There is a dream called football

Chapter 177 Stamford Bridge
Stamford Bridge.

It's not big, not even in a London stadium, but it's been an important force in European football for the next decade or so.

Mourinho was chewing gum, and walked over with a hanging look. He allowed the reporter to take pictures. After the bench was ready, he took out a small notebook and began to write something.

At this moment, Chelsea players began to come out one after another.

Drogba.

Duff.

Lampard.

Makelele.

Terry.

Carvalho.

Ferreira.

Carvalho deliberately waited in the player tunnel. When Li Qiao came, the two embraced.

"Where's Paul?"

"Run up, I'll call him."

"No, there should be a meeting on the court later."

"Haha."

Former teammates and current opponents, Carvalho and Ferreira are both defensive players. They will definitely meet Li Qiao on the court, and it will be another kind of "Friends" by then.

Chelsea at this time is very strong, even if it is called the top in Europe, and they have a head coach like Mourinho, so when Benitez stepped out of the player tunnel, the pressure was huge.

Benitez looked at the big screen and found that the camera on the scene was filming himself, so he immediately smiled.

Then he walked quickly to Mourinho's side. Mourinho, who had cocked his legs, stood up and stretched out his hand.

"Jose."

"Raphael."

Both of them showed professional smiles. This was for the media to take pictures, but the two barely exchanged a word of pleasantries.

When all the Liverpool players ran out, there were boos, but not too much. After all, the historical hatred between Chelsea and Liverpool was not that great.

The reason is simple. Before selling themselves to Abramovich, Chelsea could only be regarded as second-rate in the Premier League, and had never won the Champions League. There is still a gap between Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United.

Players from both sides stand up, the referee blows the whistle, and the game begins.

In this game, Liverpool played in a 451 formation, with Harman and Gerrard at the back in the midfield, and Alonso playing in the front midfielder. The three of them almost formed a triangle, so the defense in the middle was still very stable.

Li Qiao and Kewell are still on the wing, and Cisse is the lone striker.

After the opening, Chelsea bombarded Liverpool's defense with their powerful wings. In this game, Robben was not included in the squad due to injury. Chelsea used Duff and Joe Cole on the wing.

But the strength is still very strong. It is unreasonable for the two to force a cross after breaking through.

Because they have the Ivorian monster Drogba in the middle.

In the [-]-[-] confrontation, Hyypia must be no match for Drogba. The only thing he can do is to get stuck in advance.

Shout.

The referee blew his whistle.

Drogba looked innocent, "My foul?"

The referee said that Drogba had pushed, and Hyypia had successfully blocked the position.

Drogba smiled like a big boy, but Benitez was not a little relaxed. This was the first half, and the defender's physical fitness was not bad. If it came to the second half, maybe Drogba's rush would completely collapse.

"How to limit Drogba?"

In the Premier League in those years, this was a difficult problem for the whole of the UK. Many teams even left psychological barriers later, such as Arsenal, who were crushed by Drogba.

Chelsea is not only strong on the wing, but also has a strong player like Lampard in the center. His sudden long shot can solve the problem completely in many cases.

But at this time Lampard is still under Haman's struggle, but Benitez also knows that this is temporary, and Haman is a bit old.

Chelsea's possession rate is 60%, but Liverpool can still find sporadic counter-attack opportunities.

Especially for Liverpool under the training of Benitez, the midfield transition was very fast, three passes and two downs, the ball reached Li Qiao's feet.

The moment he took the ball, a black lightning flashed, and Makelele followed.

I remember that as soon as there was a good midfielder in European football, it was immediately dubbed the "New Makelele". It can be seen that Makelele is already a ruler in the midfielder world.

Makelele stopped in front of Li Qiao. For some reason, Li Qiao suddenly had the urge to get rid of Makelele.

Maybe the opponent's name was too famous, so Li Qiao, who had been resurrected again, wanted to challenge more, so he accelerated.

Li Qiao made two shifts, and when he was half over, Makelele suddenly turned around like an ape and stretched his feet, leaving Li Qiao's ball behind.

Li Qiao, who was astonished, lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground.

Benitez covered his head. Li Qiao handled the ball very stupidly, unlike his usual style, because his teammates were already running, and he could pass the ball. Besides, this is not in front of Chelsea's penalty area.

Chelsea's defense of steel made Liverpool helpless.

Ferreira.

Terry.

Carvalho.

Gala.

Coupled with Makelele, people at this time may not know what it means, but Li Qiao is clear. Looking back ten years, this is an enviable defensive lineup. Mourinho is holding the best card in his hands.

Benitez could only step back a little bit. He looked at the stage, and the crazy Chelsea fans were cheering. They haven't tasted the taste of losing this season.

Benitez gestured to Gerrard and asked him to back off a little. At this moment, the rain was a little heavier, and the thing that Benitez was most worried about was getting worse. The field was a little slippery. This is a good thing for Chelsea who are playing high, but not so good for Liverpool.

Drogba pointed to his own head, meaning that the pass should be forward, and the midfielder also understood, and when passing the ball to Drogba, he must give enough advance.

Drogba's tonnage is so great, of course it's very cool to rush, but Hyypia and Carragher who defend him are crying.

In the process of retreating, Hypia suddenly slipped on the sole of his foot, and slid down sharply, causing the audience to bang.

Drogba was going to head the ball, but at this time he was unguarded, so he unloaded the ball through the chest.

But by accident, the ball bounced off the baseline after touching the ground, and it may also be the effect of rain, so it looks stupid.

Mourinho couldn't believe his eyes, "Why don't you just head the ball directly."

If Hyypia didn't fall, Drogba's only choice was to head the ball, but because the chances were too good, Drogba thought too much.

Benitez rejoiced in his heart, it's okay, it's okay! !
Taking advantage of a dead ball, all Liverpool players put on spikes, but Mourinho did not make the same choice, he wanted to continue to attack.

(End of this chapter)