Football’s First Defender

Before the end of the game, due to the team's own mistakes, Messi seized the opportunity and scored a goal. If he was not reconciled, Yang Feng was more reconciled than anyone else.

However, since the competition is over, Yang Feng must boost everyone's morale and let everyone look forward.

After all, it's just the outcome of a game. When Liverpool return to home, they still have a chance to complete the reversal. It's far from everyone blaming themselves now and entering the stage of "throwing the pot".

After the game, Mignolet also apologized to Enrique for the disharmonious behavior on the field, and Enrique also expressed his remorse for losing the ball to other teammates.

At least so far, there is no real estrangement within Liverpool. Everyone still needs to work together to make the final effort for the league championship and the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Liverpool flew back to the British Isles non-stop after the first leg with Barcelona. They will directly repair in London and then prepare for the weekend league.

The 36th round of the Premier League, the game with the most attention, is naturally this one, the red and blue battle that may determine who can win the championship.

Chelsea, who are playing at home, are still two points behind Liverpool in the standings.

But this round of Liverpool's game, not to mention the away game, has just experienced a fierce battle with Barcelona. A few days later, there will be a drag on the second round of the game. Whether it can withstand the attack of Chelsea, who is also eager for championship honors, is unknown.

The Stamford Bridge Stadium was also full of seats in this game.

In this crucial battle that will determine whether Chelsea can win the championship, the Blues fans use their greatest enthusiasm to come to the home court and play the role of the twelfth man on the pitch.

They want to use their cheering voices to boost the morale of the home team and strive to be the last straw that crushes Liverpool.

In this battle, for Liverpool, whether to attack or defend, for Rodgers, the most important decision needs to be made.

There are three rounds left in the league and they lead by two points. If they can get out of this away game, they can retain their three-point lead.

After that, Liverpool's opponents in the two games were mid-lower teams. For Liverpool, the chances of winning a winning streak are even greater.

Although the physical fitness of Liverpool's players is the disadvantage that most restricts their performance, Chelsea's main forward, Diego Costa, will definitely miss this game due to a muscle injury, which is the biggest blessing for Liverpool before the game.

Although Costa has not had any advantage this season when facing Yang Feng, but the lack of a player who has scored the most goals for Chelsea this season is great news for liberating Yang Feng's defense.

There is no need to stick to defending Costa in this game. Yang Feng can contribute more to Liverpool's overall defense.

After getting some more information, Rogers finally chose to defend away.

Although this is a game where Chelsea need to attack and strive to win, but at the beginning of the game, Mourinho's tactical arrangements are obviously safe.

4231 standard Chelsea formation.

The combination of Matic and Mikel's double midfielders will be a huge barrier for Chelsea's central defense.

The offense is completely handed over to the midfielders, and there are two full-backs with excellent assist ability.

Remy, who replaced Costa in the starting game, urgently needs to prove that he has the ability to gain a foothold in the giants.

The three midfielders composed of Hazard, William, and Cesc Fabregas need to use passes, constantly advance, and break through with the ball, trying to tear Liverpool's defense.

Ivanovic on the right and Felipe on the left will both be Chelsea's sharp weapons to stretch the attacking space on the wing.

However, due to too many players staying in the midfield and limited offensive strength, at the beginning of the game, facing Liverpool's five-back formation again, Chelsea's offense fell directly into Liverpool's iron wall.

Mourinho, who was on the safe side, met Rogers, who wanted to be more on the safe side. Both teams did a good enough defense to make themselves invincible.

However, if Chelsea cannot win in this strong duel, then this season's league championship may really pass by.

Mourinho underestimated Liverpool's determination to grit their teeth and fight the game.

This set, the five-back lineup that had just launched an offensive and defensive battle with Barcelona, ​​​​when it reappeared on the field three days later, there was no sign of fatigue on the players' faces.

Liverpool players, with great mental perseverance, gritted their teeth, and also completed their own defense in the game.

Mourinho made a mistake. He really didn't expect that Liverpool, whose defense should not be so good, could show extremely high-quality defensive strength in two consecutive games.

Chelsea's offense stalled from the start of the game.

Relying on the small-scale passing of a few people in the frontcourt to create a murderous strategy, Liverpool's strict defense did not give a trace of space.

Compared with Costa, Remy is not even a star and a half behind. The "Faco Connection" that Chelsea has relied on most this season will naturally become invalid when Costa is away.

As for Hazard's attack, there was an interception in the front and Yang Feng's supplementary defense in the back. He also couldn't break the deadlock on his own.

Mourinho paid the price for his conservative comeback in formation. Looking at the team's offensive, it had no effect at all.

In the 30th minute of the game, Mourinho made the first substitution adjustment of the game.

Mikel was replaced with Cuadrado and continued to strengthen the team's wing attack.

However, the addition of an offensive player does not seem to change the situation of the game.

Liverpool's defense is still so impenetrable, and it does not give Chelsea too many opportunities to attack.

After all, Chelsea is not a team with enough offensive routines.

Chelsea's attack methods are actually those types, and they still need to rely more on counterattacks to score goals.

In the face of Liverpool, which has performed quite well on the defensive end recently, several of Chelsea's commonly used offensive methods have been targeted by Liverpool, making it impossible for Chelsea to create a threatening offense even at home.

In this game, Liverpool is united as one to defend a draw.

For the counterattack in the frontcourt, in order not to affect Liverpool's overall defense and avoid being caught by Chelsea to counterattack, only Sterling showed his offensive talent in the frontcourt to see if he could break through the barrier alone.

In terms of Liverpool, they did not give Chelsea space at all, and in the absence of a conventional killer like Costa, Chelsea's offense could not penetrate Liverpool's defense at all, nor could it create excellent shooting opportunities.

Long shot!

Long shot!

Still a long shot!

Tried all the ways, even Chelsea showed a passing gap in the backcourt and wanted to lure the snake out of the hole, but Liverpool's overall defense line was shrunk in their own half, and they were not fooled at all.

Except for long-range shots, Chelsea has no other way to create some threats in the game.

However, this time, Liverpool used an excellent defensive teaching to show their growth in recent years in front of Chelsea, who are also good at defense, in the away game.

Defense "wins"!

Chelsea's long-range shot was mostly blocked by Liverpool players, and Mignolet in front of the goal did not make a mistake, giving the opponent a chance.

With the whistle of the referee, Liverpool used a very utilitarian 0-0 to keep the two-point advantage in the standings and continue to occupy the initiative to win the championship.