Chapter 1425
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Chelsea continued to adopt high pressing tactics after losing the ball and invested more troops in the middle and front field.
However, with Liverpool's three defensive midfielders, Chelsea's offensive formation that penetrated into Liverpool's defensive danger zone would still be torn apart by the Red Army's defensive positioning!
In the 13th minute of the game, Lampard controlled the ball in the front field. He was forced to pass the ball back to Ramírez's feet under Gerard's interference.
Lampard could not see the forward pass route!
With a double defensive line, three defensive midfielders and four full backs, Liverpool's defensive formation left Chelsea's attacking players with no space to pass and cut. Wall combinations or triangular passes were even more risky.
Ramírez dribbled the football forward and Liverpool's formation retreated further. Ramírez also could not see the threatening pass route.
There was no need to think about the middle!
Liverpool's defensive line was impenetrable!
He could only move to the flank to attack.
Malouda retreated to the right to receive. He received Ramírez's pass, and then Lucas moved diagonally in front of him with Baines directly in front.
Malouda was in a heavy mood. It was difficult to hope for a successful dribbling breakthrough.
He could only pass the ball!
At this time, Ivanovic's assist came up and Chelsea had to use the full backs to assist. Only in this way could the attack move forward.
Ivanovic pressed up from the flank and played a wall combination with Malouda. Malouda went down the flank.
A new problem arose.
Pass the ball?
He had tried at least four passes in the past and had no effect.
Cross the ball to the front of the penalty area?
Don't even think about it!
It was impossible to succeed. Bypassing Baines was easy, but bypassing Lucas and Tiote's defensive zone was simply a fantasy.
Ramírez wanted to plug in from the back, but Gerard followed him like a shadow.
Malouda looked into the penalty area. With Baines blocking his line of sight, the second player he saw was Thiago Silva!
This made him give up the idea of passing the ball and he dribbled the ball to break through into the penalty area.
What if he killed his way out?
Unfortunately, just as he tried to change direction to break through Baines, Lucas decisively retreated into the penalty area and cut off the football that Malouda lost control of after changing direction.
Liverpool's defense was successful!
After Lucas successfully intercepted the ball, he immediately passed the ball diagonally to the side. Baines rushed to the side and crossed the ball diagonally to the front of the middle before the football went out of the sideline.
After Gerard ran over to receive the ball, he was knocked off balance by Lampard from behind just as he stopped the ball.
After Gerard fell to the ground, he turned around and saw that it was Lampard. He immediately suppressed the anger in his heart.
After all, they had been teammates on the national team for many years. They would see each other all the time. He decided to drop the subject and return the favor the next time he had the chance.
Chelsea curbed Liverpool's fast attack with a foul in the front field.
But they could not delay Liverpool's fast attacks every time as they wished.
The Chelsea fans in the stands were slightly anxious. The Liverpool team's offense was not threatening. The beautiful football that Villas-Boas had promised was nowhere to be seen. Instead, the team had not only lost its tight and orderly integrity, but it was also difficult to put pressure on Liverpool in terms of momentum.
Two minutes later, Qin Xiong set up a turret for Gerard in the front field. The Red Army captain's long shot deviated from the goal.
In the 22nd minute of the game, the Chelsea team suddenly created a diversion in the front field.
Malouda once again retreated on the right side to receive. He quickly passed the ball back to Mikel after Lucas came to receive it. The latter kicked the ball out and transferred the ball to Mata's feet.
Mata also retreated on the left side of the front field, and then Ashley Cole quickly circled the side to press up. Mata sent an over-the-top pass under the double team of Johnson and Mascherano.
Ashley Cole stopped the ball on the outside of the penalty area and swept the ball towards the goal.
He passed the ball too close to the goalkeeper. Reina took the lead to attack and pressed the ball under his body before Drogba could grab the point.
The expressionless Drogba sighed silently.
Reina got up and quickly launched a quick attack. He threw the ball to Mascherano in the front right. When Mata counterattacked, Mascherano diagonally passed the ball to Gerard in the middle.
This time, Gerard did not give Lampard a chance to foul. He kicked the ball out and crossed the ball to the right side.
Glen Johnson, the former Blue Army general and now wearing the Red Army uniform, strode forward. He kicked the ball across the midfield with his first step, and then ran forward at full speed to chase the ball.
Ashley Cole was chasing back, but he was too far away. Mata was even more powerless in the defensive end.
Chelsea's left side defense clearly showed a huge flaw!
After Johnson crossed the midfield, Ramirez had no choice but to help defend the side. He had to block Johnson's offensive advance as soon as possible.
But Johnson crossed the ball diagonally to the middle after Ramirez moved to his front.
Qin Xiong stopped the ball in the middle and adjusted to face Chelsea's penalty area head-on.
Mikel was the only one in the middle to defend against Qin Xiong at the back waist line!
It was definitely not enough.
So, David Louis also pressed forward to form a joint defense with Mikel.
As soon as he moved, Qin Xiong immediately kicked the ball out.
A trademark kick with Qin Xiong's personal touch was sent straight out.
The outer instep kicked out an arc that was close to the ground.
The football quickly rolled between David Louis and Terry, and the resulting outer rotation caused the football to roll to the right after crossing the defensive line.
Suarez shook off Terry and rushed to the right front!
If he had charged head-on, he might have given Terry a chance to stop him with a foul.
But Qin Xiong's pass helped Suarez to make the correct reflexes.
Running diagonally!
Widening the distance between him and Terry.
Seeing that the defensive line was penetrated, Terry and David Louis gritted their teeth and turned to chase Suarez.
Mikel also urgently retreated to act as a center back.
After Suarez controlled the ball, he single-handedly charged into Chelsea's penalty area.
He charged into the penalty area from the right side in a straight line.
Just as he stepped into the penalty area, Čech left the goal and went out. At the same time, Terry and David Louis had almost caught up.
Terry lifted his leg to block Suarez's forward path, while David Louis retreated deeper to block Suarez's shooting path.
Seeing that Suarez was trapped in a three-sided blockade, Suarez made an unexpected move in a flash.
Stopping the ball to spike!
He stopped the ball at his feet and then looked at the situation in the middle. He gently passed the ball diagonally behind him.
Mikel, who acted as a center back at the penalty spot in the penalty area, followed the football and saw someone coming from the front!
Qin Xiong!
Čech, who had left the goal, had already run out of the penalty area. At this time, he immediately turned and ran toward the goal line.
The extremely calm Qin Xiong rushed to the front of the football and directly raised his leg to shoot.
Outside Chelsea's penalty area at Stamford Bridge, a rainbow rose and the football spun lightly in the air. It was beautiful and unpredictable!
Mikel's movements were mechanical as he looked up at the sky. The rainbow streaked across the sky, and he turned to look at his own goal.
Čech ran wildly and pounced. He stretched out one palm, but the falling football stuck under the crossbar and fell into the goal. He only hated that his arm was not long enough!
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