Chapter 172 Tactical Confrontation

After the game restarted in the second half, the Chelsea team launched a fierce attack on Manchester City's goal in high spirits, and Manchester City was suppressed again for a while.

But Manchester City is not as passive as the opening of the first half. The players have already adapted to the game and they know how to deal with this kind of offensive reasonably.

It is certain that the defensive line is contracted, but it cannot be completely contracted, but there is tension and relaxation. The players in front of the formation are still running back and forth at the back of the central line. They form the first line of defense, and the defensive midfielder is in front of the back line. , and then there is the back line.

In this way, Manchester City has formed 'two fronts' to deal with Chelsea's offensive. The defensive front is still very powerful. The constant running and interception of frontcourt players will bring a lot of trouble to Chelsea's offensive. They want to break this one. The defensive line will take a lot of work, and then they have to face the second line of defense, Manchester City's back line is very solid, and the players in the backfield are also very active under the leadership of the experienced Dunne, they will try to hold Chelsea's ' Score points'.

At this time, Wansheng's advice before the game was reflected.

For Chelsea's defense, we must not be able to mark everyone on the other side. Selective marking is very important. At this time, Shevchenko is often not taken seriously, while Drogba, Lampard and others are mainly defended.

This kind of defense will definitely give Shevchenko a chance, but there is no way to do it. The defending side is passive and can't always focus on all points. It is estimated that 22 players and teammates will play.

Fortunately, as Wan Sheng thought, Shevchenko was not in the state.

Mourinho did not choose to replace Shevchenko in the second half. Maybe he wanted to give the Ukrainian star more time to find his condition, but Shevchenko still did nothing. Many people have a feeling that Shevchenko It seems to be in the frontcourt to set off Koppelle Ferreira's excellent defense. It is estimated that if Shevchenko knows what everyone thinks, his face will definitely turn black. But apparently that's what he's doing.

When the "abandoned" Shevchenko did not perform well, Chelsea's offense was quite weak, because Lampard, Drogba and others were all defended.

Whenever Lampard had the ball in front of the box, two players would come to mark it, and he rarely even had the chance to take a long shot. Lampard is also not good at passing good passes. In addition, Drogba was defended very deadly, and as a result, Chelsea's attack could only be unsuccessful again and again.

At this time, many Chelsea players were puzzled. They obviously played very smoothly in attack and were in good shape. How could they not find a chance when they got to the goal?

When they have doubts, they need to find the reason. They quickly discover that they seem to be one less than Manchester City?

This is not a real reduction in numbers. but a feeling. Just like sometimes they get sent off and then go to play against the opponent, the feeling of one less man in the game is obvious, so why less people now?

The on-site commentator gave the answer, "Look at this shot! Hey... Sheva doesn't seem to be in shape at all! It seems that he has not adapted to the Premier League game..."

That's why.

Shevchenko's performance was too bad. He was the least defended player in the Chelsea team, but he was always wasting opportunities.

See Shevchenko in action. Wan Sheng smiled reassuringly.

In the memory of his previous life, he knew that after Shevchenko arrived at Chelsea. It is the beginning of the end of his career, but he doesn't know how bad Chelsea's performance is, so before the game, telling the team like that is also a bet, and it is also a must-in any case, Shevchenko's performance No threat is greater than Drogba, so Drogba must be guarded.

Now it looks like he was lucky and won the bet.

Shevchenko has not yet adapted to Chelsea and the Premier League. He is not in shape at all. Such a Shevchenko has nothing to be afraid of. Perhaps, from this moment on, Shevchenko has lost his magical aura. He is no longer the 'Ukrainian nuclear warhead' that terrifies opponents.

Of course, this is good news for Manchester City.

However, when he saw the team's counterattack again, Wan Sheng also frowned, and he found that Chelsea had changed their defensive strategy.

In the first half, when Manchester City attacked, Chelsea would shrink the defense line immediately, and the players in the frontcourt would run back desperately, but now it is different. After Chelsea played a wave of attacks, they did not shrink the defense line, but the back line. The collective presses forward.

What is this for? Desperately trying to besiege? In terms of time, it's a little too early.

Soon Wansheng became clear.

Manchester City's two consecutive attacks ended with players offside. The first time was Anelka. He had no idea that Chelsea's back line would suddenly press forward. He ran too far on the wing, and when Maurice passed a long pass, he was already in an offside position.

This is offside!

Wan Sheng understands, Chelsea is deliberately making offside!

Wan Sheng turned his head and glanced at Mourinho, who was also standing on the sidelines. It happened that Mourinho also looked over. The two looked at each other with a cold face, and then turned their heads away.

From Mourinho's expression, it's hard to see anything, but Chelsea's defensive tactics are indeed offside. This is certain. One or two offsides can be said to be a player's performance problem, but consecutive offsides, It's not just playing, but the other party intentionally doing it.

Wan Sheng looked at the court and began to carefully consider the use of the opponent's actions.

This play is very effective.

Ten minutes into the second half, Manchester City's attacks were all defused by offside traps, and then Chelsea took the lead, and they even had more time on the ball than Manchester City, so Chelsea had the advantage of the situation, despite their attacking In fact, it also poses a great threat, but it is not easy to take the initiative in the game. You must know that in the second half of the first half, Chelsea was almost beaten by Manchester City.

To think of this tactic against Manchester City, Mourinho is indeed a famous coach who can lead Porto to the top of Europe.

In the memory of the previous life, Mourinho was quite successful. Without him, Chelsea would have won two championships. Of course, now that he has himself, it is completely different. He and Mourinho have no personal hatred. But the world of football is like this, there is only one winner, and now in the Premier League, there can only be one winner.

Wan Sheng was sure that it would be him.

Mourinho's adjustment was simple. Is to use offside to counter Manchester City's advantage in possession. There are many advantages to squeezing Manchester City's attacking space, but one thing is certain, it is also very dangerous, because as long as the anti-offside is successful, Chelsea's goal will appear in front of the Manchester City striker.

So now all you need to do is hit more through balls!

This is the most direct means!

Wan Sheng smiled.

He suddenly found himself very successful, able to take Jose Mourinho's Chelsea. Forced to use this risky tactic. Few teams in the world can do that, right? But he led Manchester City to do it.

After some self-intoxication, Wansheng quickly made adjustments.

He didn't choose to make a substitution, but just called Morris and told him to let others play more through balls. Now that Morris is the captain of the field and has great prestige in the team, telling him that one person is enough.

After finishing, Wan Sheng returned to the coach's seat and sat down with peace of mind.

The next game is up to the players. But he believes that the final victory will be Manchester City.

The opponent's offside tactic is very aimed at Manchester City, and offside is also very dangerous. They made 100 offsides, and they only defended 100 times, but if one is unsuccessful, then the team has a chance to face the goal, which may mean a goal.

All Mourinho wants to fight with himself is time and opportunity.

This kind of tactic has been around for a long time, and it is easy to cause problems. After all, no one can guarantee that offside will always be successful, but at the same time, this style of play is just right to restrain Manchester City's possession, because Manchester City needs space to control the ball, and Chelsea squeezed the space. Manchester City can't pass the ball arbitrarily, at least not in the frontcourt, so Chelsea have more space and time, and they use these advantages to complete the goal.

As long as they can score more goals than Manchester City, they win.

Perhaps the only thing Mourinho didn't expect was that Chelsea's offense was so weak, they dominated the field for so long, and still failed to score any goals.

It seems that if this game is won, I must thank Shevchenko... It is precisely because of the poor performance of the Ukrainian star that the team's goal can be so stable.

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The game continued to be fierce.

Chelsea's defenders have gradually become accustomed to playing offside. Although they rarely practice this dangerous defensive tactic, they are all top-notch defenders in the world. They all know what to do. The only thing they need is a tacit understanding of cooperation. .

After several successful defenses like this, they also have some tacit understanding with each other.

They are very cautious about defense, always staring at Anelka who is rushing in front. David Silva and Downing are also their key opponents. They know that these three players are the most likely to appear in Manchester City's formation. foremost.

The same goes for the next.

As the only striker, Anelka naturally has to rush ahead. Sometimes when he moves behind, Downing and David Silva may rush over.

Manchester City already understand how Chelsea play, so when Manchester City attack, there will be some changes in the movement of several people, Anelka sometimes suddenly retreats to test Chelsea's defense, which is very troublesome, because they I don’t know if this retreat is a signal for Manchester City to launch an attack. Of course, it also requires the tacit cooperation of several Manchester City players.

Several players in the Manchester City midfield are likely to create opportunities for Abelka.

Morris and David Silva are both good passers. The two of them have excellent footwork and excellent awareness. They will pass the ball at the most suitable time. If Chelsea's back line responds But come, then Anelka may have a great chance.

So now the audience, Chelsea's back line is the most pressure, they are going through the most difficult test.

If it is a young striker with average strength, he may have been defeated by offside again and again, but Anelka is different. He is a genius. Although there are some personality problems, his ability is recognized by everyone, even if he has been offside for a few times. But Anelka is still in good spirits. He even occasionally retreats to 'motivate' Chelsea's back line. You know, this back line is led by Terry and Carvalho. Few strikers dare to do this. , but Anelka didn't care at all, which made Terry and the others grit their teeth with hatred.

At the same time, Anelka has to keep an eye on the movements of his teammates.

He knows that both Morris and the young David Silva are trustworthy teammates. When the football is at the feet of these two, it is possible to pass the ball directly. That will be his chance and also It's his moment.

Anelka likes this feeling, because he is the focus of both teams, the protagonist of the audience.

......

Manchester City launched a wave of attack, Joey Barton kicked the ball to Morris, Morris glanced forward, and Chelsea's defense immediately became tense.

Morris then passed the ball to the wing and handed it to Tangning.

Downing ran a few steps with the ball, and when Ballack was approaching, he passed it to David Silva, then ran forward again, David Silva took the ball forward, and then did At this moment, he turned a push into a kick, suffocated the football defense with one foot, and made a secret gesture forward.

Anelka received the signal and rushed forward immediately.

The Chelsea defence didn't react at all because David Silva was still in the centre line when he passed the ball, which was a bit too far away, and it was also a long pass.

Anelka succeeded in anti-offside and ran directly to the front.

"Dangerous!" Chelsea people realized.

Manchester City fans are shouting excitedly, this is undoubtedly a good opportunity!

But this opportunity was not so good. Although the anti-offside was successful, it was not easy to stop David Silva's long pass. Anelka tried his best to run forward while turning his head to judge the fall of the football. When he ran into position with the ball, Terry followed.

At this time Anelka showed superb technique.

He forced Terry to run, and stretched out his heels to unload the ball, the football rolled forward in compliance, and Anelka rushed forward!

"Anelka! Great opportunity!"

Sky TV commentator George Woodgate yelled.

It's a pity that this ball is too difficult. Anelka tried his best to stop a bit too big. Chelsea goalkeeper Cech attacked very timely. He took the ball in his arms first, and Anelka rushed over. Almost collided with Cech.

"call......"

Chelsea fans were relieved.

The Chelsea players on the field also took a deep breath. The ball just now was too dangerous. Even if Anelka's strength was a little smaller, he would be able to catch the ball one step ahead of Cech. What will happen then? It is already conceivable.

Fortunately, the ball did not score, the score is still 0:1, they still have a chance.

Wan Sheng was sitting on the coach's bench, and it was a pity that he didn't score a goal, but he felt more relaxed when he saw the ball. The next pressure will be on Chelsea's side. They should worry about them, and Manchester City is one goal ahead, nothing at all. Worry about it. (To be continued ~^~)