266. Chelsea 5
If this continues, Chelsea will definitely concede goals! "Ian. Wright asserted from the commentary seat.
Martin. Taylor agrees that Chelsea have had too few attacking highlights and are increasingly reliant on Juan. Mata, fortunately he was lucky today, Mata is in good form, Larsson is really not in good shape.
"Mahdi. Benatia has really grown! Last season he was the interception leader of the Crystal Palace team, and this season he has performed even better, and McCarthy is quite calm! Drogba doesn't look too good! "Martin. Taylor gave his own assessment.
"Didier is getting older, too!" Ian. Wright picked up on that.
Drogba is a 78-year-old player who is over 33 years old this season and is about to turn 34, he is already a power center, and it is almost inevitable that his form will decline as he gets older.
It would be wrong to simply blame Boas for not using him well, and his age is also a big factor.
Ian. Wright's goal prediction soon came true.
In the 61st minute, Crystal Palace's positional battle attacked, Mertens's cross from the side had been cleared by Terry, who knew that Romeu stuck the ball at his feet, De Bruyne grabbed it, took the ball back from his feet, and then chose to shoot, although the ball was straight, but the power was great, aiming at the corner of the goal, Cech couldn't reach it, and could only watch the ball go into the net.
βyes!β Wen Sheng jumped up and threw a combination punch on the sidelines, venting the joy in his heart.
Chelsea are not weak, and even though Palace have created some chances, Chelsea's defense has been quite good, especially David Murphy. The combination of Luiz and John Terry, who didn't make many mistakes, and Vardy had fewer shots on goal.
Chelsea's biggest problem is that it is too easy for Palace to move through their midfield and the attack can quickly move to the backline.
De Bruyne actually made a punch on the sidelines, and he was obviously overjoyed.
The noise of the media before the game and the psychological warfare of celebrities against Crystal Palace made him very unhappy, but he remembered what Wen Sheng said.
"Leave the off-field affairs to me, you just need to do the things on the court!"
Today he did it, in the first half according to Wensheng's requirements, Crystal Palace did not go all out, De Bruyne also intended to restrain himself, in the second half, Wensheng asked to advance layer by layer, the formation remained compact, the backfield gave De Bruyne more support, and he also had more room to play as he wanted.
De Bruyne is alive, the state is coming, and the power is great.
'Chelsea's defenders lack protection!' Martin. Taylor couldn't help but comment, but the protection was weak, and he occasionally dug holes for the defenders, some of which could be filled, and some of which could not be filled.
"Romeu is not quite used to the rhythm of the league yet, he should be faster!" Ian. Wright shook his head, although he had previously asserted that Palace would score, but Romeu's pit came too suddenly.
The pace of the Premier League is relatively fast, if it is in Barcelona, there is no problem with Romeu sticking a penalty at his feet, because his teammates also have the duty to protect the back midfield, and they are used to controlling the ball in the back position, and the opponent is not afraid to grab the ball in the front court, but the Premier League is different, and many teams are very good at counter-grabbing on the spot.
It's a real robbery, not a show for you.
Many teams in the continental league are just making appearances, and the purpose of doing things is to let you control the ball, delay time, wait for your teammates to retreat in place, and slow down the rhythm of your attack, which is not like this in the Premier League, that is really trying to intercept your ball and play counterattack on the spot.
It's normal for Romeu to be unaccustomed to it, and it's normal for him to be tackled occasionally.
"Ian, do you think Boas will make substitution adjustments?!" Martin. Taylor asked.
"I think he should make substitutions, a lot of his starters don't look very good, Drogba is not in good shape, the midfield is chaotic, Sturridge is very quiet except for the opening a little bright, I think it is necessary for him to make some substitutions!" Ian. Wright pondered.
Martin. Taylor nodded, "Don't forget that Crystal Palace hasn't been in particularly good form recently, they weren't too good in the last game against Napoli, and the team must be a little tired after two games a week!" Boas doesn't have many cards, but at least he's a little more generous than Daniel! β
Martin. Taylor is known for his impartiality and professionalism, and this is not to say that Boas is not good, but to rationally analyze the problems of Crystal Palace.
Chelsea have yet to make a substitution, but Wen Sheng has taken the lead in making adjustments.
In the 67th minute, Wen Sheng replaced Stroman with Nemanja Matic, which was a forced substitution, Stroman and Ramirez fell to the ground in a confrontation, and there seemed to be some problems with their thighs, so they took the initiative to signal for a substitution.
Wen Sheng has never advocated the hard support of the players, especially the team is not rich in personnel now, he is even more reluctant to support the players, worried that the gains outweigh the losses, so he has emphasized in the team several times, and he feels that he has a problem on the court and cannot insist on it, and he must tell the coaching staff in time to make substitutions.
This game is important, but Wen Sheng has never felt that this is a battle of life and death, and the importance is not even as important as the Champions League group stage with Napoli, how can Wen Sheng be willing to let the player get injured?!
"How?! Kevin! Wen Sheng was about the same size as Stroman, and he patted Stroman on the shoulder and asked.
"It's the thigh, well, here, it hurts a little!" Stroman explained, touching the outside of his thigh.
"Hurry up and make some ice! Take a break, and if there are no major problems, take a two-day break to see how it goes! Wen Sheng asked the team doctor Cox to take Stroman for treatment first.
Thigh muscle pain, nine times out of ten is a little strain, this thing can be big or small, big, it may torment the player for months, small, it may only be two or three days.
The situation on the pitch was still the same, Crystal Palace still took the initiative and even launched a few strong attacks, but unfortunately failed to score.
Just after the 70th minute, Palace's attack began to fall short and Chelsea began to counter-attack.
Villas-Boas immediately made a substitution, with Malouda and Fernando Torres coming into action, and it was clear that he was also aware that Palace was about to fail, with his fitness dropping dramatically and his attacking power weakened.
In the 76th minute, Wen Sheng made two substitutions in a row, he replaced De Bruyne with Hao Junmin, and then replaced Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Jamie Vardy.
The task he gave to the two was very simple, he didn't say anything, just run crazy on the court, put pressure on the opponent's backcourt, and force them to play the ball quickly.
Malouda came on the pitch for a few minutes, torturing Maggio who was not in very good form enough, but Chelsea were unlucky to meet the in-form Crystal Palace defense triangle McCarthy, Benatia, Speroni, Torres really made Wensheng speechless, why does he always run wrong?!
Another benefit of Malouda's presence was the liberation of Ramirez, who attracted some of the defensive strength in the Palace midfield, who broke through on a couple of occasions and was a threat from distance.
The Stamford Bridge fans held their heads in regret on several occasions to encourage the players to keep attacking.
But after a few minutes, Maggio seemed to grit his teeth and survived, compared to Malouda, Mkhitaryan also often withdrew at this time to help the defense, everyone united as one, and soon the opponent was restrained again, Malouda was dumb, and Ramirez was also dumb.
In the 84th minute, Ramires wanted to break through again, but the ball was broken by Nemanja Matic's long leg at the back, and then the midfielder, who was later in Wensheng's mind, actually came with a long ball that Wensheng was impressing, and found it directly behind the right side of the Chelsea backline.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang successfully countered offside and dribbled the ball diagonally into the penalty area, but John Terry was bold enough to fall to the ground and disrupt the ball at Aubameyang's feet.
Wen Sheng grabbed a handful of his hair vigorously, alas!
Aubameyang is too unlucky, although the ball Matic passed greatly, but it was a slash ball, although Aubameyang unloaded the ball and started quickly, but he had to kill the penalty area, otherwise the shooting angle was too small and there was no play at all, and it was inevitable to kill the penalty area to match Terry, who was back on guard, Terry was not a rookie, but a top central defender, and the steal was accurate, Aubameyang didn't control the distance well, and it was bad immediately.
He's going to have to be lucky, Terry could also be tricked and Aubameyang has the angle to shoot.