Chapter 681: Who Turns the Tide?!
Didier Drogba scored, the Chelsea players hugged each other frantically in front of the Manchester City goal, they howled, cheered, the draw was finally equalized!
At the end of the half, when the score was 1-4, the Chelsea players were very frustrated, the three-goal gap was too big, and they didn't have any confidence that they could turn the tables! ☆◇ ▽☆☆Tomato Novels -''.-f-q-x'
The faces of the Manchester City players are full of confusion and exhaustion!
This is the effect of Manchester City's inexperience, in the season into the sprint, Mancini did not dare to carry out a large area of rotation, the physical consumption of the players is extremely high, which is also the reason why Manchester City played more than forty or fifty minutes but was dominated by Chelsea in the second half.
Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart got up, he stood in front of the goal blankly, looked at the football in the goal, went up and kicked it hard!
Yang Fan looked at Drogba, who was frantically celebrating the goal, his face was gloomy and scary.
Mancini clutched his head in frustration as he was about to make adjustments when he had already conceded a goal on the pitch.
It was a goal that would definitely boost the morale of the Chelsea team. ▽ ◇ Tomato☆☆ Net -''.'.'f-q- There are fifteen minutes left in the game, and it is not impossible for Chelsea to score another goal.
"Now, the score is a draw, and if the two sides are tied, the two sides will have a replay at a later date, which is a situation that both teams in the second half of the season do not want to see. Lineker said. The special rules of the FA Cup are the rules of the replay. The FA Cup is divided into eight rounds, with the exception of the last two semi-finals and the final, and if the first six rounds are tied within 9o minutes, they will all need to be replayed, and the rematch will be exchanged between the two teams home and away. If the rematch is tied within 9o minutes, extra time will be required to decide the winner, and if the winner is not decided in extra time, the winner will be decided by penalty shootout. The semi-finals and finals of the FA Cup are held at a neutral venue, with extra time going to the penalty shoot-out if the team is tied within 9o minutes, or a penalty shoot-out if there is no difference in extra time.
Mortensen focused on something else, saying, " Chelsea equaliser with a three-goal lead is a big blow for Manchester City, it will be a huge damper for their self-confidence, for the current Manchester City team, this season is a special season, they will have the possibility of lifting the top league trophy for the first time in their history, they will continue to work miracles in the Champions League, their main squad configuration is good, but after all, this is a brand new team, they are now taking a path that has never been taken in the history of the club, they need confidence, they need stabilityEqualising a three-goal lead like today's is a huge blow, and the game time is that if Chelsea score again and Manchester City are eliminated, the defeat will be even more devastating for this team and may even affect their results for the rest of the season!"
Mortensen's words are by no means alarmist, although they are currently only one point behind Manchester United in the league and are very hopeful of winning the league title, but the English media still specifically pointed out the biggest weakness of Manchester City, which is an immature team, such a team may create miracles, but the biggest may eventually fall short because of its own problems, The Times pointed out particularly harshly, once the Manchester City team suffers a huge defeat, then, it will be possible to push down the dominoes!
Zabaleta had exhausted all her stamina and could not continue to play. Tomato □ net○ ---.-f'q'x-s''.com
Roberto Mancini was replaced, Zabaleta was replaced and Lescott was brought on.
'Roberto Mancini used the last substitution, Zabaleta was substituted and the Argentine couldn't run at all. ”
'It may have been a bit conservative, but there was nothing City could do about it, as they faced Chelsea's attack and had to think about the integrity of the backline. ”
The commentator also expressed his views on the Manchester City team's substitution, some thought that this substitution was too conservative, and some pointed out that it was a helpless move by the Manchester City team.
On the other side, Ancelotti is also deploying troops. Didier Drogba's goal lifted Carlo Ancelotti's spirits and he saw hope of winning the game, but he also saw that City's fitness was also in trouble and decided to put a little more pressure on his opponents. ▽ ◇ tomato ☆☆ net -''.''f-q-
He immediately asked the Russian player Zhirkov to warm up and prepare to replace Ramirez, who was a little unable to run. to continue to attack Manchester City's defence.
After Lescott came on the field, he first found Yang Fan and conveyed the manager's tactical intention, in general, the current tactics of the Manchester City team are to defend with all their might, do everything possible to block the Chelsea attack, with only one purpose, no more goals! On the basis of not conceding goals, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack. When it comes to counterattacking, then locally, Manchester City's offensive should pay attention to efficiency, and the burden of attack falls on Yang Fan.
Lescott told Yang Fan that the head coach didn't need him to go back, and Balotelli didn't need to go back to defense, and the two of them were always ready to counterattack and attack, and strive to seize an opportunity to get the score out again.
Chelsea's attack remains fierce.
Lescott blocked Frank Lampard's long-range shot with his body, and before he could fully warm up, Lescott was choked by the blow and almost out of breath.
Mancini has been standing on the sidelines for a while and directing the game, and when Frank Lampard shot just now, Mancini was startled, and he immediately shouted loudly, criticizing the veteran Vieira for not being able to get close to Lampard and giving Lampard space and opportunity to shoot.
Chelsea's touchline ball, they continued to lay siege to City's goal, and almost all of the Chelsea players had already pressed past half-time. Tomato☆Novel.com '-'.
Joe Cole was in possession and he dribbled a few times to pass the ball to Ashley Cole, but was blocked by Colo Toure's outstretched leg and the ball flew up.
Yaya Toure rushed up, he gave the ball to Balotelli, Mario got the ball, he made a move, then added it forward, shook it past Essien, and now he couldn't go on, so he kicked the ball to Yaya Toure.
Yaya Toure looked at Joe Cole, who rushed up to intercept him, and made a gesture to make a wall-hitting coordination with Vieira, who came to pick him up, but poked the ball with his toes, and the football rolled past Joe Cole's left, and then Yaya Toure was about to turn around him, Joe Cole chose a tactical foul, and he pulled Yaya Toure down.
Yaya Toure immediately got up, put the football away, and kicked it out.
Manchester City was about to take a free kick, Yang Fan received a pass from Yaya Toure, and he took the ball away.
In the face of Alex who came up to intercept, Yang Fan had no extra movements, and he directly changed to the past!
He knew that Alex was slow to turn around, so he was so unreasonable!
"Yang Fan, he passed Alex!"
was about to continue to dribble the ball forward, but Yang Fan felt his center of gravity leaning forward and fell out directly.
This is a tactical foul that Alex saw badly and directly decisively made a tactical foul.
The referee's whistle blew and he ran over to Alex and awarded a well-placed free-kick to Manchester City.
Alex was mentally prepared for this yellow card, so he did not protest, but obediently accepted it.
Yaya Toure stood at the penalty spot and fired a direct free-kick that was of high quality and narrowly saved by Petr. Shocked the Chelsea people into a cold sweat.
Manchester City's corner.
Kolarov drove a corner kick, Yang Fan nodded the ball in front of him, but Balotelli at the back post was unprepared and watched the football slide past his eyes.
"Ahhhh ”
On the sidelines, Mancini jumped even more regretfully, this was a scoring opportunity for Manchester City, and with Chelsea having previously taken the initiative on the field, such a scoring opportunity was precious.
However, Manchester City's attack, although it did not score, was not without effect, which took Chelsea by surprise, and they had previously bombarded the Manchester City goal so much that they were a little 'unscrupulous' and 'carried away'. Yang Fan's Manchester City team's offensive this wave has given them a good wake-up call, there are stars like Yang Fan here, don't be too arrogant!
Ancelotti was very dissatisfied with Chelsea's defense just now, he knew Yang Fan's strong strength, this is a star who you can't give him the slightest chance at all, you must defend every second, otherwise, Yang Fan may explode in minutes.
In the next seven or eight minutes of the game, Chelsea still occupied the initiative on the field, but, due to Yang Fan's deterrence, they also 'restrained' a little and did not dare to completely press out, which also relieved the defensive pressure of the Manchester City team to a certain extent and made Mancini breathe a sigh of relief.
Fast forward to the 88th minute and the score was still four at four, with Chelsea temporarily drawing with Manchester City at their home turf.
"The game is about to enter injury time, the score is still four to four, it is still a draw, from the whole season, the two teams are obviously not necessarily happy with the draw, they are not very willing to take over the result of the draw and then choose the day to replay, it will increase the fatigue of both teams, in this situation, whether it is Chelsea or Manchester City, they need someone to step up, heroes to step up! Help their team win the game! This will be the decisive moment! If there is a goal, it will be the decisive goal! ”
"Yang Fan has always been a big player, and he has always been a key man!" Mortensen was very confident in Yang Fan, and at this time, he was still quite confident and said, "The game is coming to an end, if Manchester City wants to advance in one game, someone needs to stand up, who will it be? Will someone stand up and turn the tide!" he said, his eyes looking at the Manchester City captain on the field.