Terry had widened the distance between him and Carvalho due to blocking Qin Xiong's cut inside. Although he was trying his best to recover, he still gave Torres enough space. Carvalho subconsciously moved in the direction of Torres, because compared to Kuyt, who played as the right midfielder in the starting lineup, Torres could pose a greater threat in the penalty area!
As a result, although the distance between Carvalho and Ashley Cole was maintained well in the beginning, when Torres began to run in an anti-offside position, Carvalho's movement allowed Kuyt to have more space to maneuver.
What choice would Gerard make?
He originally wanted to pass the ball to Torres, but at the moment of the final decision, he discerned the trend of Chelsea's defensive line's defensive movement and finally chose to send a wonderful pass to Kuyt!
As soon as Ballack's outstretched foot landed, he turned his head to look because he could not stop Gerard from passing the ball out!
Seeing the football roll between Carvalho and Ashley Cole, while Kuyt ran forward to plug in, the hearts of Chelsea's players suddenly fell into an ice cellar.
Kuyt cut into the penalty area and had already formed a one-on-one attack, while Hilario immediately abandoned the goal and ran out. Almost as soon as the football passed by Gerard rolled over the penalty area line, Hilario ran out and rushed towards Kuyt.
Kuyt saw Hilario rushing towards him and took the opportunity to take a step towards the end line steering wheel.
Under the extremely fast impact, he let Hilario pounce on empty air!
"Chelsea is open! Kuyt has bypassed the goalkeeper. Although the angle is small, as long as he is calm, Liverpool can score! "
In fact, it was not that simple.
When the Blues fans did not dare to watch, Kuyt felt extremely difficult. In order to knock the goalkeeper, he made a big move!
He struggled to catch up with the football and looked at the small angle of the empty goal. He tried to control his footwork to complete the shot. Originally he wanted to use the arch of his foot to push the shot, but it turned into a horizontal push with the tip of his foot. The football drew an outward rotation and flew out.
Bang!
The most painful sound for the Red Army fans was heard.
The football hit the outside of the goalpost and bounced out of the end line!
Kuyt's legs went soft and he slid out of the end line. He lowered his head and covered his face!
It didn't enter!
“OMG！ Kuyt missed a golden opportunity and did not score an empty goal. His luck was so bad that the football hit the goalpost and bounced out of the end line! "
"Liverpool could have killed the game, but they didn't take the opportunity. Kuyt wasted his teammates' efforts. Now Chelsea is still a goal behind. There's still time."
Stamford Bridge was in a state of shock, and Chelsea's attack resumed.
In the 77th minute of the match, Ashley Cole charged to the front again.
As one of Arsenal's youth players, Ashley Cole's glory was at Arsenal. After he came to Chelsea, he had never been able to play at the level where he was unparalleled in terms of offense and defense at Arsenal!
But in this attack, his forward cut, his dribbling, and his choice of timing to pass, could be said to be perfect!
While Johnson was still hesitating whether to press on, Ashley Cole crossed the ball from the flank.
The quality of the pass was extremely high. The football drew a slight arc and fell rapidly to the middle of the penalty area.
Drogba leaped high above Carragher and Skrtel. He had a chance to head the ball, but he had to swing his head to do so. The most surprising thing was that Drogba did not do so!
He actually crossed the ball with a header!
Compared to a header, he completed the more relaxed header impeccably.
The football flew to the left side of the penalty area. Anelka rushed past Skrtel and used his chest to take away the football that Drogba's header had ferried over.
Skrtel fell to the ground in his haste to turn around after scrambling for the header.
Anelka also faced Reina, who had abandoned the goal. The skilled and bold Anelka calmly shot at the near corner of the goal with no expression on his face.
It was very unexpected.
Reina did not think that the other side would dare to choose the near corner of the goal, which was narrower and had a lower chance of scoring.
The football rolled along the turf on the left side of Reina's body. Reina fell to the ground and stretched out his leg to try to stop it, but he was a step too slow!
He looked back and saw the football roll into the goal against the inside of the goalpost!
Stamford Bridge was suddenly in an uproar!
"Anelka scored a brace, and Drogba scored a brace with an assist! Chelsea's hard work has finally paid off. They equalized the score with less than 15 minutes to go in the game! "
"This is Ancelotti's Chelsea. He has maximized Drogba's role and activated Anelka at the same time. Even Ashley Cole, who has often been criticized in the past few years, has shown signs of recovery."
"Liverpool did not seize the opportunity, and God will punish them. I believe that if Kuyt's solo shot had been able to score, the game would not have developed into what it is now. Chelsea's tireless efforts finally got the result they wanted. 2: 2. The game is not over yet. Who will win? "
Anelka was celebrating. Every Blues fan at Stamford Bridge cheered for the inspiring goal, especially the boss, Abramovich, who stood up and applauded for a long time.
Ancelotti's expression eased a little, but the pressure was still heavy.
He knew that the game was not over yet. In the showdown between Liverpool and Chelsea, it was difficult to say who had the absolute advantage. Whether they could score or not might depend on how they played on the field.
Kuyt missed the last kick, and Liverpool's efforts went down the drain.
Chelsea's coordination was successful, but it did not mean that it would be successful every time.
Some of the Liverpool players would feel frustrated, but Carragher was there to boost their morale in the backfield.
Qin Xiong walked to Gerard's side and whispered to him, "We must strengthen the offense on the flanks and use the width of the field to tear apart Chelsea's horizontal defensive line to create more opportunities."
Gerard nodded and said, "But our offense in the middle is still lacking. You know, Xavi, he …"
Although Xavi Alonso was a very good midfield commander, as summed up by Fleet Street, Alonso's biggest shortcoming was his lack of ability to repeatedly attack from up and down. He was a midfield playmaker, but not a B2B midfielder. Alonso stayed in the backfield most of the time, and Mascherano could not easily come forward.
Therefore, with Gerard moving to the flanks, only Qin Xiong was left in the middle, and he was heavily marked by the opponent. This obviously did not allow Liverpool's offense to improve significantly.
Qin Xiong said helplessly, "Wealth comes from danger. Let Glen Johnson come up to assist. Anyway, I don't want a draw. I think it's better to lose than a draw."
Gerard's heart skipped a beat.
In fact, he himself might have thought that a draw at Stamford Bridge was already a good result. It was acceptable, but not necessarily satisfying.
But when he heard Qin Xiong's words, it seemed that Qin Xiong could not even accept it!
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