Chapter 95 Steady and Fast!
The match between the two teams has already begun.
Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines from the beginning, watching the game seriously. On the other side, Mourinho was sitting firmly in his position, as if he didn't care about the game at all. The on-site commentator Berbat worried about this, "It seems that Mourinho is more certain..."
George Woodgate also said, "Wansheng has always been very serious about the game, but looking at Mourinho's appearance, he has some chances to win!"
Wansheng and Mourinho were the focus of the game. Both coaches attracted a lot of attention. Naturally, after the game started, there were still a lot of media who paid attention to them. Many media made comments on the different performances of the two. Comments, roughly mean 'Mourinho looks sure, Wansheng worried about the game'.
However, as time passed, such comments gradually diminished.
Mourinho's brows furrowed, all the ease on his face disappeared, and he also walked to the sidelines, watching the game seriously.
At this time, his and Wan Sheng's expressions were almost the same.
Reflecting on the field, Chelsea and Manchester City did not take advantage of the game. Mourinho was surprised to find that Manchester City did not play the gorgeous offensive as he imagined. Advance steadily.
In short, a child - stable!
This also prevented Chelsea from taking the initiative in the game, as Manchester City were firmly in control for most of the time.
What Mourinho told the players was to let them defend hard to deal with Manchester City's gorgeous offensive, but Manchester City has been in possession of the ball. Attacking, even more than half of the passes are still in their own half, so Chelsea can defend successfully in their own half. There will be no chance at all, Manchester City has enough time, and then all retreat.
Manchester City played very solidly and did not give Chelsea a chance at all.
Then Chelsea was passive.
Because they are mainly defensive, they are 'passive' and strive for the initiative. If Manchester City attack aggressively. They can take the initiative in turn. Most of the ball control is in the hands of Manchester City. They have no initiative at all. Sometimes they even have to press some to grab the ball, otherwise they can only watch Manchester City pass in their own half. come and go.
This kind of play is really... so despicable!
After seeing Manchester City's two central defenders pass each other five-legged in a row, Mourinho turned and said viciously towards the fourth official. "They're playing negatively!"
The fourth official shrugged.
It's not that he doesn't understand the ball. On the contrary, he has watched so many games and has a very good understanding of football tactics. The current situation is in his mind. Chelsea is waiting for the defensive counterattack. Manchester City is not in a hurry to attack at all. Too many passes is not a foul. There is no such thing as "offensive timeout" in football games.
Chelsea didn't take the initiative to grab it, who's to blame?
at the start of the game. The fourth official talked about the game with his friends and thought that Chelsea had a better chance of winning, but now he feels that Manchester City has more hope.
Look at how calm the young man in the distance is, and then look at this guy in front of him, what else would he do other than blow himself away?
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Mourinho was quite surprised, and at the same time he was a little flustered, because Manchester City's approach was not in his control.
Not only him, but many media reporters also looked at each other in dismay. They couldn't understand why Manchester City's play style became so conservative today. Some football commentators were also very excited. They seemed to have discovered a new world. "It turns out that Manchester City's tactics can still be used like this. of!"
In the eyes of many people, Manchester City's tactics and 'gorgeous offense' can be equated, because they press the opponent every game, every game can get extreme pressure on offense, and in this way they can achieve more Score a goal to win the final game.
But now Manchester City have shown the other side - extreme control.
They kept controlling the ball, even for five minutes, for five minutes, they didn't even take a shot, they kept running, and they kept passing, and it looked like the passing was gorgeous, but in fact, football is all about They didn't enter the dangerous zone in the frontcourt at all, that is to say, their purpose was just to control the ball, and to really launch an attack, they also made steady progress after the formation moved forward.
This kind of play feels very contradictory, because you can't say that Manchester City is not offensive, because most of the football is at the feet of Manchester City players, they also pass the ball to the front, but it is passed back quickly when they encounter obstacles. , you can't say they play negatively, because the game is still very beautiful, and Manchester City's continuous delivery and cooperation is a highlight in itself, which is enough to attract the attention of many fans.
Some football commentators can only use one contradictory word to describe, "conservative attack!"
Attacking is not conservative, but now Manchester City feels very conservative. They don’t take the initiative to take risks to attack, but every attack is very stable, which makes it difficult for Chelsea to play.
They played the game according to the coach's instructions. They had to stabilize the defense in the backcourt. As a result, they couldn't even touch the ball for a long time. It has been 10 minutes since the game started. The full-backs haven't even touched the ball yet.
In the face of Manchester City's passing control in their own half, they have no good way. If the formation presses forward to press, it is not in line with their tactics, but if they don't do this, they can only watch the opponent play the ball. This kind of feeling is very Depressed, obviously two teams are playing, but the game seems to belong only to Manchester City.
Their front players, Didier Drogba, Joe Cole, etc., tried to press themselves...then they became the center of the 'mouse' campaign, Manchester City players are simply too good at passing, their daily personal Training and collective tactical training are inseparable from passing the ball. Now there are many players in the backcourt. Chelsea only has two or three players. It is strange that they can steal the ball from the feet of Manchester City players.
In short Chelsea played very depressed.
On the other hand, the Manchester City players feel very good. They did not expect to play conservative tactics and have such good results.
So far, they haven't been a big threat to Chelsea's goal, but they feel the game is easy because Chelsea didn't make a move. Football is at their feet most of the time and they are always in control of the game.
In the past, when they attacked, they had to worry about their own defense, and they had to retreat quickly, but now they don't. They can follow the overall formation. Such a steady advance and steady attack, although the efficiency will be lower, but their formation is stable, the defense will be stable, and the chance of mistakes will become very small.
In the current game, they can stabilize and slowly look for opportunities. Don't worry about Chelsea at all.
So they feel very relaxed. Continue to carry out passing activities, which also caused Chelsea to be very passive in the situation.
20 minutes into the game, Sky TV commentator George Woodgate announced the previous statistics, "So far, Manchester City has achieved 73% of the ball, Chelsea has only 27%, and Manchester City has two shots. Once, once on the post. Chelsea only once, no threat..."
"Statistically. Manchester City have an absolute advantage!"
"Chelsea are completely at a disadvantage, maybe Mourinho should do something, otherwise they won't have a chance."
Mourinho can of course see that the situation is very unfavorable for Chelsea. The current situation is that Manchester City has the initiative. Chelsea is difficult to get the ball. Manchester City has a tight defense. , Chelsea don't have the ball-handling ability of Manchester City. They get the ball and attack quickly, and then soon the football will return to Manchester City's feet. They start to pass and control again, and then Chelsea continue to be passive.
In fact, in such a game, it is not easy for Manchester City to score goals. Just like the previous statistics, Manchester City only hit the goal frame once in 20 minutes, but the players of the two teams on the field feel absolutely different.
Manchester City players will feel very relaxed, while Chelsea players feel the opposite. They play passively and suffocate, which will affect the morale of the two teams and affect the performance of the two teams.
Even without that, Mourinho wants to win.
Manchester City now occupies the top spot in the league. If they want to regain the top spot, they can only win in the game.
Manchester City can accept a draw, Chelsea can't.
But Mourinho knew that he could not temporarily change his tactical style of play, which would have no effect other than giving the opponent a chance.
So now he can only be in a hurry.
Then soon the ears of the fourth official were bombarded again, "They are playing passively! Look, they are passing a minute in the backcourt..."
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Manchester City don't care what Mourinho says, it doesn't affect them at all, because there are no rules in football that do not allow too many passes in their own half, but they enjoy the feeling of unscrupulous passing in the game, especially There are always good strikers on the other side like Drogba to help them enjoy the art of passing... they feel good.
They have more confidence in the game, and at the same time they are more powerful in the execution of tactics.
Wansheng has long emphasized the core of play - not passing, but attacking.
Passing and control are the most basic, but only passing and control cannot win. To win, you must score goals.
Mourinho thinks that Manchester City can accept a draw, but in fact, in Wansheng's heart, there is only victory, especially this is a game at Manchester Stadium. If the game here is all about 'drawing', then at Stamford Bridge. ? Are you going to surrender?
forget it!
Winning is a must!
Winning will bring down the league points, and the team will have to face a lot less pressure on points. This is quite beneficial to Manchester City's championship winning form, so Wansheng always wants to win, and his explanation of the game is also very special. Emphasized the core point, "We are going to attack on the left and right, they never thought we would do this!"
Don't say Chelsea can't think of it, Manchester City players can't think of it themselves.
When it comes to the weak point of the team, any Manchester City player can know that it is on the wing, because there is no absolute main selection player on the wing. David Silva, Reina and others are all cameo fullbacks. Sinclair's The technique is very general, and the reason why he has been able to start all the time is because there are no other full-backs in the team.
Musampa's return from injury relieved the embarrassment of no one in the wing. Ivan Kru transferred to the team, but he still needs some time to adapt to play, and the team's wing is still very embarrassing. , so no one could have imagined that Wansheng would allow the team to attack on the left and right.
However, Manchester City launched the offensive, not directly attacking, but steadily advancing. They did not show that they wanted to play on the wing as the core. Instead, Morris continued to organize the attack in the middle, which also gave Chelsea players. An illusion - just like they thought, Manchester City will still attack in the middle, and Morris is the core point of Manchester City's play.
So they defended Maurice more tightly, and then the two full-backs, Musampa and David Silva, were relieved.
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David Silva is an all-around player, and his various statistics have now reached an average of 90, which is quite gorgeous. If he can adapt, it is enough to ensure that he can play well in all positions.
The current David Silva is quite adaptable to the wing. Because of the previous games, he often played this position.
Wansheng hopes to train David Silva to become a playmaker, but before that, he is more suitable on the wing, because David Silva's dribbling and passing skills are very good, and he can even match up with him. Compared to last season's Van der Vaart, it is known from the statistics that he will be a very good assist player.
In this game, Wansheng also hopes that David Silva can show his ability. He gave David Silva the greatest freedom - he can choose to dribble or pass the ball, and try to find opportunities to create threats. and many more.
David Silva knew that Wansheng attached great importance to him, so he was even more excited and excited. He remembered Wansheng's advice to himself, and he played very stable in the game, and his left flank has never been a problem.
At the same time, David Silva also wants to find opportunities to perform, because he has a lot of freedom, and Wansheng has also emphasized that the team should find opportunities from the wing.
Like David Silva, other Manchester City players are also looking for opportunities, such as Maurice, who is the core of the midfield. He has great respect for Wansheng, so he will strictly implement Wansheng's tactics.
Wan Sheng talked about looking for opportunities from the flanks, so Morris kept his eye on the flanks.
When he got the ball again, and noticed that the team's midfield had been pushed up, Morris passed the ball.
He was near the center circle and he passed the ball to the left front.
There is David Silva.
David Silva got the ball. He is still some distance from the penalty area line. Before getting the ball here, he would choose to pass the ball out, but this time, there was no defense next to him, so he prepared to dribble the ball himself .
He suddenly started and ran ten meters forward in a few steps!
Almost at the same time, the rhythm of the game also accelerated. It was slow just now, but now it has suddenly accelerated, and the situation has become very tense. The media, fans, and commentators are all nervous, as if the time of the whole world has suddenly accelerated. Same.
David Silva didn't know that his approach had such a big impact. At this time, he had dribbled the ball to the edge of the penalty area.
He glanced up at the Chelsea goal, which was alluring. (To be continued ~^~)