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Chapter 248 Unexpectedly No Cannon

In the first half of the game, after this goal, Kanter did not advance any further, but moved in front of Jorginho to help defend.

Speaking of which, Chelsea's midfielder is actually a bit awkward now.

Jorginho plays in the position of a single midfielder, but his defensive ability is very average, and he is more responsible for scheduling and passing. Kanter's defensive ability is very strong, but he is behind Jorginho. Go ahead and do a tandem job.Kind of the opposite feeling.

But not all defensive midfielders are good at defense.

Now it's Kovacic who is in charge of advancing the ball.

Speaking of it, being able to dribble forward in the middle is a very rare ability. There are very few midfielders who can do this. For example, Kaka was able to dribble the ball in the midfield and then shoot accurately. Divide the ball.

But Kovacic advanced first-class with the ball, but before the penalty area, there was no way to score or pass the ball, or shoot himself. thing.

In short, the advantages are excellent, but the disadvantages are also a midfielder who is not young or old.

Now it's him who drives the ball forward.

But the Manchester City team, which suffered a loss once, defended very tightly this time.

Not only was Bernardo already staring at Kovacic from the beginning, but Walker behind him was already ready when Kovacic started.

In front of Fernandinho, Walker arrived, and the two worked together to kill Kovacic's advance in the frontcourt.

In this way, the ball returned to Manchester City's feet.

Speaking of Chelsea's defense this season, it has actually dropped a lot. After leaving Conte's 3 central defenders, Sarri was replaced by 4 defenders. In fact, in his formation, Alonso's left back was a disaster. , and central defender Rudiger also often performed super ghostly.

So this season Chelsea has too many defensive loopholes. Although it is still in the top four, the situation is very bad. It has lost 3 games in a row recently.

Therefore, once Chelsea's frontcourt can't control the ball, Sarri's choice is to leave Hazard alone in the frontcourt and everyone else will return to the defense to help defend.

Such thinking is very Italian.

And Manchester City continued to move the overall defense forward in an orderly manner, and the offensive players in the frontcourt also directly entered the hinterland of Chelsea. Chelsea looked very dangerous.

Wang Yi received a wide-range pass from De Bruyne on the left, and then directly chose to cut inside. At this time, Azpilicueta recovered to the right side of the central defender with his own advantage. He did not blindly grab. He knows that he is likely to be passed by Wang Yi when he goes up blindly. In terms of speed, he does not have an advantage. In the first two seasons, azp played more of the role of the right central defender among the three central defenders. He needs speed. It's not that strong anymore. This season, he switched to a right back, and the fast transition rhythm of straight up and down is already a bit too much for azp.

So facing a player like Wang Yi who is good at speed, his first reaction was to step aside and go back to the central defender to help stabilize the defense.

As soon as Wang saw this, he could only continue to cut inward.

The feeling of cutting inside without anyone defending the loan is really amazing to Wang Yi.

But then the defense in the middle is full.

Wang Yi first dribbled the ball across the line to see if the defensive player came out to press, so that there was room for him to either pass the ball to his teammates or dribble into the penalty area by himself.

If no one comes out to press for the ball, then you can only look at the sides and let your teammates pass from the side, turning into a positional battle.

However, since ancient times, there have been so many ways of playing positional warfare. Wang Yi doesn't like that very much, but this time Chelsea's defense seems to be very stable.

"What's going on, once Chelsea got up against us, the defense was stable, and the offense was also there?"

Guardiola sat on the bench and complained to the assistant coach.

At this time, the first half of the game is almost over.

Wang Yi can only distribute the ball to the wing.

At this time, Walker puts on the back, Bernardo Silva drags behind, Wang Yi, Aguero and Laporte all enter the penalty area, and Fernandinho retreats to the defense line for protection. Bernardo went to the midfield to fill the space, which is the efficiency of the Manchester City players.

But the ball was passed, but Wang Yi missed it. It was David Luiz, the Brazilian central defender who had almost no chance to show his face in the first half.

Then, the whistle sounded.

The Manchester City players returned to the locker room with a depressed expression on their faces.

The Chelsea players were extremely excited.

Because compared with the state of Manchester City, Chelsea has gone downhill recently, with a three-game losing streak and almost falling out of the top four.

And Manchester City has never lost a game this season, firmly occupying the top spot in the standings. Before this campaign, there was already a 10-point gap between Chelsea and Manchester City.

So Chelsea players feel that this is a difficult game to play.

Of course, there are quite a few members who think they can win.

But everyone didn't expect the goal to come so easily in the first half, and Chelsea suppressed Manchester City most of the time.

This is something Chelsea players never thought about before the game.

Therefore, their happiness is filled with excitement.

At this time, the visiting team locker room.

The sound insulation effect of the dressing room at Stamford Bridge is very good. Once the door is closed, the sound of the fans outside can not be heard. Of course, it is also possible that the fans are tired from shouting and taking a break during the intermission.

Generally speaking, during the halftime break, many local fans will go to buy a beer or a hot dog. toilet.

In short, in the visiting team's locker room, it was really quite quiet at this time.

However, Guardiola was obviously not too angry. He walked in, and did not come in during the intermission to spray directly like some previous games that performed poorly in the first half.

But this time, Guardiola did not fire, which made Wang Yi feel very strange.

But then, Guardiola didn't have much to say, so he ended the intermission in silence.

Just before going out, Guardiola spoke.

"Guys! A season is very long. It is impossible for us to maintain the peak state in every game, and we may not be able to not lose a season. Like today's opponent Chelsea, it is also a top team. Therefore, this game Even if we lose in the end, we still have a chance to make mistakes.”

After speaking, Guardiola took the lead out of the locker room.

Anderson behind him asked curiously: "Pep, why are you so calm today?"

"Otherwise? After scolding, can we win the game? Just like I said, it doesn't matter if we lose this game. We have a lot of advantages."

"But Liverpool and us have the same points. If we lose this game, if they win this game, won't we be overtaken?"

"I know you're right, but Chelsea's state today is too strange. Even if we lose in the end, let's inoculate the players."

After speaking, Guardiola went straight to the coach's command area.

(End of this chapter)