Midfielder

Chelsea vs. Liverpool, such a red-blue duel is hard not to attract attention. Even whether Arsenal can continue its unbeaten record has been put in second place. The highlight of this round of Premier League games is the heavyweight collision between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.

Even the England national team coach Eriksson made a special trip to watch this Premier League focus event. For him, the competitive state of the England internationals in the two teams is what he cares most about now. After all, it is not far from the start of the 2006 World Cup European qualifiers.

His performance in the European Championships did not meet the expectations of English fans at all. If there is any accident in the qualifiers, he may be in trouble.

Now if most of the internationals are not still inclined to coach him, perhaps this Swede has already left the position of England national team coach.

So now he must make a gesture to let others see that he has not slacked off in his work and he is still the world-class coach.

However, the Swede only flashed in the broadcast camera. After all, he was not the protagonist of this game, but the 22 people on the field were. Even Mourinho and Benítez were more attractive than Eriksson, especially when these two people entered the field, they didn't even shake hands.

It's not that Mourinho didn't want to show his friendliness to Benítez, but when the Spaniard walked in front of him with an expressionless face, Mourinho really felt that there was no need to show his friendliness first, because the guy didn't even look at him. For such a reaction, he still indulged him?

OK, you don't ignore me? Then I don't need to ignore you, see you in the game, Mourinho's reaction was very straightforward, and this guy turned around and left without hesitation.

In fact, Benítez is not a very rude person, but when he entered the field, all his thoughts were used to study Lin Yi, the kid, and he didn't notice that Mourinho paused in front of him. When he reacted, he could only see Mourinho's back as he turned and left.

The on-site broadcasting staff could not notice so many details, but they saw a scene where the two new Premier League coaches ignored each other.

"It seems that this will be a game with a strong smell of gunpowder. The head coaches of the two teams have omitted even the hypocritical etiquette between each other. They didn't even say hello, let alone shake hands. This game may be very hot. The fans present will have a good show later."

As the on-site commentary said, the two teams, not only the head coaches, did not show the gentlemanly demeanor they usually had.

Even the players of the two teams were full of gunpowder. When these guys shook hands with each other, even their eyes were quite fierce.

However, Liverpool's fierce eyes were more of a natural confrontational reaction caused by the opponent, and Chelsea was obviously using this method to intimidate the opponent, "This is our home court, you Liverpool people, don't think about running wild here! This is not the place where you have the final say!"

It was like this before the game. Do you still expect any mutual help and friendship between the two teams during the game? That's no different from dreaming.

When the referee blew the whistle, red and blue were immediately intertwined, and they were intertwined.

Chelsea took advantage of the home court and pushed forward in one go after the game started. They used their strong bodies to completely suppress Liverpool.

Especially in physical confrontation, Chelsea had the upper hand. They were famous for their fierceness at home. They did not give their opponents a chance to breathe. They continuously used crazy pressing in the middle and front court to create trouble for Liverpool, forcing their opponents to focus all their energy on defense.

Even so, Chelsea's offense was very sharp. Just two minutes into the game, Duff showed his power on the left side of the penalty area. He used his flexible footwork and a clever man-ball split to directly get rid of Hyypia who was guarding him. He dribbled the ball and went directly to the bottom line of Liverpool.

But Duff's breakthrough failed to form the final effective cross. Carragher, who blocked in time, and Kirkland, who had already attacked in advance, teamed up to confiscate Duff's cross. However, the sharp penetration of Chelsea's wing made Benítez, who was standing on the sidelines, unable to hold back and shout loudly.

"Pay attention to the two wingers! Don't let them cut in so easily!", but I don't know how much effect his loud shouting can have.

The wingers are paid attention to, but Chelsea is not only a team that relies on wing attacks to make a living. Their center can also cause a lot of trouble for opponents.

In the fifth minute, Lampard, who had been hiding in the midfield and had not exerted his strength, suddenly made a forward run and passed Alonso's defense. He passed a low ball directly behind Liverpool's defense line. At the moment he passed the ball, Drogba had already grabbed enough space to move forward. The African elephant started very powerfully.

Drogba faced Hyypiä's tight defense at the edge of the penalty area, but the strong African elephant did not stop shooting. At the moment when Hyypiä stepped forward to block the position, he shot the ball diagonally along the grass, directly passing between Hyypiä's legs, and the ball slowly rolled to the far corner of the goal.

But this time God stood on Liverpool's side, and this shot that made Kirkland desperate did not go into the net, but hit the post and went out.

Liverpool also started to counterattack after resisting for ten minutes. After all, if Chelsea keeps pressing themselves like this, it will be difficult to ensure the safety of the goal.

In the tenth minute, Gerrard broke through on the left and created a free kick. Alonso seized the opportunity of the set kick and passed the ball with a huge arc directly to the back post. Luis Garcia grabbed it. In front of Leila, a very standard head flick hit the goal, but it failed to get past Cech's fingers.

Although this attack failed, Liverpool finally recovered from being passively beaten in the first ten minutes, and its attacks gradually increased.

But overall, Chelsea still had the advantage in terms of scene and control. In the 14th minute, Drogba dribbled the ball from the left to forcefully hit Hyypia, and then made a clever pass to Lampard. Stopping the ball, turning around and shooting, Lampard's shot missed the near corner, just by a hair.

Just like the on-site commentator sighed, "After the opening, luck was not on Chelsea's side. Both shots missed the goal post."

Even Mourinho felt a little sorry for these two shots. If he could score before his opponent, then Chelsea would be more comfortable playing.

But Liverpool is not a soft persimmon. It cannot allow its opponents to pinch it like this. The Red Army's counterattack is equally sharp and equally lethal.

In the 18th minute, Kewell passed the ball from the wing to the goal. Terry made a defensive error due to interference from Cisse and almost scored an own goal in the center of the penalty area.

Fortunately, Cech's second reaction was quick enough. He made a side dive and caught the refracted football in time. Although Cech did not express any dissatisfaction, Terry still expressed his apology. After all, this was caused by his mistake. In such a high-level confrontation, everyone seemed a little nervous.

Because the midfield began to reach a stalemate with its opponents, the Liverpool team also began to gradually enter the rhythm of the game, and began to be evenly matched in offensive and defensive battles.

Kewell and Luis Garcia began to try to provide more opportunities for Cisse on the wing and in the penalty area. In the 27th minute, Kewell made a pass from the left and Cisse reached forward. He grabbed the ball in front of the goal and shook his head to attack the goal. However, due to Carvalho's interference, the football was still higher than the crossbar.

In the 34th minute, Kewell once again passed from the left. Gala was left behind by the Australian due to the speed confrontation. He failed to stop his opponent in time. Carvalho fell to the ground before Riise. The tackle made a clearance, but Cisse followed up with a follow-up shot and Cech made another world-class save.

After being attacked twice by their opponents, Chelsea also made a fierce counterattack and almost took the lead. The Blues cooperated smoothly in the frontcourt. Joe Cole passed the ball and Drogba grabbed it. Nodding the ball back, Lampard shot hard with his right foot in front of the penalty area, but missed the post again.

Although the Stamford Bridge stadium was once again filled with sighs because of such a shot, Benitez was already feeling a lot of pressure.

His adjustments to the midfield staff are not lax, especially in defense, which can be said to be impregnable. However, in the face of Chelsea's frequent interspersed runs, Liverpool's defense seems unreliable, especially when marking Drogba. Sometimes, no one can restrain this guy well.

And Lampard hiding behind Drogba is indeed very dangerous. His two shots left Kirkland helpless. If it weren't for luck, maybe Liverpool would have fallen behind 0:2 now. Benitez didn't want this to happen. The threat is always lingering in front of his own goal and he must eliminate it.

"Alonso, move back a little, keep an eye on that guy, don't let him shoot like this again! The second point! You must control the second point for me!"

Benitez finally let out his roar. In such a tense atmosphere, he didn't care how the players' mood would change.

When playing away games, he must ensure that his goal will not be knocked open by his opponent first. At this time, it doesn't matter even if he disrupts the man-marking arrangement.

With Alonso harassing him, Lampard never found a good shooting opportunity before the end of the first half. The two teams spent the first 45 minutes in a fierce confrontation. game, but when they took a break, everyone was gasping for air.

The forty-five minutes of high-speed confrontation put everyone under a lot of pressure. Both Chelsea and Liverpool felt a little tired.

Including the head coaches of the two teams, everyone's nerves are tense. In comparison, Benitez may be under greater pressure.

The most important thing is that there are not so many excellent reserves available on his bench, but Chelsea seems very wealthy.

Will that kid show up in the second half? Like the first game? Such questions are also plaguing Benitez. . .

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