714: Who said Kanter can only defend?
Today’s starting lineups for both sides are as follows:
Home team Chelsea, head coach Conte, formation 3421
Courtois
Back four from left to right Cahill, Christensen and Azpilicueta
Midfield four from left to right: Alonso, Guy, Cesc Fabregas and Zampacosta
Double attacking midfielder Bell and Willian
Single striker Lukaku
Visiting team Crystal Palace, head coach Tong Yi, formation 4213
goalkeeper Maignan
The back four from left to right is Cancelo, Upamecano, Van Dijk and Achraf.
Double defensive midfielder Casemiro and Kante
Single attacking midfielder De Bruyne
The three forwards from left to right Salah, Ronaldo and Mbappe
Seeing this lineup, the media reporters did not find it too surprising. Both sides are considered the main lineup. Especially for Chelsea, Conte has firmly implemented his three-centre-back system, but their results this season are not particularly ideal. Can they withstand Crystal Palace's attack in this game?
It’s a bit confusing!
Of course, Manchester City fans are cheering for Chelsea crazily at this time, hoping that Chelsea can win.
The Crystal Palace side only made simple adjustments. Upamecano and Ashraf appeared in the starting list today, and the other positions are all main players. It can also be seen from this that Crystal Palace attaches great importance to this game, and their goal is also to win.
Tong Yi stood on the sidelines and looked at the court. Chelsea's defense still had problems.
Tong Yi signaled the Crystal Palace players to strengthen their attacks on the weaknesses of Chelsea's defense. Azpilicueta's air defense is a problem, and Cahill's space behind him is a problem. His turning and chasing speed are quite slow.
This requires the two wing-backs Alonso and Zampacosta to go back more to help defend, especially Alonso.
However, Alonso is not fast enough and his defense is not very strong, so it may be difficult to help Cahill.
Alonso is characterized by his excellent skills and active defense. He is a famous knife-carrying defender and has outstanding offensive talents.
He also played for Crystal Palace back then, and Tong Yi knew his characteristics very well.
Therefore, Crystal Palace still has many offensive directions today, and there is a great chance that it can win the game and win.
Tong Yi is quite confident about this game.
beep!
At this time, referee Anthony Taylor blew the whistle to officially start the game.
The first team to kick off was Chelsea, who were playing at home. Chelsea's side was obviously a little higher. They played very proactively, and they were worthy of playing at home. It put enough pressure on Crystal Palace from the very beginning, trying to crush the Crystal Palace team in terms of momentum.
However, what haven’t you seen here at Crystal Palace? Get used to it.
Moreover, the Crystal Palace side was not to be outdone and pressed the high position like crazy. What Crystal Palace people are good at is playing this kind of football, very positive and fierce. The two teams started a fierce battle in the midfield.
During the press, the ball possession also changed back and forth, and the football played both ways in the midfield.
The competition looked very fierce, but not exciting enough!
Five minutes into the game, the first shot of the game has not yet appeared. The two teams were completely fighting in the midfield. Fans on both sides were a little nervous, fearing that their opponents would seize the opportunity without paying attention. The transition between offense and defense is so fast. Once the football is taken out, it will be dangerous!
At this moment, Fabregas in the midfield suddenly made a pass and passed the football to Bell who was on the side of the frontcourt.
Bale turned around and rushed forward quickly, rushing towards the Crystal Palace penalty area!
Opportunity, Chelsea's opportunity has come.
The Chelsea fans at the scene immediately became excited, jumping excitedly and cheering for Bale crazily.
Bell accelerated and rushed forward, like a speeding sports car.
The Crystal Palace fans at the scene were also shocked and secretly thought it was dangerous.
At this time, Ashraf on the wing immediately moved over, followed the defense, and blocked the incoming line. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Bell suddenly made a pass. Ashraf was a little surprised. He thought Bale would break through and cut inside with the ball. He reacted half a beat too slowly, and his extended right leg did not block the football at all. The football flew quickly into the Crystal Palace penalty area.
In the middle of the penalty area, Lukaku jumped high and headed towards the goal.
With a bang, the football flew directly out of the Crystal Palace penalty area.
Van Dijk pushed the football over Lukaku's head first and made a successful clearance.
Beautiful defense. The Crystal Palace fans immediately gave Van Dijk applause. This defense was great!
The football flew out of the penalty area, and Fabregas immediately rushed forward and rushed towards the football.
Casemiro, who was outside the penalty area, immediately blocked the onrushing Fabregas, and without stopping the ball, he directly shook his head and passed the football to Kante.
As soon as Kanter received the ball, Alonso from the wing rushed out and pressed for the ball.
Kanter instantly sensed the opportunity. He did not stop the ball but directly passed the football back to Casemiro who turned around.
Casemiro is still using his strong body to hold Fabregas behind him, and he is about to stop the ball and look for opportunities. He suddenly noticed Kanter reaching out, and following Kanter's gesture, Casemiro immediately discovered the opening.
Casemiro didn't stop the ball and directly hit the football behind Cahill with a diagonal ball from the outside of his instep.
Chelsea fans instantly changed their faces and screamed in horror - Danger!
This is really dangerous. Alonso has moved up to press Kanter, and there is no way to help Cahill chase back and cover the space behind him. Moreover, Cahill's position at this time was also raised a bit higher, with a large space behind him.
Seeing this, Chelsea fans were desperate!
At this time, Salah on the wing
He quickly turned around and made a diagonal thrust in the opposite direction, accelerating directly from the side and diagonally behind Cahill.
The Crystal Palace players have a very tacit understanding, and this passing and running is really just right and wonderful!
Textbook-like coordination from behind appeared.
All the Crystal Palace fans at the scene screamed with excitement, this is a good opportunity!
At this moment, Cahill's heart skipped a beat, secretly thinking that it was not good, but he immediately turned around and quickly chased after the lightning-quick Salah.
It's a pity that Salah is really too fast.
Alone, Salah went to the meeting alone!
The defensive player Christensen in the middle is a little hesitant. If he pounces directly, what will Ronaldo do behind him? If he didn't pounce on him, wouldn't it mean that Salah would face the goalkeeper directly?
At the moment when he hesitated, Salah accelerated suddenly and quickly took the ball into Chelsea's penalty area. Christensen was too late to pounce at this time. Salah directly faced goalkeeper Courtois. .
All the Chelsea fans at the scene placed their hopes on goalkeeper Courtois!
Courtois is one of the top five goalkeepers in world football today. It is possible to save this ball. Come on Courtois!
Courtois immediately moved across to seal the near post.
With a bang, Salah, who was running at high speed, suddenly volleyed the football towards the top corner of the near post!
clang!
After shooting with a blaster, the football flew past like lightning and hit the lower edge of the crossbar in the near corner of the goal. It refracted like lightning and quickly hit the Chelsea goal.
In front of the goal, Courtois raised his hands high and tried his best, but it seemed like he was surrendering.
He was really helpless and tried his best.
The ball was too fast, and Courtois really couldn't react in time. With such a violent shot from close range, Courtois really had no choice!
"Beautiful goal! Salah, a beautiful shot! It's really wonderful. Crystal Palace's offensive and defensive transition is really smooth. It is simply a textbook defensive counterattack. Chelsea's defense is really It's hard to describe, especially about Cahill, it feels like Crystal Palace was targeting him from the beginning!" Mortensen roared excitedly, his voice trembling!
Shearer also nodded slightly and said, "That's true. If it wasn't for this purpose, Salah wouldn't have moved forward in such a timely manner. David's side obviously studied Qilsi's defense thoroughly. Yes, the space behind Cahill must be exploited! Of course, if the midfielder cannot withstand the defense of Chelsea's lineup, it cannot be defended by just relying on the defenders. This time Chelsea conceded the ball, which was actually The interception in the midfield was not in place and collapsed too quickly, so that Chelsea’s defense had not yet returned to its defensive position. Crystal Palace’s attack in transition from offense to defense was really fast, too fast!”
Mortensen couldn't help but nod when he heard this. It's true!
The Crystal Palace fans at the scene were very excited
They moved, jumped up and down in the stands, cheering the names of Salah and Tong Yi. Seeing this goal, they seemed to have seen the victory of the game.
Our Crystal Palace must win this game!
Shhhhhhh!
The Chelsea fans at the scene booed the Crystal Palace people crazily, and many guys even cursed the Crystal Palace players crazily to express their dissatisfaction.
This ball is a sneak attack!
The Manchester City fans in front of the TV were speechless when they saw this. Chelsea people, what on earth are you playing?
If you continue to play like this, Chelsea will probably lose.
Conte on the sidelines was also very dissatisfied. He was so angry that he smashed the tactical board in his hand to the ground, and pointed at Cahill and Alonso crazily, complaining about their defense. There is no problem for Alonso to grab the ball immediately, but the biggest problem is not restricting Kanter and allowing Kanter to handle the ball comfortably at the first time.
You can't intercept the ball, but you can't let your opponent handle the ball easily and comfortably. You have to try your best to pass the ball back to your opponent, or force your opponent to make a mistake. How can there be someone like you? Let the opponent calmly plan this counterattack?
And the same goes for Cahill. You can either move your position higher and create an offside trap, or you can go back and don't give Saleh such a big space to accelerate, okay?
Conte really feels tired. How can he defend like this?
In fact, this cannot be entirely blamed on Alonso and Cahill. After all, it was Chelsea who was attacking just now. Moreover, before the attack, their formation was already very high and they were conducting a heavy press in the midfield. The fault lies in not completing the attack well, and not putting enough pressure on the opponent after losing the ball, forcing the opponent to make mistakes, and also allowing the opponent to make a very sharp counterattack.
On the whole, it is a failure of Chelsea's tactics.
It can also be said that the Crystal Palace people performed very well, especially Kante. He played a very key role in this counterattack, and can even be said to have led this counterattack. No wonder Kanter now hopes that he can take on more important responsibilities in the offense, and he hopes to move forward. Kanter's improvement in this aspect is indeed quite big.
Bang bang bang!
Tong Yi applauded on the sidelines, very satisfied, especially with Kanter's performance.
One to zero, Crystal Palace took the lead in the away game, and it was Salah who scored!
This ball instantly broke the balance on the court. Chelsea obviously wanted to strengthen their offense. After all, this is their home court, and this game is still a London derby. There is no way they can just admit defeat. And they need to equalize the score as soon as possible, or even take the lead.
Therefore, after the game restarted, Chelsea immediately launched a wave of attacks and rushed towards the Crystal Palace goal crazily. Don't tell me, the effect was pretty good, but just now Zampacosta suddenly pretended to go down and made a horizontal move. The football came to William's feet. William continued to dribble the ball horizontally at the front of the penalty area, and then suddenly took off his foot and shot low in the reverse direction, slamming the football towards the bottom corner of the near post!
