Chapter 396 The Goal Is Valid! ?

"How is that possible!? Ljungberg appeared?"

"Did the fourth official make a mistake? Manchester City replaced Darren Bent with Ljungberg?"

"Torres has come off. Bent is the only striker in Manchester City. Why did Wansheng choose to replace Darren Bent?"

"Darren Bent didn't perform much before, but his role in the front is still very obvious. At least, he attracted Chelsea's defensive attention. Just a tactical role is not a substitute for Ljungberg..."

"Ljungberg? What position does he play?"

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Many people have similar doubts. They don't understand this substitution at all. The most important thing is that Darren Bent is replaced, which means that there will be no striker in Manchester City's lineup.

After Ljungberg played, Manchester City had 11 players, 1 goalkeeper, 3 defenders, 7 midfielders... Is there a more bizarre lineup than this? 7 midfielders, what is Manchester City doing?

Seeing this substitution, everyone couldn't understand it. Even Manchester TV, which supports Manchester City, had doubts about the substitution, even...doubts! !

"Wansheng may have made a wrong substitution. Even if it is to strengthen the defense, it should be replaced by a defender, such as Dunn, who has been on the bench!"

"Ljungberg's ability is very comprehensive, but he is by no means a qualified defender or striker!"

"Without a striker, what will Manchester City do next?"

"No front?"

Someone has come up with this concept, but anyone who hears the concept of "no front" will feel very funny, and when they see it, it is almost impossible.

Even though Manchester City plays the world's best technical football, the concept of "no striker" is still too "tall", and this tactic basically only exists in theory.

In various commentary analysis, there are also professional football commentators. They think that Manchester City is going to play a 'no striker' tactic, but they just put forward the concept and explain some theoretical play methods, but they don't think Manchester City can play well, because this tactic requires both the team and the players. Too high.

A football commentator quipped. "The strength of this Manchester City team has not 'out of the earth, into the universe', maybe they can rely on 'no striker' to beat some small clubs, but it is too risky to play against Chelsea at the same level." That is to say, Manchester City will definitely be able to play better if they play with a general formation and tactics they are good at.

In addition, some media believe that. "Manchester City really just wanted to strengthen their defence."

"They are No. 1 in the league. Against Chelsea, a draw is completely acceptable, and a draw is enough for them to continue unbeaten in the league, tying Arsenal's 49-round unbeaten record. In short, Manchester City is all about defending, is there a striker? It doesn't matter at all, if you just fight back. Maurice, Ozil and others are enough..."

The subsequent analysis is to say that Manchester City is "conservative", and criticizes the "conservative thinking" and "utilitarian football thinking" that Wansheng only hopes to draw. Criticize it or something.

The media who said these things obviously did not have much affection for Manchester City and Wansheng.

However, this statement has been recognized by many people. From another perspective, anyone in Wansheng's position may choose to do so, which is in the best interest of Manchester City.

In addition, this can also explain, "Why Manchester City will choose to replace the only striker on the field."

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Compared with the media, it is Chelsea coach Grant who needs to consider Wansheng's substitution plan.

The competition between two teams of the same level is also a direct competition between the coaches of the two teams. If one side makes a substitution adjustment, and the other side doesn't know what the adjustment means, it will undoubtedly lead to a disadvantage for the other side in terms of tactical response.

That's what happened to Grant.

He didn't quite understand the reason why Manchester City replaced Darren Bent. First, as the media said, Darren Bent was Manchester City's only striker. Second, Darren Bent's performance was not so bad before. Said that he should not have been replaced. In retrospect, Torres was replaced in the first half, which is also confusing.

Grant didn't understand it at all.

There was some confusion in his mind, and he watched the game closely and carefully, hoping to find the reason why Manchester City made substitution adjustments.

Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines very seriously.

The substitution decision just now was made by him, and in the entire stadium, he is the only one who understands the purpose of substitution best.

The media thought it right. One of the purposes of replacing Darren Bent was to strengthen the defense. The reason is very simple. Ljungberg can play as a midfielder, and he and Elano Blumer can form a double midfielder. In the backcourt of the team, a combination of 3 guards and 2 midfielders is formed, and the defense will undoubtedly become tighter.

Another reason for the substitution is to strengthen the control of the midfield and backcourt.

In the face of Chelsea's previous life, Manchester City's defense in the backcourt was somewhat unstable. The team could not guarantee the stability of the defense, so it was necessary to strengthen the defense. The key point of competition between the two teams is still in the midfield. The team has many midfielders. , But Ozil, Silva and others are better at attacking. The purpose of replacing Ljungberg is to strengthen the ability of 'central and backcourt'.

After the defense is guaranteed, the game with Chelsea can guarantee a word of 'stable', at least not to let the opponent break through the team's defense line recklessly and easily like in the first half.

After ensuring stability, Wansheng didn't think that the team's offense would be much worse, because the team would also train a method of 'taking turns to move forward' in their daily training.

Taking turns to move forward, as the name suggests, is that players take turns to move forward to ensure that there is always a player in front of them. Under normal circumstances, this is to ensure that there are people in every position of the team, such as Ozil's goal, Maurice He got the ball and pushed it directly into the space, and Ozil stepped forward just to receive the pass.

However, in the absence of a striker, it is difficult to guarantee the team's offensive efficiency by just relying on taking turns forward.

As analyzed by the media, the 'no striker' tactic requires too much player ability, team cooperation, etc. At present, Manchester City can't really play a real 'no striker tactic', otherwise, Wansheng will not try to introduce it in the summer. Torres came to replace Anelka.

In a normal game, it is better to score goals with a striker than without a striker.

But that's all about offense.

To play against Chelsea, the first thing to do is to ensure the defense, in terms of contribution in the game. Among the first few players, the one who contributed the least to the game was Darren Bent. He hardly participated in the defense. Under the strict defense of the Chelsea defender, the offense could only play a 'tactical role'.

So Wansheng chose to replace Darren Bent. Take advantage of the concept of 'taking turns to move forward'. Let the midfielders who are idle in the attack take turns to step forward to play the role of strikers.

In this way, Chelsea can not make targeted defenses, and the second also strengthens the control ability of the midfield, and strengthens the defense. The strengthening of both aspects only sacrifices a tactical striker.

Wansheng believes that it is worth it.

certainly. This is a targeted adjustment. The specific effect will still be seen in the game, so Wansheng watched the game very seriously, and hoped to summarize some experience of tactical adjustment and application from the game.

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Manchester City still has a certain advantage in the game between Manchester City and Chelsea.

The score was 3:3 and both teams scored three goals.

But don't forget, this is a game at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea is a team that does not belong to Manchester City at all.

If the two teams end the game in a draw, Manchester City is almost equal to victory. Because they guaranteed to continue unbeaten, they did not lose to Chelsea on the road. At the same time, just like some media "instigated" before the game, Chelsea became a "stepping stone" for Manchester City to tie Arsenal's unbeaten record.

So actually, Chelsea can't accept a draw.

In the second half, after Manchester City completed the substitution, Manchester City also had a certain advantage in the game situation. After 20 minutes, according to the statistics of Sky TV, Manchester City's ball possession rate reached 57%, which is more than Chelsea's 43%. A lot, in addition, Manchester City has 4 shots, Chelsea only 2.

From the shooting data, it can be seen that as Manchester City strengthens its defense, the game between the two teams has become much dull.

But the data also shows the role of Wansheng in making substitution adjustments. "Although the game scene has become dull, Manchester City has an advantage. Before the two teams were equal in attack, but now Manchester City has a chance in front of the goal. Significantly higher than Chelsea..."

This is what works!

In terms of statistics, the two teams had equal offensive opportunities in the first half. For example, both sides had 10 chances before, but now Manchester City has become 6, and Chelsea has become 3. Although the opportunities for both sides decreased, Manchester City obviously prevailed.

However, after Darren Bent came off, Manchester City's offensive problems have become prominent. Relying on 'take turns forward' is obviously not comparable to having a real striker. Sometimes Manchester City's cooperation will have loopholes, such as After Morris passed the ball, he found that there was no one in front. For another example, Ozil kicked the ball into the penalty area, but no teammates stepped forward to fight for it, which is equivalent to giving the ball to Chelsea in vain.

That's what the second half of the game looked like.

At this point, in the 70th minute of the game, Chelsea coach Grant sat in the position, a little hesitant.

After a period of play, he also saw the purpose of Manchester City's substitution, so the question was placed in front of him - should he strengthen the attack or strengthen the defense?

In other words, does the team take a risk to win, or try to keep the tie?

The former has to take a lot of risks, the latter needs to take small risks, but the goal is not to be defended if you want to defend. Maybe the next moment, Manchester City will find an opportunity to score the ball and force him to make a choice.

Attacking, defending, making choices is difficult.

In fact, the key problem is that Grant wants the team to win, but the risk of strengthening the offense is still too great, so he decided to watch it for a while.

Grant soon regretted it!

The field of competition is changing rapidly. Many times a player suddenly performs well, which can create a chance for the team and even change the situation of the game.

This time it's a wonderful move by David Silva!

Since the start of the second half of the game, David Silva has not had outstanding performance. The key point is that he is not a player who likes to plug in and look for opportunities.

Ozil and Ivan Crewe are the exact opposite, both of whom are very fond of plugging in at the right time.

In the absence of a striker, the midfield five-man combination is at the top of the formation, so Ozil and Ivan Crewe often act as strikers.

This time it was David Silva who found a good opportunity.

When Ozil received the pass from Morris, he did not rush to hand the ball to his teammates, but Mikel, who dribbled the ball away to intercept, and then handed the ball to Morris.

At the same time, David Silva has thrown away Carvalho and rushed to the left side of the penalty area.

David Silva's movement was very surprising, Carvalho failed to keep up with the first time, and as a result Morris's pass appeared in front of David Silva in a timely manner.

David Silva suppressed his excitement, took another step forward, and waved his right foot directly in front of the ball!

"Bang!"

"Silva's shot!"

Sky TV commentator George Woodgate followed closely, but Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech did a great job, hitting the ball with both punches.

Immediately, the Manchester City fans in the stands felt sorry.

"It was a good opportunity just now, but Cech's reaction was very fast, it's a pity..."

George Woodgate said, the offense on the field does not seem to be over, the football reached the feet of Morris, he was hit by Lampard and Belletti, and the ball had reached the bottom line.

Lampard didn't keep up with him, he just ran slowly to block Morris' passing route. Belletti followed Morris, compressing his dribbling space and blocking Morris with his body. between the goal and the goal.

Morris dribbled the ball to the baseline.

This position can't go any further. He can only protect the ball with his body to prevent the opponent from grabbing it or destroying the ball. At the same time, Morris also glanced around with his eyes, as if to give the ball to his teammates.

In Belletti and Lampard's view, this may also be the only choice Morris can make. They will not let Morris pass the ball easily, so they press Morris.

Ljungberg ran to meet, but Morris couldn't pass the ball at all.

At this moment, Morris pushed his body backwards, followed by lightly knocking the ball, and suddenly turned around in the direction of the football, while swinging his right foot at a small angle.

Belletti couldn't stop it immediately.

Next time, Maurice's right foot deftly rubbed on the grass, and the football shot into the sky with the ball!

Belletti could only watch the football pass over his head. He turned his head in shock and saw that there were no Manchester City players in the small penalty area, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

But Lampard's exclamation has been heard in his ears, "Peter, be careful!"

With Lampard's exclamation, I saw the football lightly bypassed Belletti's head, and then passed around Cech's head high, falling straight to the far corner.

Almost all the people who saw this ball were dumbfounded!

Many of them didn't realize what was going on, some Chelsea players just thought it was safe without the opponent in front of the goal, and the Manchester City players were also a little confused, they didn't understand what Morris was doing, could it be a wrong pass ?

The fans in the stands also didn't understand, and some media commentators also shouted, "Maurice's cross..." Then they saw that there were no Manchester City players in front of Chelsea.

The next moment the football fell and many people realised what had happened because the football hit the post!

"Bang!"

With the collision between the football and the goalpost, no one can do anything anymore. The players in front of the goal block the view. What happened next can only be seen in slow motion, but the referee's actions have already told everyone the answer .

"The referee's action, ah? The goal is valid!?"

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