Chapter 280 Every family has a hard-to-read scripture!
Stamford Bridge.
The civil war between Manchester City and Chelsea in the championship group competition did not go smoothly.
Chelsea did their best to strangle and disrupt Manchester City's offensive organization.
Manchester City's Yaya Toure often falls into a state of protecting the ball when playing as an attacking midfielder, which means that the offensive rhythm is directly interrupted.
Chelsea used Mourinho's approach to contain Manchester City's attacking threat.
And in their counterattack, they focus on bringing into play the players' personal abilities.
Hazard is the biggest threat when he dribbles forward, and Manchester City's midfielders and full-backs defend in a zone. What makes Pellegrini and Manchester City fans unhappy is that at most they can force Hazard outside the threat area, but they cannot directly attack him.
Hazard steals the ball directly.
With lightning speed, he can handle the ball flexibly and skillfully, and he can stop and turn quickly to get rid of the defense.
Hazard's personal ability is obviously very strong, but he has not maximized his teamwork.
Torres and Oscar can often be seen running. When a fleeting opportunity appears, Hazard fails to pass the ball in time.
Hao Qiang was able to see Azar's strength growing.
But there is no big change in terms of overall style.
He still has the same self-centered style as before. If there is no strong center who can make him willing to reduce the ball, of course he will fight with himself as the core.
Chelsea's counterattack was a bit anticlimactic.
Manchester City stumbled in the frontcourt.
Yaya Toure, who occupies the attacking midfielder position, cannot effectively connect the front and backcourts and connect them into a whole, which forces Manchester City to focus on playing both wings together.
Chelsea attaches great importance to defense and compresses space very well.
Even if Manchester City's wide players have the ball, it is difficult to execute a triangle pass.
Because the front midfielder cannot play his role, their attacking group will lose its offensive hierarchy.
Silva was entangled by Ashley Cole and Ramirez, and the constant pressure and collision made it difficult for him to exert his own strength.
Aguero is in a similar situation. Although the aging Lampard is not as flexible and quick as Ramirez, the young and powerful Ivanovic has repeatedly taken advantage of the confrontation.
Hao Qiang seemed to be isolated at the center position.
In this case, he took the initiative to retreat and change positions with Aguero. Manchester City's offensive efficiency improved, and at least he could see shots in the frontcourt.
But it's still quite reluctant.
Before the end of the first half, Hazard's mere movement in the frontcourt had already caused Manchester City's defense to actively tilt the defense to pursue and intercept him.
Their defense was turned upside down by Hazard in the first half.
However, the experienced Lampard advanced from the back to the frontcourt to receive Oscar's pass and then risked a direct pass.
Torres met with his back at the top edge of the Manchester City penalty area. Demichelis was slow to press, and Torres controlled the ball before passing the ball.
Schürrle made a strong cut inside and hit Demichelis from the outside.
On the way, he passed the pass from Torres and stopped it to complete the breakthrough.
Before Demichelis could turn around and get close, Schürrle quickly adjusted and shot hard!
One kick to the ground and sent the ball into the far corner of the goal!
The Stamford Bridge stadium was filled with enthusiastic cheers from the Blues fans!
Mourinho didn't change his expression and just clapped twice casually.
Pellegrini looked disappointed.
The impact of Kompany's absence is still clear in this level of competition.
Manchester City fans are upset.
"Yaya Toure is not a midfielder!"
"It's okay to abuse a weakling and play against a strong team. Why should he play as an attacking midfielder?"
"I don't know if he asked for the position or if Pellegrini was blind and used it like this."
The half game ended quickly.
All Manchester City generals walked to the tunnel with depressed mood.
Hao Qiang is no exception.
What made him depressed was not that he was behind in the score.
It's that the team's offense has neither continuity nor smooth overall coordination.
It's like the sewer is blocked by something!
After returning to the locker room, Hao Qiang was silent, but other Manchester City players had their own thoughts in mind.
Everyone hopes that Pellegrini can put David Silva back in the attacking midfielder position and stop him from struggling on the wing.
As for where Yaya Toure should be placed, it’s up to you, as long as it’s not in an eye-catching place.
Pellegrini did not adjust the formation, but said a lot of things to ask the team to strengthen this and that.
The specific idea is simply zero.
Just rely on the players to perform on their own.
Isn't this nonsense?
After the players left the locker room, Hao Qiang briefly chatted with Silva and Aguero.
He didn't plan to change positions in the second half, but as a center he was trapped in a difficult situation and needed to make some changes.
The two sides changed sides and fought again.
The cheers from Chelsea fans were particularly passionate.
Mourinho is not as crazy as before, but Chelsea fans absolutely believe that Mourinho's goals will not change.
He definitely wants to lead Chelsea to the championship.
If they can beat Manchester City, they will be 3 points behind Manchester City and they will have the same points as Manchester City!
But the style changed after the start of the second half.
Hao Qiang frequently approached David Silva on the right side of the frontcourt to relieve Silva's ball control pressure. The two men's short-distance cooperation was not subtle, but Ashley Cole and Cahill,
and Ramirez were in a hurry.
Hao Qiang's ball-handling impact put great pressure on Cahill. Ramirez also had to block Yaya Toure's receiving line, so it was impossible to focus all his attention on Hao Qiang.
The most important thing is that David Silva has a better environment to perform.
The two of them created frequent opportunities for Aguero who cut inside from the right side of the frontcourt.
Mourinho is aware of the crisis, but the current configuration of the team means that he has no particularly good way to deal with it.
Terry, Lampard, Ashley Cole, they are all old!
Once the consciousness has caught up, whether the body can keep up depends on the specific performance.
Rather than the danger starting to appear on the defensive line, the failure of the frontcourt counterattack to create more threats is more fatal.
Torres missed good opportunities one after another.
It's not difficult to penetrate Demichelis.
Manchester City's defense is flawed!
But failing to seize the opportunity can only make people sigh.
In the 63rd minute of the game, when Hao Qiang controlled the ball outside the right rib area of the penalty area, Cahill, Ashley Cole, and Ramirez attacked him together.
Hao Qiang rushed towards the baseline steering wheel, but then redirected the ball to the wing. Ashley Cole turned half a circle and immediately pursued it.
Hao Qiang passed the ball back at this time.
David Silva quickly passed by not far behind, took the ball, adjusted and sent a diagonal pass.
Cahill turned around and saw Aguero shooting directly as he cut inside.
Terry was a step too slow to block and couldn't keep up.
The football flew into the upper right corner of the goal.
Manchester City equalizes the score!
Mourinho looked helpless.
This is why the players' abilities cannot keep up.
It has nothing to do with tactics.
After all, Manchester City's style of play is characterized by personal strength, and Hao Qiang played a huge role.
But it definitely has nothing to do with how subtle the routine is.
Manchester City's morale was boosted, and the fans cheered.
Mourinho got up and made a substitution.
Mikel, Willian and Eto'o replaced Hazard, Schurrle and Lampard.
Hazard looked helpless when he came off the field.
His personal performance in the frontcourt is a great threat, but Mourinho would rather keep Torres than replace him. How can this make him feel comfortable?
Mourinho has always pursued efficiency, not the dazzling performances of his players.
No matter how outstanding an individual's performance is, it is meaningless in the eyes of Mourinho if it fails to bring efficiency to the team.
