Chapter 345: Hengdao Immediately
very scary.
This is Dong Fangzhuo's first reaction. Chelsea's defense is quite three-dimensional and the defense levels are quite clear. It’s not that the four of them defended him, I mean, after Chelsea lost the ball, our defensive reaction was quite fast.
Just like when he retreated by himself just now, he had temporarily got rid of the defense of Gala and Terry. If a player from another team was guarding him, she could return Park Ji-sung's pass.
But it's different now. Chelsea players prevented this possibility from happening in the first place. Makelele's reaction was very fast. He had already judged Dong Fangzhuo's movements and ran in front of him in advance, making Dong Fangzhuo unable to meet Park Ji-sung.
At the same time, another defensive midfielder Essien also followed up, well connecting the defensive tasks of Gala and Terry. In other words, Mourinho's team not only defends man-to-man, they also defend in the zone. While defending in the zone, they also defend in man-to-man.
This requires quite familiar cooperation, and the player's conscious initiative is also very important.
In this way, Dong Fangzhuo found that he had little room to move for the time being. Perhaps all he could do now was to create scoring opportunities and shooting space for his teammates through constant running.
Dong Fangzhuo understands very well that this is the first strongest defense he has faced since landing in the Premier League. At least there is no chance for the time being.
Not only that, Rooney and Ronaldo on the two wings were also quickly restrained. The center and the two wings were temporarily blocked by Chelsea, and Chelsea also began to switch from defense to offense.
In the 8th minute, Lampard made a long pass from midfield, and Ferdinand made a misjudgment in the penalty area!
This guy has been really a bit uneasy lately, quite unreliable.
This is not the first time he has made this error in judgment during the game.
call!
There were screams in the stands, watching helplessly as Ferdinand let the ball pass, and Drogba volleyed from behind to stop the ball and then lobbed it 8 yards from the left rib of the penalty area!
Fortunately, there was Edwin van der Sar. The experienced Van der Sar reached out and lifted his hand, blocked the ball and then confiscated it.
"What's going on with Ferdinand? In recent games, he has always been so confused. Manchester United has conceded several goals because of this reason. In fact, he also made such a mistake in the last game, but the team The big victory covered up his sluggish state. But this game is different. If Ferdinand makes such a mistake again,
You might just give your opponent a big gift. "
What Lineker could see, couldn't Ferguson see? Ferguson was already jumping up on the sidelines and shouting a scolding. If he hadn't seen how well he and Vidic worked together, Ferguson might have replaced him with Sylvester. But in the face of such a major game, Ferguson still chose a conservative plan, but he did not expect that Ferdinand would scare him again.
It's no wonder that Ferdinand can't even make it to the England national team recently.
But you can't have such a trap in the Manchester United team...
Ferdinand's face was covered with sweat, probably from cold sweat, and he almost felt cold.
"Just like Ferguson was worried about before the game, Chelsea defended in the backcourt, and then passed a few long passes to try to make the opponent's defenders make mistakes, and then created scoring opportunities. This is how the thrilling scene just happened... …”
After this thrilling scene, Manchester United's midfielder did not dare to be careless. Like Chelsea, they also stepped up their crazy pressing, and the two sides fought fiercely in the midfield.
Soon, Smith was given a verbal warning by referee Bol for a foul on Del Horno's tackle. Immediately afterwards, Chelsea's Essien also fouled Park Ji-sung fiercely, but Bol only gave a verbal warning and did not show a yellow card to either party. Maybe he wanted the game to be more exciting...
After Manchester United strengthened the pressing in the midfield, they quickly regained their disadvantage.
In the 12th minute, Ronaldo broke through Del Horno on the right and gave Manchester United the first corner kick of the game.
Rooney went to take a corner kick and went directly to Dong Fangzhuo and Vidic. But because Ferdinand did not come up, and Essien and Gallas were also beside them, they had no advantage in fighting for the top, and the ball was cleared by Terry.
But the ball fell at Smith's feet. Smith volleyed directly from the outside of the penalty area. The ball bounced off Joe Cole and flew out of the baseline again.
Manchester United gets consecutive left corner kicks!
Ferdinand still didn't come up. I don't know if it was Ferguson's tactics or because he didn't dare to come up for his own reasons.
Rooney took another corner kick, and this time Rooney still drove the ball to the center.
But Dong Fangzhuo and Vidic in the middle still failed to grab the ball. Terry did not lose to Vidic. The two people bumped their heads together. With the cooperation of Essien to obstruct Dong Fangzhuo, Gala finally took the ball with his big foot. Drive out.
Neither corner kick caused any trouble for the Blues defense.
"Chinese Dong was finally beaten to death. He had no chance in the middle. Even if he ran out to meet his teammates, he would return in vain. This is the biggest challenge he faces today."
"In the past, it was Gallas and Trilli who solved the defense problem, but now Chelsea has one more Essien, and the defense is obviously more stable than before. Manchester United's offensive power in the center suddenly became too weak. Don't forget, Germany Roba has not yet joined the defensive battle..."
In the 15th minute, Joe Cole broke through Park Ji-sung from the right and was pulled down by Park Ji-sung to win a free kick. Duff passed the free kick to the far point. Fletcher made a mistake in marking, but Del Horno missed the goal on the left edge of the small penalty area. The ball, Chelsea missed a good opportunity to score.
But Manchester United also missed the opportunity in the 18th minute. Richardson made a long pass from the backcourt. Manchester United quickly had a chance to counterattack. Rooney struggled to recover the ball near the left baseline and passed it back to the center. Dong Fangzhuo took advantage of Essien and Makelele. Neither of them could defend in place, and immediately accelerated their retreat to get rid of Terry and Gala, and shot sideways with their right foot from the top of the penalty area!
Yes, he could only force a sideways shot, and he didn't even have time to make better adjustments. Because Terry had already rushed over, if he hesitated in any way, the opportunity would run away.
As a result, the ball missed the right post and missed slightly...
This is a competition of speed. Whoever can run faster than the opponent may get more opportunities.
Although Chelsea's style of play is more mature, Manchester United is obviously faster.
In the 19th minute, Smith intercepted the ball in the frontcourt and handed it to Rooney. Rooney's right-footed shot from 25 yards from the left was slightly higher than the crossbar.
In the 22nd minute, it was Essien's turn to intercept the ball in the frontcourt and then pass the ball to Duff on the left. The Irishman made a precise pass. Drogba's header from 8 yards from the front point missed the near corner.
In the 25th minute, Chelsea attacked with full force, but Joe Cole's pass error made the ball fall to Vidic's feet. Vidic immediately made a long pass from the backcourt, and Dong Fangzhuo finally got a chance to sprint!
Once given the opportunity to rush forward, he would never hesitate.
Gallas and Terry were by his side. All three of them accelerated and rushed to the left side of the penalty area. Before the ball landed, the three of them took off almost at the same time.
But Dong Fangzhuo was obviously faster, so he jumped harder.
Duang!
Dong Fangzhuo dived in the air, one against two! Not at a disadvantage at all.
The next second, Terry almost fell backwards, and then covered his forehead with his hands.
Gala also slumped down when he landed.
When Dong Fangzhuo landed, he stepped firmly on the lawn and stood up like a god!
"beep!"
Boll's whistle sounded and Dong Fangzhuo was immediately sentenced for a foul...