The situation in the first half was very strange. Under Newcastle's brutal defense, Chelsea's offense could not reach the Magpies' penalty area. The ball was basically intercepted near the midfield. However, the Magpies' offense was not organized at all. Chelsea's defensive ability
Not generally strong, the two forwards of the Magpies looked so helpless in Chelsea's muscle forest.
The two teams kept wasting opportunities, or in other words, the two teams kept looking for opportunities but couldn't find them.
Grant finally found a Premier League coach with a similar level of tactical theory to him, and that was the Magpies' head coach Keegan. The coaching of two half-hearted people in this game was very interesting, and the formations were completely inconsistent with the rules.
It's a routine, everyone plays their own game, and they don't step on a single point at all.
Today the prince still played as a shadow forward, with Kalou starting in front. Drogba was a little tired, so Grant let him rest and concentrate on preparing for the Champions League final.
Prince couldn't get the ball at all in front. Several midfielders were overwhelmed by the Magpies' big moves. Basically, the ball was destroyed without a few passes. Chelsea's shortcomings of not having a good playmaker were once again exposed.
came out.
The prince retreated. This seems to be the most frequently used trick by Chelsea this season. As long as Chelsea's midfielder cannot form a strong support for the forward line, the prince will choose to retreat. He organized the midfield in an orderly manner and added
The advantage of the number of players in the midfield can produce better results every time.
But today, it seems that Keegan made a lot of effort to defend Prince. As soon as Prince retreated to the midfield, a player immediately rushed to defend him personally. He also made small moves constantly. As soon as Prince received the pass, he immediately fouled and stopped him.
, and the action is not particularly big, so as not to get a yellow card directly, but it can prevent the prince's performance. It can be said that Keegan racked his brains.
Originally, the players also hoped that the prince would retreat to organize the attack so that the midfield would not be unbalanced. However, today's situation was a bit special. The prince was restricted in the midfield, and he was still very disgusting, like brown sugar.
Can't even shake it off.
The prince once again fell under the opponent's foul defense. Although he was not injured, the momentum caused him to roll around on the ground before he stopped.
Lampard couldn't stand it anymore. As the vice-captain of the team, he has the obligation to protect his teammates from harm. But now the prince has been very embarrassed by the opponent and fell to the ground many times. However, the referee is still calm and calm.
It was just a free kick awarded to Chelsea. As for the yellow card, there was no goal. Lampard Masan came to the referee to protest. He was so excited that he kept waving his hands and feet in a wide range. His ferocious expression made the referee feel scared.
However, the referee also thought that this game really had some purpose. Not only did he ignore Lampard's protest, he even gave Lampard, who had already lost control of his emotions, a yellow card. This
All of a sudden, the Chelsea players were completely angered. All the people present ran to the referee and surrounded him. Although they did not directly use their hands or feet, the referee was extremely embarrassed.
The chaos on the court caused the game to be suspended for a while. Finally, with the comfort of the substitute players and coaching staff of both teams, the game resumed.
Chelsea players who felt they had been unfairly treated also put down their original gentleman-like airs and staged a peak collision of passion and strength with Newcastle on the court. Originally, Chelsea players were the best in the Premier League.
The tough guys are now putting down their burdens and going all out to fight. Therefore, the Newcastle players who were very tough just now retreated. They did not have the physical advantage and their momentum was not as good as others. It is only right to give up the ball honestly.
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However, according to the thinking of the Magpies players, defensive counterattack is the best tactic for them. Newcastle's two fast horses can only be most useful when counterattacking, giving the ball to Chelsea to control, and catching them to press hard.
On counterattack, only two forwards can pose a threat to Chelsea like two sharp knives. The situation on the field has become like this unintentionally. For both teams, it is the favorite situation.
At this time, the game really got on the right track, and the two teams have entered their favorite rhythm. The next step is to see whether Chelsea's positional offense is threatening or Newcastle's counterattack is sharp.
However, because both sides spent too much fighting in the first half, the first half of the game will end in one minute. If a goal cannot be scored in this half, the coaches of both sides will definitely make tactical decisions during the halftime break.
If there is a change, then the goal may have to be delayed again. If a flaw cannot be found, the game may end in a draw. This is certainly not something Chelsea would like to see.
Therefore, at this last point, the prince accelerated the rhythm of the attack and distributed the ball more to the two wings, hoping to make full use of the width of the field to mobilize Newcastle's defense, but still failed to score a goal.
Kalou may not be in particularly good condition due to being away from the team for a long time. He either failed to grab the ball on several passes from the wing, or he caught the ball but had poor footwork. Several times he failed to grab the ball.
All threatening offensive opportunities were wasted by him.
His teammates couldn't see his shameful wasteful behavior, and Grant might also be a little disappointed. Kalou was originally a striker he was very optimistic about, but because Chelsea's forward line was a bit bloated, he didn't get too many opportunities.
, resulting in a poor state adjustment. It seems that he needs to be used more next season to find a good state. But in order to win this game, we really can’t continue to let him squander opportunities on the court.
The situation is not clear. If you always waste opportunities, you will be punished by God. Maybe Newcastle can score a goal with a sharp counterattack. If so, the speed of the two forwards of the Magpies is really not something that Chelsea players can catch up with. Except
The prince can eat two people alive, and other players can only eat ashes behind. However, the first half is not over yet. Substitution is not a good choice at this time. Moreover, it is also a serious blow to the players' confidence. As long as it is not
If there is a very critical player, it is better not to make personnel adjustments in the first half.
Grant made up his mind to replace Kalaw during the half-time break, and continued to play like this in the first half, as long as the Magpies did not seize the opportunity to counterattack and score.
Just when he thought he had a trick, Newcastle slapped him hard in the face.
Kalou still failed to seize the offensive opportunity. The prince's through ball had already hit his feet, but such an opportunity to push the goalkeeper actually made him push directly into the goalkeeper's arms. It has to be said that even if he is weak,
The goal is harder than Tiananmen, but he is still a **.
Newcastle's goalkeeper handed the ball to Taylor to start the attack. The latter's slow pass at this time definitely had no chance, so he made a long pass and directly found Martins, who was wandering like a ghost in the Chelsea half. The Nigerian forward unloaded
The football was pushed forward and the sprint started. Ashley Cole was caught off guard and was thrown far away by this fast horse without even committing a tactical foul.
Chelsea's backcourt was already empty, and Martins was running like a wild horse on the prairie. There was no defensive player in front of him anyway. Soon, Martins entered the penalty area. At this time, Cech had already
Attacked, but in this case the goalkeeper's chance of successfully protecting the goal was not high. Martins did not waste this rare counterattack opportunity. With one dunk, Cech, who was attacking, lost his last chance, and then gently
One push to complete a goal against Chelsea.
In the 39th minute of the first half, the Magpies' fast horse Martins took advantage of a counterattack opportunity to knock on Chelsea's door. This was the Magpies' first shot of the game, and it miraculously scored. It was very efficient.
This made Kalaw, who was still confused at the front, ashamed.
Grant thought it would be no problem to maintain the tie until the end of the first half due to the players' condition, but in the blink of an eye the team lost points, but this was not to blame for the defensive players behind them. No one could prevent such a counterattack.
, the main problem is still with Kalou. Maybe the Ivorian is in really bad shape today. In short, he will never have another chance to play in the second half. Grant has killed him countless times in his heart. If he had just caught
One of so many opportunities, maybe the situation will not be like this.
This game is very important for both sides. Newcastle wants to avoid relegation and the Blues want to compete for the championship, so there is no situation where the two sides are letting go. However, the situation is very unfavorable for Chelsea now. There is no need to consider the last few minutes of the first half.
, Kalou's form is definitely out of the question. The second half was full, which is 46.7 minutes, and the score is still one goal behind. If the Magpies make up their mind to defend, Chelsea will definitely be able to score. This does not mean that they are strong.
The one who wins directly does not need to play the game in that case. It is directly worth more than the players of the two teams. The team with the smaller number will just admit defeat. Why bother running all over the field exhaustingly? In fact, a strong team besieged a player in the whole field.
It is not uncommon for a weak team to score a goal and eventually win the game through a sudden counterattack, and Chelsea has also encountered this.
After Chelsea kicked off again, they started to launch a fierce attack again, but just as Grant thought, the Magpies defended across the board in the last few minutes of the first half. Except for Martins, the hero of the goal, all the players, including Owen,
They all returned to their own penalty area to help defend, hoping to maintain the tie until the end of the first half. (To be continued.
