Chapter 1026: The Blue Army's Recovery
At the end of the first half, Chelsea fell behind 0:1. When they left the game, Chelsea players were still very dissatisfied. They ignored the boos of Liverpool fans, held their heads and clenched their fists and applauded the Chelsea fans, as if you were waiting to see them.
The Liverpool players did not leave immediately. They accepted the cheers of the fans on the stadium and also applauded and thanked the fans. This was no false thanks. Without the encouragement of the fans of driving, it was really hard to say what would be like in the first half. It was possible to have the advantage in the field and lead the score. Today's fans definitely played an important role.
Visitor team locker room
Grant stood there with an expression of owing him two million, and Chelsea players didn't dare to speak or look at him when they entered.
The almost suffocating atmosphere in the locker room lasted for almost two minutes before Grant spoke.
"Some players play very badly, it's simply unreasonable. Just like the young guy who just played professional games, could they be so reckless at that time? What did we need at that time? Is it a goal..."
Chelsea players looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Marklele's face was even more gloomy and threw the leg guard in his hand to the ground.
Marklele threw the leg guards loudly, but Grant ignored him. He expressed his dissatisfaction with Chelsea's first half game. Finally, Grant said: "Putting aside the importance of the Champions League to the club and to Mr. Abram, from your own perspective, we have been eliminated in the Champions League twice, but we have been eliminated in Liverpool three times, and we have been eliminated by Liverpool in all cup matches. Don't you feel shame? Don't forget that you are also Premier League champions and you are also world-class players. I think we should also fight for honor and dignity."
After saying this, Grant slammed the door and walked out of the locker room.
The fifteen minutes of the intermission passed quickly, drinking some water, talking, and going to the bathroom, and time passed.
The players on both sides walked out of the locker room, but there was no substitution, and they were still the original team.
"Chen Yu! Gerald! Alonso! Carragher..."
The sound of Liverpool fans applauding and cheering the players' names sounded in the stands.
Duan Xuan, the Chinese commentator at the scene, was a little strange, "Chelsea did not make substitutions. Chelsea played poorly in the first half and made many mistakes. Can Grant bear it? Chelsea's bench is the strongest in the entire Premier League, with fierce men such as Karau, Anelka, Shevchenko, Mikel sitting on it."
Benitez didn't expect Grant to be so calm and not to change people during the halftime break. He didn't believe that Grant would be unchanged. With this calmness and patience, he was more wary of Grant, who was hailed as a fool by Chelsea fans and reporters.
Although they are the same group of people, they have different fighting powers, and they produce different combat powers.
After the game started, Chelsea played very positively, just like an army, three lines were steadily advancing, oppressing Liverpool. Now Chelsea's thoughts are unified and their actions have become very tacit. They grab each other and retreat together. Even if the three lines are pressed forward, they do not give Liverpool many counterattack opportunities like in the first half.
Liverpool did not give in at all when he scored the first half goal.
In the 48th minute of the game, Drogba had just received a pass from the backcourt by his teammates, and then was hit by Carragher. Agel took the opportunity to go up and steal the ball.
Drogba turned around and chased after him. Agel quickly passed the ball to his teammate Riser. Riser had already penetrated near the center line at this moment. He took two steps forward and passed it to Kuyt, who came back to pick up the teammate.
Chelsea's midfielder Mark Lele had long seen the passing route between Kuyt and Riser, and guessed Riser's intention to pass the ball. He broke the ball the moment Kuyt touched the ball.
Carvalho followed up quickly and kicked the ball into Liverpool's penalty area with a big foot.
Liverpool had a lot of people in the backcourt, Mascherano pushed the ball back to the midfield and looked for Bernardon. Bernardon passed the penalty area and Terry headed the ball.
Alonso had already crossed the center circle at this time. He directly met the ball from 40 meters away, and the ball was easily hugged by Chelsea goalkeeper Cech.
Liverpool still has the momentum at this moment.
In the 51st minute, Mascherano took the ball and made a forward sprint, tricked Drogba, and after the emergency stop, he gave Benayon a precise long pass.
This long pass was unexpected. In the impression of Chelsea players, Alonso is good at long passes, and Mascherano prefers to drive forward, but this time Mascherano made a long pass, and Alonso passed it very much.
Benardon used the Chelsea player's surprise to get a very short time to handle the ball, and he quickly walked along the wing.
Chelsea right defender Ferreira hurried over to block the block. Benardon flicked his upper body and made a move to cut the inside. He suddenly penetrated his crotch and overtook Ferreira's outside line and rushed to the bottom line.
Ferreira ran back as fast as possible, ready to block Benayon's baseline pass.
Benayon saw that Kuyt had not yet run to the penalty area. Chelsea's central defender was ready. The two followed Chen Yu. He decisively gave up the pass to the penalty area. A quick stop made Ferrei pull out of the baseline and passed the ball back to the front of the penalty area to find Alonso who was in the forward.
It was an unexpected pass, very imaginative.
At this moment, Chelsea players are running all their might towards the penalty area, with the purpose of guarding against Bernardon's cross. There are not many people in the front of the penalty area, and Alonso has enough time and space to adjust the step.
Alonso did not stop the ball, he adjusted two steps and followed up with another long shot.
Alonso's long shot was similar to the one in front, but the distance was only 25 meters. Moreover, the ball rolled towards Alonso. The two forces combined, and the ball flew out much greater than the previous long shot.
Alonso had the experience of long-range shooting in front of him. Cech prepared very well this time. As soon as the ball left Alonso's instep, Cech made a judgment. He moved and flew out, and used double punches to hit the ball.
Alonso's shot has a speed of at least 90 kilometers per hour and is also good at the angle, but goalkeeper Cech is not an ordinary person, and his strength is firmly among the top three in the world. He makes accurate judgments, moves fast, has a tall figure, has no holding ball, and has no palms. He just sees the ball speed too fast, and is worried that his palms can't stop it.
Cech's worry was not unnecessary. His fist hit his fist and made a loud bang. The ball flew over and landed on the ground. His fists and wrists actually felt a slight pain.
Alonso's shot was really wonderful. Everyone could feel the sharp momentum of the ball when it flew out. Liverpool fans were even more ready to cheer, but unexpectedly they were saved by Cech. Liverpool fans couldn't help but hug their open arms around their heads.
Chelsea fans were both surprised and happy, and they all shouted Cech's name. Chelsea players also came to hug Cech, thanking him for saving Alonso's shot. If Alonso's long shot was in again, Chelsea would have no power to turn the world today.
Alonso made the most proud long shot, but was rushed out by Cech. He should have shone brightly, but it ended up fulfilling Cech, which made Alonso a little depressed.
Cech saved Alonso's long shot and shook Benitez. He leaned on the back of the seat. After coming to his senses, Benitez sighed constantly, "This ball was also saved! This ball was also saved!"
Grant was scared for a while before he came to his senses. After he came to his senses, he immediately made a substitution adjustment and used Karau to replace Mikel, who was soft and did not play fast enough, to strengthen the speed and ability of the midfield. At the same time, Karau also has different goals.
After Kalau came on the court, it did not play any role at first, and Liverpool still had a slight advantage.
In the 58th minute, Liverpool goalkeeper Renner made a good attack with a long pass. Chen Yu attracted two central defenders and then knocked his heels downwards, passing the ball to Kuyt.
Unguarded Kuyt broke into the penalty area and faced Cech who was attacking quickly, Kuyt shot softly and was blocked by Cech with his feet.
Cech saved Liverpool's must-scoring goal twice in a row, which greatly boosted Chelsea's morale. With such a goalkeeper in charge, Chelsea's defenders also began to boldly step forward, looking for opportunities to attack.
It was from this moment that Chelsea found the rhythm of offense and defense, gradually gaining the upper hand, and increasingly threatening Liverpool's goal.
Drogba's condition began to recover at this time. He frequently ran to the front of the penalty area to receive the ball. Unlike the previous hard-handed move, the awakened Drogba changed in his toughness. In the 62nd minute of the game, Maluda passed the ball across the wing. Drogba did not stop the ball, but missed the ball, turned his back and passed the Carragher who was about to be close to him.
This is a very delicate and extraordinary action. Warcraft like Drogba is similar to embroidery. Not to mention Carragher didn't expect it, Chelsea players and fans didn't expect it either.
The connection movement below Drogba was also very smooth. He followed up and raised his foot to hit the ball straight to the upper right corner of the goal.
Get rid of, adjust, and shoot, three movements were completed in one go, very smoothly, and the goalkeeper had little reaction time. However, Drogba's luck today was average. Reina's position was on the right side of the goal. Drogba's shooting angle was so dizzy, but it was within Reina's range. Reina did not need to move him, and he flew into a fish jump and pushed the ball out of the crossbar with one hand.
After saving this shot, Reina was still scared. If he hadn't happened to be standing on the right side of the goal, he might not have been able to save this shot.
Chapter completed!