Chapter 76: Try It Out

Chelsea players celebrated their first goal as a guest, and Chelsea fans in the audience were particularly excited because they knew from their mobile phones that Arsenal was trailing Watford 0:2 at home in another game that kicked off at the same time.

Tottenham, ranked third, is still 0:0 away to Sunderland. If the current score is used to end all the games, Chelsea's lead will be 12 points. With 15 rounds left in the league, unless they take the initiative to die, the league championship this season is a foregone conclusion!

Conte's iconic celebration was presented at Anfield, and the very unhappy Liverpool fans booed, but Conte was so thick-skinned that the louder the boos, the more excited he was.

Li Qing, who was sitting on the bench, couldn't help but sneer in English: "Utterly useless Kong Lengzi."

"Indeed, they are useless." Mane nodded slightly, echoing Li Qing's words.

Liverpool, who were behind in the score, stepped up their attack after the restart. Chelsea, who built their attack on defense, responded well. The three central defenders composed of Azpilicueta, David Luiz and Gary Cahill cooperated well and complemented each other, and did not give any chance to the trident composed of Coutinho, Firmino and Lallana.

The three midfielders composed of Wijnaldum, Henderson and Emre Can were not as creative and offensive and defensive as the black and hard Kante and Moses. Coupled with the tall and strong Matic and Marcos Alonso, Liverpool seemed to be suppressed in all directions.

Chelsea center forward Diego Costa has never been a good person. Lovren and Matip had to fight wits and courage with him from time to time, and at the same time they had to control their emotions to avoid being angered by him and losing control of their emotions.

Half an hour into the game, Liverpool fans at Anfield sang "You'll Never Walk Alone". They cheered the team in this way.

Unfortunately, Chelsea players did very well in all aspects. It can be said that they perfectly completed the defensive tasks assigned by head coach Conte, so that the defense was watertight.

Until the end of the first half, the score did not change.

The Chelsea players in the broadcast were smiling, in sharp contrast to the Liverpool players, who frowned, obviously thinking of the possible consequences of losing.

The difference between the two teams was ten points, and if they lost, the score difference would be widened to thirteen points. At that time, let alone competing for the championship, it would be a problem to get a Champions League seat.

The head coach Klopp looked particularly heavy, with a frown.

The Liverpool fans in the audience were not much better. Affected by the scene, the atmosphere they created dropped to the lowest point since the start of the game.

Li Qing and the substitutes entered the court one after another to warm up and prepare for the second half of the game.

As a main player, Mane warmed up very seriously, obviously thinking about playing in a good state in the second half.

The fifteen-minute halftime break passed quickly, and the players on both sides returned to the court one after another. Perhaps Klopp and Conte were very satisfied with their deployment in the first half, and did not make any personnel adjustments before the start of the second half.

However, despite this, the on-site director gave a meaningful broadcast screen.

The camera first showed Coutinho and Lallana, who did not perform well in the first half, and then showed Mane, who had returned from the African Cup.

Leshi Sports commentator Zhan Jun said: "Coutinho and Lallana's poor performance is the key to Liverpool's lack of achievements in the first half. If the performance in the second half does not improve, perhaps replacing Mane may be a good choice."

Klopp has made corresponding tactical changes during the halftime break. Whether it can be played depends on the players' performance on the field. However, Liverpool has not created enough threats, and Chelsea's attack is a shock.

Moses passed Milner on the right side of the penalty area and hit the goal post with a long shot, scaring Liverpool fans in the audience into a cold sweat.

Perhaps dissatisfied with the performance of the players on the field, Klopp shouted to Mane on the bench: "Sadipu, come back in ten minutes."

Chelsea, who was leading, stopped when they saw the advantage, leaving only Hazard as a defensive counterattack point. Facing Chelsea, who was almost fully defended, Klopp's Liverpool really had no way.

In the 60th minute, Liverpool made the first substitution, replacing Coutinho, who was still in a slump, with Mane.

Mane was fast enough, but his footwork was not delicate enough. Facing Chelsea's double-teaming, it was easy to lose the ball, and he almost lost the ball.

Klopp turned his head and looked at the bench, concentrating on thinking. The team's bench currently has players with excellent technical ability except Origi and Li Qing.

Origi is still a little immature, and Li Qing's footwork is good enough, which can be called the best in the team, but he is not yet sixteen years old. It is obviously unfair to let a young player shoulder the responsibility of Liverpool's equalization.

"What should I do?"

Time passed by, and the scoreboard showed that the score was still 0:1.

The home team was in front and the visiting team was behind.

Five minutes later, Chelsea made the first adjustment of the game. Fabregas replaced William to strengthen the accuracy of the pass during the counterattack.

The long-term attack did not bring results, and Klopp had to consider making adjustments to the personnel.

The offensive end now only has Origi and Li Qing, no matter who is substituted, it may not be effective.

Could it be... a change in the midfield?

Looking back at the bench, the midfielder is only defensive midfielder Lucas...

Sitting on the bench, Li Qing noticed the coach Klopp from the corner of his eye, and his mood suddenly became excited, shouting in his heart: "Call me! Call me! Call me!"

However, what he waited for was just a sigh, and Klopp didn't shout to anyone.

In this way, the game time came to 75 minutes, and there were only 15 minutes left before the end of the game.

If the game ends according to the current score, Liverpool will most likely be surpassed by the Manchester City duo who will play tomorrow night, and fall into the Europa League competition zone.

This possibility must not happen to Klopp. After a two-minute discussion with assistants Buvac and Kravitz, he finally decided to try his luck.

Miracles don't happen every time, but if you don't try, how can miracles happen?

Assistant coach Buvac shouted to Li Qing who was watching the game: "Li, go warm up, time is limited, come back in five minutes!"

"Ah?"

Li Qing was stunned for a moment and didn't react.

"Don't you want to play?"

Bovach rolled his eyes.

The next moment, Li Qing's explosive power was perfectly demonstrated. When Buvac looked over, Li Qing had already gone to the warm-up area.