Klopp walked back to the coaching bench and sat down with his chest crossed.
He knew that this away game would be difficult, but he didn't expect that the players would be completely out of shape, and the only one left to watch was Mo Yang.
Mo Yang is not completely blocked by Kanter now, it can only be said that he is restricted.
Conte's arrangement for Mo Yang is not as simple as it seems on the surface. It is not Kanter defending Mo Yang alone, but actually two people.
But the second person defending Mo Yang was not fixed, but random.
In other words, whoever is near Kanter has one more task, which is to stay aside and assist Kanter in defense like Moses just did.
But the biggest problem now is not this!
The biggest problem for Liverpool right now is the state of the players. Their energy is too low. If this problem is not solved, this game will definitely be over.
At this moment, there was an uproar at Stamford Bridge.
On the field, Henderson received a pass from Salah on the right in the center circle.
He directly switched to the left wing. When he saw Coutinho running back and reaching for the ball, Henderson gave it to him directly. It is rare to see this guy take such initiative.
Coutinho received the ball with his back, but before he could turn around, Azpilicueta was behind him and kept pushing Coutinho with his body.
Coutinho is completely unable to compete with the strong Azpilicueta.
He was staggering due to being squeezed, and when he saw that he was about to lose the ball, he hurriedly poked it with his toe, trying to pass it to Mo Yang on the left.
The idea was good, but he was ruined by interference.
He actually passed the ball directly in front of Mo Yang, right between Mo Yang and Kanter.
Seeing Coutinho's trap, countless Liverpool fans felt nervous.
Losing the ball in this position is equivalent to giving Chelsea, who are counterattacking sharply, a chance to hit the goal!
Mo Yang was shaken badly by Coutinho, which directly caused Kante to be one step behind.
Kante passed by Matic, who came in from behind, and the ball appeared at Matic's feet.
Matic took a few meters and faced Henderson who was pressing him.
But before Henderson could get close enough, Matic raised his left foot and pushed the ball to their left wing. It was still an open ball with a lot of advance.
Hazard had started early and directly got rid of Arnold who was nearby.
After receiving the ball, Hazard cut inside and joined Chelsea's dominant striker Costa in the middle and Brazilian Willian on the right. They were like three bloody sharp blades, stabbing directly into the Liverpool backcourt where only Klavan and Matip were present.
Line of defense.
Matip was very calm when facing Hazard, who was slowing down. He opened a little distance to prevent Hazard from eating him alive with his speed.
Hazard stepped on his bicycle and saw that Matip didn't have much trouble, so he was dragged down.
After just a moment of delay, Henderson ran back and instantly positioned himself at the top of the arc, blocking the possibility of Hazard passing the ball diagonally to the center.
But at this moment, Hazard made a small change to the right, ran out of a small gap, and then shot directly.
Matip took a step too slow and stretched his foot to miss the ball.
The line of this shot was very subtle and the ball was very fast. It was a bouncing ball. After flying between Klavan and Henderson, it suddenly bounced at the penalty spot.
In front of the goal, Karius quickly rushed to the left, but the angle of the Belgian's shot was too tricky.
Karius could only watch helplessly as the ball hit the inside of the goal post.
"boom!"
Suddenly Stamford Bridge fell into a wild sea!
The appearance of this goal made the Liverpool fans at the scene and in front of the TV very helpless.
Who is to blame?
Coutinho?
He is indeed responsible, but the real reason for conceding the ball is actually Liverpool's overall offensive and defensive malaise.
But there is nothing anyone can do!
This is the sequelae of the high-intensity European war and multi-front operations!
This is a problem that every strong European team must face and start to solve.
If you can't solve it, you have to make a choice!
Otherwise, you may end up with nothing!
"Coutinho was too reckless with this goal!" Zhan Jun said with a wry smile in the live broadcast room, "Conte is indeed a defensive master, and his marking arrangement for Mo Yang is very targeted. Kante can almost be said to have blocked it now.
Mo Yang!”
"Yes! Mo Yang is not in good condition today!" Zhan Jun nodded in agreement, "The intensity of the game the day before yesterday was so intense that the players could not get enough rest time in such a short period of time."
"Let's see how Klopp will adjust in the second half!" Zhang Lu nodded.
With the birth of this goal, Chelsea's offensive completely picked up.
This directly caused Liverpool's offense to disappear completely, and the whole team fell into an extremely busy defensive battle.
Mo Yang was also completely stuck in the quagmire of defense, with no chance or time to organize an attack.
Seeing that Liverpool was completely suppressed, the home fans cheered and cheered louder and louder, which also made the Chelsea players even more excited.
8 minutes of game!
Henderson was in the penalty area and once again pushed Chelsea's cross over the line during the aerial challenge.
"Yang! Think of a way! Sooner or later we won't be able to hold on if this continues!" Henderson panted and walked to Mo Yang's side, his tone and face looking very aggrieved.
"Okay, I understand!" Mo Yang wiped the sweat from his face and nodded.
He has always been sober, and he knows that the rhythm of the game has always been controlled by Chelsea.
So during this period, he has been trying to slow down Chelsea's offensive rhythm through dribbling, transferring the ball and controlling the ball, but with little success.
The best way to slow down the tempo is to control the ball, but the problem now is that other people make mistakes even in some normal passing and running, what else can he say!
He is a human! Not a god!
Football is a team sport, and you have to play eleven people into one person, but now Liverpool has eleven people, and it feels like one hundred and ten people.
At this moment, Mo Yang saw Mane appearing on the sidelines, and his eyes suddenly lit up. He found a breaking point.
Seeing Klopp's substitution, Conte was a little surprised. He didn't expect it to be so early.
But Conte doesn’t care anymore!
With the current state of these Liverpool players, it is completely useless to replace one person, but it will be almost the same if they all are replaced!
Of course, except for the Chinese midfielder who is still struggling!
Conte really admires this Chinese player at this moment, whether it is his fighting spirit, his ability to read the game and his personal skills.
All great!
Conte knew that as soon as Mo Yang got the ball on the court during this period, he would dance in circles, attract some players, and then rely on his amazing foot skills to get rid of him, and then immediately transfer the ball or launch an attack.
The kid wanted to use this method to interfere with their offensive rhythm.
It did interfere with them, such as the ball just now.
This kid got the ball in the backcourt and danced on the spot. Neither William nor Moses got the ball.
It wasn't until Kanter passed by that the kid was entangled.
But even so, this kid still relied on his excellent foot skills to temporarily get rid of Kanter and suddenly passed the ball.
Why does this seemingly slow dribbling happen?
While disrupting their offensive rhythm, they are also waiting for offensive opportunities to appear.
Fortunately, the Liverpool frontcourt players did not react at all and directly missed the opportunity that frightened him.
After Mane replaced Coutinho, he did not give Mo Yang any instructions from Klopp.
But after Mane came on the field, his performance was completely different from others. He fought for every ball.
And Mo Yang stared at the left wing where Mane was, and took the ball when he had the opportunity, allowing Mane, who was full of energy, to chase and attack Chelsea's defense.
At first, many fans didn't know why Mo Yang kept staring at Mane's pass.
Some Chelsea fans even felt that Mo Yang was a complete waste of offensive opportunities.
But as time went by, Chelsea fans gradually discovered that their team's offensive rhythm seemed to have slowed down.
Until the end of the first half, these fans did not connect this phenomenon with Mo Yang's actions.
Conte shook his head and laughed when he saw it on the sidelines. This kid really did it.
He just relied on Mane to counterattack from the wing, which made the Chelsea players fearful and did not dare to attack aggressively. This indirectly caused the Chelsea players to slow down the pace of the attack. This kid is really a monster!
During the halftime break, Mo Yang and the others returned to the locker room and collapsed from exhaustion.
No one spoke, and there were only heavy breathing sounds in the huge locker room.
But everyone knows what to face next!
Not long after, Klopp walked into the locker room, but he walked in with a smile, still very happy!
Seeing Klopp's smile, Moyang and the others suddenly felt a collective chill!