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"Maybe, we all overestimated Chelsea." Looking at Liverpool, which had begun to fully shrink its defense, Martin Taylor also understood the ending in his heart.If Liverpool wants to stick to it, Chelsea, who has one less person, will not be able to beat it no matter what.Looking at the situation on the field, he couldn't help but speak, "If you think about it carefully, Chelsea's game this year...is really not dominant enough."

In this year, Chelsea has been destructive in the league and has indeed earned a lot of points. It is precisely because of this that they are considered to be the representative of the Premier League, the strongest team, and even dubbed various dynasties and kings by the media. Wind, Domineering, Power Football Representative and other honorary titles.

But are their grades really that good?

A closer look at their results against strong teams shows that this is not the case at all.Against Arsenal, both games were tied. Against Liverpool, the goals in both games were scored by Joe Cole as a substitute. Time game.The FA Cup elimination can be said to be an accident, but in the Champions League, the away game against Barcelona can also be said to be due to being sent off, but the home game made the field look like a rotten vegetable field, and was chased back at home two goals.They would have been eliminated in the round of [-] had it not been for a suspected foul-first header by John Terry.In this world, is there any team full of kingly style that would say that the opponent is Ferrari and we are a small car?Against Bayern, the advantage is to win at home and lose away.If it weren't for the gift of the opponent's own goal, they might also be eliminated because of the small number of away goals.Throughout the season, except for the first game of the season against Manchester United, they caught Manchester United by surprise and gained three points with the advantage of home court. They did not have enough level to meet a strong team.What I have to mention is: Since the Premier League, Chelsea have always had an advantage against Manchester United. Before Mourinho took over, they were not afraid of Manchester United.

It can be said that Mourinho gave Chelsea stability against weak teams, but he failed to give Chelsea the ability to face strong opponents.Against strong opponents, Chelsea is still very poor. [

Relying on his tongue, Mourinho described every defeat as a conspiracy by others in the media: the league has black whistle, and the Football Association takes care of Manchester United.There is a black whistle in the Champions League, and he offended the referee.English football discriminated against him because he was grape-eyed, and Barcelona discriminated against him because he had worked as a translator.All of these make people unable to see the true strength of Chelsea.And relying on the effectiveness of Chelsea's public relations, the media are enthusiastically bragging about Chelsea's strength, Chelsea's greatness, Chelsea's loss is unreasonable, Chelsea's loss is a black whistle - they use this method to give opponents, referees, and even Put pressure on the upper management so that their games can go smoothly, and when they encounter underdogs in the league, they can be as unfavorable as they are.But when it really came to the level of the Champions League semi-finals, when it really became a duel of the strong, Chelsea's problem of offensive strength was exposed.

Mourinho did turn Chelsea into a strong team, but he never gave this team the strength of a king's division.He built Chelsea like a precision instrument, which looked majestic and unbreakable.But the thing is, football is not a game for robots.People will get sick, get injured, and may encounter various problems. It is impossible to expect people to play like machines.And Mourinho failed to solve these problems.

Also, football is not track and field after all.Faster, stronger, higher is indeed the pursuit of football.However, those flashes of intelligence and seasoned offense and defense are what the real strong need when they confront each other.It is impossible to wipe out all the self-thoughts in the players' minds and let them execute tactics like precision instruments without any tactical freedom and thinking time.

"If Chelsea's players weren't so young, maybe they could have played better..."

Martin Taylor's words also have some emotion.

It is indeed a good way to turn a weak team into a strong team by relying on the subtleties of tactics.But if you want to turn a strong team into a top team, tactics alone are not enough.In the final analysis, football games are played by people. Without suitable players, the advantages of tactics cannot be brought into play, and the shortcomings of tactics cannot be made up for. After all, it is impossible to reach the highest level.Milan has insisted on acquiring veterans for many years, Juventus is also too old, and Real Madrid and Barcelona have always spared no effort in acquiring outstanding players. Don't they talk about tactics?Obviously not.Bosque, Lippi, Capello, Ancelotti, which one is not a master tactician?But why do they have all kinds of advantages for outstanding players?Isn't it because the talents of these people are the ones who can really decide the outcome of a duel between the strong?

Chelsea spent [-] million, but did not buy a single star.They created muscular football and expect to rely on this set of muscular football to fight against the top European teams. This kind of thinking simply does not work.

"Fortunately, Chelsea is still young." This is the only thing Martin Taylor can say.

Yes, Chelsea are still young.One day, they will grow old, they will learn from experience, and they will use their failures to make themselves wise.They will be as cunning, intelligent, full of experience and wisdom as the old players of Milan and Juventus. In the game, they no longer rely on muscles, small means, or sophisticated tactics to compete with their opponents.They use their brains to make up for their shortcomings, and use their best options to bring glory to their teams.Only at that time, Chelsea can be said to be a real strong team.

Liverpool, standing opposite them, took exactly the opposite path.

They don't have the same stable performance as Chelsea when facing underdogs. Their staffing is not good, their substitutes are not good, and their lineup is not thick enough. Law.

However, they chose the most difficult path.They chose, on the road to the Champions League, to fight against several powerful enemies.Perhaps, this is forced Chennai: because of the league table, the FA Cup was unexpectedly out, they had to choose the most difficult path.However, they did not give up. They walked extremely hard on this road, but they were very firm.They know very well that they have a way out - if they back down, Gerrard may already be a Chelsea man next year.They have only one way to go, and they have no chance to start all over again. Therefore, they have to learn how to face strong teams, how to fight bravely, and how to defeat the strong with the weak.

Only the most arduous adversity breeds courage and resilience.Liverpool has nowhere to go, so they are more resilient.As for Chelsea, they haven't been cornered yet.

Let Liverpool teach them a lesson, let them use the tears of failure to water them to thrive.Martin Taylor thought silently, no matter who wins, it is the victory of the Premier League, and the rise of the Premier League is unstoppable——

"The game is over, Liverpool have won the game! Liverpool have won the game! Liverpool are in the final of the Champions League! Liverpool have won the ticket to the final of the Champions League!"

When the whistle blew for the end of the game, the whole Anfield was full of joy.

What a celebration!

In an instant, the portraits of Shankly and Paisley fluttered high in the stands of Liverpool.The red Liverbird was raised high, and red ribbons were floating around it. In the eyes of the Liverpool people, the victory of this game was as happy as winning the championship.

"This is the first time Liverpool has entered the Champions League final after 20 years." Martin Taylor was also a little excited, "20 years ago, Liverpool participated in the Champions League final for the last time - the final opponent was Juventus, and the venue was Heather Stadium After that game, English football went into decline... After 20 years, Liverpool returned to the Champions League final, and this also showed one thing to the whole of Europe: Liverpool is back, England is back! The Red Army, feared in Europe, is back, and English football is not far from returning to its peak!" [

At this time, Gerrard also happily jumped on Carragher's back. The players hugged each other and expressed their gratitude to Liverpool's kop stand frequently.

"I really didn't expect that we would be able to reach the final of the Champions League. Before the season, I thought that the goal of this season was to reach the top four in the league, and the Champions League would advance to the knockout round." Gerrard hugged Zhao Yaning and whispered in his ear He said, "Thank you, Joey. These are all thanks to you."

"No, these are everyone's credit."

Isn't Zhao Yaning full of emotion at this time?

In last year's Champions League, he defeated Lokomotiv Moscow, Real Madrid and Chelsea all the way.At the time, it seemed incredible.But this year's game, Leverkusen, Juventus, and Chelsea are all stronger than last year, and Liverpool's strength is not much stronger than last year's Monaco, but it is such a team. Just winning game after game.

Whose credit is this?Zhao Yaning knew it well.Benitez works more than ten hours a day, every game will carry out targeted tactical arrangements, every detail, every small problem is not let go, this has made Liverpool come to where it is today during the period of strong enemies .

He is the brains of the team.

Who else is to blame?As the captain, Gerrard did not waver in the face of twice the high salary, and insisted on staying in the club.Abramovich's high salary and the championship promised by Chelsea did not give him the idea of ​​leaving. The backbone of the team was injected by him.

He is the backbone of the team.

And Carragher, this season, he has the most attendance, never loses a game in the league, and the Champions League is also working hard every game. Although he has complaints and complaints, when the team needs him, he has never flinched.

He is the silent beating heart.

My contribution... yes, I also have my contribution, we are the skeleton, flesh and blood, weapons of this team.But the main credit for getting to where I am today is not mine.Thank you to my teammates, thank them for their greatness, thank them for their dedication, only when we are together, we are Liverpool, we are a team, we are a complete powerhouse.

Never Walk Alone I finally see what you mean.

This is the wealth and harvest of my life.