Midfielder

Ten seconds into the game, Chelsea turned the Cardiff Millennium Stadium into a place for their fans to revel. Although Liverpool wanted to launch a counterattack after the restart, the situation on the field was still controlled by Chelsea.

Moreover, in the positional defense, Chelsea was very aggressive and did not let the opponent control the ball at all.

Even when Gerrard received the ball in the backcourt, he was harassed by Lampard and Lin Yi. You can imagine the defensive strength of Chelsea. Their pressing can be said to be everywhere, and even Drogba was frantically counter-pressing.

This is not like a team leading the score. Chelsea's crazy momentum is just like the team behind the score. Their crazy full-court pressing has messed up Liverpool's offensive rhythm.

Even if Benitez kept shouting loudly on the sidelines, he could not change the passive situation of his team on the field.

In contrast, Mourinho seemed very calm on the sidelines, especially after leading the score. This guy actually had time to joke with the people around him. He seemed to have forgotten that there were nearly ninety minutes left in the game.

But this game has entered Chelsea's rhythm. Do you still expect Liverpool to stir up any waves?

What Mourinho needs to do now is to appreciate the performance of his players on the sidelines. It would be best if the score is big, so that the Barcelona spies in the stands will become more uneasy. This is what Mourinho hopes for most.

As he said, the League Cup is a trophy that must be won, not to mention that this time it is against the defeated team. What can that Spanish bald man shout on the sidelines do? He can't change anything at all.

Mourinho wants to make the teams against him feel desperate and feel a sense of fear before the battle!

Many teams now know one thing, that is, don't let Chelsea play crazy, otherwise, there is no way to limit their madness on the field, especially Lin Yi, who is a big disaster.

A perfect start, firmly controlling the rhythm of the game in their own hands. When everything steps into Chelsea's accustomed fast counterattack routine, Liverpool can only cross the two sides without purpose.

But even if Liverpool's front line is a strong center forward like Morientes, under the double attack of Terry and Carvalho, do you still expect him to hit the head with two people's joint defense?

What does Chelsea rely on to be so far ahead in the league? It relies on strong defense. Isn't it funny to simply rely on this kind of cross ball to deal with Chelsea, who are tall and strong? I guess even Liverpool fans don't dream of this.

Now Liverpool not only has to consider looking for opportunities to equalize the score in the offense, but also has to be on guard against Chelsea's counterattack at all times, because they know that when they press forward to attack, it is the most dangerous moment.

Especially the existence of Lin Yi has escalated this danger, and that kid really lived up to the special eyes of so many people on him. Less than five minutes after Chelsea scored, he planned another sharp counterattack.

Lin Yi's dribbling attack in the middle was intercepted by Gerrard. This time, Lin Yi did not choose to pass the ball, but suddenly started to eat Gerrard's defense. This kid's flexible and changeable offensive choice made Gerrard very helpless again. He was originally defending Lin Yi's pass, but the kid rushed over so recklessly.

In the end, Gerrard could only choose a tactical foul in front of the penalty area, for which he was also shown a yellow card by the referee.

Benitez shouted loudly at the referee's penalty, because in his opinion, this was just an ordinary foul and should not be given a yellow card at all, but the referee on duty at this game had no time to listen to a bald man's shouting.

A free kick with a distance just enough for the shooting range, Lampard made another fierce volley after a short run-up.

But the football did not fly up, but hit a ground ball close to the grass. All the Liverpool players who jumped up were deceived, but this time Dudek's reaction speed on the goal line saved Liverpool.

His side dive blocked the ball that was about to enter the net out of the bottom line. Although the ball did not go in, it still made many Liverpool fans sweat. Chelsea had already made two very threatening shots within five minutes.

So far, Liverpool has only had one header from Morientes in the middle of the penalty area, but that header was weak under Terry's interference and did not pose any threat to the goal guarded by Cech.

What is the gap? This is the gap. There are also eleven people on the field, but the efficiency of the attack is one level lower. No wonder Gerrard got angry at his teammates after his passes were blocked by the opponent in the midfield.

"Steven can no longer tolerate the poor performance of his teammates. Just like the foul just now, if he hadn't chased Lin Yi to the front of the penalty area, no one knows what will happen next."

The host responsible for the on-site commentary was also looking for reasons for Gerrard's anger, and the fact is indeed so. It may be that Chelsea's opening goal was too sudden, and the Liverpool players who were ambitious before the game were stunned.

Except for Gerrard who was still running desperately on the field, the others were more often confused.

Maybe they haven't reacted to the regret of losing the goal yet, but Chelsea will not give them so much time to reflect on their mistakes, and Lin Yi will not let Gerrard put more energy into Liverpool's attack.

Contain him! With Harman having no way to deal with Lin Yi, only Gerrard can keep up with Lin Yi's rhythm.

But as the hub of attack and defense conversion, Gerrard has to shoulder the heavy responsibility of Liverpool's attack while marking Lin Yi. Otherwise, he wants Luis Garcia to provide help under Makelele's entanglement, which is simply a fantasy, not to mention whether Kewell and Riise can stir up any waves on the two flanks.

Seeing his teammates around him all behave like this, even if Gerrard, the captain, has a good temper, he can't help but get angry, but his anger is more likely to give people a reason to criticize, especially those reporters looking for news.

"Gerrard rarely shows such anger on the field. Now he expresses such emotions and state when facing Chelsea. It seems that the rumored transfer may really come this summer."

If Kenyon hears such discussions, he will definitely laugh out loud, and he also hopes that Gerrard can give up on Liverpool, because when he recently contacted Gerrard's agent, Gerrard's loyalty to Liverpool is the biggest obstacle. This emotional factor may be the most difficult to deal with in the transfer.

Just like Maldini's loyalty to AC Milan, it is not something that can be changed. Gerrard's situation is similar to this, but Kenyon believes that if Liverpool continues to be so half-dead.

Even if Gerrard is a loyal minister, he will eventually choose to leave helplessly because he can't stand the team's poor record.

After all, it is a very torturous thing for a player who is in his prime to spend his days in a team with no hope of winning the championship. Kenyon believes that there will always be a turnaround in the transfer of Gerrard.

Just like now, letting Gerrard experience the gap between the two teams with intuitive feelings on the field may really accelerate his pace of leaving Liverpool. Such an outcome may not be as simple as winning a gold watch.

Perhaps the painful defeat on this battlefield will also shake Gerrard's loyal heart. Kenyon now really hopes that his team can beat Liverpool on the field, which is only good for him.

Regardless of whether the rumors about Gerrard's transfer can really become a reality, Gerrard's anger and the players' abnormal performance on the field have disrupted Liverpool's tactical execution ability.

This not only makes them appear disorganized in offense, but also brings more fatal chaos in defense.

When the game reached the 17th minute, Lampard received a through ball sent by Lin Yi in the midfield and broke into the penalty area at high speed, but his breakthrough was ended by Hamann with a very fierce tackle.

The German, who had been frustrated for half a day, was shown a yellow card by the referee, but just when Liverpool players were still setting up the human wall under Dudek's command, Duff, who was standing in front of the football, made a very cunning pass.

Gerrard, the only one who reacted in the human wall, jumped high. He tried to use his height and header to solve the problem for the goal, but when he jumped up, he found that he couldn't clear the ball at all. The worst thing was not this, but the football rubbed his head while flying in the air and flew directly to the goal.

Dudek, who was still busy setting up the human wall, was stunned when he saw Gerrard jump up and the football flew towards him, because he was not prepared to save it at all, and what was worse was that it was a refraction!

It is estimated that Gerrard himself has never been so tricky even when he headed the ball. The football that rubbed his head became a shot directly in the dead corner. Dudek stretched his arm but couldn't touch the edge of the football.

When the unlucky guy fell on the goal line again, the football was already bouncing in the net behind him.

1-0 may not be a death sentence, but if Chelsea leads 2-0, it will definitely be a disaster.

Now this disaster has come to Liverpool. Look at those Chelsea players who are celebrating wildly. Gerrard's heart is almost broken into pieces. Even he himself doesn't know what happened to this damn game.

2-0, although this is not the final score, but Chelsea's fingertips seemed to have touched the final trophy less than 20 minutes into the game. . .

But Lin Yi doesn't intend to let this madness stop. If the game with Barcelona is the battlefield where they release their anger, then at this moment, the League Cup final is where Chelsea accumulates energy.

Victory! Big victory! Tell everyone with an indisputable victory! The era of Chelsea is here!