What is the biggest impact of a muddy pitch on the team?
Pass the ball.
This kind of weather and this kind of stadium has a great impact on passing. In some places, the ball speed will be faster because of the slippery turf, but in other places it will be seriously hindered by the water. This makes it difficult for players to adjust their passing power. .
Although Chelsea is playing defensive counterattack this season.
But there are a lot of passes in the midfield.
It’s just that under the current situation, the passing is terrible. Even Deschamps, Williams, and Lampard, who are known for their stable passing, frequently make mistakes in their passing. The ball is not passed too big. It's just that it's a small one.
It's very frustrating.
Crystal Palace's passing was simple.
Like other lower league teams in England, Crystal Palace's balls are flying in the air.
The impact of the rain on them is far less than that on Chelsea's side.
Because the original playing style of Crystal Palace was this way. Although rain will have some impact, the impact is only a little bit.
Su Yun frowned tightly.
Crystal Palace's style of play is simple, but very direct. Nearly twenty minutes into the game, Crystal Palace created far more threats than Chelsea. Chelsea's Hasselbaink and Eto'o have not received anything so far. A comfortable ball.
Because of the rain, Crystal Palace's tackle was fierce.
Anyway, it was thanks to the rain.
Even if there are some excessive actions, the referee will not say anything. Because the grass is very slippery, sometimes the car can't be stopped. In this way, fast players like Hasselbaink and Eto'o have no advantage at all. .
If it weren't for the outstanding performance of Desailly and Cudicini in this game, Chelsea might even have asked Crystal Palace to score.
Su Yun walked up and down the sidelines.
I almost forgot about the cold.
This kind of heavy rain is really rare to see.
In the past, the rain here in London was just light rain. Although the pattering light rain is uncomfortable, the game will not be so difficult. And even if the drainage system of this stadium is slightly better, it will not be as bad as it is now. situation.
Many areas of the current golf course are filled with pools of water.
"Jack, Jack."
Su Yun made a trumpet shape with his hands, and then shouted to Williams.
It was raining heavily and the stadium was very noisy.
Williams didn't hear what Su Yun said, but Di Matteo on the wing heard Su Yun's shout and stopped Williams.
Su Yun saw Williams looking at him, so he made a gesture to move forward.
Very unexpected change.
Su Yun directly placed the ball in the forward position of Williams, and then asked Hasselbaink and Eto'o to stand on both sides.
The ground pass is really not easy to use.
The ball cannot be passed on the ground at all.
Moreover, Hasselbaink and Eto'o are both Su Yun's famous forwards, and it is difficult to show their strength on such a rainy day.
Su Yun also wants to play high-altitude ball. And now Chelsea's two forwards Hasselbaink and Eto'o are both 1.8 meters tall. They are neither short nor tall. If they are grabbing points, they can still Heading the ball, but playing high-altitude balls is definitely not their advantage.
Neither of them are English centre-forwards.
Playing high-altitude ball is not their strong point at all.
Su Yun counted and counted, and only Williams was the most suitable. So Su Yun directly put Williams at the front and used him as a center.
As soon as Su Yun changed, Mortensen burst out laughing.
"Su Yun seems to be using Williams as a center again. But Williams is indeed very suitable as a center. His header ability is probably unmatched by anyone in the entire British football world. Even those
No high-end forward in British football can match Williams' header."
indeed so.
Williams is 1.87 meters tall and is not short. Coupled with his amazing jumping ability and heading ability, it can be said that he can kill many so-called center players in an instant.
As the captain of Crystal Palace and the core of the defense, Fan Zhiyi is responsible for defending Williams.
Su Yun is the most famous coach in China.
Chelsea is also very influential in China and has a lot of fans. Fans are very familiar with Chelsea players. Fan Zhiyi knows more about British football than they do. Fan Zhiyi has heard of Williams for a long time.
Williams is so well-known in British football that no one within the British football world is unaware of it.
So Fan Zhiyi is very cautious.
"Lampard. Long pass...Williams, header. Di Matteo dunks and scores!"
"Williams, his header passed into the penalty area...it was destroyed by Fan Zhiyi."
"Williams..."
"Williams..."
After Su Yun put Williams in front, the effect was remarkable. He kept hitting the ball in the air. Williams stood out from the crowd in the rainy weather. Every time he jumped up, there was no header he couldn't grab.
Fan Zhiyi was very tired from behind.
I feel really tired.
The rumors are true.
Fan Zhiyi only thought of one sentence: There is no empty person under the great reputation.
Williams is so highly regarded by British football for a reason. Although Fan Zhiyi is a Chinese player, he has never suffered physically even after entering the English League. Facing those forward players in the English League,
Fan Zhiyi has never been afraid.
Even in terms of headers in the English League, Fan Zhiyi is one of the best central defenders in the English League. He is better than many central defenders in the Premier League.
But today he was really hit hard.
Williams, this pervert, made Fan Zhiyi feel for the first time that his body was still insufficient.
Su Yun is very satisfied with the current results.
Fan Zhiyi is very sexy.
It's a pity that it was Williams who met him.
"Up, press up. Press up!"
Su Yun kept making pressing movements. After all, Crystal Palace is a League One club, and Su Yun was not afraid of them at all. Although it rained heavily, Chelsea's offense was somewhat hindered. However, Su Yun's adjustment was still very smooth.
timely.
Seeing Su Yun's gesture, Di Matteo and Lampard both rushed forward.
The rain continues unabated.
Su Yun didn't care at all.
"Terry tipped the ball out... Thorin got the ball."
This kind of long pass is very suitable for Terry. The most powerful thing about an English center back like Terry is his frontal defense ability, and heading the ball is the most basic thing.
After Solin got the ball, he initially wanted to run forward.
It's a pity that the rain was too heavy.
The ball simply didn't match Sorin's pace, and it was too difficult to run with the ball. So Sorin simply made a long pass.
"Thorin, long pass...Williams header, the ball stopped."
"Hahaha. The drainage system of this stadium is really bad."
Williams' header was good. But the ball did not reach Eto'o's feet on the right because it stopped directly in the middle because there happened to be a pool of water there.
The Crystal Palace defender saw it and quickly stepped forward to make a clearance.
But the funny scene happened again.
When the Crystal Palace defender made a clearance, he slipped and fell to the ground. The ball failed to clear, but was passed directly to Lampard. There are many such scenes in this game, and a player will slip to the ball in less than a minute.
"Today's rain had a great impact on both teams. Lampard passed the ball and Eto'o got the ball."
Lampard worked hard.
Only then did he pass the ball to Eto'o's feet. After Eto'o got the ball, he did not make a breakthrough. Because of this damn weather, he couldn't make any extraordinary moves at all. Reluctantly making extraordinary moves would make the players themselves
hurt.
So Eto'o is directly a cross.
After a series of funny performances just now, Crystal Palace's defense was completely in disarray. So much so that when Eto'o passed the ball, Fan Zhiyi was the only one defending Williams.
When Williams went straight into the penalty area, only Fan Zhiyi followed him.
Affected by this crazy weather, even the cross was poor.
The rain caused some problems with the trajectory of Eto'o's cross.
But it won't be a problem for Williams.
Mainly because Crystal Palace's defense was in complete disarray. There was no one to defend at all.
"Williams, Williams! Throw your head and hit the goal!!!!"
rain?
It's raining or something.
Williams has no objection to the rainy weather at all. Williams likes high-altitude balls.
Williams doesn't care at all about Fan Zhiyi, who has been following him. Although this central defender is much better than he thought, that's all. Williams is not afraid of Fan Zhiyi at all.
For Williams, Fan Zhiyi is just a central defender with a slightly better body.
So when Eto'o passed in, Williams jumped high and shook his head to attack the goal.
Fan Zhiyi had already tried his best to interfere.
But all he could do was watch Williams swing his head and hit the goal. There was nothing he could do.
On rainy days, it is difficult for players to play football. It is even more difficult for goalkeepers to keep goalkeepers. Not only is the vision blurred, but more importantly, it is difficult to judge the trajectory of the ball on rainy days.
In addition, Williams' header is fast and powerful.
The Crystal Palace goalkeeper had no reaction.
"Williams! I really want to advise coach Su Yun to let Williams play as a center forward. Williams is now the second striker in the Chelsea team, only one goal less than Hasselbaink.
That’s all.”
"One to zero. One to zero in the away game. Chelsea seems to have no problem getting past Crystal Palace. As long as they get past Crystal Palace, it will be the League Cup final. I believe Chelsea will never let go of the League Cup champion."
This is just the beginning.
Williams performed extremely well at the center position.
Especially when you don't need to pass the ball at your feet, but only need to attack with a header.
In the second half, Hasselbaink received Williams' header and scored his second goal of the game with a long shot from the edge of the penalty area. And when the game was about to end, Di Matteo
A long shot widened the score to three goals.
Three to zero.
Easily defeated Crystal Palace.
Reaching the League Cup final is a sure thing.
After the game, Fan Zhiyi, who was exhausted, accepted an interview with the Chinese media.
"Williams? He's not alone."
Chinese reporters are all waiting for Fan Zhiyi to say something shocking. Fan Zhiyi is a big mouth in Chinese football. Like Hao Haidong, he is a player who dares to say anything.
It's a pity that Fan Zhiyi didn't do what they thought. Instead, he smiled bitterly and continued: "He is just a diamond gourd baby." (To be continued...)
