Chapter 168 Lampard and Morris

The first game of the league is very important for every team.

The media will also pay attention to the first round, because the performance of the first round can directly reflect the preparation of a team, and closely reflect the overall performance of the half-way match.

Manchester City were the league champions last season, and Chelsea came second in the league. The match between the two teams was like a spark hitting the earth. It was already crazy before it even started. Needless to say, the heat before the game is over. Now the match at Stamford Bridge is over. Officially begin.

At the beginning of the game, the cameras of various media are frequently pointed at the stars who have received attention.

Andrei Shevchenko is one of the most talked about.

Not only Abramovich is looking forward to Shevchenko's performance, in fact, fans including all the media are paying attention to Shevchenko, because he is the most valuable and famous among the 22 players on the field. The biggest star, he also just came to Chelsea and played in the Premier League for the first time. The media and fans naturally want to see what kind of performance he can have.

After the start of the game, the TV broadcast cameras kept pointing at Shevchenko. Even if he did not get the ball, the media wanted to see his performance, actions, and practices on the field.

Now Shevchenko is at the peak of his career!

Last year, Shevchenko won the Golden Ball, the highest honor for European professional players. In May of this year, he helped AC Milan win the UEFA Champions League and won the St. Berard Cup (Big Ear Cup) with his own hands. , even if he is about to be 30 years old, everyone thinks that he will remain in shape for a few years, and many people expect him to lead Chelsea to glory.

So Shevchenko was the most watched of all the players in the game, and everyone wanted to see how well the world's top star would do when he arrived at Chelsea.

In fact, many people thought before the game that it would be difficult for Shevchenko to start the first game. After all, he has just arrived at Chelsea and it will take some time to get used to it. Unexpectedly, Mourinho still arranged him in the starting lineup.

"It seems that Sheva is adapting well." Many people thought so.

So they looked forward to it even more.

...

Wansheng paid little attention to Shevchenko.

This game is the first appearance of the team's new formation, and it is still very important. He wants to see how the new formation will play against a strong team like Chelsea. What are the advantages and disadvantages compared to the old formation.

Although the effect of the new formation in the warm-up match is not bad. But the strongest opponent in the warm-up match is Charlton, which is far worse than Chelsea. What's more, this is a game at Stamford Bridge, and it will be a bit passive. What are the disadvantages and disadvantages. It will also show up immediately.

This is very risky. But in the away game against Chelsea, there is no 100% way to win. Even if he has a football training master system, he is not a god.

So this game is a difficult challenge for Manchester City, and it is also a real test of summer preparations.

But for the effect of the new formation. Wansheng still has some certainty.

There is no need to talk about theoretical things. What he pays most attention to is the cooperation of several players in the midfield. As long as the midfield can be effective, he believes that the team's performance will not be bad.

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After the start of the game, Chelsea used their home advantage to launch a fierce attack on Manchester City's goal.

Manchester City slightly contracted the formation and took the initiative to retreat.

It's a strategy.

Manchester City is not afraid of Chelsea. The two teams clashed last season. Manchester City has 1 win and 1 draw, and has an absolute advantage in record. However, Chelsea is undoubtedly a strong team and one of the biggest competitors in the league. Here is Stamford Bridge again. Chelsea At home, Manchester City is about to avoid the limelight.

Seeing that Manchester City took the initiative to evade, Chelsea immediately became imposing and attacked even more fiercely.

Thinking of last season's situation, Chelsea players are holding their breath, especially after Ballack and other stars came to the team in the summer, they have a layer of confidence. In the summer, their strength has increased significantly, while Manchester City has almost nothing Change, so they feel that they can beat Manchester City completely.

Now it's a home game. With tens of thousands of Chelsea fans cheering for them in the stands, they attacked even more vigorously.

Fifteen minutes before the game is entirely Chelsea's time.

They've been attacking and attacking again, but City's defense has been solid and Chelsea haven't found very good chances and haven't scored.

Fifteen minutes later, the media also made a summary of the previous game.

"Chelsea's offensive is very fierce, but if they want to score goals, they also need to pay attention to grasping opportunities..." Sky TV commentator George Woodgate carefully analyzed.

What he said was a bit 'subtle'.

In fact, Chelsea had good chances twice, but they were wasted, and the person who wasted the opportunity was the highly anticipated Andrei Shevchenko.

It's not that Shevchenko wasted the opportunity directly, but his movement failed to keep up with the rhythm of the attack. As a result, he didn't arrive when he should be in the position, and his teammates had already passed the ball, and he failed to catch the ball. , the opportunity was so missed.

However, in the eyes of the public, the mistake is not Shevchenko, after all, he is not in position, and it is not the ball he conceded.

Anyway, on the whole, Shevchenko ran actively and performed well. Chelsea's overall suppression of Manchester City was also very strong. Within 15 minutes, it was difficult for Manchester City to even play halftime, and they couldn't see them at all. A pleasing attacking football of the season.

The London TV commentator summed up, "Manchester City is completely at a disadvantage, they were beaten by Chelsea's continuous offensive..."

Seeing this kind of game, Abramovich had a smile on his face.

He turned his head and said to Waddell, "It seems my team is doing better..."

Waddle smiled and said nothing.

In fact, he was still a little anxious in his heart. Although he did not watch the game with a 100% victory over Chelsea, and he also had full trust in Wansheng, the passive game played made him a little worried about the team.

That's what ordinary Manchester City fans think.

The only gratifying thing is that Chelsea have been attacking for so long and have not scored, and the score is still 0:0. Manchester City have the disadvantage in the situation, but the score is not behind.

At this time, Manchester City gradually mastered the initiative.

There is an old saying in China, 'In one go, again and again, and three out', Chelsea attacked for 15 minutes. Physical and mental consumption is not small. They can't keep attacking like this, they can only gradually slow down the pace, so the pace of the game slows down and City's time on the ball gradually increases.

Chelsea didn't realize the danger in it. They thought that when the team launched the offensive again, it would still be very violent, and it would still completely suppress Manchester City. Just like just now. Manchester City was completely unable to fight back, but when Manchester City started to control the ball, Chelsea found that it became very difficult to completely suppress the opponent.

Fifteen minutes is enough for the Manchester City players to find the feeling of the game.

It was the first game of the league, it was Chelsea, it was away, and at the beginning there were a lot of players who were not in shape. Coupled with the fact that the team has been passive, it is difficult to find the offensive feel. Now they are gradually regaining their form, and Manchester City's overall cooperation is also fighting.

Wan Sheng has been standing on the sidelines, his hands clasped tightly, nervous for the previous game.

Now he also took a long breath.

He wanted to see the performance of the team's new formation, but he didn't expect Chelsea's attack to be so fierce at the beginning. The team couldn't organize the attack at all. The luck just now was good, Chelsea failed to take advantage of the continuous attack to score, so now the ball The team has slowed down, and the situation is much easier.

The way the team faces Chelsea now is actually no different from last season. The most important change is that the midfield has become more important.

When the team slows down, the game takes back control.

At this time, Morris's play as the core of offense and defense becomes very important.

But whether it's the media, Chelsea or the fans of the two teams, they don't pay much attention to Morris. They know that Morris is a very important player, but Morris is not like Lampard or Gerrard. is often not so brilliant.

He's a playmaker, not a standout star.

Chelsea still attaches great importance to the defense of Morris, which can effectively limit Manchester City's offense, but the emphasis is only on that level. First, Morris's position is too far behind to defend, and the second is directly threatening the goal. , or Anelka in front, so their defense against Anelka is the tightest, followed by David Silva. One season is enough for many people to realize the threat of David Silva. In addition, his position is higher than Morris, and he is often more threatening in the attack.

Manchester City's first wave of threatening attacks was created by David Silva.

Silva received a pass on the left side of the front end of the penalty area, changed direction and swayed Lampard, squeezed space for himself, and then sent the ball to the middle with a straight pass. Joey Barton followed and kicked the goal, the football Off the post and out of bounds.

Although there was no goal, it still made Chelsea break out in a cold sweat.

This ball is too threatening!

Joey Barton's shot is good, but the focus is on David Silva's passing. The young Silva faced Lampard's defense calmly and made the best choice quite calmly. This performance is Very amazing, so Chelsea's defense against Silva is even tighter.

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This time, Morris got the ball near the halfway line.

Drogba rushed up, with Ballack behind him, and the two tried to force Morris to pass the ball one after the other.

Morris is very threatening and his skills are quite good, but as long as the football is not at his feet, there is not much threat. For Chelsea, forcing Morris to pass the ball is enough. Under normal circumstances, this approach Also quite effective, Morris will always pass the ball to his teammates.

But this time is different.

Morris was about to pass the ball to the left, and the center of gravity of his entire body was tilted to the left. Drogba slammed towards that side to stop it. Unexpectedly, when Morris suddenly gave in, his tilted body was twisted. Right, kick the ball ahead at the same time, start and chase it.

It was only then that Drogba found himself thrown off.

But Mr. Warcraft didn't care too much, because there was Barack behind him. Captain Germany was still trustworthy, but when he turned his head to look again, he was a little panicked. Barack didn't pay much attention to Morris at all. Maybe he also Thinking that Morris would pass the ball, he ran over to defend Joey Barton. As a result, both of them could only watch Morris take the ball away, and it was too late to stop it.

"Morris! He's rushing forward!" The situation at the scene suddenly became tense.

At this time, Lampard killed from the left. His running was very active. Seeing that his teammates failed to restrain Morris, he ran over to defend at the first time.

Lampard still attaches great importance to Morris, which is better than other Chelsea teammates.

He and Morris are England's rivals. In the last World Cup, many media attributed the responsibility for England's loss to not letting Morris play. Other English players may not think much, but Lampard You know, Morris will definitely take his place when he plays. In other words, does the media think this guy is better than himself?

He can't believe it!

Lampard felt very resentful, but he couldn't tell others about this feeling. Now that the two are fighting directly on the field, he also wants to see how Morris is doing!

It is a pity that Morris did not give him a 1V1 chance.

Now is the attacking opportunity of Manchester City in the official game, and being entangled by Lampard is almost a waste of opportunity. The rational Morris will never do this, so he passes the ball to David who is following on the side - Silva.

Lampard was slightly disappointed.

But before he had time to think about anything, he found Morris rushing past!

"What is he going to do?"

David Silva's approach gave the answer, the Spanish boy didn't have any extra moves, he pushed the ball over directly, and Morris threw off Lampard to get the ball again!

"good chance!"

All Chelsea people were getting very nervous, anyone knew City had an opportunity.

Sure enough, the next moment Morris passed the ball to the right side of the penalty area, where Tangning, who played for Manchester City for the first time, followed with a volley. Was cleared out by Terry Bigfoot.

Chelsea breathed a sigh of relief.

The ball didn't go in.

But the attack of Manchester City just now also allowed Lampard to see Morris' performance. He is at the core of Manchester City's attack, and the performance just now is perfect. He didn't have a 1V1 with himself, but he made Manchester City's offense directly threaten Chelsea's goal!

This is excellent playmaking ability, and it is also the aspect that he lacks.

Lampard admits it in his heart.

Every player has something he is good at, and it's nothing compared to something. He may not be as good as Morris in organizing attacks, but he believes that his personal ability is much better than Morris! (To be continued ~^~)