Chapter 329 Benitez VS Mourinho 1
As soon as the game started, Liverpool gave Chelsea a downing. Don Jack threatened the gate guarded by Cech with a direct hanging door 60 meters away.
This is amazing.
Especially Chelsea coach Mourinho, who was on the sidelines, stood up from his seat in shock when the football fell just now. It was not until Cech threw the ball out that he took a long breath and sat down.
This hanging door really seems to have deterred Chelsea.
After the game restarted, Liverpool's attack continued, but it was not impatient, and Chelsea was still mainly defensive. The two teams seemed to have returned to the tentative stage of the opening game, as if the hanging door had not happened just now.
However, Chelsea's defense is more.
Especially Don Jack, the feeling about this is the most obvious. When Chelsea players defend him, they obviously move a lot more than before. It can be said that the small moves are continuous, and the big moves are hidden from the referee. This kind of constant harassment and defense makes him feel a headache.
Obviously, Chelsea players think he is the most threatening.
In the whole game, Liverpool still has an offensive advantage, which made Sky TV commentator Kinson puzzled. He analyzed: "It seems that Liverpool's formation has played a role. Their five midfield combinations are simply too advantageous in the attack. Chelsea seems to be a defensive counterattack. In the opening stage, Liverpool has an advantage. So far, their possession rate has reached 18%, which is almost equivalent to the match data of a big team and a relegation team..."
"However, the opposite is the Blues Chelsea, which is the top team in the Premier League table. If Liverpool continues to play like this, will their defense go wrong..."
Sounds like an analysis, but many fans think that Kinson is a Liverpool fan and is worried about Liverpool. But in any case, Kinson's analysis from the perspective of data is still very illustrative. Liverpool's possession rate is indeed high. Similarly, countless 'goals' have shown the strength of Chelsea's counterattack.
Can Liverpool withstand such a strong counterattack?
This is a mystery. At least it can't be seen now that Chelsea has not played a corresponding counterattack until the current position, and the initiative has always been in Liverpool's hands. However, everyone believes that Chelsea will fight back. As the game goes by, Liverpool's attacks can't be continuous. Their players will be tired and will feel weak, or if they can't attack for a long time, it will also be a big blow to the morale of Liverpool players. At that time, there will be almost no loopholes in the face of defense. Chelsea, which has long been invincible, is another mystery about how to play.
※※※
Liverpool coach Benitez has been staring at the game on the court.
Benitez is not clear about Kimson's analysis. He had already arranged the tactics before the game. In fact, Kinson's analysis is correct. Liverpool is playing offensive tactics. In the face of the strong Chelsea, as a tactical master, Benitez also has a headache.
No matter how good the tactics are, it depends on the players to play a role. Liverpool's lineup is not as good as Chelsea. This is the fact in front of us. If no one is available, if you want to defeat Chelsea, Benitez feels that he must gamble!
Chelsea is very strong, especially in defense. It can be said that there are basically no loopholes.
Chelsea has conceded a goal, but it is very rare. In most games, they defend the whole game, and then score a goal with a penalty kick, a free kick, a corner kick and other means, creating a 1:0, which is recognized in the Premier League. A solid defense is equivalent to being invincible. Everyone understands this truth and wants to win. It depends on defense. This is also Mourinho's purpose, so Chelsea's defense must give a thumbs up in the Premier League, and they have always relied on defense to win the game.
And what about Liverpool?
What are the advantages of your own team?
It can only be offensive!
Benitez also thought about playing against Chelsea, but if Liverpool wants to play against Arsenal, it is impossible to play against Chelsea, because they just don't attack, and no one can do anything about it.
What about the defense?
Look at Liverpool's back line and you will know that it completely exposes its own shortcomings to the enemy's muzzle. To put it bluntly, it's looking for death!
So, after thinking about it, it's more realistic to win with offense.
Winning with offense is very simple to say, but difficult to do. In England, the team that can say such a thing, fans can think of Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. Look at Arsenal's defense line. The two generals Campbell and Toure stand in the penalty area, which is a steady defense, that is to say, In fact, Arsenal did not win completely by offense, but their style of football was biased towards defense.
Tottenham Hotspur is really the team that wins with offense, which is a recognized fact in England.
Benitez thought for a long time, but he still decided to try with offense. He has some confidence in his team, which comes from the team's front line.
At the beginning, the Spaniards planned to pair Morentes and Don Jack as double strikers.
It sounds like this match is really good. Moreentes is a top scorer who has been famous for a long time. His efficiency can be guaranteed, and he has rich experience in the competition. Don Jack is a new striker. He doesn't have much experience in the competition, but his personal ability is surprisingly good. This kind of match is really good. But Benitez found in the training match that Moreentes was too heavy on scoring goals!
Morentes is an efficient shooter.
This is true in Real Madrid, and it is the same in Monaco. His scoring efficiency is very high, but in the same stage of his good performance, most of the output firepower of the two teams is supplied to him, so he will score more goals.
The same is true of Jack Don.
In Liverpool, Don Jack controls at least half of the team's right to fire. There is an important reason why he has more goals, and there are also many opportunities. Such two strikers have conflicts.
There is only one chance to attack each time, is it for Morentes or Don Jack?
Don Jack!
Jack Don was not chosen because his shooting efficiency is better. In fact, Benitez has never considered this, because it is useless to think about it. The team's black-haired boy has been in Liverpool for half a year, and Morenès has just come to the team. If the two have the same chance, Liverpool players will definitely give the ball to Don. Jack, there is no doubt about it.
So, what's the use of Morents?
Before the game, when Morenentes was left behind, Benitez did not say the reason. It was impossible for him to tell Morendes: "I regret buying you. You'd better be Jack's substitute seriously now." This will completely disappoint Morentes Liverpool, so he can only euphemistically say another reason. That is: "You haven't adapted to the Premier League yet."
So, Barosh got the opportunity. As a player of more tactical significance, Baroche's personal ability is not strong. His advantages lie in height, body and personal comprehensive quality. Such a player can be the first striker in an ordinary team, but in Liverpool, Baroche can only play as a tactical substitute.
But he is no better as Don Jack's partner.
Baroche can attract defensive pressure in the penalty area. If there is a chance, he can pass the ball, and if he doesn't get a chance, he can head the goal. It's good for such a player to partner with Don Jack, because Barosh will not grab the opportunity of Don Jack. The private relationship between the two is very good. If there is a chance, it must be Don Jack to get the best. Opportunity, Baroche is just a striker in the tactical sense, that's all.
And that's the meaning of Benitez' so-called 'winning with attack'!
Don Jack is Benitez's confidence: the front-line killer who scored 35 goals in the first 22 rounds of the Premier League, no explanation. Does Chelsea have such a shooter? No.
Benitez also knows Don Jack very well. He feels that the strength of this black-haired boy has completely surpassed the average striker. His mentality, his personal quality and his creativity are all the top in the world. So relying on this black boy's shot, he can break the Chelsea goal. .
It's feasible to win with attack!
As long as you can score... This is the premise and Benitez's bet.