Chapter 40 Midfield Showdown

The local derby between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain has just progressed to the 20th minute, and neither team has scored yet, but in terms of statistics, Chelsea still has the upper hand.

Within 20 minutes, Paris had only one shot, which was Ibrahimovic's sudden kick in the frontcourt, and Chelsea had three shots, but Zize hadn't yet.

Although Zize did not shoot in this game, his role on the field cannot be ignored.

It can be said that Chelsea's three shots, that is, three threatening attacks, have something to do with Zize. The first shot was Meyer's shot. Zize tried to pass the ball to Hazard who was cutting in from the front of the penalty area, but Alex blocked it. Falling in the midfield, Meyer plugged in from the back row and followed up with a long shot slightly higher.

The second time was a quick counterattack. David Luiz drove the ball from the backcourt. Zize stopped the ball in front of him with his heel in the front of the midfield, and then gave it to Marin, who was attacking from the side. , and then Marin made a low cross pass to the penalty area, Hazard ran a little too far, followed up with a shot and was caught by Sirigu.

The third time was very threatening, and it was also a counterattack. Ramirez sent a through pass after stealing the ball in the midfield, and then went forward desperately. Zize passed the inverted triangle near the bottom line to Ramirez who came up. With an angry shot, the football hit the crossbar hard and flew out of bounds!

Of course, although Paris' offense mainly depends on Ibrahimovic, others are not without performance.

Yes, although the current tactics seem a bit chaotic, don’t forget that the players bought by Paris are all top players. Lavezzi and Lucas Jr. are also good at breaking through one by one, and their personal abilities are very strong. , especially Lavezzi, Lavezzi was famous earlier than Messi in Argentina. In Argentina, he was also named the next Maradona, and Lavezzi was famous in Naples , that is where Maradona made great achievements.

Of course, Lavezzi has definitely not reached the height of Maradona, but he is definitely a ruthless person to have such a title.

His breakthrough is a very important offensive weapon for Paris. Chelsea is responsible for defending him. Ivanovic, Ivanovic's speed is relatively slow, and Ravitch has a lot of room to play.

On the other side, there was no sound between Ashley Cole and Lucas Jr. It should be said that Ashley Cole restricted Lucas Jr. to death.

Although Lucas Jr. is ten years younger than Cole, the experienced Cole took Lucas Jr. to the bone. Paris' attack on the right was very difficult, but it was Van der Veer's several interventions. I have gained something, at least there have been a few successful crosses.

This made Hiddink notice the weakness of Paris' defense, which is still a full-back.

For van der Weil, the Dutchman is a typical full-back with a strong offense and a weak defense.

After he rushes up, he is often embarrassed to return to the defense. Even if he is in place, the Dutchman's defensive ability is relatively average, and he is not very good with others.

Hazard is directly facing Van der Weil. The Belgian is not the fastest, but facing Van der Weil, he can use his foot skills to break through.

On the field, Van der Wiel is on the left side of Chelsea, and Lavitch is on the right side of Chelsea, forming a diagonal attack on the field. After grabbing the ball, whether he can quickly move to the other side has become an important issue The most important.

In Paris Saint-Germain, Verratti plays such a role. After defending Chelsea for an attack, the Paris Saint-Germain players will immediately give the ball to Verratti and let him organize the attack. There are two choices, one is a long pass to find Ibrahimovic in front, and the other is a diagonal long pass to find Ravitch on the other side.

Same goes for Chelsea.

Chelsea is mainly responsible for the transfer work here, and this is also where Hiddink gradually discovered that Meyer is more useful than Lampard, that is, the long pass transfer.

Lampard's offensive system will be of great help to direct attacks and goals, but the arrival of an all-around forward like Zize will have a certain impact on Lampard's back row insertion.

In terms of passing, Lampard's passing is mainly through the back, and Meyer's long passing accuracy is better. He is more suitable for delaying organizations, but his offensive ability is not bad.

This game is about who can do better in scheduling, who can occupy more offense and have more shooting opportunities, and now, Chelsea's initiative is largely due to Verratti It's a bit worse than Meyer. Although Verratti is very talented, after all, he only played for Pescara in Serie B last season.

And Meyer played for Bayern Munich last season. Before that, Meyer was already considered a Bundesliga powerhouse in Mainz. He has maintained a ranking above the mid-range for three consecutive seasons. The best season reached fifth, and the last The difference is also the seventh, and the performance is stable and abnormal.

Among them, the core players are Meyer and Schurrle.

As the core of the midfield, Meyer's training in Mainz is much stronger than that of Verratti in Pescara. The opponent's level is higher, which is also of great help to his own level.

It is also because of this that Chelsea have more offensive opportunities than Paris. Hazard has a lot of opportunities to get the ball. This is also in line with Hiddink's vision for the beginning of the game. It was verified in the game that before this, the impression of the Dutch was that the offense was strong and the defense was weak.

However, Chelsea have been unable to score for a long time.

It is more dangerous to gain power and not score, not to mention that Chelsea has not completely gained power. It is still a bit difficult for Ivanovic to face Ravitch.

On the court, the deadlock has not been broken for a long time.

Although Chelsea's offense was lively, many fans also discovered a problem as the game progressed, that is, Zize did not find a chance to shoot for a long time.

Zize also felt very uncomfortable playing. In this game, he has not had a good chance as the arrow so far. There are two reasons for this. First, Marin, who started this game, did not have a good call with him. .

When playing in the Bundesliga, Zize felt that Marin was a very agile player, with foot skills that were not common among German players, but he liked to use curved balls on the sidelines of the penalty area. What Ce is not good at is catching a curve ball to score a goal, second only to catching a high ball with a header.

He seldom hits the goal like a shortstop in the middle, leading the back ball to grab a spot, and facing the ball to grab a spot. These are all good, but the half-high ball coming from the wing, unless there is a stop assist, it is very difficult. Difficult to enter.

Of course, in this game, it was not that Qi Ce did not stop the ball for assistance, but that Marin did not pass a pass to Qi Ce for more than half an hour in the first half. There was only one high ball that passed the entire defense line. top fly.

In addition, Ancelotti Zize's defensive arrangement.

Because Zize's way of playing the ball is relatively simple most of the time, and there will not be a lot of handling after one or two touches of the ball, so Zize's net possession time is usually less than ball-holding players like Hazard.

So the fans didn't notice anything strange about Zize's game at first, but at 36 minutes, the fans finally felt that Zize's game was well restricted.

Ancelotti arranged for Thiago Silva to mark Zize. He was the only one, and all other players would assist in the defense. But one point is very important, that is, when Zize exited the defensive range of the central defender, Thiago Silva will not retreat to the last line of defense because of this, but will press up and follow Qi Ce.

At this time, Motta will return to the central back line to make up for his sister-in-law's vacancy, while on the other side, Alex and his sister-in-law always stand at a relatively close diagonal line, guarding against Qi Ce's cold shot. The reason why Ce has not used precise shots in this game.

Alex is tall and has long legs, and his sudden shot is mainly from an angle. Even a precise shot can't speed up the ball. As long as Alex stands still, he can easily block the ball.

Paris has done a good job in this subtle defensive detail, but the most important thing is Thiago Silva's personal ability.

This summer, although Paris has bought so many strong players, a total of six people, at a cost of nearly 200 million euros, everyone knows that there are only two most important signings, that is, the core of AC Milan. and sister-in-law.

If it is said that Dafeng first gave Paris his own system on offense, and he mainly relies on him to lead the offense, then the defense is mainly his sister-in-law.

Thiago Silva, this man is known as the strongest central defender in the world today!

As for whether he is the strongest or not, it doesn't matter. Being able to be nominated and linked has already proved his strength, and such a person is dedicated to marking Qi Ce, and with Ancelotti's fine-tuning of defense, Qi Ce will naturally play. Very uncomfortable!

Facing Mourinho, who is known for his defense, Zize didn't feel this way, because the two central defenders under Mourinho, one Pepe and the other Ramos, were a bit frizzy to be honest, and Thiago Silva, this man is terrifyingly calm. In the correct tactical system, he is the world's number one central defender!