Midfielder.

Chapter 211

Chelsea is facing Liverpool, it is hard not to draw attention to such a red-blue duel. Even whether Arsenal can continue their unbeaten record has been put in second place. The highlight of this round of Premier League games is Chelsea and Liverpool collided in heavyweight this time at Stamford Bridge.

Even the England national team coach Eriksson also made a special trip to watch the focus of the Premier League match. For him, the competitive state of the England internationals in the two teams is what he cares most about now. The time for the European qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup is not far away.

His results in the European Championships did not meet the expectations of England fans. If there is another accident in the qualifiers, maybe he will be unlucky.

Now if most of the international players are still inclined to coach him, maybe the Swede has already left the position of coach of the England national team.

So now he has to make a gesture to let others see that he has not slack in his work, and he is still the so-called world-class head coach.

However, the Swede just flashed through the broadcast footage. After all, he is not the protagonist of this game. The 22 talents on the field are. Even Mourinho and Benitez are better than Eriksson. Be attractive, especially when these two people entered the venue without even shaking hands.

It's not that Mourinho didn't want to show kindness to Benitez, but when the Spaniard walked past him with a blank face, Mourinho really felt that there was no need to show kindness first, because that guy He didn't even look at himself. For such a reaction, are you still used to him?
OK, you won't dump me?Then I don't need to dump you. See you in the game. Mourinho's reaction was very straightforward. This guy turned around and left without hesitation.

In fact, Benitez is not the kind of person who is very rude, but when he entered the field, he devoted all his thoughts to studying that kid Lin Yi, and did not notice that Mourinho paused slightly in front of him. , When he reacted, he could only see the back of Mourinho turning and leaving.

The on-site broadcasters couldn't pay attention to so many details, but they saw a picture of the two Premier League coaches ignoring each other.

"It seems that this will be a game full of gunpowder. The coaches of the two teams have omitted even hypocritical etiquette. They didn't even say hello, let alone shake hands. This game may be The kick was very hot, and the fans present will have a good show later."

As the on-site commentary said, the two teams, not only the coaches, did not show the gentlemanly demeanor they usually have.

Even the members of the two teams were already full of gunpowder. When these guys shook hands with each other, even their eyes were quite fierce.

However, Liverpool is more because of the opponent's fierce gaze, which naturally arouses the confrontation reaction, and Chelsea is obviously using this method to intimidate the opponent, "This is our home field, you Liverpool people, don't want to play wild here. ! This is not where you have the final say!"

It was already like this before the game, do you still expect any mutual help and friendship between the two teams during the game?It was no different from dreaming.

When the referee's whistle sounded, the red and blue were intertwined immediately, there was me in you, and you in me, entangled with each other.

Chelsea took advantage of the advantage of the home court to push forward in one go after the start of the game, using their strong body to completely suppress Liverpool.

Especially in terms of physical confrontation, the Chelsea team has the upper hand. They are already famous for their fierceness at home, and they do not give their opponents a chance to breathe. Opponents must put all their energy on defense.

Even so, Chelsea's offense was also very sharp. Just 2 minutes into the game, Duff showed off on the left side of the penalty area. Using his nimble footwork, he made a clever pass and directly threw away his own mark. Pia, kicking the ball, went directly to the bottom line of Liverpool's side.

But Duff's breakthrough failed to form a final effective cross. Carragher, who blocked it in time, and Kirkland, who had already attacked in advance, jointly confiscated Duff's cross. However, Chelsea's sharp penetrating power from the wing still made it difficult Benitez, who was standing on the sidelines, couldn't help but roared loudly.

"Pay attention to the two flanks! Don't let them cut in so easily!", but I don't know how effective his loud shouting will be.

Pay attention to the sideways, but Chelsea is not only a team that relies on sideways to attack and eat. Their center can also cause a lot of trouble for opponents.

In the 5th minute, Lampard, a guy who has been hiding in the midfield and has not exerted his strength, suddenly made a forward move, passed Alonso's marking, and passed a low and flat ball directly behind the Liverpool defense line. Drogba was behind him. At the moment of passing the ball, enough forward space has been grabbed, and the African elephant started very powerfully.

Drogba faced Hyypia's tight marking on the edge of the penalty area, but the strong African elephant did not stop his shot. He shot a diagonal shot against the turf the moment Hyypia stepped forward. , passing directly between Hyypia's spread legs, the football slowly rolled towards the far corner of the goal.

But this time God was on Liverpool's side. It was a shot that made Kirkland desperate. It didn't get into the net, but missed the post.

Liverpool also began to counterattack after resisting for 10 minutes. After all, if Chelsea kept pressing themselves so hard, it would be difficult to guarantee the safety of the goal.

In the 10th minute, Gerrard broke through from the left and created a free kick. Alonso seized the opportunity of a set kick and made a cross with a great arc directly to the back post. Luis Garcia grabbed the free kick In front of Leila, there was a very standard head shake attack, but it failed to pass Cech's ten fingers.

Although this attack failed to succeed, Liverpool finally recovered from the situation of being passively beaten in the first 10 minutes, and their attacks gradually increased.

But generally speaking, whether it is the scene or control, Chelsea have the advantage. No. 14 minutes, Drogba dribbled the ball from the left to force Hypia, and then made a clever direct pass to Lampard. Stopping the ball and turning around to shoot, Lampard's shot barely missed the near corner, just a little bit.

Just like the on-site commentary sighed, "After the opening, luck was not on Chelsea's side. The two shots were missed by the post."

Even Mourinho felt a little sorry for these two shots. If they can score ahead of their opponents, then Chelsea will play more easily.

But Liverpool is not a soft persimmon, it is impossible to let the opponent pinch it like this. The Red Army's counterattack is equally sharp and deadly.

No. In the 18th minute, Kewell made a pass from the wing to the goal. Under the interference of Cisse, Terry made a defensive error and almost scored an own goal in the center of the penalty area.

Fortunately, Cech's second reaction was fast enough, and he made a side attack and held down the refracted football in time. Although Cech didn't express any dissatisfaction, Terry still expressed his apology. After all, it was caused by his mistake. In such a high-level confrontation, everyone seemed a little nervous.

Because the midfield began to fall into a stalemate with the opponent, the Liverpool team also began to gradually enter the rhythm of the game, and the offensive and defensive battles also began to be evenly divided.

Kewell and Luis Garcia began to try to provide more opportunities for Cisse on the wing and in the penalty area. No. 207 minutes, Kewell made a cross from the left, and Cisse scored in front of the goal He grabbed a point and shook his head to attack the goal, but under the interference of Carvalho, the football was still higher than the crossbar.

No.304 minutes, Kewell made a pass from the left again. Gallas was left behind by the Australian in the confrontation of speed, and failed to stop the opponent in time. Carvalho fell to the ground before Riise The ball was cleared, but Cisse followed up with a follow-up shot, and Cech made another world-class save.

After being attacked by the opponent twice in a row, Chelsea also made a fierce counterattack and almost took the lead. The Blues cooperated smoothly in the frontcourt. Nodding the ball and knocking back, Lampard shot with his right foot in front of the penalty area, but hit the post again.

Although the Stamford Bridge stadium was once again full of sighs because of such a shot, but Benitez already felt a lot of pressure.

The adjustment of his midfield personnel can be said to be tight, especially in defense, it can be said to be solid, but in the face of Chelsea's frequent interspersed running, Liverpool's defense line is not solid, especially when marking Drogba. Sometimes, no one can restrain this guy very well.

And Lampard hiding behind Drogba is indeed very dangerous. His two shots made Kirkland helpless. If it is not luck, maybe Liverpool is 0:2 behind now. Benitez does not want to let such a The threat is always hovering in front of his own goal, he must eliminate the danger.

"Alonso, step back a little bit, keep an eye on that guy, don't let him shoot like this again! The second point! Be sure to control the second point for me!"

Benitez finally uttered his roar. In such a tense atmosphere, he didn't care how the players' mood would change.

In an away game, he must ensure that his goal will not be knocked open by the opponent first. At this time, it doesn't matter if he disrupts the man-marking arrangement.

With the harassment of Alonso by his side, Lampard never found a good shot opportunity before the end of the first half. The two teams spent the first 45 minutes of the game in a fierce confrontation. But when they came to rest, everyone was gasping for breath.

The 45-minute high-speed confrontation put everyone under a lot of pressure. Both Chelsea and Liverpool felt a little tired.

Including the head coaches of the two teams, everyone's nerves are tense. In contrast, the pressure on Benitez may be greater.

The most important thing is on his bench, but there are not so many excellent backups available, but Chelsea's side seems very rich.

That kid, will he show up in the second half?Like the first game?Such doubts are also troubling Benitez. . .

(The Wizards' 21-game losing streak in away games and the Nets' losing streak last season really have a tacit understanding... Ah Lian, you... the reincarnation of the disaster star? Or bad luck? Where does luck go...)
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