"Welcome everyone to watch the live broadcast of the 13th round of the 17-18 Premier League presented to you by LeTV Sports. Later there will be a focus battle of this round. Liverpool will face the blue team Chelsea at home."
"After Chelsea switched to 343 last season, Conte was very successful, winning thirteen league rounds in a row. If it weren't for Liverpool who performed stronger, Chelsea would definitely be the Premier League champion in the 16-17 season."
"After Liverpool's full recovery, the last few rounds have also shown their slaughtering nature that is engraved in their bones. Whether it is the Champions League or the league, they have slaughtered their opponents with big scores in every game. Their performance is extremely strong!"
After the daily opening remarks, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu explained the current situation of the two teams.
"Chelsea's situation this season is actually very similar to Liverpool's. The team's playing state was also very sluggish at the beginning of the season. However, as the league progressed, Chelsea's playing state gradually recovered."
"Yes!"
Zhang Lu squinted and smiled, "After Conte discovered that 343 did not have the magic power of last season, he adjusted his tactics and changed from 343 to 352. This new formation is the reason for Chelsea's recovery."
"But with Conte's change to 352, although Chelsea's midfield has been significantly strengthened and the defense has stabilized, they have to give up some frontcourt offense because 352 has no wingers. Compared with 343,
Hazard and Morata in the frontcourt lack support from the wings."
"This is why Chelsea have won by small margins in recent rounds!"
"Indeed, Chelsea has won consecutive games in the last four rounds of the league. It is currently ranked third in the league with 25 points, 4 points behind Liverpool and 9 points behind Manchester City. It is still barely in the title race."
"So if Chelsea still wants to compete for the championship, they must win this red-blue battle and get three points from Liverpool."
At Anfield Stadium, players from both teams lined up in the tunnel, waiting to follow referee Oliver onto the pitch.
"Alan, did your dad come to watch the game too?"
The little caddy Mo Yang got in this game was Little Orman, a kid who loved to pick off people's pants. Every time he saw this little guy, Mo Yang would feel terrified that his pants would disappear at any time.
feel.
"Yang! Can you give me your pants after the game?" Little Allman answered the question.
"Is this why you keep staring at my pants?" Mo Yang couldn't help but pinched the fat man's chubby cheeks.
"Yes! I have your jersey, all I need is the pants to make a set!" Little Allman asked confidently.
"Okay! I'll give it to you after the game, and I'll give you the jersey too!" Mo Yang said with a smile.
In the case of Ozil last time, without Allman's help, he would probably be helpless against Ozil.
Although I have already come to express my gratitude in person, I am still very grateful to Mo Yang, the Allman family.
"Okay, as expected, Conte's formation is 352, and Klopp's formation is still 433."
As the players appeared on the stage, the match lineups of both sides were displayed on the live screen.
On the field, with the referee Oliver's whistle, the red-blue battle officially started.
As soon as the game started, the home Red Army fans made crazy noises in the stands to put pressure on the Chelsea players.
Klopp stood on the sidelines and watched for a few minutes, and he knew Conte's tactical intention.
Conte stacked three defensive midfielders in the middle. The purpose was not only to limit Liverpool's attack from the middle, but also to limit Mo Yang's activities in the middle.
In fact, it was born out of Mourinho's cage tactics.
These three defensive midfielders are a cage. Once Mo Yang advances with the ball in the middle, Conte's cage will take effect immediately.
Moreover, the three of Kanter are in an inverted triangle position. While strengthening Chelsea's defense in the middle, these three can also create multi-level attacks.
Klopp returned to the coaching bench not long after watching, because he was not prepared to fight Conte in the middle from the beginning to the end.
Although the 352 formation is very strong in the middle, the natural flaw of this formation lies in the two wings that lack the protection of the wingers.
As for Mane and Salah, either one can support the attack on the wing on his own.
Moreover, in order to be on the safe side in this game, Klopp gave Mo Yang the task of not pressing too high, but to allocate some energy to participate in defense.
Although Chelsea has scored few goals during this period, they actually have a lot of tricks in terms of passing and receiving in the middle and cooperating with the offense.
Moreover, there is one Kante among Chelsea's three midfielders, which directly improves Chelsea's defensive intensity in the middle several times.
Every team in the Premier League now knows that it is best to avoid the center when playing against Chelsea, otherwise the Frenchman will let you know what Kante's despair is.
In the sixth minute of the game, Liverpool pressed and counterattacked in the center circle and got the ball from Bakayoko.
Wijnaldum quickly passed the ball across the ball and transferred it to Mo Yang's feet through Henderson.
Mo Yang, who had increased his field of vision to 94, immediately discovered that there was a wide gap in Chelsea's left backcourt that could be attacked.
As long as the ball is successfully transferred and Salah gets the ball, there is a high probability that there will be a good opportunity to hit the goal.
Mo Yang quickly estimated the time required from launching an attack to completing the shot. He found that going in the air would greatly delay the efficiency of the attack and would most likely block Chelsea, so he could only go on the ground.
So without saying a word, he dribbled the ball toward the center circle, preparing to attract the defense and then make a sudden move.
As a result, he fell headlong into the cage Chelsea set for him.
As soon as Mo Yang crossed the center line, Chelsea's three midfielders led by Kante surrounded him.
Kante is the bag, and Bakayoko and Drinkwater are the pockets that tighten quickly. When he is entangled by Kante, they directly force him to the left and right.
Mo Yang continuously pulled the ball with his left and right feet, avoiding the long legs of Bakayoko and Brother Drinking Water, but not the short legs of Kanter, and the ball was directly hooked away.
The first head-to-head confrontation with Kanter at the beginning, Mo Yang, suddenly!
On the sidelines, Conte saw the successful defense of Kanter and the three and immediately started applauding.
The reason why he didn't imitate Mourinho's cage tactics was not that Chelsea players lacked the ability to do it, but that he didn't want to.
In the match between Manchester United and Liverpool, Mourinho did restrict Mo Yang's performance to a great extent, but it also involved too much offensive energy.
Although Mourinho made up for this shortcoming with sharp counterattacks, Conte still doesn't agree with this approach.
In Conte's view, as long as Mo Yang's range of activities is limited in the middle, it is enough for him. There is no need to be as extreme as Mourinho.
Judging from this successful defense, Conte feels that his arrangement is not wrong and it still has some effect.
"It's a cage tactic again. It seems that Mourinho has really pointed out the way for the Premier League team to restrict Mo Yang." Seeing Mo Yang being intercepted by Kante, Zhan Jun was happy and didn't seem to care at all.
"The reason why geniuses are geniuses is because they can often break the rules. Whether Conte can successfully limit Mo Yang like Mourinho, it is too early to tell now, and Mo Yang is the kind of player who gets more and more energetic as he plays.
A player!" Zhang Lu expressed Zhan Jun's thoughts.
