Soccer Super Marksman

Cui Zhen's pass rolled between Kanter and Eden Hazard. The two did not keep a good distance during the movement. It was the fleeting opportunity that Cui Zhen seized!

Cui Zhen's eyes were calm, he kept staring at Rooney to see what choice Rooney made.

Rooney ran in front of Azpilicueta, and he had the opportunity to stop and drive into the penalty area. Of course, Azpilicueta and Gary Cahill would block him immediately.

When the football rolls to Rooney's diagonal inward running line, Rooney's posture is to directly control the ball and cut into the penalty area, or find a shooting angle to challenge goalkeeper Courtois.

Defender Azpilicueta followed Rooney calmly and with great concentration.

Suddenly Rooney strode across and the football slipped between his legs!
Cui Zhen gritted her teeth and applauded in concern!

That's right, the ball was not passed to Rooney!

This through knife of the scalpel tore apart not only the defensive line of Kanter and Eden Hazard.

Cui Zhen wants to directly defeat Chelsea's back line, which requires Rooney's cooperation.The football missed by Rooney rolled past Azpilicueta, and Azpilicueta had no time to react to intercept the football.

At this moment, Azpilicueta is like seeing a ghost!
how come? !

He turned his head and saw that Herrera and Rooney had almost the same running trajectory, cutting inside!

But Rooney is behind and Herrera is in front, running deeper into the penalty area.

Rooney covers for Herrera!In the end it was Rooney's flash of inspiration that missed the ball and played a miraculous effect?Or is it the plan of Manchester United's talented commander?

Azpilicueta didn't know, and neither did the audience.

And Manchester United's attack this time has already played the most explosive offensive threat in the game!
Herrera stopped the ball diagonally to the goal, he had a chance to shoot, and at the same time he could pass the ball to Rooney, but it was too dangerous, Azpilicueta kept blocking the passing line in the defensive movement, If it is passed in front of the goal, it is too close to the goalkeeper Courtois.

This left Herrera to make a decision between the light and the flint.

shoot!

He aimed for the near corner, trying to hit a grounder to secure a tricky shot.

Under the gaze of countless Red Devils fans at Old Trafford, Herrera's shot was blocked by goalkeeper Courtois with his right leg!
Herrera looked extremely frustrated, and Rooney was also a little helpless. He was thinking that if he had not rushed forward just now, but stood at the penalty spot, Azpilicueta might not have been able to block Herrera's pass. line up.

"Manchester United missed a great opportunity to score! Cui Zhen instigated this attack, his pass was full of imagination and penetration, and Rooney's leak in front of the penalty area was also excellent, but it was a pity that Herrera's shot Blocked out by Thibaut Courtois, the Belgian keeper is rock solid in front of goal and never seems to see his panicked side."

Antonio Conte's racing heart calms down a bit.

In any case, Chelsea's defense this time was really penetrated by Manchester United.But he can't make more changes, unless he really doesn't think about winning the game!

It was obvious that Chelsea would have to throw in four counter-attacks, Micha Batshuayi, Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa and Willian.

Manchester United also invested 4 people to fight Chelsea's counterattack just now, Rooney, Herrera, Mkhitaryan and Cui Zhen.

Everyone is 4 vs 6, but each has advantages and disadvantages.

Chelsea has more space to counterattack, and the methods are slightly simple but violent.

Manchester United have less space to attack, but Manchester United are more creative.

Now we can see whether Chelsea's wing storm is stronger, or Manchester United's creativity is better.

If Antonio Conte doesn't want to win, as long as Fabregas is withdrawn, he believes that he can kill at least half of Manchester United's offensive creativity, because the source is Cui Zhen!

But Antonio Conte is unwilling to do this. Chelsea must always retain the conditions for winning. Even if the hope is not great, it may bring surprising results.

Mourinho's face was a little ugly.If you fail to seize a good opportunity, in a strong dialogue, your opponent will not give you good opportunities one after another!

After Chelsea was almost scored by Manchester United, Chelsea's players took the initiative to adjust, and their posture was a little more conservative. After all, there was not much time left before the end of the first half.

In their offense, Diego Costa was very active, but it was difficult for him to play his unique cross-cutting shot on the left, which made him extremely active but failed to bring higher offensive efficiency.

Micha Batshuayi's fulcrum on the front line is very significant, but he is surrounded by heavy siege. Even if he can stop the ball, it is a bit whimsical to get rid of the ball and complete the shot.

Manchester United also tried to counterattack from the side, relying on the personal ability of the players to tear apart the opponent's defense, but the effect was not good.

It can be said that Chelsea and Manchester United are in place in this game, both in terms of defense and offense, in a conservative overall tone to restrict each other.

Manchester United's first-half battle with Chelsea ended in a draw.

More than intense, not exciting enough!The cautiousness of strong dialogue is vividly reflected!
On the way back to the locker room, Cui Zhen, Rooney, Pogba, Herrera, and Mkhitaryan got together to discuss how to play in the second half. Angle to observe the details found by Chelsea.

It's hard to say what kind of status Cui Zhen is in the Manchester United dressing room. He is no different from ordinary players. He will not lead his teammates, nor will he resist the leader group headed by Rooney.

But at the purely competitive level, he has the right to speak, and the core players and important players in the team will also take the initiative to communicate with him.

After all, football is not basketball or rugby. The head coach can use the tactics to plan every attack and defense for the team. It is obviously unrealistic to expect the coach to let each player clarify what to do in a 45-minute game. of.

What's more, Manchester United is still a very creative team in terms of offense. Their offensive routines are relatively rich. Since they are not rigid and fixed offensive routines, the individual performance of the players will play a key role. Position coordination is achieved by individual players.

Everyone returned to the locker room and was still communicating.When they haven't figured out the result yet.Mourinho came among them.Solemnly said: "This game is much more difficult than we expected. If we face this game with conventional thinking, I am afraid it will be difficult to cause trouble for Chelsea. We need to break the rules. Each of you has the final say on the game." Therefore, try to ignore your original role and position, and observe the position of your teammates during the offense. Let our offense be more active and elusive."

Mourinho's words made everyone nod in agreement.This concept is not advanced, but it is difficult to form a normal state in a mature team.

It's like asking Rooney to be a passer, he can do it, and he can definitely do it very well.

But here's the thing: Rooney is a striker.

No matter how selfless the forward is, if there are not a lot of goals and a stable scoring rate as the basis, the presence of the forward will be very low!

However, in key games, players should make sacrifices for the overall situation.

The most important thing about this adjustment is Rooney, because Rooney is the number one defensive target in Chelsea's defense.

As long as Rooney changes his offensive thinking and methods, then Chelsea's defense may be caught off guard.

Back in the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again on the field.

Chelsea is still confident, they hold their heads high.Hope to get something done in the second half.

With the development of the game so far, at least Chelsea have not been destroyed by Manchester United, which will further increase their confidence.

At the beginning of the second half, Cui Zhen was still active near the center circle. Facing Chelsea's tactics of extreme defense and counterattack, Cui Zhen was actually very passive since the opening.

Because he has to react according to the inertia of Fabregas' activities, and Fabregas strengthens his defense, so it is difficult for him to play more. On the contrary, he has more room to play.

Antonio Conte still has ambitions for the game.

If Manchester United were knocked out at Old Trafford, Antonio Conte believes that Chelsea will win the throne in one go!
When Fabregas actively advanced in the counterattack, Cui Zhen had a bottom line in his heart.

Manchester United's defense is not absolutely impeccable, but in the context of Chelsea investing only a small number of troops, no fatal flaws have been exposed for the time being.

If the full-backs don't go forward, defend Chelsea's winger against the winger, block Cesc Fabregas with two midfielders, and block Micha Batshuayi with two full-backs. The rings are interlocking, the defense is tight, and there is still a convincing defensive quality. .

Cui Zhen still used the timing of Chelsea's counterattack to switch from defense to offense to explode the offensive threat.

He started wandering to the side, and used Pogba's small advance as a central support point.

In the 54th minute of the game, Cui Zhen cooperated with Herrera on the left to hit the wall with two passes and one. He ran to the bottom line to meet Herrera's pass, in turn passed David Luiz, and then sent a pass from the wing. The foot passed the ball, the football inwardly bypassed the central defender, and flew straight to the back of the goal. Mkhitaryan snatched the back but was blocked by Kurt Zouma and failed to form a shot.

The biggest change in Manchester United's offense is Rooney. Cui Zhen's left-leaning is just a smoke bomb.

When Rooney cooperated with Herrera on the left in the 58th minute of the game and crossed the front of the penalty area, his versatility was perfectly reflected. After attracting Eden Hazard to defend, Rooney and Cui Zhen made a move In order to cooperate with hitting the wall and crossing Eden Hazard, Kanter pounced on Cui Zhen again. Rooney kicked the goal directly after receiving Cui Zhen's pass!
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made another contribution, not a world-class save, but it was also very good. He took Rooney's shot directly into his arms.

Antonio Conte looked stern on the sidelines.

Manchester United's offensive creativity is very threatening, and he did not expect Rooney to make such a change.

In the 61st minute, Cui Zhen passed the ball back to Pogba in the middle. Came to the middle of the front waistline.

Mkhitaryan does not have the excellent ability to play the midfielder, so he did not dare to control the ball. The first time he touched the ball, he distributed the ball to the right, where he should have been.

Cui Zhen dribbled the ball forward along the wing, and after making a pass fake in front of defender Kurt Zouma, he flicked the ball behind Kurt Zouma, and then used the acceleration and Kurt Zouma's defensive prediction to make a mistake , rushed past him, and the ball passed!

Cui Zhen, who cut to the bottom line, slowed down the pace of dribbling the ball, and then waited for Kurt Zouma to pass the ball back behind him.

Gary Cahill, Kanter, Kurt Zouma behind him, and Cui Zhen were caught in a three-way trap. He didn't have time to control the ball and played the ball with one kick.

The football rolled to Rooney's back, Rooney's movement made a screen for Herrera, and Herrera shot angrily from the left side of the penalty area!

Unfortunately, the football was shot crookedly and flew into the stands.