There is a dream called football

Stamford Bridge.

This place is not big, even among the stadiums in London, but it is a decisive force in European football for more than ten years.

Mourinho walked over chewing gum and looked very disappointed. He allowed reporters to take pictures. After the bench was ready, he took out a small notebook and started writing something.

At this moment, Chelsea's players began to come out one after another.

Drogba.

Duff.

Lampard.

Makelele.

Terry.

Carvalho.

Ferreira.

Carvalho specially waited in the players' tunnel. As soon as Li Qiao arrived, the two hugged each other.

"Where's Paul?"

"Run up, I'll call him."

"No need, we should meet on the court later."

"Ha ha."

Former teammates and current opponents, Carvalho and Ferreira are both defensive players. They will definitely face Li Qiao on the court. It will be another kind of "Friends" by then.

Chelsea was very strong at this time, even if it was said to be the top in Europe, and they also had a head coach like Mourinho, so the pressure was on Benitez as soon as he stepped out of the tunnel.

Benitez looked at the big screen and found that the live camera was filming him, so he immediately smiled.

Then he walked quickly towards Mourinho. Mourinho, who originally had his legs crossed, stood up and stretched out his hand.

"Jose."

"Raphael."

Both of them showed professional smiles, which were for the media to take photos, but they barely exchanged a greeting.

When all the Liverpool players ran out, there were boos, but not loud. After all, the historical hatred between Chelsea and Liverpool was not that big.

The reason is very simple. Before selling himself to Abramovich, Chelsea was only second-rate in the Premier League and had never won the Champions League. There was still a gap in status between Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United.

Players from both sides stand, the referee blows the whistle, and the game begins.

In this game, Liverpool formed a 451 formation, with Hamann in the midfield, Gerrard in the back, and Alonso in the attacking midfielder position. The three of them almost formed a triangle, so the defense in the middle was very stable.

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Li Qiao and Kewell are still on the wings, and Cisse is the lone forward.

After the opening, Chelsea used their powerful wings to bombard Liverpool's defense. In this game, Robben was not included in the squad due to injury. Chelsea used Duff and Joe Cole on the wings.

But the strength is still very strong. After the two broke through, they forced a cross, which was completely unreasonable.

Because they have the Ivorian monster Drogba in the middle.

In a 50-50 confrontation, Hyypia would definitely not be able to match Drogba. The only thing he could do was to get blocked in advance.

Shush.

The referee's whistle sounded.

Drogba looked innocent, "My foul?"

The referee said that Drogba pushed someone and Hyypia had successfully blocked the position.

Drogba smiled like a big boy, but Benitez was not at all relaxed. This was the first half, and our defenders were in good physical condition. If in the second half, maybe Drogba would rush like that.

Completely collapsed.

"How to limit Drogba?"

In those years in the Premier League, this was a problem for the entire UK. Many teams even left psychological barriers later on, such as Arsenal, which was overwhelmed by Drogba.

Chelsea is not only strong on the wing, but also has a strong player like Lampard in the middle. His long-range shots can often completely solve the problem.

However, Lampard was still under Haman's struggle at this time, but Benitez also knew that this was temporary and Haman was a bit old.

Chelsea's ball possession rate is 60%, but Liverpool can still find sporadic counterattack opportunities.

Especially Liverpool under Benitez's training, the midfield transition was very fast, with three passes and two downs, and the ball went to Li Qiao's feet.

The moment he took the ball, a black lightning flashed across and Makelele followed.

I remember that whenever a good defensive midfielder appeared in European football, he was immediately dubbed the "New Makelele". This shows that Makelele is already a benchmark in the field of defensive midfielders.

Makelele intercepted in front of Li Qiao. For some reason, Li Qiao suddenly had the urge to kill Makelele.

Maybe the opponent's name was too loud, so Li Qiao, who had been reborn, wanted to challenge him more, so he accelerated.

Li Qiao made two changes of speed. Just when half of his body had passed, Makelele suddenly turned around like an ape and stretched out his foot, leaving Li Qiao's ball behind.

Li Qiao was so stunned that he lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground.

Benitez covered his head. Li Qiao handled the ball very stupidly. It was not like his usual style. Because his teammates were already running, he could pass the ball. Besides, this was not in front of Chelsea's penalty area. Even if it was a pass,

If a person is successful, it is impossible to shoot directly, so there is really no need.

Chelsea's steely defense left Liverpool helpless.

Ferreira.

Terry.

Carvalho.

Gala.

Coupled with Makelele, people at this time may not know what this means. Li Qiao knows it well. Looking back ten years, this is an enviable defensive lineup. Mourinho is the best

A card is in hand.

Benitez could only retreat a little. He looked at the stands and saw the crazy Chelsea fans cheering. They had not tasted losing this season.

Benitez gestured to Gerrard and asked him to step back a little. At this moment, the rain became heavier. Benitez's biggest worry was getting worse. The field was a little slippery, which was not good for high-flying players.

Beating Chelsea is a good thing, but for Liverpool, it's not so good.

Drogba pointed to his head, meaning to pass the ball forward. The midfielder also understood this and must give enough advance when passing the ball to Drogba.

With Drogba's huge tonnage, it is of course very exciting to rush forward, but Hyypia and Carragher who are defending him are crying for their parents.

In the process of retreating, Hyypia suddenly slipped and slid, and the whole place roared.

Drogba was originally preparing to head the ball towards the goal, but at this time he was unguarded and unloaded the ball with his chest.

But something went wrong. After the ball hit the ground, it bounced and went out of the baseline. It might be the effect of rain, so it looked stupid.

Mourinho couldn't believe his eyes, "Why don't you just header the ball?"

If Hyypia had not fallen, Drogba's only option was to head the ball, but because the opportunity was so good, Drogba thought too much.

Benitez rejoiced in his heart, not bad, not bad!!

Taking advantage of a dead ball, all Liverpool players put on long spikes, but Mourinho did not make the same choice and continued to attack.