If Qin Xiong wanted to pass Essien with his back to the ball, then his defense against Essien was perfect.
When the football rolled past his left side, Essien did not hesitate. His attention was always on Qin Xiong.
Qin Xiong turned from the right and wanted to rush past Essien's right side. Essien immediately moved to the right and was ready to complete the turn at the same time, so that he was blocking Qin Xiong's path forward!
But just as he was about to turn around, he did not realize that Qin Xiong behind him had paused in his starting rhythm and then changed direction again!
He rushed past Essien diagonally and ran in the direction of the rolling football.
And the scene that Essien saw after he turned around surprised him.
It was not a back to the ball!
Qin Xiong passed the ball with a kick!
The football rolled to the front of the penalty area and was received by Torres. At this time, Essien once again searched for Qin Xiong's figure and was stunned to see that Qin Xiong had chosen a new running route and rushed forward along the middle!
Essien changed his route again to give chase. At this time, his rhythm was a beat behind, and after he saw Qin Xiong leave him a meter behind, he knew in his heart that he might not be able to catch up with the Red Army's number 7!
Torres controlled the ball with his back. Behind him, Terry and Bosingwa were closing in on him. The closest to him was Kuyt, who decisively passed the ball across.
Carvalho and Ashley Cole closed in on Kuyt step by step. The latter observed the situation around him before he touched the ball. Just as Carvalho's body hit Kuyt's body to interfere with him stopping the ball, Kuyt directly used the tip of his foot to poke the ball back to Torres' side.
The football was intercepted halfway before it rolled to Torres's feet!
Qin Xiong, who quickly plugged in, did not slow down and used his right foot to kick the ball forward!
He and the ball passed through Chelsea's defensive line together!
He went into battle alone!
Terry and Carvalho immediately gave chase, but it was too late.
Qin Xiong dribbled the ball into the penalty area and faced the goalkeeper, Hilario. Without any hesitation, he kicked the ball into the top left corner of the goal!
After the goal, Qin Xiong's running speed did not slow down, but he changed his trajectory and ran in an arc towards the corner flag area. As he ran, he stretched out his arms and let out a passionate roar!
In the visiting fans' stands around the corner flag area, a red wave was set off. The Red Army fans were ecstatic and proud as they cheered for Qin Xiong's goal.
When Qin Xiong ended the goal celebration by sliding to his knees outside the corner flag, he raised his chin slightly as if he was looking down on the world!
Comain jumped up on the sidelines and let out a wild roar because of the goal. His fists were constantly waving and it seemed that he could not stop.
Torres, Kuyt, Gerard, Alonso and the others rushed to where Qin Xiong was. Everyone's faces were wild with joy.
"Liverpool leads Chelsea again! Qin Xiong scores twice! Jamie, Jamie, you're right, you're right. There are three most threatening players in this game. The first is Qin Xiong, the second is Qin Xiong and the third is still Qin Xiong! It's still Qin Xiong! "
"Liverpool's style of play has changed. They have shrunk to the middle and concentrated on finding a breakthrough in the middle. Qin Xiong's pass with his back to Chelsea's penalty area was brilliant. His subsequent forward plug was decisive and firm. Kuyt not only shared the pressure on Torres and allowed Torres to control the ball in front of the penalty area, but also distracted Chelsea's defensive line. Both of them provided cover for Qin Xiong's forward plug into the penalty area. It can be seen that Liverpool's tactics have a clear idea! This is an important reason why I said that Comain's transformation of Liverpool has been successful so far. "
"Hahaha, Chelsea has not been able to adapt to Liverpool's tactical change all of a sudden. They have just equalized the score. Liverpool's proactive change has changed the score and the situation will change. Chelsea will have to respond passively."
Abramovich was expressionless in the stands, but there was a trace of anger in his eyes. He wanted to see Chelsea defeat Liverpool and also wanted to see Qin Xiong achieve nothing and be completely blocked and suppressed by Chelsea.
But now, whether it was the score or Qin Xiong's individual play, it did not make him happy.
Ancelotti immediately gestured on the sidelines for one of the midfielders, Lampard and Ballack, to retreat to the back waistline.
Chelsea had the advantage in the midfield before, but now they were in a passive position.
Liverpool's diamond-shaped midfield was paired with three attacking players, Alonso, Gerard and Qin Xiong. From an offensive VS defensive point of view, Chelsea did have a reason to be unable to resist!
On a smaller scale, Liverpool's midfield could be said to be more delicate and technically superior than Chelsea's.
Qin Xiong waved his fist to the visiting fans in the stands and walked to the midfield. Alonso whispered beside him, "We can play more directly."
Qin Xiong nodded and said, "Yes, we can. But I'm worried that our striker hasn't found the feeling to shoot yet. This is the most fatal thing."
Alonso thought as he walked and sighed, "You're right. Fernando hasn't shot once so far. Even if he finds an opportunity, I'm afraid it won't be too optimistic about whether he can grasp it. We have to find a way to let him find the feeling."
"Well, yes, I think the next time will give him more opportunities."
Because Qin Xiong had already scored two goals, no matter how Ancelotti arranged Chelsea's defense before the game, it now had to be readjusted.
It was impossible to let Qin Xiong continue to perform so unscrupulously. In the eyes of Chelsea's entire team, Qin Xiong was bound to be the biggest threat!
Sure enough, after the restart of the game, Chelsea first shrank the defense in the midfield and the intensity of their marking and pressing on Qin Xiong also increased.
But perhaps this was what Qin Xiong was hoping for now. In this way, he could more or less free up Torres with himself as the point of containment.
In the 40th minute of the game, Drogba controlled the ball in front of the penalty area and squeezed Mascherano away before he flicked the ball horizontally for a long shot. The football slipped past the goal.
Liverpool organized a positional attack. Alonso and Gerard worked together to control the field in the midfield. When Qin Xiong was in the situation of Ballack and Essien's joint blockade at the front waistline, Alonso decisively passed the ball to the left flank.
Aurelio plugged the ball forward in a straight line and dribbled the football to the danger zone before he slotted it into the empty space on the left side of the penalty area.
Torres plugged in diagonally behind Terry. Terry was a little embarrassed because Qin Xiong also ran to the front of him and naturally ignored the back.
Torres did not stop the ball after he successfully plugged in diagonally. He turned around and took advantage of the momentum to shoot!
Unfortunately, he did not master his footwork for the shot and the football hit the side netting directly.
"It's hard to believe that this is Torres' first shot at the goal at the end of the first half. In any case, this is a good sign for Liverpool. At least their leading striker has a shot."
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