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Chapter 994 Defensive Counterattack

Chapter 994 Defensive Counterattack

There was a hustle and bustle inside and outside the stadium, but the game on the court entered into a fierce confrontation from the first minute.

Chelsea, who sit at home, took the lead in the kick-off, and after a few short passes in the midfield, they kicked the ball to the frontcourt.

In the preparations for the past few days, Chelsea has practiced aggressive tactics. If Manchester United does have internal problems, then this is a good opportunity. Chelsea uses offense to suppress the opponent, and it is likely to achieve good results.

But the facts let the home team down. Everything is a smoke bomb released by Ferguson and Manchester United. Big question.

However, under the current circumstances, it is naturally impossible for Ancelotti to overthrow the team's long-prepared tactics, so it is still only possible to attack aggressively.

After all, Chelsea is also a wealthy team. Perhaps they have been suppressed by Manchester United throughout the season in the league, but they also have the arrogance of a wealthy family. It is impossible for them to lose face if they are frightened by the opponent.

Now that the "heretics" have lost their effectiveness, let's fight head-to-head. At Stamford Bridge, they can't lose their momentum. Today's Manchester United is very strong, but it is not so strong that Chelsea will collapse without a fight. The home team Still want to win the game here.

Chelsea was determined to take advantage of the offense, but was strongly blocked by Manchester United.

The football reached the frontcourt, and Drogba, who was at the front, pressed Carrick with his back and hit the football. Lampard rushed up and ran towards the landing point, but he did not touch the football. Hagley Furth rushed up and immediately hit the ground with a sliding shovel. Lampard could only jump to avoid it, while the football was shoveled out of bounds by Hargreaves.

"Hargreaves' fierce tackle! Lampard can only dodge!"

"Manchester United's midfield defense is very resolute and fierce... It seems that they are indeed well prepared and have piled up heavy troops in the midfield!"

"Chelsea wants to storm Manchester United's defense, it may not be too easy!"

Chelsea's offensive has just started, and it has encountered a huge block.

The wise Ferguson has long expected that the opponent will "take advantage of the gap" and play offensive football at home. Ferguson's response is also simple and direct. On the premise that the whole team is required to run actively, it is quite rare to play for the team. A double insurance - Carrick and Hargreaves played at the same time, the presence of double midfielders is to mop up and block the home team's offensive tactics.

The importance of this game is self-evident. For Ferguson, who is aiming to win the cup, whether he can take the lead in the first round has a crucial impact on the final promotion.What makes Ferguson feel a little calm is that the schedule of Manchester United's away game is extremely favorable, which gives more room for maneuver. In his original plan, he tried his best to win the away game. Don't lose, if you can have one or two more away goals, it will be even better.

But after Ancelotti played the "dirty routine" on his team, his mind became alive.If Manchester United is in conflict, this is an excellent opportunity for the opponent to win, and it is bound to attack aggressively in the game, striving for a battle to set the tone for promotion.This gave Ferguson more opportunities. Therefore, in this game, Ferguson changed his tactical strategy, based on defense, and then supplemented by sharp and fast counterattacks. While striving for away goals, he also won promotion. the first move.

The Manchester United players on the field resolutely implemented Ferguson's will. Starting from the forwards, the whole team was running and fighting at high speed, burning the flames of war in every corner of the pitch, just to prevent Chelsea from launching a good offensive and disrupting the opponent. rhythm.

Hargreaves' vicious tackle was just the beginning. In the following ten minutes, Manchester United players turned into "mad dogs", constantly pressing and intercepting on the field, forcing Chelsea's attack to continue It couldn't go smoothly, and the double midfielder combination of Hargreaves and Carrick frequently rampaged in the midfield, messing up the home team's offensive like a paste.

The situation on the court seemed a bit chaotic. Chelsea's well-prepared offensive tactics could not be carried out smoothly under the agitation of Manchester United.

After more than ten minutes of the game, the two teams were all entangled with each other on the court, and there was no substantive breakthrough at all.It seems that the two sides are evenly matched, but in fact, this situation is extremely unfavorable to Chelsea. What they want to play is not played, and as time goes by, the game will only develop in an unpredictable direction, especially here. In their home court, even if the final score is 0:0, Manchester United can accept it, but Chelsea absolutely cannot accept it.

Ancelotti has been standing on the sidelines since the start of the game. He is using this method as an encouragement to the players and as a means of "supervising". However, as the game situation became stalemate, the team was late. Unable to hit what he wanted, his face became more and more gloomy.

As a champion coach who is equally experienced in major competitions, Ancelotti can naturally see that Manchester United's plan is to disrupt the game, to prevent Chelsea from being able to perform effectively, or even to win in chaos and seize the opportunity to fight. Their counterattack, but knowing it is one thing, and finding a way to change it is another. At least Ancelotti has no good way to solve it for the time being. After all, Manchester United is not in a hurry. Anyway, it is not them here. Therefore, Chelsea can only be anxious.

At this time, Ancelotti is also caught in a dilemma. Manchester United is obviously going to play a defensive counterattack. So should he let the team slow down the rhythm and play steadily, or ask the team to strengthen the attack?

Choosing the former is completely opposite to the tactical strategy formulated before the game. This is a big blow to morale, but choosing the latter, with Manchester United's rushing momentum across the field, who knows when they will create A chance to fight back, so as to give yourself a fatal blow?

"Attack! Attack!!"

"Be more resolute at the bottom! The two wingers are alive and will create more pressure on their penalty area!"

After thinking for a while, Ancelotti finally waved his hand and asked the team to increase their offensive efforts.He didn't believe it anymore. Manchester United can fight and run with high intensity for a long time. What Chelsea have to do now is to continue to exert pressure. Once Manchester United's physical fitness declines, they can't hold on, or their spirit relaxes, then Chelsea will make progress. Good chance for the ball.

In fact, to put it bluntly, Ancelotti's main intention is to win at home. There is no way. In the two-round competition system, if he can't take the lead at home, it will be even more difficult to play away.

Under Ancelotti's suggestion, Chelsea did push forward, and the offensive became more frequent and turbulent, but Manchester United's defense today was indeed very good, it can be said to be watertight, and the midfielder's interception was extremely strong. Chelsea It is difficult to hit Manchester United's hinterland through ground passes. In desperation, they can only keep kicking crosses, looking for Drogba and Torres in the middle, hoping to use high-altitude passes to make a fuss.

But this also had little effect. Ferdinand and Vidic, the central defender partner, have extremely strong air defense capabilities. The two cooperated with each other. With the help of other teammates, they almost guarded the airspace of Manchester United's penalty area. Robba squeezed hard with his body, or Torres scurried back and forth in the penalty area, but he couldn't get the ball comfortably a few times. As for the threatening shooting opportunities, there were very few.

Of course, because of the focus on strictly defending, Manchester United has even less opportunities to attack. So far, there have been only three counterattacks and only one shot.

Compared with Chelsea's five shots, Manchester United can be said to have fallen into a comprehensive disadvantage in terms of shooting statistics.

However, although the number of times is small, no one can ignore the threat of Manchester United's counterattack. The only shot came from Kaka. The Brazilian suddenly kicked a cold shot while dribbling the ball. Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech reacted very quickly and threw the ball to the ground. After going out of the bottom line, the save was successful, but Kaka's shot still scared the home team players and fans into a cold sweat.

Manchester United's counterattack threat can be seen.

As time passed, Chelsea's offensive strength remained undiminished, but the delay in opening up the situation made them even more impatient.

After Manchester United fully adapted to the opponent's offensive rhythm, the counterattack became more and more resolute and fierce.

No.207 minutes, Chelsea, who had been unable to attack for a long time, finally suffered a heavy blow.

The home team's left back Ashley Cole assisted and passed the ball into the penalty area from the bottom line. Drogba was suppressed by Ferdinand and the football was cleared out of the penalty area. Sweep the football to the right.

The destination is the blank area left after Ashley Cole assisted and stepped forward.

Like a cheetah that had been dormant for a long time, Fan Bizhuang rushed out like lightning, unloaded the football neatly, and rushed forward with the ball.

The offensive and defensive situation changed hands in an instant, and Chelsea immediately changed from an offensive side to a defensive side.However, there were too many offensive and defensive transitions, Chelsea's defense was not in place at all, and there was not even a home team player to guard against Bi Zhuang. Fan Bizhuang rushed to the bottom line as if he was in no one's land, and then changed direction and entered the penalty area.

This is the "sequelae" that Ferguson put together. If it weren't for the sudden start of Fan Bizhuang and Kaka who should have been "suspended", Ancelotti's tactics would definitely designate specific players to fight against Fan Bizhuang. "Special care" was given, but at this time, the Chelsea team was aggressively attacking, and no one went to "close protection" for Fan Bizhuang.

Previously, it was Essien who followed Fan Bizhuang firmly out of the instinct of the midfielder, but at this point of the offensive and defensive transition, Essien was not in the position. limit!

In just a few breaths, Fan Bizhuang had successfully entered the restricted area!

Standing in front of him are only the blue team captain Terry and goalkeeper Petr Cech!

(End of this chapter)