atypical center forward

Chapter 277
With less than 10 minutes left before the end of the first half, Chelsea still lead 1-0.

Chu Yang dribbled the ball.

As a forward striker, his position should be in the penalty area. His responsibility is not only to complete the final blow, but also to contain the opponent's defender and open up space for his teammates.

But he often withdraws frequently to take the ball like a shadow striker or even a midfielder, constantly using his breakthrough ability to attack the opponent's defense, which often makes the opponent's defender both fortunate and helpless.

Fortunately, because generally speaking, when a striker leaves the penalty area, he must face the defense of the defender, and the threat is much smaller. Unfortunately, because this striker is not ordinary, even if he leaves the penalty area, he is still terrible.

Zogo had already quietly entered the half court. Joe, Moya, and Samps also ran to the frontcourt, invisibly sharing a lot of defensive pressure for Chu Yang. Terry, Ivan and others had no choice but to give up their plan to siege Chu Yang and continue to defend their positions.

Essien and Kanter greeted him cautiously.

The distance between the two was kept ingeniously, which could not only prevent Chu Yang from attacking one by one, but also ensure that the door could be closed in time when he burst through the middle.

Chu Yang's speed didn't slow down. When he was about to meet Essien, he suddenly swiped the ball to the left with the inside of his right foot. Because there was Kanter on the other side to help defend, Essien blocked it without hesitation, but Chu Yang used the inside of his left foot to pass the ball between the two when he was about to touch the ball.

Essien had already rushed to Chu Yang's left due to inertia, but when Kanter stretched out his foot to intercept, he was a step slower than Chu Yang, allowing him to fly over with the ball.

Iniesta breakthrough skills, fried meatballs.

Chu Yang, who passed the two midfielders, came to the edge of the penalty area in a blink of an eye. Terry rushed up, lowered his center of gravity, and followed suit.

Chu Yang slowed down, and his feet began to swipe over the football non-stop.

Robinho's breakthrough skills, crazy cycling.

"Facing Terry's defense, Chu Yang feinted his feet, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight! Passed! He made a total of eight fake moves! Terry was knocked down by him! Ivan came up! The false shot was true! Another pass! Ivan was passed by him twice! Cech attacked!"

Cech attacked, Chu Yang pretended to shoot, and suddenly stepped on the ball when Cech was making a save. He pulled the football from behind his left foot with his right foot, and then awkwardly pushed it into the net with his left foot.

1:1, flat.

"Incredible performance! Essien, Kanter, Terry, Ivan, Petr Cech, among the best defensive players in the entire Premier League and even the entire football world, were all passed by Chu Yang! This goal is comparable to the one played by Pier in the Spanish Super Cup, and it is even more exciting."

"This may be the difference between Chu Yang and Thayer. Thayer's movements are always concise and effective. Whether it is dribbling, breakthrough or shooting, others can think of his next move, but they just can't guard him. Chu Yang is just the opposite. You never know what he will do next second, because he not only has comprehensive offensive methods, but also has a variety of offensive styles. It seems that there are shadows of many players in him, but these shadows are strangely without any conflict..."

Chu Yang also had a hearty kneeling gliding, the difference was that he added a salute.

At Stamford Bridge, there was only applause from Valencia fans and neutral fans at the beginning, and the applause grew louder after a while.

It was from a Chelsea fan.

After conquering the Bernabeu, Chu Yang finally won the approval of another group of fans in another famous stadium.

The first half soon came to an end, and the protagonists in the final stage became Dennis Joe and Hazard. As representative figures who have long been world-renowned but are farther and farther away from Chu Yang and Thayer, they are certainly not satisfied with being green leaves in such a game.

The second half started soon. In the locker room, the head coaches of both sides adjusted the mental state and fighting will of the players more, but did not make any tactical adjustments. Therefore, the beginning of the second half basically continued the situation of the first half, but this time besides a few breakthrough madmen, Xavi Alonso was active.

His footwork under low pressure is very accurate, he can pass farther and more accurately than ordinary players, and his ability to pass threatening balls is no less than that of a world-class midfielder, and his long-range shots are also very good. If most of the entire Valencia team's offense is executed by Chu Yang, then it is Xavi Alonso who decides the direction and timing of the attack.

Modern football emphasizes full-back assists, full-backs and wingers cut inside, which inevitably occupies the space of the traditional midfielder. Therefore, in order to strengthen the control of the midfield, the midfielder must have strong organizational skills, which looks like the front midfielder.

It is not the first time that the commander-in-rear style of play has appeared. Not to mention the ancient times, Harvey and Cesc Fabregas all have this trend. However, Harvey Alonso is the first one that is clearly reflected in the tactical position and actual combat and can arouse widespread discussion.

Conte didn’t really pay much attention at the beginning, but now there are fewer and fewer traditional attacking midfielders and defensive midfielders. The more powerful midfielders are basically the type who take all the front, center and rear. It is really rare for a midfield commander like Harvey Alonso to spend almost as much time in his own half as in the opponent’s half.

This allowed Harvey Alonso to calmly launch several attacks that were already threatening.

It's a pity that the three frontcourt tridents Chu Yang, Mo Ya and Qiao failed to grasp the opportunity.

During the intermission, Ancelotti communicated with Chu Yang. If the two sides were in a stalemate in the second half, Valencia would change his formation. He hoped that Chu Yang would move to the wing position, so Chu Yang wore Peter Pan in the second half. This made his ball control ability become frenzied and his shooting ability dropped sharply.

Unable to attack for a long time, the physical strength advantage of Chelsea's group of monsters became more and more obvious, and An Pang could only make adjustments in advance.

Enter Fran, exit Saint;

Enter Sneijder, exit Moya.

Chu Yang and Dennis Joe moved to the left and right respectively, Sneijder was in the middle, and Fran stepped forward, changing to 4231 or 433.

"Valencia adjusted the lineup and formation. Fran played as a center forward, while Chu Yang and Joe became left and right midfielders or left and right wingers. The most important change came from the midfielder. The three midfielders became two midfielders. It seems that Ancelotti would rather risk his defense being penetrated by the opponent to score more goals in the away game."

Although the away goals in the group stage are not as valuable as in the knockout rounds, if the two teams have the same points, the away goals are also an important factor in determining the final ranking, so Ancelotti's move is dangerous but reasonable.

Chelsea did not take advantage of Valencia's weakened defensive strength to make another victory. Instead, Valencia first achieved the effect the coach wanted.

Chu Yang who moved to the side road suddenly felt that the air was so fresh and the sun was so bright.

I heard that there is a corridor at Stamford Bridge called Robben, and now it's time to bring it back.

But it is surnamed Chu today.

(End of this chapter)