Chapter 334 Manchester United and Liverpool are good friends(1/3)
At the end of the first half, the number displayed on the scoreboard was still 1:0.
With Coutinho's world-beating performance in the first three minutes, the home team Liverpool surprisingly led the entire first half.
However, when the players from both sides walked off the field, you could see that Chelsea's players didn't look like they were falling behind at all.
They were all confident and cheered each other up before returning to the locker room.
This made the players and coaches at Liverpool feel a little puzzled.
Who is leading here?
Is this the temperament of the legendary strong man?
Will all Chelsea players believe that after Pan Yi's halftime adjustment, the score will definitely come back?
This is too mysterious!
The commentator Zhan Jun also said:
"Although Liverpool did play very well today, taking the lead in the first half and gaining a certain advantage on the field. But as we all know, Chelsea in the second half, especially after 70 minutes, are not easy to mess with, so Rodgers must not
Take it lightly.”
As a fan of Liverpool for many years, Zhan Jun tried his best to remain neutral in his commentary, but the home team's lead still made his words unknowingly appear relaxed, and he could not help but give Rogers advice.
"When facing Pan Yi's Chelsea, it is actually not easy to gain an advantage on the field! So many strong teams before have failed to do this."
At this time, Gary Neville waved his hand and said nonchalantly:
"Now I just want to see Pan Yi really lose a game in the Premier League. As for who he loses to, who cares?"
After Kanter got the ball in the middle, he immediately moved to the left. Marcos Alonso dribbled the ball along the left and suddenly distributed it to Hazard.
This is what needs to be done in set-piece offensive training. Everyone will be familiar with several routines, and then choose the most suitable one based on the opponent's weaknesses on the spot.
It is so easy to be one goal behind. This is probably what you can see in the Chelsea dressing room now.
If a fan claims to be a double fan of Liverpool and Manchester United, then he must not be a real fan.
Chelsea completed the comeback!
"The ball is in, it's Marcos Alonso!!!!!!"
That's just because Chelsea voluntarily gave up possession of the ball, and because Liverpool couldn't effectively attack Chelsea's penalty area, they had to spend more time in the backcourt.
Just as Lukaku got the ball, Moreno turned around again, pressed his elbow heavily against the strong body in front of him, and tried hard to push him out.
After this ninety-minute fierce battle, he knew very well that Pan Yi was definitely prepared.
If Liverpool's defensive performance hadn't been pretty good today and goalkeeper Mignolet was very focused, Chelsea might have evened the score.
But Chelsea still got a well-placed free kick.
And the following plot gradually confirmed Neville and Carragher's premonitions.
"In short, the most important things are three points: suppress Coutinho, suppress their wings, and create set pieces!"
Zhan Jun's explanation voice seemed to be hoarse due to excitement, but everyone who knew him knew that he was definitely not feeling well at the moment...
The distance of this shot was only about seven or eight meters from the goal. Even if Liverpool goalkeeper Mignolet was in a good position, he was out of reach of the ball.
Then he shook his head again and gritted his teeth secretly:
"TMD, how could I be so panicked? This guy Pan Yi is putting too much pressure on people...MD I am in the lead now!"
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In the visiting team's dressing room, the atmosphere was not as tense as Liverpool's.
After explaining every key point, Rogers felt a little more at ease and sat on the chair with a sigh of relief.
In their usual training, there is already a very clear coordination of who attacks the front, who attacks the middle, and who attacks the back.
After all, he is a coach with many years of coaching experience, and he will not think that the overall situation is determined just because he is ahead in the score.
Everyone clapped their hands vigorously to echo their head coach!
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"There must be a lot of tension in the Chelsea dressing room right now."
But today... Neville hugged his thigh to the lap of his mortal enemy. It was really unscrupulous!
It can be said that although Rogers' contraction policy prevented Chelsea's offense at first, the Blues' offense still brought increasing pressure to Liverpool.
Therefore, Chelsea's two wings kept attacking Liverpool's two full-backs, leaving them exhausted.
Gerrard, who was not far behind Balotelli, reacted quickly and rushed over immediately, preparing to disrupt the attack.
But no matter how fast Gerrard is, the Chelsea players who know the landing spot early are faster.
When the second half is almost over, Pan Yi will try his best again - this is Chelsea's old routine.
In the 79th minute, Liverpool passed the ball to Gerrard in the midfield, but Matic knocked it away. Kante got the ball and launched a counterattack on the spot.
In Liverpool's regional defense against corner kicks, including free kicks like corner kicks that cannot be shot directly, Balotelli is asked to guard the front point, Lovren stands in the center of the small penalty area, and Skrtel is responsible for the back point.
Gerrard and Henderson provide protection further outside to avoid Chelsea's back row and second-point attack.
"And if we can score another goal, then with the fanatical support of tens of thousands of Anfield fans, it will be very possible to win this game."
Skrtel, who was defending at the back point, firmly resisted David Luiz who was standing in front of him, preventing him from easily receiving the header.
They can see that Chelsea's current offensive is becoming more and more fierce, while Liverpool is a bit tired of parrying.
"They will definitely attack aggressively. We have to pay attention to the defense of the two wings, because their wingers and wing-backs are very powerful."
"It can be said that Pan Yi won again in this round. If you look at the process of creating this free kick, it is obvious that it was intentional. Lukaku obviously didn't need to knock it down, but he still knocked it down."
"In the second half, we have to adopt a more prudent approach and return to our usual defensive counterattacks."
It was also at this time that Chelsea's offensive took a break.
"Then Liverpool will press forward, and Chelsea will press again, and then push Liverpool's offense outward. In the first half, the two sides mainly fought in the 30-meter area near the center circle, and there were very few shooting opportunities."
"1:1! Chelsea equalized the score! It seems that it is really not that easy to defeat Chelsea!"
Therefore, during the locker room training session, Rogers used a very serious tone to admonish his players.
"I don't know if you noticed that in the first half, although Liverpool seemed to have the advantage, except for the long-range shot shortly after the opening, the real opportunities were very limited."
Pan Yi just continued to encourage his players and arranged the second half in an orderly manner:
"Everyone did a good job in the first half! Although we conceded a goal, we played very well in the rest of the game. We defended well and controlled the rhythm well. I am very satisfied and will continue in the second half."
But who is Lukaku?
Gary Cahill, who was ambushing in the center of the penalty area, had already jumped out first. After getting stuck in his position, he jumped high and hit the landing point directly.
Seat B dribbled the ball away from Moreno and cut in, but was blocked by Liverpool's Croatian central defender Lovren, but Lukaku also made a diagonal pass at this time!
This is the power of "professional winger" Lukaku, he can pull out! He even inserted along the right side like a full-back.
Two Sky Sports guests, Gary Neville and Carragher, are of course also following this game.
Only then did he feel a little calmer.
Looking at the Chelsea generals who were celebrating the victory, Rogers also breathed out heavily, shook his head and said:
As for the other side, Moreno also received a yellow card under the repeated attacks from seat B.
Hazard ran to the corner kick area on the right side of the court, and he was responsible for taking the penalty kick.
"Rogers doesn't know why. They have been criticized for their zone defense this season, but he always sticks to his own approach. Look at today, he conceded the ball again."
He hurried over to remind Gary Neville: "Brother, it seems... it seems that I am from Liverpool? Aren't you a famous Manchester United player? Why do you want us to win so much?"
In the football world, being less famous often means that a player's abilities are not top-notch, either because he is young and has not been discovered yet, or because he has been playing in a small team.
"And young guys like Chelsea often burst out with amazing energy in the second half. So, this game... hehe, the outcome is unpredictable!"
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In fact, after the players from both teams returned to the locker rooms, the head coach Rogers of the home team also looked very solemn.
"At this time, we will test our offense, which means we have to use the training content we have prepared in the past few days."
The Belgian winger dribbled the ball from his left rib cage into the penalty area. After attracting the attention of the defense, he suddenly knocked back to the front of the penalty area. The ball bounced off the ground and rolled to the other side.
Sure enough, it’s the first point!
Almost everyone reacted immediately.
"At this time, Manchester United and Liverpool are good friends!"
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As Pan Yi arranged, Chelsea stepped up their offensive in the second half.
"But in the second half, they may not press their formation as high as before, because if they are ahead, they will want to maintain the score, so shrinking back to defend against counterattack is the most likely result."
David Luiz did not miss this opportunity and played his best elevator ball in his best position!
Free kick!
To be continued...