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Chapter 280 New Record of the Blue Army

Chapter 280 New Record of the Blue Army

After conceding the goal, Mourinho did not jump in a hurry, but asked the team to stabilize their emotions and control the rhythm.Today Mourinho formed a 4321 formation, with Ramirez, Matic, and Fabregas sitting in the back three, because he has a full understanding of the difficulty of today's game and intends to use defensive counterattacks instead of offense Come beat Liverpool.

As Chelsea slowly entered the state, the balance of victory and defeat began to tilt towards the Blues.In the 15th minute, Chelsea succeeded in stealing at the feet of Gerrard in the frontcourt and counterattacked on the spot.After Hazard got the ball, he hesitated for a while, and handed it to Shi Hao who ran to the middle to meet him.

Shi Hao dribbled the ball forward quickly, passed Henderson with his speed, and then suddenly kicked up to pass the ball to the left.Henderson came from behind, fell to the ground without thinking and slid sideways to block, but Shi Hao's feet pulled the ball back, and then picked it into the penalty area.

At this time, Costa had already started. He rushed to the landing point as quickly as a cheetah, and directly raised his leg to shoot. Fortunately, Skrtel was in place in time and blocked the ball out of the baseline.

Amidst the boos of the fans, Fabregas took a corner kick, Costa grabbed the front point, his header was saved by Mignolet, but the attack was not over, Matic followed up with a strong shot, It hit Glenn Johnson's leg again and bounced off, just in time to fly towards Shi Hao.In the melee, Shi Hao keenly found a gap, and stabbed and shot.This time Mignolet had no time to save and watched the ball slowly roll into the net.

With the score equalized, the rhythm of the game gradually flattened, and both sides looked for opportunities more patiently.

In the 23rd minute, Liverpool had a chance to equalize. Gerrard's corner kick caused a burst of chaos in Chelsea's penalty area, but after letting go of Suarez, they obviously lacked a final killer. Henderson and Sterling's The shots were blocked successively.

Coutinho also seemed to be stimulated by Shi Hao's goal. In the 26th minute, he staged a long-distance attack, and the final shot was also of high quality. If he changed the goalkeeper, he might have scored.But the tall and long-armed Courtois still barely pulled the ball out of the baseline.

Chelsea were in no rush to attack and faithfully executed Mourinho's tactics, pressing Liverpool from the front and preventing them from passing comfortably.

Although from the statistical point of view, Liverpool's ball possession rate has an absolute advantage, but this is because Mourinho gave up the ball possession tactics in this game, and Liverpool's ball possession is mostly concentrated in their own half. The ball possession rate and pass success rate are brushed up and down in the back and forth.

Once they try to pass half-court, they will be blocked tenaciously by Chelsea players.

Moreover, although Chelsea defended fiercely, there were not many fouls. Only Ivanovic received a yellow card in the first half.

During the intermission, Mourinho affirmed the team's performance.After all, this is the home of the famous Devils in the Premier League. Shankly's heroic spirit seems to be still hovering over this stadium, inspiring generations of Red Army soldiers.Being able to equalize quickly after conceding a goal, Mourinho couldn't ask his disciples to do more.

He especially praised Shi Hao. Not only did Shi Hao score the equalizing goal, but he also sent threatening passes to Hazard and Costa many times. It's just that Liverpool's defense is also very tenacious, so it didn't expand the results.

After being praised by Mourinho, Shi Hao felt that his bones were a little lighter.After switching venues in the second half, he was more active.Moreover, the title of "omnipotent" he wears makes him even sharper when the team is behind!

In the 50th minute, Azpilicueta sent an overhead ball, Shi Hao swam to the front of the penalty area on the left, stopped the ball in the chest and volleyed vigorously, the football drew a sharp arc around Minho Lai's finger brushed against the post and flew out of the bottom line.

One minute later, Hazard dribbled like a butterfly on the left side and then suddenly picked a pass. The football came towards Shi Hao, but the height made him a little uncomfortable.Shi Hao had an idea, squatted down and headed the ball back. Diego Costa shot with a barb in front of the goal, but unfortunately it was slightly higher.

In the 53rd minute, Chelsea's offensive came again, Fabregas passed the ball, Shi Hao and Hazard ran past in a misplaced position, Hazard handed the ball to Shi Hao, and ran into the penalty area by himself.Shi Hao dribbled the ball from the left, swayed away Glenn Johnson and suddenly knocked across the penalty area. Hazard did not stop the ball and shot directly, but the Red Army captain Gerrard blocked it in time and blocked the ball out of the baseline.

Seeing that the team's morale was good, Mourinho began to press against the Red Army, and Shi Hao's state seemed to be hot, so he simply replaced his compatriot Ramirez with William, and the formation became 4231 again, allowing Shi Hao Hao returned to the middle.

Willian had a shot as soon as he entered the field. In the 57th minute, Shi Hao stole Lovren in the frontcourt and gave the ball to Diego Costa. Costa responded. William broke into the penalty area from the right and shot vigorously. This time it was Love. Lun made up for his mistakes and flew to block the ball.

Although the field seems to be still at a stalemate, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Blues are getting stronger and stronger, and the attacks are getting sharper and sharper. It is only a matter of time before they score.

In the 66th minute, Chelsea's long-awaited opportunity arrived.William passed the ball diagonally to the left. Azpilicueta broke through Coudinho with a human ball from the wing and then suddenly made a cross.The pass was a bit close to goal, but let's not forget, Chelsea have a man with incredible speed!Shi Hao rushed out like a bolt of lightning, and headed for the goal ahead of him.Mignolet was in a good position and barely blocked the ball. The unguarded Diego Costa snatched the second spot comfortably and volleyed the ball into the empty goal with all his strength. The 10th league goal of the season.

2:1, Chelsea took the lead at Anfield!

Half of the credit for this ball should be credited to Azpilicueta. His beautiful pass and pass created a threat, and Shi Hao used his speed to get rid of all the defenders and grab the point. It should be occupied The other half's credit.Costa?All he did was be in the right position and put the ball in the empty net.

The lagging Liverpool made successive substitutions and adjustments in an attempt to reverse the situation. Borrini, Joe Allen, and veteran Lambert came on the stage successively, replacing Coutinho, Emre Can, and Barlow, who started to run away. Terry.

But no matter how you adjust, Liverpool is like a prey in a spider's web, and struggling is useless.They could only hold the ball safely at the back, and when they tried to get through the midfield, they were pressed tirelessly by Chelsea.It wasn't until the 88th minute that Gerrard created a threat with a long-range shot from outside the penalty area. His shot seemed to hit Cahill's arm, and the referee did not make a penalty.

The Liverpool players came forward to discuss angrily, but the referee failed to change his mind.

In the end, they had to swallow the bitter pill of home defeat, and Chelsea's 17 unbeaten games on all fronts this season created a new record for the club.

(End of this chapter)