Football’s First Defender

In previous games, Yang Feng would indeed show his excellent judgment ability and strong control over his body in an environment without physical confrontation according to different situations on the court when defending the opponent's long pass when counterattacking!

More than once, when Yang Feng was defending the opponent's long pass, he would take advantage of the accelerated backward jumping action, facing the incoming ball in the air, and use the movement similar to the backward jump shot on the basketball court to face the incoming ball head-on to complete the high ball. interception!

But like today's game, I only glanced at the pass at the beginning, then turned my back to the ball, sprinted at full speed, and then continued to jump forward in the sprint state, completely relying on the initial judgment of the landing point , and finally forcibly touched and forcibly destroyed the ball that should not be able to reach it with a high probability. This kind of personal supernatural performance rarely appeared in Yang Feng's previous games!

Previously, Yang Feng gave people the impression that he was stable, not out of line, and didn't have any fancy moves!

They all use the most practical moves in the game to complete their defensive work! Can control the ball, there will never be mistakes! If you can't control the ball, you also try to choose other ways to make up for it. You will limit your opponent's next offensive action through positioning, instead of blindly jumping and falling off the top like some defenders!

When Yang Feng took off just now, Hiddink didn't know why Yang Feng was fighting for a ball, which was obviously impossible for ordinary people to win!

According to Yang Feng's choice in the past, at this time, it will definitely be a desperate pursuit. Whether Torres makes a mistake in unloading the ball is not up to Yang Feng, but Yang Feng must be chasing desperately in accordance with the expectation of having a chance to defend!

This time, Hiddink thought something stimulated Yang Feng, or Yang Feng was nervous in the Champions League knockout match, and made a mistake in his judgment. He thought he would witness Yang Feng's collapse for the first time, but he did not expect that Yang Feng would use such a way to clear the siege. , Helped the team defuse a dangerous counterattack by the opponent!

There was not much time left in the halftime game. In fact, not only the audience who watched the game from the sidelines were amazed by Yang Feng's actions, but even many players on the field were shocked by Yang Feng's instant clearance. !

Although the game continued after the serve, the players on both sides didn't have the strength and thought to fight for the last 2 minutes of the game!

With the whistle of the referee, the half-time game ended, Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield Stadium, the half-time game became a 1-1 draw!

During the halftime break, Benitez and Hiddink just continued to let the players stick to their own tactics. In this level of competition, they want to use one or two substitutions to break the opponent's tactics. Not very realistic either!

Of course, Liverpool really has no strong players to change, and Chelsea Hiddink doesn't want to change to a lineup that is too conservative! In fact, for Chelsea, if they really replace two defensive players, it might be possible to limit Liverpool's offense in the away game, defend a 1-1 draw, and return to Stamford Bridge with an away goal!

If it was when Mourinho led the team before, in this case, Mikel must be replaced in the second half to partner with Essien as a double midfielder, or even add a central defender, and it is possible to play 5 defenders. Then defend the away game, return to the home court, and then defend 0-0. Everything is defensive, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack, there is a high probability that Liverpool will be eliminated!

It’s just that Hiddink’s football philosophy is of course different from that of Mourinho. Although Chelsea has the best defensive lineup in the whole of Europe, but for Hiddink, he doesn’t think Chelsea’s offensive strength is strong. Difference!

Since you can strengthen your offensive strength on the basis of a solid defense, why not? You know, in the Champions League, defense can take the team farther, but defense may not necessarily bring the final championship!

In the past few years, Mourinho's Chelsea has always had defensive problems at critical moments in the Champions League, and has lost all kinds of tragedies in the Champions League!

The reason is that no matter how good the defense is, it is impossible to guarantee that 90 minutes will be impenetrable. People will be tired, and no matter how strong the defensive lineup is, it will be loose. Strong, the more superstars there are, there are too many people who can use their flashes of offensive performance to solve defensive problems. Chelsea have suffered countless such losses in the past few years!

And once Chelsea's slightly conservative lineup suddenly falls behind on the field, the slightly monotonous offensive routine before will be directly targeted by the opponent. Although Chelsea has several world-class attackers in the team, but in the Champions League, when the opponent is also the world's top defense, in the game, Chelsea's strong attack is at a disadvantage most of the time!

Therefore, even if Hiddink is only the "firefighting" coach for half a year, he must strengthen Chelsea's offense, design more excellent offensive routines, and prepare for the Champions League and the FA Cup, which can compete for the championship!

Hiddink's team building goal is to maintain Chelsea's defensive level as much as possible. Of course, due to the decline in the number of defenders, it is certainly not guaranteed to be as solid as the previous seasons, but it must also maintain the defensive level at the top level in Europe. Other teams are a little bit stronger and can still rely on defense to put a lot of pressure on the opponent's offense!

On the offensive end, it depends on personnel changes, targeted tactical choices, and giving several midfielders greater offensive autonomy to achieve an excellent output level!

In the previous Mourinho era, it was because he had too much control over the players. Even the offensive players had made many restrictions. They did not maximize the offensive talents of the players, and the offensive players had to bear a considerable burden Defense Mission! In the first half of the season, Scolari was a little obsessed with his own tactical philosophy. He was just urging to buy his favorite players, but did not combine Chelsea's actual situation to make good use of the Chelsea team. Existing personnel in!

Hiddink wants to use this lineup that seems to have many flaws on the offensive end to create a team that is equally good in offense and defense!

This Champions League game is Hiddink's moment to verify his achievements in Chelsea's transformation! Although this offensive tactic will not be Chelsea's main offensive routine in the future, whether this tactic can be successful can help Hiddink verify whether he can really control the team and whether he can continue to implement his coaching philosophy , Can the players continue to obey their orders and convince themselves!

The second half of the game started soon, and neither team made personnel changes during the intermission!

For Hiddink and Benitez, in the second half, they will let the team attack according to tactics!

It depends on the players on both sides, which one can seize the opportunity better!

Under the premise of continuing to do a good job in their own defense, Chelsea insists on the principle of making set kicks!

Malouda and Kalu simply pulled to the side in the second half, which is to constantly create opportunities for crosses on the offensive end. Since Drogba has been waiting for the opportunity in the penalty area, in order to restrict Drogba, and also to To prevent a clearance error and was caught by Chelsea for a second offensive opportunity, Liverpool had to send a lot of corner kicks!

Although during the intermission, Benitez warned the defense that he must give the opponent less chances of free kicks and corner kicks, but Chelsea suddenly played wide crosses, and the pressure outside the penalty area was not bad. For the stability of the defense, the Liverpool players had to release some corner kick opportunities!

This release hit Chelsea's hands!

"Only 5 minutes into the second half, Chelsea launched a fierce attack on Liverpool from the wing!"

"There is not too much tactical cooperation, just use the personal ability of Kalu or Malouda to get rid of the defender directly on the wing, and after winning the passing space, pass the ball to the penalty area immediately!"

"And if you can't get rid of it for a while, either the Chelsea midfielder will immediately pull a side pass, or simply, both full-backs will step in at the right time, and directly receive the ball and pass it 45 degrees into the penalty area!"

"Chelsea, use this monotonous but practical tactic, the opening five minutes, this is already the third corner kick!"

Although Chelsea's height has an advantage, the advantage is an advantage. After all, a football field is not a basketball field. When there is every chance of misalignment, when it can be big or small, it can easily transfer the ball to a strong point! Let the big man have the opportunity and space to give full play to his height!

It is impossible for Chelsea's height advantage to show up or be found in every round of set kicks!

After all, in such a fierce Champions League match, it is impossible for the players who have been running to control their physical functions and state perfectly for a long time!

For the Chelsea players who serve corner kicks, it would be good if they can guarantee a rough landing area. You may let the players pass every corner kick to the exact position according to the tactics!

So at this time, Liverpool's advantage of having more people in the penalty area is revealed. During Chelsea's corner kick tactics, the Liverpool players, under the emphasis of Benitez's half-time break, firmly controlled every penalty area this time. The Chelsea players inside are watching, and there are still spare manpower, go watch the area!

Liverpool used the greatest defensive investment to contain Chelsea's set-piece tactics!

Especially Ivanovic, who scored in the first half of the game, Benitez knew that he could not use his players who are good at headers, and gave up Chelsea's real headers, and could only continue to use Harvey Alonso Come and guard against him!

But Benitez can let other players, especially the players who are responsible for marking the area, when Chelsea is looking for Ivanovic, rush to help defend and win by numbers!

After all, Ivanovic is a tall full-back, and Benitez doesn't think he can be like Drogba, like those central defenders who have been fighting for headers all the time, can always guarantee his header status. Goal level!

As long as it is limited, Ivanovic's take-off should not be such a big threat!

"Malouda, corner on the right!"

"Several Chelsea players, this time standing in the middle, gathered together!"

"After the corner kick was sent, all the Chelsea players suddenly scattered in all directions, which greatly affected the follow-up of Liverpool's defenders!"

"Chelsea's corner kick tactics and the positioning of the players in the penalty area are different every time. It seems that Hiddink has made enough preparations for the set kick before the game!"

"This coach from the Netherlands is always able to use some special tactics to hit the opponent's soft. It seems that in today's game, Hiddink is going to hit the high ball all the way to the end, trying to let the players work in the air. Beat your opponent to death!"

"This time the corner kick, it seems to be looking for the front point!"

Before the corner kick, the players gather together to form a clustering tactic, which is to break the opponent's man-to-man defense, so that Liverpool's defense cannot form a system, and even the man-to-man may not be able to catch up in the first time!

It's just that this kind of position has a disadvantage for the offensive side, that is, the person who serves the corner kick can only be scheduled according to the tactics, and can only pass the ball after taking the lead. During the running process, it is impossible to judge the landing point and adjust the body, and complete the preparation for the header in a short time!

However, Chelsea is Yang Feng again!

"Yang Feng! He rushed directly to the forward position! This corner kick tactic is specially created for Yang Feng's personal ability!"

"Duit did not hesitate. When Yang Feng ran out, he followed closely. As Chelsea's best header, even though Yang Feng's body was not so strong, he was still beaten by Benitez. Consider it a big threat!"

"Leave it to the set-piece defense, and the fairly good Dirk Dirk will follow up!"

Yang Feng is running forward at his fastest speed! No way, this pass, Malouda is a little out of shape, although in order to pursue the effectiveness and threat of the pass, the flight speed of this pass is extremely fast, and it is also aimed at the forward point, but the pass The arc was not stretched, which caused the ball to be in the front position, which was a bit too forward!

According to Yang Feng's calculations, although he could barely touch this ball, but he wanted to make a decent shot, but it was still a bit of a joke!

However, hurry up and run to the position, but you can still make a good "second pass"!

"Yang Feng! Going forward with a squishy header! This ball did not choose to hit the goal directly and meaninglessly, but headed the ball towards the goal in the penalty area!"

"In the middle of the penalty area! It's Ivanovic again! In the chaos, under the marking of only Xavi Alonso, Ivanovic jumped high and headed the goal!"

"GOAL!"

"Chelsea overtook the score!"