Seven Hundred and Thirty Second, Wait for the Sword to Come Out of Its Sheath
The game lasted 30 minutes, and the single most threatening goal in this battle was Lewandowski's header!
When Chelsea's offensive threat was very low, or even had no threat at all for a period of time, Hazard, who was restricted and aggrieved, began to withdraw from the wing in a wide range to respond.
He is a winger who needs to control the ball, rather than make a threat by interspersed with unexpected moves. On this point, Situ Yunbing has reservations about his growth.
When he was in charge of Monaco, the skills Hazard showed in Lille were very good, but when he left Hamburg, he thought it was not a good choice for Hazard to go to Chelsea, because Chelsea's winger They all pay too much attention to ball possession, which is determined by their style. Defensive counterattacks require wingers with stronger singles ability, and ball possession ability is particularly important.
But as long as you compare Messi's possession time and style, you can see that Hazard's possession is stronger than Messi's, and the threat of his interspersed movement is far lower than that of Ronaldo. and Messi.
It is undeniable that Ronaldo has not only Modric and Kroos behind him, but also Benzema who sacrificed the right to fire as a center forward to deliver shells to him. Messi has always been behind Xavi, Iniesta and the entire Barcelona team. Supported by the advocating transmission and control system.
Hazard did not have Fabregas as a midfield commander of a certain level to support him until this season, but Chelsea paid too much attention to defense and emphasized counter-attacking style of play, which still made him almost obsessed with individual possession of the ball. Go further and further on the road of threat!
In most games, his performance will be eye-catching, even star-studded that can definitely overshadow others!
But in the battle at the top of the pyramid, there is probably only one player in this world who can directly tear apart the opponent's defense with individual blasting ability, Leo Messi!
And it's not absolute.
Other stars, even Ronaldo, cannot rely on their ability to control the ball and dribble to create a threat to penetrate the opponent's defense.
In recent years, Ronaldo has perfected his ability to capture opportunities, position selection, and finishing ability. In some aspects, he is the benchmark for players all over the world.
However, Hazard is more or less in a prison, unable to get out of the small circle that made him famous when he debuted, and strive to improve more abilities!
This is a bit similar to Situ Yunbing training Sane. Sane has always been fine, but to meet Situ Yunbing's requirements, or to be worthy of Liverpool's king-level level, he must break through his own limitations.
Situ Yunbing was very happy that Sane did it,
Take that step forward bravely.
Even in the face of Ivanovic's active pressing and confrontation on the court today, he seemed to be able to do a job with ease.
When Hazard took the initiative to retreat to respond to the ball and change direction to avoid Gareth Bale's counter-robber, then cut across and then swung Eriksson, he seemed to have a very good performance, but again What's the point?
Sane retreated to the back of the center line, and Kanter also returned to the middle of the front of the penalty area. Liverpool's defense line is very tight and neat.
Chelsea found an opportunity to pass the ball to Hazard. Hazard dribbled back, cut across, and then looked up.
Continue to break through?
Wouldn't it be superfluous?
Pass reorganization?
That was also kind of futile.
Hazard finally passed the ball to the right side of the front field. When Willian quickly dribbled forward, Remy ran to meet him. Liverpool stepped up their defense in the back field. Casemiro assisted in defending the side. Withdrew, Coulibaly boldly defended, and instantly formed a siege of William on the left side of the backcourt!
In desperation, William quickly passed the ball diagonally to Remy's forward line.
But when Remy was about to touch the ball, Van Dijk passed in front of his eyes and waded the ball away!
The Chelsea fans in the stands were extremely disappointed.
In terms of skills and tactics alone, Chelsea is indeed not the best team in European football in terms of offense, and even some first-tier clubs are more amazing than Chelsea in terms of offense, such as Valencia in La Liga , Sevilla, Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.
This may also be the biggest test for Chelsea's key battle for the championship!
In the end, can they break through their own shackles and perform extraordinary?
At present, Situ Yunbing, like other viewers, has not seen Chelsea's determination to break the boat, nor has he the courage to step out of the "safe zone"!
In fact, in the long competition of the league, teams with aspirations to become champions are using what they think is the strongest way to build their advantage. Chelsea naturally plays a defensive counterattack, while Liverpool uses both offense and defense. Naturally, most of the time they rely on a stronger offense!
If Chelsea were ahead of Liverpool in points before this championship battle, then Chelsea would occupy the strategic commanding heights and continue to use their defensive counterattacks for a season to deal with Liverpool. It would not be so uncomfortable for Liverpool , because they are used to fighting tough battles!
But now the situation is just reversed, Chelsea are behind, their defensive counter-attack does not help them build a strategic advantage, which leads to them being at a tactical disadvantage against Liverpool, especially when Liverpool also used defense against them. Counterattack tactics!
Mourinho is naturally cautious and dare not act rashly!
But the situation really tells everyone that Chelsea must make changes, an extreme change in style, in order to hope to compete with Liverpool for the championship, otherwise they will show a "surrender without a fight" attitude!
When Sane received a pass from Eriksson in a quick inward cut from the left side of the front court, seeing that he would pose an extreme threat if he completed a breakthrough, Matic decisively took a foul in the safe area.
Liverpool got a free kick in the front court, and Chelsea had plenty of time to re-arm.
There is still no danger screen in the game!
There was not much time left in the first half of the game. When Matic wanted to sneak up on Liverpool and hit the frontcourt, Coulibaly blocked him when he went forward. Matic dialed the ball and changed direction. Coulibaly Barry calmly and at the same time turned forward to press the confrontation. When Matic smashed the ball again and wanted to break through, Coulibaly stretched out a kick and destroyed the ball beyond the sideline!
Matic looked up to the sky and sighed, but Coulibaly looked indifferent.
Liverpool has won two consecutive Premier League titles, but for players like Koulibaly, the champions before this season are all "mixed", so every championship that is impacting now belongs to Koulibaly himself in the true sense Worked hard!
When the whistle sounded at the end of the first half, the Liverpool generals high-fived each other, and then went to the player channel to pay attention to the status of the opponent Chelsea generals.
In their opinion, Chelsea is too cowardly!
In fact, this is not an unfamiliar feeling, because after the league match between Chelsea and Manchester City, Fleet Street made similar comments about the two teams, and they were so fucking scared!
They all lost the courage to pursue victory because they were afraid of losing!
How can such a performance be worthy of competing for the championship!
In the most critical battle, if Chelsea is still like this, it will definitely disappoint all Chelsea fans!
And it could wipe out all Chelsea's efforts in the league for a season!
No one will criticize Liverpool. After all, Liverpool just took a utilitarian approach from a favorable position. In the past ten years, there have been too many utilitarian winners, and it is the most stupid behavior to ridicule and criticize the winners.
The mentality of the Chelsea generals will inevitably change because of the stalemate in the first half.
Both Situ Yunbing and Mourinho walked into the player tunnel with a blank face, but they must have different thoughts.
Situ Yunbing can stick to the original plan step by step to face the game.
In this game, he was not serious about killing.
Liverpool had just had a not-so-expensive battle in the Champions League in the middle of the week, and it was an away game on the weekend. Considering various factors, defensive counterattack is a good choice.
The rest is to adapt on the spot and control the game in combination with time nodes.
He is waiting, has been waiting.
When will Mourinho's sword be unsheathed?
Or, does he really have the courage to draw his sword?
Mourinho ten years ago absolutely dared!
What about Mourinho ten years from now?
Do you still have the unscrupulous spirit of burning jade and stone back then?
In the end, the years have also smoothed his edges, or has he gone crazy with the tactical style of self-admiration like Guardiola?
Situ Yunbing didn't know, and he didn't try to guess. He would continue to wait.
Anyway, the time to reveal the answer is only 45 minutes in the second half.
But he will not give Mourinho 45 minutes!
In the locker room, Situ Yunbing reiterated the tactical requirements to the players, and reminded them to keep their attention at all times and deal with Chelsea's possible changes at any time!
If something unexpected happens, it will be a test for Situ Yunbing, and he will face any challenge without hesitation!
This is the courage and attitude that he, as the coach of the defending champion, is determined to create a dynasty of the Red Army should have!
At the end of the intermission, the players of the two teams walked back to the court and changed sides to fight again.
Before the start of the second half of the game, Situ Yunbing looked at Mourinho, and the opponent noticed his gaze and looked back, wanting to look at each other.
Situ Yunbing raised his wrist, pointed at the surface of the watch with his other finger, and smiled.
Mourinho immediately withdrew his gaze, took a deep breath, and kept as calm and calm as possible.
Situ Yunbing's reminder that anyone can understand tick tock in seconds, time waits for no one!
There is not much time left for Chelsea!
Five years ago, at the Bernabeu in Wanqing in early summer, Mourinho lost to Situ Yunbing, who was put to death and reborn.
Think back then, how majestic Situ Yunbing's desperate fighting style was!
Five years later at the hot Stamford Bridge, Situ Yunbing and Mourinho switched positions. Can Mourinho turn things around?
At least show the courage to risk your life, right? !
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