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Chapter 367 Ancelotti's "Two Nos"

Duncan adjusted this point and hit the right target.

Ancelotti put Deco in the midfielder position. Although he gave the Portuguese enough space and time to make adjustments, it also made Chelsea's protection of the defense very weak.

This lack of protection cannot be made up for by the personal defensive capabilities of Terry and Carvalho.

Therefore, Manchester City, which held high and played high, had more advantages than Manchester City, which was slow.

Toure's long pass from the backcourt is quite deadly!
In the 35th minute, Ashley Young from the left moved forward quickly, and after forming a two-to-one cooperation with Pedro on the left, he dribbled the ball and made a cross.The football passed to the penalty area, and Aguero grabbed the opportunity at the front point, but the shot failed to hit the goal and was easily confiscated by Petr Cech.

Two minutes later, David Silva came to the left, received the ball without defense, then took two steps, suddenly kicked a long shot, but was blocked by Terry, who returned to the defense, with his thigh Out of the baseline, Chelsea's goal was once again spared.

Ancelotti can only let the team compress the formation and not give Manchester City the opportunity to take the ball calmly in front of the penalty area.

As Manchester City's offensive advantages gradually emerged, Chelsea defended with the right, and even Drogba actively returned to the defense, leaving Anelka in the frontcourt waiting for a counterattack.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the time on the big red scoreboard was 42 minutes into the first half.

Ancelotti did not dare to neglect and let the players concentrate on defense.

The beginning and end of the two halves are periods when players can easily relax their vigilance.

David Silva and Aguero grabbed Deco's football together. Silva used his outstanding personal ability to avoid Ballack's fierce sliding tackle.

His movements are extremely light, and in the eyes of supporters, it is a very good visual enjoyment.

But for Chelsea, it seems to be a hidden weapon that lights up from time to time.

"Defend and defend!" Ancelotti stood on the sidelines and called his disciples to defend the core of Manchester City.

Silva moved quickly, dodged a player, came to the front of the penalty area, and directly kicked a long shot.

Terry instinctively turned around to block, and the ball hit Terry's body, rubbed against the goal post, and flew out of the baseline.

corner kick.

Terry shook hands with Carvalho covered in cold sweat. This time, it almost caused an own goal.

David Silva takes the corner!
All Chelsea members hurried back to defend. They knew that they had weaknesses in defending set-pieces, so they specially practiced set-piece defense.

Several high points of Manchester City were surrounded by Chelsea with iron locks on Hengjiang.

David Silva raised his hand and made a gesture, then started to run and sent the football away.

As the football flew up, Chelsea's penalty area also began to become chaotic.

Offensive players move, defensive players mark, everyone's eyes are on the ball flying in the air.

The placement of the football is not tricky, it is just on the line of the small penalty area, where the crowd is densest.

Thiago Silva, Corluca, Terry, Carvalho... A group of "high-level people" are in this position, making this place as dense as the Siberian jungle.

Terry played out the true qualities of the England iron guard, jumped high, and headed the ball.

Ancelotti breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the ball is not grabbed, his team will be fine.

However, Terry's clearance was not far away, still heading to the left side of the penalty area.

"Protect the second landing point!" Cech hurriedly shouted.

Lichtsteiner appeared here, and he was about to shoot, tricking the defensive players into jumping with their backs.

However, Lichtsteiner made a fake pass and pushed forward with a small through ball.

Aguero appeared in this position like a ghost.

Chelsea's defensive players raised their hands to signal offside.

But no, the assistant referee's pawn was not raised.

The rest is easy!

Aguero made a clever shot from a small angle, and the football flew over Petr Cech's calf and flew into the far goal.

1: 0!

After the goal, Aguero even looked back at the assistant referee to confirm that the opponent did not raise the flag, and then turned around to celebrate.

He opened his arms unscrupulously, ran in the city stadium, shouted loudly, and kept waving his arms.

"In the 43rd minute, Manchester City took a chance and scored a goal. Aguero's shot was so beautiful, it was a treat!"

"It's still set-pieces. Although Manchester City have made some changes, Chelsea still exposed their weakness in defending set-pieces."

During the intermission, there was a dead silence in the locker room of the visiting team at the City Stadium.

All the players sat quietly in front of their wardrobes, and everyone was a little bit down.

Just a little bit!

Almost made it to halftime, and the second half was easy to play.

And now he conceded a goal, ruining the good situation accumulated in the last two games.

With one goal, Chelsea went from a leader to a chaser.

fell into a passive state.

And another damn set-piece conceded.

This point has been criticized by the outside world for a long time.

In Chelsea's recent training, set-piece defense is the top priority.

Ran and egg.

What should be lost is still lost.

Well now, 0:1 behind, what should I do?
"Unfortunately, we conceded the ball at the end of the first half, but you guys played very well, it was just conceding the ball at the end."

Ancelotti's tone was very calm, and he didn't mean to blame anyone, but simply said.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Everyone, don't be discouraged. We still have the second half of the game. If we want to equalize or even overtake, we all have enough chances!" Ancelotti smiled on his face.

This smile puts everyone at ease.

Later, Ancelotti said something to reassure everyone to soothe the players' emotions.

As for tactics, he didn't say much.

He thinks that the tactical arrangement is very comprehensive, and he has also made arrangements for various situations, including what to do when falling behind. I believe the players can adjust.

In the locker room of the home team, everyone was very happy to score a goal in the first half.

They practiced this offensive routine for a long time, taking advantage of Chelsea's tight air defense weakness, and made a fuss at the second point, and it really worked.

"If I were to predict, Ancelotti would not have two in the second half. The first one would not, he would not change." Duncan said.

Ancelotti is notoriously stubborn, so even if he falls behind in the second half, he will only make minor adjustments instead of changing formations.

"The second one won't be because he won't allow us to keep the one-goal advantage to the end. Therefore, in the second half of the game, we have to strive for a few more goals."

"They will definitely attack in the second half, and our task is to be patient and let them press, and then we will look for opportunities and counterattack."

Duncan walked among the players, looking very calm and calm, with a sure chance of winning.

"We tried our best to attack in the first half, but our opponents didn't dare to come out. Now it's all right. The opponents should take the initiative to attack. Don't miss the opportunity and kill them."

The 15-minute break was fleeting, and the two sides stood on the field again.

With the whistle of the referee, the game started again.

The Manchester City team strictly implemented Duncan's tactics, patiently organized defense in their own half, and waited for Chelsea's offensive.

Sure enough, although Chelsea did not change their lineup in the second half, they were much more active in offense, and they were no longer as "Buddhist" as they were in hundreds of games.

(End of this chapter)