Chapter 350: It's a matter of course
The media, fans, various commentators, and all kinds of football players all think that there is no suspense in this game. This is from the lineup and the general trend.
In terms of lineup, the two teams have a huge gap.
Whether it is the frontcourt, midfield, backcourt, and three fronts, Chelsea has great advantages. In terms of value, except for the forward line Zhang Tiehan, who is worth much higher than Crespo and Good Johnson, on other fronts, Liverpool has a comprehensive disadvantage, and is a huge disadvantage.
In terms of performance, what is the difference between Chelsea's substitutes and the main players? These substitutes are all big-name stars. Under Mourinho's rotation system, there are not many substitutes, and they still have many opportunities to play, and their performance is quite good. Liverpool's lineup is really a substitute. Liverpool's substitutes are really substitutes, and their strength is really not very good. For example, defenders Josemi and others are not very adaptable to the Premier League so far, and often there are no chances to play.
Not to mention the lineup, looking at the general trend, this is Stamford Bridge.
There is naturally an advantage at home. At Chelsea's home court, Chelsea has countless supporters, and Liverpool will definitely not perform as well as home court in the away game.
If the two sides are combined, Liverpool can score a draw, which may shock many people.
The Liverpool commentator was also quite disappointed. "I was expecting this to be a wonderful game, but from Liverpool's lineup, we can see that head coach Benitez probably doesn't take the game to heart."
"But it is understandable. After all, this game is of little significance to Liverpool. To be the first and second in the group, the second ranking and Chelsea are not a good choice. Moreover, Chelsea may not lose to Liverpool's main players alone... It would be more than worth the effort to do that."
“The competition is still interesting.”
The Liverpool commentator can't say that he doesn't want to watch the game because Liverpool plays the lineup. Fans can do this, but as a commentator, it's his job to comment on the game, so he hurriedly found other topics, "Although many main players did not play in this game, Zhang still came on the court, and we can look forward to Zhang's goal..."
Even the fans could hear that he was a little insincere about what he said.
Others also have the same idea. Many Liverpool's main players have not played, which means that there is a big gap between their strength and Chelsea. Then the overall confrontation will definitely not be as good as Chelsea. The scene will be suppressed and the offense will be suppressed. In this case, even if a striker is outstanding, what can he do without a chance?
No one knows.
Some people still have expectations, but they can only keep their expectations in mind. If they say it but fail to realize it, it is better not to say it.
......
really.
As Liverpool commentator and fans think, Benitez doesn't care about the game.
As a head coach, especially a team like Liverpool, the first thing to consider is the team's performance, and he also wants to fight against Chelsea. Beating Chelsea can make Liverpool's morale high and satisfy many media and fans, but it will not be worth the effort.
Is there a big difference between group number one and group number two?
There may be other seasons, which are related to the opponents in the Champions League quarterfinals, but this season is definitely not big, because teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan have no absolute advantage in the group stage, and several strong teams cannot stabilize the position of the group first. In other words, if they compete for the first place in the group, the team may encounter strong opponents in the quarterfinals. That is to say, if they compete for the first place in the group, the team is likely to encounter strong opponents in the quarterfinals. That is to say, if they fight for the first place in the group, they will be very unworthy of the loss - fight to the death and encounter stronger opponents? There is no team willing to play in such a game without any benefits.
So the two teams tacitly sent out a substitute lineup, and the outcome of the game was irrelevant.
Perhaps Chelsea also wants to win, and their Russian boss, Abramovich, cares more about face, and defeating Liverpool means that Chelsea has suppressed Liverpool in the Champions League, rather than being suppressed by Liverpool in the Champions League. This is a bit important to Abramovich and a bit important to Chelsea.
So Mourinho did not give up the game directly, and sent out a good lineup.
But he didn't care about the game in his heart.
Unlike the head coach, the players who play definitely have something to say in their hearts. They care about the game the most, especially for Liverpool substitutes, it is not easy to play once. If they can perform well and be seen by the head coach, it means that they are likely to get more opportunities to play in the next game.
On the Chelsea, substitutes also want to compete for the main position.
Their strength gap is not big and their fame is not big. To say that there is a gap is in the team's performance and Mourinho's opinion. If they have good performance, they will naturally be able to win the main position. For the main position, they will work very hard every game.
Perhaps the only person who has different ideas on the field is Zhang Tiehan.
Zhang Tiehan is not worried about his main position at all, and no one can compete for him. Now he has given up on the one who is qualified to compete with him, so he has no pressure to play in the team. Under such circumstances, Zhang Tiehan holds his breath and wants to perform well.
Everyone thinks Liverpool will definitely lose.
Everyone believes that it is difficult for him to score a goal without other main players and Liverpool's lineup is in a comprehensive disadvantage.
He doesn't think so--
I want those who "always feel that they are right" to know that if I participate in the competition, the outcome will not be so easy to determine!
I can't score the ball? Let's take a look!
......
The whole game has begun.
The cheers at Stamford Bridge did not stop since the first minute of the game because they gained a full-name advantage on the court. Various data and on-site situations were very beneficial to Chelsea. They did not seem to be fighting against Liverpool, but instead they seemed to be playing against a small team at home, such as Wigan Athletics, West Bromwich, etc. These teams are difficult to pose a threat to Chelsea, and they have gained a comprehensive advantage.
Liverpool is the exact opposite.
They cannot beat Chelsea in the midfield, and their personal abilities are not good. They are not good at collective strength, so it didn't take long for Liverpool to defend passively for more time, and occasionally they can make a big move.
As many people think - in front of the powerful Chelsea, it is really difficult for Liverpool to compete with the bench lineup.
Such a game is always worried for Liverpool fans. It is the opposite for Chelsea fans. They watched the game happily and cheered for the team excitedly.
Chelsea did not disappoint the fans either.
The goal came quickly.
In the 13th minute, full-back Ferreira inserted and pushed Gremy, who made a pass behind him. Crespo successfully counterattacked and made a one-on-one strike against Liverpool goal and scored the ball.
Chelsea 1:0 Liverpool.
After scoring the goal, Chelsea players celebrated the goal together, and Stamford Bridge became a sea of cheers, and many media were also praising Chelsea's performance. They also said, "Chelsea achieved full suppression and scored early goals. Although the game only lasted for more than ten minutes, it seems that it is difficult to have any suspense..."
The Liverpool commentator seemed quite disappointed.
He knew he shouldn't bring his emotions to work, but as a pure Liverpool fan, he couldn't help but do it. "Chelsea scored a goal. They were temporarily ahead of Liverpool. This was really disappointing..."
"If there is a choice, I really hope that my colleagues will take over my job before..."
He doesn't want to watch Liverpool lose like this.
But the game is often not always satisfactory. Just like now, Chelsea's lineup is very strong and they scored one goal first. Liverpool's hope of equalizing the score is really slim.
real?
No!
Zhang Tiehan doesn't think so. Even when everyone is not optimistic about Liverpool, he is still working hard on the court. Chelsea may be more concerned about offense. They want to quickly open the score gap to directly determine the outcome of the game, so they are not very strict in defense against Zhang Tiehan.
They seemed to have forgotten Zhang Tiehan's threat...
But Zhang Tiehan has very few opportunities, mainly because football is always at Chelsea's feet. It is difficult for him to do anything without the ball. This time, when a wave of attacks ended, Zhang Tiehan turned around and shouted to his teammates, "I have the chance to pass the ball over! Pass it to me! No matter how you pass it!"
Someone who heard it hurriedly told others, and everyone knew about it soon.
Although the captain on the field is Finnan, everyone, including Finnan himself, knows who to listen to, that is Zhang Tiehan. Benitez has never thought of letting Zhang Tiehan be the captain. One is that he is too young, and the other is that Zhang Tiehan has only been here for half a year. But in Liverpool, Gerald has the first say in his voice, and Zhang Tiehan is the second. Sometimes Zhang Tiehan has a higher voice than Gerald because he can score goals, Gerald is much worse.
Zhang Tiehan asked, everyone understood
They thought so.
Now that the team is slowly advancing the offense, there will be no chance. In the face of Chelsea's iron walls, it is too difficult for them to rely on pushing and passing and receiving to find opportunities. So pass the ball to Zhang Tiehan. Maybe he can score a goal based on his personal ability?
So Zhang Tiehan's chances have increased next.
The eleven people in the team, except for goalkeepers Dudek and Zhang Tiehan themselves, as long as the other people attacked, they would pay attention to Zhang Tiehan's position and pass the ball directly whenever they had the chance. Whether it was an air ball or a ground ball, various passes followed one after another. The support of the entire team suddenly made Zhang Tiehan get the ball more quickly.
But Chelsea didn't think there was any danger.
Many times, Zhang Tiehan's position in the receiving end of the ball is not good, and Liverpool will make more mistakes when playing like this. They deliberately pass the ball to Zhang Tiehan. One of the three balls cannot pass it, and there are many balls that Zhang Tiehan cannot grab at all. Liverpool's mistakes have become more, and Chelsea's possession rate has been higher. They take advantage of Liverpool's mistakes to easily make a sharp counterattack.
The situation in Liverpool has not improved, but it is a bit worse and worse.
But they didn't seem to think that trends and other things actually have nothing to do with whether they score goals. They have the advantage, but Zhang Tiehan has indeed had more opportunities. However, most players, no, can't catch up with Zhang Tiehan's ability to seize opportunities.
Chapter completed!