130: Miscalculation of Crystal Palace's defensive strength
Shit!
Even Benitez, as elegant as he is, couldn't help but use foul language, damn it!
How did this game end up like this?
Toot toot!
The referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
The cheers from the Crystal Palace fans were like a tide, and were instantly drowned out by the Chelsea fans.
The same was true for Benitez inside the stadium, so he immediately turned around and quickly walked into the players' tunnel.
Chelsea's players also walked back to the dressing room with their heads lowered.
This half of the game was really frustrating for them. Their offense could not break open the Crystal Palace defense. However, in the first half of the game, Chelsea had a lot of chances.
But they just didn't score.
it is a pity.
Even at this time, some Chelsea players could not help but turn their heads and glance at Torres.
If Torres hadn't missed an empty goal, they wouldn't have played like this in this game.
Torres naturally felt the gazes of his teammates, and he felt like he was being stabbed hard in the heart. Then he immediately nodded and quickly walked into the locker room.
In the locker room, Benitez emphasized attack. Chelsea must score in the second half.
Chelsea's players were also determined to score in the second half.
The fifteen minutes of halftime passed quickly, and the second half of the game was about to begin.
At the beginning of the second half, Chelsea launched a ferocious attack.
Benitez firmly believes that the Crystal Palace's defense cannot always maintain such a high intensity. Moreover, the Crystal Palace's physical fitness will definitely have problems. In the second half of the game, Chelsea will have many opportunities.
Not long after the second half started, Hazard quickly broke through Robertson's defense on the wing.
To be honest, Robertson had already judged Hazard's offensive line, and he had a chance to destroy the ball. Unfortunately, his consciousness caught up, but his body really couldn't. His body was still too weak.
It was a little weaker and was directly pushed away by Azar.
Sure enough, you are still young!
After passing Robertson, Hazard quickly entered the penalty area, made an exquisite pass, and directly passed Delaney. Before Van Dijk could pounce on him, he volleyed directly.
The football roared out and shot quickly towards the lower right corner of the goal.
Benitez jumped up, what a great opportunity!
Got it!
Snapped!
Edward, who is 196cm tall, jumped to the ground very quickly, and with his height and long arms, he instantly blocked the lower right corner of the goal.
The football was saved by Edward!
hiss!
The Crystal Palace fans were all shocked. It was so dangerous!
Shet!
Benitez on the sidelines swore directly, "Why did you miss such a good opportunity? This is unscientific! < br>
The Chelsea fans at the scene also shot their heads with both hands, and their hearts were filled with regret.
How did the ball end up like this?
Benitez's eyes were once again staring at Crystal Palace goalkeeper Edward, both eyes were shining. This guy is much better than Embler. If there is a chance, he must bring this guy to Chelsea.
Azar also felt very sorry, what a great opportunity!
Hazard thought this goal would definitely be scored, what a pity!
Hazard immediately signaled his teammates to step up their attack and must break the goal guarded by Edouard.
Corner kick, Chelsea got a chance for a corner kick!
Oscar drove the football into the Crystal Palace penalty area with an arc. In the penalty area, Cahill jumped high, got ahead of Van Dijk, and headed the ball towards the goal. The football roared out and flew towards the Crystal Palace goal, attracting the attention of the scene.
Chelsea fans screamed with excitement.
With a whoosh, the football missed the goal slightly and flew out of the baseline.
Chelsea people feel very sorry.
They were only one point away from scoring, which is a pity.
But the morale of the Chelsea people was up, and they attacked like crazy.
At this time, Tong Yi also made adjustments based on the situation on the court. He instructed the Crystal Palace players to recycle as much as possible, set up buses to defend, and only leave counterattack personnel in the frontcourt.
Even at this time, Tong Yi made adjustments for substitutions.
Tong Yi directly replaced Murray with Dick Gakoy and directly changed the formation to 442, leaving Zaha and Mane in the frontcourt to drive the counterattack. Sometimes the formation even changed to 451, with the forward line
Zaha and Mane took turns retreating to defend, leaving a counterattack point in front.
And Tong Yi arranged a defensive formation with a single defensive midfielder, which created a lot of trouble for Chelsea.
This completely liberated Kanter.
Tong Yi gave Kanter enough freedom, as if Tong Yi was a free man on the defensive line. He would be there wherever there was danger. His position was very flexible, which created a lot of trouble for the Chelsea people.
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Hazard, Oscar, Juan Mata and Ramirez are really complaining.
With Kanter's interference, their offense becomes increasingly difficult.
Benitez on the sidelines finally frowned when he saw this, losing his previous calmness.
He immediately turned his head and looked at Tong Yi on the sidelines, his eyes still full of horror.
He didn't expect that this guy Tong Yi was so powerful.
He grasped the situation on the court very well, and he was very decisive when making adjustments. More importantly, the adjustments he made were very effective, which made Chelsea very uncomfortable.
Benitez must not
I gave Tong Yi a thumbs up in my heart.
sharp!
Benitez immediately came to the sidelines and reminded Chelsea's offensive players to speed up the ball, minimize the time the football stays at his feet, and do not give Kante a chance. Try to make Kante slip up like a monkey.
, This can consume Kanter's physical energy without affecting his own offense.
The Chelsea players nodded one after another and said they understood. ??
Chelsea players continued to attack, but they were still affected by the Crystal Palace defense. The intensity of Crystal Palace's defense was really high. However, Chelsea also created some opportunities, but the threats were not great.
But not long ago, Chelsea got another good opportunity.
It's Torres again!
Torres received Hazard's pass at the back point and once again faced an empty goal.
But at this moment, Torres actually volleyed and kicked again under the intense pressure of Van Dijk. The football slowly drew an arc, bypassed the Crystal Palace goalpost, and flew out of the baseline.
When the football flew past Torres' feet, Torres' body instantly lost his balance and fell into the penalty area.
Chelsea fans and players were very angry. They chanted wildly, criticized Van Dijk, and put pressure on the referee. They signaled that Van Dijk had made a mistake and should be given a red card and a penalty kick.
Benitez on the sidelines also jumped up and up and down, putting pressure on the referee and the fourth official at the same time. However, the referee ignored it at all and signaled that it was a good goal and Van Dijk did not commit a foul at all.
, this was a reasonable collision. The Chelsea people were very unhappy and angry, but there was nothing they could do.
Even the emotional Lewis received a yellow card and was warned.
Chelsea fans were very angry and roared wildly.
Some people even criticized the referee crazily.
But it was useless. The referee indicated that the collision was reasonable and there was no foul.
Then Chelsea fans are complaining about the referee, Torres, and Benitez. What are you doing? Can't you seize this opportunity?
Especially Torres!
If you can't score such a goal, why should you play as a forward? How about just playing as a left-back?
Seeing this, Tong Yi gave Van Dijk a thumbs up, indicating that Van Dijk played well!
Van Dijk nodded slightly and said that he would continue to work hard.
Seeing that Van Dijk's action was not a foul, the Chelsea players' movements on the court were getting bigger and bigger, people were turning upside down when entering the stadium, and the game was intermittent. But this has no impact on the Crystal Palace people, but on the Chelsea people
The impact is very big. This is intermittent. How do they attack and how do they continue to put pressure on the Crystal Palace people?
Benitez roared wildly on the sidelines, reminding Chelsea players them.
Chelsea fans booed the players' performance crazily.
In their opinion, Chelsea played more like a British Championship team than Crystal Palace in this game.
Chelsea people were very dissatisfied.
"Out of class! Benitez out of class! Give me back Di Matteo! We need Di Matteo!" Chelsea fans expressed their dissatisfaction and called for Benitez to be dismissed out of class.
They can no longer tolerate Benitez.
There are even Chelsea fans calling on the team to send Torres away because Chelsea does not need an iron defender.
Chelsea fans were very dissatisfied.
The Chelsea players in the stadium were also very annoyed when they played, and they were very angry. Even when they played behind the ball, their movements were somewhat deformed, and there were more and more fouls. So far, Chelsea players have received four yellow cards.
, if this continues, Chelsea people will have big problems.
At this time, Benitez had no choice but to mobilize his troops and make substitutions.
Benitez first replaced Luis with Lampard, and then replaced Juan Mata with Marin who was in very poor condition today. Obviously, Benitez wanted to strengthen his offense.
However, Chelsea fans were very unhappy and angry.
They feel that Benitez has not replaced the right person at all. Shouldn't you replace Torres at this time? Torres's performance is so poor, why don't you return the favor to him?
At this moment, Torres received a pass from Lampard, suddenly turned around and fired. The football roared out and flew straight towards the Crystal Palace goal.
clang!
The football hit the crossbar hard and bounced off the baseline.
This was a display of Torres' ability, but he still had a little luck, otherwise the goal would have been scored.
Benitez on the sidelines also felt it was a pity, what a great opportunity!
But the Chelsea fans at the scene still didn't buy it. They shouted frantically for Torres to be replaced. They didn't want to see Torres again. Seeing that the game was coming to an end, Benitez also felt that Torres had physical problems, so he used
Demba Ba replaces Torres.
Demba Ba got a very good opportunity after he came on the field. Unfortunately, due to Van Dijk's interference, he directly pushed the ball away and the ball flew directly out of the baseline.
Chelsea fans feel very sorry.
Three minutes later, Demba Ba got another good opportunity in front of the penalty area. He directly swung his legs and shot, and the football roared out and flew straight to the Crystal Palace goal. When he saw that the goal was bound to go in, the football was unexpectedly passed by Delaney.
The magic leg blocked the way. The Chelsea people really lacked some luck.
Despite all their efforts, Chelsea still could not change the result of this game. In the end, they lost to Crystal Palace 0-2 away from home, causing a huge upset!
Crystal Palace, on the other hand, has already entered the 2012-2013 EFL Cup final.