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Chapter 1024 Su Dong is dead?
The second half of the game restarted.

Manchester City still firmly controlled the initiative on the field, but the overall lineup was properly retreated, especially the pressing power of the trident in the frontcourt against Chelsea's midfield and backcourt was significantly weakened, which made Chelsea's ball possession rate after the second half began. Improvement, exceeding [-]%.

Many people have also noticed this phenomenon.

The live TV commentator believes that this is a last resort for Manchester City, because the physical fitness of the players to run the whole field must be taken into account.

"If we continue to use the high-pressure tactics of the first half, Manchester City's players will definitely not be able to maintain the whole game for 10 minutes, and there may even be such consumption in overtime. Therefore, Guardiola retreats appropriately to reduce the physical consumption of the players in the midfield. It seems that he is not confident enough to break the deadlock of the game."

"Chelsea's group of players played really well tonight, especially the combination of Cahill and Terry, who completely froze Su Dong in the first half. I believe that if they can continue to maintain this level in the second half, Chelsea will have a good chance to seal Manchester City tonight, and even beat Manchester City."

And the trend of the game seems to prove that Su Dong seems to be submerged in the middle of Cahill and Terry.

After the start of the second half, even though the team's midfield retreated, Su Dong still didn't get much room to play, which made his performance at the beginning of the second half still lackluster.

The fans of Manchester City were a little anxious. Many fans in the stands were shouting Su Dong's name, hoping that he could stand up.

In the past two years, they have gotten used to Su Dong always being able to stand up when the team needs him, and I believe it will be the same this time, but for some reason, Su Dong doesn't seem to perform very well.

……

"Is he a little tired?"

In the stands, Su Dong's father Su Wenji asked worriedly.

He heard the calls of Manchester City fans around him, and felt their anxiety. In fact, he was also anxious.

It's already the second half, and the offense still hasn't got up. Is it really necessary to finish the regular game zero-to-zero?

Or, is he really going to be dragged into a penalty shootout by Chelsea?
Wang Qingquan is also considered a senior fan, but he can't understand things that are too professional, and he feels something is wrong, but he can't say exactly where.

On the contrary, Wang Chuqing knew Su Dong best.

"He is not tired, and there is no problem with his state. It may be a tactical factor."

After a pause, Wang Chuqing showed a smile, "Don't worry, he will be able to overcome it."

If you want to say who in the entire stadium has the most confidence in Su Dong, it must be her.

From the moment the two of them met, Su Dong's performance had never disappointed her, and I believe it will be the same this time.

Both Su Wenji and Wang Qingquan were worried, but they didn't know much about football games, so they could only nod their heads and continue watching.

……

Not far from Sudong's parents, Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Iniesta, Jose Semedo and others were also sitting together, watching the game anxiously.

But as the best professional players in the world, they have played against both teams, and they are very familiar with each other. Their thoughts on the game so far are obviously different from ordinary fans.

"It's 55 minutes, Manchester City still has to speed up their adjustments and sort out their offense as soon as possible, otherwise, there will be not enough time." Iniesta also said quite solemnly.

Many people think that from the second half, Manchester City simply retreated their formation, but as a midfielder, Iniesta knows better than anyone. This seems simple, but in fact there are many problems involved.

Guardiola hopes that David Silva and Toni Kroos can play more flexibly, so they often appear on the wing after the start of the second half. For example, David Silva pulls to the left, but how to cooperate with Marcelo and Di Maria to form a partial number advantage?
There is no problem with strength, but how to cooperate is the key.

The same goes for Toni Kroos' side.

Now that Manchester City's formation has retreated, Chelsea has logically followed suit. There is more space in the frontcourt, but there is a problem with the ball advancing, which must be resolved as soon as possible so that Sudong can get the ball in the frontcourt.

"His thoughts now should be what I said before the game. The biggest problem for Gary Cahill and Terry is to defend against the ball at their feet. This is even the biggest problem for Chelsea. Su has the ability to break through and create goals. The premise is to give him space." Messi analyzed.

In the first half, Manchester City's tactics were high pressure, directly compressing Chelsea into a monolith, causing Sudong to be trapped in the frontcourt. Whenever he got the ball, he was surrounded by people, let alone a goal as big as Sudong. Faced with such defensive pressure, Messi asked himself that he could not do anything on the pitch.

Looking around the world, how many stars are there who can win one-on-one?

Not to mention one-on-two, or even one-on-three.

Many times, the one-to-many scenes that appear in the videos that fans talk about are actually a kind of dislocation, using the gap in defense to attack the opponent's loopholes.

But the situation that Su Dong faced in the first half was obviously different. He was facing multiple defensive players at the same time. Who could bear it?
"Manchester City didn't play well in the first half. They didn't play Su's all-round characteristics. Instead, they forced him to play like a center forward, fighting against Cahill and Terry. Facts have proved that this can't work. It should be like this. There is space for him to get the ball." Cristiano Ronaldo is also familiar with the Premier League, familiar with opponents, and even more familiar with Sudong.

"Chelsea's central defenders are all typical English central defenders. Their characteristics are not complementary. They are both excellent in high defense and frontal defense, but their turns are slow. Cahill has a poor sense of position and likes to take the first shot. Terry is old and his body can't keep up. As long as these two players are staggered, let alone Sue, you and I can easily handle them."

For this, Cristiano Ronaldo is also full of confidence.

Messi responded with a smile and didn't answer, but he was just as confident.

As the top three superstars in world football, they all have a clear enough understanding of their own strength.

Ronnie is characterized by explosive power and speed, and Messi is characterized by excellent dribbling ability. If it is true as Ronnie said, then there is a real chance to kill Cahill and Terry.

"If it really doesn't work, replace Hazard and let him go up to share the pressure. His ball advancement is still very good." Messi suggested.

But at this moment, no one knows what Guardiola is thinking.

It's as if everyone doesn't quite understand why he is so obsessed with possession?

……

The time slowly entered 10 minutes.

Manchester City still has the initiative, and they are still trying and penetrating and advancing.

Chelsea's possession rate is stable in the early [-]s, but they still dare not take risks on the offensive end.

There is a very obvious difference from the first half, that is, the battle between the two sides is basically in the midfield.

This represents a change in tactics for both sides.

If, as in the first half, one side retreated very far back and the other side attacked very high, then there would not be too much battle in the midfield of the two sides, because the defensive side would concentrate all its forces on defense, let the other side control the game, and then wait for the opportunity to directly hit the back with a long pass to form a counterattack.

During the whole process, the midfielder is more passive defense.

But now it is different. Manchester City retreated appropriately, and Chelsea naturally pushed forward. Both sides have the opportunity to get the ball, so naturally there will be more battles in the midfield.

For Manchester City, this has a certain risk, because once the opponent seizes the opportunity and hits behind, the defense will be very problematic, but the risk of Chelsea also exists, that is, the overall formation no longer sticks to the penalty area, leaving more room for Manchester City to attack.

No.603 minutes, Chelsea kicked the audience's first shot.

Lampard passed the ball to the right in midfield, Drogbala went to the wing, hit Marcelo behind, dribbled the ball into the penalty area, rushed into the penalty area before Pepe fell, and was saved by Courtois.

The Belgian goalkeeper didn't hold the ball for the first time, and held the ball in his arms as soon as he fell to the ground.

There was warm applause from the Chelsea fans.

Although the first shot was taken in 63 minutes, this data is indeed embarrassing enough, but for Chelsea, this is already commendable, after all, the team has stabilized the defense.

Moreover, it was a threatening shot.

As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, once there is a first time, there will naturally be a second time.

Chelsea fans began to cheer for the players on the field. The coaches of both sides, Guardiola and Di Matteo, did not intend to make substitutions. The players on the bench took turns to go out to warm up, but no one came off the bench.

Obviously, both are waiting.

In the words of a live TV commentator, "What if it's overtime?"

Time passed without knowing it.

Just after the 10th and [-]th minute of the game, Pepe made a sudden grab, stealing the ball passed by Ramires to Drogba in time, and quickly passed it straight to the feet of David Silva in front.

The Chelsea players immediately counterattacked on the spot, and Lampard went straight to David Silva, but the Spanish player directly distributed the ball to the left. Marcelo had already thrown off Ramirez, and advanced along the left at the fastest speed. After receiving a pass from David Silva, he strode forward.

Under the restrictions of Ramirez, Marcelo's performance in this game was not many bright spots. This time it was rare to get rid of the entanglement of his compatriots in Brazil. He dribbled the ball all the way into Chelsea's 30-meter area and passed it directly to Di Maria.

Ivanovic reacted quickly enough, took the first step, and snatched the ball before Di Maria.

The ball was intercepted, but before Ivanovic could control the ball, Di Maria countered on the spot and stabbed the ball. Marcelo followed up, grabbed the ball before Meirelles, and stabbed the ball to Su Dong, who retreated on the left rib and was unguarded.

Ivanovic immediately left Di Maria and ran towards Sudong.

But Su Dong stopped the ball with his left foot to his left, that is, the middle. After turning around and getting rid of Ivanovic's defense, he completed a beautiful consecutive stop and pass.

This is definitely Su Dong's forte!
(End of this chapter)