They dare not say that Zhang Tiehan is completely restrained, but it is very effective for Benitez to protect Zhang Tiehan.
"Benitez and Liverpool know Zhang very well, and their defense is very targeted. It is very difficult for Zhang to perform well in this defense, and now he is in trouble …"
"What will you do if you pick him up?"
"Zhang and Lampard partnered in this game. Now it seems that both of them have little defense for Liverpool. Chelsea wants to find opportunities to be on the wing."
Everyone is talking about it.
Zhang Tiehan did encounter some troubles in the competition field. The most troublesome thing is that Liverpool has a wide range of midfield activities for his demeanor, and Liverpool has targeted protection in front of the restricted area. He will face two less double-team players in the past with or without the ball, which makes Zhang man of iron very depressed
But the biggest trouble still comes from Gerrard.
Gerrard is the core of Liverpool’s offensive and defensive transformation, and also plays a key role in defense. Often in the game, Gerrard will not have anything to defend against the opposing players, but now Gerrard is defending against him.
Almost if Gerrard is defending, his choice will be Zhang man of iron.
Steven Gerrard knows Zhang man of iron too well. They have been training for a season, and there will be one-on-one confrontation when teammates are training on weekdays. Steven Gerrard alone has caused countless troubles to Zhang Tiehan.
The confrontation between the two is also the focus of attention in the place.
This time, Zhang Tiehan took the ball steadily in the middle line and brought it forward. Gerrard met him at the first time. Zhang Tiehan didn’t choose the ball, but he still took the ball slowly, but Gerrard couldn’t get a foot.
Two people seem to be in a heart contest.
"Gerrard is very cautious!" The game commentator judged this way.
Others also have the same view: "Steven Gerrard has stuck to the past and never got out. The two of them are having a psychological contest. It is not easy for Steven Gerrard to grab the ball, and it is also difficult to get rid of Steven Gerrard …"
It seem that they are evenly matched.
But only two people know the situation clearly. Steven Gerrard knows Zhang man of iron too well. Although Zhang Tiehan seems to be in no hurry, he seems to be able to grab the ball with his foot stretched out, Steven Gerrard knows that he can’t do that because his explosive power is not as strong as Zhang Tiehan’s and Zhang Tiehan’s reaction speed is very fast. If he grabs the ball with his foot, Zhang Tiehan will definitely dial the ball sideways for the first time, so he will lose the opportunity to continue his close defense.
Zhang Tiehan also wry smile.
He wants to get rid of the defense, not just to stop Gerrard from grabbing the ball, but to get rid of him. Otherwise, Gerrard will follow him all the time, and he will not be able to speed up. If another Liverpool player comes over, his only choice is the ball or he will lose it.
It can be said that the confrontation between the two men, Zhang Tiehan, took a little advantage, but it was really close.
This is a competition after all.
Zhang Tiehan is not afraid of Steven Gerrard if it is a head-on one-on-one confrontation, but Liverpool’s defense is not alone, and there is no Steven Gerrard’s defense. He didn’t take advantage because Liverpool did defend him
But at the same time, Zhang Tiehan will also defend his defense object is Steven Gerrard.
Liverpool knows him very well, and he knows Liverpool very well. He knows that Liverpool’s strength has dropped by a notch without Steven Gerrard, so his job in defense is to follow Steven Gerrard closely.
Liverpool teammates gave Gerrard several balls and were directly intercepted by Zhang man of iron.
Chelsea took the opportunity to make two counter-attacks in a row. Although they didn’t score, they also told Liverpool player Steven Gerrard that he was completely restricted, so you can’t count on Steven Gerrard in the attack.
Gerrard is very resistant to this.
If you are not personally defended by Zhang Tiehan, you really don’t know that kind of depression. Zhang Tiehan is faster, more explosive and more accurate than him, and his body is much stronger than him. Compared with Zhang Tiehan, he has almost no advantage at all, and his opponent really feels bad.
Gerrard didn’t play much in attack from the beginning of the game.
It can be said that his performance in attack is far worse than that of Zhang man of iron. Under such circumstances, Liverpool became very passive in the game, and they could not break through Chelsea’s defensive scene, which was severely suppressed for a while.
Although Zhang Tiehan didn’t play well, the rest of Chelsea did well. They didn’t rely on Steven Gerrard as much as Liverpool did. Even without Zhang Tiehan, Chelsea and Lampard were even worse. Their game was aimed at attacking the winger, and the winger was the focus.
The only relief is that they have done a good job in defending Zhang Tiehan, but soon they will know that it is gratifying and it is difficult to persist.
……
It was the 31st minute of the game when Chelsea winger Ronaldo took the ball straight to the baseline. The Liverpool winger did a good job. He blocked the ball from the baseline.
Chelsea got a corner kick.
The corner kick was also made by Luo Lai. The Dutchman’s footwork is very good. There are four Chelsea players in the middle penalty area who used to fight for points: Zhang man of iron, Lampard, Drogba and Terry and Lampard in the periphery, Zhang Tiehan and Terry in the middle and back respectively.
Terry and Lampard are on the periphery, but if the ball is in the middle position, they sometimes rush to grab the point so that the front, middle and back are all in place. This is Chelsea’s corner kick tactic
Zhang Tiehan is surrounded by two defenders, one is Steven Gerrard and the other is Lescott, who is a new defender Liverpool bought from Wolverhampton in the summer.
The two men are very well defended.
Lescott and Gerrard crowded Zhang Tiehan in tandem, but Zhang Tiehan had a slight advantage in height and stronger body than the two men. He was not in the wind against them.
Zhang Tiehan kept winking at Luo when Luo tried to serve.
He has thought it over.
Since it is difficult to get rid of Steven Gerrard’s defense when attacking normally, it is impossible for Steven Gerrard to completely restrict himself in corner kick and Italian ball. This corner kick opportunity is just his own opportunity. He is confident to block and grab the opportunity in Steven Gerrard and Lescott.
Zhang Tiehan saw his signal at the previous point.
The Dutchman took two steps back in the same place, trotted two steps and waved his foot directly to the ball. The football was drawn straight and crossed an arc and then fell.
Many people are judging the position.
Zhang man of iron, who has the skill of "seeing through", judged it right away. Soon he squeezed Steven Gerrard and moved to the left. This step was very difficult. Steven Gerrard didn’t judge the football position. He knew that his judgment was definitely not as good as Zhang Tiehan’s, and he didn’t want to destroy the ball and prevent Zhang Tiehan from finding a chance to head the ball.
This idea is simple, direct and effective.
But Steven Gerrard, after all, can’t fight Zhang Tiehan physically. He was still pushed aside. Lescott just judged the position next to him. He didn’t expect Zhang Tiehan to make a sudden effort. When he reacted, the football had already fallen.
Lescott jumped up suddenly!
In Woolf Hampton, it was defender Lescott who played in the League One and the Championship. Although it was his first time to play in the Premier League, he was more experienced in the game. He knew that he could score the ball, but this move was just cheating Zhang Tiehan.
But he doesn’t know what Zhang Tiehan is relying on to grab the point.
It doesn’t matter much to Zhang Tiehan because he has already judged the landing point of the ball. He is heading the ball according to the position, and Lescott’s jump can’t affect his realization of approaching the law, which affects the’ control’ of the magical skill. Zhang man of iron didn’t hesitate to jump behind him after squeezing Steven Gerrard.
The corner of my eye has swept the football!
At this time, Gerrard wants to defend his body, but he can’t keep up with it. He can watch Zhang Tiehan jump into the middle of the head and think hard that the football hit his forehead and changed direction and went straight to the goal!
Liverpool goalkeeper Reina was at the front, but the football flew back. Those Liverpool players who were blocked in front of the door didn’t respond. The football flew by their side and immediately rushed into the goal.