81. Fierce Battle Blues 2
"Alas, if only Jamie's shot was low!" In the 23rd minute, Palace had a chance up front, Vardy got the ball and got rid of Mikel to take advantage of it and fired a long-range shot, but the ball did fly high. Elizabeth in the stands couldn't help but sigh.
"We have too few opportunities!" Fellow Cheryl sighed beside him that Crystal Palace's strategy was indeed successful and the players were in excellent form, but they still did not dare to invest in attack, so there were not many chances created, and Zaha had a few beautiful dribbles to keep Ferreira at bay.
On the other side, Dezhrkov was also jealous of Scanner's speed, but Vardy did not get enough support in attack, no one held him back, and he didn't have many chances to get the ball in the penalty area.
Wen Sheng has no intention of changing the offensive input, and for him he has to keep his composure.
To be honest, neither team wants to play a replay, Chelsea beat Manchester United, but they are still facing huge pressure on points, and Ancelotti is still an outsider monk, the Premier League has always been known as an open league, very inclusive, but the capable outsider is not attacked by the crowd?!
The same is true for Arsene Wenger, the same is true for Jose Mourinho and the same is true for Carlo Ancelotti.
His team is at the top of the table and he is a tactician from Italy, and the rest of the game will certainly be met with stubborn resistance from each team, and the league will never be over until Manchester United are truly hopeless.
The Championship play-off final was known as a £100 million final in later generations, and it wasn't that expensive now, but it wasn't much worse, Wensheng They needed to establish their points advantage to ensure that they entered the promotion play-offs, otherwise they wouldn't even be eligible to compete for the tens of millions of pounds.
Wen Sheng believes Chelsea will always be unable to hold their breath and they deserve to win and need to settle the final spot as much as possible in this game, and then that will be Crystal Palace's chance.
Ancelotti and Wensheng think about the same, everyone wants to reach the final, and they will do their best, but no one can afford to wait, it depends on who makes the mistake first.
Deco is restricted, Ancelotti is not meat on the chopping board, and Wensheng still limits his team, he is one to adjust the team's backcourt line, the second is to make Mikel closer to Deco, and the third is to make Deco position a little further back.
It depends on whether you Wensheng dares to push Kante out again.
Of course, Wensheng will not push Kante out, and will not let Kantera long distance from Derry and Ndiaye behind him, and he quickly reacted to ask Kante not to go too deep and rebuild the defensive line in midfield.
Taking advantage of the gap between Wensheng's adjustments, Carlo Ancelotti was very good at taking advantage of the opportunity, and Chelsea unleashed a wave of attacking surges that lasted almost eight minutes, with the ball bobbing inside and outside the Crystal Palace penalty area, and Chelsea had several shots.
In the 34th minute, Joe Coleneche shot and was saved by Speroni.
In the 35th minute, Malouda crossed, Drogba grabbed the front point to shoot, and it was Speroni who defused the danger and knocked the ball out of the box.
Chelsea were back on the back of the net just after Shears cleared, and they played a brilliant combination on the right, Zhirkov passed, Frank Lampard cut into the box and shot, it was Lawrence who cleared the ball and Lampard shot again but Derry blocked the shot.
The continuous shooting, so that the Crystal Palace fans simply dare not breathe, Wen Sheng stood on the sidelines and did not shout, because he was already worried to death, after the adjustment, the midfield has not yet adapted, Chelsea's offensive is more violent, he is so nervous that he can no longer speak.
Thanks to the individual efforts of the players, Palace survived the difficult eight minutes.
After gaining a foothold, Crystal Palace's midfield consciously retreated, and the two wings also became two full-backs at Wensheng's request, and Chelsea fell into a difficult positional battle again, Ancelotti realized that the opportunity was gone, and had to worry about Crystal Palace's sharp counterattack, so their two full-backs Ferreira and Zhirkov were not too active in pressing.
"Whew!" Wen Sheng exhaled a long breath, and as the situation eased, his nervous psychology was greatly relieved, and a thin layer of dense sweat appeared on his forehead.
"There is not much time left until the end of the first half, hopefully the team can hold on!" Parrish sat in his chair and prayed to himself.
Vane next to him couldn't wait to take out a handkerchief to wipe his forehead, April Day in London was not enthusiastic, and Vane didn't wear much, but the wave of offensive just now was really scary, and he was sweating because of nervousness.
Hearing Parish's prayer at this moment, Vane smiled: "Don't worry, Steve, the situation is stable for the time being!" I think it should be fine to survive the first half! It's just that the team's consumption in the first half was too great, can the team hold on in the second half?! ”
The first half of the game was divided into several small stages, the first stage was very cautious at the beginning, but the confrontation was more intense, the game was frequently interrupted by Weber, the second stage was a stalemate, Wen Sheng's targeted tactics restrained Chelsea's midfield operation, and the side also created pressure on the opponent, Chelsea's attack was more difficult, and the third stage was Ancelotti made tactical adjustments, Chelsea played this wave of attacking climax, so that the door of Crystal Palace was in jeopardy.
No matter what stage it is, from a practical point of view, Crystal Palace relies on diligent running to limit the opponent, this kind of physical consumption is very large, Wayne is not the coach of the team, but not the coach, and like many fans, he can see that the physical consumption is much greater than that of Crystal Palace.
Even more worrying was the fact that captain Derry received a yellow card for a tactical foul, while Chelsea did not have a single card.
In other words, the problem he is worried about is indeed a serious problem, but Wen Sheng and they have not thought about it, but there is no way to solve such a thing at all, if it is not a last resort, Wen Sheng will only change one person, and he will change Zaha.
Zaha was very "lively" in the first half, but the little guy is only a little over 17 years old, his body has not fully grown, and the training intensity of the first team has only been more than three months, so he can't use it to death.
Speaking of which Zaha doesn't start a lot in the league on weekdays, the regular main force is still Ryan. Smith or Daenes.
Just when everyone thought the first half would end in a draw, the situation on the pitch suddenly changed.
In the 43rd minute, Crystal Palace won the ball and pushed forward, Zaha took the ball and started his own show again, facing Mikel and Ferreira on the wing, Zaha still stumbled past them and entered the box.
A standard gesture feint tricked Alex, who tackled Zaha, who was actually trying to break through the bottom when he made a block.
Zaha rolled on the ground a few times, covering his feet and screaming in pain.
Without the slightest hesitation, Webb pointed his hand to the penalty spot.
Crystal Palace were awarded a penalty near the end of the first half.
With Webb's gesture, the Crystal Palace fans thundered with joy.
The team played well and great, but the main shining light was in the defensive performance, as for the attacking side in the first half, everyone probably had the impression that Zaha was sharp and Scannell overtook Zhirkov's speed, and only completed four shots on goal for Crystal Palace, while Chelsea also had eight.
Wen Sheng waved his fist excitedly, and then thought that the penalty had not been punished yet, was it too early to celebrate like this, so he quietly put down his hand again.
Although it is a little far away, Wen Sheng still sees it clearly or is 90% sure that this should be a penalty!
However, the Chelsea players were unhappy with the decision, Alex innocently said that he did not touch Zaha's foot, and then he ran to Zaha and said you kid, don't pretend, we all know you are faking a fall.
The Chelsea players split into two groups, with John Terry surrounding Webb and telling the "facts" and another running up to Zaha to accuse him of faking a fall.
Derry arrived with a few brothers, he was calm, now that the situation was in their favor, there was no need to fight each other, he and Lawrence and they squeezed into the circle to protect Zaha.
"Don't listen to them, don't be afraid of them, they're angry! None of us dare to do anything to you! Good boy, you've done a great job for the team! ”