Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 531 From global to local

Today's Europa League final can easily be compared with last year's Champions League final between Hamburg and Chelsea.

Chelsea have adopted an extremely conservative strategy. Compared with the fulcrum role of Drogba last year when Chelsea's striker was stronger, this year's Chelsea is stronger in Hazard's personal dribbling breakthrough ability.

It is difficult to directly compare the strengths and weaknesses between Liverpool and Hamburg, because the characteristics of the two teams are different, and Hamburg has demonstrated creativity to the extreme!

With De Bruyne, Reus, Rakitic, Griezmann, and Giroud as the fulcrum support, last year's Hamburg under the hands of Situ Yunbing performed the offensive creativity to the pinnacle. Because Barcelona is good at controlling, Hamburg used a wave-like offensive to finally destroy Chelsea.

This year's Liverpool is obviously inferior to last year's Hamburg in terms of creativity, but it clearly wins in terms of intensity.

After the opponent adopts a conservative strategy, it becomes extremely difficult for Liverpool to penetrate Chelsea's defense with creativity, so it is a wiser way to simplify things.

In the 34th minute of the game, Gerrard received a pass from Coutinho on the right side of the frontcourt. After adjusting on the spot, he made a cross without waiting for Ashley Cole to grab it.

Cahill made a header to clear the siege in the back defense. The football landed in the front of the penalty area. Lampard took the lead and then took the header to push the ball out.

When Mata wanted to control the ball, Casemiro immediately rushed to the physical confrontation to squeeze the ball away from Mata and then passed the ball diagonally to the left of the frontcourt.

Gareth Bale directly dialed the ball in a back-to-back response to get rid of Ivanovic's behind-the-back press. When Ramires blocked, he quickly cooperated with Coutinho to hit the wall. When he hit the front of the penalty area When he was on the left side, the football that rolled in front of him was blasted out with a cold shot!
The football flew straight to the bottom right corner of the goal, and it seemed that the goal was bound to go in!
But Cech bravely swooped and saved the ball to the bottom line!
Gareth Bale looked calm, and the more he fought, the more courageous he was!
"Cech also staged a world-class save! Both goalkeepers performed brilliantly today!

But Liverpool's offensive is relatively more active and proactive, and the pressure it brings is stronger than Chelsea's!
The score has not changed yet, who can break the deadlock first? "

Benitez's face is sinking, and his targeted deployment has achieved some results today, at least relatively curbing Liverpool's midfield offensive creativity, but Liverpool is ultimately the stronger side overall. Liverpool restrained but still a little whimsical!
Situ Yunbing is calm and relaxed. He is full of confidence in the team. So far there has been no sign of bad luck, and the game is still within expectations.

In the 40th minute of the game, Eriksson dribbled the ball in the middle of the front court and then passed the ball straight to the middle of the penalty area immediately after getting rid of the angle in front of Lampard.

After Suarez retreated and responded, he tried to complete the pass and cut cooperation with Coutinho. He kicked the ball back to do it, and immediately turned around and ran forward.

Facing Ramirez's attack, Coutinho chose to swipe the ball sideways to find a passing angle, but what surprised him was that Mikel's decisive attack prevented him from getting the ball, and he subconsciously wanted to pull the ball. When he was about to turn around and get rid of it, Ramirez's uppercut intercepted the ball!
After Ramirez steals the ball, he dribbles forward quickly. Gareth Bale immediately chases back, but Ramirez realizes that Eriksson is coming to steal the ball and decisively passes the ball diagonally. Circle middle road area.

Lampard stepped forward and then followed up to advance the offensive. When Casemiro was about to intercept, Lampard did not procrastinate, and sent the ball to the left in front of the penalty area with a precise diagonal pass on the ground!

Hazard made an inward cut and touched the ball quickly!

The pressure on Liverpool's defense suddenly rose!
Skrtel and Johnson stepped forward to pinch Hazard, and they must intercept the ball at his feet immediately. Even if a steal cannot be formed, fouling is also a way.

However, Hazard did not idle at his feet. He pushed the ball straight into the left rib space of the penalty area and then continued to move towards the middle of the penalty area.

Benatia defended against Torres, who slanted behind Skrtel to meet Hazard's pass. When Benatia paid attention to blocking Torres' shooting line, Torres turned half-turned directly when he touched the ball. Turn around and hit the ball back to the middle!
When Benatia turned around again, Hazard had already killed it!
Although the cooperation with Hazard and Torres this time is simple, it is not difficult at all!
Hazard almost volleyed the ball from the penalty spot!

The football is like a shooting star across the night sky, hanging straight to the upper right corner of the goal!

Ter Stegen's save was powerless!

After breaking the goal, Hazard cheered and rushed to the sidelines to celebrate!
There were overwhelming cheers at the Amsterdam Arena, and the Blues fans were extremely excited, cheering for Hazard's goal!

Even Benitez couldn't help turning around, making a fist and swinging hard.

"Hazard! Chelsea boy Hazard blasts the ball into Liverpool's goal!

This is an assist from Torres!

Today, the Blues and Chelsea really played a very high level of tactics. They defended tightly, waited patiently for opportunities, and counterattacked efficiently.

Hehe, new Premier League champions Liverpool are in big trouble!

They were winning on the field and not scoring, and now they are one goal behind in this final. I think it will be difficult for them to equalize before the end of the first half.

What will Situ Yunbing do?Will he lose the final for the first time? "

Situ Yunbing didn't change his face, but he was really a bit grumpy with Chelsea's style of play.

Because of this style of play, he often uses it when he coaches Monaco, Hamburg, and Liverpool. Especially in the early stage of coaching, he tightens the fence and sorts out the offensive and defensive transitions. As long as the opponent makes a mistake in the offensive organization, it will immediately be a wave. Quickly counterattack soldiers approaching the city, do not need a mighty big battle, two or three people pass and cut and cooperate to solve the battle.

If he can use it, why can't others?

of course can!

And Chelsea is also a master of this.

If Chelsea had Hazard in the Champions League final last year, it would be hard to say whether Hamburg could win the championship.

Liverpool's long-range shooting style was not very effective, and it seemed that a more direct change was needed at half-time.

There is not much time left until the end of the first half. Gerrard boosted the morale of the team before the kick-off. With the captain, the morale of the army is naturally stable.

Liverpool still attacked Chelsea's defense step by step, but before the end of the first half, only Coutinho's long-range shot was quite threatening, and then the first half ended.

Back in the locker room, Situ Yunbing made intensive tactical adjustments.

From a high-level tactical play to a fuss about local details.

The Liverpool generals listened carefully, and after clearly understanding the tactical adjustment, Situ Yunbing cheered the team up again.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Chelsea defended more firmly. Mata's position was slightly withdrawn to help defend the center or return to the full-back position. They are now afraid of the explosion of Liverpool's star personal ability. Reis Bale, or Suarez came to a wave of tricks and destroyed their defense.

But after Liverpool came up in the second half, they obviously started to attack the right!
Ashley Cole's defense against Gerrard alone is half a catty. As long as the two are not confronting one-on-one, Gerrard has a slight advantage because he is more flexible. If Gerrard wants to break through, basically there is nothing to do.

Ashley Cole has rich experience. Although his speed and explosive power have declined, Gerrard does not have the ability to overpower.

But in the second half, when Glenn Johnson rushed up to assist, Ashley Cole looked very embarrassed from beginning to end.

In the 51st minute of the game, when Gerrard received a pass from Casemiro on the right side of the front court, Mikel immediately moved to his side to help defend, and Gerrard knocked the ball back diagonally to Glenn Johnson, who came in from the back, pushed forward quickly close to the side. Mikel didn't dare to pounce too hard, and Ashley Cole was afraid that Gerrard would take advantage of the space in his ribs. Dare to over pull the side to block Glenn Johnson.

Benitez frowned slightly from the sidelines. Liverpool's attack on the right is so aggressive, aren't they afraid of Hazard?
Regardless of the sharp increase in the pressure on Chelsea's defense, Hazard is actually quite excited in the frontcourt. As long as Liverpool's offense is frustrated, then he has a good chance to counterattack!
The ball was cleared with a header from David Luiz in front of goal when Glenn Johnson went down and kicked in a cross.

At the front of the penalty area, Lampard half-turned and volleyed the ball to the left of the frontcourt, obviously looking for Hazard!

But when Hazard was about to stop the ball with his chest, Skrtel came over and squeezed him away. In terms of physical confrontation, he was obviously not Skrtel's opponent.

Skrtel headed the ball precisely where Casemiro was.

Liverpool's offense strikes again!

Benitez suddenly realized on the sidelines, and looked at Situ Yunbing with his hands in his pockets and his head held high in surprise.

Is this a trap?

How could Situ Yunbing not know that if Glenn Johnson made an assist, Hazard would almost be at home on the left side of the frontcourt?
It's just that since he wants it and Chelsea can see it, then Liverpool will definitely make plans early.

In fact, before Lampard made a long pass just now, Liverpool's midfield defense position was obviously biased towards the center and right, in order to block the opponent from contacting Hazard when passing from the ground in the counterattack.

But if it is a long pass, it would be too whimsical to instigate a threatening offensive with a long pass in this level of confrontation!
While Liverpool is strengthening the right, it is also blinding Chelsea's rationality, allowing them to see opportunities on the left of the front field, and then fall into Liverpool's defensive trap!

(End of this chapter)