This player is not professional

Chapter 334
Liverpool also knew very well that they knew enough about Mourinho, so Liverpool also stepped up their offensive, hoping to equalize the score as soon as possible and bring the game back to the same starting line.

In the 206th minute, Lin Yi sent an overhead pass outside the penalty area. Royce successfully countered offside and received Lin Yi's pass in the ribs of the penalty area.Then he turned around and volleyed, this time the shot was too straight, and Begovic hugged him directly.

In the 209th minute, Henderson used his speed to dribble the ball from the left and suddenly cut inside. Then he shot a long shot from the front of the penalty area, but it missed the goal...

Chelsea took full advantage of Liverpool's opportunity to strengthen their attack and counterattack. This is the offensive routine that Mourinho is good at.

In the 301st minute, William used his speed to get rid of Johnson on the wing and passed from the bottom. Traore received the ball in the middle and turned around to shoot. The football flew against the crossbar and flew out of the baseline.

In the 304th minute, Chelsea intercepted Henderson's pass to Lin Yi in the backcourt, and then launched a counterattack. Pedro dribbled the ball through the half at high speed and then passed the football directly to Trao who was on the right. thunder.

Traore, who scored a goal, was very active in this game and always appeared in the right position.

After Traore received the ball, he shot into the far corner of the penalty area and the football missed the baseline...

Faced with Chelsea's counterattack, Liverpool did not show any hesitation. They did not shrink and solidify their defense just because Chelsea's counterattack was sharp. Lin Yi's solution on the court was to continue attacking and use more violent attacks. attack to suppress Chelsea's counterattack.He led Liverpool to launch wave after wave of attacks towards Chelsea's goal.

In the 308th minute, Royce passed the football to Lin Yi. Lin Yi caught the ball in the middle and tried to take a long shot. Cahill jumped up and turned his back, intending to use his body to block Lin Yi's kick. Long shot.

It turned out that Lin Yi was just a fake move. After his right foot landed, he didn't shoot. Instead, he sent a through ball and passed the football into the penalty area!Firmino cleverly stepped in, received the football and kicked the ball!

Begovic made a save, but it didn't work because the ball was knocked to the ground by another central defender, Gary Cahill, and blocked the bottom line with his legs...

Liverpool performed very aggressively in this game. In the first 2 minutes of the game, they created a threatening shot. Up to now, whether it is the number of shots or the number of shots within the goal frame, Liverpool has more.Not to mention ball possession, Liverpool has an absolute advantage.

This was even when Liverpool conceded a goal...

"There is not much time left in the first half, and it seems difficult to change the score... In response to the situation shown in the first half, I think the two head coaches will definitely respond accordingly during the halftime break. Let’s adjust the arrangements..."

When the CCTV commentator said this, the game time displayed on the TV screen was 44 minutes and 25 seconds.

Just before he said these words, the fourth official raised the injury time sign on the sidelines. Except for the conflict between Henderson and Cahill at the beginning, the first half went smoothly, so the injury time was There is only 1 minute of stoppage time.

What can you do with one minute and 35 seconds left?

Even if Liverpool is attacking with the ball at this time.

Lin Yi received the ball in front of the penalty area, but his back was facing the direction of the attack... At this moment, Lin Yi suddenly used his heel to pass the football into the penalty area behind him!

He wants to pass the ball to Firmino.

Cahill had been wary of this for a long time. They had studied Lin Yi before the game... so they stretched out their feet and blocked the football.

The football that rolled out was caught by Salah.Liverpool controlled the second point, just like grabbing an offensive rebound, and could continue to organize the offense.Because there was not much time left in the first half, most Chelsea players returned to the 30-meter area to help defend. They also felt how fierce and crazy Liverpool's offense was in the first half, and they did not want it to end in the first half. When Liverpool equalized...

At this time, Lin Yi had retreated and was about 30 meters away from the goal.He adjusted his direction so that he was facing the goal.

Salah passed the ball to him.

Lin Yi used his left foot to step on the football passed by Salah, and then without taking a run-up, he directly raised his right foot and shot towards the football!
This shot was really sudden, because there was no intention of running up. Lin Yi just swung his foot on the spot, without any warning before shooting!

"Lin Yi shoots——!" the TV commentator shouted excitedly.

Lin Yi's kick was aimed at the back corner of the goal, and Begovic also moved his feet, preparing to save.As a result, the football flew midway but hit the calf of Matic who jumped to defend, causing a line change and refraction!
The football went to the near corner instead!

Ruined!
Many Chelsea fans and some Chelsea players saw this scene and had such an idea in their minds.

Matic's heart was even more chilled - if this goal had been scored, it would have been his fault...

Firmino even raised his arms impatiently, ready to cheer for the goal.

But at this moment, Begovic pounced from behind the crowd. He should have gone to the far corner but instead pounced to the near corner!
Then he poked the football away with his fingertips!
The football deflected and flew out of the baseline!
"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!" the on-site commentator raised his arms and shouted. "Begovic! Begovic! He is the moving wall that makes it difficult for Liverpool to overcome!!"

Begovic, who made an incredible save, rolled forward after landing, jumped up from the ground in a graceful manner, and waved his fists vigorously.

His teammates rushed up to hug and high-five him, thanking Begovic for the crucial save just now.

When most people gave up and felt it was impossible to save, Begovic played the role of God.

"Begovic! He deflected Lin Yi's shot! He saved Chelsea's goal again!"

Chinese fans in front of the TV and on the Internet were also frightened by Begovic's save. "Oh no! Who is the protagonist?"

"Damn it, can you save this ball?!"

"Liverpool is still one goal behind in this game. If Mourinho deliberately throws a bus in the second half, what will Liverpool do..."

Firmino's raised hands finally clasped on his own head, and the ball could have been saved. He began to not believe in science.

Lin Yi was also sorry, but he was not as exaggerated as Firmino showed.

The next Liverpool corner kick did not pose any threat to the goal guarded by Begovic. In order to prevent Chelsea from counterattacking, Liverpool's corner kick was not sent directly to the goal, but was played as a tactical corner kick.

Royce kicked the football to Lin Yi, who came up to meet him. Lin Yi led the team to pass the ball around, but could not find any better opportunities or openings.

The first half ended quickly, the score was 1:0, Chelsea took the lead.

During the halftime break, the assistant coach took the substitute players to stay on the court to warm up and prepare for possible appearances in the second half.

Klopp returned to the dressing room alone.

He was the last one to return to the locker room. After walking in, he closed the door and directly called Lin Yi's name: "Lin Yi, I want to hear your explanation of the first half."

These words stunned the other players in the locker room - is the head coach planning to launch an attack?

Although the score was behind in the first half and it was not recovered by the end of the half, everyone still worked very hard and always created a threat to Chelsea.

The biggest hero here is Lin Yi. Everyone was moved by Lin Yi to attack the Chelsea goal and charge him.Not only did he create many opportunities for his teammates, he also had several shots that threatened the Chelsea goal. If Begovic's performance was not so good, let alone equalizing the score, it would be possible for Liverpool to end the first half with a lead. .

Everyone can see this performance clearly. The head coach can't see it, right?

There is no need to question Lin Yi...

Klopp stared at Lin Yi and said: "In the first half, you chose more through balls, which led to a faster offensive rhythm. I want to hear, why did you choose this approach in the first half against Chelsea? "

Then he waved to the other players: "Don't be nervous, I don't want to get angry."

Lin Yi stood up and said: "It's very simple, I think we need to speed up against Chelsea."

"Yeah, let's talk about it in detail." Klopp leaned against the door, folding his hands on his chest as if listening.

"Mourinho's team is good at defensive counterattacks. They have the conditions to play defensive counterattacks. If we pass the ball back and forth as usual and patiently look for opportunities, I think we will compress the opponent into a monolith. , this will help them defend against counterattacks. First, forcing them to shrink their defense, the space left for us will become smaller and smaller. At the same time, we will continue to make mistakes in the frontcourt, which will also leave a lot of space in the backcourt. , exploited by Chelsea."

Klopp nodded without interrupting.

The other players in the locker room were also listening attentively. They knew that Lin Yi was unique in game analysis, and they all understood why the head coach asked Lin Yi to explain by name. This would definitely be able to Help the team beat Chelsea.

"So I think if we speed up the attack speed and rhythm, on the one hand we can get more offensive opportunities, and on the other hand we won't leave Chelsea with a chance to solidify their defense so easily, so that we can get as close to their defense as possible. In the core area, we can create shooting opportunities. The third reason is that we can win quickly in the frontcourt and avoid investing more troops in the future, which will lead to an empty defense and allow the opponent to seize the opportunity to hit us behind. So I We consciously sped up the attack in the half and used more direct passes in order to create more shooting opportunities. Against Chelsea, we cannot simply pursue success rate, but must use more attacks to confuse and drown them. them."

Some of the team members looked at Lin Yi with admiration - they may not all understand these truths.Even if you understand everything, you may not be able to explain it as clearly and logically as Lin Yi did.

Many professional players do not have high academic qualifications and have devoted themselves to professional football at a young age. Even if cultural classes are arranged, they will not take them seriously.There are too many players who can’t even understand their contracts and listen completely to their agents. There are also players who can only write their own names and become money-making tools for their families and agents... For example, the talented player Jose from Sevilla in Spain Antonio Reyes, he has outstanding football talent, so he almost never went to school because his parents did not realize that children need to go to school. After they saw the football talent in Reyes, their only goal Just train him into a professional player to make money.Reyes officially dropped out of school when he was 14 years old - even before that, he had not been to school a few times at all, could even fail physical education classes, could barely read, let alone write, the only thing he could do was write. Maybe it's his own name. If it wasn't needed to sign a contract, he might not even know this...

Of course, this does not mean that all Liverpool players are like this. Reyes is an extreme example, but it can also illustrate the general situation of the huge group of professional players and the even larger group of teenagers who are working hard to become professional players. Condition.

Besides, in terms of eloquence, they are definitely not as good as Lin Yi.

All success in this world is not an accident.

Klopp also affirmed Lin Yi's judgment: "You are right, so we need more shots and more threats to their goal. We cannot shrink our defense like Chelsea and then counterattack. Because we Now behind. So in the second half we have to continue to play at the same pace as the first half. Mourinho's Chelsea are known for their fast counterattacks. Our speed is not exactly the same as theirs, but we are faster than them!"

In the Chelsea dressing room, although they were leading the way, Mourinho was not satisfied.Because the team gave Liverpool too many shooting opportunities in the first half.

"You are just giving gifts!" Mourinho criticized his players mercilessly, speaking in a strong tone. "Look at how many shooting opportunities you gave the opponent in the first half? If it weren't for Begovic, we would have fallen behind! If this continues in the second half, I don't think we can hold on to this one-goal lead!"

"We need to be more solid defensively in the second half and put more restrictions on Lin Yi. If we can get close, we can get close. If it doesn't work, we can foul. Don't let him continue to shoot and pass in front of our penalty area unscrupulously! Be tougher on him. ! Don’t be afraid of taking cards. Until now, none of you have taken cards. To deal with Lin Yi, this is simply unbelievable!"

The key to Liverpool is Lin Yi.Mourinho believed that the reason why Liverpool performed so well in the first half was because his restrictions on Lin Yi were not tight enough.

(End of this chapter)