Football’s First Defender

Originally, in Hiddink's original substitution plan, the use of Anelka was intended to be used to replace Drogba at the last moment of the game, so that Chelsea can continue to strengthen the counterattack speed!

But if Anelka is replaced at this stage, the corresponding tactics will naturally need to be changed. When Hiddink replaced Anelka, he asked him to tell the other players that he would directly change to the previous 442 formation and let Malouda Recycle a little bit, give Drogba and Anelka enough space in the penalty area!

Now that Liverpool have found an unconventional style of play, for Hiddink, in the last 10 minutes of the first half, he can only bite the bullet and try the 442 formation, and then see the effect. Take a break to decide if any other adjustments need to be made!

Fortunately, the Chelsea players, who got the offensive initiative from the head coach, changed their previous game state and started to run more actively to build a mobile defense line in Liverpool's half!

And the Chelsea players' sudden high-post press in the frontcourt immediately showed results!

Liverpool's players have not come out of the previous game state. When scheduling in the midfield and passing the ball, facing the sudden defensive pressure, the ball seems a bit procrastinated!

"Malouda! Steal the ball!"

"Lucas was too hesitant to play the ball just now!"

"Facing Ballack's defense, Lucas struggled with the ball for a long time. In the end, he really had no chance to get rid of Ballack. He passed the ball to Aveiroa on the right like a dumping pan. Luda relied directly on his explosive power, got up to speed, and broke the pass!"

"Malouda counterattacked directly on the spot!"

"Chance for Chelsea!"

"beep--"

For Aveiroa, the first thought was that that bastard Lucas came to trick him again! The second time he reacted, he must not allow Malouda to easily break through his defense zone!

He knew that Chelsea now had two world-class shooters in front, and Malouda must not be allowed to connect with them in the dangerous area! I would rather foul than kill this counterattack in the bud!

"Abeloa, directly grabbed Malouda's arm with his hands, preventing him from fully accelerating, and pulled Malouda to a stop with all his might!"

"The referee saw that Malouda didn't get up to speed at the end, so he stopped the game directly, and a yellow card was given to Arveiroa who had just committed a tactical foul!"

"A free kick about 40 meters from the goal!"

"The angle is almost the same as the threatening free kick that Lampard completed before, but the distance is a few meters farther!"

"Lampard is still standing in front of the ball, and the magic lamp will take the penalty!"

"Will you continue to choose to hit the goal directly? The free kicks of the two teams in this game are quite high!"

Although Lampard really wanted to be the hero of the team, the distance of this ball, although it was only a few meters longer than the previous free kick, was indeed beyond his range!

It's not that he can't play, but because the ball is threatening, he can only choose to shoot vigorously, and use the speed of the ball to make up for the long distance and leave enough reaction time for the goalkeeper!

It's just that such a long distance has already exceeded Lampard's own control of the ball. In this case, in order to pursue speed, the ball will most likely fly out directly!

In the end, Lampard still chose to seek stability. Anyway, his team should still have the advantage in the competition for high points!

"Lampard! Run! A long pass!"

"This ball! Passed to the right edge of the small penalty area!"

"Chelsea players swarmed up from the right side of the penalty area, and the Liverpool players who defended them rushed to the landing point!"

"Yang Feng!"

"After the run-up, jump high!"

"But it was Zenit's old teammate Skrtel who was marking him!"

"Skrtel also took off and had a confrontation with Yang Feng in the air!"

Skrtel really knows Yang Feng too well. After all, the two have partnered together for more than a year. He knows the horror of Yang Feng. Simply heading the ball without anyone interfering, Yang Feng is almost like a Robots are average, never making mistakes, always in the most reasonable position, at the highest point of take-off, in the most comfortable position, hitting the football, hitting the goal, or passing the ball, and the control ability is excellent!

However, if a physical confrontation is imposed on him during this process, it will be like an artificial intelligence that strictly executes the program, and suddenly encounters a change in the external environment, which will naturally destroy the original running track!

Skrtel didn't think he would be able to compete for the header, but he must give Yang Feng maximum interference within a reasonable range of physical confrontation!

During the previous Zenit period, under the interference of strong physical confrontation, Yang Feng's control ability will drop a lot. Even if he hits the ball, he can't perfectly control the direction of the ball as usual!

"Yang Feng, in the confrontation in the air, he suffered some disadvantages and lost his balance, but he still hit the ball! He pushed the ball back to the goal! In front of the goal, Drogba and Anelka are both there!"

"What?" Skrtel couldn't believe it, he had already bumped into Yang Feng, how could Yang Feng still be able to win the header and hit such a beautiful header relay!

In fact, for Yang Feng himself, with the increase of competition experience, in many situations where physical confrontation is inevitable, Yang Feng will not choose to avoid it like when he first entered the professional competition, but will face it bravely!

During the game, when there is no physical confrontation, Yang Feng still chooses to be in the most reasonable position, and when he can reach the highest point, he can hit the football steadily!

But in this kind of situation, when the opponent's header in the penalty area competes for the top, Yang Feng doesn't think that the opponent player will give him enough space to take off gracefully, so Yang Feng has already prepared!

He even made enough advances to ensure that he could still reach the football when he was hit by an opponent!

Under Chelsea's more regular training this season, Yang Feng's technical ability in the central defender position has actually grown very fast, and the use of his body has also become more mature with the help of many defensive coaches! It has also become more able to withstand body impact in the air!

Of course, this kind of collision is a reasonable collision! After all, my primary goal is still to hit the football. To ensure possession of the ball, even Yang Feng cannot leave too much room. If he puts too much, the ball may be directly hit by the opponent!

This time, Yang Feng managed to hit the football! I just hope that my teammates can catch my pass in front of the penalty area!

"Oh! When Anelka was rushing forward, the inertia was too great, and he rushed past!"

"Drogba at the back! Swinging his legs to shoot!"

"But Liverpool goalkeeper Reina has also reacted at this time, leapfrogged, and rushed forward, holding the rebound ball that was dropped by Yang Fengding with both hands!"

"Chelsea, the situation of two ghosts hitting the goal did not form a shot, but was suddenly shot out by the Liverpool goalkeeper and took the football!"

"Liverpool immediately organized a counterattack!"

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Towards the end of the first half, after changing tactics, Chelsea obviously began to regain control of the initiative on the field. Ivanovic made a breakthrough on the right and was directly brought down by the opponent, winning another free kick for Chelsea. Ball Chance!

A free kick close to the right touchline, far from the goal!

Chelsea, who desperately need to score goals now, can't wait to take advantage of every set-piece opportunity to use their superior high-altitude ball ability. All good headers are gathered in Liverpool's penalty area again!

"Ashley Cole took the free kick and Chelsea's players lined up near the Liverpool penalty area line!"

"Ashley Cole! This time with a long pass, I'm still looking for the back position!"

"The ball flew to the rear point near the small penalty area!"

"Yang Feng! It's Yang Feng again!"

With Drogba naturally being taken care of by the defense, and Ivanovic also being heavily marked in this game because of his superb performance in the last game, Yang Feng naturally became one of Chelsea's main attack points in set kicks. one!

In most games, Yang Feng is willing to grab the position of the front point, because in the front point, in the limited reaction time and the short time to make actions, Yang Feng can use his judgment on the ball's landing point Play to the best strength, make the fastest reaction in the shortest time, and take the lead in taking action compared to the defense!

However, this does not mean that Yang Feng does not have the ability to head the ball in a more threatening position. You must know that Chelsea is a club that attaches great importance to the participation of defenders in the attack. His slightly thin body tells him how to exert strength, how to get stuck, and how to fight to ensure his survivability in the penalty area!

"Header!"

"A parabola was ejected! From the left side of the goal! It flew to the upper right corner of the goal at the back point!"

"Crossed Reina's defensive range! Can you enter?"

After Yang Feng completed the header and successfully ejected a parabola towards the goal, his body also fell back in the air!

But Yang Feng was staring at his header!

"How I wish there was a gust of wind to blow this ball in!"

Others are still looking to see if the ball can go in, but Yang Feng already knows that the ball really can't go in! It's just a little short, if the angle can be changed a little bit, the goal may be scored, but there is no if!

"No goal! The ball hit the junction of the crossbar and the goal post, and then it was cleared by Liverpool players, corner kick!"

"It's such a pity! Yang Feng's header was almost a goal! A little bit of force, or a little bit of direction, the goal could have gone straight in!"

"Chelsea's offense for a period of time, in the free kick tactics, has been looking for the high point of Yang Feng. Yang Feng has also successfully grabbed the spot. Every pass and every shot are quite threatening, but Chelsea just don't have the luck to score goals!"

"Chelsea's corner kick! Still looking for Yang Feng this time?"

"Yang Feng in the penalty area is fighting desperately against Skrtel, who is defending him!"

"However, the ball was squeezed away by Skrtel, who has better physical confrontation ability, and Yang Feng was directly pushed out with a header!"

Liverpool's high-altitude ball defense will definitely determine whether they can limit Chelsea's attack at home!