Chapter 852 The Terrifying Portuguese

After conceding a goal first, Chelsea immediately organized a counterattack.

Just a minute later, Ashley Cole moved forward from the left to the left side of the penalty area. Under Milner's interference, he directly kicked the pass.

In the penalty area, Falcao grabbed the first goal, leaping forward and heading the ball towards the goal.

But this shot was uncomfortable, a little far from the goal, and had no strength. It landed lightly in Cech's arms, which was equivalent to giving the ball to Manchester City.

After gaining possession of the ball, Manchester City began to consciously control the ball in their own half, slowing down the pace of the game.

Xabi Alonso assumed the responsibility of the team's coach on the field and kept calling his teammates. He knew the strategy of coach Gao Han better than anyone. He was also a professional player and he also knew very well what happened at Chelsea at this moment. Mood.

With five consecutive wins at the start of the league, everyone at Chelsea was confident. The remarks made by head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, Gao Han and Ferguson before the game more or less disturbed them, and their expectations for the game began to rise.

If a draw was good before, then now it is at least a draw.

During the game, they suddenly discovered that their opponents seemed to be afraid of them and kept them away. Why didn't they let them take the initiative to attack? Give them the idea of ​​scoring a goal?

But suddenly they were hit on a counterattack and lost the ball. Could they not be anxious?

The three midfielders Essien, Ramirez and Lampard are indeed very good in terms of strangling ability, but when it comes to organization, sorting and control, they are not good enough, and they do not have the ability of Xavi Aaron. Ask for such midfield dispatching ability.

So, as soon as their minds got hot, Chelsea launched a crazy counterattack.

Xavi Alonso knows this very well, so he plays pass control and slows down the pace of the game. On the one hand, he consumes Chelsea's physical energy. On the other hand, it wears off their spirit and makes them restless because they can't grab the ball. , and the flaw was revealed again.

The changes in Manchester City have made Chelsea feel very depressed.

Ramirez performed very calmly in this game, but at this time he began to become a little less calm.

After clearing a long pass from Javi Martinez, he flew towards David Silva. It was a threatening flying tackle that knocked down David Silva and was attacked by Manchester City. All players blamed.

The referee also gave Ramirez a yellow card under pressure from captain Xavi Alonso.

In less than twenty minutes, two yellow cards were given to Chelsea.

But four minutes later, Lampard returned to defense on the left, tripped Sanchez again, and received a yellow card again. At the same time, he gave Manchester City a well-positioned free kick opportunity. Cristiano Ronaldo personally took the kick and hit it. He hit the wall and was saved by Alex's big kick.

Three minutes later, Manchester City counterattacked and passed from the right. Terry beat Benzema to clear the ball with a header. In the penalty area, Mikel made an obvious handball action under the interference of Kaká, but it escaped the referee's eyes. , missed a penalty kick.

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Scolari simply couldn't stand on the sidelines.

Big Phil walked back and forth on the sidelines and kept shouting towards the court. He kept calling on the players to stay calm and not to worry, but the players on the court didn't seem to hear them at all.

Here, they nodded towards him, but when they turned around and went into the game, everything was still the same.

On the other hand, Manchester City, under the control of Xavi Alonso and other players, not only plays in an orderly manner and has very clear ideas, but also has very strong rhythm control ability, which can be fast or slow, always playing at Chelsea's very awkward rhythm.

"Now we are anxious after losing the ball. The more anxious we are, the harder it is to grab the ball. The harder we are to grab the ball, the more anxious we are..."

The assistant coach next to him shook his head and sighed, "This is really depressing."

If it is a basketball game, a timeout should be called at this time.

At the very least, both sides can calm down, and the head coach can quickly pour cold water on the players to keep them awake and not fall into the opponent's trap. But this is a football game, and there is no such thing as a timeout.

Unless Scolari makes substitutions now.

But we have only played for half an hour now. Does it make sense to make substitutions at this time?

What's more, no matter who is replaced at this time, it will anger the players.

This is basically a default unspoken rule in football matches. Unless the players perform very poorly, the head coach will not make substitutions in the first half unless absolutely necessary.

"We need a player like Xabi Alonso." Scolari said enviously.

But in fact, he knew that Chelsea would not give him the chance to buy anyone now.

The important thing for him to stay last season is that Abramovich has just learned a lesson from the Rijkaard incident, so he should be merciful to him, but if he still fails to perform this season, he will definitely get out of class will be over.

Thinking of this, Scolari gently covered his chest with his left hand, feeling the heartbeat that became intense due to pressure and stimulation. He seemed to be able to feel the blood rushing through his body.

This is Europe's top league!

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In the 37th minute of the game, Chelsea made another mistake.

Chelsea stole the ball in their own half and launched a counterattack. Anelka quickly dribbled the ball forward after receiving the ball, but almost collided with Falcao. It was obvious that their running routes overlapped.

This immediately forced Anelka to slow down immediately, avoid Falcao, and let the Colombian center rush forward quickly.

But during this pause, Milner caught up from behind. When Anelka stopped the ball, he stabbed him with his foot, and then kicked the ball to Kaká in front. The two actions were almost instantaneous. Completed, by the time Anelka reacted and wanted to counterattack, the ball had already flown to Kaka's feet.

As soon as the Brazilian stopped the ball, he turned around and immediately led forward, launching Chelsea's counterattack.

Four against four!

The entire City Stadium was boiling with excitement, and all Manchester City fans were chanting Kaka's name.

Benzema was centered to the right, Sanchez firmly occupied the right wing, and Kaká dribbled the ball diagonally from the center to the left. The entire attack was wide open. Although Chelsea's defense returned to position in time, they were directly blocked. Pulled away.

Everyone knows that this makes it easier to form one-on-one situations and bring out the personal abilities of Manchester City's superstars.

Sure enough, Kaka continued to dribble forward, getting closer and closer to the penalty area, and Alex finally couldn't help but grab it.

As soon as Alex grabs the ball, right back Ivanovic has to lean towards the center, ready to fill in for Alex at any time.

The terrible thing is that Kaka seemed to be prepared for this. He scored with his right foot and passed the ball diagonally to the left.

Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball in the left corner of the penalty area and entered the penalty area. Facing the chasing Ivanovic, the Portuguese seemed extremely calm and calm, constantly changing fake moves during the dribble.

Suddenly, he made a move to go down, and then dunked to cut in. As soon as he started, after pulling out the distance, he hit a curve ball directly with his right foot.

I only saw Terry and Ashley Cole in the Chelsea penalty area looking up and watching the ball arc through an arc, almost hitting the upper right corner of the goal and hitting the goal. Hilario could do nothing about it.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!"

"In the 37th minute, Manchester City once again broke through Chelsea's goal!"

"This is a result of Chelsea's own mistake."

"Cristiano Ronaldo once again continued his amazing scoring form this season and scored twice again. God, Ivanovic is like a wooden stake that cannot move in his eyes. Same."

"It's so easy. When one-on-one, no one can guard against this terrifying Portuguese!"

"It was a very high-quality curling shot and we could see that Hilario was just out of reach."

"Two to zero, Chelsea suffered a bitter consequences for their mistakes during the counterattack."

"Now Scolari should reconsider the team's technical and tactical play. If this continues, it may be another disastrous defeat."

"Now, we have to admit that Gao Han and Ferguson's suspicions about Chelsea before the game have become facts."

"Five consecutive victories are too dazzling and cover up many of Chelsea's offensive and defensive problems. Especially when facing a team like Manchester City with superior midfield suppression capabilities, Chelsea has difficulty organizing an effective offense."

"Falcao, Robinho and Anelka were cut apart by Manchester City's defense in this game, and they were fighting more on their own, while Chelsea's midfielder was never able to effectively support the frontcourt. This made After the start, the Blues' offense seemed to have the advantage, but in fact there was not much threat."

"Perhaps, at this time, Chelsea fans will miss Drogba very much."

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It turns out that it's not just fans who miss Drogba, but Scolari too.

The first half ended with Manchester City leading 2-0. Cristiano Ronaldo continued his amazing scoring form in recent times and scored twice again, which convinced everyone.

After the halftime break, the game restarted in the second half. Chelsea obviously restrained themselves a lot. They were no longer as proactive as they were in the first half and played more conservatively. The three lines basically retreated to their own half.

Falcao should be the most depressed player on the front line. The Colombian center, who has been killing everyone this season, did not have any threatening shooting opportunities against Manchester City in this game, but this is obviously not his fault.

The main reason is that Chelsea's formation was suppressed by Manchester City, especially the midfield, which was extremely suppressed. It was difficult to pass the threatening ball to the frontcourt. Falcao had a high chance of getting the ball in the threatening area. Few, let alone create a threat.

The turning point of the game was in the 70th minute. Chelsea finally lost their composure and replaced Falcao and Drogba. At the same time, Malouda also came off the field, replacing Ronaldo, who had a sluggish performance in the game. Binho.

Scolari's strategy began to become clear, focusing on Drogba.

After the Ivory Coast monster came on, Chelsea's offense became more threatening, especially in the first five minutes of playing, he completed two wonderful performances.

One time was a cross from the wing by Malouda. After he used his body to hold Javi Martinez, he headed directly towards the goal.

This was Chelsea's most threatening attack in the game, but Cech made a very solid save at the critical moment, preventing Drogba from scoring and keeping Manchester City's goal intact.

Another time, he dropped back to receive a big pass from the backcourt and passed the ball to Anelka. However, the Frenchman failed to handle the ball well after getting the ball and was unable to take advantage of the situation to form a single goal. Kompany cleared the ball out of bounds.

It can be said that both performances were quite exciting.

But soon, Gao Han also readjusted his defense, and Manchester City once again stabilized their position. In addition, Chelsea defended tightly throughout the second half. Manchester City had to play the Champions League again in the middle of the week, so they did not give their best.

In the end, the game ended 2-0, and Manchester City defeated Chelsea at home.

But after this game, the main battle between Falcao and Drogba became noisy again.