Array football

Chapter 368
In the 54th minute, Lampard retreated to the center circle to take the ball, and then made a long pass directly, looking for Drogba.

Drogba has a strong body and great strength. He got stuck in the position and grabbed the ball, but he stopped slightly when he stopped the ball. Thiago Silva behind him made a decisive clearance and defuse Chelsea's attack.

Seeing that there was no chance in the middle, Lampard could only transfer the football to the wing.

Ashley Cole broke in from the left and dribbled the ball into Manchester City's half. After making two cooperations with the center, he passed the ball into the penalty area with a little force and passed it directly to the back of the goal.

Duncan walked to the sidelines and signaled the players to strengthen the defense and press in the midfield, and don't let the opponent take the ball easily.

Even if they want to make a long pass, they must be forced to increase the distance of the long pass and increase the difficulty of the long pass.

However, if Chelsea want to attack and play the ball in the backcourt, they can only rely on increasing the number of people in the backcourt.

So Ballack and Essien, there will always be someone who retreats to help sort out Chelsea's midfield operations.

The original diamond-shaped midfielder was oppressed by Manchester City and became a flat shape.

Deco, Lampard, Ballack, were all squeezed into a crowded area before the football could run.

In the 58th minute, Manchester City intercepted the ball in the middle. Toure stabbed the football to David Silva. The latter dribbled the ball away from Essien. Excellent dribbling and flexibility, dodging in the opponent's crowd, firmly protecting the ball at his feet.

Just when Chelsea's fences were starting to come down and Lampard wanted to tackle the ball, David Silva flicked the ball out and handed it to Aguero.

After Aguero took the ball to attract the attention of the defense, he didn't stick to the ball. Instead, he passed the ball along the way and passed the football to the left.

Ashley Young came up from behind as fast as he could, sprinting across the baseline like a sharp sword.

The Chelsea players were shocked. From David Silva to Aguero to Ashley Young, Manchester City used three clean passes to instantly disrupt Chelsea's defense.

Because there is no full-back, Chelsea's defense on the wing left a lot of space.

When Ashley Young gets the ball from the wing, there are five or six Chelsea players, all jumping on him.

However, Ashley Young didn't stick the ball. After hitting the bottom line, he made a low pass from the left!
Samaras, who had been ambushing in the middle, suddenly started, and shot before Chelsea's goalkeeper Petr Cech at the front of the small penalty area.

Cech tried his best to make a save, but still couldn't touch the shot that was close at hand.

2: 0!
Manchester City took a two-goal lead!

Manchester City's scoring process was played very quickly.

Between the five players, from the center to the wing, and then back to the center of play, even before Chelsea's defense had time to react, the football had already reached the goal.

Two goals behind, it stands to reason that adjustments should be made, but Ancelotti still has confidence in his starting lineup.

But Chelsea's starting lineup was a bit powerless.They need offense very much, but the midfielder is full of stalwarts, lacking speed and explosive points, and can only rely on conduction.

And what Manchester City is least afraid of is conduction, simply compressing the defense and letting the opponent attack.

Chelsea's midfield dream worked hard and wanted to stop the decline, but Manchester City relied on speed and long passes to organize and plan attacks again and again.

In the 70th minute, Ancelotti woke up like a dream and made a substitution.

Robinho comes on, replacing Ballack.

Ballack has a yellow card, and his role is a bit duplicated with Lampard.

When Robinho played, he naturally took on the important task of using technical breakthroughs on the wing.

But Manchester City's defense is very tight, Robinho is too independent with the ball, as long as he uses physical confrontation, it is not difficult to defend.

Therefore, the change in Robinho's playing was offset.

Duncan replaced Samaras with Sneijder, using his precise long pass to threaten Chelsea's goal.

This time, Ancelotti's reaction was quick. He replaced Terry and replaced Malouda, ready to fight for his life.

When the game progressed to No. 707 minutes, Manchester City once again played a sharp counterattack.

After receiving a long pass from Sneijder on the right, Pedro relied on his strong speed to throw away Ashley Cole again.

At this time, Chelsea was attacking with all its strength and the defense was weak. Ashley Cole had no choice but to stretch his leg and trip Pedro.

The referee unquestionably gave a yellow card and gave Manchester City a free kick on the left side of the penalty area.

David Silva took the free-kick, and the ball arced around into the Chelsea penalty area. Yaya Toure sprinted in and headed home, breaking Chelsea's goal again.

This time it was really a header!
3: 0!
The game has completely lost its suspense!
Whether Chelsea is attacking or defending, Manchester City has sufficient strategies to deal with it.

On Chelsea's side, although Ancelotti's tactical arrangements were good, and Chelsea played very well at the beginning, his lack of on-the-spot command ability and the slowness of substitutions made Ancelotti miss the opportunity in vain.

It was too late by the time it was replaced.

In the end, the score of 3:0 was maintained until the end. Manchester City cleanly eliminated Chelsea at home and completed a lead in the standings.

Ancelotti had no joy or sorrow on his face, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Post-match press conference.

Duncan briefly celebrated with the players, and then walked to the conference site to attend the post-match conference.

Duncan was quite happy to win the championship match, and even the unpredictable news reading questions that are usually held are quite pleasing to the eye.

As the loser, Ancelotti was a little bit late, but it is understandable.

His emotional adjustment is not bad, not too much loss.

The Istanbul night has been experienced, and Ancelotti's heart must have been tested.

"Recently, the game has been too intensive. I think my players are a bit overtired, which also paved the way for the failure of the game. There is no doubt about the central role of this game. We need a victory to consolidate our position in the standings, but unfortunately, we met Manchester City who are in a better state." Ancelotti spoke first and commented on the game.

Duncan raised his eyebrows slightly. The players are too tired. Of course, it has something to do with the intensive competition, but your stubbornness in using troops is the biggest reason, right?
But Duncan appreciates Ancelotti's confession.

How does it look like Ferguson?If you lose your pants, you will die, and you will never admit it.

"Fortunately, only one-third of the league has passed. We have enough time to correct our previous mistakes and recover the situation. We have this confidence and the ability."

Duncan nodded. Even if Manchester City won this game, they actually only surpassed Chelsea by 1 point. The rest of the league has a long way to go.

Ancelotti obviously doesn't want the majority. There must be many people criticizing his slow substitution in this game, but Ancelotti does not intend to change it.Every head coach has his own style and what he insists on.

After interviewing the loser, the reporters turned their attention to Duncan, the winner.

In this game, the performance of Duncan's team was very restrained by Chelsea.

"Our tactics are still good." Duncan said: "We made targeted tactical arrangements before the game, especially in terms of set-piece offense. Compared with relying on headers, which has a high probability of luck, it is still relatively good. Trust Tactics."

Of course, while learning from experience, Duncan also summed up the lessons.

"Chelsea caused us quite a lot of trouble in the game. Against a team like Chelsea, which is good at defense, we once fell into a stalemate. Fortunately, the players were very determined to attack and finally scored a goal. Return to our rhythm."

"Of course, the victory in this game does not mean that we are definitely better than Chelsea. It just means that we are better than Chelsea in terms of skills, tactics and team strength in this game. Chelsea's strong strength is still It is obvious to all. Facing a team like Chelsea, the slightest carelessness is enough to cause the game to come back."

After listening to Duncan's words, Ancelotti's expression eased a lot.

At least when Abramovich pursues it, the praise from the opponent will give him a lot of points.

(End of this chapter)