Chapter 136 Those Unexpected Results

Under the leadership of Morris, Manchester City played very steadily. They used pass coordination to stabilize the situation and used a solid formation to defend, which made Chelsea, who wanted to score, feel that they had nowhere to start.

They knew the game was not easy to play, but they didn't expect Manchester City to be more entangled than the last time.

The last time they met at the Manchester Stadium, although they lost the game, they still had a lot of chances, and every attack also had a lot of opportunities. Now it's a little different. When football is at the foot of Manchester City, I don't need to say more. It is not easy for them to grab it. When they go to attack, Manchester City's formation and defense are also very solid. Every time they cooperate and pass in the frontcourt, it is very dangerous.

Chelsea's frontcourt players were a little anxious. In the 21st minute of the game, a mistake by Drogba gave Manchester City a chance to counterattack. Anelka received a pass in the frontcourt and threw John Terry into the penalty area. Goalkeeper Cech attacked quickly and judged accurately, and Manchester City probably completed the goal.

Manchester City's counterattack made Chelsea players break out in a cold sweat. They realized that the difficult Manchester City in front of them can not only control the ball and defend, but also have a very strong counter-attack ability.

So then they played more steadily, and the time passed little by little.

It is said that everything is sparse, and the same is true of football games. Although Manchester City's defense is very solid, Chelsea has stabilized and used the advantages of home and strength to find opportunities in the first half.

In the 43rd minute of the game, Drogba pushed the ball out of the penalty area. Lampard kept up and took a volley. This shot was precise and powerful. The goalkeeper Wang Xiaolei had no time to save and could only watch the football fly in. right corner.

1:0.

Chelsea at Stamford Bridge take the lead!

From the beginning of the game, the game between the two teams was very exciting, but it was not the rhythm that Chelsea fans liked to see, because Manchester City, who were on the road, played very well. And there is no small advantage in ball control.

They are worried about the situation of the game, and it is even more worrying that the team is not scoring goals.

Now Lampard has scored!

The Stamford Bridge stadium burst into violent cheers. All Chelsea fans were delighted by the goal, especially the midfielder who scored the goal and Lampard, who is also the top scorer this season. They are even more excited. They shouted the names of Chelsea and Lampard from the stands to celebrate the goal.

sidelines.

The head coach Mourinho also put a smile on his face. He took a long breath and relaxed a lot. It was not easy to play against Manchester City, but now that there is a goal, the game is much easier to play.

Wan Sheng stood on the other side, frowning slightly.

He knew that Manchester City as a whole couldn't compare to Chelsea. Even after a year of training. They also have a gap with Chelsea, but the game is not only about the ability of the players, but tactics and fighting spirit are actually more important. In terms of fighting spirit, the team does not have any advantage. After all, this is a home game, and the impact of the environment is still very important. big, that is. City's only advantage is tactically.

He believes in his defensive 'kill to death' style of play, which completely overwhelms Mourinho's 433 philosophy.

But really into the game. In fact, one item is still very important, and that is luck. For example, Anelka didn't score a goal just now, but now Chelsea has scored. This has a lot to do with luck. Players' performance is one aspect, and luck is another. When both are present, a goal is scored.

Luck, this thing is really elusive, maybe it is really only gods and immortals who can control it, Wansheng has no way to control luck, the only thing he can do is to grasp the most advantageous style of play and let the team have more chances That's it.

Now that Chelsea have scored goals, and if they insist on defensive play, it will not be easy to tie the score.

It seems that if you want to draw, you must fight!

Wansheng made a decision, so at halftime, he made a slight adjustment to the tactics. He let Reina and Maurice partner, pull back as a solid midfielder, and turn Ivan Krew to the wing. , so as to strengthen the attacking ability of the midfield and the wing.

At the beginning of the second half, Manchester City launched a counterattack.

Mourinho was very surprised by this. He did not expect that after a half-time break, Manchester City would turn from defense to attack and start a siege of Chelsea at the beginning. The tactical changes have fluctuated so much, can Manchester City players adapt?

The Portuguese's worries are superfluous.

In fact, Wansheng just adjusted the positions of the two players, and the tactics basically remained unchanged. Player movement is enough to be a headache, but the advantage is also obvious, that is, strong control ability, changeable, and the transition between offense and defense can be completed in an instant. , that is, the rhythm of the attack has accelerated, and this is precisely the problem that Wansheng has been emphasizing - controlling the rhythm. Now Manchester City players are very adaptable to sudden changes in rhythm. The rhythm changes rapidly, and the team naturally has nothing to adapt to.

But Chelsea players did not adapt.

In the first half, Manchester City's cooperative transmission was always in the midfield and backcourt, but now it suddenly accelerated the pace and passed it to the midfield and frontcourt. It was difficult for them to adapt for a while. As a result, in the 54th minute of the game, Manchester City found a chance, and Andy Ke Ernest scored an equalizing goal.

This goal is somewhat unexpected.

At half-time, many media "judged" that Manchester City had no chance, because there are very few teams that can tie the score at Stamford Bridge when Chelsea scored the first goal.

Mourinho's '1:0' doctrine is no joke.

Many commentators were also talking about the issue at half-time, arguing that City would struggle to score and that the game could well end with a Chelsea win.

When seeing Manchester City attacking in the second half, the commentator was saying, "They are very offensive, but they may give Chelsea a chance..."

As a result, Andy Cole quickly equalized for Manchester City!

This... is really surprising!

The commentator didn't expect that the game situation was different from what he imagined, so when reporting the goal, he also showed this emotion, "Goal!!!???"

"The ball is in!?!!"

After wondering for a while, he remembered that he was still explaining the game, so he didn't have time to think about why Manchester City could tie the game. Just yelled for sure, "Gooooooal!!!!!!"

This seems to be just a small episode, but in fact, there are many people who hold similar ideas, even Manchester City fans.

Although before the game starts. Many Manchester City fans are looking forward to the team's victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. They have been able to gain an absolute advantage in league competition recently, but most fans are still sane, they know how difficult it is to win a victory at Stamford Bridge, even if Manchester City are ranked first in the league.

The most helpless thing happened, Chelsea took the lead to score.

At half-time, many Manchester City fans were also very pessimistic about the game. Few teams can score in Chelsea. Can also equalize the score. Even if they have confidence in the team, it is very difficult to equalize at Stamford Bridge, so many people are calculating how many chances the team has to win the championship if Chelsea wins.

So when Andy Cole scored, even Manchester City fans were surprised.

After the surprise, it is a sudden surprise!

It was a surprise to score a goal!

Just because it was a surprise, the feeling of joy would be stronger, and the Manchester City fans suddenly cheered. It even overwhelmed the majority of Chelsea fans for a while.

This time it was Mourinho who frowned.

He did not expect Manchester City to perform so well, and took advantage of the tactical change to make Chelsea slightly uncomfortable. tied the score.

This game seems to be uncertain.

He hates this feeling.

Mourinho couldn't help but look at the young man on the other side of the field. He was really young and very capable. Are you going to lose to him again this season?

The Portuguese were plainly anxious.

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In fact, Wan Sheng was more worried about the game. According to his idea, after the equalizer, the team returned to the original style of play again, using control and solid defense to kill time and keep the goal. Chelsea is eager to score, they Errors are likely to occur, and the team just has to seize the opportunity.

However, tactical adjustment is not just a change if you want. You want to make a tactical adjustment, especially a general direction adjustment. Normally, a half-time break is not enough, and most teams can only play one set in the first and second half. Tactics, you can only change players in the middle, but the tactics will not change.

Manchester City's ability to play both defensive and offensive play in the first and second half has already been attributed to the advantage of the "kill" tactic.

Now that the score is tied, it is very unrealistic to think about making tactical adjustments. It can only affect the good state that the team has just found, so Wansheng can only hope that the team will perform well.

After being tied, Chelsea also wanted to score again, so both teams released their hands and feet on the field to attack, so the game was quite exciting.

The stadium is screaming.

Chelsea fans, Manchester City fans and neutral fans are all shouting, and many fans have even forgotten their position and instead cheered for the players who performed well and cooperated.

The commentators kept shouting and introducing the game, and the excitement of the game could be known from their tone of voice.

"It's Lampard! Pass!"

"The ball is blocked! Distin, the Manchester City team... counterattack! Quick counterattack! Morris!"

"It's dangerous, Makelele stopped Maurice..."

"Chelsea attacked on the wing and now it's Damien Duff, the Irishman..."

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The game went on like this, both sides performed very well, and their respective goals were also in danger.

But both teams seem to have run out of luck.

After a long period of great play, the score did not change, with neither team able to seize the opportunity to score the ball.

In the fierce game, time passed very fast, and before many people realized it, the game had entered the final stoppage time.

In the stoppage time, the offensive and defensive speed of the two sides were still very fast, and the players played very well. The two sides attacked and defended each other three times.

The match ended when the referee blew the whistle.

1:1, also became the final score.

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A draw is perfectly acceptable for Manchester City.

After this round, there are only 6 rounds left in the league, and they still maintain a 7-point advantage. As long as they win 4 more games, they can be sure to win the league championship. This situation makes all Manchester City people happy.

However, Wan Sheng did not feel relieved. On the contrary, the closer he was to the championship, the greater the pressure.

Many people will become slack at the moment of success, but Wansheng is the exact opposite. Whenever he thinks of the upcoming championship, he will become very calm, and he will be meticulous in his work, so as to try his best not to make mistakes. Don't let the winning champion fly away.

This kind of work attitude also affected the whole team. After returning to Manchester, many people stopped talking about the championship, but seriously trained, prepared, and did their own work to deal with the next games.

Wan Sheng likes to have everything in his hands, which gives him peace of mind that everything is under his control.

But this is not possible.

Football is round, anything can happen... So it's no surprise that Manchester City lost to Tottenham in the next round.

This result was unexpected.

In terms of strength, it is obviously ranked first in the league, and Manchester City, which has defeated various strong teams, has an advantage. In terms of style, Tottenham Hotspur's offensive football is precisely restrained by Manchester City's controlled play. Manchester City's offensive ability is no better than Tottenham's. It is also offensive football. The stronger side will have great opportunities.

This is also one of the important reasons why Tottenham Hotspur has been unable to defeat arch-rival Arsenal all year round.

What's more, Manchester City are in very good shape at the moment. They have just drawn with Chelsea away, so it makes no sense to be at White Hart Lane.

But the final victory was Tottenham Hotspur.

Wansheng was also very helpless to the game. It wasn't that Manchester City did not perform well, but Tottenham Hotspur performed very well. In the first ten minutes, they took advantage of two opportunities to score two goals and won 2-0 directly. lead.

Next, Manchester City tried to try to equalize the score, but after Anelka scored a goal, Tottenham Hotspur relied on midfielder Carrick's long-range shot to widen the gap.

3:1.

The score at halftime would be this, no one thought that Tottenham Hotspur was still in good shape in the second half. Striker Robbie Keane broke into the penalty area to help the host team score the fourth goal.

Although near the end of the game, Anelka scored twice with a header to recover another goal for Manchester City, but in the end Manchester City lost the game 2:4.

At the end of the game, there was only a wry smile on Wansheng's face.

He knows that many things are out of control, but the opponent's performance in this game was too good.

He has to accept failure.

Fortunately, Manchester City has a 7-point advantage, and there is still a big advantage in losing a game. (To be continued ~^~)