178: Sure enough, Ignacio is the key

March 1, 2015, New Wembley Stadium, London, England.

What is happening here today is the 2014-2015 English League Cup final, against Crystal Palace and Chelsea.

The starting lineups of the two teams are as follows

Home team Crystal Palace, head coach Tong Yi, formation 4231

edouard

The back four from left to right Robertson, Laporte, Van Dijk and Carvajal

Double defensive midfielder Paulinho and Kante

The three forwards from left to right Salah, De Bruyne and Mane

Lone striker Ignacio

Visiting team Chelsea, head coach Mourinho, formation 4231.??.

Courtois

Back four from left to right Felipe Luis, John Terry, Kurt Zouma and Ivanovic

Double defensive midfielder Cesc Fabregas and Matic

Three midfielders from left to right: Hazard, Oscar and Cuadrado

Lone striker Costa

Although Crystal Palace's formation seems to have changed in this game, it is actually exactly the same. After the game starts, Salah and Mane will definitely rush to the front line immediately. Only in that position can they explode with stronger energy.

Looking at the Crystal Palace lineup, Mourinho shrugged slightly and didn't care at all about Tong Yi's little actions.

Useless!

beep!

A whistle blew and Anthony Taylor blew the whistle to start the game.

It was Chelsea who kicked off the ball first. As expected, Chelsea were still playing Mourinho's football, a typical defensive counterattack.

Yes, now Costa stays near the center circle to harass the Crystal Palace people, and even participates in the defense more often. Mourinho really did not disappoint everyone. At the beginning of the game, he still focused on stability and set the bus!

When everyone saw the Crystal Palace's tactics, they also felt that the Crystal Palace was also focused on stability and was still arranging the bus.

Otherwise, how could Salah and Mane be recycled into the midfield?

Sure enough, the final was different. Both teams were not as unrestrained as before.

Everyone can understand Chelsea, after all, this is Mourinho's football. But the Crystal Palace is like this, which is beyond the expectations of many people. What is Tong Yi doing?

Are you trying to play tricks on Mourinho and lure Chelsea out of its hole?

If this is the case, you really underestimate Mourinho. Mourinho's stability is not comparable to that of ordinary people. At this time, he will definitely not let his team attack rashly. Chelsea must still be defensive and counterattack, with all players defensively counterattacking.

At this moment, all the fans at the scene were shocked.

Crystal Palace's offense pressed directly to the edge of Chelsea's penalty area, threatening Chelsea's offense.

As expected, Tong Yi's formation setting is like a smoke egg to confuse everyone. These two wingers are not full midfielders at all;

winger.

At this time, Salah on the wing received De Bruyne's diagonal pass, and immediately took the ball and quickly rushed to Chelsea's penalty area, directly breaking through. Ivanovic has rich experience and follows Salah step by step, not giving Salah any room to break through. Moreover, it also blocked the angle of Salah's shot.

Suddenly, Salah quickly slanted the football to the wing.

Robertson, who came up from the side, caught up with the football and turned his head to aim at Chelsea's penalty area.

"Danger, Crystal Palace is going to pass." Mortensen suddenly roared loudly, his voice was very loud.

The Chelsea goalkeeper was also shocked and very worried.

Robertson's passing skills are very good and his passing skills are very accurate. And there is an aerial bully Ignacio in the penalty area, which is very dangerous!

Chelsea fans are worried, and Chelsea players are also worried!

In the middle, Terry and Zuma immediately attacked Ignacio from front to back, leaving no room for Ignacio to jump.

To be honest, Chelsea really attaches great importance to Ignacio. To defend him, Terry and Zouma are used to defend him. This is the highest courtesy Chelsea can give him.

Not to mention, the defense between these two people really caused a lot of trouble for Ignacio.

Ignacio didn't jump at all.

But the football still fell to his head, because Ignacio is tall!

hiss!

All the Chelsea fans at the scene let out a sigh, Ignacio is awesome!

Of course, what's even more powerful is Robertson's passing, which is so accurate.

"Throw your head and attack the goal!" Shearer suddenly roared with excitement.

The Crystal Palace fans at the scene were very excited and even raised their fists in the air, ready to cheer.

Ignacio barely managed to hit the football, and the football immediately shot towards the back corner of the goal like an arrow. Courtois in front of the goal reacted quickly, but still failed to pounce on the football. The football missed the far end. The crossbar flew out of the bottom line.

Ignacio hit his head with both hands, feeling regretful.

"It's a little bit worse, what a pity! Ignacio headed the ball very well. I think Chelsea have felt the threat from him. This will be a scene that Chelsea will often face in the future. If you are not careful, you will be If Ignacio gets a chance, Chelsea will be in danger!" Shearer said excitedly.

The Crystal Palace fans at the scene shook their heads and lamented, what a great opportunity.

Mourinho on the sidelines was also shocked, but he still gave Terry and Zouma a thumbs up, indicating that they performed well and that the defense was timely. Otherwise, if Ignacio could easily hit the ball, it would be dangerous.

Chelsea directly kicked the football away, and the football flew towards the front point.

Van Dijk and Costa jumped up high and shook their heads to meet the ball.

With a bang, Van Dijk hit the football firmly, and then Costa's head hit Van Dijk hard on the head, and Van Dijk fell to the ground.

Toot toot!

The referee rushed over and signaled that Costa had committed a foul.

Costa immediately raised his hand to indicate that he had indeed committed a foul, and he admitted it. But he still turned his head and looked at Van Dijk. This guy is very powerful. His judgment of the landing point is really accurate. He also has good bounce and good air defense capabilities.

He is indeed a difficult guy.

In fact, he felt that this guy was even more difficult to deal with than before.

This guy Van Dijk must have grown up too fast. Costa immediately waved to his teammates to pay attention next time they passed the ball and avoid Van Dijk's side as much as possible.

The Chelsea players immediately nodded and said they understood. Courtois also waved his hand immediately, and the escort himself knew it. .??.

Crystal Palace quickly took a free kick from the backcourt, and the football quickly rolled to the side. Hazard rushed forward quickly and tried to intercept the football with a sliding tackle. Unfortunately, the football rubbed his toes and rolled directly towards Mane.

As soon as Mane held the ball, he passed the football to the center of the frontcourt.

De Bruyne saw the opponent's Fabregas rushing over at high speed. He immediately turned sideways and used his body to intercept the oncoming Fabregas. Then he quickly returned the ball to Mane who was following him. .

As soon as Mane received the ball, Chelsea full-back Felipe Luis immediately rushed forward and intercepted Mane.

Mourinho was a little angry when he saw Mourinho on the sidelines. He immediately waved his hand to express his dissatisfaction.

He felt that Luis was a little reckless in his attack. Hazard on the wing was already out of position. When he rushed forward, there was no one to help him fill the position. And at this time, Crystal Palace full-back Carvajal had already moved up.

If you rushed forward so recklessly, didn't you create a gap for the opponent's Crystal Palace people?

Sure enough, seeing Luis rushing up, Mane immediately blocked the front of the wing behind Luis.

Then, before Luis could stop suddenly, Carvajal rushed past Luis like a gust of wind and quickly chased the football.

At this time, in Chelsea's penalty area, Terry and Zouma did not dare to rush to the wing.

Because Ignacio behind them cannot be defended by them alone, they must defend him from a double guard. Therefore, they did not dare to rush out. If Carvajal made a pass, would it be over?

Carvajal, who originally stepped in from behind, thought Terry and the others would rush out to intercept. He was already preparing to kick the ball and pass. But he soon discovered that Chelsea's central defender did not rush out to fill the space for Luiz to pounce forward.

, the penalty area in front of him was empty. So he raised his right leg, flicked his ankle, and quickly dunked into the penalty area, changing direction and heading directly into the penalty area.

"Danger, danger! Carvajal didn't kick the ball, he cut inside, and he was going to face Courtois directly!" Mortensen was very nervous and immediately roared loudly.

The Chelsea fans at the scene were all shocked and stunned.

Danger, really too dangerous!

At this time, Terry couldn't bear it. He had to pounce. If he didn't pounce, he would simply sell Courtois!

Terry rushed out quickly and rushed towards Carvajal who cut inside!

Chelsea's defensive midfielder Matic quickly rushed to the small penalty area to fill Terry's position, forming a new defensive combination with Zouma, not giving Ignacio any chance.

Seriously, Matic's height. It's pretty good, but it also looks a bit short in front of Ignacio.

When he came to Ignacio, Matic felt how insignificant he was. It was really scary that Ignacio was so tall!

Seeing Terry rushing out, Carvajal, who cut inside, immediately moved his legs and made a pass.

Suddenly, Matic and Zouma in the penalty area instantly pinched Ignacio, giving Ignacio no chance at all.

To be honest, Chelsea's defensive transition is very tacit and very fast.

Mourinho's achievements in this area are still very good, and Chelsea people also use it very skillfully.

But at this time, Carvajal didn't kick the ball at all, but suddenly made an inverted triangle and passed the football near the penalty spot!

Danger, this is really dangerous!

There is a huge space here, and De Bruyne has rushed here quickly, rushing towards the rolling football.

All the Chelsea fans were terrified and in danger!

Fabregas was obviously left behind by De Bruyne. He couldn't interfere with De Bruyne at all. It was dangerous!

Mourinho on the sidelines stood up in horror, staring nervously at the court.

This was really dangerous. Courtois in front of the goal immediately moved sideways to the center, preparing to block De Bruyne's shot.

Yes, De Bruyne will definitely shoot when he rushes up, and De Bruyne's long-range shooting ability is already strong. How could he miss such an opportunity?

Sure enough, De Bruyne, who rushed up, met the ball with a ruthless volley.

With a bang, the football shot out quickly, flying towards the lower right corner of the goal.

The speed of the ball was very fast, and Courtois reacted quickly, but he didn't touch the football at all when he dived sideways.

The ball flew into Chelsea's goal.

One to zero, Crystal Palace took the lead.