Super Coach

Yang Cheng and his coaching staff are looking for trouble with Chelsea, but he has not forgotten that Ranieri is also looking for trouble with Liverpool.

Ranieri's greatest confidence comes from Carrick. Judging from the news he has received, Carrick will definitely play!

How effective can a midfielder who has only been with the team for a few days bring to Liverpool?

Players are not band-aids that take effect immediately.

At least Ranieri's use of Veron seems to confirm his point of view. At least the Argentine failed to perform even half of his functions in Kaiserslautern at Chelsea, or in other words, only half of his functions at Manchester United. can.

To a certain extent, Ranieri was right, so Liverpool looked chaotic in the first half, especially in the midfield, which was suppressed by Chelsea. Carrick, Davis and Gera The division of labor between Germany and Germany was disordered. Yang Cheng focused on asking them to divide their labor and cooperate before the game. However, during the game, there was often chaos.

In this situation, during the halftime break, Yang Cheng specially focused on three players and assigned tasks very seriously. It was only in the second half that the situation improved slightly and the situation improved slightly.

Chelsea sat at home and actively pressed forward to attack, which also created a lot of threats to Liverpool, but unfortunately, they just couldn't score.

Dudek was used to being in front of the goal. When the Liverpool fans found a bald man standing in front of their goal, they were a little uncomfortable. But when they saw the bald man defusing Chelsea's attacks again and again, They couldn't help but cheer for him.

This guy is more reliable than Dudek!

Jose Manuel Reina, a 21-year-old player from Barcelona's youth training camp, played for Villarreal in La Liga last season and performed well. He was purchased by Yang Cheng at a low price. In this game He replaced Dudek in the starting lineup and performed very well.

What makes Reina eye-catching is not the number of outstanding saves he has made, nor the world-class performances he has performed. It is precisely his relatively stable position that attracts the most attention. Andy Gray talked about it the most in this game. One sentence is, Why do Chelsea's forwards always send the ball to Reina?

On the contrary, when he faced Chelsea's several side crosses, he would definitely win them when he could. When he was not sure enough, he would not hesitate to hit the ball away. Obviously It was an arrangement from De Palma.

In this case, Chelsea found out tragically that Kressbō and Duff seemed to have forgotten to bring shooting boots today.

Maybe,

At this moment, Ranieri is ready to make an excuse for not being able to win against Liverpool after the game, that is, Chelsea's shooting group has suffered from a once-in-a-millennium collective shooting boot loss syndrome! Andy Gray joked during the commentary.

After nearly 20 minutes of performance in the second half, we can see that Liverpool's midfield is starting to get organized.

Gerrard and Davis are more mobile in their positions. They are responsible for attacking and pressing up front, and they are also actively involved in assists, so they are responsible for pressing in the midfield. However, their division of labor is different. Gerrard is more reliable. Davis is further up front, and the Dutchman obviously has the task of protecting Carrick.

This is not a problem at all for two midfield stars who have been working together for more than half a year. With two midfielders who are full of physical fitness and good at attacking and attacking, Carrick has very little defensive pressure behind him. This allows him to devote more energy to organization and passing.

We are no stranger to Carrick. His performance at West Ham United was quite good and he was selected for the England national team twice. Now, although his responsibilities at Liverpool have changed, it seems that he has adapted quickly.

That is, when the time entered the 69th minute, Yang Cheng made the first substitution of the game, replacing Murphy, who had an average performance on the right, with Ronaldinho. This was an obvious signal to strengthen the offense.

Ha~ha, we saw Cristiano Ronaldo again, who performed very well in the last round. The Portuguese still failed to get the starting qualification for this game. It seems that Yang Cheng's protection of him is still continuing. Now we Let’s see what kind of changes he can make after playing!”

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When he first came to Liverpool, after listening to so much analysis from Yang Cheng, Carrick felt that his task was very heavy and complicated because Yang Cheng gave him a heavy burden. He worked hard but always had doubts. Can you do it yourself?

He struggled with this throughout the first half, but in the second half, as his division of labor with Davis and Gerrard became clearer and clearer, and as the game gradually fell into Liverpool's orbit, he suddenly I discovered that this is not difficult at all!

Not only was it not difficult, on the contrary, the more he played, the smoother and smoother he became, and the more he played, the more he felt.

When he was at West Ham United, he was like Gerrard before. He was from the penalty area to the penalty area. He had to be able to go up in offense and come back in defense. He was always running around and couldn't do it if he didn't work hard. But now, David Si and Gerrard shared his defensive pressure in front, and his position was slightly further back. He felt that the situation he faced was completely different.

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When attacking in the past, he always got into the crowd, suddenly pulled out, looked up, and his field of vision became very wide. The red ones were Liverpool and the blue ones were Chelsea. It seemed that everything on the court was very clear. All appeared in his mind.

Another more obvious change is that as soon as he gets the ball, there are always supporting players around him, and there are at least two, and sometimes there are even supporting points everywhere, allowing him to pass the ball as he pleases. There are many different options, and there is no need to have nowhere to pass the ball when you get it like before.

He used to think that the court was changing rapidly and only geniuses could react with lightning speed to make a pass similar to what Yang Cheng said before: first deduce where the ball is going to be passed, and then run to the right place to catch the ball. However, As the game got smoother and smoother, he began to find that it was not difficult.

Because after his position was fixed, everything on the court seemed to appear in his mind. When he raised his head, he could clearly feel what his teammates around him were doing and where they were running.

Especially after Ronaldinho came on the court, he felt that the whole scene opened up.

Previously, Liverpool's offense was concentrated on the left, and Chelsea's defense was also concentrated on the right, so there were people everywhere on the left. However, after Ronaldinho came on, the right also came alive, the battle line was lengthened, and the offensive gained width. The distance between people is also wider and the gap is bigger. Robben, Drogba and Ronaldinho in front are running more, which creates more gaps.

He didn't know how to describe this feeling. He just felt a sense of enlightenment, especially when combined with what Yang Cheng had said to him before, as well as a series of step-by-step instructions and instructions given during training. As he pounded, he felt more and more understanding.

Just like this time, he saw Glen Johnson taking the ball on the right and pushing forward. Ronaldinho was preparing to retreat on the right to cooperate. The focus of Chelsea's entire defense was focused on Bridge. One side was obviously guarding against Liverpool's attack on the right, especially when Glen Johnson passed the ball to Ronaldinho. The center backs came over and Babayaro also entered the penalty area.

Carrick raised his head, glanced over, and saw Robben cruising outside the left corner of the penalty area.

His first rational reaction told him that if the ball was sent to Robben's feet, Chelsea's defense would inevitably tilt to the left. When the defense line moved as a whole, there would definitely be loopholes, and Yang Cheng said that Chelsea's The defensive line is afraid of heights.

His second reaction was that the gap between him and Robben was at least 35 meters, but the ball had to be passed in front of him. According to his usual practice, if it was more than 40 meters, his passing accuracy would be about Only half, if he can shorten the distance to less than 35 meters, he is 80% confident.

Besides, there are no defensive players around Robben. Even if there is a slight error, the Dutch will have enough time to adjust.

Yang Cheng told him that the direct pass from the center must be accurate to centimeters, but the error of the pass from the wing is allowed to be about 2 meters, because all teams gather heavy troops in the center and the wing space is large, so the wing players can There is time to adjust, but not in the middle. It must be accurate to the most minute details.

All of this just flashed through his mind in an instant, and he finally came to the conclusion that he had to run forward 5-10 meters to catch the ball, and then pass the ball directly with one kick. Send it to Robben on the left, allowing the Dutch to directly create a threat.

At this moment, he passed the ball back after dribbling unsuccessfully. He immediately ran forward, raised his hands high, and shouted, Glenn, here!

As soon as Glen Johnson heard the sound and looked over, he recognized Carrick's raised right hand and immediately passed the ball over.

Lampard, who was guarding Gerrard, reacted first and immediately pressed forward.

Carrick's stopping skills are very good. He stopped the ball and then pulled it sideways to avoid Lampard and directly passed the ball diagonally.

The ball slid through an arc and trajectory. Wherever it passed, all the players raised their heads high and watched the ball pass over their heads. There was not much rotation, but the trajectory was beautiful!

The trajectories of such long-distance passes are beautiful, really beautiful.

Robben was the first to realize that the ball was coming towards him. He immediately turned around to face the ball, his body kept retreating, retreating...

Babayaro also realized the danger and rushed out of the penalty area immediately, while the Chelsea defenders behind him immediately adjusted their focus.

When the ball arrived, Robben raised his eyebrows, stopped the ball, released it, made a fake move, changed direction, went down, cleanly shook off Babayaro who was diving out, and then passed the ball.

Drogba was also the first to realize it. He and Robben had a tacit understanding and knew the Dutch winger's cross, so he rushed to the front point in tacit understanding.

A charging Drogba is like an elephant, unable to stop him.

I saw him in front, facing Robben's cross, and shook his head like a lion.

Cudicini had nothing to do about the close header. He reacted, but the ball missed the crossbar and went into the net!

ALLLLLLLLLL!

Drogba scored with a header, and Liverpool took the lead in breaking the deadlock in the 77th minute!

It's unbelievable. Michael Carrick's diagonal pass accurately found Robben who was waiting on the left road. The Dutch forward easily shook off Babayaro and passed the ball into the penalty area. Drogba Get in the back row and give Liverpool the lead!

As soon as Drogba landed the goal, he rushed to the sidelines, hugged Robben tightly, and celebrated his goal with a big smile.

This season Liverpool's offense is based on the wings and the back row, which has made great use of his physical and header advantages. He has scored 10 goals in the Premier League and has 8 more goals. Assists, it is very likely that he hopes to score a double-double, which is really rare for a forward who has just joined the Premier League.

Carrick hesitated for a moment and immediately chose to follow.

Gerrard put his arm around his shoulders and shouted excitedly, That pass was so beautiful!

Then he saw his teammates running over one by one to celebrate his good pass.

Drogba's goal was really exciting, Robben's passing pass was just right, and Carrick's long pass transfer also played an important role. If you want to count, the credit for this goal should be shared equally among the three.

However, I believe that all football fans will only remember Robben's passing and Drogba's header, but not Carrick's long pass.

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After Liverpool took the lead to break the deadlock on the field, Ranieri was obviously crazy. He directly replaced Gudjohnsen to strengthen the attack, and replaced Gudjohnsen who looked average but played a role in sorting out the midfield. The role of Veron.

This substitution was definitely a stupid move, which directly led to Liverpool taking control of the situation. In the 82nd minute, Liverpool made an overhead pass after Gerrard got the ball. After Robben successfully reversed the offside, he entered the penalty area and scored with a shot. The score was rewritten to 0:2!

This goal also completely established Liverpool's victory!

The live TV camera focused on Abramovich's box, which was empty.

It seems that Abramovich has had enough of Ranieri's poor performance in the competition. If he can still find excuses in the first round of the league, then so far, Chelsea still has not been able to develop a complete and orderly team. Ranieri is definitely responsible for his tactical play.

Someone has already analyzed it. Last season, Chelsea was too poor to buy anyone, but Ranieri was able to use tactics to combine a team full of combat effectiveness. But this season, Ranieri suddenly got A large transfer fee was paid to whomever he wanted, and he was unscrupulous, which caught him a little off guard.

For example, you brought in Duff, but gave up on the wing play, and brought in Veron, but didn't play in a controlling style. These are all negations of your own signings. Since you don't play on the wing, you don't play on the ball. , why do you need to bring in Duff and Veron?

The live TV camera was focused on Ranieri on the sidelines. The Italian covered his mouth with his right hand and his glasses were crooked, but he did not adjust them. Under the thick down jacket, the old Italian looked very confused.

Why do you play better when you are poor? You have money to buy someone, but you end up like this?

Many people are wondering why the teams led by Yang Cheng can always play well. It is not difficult to analyze this season's Liverpool and Chelsea. Both teams were reorganized in the summer, but Yang Cheng Cheng is obviously more assertive than Ranieri, at least he knew clearly from the beginning what kind of football he wanted to play.

In other words, it can be said that Yang Cheng knows very well what kind of football can bring him results in the Premier League, because he unswervingly follows this direction, but Ranieri is not. In the summer, Chelsea was too pursuing famous names. Stars, but forget one thing, do they adapt to their own style of play?

Maybe it's time for Ranieri to reflect on himself!

Ranieri may not have heard what Andy Gray said, but from the Italian's disappointed expression, everyone could tell that he was in a bad mood.

His mentality is unbalanced and he follows the trend too much!

When the referee sounded the end of the game, Yang Cheng slowly walked towards Ranieri.

The two head coaches hugged politely in front of the live television cameras.

Do it well, friend! Yang Cheng did not add insult to injury. No matter how Ranieri criticized Yang Cheng before the game or how Yang Cheng fought back, it was all to win the game, and when the game was over, everything was over.

Having the same bowl of rice, Yang Cheng knew Ranieri's difficulties.

Such a large investment and such a large amount of signings would be unbearable for those with poor mental qualities.

Why?

I have to say something fair for Mr. Ranieri. He has done a very good job at Chelsea, but the outside world has too harsh requirements on him. They think that with Chelsea's investment, it is natural to win the championship. If he plays poorly, he will win. If you don’t win the championship, it would be a grave sin, but I want to say that football cannot be won by having more money!”

Yang Cheng's words at the post-match press conference were more or less suspected of excusing Ranieri.

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After beating Chelsea, Liverpool's league ranking has not changed much, and Manchester United and Arsenal have also won.

Ferguson and Wenger, two old foxes, already knew the winter break schedule well, so they dealt with it very well, and even often took advantage of the schedule to bully new recruits like Yang Cheng.

But Yang Cheng is not Houllier, and he is not a piece of meat left to be slaughtered.

Two days later, on January 10, Liverpool returned to their home court to welcome Aston Villa.

With Gerrard's goal, Liverpool defeated the opponent 1:0. However, less than 15 minutes into the game, the Dutch wild boar Davis came off due to injury. Yang Cheng immediately replaced the Dutchman with Essien. After the game inspection After coming out, Davis strained his right foot and will be sidelined for at least two weeks.

Counting Hypia and Davis, as well as Kuyt and Henkoz who were injured in previous training, Liverpool's number of reductions has reached 4.

The only thing to be thankful for is that Liverpool successfully survived the schedule before Christmas and the winter break. They did not fall behind in the race against Manchester United and Arsenal, and continued to maintain pressure on these two teams.

From the 10th to the 17th, in order to take time for the teams in the FA Cup rematch, the Premier League was suspended on weekends. Yang Cheng and the coaching staff made good use of this week to adjust the players' physical fitness and condition.

Chelsea, which never comes singly, has to participate in a rematch against Watford, and Ranieri's hard days have just begun.

On the contrary, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United have already begun to prepare for the second half of the league! ! .