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Volume 1 Chapter 732 Liverpool¡¯s Counterattack (Part 2)

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    Liverpool had an almost successful attack. They continued their successful experience in the next game, launching attacks from both sides and stretching Chelsea's defense in the middle. When the ball returned to the middle, it found Chen Yu.  Chen Yu didn't stop the ball and passed it directly to Kuyt or Gerrard who was cutting in from the wing.  Liverpool¡¯s offensive routine was quickly discovered by Chelsea, but they found a good way to deal with it.  Chelsea's right back Ferreira is in poor condition, and Bellamy is fast. Ferreira alone cannot guard Bellamy, and can only cover the defense from the center. Once Bellamy hits the ball to the center  , Chen Yu cannot be defended by one person. If Kuyt and Gerrard on the wing cut inside at this time, Chelsea can have at most one person to defend one-on-one. Obviously, it is very dangerous for the defender to challenge the forward without support.  .  The purpose of Chelsea giving up possession of the ball and shrinking defense is to create a situation of playing more and less in the backcourt. Now Liverpool has gained a lot of offensive opportunities, and if Chelsea still cannot gain the advantage of playing more and less in the backcourt, it will be against them.  Too bad.  Mourinho saw clearly from the sidelines. He understood that this situation must not continue. He must take measures to deal with the current predicament, otherwise he will concede goals sooner or later.  Mourinho made a very decisive decision because there was no way to replace Ferreira in this position. Mourinho withdrew the two wingers Kalou and Joe Cole and asked them to assist the two full-backs in defense.  If the full-backs can hold on, the midfield players no longer have to cover the two wings. With the thickness of the midfield, it will be difficult for Liverpool's offense to break through Chelsea's defense.  Withdrawing all the two full-backs is not without hidden dangers. The hidden danger is that Drogba is the only one in the middle. He lacks the power to counterattack. It is also very dangerous to be beaten completely passively. The more opponents attack, the more luck balls they will have.  Even if one of them is fooled, it will be difficult for Chelsea to accept it.  But nothing is perfect in the world, and it is the same on the football field. Both sides have 1 players. If the defensive force is strong, the offensive force will be weak. If the offensive force is strong, the defensive force will be weak. If you want to balance offense and defense, many  The time is when you can't attack and you can't defend. Mourinho is not a perfectionist, he is a utilitarian and a gambler. In this case, he bet that Liverpool cannot break through Chelsea's defense and prepares to defend 0  score.  Benitez and Mourinho have played against each other so many times, and it can be said that they know each other thoroughly. When he saw Chelsea returning the two wingers to both sides of the penalty area, Benitez knew that Mourinho was prepared to defend to the end.  He also boldly waved his hand to push his defense forward and went all out to play the last few minutes.  The commentators on the scene were very speechless about Mourinho's decision to set up a steel formation at his home court. This is really too conservative. This is Chelsea's home court. Chelsea is the defending Premier League champion and only scored one goal.  Just set up the iron bucket formation. Is this because he is too utilitarian, or is he as cowardly as a mouse?  Chelsea fans didn't have any unusual reactions. After all, this is a Champions League semi-final, and it's very important. If you win, you go to the final, if you lose, you go home. In such a game, it's impossible to consider other factors besides the outcome.  .  After Mourinho put in place the Iron Barrel Formation, it would be meaningless for Liverpool to talk about tactics. Facing a 10-man defense, Liverpool did not have the superb short-pass penetration skills of Arsenal and Barcelona. There was not much they could do.  It's something we all know, crosses from the wing and long shots.  Chelsea said that their defense is second in the world, but no one would dare to say that their defense is the best in the world. It is conceivable that this line of defense is strong, but their opponent Liverpool's ability to break through dense defense is also very powerful.  The most commonly used and most effective means of intensive defense: long shots, set pieces and crosses. Liverpool are good at all of them, especially long shots. Liverpool's long shot masters include at least U people: Alonso, Gerrard, Alonso.  Geer, Riise, Finnan, Chen Yu; whoever is more lucky among these six and the opponent is less guarded, they may give the opponent a fatal blow.  In the 75th minute of the game, Liverpool, who had been seeking tactical coordination, turned into a crosser and a shooting king. Although this British style of play was abandoned by Benitez early on, it was transformed into a style that combined various European factions.  It is an impact-oriented team that combines all methods, but now, Benitez knows the current situation and decides to use this inefficient offense to find scoring opportunities.  At this time, it is obviously inappropriate for Gerrard to play as a winger. This does not mean that Gerrard cannot cross, but that it is too wasteful for Gerrard to only use crosses. If Gerrard is in the middle, it is  He can shoot, break through, and pass. Now that Chelsea has shrunk so much, Liverpool's wings can't create opportunities for the center, and the center can't pass the ball to the wings. Gerrard only has one pass left.  And the disadvantage in speed has also been magnified.  Benitez replaced the core midfielder Alonso with Pennant to speed up the wing, and Gerrard came to the center to take over Alonso's work.  During the Liverpool game, AhAlonso's role is huge. He is not showy, but he uses accurate passes to keep Liverpool's midfield in order. Under normal circumstances, even if Gerrard is substituted, Alonso will be replaced.  He has never been substituted. Now Benitez replaces Alonso with Pennant, completely giving up the organization of the midfield.  Benitez's adaptability was repeatedly praised by the current commentator, " Benitez performed very well today. He decisively replaced Alonso and used Pennant to pass the ball. It seemed that he used a single function.  It is not cost-effective to replace a small player with a playmaker, but under the current situation, Pennant is much easier to use than Alonso. He can break through crosses from the wing and provide central midfielders for Kuyt, Chen Yu and the back row.  Every game improves the chances of scoring goals, but Alonso's role on the field is only long-range shooting, but this job can be done by Riise, Gerrard, Agger and others. As for Mascherano, why  He will stay on the field. It is estimated that Benitez took a fancy to his speed of chasing back faster than Alonso. If Mascherano plays, Liverpool will not have a player who can chase back and defend" Peng  Nantes playing will definitely not bring about a qualitative change in Liverpool's offense. With Chelsea's current defensive intensity and number of people, even if Ronaldinho, Zidane, and Kak¨¢ are all replaced on the field, it will not have much effect.  , Pennant¡¯s role is just to make Liverpool make more crosses. What ultimately determines whether a goal can be scored is the quality of Liverpool¡¯s long shots and headers.  Chelsea's defense is indeed outstanding in being able to stand alone in the Premier League. Even if they set up a iron barrel formation and the defensive players are very rich, Chelsea players have not relaxed their focus on Liverpool's key players. There are still people like Chen Yu and Gerrard.  Following closely, as long as Riise, Agger and others reach the frontcourt, there will be people who will focus on disturbing them to catch the ball. In short, any Liverpool player with a high probability of scoring will be taken care of by Chelsea players. Chelsea will resolutely take care of Liverpool's players.  The probability of scoring a goal is reduced to a minimum.  Under Chelsea's tight defense, chance still played a role. In the first RU minute of the game, Riise made a diagonal pass from the right side of the penalty area to Chelsea's penalty area. Because there were too many people in the penalty area, if you want to achieve an unexpected effect, you must  To speed up the pass, Riese used too much force with his kick. He originally planned to use the inside of his foot to pass an inward-rotating curve ball, but the ball hit the instep more, causing the ball to pass.  It suddenly changed direction midway and flew straight to the back corner of the goal.  "Danger" "Ah" "Shoot" This was an accident, an accident that even Riise, who shot the shot, could not think of. Then Chelsea's goalkeeper Cech was even less likely to be prepared. Fortunately, Cech was already ready to attack.  After intercepting the pass, Cech reached out with one hand and poked the ball with his fingertips. The ball flew out against the outside of the goalpost and crossbar.  Seeing the ball fly out of the baseline, Chelsea's players, fans, and coaches breathed a long sigh of relief. What they are most afraid of now is the ball that seems to be passed and shot, and the refracted ball. This kind of ball cannot be defended at all.  , now Chelsea people can only pray that they have better luck and that their opponents do not have too many such balls.  At this time, there were also people who were dissatisfied with Mourinho's big move. He was Chelsea's CPO Kenyon. Kenyon sat with Liverpool's American owner Gillette. Liverpool was lagging behind, so Gillette was sure  He had a nervous look on his face, and although Chelsea were leading the score, Kenyon's expression was no better than Gillette's. On the contrary, Kenyon was not only nervous, but also full of anger.  Chelsea owner Abramovich spends so much money and buys so many stars. His goal is not just to win the championship. He also hopes that the team can play as well as Barcelona and Arsenal. This is why Mourinho continues to  After winning two Premier League titles, there were still rumors that Mourinho was about to sack him. As the manager of Chelsea, Kenyon naturally had to consider the boss's thoughts. He saw that Chelsea played so conservatively at home and was beaten by the same level.  Liverpool is pressing like a relegation team. Kenyon can imagine what Abramovich is feeling at this moment. Kenyon believes that with Chelsea's current configuration, they can win this game happily, instead of shrinking in defense and kneeling like this.  To win this game.  Chelsea is most worried about accidents, but sometimes a flash of genius can be fatal.  Liverpool's corner kick was taken, and there was a chaos in the middle of the penalty area. The ball was finally pushed out of the penalty area by a large number of Chelsea players. Chelsea had no one outside the penalty area. The ball naturally fell to Liverpool's feet. Mascherano stopped the ball with his chest.  Later, he divided the sides, found Riise on the wing, and asked Riise and Bellamy to cooperate to launch an attack from the wing.  However, Rise's long-range shot just now almost scored, which made Rise a little confident. After Rise got the ball from the wing, he cut across to the center. He decided to take advantage of the heat on his feet to take another shot.  Chelsea players also knew that Riise's shooting was a big threat. How could he let him shoot with peace of mind? Joe Cole followed closely and waited for Riise to intercept when he shot.  Riise is not a player known for his speed and flexibility. He has continuouslyNot only did the two changes of direction fail to get rid of Joe Cole, but Joe Cole almost stole the ball. Riise did not dare to be careless. Now there was a void behind Liverpool. Once the ball was intercepted, the consequences would be disastrous. He quickly passed the ball across  Give it to Mascherano, let Mascherano reorganize the attack.  Mascherano is a typical South American player. He doesn't like to attack with long passes. He likes to have the ball at his feet. He rushed towards Chelsea's penalty area with the ball. After attracting the defense, Mascherano passed the ball to the Chelsea penalty area.  Chen Yu came out from the penalty area to respond.  Chen Yu did not make a conventional stop motion. He rubbed the ball with his toes. The ball flew over his head and just passed Makelele who was following him.  Makelele is right behind Chen Yu. He is close to Chen Yu. As long as Chen Yu makes a move to get away, he will foul immediately. However, Makelele's body is right behind Chen Yu and he is taller than Chen Yu.  He was much shorter and didn't even see Chen Yu rub the ball over his head. When Chen Yu turned around and started, Makelele thought Chen Yu would break through with the ball. He didn't make much defensive move. He just reached out and pulled Chen Yu down.  Feather jersey.  This was a smart foul by Makelele. He pulled downwards with a small range of motion and his body was close to Chen Yu. It was difficult for the referee Merk to see clearly. Moreover, because there were many people at the front of the penalty area, he only had to delay Chen Yu's movements.  , someone will come over and steal the ball or destroy it immediately.  But because Chen Yu didn¡¯t have the ball at his feet, he turned around and sprinted with all his strength. Makelele didn¡¯t even catch him, and was thrown away by Chen Yu.  Chen Yu used great skill when rubbing the ball, and the ball fell behind him and Makelele. After turning around and passing Makelele, Chen Yu turned sideways and raised his foot to shoot towards the far corner of the goal.  Chelsea's penalty area was crowded with people at the front. When Chen Yu shot, at least two people rushed over desperately and used their bodies to block Chen Yu's shot.  Mikel pounced from the side and failed to block the ball, while Terry pounced from the front. He was tall and had a wide interception area. The ball hit Terry's arm and missed the goal post.  Chen Yu could see it clearly. He raised his hands excitedly and loudly complained to the referee Merck, "The penalty kick hit Terry's arm." Some Liverpool players saw it, and some didn't, but it was  From the look of Chen Yu, they all understood what happened. Except for goalkeeper Reina, who stood still, everyone else rushed to the referee Merck and asked Merck to award a penalty kick.  However, Merck's standards in this game have always been very loose, which is essentially beneficial to the home team. Now that it has reached the RU minute, it is impossible for him to award a penalty kick without full certainty, not to mention that the ball may have been missed by Terry.  open.  Merck did not award a penalty kick, but pointed to the goal, indicating that it was a goal kick, and did not even give Liverpool a corner kick.  The Liverpool players were furious and surrounded the referee Merck, asking him to explain why this was not a penalty kick.  In the commentary box, the commentators also had different opinions on this penalty. Some commentators thought it was a penalty kick because Terry's arm expanded the defensive area. Whether it was intentional or not, a penalty kick should be awarded; some commentators thought it was a penalty kick.  The commentator believed that this was not a penalty kick. It was actually Terry's failure to avoid it. If Terry's arm bounced into the goal, could Merck still consider the goal invalid and let Liverpool take a penalty kick?  Some commentators also believe that whether the penalty kick can be awarded or not depends on how the referee controls it.  Because whether in the Champions League or the league, there are precedents for penalty kicks being awarded for this type of ball, and there are also precedents for not awarding penalty kicks.  Benitez on the sidelines was also very excited and angry. The time had already reached the early eighty minutes. This opportunity was rare, and it might even be the last chance. He also rushed to the court to find the referee Merck.  theory.  Seeing Benitez rushing into the court, the substitute players over there also tried to rush into the court.  Referee Merck was worried that the situation would get serious, so he immediately took out a yellow card and showed one to the leader Gerrard, and then showed another yellow card to Benitez who was sprinting towards him, and reached out to get the second yellow card.  , as long as Benitez does not go back, he will send Benitez off the field.  At this time goalkeeper Reina saw the danger. Liverpool can lose this game, but they must not lose the next game. If Benitez gets a red card, he will not be able to direct the next game on the spot. The impact on Liverpool will be  It was too big, and Reina quickly went over to stop coach Benitez.  Benitez also calmed down at this time. He realized that he was too excited and forgot about the consequences. Now when Reina stopped him, he stepped down and walked back to the sidelines, and stopped him before entering the court.  Liverpool substitute players, and then called their core players over to lay out the offensive tactics for the last ten minutes.  The Chelsea players who had taken advantage had just stood by and watched. They wished that Liverpool would cause more trouble, and it would be best to be fined. Now that the Liverpool people have calmed down, the Chelsea people are very disappointed, but they understand that the current Liverpool people  There must be a nameless anger in his heart that wants to be vented. In the next few minutes,Our defense will face a severe test, and now they must make tough preparations.  Mourinho is the calmest one at this time. He has just called Chelsea's core players Drogba, Terry, Lampard and others to the sidelines, asking them to seize the opportunity of the opponent's fierce attack and resolutely fight back.  A bold counterattack with the goal of scoring another goal to increase the probability of promotion.  I have to say that Mourinho's success is not accidental. At this time, many people should be seeking more stability, but he did the opposite and chose to take dangerous paths, because to the surprise of his opponents, he instead  Good results may be achieved.  In comparison, Benitez's formation was a bit mediocre. He lost his cool at this time and blindly asked the players to attack fiercely. He always fell into a disadvantage in the contest with Mourinho, that is,  It's normal.
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