After the fight with Kanter, Mo Yang tried to dribble the ball in the middle several times, but ultimately failed.
Mo Yang also understood Chelsea's intention in today's game, which was to block their goal-threatening attacks in the middle to the maximum extent.
Mo Yang, who had suffered several losses, no longer insisted on playing in the middle. Instead, he followed Klopp's pre-game tactical arrangements and frequently bypassed Kante and gave the ball to the two wings. Chelsea's two lacked protection
Making a fuss on the sidelines.
On Chelsea's side, relying on the three midfielders, they can steal the ball in the midfield from time to time, and then immediately find the shadow Hazard wandering behind Morata, allowing the Belgian to use his speed and breakthrough to attack the Liverpool defense.
In the 12th minute of the game, Chelsea and Liverpool fought in the midfield, and the ball changed hands back and forth.
Henderson stole the ball from Bakayoko and was about to turn around to attack when he bumped into Kante. In the blink of an eye, the ball was poked away by Kante, giving Chelsea an excellent opportunity to counterattack in the frontcourt.
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The ball was passed by Kanter to Morata who ran to the top of the arc and acted as the fulcrum of the attack.
Although Morata had a body, unfortunately it was Fan Boss who was marking him this time, and Van Dijk directly pinned Morata to death on the spot.
Morata couldn't turn around and could only distribute the ball to the left side and pull it to the feet of Hazard who was connecting on the wing.
After this delay, Henderson and others immediately returned to the defense in time, and Chelsea's counterattack directly turned into a difficult positional battle.
Hazard brought the ball to the edge of the penalty area and stopped, forming a confrontation with Moreno, who was bending in front of him and lowering his center of gravity.
Mo Yang also returned to the penalty area in time. He stood on the line of the penalty area and watched, preventing Hazard from cutting in laterally. At the same time, he also kept an eye on Zappacosta, who was standing in the ribs and ready to meet Hazard.
As a result, Azar's choice was unexpected.
Moreno is bent over like a leopard ready to go. As long as Hazard dares to break through head-on, he has the confidence to steal the ball.
Hazard is also a chicken thief, and he directly saw through Moreno's intentions.
So he first moved the ball to the right twice with his right foot and turned his body to the right.
Afraid of not being realistic enough, he moved a step further, as if he was about to break through.
While Hazard was making moves, Zappacosta, who was swimming in front of Mo Yang, suddenly started and circled from behind Hazard to the baseline.
At the same time, Hazard saw that Moreno's center of gravity was deceived and shifted to the right. He suddenly used his left foot to push the ball back, then ejected and started to cut inward laterally.
But before Hazard, who had just gotten rid of Moreno, had time to rejoice, he was followed side by side by Mo Yang.
Seeing Mo Yang stuck in the penalty area, Hazard could only run along the penalty area line to the top of the arc.
Seeing that he was about to collide with Henderson in the penalty arc if he ran further forward, Hazard could only choose to suddenly change his rhythm and start again, otherwise he would have no chance.
But he never expected that the moment he took off his feet, Mo Yang, who was thrown away by half a body, suddenly came over and bumped into him.
"Danger!"
"Yang didn't focus on Hazard, but still let him find a chance to kick!"
"so close!!!!!"
In the commentary box, when he saw Hazard's shot passing through the dense defensive players in the penalty area, Berglin's heart suddenly rose.
Fortunately, Hazard's shot was inaccurate and missed the far corner post and skidded off the baseline.
On the coaching bench, Klopp was stunned when he saw Mo Yang's successful defense this time. A second later, Klopp grinned, leaned back on the back of his chair, raised his feet with joy, and kept applauding.
Due to the limited viewing angle, Berglin could not clearly see Mo Yang's little defensive move this time, but from Klopp's perspective, he could see it clearly.
Mo Yang directly went up to Hazard when he shot. He stretched out his foot to block Hazard and bumped Hazard slightly, causing Hazard to lose his center of gravity at the moment of shooting. This is why the ball slid towards the goal.
The real reason for passing.
At this moment, Klopp was very relieved and happy, and he saw Mo Yang's growth again.
Although Mo Yang's defense was good in the past, it was too clean every time. Some small moves in defense were actually within the scope allowed by the rules and were not considered fouls at all.
Van Dijk in the penalty area could also see it clearly. He grinned and gave a thumbs up to Mo Yang, "Well done! It seems you haven't forgotten what I said! Hahaha!"
Mo Yang, on the other hand, looked at Oliver who was not far away from the corner of his eyes, looking like he had a guilty conscience. This was the first time he had played like this, and it was quite exciting.
In fact, he really couldn't tell when Hazard would take off.
This is the world's top forward, and he has a brain. He is not the type of Traore who shuts down after passing someone.
Hazard, who was standing next to Mo Yang, looked at Mo Yang who was flirting with Van Dyke, his face and heart were a little complicated.
If Mo Yang hadn't bumped into him just now, he was absolutely sure that the ball would have hit the goal frame.
And Zappacosta's off-the-ball movement was intended to take away Mo Yang and create space for him to cut in laterally and hit the goal.
As a result, Azar never expected that Mo Yang would be so smart, so he followed him a step or two and turned back, trapping him in turn.
"Klopp was absolutely right to let Mo Yang participate in the defense in this game!"
"Although Chelsea sacrificed some offensive attributes after changing their formation, they can still fight on counterattacks and positional battles with the help of Morata and Hazard, two forwards who have been in hot form recently!"
"Look at Mo Yang's turnaround, it's clear that he saw through Zappacosta's intention of running without the ball in advance, and then used the trick to lure Hazard up. Hazard was also decisive enough and found out that Mo Yang wanted to
Teaming up with Henderson to steal the ball, he took off his foot resolutely. If Mo Yang hadn't had an idea and bumped it, it's hard to say whether the ball would have gone in!"
Zhang Lu explained with a smile on her face, and the barrage in the live broadcast room was also very lively.
"Alas! Time is really a butcher's knife, and my brother Yang has also learned bad things!"
"Some innocuous little moves on the court are still very useful!"
"Congratulations to Mo Yang for learning the essential skills for a defensive player!"
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Through the slow-motion replay, all the fans also saw Mo Yang's little moves, and most of them were amused.
This kind of little move was definitely not seen in Mo Yang's previous games.
Conte also felt that Hazard's shot was a pity.
Conti also saw Mo Yang’s growth.
There is nothing unusual about small moves on the court, but what is strange about Mo Yang's defense this time is that this kid did not focus all his attention on blocking, but reversed the operation and used small movements to interfere with Hazard.
Moreover, the timing was chosen just right. In Conte's view, this is a sign that a player has gained game experience and is becoming mature.
Judging from the more than ten minutes of the game, Mo Yang's offensive talent is still as terrifying as last season.
Although he was heavily guarded in the middle, Mo Yang was still able to threaten their goal with through balls from the wing during this period.
For example, in the 7th minute of the game, Mo Yang's sudden diagonal move from the wing shocked him. If Alonso hadn't chosen his position well, it would have been dangerous for Salah to take the ball and cut inside to hit the goal.
Sometimes it was really difficult for him to understand how Mo Yang saw those gaps.
On defense, this kid has not been left behind. He is also growing slowly and is developing towards becoming more and more comprehensive.
In this summer window, Liverpool decisively rejected Chelsea's offer. In fact, Conte was not surprised at all.
Because any giant club that acquires such a monster-level young talented midfielder can at least guarantee the team's midfield strength for the next ten years.
The only thing he regretted was that he could not realize the scene in his heart of Mo Yang and Kante teaming up to sweep all the giants in Europa.