In a 90-minute game, the first 30 minutes are just a warm-up, and a strong team like Liverpool, no matter how well they play in the first 30 minutes, the players will automatically adjust their state, adapt themselves to the rhythm of the field, and strive to get the initiative in the game. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Benitez knew that Blackburn's pressing was ferocious, and when arranging the starting lineup, he deliberately arranged players who were good at physical confrontation to fight with Blackburn in the midfield.

Mascherano, Sissoko, Babbel, Gerrard, such a lineup is definitely not inferior to any team, and the impact is definitely counted in the Premier League, but without Alonso, Liverpool must be lacking in the organization and scheduling of the midfield, but Gerrard and Chen Yu have certain organizational skills, if the midfield attack is too poor, Chen Yu can also pull back to the position of the front waist, so that Gerrard can return to the back to be responsible for ball scheduling.

In the opening 30 minutes, Blackburn got into the groove quickly and had the absolute upper hand, but did not score, not because McCarthy and Santa Cruz were not good at shooting, but because Liverpool's midfielders pressed too quickly and did not give Blackburn enough space and time to shoot.

Thirty minutes later, Liverpool adapted to the rhythm of the game, snatching possession back little by little, although it did not reach the level of parity, but there were already attacking and defending each other.

Liverpool's midfield configuration can only grab the ball, can not control the ball, after grabbing the ball is either passed to the striker or handed to the core of the midfield Gerrard, which makes Blackburn's defense very targeted, as long as Strangling Gerrard, Liverpool can only pass the ball to strikers Chen Yu and Kuyt from a long distance.

Long pass rushing is the most commonly used tactic in the Premier League, but not every player has the ability to accurately guide long passes and a wide field of vision, no matter what era or any league, players like Alonso, Beckham, Gerrard are very few, Blackburn has worked hard before the game, and the restrictions on Gerrard are very successful, Gerrard has few opportunities to get the ball, and Liverpool's midfielders can only choose their own long passes, so that the pass error rate is very high, but once Chen Yu and Kuyt receive the ball, they can face Blackburn's backlineAfter 30 minutes, several of Liverpool's attacks were long passes from the backfield, and Chen Yu got the ball to force Blackburn's backline.

Thirty minutes ago, Blackburn's shots were dominant, and after thirty minutes, Liverpool's number of shots on goal gradually increased, and the ratio of attack and defense between the two sides was almost four or six, Blackburn still had an advantage, but the advantage was shrinking.

The managers of Liverpool and Blackburn are quite satisfied with this situation.

Although Blackburn has the advantage of home field, they are definitely a notch worse than Liverpool, and it is definitely explosive to be able to gain the upper hand, how can Mark Hughes not be satisfied, as for the delay in scoring, many times it still depends on luck, just like Chen Yu and Kuyt, the game has been played for almost 40 minutes, and they have not scored.

Benitez can also accept the situation on the field, although Liverpool is slightly at a disadvantage, but Chen Yu and Kuyt have the opportunity to get the ball, in Benitez's view, even if Blackburn shoots five times, Chen Yu only gets one chance to shoot, Chen Yu's probability of scoring will not be smaller than Blackburn, and the ability to grasp opportunities has always been Chen Yu's strength.

Duan Xuan, the Chinese commentator at the scene, thought that it was very dangerous for Blackburn not to send people to keep an eye on Chen Yu all over the field, no one knew when Chen Yu would shoot and what footwork he would use to shoot, and Chen Yu's arsenal always had an endless stream of weapons that the goalkeeper could not guard against.

Mark Hughes was also a superstar when he was a player, how could he not know the danger of letting Chen Yu take the ball, but he understands the truth that superstars can't be seen better than other coaches, if he sends someone to guard Chen Yu, this will definitely destroy the team's formation and tactics, if he can stare Chen Yu to death, even if it is acceptable to destroy the formation and tactics, but Mark Hughes knows that Chen Yu can't be stared at at all, and the result of sending people to stare at Chen Yu may not only stare at Chen Yu, but also destroy the integrity of his formation, It can be said that the gains outweigh the losses, after repeated consultations with the coaching staff before the game, Mark Hughes decided not to mark Chen Yu personally, but to adopt the tactics of zone defense, but for players like Chen Yu, he will definitely not let him take the ball freely, every time Chen Yu takes the ball, Blackburn will have more than two players to come and attack, and all the other players will also assist the players who defend Chen Yu to cut off Chen Yu's possible passing line.

This kind of defense worked at least in the first 40 minutes, Chen Yu had a chance to shoot, but the chances were not good, and he didn't completely throw off the defenders, all of them were in a hurry, and there was no time to exert force and choose the angle of the shot, such a shot would definitely be difficult to pose a lethal threat to the Blackburn goalkeeper.

Chen Yu is not in a hurry, their midfield is very hard, Sissoko, Mascherano, Babel's speed and body are first-class, and the defense covers a wide area, under their active scramble, Blackburn strikers McCarthy and Santa Cruz have worse shooting opportunities, if it is not for good luck, Chen Yu does not think they will score first than him.

In addition to the trust of his midfield teammates, Chen Yu is also very confident in his backline, after Ag's comeback, his partnership with Carragher is far better than the combination of Carragher and Hyypia, whether it is heading, card position, chasing, or the tacit understanding of cooperation, the combination of Ag and Carragher is the first gear of the Premier League, even in the entire European football, the defense is stronger than them is only a handful.

With such a solid backline and a midfielder who can often grab the ball, Chen Yu believes that if he catches the opponent and makes a mistake, he will be able to send the ball into the opponent's door.

Soon forty minutes passed, the score on the field was still 0:0, at this time Blackburn could not have the upper hand on the field, they made more and more mistakes under Liverpool's pressing, and it became difficult for the ball to be transported from the ground to the feet of the strikers, and they could only rely on long passes and wide attacks, which is Liverpool's strength, and Blackburn's attack like this did not threaten Liverpool's door at all.

It is difficult to concentrate for a long time, and after 40 minutes of intense attacking and defending, both Liverpool and Blackburn players are physically and mentally tired, and unnecessary mistakes are starting to increase, and this is the best time to break the deadlock on the pitch, and it is up to who can take the opportunity.

A strong team like Liverpool is very sensitive to key time points, when the game enters the 40th minute, Blackburn's mistakes increase, at this time, under normal circumstances, the most reliable player in the net is passed at the feet, looking for opportunities to score, but Liverpool does not pass to Chen Yu, most of them pass to Gerrard's feet, as if Chen Yu was forgotten.

Duan Xuan, the Chinese commentator at the scene, was furious, "Why don't you give the ball to Chen Yu, is Chen Yu's position worse than Gerrard?" What does this mean, do Liverpool's players forget Chen Yu, or do they want Gerrard to perform in such a key game, in fact, this year's World Footballer and the Golden Ball Award, Gerrard also has a chance, he and Chen Yu have the same honor, personal ability and fame are similar, and Gerrard's advantage is that he has the results of the national team, and Chen Yu has not participated in any national team competition at all, if Gerrard has a supernatural performance in the recent period, it is not impossible for him to be upset. ”

The Liverpool fans in the stands were also puzzled that their players did not pass the ball to Chen Yu, although they were not angry, they all chanted together to pass the ball to Chen Yu, but this is Blackburn's home stadium, the shouts and applause of the Blackburn fans completely suppressed the shouts of the Liverpool fans, and the players on the field may not be able to hear it even if they listen carefully, not to mention that the Liverpool players are playing a nervous game, and they can't hear the shouts of the fans at all.

Chen Yu is Liverpool's ace killer, Liverpool's players certainly can't forget Chen Yu, they have actually been confusing Blackburn's players, waiting for the best opportunity to appear before passing to Chen Yu, breaking the door of Blackburn in one fell swoop.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of tactic can't hide from Blackburn's players and coaches, but now the game is so anxious and so tense, the players don't have time to think about it, and Gerrard's strength is not inferior to Chen Yu, and their defensive focus involuntarily shifted to Gerrard's body, and Chen Yu seems to be outside Liverpool's attacking system.

That didn't last long, and soon Liverpool's chance came.

In the 43rd minute of the game, the ball was still passed to Gerrard, but this time Gerrarda pulled to the side, and he saw Chen Yu running back from the front of the penalty area, this is because after Gerrard pulled the side, the middle was empty in the front position, Chen Yu retreated with feeling, hoping to be able to meet Gerrard in the middle.

Gerrard has been playing in the midfield for more than ten years, with only a wide field of vision and accurate judgment, and only Alonso can catch up with him in the entire Liverpool team, when the ball passed to Gerrard's feet, he saw Chen Yu retreating, but the central defender did not follow, Gerrard decisively passed the ball to Chen Yu, and he continued to walk along the side.

Gerrard's pass was very accurate, and under the siege and interception of Blackburn, he passed the ball steadily to Chen Yu's feet.

At the moment when Chen Yu received the ball, there were only Blackburn's two central defenders behind him, and these two central defenders were still some distance away from Chen Yu.

How could Chen Yu miss such an opportunity, he stopped the ball sideways, and then half-turned and shot angrily.

When shooting, Chen Yu didn't look at the goal at all, and he didn't have time to look at the goal, this kick relied on the ball sense accumulated by thousands of shots on weekdays.

After shooting, Chen Yu fell down after turning 360 degrees due to too much force, and he was lying on the ground staring at the ball.

"Ahh Shot! Shot! Chen Yu! ”

"Half turn and shoot! That's awesome! You can shoot from this angle! It's really 360 degrees without dead ends! ”

"It's amazing, it's a shot from this position!"

"Cold shot! Definitely a cold shot! It's so cunning! Chinese. ”

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In the stands, in the commentary seats, and the reporters on the sidelines, they couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice, not believing that Chen Yu would actually shoot in this situation.

Stopping the ball sideways, half-turning to hit the goal, Chen Yu's two actions connected very quickly, because he didn't look at the goal, goalkeeper Friedel was not prepared at all, in fact, this is also a normal phenomenon, Chen Yu is almost 28 meters away from the goal, such a distance to take the ball with his back, Friedel can think of it is a strange thing.

But the strange thing happened, when the ball flew towards the goal, Friedel didn't see the footwork used by Chen Yu to shoot, and he didn't have time to see the spin of the ball, only to see the ball whistling and flying, the power was great, the speed was extremely fast, Friedel didn't even dare to delay for a second, he jumped up directly, and rushed to the flying ball and pounced.

Blackburn goalkeeper Friedel is 36 years old this year, he is the oldest goalkeeper in the Premier League, and he is also the most despised goalkeeper due to his age, but Friedel's reaction speed is by no means as old as his age, his reaction speed is faster than the average young goalkeeper, and his height of 1.93 meters makes his saves a lot of range, so at this age he can still occupy the position of the main goalkeeper of the US national team and Blackburn Rovers.

If Chen Yu's shot was not so sudden, maybe Friedel would have a chance to save the ball, after all, the angle of this ball shot is not so tricky, with Friedel's height, he doesn't even need to move sideways, he can save by flying directly.

But now, when Friedel flew to make a pave, he could see the arc of the ball's flight, which looked like it was a ball that didn't spin, but in fact the ball was spinning outward at a small angle.

This hairstyle made Friedel almost faint directly, he had already calculated everything when he flew out, even if the ball was thirty centimeters outward, he could only look at the ball and sigh, and now the ball was constantly spinning outward, and the amplitude was definitely more than thirty centimeters.

Friedel was about to touch the ball with his fingers, but the ball spun outward, allowing Fredel's hand to save, and when Fredel fell, the ball hit the inside of the post and flew into the net.

1:0

Chen Yu's cold shot gave Liverpool the lead.

Desperate, Friedel saw the ball go into the net, his face lay on the turf and beat the turf hard, he was very annoyed and very uncomfortable, because after he debuted after being voted the best goalkeeper of the year in the United States in 97, Fredel was selected by the giant Liverpool. But for three years, Fredel has never sat in the position of the main goalkeeper, in the summer of 2000, he came to Blackburn, became the No. 1 main team, has been playing until now, about this matter, Friedel has been obsessed, today he is very hopeful to beat Liverpool, did not expect to be Chen Yu a cold shot to break through the ten fingers.