Chapter 98 Positioning the Ball

Manchester City players are still surprised by the current state of the game, although they are cheering for the goal, many people are also thinking - why can we suppress Chelsea? The opponent is Chelsea! How did we get suppressed, or even take the lead?

The game now feels to them, as if the opponent is not the mighty Chelsea, but other small teams in the Premier League.

They didn't feel the pressure at all, they just played with ease.

The goal just now seems to be logical, very easy to cooperate, very easy to score, all this makes them puzzled, if it is not the fact that they are facing Chelsea now, some people will not believe that there will be the current situation .

But things did happen, and the cause must be found elsewhere.

The reasons are actually easy to find. One is the team's preparation for the game, and the other is their performance.

As early as before Christmas, the team began to prepare for the game against Chelsea. Wansheng adjusted the tactics. It should be said that they made some improvements to the tactics. However, in the eyes of other coaches, this is not an improvement, but ' Behind', Pierce and Diamares have raised objections, but Wansheng 'willed to go his own way' and insisted that the team adapt to the new style of play.

The current game proves Wansheng right.

Perhaps compared to the original style of play, the current style of play is not much better, but obviously, the new style of play is very suitable for playing against Chelsea.

Many Manchester City players thought of this after celebrating the goal, they knew the team's tactics were successful, and then they felt more relaxed.

So when the game restarted, they were more determined to follow the laid-out style of play, played with more confidence, and played better.

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Mourinho still hasn't figured out a way to crack Manchester City's tactics. Temporary big adjustments will definitely not work. Small adjustments can't restore the disadvantage at all. He only hopes that the players on the field can perform better, at least... It's almost halftime, right? He was thinking about praying to God, even though he was an atheist.

The game on the field now. As long as the football is at the feet of the Manchester City players. It's hard to grab it.

Chelsea can only defend passively and watch Manchester City pass and pass. It is better to pass the ball to kill time in the half-time, especially the forward pass. As soon as they grab it, the football will return soon. Manchester City's half-time, which made them waste their energy running. All the players who felt 'played' were gnashing their teeth.

But they can't. Because they can't grab it, mainly because Manchester City's passing is very technical.

They are not each player standing in a fixed position to pass the ball, but the entire team, ten people except the goalkeeper, are constantly running around, constantly changing positions, so that they control the initiative and can run Lots and lots of vacancies. Even if the Chelsea players keep up, they will definitely be half a beat behind. Adding all the positions together, the gap is very fast, so they can only watch Manchester City complete the passes one by one. The only expectation is that Manchester City make mistakes, otherwise they will not be able to grab it at all.

It's a pity that Manchester City's passing and receiving are all trained by pinching you. Individual training and collective tactical training are inseparable from passing the ball in all aspects. The basic requirement of every player on the field is to pass the ball. No one went to play tricks, everyone was doing basic passes, so it was rare for Manchester City players to make mistakes in the process of coordinating passes.

In short, Chelsea want to grab the ball is not easy.

In fact, passing the ball has always been the foundation of football. Professional players have to train the ball from the moment they touch the ball. This training will last until they retire. There is a difference between a master and a master, every team can, but it is very difficult to master.

But now that Manchester City has done it, Mourinho can only have a headache.

Manchester City's tactics on the field are almost based on passing the ball, constantly passing the ball to control the football, and then using running coordination to control the rhythm, they control everything, Chelsea wants to get everything back, only To fight, to rob, but unfortunately most of the time, Manchester City can complete the attack, ending with a shot, and then it will be Chelsea's turn to attack.

When Chelsea attacked, Manchester City immediately retreated. It was very difficult for Chelsea to break fast, because Manchester City retreated very fast and did not give Chelsea a chance at all.

Mourinho has been thinking about it, but in the end he has not found a good way to adjust.

So he decided to leave it alone and let the players play freely.

As long as the defense is stabilized, it should be no problem to drag the game to halftime, and then make some adjustments and there is still a chance in the second half.

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Wan Sheng will not underestimate Chelsea. He knows that if the game reaches the second half, it will not be easy to win after Chelsea reacts, so it is better to try to decide the outcome.

The way to decide the winner is very simple, that is to score goals.

As long as there is one more goal, the suspense of the game is very high. Even in the second half, Chelsea has adjusted and it is very difficult to recover two goals.

Therefore, after the restart of the game, Wansheng reminded the whole team to continue to work hard, and every Manchester City player also devoted themselves to the game in high spirits. Their mentality was better, their performance was better, and Manchester City’s overall suppression was stronger.

Mourinho believes that as long as the team stabilizes, the game can be dragged to half-time.

Soon he found it very difficult.

After the restart of the game, Chelsea was suppressed even more, and it became more difficult to stabilize the defense. On the contrary, Manchester City played better. If this continues, it will not be difficult for Manchester City to score goals, but it is very difficult for Chelsea to stabilize the defense. easy.

The game is now entirely in City's favour, and his team is playing very hard, and the pressure is entirely on Chelsea's side.

Even more worrying is that...

Mourinho couldn't help looking to the flank, where Paulo Ferreira was less complacent when dealing with David Silva.

He lost a stable mind.

Paulo Ferreira is Mourinho's general, he knows what the media and fans are saying, but he still likes to use Paulo Ferreira, not only because of Ferreira's relationship with him, but also because of Ferreira La is very thorough in his tactical execution, in the 11th position on the team. The last thing to worry about is Ferreira's position, Ferreira is very similar to Mourinho...he's a very conservative player.

But now the conservative has become the problem!

He didn't dare to attack, so he was suppressed by David Silva again and again. David Silva could dribble the ball by himself or cooperate with his teammates freely. He has many ways to face Paulo Ferreira. On the other hand, Ferreira can only respond passively. As a result of being shaken off several times in a row, there are some problems with his mentality, he is a little impulsive in defense, and sometimes he is too conservative. In other words, he does not know How to kick.

So Ferreira's defense this way became a problem. With David - Silva performance more and more active. He is also a growing threat to Chelsea's defence, and Ferreira's defensive problems are becoming more and more prominent.

Many people saw it, and some commentators also began to comment, "Ferreira's state of this game is not very good, he was played by a Premier League rookie..."

"David Silva is doing well, Ferreira can't do anything defensively..."

There are also media who were already dissatisfied with Paul Ferreira and said directly, "Look! Paul Ferreira has shown his true face. He was played by a Premier League rookie! His opponent is only a Premier League rookie in his early 20s, but he There are always problems with the defense. Maybe Mourinho should think about substitutions!"

Then Mourinho got a headache.

Generally speaking, at this time, he doesn't matter so much, and anyone who performs poorly will be replaced directly, but Ferreira is a little different. He is an old man who has been following him since Porto.

If Ferreira is replaced now, will it affect his mentality? Because the half-time is not over yet, the time is too early to replace Ferreira, which means to tell everyone that it is Ferreira's responsibility to lose the ball. If he loses the game in the end, Ferreira will definitely be very The person who 'back the blame', the situation will be very bad, can Ferreira withstand this kind of blow?

Or should he bear it?

Mourinho is unsure, so he doesn't think Ferreira should be replaced now.

"Give him another ten minutes!" he thought. In any case, in the absence of an accident, substitutions will also be made in the second half.

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Wan Sheng didn't know Mourinho's hesitation. He was staring at the game, waiting for the team's second chance.

As long as the team can score the second goal, victory is assured.

On the other hand, if there is only one goal in the first half, Chelsea still has a chance, so he can't fully grasp what will happen in the second half.

So it is very important to have the next goal.

However, Manchester City's goal was not seen as soon as possible, but Chelsea got a good chance. In the 39th minute of the game, Lampard took the ball 30 meters in front of the goal and threw the ball directly to the left corner of the goal. , Fortunately, the goalkeeper James responded quickly and did not concede a goal.

This shot made all Manchester City people break out in a cold sweat.

While cheering on the team's lead and the situation on the field, they couldn't help but think that their opponent Chelsea was no soft persimmon.

Even if Chelsea are suppressed now, they are not completely helpless!

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Another three minutes passed, and Manchester City still maintained the suppression of the game, but Chelsea's formation was very solid, and it was difficult for Manchester City to find a breakthrough point in the frontcourt, so this time, Manchester City made eight consecutive passes in the backcourt before passing the ball. midline.

It's not that Manchester City is not in a hurry, it's that they can't find the opportunity to attack.

Morris received the pass, he calmly swept the Chelsea half, and finally made a short pass, he handed the ball to his partner Joey Button.

The passing of the two midfielders from left to right is also a tactical routine, which will shift the center of the team's formation, so it is difficult to judge which way to launch the attack.

Manchester City's previous offense was focused on David Silva's left, but in these attacks, Chelsea have obviously strengthened their left offense. They also saw that Ferreira was not in good shape. As a result, they focused on Gallas on the left. Optimistic about the left and right, it is not easy to find opportunities, so Joey Barton handed the ball to the right this time.

Perhaps, this is also because he and Musampa are more familiar, after all, the two have been teammates for several years.

Musampa didn't have a good performance in this game, but his calmness still helped the team. At least he didn't have any problems with defense all the way, and he can also give a lot of support to the frontcourt on offense.

Now he has the ball.

Chelsea didn't take Musampa seriously. In their eyes, David Silva, a new and brilliant young man, is worth noting, and Musampa, a man who has been in the Premier League for a few years. Old man, there is no threat.

But Musampa doesn’t think so. He still has some confidence in his skills, especially Del Horno, who was facing off this time, was obviously absent-minded. Being looked down on by a newcomer in the Premier League would inevitably make Musampa uncomfortable, so he did not Passing the ball, but suddenly cut in and shook Del Horno away!

"breakthrough!"

Berbatt exclaimed, his voice still full of anticipation.

If he can get rid of Del Horno, the front of Musampa is like walking on the ground, and there is no defense for the left and right 5 meters. At worst, he can have a direct long-range shot. But at the penalty area line, the threat is still quite big.

The same is true in the game. Musampa swayed Del Horno and waved his right leg directly.

At this moment, a figure rushed out and directly knocked down Musangpa.

"Makelele! Makelele! Foul! This is a foul!" Berbat said angrily, "Just now was a wonderful opportunity, Makelele broke a good ball, this Frenchman is too rude! The referee should give a red card, Let him go!"

Of course, this is not possible.

However, he still couldn't run away with a yellow card. The referee ran over and showed Makelele the yellow card. The French man shrugged his shoulders, expressing his innocence, and didn't say anything else, because everyone knew that it was a tactical foul.

Musangpa stood up with a grin and made a dissatisfaction with the referee. His teammates came over to ask, and he waved his hand and said, "I'm fine." Then he jumped in place twice, and it seemed that he really had no problem.

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Seeing Musampa falling to the ground, Wansheng's first reaction was to protest to the fourth official. He pointed to the Chelsea door and shouted dissatisfiedly, "Look! What a serious foul, he should be sent off!"

The fourth officer could only explain, "It was a tactical foul, everyone knows it."

Of course, Wan Sheng wouldn't let him go so easily, at least he had to put pressure on him, "What tactical foul? It's a deliberate foul anyway! Isn't an intentional foul in a football match serious? I have to force my players to be carried off the court on stretchers, Will I be given a red card? I won't care about the red card then! Look at Chizto, his injury is just right, he has been trained for half a year before, I don't want to see him fall again, this kind of foul will ruin an excellent team professional player!"

Wan Sheng spoke to the fourth official, who could only cover his forehead with helplessness in his eyes.

The fourth official just thought that the young Chinese coach of Manchester City is very good, but now he finds that this guy is no better than the Portuguese... Perhaps, all the excellent European coaches like to torture the fourth official Ear, if there is a chance, he must go to other positions.

At this point, Manchester City was ready to make a free throw.

Morris was about to make a free throw, but David Silva walked over and said, "I'll try it!"

Morris thought about it and gave up the free throw.

The Spanish kid has been doing well, and now give him a free throw, maybe he can create a surprise? (To be continued ~^~)