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When the battle with Chelsea ushered in, Liverpool was also ready for everything and was ready to go.

In terms of Liverpool's lineup, the frontcourt is still Milito, Zhao Yaning, Gerrard and Dirk. To deal with Chelsea, after all, it needs more fighting and confrontation. It is difficult to compete with Chelsea by relying on offense alone. , have played against each other several times, and everyone is very clear about this, so everyone can understand the decision to play Dirk.

As for Chelsea, after a season of intermittent injuries and changes, great changes have also taken place.

In the game, the lineup they put out did not change much from before.Goalkeeper Petr Cech returned early after being injured for most of the season.It's just that, now, he wears a helmet to protect his head, which is allowed, and with this thing, he can also stand on the field.However, looking at his current performance, it has dropped a lot compared to when he didn't wear a helmet.

On the back line, it is still the back line composed of Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole and Ferreira.It's just that since this season, their playing style has also undergone a big change: in the past, Chelsea's defense was made up of Carvalho and Terry.In the past, Carvalho was faster, stealing more fiercely, and he also had the skill of "piercing" the ball, which is extremely rare among defenders. He is more suitable for the front.Of course, another reason is also because he is sometimes a little reckless, and he doesn't pay much attention to propriety when playing football, so he is also suitable for the front.Terry's speed is relatively slow, but the one-on-one confrontation is very strong, and he is also very good at defending behind. [

But this season, the role of these two people has changed.After experiencing serious injuries, their speed is no longer the same as before, and their speed has slowed down together. Carvalho's original speed advantage is no longer obvious, and Terry's original speed problem has become more serious. The original way of playing, they obviously can't do it.

However, they also made changes very smartly: they became Terry's up-and-down, and Carvalho made up for it.Carvalho's speed still has a certain advantage if he is used as a replacement, and Terry's ferocity and stealing ability, as a top grab player, also have a certain performance. The two are already very good partners. The tacit understanding has always been very good. From the original tactics to the new style of play, it took almost no time to achieve it. This skillfully avoided problems and everyone was amazed by it.

Chelsea's midfield is a combination of Mikel, Ballack, Essien and Lampard.

This season, due to injuries and age issues, Makelele has withdrawn from the main lineup more and more.And Mikel and Ballack, more and more as a double midfielder.Ballack is different from Shevchenko. Although he can't play his favorite position because of the existence of Lampard, but because he lacks honor after all, he still has a lot of desire for honor. Law does not exclude.Now that Lampard occupies the position of the midfielder, he can also accept changing his position and move backward to kick the midfielder.Now in the defensive midfielder position, he has played quite well, and, because all four midfielders have strong defensive capabilities, Chelsea's current defense is also quite good.

As for the forward line, Chelsea is still Drogba and Shevchenko.Drogba has performed quite well this season, and the media has recognized that after Henry's fall, Drogba is the Premier League's number one striker.Of course, Drogba still claims to be the world's number one striker, but this is a bit more controversial after all, and no one takes it too seriously.After all, if you can't score 20 goals in a season, you still have a gap with the world's number one.

And Shevchenko... After all, he is a striker bought by the boss at a high price and he is also a footballer. Even when he played the worst, people have to admit that his problem is not that his skills are not good, but that he is difficult to integrate to Chelsea.Therefore, Chelsea still have to give him a chance now-isn't the role of a star just to suddenly show off and score goals in the game?Maybe, Shevchenko can suddenly show off his power and score a beautiful goal?

This lineup is Chelsea's strongest lineup this season.Although they have Robben, but because of injuries and personal personality issues, Robben rarely appears in the main force now.Makelele also has the same problem. His age and injuries make it difficult for him to take on heavy responsibilities.

"In this game, Liverpool can be said to have the advantage. After all, Chelsea has been going downhill since Mourinho left. Liverpool has been thriving in the past two years. Collins Mann has made some tinkering changes to Chelsea, but it is difficult to reverse Chelsea's inherent poor offensive problem. Their game is getting slower and slower. Now, they are the heaviest in the Premier League, and The team with the slowest pace. This season, Chelsea was double-killed by Liverpool. When they met Liverpool in the league, they were all resistance. Now, when they meet in the Champions League, let us wait and see what the result will be."

Chelsea did not play well in the league this season. They were double-killed against Liverpool and lost a draw against Manchester United.In the semi-finals, they won't take advantage of anyone they meet. In contrast, they are quite happy to meet Liverpool. Liverpool can be regarded as an offensive team anyway. If they meet Milan, Then it really became a game between the two sides to see who can steal one.And if that's the case, Milan, who has a breakthrough and counterattack weapon like Kaka, obviously has a lot of benefits.

The game started very quickly, and soon, it was discovered that Chelsea played quite well.

"This is really an amazing thing. Chelsea lost their main midfielder, but the defense in this game did not decline too much. Zhao Yaning, who performed very well in the previous two away games, was in this game. Inside, it seems to be really restricted."

Lineker's accident was more because Chelsea now has no Makelele, but they still played a pretty good defense.

Whether it is Essien, Mikel, or even Ballack, when they came to Chelsea, they all had some significance to supplement Makelele's position.However, it turns out that people like Makelele are hard to come by.

It's not that his strength is too strong to be replaced. Although he is indeed excellent as a defensive midfielder, Makelele has many problems. It is not impossible to completely replace him.

However, many of Makelele's advantages are also within reach of France.He has the skills and the body.The most important thing is that he has a good mentality, never doing things that he is not good at, but honestly doing his job well, intercepting opponents in the backcourt, without thinking about working in the frontcourt .He has great wisdom, and at the same time there is no lack of cleverness. He has various grasps of foul scales and good control of the game, which is also one of the important reasons why he can gain a foothold.

Other things are easy to say, the most critical thing is the mentality problem.With a high salary, on the best team, no matter who it is, it will feel self-inflated.At such a time, it is especially rare to be able to wipe your ass honestly and not fight for opportunities.Even if it's a midfielder, who doesn't like to stride the ball up in the midfield to attract attention?And who doesn't like to stand outside the penalty area and shoot with big feet when taking a corner kick, making contributions to the team?However, Makelele has none of these problems.He is honestly guarding in the backcourt.When the team is attacking, he will honestly pass the ball excessively, without taking risks, the whole team presses up the opponent's penalty area to compete for the top, and he also stays honestly at the front of his own penalty area-this kind of good mentality is It is an important reason why he can still gain a foothold in the legend of the midfielder although he does not have the offensive talent comparable to Didier Deschamps, Dunga and others.

It is not without reason that Makelele became famous very late.When he plays football, experience, skills, and mentality all take up a large part. These things are difficult for young people to obtain.It is of course impossible to simply regard him as a black defensive player and think that just finding a black strong man can top him off.

Essien has excellent physical fitness, but his dribbling "piercing" is also an important attack method for Chelsea, and it can even be said to be one of the few breakthrough methods, and of course it cannot be abolished.Mikel's body is strong enough and his defensive positioning is good, but his slow speed is also a big problem.Ballack is good in all aspects, but using him as a coolie in the backcourt would be a waste of talents.

When Makelele was injured this season, Chelsea's midfield interception finally had a problem. At this time, Abramovich refused to sign in. Their midfielder finally relied on adjustments to make up for the deficiency, which is amazing. Surprisingly, they kicked out in good form. [

They arranged an excellent method to deal with Zhao Yaning: Michael Essien was entangled with Zhao Yaning almost all the time, constantly fighting, fighting, and confronting Zhao Yaning.This approach prevented Zhao Yaning from playing a big role at the beginning of the game, and was greatly restricted.

Klinsmann may not have much merit in the tactical layout, but his employment is still decisive enough.Before him, although Chelsea also attached great importance to Essien, they did not take it so seriously.Essien has always been regarded as a sharp weapon for advancement. Although he also shoulders the task of defense, he has never had such a heavy task, and even let him block Zhao Yaning alone, but in this game, Klinsmann decisively and boldly Employing people has played a good effect.

Ballack is a very versatile player. After arriving at Chelsea, he was responsible for checking for omissions and filling vacancies behind Lampard.However, he did a very good job at this job.After Makelele died, Chelsea needed a new way to limit Zhao Yaning, and Essien stalked and Ballack assisted from the side, which was indeed very effective.

Of course, Zhao Yaning still plays from time to time, but this kind of performance is much worse than in the previous two games against Real Madrid and Barcelona.There is no way to run freely in the frontcourt anymore, and the space for movement is greatly occupied and squeezed by Essien. Zhao Yaning's role is naturally greatly restricted.Relying on the three midfielders, Chelsea has compiled a tight net.

"It seems that Chelsea have found a way to fight against Zhao Yaning. If they can succeed, then it will also be a big reminder for other teams to defend Zhao Yaning. However, is this defense really true? Can it work?"

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