(Cat Flutter Chinese) When it comes to the game against Chelsea, Liverpool is also ready for everything.

In terms of Liverpool's lineup, the front court is still Milito, Zhao Yaning, Gerrard and Kuyt - treating Chelsea, after all, it is necessary to fight and confront more, and it is difficult to compete with Chelsea if you rely on attack alone, and they have played each other countless times, and everyone is very clear about this, so the decision to let Kuyt play is understandable.

Chelsea, on the other hand, have changed a lot after a season of intermittent injuries and changes.

In the game, their lineup has not changed much from before. Goalkeeper Petr Cech returned early after a half-season injury. It's just that now, he wears a helmet to protect his head, which is allowed, and with this thing, he can also stand on the playing field. It's just that looking at his current performance, it has dropped a lot compared to when he didn't wear a helmet.

At the back, Carvalho, John Terry, Ashley Cole and Pacore Ferreira are still at the back. It's just that since this season, their style of play has also undergone a big change: in the past, Chelsea's back line was Carvalho who grabbed and Terry made up for it. In the past, Carvalho was quicker, more aggressive in tackles, and he also has a very rare skill with the ball in defenders, so he is more suitable for playing up front. Of course, another reason is also because he is sometimes a little reckless, and he doesn't pay much attention to the way he plays, and he is also suitable for being in front. Terry, on the other hand, is slower but strong one-on-one, and he defends very well in the back.

But this season, the roles of both men have changed. After a serious injury, their speed is no longer the same as before, the speed has slowed down together, Carvalho's original speed advantage is no longer obvious, and Terry's original speed problem is even more serious, and according to the original style of play, they are obviously not good.

However, they also made a clever change: they became Terry to the top and Carvalho to fill in. Carvalho's speed still has a certain advantage in making up for the position, and Terry's ferocity and tackling ability, as a grabbing player, also has a certain play, the two are originally very good partners, the tacit understanding has always been very good, from the original tactics to the new style of play, it took almost no time to run in, such a clever way to avoid problems, but also let everyone admire.

Chelsea's midfield is a combination of Mikel, Ballack, Essien and Frank Lampard.

This season, due to injuries and age issues, Makelele has increasingly withdrawn from the main lineup. Mikel and Ballack are increasingly playing as double midfielders. Ballack is different from Shepchenko, although he cannot play his favorite position because of Lampard's existence, but because he lacks honor after all, he still has a lot of desire for honor, and he is not averse to changing positions and changing the style of play. Now that Frank Lampard has taken up the midfield position, he could also accept changing his position and moving back to play in the midfield. Now in the midfield position, he is also playing quite well, and, because all four midfielders have strong defensive ability, Chelsea's defense is also quite good.

As for the forward line, Chelsea are still Didier Drogba and Shepchenko. Drogba has played quite well this season, and the media has recognized that after the fall of Henry, Drogba is the Premier League's number one striker. Of course, Drogba also claims to be the world's No. 1 striker, but after all, this is a bit more controversial, and no one takes it too seriously. After all, you can't score 20 goals in a season, and no matter how you say it, there is a gap with the world No. 1.

And Shepchenko...... After all, he is a striker that the owner paid a lot of money to buy and is also a footballer, and even at the worst of his performance, people have to admit that his problem is not that he is not technically good, but that it is difficult to integrate into Chelsea. Therefore, Chelsea still have to give him a chance now - isn't the role of the star just to score goals in a game? Perhaps, Shepchenko will be able to suddenly make a splash and score a beautiful goal?

This is the strongest squad for Chelsea this season. Although they have Robben, because of injuries and personal personality problems, Robben is rarely seen in the main force now. Makelele has the same problem, with age and injuries making it difficult for him to take on the responsibility.

"In this game, Liverpool can be said to have the advantage. After all, Chelsea have been on a downward spiral since Jose Mourinho left. Liverpool, on the other hand, has been thriving in the past two years. Jurgen Klinsmann has made some tinkering changes to Chelsea, but it has been difficult to reverse Chelsea's inherent attacking malaise, with their pace getting slower and slower, and they are now the heaviest and slowest team in the Premier League. Chelsea were beaten twice by Liverpool this season, and when they met Liverpool in the league, they were completely uncontested, and now it will be interesting to see what the outcome will be when they meet in the Champions League. ”

Chelsea have not played well in the league this season, with a double defeat against Liverpool and a defeat and a draw against Manchester United. In the semi-finals, they will not take advantage of anyone too much, and in contrast, they are relatively happy to meet Liverpool, Liverpool is an attacking team no matter how they say, if they meet Milan, it will really become a game between the two sides to see who can steal one. And if that's the case, Milan, which has a breakthrough counterattack killer like Kaka, is obviously a lot of light.

It didn't take long for the game to get under, and it soon became clear that Chelsea were playing quite well.

"It's an amazing thing. Chelsea lost their main midfielder, but the defence did not slip much in this game. Zhao Yaning, who performed very well in the first two away games, seems to be really limited in this game. ”

Lineker's surprise is more due to the fact that Chelsea are no longer without Claude Makelele, but he still plays a pretty good defense.

Whether it's Essien, Mikel or even Ballack, when they arrived at Chelsea, there was some significance in complementing Makelele's place. However, it turns out that people like Makelle are hard to come by.

It's not that his strength is so strong that it can't be replaced, although it is indeed extremely good as a midfielder, but Makelele also has a lot of problems, and it is not impossible to completely replace him.

However, many of the advantages of Makelelé are also unattainable. He has the technique, he has the body. The most important thing is that he has a good mentality, never doing what he is not good at, but honestly doing his job, intercepting opponents in the backfield, and not thinking about working in the front court. He has great wisdom, but also no lack of cleverness, all kinds of grasp of the foul scale, good control of the game, is also one of the important reasons why he can stand on the ground.

Everything else is easy to say, but the most important thing is the mentality. With a high salary, in the best team, no matter who you are, you will feel self-aggrandized. At this time, it is especially valuable to be able to wipe your ass honestly and not compete for opportunities. Even if it's a midfielder, who doesn't like to stride up with the ball in midfield and attract attention? Who doesn't like to stand outside the box and shoot at a corner kick and make a difference for the team? However, Makelle had none of these problems. He's just honestly guarding the back. When the team attacked, he honestly over-passed, not to make risks, the whole team pressed up to the opponent's penalty area to fight for the top, and he also stayed honestly at the front of his penalty area - this good mentality is an important reason why he is not enough to match the offensive talent of Deschamps, Dunga and others, but he can still stand on the legend of the back.

Makelle rose to fame late, not for nothing. When he plays, experience, technique, mentality all account for a large part, and these things are very difficult for young people to obtain. It is of course impossible to simply see him as a black defensive player, thinking that a random black strong man can beat him.

Essien has great physicality, but his dribbling is also an important attacking tool for Chelsea, and it can even be said that it is one of the few means of penetration, which of course cannot be abolished. Mikel is physically strong enough and has a good defensive position, but his slow pace is also a big problem. Barak is good in all aspects, but using him as a backcourt coolie is too much of a waste of talent.

This season, when Claude Makelele suffered an injury, Chelsea's midfield interception finally had problems, and at this time, Abou refused to bring in reinforcements, and their midfield finally relied on adjustments to make up for the shortcomings, and amazingly, they played in good form.

They arranged an excellent way to deal with Zhao Yaning: Michael Essien was pestering Zhao Yaning almost the whole time, constantly fighting, fighting, and confronting Zhao Yaning. This approach made Zhao Yaning not play much role at the beginning of the game, and he was not greatly restricted.

Klinsmann may not have much to offer in terms of tactical layout, but he is decisive enough in his use. Before him, Chelsea had taken Essien seriously, but not so much. Essien has always been regarded as a sharp weapon for advancement, although he also shoulders the task of defense, but he has never had such a heavy task, and even let him block Zhao Yaning alone, but in this game, Klinsmann's decisive and bold use of people has had a good effect.

Ballack is a very versatile player, and when he arrived at Chelsea, he was also responsible for filling in the gaps behind Frank Lampard. However, he did a very good job. After Makelele was gone, Chelsea needed a new way to limit Zhao Yaning, and Essien's stalking, with Ballack assisting, was indeed very effective.

Of course, Zhao Yaning still plays from time to time, but this kind of play is much worse than the previous two games against Real Madrid and Barcelona. There is no way to run freely in the front court anymore, and the activity space is greatly occupied and squeezed by Essin, and Zhao Yaning's role is naturally very limited. With a back three, Chelsea have put together a tight net.

'It seems that Chelsea have found a way to deal with Zhao Yaning. If they can succeed, then there will be a big hint for other teams to defend Zhao Yaning. But can such a defense really work? "Cat flutter Chinese