Midfielder

After Lampard scored the fatal goal, the whole situation was no longer under Liverpool's control. Perhaps they had never been able to control the game. In the following games, they just tried in vain to deal with Chelsea on the field, but more often they were busy defending.

Although they were one goal behind, Benítez was constantly deploying troops, but the counterattack wave they could set off was so little, and they could not create any threat to the goal guarded by Cech. In the second half, Liverpool had six shots, but all of them were long shots.

And four of them came from Gerrard. In the face of his teammates' extremely poor performance, the soul of Liverpool could only solve the problem by himself, but under Makelele's close defense, even if he had the opportunity to shoot, he had no aim.

Only one of the four shots hit the goal frame, but it was just a ground ball. Cech even had the opportunity to adjust his position and then bend down to hold the ball tightly. This situation has made Gerrard a little desperate. His shot may just prove that he still exists.

Mourinho basically did not make any personnel adjustments in the second half. He just asked the players to keep a distance from each other, use a compact formation to minimize the opponent's counterattack space, maintain the rhythm of ball control in the midfield, and look for defensive loopholes in the defense line.

Lin Yi is definitely a loyal executor of this tactic. Compared with Gerrard's somewhat desperate shot, Lin Yi did not try to shoot in this game, but this guy is like a slippery loach in front of Hamann and Alonso, creating murderous intent while wandering around.

Although Benítez repeatedly yelled on the sidelines, asking the players to keep a close eye on the kid, how to keep a close eye? Most of the time, the kid just wandered in the midfield. He always started the assault from the midfield. Did Hamann and Alonso have to run to the midfield to defend closely?

Especially after Lin Yi took the lead, he would often make accurate long passes after getting the ball in the midfield. Robben and Duff's sprints also caused trouble for Liverpool's defense, which made Alonso and Hamann, the defensive midfielder combination, quite depressed.

They were originally here to block Lin Yi, but how to block him now? Unless these two guys abandon their defensive positions and follow this kid on the field wholeheartedly, biting him to death, otherwise they really can't think of a better way.

But is it realistic to do that? Are Lampard and Gudjohnsen just decorations? Do you really expect to kill Chelsea's offensive by staring at Lin Yi? I'm afraid only idiots think that such defense is effective. Of course, Benitez is no different from an idiot now.

In addition to provoking Mourinho, he provoked Lin Yi. Maybe the only role of this guy is to make the opponent full of fighting spirit before going on the court. Damn, don't they say that smart heads don't grow hair? How can that bald head not see any smartness? What a fucking idiot!

Liverpool's attack could not advance at all. Not only that, they also had to beware of Chelsea's attack to completely defeat them, because those guys had completely entered their own rhythm after taking the lead, and every time they dribbled through, they were a deadly threat.

Gudjohnsen even got a better shot than Lampard's in the 80th minute of the second half, but this guy was too focused on the angle when shooting, and the football hit the post after passing Dudek's body.

The Icelander pulled his hair in frustration, but Lin Yi didn't seem to care about the result. Anyway, this little guy had sent such a pass more than once in the second half of the game. If it didn't work once, he would try again. Anyway, as long as there was a chance, he would not let it go.

When there were five minutes left in the game, when Lin Yi was replaced by Joe Cole, there was even sporadic applause from the stands of Anfield Stadium. Perhaps even the loyal supporters of the Red Army were impressed by this kid's madness at this moment.

But Lin Yi had no reaction to such applause. When he left the field, he just had a smile on his face. When he walked back to the bench, he even celebrated with Mourinho standing on the sidelines by high-fiving. But he didn't show much excitement, as if beating Liverpool was nothing exciting for him now. This game was just an ordinary league game for him.

This is such a urging reality. At least in the eyes of Liverpool fans, they can't do anything except be sad. Maybe they can't find any good way to vent except to express their dissatisfaction with Benítez with their boos.

Benítez was already depressed enough by his fans booing, but what made him more depressed was still to come, because when the bald man turned around and saw Lin Yi, he actually saw that the boy put his hand next to his ear, as if he was deliberately listening to the crazy boos.

It was a naked provocation, but now Benítez could not find any good counterattack except gritting his teeth. He could only try not to look at the damned little guy. There was no other way. Who made him provoke the little lunatic? This was a counterattack against him.

The score of 1:0 remained until the end of the game. For the first time, Liverpool players did not bow to the fans who supported them after the game. After the final whistle sounded, they could not wait to get into the player tunnel. Of course, they were also seen off by a crazy boo.

This time, not only did Anfield fail to bless Liverpool, but even those loyal fans were going to abandon them, because they had never seen such a depressed and uncompetitive team. This was probably the most depressing season for those fans.

But Chelsea was very HIGH, because they successfully beat Liverpool twice in the league. While Chelsea took three points from Anfield, they also used this method to warn the teams chasing behind them, not to expect Mourinho's team to make mistakes easily.

Although the Spanish bald man was still very stubborn when he was interviewed after the game, "Everything is going well for Liverpool. This is just a league game. We were unlucky at Anfield. I am very disappointed to lose the game."

"But our goal has not changed. We have already qualified for the Champions League group stage. Now Liverpool must first ensure that they can enter the top four in the league and secure a place in the Champions League next season. As for the championship, we will do our best to win every game."

Benitez may want to use this method to restore his reputation, but this guy should be able to hear the deafening boos at Anfield when there were only ten minutes left in the game. This may be a very rare sight in the history of Liverpool.

Before the end of the game, there was a little drizzle falling over Anfield. The Liverpool players whose uniforms were wet by the rain, coupled with their frustrated faces, added a kind of helpless and helpless sadness. Some media said after the game that maybe those were the tears left by Shankly in heaven.

Maybe the old man who created the glory of the Red Army also felt helpless and melancholy when he saw his team decline to such an extent in heaven, but now he can't continue to lead the team to create miracles.

No fan can be satisfied with the team's performance, especially after they lost this game, they have slipped to eleventh in the league standings. Now it is not like Benítez said that they still have to hit the top four, but they have to prepare for relegation.

This is definitely not alarmist. Liverpool is now facing such an embarrassing situation. Benítez has built a team for half a season, but now it is only seven points higher than the relegation zone, and the team's state is still declining. No one can tell what happened to them.

Who can save Liverpool? Anyway, no one believes that it is the Spanish bald head now. Although that guy is still the head coach, look at Gerrard's expression when he left the field. Even this soul of Liverpool is unwilling to talk about his future.

Leave? Maybe. Now no one in the Liverpool team can be sure of their future, including the club. They are also waiting for others to acquire them. Who will care about the future of the team? Maybe no one cares about them anymore except those devoted fans.

Less than a day after Chelsea beat Liverpool, Arsenal also beat Charlton 3:1 away. Ljungberg, who had been away from the game for a long time, scored two goals after returning to the main lineup, and Van Persie, who has recently gradually entered the starting lineup, added icing on the cake.

But Wenger also encountered a lot of trouble. His team has started to have many injuries in the recent continuous battles, especially in the frontcourt, including the main players such as Henry and Bergkamp, ​​who sometimes have to implement the rotation system, otherwise there will be problems.

But now Arsenal can only grit their teeth and go on. After all, when the league is about 20 rounds, it is the most intense time for the competition on the standings. At this juncture, even if he wants to relax, it is impossible, unless Arsenal voluntarily gives up the title of league champion.

In fact, like Arsenal, Ferguson's Manchester United has also encountered such troubles, but the old guy has been lucky recently. The veterans under him have not encountered injuries, especially Giggs and others, who have become the main backbone of the team to grab points.

The Welshman once again contributed the winning goal in this round of the game. He and Fletcher scored one goal each in the first and second half, allowing Manchester United to beat Middlesbrough 2:1 away from home and continue to put pressure on Chelsea and Arsenal in the standings.

But Chelsea's victory over Liverpool away from home is actually a blow to both Manchester United and Arsenal. Wenger and Ferguson originally needed the Blues to make mistakes at some point when they were chasing Chelsea, but the team led by Mourinho made them a little desperate.

In the away game against Liverpool, Mourinho not only took away three points, but also took away a kind of expectation of the pursuers. If even Liverpool's home court can't trap Chelsea, then in the second half of the season, they can only pray that Old Trafford can do this.

It may not be possible to beat Chelsea at home. It is estimated that even Ferguson does not have an accurate answer in his mind at the moment. As for other teams, forget it. They can guarantee that they will not be beaten into a sieve by their opponents. It is estimated that they should thank God. Chelsea's offensive efficiency is now amazingly high.

That defense line that even Arsenal's crazy attack couldn't break, those lunatics who could tear through any team's defense, it's scary just to think about it.

Mourinho's team beat Liverpool not only to keep themselves ahead, but also to see the effect in the 22nd round of the league. Chelsea, who played the day before, continued their strong performance. Like Manchester United, they also beat Middlesbrough away from home, but they didn't let their opponents score, and they scored three goals. Middlesbrough didn't have any offensive opportunities in the whole game.

Drogba, who returned from injury, scored two goals in three minutes after the start, almost locking the victory in the first five minutes, and it was Lin Yi who sent him the fatal pass. The first goal was actually Lin Yi's breakthrough from the center circle after the kick-off.

Four people! The fans of Middlesbrough witnessed this magical goal process. They watched Lin Yi start in the midfield, and then broke through the interception of four people in almost a straight line. When he cut into the penalty area and passed the last central defender, he didn't choose to shoot, but teased the goalkeeper to abandon the goal, and then he cleverly flicked horizontally, letting Drogba face an open goal directly.

Is this a ghost? Even the host who was in charge of the commentary on the scene opened his mouth wide and forgot what to say. How to describe such an attack? Oh my God, was that kid possessed by Maradona just now! ? Apart from scoring a goal, it is difficult for him to do anything perfect!

When the game started in such a magical way, can you still expect those Middlesbrough players to cheer up? It is estimated that it is useless to give them stimulants at this time. This crazy performance is simply destroying other people's confidence and even destroying the game.

The same performance came again two minutes later. After Lin Yi got the ball in the midfield, he looked at the two Middlesbrough players in front of him and shook his ankle. In the eyes of the two people who dared not move rashly, the boy suddenly kicked a long pass, and the football just passed everyone's defense.

Drogba almost jumped into the air and headed the ball at a high speed. Lin Yi seemed to have calculated the height and running speed of this guy. The ball was passed so accurately that it could just pass the opponent's central defender and make Drogba very comfortable.

Middlesbrough goalkeeper Schwarzer really didn't know how to save the ball. He could only watch Drogba head the ball with an arc when he was halfway through the attack, and then it went over his fingertips and went into the goal. Schwarzer was probably going crazy when he fell on the grass. He really didn't know how many times he would be fooled by the black-haired kid today.

Three minutes, 2-0, even Mourinho probably didn't expect that his team would end the suspense of the game in such a lightning way. He even asked Brito beside him, "What should we do in the remaining 87 minutes of the game? Do we need to make a substitution?"

"Uh..." Brito didn't know how to answer this guy. Alas, the current teams in the Premier League have been ravaged by this beastly master and apprentice. This is too cruel. Since losing to Manchester City, Chelsea has completely entered a crazy state.

Lose? Please, even a draw is a failure for them now. Now it is estimated that many Premier League teams think that losing to Chelsea 0:1 is actually a benefit. If you anger these crazy people, they will definitely be greeted by a bloody massacre, so don't mess with them.

Maybe the start was too smooth, and the players of Middlesbrough really had no desire to fight back. Except for the second half of the game when Robben broke through the wing and created the third goal for Lampard, Chelsea just tried to control the rhythm on the field and did not destroy the opponent desperately.

But it was Chelsea's strong performance that put a lot of pressure on Arsenal and Manchester United. In addition to getting three points, they now have no other choice, but things are often like this. The more you want to win, the less luck you have.

This time, Arsenal and Manchester United were tied by not-so-strong opponents at home at the same time. Arsenal was forced to 1:1 by Manchester City with a lucky 30-meter long shot at Highbury Stadium. You know, Wright Phillips has almost no record of scoring long shots.

But this time, he was the first to steal Vieira in the midfield, and then he drove straight in, kicked the ball more than 30 meters away from the goal, and penetrated the goal guarded by Almunia. I really don’t know what his adoptive father, Arsenal’s veteran Ian Wright, felt in the stands.

Wenger had also revealed before the game that Manchester City’s talented midfielder Wright-Phillips would be one of his acquisition targets. The kid really lived up to Wenger’s special look. This time, he repaid Wenger’s appreciation at Highbury Stadium.

If it weren’t for Henry’s header in the second half of the game, perhaps Arsenal would have fallen at home again this time, but Henry’s goal could only prevent the team from failure, but could not lead the team to win three points.

Compared to Arsenal's depressing draw, Manchester United seemed to have better luck. Although they were tied 0:0 by Tottenham Hotspur at home, it was the opponent who took the initiative throughout the game. Just as the game was about to end, a dramatic scene appeared on the field. Tottenham midfielder Mendes shot from 30 yards away. Manchester United goalkeeper Carroll obviously made a mistake when saving the ball. The ball rolled straight across the goal line, but was then shot out by Carroll. At this time, not only did the assistant referee fail to make the correct judgment, but even the referee turned a blind eye to this scene. Tottenham's victory was cruelly rejected by the referees.

After the game, Tottenham's head coach and club expressed their dissatisfaction with the goal being blown. Ferguson, the old sly guy, could only say that he did not see what happened at that moment. As for whether the ball crossed the goal line, he could not comment on anything. The referee was right.

It can be said that Manchester United's draw was all luck, but this luck made them fall two points behind Chelsea in the standings again. Not only them, but also Arsenal. Now they are even further away from Chelsea's top spot. . .

(Uh... the Heat are dead again... facing the Thunder, they are also so cowardly???)