Football’s First Defender

Perhaps at the beginning, Chelsea did know that this game at Anfield was not easy.

But what Chelsea didn't expect was that a few days ago, Liverpool, who were still facing Real Madrid away and in a very sluggish state, completed the adjustment so quickly and found the feeling of the game.

Mourinho thought of himself as the team before the game. At Anfield, even if Liverpool has a momentum bonus, there is no big problem and they can easily retreat.

Even, Mourinho has arranged many offensive tactics for Liverpool Gerrard's midfield position, just to be able to use Gerrard's side as a breakthrough. If the offense is good, he may even take a victory directly from Anfield .

A veteran should have the consciousness of a veteran.

Mourinho also likes veterans sometimes. Didn't you see that last year, he deliberately brought Eto'o, the champion of Inter Milan, to Chelsea?

This year, Mourinho will also bring Drogba back to Stamford Bridge.

Mourinho needs the experience of these veterans. In certain games, they can play their residual heat and need them to lead the young people of the team to grow rapidly.

However, Mourinho will definitely not promise the veteran's main position.

Last year's Eto'o, this year's Drogba, and even the veterans of the first period of Mu, Petr Cech and Lampard, after Mourinho returned to Chelsea, he kept cleaning out the veterans from the main lineup and replaced them. Young and Mesozoic players.

Mourinho knows that many superstar players, as they grow older, will definitely experience a precipitous decline if they persist in the main position.

According to the research done on Liverpool before the game, the two weaknesses of Gerrard and Moreno, in sports battles, focus on Gerrard's defensive area and consume all of Gerrard's physical energy.

In the set-piece tactics, keep an eye on Moreno's side to pass the ball to maximize the height advantage of the player facing Moreno.

However, what Mourinho did not expect was that Liverpool's starting lineup had changed so much before the game.

Gerrard appeared directly on the bench, and Flanagan, who had returned from injury, did not adapt much and started directly.

This is also the reason why Chelsea's offensive end was a little weak in the first half.

First, Liverpool’s frontcourt pressing made Chelsea players uncomfortable. Second, Chelsea’s own offensive tactics, without goals, can only use the players’ personal strength. Naturally, they cannot easily cross Liverpool’s defense and create opportunities.

In the second half of the game, after Mourinho's midfield rearrangement, Chelsea began to show their strength as the Premier League leader on the offensive end.

It's not that Chelsea don't have offensive strength, but that Mourinho prefers the feeling of winning the game with defense after taking the lead compared to offense to achieve a big victory.

When Chelsea began to show its full attack, it still posed a huge threat to Liverpool's defense.

Ivanovic and Azpilicueta's large-scale advances made Chelsea's offense immediately begin to become layered.

The attack of the two full-backs made Liverpool's frontcourt press, and at first it was unable to form a sufficient impact effect.

The main reason is that Chelsea does not lack excellent ball players.

Oscar and Hazard are both sharp weapons to break this kind of pressing. Their strong combination ability and breakthrough ability make them almost invincible in 1v1.

As long as the teammates can provide support so that they do not fall into the siege, then the two can strive to break through Liverpool's defense.

With Chelsea's offensive in full swing, the Liverpool players can only retreat to the half court and organize the defense in their own half court.

Although there is no frontcourt press, the running of Liverpool players has not decreased. Using unlimited running to make the team's half-court defense more indestructible.

In front of Liverpool's united defense, for a while, Chelsea had no other good offensive methods except crossing from the wing.

However, the only sure catch point in the middle, Diego Costa, was firmly watched by Yang Feng.

In the pass from the wing, Costa hit the pass, but in the end it was only under the restrictions of Yang Feng, and the ball was extremely high, without any threat.

Chelsea formed some oppressive force on the scene, but there was no good way to further threaten Liverpool's danger zone.

It's just that Mourinho was not too anxious on the sidelines, and it's not the decisive moment yet.

60 minutes, or even 70 minutes later, will be the final decisive moment. At that time, whether the Liverpool players who have been running so desperately on the field can withstand Chelsea's final offensive impact will be the decisive point of this game.

Now Chelsea players only need to constantly attack and put pressure on, not only physically, but also mentally, so that Liverpool players will have more consumption.

The game time has entered 65 minutes. Even though Liverpool are mostly young people, there are still some physical problems, and the state has begun to decline. Chelsea, under the leadership of Hazard and Oscar, further strengthened the offensive rhythm .

Oscar's horizontal pull suddenly distributed the ball to Hazard who came over from the left.

After Hazard received the ball, facing Glenn Johnson's defense in front of the penalty area line, he made a fake move, forcing Glenn Johnson to retreat to prevent Hazard's breakthrough impact.

But Hazard didn't make major adjustments directly, and just swung his legs quickly with a small amount to complete a kick.

The sudden hit tested Mignolet's defensive ability. Although he blocked it, he couldn't hug it.

Fortunately, Yang Feng was able to react very quickly. Before Costa made a supplementary shot, he fell to the ground and kicked the ball out of the baseline.

After the corner kick, Fabregas sent a floater.

The ball was sent directly outside the small penalty area at the back point.

Ivanovic headed the ball to the goal.

Costa dived to the top, finally got rid of Yang Feng's defense this time, and completed a header that hit the goal frame.

However, Mignolet reacted again and blocked the football with a single palm.

The football fell in front of the goal, and Cahill wanted to hit the ball into the goal immediately.

But Yang Feng blocked the shot with his body first.

After that, Yang Feng took the opportunity to pick the ball and cleared the ball out of the penalty area.

Chelsea's offensive began to become more and more fierce.

But Liverpool is really using their lives at this time. In order to keep the 1-0 score, they are doing their best on the defensive end.

Gerrard and Lovren appeared successively, and they were replaced by offensive players such as Sturridge and Coutinho.

Rodgers just wanted to keep the 1-0 score.

Chelsea, on the other hand, dispatched troops and even replaced Drogba, preparing to smash Liverpool's goal.

In the 85th minute of the game, Chelsea created another chance.

Ivanovic was on the left side, taking advantage of his size and strength, suddenly started to speed up on the side, and then relied on his body to fight against the advantage, forcibly creating a half body advantage, and ran over Glenn Johnson's defense.

After entering the penalty area, there was some confusion in Liverpool's defense.

Ivan directly reversed the triangle and passed the ball hard to the back point.

Drogba followed up with a direct kick.

Flanagan's block didn't stop the ball, and Mignolet leaped sideways at full strength, looking for a save.

But it seems that it may still be slow.

But someone was faster than him. Yang Feng abandoned Costa in front of the goal and got into position earlier. In front of the goal line, Yang Feng jumped up and stretched his legs, accurately blocking Drogba's kick.

Once again denied a possible Chelsea goal.

1 to 0!

Liverpool finally defended this half and won the final game.

Rogers' change, at least for now, although there are still some problems, but he has achieved a very good record.