Chapter 1015： .1015 pressure

After Liverpool's 5 wins in the Champions League group stage and locked the group's top spot to advance to the Champions League, the outside world gradually began to think that Liverpool's performance this season was stronger because they took the Champions League into account!

But at the same time, there are voices that the Champions League is likely to affect Liverpool's competition with Manchester City in the second half of the season!

Over the weekend, Liverpool will usher in the first group civil war with Chelsea, and Liverpool have the home advantage.

In the pre-match press conference, Situ Yunbing was not surprised by the decline in Chelsea's performance this season.

"Last season Chelsea did not have to deal with in the Champions League, and this season they have to play in the Champions League. This is the main reason for their performance gap. At the same time, because they did not upgrade, you can hardly find their better than last season. , In any case, you can't see it!"

About the contradiction between him and Conte?

Situ Yunbing smiled and shook his head, and said: "I don't think there is a contradiction between us. I don't like many things, but it doesn't mean I must hate it. Most of the time, I just don't like Chelsea's conservativeness. Once I was almost moved by the grand dream of the Chelsea boss!

But in the past few years, Chelsea has not shown a beautiful football!

My attitude towards conservative football has always been clear. For those strong teams but firmly adopting conservative tactics, there is no sympathy for their failures.

As an Italian coach, Conte may have been influenced by his tactical style. I don't appreciate his football, but it does not mean that I am in conflict with him. "

Finally, when asked whether Chelsea still have a chance to participate in the championship this season, Situ Yunbing said indifferently: "I don't know and don't care, just like I don't care which team will win fourth in the league or which ball. The team will succeed in relegation again."

Situ Yunbing has absolute confidence and defiance. His goal has always been to compete for the championship. He naturally does not care about the goals and pursuits of other teams. Anyway, it will not affect Liverpool's championship.

This league is the finale of this round, and other games start first.

Tottenham drew with West Brom and lost points.

Manchester United scored 3 points in a small win over Brighton at home.

Arsenal also beat Burnley with a goal away.

Manchester City won Huddersfield in a 2:1 away game.

It seems that the pressure is on the shoulders of Liverpool and Chelsea at the same time.

If Chelsea are fighting for four, they have fallen behind Manchester United by 4 points, while Liverpool are 3 points behind Manchester City.

On the day of the match, the Red Army fans flocking to the Anfield Stadium were discussing whether Mbappe could continue to score!

The Anfield stadium is so loud, Chelsea fans have been unable to understand what happened to the team over the years. One season was bad, and the season suddenly became stronger. Such repetition is really testing their patience and causing them to torture. Among.

The starters of the two teams came on stage, and Situ Yunbing was still sitting on the coach's bench. It seemed that he did not feel pressure because his opponent was Chelsea.

"Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the final match of the 13th round of the Premier League. Defending champion Liverpool will play at home at Anfield against Chelsea, runner-up last season!

It is well known that Liverpool and Manchester City are the two teams with the strongest performance this season, while Chelsea’s performance has declined compared to last season. Although the season has just passed 1/3 stage, if Chelsea wants to maintain the hope of the championship, then From now on they must work hard to win as much as possible, and continue to win!

This round of Manchester City and Manchester United's victories put pressure on Liverpool and Chelsea respectively. It can be said that the two teams most hope that the result of this game is a tie!

Then Manchester City will dominate the top!

Let's look at the starting lineups of the two teams.

Liverpool started 433 at home.

Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.

Defenders: Arnold, Van Dijk, Coulibaly, Robertson.

Midfielder: Casemiro, Eriksson, Kanter.

Forwards: Mbappé, Lewandowski, Gareth Bale.

Mbappe has scored 12 consecutive rounds of Premier League matches. He is now the record holder of consecutive goals in the Premier League. Whether he can continue to set his own record today will be the focus of many fans.

Chelsea start today 352.

Goalkeeper: Courtois.

Defenders: Ivanovic, Christensen, Cahill.

Midfielder: Zampa Costa, Delinwater, Fabregas, Bakayoko, Marcos Alonso.

Forwards: Morata, Hazard.

Conte posed a 352 formation in this game. I don’t know if this style of play can effectively withstand the attack from Liverpool. At the same time, their counterattack can almost only rely on Hazard and Morata, William’s. Being absent will have a big impact on them, otherwise they will have a stronger impact on the wing.

The game will start right away, let's take a look at the performance of the two teams today! "

With the referee's whistle, the game officially kicked off.

Liverpool took the lead in the kick-off, and while the midfield was quickly transferred and transferred, Liverpool's formation began to press forward. Although Chelsea is nominally 352, it must be 532 on defense.

The two wing players retreated to the full-back position.

Liverpool's full-back assist came to the center zone. Robertson responded with the ball from the left to push the offensive. When he saw Dlingwater assisting the flank, he quickly knocked the ball back diagonally to Kanter, who sent a straight pass. ball.

Lewandowski voluntarily came to the left side of the penalty area to take the initiative, and kicked the ball back in front of Ivanovic. Eriksson followed up and knocked the ball to the right before Fabregas blocked it. side.

Casemiro swiftly followed up and took a step forward and kicked the ball!

Knock the mountain and shake the tiger at the beginning!

The football went straight to the upper right position of the goal center. The goalkeeper Courtois made a wonderful save. After the ball was shot in the air, he waited for the football to bounce and hugged the ball forward, without giving Mbappé a chance to shoot.

"Casemiro's long-range shot failed to test Courtois. It looks like the Belgian goalkeeper is in very good shape today.

However, Bakayoko's defensive appearance just now is a bit worrying about his performance today. "

Chelsea quickly launched a fast attack and counterattack. Fabregas started a long pass from the backcourt to find Hazard on the left side of the frontcourt. The latter encountered Arnold's pressure after stopping the ball. He quickly dialed the ball and walked inside after getting rid of it. Cut the line, Kanter rushed to intercept him for the second time, Hazard immediately played the ball to find Morata in the middle.

When the Spanish center played the ball under Van Dijk's defensive pressure and wanted to return the ball to Hazard, the football he passed was intercepted by Kanter.

Kanter's defense is in place and Morata's passing angle is not very good.

After Liverpool intercepted the ball in the backcourt and quickly launched another attack on the frontcourt, Casemiro and Eriksson passed the ball in the center zone, and Chelsea set up a tight defensive position.

This static defense seems impervious, but the key lies in the player's personal performance!

If a player does not perform well, it is easy to cause a flaw in the zone defense.

Today Bakayoko faced Liverpool's quick and smart passing cooperation and personal breakthrough, he was a bit lost.

When Mbappe came to meet him, he turned around and immediately pounced at Mbappe, but after Mbappe knocked the ball diagonally back into the middle of the penalty area, Bakayoko wanted to turn back and proceed. It's too late to defend!

Eriksson jumped in to the middle of the penalty area and stopped the ball to adjust a step and then hit a volley!

The ball went straight to the bottom right corner of the goal!

Courtois was ready to fully run two steps and then swooped forward, saving the ball out of the baseline with a single palm!

call!

The Red Army fans all sighed that the goal was not scored!

"Courtoire made another wonderful save! Eriksson's angle of the shot was already very tricky, but he didn't make any effort!

If the speed of the ball is faster, then the ball will definitely be scored!

Chelsea couldn't prevent Liverpool's attack at the front of the penalty area today!

After joining Chelsea, Dlingwater has always shown a state of difficulty adapting, and Bakayoko is the same. It can be said that Chelsea's midfielder is in a state of confusion and panic!

We don't see their very tacit understanding and tough and calm performance.

This may be the direct cause of the decline in Chelsea's record this season.

Matic’s departure should be a mistake for Chelsea in the summer, but Matic himself is willing to cooperate with Mourinho again, which is the main reason for the transfer.

I think if Matic had a choice, he would prefer to join Liverpool to continue his mentorship with Situ Yunbing.

However, Liverpool does not lack a defensive midfielder. The combination of Kanter and Casemiro has been the strongest midfield defensive combination in Europe for the past four years. Even if one player cannot play, another player can. Basically complete defensive tasks very well, Liverpool really does not need to stock too many defensive midfielders, after all, they still have Henderson who can attack and defend.

Let us observe how Bakayoko and Dryingwater will perform in detail. "

Chelsea's midfielder this season is not as simple as weak, but chaotic!

The chaos in the offensive organization, coupled with the lack of defense, will naturally lead to unfavorable record.

Obviously, the entire European football has entered a "midfield out of stock" state.

Whether it is offensive or defensive, or a B2B midfielder, there is no market now.

Take offense as an example. De Bruyne, Cross and Modric are all in the first echelon, but in the second echelon, a midfielder like Eriksson is already out of stock!

The same is true for midfield defensive players. This is an era where there are almost no gods!

So it is true that Chelsea spends money to enhance the midfielder, and indeed the players are valuable, but in fact the effect of using it is not good, or it is very general!

Especially in the top-level battles of strong dialogue, it is often clear at a glance whether the players are strong enough.

In addition to winning Manchester United, Chelsea has not performed well this season. Therefore, it is not just facing Liverpool that there are problems of one kind or another. The problems are always there, but there is no better solution. That's it.