Chapter 123 The only one who can stare at the dead sun is Kanter
In the fifth round of the 2016-017 Premier League season, Chelsea faced Liverpool at home.
Chelsea can be said to be the usher in the golden era of the Premier League.
In 2000, Russian tycoon Abramovich spent huge sums of money to acquire Chelsea, which was almost overwhelmed by high debts.
After Abramovich took over Chelsea, he injected a large amount of capital, giving Chelsea a new lease of life and ushering in the spring.
In the summer transfer window of the 0-04 season, they completed a crazy 16 one-time signings, shocking the whole of Europe.
Many well-known stars such as Joe Cole, Darmian, Crespo, Makelele and others were brought to Stamford Bridge in one fell swoop.
Since then, Chelsea, a blue team, has rapidly transformed from a mid-level team in the Premier League to a well-known wealthy club in Europe and the world, allowing the entire Europe to see the power of gold-dollar football.
In the Stamford Bridge locker room, when he saw Mane sitting in a daze after wrapping his bandage, Mo Yang walked over and sat down next to him.
Since being replaced by Coutinho, Mane's mood in the team has not been high during this period.
In fact, from a technical perspective alone, Mane is indeed inferior to Coutinho now.
But Mane also has his advantages. In terms of speed and body, even Coutinho cannot catch up with him.
If he hadn't known Klopp's intentions, Mo Yang would have felt unfair for his friend.
Mane was unable to play, which was actually a problem for Mo Yang.
Because Coutinho lacks the speed to attack the opponent's defense, Mo Yang rarely chooses the left to launch an offensive when counterattacking in games now. Even if Coutinho is given the ball, the offensive speed cannot be increased.
"Sadio! Coutinho is leaving in the winter window!"
Mo Yang didn't plan to say anything at first, but seeing the disappointment on Mane's face, he couldn't bear it, so he whispered in Mane's ear.
"Really?" After hearing Mo Yang's words, Mane's eyes widened instantly, and he looked at Mo Yang as if he didn't believe it.
"Shh!" Mo Yang put his index finger on his mouth, then walked away with a smile.
The mood of the players in the locker room today was generally low, for no other reason.
Just tired!
It was only one day after finishing the Champions League, and the game against Chelsea immediately came, and all Liverpool players could not get enough rest.
This fatigue not only comes from the body, but also from the mental level.
In the live broadcast room, seeing the lineups of both sides listed on the live broadcast screen, there were not many changes in the personnel. Zhan Jun said with a smile: "It seems that Klopp has not made a large-scale rotation. He still has ideas about this game!"
"But this kind of consecutive double matches in a short period of time puts a huge physical burden on the players, and there are potential injuries!" Zhang Lu shook her head and smiled.
"Okay, the game has begun. Welcome to watch the much-anticipated red and blue battle of the Premier League brought to you by LeTV Sports! Chinese player Mo Yang will continue to start in this game. I hope he can continue to bring wonderful performances to everyone!"
"In this game, Conte still played a three-centre-back system of four, with Kante partnering with Matic, Hazard, Costa, Willian in the frontcourt, Cahill, Luiz in the defender, good guys, almost all the main players.
yes!"
Regarding this game, Zhang Lu is not optimistic about Liverpool.
Liverpool's consumption in the game against Monaco was really too great.
The two games were only one day apart, and Liverpool couldn't slow down at all.
And Chelsea!
They don't have the happy worries of the European war. It can be said that they are waiting for work, sharpening their swords, and waiting for Liverpool to come to their door.
On the pitch, Chelsea had the advantage after the game started, no matter where it was.
Liverpool, who are usually full of passion, looked a little sluggish in this game.
Liverpool's fatigue can be clearly seen from the frequency of each player's movements, enthusiasm for fighting, etc., including Mo Yang.
"Oh! God, it is Kanter who is responsible for guarding Yang in this game!"
"Guys! Yang's in trouble! We're in big trouble!"
In the commentary box, Berglin saw that as soon as Mo Yang got the ball during this period, Kanter would immediately stick to Mo Yang, and he immediately understood the intention of Conte's arrangement.
Berglin knows very well how terrifying N'Golo Kante, the French defensive midfielder, is.
The defensive coverage area is really scary. You can see him everywhere on the court, and you will always feel like he can cover the entire court.
8th minute of the game!
Mo Yang sent a penetrating through ball near the center circle, which directly penetrated Chelsea's wing defense and the ball was passed to the right.
But Mo Yang's goal made many fans feel that it was not up to standard because the ball was passed so far in advance that it was passed directly to the sideline.
Moyang stood there with his hands on his hips, looking at Salah who turned around and waved to apologize.
Salah on the other side shrugged, looking a little speechless. Does he look like Jesus? Even God can't catch this ball!
Then Mo Yang looked at Kanter, who was not far away from him.
Coincidentally, Kanter was also looking at Mo Yang!
The two people's eyes met and they both laughed instantly.
The difference was that Kanter's smile had a hint of pride, while Mo Yang smiled bitterly.
The ball just now was passed by him under Kanter's death entanglement.
Mo Yang tried his best to get rid of Kanter for a few seconds and passed the ball.
But he never expected that the ball was finally touched by Kanter's foot in a very subtle way, so that the ball directly deflected from its destination.
After the first seven or eight minutes of the match, Mo Yang had only one word to comment on Kanter.
‘Absolutely!’
This guy seemed to be tired and was running all over the place during this period.
In the two major areas of the midfield and backfield, the accuracy of stealing, intercepting, filling in, and accurately judging the ball's route is really frighteningly high.
In addition, Mo Yang also discovered that this little defensive midfielder had an amazing ability to read the game, and he actually saw through his offensive intentions several times.
Then they either directly entangled him to prevent him from playing the ball, or directly blocked his offensive passing line, which made Mo Yang extremely uncomfortable.
This was the first time Mo Yang felt this kind of experience.
But at the same time, it also made Mo Yang, who was a little tired, a little more energetic and motivated, and his competitive spirit was aroused.
But what Mo Yang didn't know was that Kanter had more headaches than him.
In Kanter's eyes, Mrs. Moyang is difficult to defend. Even if he concentrates 100%, he still finds it extremely difficult.
Before the game, Conte arranged for him to mark Mo Yang. He originally thought it would be an easy task, but he did not expect that it would be so difficult.
After last season's miraculous performance, Kante's confidence has reached a certain level. He now dares to say that there is no one in the Premier League that he cannot guard.
This is definitely not arrogance!
But now, he feels a little pain in his face, because someone he can't guard against appears!
The game lasted for fifteen minutes, and Liverpool rarely had a shot, which made many Red Army fans who came to watch the game feel incredible.
Near the midfield wing, Mo Yang faced off against Kanter again.
Mo Yang already had an idea to deal with this guy. This guy wasn't very good at tricks and couldn't use too complicated passing moves. Otherwise, he would be humiliating himself.
Facing Kanter who was slowly retreating in front of him, Mo Yang stepped on his bicycle first, then suddenly raised his left foot, gently pushed the ball to the right with the inside of his foot, and tilted his body to the right. Kanter was indeed fooled.
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After deceiving Kanter, his center of gravity tilted to the left, he instantly used the outside instep of his left foot to push the ball back to the left, quickly completing a reverse cow's tail.
But I never expected that Kanter would be such a bully.
Due to his short stature and low center of gravity, he immediately pulled back his defensive focus and quickly moved to the side where Mo Yang broke through.
As a result, the ball passed, but the Moyang man did not. He was pulled by Kanter, so that he could not catch up with the ball in time. Moses, who was on the side to help defend, got it and passed it directly back to his own half.
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In the coaching area on the sidelines, Conte, who was wearing a crisp suit, saw Kante's perfect defense and smiled, raising his hands above his head and applauding. This was in sharp contrast to Klopp, who had an unhappy face written on his face.
Conte smiled brightly. He made the right bet. The man who could guard against this monster in Liverpool was indeed Chelsea.
Kanter, a defensive midfielder who is flexible, accurate in interceptions and interceptions, is definitely a nightmare for many skilled players. (To be continued)