Chapter 851 We Are Chelsea Who Never Say Never!

May 5, Wembley Stadium, London.

Manchester City vs Chelsea in the FA Cup final.

After Di Matteo took office, Chelsea returned to the original route, and the tactics became a four-two-three formation.

Goalkeeper: Cech.

Defender: Ashley Cole, Invanovic, Terry and Bosingwa.

Midfield: Mikel and Lampard form a double midfielder, in front of Kalou, Mata and Ramirez.

Center forward: Didier Drogba.

Judging from the tactics after the start of the game, Chelsea still adopt what they are best at, intensive defense and quick counterattack tactics. This set of play has always been Chelsea's forte since Mourinho's time.

It can be said that Chelsea players are better at playing under this tactical framework.

Specifically in the game, Chelsea seems to be four-two-three-one, but in fact, both Kalou and Ramirez on the two wings retreat relatively far back, basically on the same level as Lampard and Mikel, a bit similar to full-backs s position.

In this way, Chelsea's lineup has become a position similar to four four one one.

Juan Mata is more cruising behind Drogba.

This is also to guard against Manchester City's wing attack.

Whether it is Gareth Bale and Felipe's left, or Robben and Lichtsteiner's right, they are all well-known wing attack combinations in Europe. If Manchester City's wing attack cannot be contained, then The chances of trying to defend the goal are slim to none.

Di Matteo's tactics continued Chelsea's consistent style, which meant to set things right.

This is also the reason why Chelsea's performance has rebounded sharply in the recent period.

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Gao Shen still insisted on the four-three-three formation in this game.

Goalkeeper: Noyiner.

Defense: Felipe, David Luiz, Kompany and Lichtsteiner.

Midfield: Javi Martinez trails, David Silva and Rakitic center.

Forwards: Gareth Bale, Suarez and Arjen Robben.

Manchester City's advantage lies in the wing attack, as well as the strong control of the midfield.

Therefore, from the very beginning of the game, Gao Shen let the team firmly control the midfield and possession of the ball, suppress Chelsea, and actively tried to break Chelsea's solid defensive position from both sides.

Not to be outdone, Chelsea fought fiercely with Manchester City as soon as they came up.

The Blues are obviously also very clear that facing Manchester City, if they are eaten to death from the beginning, then the game will be over.

Therefore, Di Matteo seemed to be cautious at the beginning, but he was actually desperately fighting Manchester City.

Manchester City, on the other hand, took advantage of the ball to mobilize Chelsea's defense by continuously pulling.

Just five minutes into the game, Manchester City got a good chance on the left.

Gareth Bale took the ball with his left foot and crossed into the middle of the penalty area. Suarez shook off Terry who was following him, grabbed the spot, and headed the ball from close range, but the header failed to pose a threat. .

After that, Manchester City continued to make persistent efforts and actively put pressure on Chelsea.

Although the Blues were under pressure, they never gave Manchester City an absolute chance to score.

As for Chelsea, they haven't opened yet, and they haven't been able to form a shot.

But the game has always been at a stalemate, and the two sides fought inextricably.

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Gao Shenzhuo stood on the sidelines, silently watching the game.

Time is passing by every minute.

Although Manchester City controlled the situation on the field, they were never able to find the key to the goal.

When the ball reached Chelsea's half, it was always hampered and difficult to convert into effective chances.

Manchester City's players can only pull back and forth, hoping to create loopholes in Chelsea's defense, but the Blues' defense has experienced the test of many strong teams, no matter how Manchester City pulls, they will never be moved.

Forty minutes into the first half, Manchester City took 15 shots, but only three shots were on target, while Chelsea had one shot and none on target, which shows how big the gap between the two sides is on the scene.

But Gao Shen still didn't dare to be careless.

Manchester City players are still patiently looking for opportunities.

Gao Shen made a major adjustment in the first half, that is, he saw a problem in Chelsea's midfield defense.

Lampard has never been a defensive player who keeps his own place. On the contrary, he is an attacking midfielder. Once he gets a chance, he will advance decisively.

Therefore, Gao Shen asked the players to relax the pressure on Lampard.

In this way, as soon as Chelsea gets the ball and Lampard sees an opportunity, he will actively press forward decisively.

David Silva took the opportunity to move forward and play Lampard's position.

After attracting the defender, split the ball to the two ribs in time.

This adjustment of Manchester City made Chelsea's defense very passive.

David Silva made it difficult for Chelsea's defenders to deal with whether he went forward to participate in the attack or split the ball to the wings, but because Terry and Invanovic, as well as goalkeeper Petr Cech, performed well, He just didn't give Manchester City a chance to score.

But Gao Shen has a hunch that as long as Manchester City continues to exert strength in this area and maintain this style of play, opportunities will definitely come.

Therefore, he stood in the coach's command area and kept signaling that the team should stabilize and continue to maintain pressure on Chelsea.

To be more realistic, Chelsea only had one shot and no shots on target. This proves that as long as Manchester City sticks to this style of play, they can maximize their invincibility.

Isn't it a matter of time to score a goal?

Therefore, Gao Shen's side seemed immobile, while Di Matteo's side seemed a lot more nervous.

Fo Shuai frequently walked to the sidelines to command and call on the players, asking them to maintain their formation for a while, and asking them to be more active in counterattacks.

Obviously, Di Matteo knew very well in his heart that if he continued to suffer like this, Chelsea would be committing suicide slowly.

But the strength is not as good as the opponent, what can I do?

We can only keep the score first.

Just in the 43rd minute of the game, Chelsea suddenly got a chance to steal the ball in midfield.

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"Chelsea's chance to fight back, look at this time, Lampard came up."

"Catch the ball, pass it to Juan Mata, pass Javi Martinez, try to pass it through..."

"David Luiz goes down for a tackle and Kompany clears the ball."

"Chelsea's attack almost went through and City's two centre-backs did a great job."

"Look at Manchester City's counterattack this time."

"Soon!"

"Felipe on the left took the ball, passed it forward and passed it to Gareth Bale."

"The Welshman has some speed, a quick dribble on the left and see how he handles it this time."

"Passed to David Silva."

"Pass it back again, two over one!"

"Beautiful, Gareth Bale rushed to the outside of the penalty area, trying to force a pass, the ball was blocked by Bosingwa..."

"Suarez in the middle!"

"Stop the ball with your back, turn around and touch...beautiful!"

"Turn around and hit with your right foot!"

"Danger!"

"The ball is in!

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"Man City scored!

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"Suarez!"

"Before the end of the first half, Suarez turned around with a stop in the penalty area, hit the goal with his right foot, broke Chelsea's goal, and opened the scoring for Manchester City!"

"One to zero!"

"It was also Manchester City's sixteenth shot in the first half!"

"I have to say that Manchester City's offense is indeed sharper than Chelsea's, but the Blues' defense tonight is also quite good."

"We saw that Manchester City created 16 shots, but Chelsea only had one shot, but the current score is only one to zero, and Manchester City is temporarily ahead."

"We saw Di Matteo on the sidelines pissed off."

"He has every reason to be dissatisfied with the conceded goal because it came so suddenly."

"It was Chelsea's counterattack after stealing the ball just now. Unexpectedly, the counterattack reached Manchester City's penalty area. Instead, Manchester City made a sudden counterattack after stealing the ball."

"Everyone can pay attention to David Silva, this is not the first time."

"Lampard is in this position in midfield and there are often vacancies."

"But there is no way, now Chelsea are in a dilemma."

"If you want to counterattack and make a threat, you need to invest more troops on the offensive end, but in this way, the possibility of being quickly countered by Manchester City and making a threat is even greater."

"But if you are not willing to invest forces on the offensive end, then there is no threat to counterattack."

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Do you want to invest or not?

this is a problem.

Di Matteo clearly knows this too.

The situation in the first half was there. The problems and difficulties encountered by Chelsea and Manchester City's key offensive style of play have all been clearly revealed. If Di Matteo can't see it anymore, he is not worthy of standing in front of Chelsea. In front of the coach.

But for this style of play, he also has some considerations of his own.

If Lampard continues to press out like this, he will have to concede a goal in the second half.

Thinking of this, Di Matteo immediately made adjustments.

"Long pass!"

"We played more long balls in the second half, showing Didier's dominance in the middle of the frontcourt."

Di Matteo ordered decisively and resolutely during the adjustment of the midfield.

"Didier." Foshuai looked at Drogba, "In the second half, you must actively play to your advantage, suppress the two central defenders of Manchester City, and create more time and opportunities for yourself, the two wings and the teammates behind you. .”

Drogba nodded, he understood what DiMatteo meant.

To put it bluntly, I want him to be the tactical fulcrum.

Everyone passes the ball forward, more long passes, and Lampard doesn't need to press too much.

As long as Drogba can grab the first spot, and then use his advantages to create more opportunities for Mata around and behind him, then Chelsea may not be powerless.

"Everyone, I think everyone is very clear in their hearts that what we are facing now is the most powerful team in the Premier League and even European football, not one of them!"

"We are now behind zero to one, and there is no way out."

"Next, the only thing we can do is to move forward bravely and win a victory."

"They all say that Manchester City is the ruler of the Premier League and the king of European football. They dream of winning the quadruple, but I want to say that we are fully capable of stopping our opponents!"

"I need you all, everyone can step up and give their best performance, don't forget, we are Chelsea who never say die!"

Di Matteo's remarks deeply encouraged Chelsea players, especially Didier Drogba, Lampard and Terry.

They have all experienced many battles, but they have also experienced the hardships and difficulties of Chelsea in the past few years, so their feelings are deeper than anyone else, and they know more clearly the spiritual strength of Chelsea!

No matter who it is, don't even think about defeating Chelsea easily!

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