Chapter 1000 The Dominant Chelsea
Chapter 1000 The Dominant Chelsea
After 10 minutes of the game, everyone saw that the media's pre-match predictions were correct.
Sneijder, who has just returned from injury, is not in a particularly good state. In addition, Chelsea's defense against him is very tight, and Sneijder hardly gives Sneijder the slightest space to hold the ball.
In these 10 minutes, Sneijder hardly played decently, and he spent most of his time in physical confrontation with the opponent.
Physical confrontation is not Sneijder's advantage, so he often falls to the ground.
Although the referee will also call Chelsea players for fouls, Manchester City's offensive rhythm has been disrupted. What's the point of calling Chelsea a foul and giving Manchester City some free kicks in the midfield?
Chelsea pressed very hard in this game. They started to rush in the frontcourt, which made it difficult for Manchester City to counterattack.Occasionally, a few kicks are passed directly to the frontcourt, which may not necessarily pose a threat.
David Silva, who has performed well recently, has also been targeted by Chelsea. His physical confrontation ability is weaker. It is easier for Chelsea to deal with him than Sneijder-just increase the intensity of physical confrontation.
In the first half, Chelsea, who played at home, had the advantage. They continued to put pressure on Manchester City's goal amidst the singing of the home fans.
Goals seem to happen at any moment.
But the goal didn't come.
When the game progressed to 10 minutes, the score was still 0:0.
Chelsea got a few chances but couldn't score.
This made Ancelotti on the coach's bench a little restless. He got up from the coach's bench, walked to the sidelines, folded his arms and stared at the court with a slight frown.
He knows very well that if he wants to beat Manchester City at home, he must score first.
Goals can change a lot of things, boost one's own morale, hit the opponent's fighting spirit, and at the same time have more room for tactical maneuvering.
But if it is too late to score, Chelsea's advantage now will gradually tilt to Manchester City.After all, Chelsea's tactics are very exhausting. In the second half, Chelsea players will not be able to run.
By then, Manchester City will regain control of the game.
If Chelsea don't take the lead before then, it's going to be bad.On the contrary, if they take the lead, Chelsea can recover their defense and hold even one ball advantage at home.
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"Chelsea took control of the game and were just one goal away..." said John Mortensen.
Alan Hansen next to him shook his head: "Playing Manchester City, if you don't score a goal, you don't have the initiative of the game. Pay attention to Ancelotti's expression, he is a little anxious. On the contrary, Benitez looks very calm. Maybe a 0:0 in the first half was originally Benitez's plan!"
The Chelsea fans in the stands seemed to be tired of singing, and their singing was a little softer than before.
At the same time, in the game, Chelsea's siege also tended to slow down-after half an hour of continuous siege, the physical fitness of Chelsea players encountered the first hurdle, and they also needed to adjust themselves.
The goal still hasn't come.
Among the Chelsea fans in the stands, someone's expression turned serious.
The Manchester City fans in front of the TV are constantly cheering for their team's defense.
The game just passed another 10 minutes, and after 10 minutes of the first half, there were 5 minutes left before the first half was over, and there would be 2 minutes of stoppage time at most.
Ancelotti did not continue to watch with his arms folded, but waved his arms and shouted loudly, telling the players to speed up the rhythm again.
It's too early to have physical problems now...
The oppression on Manchester City must be maintained, otherwise it would be like loosening the chains that tied the beast, allowing the opponent to escape as soon as they broke free, and it would be dangerous for Chelsea, who was holding the chain.
The Chelsea players also realized this, so they re-intensified their siege in the midfield and continued to put pressure on Manchester City.
The benefits of this adjustment are immediate, and the initiative in the game has returned to Chelsea.
And in the No. 40 two minutes, Chelsea launched an attack from the wing and hit the center. Godin pushed the ball out when he was fighting for the top with Drogba.
But because of Drogba's interference, Godin did not push the football far.The football flew out and landed at the top of the free throw arc.
Before everyone could react, Chelsea's No. [-] Lampard suddenly rushed up and kicked the ball!
A loud bang!
The football was drawn towards the goal by Lampard's right instep.
Faced with such a sudden kick, Joe Hart was powerless. His saving action was obviously slower than the speed of the football. When the football hit the net behind him, his palm just crossed the trajectory of the football...
"The goal is scored! The goal is scored!! At the end of the first half, Chelsea, who are playing at home, took the lead!"
John Mortensen yelled.
"Lampard's volley is really beautiful!! The non-stop shot is very sudden! If he stops the football and kicks it, the ball may be gone..." Alan Hansen commented.
The Stamford Bridge Stadium, which was still showing some signs of silence just now, was also ignited by Lampard's volley shot. All Chelsea fans jumped from their seats and shouted.
They were shouting the name of the goal scorer Lampard.
As a veteran who has played for Chelsea for many years, vice-captain Lampard has won the love of many Chelsea fans. Now Lampard used such a kick when the team needed him most to prove that it is reasonable for Chelsea fans to love him.
"Chelsea took the lead at home! This season's league title fight looks good!"
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Seeing Lampard's goal, a group of people rushed out of Chelsea's coaching bench and bench, just like the Chelsea fans in the stands, cheering and celebrating the goal.
As the head coach of the team, Ancelotti wasn't too excited. He just waved his fist and breathed a sigh of relief-he finally scored a goal before the end of the first half and took the lead. This way, the tactics were not in vain.
But Ancelotti did not lose his mind because of this goal.
As the head coach of the team, you must remain calm and sober at all times.Whether it's leading or trailing.
His brain was running at high speed, and he began to think about how to play next, especially in the remaining minutes of the first half.
Generally speaking, after the team takes the lead in the game, they will continue to attack because of their high morale, and their offensive performance is usually pretty good. For a while, they can almost overwhelm their opponents.If you can seize the opportunity and score another goal, it will not be difficult to expand your lead.
If this goal had happened in the middle of the first half, Ancelotti might have let the team play like this.
But not now, he must not let the players continue to storm Manchester City's goal after leading.
Because this is very dangerous behavior!
He worried that after the players got carried away, they gave Manchester City a chance to fight back.He watched Lyon's match against Manchester City at home three days ago.Lyon's offense was too smooth, and the players got carried away, causing them to be counterattacked by Manchester City and conceded the ball.
As someone who played against Rongguang in the Champions League final, Ancelotti can barely be regarded as Rongguang's old opponent.
He knew this man well.
For others, conceding the ball might take a toll on his morale and confidence.
But glory will not.
On the contrary, conceding the ball will only stimulate Rong Guang and make him more aggressive.
Even if there was not much time left in the first half, Ancelotti didn't want to take the risk.
He was unwilling to give Rong Guang any chance to equalize the score.
If Rong Guang scored a goal before the end of the first half, wouldn't Chelsea play in the first half for nothing?
Thinking of this, he decided to make some adjustments so that the team would not continue to attack after scoring a goal, but shrink the defense.
But now the stadium is very noisy and noisy, almost everyone is cheering. If he yelled on the sidelines, his voice was broken, and no one would hear what he was talking about.
So Ancelotti decided to find someone to teach him the opportunity. He simply rushed into the field and found Ballack who was closest to him.
"Tell them, don't rush to attack, in the final stage of the first half, defend! Be sure to strengthen defense!"
Ancelotti is not just looking for someone to pass on the message. If he looks for someone else, they may still have some doubts about his decision.
But Barack won't.
Because Ballack can be said to be the person who knows glory best in this Chelsea team.
Sure enough, after listening to Ancelotti's words, Ballack did not ask Ancelotti "why", but nodded and ran to find his teammates.
Ancelotti also returned to his place, while throwing an apologetic look at the fourth official.
The head coach is not allowed to rush into the field during the game. Of course, if you have a good attitude, the referee will generally turn a blind eye.
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Ballack was quick to bring Ancelotti's latest tweaks to his team-mates.
The Chelsea players who just scored a goal were still in a very excited state, and they were stunned when they heard the head coach let the defense shrink.
But soon, they all realized that we were facing a glorious team!
So it's okay to be cautious...
So after the game restarted, everyone saw that Chelsea did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but chose to retreat. Even if they had possession of the ball at their feet, they did not invest a lot of troops in the offense.
John Mortensen could see why.
"With a few minutes left in the first half, Chelsea really can't afford to give Manchester City a chance to equalize. It is a good thing for Ancelotti's team to be able to enter the intermission with a one-goal lead."
Alan Hansen also nodded in agreement: "Ancelotti is still very calm. At this time, he didn't let his mind be dazzled by the goal..."
(End of this chapter)