Before the game, countless media and fans from both sides thought that this game would be played slightly conservatively.
Historically, in Premier League matches, the stronger the dialogue between teams, the more unpleasant it is likely to be. This is almost a consensus among fans.
As a result, the fans of both the red and blue teams never expected that not only would there be no war of words before the game, but the sarcasm and abuse would be lively to watch, now even the game would be simple and rough, and it would be a battle of blows.
As soon as the game started, the two sides had no intention of testing the situation and their positions were not stable. Liverpool and Chelsea quickly entered the game and began to attack each other. This is really rare in the showdowns between many giants in the Premier League.
On the field today, there were no meaningless disputes between the players of Liverpool and Chelsea, no serious fouls that hurt people, and even some common little moves in the game were rare, and some were just fair and aboveboard battles.
Mo Yang also felt that this game was unusual. He had not played such a comfortable game for a long time.
He found that both his teammates and Chelsea players were extremely dedicated today, which made Mo Yang feel a different kind of passion.
"Klopp seems to be unconvinced by the EFL Cup defeat by Chelsea in midweek, so his tactical strategy today is to attack hard with dignity. This momentum, haha, people who don't know think that Liverpool is trying to install it.
Field is playing at home!" Zhan Jun explained with a smile.
Zhang Lu nodded, "It is true. Every player in Liverpool was very good today. It is almost the same as the crazy state in the second half of last season. They were already in the game in the first minute."
"Today, Liverpool's frontcourt trident ran very smartly and tacitly in the ribs. The midfielder also launched a strong pressure under the leadership of Mo Yang. The defense line of Van Dijk and Gomez was very good for Klopp.
Pu Xin’s midfielder and back partner also made particularly impressive tackles today.”
"As for Chelsea," Zhang Lu changed the subject, "Like Liverpool, they entered the game very quickly. Under the high pressure of Liverpool, Sarri used softness to overcome toughness and show off every move."
"Faced with Liverpool's pressure in the midfield and frontcourt, Chelsea's midfielder and backfield intercepted the ball, first controlled the ball, and then kicked the ball continuously, using concise group passes to counterattack and break Liverpool's pressing attack."
"Chelsea's defense did an extremely good job in assisting defense and protecting today!" Zhang Lu analyzed.
On the field, both sides switched offense and defense very quickly. In less than 7 minutes, the two sides had already hit each other several times.
In the 8th minute of the game, Mo Yang retreated to the arc of the right center circle and got the ball from Gomez.
After receiving the ball and turning around, Chelsea's defensive formation has been completed and they are retreating across the board.
Although Chelsea's midfield players are not positioned closely together in the midfield, they are all very closely connected with each other.
Mo Yang knew that as long as he led or passed to the center, he would inevitably fall into Chelsea's high-intensity pressing circle on the central axis.
Just as Mo Yang was hesitating, Kanter in front of him rushed up to oppress Mo Yang.
Mo Yang immediately spiked the ball, turned around, and passed back to Van Dijk on the arc of the left center circle.
Van Dyke stopped the ball and saw Mo Yang running forward after passing the ball without any instructions, so he understood what Mo Yang meant.
This allows him to split the ball and organize the attack from the left wing.
Now Kanter has switched to the right side to stare at Mo Yang. Without Kanter in the left half, the defense will be weaker than in the right half.
Seeing Van Dijk pass the ball to Robertson on the left wing and then running in, Willian and Azpilicueta immediately turned around at the same time, one rushed towards Robertson, and the other ran towards Mane who was also on the wing.
Seeing Mane coming back along the sideline to receive the ball and being stared at by Azpilicueta, Robertson suddenly kicked the ball in place and passed it to the left rib area without saying a word.
At the same time, Milner rushed into the ribs and settled down.
But Rudiger was faster than Milner. He reached the landing point first and took off, directly pressing on Milner and heading the ball to clear the ball.
The second landing point is just in front of the left rib area.
Jorginho, who was behind Milner, saw the ball flying from his head to behind him, and he quickly turned around.
At the same time, Henderson also quickly pressed forward and rushed towards the landing point.
Although the ball was closer to Jorginho, it bounced forward after touching the ground.
Just this moment allowed Henderson to equalize the disadvantage with Jorginho.
The two rushed to the ball almost at the same time. Jorginho raised his foot to reach the ball, but Henderson bent down and dived, even using his head.
Jorginho was startled and quickly retracted his foot. The ball was naturally rubbed to the left by Henderson with his head.
On the left side of Henderson, Mane came over from the wing, and Kovacic also rushed from the frontcourt, but Mane hurriedly dropped the ball and stopped it, and then stopped it for Jorginho.
This time Jorginho did not miss the opportunity, stepped forward, poked with his right foot, and the ball rolled to Morata in front of the left center circle.
Behind Morata, Gomez immediately went up to prevent Morata from completing his turn.
Morata was more straightforward, not giving Gomez a chance to stretch his feet, and hit the ball immediately.
The ball returned to the original path and just reached the feet of Kovacic who turned and advanced.
Henderson on the left side of Kovacic saw it and immediately moved over. However, Kovacic knocked the inside of his right foot at the moment of receiving the ball, and the ball went from Henderson's crotch to Aza on the arc of the left front center circle.
You jumped forward.
The ball was so sudden that Mo Yang, who retreated in a hurry, did not intercept it.
Hazard took the ball and immediately turned around and started speeding up.
In the middle, Morata was already in place, and William also came up from the right, instantly forming a three-on-four counterattack situation.
Entering the 45-meter area in the Liverpool half, Morata suddenly left the center and ran directly to the left rib area in front of Hazard. He instantly took Gomez away from the center and tore apart Liverpool's defense in the middle.
A big hole.
Arnold was stuck between Morata and Hazard. He knew that Morata was running to separate sides, but he still failed to successfully intercept the ball.
After Hazard split the ball wide, he immediately made a forward move towards the gaping hole between Gomez and Van Dijk.
But when someone else went in, the ball didn't come over because Gomez was holding on to Morata, and the position was very subtle.
He was even on guard against whether Morata would knock the ball in front of Hazard with his heel.
After arriving at the sideline, he could only face the sideline. Morata, who had no way to go, suddenly turned to the right and at the same time stepped on the ball with his left foot and pulled it back. The ball rolled behind Gomez, and Gomez
Morata, who was briefly face to face, turned around and passed by from the right.
Although they successfully got rid of Gomez's defense, Chelsea also lost the best opportunity to attack, and the counterattack turned into a tough battle.
Morata turned around and took a few steps to the left rib. Facing Mo Yang and Arnold, who were on the left and right in front of him, he did not dare to take more. He knocked the inside of his right foot to the left and the ball was passed to the left. Once again
Pulled to the foot of Hazard on the wing.
After Gomez turned around, he saw that Arnold had followed him out of the penalty area. He took advantage of the situation and made a joint defense with Mo Yang in the ribs.
As a result, Hazard, under the interference of Arnold, stumbled and brought the ball out, cutting laterally towards the top of the key.
Mo Yang followed up all the way inside, and Henderson waited for Hazard in front.
But Hazard was not stupid either. Instead of hitting him head-on, he continued to take the ball to the outside. He suddenly passed the ball to William in front of the top of the arc, then turned left and got in between Mo Yang and Henderson.
William faced Hazard and wanted to return the ball, but Henderson blocked the passing line in time, so he had an idea, pushed the ball out of the penalty area without stopping, and stood in the penalty area on the left side of the top of the arc.
Morata online.
Seeing the ball coming, Morata, who was backing up, clearly knew what he should do. He raised his foot and feinted, but did not touch the ball. Instead, he missed the ball.
"It leaked in!"
"Oh my God!"
"Gomez behind Morata was not blocked and the ball missed his crotch!
"Zhan Jun suddenly exclaimed in the live broadcast room.
Just as the ball was about to reach Hazard, a red figure suddenly followed, appeared on the right side of Hazard, raised his right foot and swung it out with the outside.
Suddenly the ball ran along the end line of the penalty area, diagonally from left to right towards the right rib area.
"Fight back!
!
"In the live commentary stand, Beglin saw the ball jumping into the right rib, and Robertson quickly chased it from the top of the arc, strode to the ball, and advanced at high speed in the left half. He was so excited that he roared out.
In the coaching area on the sidelines, Sarri looked horrified.
In his opinion, Mo Yang's kick not only had the effect of clearing the siege, but also directly launched a counterattack. At this moment, Sarri was amazed again.
On the field, in Liverpool's left half, Robertson rushed to the left area of the center circle and was fiercely attacked by Azpilicueta.
Robertson's speed was forced to slow down, and his deft smash was directed towards the middle.
But when he saw Kanter approaching, Robertson suddenly became uneasy.
In pursuit of counterattack speed, Robertson quickly pushed the ball to Firmino in the center circle on the right.
After Firmino received the ball, he started quickly and entered the Chelsea half from the kick-off point. After advancing four or five meters, he chose to distribute the ball to the left wing.
But the ball was given too suddenly, causing Mane to overshoot.
Mane turned around to get the ball, but was tripped by the ball and almost fell.
With this delay, Chelsea's two defensive lines in the midfield and backfield were quickly put in place, and Liverpool's best time to counterattack was also stifled.
Although the two attacks by both sides failed to score a goal, they also made the fans of both red and blue teams excited to watch.
This kind of transition between offense and defense allows you to attack the offensive rhythm in front of the penalty area in the blink of an eye, which is sometimes more exciting than shooting.
The Blues fans at the scene were very satisfied with the team in the new season.
They like Sarri's beautiful offensive football. Just now, Chelsea's continuous kicks in the small area of the midfield and backcourt, and the attack that quickly hit Liverpool's penalty area, made them very novel.
This kind of offensive method is rare at Chelsea under Conte's coaching.
Many Blues fans have fallen into daydream when they think that the team currently leads the Premier League. If the current winning trend continues, it will not be difficult for Chelsea to win the Premier League championship this year.
But the premise is that Chelsea can continue to win!