Chapter 354 Chelsea nemesis
Fans at Stamford Bridge Stadium have been waiting for a long time.
Whether it is Chelsea fans, Liverpool fans or those neutral fans who came to the scene, they are all looking forward to the second half. For Chelsea fans, the first half was not ideal, and their team did not gain an absolute advantage, but for Liverpool fans and neutral fans, the game was very exciting.
Neutral fans naturally hope to see a close-kick battle, which is more exciting if there is suspense.
Liverpool fans are already very satisfied with the draw. They know Liverpool very well and naturally know the difference between the two teams on the court. It is not easy for Liverpool to equalize the score.
They look forward to the second half.
Liverpool fans are particularly looking forward to Zhang Tiehan's performance. Zhang Tiehan has scored two goals, but Liverpool fans are still looking forward to him continuing to score. You should know that last time at Anfield Stadium, Zhang Tiehan scored three goals, and now he has only scored two. There are still 45 minutes left in the game. They should look forward to it anyway, right?
So many Liverpool fans shouted the slogan "Zhang, another one" when the two teams appeared in the second half.
The sound was only in a corner of the stadium, but it was still heard by many people.
The British BBC Sports Radio commentator quipped, "It seems that Liverpool fans are looking forward to Zhang's goal again, but this is really difficult for Zhang. His pressure will probably be greater, and Chelsea players will definitely be very unhappy with the voices of Liverpool fans... Isn't this ridicule them to be unable to defend Zhang?"
Chelsea players really think so.
Especially the defender is responsible for defending Zhang Tiehan, or players with some relationships, they are naturally uncomfortable to hear the voices of Liverpool fans. Zhang Tiehan scored two goals, which has something to do with their defense, but this cannot be said directly. That is really a direct slap in the face.
So they looked at Zhang Tiehan a little bit hated.
Liverpool fans don’t care about that. They try their best to make a sound, wanting Zhang Tiehan to hear it, and also cheer for the entire Liverpool team with this slogan.
But when the game started, Liverpool fans knew that their ideas were a bit unrealistic.
It's not the question of whether Zhang Tiehan can score a goal. It's the situation of the game that is too serious towards Chelsea. Chelsea has the advantage in strength and has the overall advantage in the field. Although the two teams are tied, it is Zhang Tiehan's two goals that make the two teams draw, not that the overall strength of the two teams is similar. In fact, this aspect is too different.
There was basically no change in the second and first halfs.
Liverpool's full-back Garcia appeared. Chelsea's midfielder also replaced Lampard, and then... Chelsea's advantage is more obvious. With Lampard on the court, Chelsea's offense and defense have become better. One core role is this. Before, Chelsea looked a bit disheveled in the set. Midfielder Thiago was difficult to shoulder the heavy responsibility of organizing offense and defense, and Mark Lele was also better at defense. Instead of being a core player, Lampard's appearance led the entire Chelsea offense and defense. Especially the transfer between offense and defense is more stable, which also makes Liverpool play more passively, and Zhang Tiehan has fewer opportunities. In the second half, he even had limited number of goals.
Fortunately, Liverpool also made some adjustments during the midday break, and each player had a lot of confidence. His performance also improved a lot. In addition to Zhang Tiehan, the team can almost be said to be defending in full swing, and it was not easy for Chelsea to break through the goal for a while.
Mourinho believes that Chelsea will score a goal quickly in the second half, but the facts prove that he is wrong. Football games are often like this. You can't score goals with strong strength. Scoring goals depends on strength and some luck. Chelsea's luck is not very good now. They still haven't scored after 20 minutes of scoring.
Twenty-five minutes...
Thirty minutes...
Chelsea fans have started cheering and cheering to occasionally shouting, and now they have stopped talking when Chelsea attacks.
At the beginning of the second half, Liverpool kept defending for thirty minutes, and neither team scored a goal, which shows that Liverpool's defense is still very effective. A draw in thirty minutes is quite good for Liverpool. It is not about strength or anything else, but about the result of the game. If the game ends like this and the two teams draw, then Liverpool will appear as the first in the group with the advantage of three-pointers.
Chelsea players were all a little nervous.
Mourinho on the coach's bench was also very anxious, but he still tried his best to show a calm look. He had to use his expression to stabilize the morale of the army. If even he was anxious as the head coach, the players on the court would become more anxious, which would be unfavorable to the game.
This seems to have some effect.
Chelsea made two consecutive attacks and almost scored the second half. Two attacks made three shots, and they hit the goal frame every time. This really made Liverpool supporters sweat, but Chelsea scored a goal in the third attack, and the goal was Drogba, who had just come on as a substitute.
‘Mr. Warcraft’ was really lucky. He was replaced in the 25th minute of the second half. As a result, this was the third time he touched the ball, so he scored the ball with his head.
"goal! Drogba!"
"He has only played less than ten minutes ago and helped the team gain a lead again!"
“Beautiful job!”
No one can deny Drogba's excellence. Chelsea missed many opportunities just now, and this is Drogba's first good opportunity. He scored the ball directly. This strength, this efficiency, and Drogba's tactical role as a high center forward, it is no wonder Mourinho asked him to start, and Crespo can only be the No. 2 striker.
With Drogba's goal, Stamford Bridge fell into a carnival again.
The hearts of Chelsea fans have now truly settled down. There are only ten minutes left in the game. Chelsea has led the way, so there should be no problem in winning.
That's what they all think.
Many commentators also think so, after all, there is not much time for the game, and Liverpool has always been passive. Even if they re-teleball, it will be difficult for Liverpool to have any chance. The gap between the two teams is really too big.
But Liverpool players don't think so.
They were passive, they were so breathless that they were attacked by Chelsea, but it was too much to say that they were completely suppressed and there was no power to fight back. After all, for the reason just now, more Liverpool paid attention to defense, and now they have to fight back with all their strength.
They have to attack!
This is also what Liverpool did after the game started again.
There is no need to say much, the players did not even have eye contact, but after the game started again, many people consciously pressed to the frontcourt and were ready to fight to the death. It would be best if they could score a goal. If Chelsea counterattacked by one goal, it would be just a loss. The result is actually the same, and it would be nothing more to lose.
So Liverpool played very easily.
Now it's Chelsea's turn to defend. In fact, Chelsea likes this kind of game the most. What they are best at is defensive counterattacks, but now Premier League teams know them and conduct various analysis of them. As a result, no team will be so stupid that they let Chelsea play defensive counterattacks... Of course, except for Tottenham Hotspur, who was massacred by Chelsea last time and was still calling for offensive football, they are the only team that dares to set up a big attack when playing against Chelsea, because they started off on offensive football.
Arsenal, who is the same style as them and is also a arch-rival in the city, had to restrain his defense when facing Chelsea. Obviously, they didn't want to follow in Tottenham's footsteps.
Wenger is still very rational.
But now Liverpool has to do this. When they do this, although they are substitutes, their performance is not bad. Every Liverpool player on the field holds his breath and wants to attack. They have been so stuffy that they can finally attack happily. They don’t care about defense or something, they just attack, attack, and attack again!
Propulsion! Pass! Shoot!
This is Liverpool's offensive. Under such an offensive, Chelsea may have been a little uncomfortable in the first year of the junior high school defense because of the entire game. As a result, they had to use fouls to stop Liverpool twice in a row.
The first time was Garcia, who drifted past two opponents in a row, but was knocked to the ground by Garras.
The second time was Zhang Tiehan. He turned around and wanted to cross Hut when he received the pass. The latter directly grabbed his jersey, which also brought Liverpool a free kick that was in position.
"I'll do it!" Zhang Tiehan walked to the ball unpredictably.
Even without Gerald and Alonso, it was actually not the turn of Zhang Tiehan to take the free throw. However, Zhang Tiehan scored a goal with a Beckham-style arc last time, and his free kick skills rose sharply in the hearts of Liverpool teammates. Garcia did not compete with Zhang Tiehan. He walked to the side of the ball and prepared to cover Zhang Tiehan's free throw.
Chelsea are standing in a row.
The last time Zhang Tiehan scored a Beckham-style arc was in the Champions League against Real Betis. There was not much media coverage in that game, but Liverpool's opponents would not miss any opportunity to study Zhang Tiehan. Mourinho also read Zhang Tiehan's goal twice, but he felt that the ball was not in line with Zhang Tiehan's technical ability. He thought it was luck, but he still told the players to be careful of Zhang Tiehan's arc ball.
Some Chelsea players remember them in their hearts, while others disdain.
But they still have to be prepared. As a result, Chelsea arranged a six-man wall. For a free kick of about 25 meters, the six-man wall was already quite long. They were guarding against the angle that Zhang Tiehan could turn the arc ball.
However, Chelsea players are not sure that it was Zhang Tiehan's free throw. After all, Garcia is also on the side. With Garcia's technical ability, it is still very likely to make free throws.
Even if Zhang Tiehan made a free throw, he might not have to use a curve ball. His powerful volleyball was very threatening.
So Chelsea organized again to make the wall denser. In short, the football could not be passed between them, and then they waited for Zhang Tiehan to take a free throw.
Zhang Tiehan stood in front of the ball.
As for how to free throws, he actually has no more choices. This position is not the position of the arc ball he is good at. That is to say, if he really kicks the arc ball and wants to bypass the wall of six people and kick the ball into the goal... it is almost impossible to accomplish, and it would be better to let Garcia try his luck.
He could only volley hard.
The only option.
But the Chelsea players didn't know that Zhang Tiehan was standing in front of the ball and was having a mental contest with them. He carefully examined the wall of people, as if he was estimating the position. In his eyes, the Chelsea players paid careful attention to his movements.
Zhang Tiehan retreated two steps and ran forward.
His eyes were still looking at the human wall, and the Chelsea player in the human wall also stared at Zhang Tiehan's feet carefully. Zhang Tiehan took two steps forward and then kicked his feet directly...
"Arc ball!"
Players with "experience" completed their judgment almost immediately, because Zhang Tiehan stretched out his right leg was not large, and it was more technical than strength. If you want to play a curve ball, you must find the right position, angle, etc., and it is impossible to swing too much.
Generally speaking, if you complete the volleyball within twenty-five meters, you will probably have no strength when you reach the goal.
So the human wall jumped up almost immediately.
At the same time, Zhang Tiehan's right foot was also pulled behind the football... Perhaps those "experiences" are correct, but that's just that in general, Zhang Tiehan has never been an "ordinary" player. His small swing was originally to deceive the Chelsea players' judgment, so the ball was a rolling ball against the turf, with some rotations.
The football quickly drilled under the wall.
At that moment, the players of the Chelsea Wall knew that it was terrible, and they turned their heads in the air and looked behind them.
They saw Cech, and saw Cech fly to save, but the football had already drilled under his chest before he fell to the ground.
At this time, Lampard, who was in the Chelsea wall, could only cover his face and be ashamed.
He just called out the shout, but his teammates jumped very much, and then the football went through the wall so easily. He really made half of his contribution to the goal.
But no one paid attention to him at this time.
Everyone, including fans, reporters, and all the players of both teams looked at the football in the goal, paying attention to Zhang Tiehan. At this moment, Zhang Tiehan was the only focus of Stamford Bridge Stadium.
The Liverpool fans at the scene shouted, "Zhang! Zhang! Zhang!" The voice echoed throughout the stadium, and the fans shouted again, "Zhang, another one!"
This has changed from expectation to slogan.
All the big shots also point to Zhang Tiehan. Almost every TV commentator, including the TV commentator who supports Chelsea, is also amazed at Zhang Tiehan's goal and Zhang Tiehan's performance.
"The ball is in! goal! Zhang! He equalized the score for Liverpool for the third time!"
"Incredible! Incredible!"
“O God—!!”
"gooooooooooooal! Zhang! Hat trick!"
"Zhang scored the third goal and he completed the hat-trick. Interestingly, this is his sixth goal at Stamford Bridge and the third hat-trick against Chelsea."
"He only played against Chelsea four times in total, once at Athletico Wigan, once at Roma, and now he is at Liverpool..."
"Zhang must be the best in the game!"
"He is Chelsea's nemesis!"
"Chelsea has almost all advantages, while Liverpool has only one advantage, that is Zhang!"
Chapter completed!