In the 63rd minute of the game, there was a dead ball on the field and Conte replaced Pedro with Willian.
So in the next game, Chelsea, who received Conte's new tactical instructions, took the initiative to shrink and began to play defensive counterattack tactics.
Conte's choice was very unexpected. No one knew what Conte wanted to do when he changed his tactics.
Chelsea fans were also a little dissatisfied. They were clearly behind but took the initiative to fight back. In their view, Conte didn't want to win.
However, they soon understood.
In the next few minutes, Chelsea's precarious goal quickly stabilized.
Seeing that the situation had changed, Conte in the coaching area on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief.
Conte asked the team to actively shrink and kick a defensive counterattack that was deemed outdated by the media. He hoped to use the compact formation to suppress Manchester City's offensive and find opportunities to attack Manchester City through counterattacks.
Although he has never played against Guardiola, Conte did a lot of homework before the game.
Through his research on Guardiola, Conte knows very well that since Guardiola has been coaching, his team has a naturally strong desire to possess the ball.
Therefore, even if Manchester City takes the lead, Guardiola will never let his team shrink its defense.
Therefore, there is a high probability that his defensive counterattack tactics can be implemented smoothly.
And when he replaced Pedro with Willian, it was a key adjustment. He had two purposes.
One is that William has a stronger ability to advance with the ball and can become another counterattack point for Chelsea on the right.
The other is that William can become a counterattack point to share the pressure on Hazard.
Since Manchester City has focused on the right wing, it can be said that Hazard has completely lost his vitality and has been suppressed miserably.
So someone must share the pressure on Hazard.
Once Hazard regains his energy, he may be able to gain something.
But Conte is not too sure now whether William can fulfill his request.
No matter how good a player is, it depends on his condition, and the same goes for players as strong as Messi and Ronaldo.
As the game time passed, Conte soon received the results of his changes in tactical strategy.
In the 68th minute of the game, it was Chu Zheng again, who dribbled the ball along the right rib and hit the front of Chelsea's penalty area.
But Kanter was really difficult to deal with and attacked Chu Zheng frantically on the right side.
Dribbling the ball to the front of the right rib area at the top of the arc, Chu Zheng saw David Luiz and Cahill slow down and stopped. Aguero and Azpilicueta, who was trailing behind in the right area at the top of the arc, almost
It was parallel, there was no offside, and Chu Zheng, who was running, suddenly made a risky pass.
He succeeded.
The ball quickly passed between David Luiz and Cahill in front of him.
At the same time, Aguero started to speed up and headed straight for the ball from the bottom line on the right side of the small penalty area.
But Azpilicueta also saw through the cooperation between Chu Zheng and Aguero and quickly followed.
In the blink of an eye, Aguero was blocked on the baseline, and was forced by Azpilicueta to take him out of the penalty area to the right, and then passed back to De Bruyne on the right wing in the upper right corner of the penalty area.
De Bruyne took the ball and saw Chu Zheng raising his hand for the ball in the penalty area. He immediately wanted to pass the ball.
But Hazard quickly approached in the upper right corner of the penalty area, compressing the space for him to take the ball.
Realizing that he had no chance to take the ball, De Bruyne quickly passed a diagonal pass to Fernandinho at the top of the right rib area.
Fernandinho saw Hazard turn around, quickly adjusted his steps in advance, met the ball with his right foot and made a direct cross at a 45-degree diagonal.
But after all, it was a bit hasty. Due to lack of force, the ball did not find Sane in front of the upper left corner of the small penalty area, and Moses inside was allowed to take off and push the ball towards the top of the key to the front of the left rib.
William let the ball turn around, took a step forward, and started racing straight along his right rib.
In terms of speed, although William is also a fast horse in the Premier League, his speed is very limited.
Sane started and picked up speed very quickly, chasing after Willian along the right rib, quickly shortening the distance between them.
In the blink of an eye, Willian was bitten by Sane on the right rib of Manchester City's half-time circle, and at the same time, Fernandinho on his left side also came over.
At this moment, William knew that he could no longer carry the ball, so he suddenly made a cross to the left.
Hazard did not stop the ball at the top of the arc in the middle, but started to move forward with his right foot that was trailing behind him. He even stopped and passed Otamendi, who had thrown away Otamendi in front of him, and then moved from left to right towards the top of the arc.
Area rushes away.
Crossing the penalty area line from the left side of the arc top area, Hazard fired the ball to the left.
In the area in front of the upper left corner of the small penalty area, Costa was in position, carrying Stones who came from the right, and shot directly into the near corner with his left foot.
Duang!
Bravo, who was in front of the goal post, did not touch the ball, but the ball hit the post and bounced to the right side of Manchester City outside the penalty area.
On the sidelines, Conte jumped in anger.
Although he felt very sorry, this kind of counterattack was what he wanted to see. This was his true intention of replacing William.
Next to him, Guardiola was also shocked.
But that's all.
Guardiola didn't take Conte's defensive counterattack tactics to heart.
The tactic of defensive counterattack can make the man he is afraid of be next door.
Guardiola believes that as long as they score one more goal, they can kill the suspense of the game and break up the Chelsea players' unwillingness to admit defeat.
But it soon became clear to Guardiola that he had underestimated Conte.
On the court, Kolarov followed up horizontally along the baseline.
But after taking the ball to the wing, it was blocked by Alonso.
Seeing Chelsea's high press in the frontcourt forming again, Kolarov did not panic. He glanced towards the frontcourt and saw Aguero starting in the right rib area of the front center circle. He quickly made a long pass.
But unfortunately Chelsea were on guard again. David Luiz's three defenders formed an inverted triangle position. David Luiz, who was behind, quickly started to go straight to the landing point, stuck Aguero behind him, and passed directly back to the penalty area.
Courtois moved to his right flank.
Azpilicueta took the ball from his right rib and advanced it to the right rib of the center circle, then crossed to the left to Cesc Fabregas in the middle.
After Fabregas got the ball, he quickly looked forward, then lowered his head and suddenly made a long pass to the goal.
At the moment of passing the ball, Costa and Cesc Fabregas, who were ambushing Manchester City's defense in the frontcourt, formed an excellent passing and running understanding.
On the penalty area line of the left rib at the top of the arc, Costa turned to the right and faced the area at the top of the arc, with Otamendi in front of him.
Faced with the incoming ball, Costa jumped slightly and hit it with his chest. The ball fell forward and behind Otamendi.
Then Costa forced his way through and got the ball again.
Otamendi immediately followed up inside and grabbed the ball, but he just couldn't get past Costa, and Costa poked the ball away first.
Costa has a nickname in world football, the Spanish Beast, which refers to his beast-like body.
But Otamendi didn't grab the ball, but he was hit and his center of gravity tilted to the left.
Costa took the opportunity to follow up and hit the near corner with his right foot.
In front of the goal on the right, Bravo was helpless in the face of such a close-range blast.
Although Bravo made a save, the ball still flew into the goal from between her and the goal post, causing the net behind the goal to shake violently.
"The ball is in!!!"
"Diego Costa!!!!"
"At 69 minutes and 39 seconds of the game, Chelsea equalized the score!"
"Eleventh Premier League goal of the season!!!!"
"2-2!"
"The suspense is back!"
Hearing Zhan Jun's extremely excited voice, Zhang Lu laughed and said: "Kefa's death line, maybe this is the real reason why Conte keeps Cesc Fabregas on the court, this is what he wants to wait for.
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On the sidelines, Conte saw the goal and instantly clenched his fists and roared.
Behind the Manchester City goal, there happened to be Chelsea fans in the stands.
Seeing Costa's goal, the stands were filled with excitement. Fans blocked each other's shoulders and jumped for joy in the stands.
At this moment, Guardiola finally understood. It turned out that Conte took the initiative to shrink the formation and did not want to defend at all, but was still thinking about the 3 points.
After Chelsea took the initiative to shrink their formation and play defensive counterattack tactics, Fabregas' position moved further back.
Conte deliberately arranged this at the risk of being penetrated in the midfield. This was to fully utilize the offensive talent of the Spanish midfielder.
The delaying Cesc Fabregas means that Chelsea's offensive starting point has moved back. Fabregas' precise long pass can quickly bypass the Manchester City midfielder when Chelsea switches from defense to offense and directly find the front three.
Challenge their unstable defense line alone.
Costa's goal just now has completely exposed Conte's tactical intentions.
In addition, there is one person.
That is David Luiz, who is very easy to ignore. This guy's shots are also terrible.
Therefore, with the addition of Luiz, Chelsea has strong concealment and suddenness when attacking with the ball.
With a clear idea, Guardiola instantly realized that he had slighted Conte.
But it was too late now. Although it was not too late to make amends, he was not a herder.
This is the Premier League!
One goal is enough to change the situation on the field.
Guardiola can almost guess what will happen next, and Chelsea will definitely take advantage of the situation.
If the players on their field cannot withstand Chelsea's offense in the next period of time, then they will be in danger.
On the court, Chu Zheng was also particularly surprised by Cesc Fabregas' assist.
So sudden!
The concealment is too strong!
Who would have thought that Cesc Fabregas, who had disappeared for nearly 70 minutes, would make such a strong presence when he appeared.
Chu Zheng at the scene understood why Wenger valued Fabregas so much and even wanted to build a youth army with him as the core of the team.
This is indeed a genius.
The accuracy of this kind of long pass really surprised Chu Zheng. This kind of super-accurate point-to-point long pass means that Chu Zheng cannot guarantee that he can pass it every time.
well!
Chu Zheng sighed, knowing that Aguero and De Bruyne would be punished for repeatedly wasting opportunities.
However, Chu Zheng never expected that Chelsea's efficiency would be so terrifying after their momentum.
In the 72nd minute of the game, Kanter ran back along his right rib, successfully intercepted Kolarov's cross pass to Chu Zheng, and then used the instep of his right outside foot to pass to Cesc Fabregas who was on the right side.
Fabregas took two steps forward, and without waiting for Fernandinho to come over, he quickly passed the ball to the front left side of his own side.
From the left rib of the center circle, Hazard took advantage of the situation and strode to the ball, and then rushed forward again.
In an instant, Chelsea's counterattack came again.
Dribbling the ball thirty meters into the left rib area, Hazard glanced at Otamendi and Stones who were retreating parallel to the front right side, then without saying anything, he kicked the ball with his left foot and passed the top of the arc to the back of the right rib area.
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The ball flew rapidly through the air, went straight to the right side of the penalty spot and hit William.
Facing the ball bouncing off the ground, William glanced at Fernandinho running from the center of the penalty area on the left side. Without stopping the ball, he turned sideways and raised his right foot to volley directly.
"fool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
When they saw the ball flying off the top of the crossbar in the upper right corner of the goal, all the Manchester City fans at the scene were immediately frightened.
"Tsk, tsk! Look at the efficiency of this counterattack!!" Zhan Jun was speechless in the live broadcast room.
"Both wings are flying together, a whirlwind is coming from the wing, a bit like Mourinho!" Zhang Lu also had a look of admiration on her face.
"Learn from Mourinho!" Zhan Junpi said.
"Haha!!" Zhang Lu was overjoyed, "It really looks like Mourinho's style."
"Conte directly revitalized Chelsea by replacing Willian. Now Willian not only shares the pressure of Hazard, but also successfully established a very efficient counterattack point on Chelsea's right."
After saying this, Zhang Lu shook his head. He felt that Guardiola should make adjustments.
Facing Chelsea's efficient counterattack, it is really difficult for Manchester City's three defenders to withstand it.
Especially now that Manchester City is still pressing forward and attacking, Manchester City's defense becomes even more dangerous.
On the sidelines, Guardiola also had a headache at this time.
Because it is a bit difficult to limit Chelsea's counterattack.
The smartest thing about Conte is that he hid Cesc Fabregas, the offensive engine, in the backcourt.
In this way, it will be difficult for Chu Zheng, Gundogan, and Fernandinho to defend against him.
If they don't come forward at all, how can you cut off the source of the opponent's attack?
"Pep, make a substitution! The defense needs to be solid, we can't keep playing like this!" Assistant coach Torrent came over from the coaching bench.
"Wait a minute!" Guardiola looked at the field and said without looking back.
After being rejected, Torrent walked back to the coaching bench helplessly.
He knows Guardiola very well, and his old friend is good at everything, but sometimes he can be inexplicably stubborn and refuse to listen to advice, which makes people helpless.
"Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Torrent was walking to the coaching bench when a violent sudden sound suddenly sounded.
Torrent was suddenly startled and quickly turned back to look at the field.
On the field, Chelsea once again launched a sharp attack.
This time it's a positional battle.
It's William again.
After William got the ball, he drove down the right side of the penalty area and then passed across the middle of the penalty area in an attempt to cause chaos.
But the ball hit Stones on the shoulder and bounced back.
In front of the upper left corner of the small penalty area, the unmarked Alonso raised his foot and hit.
The ball hit the outside of the near post and bounced off the baseline.
As time passed, Chelsea's morale reached its peak after equalizing the score, and they used counterattacks to put Manchester City in a dilemma.
If you follow Guardiola's tactical requirements and press forward to attack, Chelsea's counterattack will directly penetrate the defense.
Let's not go up. Although the defense can be more stable, how can we win the game, and Chelsea's positional battle is not bad.
Chu Zheng was also very busy during this period. He was up and down, learning from Kanter, and running all over the field to intercept and steal.
But you can't escape the first day of junior high school, but you can't escape the fifteenth day.