Villas-Boas's situation at Chelsea was difficult, but no one expected it to be this difficult.
In the past period of time, with Drogba and other players participating in the African Cup of Nations, Chelsea's performance has been greatly affected. Not to mention falling out of the top four again, the performance is also very unsatisfactory. Even Stamford Bridge sounded the voice of Villas-Boas. The sound of get out of class ending.
It's not difficult to understand. Villas-Boas's team has performed really poorly recently.
Since mid-January, Chelsea has only scored three points in the last four rounds of the Premier League, including three consecutive draws against Norwich, Swansea and Manchester United. The three-to-three draw against Manchester United was the most depressing.
After taking the lead, they were beaten by three goals in a row.
It can be said that the Red Devils vented all the resentment they had accumulated against Manchester City on Chelsea.
In the past month, Chelsea's only victory was an away game against Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup at the end of January, and it was a fluke victory thanks to Mata's penalty kick.
It is not difficult to see from this report card that Villas-Boas's Chelsea quickly declined again after rebounding.
In the fifth round knockout round of the FA Cup against Manchester City at home, Drogba ended the African Cup and returned to Chelsea. Everyone began to feel that Chelsea was likely to rebound. Even if they could not defeat Manchester City, they could at least perform better.
a little better.
At the very least, should we replace Torres, who has not scored a goal in 20 games?
What surprised everyone was that Boas didn't!
The stiff-necked Portuguese actually put together a lineup that surprised everyone when facing Manchester City.
Drogba, Lampard and Terry all did not appear in the lineup. Terry was not even included in the squad. The reason was that Terry had a knee injury. Villas-Boas hoped that he could take a good rest and prepare for mid-week.
UEFA Champions League.
As for why Drogba and Lampard were placed on the bench, Villas-Boas' explanation was that Drogba had traveled a long distance and was not suitable. Lampard rested because he believed his lineup could stop Manchester City.
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When Sudong and Manchester City players received Chelsea's lineup list in the locker room before the game, everyone's first reaction was, has Chelsea's internal conflict reached this level?
Just the day before the game, Terry and Lampard both accepted interviews with the media and looked forward to this FA Cup. They believed that Chelsea could compete with Manchester City. Terry is the captain of the team and also the captain of the team.
Spiritual leaders, both of them are still calling on Chelsea players not to be afraid of Manchester City's strength.
As for Drogba, after playing in the African Cup, he also said in an interview with the media that Chelsea has the ability to achieve results in both the Champions League and the FA Cup. He hopes that he can bring some success to Chelsea after returning to the team.
More help is coming.
As a result, Boas captured all three people at once.
These are Chelsea's three best players in recent times.
Boas must have known what kind of heated discussion would arise from making such a decision at this time.
But he did it anyway.
"This is probably the last moment of Villas-Boas' madness." Assistant coach Estiarte also felt very baffled by this decision. Only Villas-Boas himself knows the specific reasons, but a reasonable guess is that Villas-Boas
Making a last ditch effort.
He wants to prove that his team can stop Manchester City without these veterans.
"Then let us send him off on his last journey!" Su Dong smiled and stretched out his hand.
The surrounding teammates also stretched out their hands, folded them on Su Dong's, shouted "Come on" in unison, and began to walk onto the court.
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After the game started, Manchester City unexpectedly discovered that Chelsea defended very resolutely.
Gary Cahill and Ivanovic, who joined during the winter break, formed a double central defender, following Su Dong tightly, and all three lines retreated. This allowed Chelsea to block Manchester City's passing and ball penetration, but in turn, it also
Leaving Chelsea unable to fight back.
On the contrary, Sudong and Manchester City played very relaxedly and patiently waited for opportunities.
In the 19th minute, Douglas Costa broke through with the ball on the right and created a corner kick opportunity.
The team was about to take a corner kick. David Luiz and Gary Cahill competed for the top spot. As a result, neither of them could grab the spot. However, Su Dong overshot the penalty area. Although he turned around immediately, he was already there.
Missing the opportunity to score, he could only sweep the ball to the left side of the goal with a flash of inspiration. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a figure wearing a black Manchester City away jersey.
There should be Manchester City players ambushing there!
Sure enough, Hazard had been lurking there for a long time. Without waiting for the ball to arrive, he directly volleyed the ball into Chelsea's goal.
At this time, Cech was still on guard behind Su Dong, and the entire goal was almost half empty.
One to zero!
After that, the game continued to enter a stalemate.
What dissatisfied all the Chelsea fans at the scene was that Villas-Boas' team didn't even have a shot in the first 20 minutes or so, and the number of times they scored into the 30-meter area was very few.
They expect the team to attack and counterattack.
Not for twenty minutes, not for thirty minutes, not even for forty minutes.
By the end of the first half, everyone was surprised to find that Chelsea didn't even have a shot in the first half!
Zero shots!
Not only Chelsea fans were shocked, but even Manchester City themselves couldn't believe it.
Chelsea actually had a counterattack, but the long pass reached the frontcourt. Under the guard of David Luiz, Torres had a hard time holding the ball and basically did nothing. In the end, he failed to hold the ball in the frontcourt and could only
Depressingly missed opportunity.
The score of 1-0 in the first half was not very harmful, but extremely insulting!
Chelsea fans in the Stamford Bridge stands once again shouted for Villas-Boas to be sacked. This is not the first time, and judging from the current situation in Chelsea, Villas-Boas is indeed getting closer to sacking.
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At the end of the first half with a lead, Manchester City's mentality was obviously better than Chelsea's.
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When the Manchester City players finished their halftime break and were about to return to the field, they saw Chelsea players already in place in the player tunnel. Drogba, Lampard, Cech and other players gathered their teammates around them.
They gathered together and whispered together, obviously having their own little meeting.
This made Su Dong couldn't help but look at the teammates around him. Sure enough, everyone had the same reaction as him.
Villas-Boas is afraid that he has been ignored by the players!
After all, he is still too young.
Ever since Villas-Boas took office, many people have disliked him. The reason is very simple. He simply does not have enough qualifications and confidence. He is even so young. How can he control the locker room?
If nothing else, Guardiola is a big name, right?
In his first season as coach of Manchester City, didn’t he also have trouble handling the locker room?
Even now, Su Dong still has confidence. If he leaves, Guardiola may not be able to control the locker room.
Management is a science that requires not only prestige but also skill.
There is a big difference between Villas-Boas and Mourinho in this regard.
At least, if it were Mourinho, he would definitely not talk so brazenly about getting rid of Drogba, John Terry, Lampard and other veterans as soon as he joined the team. Wouldn't this make enemies for himself?
Fortunately, he thought this was to establish his authority!
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In the second half, Drogba replaced Torres and Lampard replaced Mikel. Chelsea tried to adjust the team's midfield and frontcourt.
Unfortunately, the entire offense still showed little improvement, still looked lifeless, and still failed to organize a threatening attack. It was not until the 57th minute that Chelsea kicked the first shot of the game by Lampard.
This is simply a shame!
But there is no way, Manchester City is too strong. Whether it is passing and controlling the ball, pressing in the midfield and frontcourt, or the running and tactical execution of the players, Chelsea tonight is far behind.
It is precisely because of this that Manchester City plays quite relaxedly.
In the 68th minute, David Luiz suddenly dribbled the ball from his own half, drove straight into the left side of Chelsea's penalty area, and after rushing into Chelsea's 30-meter area, he was about 25 meters away from the goal.
About a meter away, Ramirez was tripped by Ramirez who was returning to defense, and Manchester City won a free kick on the left side of the frontcourt.
Ramirez also received a yellow card.
Su Dong ran over and pulled David Luiz up, while the Brazilian central defender with a shaggy head looked at Su Dong cheerfully and expectantly, "Boss, let me have a real fight?"
Su Dong was a little surprised. He was still very confident in this position, and it was not safe for the team to lead 1-0.
But seeing the eager look in David Luiz's eyes again, Su Dong knew that he couldn't let his heart go cold, so he immediately smiled and nodded, "I'll cover you."
David Luiz immediately nodded happily.
Su Dong still set up the ball as he usually did, and just prepared with David Luiz in front of the ball for a while, and then the two of them stepped away. This seemed to everyone, including everyone inside and outside the Manchester City field, that David Luiz
It's just a decoration.
He was just here to cover Su Dong.
Only Su Dong understands that David Luiz's footwork is actually very good, and he has also practiced free kicks himself and has a good hit rate. This is why he gave David Luiz a chance.
The ball can be scored again, but the hearts of teammates cannot be cold.
Compared with satisfying David Luiz's ardent expectations, Su Dong felt that scoring one less goal was really not a big deal.
Moreover, he is also sure and confident that Chelsea will not be able to cause any trouble tonight.
"David, they must all think that you are here to cover, so just go up and do it later!" Su Dong said with a smile.
David Luiz is also happy, who is to say otherwise?
Su Dong's name and influence lie there, and his presence there is the biggest cover for him.
Who would have thought that a central defender who had never taken a free kick could actually steal the right to take a free kick from Su Dong?
But because of this, David Luiz is even more grateful to Su Dong.
"Thank you, boss, look at me!" David Luiz moved his right foot eagerly.
Su Dong smiled and nodded, "Go ahead, I'm optimistic about you!"
The Brazilian central defender nodded and quickly ran forward.
