Midfielder

When Benítez saw the adjustments Mourinho made to the team, the Spaniard was very helpless. He didn't know why, every time he tried to cause trouble for the opponent, he would always get hurt first.

And every time he tried to trick Mourinho, the Portuguese would always counterattack quickly.

Just like now, this was originally Liverpool's home court, but they only had four shots in the first half.

In addition to Baros's two headers after the opening, Gerrard and Garcia each tried a long shot.

This data is really embarrassing. Even if Liverpool's state has been bad in the past two or three years, once they face those strong teams, such as Manchester United and Arsenal, they can play on equal terms with their opponents on the field.

Even when playing at home at Anfield, Liverpool can always give their opponents a head start. Even in the case of an absolute disadvantage, they can kill those strong opponents in this Red Army's nest.

I don't know how many strong teams have regarded Anfield as hell, including Juventus coached by Capello, who also lost the game here and was successfully eliminated by Liverpool.

But today, this home advantage seems to be completely insulated from Liverpool, and it has become Chelsea's home court.

Although there are still tens of thousands of Red Army fans cheering for the team in the stands, they are more often exclaiming, because throughout the first half, they are watching the opponent's attack.

Normally, this is what Liverpool should do, but now it is controlled by those Chelsea devils.

Attack, continuous attack, and Liverpool can only passively take the beating. The scene can be said to be very embarrassing.

If this is not the semi-final of the Champions League, it is estimated that the boos of Liverpool fans would have sounded long ago. After all, no one wants to see such an embarrassing situation at home. The team they support is now suppressed by the opponent like a grandson, and can only squat in the corner with both hands holding their heads to accept the stormy fists.

Seeing their team being beaten like this by the opponent, I guess no die-hard fan would be happy. Unless this guy is a masochist, they are all waiting to see the team launch a manly counterattack.

But considering Benítez's famous conservatism and dullness, Liverpool fans are now desperate.

Maybe being able to survive the remaining 45 minutes at home is the biggest comfort for these die-hard fans, but even if they can defend their home court, what about away games? Do they have to play like this?

Let alone the yellow cards that will bring suspensions to several people, I'm afraid even Liverpool fans don't believe that they can defend the goal away from home. Don't forget, that's Stamford Bridge, that's the hell created by Chelsea!

No team has been able to get out of there unscathed this season. Can Liverpool create a miracle? I guess even Benítez himself may not believe it, but that guy has no choice but to take this gamble now.

Just like he arranged three defensive midfielders to lock down Lin Yi, when he was about to catch Mourinho off guard, the opponent changed his tactics before him, and Mourinho's adjustment this time was obviously to attack to the end.

Replacing a defender with a forward, even a fool can see what he is trying to do.

What can you say about Mourinho? You may really have nothing to say except admiring this guy's courage to gamble.

Even well-informed stars like Lineker and Shearer were impressed by Mourinho's courage, "Now it seems that Chelsea is ready to continue to attack, and they don't want to hold on to a draw."

"This is definitely a bold decision. It seems that Chelsea's head coach Mourinho does not intend to drag the game to the second round to resolve it. He just wants to completely end Liverpool's extravagant hope of the final at Anfield."

It has to be said that this is really a risky decision. Maybe even many Chelsea fans did not expect such a situation. Mourinho, who usually always takes stability, plans to take the risk first this time.

I don't know if it was because of the consecutive elimination of the leaders of La Liga and Bundesliga that gave Mourinho such courage.

Anyway, this guy did it, and he did it very thoroughly. His tactical adjustment can be said to be immediate.

When the Liverpool players had not yet adapted to the change of the double striker, Chelsea had already taken the lead in launching a fierce attack. Their double arrows, who had just come on the field, resolutely implemented Mourinho's tactical arrangements.

Less than a minute into the second half, Chelsea showed the opponent what a combination of wing and center attack is.

And the one who launched this attack was still the black-haired boy who was constantly cursed by Liverpool fans. It was originally Liverpool's first offensive opportunity in the second half, but it was because of that boy that this opportunity was destroyed.

Originally, Gerrard was dribbling the ball and preparing to take advantage of Chelsea's lineup adjustment to find an offensive opportunity, but this Liverpool midfield soul was intercepted by Lin Yi from the side before he could fight with Makelele.

Lin Yi has never been a qualified defensive player, especially when he is wandering in the midfield. He can even be said to be a defensive weakness of Chelsea, but this kid seemed to have suddenly become fierce today.

Gerard had already accelerated to dribble the ball, but Lin Yi came from the side at a speed that others could hardly imagine. Before Gerrard could react, Lin Yi had already poked the ball away with his toes.

Makelele controlled the ball without any effort, and swung his thigh to pass the ball.

Robben received Makelele's long pass on the wing without any pause. Almost at the moment of receiving the ball, he dribbled hard, and then relied on his own acceleration to overtake Finnan on the wing.

This absolute speed cannot be killed. Unless Finnan intends to provoke a yellow card, he really has no way to grab the Dutch Peter Pan with a motor installed under his feet when facing Robben.

Because during the halftime break, Benitez specifically told them not to provoke the French referee because of unnecessary fouls, otherwise he really didn't know how to adjust the team's current lineup.

Six yellow cards, this embarrassing situation, now for Benitez, is six swords hanging over his head.

This unfortunate Spaniard did not want to make substitutions to eliminate the dangerous situation where someone might be shown a red card, but he did not dare to make any personnel changes easily, especially on the defensive line.

Biscan plus Hamann and Alonso, this three-back midfielder is the defensive formation he thought of after racking his brains.

Now no matter who is replaced, the gap in the back midfielder position cannot be filled immediately, unless Gerrard is pulled back from the front court to fill the hole, but that may mean that Liverpool has completely given up the attack.

Benítez has thought about defending to the end, but if the front court does not put any pressure on the opponent, then the pressure on his own defense line will be so great that it cannot be added, and there may even be a risk of collapse when the players' physical fitness declines.

After weighing the pros and cons, Benítez can only continue to use such a lineup, although the danger he has to bear may exceed Liverpool's tolerance, but there is no other way except to grit his teeth and hold on.

Unless God can show mercy at this time and take that ghostly kid away from the world immediately, Liverpool will not have a peaceful life. It is estimated that there are many Liverpool fans who share the same idea as him.

But such prayers cannot really be realized, just like Robben has taken Finnan, Benitez is helpless. This is the difference in strength. No matter how crazy he shouts on the sidelines, it is impossible to change the result.

After breaking through Finnan, Robben did not hesitate. Before Finnan chased back and Biscan made up, he had completed a high-quality bottom cross. The pass made a perfect arc in Liverpool's penalty area.

Short, flat, fast, Robben's pass has always been so fierce, he just creates trouble for the opponent's defender.

This time his pass also made Carragher very awkward when he headed the ball. The guy could only twist his body and headed the ball before Drogba, but the clearance ball did not go far away from the penalty area.

Gudjohnsen, who had just come on the field, grabbed the ball and controlled it immediately. Then, this Icelander who usually looks very rough, used a beautiful pass to let others see what a tough guy embroiders.

After stopping the ball, Gudjohnsen passed it to Lampard at the top of the penalty area, but before Lampard could control it, Biscan, who rushed from the side, kicked it up.

But the ball did not go out of the danger zone, but hit Hyypia who came to defend from the other side.

Drogba, who had just run out of the front of the goal, took the ball at the front of the penalty area with his back to the goal. The African elephant used his left foot to make a diagonal pass, and Duff, who came from the side, shook off Traore with a fake move on the side.

The Irishman did not stop, and a pass that flew along the grass hit the front of the goal. Lampard turned around and completed a very difficult sideways right foot volley less than five meters in front of the goal.

Thanks to Dudek's concentration, he made a save almost as soon as Lampard kicked the ball. However, it was really difficult to catch Lampard's shot at such a close distance. He could only punch the ball hard with both fists, hoping that such a save could solve such a crisis. But when Dudek punched the ball with both fists, he definitely did not see an empty grass field. There was a kick sweeping across the landing point of the ball.

The ball that had just been hit was now whistling towards the lower left corner of the goal with a more fierce force. Dudek, who was already lying on the grass, could not handle such a shot even if he was God.

The only scene he could see was the football that was still whistling with the wind, hitting the net hard. . .

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