After Di Matteo took office, Chelsea returned to its original route, and its tactics also changed to a 4-2-3 formation.
Goalkeeper: Cech.
Defence: Ashley Cole, Ivanovic, John Terry and Bosingwa.
Midfield: Mikel and Lampard form a double defensive midfielder, with Kalou, Mata and Ramirez in front.
Center: Drogba.
Judging from the tactics after the start of the game, Chelsea still adopted the tactics they are best at, intensive defense and quick counterattacks. This style of play has always been Chelsea's specialty from the Mourinho period to the present.
It can be said that Chelsea's players are better at playing within this tactical framework.
Specifically in the game, Chelsea seemed to be 4, 2, 3, 1, but in fact, Kalou and Ramires on both wings dropped back relatively deep, basically on the same level as Lampard and Mikel, a bit similar to the full midfielders.
s position.
As a result, Chelsea's lineup became similar to a 4,411 position.
Juan Mata is more of a player behind Drogba.
This is also to guard against Manchester City's wing attack.
Whether it's Gareth Bale and Felipe on the left, or Robben and Lichtsteiner on the right, they are all well-known wing attacking combinations in Europe. If Manchester City's wing attack cannot be contained, then
The possibility of holding on to the goal is slim.
Di Matteo's tactics continued Chelsea's usual style, which was a bit of a way to bring order out of chaos.
This is also the reason why Chelsea's performance has rebounded significantly in recent times.
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Gao Shen still insisted on the four-three-three formation in this game.
Goalkeeper: Neuer.
Defence: Felipe, David Luiz, Kompany and Lichtsteiner.
Midfield: Javi Martinez deep, David Silva and Rakitic in the centre.
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Suarez and Robben.
Manchester City's advantage lies in wing attack and strong control in the midfield.
Therefore, from the beginning of the game, Gao Shen allowed the team to firmly control the midfield and the ball, suppress Chelsea, and actively tried to break Chelsea's solid defensive formation from both sides.
Chelsea were not to be outdone and fought fiercely with Manchester City from the beginning.
The Blues obviously know very well that if they face Manchester City and are beaten to death from the start, the game will be over.
Therefore, Di Matteo's start seemed cautious, but in fact he was fighting Manchester City desperately.
Manchester City, on the other hand, took advantage of the ball and continuously pulled and mobilized Chelsea's defense.
Only five minutes into the game, Manchester City got a good opportunity on the left.
Gareth Bale took the ball with his left foot and passed it diagonally to the center of the penalty area. Suarez shook off Terry who was guarding him, grabbed the spot, and headed the ball towards the goal from close range, but this header failed to pose a threat.
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After that, Manchester City continued to make persistent efforts and actively put pressure on Chelsea.
Although the Blues were under pressure, they never gave Manchester City an absolute chance to score.
As for Chelsea, they have not opened their doors yet and have never been able to form a shot.
But the game has always been a stalemate, and the two sides are fighting inextricably.
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Gao Shen Zhuo stood on the sidelines and watched the game silently.
Time passes by minute by minute.
Although Manchester City controlled the situation on the field, they never found the key to the goal.
When the ball reaches Chelsea's half, it is always blocked and difficult to convert into effective opportunities.
Manchester City's players can only pull back and forth, hoping to create loopholes in Chelsea's defense. However, the Blues' defense has been tested by many strong teams. No matter how much Manchester City pulls, it remains unmoved.
The first half had lasted for forty minutes. Manchester City had fired fifteen shots, but only three of them were on target. Chelsea had only one shot on target, which shows how big the gap between the two sides was on the field.
But Gao Shen still didn't dare to be careless.
Manchester City players are still patiently looking for opportunities.
Gao Shen made a major adjustment in the first half, which was that he saw a problem with Chelsea's midfield defense.
Lampard has never been a deep-lying defensive player. On the contrary, he is an attacking midfielder. Once he gets the opportunity, he will decisively move forward.
Therefore, Gao Shen asked the players to relax their pressure on Lampard.
In this way, as soon as Chelsea gets the ball and Lampard sees an opportunity, he will press forward aggressively and decisively.
David Silva took the opportunity to move forward and play Lampard's position.
After attracting the defensive players, distribute the ball to the two ribs in time.
Manchester City's adjustment made Chelsea's defense very passive.
Whether David Silva advanced forward to participate in the attack or distributed the ball to the wings, it was difficult for Chelsea's defensive players to deal with it. However, due to Terry, Ivanovic, and goalkeeper Cech all performed well,
He just didn't give Manchester City a chance to score.
But Gao Shen has a hunch that as long as Manchester City continues to work hard in this area and maintain this style of play, opportunities will definitely come.
Therefore, he stood in the coach's command area and kept signaling that the team should stabilize and continue to maintain pressure on Chelsea.
To be realistic, Chelsea only had one shot on target, and it was not on target. This proves that as long as Manchester City insists on this style of play, they can maximize their invincibility.
Isn't it a matter of time to score a goal sooner or later?
Therefore, Gao Shen's side seemed motionless, while Di Matteo's side looked much more nervous.
Coach Fo often walked to the sidelines to direct and call the players, sometimes asking them to maintain their formation, and sometimes asking them to be more active during counterattacks.
Obviously, Di Matteo knows very well that if he continues to suffer like this, Chelsea will be committing suicide slowly.
But if you are not as powerful as your opponent, what can you do?
We can only defend the score first and then talk about it.
In the 43rd minute of the game, Chelsea suddenly got a chance to steal the ball in midfield.
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"Chelsea's chance to counterattack, look at this time, Lampard comes up."
"Received the ball, passed it to Juan Mata, past Javi Martinez, tried a through ball..."
"David Luiz went down to make a tackle and Kompany cleared the ball."
"Chelsea's attack was almost successful. Manchester City's two central defenders performed very well."
"Look at Manchester City's counterattack this time."
"Very soon!"
"Felipe on the left took the ball, passed it forward, and handed it to Gareth Bale."
"The Welshman's speed has increased. He quickly dribbles the ball from the left wing. Let's see how he handles it this time."
"Passed to David Silva."
"Pass it back again, two-on-one!"
"Beautiful, Gareth Bale rushed to the outside of the penalty area and wanted to force a breakthrough, but the ball was blocked by Bosingwa..."
"Suarez in the middle!"
"Stop the ball with your back and turn around...beautiful!"
"Turn around and hit with your right foot!"
"Danger!"
"The ball went in!
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"Man City scores a goal!
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"Suarez!"
"Before the end of the first half, Suarez stopped the ball in the penalty area, turned around, hit the goal with his right foot, broke Chelsea's goal, and opened the scoring for Manchester City!"
"One to zero!"
"This is also Manchester City's sixteenth shot in the first half!"
"I have to say that Manchester City's offense is indeed sharper than Chelsea's, but the Blues' defense tonight was also quite good."
"We saw that Manchester City created 16 shots, but Chelsea only had one shot. But the current score is only 1-0, and Manchester City is temporarily ahead."
"We saw that Di Matteo was furious on the sidelines."
"He definitely has reason to be dissatisfied with the goal because it came so suddenly."
"Just now it was Chelsea's counterattack after stealing the ball. Unexpectedly, the counterattack reached Manchester City's penalty area. Instead, Manchester City intercepted the ball and made a sudden counterattack."
"Everyone can note that it is still about David Silva. This is not the first time."
"Lampard often has vacancies in this midfield position."
"But there is no way, now Chelsea is in a dilemma."
"If you want to counterattack and threaten, you have to invest more troops on the offensive end, but in this case, the possibility of being threatened by Manchester City's quick counterattack is greater."
"But if you are unwilling to invest troops on the offensive end, there is no threat in counterattack."
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Do you want to invest or not?
this is a problem.
Di Matteo obviously knows this.
The situation in the first half was there. The problems and difficulties faced by Chelsea, as well as Manchester City's offensive style of play, are all obvious. If Di Matteo can't see it anymore, he is not worthy of standing on Chelsea's team.
In front of the coach's bench.
But he also has some considerations of his own regarding this style of play.
If Lampard continues to press out like this, he will concede the ball in the second half.
Thinking of this, Di Matteo immediately made adjustments.
"Long pass!"
"We played more long passes in the second half and showed Didier's dominance in the middle of the frontcourt."
Di Matteo gave decisive and firm instructions while adjusting in the midfield.
"Didier." The coach looked at Drogba, "In the second half, you must actively use your advantages to suppress Manchester City's two central defenders and create more time and opportunities for yourself, the wings and the teammates behind you.
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Drogba nodded, he understood what Di Matteo meant.
To put it bluntly, we want him to be the tactical fulcrum.
Everyone is passing the ball forward, and with more long passes, Lampard doesn't need to press too much.
As long as Drogba can grab the first spot and then use his advantage to create more opportunities for Mata around and behind him, then Chelsea may not be incapable of fighting.
"Everyone, I think everyone knows very well that what we are facing now is the most powerful team in the Premier League and even European football, bar none!"
"We are now behind zero to one, and there is no way out."
"The only thing we can do next is to move forward bravely and strive for a victory."
"They all say that Manchester City is the ruler of the Premier League and the king of European football. They all dream of winning the quadruple crown, but I want to say that we are fully capable of stopping our opponents!"
"I need you, everyone can come forward and give your best performance. Don't forget, we are Chelsea who never give up!"
Di Matteo's words deeply inspired Chelsea players, especially Drogba, Lampard and Terry.
They have all experienced hundreds of battles, but they have also experienced the hardships and hardships of Chelsea in the past few years, so they have deeper feelings than anyone else, and they know more clearly the spiritual power of Chelsea!
No matter who it is, don’t try to defeat Chelsea easily!
