Chapter 403 Chelsea’s little plan
Chapter 403 Chelsea’s little plan
Mancini's expression was extremely serious from beginning to end, and the situation on the scene still surprised him.
Even if Chelsea plays slowly, they should be able to pose a greater threat. After all, they are not a complete Manchester City. Chelsea should perform better if they are well prepared.
But Zhao Jinge can bring a counterattack threat, and Mahrez and others can still be in place in defense. This performance can be regarded as a variable in predicting the situation.
Chelsea's tactical plan of using the width of the field to tear apart Manchester City's defense to create a threat failed to produce results.
It almost becomes a competition for the players’ individual abilities!
Diego Costa was trapped in a tight siege, Pedro and Hazard hit the iron plate, and Cesc Fabregas, Moses, and Matic were not enough to deter the goal.
It seems that Manchester City's defense is getting better and better, with no flaws!
In the 28th minute of the game, when Yaya Toure completed a wonderful interception of the ball against Moses who came in from behind, Manchester City's counterattack started quickly.
Zhao Jinge rushed forward quickly and received Gundogan's pass just past the center line. Cesar Azpilicueta blocked the way, and he decisively knocked the ball back to De Bruyne behind the center circle.
Azpilicueta followed Zhao Jinge every step of the way. When De Bruyne dribbled forward and passed the center line, he immediately passed the ball and sent a direct pass!
Dzeko rushed in the middle of the frontcourt and then retreated. David Luiz also retreated and did not dare to rush forward again. After stopping the ball, he quickly knocked the ball back diagonally.
Zhao Jinge passed the ball diagonally from behind him!
Azpilicueta really didn't expect Zhao Jinge's range of activities to be so wide!
When you get to the frontcourt, you don’t go to the side at all!
So he could only switch to the nearest target to mark Dzeko, and then watched Zhao Jinge pass the ball to the front and right of the penalty area.
When Gary Cahill retreated, he blocked Zhao Jinge's route into the penalty area. Just when Zhao Jinge seemed to be about to enter the penalty area, he passed the ball back behind him.
Mahrez passed the ball from behind him and went to the center of the penalty area.
Dzeko and Zhao Jinge almost attracted the defensive attention of Chelsea's entire back line.
Mahrez crossed the ball and opened the distance from Matic.
With no one interfering, Mahrez decisively kicked the ball in the middle of the Chelsea penalty area!
The scalps of Chelsea's defense are numb!
Under the spotlight, Mahrez's shot went straight to the upper right corner of the goal!
At the critical moment, Courtois jumped up and touched the football with the fingertips of his right hand!
boom!
The football changed and hit the crossbar, then rebounded and landed in the small penalty area. David Luiz quickly returned to defend and pushed the bouncing football over the bottom line.
Mahrez looked up to the sky and sighed, and the Manchester City fans in the stands held their heads and felt extremely sorry.
Mancini remained calm-faced. Manchester City's counterattack cooperation began to make him feel threatened. The technical and tactical performance he wanted has not yet been achieved. It seems that it is not easy for Chelsea to take advantage of Manchester City.
Azpilicueta had originally been asked to sign a military order that he must follow Zhao Jinge in the wing area of his own half throughout the game!
It can be passed, but only the ball can pass, and the person must definitely stay.
But when Zhao Jinge reaches the right half of the frontcourt, if he still requires Azpilicueta, the right back, to follow up and defend, it would be forcing someone to do something difficult and unrealistic.
Mancini gestured to Matic on the sidelines, which allowed him to put aside the offensive threat of Mahrez on the wing. The defense first went back to stand in the middle in front of the penalty area and then acted randomly.
After all, Manchester City's counterattack is non-threatening from the side. When entering the dangerous offensive area, it goes inside. Whether it is a personal breakthrough or coordination, the focus is still on the center.
After the adjustments were made, Mancini continued to watch the game.
In the eyes of all viewers, Chelsea can't do anything against Manchester City in the away game, but the threat to the defense is getting bigger and bigger!
Things seem to be getting better for Manchester City.
Chelsea beat other teams except Manchester City by relying on hard power, but it seems that it cannot work against Manchester City.
Guardiola is always alert to the threat of assists from Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso, even though the two have been cautious in supporting the midfield since the start and have not gone deep into the offensive hinterland.
The fear is that there will be a sudden attack and the defense line will be caught off guard.
Chelsea fans are already anxious, but Manchester City fans are becoming more and more confident!
No one understands the reason why Mancini is so confident in his calmness.
Maybe it's the confidence brought by hard power, maybe it's because the game time hasn't forced him to start walking towards the gallows.
If he fails to win the FA Cup, there is a high probability that Mancini will be fired by Chelsea. At least one championship is the bottom line of Chelsea's coaching performance in recent years.
It doesn’t matter if the defenses are linked to each other, or bullets versus bullets.
Mancini has studied Guardiola thoroughly, and also predicts that Manchester City will be wary of Chelsea's changes to strengthen the wing attack.
Because that's so routine, even a rookie coach would do it!
Any change in the situation will be a gamble!
How many chips you lose, how much risk you take.
To strengthen the full-back's offense, one has to decide whether to play Mahrez or Zhao Jinge.
Once the attack fails to produce results and the full-backs cannot return to the defensive zone, the space on the wing will be clear at a glance. If the center player is used to fill the position, it will easily cause a chain reaction and cause the defense to completely collapse.
Especially under the premise that Chelsea mainly attacks, the risk will be even greater.
But in order to win this decisive battle, it is impossible for Chelsea to go to the gambling table without losing their chips.
I just don't know if Guardiola and his Manchester City expected what Chelsea would risk.
In the 36th minute of the game, when Chelsea's attack came to the left side of the frontcourt, the situation seemed to be deadlocked again.
The right wing is difficult to play. Pedro Jr.'s impact and Cancelo's experience combined with Zhao Jinge's crazy sweeps make it difficult to move forward.
Hazard on the left can at least take advantage of Kolarov, preventing opponents from making rash moves. Gundogan also guards key positions inside. As long as Hazard does not cut inside, the opponent can accept possession of the ball from the outside. After all, it is still possible. Be wary of Marcos Alonso's potential assist threat.
When Hazard retreated from the outside and seemed to be preparing for a sudden display of his individual ability by cutting inside, Gundogan saw something he didn't expect!
His first reaction was to commit a foul, but if he deliberately committed a foul at this time, he would probably get a red card for himself!
So he quickly turned around to alert the defense!
He also moved his legs and began to accelerate, but the pursuit was completely passive.
A figure accelerated from a parallel position two meters away and ran into the Manchester City penalty area! Hazard made a direct pass from the wing!
When Diego Costa moved forward from the center of the Manchester City penalty area, Kompany was beside him, and Otamendi subconsciously took two steps in the direction of Diego Costa.
Only then did I see the line where the football was flying, far higher than Diego Costa's head!
That's the point behind the penalty area!
Otamendi quickly turned around and retreated, but he was too late to jump to make a save.
And he also saw the Chelsea player who entered the Manchester City penalty area!
My mind is completely blank, incredible!
With the entire audience watching at Wembley Stadium, Chelsea captain and current leader of the defense, centre-back Gary Cahill, sprinted to the back of the Manchester City penalty area, received Hazard's cross and jumped to attack the goal with his head!
Joe Hart was moving quickly and jumped to make the save. His left arm was stretched to the limit, but his left hand could not touch the football that flew into the goal against the inside of the right goal post!
The Chelsea captain seemed like a magic weapon descending from heaven to break the deadlock!
The real-time scoreboard is immediately rewritten as the score changes!
Chelsea leads Manchester City 1-0!
"Gary Cahill! Header! Unbelievable!
Chelsea's central defender broke into the Manchester City penalty area to break the deadlock!
This was definitely unexpected by Manchester City. They restricted Diego Costa, Hazard, Pedro, Cesc Fabregas and the entire Chelsea midfield attack group!
But who would have thought that Gary Cahill would actually fight to the front line?
This must be Mancini's tactical design, Chelsea's ultimate move when anticipating a deadlock!
What happened ten seconds before the goal was scored?
David Luiz and Gary Cahill were originally defending near the midfield area.
With Chelsea's soldiers pressing the situation, they basically moved around here from the beginning.
David Luiz moved closer to Edin Dzeko and Gary Cahill started to move forward and he looked unremarkable.
Manchester City's midfield defense blocked the area for man-marking, and Hazard responded from the wing, controlling the ball, and the pace was not fast.
But Gary Cahill didn't stop as he jogged upfield.
When he started to accelerate slightly, Manchester City's defense responded. Gundogan moved two steps and then stopped. What was he worried about?
Of course, it was because they were afraid of following up on themselves, which resulted in a lack of defensive forces at the front of Manchester City's penalty area.
When Gundogan and Yaya Toure wanted to turn around and chase, Gary Cahill reached his peak speed when he rushed to the penalty area, and Hazard made a cross from the wing!
Yaya Toure and Gundogan chased back into the penalty area, but they could only watch Gary Cahill score with a header!
They were unable to interfere defensively.
Chelsea leads Manchester City 1-0 at Wembley Stadium!
Unexpected attack, wonderful tactical design, and the courage shown by Chelsea to defend the title!
It is conceivable that if Gary Cahill's late attack does not succeed, then once Chelsea encounters Manchester City's quick counterattack, there will be even more gaps in the defense and there may be insufficient manpower.
Now the pressure has completely shifted to Manchester City. They fell behind. Chelsea took the lead against Manchester City for the first time this season!
What will Guardiola do? What will Manchester City do?
How will they respond? ! Let’s wait and see next! "
Gary Cahill ran to the corner flag area to celebrate. The Manchester City fans in the stands of Wembley Stadium looked frustrated, as if they had been hit by a bolt from the blue.
Chelsea fans were ecstatic and cheered like a mountain and a tsunami in this stadium!
Mancini's serious expression turned into a smile. He was by no means arrogant and proud, but just as if he saw a natural goal being born.
If Manchester City's midfield duo behind today is Kante and Gundogan, Mancini would not dare to take risks with the back line. Kante, who covers a huge area, is absolutely capable of wiping Gundogan's butt!
But Manchester City activated Yaya Toure today! Although the combination of Yaya Toure and Gundogan has a stronger offensive ability, the defensive ability is obviously far behind compared to when Kanter was there!
And even if Manchester City seizes the opportunity to defend and counterattack, David Luiz can't say that he will definitely beat Dzeko, and he should be able to foul and delay.
As for Zhao Jinge, Chelsea's midfield and backfield players, including Cesc Fabregas and Moses Zainei, were already ready to stop him with fouls.
Therefore, instead of betting on Zhao Jinge or Mahrez with Azpilicueta or Marcos Alonso, wouldn't it be lower risk to bet on Dzeko with the back line? ! Even if Manchester City counterattacks, Dzeko may not be able to get past David Luiz!
And Gary Cahill's late insertion can definitely produce the most unexpected effect.
Bear the lowest risks and strive for the highest returns!
This is the most rational approach for the Italian coach.
Guardiola was stunned for a moment after seeing the ball lost, then came back to his senses and clapped his hands to encourage the players on the field.
Although the Manchester City generals will become more stressed about conceding goals, they are not completely unprepared.
It is impossible for the coaching staff to avoid talking about a very likely situation before the game: What if we lose the ball first and fall behind?
Are you completely unprepared for an emergency situation?
How can it be!
Their mentality will not change suddenly because they are behind in the score. The situation will be more passive and the pressure will be greater. However, how to deal with it when they fall behind? They have sufficient psychological preparation and tactical arrangements before the game.
The cheers from Manchester City fans echoed through Wembley Stadium again, completely overshadowing the cheers from Chelsea.
After the restart, Manchester City did not press heavily, but the speed of the attack was obviously accelerated, and De Bruyne gradually penetrated into the frontcourt, which was a significant change.
Chelsea's changes were even more obvious. The overall formation retreated at least twenty yards, directly setting up a turtle shell, allowing Manchester City to come and bite it.
They seemed confident. Instead, PSG planned to use defensive counterattacks and seize fast break opportunities to attack Manchester City's defense. They set up a bus to counterattack. This is Chelsea's ancestral formation style, and it is engraved in the DNA!
In the 40th minute of the game, Manchester City's frontcourt attack came to the right. Mahrez encountered Marcos Alonso and Moses while controlling the ball. After controlling the ball, he took a step back and passed the ball directly to In front of the baseline on the wing.
Kolarov quickly reached down and sent a cross.
The football flew towards the back of the penalty area, and Zhao Jinge penetrated deep into Chelsea's penalty area for the first time in an attack!
Before he took off for a header from the back of the penalty area, his take-off was obviously interfered with due to an entanglement with Gary Cahill.
Although his head touched the football, Zhao Jinge raised the ball and touched his head. Then he quickly turned around and rushed towards the midfield. Now that the team's situation is not good, Zhao Jinge must become more active.
However, although Chelsea scored one goal ahead, Zhao Jinge did not feel the slightest panic. He was only one goal behind. There was still a lot of time to recover. As long as his teammates could help him create enough space, Zhao Jinge would have enough confidence. Go look for opportunities and change the score on the field!
(End of this chapter)
