super storm

Chapter 740 Winning!
Substitution?

That is for sure!
Hiddink has no doubt that he should make a substitution now.

Because there is not much time left for him!
The total score was five to four. Liverpool scored four away goals. Chelsea had to score two goals in a row.

But the question is, how to change it?who to replace?
The frontcourt must not move. Malouda, Drogba and Anelka are currently Chelsea's strongest offensive combination. No matter who is replaced, it will severely damage the team's confidence and fighting spirit.

This is the case in football games. Substitution often represents a signal from the head coach. If Hiddink replaces an offensive player now, it will definitely be interpreted as conservative by the players, fans and the media, and the players on the field will lose confidence and fighting spirit.

Therefore, the players in the frontcourt cannot move, and the players in the backcourt cannot move either.

The remaining options are three midfielders, Lampard is definitely not moving, only Ballack or Essien.

The former has height, and he played well in this game, able to pass the ball, organize and get in behind. Chelsea's most threatening attack in this game came from Drogba passing the ball to Ballack in the counterattack, but in the end Reina played well and saved the ball.

Drogba's goal was accidental, and Ballack's counterattack was Chelsea's most threatening attack.

More importantly, Ballack has an absolute height advantage. Facing Liverpool, which has a weakness in defense against high balls, the German has an advantage. As for Essien, the most important thing is his defense.

This pure defensive player is quite low-key in this game, but his role in defending Yang Yang in the second half is also obvious. If he is replaced, can the team's defense be able to defend?
It can be said that, with the development of the game to the present situation, Chelsea has ceded the initiative to Liverpool step by step, and at the same time forced itself into a dilemma step by step.

No matter how you choose, there are huge risks.

Hiddink only hesitated for a moment, and finally made a decision.

Soon, the Portuguese midfielder Deco, who was sitting on the bench, stood up and quickly ran out to warm up.

After Anelka came off the bench, Deco became Chelsea's most attacking and creative player in the frontcourt.

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"Chelsea are going to make substitution adjustments."

"We saw Deco warming up on the sidelines. It should be a substitution, but we don't know who Hiddink will choose to replace?"

"The current situation is quite unfavorable for Chelsea. They must make changes as soon as possible."

"After replacing Deco, Chelsea has used two substitutions, but Benitez has not used one substitution, and the team's top center Crouch is still sitting on the bench."

"Everyone has high hopes for Crouch, thinking that he will be a key to changing Liverpool's offense in this game, but Benitez has always refrigerated Crouch, making it completely unpredictable. When will he arrange him to play."

"Taking advantage of an opportunity of a dead ball, the referee signaled for a substitution."

"Deco replaced Essien!"

"This is a very risky substitution. Chelsea, who were one goal behind Liverpool and forced to score twice in the next game, had to continue to increase their investment in the offensive end. They replaced the defensive midfielder Essien and replaced them with Deco, who is more creative and has better passing ability."

"Obviously, it's a positive signal to strengthen the frontcourt."

"And we can see that Liverpool are also actively preparing for substitutions."

"Crouch walked off the bench!"

"Is Benitez going to bring in Crouch at this time?"

"This is really a cunning fellow!"

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When Hiddink saw Crouch standing on the sidelines, his whole face became very ugly.

He knew that Benitez had been waiting for him!

This sinister and cunning Spaniard has been waiting for him to use up the second substitution. The purpose of this is to facilitate him to replace Crouch and change the situation on the field in one fell swoop.

Hiddink was helpless because he fell into Benitez's calculations.

The Liverpool players headed by Yang Yang gave Benitez the confidence to strategize, especially Yang Yang equalized the score and assisted Xavi Alonso to reverse, which gave Liverpool the advantage.

If you fall behind, you will be beaten, and if you are passive, you will be beaten.

Hiddink is facing such a situation now, and he feels that he is restrained everywhere.

Essien is off, can the line of defense of Ivanovic, Alex, Carvalho and Ashley Cole restrain Yang Yang, Crouch and Dirk?
Hiddink himself is not sure!

Especially Yang Yang, Ivanovic alone can't stop him at all!
But no matter what, Hiddink still walked to the sidelines and loudly reminded the players, signaling them to stabilize, especially the defense, they must pay attention.

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What is master-level strategizing?
Yang Yang has really seen it now!
Whether it's tactical adjustments or the timing of substitutions, Benitez firmly suppressed Hiddink, which made Chelsea lose their advantage step by step after losing the opportunity at the beginning of the game, and finally collapsed.

When Crouch stood on the sidelines, Yang Yang already had a very strong feeling that Liverpool would win this game.

The key is to be able to win a few balls!
He believes it's not just him who feels this way, but Liverpool's players feel it strongly.

Because on today's pitch, no one can stop Crouch, and as long as there is an English tall guy holding the ball in the frontcourt, Liverpool's offensive will be more threatening and more obvious.

The head coach's confidence in adjusting tactics comes from the strength and performance of the players, and the head coach's targeted tactical adjustments have brought stronger confidence to the players on the field, allowing them to perform better and better, thus forming a virtuous circle.

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Crouch replaced Benayoun.

The Israelis played well down the left and caused Ivanovic a lot of trouble.

Especially after the start of the second half, the Serbian gradually showed a sense of fatigue, obviously affected by three consecutive games, and his physical fitness began to have problems.

So after Crouch played, Benitez put the most threatening Yang Yang on the left.

Liverpool's intention is also very obvious, that is to attack Ivanovic.

Yang Yang found it very enjoyable, somewhat of a thrill of revenge, because at Anfield a week ago, it was Ivanovic who scored twice and completely drove Liverpool into hell.

And tonight, at Stamford Bridge, Liverpool will recover this account from Ivanovic.

After Deco came on the field, Lampard and Ballack were more like a late midfielder. Deco was responsible for passing and sorting out alone in front, while Liverpool decisively changed their tactics. Gerrard and Xavi Alonso moved forward, and Mascherano was alone.

This is a very targeted midfield position. More importantly, Liverpool's midfield is not only complementary, but its overall strength can almost be said to be the best in European football.

So, after the game restarted, Chelsea tried to pass the ball up the field again and again, but it was difficult to get through the midfield.

Because Chelsea's organization and planning are more in the middle, Mascherano began to play the role of his world's top midfielder, like a barrier, firmly defending in front of the team's defense.

Once the ball was obtained, Liverpool immediately divided into two wings and launched an attack from two sides.

There is always one of Arbeloa and Aurelio standing in the front and responding in the gap.

Liverpool's style of play made Chelsea very awkward and played very uncomfortable.

No.705 minutes, when Liverpool made a quick attack to the frontcourt and tried to make a breakthrough from the right side where Dirk was, Ashley Cole made a clearance and formed a penalty.

Liverpool then formed a threatening attack on the outside of Chelsea's penalty area and successfully passed the ball into the penalty area.

But Carvalho decisively defended around the front and blocked the ball before Crouch. Gerrard, Ballack, Lampard and other players pressed from the outside of the penalty area. Alex successfully passed the ball to Deco.

The Portuguese midfielder got the ball and turned around, dribbling the ball forward quickly. Under the interference of Xavi Alonso who was chasing all the way, he wanted to pass it directly to Drogba, but was intercepted by Mascherano midway.

After Mascherano steals the ball, he took two steps forward and looked up. There were people in front of him, but he quickly found the passing line because he saw Yang Yang raised his right hand and pointed to the left side of the penalty area.

As a result, the Argentine midfielder picked a pass and passed the ball to the left side of Chelsea's penalty area.

Yang Yang quickly ran over to catch the ball, and when he turned around, Ivanovic and others had already returned to their defensive positions.

Chelsea's defense is still very fast.

Yang Yang raised his right hand high, slowly waving the ball under his feet, approaching Ivanovic step by step, as if there was no Ivanovic in front of him.

The Serbs did not dare to advance at all, and retreated step by step, keeping a certain distance.

He had suffered a lot from Yang Yang, so he didn't dare to mess around again.

To deal with a player like Yang Yang, neither too close nor too far will work.

Chelsea's defense was back in position, but so was Liverpool's attacking players.

When everyone saw Yang Yang making gestures, they felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and they dared not be careless.

Ivanovic retreated again and again, and the whole person retreated into the penalty area line. He soon realized that he could no longer retreat.

Yang Yang pressed hard at every step. When he saw that Ivanovic refused to back down, he started quickly.

The Serbian defender only saw the figure in front of him flickering. Yang Yang suddenly sped up and started with full explosive power.

The front of the penalty area on the left is the most threatening area for Yang Yang to hit the goal with a curve ball.

The Serbian defender resolutely chose to block, but Yang Yang suddenly kicked the ball back with his right foot and accelerated to the bottom line.

At that moment, Yang Yang shook off Ivanovic and made a cross with his left foot before the baseline.

Crouch pushed forward tacitly, as if he was going to catch Yang Yang's pass, which scared Alex and Carvalho to follow.

But what he didn't expect was that Yang Yang's cross actually fell to the rear.

Dirk Didier moved in quickly, ahead of Ashley Cole, and beat the England left-back with a header from close range.

(End of this chapter)