The Amsterdam Arena, which can accommodate more than 51,000 people, was packed with seats. Close to 20,000 fans from each side came, and the rest were local fans. Southampton fans and Chelsea fans competed in chants, constantly showing off
with their loud voices.
Southampton's traditional jersey is red and Chelsea's traditional jersey is blue, so there is no need to change the jerseys.
When the players from both sides came on the stage, the commentators began their work one after another.
"The game is about to start! Both sides have sent out their usual main lineups! Southampton goalkeeper Navas, defenders Klein, Chambers, Font and Blind, midfielders Matuidi, Vidal,
Mkhitaryan, forward James Rodriguez, Willian, Benteke! Chelsea has a 4231 formation. Goalkeepers Cech and Terry are absent, so Ivanovic and Cahill
Partnering as a central defender, Azpilicueta and Ashley Cole are on both sides. Midfielder David Luiz moves to the defensive midfielder position, and Lampard serves as a double defensive midfielder. The three attacking midfielders are
Ramirez, Oscar and Mata, and forward Torres are all forward! Judging from this lineup, Chelsea's shortcomings are still obvious. Cole is not too young in the defense, and Ivanovic is not too young either.
, Lampard is older, and there is no more reliable forward player except Torres. They also sold Sturridge, and I don’t know if Chelsea will invest more next season.”
The commentator commented on Chelsea's lineup. This was an obvious problem, but Benítez was also very unhappy - it has nothing to do with me if the lineup is not neat. I am coaching in the middle, and the club will not buy me anyone in the winter, but sell them.
Without Sturridge, what can I do?
When the resentful Benitez shook hands with Ji Ya, Ji Ya was confused - what's wrong with this guy?
Ji Ya has been preparing for this final for a long time. Chelsea are old acquaintances this year. The two sides have met in the Super Cup, League Cup and FA Cup. In addition to the two league games, this final is the sixth time they have met. It’s almost.
Vomited.
In the six games Chelsea faced Southampton this season, they never had a full lineup. Either Terry was injured, Hazard was injured, or both were injured together.
These two people are actually very important to Chelsea. One is the anchor of the defense, and the other is the source of offense in the frontcourt. When they are absent, the impact will of course be huge.
Now Chelsea's offense can only rely on Mata's guidance - the Spaniard is still performing very well at this time.
However, Noriya still has a lot of experience playing against Chelsea like this.
Suppress them from the side, especially from the right side. Cole is not young, and his body is not strong. Under forced breakthroughs and pressure, he can create a lot of opportunities and run more in the penalty area.
Point, don't confront the opponent's defender head-on. Without Terry, Chelsea's penalty area will be prone to problems. If Lampard is pressed in the midfield and he can't concentrate on organizing the offense, Chelsea's offense will be reduced by a large part.
threatened.
In fact, they do this too.
From the beginning of the game, Southampton's young and strong players in the midfield began to bully the aging Lampard.
Mkhitaryan kept interfering and entangled. Vidal was ready to go up and take over at any time. David Luiz wanted to respond, but although his foot skills were good, he had no organizational skills. If he was exhausted, he would be just a defender with a knife.
A knife-wielding defender and a playmaking midfielder are two different creatures.
Under such circumstances, Chelsea's midfielder was slowly suppressed by Southampton.
After suppressing the midfield, they began to attack on the right side. William and Klein kept getting the ball, taking turns to intervene, and cooperated with each other when nothing happened. They also bullied Ashley Cole, who was already quite young.
Benitez was very annoyed - this person is so bad, why are he just pursuing these two weaknesses? Doesn't Benitez know about these two weaknesses? But the age of the players themselves is not suitable.
As a substitute, what can he do...
Only two minutes into the game, Southampton created a good opportunity. William passed the ball to Klein. Klein forced a breakthrough from the wing and sent a beautiful cross. Benteke jumped high in the penalty area.
Before Cahill came to fill the position, he shook his head and hit the goal!
The ball flew into Chelsea's goal without any suspense!
"The goal went in! In just two minutes, Southampton took the lead in scoring! It's incredible! Their offense also went too smoothly. What is Chelsea's defense doing? Is this still the same Chelsea team with an iron-clad defense?
"
Amidst the shouts of the commentator, Benteke rushed out with open arms and accepted the huge cheers of the fans.
He is now the favorite person of Southampton fans. Although he has only been here for one season, who has allowed him to score more goals?
This goal is his thirty-fifth goal in all competitions this season. This number is not bad for any player. Of course, compared with the two perverts Melo, it is still
A little bit worse...
After wild celebrations, the game resumed.
This conceding goal affected the morale of Chelsea to some extent, but it was the final itself, and of course it would not be ruined just because of a conceding goal - the fight only lasted for these dozens of minutes.
After the restart, Chelsea immediately launched an attack. Their problems before were all defensive, and they were problems that could not be solved without reinforcements, so there was nothing they could do if they were chased by Ji Ya, but on offense, their
It's not a big problem.
Whether it is Oscar or Ramirez in the middle, or Mata and Hazard on the wings, the level is top-notch. However, if Hazard is not available this time, Benitez can only let Oscar play on the left, which is invisible.
Their offensive ability seems to be inferior.
Their attack from the center was blocked by Southampton's crazy running and interception. Soon, Matuidi completed a steal in the midfield and blocked Chelsea's attack!
He judged Ramirez's pass in advance and intercepted the ball midway.
After stealing the ball, Matuidi quickly passed the ball to Mkhitaryan in front. Mkhitaryan dribbled the ball forward and passed the ball to Ronaldo before Luis pounced. Ronaldo moved to the penalty area.
On one side, William followed up with a shot!
Cahill rushed over and blocked the ball with his body.
However, the blocked ball fell to Benteke's feet. Benteke shot directly without stopping the ball. Cech made a wonderful save and saved the ball with one hand. Ivanovic immediately made a big kick to clear the ball!
"What a risk! Southampton almost scored a second goal! They attacked like a wave!"
