After the goal, Chelsea's momentum became even more frightening. They didn't care about any defense at all, and all the players just gathered and lined up in the opponent's penalty area.
Wigan have lost their temper at this time. Let alone them, even any giant team will have a headache when facing Chelsea who are full of vitality.
Lampard's long shot hit the post;
Kalou grabbed the point in front of the goal, but was saved by the goalkeeper;
Ballack's shot went wide of the goal;
Prince's fallen free kick did not fall completely and hit the crossbar;
Little Wright cut in and took a curved kick, which was blocked by the opponent's defender.
In the last less than 10 minutes, Wigan's goal attack was intensively bombarded by Chelsea players. However, Chelsea's luck was not very good. Various shots failed to go in. Seeing that the game was almost over, the score was still the same.
The draw remains unchanged.
The players on the field were anxious, and Grant was anxious off the field. However, sometimes football can be so unpredictable. As long as one of Chelsea's many shots goes in, the game will be over. But, the result
But that's not the case. No one can be sure about this.
Grant doesn't have any good options now. Chelsea and even Petr Cech can't help but run into the penalty area to fight for a header, but they can't score even if they have the advantage. There is nothing the gods can do.
The prince is not a god, but he has systematic help, and he can solve the battle with a sure-fire goal. But the prince doesn't want to do this, for more than one reason.
First of all, the prince has been thinking about the benefit of sure-kill goals recently. When his shooting attribute was zero, the system gave him some sure-kill goals in the lottery. This was probably specially designed to help the prince grow.
, and although the prince's shooting is not at full value now, it is not a big problem to cope with ordinary games. He has not received this reward recently. When he thinks about it, there will probably not be many such rewards in the future. How many times can he give the prince a lot in one season?
This is amazing, but how can the prince be allowed to use this perverted killer weapon so unscrupulously? If it can be used casually, then why should the prince work hard? A few sure-fire goals will be enough.
Second, now Chelsea players are showing signs of being arrogant again. It is not a good thing to have this happen at the end of the season, and Grant did not specifically remind everyone, maybe he is arrogant himself. The prince felt
Giving up this game and making everyone nervous is not necessarily a bad thing. After all, a draw is not the end of the world. As long as Manchester United can be defeated at home in the next round of the league, the league championship is still guaranteed.
Based on the above considerations, the prince ultimately did not use the sure-kill goal.
With the referee's whistle, this focused battle ended. Chelsea was held to a draw by the relegation team Wigan at their home court. The points advantage over Manchester United further narrowed. The difference between the two teams is now only 1 point.
"Wigan performed very well today, and the draw was the result they deserved, but for us at Chelsea, this is nothing less than a disaster. At the most important moment in the league, we failed to seize the opportunity. Now the ball behind
The team has caught up, which has a great impact on us." Grant spoke first at the press conference.
"Wigan has taught us a good lesson. Our players, including me, have all learned a lesson. During this period, we will arrange corresponding psychological adjustments to prepare for the next game. As for Wigan, Bruce's team will
Just like his own character, he is tenacious and unyielding. We can believe that Wigan will be able to successfully avoid relegation and will still appear in the Premier League next season." Grant is still very fond of the opponent's head coach and the former captain of the Red Devils and Manchester United.
I feel good about it, so at this time, it’s natural to be good to you, me, and everyone.
After this game, Chelsea has put down their psychological burden for the time being. Although they failed to win the game, the players are more relaxed. Although the previous 10 consecutive victories allowed them to surpass Arsenal and Manchester United to occupy the points.
The top position on the list, but this pressure is very high, and now I can finally feel relieved.
This game was the only game in which the prince did not win in the Chelsea league. Although he contributed an assist to the team, his performance was far behind compared to the past. He did not even have the best player in this game.
In the selection, it was the visiting team's goalkeeper who won this honor. It was his high catch and low block that defused countless threatening shots from Chelsea, so the tie score could be maintained until the end.
The prince is very indifferent to this. Not being rated as the best player means that he will get a few fewer gold coins. He doesn't care at all. Now that the gold coins have accumulated, he doesn't know what to do.
The media had a lot of criticisms about Prince's performance in this game. They believed that Prince failed to play the core role of the team. Facing the visiting team's intensive defense, there were not many ways to deal with it. Even the free kicks that had a nearly 100% scoring rate in the past today
He also lost his aim and hit the crossbar.
Chelsea fans are very open-minded. In fact, the Prince's performance cannot be said to be that bad. Generally speaking, it was Wigan's excellent performance today and Chelsea's bad luck that led to the draw. The blame does not lie with all the people.
Prince, and as a professional player, everyone has highs and lows. Since Prince came during the winter break, he has led the team to win every game. It doesn't matter if he occasionally slacks off in one or two secondary games.
Big deal.
After the game, Chelsea only had two days of rest, and then they had to go to the away game to challenge Everton. Due to the need for television broadcasts, this was a test for both sides' physical fitness.
Everton is not a weakling. They are currently ranked fifth in the standings and still have a chance to qualify for the Champions League. In this case, the "Toffees" will go all out to try to stop the Blues at home. Both sides will have a chance to qualify for the Champions League this season.
The first round clash ended in a 1-1 draw. In the history of the league, there have been a total of 137 encounters between the two sides. Chelsea had the upper hand with 49 wins, 43 draws and 45 losses. The last time the Blues lost to Everton dates back to November 2000.
On March 25, they lost 1-2 away from home. Although it was an away game, the Blues still had a psychological advantage.
For Chelsea, the good news in this game is that Everton's offensive power has seemed a bit lacking in recent rounds. After the injury of core Cahill, both Johnson and Yakub fell into a scoring drought. On the contrary, Chelsea is
Currently the team with the most away wins, this gives people reason to believe that the Blues will regain the necessary three points in a short period of time.
Grant's training for the past two days was all recovery training. The physical condition of the players was not ideal, so as the coach, he did not arrange intensive training, not even training games, for fear that the players would show up again at this time.
What injury?
In this game, Lampard was not included in the squad because he had to take care of his sick mother who was hospitalized. Number one center Drogba had a minor injury and was unable to play. However, goalkeeper Cech recovered from his injury, so Grant couldn't wait to let the Czech start.
The team's injury situation is pretty good now, but the players' physical problems are the biggest problem plaguing the team. This is because Grant has been implementing rotations. If they relied on one lineup to conquer the world, Chelsea would have collapsed long ago.
There is also the reason why Chelsea's bench is thick enough. If the bench was full of old, weak, sick and disabled, I believe Grant would not have the courage to implement rotation.
Drogba can't play, and Kalou, a compatriot, can take over, and Anelka has no chance at all. There are two other forwards in the team's first team, among whom Shevchenko is destined to return to San Siro this season, and he
His condition is not trustworthy, so he has been training with the reserve team recently. Grant has not put him in the squad for a long time, let alone starting a game; and the Peruvian Pizarro is also a tragic figure.
In the middle of the season, Grant gave him a lot of opportunities, but his condition was up and down. Although he also scored a few wonderful goals with the help of Prince, his stability was too poor and he was like a time bomb. Grant no longer had any interest in him.
What hope is there? There is no suspense about leaving Stamford Bridge this summer.
Prince still plays as a midfielder, but now Grant has basically fixed him in this position, which can be played up or down, and does not require too much defense. He can also play in this position with ease, and the role of the frontcourt free agent is the most important.
It suits him.
Grant, the two players on the wing, doesn't have much choice. He just jumps between Joe Cole, Malouda and Wright. In principle, it depends on the state and physical fitness. In such a dense game with Chelsea, all three players have opportunities.
Quite a few.
Lampard was unable to play, so Essien and Ballack formed a double midfielder. Essien has no problem with his physical strength. He is as strong as an ox and may not have cramps even if he plays every day. I really don't know what he eats.
Growing up, fodder? And the German big man has been in excellent form recently, and Grant can't bear to put him on the bench. Therefore, even if his physical condition is not very good, he will still start today's game, but Grant has already made up his mind.
The idea is to replace the German during the halftime break and let Mikel replace him to form a dark and tough midfielder combination with Essien. I believe that the threat to the opponent from the two strong black men will not be small.
Bar.
The two central defenders are Terry and Alex. Now Chelsea only has three available players behind the central defender. Grant also rotates them on the court. Today is the combination of the two of them, although Alex is still a little irritable.
, and his positioning sense also needs to be strengthened, but his prohibitive height is his biggest advantage. He is so powerful in the penalty area and kills high balls, which is very helpful to the team's defense. Grant also likes him very much.
The two full-backs are Belletti and Ashley Cole. They have two young substitutes, Glen Johnson and Bridge. But relatively speaking, Grant still trusts the two veterans more, so today the two full-backs
