As the game time went by, the confrontation between the two sides gradually became more intense.
In terms of ball possession rate, Chelsea has some advantages, but in many cases it is actually the ball holding time brought by the midfielder and backcourt looking for offensive opportunities.
But offensively, Liverpool had the absolute advantage.
Mo Yang just stared at Chelsea's two wings. Sometimes he was needed to step in. He would not step in from the middle. Instead, he would avoid Kante and go from the wing, which fully demonstrated his ability to cover the entire court in attack.
Even if Mo Yang is on the wing, he can still see the gap on the other side. That kind of transfer ball makes people feel unpreventable. From time to time, it scares Cahill and others on the Chelsea defense to break out in cold sweat.
"Chelsea's midfield currently passes very few key threatening balls!"
"Of course, this has something to do with Conte sending two rough guys, Drinkwater and Bakayoko. Their ability to play the ball forward is still not as good as Cesc Fabregas on the bench.
If there are too few, there is simply no way to accurately deliver artillery shells to Morata and Hazard!"
"Where's Kanter!"
"Although the European media say that Kanter's offensive attributes were developed by Conte!"
“But that’s really it!”
"Occasionally a pass is good, but most of the time the quality of the pass is not high."
"Compared with last season, Kanter's biggest change is that he has the right to advance forward with the ball. In addition, his biggest contribution is on the defensive end. At least I can't see Kanter in this game.
What important role did it play in the offense?" Zhang Lu talked about it in the live broadcast room.
This is indeed the case. The three defensive midfielders Conte piled up in the midfield certainly played a role in stabilizing the defense line on the defensive end and even made it difficult for Liverpool to penetrate the center, but they had to sacrifice the midfielder's ability to play against the frontcourt.
Support capabilities.
So much so that Morata and Hazard would be surrounded and suppressed by Liverpool's defense and midfield most of the time when attacking.
This is how Chelsea often attacked and attacked in the first half, and suddenly it became a perfect opportunity for Liverpool to counterattack.
On the sidelines, Conte could no longer sit still, and the balance of the game was slowly tilting towards Liverpool.
It’s not that he hasn’t discovered the problem of midfield support for the frontcourt, but it’s too early to make substitutions. At present, in addition to offense, he is still very satisfied. Bakayoko, Drinkwater and Kante have done a good job in defense.
good.
Therefore, Conte wants to continue to consume Liverpool's physical energy and replace Cesc Fabregas in the second half. This will definitely improve the team's offense and Liverpool will not attack so unscrupulously.
Klopp, on the other hand, was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, with his legs crossed and chatting with Peter about one dollar.
However, plans cannot keep up with changes.
In the 38th minute of the game, after receiving a pass from Mo Yang, Mane and Moreira, who came in behind, had a hit-the-wall cooperation. As a result, Moreno's return pass was blocked by Azpilicueta's foot.
The ball rolled to Mo Yang's feet. Seeing that Chelsea's defensive focus had shifted and there was no gap to pass, Mo Yang knocked the ball across the middle and then inserted Henderson, intending to switch the attack to the right to try.
Mo Yang found that Salah was in very good condition today. He broke into the Chelsea penalty area several times and created opportunities to hit the goal.
Henderson received the ball two or three meters in front of the top of the arc. Seeing him rushing over from the top of the arc, he directly swung his legs sideways and made a gesture of taking a long shot.
Seeing Henderson's actions, Kanter advanced instead of retreating. This kind of fake action could not fool him.
Kanter rushed in front of Henderson. He did not stretch out his feet immediately. Instead, he used the inertia to brake his body backwards and at the same time lifted his right foot first.
Kanter's prediction was correct. Henderson faked a shot and actually dunked the ball. As soon as the ball was dunked, Kanter's short leg poked his crotch and the ball was lost.
Although Chelsea had a very good counterattack opportunity, the attack failed.
Before Kanter could get close to the center circle, Van Dijk made a precise side sliding tackle, and the ball was shoveled back to the feet of Klein who was retreating from the wing.
Klein stopped the ball and turned around, and saw that Mo Yang had moved to the right and was waving to him for the ball, so he immediately passed the ball.
The moment Mo Yang touched the ball, Bakayoko and Alonso also arrived.
Bakayoko went forward first, trying to push Mo Yang away, but when he pushed Mo Yang, he found that Mo Yang was like a jack and could not move at all.
At this moment, the ball came over, and Mo Yang turned around to catch the ball. He did not stay where he was. When he stopped the ball, he deliberately stopped a little wider and took two steps forward, temporarily getting rid of Bakayoko's entanglement.
When Bakayoko saw Mo Yang trying to turn around, he immediately pushed forward again. Alonso, who was playing support on the side, also started from the other side, trying to get in front of Mo Yang to steal the ball.
But Mo Yang didn't give the two of them this time at all. The moment he touched the ball for the second time, he turned around and came face to face with Bakayoko, allowing Alonso to miss.
Bakayoko rushed to Mo Yang, stretched out his foot to chop the ball directly, but found that the ball seemed to be stuck to Mo Yang's foot, and was pulled back by Mo Yang. Helplessly, he was carried away by the inertia and Mo Yang
The sun is passing by.
At this moment, Salah, who had been watching the show on the wing, saw Chelsea left center back Cahill rushing towards Mo Yang. He suddenly understood why Mo Yang wanted to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the opponent in this position.
Salah started directly and drove straight forward. He had a hunch that the ball would come.
"Don't let him pass the ball!!!!"
When Cahill saw Salah running back as soon as he came out, he was frightened and shouted loudly, knowing that he had been tricked by Mo Yang.
At this moment, he wished he could kill these two useless snacks, Bakayoko and Alonso, and he lost so miserably two-on-one. At the same time, he also blamed himself for being impulsive and negligent, and not paying much attention to Salah.
Hearing Cahill's shout, Alonso took action without any hesitation.
What's even worse is that this guy was afraid that he wouldn't be able to hold Mo Yang back, so he directly hugged Mo Yang with both hands and pulled him back.
Mo Yang was about to thrust forward, but unexpectedly his upper body tightened and he couldn't help but fall backwards.
When the Anfield Red Army fans saw this shameless scene, they immediately cursed and booed.
"Shameless!"
"This is a foul!!!"
"Alonso this is a shameless foul!!!"
"He is violating the beautiful game of football!!!"
In the commentary box, Berglin cursed loudly, spit flying everywhere, and his face turned purple with anger.
Just when they thought Mo Yang couldn't pass the ball, Mo Yang performed another miracle.
On the field, Mo Yang found that he couldn't break free. He had a flash of inspiration and fell back. He leaned on Alonso, squatted down with his right foot as a fulcrum, then forcibly twisted his waist and abdomen, and stretched his left leg straight.
, made a 45-degree stroke on the lawn, and directly swept the ball away.
"boom!!!!!!"
Anfield suddenly exploded, and violent exclamations erupted from the stands on all sides.
“holy shit!!!!”
"Yang passed the ball!! Hahaha!!!!"
On the sidelines, Klopp, who was drinking water just now, saw Mo Yang being fouled. He was so angry that he sprayed water. Then he rushed out of the coaching bench and planned to find the fourth official to complain and protest. As a result, Klopp was dumbfounded.
Salah, who was only focused on moving forward on the field, was also stunned, with thunder rolling in his heart.
Yang, this monster, can still spread the word despite being like this.
The referee Oliver was stunned for a moment, then released the whistle from his mouth and waved to indicate that the attack was favorable without interrupting the game.
Seeing the ball rolling in front of him, Salah quickly recovered from the shock and dribbled the ball directly into the Chelsea penalty area.
Facing the attacking Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, Salah just made a calm and free shot.
Seeing Salah easily picking the ball into the Chelsea gate, the Red Army fans at the scene went crazy and jumped up, making the stands tremble.
"goooooooaaaaaaaal!!!!!!!"
"This is a perfect goal!!!"
"A kick full of energy!"
"God! This is Salah's fifteenth goal this season! His twelfth goal in the Premier League!"
"Salah currently ranks first in the Premier League scorer list, far ahead of Kane, Hazard, Aguero and others! In addition, he also has three precious Champions League goals! Guys, let us thank Chelsea
, it is their selfless help that made Salah join our Liverpool!"
"Hahaha..." Beglin, who was a little carried away, started to mock.
