Captain Football System

Chapter 319 Triangle Defense

After the game started, the players on both sides began to compete in the midfield.

Unlike the last round between the two teams, Chelsea paid more attention to Shen Peng this time.

In the last match between the two teams, Shen Peng hadn't fully adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League, but now, Shen Peng has fully fired, which is not the same as that time, so if they are not careful, they will become the background of Shen Peng's performance.

Conte is from Italy, and he has coached Juventus and the Italian national team, so he has his own set of concepts for defense. In this game, the two midfielders on the right, Moses and Matic, defend Shen Peng, while the right back Zumaze assists in defense, forming a triangle defensive area.

For the opponent to focus on defending Shen Peng, Manchester United had already expected it. After all, almost all opponents are doing this now, so Mourinho did not completely put the offensive task on Shen Peng.

And Pogba, as before, served as Shen Peng's support behind Shen Peng and provided support to Shen Peng.

In the 4th minute, Manchester United found a chance.

After Fellaini cut off Kante's ball, he passed the ball to Pogba next to him.

After Pogba got the ball, he once again showed the same value as him. An unexpected through kick passed to the uninhabited enemy near the front sideline, and Shen Peng just appeared in this position and got the ball!
After Shen Peng got the ball, he dribbled the ball along the sideline. At the same time, Ibrahimovic in the center and Lingard on the right, as well as Pogba, Fellaini, and Herrera all ran forward at the same time. This is an offensive opportunity!
Moses, who was not far from Shen Peng, rushed over to defend immediately.

Seeing this, Shen Peng put the ball under his feet, and was about to speed up and break through from the side!

Since Moses was running from the front right of Shen Peng, he seemed to have expected that Shen Peng would accelerate, so he ran in a steep direction and ran a certain distance in front of Shen Peng. In this way, the two of them would touch the ball at the same time, and Shen Peng's position at this time was almost along the sideline, so Moses had a high chance of breaking the ball out of the sideline!

At that time, regardless of whether the referee's Chelsea ball or Manchester United's ball, Manchester United's fast break will be gone this time, and Chelsea will have enough time to arrange defense.

Shen Peng naturally also saw what the opponent was thinking, and suddenly took a big step, his left foot touched the ball first, and then hooked the sole of his foot, the rolling direction of the ball suddenly changed, almost turning at a right angle, and rolling directly to the right!
Naturally, Moses missed the ball because of running with all his strength, while Shen Peng suddenly turned to the right and chased after the ball.

However, Moses was not the only one defending Shen Peng. Matic, who was defending Shen Peng with him, suddenly appeared in front of the ball at this time, stretched out his foot, and was about to destroy the ball-he was not prepared to control the ball. With the speed of him and Shen Peng, it would be good if he could poke the ball out of the sideline.

As he expected, Shen Peng kicked the ball with him at the same time!
The huge impact caused the feet of both of them to be bounced back involuntarily, and the ball lost control and rolled towards Chelsea's backcourt. Zouma controlled the ball at the fastest speed at this time.

Seeing this scene, Conte also breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Peng is really powerful. If they hadn't prepared specially before the game, they might not be able to prevent Shen Peng's attack this time.

At the cost of three defenders, Chelsea finally restrained Shen Peng.

For the offensive players, it is not a big deal for a breakthrough to be blocked, but Shen Peng was thinking at this time, thinking about how to break this kind of defense.

Then, it was Chelsea's attacking time. Regarding Chelsea's current offensive routines, other teams in the Premier League have also studied, and Manchester United will naturally defend, so the two sides fought fiercely in the midfield again.

No. In 13 minutes, Manchester United found another chance. Shen Peng received a pass from his teammate and met Moses' defense again.

This time he did not rush to break through, but controlled the ball to advance slowly under his feet, and Moses also slowly retreated.

He carefully observed the surrounding situation. Matic was behind Moses on the left, and Zuma was behind Moses on the right. The distance was not far away, and the distance between the three was well maintained, almost an equilateral triangle.

Suddenly, he tapped his right foot, and the ball rolled to the left, and he followed suit.

He's on the touchline to the left, so the ball has a bit of a last-ditch feel to it.

At this time, Zuma suddenly ran over, and at the same time, Moses and Matic did not act rashly, trying to stop Shen Peng, but retreated at the same time, continuing to maintain a triangle shape with Zuma!
Shen Peng controlled the ball, and Zuma didn't rush to make a move. After seeing the positions of several people, Shen Peng suddenly understood that these three people always kept an appropriate distance and angle.

Of course, although this greatly restricted Shen Peng, it also had a big disadvantage, that is, if three people defended Shen Peng, there would inevitably be fewer people in other positions.

Originally, Shen Peng planned to try a long-range shot at this time in order to complete the task, but Courtois is in a good position. If he shoots long-range, it is likely to be a waste of an offensive opportunity. Moreover, for Shen Peng, the team is now in the critical moment of the championship.

So after he glanced at the position of his teammates, he stopped entangled with Zuma, passed the ball with his feet, and passed the ball with a razor!

The ball circled a small arc and flew towards the penalty area in the middle, where Ibrahimovic had been waiting for a long time.

But Kante and David Luiz have been defending Ibrahimovic, so Ibrahimovic has no chance to stop the ball, he has to shoot directly.

Shen Peng seemed to expect that he would shoot directly, so the height of the ball was very suitable. He could hit the ball with just one lift of his foot, so he relied on his tall body, leaned against Kanter forcibly, kicked up the shot, and the ball flew to the dead corner of the goal at a tricky angle!
The goal is scored, one to zero!

This goal also excited the audience.

As long as Manchester United beat Chelsea in this game, they will be only one point behind Chelsea in the absence of a game. Then even if Manchester United draws in that game, they can rely on their goal difference advantage to surpass Chelsea in the standings!
Conte, as a passionate head coach, kept yelling on the sidelines at this time, directing the players to pay attention to defense.

Soon the game started again. After scoring the goal, Manchester United was obviously more active, and Chelsea was not to be outdone, so the two sides continued to start a tit-for-tat contest.

(End of this chapter)