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Chapter 289 If you have the chance, consider us, I’ll be waiting for you at Stamford Bridge!
Although Salah currently has no relationship with Liverpool, Li Ang has long been accustomed to the reality that Salah has successfully stayed at Chelsea.

But now that he saw Salah celebrating excitedly after breaking through Liverpool's goal, he still felt a little magical.

"MO, how does it feel to score at Anfield?"

After everyone finished celebrating together, Li Ang put his arm around Salah's shoulders and asked with a smile.

Salah also grinned widely. He put his hands on his chest, then opened them, making a gesture like fireworks exploding.

"It's wonderful! I felt like my mood was like fireworks exploding at the moment I scored~"

"Okay, when the opportunity comes, you can continue to run like this. If I hold the ball, I will give you priority and try to score another one of them!"

"Thank you, brother, you are really a good person..."

The two walked back intimately while communicating.

But Rogers, who was grabbing his hair on the sidelines at the moment, was worried as he looked at the unused players on the bench.

Judging from the content of the first two and 10 minutes of the game, Rogers does not have to worry about his team's offensive ability.

Although the young players on the two wings performed relatively average today, Suarez is still in very good condition.

By investing all his offensive resources around Suarez, Rogers believes that this Uruguayan striker, whose strength has reached the top of football, will still surprise him.

In terms of defense on both wings, Rogers really didn't know how to adjust to deal with Chelsea's strong attack.

When Chelsea's starting right winger was changed from De Bruyne to Salah, the overall impact of Chelsea's wings has simply reached a new level.

Chelsea's midfielder originally had the advantage, controlling the rhythm of the game and delivering the ball forward far more often than Liverpool.

After Hazard and Salah got a lot of opportunities to advance with the ball, they frequently penetrated Liverpool's wing defense.

If Liverpool plays 442 today, they can also pull the two full-backs to retreat frequently to assist the full-backs in defense.

But today they played 433, which was more offensive. Neither winger liked the 433 that returned to defense!

So the defensive pressure has to be put on the midfielder again.

Talking about Liverpool's midfielder, Emre Can likes to get involved in the offense too much. After he comes up, he often loses his position on the defensive end.

Gerrard is old, and it would be a waste of his energy and ability to have him return to defense frequently.

Therefore, it is not an option to fuck an honest man Henderson on the defensive end.

Liverpool still needs a midfielder with stable defense and some organizational skills to hold the bottom line.

It is a pity that Liverpool does not have such a defensive midfielder now.

Originally, they had it. When Lucas was not in the hospital bed last season, he was equivalent to half of this role.

He and Henderson can complement each other very well together. Liverpool's hardness and organization in the midfield and backfield are no problem.

But just four league games into the season, Lucas was injured again, so Liverpool's record plummeted.

Neither Joe Allen nor Lallana, who are now sitting on the bench, can replace Lucas' role.

Therefore, even if Rogers has a tactical method to limit Chelsea's offensive attack on both wings, but he does not have the players to implement this tactic, then he can do nothing.

After the game restarted, Rogers yelled, asking Emre Can to take care of his own defensive position first, while constantly making tactical gestures to ask Sterling and Coutinho to pay more attention to returning to defense.

This can only be regarded as a solution.

After Chelsea took the lead by taking a one-goal lead, they were not in a hurry to continue to attack Liverpool's defense.

Looking at Rogers' 433-[-]-[-] formation and players in today's starting lineup, we know that Liverpool's overall tactical play at home is still more offensive.

Now that they are falling behind again, there is no need to think about it in the second half of the game. Liverpool will inevitably choose a strong attack style of pressing forward.

Mourinho doesn't need to emphasize anything about this kind of overt tactical game.

The Chelsea players on the field consciously formed a defensive formation.

De Bruyne had only experienced playing as a defensive midfielder for about 10 minutes. Before he could recover, he was driven back to the central midfielder position by Li Ang.

With this change of formation, Chelsea came up with the bottom formation of 4231.

Well, Mourinho was still discussing with Holland on the sidelines whether to change the formation so early to defend against counterattacks.

As a result, when I turned around, I saw that the Chelsea players on the field immediately resorted to defensive counterattack tactics.

This tactical switch was so smooth that Mourinho could only feel half pleased, half helpless and shook his head with a smile.

"After the game, the media will definitely say that it was me who arranged conservative tactics before the game..."

Listening to Mourinho's self-deprecating ridicule, Holland laughed and said nothing, not caring about the media's comments.

Tactics that can win are naturally good tactics, no matter what the outside media say?

Now Chelsea's senior management and fans are on the side of the coaching staff.

After all, Mourinho led the team to win two championships as soon as he returned last season. Now Chelsea fans firmly believe that there is no coach more suitable than Mourinho to lead Chelsea and lay the foundation for a wealthy club.

In the eyes of Holland and other assistant coaches, the tactical system they worked hard to build last season is undoubtedly the most suitable for Chelsea today.

The high-pressure and crazy running tactics throughout the game can allow Chelsea to play more exciting and beautiful games.

But there is no need for Chelsea to use crazy running tactics in every game.

In the final analysis, it comes down to a question of cost-effectiveness.

If it is necessary to play against a top team, then it is appropriate to use crazy running tactics throughout the game.

This will help to raise the upper limit of Chelsea's team's ability and give Chelsea the ability to reverse the game at the last minute and force a comeback.

But when facing a team that is significantly weaker than itself and an even weaker team.

It is not a wise choice to consume more players' physical energy and use crazy running tactics to win the game.

The defensive counterattack after a successful attack is obviously more cost-effective.

Chelsea's players on the field automatically chose the anti-counterattack tactic at this moment, which also showed their recognition of this safe style of play.

For Li Ang, bringing Liverpool in to compress their offensive space, and then waiting for an opportunity to launch a quick counterattack to expand the lead early is the most correct tactical choice.

Any team that underestimates the lagging Liverpool at Anfield, knowing that they are going to attack wildly, and playing against them to give them a chance, is the real stupidity!
In the second half of the first half, Chelsea stuck to the half-court very firmly, trying to counterattack if there was an opportunity, and resolutely not pressing forward easily if not.

Liverpool did not go all out to attack Chelsea at this time.They also wanted to use conventional offensive methods to try to see if they could tear apart Chelsea's defense.

The result is obvious, Suarez is strong, but he also needs helpers.

Matic blocked the passage for Coutinho to cut in and shoot, and on the other side, Li Ang confused Sterling.

Not to mention Sterling, who has not yet figured out how to become a killer on the left side of the Premier League.

Even Sterling at his peak, with Li Ang's marking, could not even imagine getting several threatening shooting opportunities in a game!
Chelsea's defensive method of holding down Liverpool's two wingers, isolating Suarez, and letting him perform on his own was very effective.

However, in the stoppage time of the first half, Suarez still hit the far corner post of Chelsea's goal with a concealed rub shot after passing Terry.

His wonderful personal performance also scared many Chelsea fans in front of the TV into cold sweats.

Mourinho took the trouble to emphasize Suarez's ball threat in the defensive third many times during the halftime break.

Yes, Mourinho doesn't just think Suarez is a threat only in the penalty area.

He believes that his team's marking range for Suarez also needs to be further expanded.

“Searching for shots, dribbling with the ball, long shots, and even free kicks! They are all what he (Suarez) is good at. There is a reason why Liverpool fans call him an all-around attacker.

You must be more vigilant about him and try not to let him enter our defensive third zone with the ball. You must especially be wary of him taking the ball and shooting when no one is marking him!

He is like a poisonous snake, which may lie dormant for a long time, but as long as you relax your supervision of him once, he will cause harm to you..."

Mourinho's serious reminder made Chelsea's starting players even more wary of Suarez in their hearts.

As soon as the second half of the game started, Liverpool changed from the patient attack in the first half and began to attack aggressively!
This radical tactical play will undoubtedly put more pressure on Liverpool's defense.

But on the offensive end, Suarez, who did not receive much support from his teammates in the first half, was obviously more active.

Six minutes into the second half, Gerrard stepped in and held the ball. He suddenly took off from the right side of Chelsea's half just after entering the defensive third, and passed the football into the back of Chelsea's penalty area!
Thiago Silva was the first to realize something was wrong and stepped back in time to guard against Liverpool's attacking players rushing forward.

But unfortunately, the pass that Gerrard sent was not in his defense zone.

Terry, who was behind, was a little slow, and was overtaken by Suarez, who was rushing forward!
At the critical moment, it was Cech who turned the tide on Chelsea's last line of defense!

Suarez, who completed the stab, was already ready to celebrate passionately.

But Cech reacted quickly and stretched out his long arm in a short period of time, and finally touched the football that Suarez shot with his fingertips!
The football, which finally deflected in its direction, once again hit the outside of the goal post and popped out of the baseline!

Suarez, who was overjoyed and shocked, could only cover his head with both hands and stood in the Chelsea penalty area with a look of disbelief on his face, watching Terry enthusiastically bump chests with Cech in celebration!
Two goalposts!

The Anfield goalpost denied Suarez's goal twice!
And Liverpool's already increasing offensive rhythm was severely suppressed by the ruthless mockery of fate.

There is a saying in the football world that is widely recognized by fans from all walks of life.

When you have a threatening opportunity but fail to score, your team is likely to suffer a backlash.

At first glance, this sentence sounds like it contains a lot of metaphysical elements.

But if you understand it as "if the city cannot be attacked for a long time, the city will be lost", it is actually in line with scientific logic.

Suarez once again threatened to shoot, thanks to Liverpool's full-line pressure tactics.

If his shot goes in and helps Liverpool equalize the score, then the risk taken by Liverpool's defense is just a matter of probability.

These risks don't really hit Liverpool.

But his shot did not translate into a goal, and Cech's magical save boosted the morale of Chelsea's players.

So before Liverpool's tactics had time to switch, Chelsea had already seized the opportunity to launch a quick counterattack.

The interceptions of Emre Can and Gerrard in the midfield are missing, and the quick return of Morello and Johnson on the wing are missing.

Chelsea's counterattack once again hit the heart of Liverpool hard!
Hazard sent a low pass from the left wing, and Ibrahimovic in the penalty area used his heel to knock the ball towards the top of Liverpool's penalty area.

However, Li Ang, who followed up quickly, did not shoot decisively this time. He took the ball further into Liverpool's penalty area.

However, facing Mignolet who had no choice but to attack and Skrtel who was guarding him, Li Ang flicked the ball horizontally without any greed for success!
After finishing playing the ball before, Ibrahimovic basically stayed in the back of Liverpool's penalty area and didn't move much.

So after receiving another pass from Li Ang, his lazy running position happened to put him in a position where he was not offside!
After easily pushing the empty goal and scoring a goal, Ibrahimovic laughed and kept waving his fingers at Li Ang.

The Milan frontcourt brothers successfully connected again, and Thiago Silva who stayed in the backcourt also cheered!

"Leon assists Ibrahimovic to score another victory! Liverpool is hit hard again! This game is very difficult for Liverpool at home to come back..."

Zhan Jun shook his head helplessly and bitterly in the studio, while Director Zhang laughed and took over the conversation, praising Li Ang's performance today.

But scoring this goal was not the end of the game.

In the 708th minute of the second half, Li Ang once again led the ball and made a long-distance run. After passing two people, he divided the ball again and assisted Hazard to easily score the goal!
After completing the hat trick of assists, Li Ang was replaced by Mikel by Mourinho, and the game really came to an end.

Liverpool's players did not give up early. They did fight until the last second of the game, but they did not score a face-saving goal.

3-0!

A score that is not big, but not small either.

However, if placed at Anfield Stadium, it does seem a bit abrupt.

Because this is the first time in the past two seasons that Liverpool has been so powerless and completely defeated by an opponent at home.

Even though they were able to equalize the score twice in the course of the game, neutral fans who watched the game also understood that Chelsea would give up as soon as it was good.

After the final whistle sounded, Suarez lifted his jersey over his head. He was disappointed and annoyed, but he couldn't vent to anyone at the moment.

Li Ang found Suarez and exchanged jerseys with him.

After the two hugged each other goodbye, Li Ang had an inexplicable smile on his lips, while Suarez's eyes widened.

But after looking at Li Ang's back, he didn't make any strange expression, but left with the same grin.

After his teammates thanked the Liverpool fans at Anfield after the game, Suarez walked back to the dressing room.

After greeting the staff as usual, he started to do a simple rinse.

The warm water took away the sweat stains on his body.

But his mood is getting hotter and hotter...

"If you have the chance, consider us... Louis, I'm waiting for you at Stamford Bridge!"

(End of this chapter)