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Chapter 366

December 2009, 12, City Stadium.

Two hours before the game, the stands of the city teams were basically full.

The atmosphere in the stadium was warm and boiling.

If you look around, it's all blue.

It's just that the supporters of Manchester City are light blue, while the supporters of Chelsea are dark blue.

Dark blue and light blue are clearly distinguished from each other in the stands.

Chelsea, of course, did not wear their traditional blue jersey when they played away, but put on a white third jersey.

This is the third time this white jersey has appeared this season. Chelsea have lost the previous two appearances, but this time Ancelotti is still stubborn.

Ancelotti didn't seem to believe in fate, so Chelsea put on this white jersey again.

Ancelotti is a head coach who takes care of the food. The teams he coaches can often make different tactical choices according to the team's staffing.

But generally speaking, Ancelotti is a head coach who doesn't like the "winger" setting.In AC Milan, he mainly played in the 4321 Christmas tree formation, without wingers.

In Chelsea, because Chelsea has a talented midfielder, Ancelotti mainly plays a small diamond formation in the midfield of 41212. There is no winger, and the attack on the wing is completed by the full-back.

This season, under the training of Ancelotti, Chelsea's ability to adapt to this tactic is pretty good.At least, the problem of the coexistence of Anelka and Drogba has been satisfactorily resolved.

Ancelotti's personality is quite gentle, so he was able to integrate the bosses in Chelsea's dressing room.

And now even in the battle for the league leader, Ancelotti's chubby face is full of gentle smiles.

Faced with such a smiling face, it is difficult for you to keep a straight face.

Came over from the visiting coach's bench, Ancelotti smiled and shook hands with Duncan.

"I have been famous for a long time, and I can finally play against each other." Ancelotti laughed.There was no smell of gunpowder in the words, and Duncan was slightly praised.

"I hope to have a wonderful game." Duncan also laughed.

"come on!"

"come on!"

After a simple exchange of pleasantries, the two broke up instantly, turned around and returned to their benches.

At the scene, there was a camera for each of them, aiming at the two of them.

The starting lineups of the two sides are not unexpected.

Ancelotti's formation is relatively stubborn, basically this season's fixed starting lineup.

Goalkeeper, Cech.

Back four: Ivanovic, Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole;

Four midfielders, Ballack, Essien, Deco, Lampard;

Double striker, Drogba, Anelka.

Chelsea's four midfielders are in a diamond shape, with Lampard as the attacking midfielder.

On Manchester City's side, Shevchenko, who has been in poor form after returning from the national team, was placed on the bench.

The starting striker for this game is Aguero and Samaras.

After the start of the game, Duncan's Manchester City took advantage of the home court and took the lead in launching the attack.

Although it is the battle of Tianwangshan, Manchester City is still very daring to invest in troops.

Toure, David Silva and Hargreaves cooperated in a small area in a row and hit the football to Chelsea's 30-meter area.

After continuous cooperation, David Silva suddenly made a diagonal pass and divided the football to the right.

Lichtsteiner took advantage of his own speed and started quickly. After throwing off the defender, he sprinted straight forward and received the football on the right side of the penalty area.

Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole quickly returned to the defense, but before he could stand still, Lichtsteiner made an emergency stop and smashed the ball.

Lichtsteiner's whole movement was extremely skillful, and he used the change of rhythm to get rid of Ashley Cole, and he didn't even give Ashley Cole a chance to foul.

After cutting inside to the front of the penalty area, Lichtsteiner did not hesitate, and directly shot with his right foot, hitting a powerful shot.

It's a pity that Lichtsteiner's shot was full of power, but the angle was slightly off, and the football went slightly wide.

Even so, it still made Chelsea break out in a cold sweat.

I know that Manchester City's full-back is very wild, but this shot was crisp and neat.

Even Ancelotti wanted to applaud.

A full-back like Lichtsteiner is also in line with Ancelotti's tactical system.

Of course, Ancelotti knew that Manchester City's attack came from "knocking the mountain and shaking the car".

Give him a slap in the face.

After Chelsea took the goal kick, Manchester City launched several organized counter-attacks in the frontcourt, and the football soon fell to Manchester City's feet again.

The Blues wanted to fight back, but Manchester City was not in a hurry, and turned their feet patiently. As soon as they saw that they could not get the football back quickly, Chelsea immediately retreated and did not want to fight.

This also confirms Duncan's pre-match judgment that Ancelotti still has to focus on defense.

Of course, this kind of defense is not a stubborn defense. Chelsea has a luxurious midfield configuration, so there is no need to give up the midfield.

Judging from Chelsea's formation on the field, Lampard stepped forward, obviously to suppress Toure.Essien and Ballack are behind him, slightly to the left and right, standing in the positions of two full-backs.Deco served as the core of the delaying organization, forming a diamond-shaped four midfield position.

Although they are all midfielders, Chelsea's four major midfielders have a clear division of labor.Lampard advances and connects in the frontcourt to organize the offense; Essien and Ballack move freely, can attack at any time, and can also provide defensive hardness.

Under their protection, Deco, who is in the midfielder position, can calmly dispatch and act as the team's metronome.

In front of them, Drogba and Anelka's positions are also very active, often running back and forth between the two wings and the penalty area.

Ancelotti, who came from Italy, is well versed in the essence of Italian defense, and has carried out an Italian transformation of Chelsea's defense.

Chelsea's defense, which is both resilient and hard, is obviously very difficult to deal with.

In order to prevent Chelsea's counterattack, Manchester City will not invest too much force in the offense.

Both sides played more cautiously, especially Chelsea.

After all, for them, a draw is a victory.

Of course, the competition for the ball, especially in the midfield position, is still very fierce.

In the 22nd minute, Manchester City got an excellent opportunity on the left. Pedro relied on his speed to forcefully break through Bosingwa and then crossed to the center. Terry had a physical contact and the two fell to the ground.

After the two got up, Terry mumbled something, Aguero turned around suddenly, walked over with his eyes wide open, and put his head on Terry's head.

The scene was very hot.

Samaras ran over and separated the two.

But the referee had already seen it, without further ado, each played [-] boards, and showed a yellow card to both of them.

It can be regarded as cooling down the gradually hot game.

Ancelotti walked to the sidelines, pressed his hands down, and signaled the players to keep calm.

As long as they are calm, Manchester City will have no chance.

The second incident happened in midfield.

Toure got the ball and was just about to pass the ball when Ballack's diagonal tackle arrived.

The 33-year-old Ballack, whose explosive power and momentum are a bit weak, but his experience and mental state are better than before, he actually raised his foot to meet Toure's calf.

Toure stepped out a little slower, and fell to the ground, holding his calf and screaming on the ground.

Ballack's action was very dangerous, Toure screamed loudly and miserably, the referee showed Ballack a yellow card.

Toure has elements of acting, but Ballack's dangerous tackle is also a fact.

In the ensuing game, the actions of both sides were a bit big.

Duncan shook his head, players are always angry, this kind of time is not good.

The players' attention must be focused on the game.

Duncan thought about it and made adjustments.Let the players not be entangled in the midfield, transition the ball from the midfield as soon as possible, and burn the flames of war into the opponent's penalty area.

In their own penalty area, Chelsea must restrain themselves a little, right?
(End of this chapter)