518 Is it utilitarian?
Chelsea always gives people the feeling that the front line is a bit threat, but activating Torres has become a problem for Chelsea. From Boas to Di Matteo, to Rodgers and now Benitez, Torres has become a "rescueless" stubborn disease.
In this high-level confrontation, if a point does not play a role or threat, it will have a great impact on the entire offensive system.
Liverpool is in a relatively stable and excellent state, and its offense can better show the role of teamwork.
In the 36th minute of the game, Sterling dribbled the ball from the right and rushed to Bertrand. Ramirez was a little afraid to defend the side, for fear of insufficient protection in the middle. Erikson and Gerald were eyeing each other nearby!
Bertrand also looked cautious and lowered his center of gravity and was ready to turn around and chase him at any time. He did not dare to snatch his foot. His attention was all on Sterling, but when Suarez came to pick him up, Sterling passed the ball diagonally behind him. Bertrand turned around and looked, and immediately accelerated to grab it.
Suarez passed the ball diagonally in front of the bottom line under David Luis's defense.
Bertrand looked back and saw Sterling stopping the ball in front of the baseline and adjusting, and then crossing it with a half-high ball!
Luis had been taken out by Suarez, and Terry was the only one in the middle in front of the goal. Just as Terry was about to clear the ball and block the ball, a figure rushed past him in a flash and caught him off guard!
Gareth Bale quickly rushed into Te and volleyed the ball with his left foot to hit the goal!
Because the distance is too close, Cech subconsciously saves and it is difficult to touch the football!
Football flew directly into Chelsea's goal!
Liverpool's offensive was a straightforward move!
Gareth Bale turned around and rushed to the sidelines, showing a heart-shaped gesture to the Reds fans in the stands!
Situ Yunbing raised his fists high on the sidelines and was extremely excited!
"Garez Bale scored a goal and scored! Liverpool's lead expanded to two goals!
This is an assist from Sterling!
I think not only Bertrand was beaten up today, but also Terry!
Terry obviously didn't realize the goal that Gareth Bale was rushing from behind him!
If he realized it, he would definitely not give Gareth Bale a chance, but he was too late when he found out!
Liverpool's forward two-gun shot each set a great advantage for the Reds!
Liverpool 2:0 Chelsea!”
Cheers from Reds fans echoed in Anfield Stadium!
Every Red Army fan was very excited. They knew that if this game was won, it would be closer to the championship!
The Chelsea players were quite absent-minded. When the first goal was lost, captain Terry was still encouraging morale, but now, he has a great responsibility for the second goal, and he can't say anything to his teammates.
Before the game started again, all Chelsea players were a little afraid of Liverpool's attack!
It’s not that there are problems with their defensive strategy, but that there are too many flaws!
If it's just Bertrand, you can still take the risk of fighting against Liverpool.
But if there is a problem with Lianterry, how can I fight this?
So Chelsea naturally entered a conservative state, with the formation shrinking, and did not dare to over-invest in offense, and at the same time, it also increased its aggressiveness when defending.
Situ Yunbing couldn't help but think of the Bernabeu.
Mourinho is in the Bernabeu.
Since he parted with Mourinho at Bernabeu, Mourinho has coached Real Madrid and is about to finish his third year, while Situ Yunbing has changed his second boss faster.
Last season, Mourinho led Real Madrid to overturn Barcelona's rule in La Liga. The team was unprecedentedly stable and united. The second generation of the Galaxy Battleship was about to fly out of the earth, and it looked like a situation of confronting the universe team Barcelona.
But no one expected that this new generation of Galaxy warship would crash as soon as it took off. Mourinho's third year in Real Madrid was really lively. His conflicts with Casillas, his disagreement with other players in the team, and he also had to catch the inner demons in the team!
His coaching career at the Bernabeu is about to come to an end, because the outside world's attention has shifted from athletics itself to conflicting topics. The process of catching the insider has become bad, which has put Real Madrid on the verge of unrest!
After seeing the current situation of Chelsea, Situ Yunbing thought of Mourinho's reason was very direct. If everyone found that there was something wrong with Chelsea's defense and Abraham's pursuit of beautiful football for many years was still a mirror and a mistress, then he must solve the defensive problem now.
Maybe no one in European football is a more suitable role than Mourinho, even Situ Yunbing cannot do it, because Mourinho knows Chelsea better and is more likely to get support from both inside and outside of Chelsea!
Originally, Mourinho returned to Stamford Bridge this summer in history. Now experiencing the current situation, Situ Yunbing is even more unsurprising that Mourinho's second entry into the palace was simply a natural result.
Chelsea's strengthening of defense is effective, but it has a great impact on their offense!
Liverpool's many offenses have died in the opponent's tight defense and fierce confrontation. Although Gerald almost helped the team secure the victory, it was still wonderfully resolved by Cech.
When the whistle sounded at the end of the first half, Situ Yunbing turned around and walked into the player's passage with a deep face.
He needs to think carefully about what strategy to use in the next second half during the break.
Because in four days Liverpool will go to Türkiye to challenge Fenerbahce!
The Europa League has reached the semi-finals. If Situ Yunbing has no idea about the championship, the whole world will not believe it!
Therefore, it is reasonable for Liverpool to be more pragmatic in the final sprint stage of this season.
Reason finally defeated sentiment. Situ Yunbing's adjustment during the break was to let the team launch a defensive counterattack in the second half.
Because of the first leg of the next Europa League semi-finals, Situ Yunbing still has to bring all the main forces to fight!
After halftime break, the two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half, Chelsea remained unmoved for the time being, and Benitez could not make too many adjustments to the team.
The game changed from a thrilling and intense confrontation between the two teams in the first half to a relatively dull and fierce confrontation.
The two teams fought in the midfield, and even if they had the opportunity to attack, they would suddenly shoot cold arrows in a small range in the frontcourt, which was not very effective.
As the game time passes by minute by minute, Situ Yunbing occasionally commands the players to protect the space, and sometimes watches the game with serious expressions.
Benitez made a substitution in the 63rd minute of the game, Dembaba took the field to replace Torres, and Moses replaced Oscar.
This is going to be changed to speed shock.
Situ Yunbing also made a substitution, and Lucas appeared to replace Sterling.
After the two teams completed the substitution, the situation in the game still did not change significantly.
After the fierce midfield confrontation, Chelsea mainly played on the wing attack, but because Liverpool had one more midfielder, they also did a good job of assisting defense and protecting the wing.
Liverpool's offense is relatively free and richer, but it is limited by the fact that it fails to tear the opponent's defense line due to the less offensive investment.
In the 74th minute of the game, Gareth Bale dribbled the ball from the side and overtook Ivanovic seemed to want to destroy Chelsea's defense, but after dribbling into the penalty area, Terry blocked the road and finally barely crossed it.
Benitez used up the last substitution in the 80th minute of the game, Mata came off the field, and former Reds player Benardon appeared.
But this obviously cannot change the overall trend of the game.
Dembaba's condition is not necessarily much better than Torres's condition. The changes in ball control after several touches failed to make people shine.
Chelsea seems to be in addition to defense, rebuilding the center position is also imperative.
Situ Yunbing replaced Gareth Bale with Henderson in the 85th minute of the game, and Liverpool completely moved into a full-scale defensive rhythm.
But Chelsea did not make a big splash and make a comeback.
Although Liverpool, which has strengthened control, did not put enough pressure on Chelsea's defense line, it also achieved the effect of resisting the enemy for thousands of miles, which also made Chelsea unable to make trouble.
Liverpool's team songs echoed in Anfield Stadium. When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, all Liverpool shouted in unison, and the sound shook the earth!
Situ Yunbing turned around and walked to shake hands with Benitez for the post-match, then applauded the Liverpool fans in the stands, thanking them for their support.
Although the second half was not good, the Liverpool players still enjoyed the victory of the game.
The advantage of leading Manchester United by 8 points before the game has become a little irrelevant now.
As long as they are on the track of victory, Manchester United will not be able to shake their position as the leader regardless of winning or losing!
In an interview after the game, Situ Yunbing commented on the game, saying, "We performed better in the first half, not only compared to our opponents, but also to our own performance in the second half.
Because we became more pragmatic in the second half, when we were leading two goals, we would rather win the game absolutely, rather than risk being equalized or reversed to pursue a more brilliant victory.”
The reporter questioned whether Situ Yunbing's approach was too utilitarian.
Situ Yunbing smiled and shook his head and said, "Actually, there are many statements, but the fact is that ideals cannot be eaten as food. I will never label the team I coach with attributes or styles. This is to imprison the team's true strength. We can win beautifully or uglyly, because the opponents we meet are ever-changing, which is my coaching purpose.
Just like in the past few years, European football has always been discussing which one is better in Guardiola or Mourinho's football, as if both of them are enough to establish a sect, and each of them has a large number of followers behind them. I think let them fight for this kind of fame. In fact, it is foreseeable that no one can convince the other party, so they can only make a temporary break when they meet and fight. When Guardiola wins, people will say that his football is better, and when Mourinho wins, they will also be crazyly praised by many people!
So since we ultimately have to decide who is stronger and who is weaker by fighting, then we don’t need to argue about who is more ideal and who is more utilitarian.”
Chapter completed!