Arnold, who had just received an assist and was overly excited, did not expect that Chelsea would soon score another goal on him.
When the time came to the 37th minute, when Arnold once again advanced along the wing to assist, Chelsea got the ball and hit Arnold once.
Although Arnold immediately turned back to defend when he saw his team lost the ball, he still failed to catch up with Chelsea's counterattack speed.
The ball was passed diagonally by Fabregas into the large gap left by Arnold after his forward penetration. Hazard successfully received the ball before Arnold, then went down, cut inside, and passed the ball in an inverted triangle. Ladd was unable to stop Chelsea's attack, and the ball was kicked into the Liverpool goal with a heavy volley by Pedro who was inserted in the back row.
1-2, Chelsea, playing away from home, once again changed the score and regained the lead.
This time, Arnold's assist was unanimously criticized by the commentators and guests:
"Arnold's assist was somewhat unnecessary."
"He is not a player who directly holds the ball. He actually got rid of Hazard, who he was marking, and rushed through the center line, trying to participate in the attack."
"Maybe it was the last assist for Velarde's goal that made him want to express himself too much and want to participate in the goal."
"This is clearly not a good full-back."
"Still too young."
"The 18-year-old Arnold still needs more games to grow."
Indeed, Arnold is too young and has insufficient game experience. This time, after being beaten behind by Cesc Fabregas and Hazard, which directly led to the loss of the ball, Arnold went from one extreme to the other. He had the opportunity to provide assists, but he did not dare to He stepped in boldly, causing Liverpool's chance to attack from the wing to be destroyed by Chelsea.
If Arnold even intervenes to participate in the attack, Emre Can can find a place to play the ball, and he will not rush to play the ball after being pressed by the opponent, and finally lose the ball and almost be counterattacked by Chelsea.
In the end, at the end of the first half, it was not Liverpool but Chelsea who were playing away from home, with the score 1-2.
This is so surprising. You must know that in recent months, Liverpool has almost never fallen behind at half-time. Liverpool is always ahead of others.
But there were no problems with the game, and the referee did not blow a biased whistle or even a black whistle. Liverpool fans could only blame their own players for not living up to expectations or bad luck.
At halftime, Klopp hesitated and sent out No. 2 Klein and replaced No. 66 Arnold.
Arnold was quite frustrated when he heard the head coach's decision. He knew that except for that one assist in the first half, his performance at other times was not good, especially in the 37th minute after he was beaten behind him and lost the ball. , timid and even worse, he deserves to be replaced now.
Everyone saw Arnold's frustrated expression. Captain Henderson went up to hug him and whispered a few words in his ear, nothing more than saying that you are still young and can still learn and grow slowly.
Klopp didn't care about this. He was no one's nanny. In professional football, strength is respected. This kind of thing is common. If you can't adjust your mentality and come out on your own, you can't blame others.
In addition to Alexander-Arnold being replaced by main defender Klein, center Sturridge was also replaced by Firmino. Although Firmino is not a powerful center and is not of the same type as Sturridge, his role in Liverpool's formation is much greater than that of Sturridge.
His ability to organize and support the ball in the frontcourt is much better than Sturridge's.
Klopp does not want to give up the FA Cup completely. If he can complete the reversal and win the game by replacing two people, he will not mind hitting the FA Cup and completing the possible triple crown.
Soon, the 15-minute intermission passed in a flash. In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Liverpool, who completed two substitutions and adjustments, performed more stably in the second half. At the same time, the players also understood through Klopp's substitution adjustments that he did not completely give up the FA Cup, and their mentality and fighting spirit also became different.
Of course, during home games, the cheers from the Red Army fans in the stands also gave the players a certain amount of motivation.
Two main players were replaced and their condition improved. Liverpool's performance in the second half was much better than that in the first half. Not only did the defense not allow Chelsea to score any more goals, but they also made considerable gains in attack.
First, in the 61st minute of the second half, Willard dribbled the ball from the right, passed two people, and passed the ball across to Mane who was connecting in the middle. Then he inserted himself diagonally into the penalty area, making a look like he was hitting the wall with Mane.
As a result, Mane did not pass the ball back to Velarde, but passed it to the left to Lallana on the left.
The movements of Willard, Mane, Firmino and others in the center and right have shifted the focus of Chelsea's defense to the right, leaving the left relatively empty.
Lallana received a pass from Mane with almost no one to defend him, smashed the ball to shake away the defender Zouma in front of him, and then volleyed the ball from the left rib area of the penalty area to the far corner. .
Goalkeeper Begovic, who started the game because Cech was injured, failed to save the ball and could only watch the ball go into the net.
Liverpool equalized the score 2-2.
The game continues.
According to the FA Cup competition system, if there is a tie, a play-off match will need to be played on a new date. If there is a tie again, overtime and penalty kicks will be played.
Neither Liverpool nor Chelsea want to waste time and energy in the play-offs, they both want this game to determine the outcome.
Therefore, both sides attack without flinching, hoping to kill their opponents.
But Liverpool, with Villard, was clearly superior. Although Chelsea's midfield and frontcourt were also very aggressive, they failed to break through the defense led by Villard. Instead, they suffered a fatal counterattack from Liverpool in the 76th minute.
Willard dribbled the ball past three people in the middle, attracting the defense of four Chelsea players, and then sent the ball to the rib area on the right side of the penalty area with a kick.
Mane rushed into the penalty area and volleyed, causing center back Terry to fly to block the hole of the gun. Goalkeeper Begovic was also knocked down and rushed to the near corner.
As a result, Mane's dropped foot did not shoot directly. Instead, he passed the ball and passed it to the small penalty area line on the left.
It was Lallana again, rushing in from the left wing, rushing into the penalty area, meeting the ball with a standard diving dive, and successfully heading the ball into the empty goal where the goalkeeper had fallen to the ground.
Lallana scored twice and Liverpool reversed the score 3-2. It was a rare occasion for the Red Army to have a player score more goals than Willard.
However, Willard didn't have any objections, because Chelsea was very aggressive in this game and in good condition, so Willard had to stay in the backcourt most of the time to participate in defense. Now that he can equalize and reverse after falling behind twice in a row, Willard is already very happy.
In the remaining time, neither side scored again, and the FA Cup 1/8 finals competition ended with a score of 3-2. Liverpool reversed Chelsea with one goal and advanced to the 2016/2017 English Football Association. Cup quarterfinals.
