Chapter 96 Genius
Paulo Ferreira is one of the best right-backs in Europe cultivated by Mourinho. In 2002, he moved from a Portuguese club called Setubal to Porto, a Portuguese club, for 2 million euros.
The following year, Paulo Ferreira won the Portuguese Super League, the Portuguese Cup, and the UEFA Cup for Porto. With his excellent defense, he won the 2004 UEFA Champions League for Porto.
The next year, Chelsea, who were determined to increase their troops, signed Paul Ferreira for 13.2 million pounds, and he also became the core figure of Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho.
Someone asked, just relying on the mediocre resumes of Estoril and Setubal, how can Paulo Ferreira impress the giant Porto? But Mourinho, who was born in Setubal, seems to have a natural tacit understanding with Ferreira. With the combination of the two, Porto has won the UEFA Cup and the Champions League in a dramatic succession. Ferreira was also rated as 03-04 The season's best right-back in Europe, reaching new heights of personal honor.
As a Portuguese player, Ferreira does not have the agility of Latin football, but his seemingly weak body is completely filled with the tactical thinking instilled by Mourinho, and his faithfulness to the execution of Mourinho's orders. more German than German.
From another point of view, Mourinho also regards Ferreira as the most reliable player.
However, before coming to Chelsea, the European Cup almost became Ferreira's Waterloo. He made a serious mistake in the first game against Greece, which caused Portugal to lose face at home. The coach Scolari abandoned him in anger. It is not necessary.
Although Ferreira got a chance to reform in the final, but once again achieved the "Greek mythology".
Ferreira's reputation plummeted after the game, and when Mourinho insisted on bringing him to Stamford Bridge for a record £13.3 million for an England full-back, Chelsea fans expressed their puzzlement, suspecting that Ferreira was in vain.
Ferreira's reputation at Chelsea has not improved much so far, and despite his regular starts, Mourinho has a lot of confidence in him. But his prudence and almost rigid defense of the area are hard to please fans.
However, Ferreira insisted on his own approach and did it conscientiously according to the instructions of the head coach. In this game, he was responsible for defending the wing, and his defense was very tight. It doesn't give the opponent any chance at all.
Now his matchup is David Silva.
David - Silva has attacked the restricted area line. He quickly ran over to make up the defense. From his point of view, the young Portuguese winger was not much of a threat, and the opponent did not perform much in the previous game, but he still guarded carefully.
Before David Silva had been passing the ball to his teammates, and now dribbling the ball himself, Ferreira didn't think there was anything surprising. If you give him the chance to be unguarded in the frontcourt. He also dribbles the ball forward.
So he judged that the Spanish boy in front of him would still pass the ball.
He stood firmly on the right side, used his body to hold the gap in the pass, and then slowly pushed past.
This is Ferreira's experience.
First, cut off the passing route, and then slowly push over. Faced with these defenses, the average young man will be very flustered, and then it is easy to make mistakes, and then it will be his chance.
But what he didn't think about was. David Silva didn't even want to pass the ball!
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David Silva has been cooperating with his teammates before, passing the ball to others. But now when he has the opportunity, he wants to perform as well as possible.
Wan Sheng reminded him to perform steadily on the court, but David Silva also knew that when he inserted himself, the full-back Lescott behind him would retreat while ensuring the formation, that is, behind him. The defense can still be guaranteed, and what is needed now is to find opportunities for the team.
Glancing at Chelsea's goal, David Silva's heart is on fire!
He glanced at Paulo Ferreira, who was defending next to him. He suddenly made a right-handed flick of the ball. Ferreira thought he was going to pass the ball and immediately shifted his focus. At this moment, Silva turned the ball towards him. With a flick on the right, it rushed over from the left.
"The ball is divided!"
This extraordinary is simply gorgeous to the extreme, almost like a textbook perfection. Paolo Ferreira was completely deceived. His focus was too late to adjust back, and he could only watch himself being thrown away.
"David Silva rushed through Ferreira!!!" Belcott, the commentator on the scene, exclaimed.
At the same time, the fans in the stands also broke out, and they gave out wild cheers to cheer for David Silva.
Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines, his eyes widened.
David Silva's extraordinary performance is too gorgeous, which may be a reflection of the ability of the world's top technical players. They can not only shake off their opponents, but also get rid of them gorgeously, which is pleasing to the people watching the game.
If this happens a few more times, David Silva must be on fire! Now everyone's attention is on him!
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Ferreira didn't expect that he would be deceived so easily. Perhaps, what he didn't expect was that the Spanish boy in front of him had such a gorgeous technique.
He didn't react at all.
So he could only watch as he was swayed, and when he turned around, David Silva had rushed the ball into the penalty area.
But just when everyone was looking forward to it, in the face of goalkeeper Cech's single-handed shot, David Silva's shot unfortunately hit the post.
"His luck is so bad!"
"This is the best chance in the game so far, but unfortunately Silva failed to seize it..."
"Cech is not too old, but he is much more mature than others of his age. He can always put pressure on opponents when he stands in front of goal."
"He needs to be more stable."
"..."
Some commentators were a little disappointed when they talked about the shot just now. After all, such a good opportunity was missed. Especially before the goal, David Silva's extraordinary performance is definitely the highlight. Goal for a long time.
Ferreira took a long breath.
It was his defensive error just now. If David Silva scored the goal... wouldn't that be his responsibility?
As an experienced Chelsea full-back, he was thrown away so easily. Thinking of Ferreira, he gritted his teeth secretly. He took a closer look at David Silva and decided to pay attention to this next time. Spanish boy.
David Silva was a little annoyed.
It was the best chance just now, but the ball was not scored. He felt he had betrayed the coach's trust.
After seeing the football flying off the field, he immediately looked at the coach's bench and saw Wan Sheng clapping his hands at him, shouting, "Nice job. David! Keep doing this! You'll be in next time. !"
David Silva suddenly felt refreshed!
It was too loud at Manchester Stadium. He couldn't hear Wan Sheng's shouts clearly, but he saw Wan Sheng's expressions and actions, which were not blame but encouragement and praise.
Since the coach thinks I'm doing a good job, let's keep trying to do it!
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With this experience, David Silva knows what to do next.
In fact, when David Silva broke through Ferreira and broke into the penalty area, many Manchester City teammates followed suit.
Wan Sheng more than once highlighted Chelsea's defense. At the same time, it also emphasized how to find opportunities in the game to ensure a solid foundation. But in the understanding of many people, looking for opportunities and defensive stability are contradictory in themselves.
Looking for opportunities, you must press some, or rely on cooperation, or rely on individual performance, but it will always give the opponent stealing opportunities, which is tantamount to danger; it is easy to understand that the defense is stable, that is, maintain the formation. Don't give your opponent a chance.
The two really sound contradictory. How can you look for opportunities without taking risks?
But after David Silva's attack. They have found a balance point, that is, while ensuring the defensive formation, they can rush up and play a wave from time to time. It is not that they cannot rush up, but they must ensure the maximum defense, so that it is not easy for the opponent to find opportunities. At the same time, 3 , 4 players to keep up, can also provide support for the attack.
At the same time, they also saw that Chelsea's defense was not as solid as they imagined.
Chelsea has only conceded more goals than Manchester City in the league, but many people know that Manchester City is playing full-court suppression, which gives it a great advantage in playing against smaller teams. It is very difficult for opponents to score goals. From a defensive standpoint, Chelsea must It's better than Manchester City.
Manchester City players also know this, so they always feel that it is not easy to break the Chelsea goal.
But after the attack just now, they found that Chelsea's defense was nothing, and they would also miss people. When their full-backs were broken through, the defense would also become chaotic.
This attack made Chelsea's defense, in the hearts of Manchester City players, fall from the altar.
When their defense becomes normal, the game feels so much better!
At least Manchester City players will no longer have a sense of fear when facing Chelsea's defense, and will no longer be overly cautious.
In this way, the offensive threat of the team immediately rises to a level!
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Chelsea did not realize how much impact the attack had caused, but they were thankful that Manchester City did not score.
But in the next game, they obviously felt the pressure on the defense increased.
Manchester City's offense on the two flanks is obviously more flexible. Coupled with the connection in the middle, the transition from left to right is even better than they have been emphasizing this point.
The pressure on the right is less. Musampa is an 'old acquaintance', but after all, he has just recovered from injury, his state is not so good, his skill level is limited, and the threat is not great, but the left is different.
This Spanish teenager is really a headache!
Chelsea soon found this out, as City continued to attack on the left, with David Silva passing or taking, each time giving their defence a headache.
Paolo Ferreira's defensive pressure doubles!
He used to feel relieved that he had hired a rookie for the opponent, but now he found that the performance of professional players really has nothing to do with age and experience. After this Spanish boy came to England, he gained a little reputation with the help of Manchester City, but his performance It can only be said that it is very general, not to mention the experience, but now facing the other party, he has a headache, especially several times, the other party directly broke through on his point, but he did not grab it, but was attacked twice. The opponent successfully broke through the past.
This is a genius!
Paulo Ferreira was the first to realize this, but apparently his teammates and Chelsea fans didn't, and they were unhappy that Ferreira was always 'making mistakes'.
You, the 'best full-back in Europe', are frequently broken by a rookie in the Premier League. What are you doing? Ferreira felt the pressure multiplied, and then his mentality was out of balance.
When David Silva brought the ball over again, Ferreira directly stretched his foot to grab the ball, which was obviously an impulsive move.
Silva easily controlled the ball from the side.
While throwing away Ferreira, he glanced at Ferreira in disbelief, and was puzzled by the sudden action of the Portuguese defender who had been defending steadily. He even felt that the other party deliberately let him break through.
Behind Ferreira is the penalty area.
In the penalty area, Chelsea captain and defender John Terry did not expect Ferreira to be broken through so easily.
But he is defensive in the middle, and it is difficult to get close to David Silva. His partner William Gallas had time to block, but at the same time David Silva passed the ball.
He saw space on the side and passed the ball over.
After dribbling the ball into the penalty area, many players will choose to shoot by themselves. Because the defense in the penalty area is too dense, it is not easy to cooperate with teammates to pass the ball. Especially David Silva has the opportunity to shoot directly. He only needs to play directly. The feet are enough, Gallas can't stop it at all, so no one thought that he would suddenly choose to pass the ball.
Gallas didn't respond, and Terry didn't respond either.
They can only follow the ball and turn their eyes away, and then they see a dangerous figure appearing in the empty position--
Lee Morris!
"Beautiful! David Silva makes a fine pass in the box...great opportunity!"
The on-site commentator Berbat couldn't help but applaud loudly.
At the same time, all Chelsea players are aware of the danger. Morris was originally their focus, but David Silva attracted too much attention just now, and Morris's insertion was not noticed at all.
Now he is in the most favorable position!
The football rolls over and his men arrive just in time to receive the pass, without a single defender by his side.
At the moment of receiving the pass, Morris was a little stunned.
This pass is very delicate, but it's not that there is no defender, right? Before he had time to think about it, he immediately realized the good opportunity, and immediately waved his right foot without stopping, slamming the ball towards the goal fiercely and forcefully!
The football was blasted out by him like a cannonball!
Chelsea goalkeeper Cech tried his best to make a save. He stretched out his arms as much as possible, but unfortunately he still failed to save the ball. With a domineering attitude, the football rushed directly into the net. (To be continued ~^~)