Manchester City still firmly controls the initiative on the field, but the overall formation is appropriately withdrawn, especially the front trident's pressure on Chelsea's midfield and backcourt has been significantly weakened. This made Chelsea's pressure after the start of the second half
The ball possession rate has been improved to a certain extent, exceeding 30%.
Many people have also noticed this phenomenon.
The live TV commentator believed that this was a last resort move by Manchester City because the players had to take into account the physical fitness of the players to run the entire game.
"If we continue to use the high-pressure tactics of the first half, Manchester City's players will definitely not be able to sustain the full 90 minutes, and may even be exhausted in overtime, so Guardiola retreats appropriately to let the midfielders and frontcourt players
The players have reduced their physical exertion, and it seems that he is not confident enough to break the deadlock in the game."
"Chelsea's players performed really well tonight, especially the combination of Cahill and Terry, who completely froze Sudong in the first half. I believe that if they can continue to maintain this level in the second half, Chelsea will be better tonight."
We have a good chance of keeping a clean sheet or even defeating Manchester City tonight."
The trend of the game seemed to prove that Su Dong seemed to be submerged between Cahill and Terry.
After the start of the second half, although the team's midfielder and backcourt retreated, Su Dong still did not get much space to perform, which made his performance at the beginning of the second half still lackluster.
The Manchester City fans were a little anxious. Many fans in the stands were shouting Su Dong's name, hoping that he would come forward.
In the past two years, they have become accustomed to Su Dong always stepping forward when the team needs him. I believe it will be the same this time, but for some reason, Su Dong doesn't seem to be performing very well.
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"Is he a little tired?"
In the stands, Su Dong's father Su Wenji asked worriedly.
He heard the appeals of the Manchester City fans around him and felt their anxiety. In fact, he himself was anxious too.
It's already the second half, and the offense still hasn't picked up. Is it really going to end the regular game with a score of zero to zero?
Or, are we really going to be dragged into a penalty shootout by Chelsea?
Wang Qingquan is also a senior fan, but he can't understand things that are too professional. He vaguely feels that something is not quite right, but he can't tell what exactly it is.
On the contrary, it was Wang Chuqing, who knew Su Dong best.
"It's not that he is tired, and there is no problem with his condition. It may be a tactical factor."
After a pause, Wang Chuqing showed a faint smile, "Don't worry, he will definitely be able to overcome it."
If you want to say who has the most confidence in Su Dong in the entire stadium, it must be her.
From the time the two met until now, Su Dong's performance has never disappointed her, and I believe it will be the same this time.
Su Wenji and Wang Qingquan were both worried, but they didn't understand football games either, so they could only nod and continue watching the game.
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Not far from Su Dong's parents, Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Iniesta, Jose Semedo and others were also sitting together, watching the game anxiously.
But as the best professional players in the world, who have played with both teams and are very familiar with each other, their thoughts on the game so far are obviously different from ordinary fans.
"Fifty-five minutes have passed. Manchester City still needs to adjust quickly and sort out the offense as soon as possible. Otherwise, there will not be enough time." Iniesta also said solemnly.
Many people thought that Manchester City simply retreated their formation from the beginning of the second half, but as a midfielder, Iniesta knew better than anyone that this may seem simple, but in fact there are many problems involved.
Guardiola hopes that David Silva and Toni Kroos will play more flexible, so they often appear on the wing after the start of the second half. For example, David Silva moves to the left wing, but how to follow Marcel
Luo Luo and Di Maria cooperate to form a partial numerical advantage?
There is no problem with strength, but how to coordinate is the key.
The same goes for Toni Kroos' side.
Now that Manchester City's formation has retreated, Chelsea has naturally followed suit and pressed forward. There is more space in the frontcourt, but there is a problem with the advancement of the ball, which must be solved as soon as possible to allow Su Dong to get the ball in the frontcourt.
"What he is thinking now should be what I said before the game. The biggest problem for Gary Cahill and Terry is to defend the ball. Even this is Chelsea's biggest problem. And Su has the ability to break through and create goals.
The premise is to give him space." Messi analyzed.
In the first half, Manchester City's tactics were high-pressure, which directly compressed Chelsea into a monolith, causing Su Dong to be trapped in the frontcourt. Whenever he got the ball, he was surrounded by people, let alone a goal as big as Su Dong's.
Faced with such defensive pressure, Messi asked himself that he could not make a difference on the court.
Looking around the world, how many stars can consistently win one-on-one games?
Not to mention one-on-two, or even one-on-three.
Many times, the one-to-many scenes that appear in the videos that fans talk about are actually a kind of misalignment, using gaps in defense to attack the opponent's loopholes.
But the situation Su Dong faced in the first half was obviously not the same. He was facing multiple defensive players at the same time. Who could bear this?
"Manchester City didn't play well in the first half. They didn't bring out Su's all-round characteristics. Instead, they forced him to act like a center forward, fighting Cahill and Terry. Facts have proved that this doesn't work. It should be like this, with space.
, let him get the ball." Cristiano Ronaldo is also familiar with the Premier League, his opponents, and even more familiar with Sudong.
"Chelsea's central defenders are all typical English central defenders. Their characteristics are not complementary. They all have high defense and frontal defense, but they are slow to turn around. Cahill's positional sense is not very good and he likes to take the first shot. Terry is old.
, the body cannot keep up with the consciousness, as long as we stagger these two players, let alone Su, you and I can easily defeat them."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Cristiano Ronaldo is also full of confidence in this regard.
Messi responded with a smile and did not answer, but was equally confident.
As the top three superstars in world football, they all have a clear enough understanding of their own strength.
Ronnie's characteristic is his explosive power and speed, while Messi's characteristic is his excellent dribbling ability. If it is true as Ronnie said, then there is a real chance to kill Cahill and Terry.
"If it doesn't work, replace Hazard and let him come up to share the pressure. His ability to advance with the ball is still very good." Messi suggested.
But at this moment, no one knows what Guardiola is thinking.
It seems that no one understands why he is so obsessed with controlling the ball.
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Time slowly entered sixty minutes.
Manchester City still has the initiative, and they are still trying, penetrating and advancing.
Chelsea's ball possession rate is stable at just over 30%, but they still dare not take risks on the offensive end.
There is a very obvious difference from the first half, that is, the battle between the two sides is basically in the midfield.
This represents a change in the tactics of both sides.
If, like in the first half, one side retreats very far back and the other side attacks forward, there won't be too much fighting in the midfield between the two sides, because the retreating side will concentrate all its forces on defense and let the other side let the opponent go.
Take control of the game, wait for the opportunity, and directly pass the ball behind to form a counterattack.
Throughout the process, the midfielder was more of a passive defender.
But it's different now. Manchester City retreats appropriately, and Chelsea naturally presses forward. Both sides have opportunities to win the ball, so naturally there will be more battles in the midfield.
For Manchester City, this has a certain risk, because once the opponent seizes the opportunity and hits behind, the defense will be very problematic, but the risk for Chelsea also exists, that is, the overall formation no longer sticks to the penalty area, leaving
This will give Manchester City more space to attack.
In the 63rd minute, Chelsea took the first shot of the game.
Lampard passed the ball to the right in the midfield. Drogbala went to the wing, hit Marcelo behind, rushed into the penalty area with the ball, and before Pepe could get into position, he shot directly and was beaten.
Courtois saves.
The Belgian goalkeeper failed to hold the ball in his arms at first, and immediately held the ball in his arms after falling to the ground.
Chelsea fans burst into warm applause.
Although the first shot was only taken in the 63rd minute, this statistic is indeed embarrassing, but for Chelsea, this is already commendable, after all, the team has stabilized its defense.
Moreover, this is a threatening shot.
As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. If there is a first time, there will naturally be a second time.
Chelsea fans began to cheer for the players on the field. Neither Guardiola nor Di Matteo, the head coach of both sides, had any intention of making substitutions. The players on the bench took turns to warm up, but no one came on as a substitute.
It was obvious that both of them were waiting.
In the words of the live TV commentator, "What if it goes into overtime?"
Time passes unconsciously.
Just after 70 minutes of the game, Pepe made a sudden move and promptly stole the ball passed by Ramirez to Drogba, and quickly passed the ball to David Silva in front.
of feet.
Chelsea players immediately counterattacked on the spot. Lampard went straight to David Silva, but the Spanish player directly distributed the ball to the left wing. Marcelo had already thrown away Ramirez and passed the ball as quickly as possible.
Du moved forward along the left wing, received a pass from David Silva, and sprinted forward in stride.
Under the restrictions of Ramirez, Marcelo's performance in this game did not have many highlights. This time he rarely got rid of the entanglement of his Brazilian compatriots. He dribbled the ball all the way into Chelsea's 30-meter area and passed it straight to
Di Maria.
Ivanovic reacted quickly enough to take the lead and snatched the ball before Di Maria.
The ball was intercepted, but before Ivanovic could control it, Di Maria counterattacked and poked the ball. Marcelo followed up and grabbed the ball before Meireles.
The stab hit Su Dong, who was retreating to the left rib and was unguarded.
Ivanovic immediately abandoned Di Maria and ran towards Su Dong.
But Su Dong stopped the ball with his left foot to his left, that is, in the middle. After turning around and getting rid of Ivanovic's defense, he completed a beautiful stop and pass.
