The Ball at Your Feet

The footsteps of the fourth and fifth quarter finals

Updated: 2013-06-18

"Perhaps, we all overestimated Chelsea." Looking at Liverpool, which has begun to fully shrink the defense, Martin Taylor also understood the outcome in his heart. If Liverpool want to defend firmly, Chelsea, who is missing one person, will not be able to beat it anyway. He looked at the situation on the court and couldn't help but speak, "If you think about it, Chelsea's game this year... is really not dominant enough."

In the past year, Chelsea have been decimated in the league, and they have indeed earned a lot of scores. It is because of this that they are considered to be the representatives of the Premier League, the strongest team, and even the media have been crowned by various dynasties, the king of kings. Wind, domineering, power football representative and other honorary titles.

But are their results really that good?

A closer look at the results of their games against strong teams will tell you that this is not the case at all. Against Arsenal, the two games were tied. Against Liverpool, the goals in the two games were all made possible by Joe Cole's substitute. The League Cup final also relied on Gerrard's own banquet to be dragged into Canada. Time race. The FA Cup elimination can be said to be an accident, but in the Champions League, the away game against Barcelona can also be said to be due to being sent off, but the home game made the venue like a bad vegetable field and was recovered at home. Two balls. If it weren't for Terry's header from a suspected foul, they would have been eliminated even in the round of 16. In this world, is there a team full of kingly style that would say that the opponent is Ferrari, and we are a small car? Against Bayern, the advantage wins at home and loses away. If it is not based on the opponent's own goal to give a big gift, they may also be eliminated because of the few away goals. Throughout the season, except for the first game of the season against Manchester United, Manchester United was caught off guard and exchanged for three points with a home advantage. They never met a strong team. They were not good enough. I have to mention that since the Premier League, Chelsea have always had an advantage against Manchester United. Before Mourinho took over, they were not afraid of Manchester United.

It can be said that Mourinho gave Chelsea stability against weak teams, but he failed to give Chelsea the ability to play against strong enemies. Chelsea is still very poor against strong opponents.

Mourinho relied on the advantage of his own words to describe his every defeat as a conspiracy of others in the media: the league has black whistle, and the FA takes care of Manchester United. The Champions League has a black whistle and he offended the referee. English football discriminates against him because he is a grape-eyed man, and Barcelona discriminates against him because he has worked as an interpreter. All these make people unable to see the true strength of Chelsea. And relying on the effectiveness of Chelsea’s public relations, the media are enthusiastically bragging about the strength of Chelsea and the greatness of Chelsea. Chelsea’s loss is unreasonable, and Chelsea’s loss is a black whistle-they use this method to give opponents, referees, and even Putting pressure on the upper-level managers can make their games go smoothly, and when they encounter underdogs in the league, they can be as unfavorable as they are. But when it really reached the level of the Champions League semi-finals, and when it really became a matchup between the strong, the problem of Chelsea's weakness was exposed.

Mourinho has indeed turned Chelsea into a strong team, but he has never given this team a powerful force at the level of a king. He built Chelsea like a precision instrument, which looked extremely powerful and unbreakable. But the problem is that football is not a robot game. People can get sick, get injured, and may encounter various problems. It is impossible for people to play football like machines. Mourinho failed to solve these problems.

Moreover, football is not a track and field game after all. Faster, stronger and higher are indeed the pursuit of football. However, those who have a flash of wisdom and experienced offense and defense are what the real strong need when confronting each other. Obliterate all the self-thinking in the players' minds, and let them execute tactics like precision instruments without any tactical freedom and thinking time. It is always impossible.

"If the Chelsea players are not so young, maybe they can play better..."

Martin Taylor's words also have some emotions.

It is indeed a good way to turn a weak team into a strong team by relying on the tactics. But if you want to turn a strong team into a top-level team, tactics alone are not enough. In the final analysis, football games are played by people. Without suitable players, the advantages of tactics cannot be brought into play. No one can make up for the shortcomings of tactics. After all, it is impossible to reach the highest level. Milan has insisted on acquiring veterans for many years, Juventus's age group is also too old, and Real Madrid, Barcelona have always spared no effort to acquire outstanding players, don't they talk about tactics? Obviously not. Which of Bosque, Lippi, Capello, Ancelotti is not a master tactician? But why should they have all sorts of advantages for outstanding players? Isn't it because the talents of these people are the real people who can determine the outcome of the battle between the strong?

Chelsea spent 200 million, but not a single star. They have built muscle football, and rely on this set of muscle football to fight against the top European teams. This kind of thinking simply does not work.

"Fortunately, Chelsea is still young." This is the only thing Martin Taylor can say.

Yes, Chelsea is still young. One day, they will age, they will learn from experience, and they will use failures to make themselves smart. They will be the same as the old players of Milan and Juventus, cunning, intelligent, full of experience and wisdom. In the game, they will no longer rely on muscles, small means, or sophisticated tactics to compete with their opponents. They use their minds to make up for their shortcomings, and use the best choice to win glory for their team. Only at that time, Chelsea can be said to be a real team.

Liverpool, who stood opposite them, took the opposite road.

They do not have the steady performance of Chelsea in the face of underdogs. Their staffing is not good, the substitutes are not good, and the lineup thickness is not good, so that in the game, they have to consider abandoning multi-line combat and only consider playing on one front. law.

However, they chose the most difficult path. They chose to confront countless powerful enemies on the road to the Champions League. Perhaps this is being forced and helpless: because of the hopelessness of the league and the accidental FA Cup exit, they have to choose the most difficult path. However, they did not give up. They walked very **** this road, but they were very determined. They know that they have nowhere to go-if they retreat, maybe Gerrard will be from Chelsea next year. They have only one way to go. They have no chance to start all over again. Therefore, they have to learn how to face a strong team, how to fight bravely, and how to defeat the strong with the weak.

Only the most difficult adversity can allow courage and resilience to breed. Liverpool has nowhere to retreat, so they are extremely resilient. And Chelsea, they have not been forced to a situation where there is no way out.

Let Liverpool teach them a lesson, let them use the tears of failure to water them to thrive. Martin Taylor thought silently, no matter who wins, it is a victory for the Premier League, and the rise of the Premier League is unstoppable.

"The game is over, Liverpool won the game! Liverpool won the game! Liverpool entered the Champions League final! Liverpool won the tickets to the Champions League final!"

When the whistle of the end of the game blew, the whole Anfield was full of joy.

What a joy this is!

In an instant, the portraits of Shankly and Paisley fluttered high in the stands of Liverpool. The red bird was lifted high, and red ribbons were scattered around. The victory of this game, in the eyes of the Liverpool people, was as happy as winning the championship.

"This is Liverpool entering the Champions League final again after twenty years." Martin Taylor was also a little excited. "Twenty years ago, Liverpool participated in the Champions League final for the last time-the final opponent was Juventus, and the venue was Heather. After that game, English football declined... After twenty years, Liverpool returned to the Champions League final, and this also explained one thing to the whole of Europe: Liverpool is back, England is back! Back then! The Red Army that once scared all of Europe is back, and English football is not far from returning to its peak!"

At this time, Gerrard also happily jumped onto Carragher's back. The players hugged each other and expressed their gratitude frequently to Liverpool's P stand.

"I really didn't expect that we would be able to reach the Champions League final. Before the season, I thought that the goal for this season is the top four in the league, and the Champions League advancement to the knockout stage." Gerrard held Zhao Yaning close to his ear and whispered. One sentence, "Thank you, Joey. These are your credits."

"No, these are everyone's credit."

Isn't Zhao Yaning full of emotion at this time?

Last year's Champions League ~www.ltnovel.com~ He defeated Lokomotiv Moscow, Real Madrid and Chelsea all the way. At that time, it seemed to be incredible. But this year’s game, Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus, Chelsea, all are stronger than last year, and the strength of the Liverpool team is not much better than that of Monaco last year, but it is such a team, but Just won one game after another.

Whose credit is this? Zhao Yaning knew it well. Benitez worked more than ten hours a day, and each game would carry out targeted tactical arrangements. Every detail and every small problem were not overlooked. This made Liverpool come to today during the period of strong enemy circumnavigation. .

He is the brain of the team.

Who else is credited? As the captain, Gerrard did not waver in the face of twice the high salary and insisted on staying in the club. Abramovich's high salary and Chelsea's promised championship did not give him the idea of ​​leaving. The backbone of this team was injected by him.

He is the backbone of the team.

There is also Carragher. This season, he has the most attendance, not losing one league game, and the Champions League is also struggling, although he has complaints and complaints, but when the team needs him, he has never flinched.

He is the heart that beats silently.

My credit...Yes, I also have credit. We are the skeleton, flesh and blood, and weapons of this team. But to this step today, the main credit is not mine. Thanks to my teammates, for their greatness, for their dedication, only when we are together, we are Liverpool, we are a team, and we are a complete powerhouse.

Never walk alone-I finally understand what you mean.

This is the wealth and harvest of my life.