When Qin Xiong broke through Essien's defense, he did not continue to stick to the ball because Essien's reaction speed was very fast. Once he dribbled, it would delay the time, and Lampard would also react and rush to his side.
He passed the ball to Suarez in front of the penalty area.
Suarez stopped the ball and turned to face the goal. Terry came forward and tried to snatch the ball. When Terry's foot reached for the ball, Suarez hooked the ball with his foot and turned his body sideways at the same time. This way, he could not be knocked off balance by Terry's physical confrontation, so that he could continue to control the ball.
At this time, there was space between Suarez and the goal to break through. It was when he saw this space that Ivanovic immediately moved sideways to assist in the defense.
Suarez did not break through, but continued to dribble sideways by one step!
When Ivanovic assisted in the defense to the front of Suarez, the left side of the penalty area was extremely wide.
After the pass, Qin Xiong sprinted all the way forward. He broke out with his ultimate speed, and Essien and Lampard could not catch up with him.
Suarez stuffed the ball diagonally into the left side of the penalty area, and then Qin Xiong, who was as fast as lightning, took the ball and stepped into the penalty area, breaking through Chelsea's entire rear defensive line!
All the Chelsea fans at the scene were nervous. In the next second, Qin Xiong shot. A low shot blasted out, and the football stuck close to the turf and scuttled into the lower right corner of the goal!
Čech's save was to the extreme, but there was no way to protect the goal!
Liverpool took the lead at Stamford Bridge and scored first.
The Red Army fans waved their fists and shouted the title to celebrate Qin Xiong's goal.
Qin Xiong, who ran to the sidelines and jumped up to celebrate, turned around after landing and opened his arms to Suarez with a smile on his face.
"Beautiful spread!"
He praised Suarez.
Perhaps in the eyes of the outside world, Suarez's current finishing ability and scoring efficiency were not as good as Torres's, but in terms of his ability to control the ball and his ability to contain the ball, Suarez would be stronger than Torres.
This was also the reason why Comain decided on him in the end. He could further stimulate Qin Xiong on the frontline!
The Liverpool players celebrated at Stamford Bridge, which was a big blow to Chelsea. They looked a little lost, as if they had not experienced such a difficult season for many, many years!
Ever since Abramovich took over, Chelsea had never been like today, working hard for the top four in the second half of the season. They had always been a group fighting for the championship!
"Qin Xiong opens the scoring for Liverpool!
Qin Xiong, who had returned from the AFC Asian Cup, was still in good condition after a week of rest.
The goal was very interesting. It was completed by Qin Xiong and the two new Liverpool players. He first cooperated with Baines, then Suárez covered him on the front line and sent him a wonderful pass.
Qin Xiong's shot in the penalty area was great. It was decisive, accurate, and a fatal blow. He never hesitated and did not give the opponent's goalkeeper a chance to react. "
"Of course, this goal can't erase Gerard and Kuyt's offensive positioning. Liverpool's current overall offensive configuration is feared by the whole of Europe!"
Ancelotti was a little helpless. Chelsea still did not play the offense he wanted today.
At the very least, using Anelka as Kaka was a failure.
Torres was also invisible for a long time. After the lack of passes from the flanks, Drogba's presence in the penalty area was not strong.
It seemed that no one in Chelsea's lineup could send an imaginative straight ball from behind the frontline except for Lampard.
But only Lampard would be heavily marked by Liverpool!
In contrast, this was also where Liverpool was strong.
The creativity of their offense was not singular. It was not enough to contain Qin Xiong, Gerard, and Alonso at one point. To contain all of them was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
Coupled with the speed of Johnson and Baines' attacks on the flanks, the standard of their passes was also very impressive. This made Chelsea face Liverpool's rich and varied offensive methods more often. Chelsea's offense was too monotonous and easier to be restrained.
In the 43rd minute of the game, Essien received Lampard's cross outside the penalty area and completed Chelsea's eighth shot since the start of the game!
Alonso had already made a sacrifice in front of him to block the shot. Essien's long shot was seen and the football flew out with a bang. The Liverpool players turned their heads to look in the direction of the goal. As soon as the football flew into the penalty area, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
High!
Obviously high!
“OMG！ Chelsea has a lot of shots today, but so far, not a single shot has been able to hit the goal range! They usually shoot from the periphery and often hit Liverpool's players to change direction and deviate from the goal, or they simply fire the anti-aircraft guns! If Chelsea can't improve their shooting accuracy, then how can they score? "
"I think the most important thing is that Chelsea's offense lacks creativity now. They are more suited to a high style of play, but they need to combine it with the flanks in a positional game. Today, the flanks' offense was suppressed. Ashley Cole's performance was average, and Bosingwa simply rarely rushed across the half of the field. Occasionally, Mikel pulled the side, but he was worried about being counterattacked and did not dare to go too deep into the enemy's half of the field. Chelsea was too passive at home today!"
The first half of the game was over and the players of the two teams walked back to the locker room.
Everything on Liverpool's side was still going well. It could be said that Chelsea did not create the expected difficulty for them.
The current Chelsea lacked confidence and it was difficult to gain an advantage in the offense. There were pitifully few offensive changes, and they could not even play their conventional offensive methods.
In fact, if Chelsea could play defensive counterattack at home, then perhaps the weakness of Liverpool's unstable rear defensive line would be exposed.
But Chelsea just had to ask for something in the game!
Instead, they were afraid that Liverpool would restrain and attack!
Liverpool was far ahead in the rankings, and Chelsea was the side that needed points more.
Their passivity in the overall situation determined that it was difficult for Chelsea to put on a defensive counterattack posture at home in this game.
Koeman emphasized the importance of tactical discipline during the halftime interval. He was worried that the team would get carried away when they had a huge lead.
Yes, they were far ahead of their competitors in the rankings, and they were in the lead in this game between the strong. Anyone would have let their guard down.
In the second half, the two teams switched sides and fought again.
Chelsea increased the confrontation in the midfield. Anelka began to frequently pull the side to support the midfield, but Chelsea was still able to shoot, but the quality of the shots was outrageous!
It was not until the 71st minute of the game that they had a shot within the goal range after Lampard's long shot!
And that shot was easily confiscated by Reina when he fell to the ground.
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