Section 641 Grouping of the Champions League
(Maopu Chinese) ended the selection, and naturally came to the draw. And when the draw was made, Zhao Yaning was also looking at those table tennis balls - he had always suspected that those table tennis balls were suspected of cheating. But after watching it for a long time, he also came to the conclusion: even if it is a fake, he can't see it, and he really doesn't understand this......
And soon, the selected groups made Zhao Yaning feel a little surprised.
Chelsea drew Barcelona again β the two of them really have a narrow road and can meet each time. But it's not surprising to think that they themselves are promoting the ultimate in power football and technical football. Since it's the ultimate, then it's good to meet again. If you don't let the two of you meet to the extreme, you can't create a topic, how can UEFA make money?
Then, Bayern met Inter - Zhao Yaning was looking forward to it this time. After all, Inter Milan has strengthened a lot this summer, Juventus has fallen, they bought Ibrahimovic and Vieira, and they are in the league, they are also unbeatable, drawing their swords and looking around at a loss, after the reinforcement, can they have a fight with Bayern? After all, Bayern was humiliated enough this summer. First Ballack left, and then wanted to buy Aguero and the price was too high, I don't know if it was because of the problem of repairing the stadium, the current Bayern, financially stretched, has not been ahead of the season so far, the strength has dropped significantly, and it is difficult to say how the victory or defeat will be.
Then, Liverpool drew PSV Eindhoven β a good draw. Although PSV Eindhoven is the Banba of the Eredivisie, and now they are almost out of breath for Ajax, their strength is still inferior to Liverpool's after all.
Then, Valencia drew Benfica, Manchester United drew Roma, Arsenal drew Porto, Milan was quite lucky to draw Athens aeK, and Real Madrid obviously shared the same disease with Barcelona and drew Lyon again, and the top two teams in La Liga brought back the two strongest teams in the group to a ......
"Why do I think this thing is fake every time I draw lots?" After drawing lots, Zhao Yaning still couldn't help but have this thought.
Subsequently, all the third and fourth teams were also drawn, and Zhao Yaning was also very satisfied with Liverpool's grouping.
Pot 3 is Galatasaray and Pot 4 is Bordeaux.
"Galatasaray in Turkey, and Bordeaux in France."
When these two names were mentioned, Zhao Yaning was naturally very happy, "This is not a strong enemy!" β
Needless to say, Bordeaux has the same commonalities as the Ligue 1 teams, and like Lille and Paris, they are also the same European soft-footed shrimp. After all, Ligue 1 is not strong, but the league dividends are enough, so unless it is Lyon, Marseille, Monaco, other teams, they rarely waste their energy in European competitions. Galatasaray is not a mainstream league team after all, the Turkish league is inferior after all, and they are famous, not because of their strength, but because they have a stadium that can be called the home of the devil. But for Liverpool, the stadium in Istanbul contains very good and sweet memories.
In fact, there are not many teams in the third and fourth gears that can threaten the teams in the first gear. After all, it was not the turn of the century two years ago, and the relationship between the Champions League group stage restructuring in the past two years has changed a lot of things. As the two rounds of the group stage have become discussions, the possibility of weak teams having good luck to score points has been greatly reduced, and the dividing line between strong and weak teams is becoming more and more obvious.
Even the most difficult group this year was the three opponents that Inter Milan faced, Bayern, Sporting Lisbon and Spartak Moscow. A giant, a strong team, and a Russian team, which made Inter Milan angrily shout unfairness, and even pointed out that the new president of UEFA, Platini, wanted to avenge Juventus.
Zhao Yaning doesn't care about whether Platini is really a Gentini, he is more concerned about returning to Liverpool to play the next league game.
Liverpool's fifth game against Chelsea was the team. This game is very important for Liverpool, after all, two wins in four games are bad enough, if two wins in five games, then what are you playing?
Chelsea were just as miserable, having already lost once to Middlesbrough at the start of the season. The whole Premier League is talking about their decline, and at this time against Liverpool, the game can be regarded as an extremely important battle.
This game is the first league game of Liverpool's new season, Liverpool is still quite serious, and the players lined up are also Reina's goalkeepers, McConn, Carragher, Hyypia, Rieser as defenders, Sissoko and Alonso as midfielders, Zhao Yaning and Figo on both sides, Gerrard in the middle, and Kuyt in front.
And the lineup on the Chelsea side has also undergone a lot of changes. They were still headed by Petr Cech and at the back with Pacos Ferreira, Carvalho, John Terry and Ashley Cole. In midfield, they produced a surprisingly diamond-shaped midfield combination, with Ballack holding back, Essien on the right, Robben on the left, and Frank Lampard up front, with Shepchenko and Drogba up front.
Is this Chelsea? Seeing their way of playing, Zhao Yaning felt very awkward for the first time. Although this arrangement cannot be said to be a big mistake, Zhao Yaning always feels that they play football like this, as if they are not as powerful as last season.
Maybe it's because I'm too careful. After all, the pressure on Liverpool from Chelsea last season was unprecedented, and it inevitably made Zhao Yaning feel that they were very formidable enemies. Now, seeing them make such a big change, although Zhao Yaning has not seen them play, he already feels that they are not as good as last season.
However, seeing the looks of the Chelsea players, there is not too much uneasiness and dissatisfaction, Zhao Yaning also has to admit that at least they look very good, Klinsmann's coaching, at least did not make them depressed, and it is not easy to change the coach so quickly and be high-spirited.
Klinsmann is indeed a charismatic coach, and everyone has to admit that.
And after the game started, Zhao Yaning was also watching the changes in Chelsea. Chelsea have started to make some changes since the Community Shield and Jurgen Klinsmann has already made his mark on this team. It seems that they have put more emphasis on pressing attacks, and there has been an increase in front-court counter-robbing and pass-and-control cooperation, and there has been a lot of relief for the quick counter-attacks they once used to dominate the Premier League. This is not surprising, there have always been rumors that Abou is dissatisfied with Mourinho's conservative and ugly tactics, and if Klinsmann dares to hold on to Mourinho's set, he probably won't be able to be a Chelsea coach.
But what is their strength, Zhao Yaning still thinks that he has to try it to know.
Soon, he got his chance. After Lampard sent in a corner, Carragher headed the ball over to Zhao Yaning. After Zhao Yaning received the ball, he immediately rushed from his side's penalty area to the opponent's penalty area.
The corner kick attack had just ended, and at this time, Chelsea's attack had just ended, and it was too late to defend. Zhao Yaning's speed increased to the fastest, and at the same time, his eyes were also looking for the Chelsea player's defender, but to his surprise, until he rushed to the vicinity of the penalty area, he did not see anyone around him to make up for the defense.
Is this really still Chelsea's backline? Empty and hard to believe. In the past, Chelsea's defense was as tight as if there was a bus, but now, such a defense can simply stop the bus.
So, what else do I have to say!
Zhao Yaning stepped into the penalty area, and the chasing Ashley Cole didn't have time to block, Zhao Yaning picked up his thigh without saying a word and kicked the ball towards the goal!
βgooooalοΌοΌοΌοΌοΌ Zhao Yaning opened the scoring!! It is unbelievable that a long-distance attack of nearly eighty meters long did not encounter any interception! β
In an instant, the entire stadium was also boiling. What could be more impressive than a long run? Such a run of tens of meters, a game in which you scored a goal, is enough to make anyone cheer! Even Zhao Yaning himself, at this time, was just as excited: he really couldn't imagine that he would be able to score such a goal - the opponent, after all, is Chelsea!
With the cheers, Zhao Yaning turned his head. He saw behind him, Ferreira, who had been chasing back, but the speed could not keep up, Essien and Ballack, who had been chasing back in the middle, and when he looked again, he saw Robben standing with his waist pinched near the midfield.
It turns out that this team, although it still has its original shape, is already in vain. Ballack is not Makelele, he will not feel at ease at the back, but wants to go to the front of the field to shoot, after all, shooting in front of the goal is his forte. Robben left Mourinho and was finally relieved, no longer having to be forced to run back and forth to chase back and forth. And Essien and Lampard, I'm afraid they are also powerless, right?
Although Mourinho has a bad personality, he has merit in tactics after all, and under his coaching, it is impossible for him to be so in a no-man's land. But judging from this game, although Klinsmann's idea of tactical reform is very clear, it seems that he has not been able to complete the reform.
One team, three new signings, a new formation and a new coach are not always easy to revise.
Since you are doing pointless reforms and not completing them now, then don't blame us for taking advantage of you.
Zhao Yaning waved his hand and signaled his teammates to continue to strengthen the offensive without choosing to back down. What surprised Zhao Yaning was that Chelsea's midfielders had obviously improved in attack, they were no longer playing a simple break on the wing, and they had indeed improved in terms of passing in the midfield.
It's just that this kind of progress is not so quick to beat a stable and mature team.
Before the end of the first half, Zhao Yaning finally found another opportunity when he kicked a cross into the penalty area, Kuyt grabbed a shot and kicked the ball into the goal, turned around, and he noticed that the nearest person next to him was Figo who ran into the penalty area.
Chelsea's backline seems to be in trouble, too, and even Kuyt can take his feet in stride. So, take this opportunity and go to the next city.
Before the end of the game, a free kick cross from Zhao Yaning was hoisted into the penalty area again, and Vidic scored with a header again!
'The gap between Chelsea and Liverpool seems to be obvious.
The commentator's words, with a hint of surprise, Liverpool obviously did not get much stronger, so to speak, it was Chelsea who weakened, "The score of 3-0 is simply an incredible thing in the red and blue battle." In this game, Liverpool announced their confidence in winning the championship, while Chelsea needed time to be reborn. β
This kind of Chelsea doesn't look like Chelsea anymore, and it's not much fun to kill. Zhao Yaning sighed with emotion, a change of coach is like a change of knife, especially the coach who Chelsea just drove away, or the coach who laid the foundation for them, after such a change, of course they will be silent for a while.
With this victory, Liverpool also got a respite. Being able to beat the opponent 3-0, Liverpool's fighting spirit should also be added to confidence. Chelsea aren't worthless, at least they've helped Liverpool improve.
"You're playing well." After the game, Zhao Yaning thought about it, but still took off his shirt and walked towards Lampard, "In some time, you will get better. β
"Of course." Lampard knew Zhao was saying kind words, but nodded anyway, "We're definitely going to get better...... However, don't change the jersey. β
Zhao Yaning was a little surprised, "Klinsmann wouldn't have given such an order, would he?" β
"No, no, it's just ...... I don't want to change. β
Zhao Yaning looked at Lampard and slowly lowered his hand. Perhaps, what Mourinho brought to this team, there is still some leftover. Not tactics, not personnel, but something above it. Cat flutter Chinese