Chapter 286: If you have the chance, consider us, I'll be waiting for you at Stamford Bridge!
Although Salah has nothing to do with Liverpool now, Leon has long been accustomed to the reality that Salah has managed to stay at Chelsea.
But now seeing Mohamed Salah celebrate after scoring the Liverpool goal, he still feels a little magical.
'MO [Salah's nickname], what was it like to score at Anfield?'
After everyone finished celebrating together, Leon put his arm around Salah's shoulders and asked with a grin.
Salah grinned similarly, placing his hands on his chest before opening them in a fireworks-exploding gesture.
"Wonderful! I felt like my mood was like fireworks at the moment of the goal~"
"Okay, when the time comes, you will continue to run like this, and if I hold the ball, I will definitely give priority to you, and strive to score them again!"
"Thank you, brother, you are really a good person..."
The two intimately communicated while walking back.
And Rodgers, who was grabbing his hair on the sidelines at the moment, was worried about the unusable players on the bench.
Judging by the first 20 minutes of the game, Rodgers didn't have to worry about his team's attacking prowess.
Although the young players on both flanks were more average today, Suarez was still in good form.
With Suarez pouring all his attacking resources into it, Rodgers believes the Uruguayan striker, who has reached the top of the game, will still surprise him.
It was on both flanks that Brendan Rodgers really didn't know how to adjust to deal with Chelsea's strong attack.
When Chelsea's starting right winger was replaced by Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Salah, the overall impact of Chelsea's wings was simply taken up another notch.
Chelsea's midfield was dominant, controlling the tempo of the game and sending the ball forward far more often than Liverpool.
Eden Hazard and Mohamed Salah were given plenty of opportunities to carry the ball and then frequently cut through Liverpool's wide defence.
If Liverpool play 442 today, they can also pull two full-backs to drop back frequently to assist the full-backs.
But today they played 433, or more inclined to attack, and the two wingers didn't like the 433 that returned to the defense!
So the defensive pressure has to be on the midfielder again.
Going back to Liverpool's midfield, Emre Can is too fond of inserting in attack, often losing his place in defence when he goes up.
Gerrard is getting old, and it would be a waste of his fitness and ability to let him defend frequently.
So an honest guy on the defensive end of the floor Henderson is not the way to do it at all.
Liverpool still have to have a defender who is stable and has some playmaking skills to keep the bottom line.
It's a pity that Liverpool doesn't have such a midfielder now.
Originally, they had, and when Lucas wasn't in a hospital bed last season, he was equivalent to half of the role.
He and Jordan Henderson complement each other very well together, and Liverpool's hardness and organisation in midfield are no problem.
But after just four league games this season, Lucas was injured again, so Liverpool's record came to a big decline.
Neither Joe Allen nor Lallana, who are now sitting on the bench, can replace Lucas.
So even though Brendan Rodgers has a tactical approach to limiting Chelsea's attacking on both wings, he doesn't have the players to execute it.
After the restart, Rodgers yelled at Emre Can to take care of his own defensive position first, while constantly making tactical gestures for Raheem Sterling and Coutinhodo to pay attention to the back.
This can only be regarded as a solution that is not a solution.
And Chelsea, having taken the lead by one goal, are in no hurry to continue to gnaw at Liverpool's defence.
Looking at the 433 formation and players that Rodgers started today, we know that Liverpool's overall tactical play at home is still more inclined to attack.
Now that they are behind again, there is no need to think about it in the second half of the game, Liverpool will inevitably choose to press with a strong attacking style.
In this kind of tactical game with open cards, there is no need for Mourinho to emphasize anything.
The Chelsea players on the pitch consciously put up a set of anti-counter-attacking formations.
De Bruyne had only experienced the midfield style of play in the early twenties, and before he could recover his senses, he was driven back to the central midfield position by Leon.
With this change, Chelsea came up with a 4231 bottom of the box formation.
Well, Mourinho was still discussing with Holland on the sidelines whether to change the formation so early to play the defensive counter-attack.
As a result, the Chelsea players on the field directly played defensive counter-attacking tactics.
The tactical switch was so smooth that Mourinho could only smile and shake his head half-relieved, half helplessly.
"After the game, the media must have said that I was going to set up conservative tactics before the game..."
Listening to Mu Shuai's self-deprecation, Holland laughed silently, not caring about the media's evaluation.
A tactic that can win is naturally a good tactic, so what do the media outside say?
Now the Chelsea hierarchy and fans are on the side of the coaching staff.
After all, Jose Mourinho led the team to two trophies on his return last season, and Chelsea supporters are now convinced that there is no better manager to lead Chelsea to lay the foundations of a big club than Jose Mourinho.
In the opinion of Holland and other assistant coaches, the tactical system they worked so hard to build last season is undoubtedly the most suitable for Chelsea at the moment.
The high-pressure running tactics of the whole stadium can make Chelsea play more exciting and beautiful games.
But Chelsea don't have the need to run crazy every game.
It comes down to a question of cost performance for winning.
If it is necessary to play the top team, then it is necessary to stick to the crazy running tactics throughout the game.
This would help to raise the ceiling of Chelsea's squad and give Chelsea the ability to turn the game around in the final moments.
But when facing a team that is obviously weaker than himself by more than a notch and a weaker soft persimmon team.
It is not a rational choice to consume more players' energy and play crazy running tactics to win the game.
Defensive counterattacks after a strong attack are obviously more cost-effective.
The fact that Chelsea's players on the pitch have automatically opted for a defensive counter-attack at this point has shown their recognition of this safe style of play.
For Leon, putting Liverpool in to compress their attacking space, and then waiting for the opportunity to launch a quick counteroffensive and extend the lead early is the most correct tactical choice.
Any team that underestimates Liverpool at Anfield, knowing that they are going to attack, and still playing against them to give them a chance is the real stupidity!
In the second half of the first half, Chelsea were very determined to stick to the half, try to counter-attack when they had the opportunity, and resolutely not press forward easily if they didn't.
Liverpool didn't rush to attack Chelsea at this time.
They also want to try their hand at breaking down Chelsea's defence with their usual attacking tactics.
The result is clear, Suarez is strong, but he also needs help.
Nemanja Matic Matic denied Coutinho the way to shoot, while on the other side, Leon played Sterling even more dizzy.
Not to mention Sterling, who has not yet become a big killer on the left side of the Premier League.
Even if Sterling is in his prime, under the marking of Leon, he doesn't want to get a few threatening shots in a game!
Chelsea's way of squeezing Liverpool's two wingers, isolating Suarez and allowing him to play on his own has worked very well.
However, in first-half stoppage time, Suarez hit the far post of Chelsea with a hidden scuffle that shook off John Terry.
His wonderful personal performance this time also scared many Chelsea fans in front of the TV into a cold sweat.
Jose Mourinho went out of his way to highlight Suarez's threat on the ball in the defensive third at half-time.
Yes, Mourinho doesn't just think Suarez is a threat in the box.
He believes his team's range of Suarez needs to be further expanded.
"Shoot from the spot, dribble with the ball, shoot from distance, even a free kick! It's all his [Suarez's] forte, and there's a reason Liverpool fans call him an all-round attacker.
You have to be more vigilant against him, try not to let him get into our defensive third with the ball, and especially watch out for him to shoot with the ball unmarked!
He's like a poisonous snake that may lie dormant for a long time, but if you let his guard down once, he'll hurt you......"
Jose Mourinho's solemn reminder made Chelsea's starters more wary of Suarez in their hearts.
At the beginning of the second half, Liverpool really changed the appearance of the patient attack in the first half and began to press and besiege in a big way!
This aggressive tactical approach will undoubtedly put more pressure on Liverpool's defence.
But on the offensive end, Suarez, who didn't get much support from his teammates in the first half, was clearly more active.
In the 56th minute of the second half, Gerrard inserted the ball, and suddenly got up from the position where he had just entered the defensive third on the right side of the Chelsea half, and passed the football pocket into the back of the Chelsea penalty area!
Thiago Silva was the first to realise something was wrong and stepped back in time to watch out for Liverpool's attacking players to rush forward.
Unfortunately, Gerrard's pass was not in his defensive zone.
Terry's action at the back point was a little slower, and he was directly grabbed by Suarez, who rushed forward!
At the crucial moment, it was Cech who had to turn the tide in Chelsea's last line of defence!
Suarez, who completed the stab, was ready to celebrate passionately.
But Cech reacted quickly in a short period of time and stretched out his long arm, and finally touched the ball stabbed by Suarez with his fingertips!
In the end, the soccer ball, which deflected the direction of travel, hit the outside of the goal post and popped up on the bottom line!
And Suarez, who was overjoyed, could only cover his head with his hands, standing in the Chelsea penalty area with an unbelievable face, watching Terry passionately and Cech bumping his chest to celebrate!
Two goalposts!
Anfield's goal post twice denied Suarez's goal!
And Liverpool's already rising offensive rhythm was also severely suppressed by the merciless mockery of fate.
In the world of football, there is a saying that is well recognized by fans from all walks of life.
When you have a threatening chance and you don't get on the scoresheet, your team is likely to be on the back burner.
At first glance, this sentence sounds like there is a lot of metaphysics in it.
But if you understand it as "if you can't attack for a long time, you will lose the city", in fact, it is quite in line with scientific logic.
Suarez once again threatened the shot, thanks to Liverpool's tactics of pressing across the board.
If he had scored to help Liverpool equalise, the risk taken by the Liverpool defence would have been a matter of probability.
These risks didn't really hit Liverpool.
But his shot didn't turn into a goal and Cech's miraculous save boosted the morale of the Chelsea players.
So before Liverpool's tactics could switch, Chelsea had already seized the opportunity to play a quick counter-attack.
Missing the interceptions of Emre Can and Steven Gerrard in midfield, and the quick return of Morello and Johnson on the flanks.
Chelsea's counter-attack hit Liverpool in the heart again!
Hazard's low cross from the left flank was smashed by Ibrahimovic in the box to the top of the Liverpool box.
However, the fast-following Leon did not shoot decisively this time, and he held the ball further into the Liverpool penalty area.
In the face of Mignolet, who was helpless, and Skrtel, who was caught in his own way, Leon was not greedy to pick the ball horizontally!
Ibrahimovic has basically stayed behind Liverpool's penalty area after completing the ball and has not moved much.
So after receiving Leon's pass again, his lazy running position just put him in a position where he was not offside!
After scoring a goal with ease, Ibrahimovic laughed and waved his finger at Leon.
The Milan frontcourt brothers were once again successfully connected, and Thiago Silva, who stayed at the back, also raised his arms and shouted!
"Leon assists Ibrahimovic for another goal! Liverpool hit hard! This game is quite difficult for Liverpool at home to turn the tables on the tables......"
Zhan Jun shook his head helplessly and bitterly in the studio, and Director Zhang took over the conversation with a smile on the side, and vigorously praised Li Ang's performance today.
But this goal was not the end of the game.
In the 78th minute of the second half, Li Ang once again led the ball and inserted a long-distance run, and after connecting the two, he shared the ball again and assisted Hazard to easily pick up the goal!
After completing a hat-trick of assists, Leon was replaced by Mourinho with Mikel, and the game really came to an end.
Liverpool's players did not give up early, they did fight until the last second of the game, but they did not score a face-saving goal.
3-0!
A score that is not too big, but not too small either.
However, when placed at Anfield, it does seem a little abrupt.
Because it is the first time in the past two seasons that Liverpool has lost so weakly at home.
Even if they were able to equalise early on two occasions in the course of the game, the neutral fans who watched the game knew that Chelsea would have taken it as soon as they saw it.
After the final whistle, Suarez lifted his shirt over his head, disappointed and annoyed, but he couldn't give it to anyone at the moment.
Leon approached Suarez and exchanged jerseys with him.
After the two hugged and said goodbye, an inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of Leang's mouth, and Suarez's eyes widened.
However, after looking at Li Ang's back, he didn't make any strange expressions, but left with the same grin.
Following his team-mates' post-match greeting to the Liverpool fans at Anfield, Suarez walked back to the dressing room.
After greeting the staff as usual, he began to rinse briefly.
The warm water brought sweat stains from his body.
But his mood is getting hotter and hotter......
"If you have the chance, consider us... Luiz, I'm waiting for you at Stamford Bridge! ”
(End of chapter)