For Chelsea's players, they are a little confused now. Although they still have a big goal, which is to win all the championships they can win, however, after Mourinho left, this goal has become somewhat uncertain.
nature, they rely more on self-discipline and the professionalism of the players to compete on the court. In fact, their overall strength this season is quite outstanding, but they have not won a championship. It has to be said that apart from luck,
, which is also a considerable factor.
The tragedy of Grant is that he has never won the hearts of the players. Although he is the head coach, the players just do their own thing on the court. Whether it is the way or characteristics of the game, it is still Mourinho's old routine, but even so they can't
Entering the Champions League final, one cannot help but wonder, if Abramovich had not set up so many obstacles, would Mourinho have won the Champions League again or even the Triple Crown at Chelsea, without having to wait until he went to Inter Milan?
How to do this after that?
Of course, this is a topic that will be brought up in the future, but at this time, at Wembley Stadium, Manchester City used offense to suppress Chelsea with almost no ability to fight back, and continued to use offense to suppress Chelsea's defense!
Before the start of this game, Grant's tactic was to attack, because Chelsea's current defense is a bit poor. However, at this time, Manchester City's offense is very fierce. Before Grant could give instructions on the sidelines, he was shocked to discover
, Chelsea's players have spontaneously begun to retreat on defense, resisting Manchester City's waves of attacks...
Seeing this situation, Grant, who was already standing on the sidelines, opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything, but sat back helplessly in his seat.
Dick noticed this scene with a smile on his face.
In the eighth minute, Richards, who assisted, won a corner kick. Franck Ribery took a corner kick. Richards, who took off from behind, grabbed the first landing point and headed the ball directly into the goal, hitting the top of the crossbar and then popping out of the baseline!
In the tenth minute, Di Natale made a pass from the side, and Torres in the middle jumped in front of Carvalho to attack the goal. The ball missed the post and flew out of the baseline.
In the 13th minute, Torres fought for the top in the frontcourt, Parker distributed the ball, and Barnes, who came in from the left, took a long shot and the ball flew out of the baseline.
In the 19th minute, Terry fouled Torres, Parker took a free kick, and Kompany grabbed the first shot in the penalty area, but it was slightly higher.
Manchester City's offensive is quite fierce, but Chelsea is worthy of being a steel army trained by Mourinho. Although it is suppressed by Manchester City, their defense is very organized. Although Manchester City continues to create shooting opportunities, but
There are not many truly threatening shots.
On the contrary, when the game reached the 38th minute, Button brought down Drogba at the edge of the penalty area. Drogba came to take the free kick - the free kick he proposed went over the top of the wall and then quickly
It flew into the goal, and Hart couldn't even make any save action for this powerful and heavy free kick!
Being able to score goals when the situation is at a disadvantage is the characteristic of Chelsea under Mourinho!
Seeing the Chelsea players on the field hugging each other crazily, Dick curled his lips, while Grant was in an extremely complicated mood. This was entirely due to Mourinho's legacy, and he was not allowed to make any adjustments.
, the players all have their own reactions and responses. In this case, what is the use of him as a head coach...
Because of this emotion, when the halftime break came, even though Chelsea was now in the lead, Grant didn't have much smile on his face.
"Don't worry, keep attacking. They were just lucky in the first half. We missed several good opportunities... Their center has no flaws now. Let's play more wide, and at the same time, there are set pieces."
You must seize the opportunity when you are playing, do you understand? Chelsea now has some problems in defending set pieces, especially in mutual complements. This is something we can take advantage of... Okay, let's play,
There are still forty-five minutes left, and we have to face this game with a protracted mentality. Chelsea is not an easy opponent to beat. Don't think about overtaking now, think about ways to equalize the score. Do you understand? Attacking
Always be careful with Anelka's speed, everything else is fine. If Drogba gets the ball, just slow down their counterattack speed."
Dick said very simply in the locker room. In the second half, Chelsea will probably continue to defend and counterattack, because they tasted the sweetness in the first half and the players are more accustomed to playing like this. Even if Grant will arrange other tactics, the players will
Play more in the way you are used to...
After the second half of the game, Chelsea decisively began to shrink the defense and wait for opportunities to attack - looking at Grant's helpless expression, you knew that his arrangement had no effect. Chelsea players were still playing with instinct.
Manchester City's offense now began to look a bit unscrupulous.
They just paid attention to the possibility of counterattacks by Chelsea's forwards, and then continued to look for opportunities through passing. Although Chelsea's defense was very organized, Manchester City's long-range shots, wing breakthroughs, forward penetration and grabbing points in the penalty area were all lacking.
There is no shortage, various offensive methods are taking turns, and opportunities can always be found. Just like Dick said, don't think about being able to kill Chelsea with a stick, seize the opportunity as much as possible, and tie the score!
Manchester City attack, Chelsea defend.
Manchester City's offense was like a violent storm that could not stop for a while, while Chelsea's defense was like a towering tree coming to life, waving its branches to block the downpour outside its trunk.
The more Chelsea players on the field defended, the more energetic they became. They seemed to have returned to the era of Mourinho, using tenacious defense to crush the opponent's offense one by one. Although it looked very embarrassing and passive, the players on the field
They feel extremely happy. Every time they resolve the opponent's attack, they are one step closer to victory!
While Chelsea's players were fully engaged, Grant was getting more and more anxious on the sidelines. He was not a head coach without vision. He could see that although Chelsea's defense is still so outstanding, Manchester City's
The offense is getting sharper and sharper. If we continue to defend passively like this, I'm afraid the opponent will only seize the opportunity to equalize...
However, he shouted twice on the sidelines, but it was of no use at all. The Chelsea players could not listen to his words at all and were still carrying out their defensive tactics. Seeing this, Grant had no choice but to shut up, because
If you continue shouting, it will only affect the team's defense and make the possibility of conceding the ball greater...
It's a pity that even if he shut up, he couldn't stop the moment of losing the ball from coming.
When the game reached the 70th minute, Barnes, who assisted, got the ball in front of Essien, and then passed it to Ribery, who was in charge. Ribery took advantage of the situation and moved the ball to the baseline, breaking through.
Belletti defended and then made a cross!
The ball flew directly to the back point. Ashley Cole wanted to take off to make a clearance. However, Yaya Toure, who was advancing forward, was much better than Cole in terms of height and jumping, and got ahead of Ashley Cole.
He took off and then flicked his head to ferry the ball to the middle of the penalty area!
Torres rushed out from between Terry and Carvalho like an arrow, and then volleyed directly into the far corner against the falling ball!
Although Cech made a save, he was still a step too slow. The ball flew out diagonally, then hit the far net directly and fell into the goal!
"GOOOOOOOOOAL! Fernando Torres! The Spanish golden boy once again scored a key goal! This season, the top four in the Premier League have all been scored by him. Although the goals are not as many as Di Natale's, such key game goals
His ability is enough to prove that he is completely worthy of the position of standard king! Dick's vision is not wrong! He did not just buy Torres at a high price to bring in his old team..."
Amidst the shouts of the commentator, Grant cursed a few words in rare anger, and then called Mikel and Kalou on the bench to let them warm up.
After the game restarted, Chelsea made two consecutive substitutions. Mikel replaced Ballack, who performed mediocrely, and Kalou replaced Wright-Phillips, who also performed mediocrely. Chelsea needed to strengthen their offense.
However, under such circumstances, the shortcomings of Chelsea's internal ideological disunity began to become more prominent, and the offense seemed a bit out of touch. Manchester City easily withstood Chelsea's fierce attack after the restart, and then suppressed it.
Go back!
Chelsea's players defended again - it has almost become their instinct.
Grant looked at the situation on the field with extreme helplessness. He was really helpless about this situation - not only because he did not have enough foundation in Chelsea, but also because he had no direct connections in the team and could not play a leading role...
Pure defense is not advisable - this was verified again in the next game. Although Chelsea had many outstanding offensive players, they were suppressed by Manchester City until the end and failed to create too many goals.
Opportunity, and although Manchester City missed an excellent single-handed opportunity, Di Natale's single-handed shot hit Cech's face and flew out of the baseline, failing to score. However, it was Manchester City who won in the end!
In the third minute of stoppage time, a slightly lucky goal made the entire Wembley Stadium Manchester City fans cheer crazily.
Parker's free kick found Kompany, who was unguarded at the back point. Kompany shook his head and hit the goal. The ball hit the crossbar and bounced back, but hit Kompany. Kompany barely had much.
With the thought in mind, he subconsciously took a kick as soon as it landed. This time the ball flew into Chelsea's gate without any suspense...
In the last moment of stoppage time, Kompany beat Chelsea!
Two to one! A not particularly brilliant victory, but it allowed Manchester City to win the first official championship after returning to the Premier League, and also allowed Dick to win the first official championship since coaching the Premier League team.
!
When Dick rushed into the court with open arms and hugged his players wildly, Grant, who was sitting on the coach's bench, sighed helplessly. An official championship he might have won was just away from him.
And went...
He is unwilling to give in, but what can he do? Suddenly he is in a high position, and he does not have the true trust and a lot of power from his boss, so he can only encounter such an embarrassing situation, right? In the final analysis, this is not his fault, but
