After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 334 Manchester United and Liverpool Are Good Friends

At the end of the first half, the number displayed on the scoreboard was still 1:0.

Relying on Coutinho's world wave in the opening 3 minutes, the home team Liverpool took the lead throughout the first half somewhat unexpectedly.

However, when the players on both sides walked off the field, everyone could find that the faces of the Chelsea players did not look like they were falling behind.

They were full of confidence one by one, cheered each other up and returned to the locker room.

And this made Liverpool's players and coaches feel a little puzzled.

Who is leading the way?
Could this be the temperament of the legendary strong man?
All Chelsea players will believe that after Pan Yi's half-time adjustment, he will definitely overtake the score back?

This is too mysterious!
The commentator Zhan Jun also said:
"Although Liverpool did play very well today, they took the lead in the first half and gained a certain advantage on the scene. But we all know that Chelsea in the second half, especially Chelsea after 70 minutes, is not easy to mess with, so Rodgers must not Take it lightly."

As a fan of Liverpool for many years, although Zhan Jun tried to remain neutral in his commentary, the home team's lead still made his words unconsciously relaxed, and he would involuntarily give Rogers a tip.

"When facing Pan Yi's Chelsea team, it is actually not easy to gain an advantage on the scene! So many strong teams before have failed to do this."

"I think Rodgers just needs to consider how to make good use of this advantage now and break Chelsea's goal again as soon as possible."

"Because Chelsea this season is really too strong, and they are also very tough. It is not safe to lead by one goal at all."

"And if we can score another goal, with the fanatical support of tens of thousands of fans at Anfield, it is very possible to win this game."

Zhang Lu said: "I agree with the statement that Liverpool must seize the time before scoring goals."

"But I'm now very skeptical they'll be able to do that."

"I don't know if you noticed. Although Liverpool seemed to have the advantage in the first half, except for the long-range goal shortly after the opening, the real opportunities were very limited."

"When Liverpool is attacking, Chelsea will retreat a little bit to stabilize the defense; but if Liverpool presses deeper, then Chelsea's defense, which originally retreated to the front of the penalty area, will also press forward and strengthen the press in the midfield Strength, to prevent Liverpool from easily entering the 30-meter zone."

"This makes Liverpool often have to pass back to reorganize. At this time, Chelsea's defense will retreat again, and the pressing force in the midfield will also be relaxed."

"Then Liverpool will press forward again, Chelsea will press again, and then push Liverpool's offensive outward. In the first half, the two sides were mainly fighting in the 30-meter area near the center circle, and there were very few chances to shoot."

"Because Liverpool were dominating the attack, it looked like they had the upper hand, but it was at best an balance."

"Coach Pan Yi's purpose in doing this should be to consume Liverpool's energy with a solid defense first. After all, Liverpool has the blessing of the home court and has scored the goal. Of course, this will also consume Liverpool's physical and energy. Wait until the second half. work hard."

"As for the young guys like Chelsea, they can 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 of the two teams returned to the locker room, the head coach of the home team Rogers also looked very dignified.

He also got some first-half data from his assistant before.

Possession was 60-40 with Liverpool leading.

But the number of shots was 5 to 5, the two sides were even, and the shots within the range of the goal frame were 1 to 3, and Chelsea led.

That is to say, in the first half, apart from knocking Chelsea's goal with that consecutive two long-range shots, Liverpool did not create as many opportunities as Chelsea.

This also made Rogers feel the crisis.

After all, he is a coach with many years of coaching experience, and he will not feel that the overall situation is settled just because of his own score lead.

The content and data of the game can explain the problem.

Possession lead?That's fake.

That's just because Chelsea voluntarily gave up possession of the ball, and because Liverpool couldn't effectively break into Chelsea's penalty area, they had to spend more time in the backcourt.

The number of shots and shots on target, including a more reasonable number of expected goals, can reflect the ability of both sides to create opportunities.

Liverpool's five shots in the first half were all long-range shots from outside the penalty area;
As for Chelsea's five kicks, most of them were hit into the penalty area through cooperation. There were crosses from the side and straight into the ribs.

If it weren't for Liverpool's defensive performance today, and goalkeeper Mignolet's concentration, Chelsea might have evened the score.

Now it seems that Pan Yi may really be playing a game of cat and mouse.

He was not eager to press up to equalize the score. Instead, he defended first and let Liverpool, who were good at counterattacks, come out first to consume their stamina and patience.

When the second half is almost over, Pan Yi will make another effort-this is also Chelsea's old routine.

Therefore, during the lecture session in the locker room, Rogers used a very serious tone to warn his players.

"We have to forget everything about the first half and not be fooled by the illusion of a one-goal lead."

"Pan Yi's team has always been good at attacking from behind. Don't take it lightly! Otherwise, it will be impossible to stop their winning streak!"

"I don't know how many teams have suffered such a loss, so we must also be careful."

"In the second half, we have to take a more secure approach and kick back the defensive counterattack we usually practice."

"They're definitely going to attack aggressively and we have to watch out on both sides because their wingers and wingbacks are very good at overlapping."

"Also, Lovren in the middle, Skrtel, you must guard Lukaku and prevent him from going to the wing..."

After telling every point, Rogers felt a little more at ease, and sat on the chair with a sigh of relief.

Only then did his heart calm down a little.

Then he shook his head again, gritted his teeth secretly and said:
"TMD, why did I panic like this? The pressure from Pan Yi is really too much... MD, I'm the leader now!"
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In the dressing room of the visiting team, the atmosphere was not as tense as that of Liverpool.

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 following games. Our defense was well grasped and the rhythm was well controlled. I am very satisfied and will continue in the second half."

"But in the second half they may not press the formation too high as before, because they will want to keep the score if they are ahead, so shrinking back and playing counterattack is the most likely result."

"And at this time, it is to test our offense, that is, to use the training content we have prepared in the past few days."

"I won't go into details, and you should all keep it in mind."

"In short, the most important thing is three points: press Coutinho, press their sideways, and create set-pieces!"

"Including what I ordered before the start of the first half, I will do the same in the second half. I can't forget it just because I adjusted my tactics a little in the first half. You are not so stupid, are you?"

Everyone laughed.

It's so easy to fall behind by one goal, which is probably what you can see in Chelsea's dressing room now.

Finally, Pan Yi said:

"Believe me, brothers, as long as you can remember your responsibilities, as long as each of you completes your tasks with all your strength, then I guarantee that victory will definitely belong to us!"

Everyone clapped their hands vigorously to echo their head coach!
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"It must be very tense in the Chelsea dressing room right now."

The two Sky Sports guests, Gary Neville and Carragher, were of course following the game.

Gary Neville right there plausible:
"Now Pan Yi must have a guilty conscience."

"One goal behind at Anfield, it's not so easy to come back!"

"And in the first half, the team did not play as well as Liverpool, which may also make Pan Yi self-doubt, so there will be some wrong judgments and adjustments."

"To be honest, I doubt Chelsea will concede another goal in the second half."

"In other words, Chelsea's first Premier League defeat of the season is finally coming! Hahahaha!"

Gary Neville spoke so confidently and seemed so excited, which made Carragher sitting beside him doubt his own identity.

He hurried over to remind Gary Neville: "Brother, it seems... It seems that I am from Liverpool? Aren't you a Manchester United star? Why do you want us to win so much?"

You know, Liverpool and Manchester United, the "double red club", are the biggest enemies and competitors in the history of the Premier League in recent decades.

If a fan claims to be a Liverpool and Manchester United fan or something, he is not a real fan.

As a Manchester United star, Gary Neville usually used Liverpool's loss to satirize and despise Carragher.

But today... Neville hugged his thigh to the lap of his mortal enemy, it's really immoral!

At this moment, 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 lost to, who cares?"

"The enemy of an enemy is a friend."

"At this moment, Manchester United and Liverpool are good friends!"
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As Pan Yi arranged, Chelsea really stepped up their offensive in the second half.

However, because Rogers also made his disciples shrink the defense, Chelsea's offense also failed to pose a big threat immediately.

When Liverpool got the ball to counterattack, because Pan Yi had specially arranged for players to cut off the connection between Coutinho and other Liverpool players, forcing him to rush forward with the ball, and at the same time blocked his long-range shot Space, which makes Liverpool's counterattack even more stumbling, very unfavorable.

On the scene, Chelsea are more attacking, and their main attack is Liverpool's two wings.

As Pan Yi said at the pre-match preparation meeting, the two full-backs, Moreno and Johnson, are indeed far behind world-class defenders in terms of overall ability.

The performance on the court is that the offense is not so sharp, and the defense is not so good.

Not to mention Marcos Alonso and Azpilicuetabi who can fly up and down with Chelsea, just talk about the starting 11 players in Liverpool's formation, they are also the least famous.

In the football world, a low reputation, apart from being undiscovered at a young age, or having been playing in a small team, often means that a player's ability is not top-notch.

You're playing for a big club and you're still not famous, and that says something in itself.

Therefore, Chelsea's two wingers kept attacking Liverpool's two full-backs, making them exhausted.

Especially on Hazard's side, Johnson had a hard time coping with it, and was broken through and cut inside by the Belgian several times.

Fortunately, Liverpool's two central defenders played relatively well, but in order to help Johnson defend, Skrtel also received a yellow card.

As for the other side, Moreno also received a yellow card under the repeated impact of the B seat.

It can be said that although Rogers' contraction policy prevented Chelsea's offense at the beginning, the Blues' offensive still brought more and more pressure to Liverpool.

In the 65th minute, Chelsea launched another attack along the right.

The B seat dribbled the ball away from Moreno and was blocked by Liverpool's Croatian defender Lovren, but Lukaku also made a sideways slant at this time!
This is the power of "professional winger" Lukaku, he can pull the side!He even got in along the right flank like a full-back.

So seat B passed the ball directly to Lukaku.

As soon as Lukaku took 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.

At the same time, Moreno kept stopping to hook the ball, and kicked Lukaku's calf from time to time.

But who is Lukaku?

Certainly not thrown off balance by these "slight" bumps.

He was holding Moreno with his back, trying to forcefully turn around, but at this moment, Pan Yi's voice came from his ear:
"Hanhan! Pour! Pour me! Find a set kick! Find me a set kick!"

At this time, Lukaku remembered Pan Yi's instructions before the game, and his legs went limp, and he rolled forward for three and a half weeks before falling to the ground.

Before he fell, Moreno also stretched his legs and swept Lukaku, and the referee's whistle sounded immediately.

Free kick!
But this ball is very close to the baseline, almost equivalent to a corner kick.

So Chelsea treated it as a corner kick.

Hazard ran to the corner area on the right side of the court, and he was responsible for taking the quasi-corner kick.

All of Chelsea's tall players also ran into Liverpool's penalty area, which immediately made the already crowded Liverpool penalty area full of tall people.

The home team's Gerrard, Skrtel and Lovren are not short, but the two full-backs, including Coutinho and Sterling, are not very good, so Balotte, who is close to 189cm in height Lee is also coming back to help defend at this time.

In contrast, Chelsea has more tall men, and the three central defenders system naturally has this advantage!
They and Lukaku, Marcos Alonso, Matic and others stopped in Liverpool's penalty area, which is still very deterrent.

In the set-piece defense, the front point and the center of the small penalty area are two crucial points, but between these two points, other players are needed to protect the defensive players at the two points.

In Liverpool's area defense against corner kicks, including free kicks like corner kicks that cannot be shot directly, Balotelli is used to defend the front point, Lovren stands in the center of the small penalty area, and Skrtel is in charge of the back point. Gerrard and Henderson provided protection a little further out, avoiding Chelsea's backline and two-point attack.

Obviously, the players on Chelsea's side seem to be very familiar with Liverpool's arrangement. After they entered the opponent's penalty area, they immediately took their positions.

In their usual training, whoever hits the front, who hits the middle, and who grabs the back, has already had a very clear coordination.

The only question now is, Hazard, the penalty shooter, where he will send the ball, and then what kind of offense will it develop into.

This is what to do in the set-piece offensive training. Everyone will be familiar with several routines, and then choose the most suitable one according to the opponent's weakness on the spot.

At this time, Hazard was already standing behind the ball, slowly stretched out his right hand, and raised his index finger high.

This is to tell teammates, choose the first routine to attack!

That is to say - hit the front!

In fact, this is the point of Balotelli's defense.

When the clear whistle came, Hazard quickly ran forward and kicked the ball in front of him.

The ball flew up under the force, and after drawing an arc, it fell towards the goal.

Sure enough, it was earlier!
Almost everyone reacted immediately.

Gerrard, who was not far behind Balotelli, reacted even more quickly, rushing over immediately, ready to sabotage the attack.

Because he knows that Balotelli is less focused when defending. If someone goes around Bashen to head the ball, Balotelli will not react too much.

But no matter how fast Gerrard is, the Chelsea players who knew the landing point early on are even faster.

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 directly touched the landing point.

After the ball was topped by Cahill, it quickly fell to the back of the middle of the small penalty area.

Sure enough, in the face of this sudden change, Balotelli just subconsciously looked back, but did not make any further defensive moves.

Skrtel, who was defending at the back point, firmly resisted David Luiz who was standing in front of him, preventing him from easily hitting the header.

After all, they are already very close to the goal, as long as there is a slight change of direction, it may cause the ball to enter the net!
But David Luiz didn't seem to have the intention of attacking the goal directly.

He stood still, with his back to the goal and squeezed Skrtel behind him. Facing the flying ball, he just tapped it lightly with his head, and it landed on the grass in front of him.

At this time, a blue figure rushed up from behind, and then with a strong left foot kick, the ball was directly blasted into Liverpool's goal!

The distance of this shot is only seven or eight meters away from the goal. Even if Liverpool goalkeeper Mignolet is in a good position, he can't reach this ball.

"Goal in, it's Marcos Alonso!!!!!!"

"In the 68th minute, Chelsea scored with a free kick and Marcos Alonso volleyed the goal!"

"1:1! Chelsea equalized the score! It seems that it is really not that easy to beat Chelsea!"

"It was a brilliant set-piece attack. Chelsea made two high passes in the box and it ended up at the feet of Marcos Alonso, who was deep in the back and left unguarded."

"As one of the famous representatives of driving backwards, Brother Long lived up to expectations and kicked the ball in!"

Zhan Jun's commentary voice seemed to be hoarse due to excitement, but everyone who knows it knows that he must be in a bad mood at the moment...

Zhang Lu also said: "Liverpool's set-piece defense has always been a bit problematic."

"Rodgers doesn't know why it is a tendon. They have been criticized for their zone defense this season, but he has always insisted on his own approach. Looking at today, he conceded the ball again, right?"

"Chelsea's intelligence work is obviously done well, and they have also specially practiced. The ball that Hazard took was to find the area defended by Balotelli, and then after two header relays, it went to the ball. Alonso in this weakly defended area."

"It can be said that Pan Yi won this round again. If you look at the process of making this free kick, it is obviously intentional. Lukaku obviously didn't have to fall, but he still fell."

"As the defensive tactics of modern football are getting stricter and players are more able to run, it is actually becoming more and more difficult to score goals in sports games, so the offense and defense of set kicks will become more and more important."

"Not only weak teams should pay attention to it, but strong teams will also develop and utilize it at a deeper level."

"From the current point of view, Pan Yi's tactics are still at the forefront of the world, while Rogers is missing a move..."

on the field.

After scoring, Marcos Alonso excitedly rushed to the Chelsea fans' stands to celebrate with them.

The head coach Pan Yi also kept clenching his fists and waving at this side. While celebrating, he was also signaling to the fans to shout more violently!
Because this goal not only equalized the score, but also means that Chelsea has sounded the horn of counterattack!
Even in an away game, both the players and the fans must overwhelm each other in terms of momentum! ——
After this goal, the Sky Sports studio became much quieter.

Gary Neville and Carragher looked at each other, relatively silent.

Although Chelsea only scored one goal, and although the score was still tied, they all had a strong premonition, that is-Liverpool is finished!
Although it is indeed funny that Neville and Carragher worry about Liverpool's victory and defeat together, they are professional football people after all.

They can see that Chelsea's offensive is getting more and more fierce, while Liverpool is a bit exhausted.

And Chelsea's goal has not even entered the 70 minutes that represent "Pan Yi time"!

After Chelsea scored this equalizing goal, the mentality of Liverpool players will undergo a huge change, and this change is often negative.

This is like a remnant army desperately resisting the enemy's attack. It could have withstood it, and even had a chance to counterattack and win;
But at this time, a corner of the position was breached, the morale of the army was affected, the last psychological line of defense was breached, and the position was gone.

And the following plot is also gradually reflecting the premonition of Neville and Carragher.

Just 5 minutes later, Chelsea's offensive resumed.

After Kante got the ball in the middle, he immediately moved to the left. Marcos Alonso dribbled the ball along the left and suddenly gave it to Hazard.

The Belgian winger dribbled the ball into the penalty area with the left rib, attracted the attention of the defense, and then suddenly knocked back at the front of the penalty area. The ball bounced and rolled to the other side.

Seat B moved laterally from the right, received Hazard's pass at the top of the arc, and directly kicked a volley!
The ball flew forward at an extremely fast speed and once again got into the goal guarded by Mignolet.

1: 2!

Chelsea completed the reversal!

And this, they only took 5 minutes in total.

This made Liverpool's position even more flustered.

Their passing and receiving errors in the midfield have increased significantly.

In the 79th minute, Liverpool once passed the ball to Gerrard in the midfield, but was stabbed by Matic who was robbed. After Kanter got the ball, he launched a counterattack on the spot.

Lukaku got the ball and immediately prepared to break into the penalty area. Liverpool defender Skrtel, who was unable to defend in time, had no choice but to bring him down. Fortunately, the referee was merciful and did not show another yellow card, otherwise he would be sent off.

But Chelsea got a well-placed free-kick anyway.

David Luiz did not miss this opportunity and kicked his best elevator ball in his best position!

The ball hit Liverpool's goal with a weird arc, 1:3!

After being scored three goals in a row, Rogers on the sidelines also seemed very depressed and had to make substitutions and adjustments. Wanting to strengthen the defense of the midfield, the team also began to be forced to retreat.

It was also at this time that Chelsea's offensive took a short break.

But at this time, the momentum of Rogers and all Liverpool players has been completely defeated.

In the first half, taking advantage of Chelsea's unstable foothold, they barely scored a goal, but after 65 minutes in the second half, they were conceded three consecutive goals by their opponents in more than 10 minutes. This blow is beyond the reach of ordinary people. bearable.

After the last 10 minutes of tough time, the referee finally blew the final whistle.

Looking at the Chelsea generals who were celebrating the victory, Rogers also exhaled heavily, shook his head and said:

"Pan Yi is really good, and his reputation is well-deserved! His eleven-game winning streak in the Premier League definitely did not come by accident..."

After 10 and [-] minutes of fierce fighting, he knew very well that Pan Yi had definitely come prepared.

Whether it was the intentional contraction in the first half, the suppression of Liverpool's counterattack tactics in the second half, or Chelsea's intentional creation of set-piece opportunities, Pan Yi was on target.

The final process and results all illustrate this point, and Chelsea did break through Liverpool's goal through two free kick opportunities.

And Rogers, as Pan Yi's opponent, is indeed at a disadvantage everywhere.

Therefore, Rogers also had to admit that he really lost this time!

(End of this chapter)