"Chelsea begins to make substitutions and adjustments!"
"Pan Yi is going to replace three people at once."
"They are the two wingers Bernardo Silva, Hazard, and Matic."
"Just replace three people, will this be a reappearance of the desperate play against Crystal Palace in the last game?"
"Oh, no. This is a complete substitution. The ones running off the field now are Oscar, Willian and Mikel."
"The fans at the scene even seemed a little disappointed. Maybe it was because this script didn't seem as exciting as the last game..."
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There is certainly a reason why Pan Yi did not choose such an "exciting" adjustment method.
After all, this game is different from the one against Crystal Palace.
At that time, all members of the Crystal Palace retreated and had no ability to counterattack. Only then did Pan Yi dare to push everyone forward.
Roma, on the other hand, always maintains a counterattack threat against Chelsea!
Wolf King Totti is really no joke.
In addition, Roma's overall strength is stronger than Crystal Palace, especially in the midfield, Nainggolan, De Rossi, and Thiago Motta are all good at offense and defense, and can complete Roma's transition from attack to offense very well.
Defense, or the transition from defense to offense.
Especially De Rossi.
He was standing in the middle of the midfield in Rome today. At the age of 31 this year, he has become more and more calm on the court. He has a strong ability to read the game and can direct his teammates to make accurate movements when necessary.
His powerful running ability allows him to cover the entire midfield and backfield. In addition, his strong physical condition also allows De Rossi to have strong aerial confrontation ability and bayonet fighting ability.
Of course, De Rossi can still move forward to participate in the attack when needed.
After all, he has good passing ability and a unique long-range shot. His scoring ability is actually quite strong.
In the first half, several long passes initiated by De Rossi found Florenzi and Gervinho on the wing, causing trouble for Chelsea's defense.
It is precisely because of this that even if he is one goal behind, Pan Yi does not dare to attack with all his teammates, otherwise the experienced De Rossi, Totti and others will score one or two more, and he will really come back.
The magic has returned.
Therefore, Pan Yi's idea is to have several players with stronger running ability and stronger assault ability intersperse back and forth from the winger to the midfielder's rib position to cut off the connection between the Roma midfielder and the wing, including the striker. In this way, there is no source for Roma's counterattack, and Chelsea can attack boldly with confidence.
It's not that Oscar, Willian and others who were originally on the field at Chelsea did not have this ability, but that their condition after returning to the team during the international match was not very good, which affected their performance in today's game.
After all, these South American footballers are always the most affected every time they return to play with the national team.
Needless to say, Hazard, who came on as a substitute, is currently the ace player in Chelsea's team. Whether it is the ability to break through with the ball, support from the wing, or play the ball in the middle, he is unique;
Moreover, the King of Balls is in excellent condition now. Replacing him will definitely cause a huge change in the situation on the court.
As for seat B, he is the candidate who is more in line with Pan Yi’s current tactical requirements.
Although he was originally played as a winger, he is a player who can play any position in the midfield. Let him roam on the wing and in the middle, especially to break the connection between Roma's ribs.
In addition, he has a good attitude towards the game and active running, which can also help a lot on defense.
The replacement of Matic for Mikel is purely from the perspective of strengthening the offense.
Mikel is strong, has good ball control, and has good distribution and direct passes, but compared to Matic, his ability to see the overall situation and read the game is still slightly inferior.
Especially now that more long direct passes are needed to penetrate Roma's midfield and backfield defenses, Matic is undoubtedly the better choice.
Now that all substitutions have been completed, all the cards in Pan Yi's hand have been played, including the details of the tactical change. Pan Yi also ordered the three substitute players to bring them to the court.
The final outcome depends on the performance of these players in the last 20 minutes!
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"Chelsea has made a substitution, we have to be careful."
On the court, this thought flashed through De Rossi's mind.
Now all Chelsea's opponents will have this thought when they see Pan Yi's substitution, and De Rossi is no exception.
As Roma's deputy for many years and as a midfield commander, De Rossi also has a keen sense of changes in the situation on the field.
Now he has noticed that after Chelsea's substitutions, the positions of Hazard and B have changed somewhat compared to the original two wingers.
The most important feature is that Chelsea's two wingers not only hug the wings to break through, but also often wander to the center of the ribs to provide support.
At this time, Chelsea's two wing-backs will be positioned further forward to make up for the wide attack gap behind the top winger.
At this time, whether it is Hazard or seat B, if he suddenly rushes to the side and cooperates with the wing guard, the attack power will increase exponentially!
This should be Pan Yi's sheep attack strategy.
Pretending to hoard troops in the middle, the actual focus of the attack is on the side.
Just as De Rossi thought of this, he heard the shouts of head coach Rudy Garcia:
"Be careful on both sides! Nainggolan, Motta, you must protect the two sides and don't let them pass easily!"
De Rossi nodded secretly.
My head coach is quite capable.
He had just figured out Pan Yi's strategy, and Rudy Garcia on the sidelines had already given him a plan.
After all, the two new wingers from Chelsea, whether Hazard or B-seat, have a relatively large range of activities.
Moreover, both of them are very fast, have strong personal abilities, and are very threatening one-on-one. They can not only go to the front and go to the middle, but also pull back to the side, and then cut in from the side to create threats. p>
In this case, once the opponent's full-backs move forward, with the cooperation of these two wingers, and the support of center Lukaku, it will be difficult for our own two full-backs to defend them, so we must strengthen them appropriately.
Wing defense.
That is to say, in addition to the two full-backs and two full-backs who are originally responsible for defending the wings, the two midfielders also join in the defense, so as to ensure nothing is missed.
It’s Rudy Garcia after all!
In the two seasons since he joined Roma, the entire Roma team has really undergone a lot of changes, and their results have also improved a lot. This coach is really strong!
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However, after a few more minutes of the game, De Rossi firmly felt that something was wrong.
Chelsea's wing attack does not seem to be as fierce as expected.
On the contrary, the opponent's two wingers seem to appear more often in the half-space and never return to the wings.
The same is true for their two wing-backs. They do not frequently intervene to cooperate with the wingers as De Rossi or Rudi Garcia suspected, but they often insert into the middle of the midfield to defend and press. As a player on the field and the core of Roma's midfield, De Rossi immediately felt the changes in Chelsea's offensive and defensive methods after the substitution.
Specifically reflected in the scene, it is increasingly difficult for Roma's three midfielders to pass the ball to the frontcourt or wing. Many times, Roma players can only helplessly pass the ball back to De Rossi, and then De Rossi.
West chooses to pass to the center back or full back.
The ubiquitous Chelsea players also put De Rossi under tremendous pressure.
It was an intuitive feeling that a player had when playing on the court. He couldn't explain what was going on, but he just felt that he was being restricted more and more, and his space for movement was getting smaller and smaller.
Whether it is Hazard, B-seat, Cancelo, or Azpilicueta, they always seem to be swaying in front of him, but they are not in a hurry to steal his ball.
Although De Rossi can still play the ball, he can feel that every time he catches the ball, there are fewer and fewer contact points around him, and the connection between him and his teammates is becoming less and less close.
He felt more and more like a lonely boat floating in the sea, completely isolated from the world.
That’s not right! Boss, this smells wrong!
There must be something wrong!
De Rossi suddenly had an ominous premonition.
Pan Yi is going to tear apart Roma’s entire formation!
Roma's current 4-5-1 formation has the five players in the midfield positioned very closely, and the connection with the four defenders behind is also very strong.
But what they fear most is to be torn into pieces by their opponents, so that the head cannot care about the tail and the tail cannot reach the head. If the whole team is out of touch, they will not be able to play the most efficient counterattack, and even the defense will fail.
Big question.
Moreover, Roma's two full-backs, Holibas and Manolas, are more like traditional defensive full-backs. Today, Rudi Garcia used them to play to stabilize the defense.
They don't have the excellent ability to attack forward like Chelsea's two wing-backs, which makes it harder to counter Chelsea's strategy.
After all, if Roma's full-backs can press along the wings, then Chelsea's wingers and wing-backs will not be as unscrupulous as they are now to go to the center to pressure Roma's central defense.
As soon as he thought about this, De Rossi looked towards the sidelines.
He planned to wait until the ball was dead, then take the opportunity to communicate with Rudy Garcia, report the situation to the head coach, and see if there was any way to break the game.
But at this moment, a sudden shout startled De Rossi:
"Watch...your back!"
The voice came from central defender Douglas. While shouting this sentence, he was passing it to his vice-captain.
Although De Rossi is now facing his own central defender, he also understands that there must be Chelsea players behind him.
This is the role of players on the field to speak and respond to each other.
Playing football on the field is not like playing a game of fifia. After all, everyone's field of vision is limited, and the situation behind and to the side often cannot be taken care of.
If someone can notice all the movements on the field in an instant, they will often be praised as "God's perspective".
But there are really not many people in this world who have God’s perspective.
So De Rossi stretched out his legs to stop the ball, trying to control the ball under his feet first, and then look for opportunities to release the ball.
He is not a player who likes to stick to the ball, and his current key position prevents him from doing so.
Find the ball release point as soon as possible and then pass the ball out. This is what De Rossi should do most.
Then De Rossi felt a shock behind him, and it was obviously a strong man pushing up to interfere with his next move.
It's Lukaku.
In these more than 70 minutes, De Rossi has faced off against Lukaku many times, and the feeling given to him is-
This guy is so damn strong!
Although De Rossi's confrontational ability is actually very strong, when fighting with Lukaku, he still feels like his whole body is falling apart.
No matter what confrontation or defensive techniques are used, there is a natural disadvantage when lifting one hundred and fifty pounds versus two hundred pounds.
In addition, Lukaku is also very fast. He sprints up to 200 kilograms and then directly uses inertia to push against your body. It feels so good...
Therefore, De Rossi will not think about using his back to beat Lukaku. After all, his ability to protect the ball is not as good as Henry or Li Yi.
So, after De Rossi stabilized his body, he prepared to pass the ball to the left to full-back Hollabas.
But the moment he handed the ball over, a blue figure appeared on his right side like a ghost!
It's Bernardo Silva!
During this period, he has been moving from the winger position to the center, but he was clearly standing next to Motta just now, why did he suddenly rush to De Rossi's side!
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"Oops, they have planned this for a long time!"
As soon as this thought flashed through De Rossi's mind, the ball was quickly taken out by the B seat and passed to Matic who was running over quickly from the other side.
After Matic received the stolen ball, he did not hesitate at all and directly passed the ball forward.
The reaction of Roma's defenders was not fast enough. Both Mbiwa and Manolas turned around and chased back at the same time.
But there is a Chelsea player on this side who is faster than them.
Like a bolt of lightning, he sprinted forward and cut between the two defensive players.
"Azar, it's Azar!!!!!"
The whole Stamford Bridge stadium cheered!
When the ball king gets the ball, their hearts will be filled with infinite expectations!
In other words, I am more confident!
At this time, Hazard passed through the gap between the two defensive players, then accelerated again, completely throwing them away.
Throughout the whole process, the two chasing Roma defenders had nothing to do with Hazard.
On the other side, center back Douglas, who was trailing behind Roma's entire front line, also quickly chased the ball.
He felt that Hazard's ball seemed a bit too big.
Therefore, he judged that as long as he worked harder and faster, he could directly destroy this extremely threatening attack!
But just before he was about to catch up with the ball, Hazard suddenly came up from behind for some reason, got ahead of him, poked the ball forward with his foot.
Then at this moment, Azar swept past him like a gust of wind.
At this moment, Douglas was almost stunned!
Fast, so fast!
But Douglas reacted immediately.
He realized that Hazard was preparing to shoot the ball this time, so he hurriedly leaned over there.
Iron mountain support!
But Azar was so fast that he didn’t even get close to him this time!
Douglas quickly added a secret action of pulling the jersey.
This is also an essential skill for an experienced defender.
It’s just that the movement doesn’t need to be big. After all, if it is too big and pulls someone down, it will be bad for the referee to award a penalty kick.
But small actions like this are also important.
When Hazard is running at high speed, any slight influence on his movements may affect his subsequent operations.
Moreover, opportunities are fleeting on the football field. As long as you delay a little, even if it is just a few tenths of a second, there is still a chance to make amends.
Because at this time the fullback Manolas on the other side is also quickly assisting in defense, he may be able to catch up after delaying.
When he pulled like this, Hazard's speed seemed to be affected a little, and the distance between him and the ball seemed to be a little farther.
The distance from the ball is also an important factor affecting the quality of a player's shot.
Why do many players have to take good steps when playing set kicks?
It is to ensure that at the moment the ball is kicked, the distance between the supporting foot and the power foot is just right, so that the ball can be kicked with the most angle and power.
But in mobile warfare, it is often difficult to achieve perfect spacing.
Whether you can maintain such a distance in fierce confrontations and high-speed running is an important reference standard for widening the gap between top players and ordinary players.
In this regard, Messi may be the best in world football.
He can always keep the ball at a suitable distance in front of or to his side, keeping the ball within his control and making it difficult for defensive players to judge the timing of his kick.
And Hazard during this period is actually not much worse than Messi.
It’s not called King of Balls for nothing!
But the problem is that now his jersey has been pulled, and he has stalled a bit, and even lost his stability. It is a bit difficult to catch up with the ball.
At this time, Manolas from the other side had already rushed over, and goalkeeper Skorupski also rushed over.
And because of the extremely fast counterattack, Hazard rushed into the penalty area single-handedly, and his fastest teammate was not there yet!
So, there is only one choice!
Hazard did make the right choice.
I saw him leaning back, and before Manolas came over, Skorupski, who was abandoning the goal and attacking, gave him a gentle poke with his toe!
The ball rolled quickly under Skorupski's step and into the goal behind him!
"goooollllllllllll!!!!!!!!"
"It's Hazard again, his goal equalized the score! It's 1:1 now!"
After the referee blew the whistle that the goal was valid, the entire Stamford Bridge stadium seemed to suddenly wake up.
Because just after the cheers when Hazard won the ball, there was a suffocating silence.
All Chelsea fans were watching Hazard's performance with bated breath.
Then.
In an instant, bursts of crazy, thunderous shouts poured down from the stands.
Countless fans were chanting Hazard's name in unison, and many were even dancing with excitement.
After holding it in for more than an hour, I finally scored!
And it’s such a wonderful goal!
After Hazard scored this wonderful solo goal, he spread his hands beside his ears and stuck out his tongue in celebration to the fans.
This is to pay tribute to the Argentinian legend Riquelme, who made a similar celebration many years ago when he was in Boca Juniors.
The teammates around him quickly rushed forward and surrounded Hazard in the middle. Everyone was excitedly shouting words that no one could hear clearly.
"This ball is so beautiful, it's unbelievable!"
"Hazard passed three opposing players by himself. In the midst of heavy double-teams, he just relied on his personal ability to fight his way out and scored the equalizing goal for Chelsea!"
"And the process of initiating this goal is equally exciting. Roma team De Rossi took the ball, Lukaku immediately leaned on the opponent to prevent him from turning around, and then Bernardo Silva's attack and Matic's direct attack
Pass!"
"This seems to have been carefully rehearsed. Every process is extremely meticulous and there is no sloppiness!"
"What's even more commendable is that such a goal happened just a few minutes after Chelsea made a substitution!"
"And Bernardo Silva, Matic, who Pan Yi replaced, and of course Hazard who scored a beautiful goal, all played an extremely important role!"
"This is the second consecutive game that Pan Yi has made such a magical substitution."
"If Chelsea has made people feel uncomfortable with its sharp offense and big score results since the beginning of this season, then can we say now..."
"The lagging Chelsea are also difficult to mess with, and Chelsea after Pan Yi's substitution is even more difficult to mess with!"
The entire Stamford Bridge stadium has become a sea of joy, but the joy does not belong to the Romans.
Roma's head coach Rudy Garcia was so angry on the sidelines that he slapped his forehead hard.
At the moment when he scored, he was actually shocked by Hazard's beautiful goal, but at the same time, he also regretted that his reaction was too slow.
When Chelsea players intercepted the ball at De Rossi's feet and launched a fast break, Rudy Garcia felt the danger, and he instantly understood Pan Yi's intention.
Chelsea's substitutions and tactical changes are all aimed at cutting off the connection between Roma's midfield and frontcourt, and forcing Roma to keep the ball in the backcourt and at De Rossi's feet more often.
Then by increasing the pressure on De Rossi, he forced Roma to make mistakes.
Everyone knows that De Rossi is the star of the Roma team, but his hidden dangers are also quite fatal.
Although he is still in his thirties and cannot become the captain of Roma, he is indeed no longer the young man he was back then!
His consciousness and vision are still outstanding, but the frequency of his feet is indeed much slower than when he was young.
The so-called "body cannot keep up with consciousness" is pretty much what it means.
As the game lasted for nearly 80 minutes, De Rossi, as the hub of Roma's midfield transition between offense and defense, consumed a lot of energy, which further aggravated the problem.
Pan Yi saw this and designed such a tactic to force De Rossi to get the ball frequently and then let people press.
After constantly asking the wingers to move closer to the center, and the wing backs and center forwards also pressing hard, De Rossi finally made a mistake.
In other words, Hazard's goal was certainly due to his personal ability, but the source of it all was triggered by Pan Yi's targeted tactics.
Rudy Garcia turned his head and looked at Pan Yi in the home team's coaching area.
Pan Yi was hugging the assistants around him, high-fiving the players on the bench, and celebrating Hazard's goal.
One to one draw, the two sides are back on the same starting line.
Rudy Garcia can accept a draw, but will Pan Yi accept it?
After being scored, Rudy Garcia figured out Pan Yi's strategy, but he was not sure what changes Pan Yi would make after the tie.
But he must also make adjustments, otherwise De Rossi may be overwhelmed.
Enter Paredes, exit De Rossi.
Liya Yinqi (top), Totti (bottom).
Use two young players in their 20s to replace two veterans who are a little unable to run, and strive to do a better defense.
Although it was a pity to be tied after leading for nearly 80 minutes, a tie can be regarded as achieving the set goal.
As long as we can get one point at Stamford Bridge, this away trip will be considered a success!