"Hey, what's going on? Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Before the game, when Gao Shen saw Ancelotti at the tunnel of the Etihad Stadium, he noticed that the fat Italian man he was talking about had eyes full of red bloodshot eyes and bags under his eyes that were as swollen as lanterns.
The result of staying up late without sleeping.
Ancelotti glared at him angrily and snorted twice, but did not answer.
"Hiss, I made it clear before. I asked people from the club to specifically tell the fans organization. I told them that Carlo is a good friend of mine. No one is allowed to do dirty tricks and affect your rest. What? There are still people who dare to go.
Disturb you?"
Gao Shen acted really well!
Ancelotti secretly despised him: Why are you so kind-hearted?
"It's too much! I don't even think about it. How can an old man stay up late because he has high blood pressure? Who is responsible if the blood pressure goes up and a blood vessel bursts?" Gao Shen was "filled with indignation."
Ancelotti was immediately annoyed.
"You are an old man, and your whole family is an old man!"
Seeing him like this, Gao Shen couldn't help but laugh, "I thought you weren't going to talk today."
Seeing him like this, Ancelotti was so angry that he couldn't help laughing.
This guy has such a shameless look, it’s really irritating!
"If I couldn't find a match, I wouldn't bother to talk to you!" Ancelotti scolded.
Gao Shen didn't care, "What? Look at you like this. You didn't sleep all night last night?"
It's okay if I don't mention it, but when I mention it, Ancelotti gets angry.
Isn’t this all caused by you?
"Worried? Scared? Uneasy? Am I right?" Gao Shen chuckled.
This has long been part of his plan.
"To be honest, Gao, if you weren't so annoying, would you die?" Ancelotti was speechless.
"I won't tell you whether I will die or not, but you will definitely not survive tonight." Gao Shen said very firmly.
The expression on Ancelotti's face suddenly froze.
Damn it, did you fall into a trap?
Last night, he guessed that Gao Shen would guess his tactics, so he specially changed the starting lineup...
"Be careful, Carlo, don't become the second Ferguson!"
After saying that, Gao Shen clenched his fist with his right hand and made a cheering gesture, which made Ancelotti's bad feeling even stronger.
If it had been anyone else, he probably wouldn't have cared too much about it, but Gao Shen...
This bastard is so shameless and can do anything.
…
Gao Shen really didn't expect that Ancelotti would do it so thoroughly.
Goalkeeper: Cech.
Defence: Ashley Cole, Terry, Carvalho and Ivanovic.
Midfield: Ballack goes deep, Lampard and Essien are in the middle, Deco goes forward.
Forwards: Anelka and Drogba.
Obviously, compared to the previous game against Arsenal, Ancelotti adjusted the two midfield positions, Joe Cole was replaced by Deco, and Ballack replaced Mikel.
how to say?
In fact, this is not completely without benefits.
Overall, Chelsea's midfield will be more stable after the substitutions.
Previously, Gao Shen analyzed Chelsea's midfield and believed that it was a midfield meat grinder, but it lacked ball advancement and creativity, so when Joe Cole appeared, he immediately acted like a lubricant.
Injected vitality into Chelsea's midfield.
But Joe Cole has a weakness, that is, he is not stable enough.
Ancelotti must be aware of this.
The disadvantage of the diamond-shaped midfielder is that the wings, especially the offensive end, rely on the insertion of full-backs, which puts greater defensive pressure on the wings, which requires the assistance and protection of the midfielder, so the midfielder position is very important.
Mikel is an interesting player. He is an attacking midfielder and has won the Silver Ball Award at the World Youth Championship.
Who is the Golden Globe winner?
Messi!
When he first debuted, Mikel was known for his technique and creativity, but later under the transformation, he gradually became a deep-lying midfielder. Because he lacked speed, this caused Mikel to have a certain forward ability. Insertion ability.
But the Nigerian midfielder's protection on both sides is weak.
Everyone knows that Manchester City's two wings have super offensive firepower, especially good at cutting inside and attacking the ribs.
It's impossible that Ancelotti doesn't know this, so he is worried.
Originally, Gao Shen speculated that Ancelotti would bring back Essien and Lampard, and if the two full-backs were contained, then Chelsea's offensive threat would be weakened by most, and Manchester City's defensive pressure would be much lighter, and it would be able to Put more offensive energy into it.
But unexpectedly, Ancelotti directly replaced him.
Can the 33-year-old Ballack really do better than Mikel?
If Gao Shen has questions in his mind, he can go to the competition and give it a try.
But there is one thing that Gao Shen is very sure of.
That's the current Premier League, which does a really poor job in attacking the ribs.
Many people must be wondering why Ferguson has always wanted to try this connection between Berbatov and Cristiano Ronaldo, but he still can't get it right?
The answer actually lies in attacking the ribs.
When Manchester United is attacking, many times there is no one in the ribs to respond.
That was the case before and it is still the case now.
If Cristiano Ronaldo rushes alone, he will be easily targeted.
This situation is really not a problem only for Manchester United, it is the same for most of the entire Premier League.
Therefore, teams like Manchester City that specialize in attacking the ribs are really rare in the Premier League, but at the same time the results are very good.
Specifically in this game against Chelsea, Gao Shen arranged Hazard and Robben in the two ribs, and the full-backs were Gareth Bale and Zabaleta, who have superior offensive power.
The midfielder is still a three-man midfielder. Rakitic will retreat appropriately when defending to support Javi Martinez and protect the defense line. David Silva just needs to put more pressure on the single midfielder. In the end, The good thing is to force Essien to retreat.
Use wingers to suppress the forward movement of full-backs, Javi Martinez to contain Deco, Rakitic to assist with defense, and at the same time to keep an eye on Lampard and Anelka who is retreating.
Gao Shen believes that as long as these can be done, Manchester City will be able to control the situation.
…
Before the game started, the commentator from Sky TV specially introduced the game.
This was the last strong opponent Manchester City encountered in the first half of this season.
In Andy Gray’s words, “The entire Premier League has entrusted Chelsea with the task of attacking Manchester City!”
More importantly, in the past eight games, Chelsea have defeated Manchester City, and the record has been a loss regardless of home and away games.
So, to a certain extent, Chelsea has a psychological advantage.
The chief referee is Howard Webb, which is enough to show the importance the Premier League attaches to this game.
Martin Taylor also explained why Chelsea are seen as the last hope.
"In the words of the media before the game, Terry will let Gao Shen know what he has lost."
As captains of the England national team, Terry and Lampard have pivotal influence and status in the Premier League.
More importantly, Chelsea is also one of the best performing teams in the Premier League this season.
"We have absolutely reason to believe that tonight will be an exciting game."
…
As referee Weber blew the whistle, Suarez and David Silva, who were standing in the center circle, quickly kicked the ball to the right wing and handed it to Robben.
The Dutchman just stopped the ball, and before Anelka could get closer, he immediately passed the ball back and handed it to Rakitic, while he ran forward quickly.
Rakitic stopped the ball and moved forward, seizing the opportunity. When he saw Suarez running into the space on the right rib, he immediately kicked the ball, sent it to the front court, and handed it to Suarez's feet.
The Uruguayan stopped the ball sideways and then dribbled the ball from the right rib.
Terry stuck to Suarez on the outside of the penalty area, trying to use his body to squeeze away the Uruguayan forward who was obviously shorter than him, but unexpectedly he failed to suppress it.
Instead of suppressing it, Suarez suddenly accelerated, trying to use speed to get rid of Terry.
In desperation, Terry decisively chose to tackle the ball on the ground. But what he didn't expect was that Suarez suddenly accelerated, swayed away, and rushed to the edge of the penalty area with the ball. Before Carvalho could rush over to cover, he took the lead.
Just a kick.
Goalkeeper Cech performed well and fell down to save the ball.
The entire Etihad Stadium suddenly burst into warm applause and cheers.
"Suarez's physical fitness is not as bad as he looks, and I heard that after joining Manchester City, Gao Shen has been giving him special training. I have to say that Terry's defense this time is still a bit too much.
"Andy Gray lamented.
"Yes, the top central defender was passed by the opponent in this way. Terry's performance tonight was indeed a bit unsatisfactory. It may have something to do with the fast pace just at the beginning of the game. I believe that as the game progresses, Terry's performance will improve
It's gradually getting better." Martin Taylor also analyzed.
Gradually, as the game progressed, everyone clearly discovered Manchester City's intentions.
Gao Shen used wingers to suppress the full-backs and midfielders to suppress Chelsea's midfielders. In addition, he used offense instead of defense, forcing Chelsea's midfielder and backfielder to find it difficult to get the ball. Drogba and Anelka lacked the ball in front.
Ball opportunity.
It wasn't until the seventh minute that Lampard tried to pass the ball into the penalty area for the first time from the outside of the penalty area. As a result, Javi Martinez scooped the ball out first, and Drogba still failed to get the ball.
A minute later, Chelsea once again tried to pass into the penalty area, but Neuer abandoned the goal and rushed to the penalty spot, grabbing the ball before Drogba.
Chelsea's frontcourt couldn't get the ball and lacked threats. Manchester City slowly and patiently controlled the situation and rhythm of the game, especially the passing and controlling of the ball in the midfield, which put a lot of pressure on Chelsea's midfield.
The game has only been played for ten minutes, but the situation has gradually become clearer.
Gao Shen realized that whether it was Ancelotti's special arrangement or the pressure exerted by David Silva and the two wingers, Ballack was very responsible tonight and always stayed in front of the defense.
Not only that, even Essien and Lampard actively retreated to protect Ballack.
So Chelsea looks a bit like a three-midfielder tactic.
But as a result, Chelsea's offense will be out of the question.
Especially after Deco was blocked by Javi Martinez, the Blues tried to get Anelka to retreat, but the effect was better than nothing.
Until the fifteenth minute, Chelsea didn't even have a shot. Who dares to believe it?
But Manchester City also failed to create a real threat.
Manchester City didn't play in a hurry.
Gao Shen said before the game that this game will not only test the skills and tactics of both sides, but also the tenacity!
