opponent's pressing alone, that is too dangerous, and failing to play with fire is equivalent to giving the opponent a chance to shoot.
Reese had to pass the ball to his centre-back Agger.
Drogba continued to press Ager, and at this time, Frank Lampard and Malouda in the midfield also pressed into the Liverpool penalty area, so that Liverpool did not dare to pass between the central defenders.
Liverpool's backline has now been beaten by Chelsea a bit like a frightened bird, everything is to be stable first, and seeing Chelsea's midfield pressing violently, they did not pass the ball to their own midfielder, but drove forward with a big kick.
Liverpool's backline is understandably chosen, because Liverpool's midfield was previously robbed by Chelsea, and at least three threatening chances were launched through midfield tackles, and the strikers were waiting to be fed in front, and the defenders will definitely not pass the ball to them again, but play directly forward, and the strikers can get better, and it is safe to get it.
The Liverpool defender's approach looks safe at the moment, but after the big foot is released, most of the ball falls at the feet of the opponent, and it will immediately attack again, and if it goes on for a long time, it is more likely to be broken.
Gerrard was very annoyed, just now the head coach also explained that he should boldly control the ball and pass the ball to Chen Yu's feet, but now his teammates are still messing around like this, and he doesn't take the coach and his own words seriously at all, he yelled at Finnan who opened the big foot: "Hold the ball!" Pass to midfielder! Cut off and count it mine! ”
Finnan bowed his head and said nothing, but he was not convinced at all in his heart, and said in his heart, what you say is yours, it is yours, the media and fans still have to scold me, is it useful to pass it on to you? It's not the same as lost.
Liverpool's long-footed ball still fell to the feet of the Chelsea defenders, and the striker struggled to get a long ball between the opposition's defenders and midfielders with little precision.
However, Chen Yu and Kuyt did not stand and wait for the ball, they are both the kind of players with good fitness, and after winning the ball in the Chelsea defence, they have been pressing into the midfield.
Chelsea didn't dwell too much in midfield, quickly passing to the wings, breaking down the flanks or passing the ball into the box without getting down.
Chelsea dared to pass the ball like this because they had Didier Drogba in the middle, and most of the midfielders were around Liverpool's penalty area, and even centre-backs John Terry and Ben Haim took turns to get into the Liverpool box, and their attacks were much more lethal than Liverpool.
Chelsea are more and more confident, the players on the wing are also bold to break through, many of these big games dare not do the action has been done, Ashley Cole a crotch pass past Finnan, Finnan was annoyed and angry, pulled down Ashley Cole from behind, and was shown a yellow card by referee Webb.
Chelsea took a free-kick and their centre-backs pressed into the box to grab the spot, leaving only full-back Ashley Cole and midfielder Mikel behind.
Seeing that Chelsea did not treat Liverpool as a dish so much at their home stadium, Gillette, the owner of the VIP box, was angry and said to Hicks: "Being pressed and beaten like this, even if you win, you will be angry." ”
Hicks was also very depressed, "I'm afraid that I will lose even more." ”
Gillette said: 'The Chelsea players were like mad dogs in the second half, they seemed to be more physical than in the first half, is that doping? ”
Hicks said: "You can't eat 11 people together, I guess I was stimulated by Mourinho, but I don't believe that they will fight like this to the end, and I don't believe that Chen Yu and Gerrard will be willing to be pressed and beaten by their opponents like this." ”
Gillette said: "Well, optimistic about Chen Yu, now everyone is busy helping him build momentum to run for the World Footballer of the Year, he can't drop the chain himself." ”
Hicks thought about it and said: "The state of the players has ups and downs, I don't think there is a need to rush to win the championship, this draw is nothing, and if you lose, you can't collapse the sky, isn't it just three points, but I don't think Chen Yu will be silent all the time." ”
Benitez on the sidelines is under a lot of pressure at the moment, this is not only a matter of three points, in his home stadium, if the score is lost, the second half of the season will be difficult, the only thing he can count on now is Chen Yu, but Chen Yu has almost no chance to touch the ball.
Frank Lampard failed to find the back of the net after several successive passes into the box, and this time he changed tactics and crossed the ball to the edge of the box to find Essien and let him shoot from distance.
Although a lot of long-range shots depend on luck, but when you can't attack repeatedly, a long-range shot is also a good choice, although there are many players in the penalty area, the shooting angle is not large, but hitting the player may also be refracted to the goal, in short, if you can't attack for a long time, it won't hurt to change.
Chelsea take set-pieces very seriously, and there are many types of set-piece tactics, each of which has been rehearsed.
Essien was ready for Frank Lampard's pass, adjusting his pace and following up with a furious shot.
Essim was second only to Didier Drogba in the Chelsea squad and his long-range shot was like a cannon, and the blast flew towards goal at 150 kilometres per hour on turf, leaving the goalkeeper with minimal time to make a save.
Liverpool's luck was good, though, as the powerful shot hit the defender's leg and bounced diagonally towards the wing, flying just in front of Reese, who had just defended Frank Lampard on the wing.
Reese reacted quickly as he got ahead of Frank Lampard and sprinted forward to tip the ball over to Chen Yu on the boundary line.
This is an accident, but this accident is too beneficial to Liverpool, although Liverpool only has Chen Yu and Kuyt in the midfield, Kuyt's position is closer to his own penalty area, but Chelsea's only defensive players who can play a role are Mikel and Wright, although the others are not far away, but as long as Chen Yu takes the ball and resolutely attacks, they have no chance to return to defense.
The most important thing to counterattack is speed, not number, and when the attacking players arrive, the opponent's defenders will also arrive, and the result is a positional battle.
Chen Yu and Mikel both understood this truth, so Mikel didn't plan to grab the ball at all, but went directly to Chen Yu, ready to use a yellow card to stop Chen Yu's counterattack, and Chen Yu did not stop in the face of the ball from Reese, turned around and let the ball go, dodged to avoid Mikel's pull, and went straight to the ball to chase.
After Chen Yu dodged Mikel, Chelsea's defenders were left with only the forward Wright, who was a pure attacking player, leaving him behind just because he was not good at heading, and he was fast, able to grab the clearance ball and help defend the opponent's striker, but he didn't expect an accident that caused him to face the opponent's striker alone, and this striker was still Chen Yu.
Little Wright was almost scared, how could he have such defensive experience, facing Chen Yu who pounced with the ball at high speed, he didn't know what to do.
At this time, not only Wright Jr. was scared, but other players at Chelsea were also scared to pee, they knew very well what kind of defensive level Wright Jr. was standing at the back, and if they couldn't go back, Wright Jr. could be by Chen Yu.
All of Chelsea's players, except for the forwards, ran back desperately, hoping that Wright Jr. could delay Chen Yu's running speed and give them a chance.
Liverpool's midfielders were just as frantically raced towards the Chelsea half as their Chelsea counterparts in the hope of getting a second chance to attack.
The Liverpool fans in the stands stopped shouting, as if they were afraid that their shouting would affect Chen Yu, their expressions were even more nervous than when Chelsea besieged the Liverpool penalty area just now, lest Chen Yu's attack would go wrong, and he was attacked like a mad dog by Chelsea for 25 minutes, which was their first threatening counterattack.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho both gritted their teeth, clenched their fists, and stared at Chen Yu and Little Wright without blinking, as if their souls had crossed over to Little Wright and Chen Yu.
Although Wright Jr. doesn't know how to defend, he knows that Chen Yu must not be allowed to pass, as a winger, he knows Chen Yu's brilliant record, Chen Yu's single-knife ball error rate is less than one percent, that is to say, if Wright Jr. lets Chen Yu go, Chen Yu will break through the door guarded by Cech 99 percent.
Wright Jr. chose to foul without hesitation, and when Chen Yu changed direction to break through him, Wright Jr. did not hesitate to reach out and grab Chen Yu's jersey from behind.
Chen Yu didn't seem willing to make a red card for Wright, so he broke free of Wright's hand and staggered forward for several meters before grabbing his head on the turf.
Force!
Referee Webb's whistle blew, and he pulled out a red card and ran to the foul spot.
It was an undeniable red card, but one that the Chelsea players could not accept.
In a matchup between the giants, a red card has too much impact on the strength of both sides, Chelsea had the upper hand, it seems that it is only a matter of time before the goal is scored, and if there is one less person, the situation of the game will be turned upside down immediately.
Little Wright was reluctant to get off the field, and kept telling Webb that he was just pulling and Chen Yu was faking a fall.
Chelsea's players also surrounded Webb, believing that showing a red card was too heavy and that a yellow card would be sufficient.
Liverpool's players are standing still, and if such an unquestionable red card is cancelled at their home stadium, they will not be able to continue playing.
"Red card! Red! ”
The Liverpool fans in the stands stood up and roared, they couldn't afford to be indifferent, this short, ugly guy ruined their idol's one-on-one goal, and they couldn't let the referee leave Anfield Stadium without a red card.
Benitez on the sidelines saw that Webber was besieged, and he didn't show the red card in his hand for a long time, he was excited like a child who had been robbed of candy, he rushed over and grabbed the arm of the fourth official, and roared: "This is a red card, he got rid of Chen's single goal!" ”
The fourth official smiled bitterly: "Rafa, don't get excited, this is a red card, this is a red card, wait for the referee's decision." ”
Webber is young and has little experience in law enforcement, but he has excellent professional knowledge, and he knows very well how to punish such a foul, not to mention that this is still Liverpool's home stadium, he pushed aside the Chelsea player who blocked him, showed the red card to Wright Jr., and waved him out quickly.
Little Wright knew that he couldn't go on, he shook his head, smiled bitterly and walked off the field, in his heart, he was actually very unconvinced, he was an offensive player, but he became the last line of defense, he thought it was not his fault, he just suffered it on behalf of others.
Seeing Wright Jr. being expelled from the game, the commentator at the scene sighed: "Wright Jr. was sent off, and Liverpool will play more and less in the next twenty minutes!" This is the role of a superstar, but a flash, Chen Yu changed the situation on the field, which is also Chelsea's carelessness, they thought that Chen Yu did not perform for more than 20 minutes is to watch the excitement on the field, and now it depends on Chelsea's luck, if Chen Yu can't stop him, I'm afraid he will repeat the mistakes of last season......"