Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 518 Utilitarian?
Chelsea always give people a feeling that the striker is almost a threat, but activating Torres has become a problem for Chelsea. From Villas-Boas to Di Matteo, to Rodgers and now Benitez, Torres has become a "nothing". A disease that can be cured by medicine.

In this kind of high-level confrontation, if one point fails to play a role or threaten, it will have a great impact on the entire offensive system.

Liverpool's side is relatively stable and excellent, and the offense is more able to show the role of teamwork.

In the 36th minute of the game, Sterling dribbled the ball from the right to Bertrand. Ramirez was a little afraid to help defend the side, for fear of insufficient protection of the center. Eriksson and Gerrard But it's watching around!
Bertrand also seemed cautious, lowering his center of gravity, ready to turn around and chase back at any time, not daring to make a steal. His attention was all on Sterling, but when Suarez took the initiative to run to meet him, Sterling took the ball A diagonal pass was made behind him, Bertrand turned around to look, and immediately sped up to grab it.

Suarez slapped the ball across the baseline in front of David Luiz.

Bertrand looked back again, and what caught his eyes was Sterling who stopped the ball before the baseline and adjusted, then sent a half-high pass!

Luiz has been brought out by Suarez, and only Terry is in the middle of the goal. Just when Terry was about to clear the ball and block the ball, a figure flew past him so fast that he was caught off guard!

Gareth Bell quickly rushed to Terry and took advantage of the opportunity to volley the ball with his left foot and hit the goal!

Due to the short distance, it was difficult for Cech to touch the football subconsciously!
The football went straight into the Chelsea goal!

Liverpool played this wave of offensive simply and neatly!
Gareth Bale turned and rushed to the sidelines, making a heart shape to the Red Army fans in the stands!
Situ Yunbing raised his fists on the sidelines and was extremely excited!
"Gareth Bale scored a goal! Liverpool's lead extended to two goals!
This is an assist from Sterling!

I think not only Bertrand was blown up today, but even Terry was blown up!

Terry's ball obviously didn't realize Gareth Bale rushing from behind him!

If he had realized, Gareth Bale would not have been given a chance, but by the time he found out, it was too late!
Liverpool's strikers scored a goal each, which laid a very big advantage for the Red Army!
Liverpool 2:0 Chelsea! "

Cheers from the Red Army fans echoed in Anfield!

Every Red Army fan is very excited, they know that if they win this game, they will be closer to the championship!
The Chelsea generals were quite distraught. Captain Terry was still boosting morale when the first goal was conceded, but now, he is very responsible for the second goal, and he can't say anything to his teammates.

Before the game restarted, all Chelsea generals were a little afraid of Liverpool's offense!

It's not that there is a problem with their defensive strategy, but that there are too many flaws!

If it's just a Bertrand, he can still take the risk to fight against Liverpool.

But if even Terry has problems, how can this be fought?
So Chelsea naturally entered a conservative state, with a shrinking formation, not daring to invest too much in offense, and at the same time strengthened their aggression in defense.

Situ Yunbing couldn't help thinking of the Bernabéu.

Mourinho at the Bernabeu.

Since his farewell to Mourinho at the Bernabeu, Mourinho has been coaching Real Madrid for the third year, but Situ Yunbing has changed to a second club faster.

Last season, Mourinho led Real Madrid to overturn the rule of Barcelona in La Liga. The team was unprecedentedly stable and united.

But no one thought that this new generation of Galaxy battleships would crash just after taking off. To catch the ghost in the team!

His coaching career at the Bernabeu is about to come to an end, because the outside world has paid attention to him and Real Madrid have shifted from sports itself to more contradictory topics. The process of catching the ghost and who the relationship with has become bad. On the verge of turmoil!
After seeing the current situation of Chelsea, the reason why Situ Yunbing thinks of Mourinho is very straightforward. If everyone finds that there is a problem with Chelsea's defense, and the beautiful football that Abramovich has pursued for many years is still a spectacle, then it is necessary to solve the defense now. question.

Perhaps no one in European football is more suitable than Mourinho, not even Situ Yunbing, because Mourinho knows Chelsea better, and it is easier to get support inside and outside Chelsea!
Originally, Mourinho returned to Stamford Bridge this summer in history. Now that he has experienced the current situation, Situ Yunbing is even less surprised that Mourinho's second entry into the palace is a matter of course.

Chelsea's strengthening of defense is effective, but it has a great impact on their offense!
Liverpool's many attacks were aborted by the opponent's tight defense and fierce confrontation. Although Gerrard had a shot that almost helped the team seal the victory, it was still wonderfully resolved by Petr Cech.

When the whistle sounded for the end of the first half, Situ Yunbing turned and walked into the player tunnel with a serious face.

He needs to think about what strategy to use in the second half of the game during the intermission.

Because after four days Liverpool will go to Turkey to challenge Fenerbahce!

The Europa League has reached the semi-finals. If Situ Yunbing has no idea about the championship, the whole world will not believe it!

Therefore, it is reasonable for Liverpool to be more pragmatic in the final sprint of this season.

Rationality finally defeated sensibility. The adjustment Situ Yunbing made during the intermission was to allow the team to launch a defensive counterattack in the second half.

Because in the first round of the Europa League semi-final, Situ Yunbing still has to bring all the main players to fight!
After the intermission, the two sides changed sides to fight again in the second half. Chelsea temporarily stood still, and Benitez couldn't make too many adjustments to the team.

The game changed from a thrilling fierce confrontation between the two teams in the first half to a relatively dull and fierce confrontation.

The two teams fought in the midfield, and even if there was an opportunity to attack, they shot cold arrows in a small area of ​​​​the frontcourt, and the effect was not very good.

As the game time passed by every minute and every second, Situ Yunbing occasionally directed the players to protect the space, and other times he watched the game with a serious expression.

Benitez made a substitution in the 63rd minute of the game. Demba Ba replaced Torres and Moses replaced Oscar.

This is going to be changed to speed shock.

Situ Yunbing also made a substitution, and Lucas came on to replace Sterling.

After the two teams completed the substitutions, the situation of the game still did not change significantly.

After the fierce confrontation in the midfield, Chelsea focused on the wing attack, but because Liverpool added an extra midfielder, they also did a good job of defending the wing.

On the other hand, Liverpool's offense is relatively free and rich, but it is limited by the low investment in offense and fails to produce the effect of tearing the opponent's defense.

In the 74th minute of the game, Gareth Bale overtook Ivanovic with a wide ball and seemed to destroy Chelsea's defense line, but after the ball went into the penalty area, he was blocked by Terry, and finally the pass was missed. .

Benitez used up the last substitution in the 80th minute of the game, Mata went off and former Red Army player Benayoun came on.

But this obviously cannot change the overall trend of the game.

Demba Ba's state is not necessarily better than Torres' state, and the change of possession after a few touches of the ball failed to make people shine.

It seems that in addition to defense, Chelsea also needs to rebuild the center position.

Situ Yunbing replaced Gareth Bell with Henderson in the 85th minute of the game, and Liverpool completely switched to a comprehensive defensive rhythm.

But Chelsea did not break the boat and launched a mad attack to make a comeback.

Although Liverpool, which has strengthened its control, did not put enough pressure on Chelsea's defense, it also achieved the effect of denying the enemy thousands of miles, which also prevented Chelsea from making waves.

Liverpool's team anthem echoed in Anfield. When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, all Liverpool shouted in unison, and the sound was earth-shattering!

Situ Yunbing turned and went to shake hands with Benitez after the game, and then applauded the Liverpool fans in the stands, thanking them for their support.

Although the second half was lackluster, the Liverpool generals still enjoyed the victory of the game.

The 8-point advantage ahead of Manchester United before the game has now become somewhat indifferent.

As long as they are on the winning track, Manchester United will not be able to shake their leading position whether they win or lose!

Situ Yunbing commented on the game in an interview after the game: "We performed better in the first half, not only compared with our opponents, but also compared with our own performance in the second half.

Because we became more pragmatic in the second half, when we were leading by two goals, we wanted to win the game absolutely, rather than risking an equalizer or being reversed to pursue a more brilliant victory. "

The reporter questioned whether Situ Yunbing's approach was too utilitarian.

Situ Yunbing shook his head with a smile and said: "Actually, there are many opinions, but the fact is that ideals cannot be eaten. I never put an attribute or style label on the team I coach. That would imprison the ball." The true strength of the team, we can win beautifully, or win ugly, because the opponents we encounter are ever-changing, this is my coaching purpose.

Just like in the past few years, European football has always been discussing which football is better between Guardiola and Mourinho, as if both of them are good enough to start a school, and each has a large number of followers behind him. Let them fight for such a false name. The result is actually predictable. No one can convince the other party, so they can only make a temporary end when they meet and fight. When Guardiola wins, people will say that his football is better. When Rinho wins, he will also get crazy praise from many people!
So since in the end it is up to each other to decide who is stronger and who is weaker, then we don't need to argue about who is more ideal and who is more utilitarian. "

(End of this chapter)