Chapter 600: Helpless Grant
For the Chelsea players, they are a little confused now, although they still have a big goal, that is, to win all the championships they can win, but after Mourinho left, this goal has some uncertainty, they rely more on self-discipline and the professionalism of the players on the field, in fact, their overall strength this season is quite good, but they have not won a title, I have to say, in addition to luck, this is also a considerable factor.
Grant's sadness is that he has never won the hearts of the players, although he is the manager, the players are just on their own on the field, whether it is the way of the game or the characteristics, it is still the same old Mourinho, but even then they have reached the Champions Cup final, I can't help but wonder, if Abou did not set up so many obstacles, Mourinho would have won the Champions Cup or even the treble again at Chelsea, without waiting until Inter Milan to do so?
Of course, this is a topic that will only be mentioned in the future, and at this time, at Wembley Stadium, Manchester City suppressed Chelsea with attack and had little power to fight back, constantly suppressing Chelsea's defense with attack!
Before the start of this game, Grant's tactics were attacking, because Chelsea's current defense is a little poor, but at this time, Manchester City's offensive is very ferocious, and without waiting for Grant to command on the sidelines, he was stunned to find that Chelsea's players have spontaneously begun to retract their defense, resisting waves of Manchester City's attacks......
Seeing such a situation, Grant, who was already standing on the sidelines, opened his mouth, but finally didn't say anything, but reluctantly sat back in his place.
Dick noticed the scene with a smile on his face.
In the eighth minute, Richards, who inserted the assist, won a corner kick, Ribery took a corner kick, and Richards, who jumped from the back point, grabbed the first drop point, and the header went straight to the goal, hit the crossbar and then popped off the bottom line!
In the tenth minute, Di Natale crossed from the side, and Torres in the middle grabbed his head in front of Carvalho to attack the goal, and the ball flew off the bottom line by grazing the post.
In the thirteenth minute, Torres fought for the top in front, Parker split the ball, and Barnes, who was inserted on the left side, shot directly from a distance, and the ball flew out of the bottom line.
In the 19th minute, Terry fouled Torres and Parker took a free-kick, and Kompany grabbed the first spot in the box, but it was slightly higher.
Manchester City's attack is quite ferocious, but Chelsea is worthy of being trained by Mourinho Iron Army, although suppressed by Manchester City, but their defense is very organized, although Manchester City continues to create shooting opportunities, but there are not many really threatening shots.
On the contrary, in the 38th minute, Barton brought down Drogba at the edge of the box, and Drogba came to take the free-kick - his free kick went over the head of the wall, and then flew into the goal so fast that Hart couldn't even make any saves for the powerful free-kick!
To be able to score goals when you are at a disadvantage, that's what Jose Mourinho's Chelsea are all about!
Looking at the Chelsea players on the field hugging each other frantically, Dick pouted, while Grant was in an extremely complicated mood, which was completely Mourinho's legacy at work, and did not make him adjust, the players had their own reactions and responses, so what was the use of him as a manager......
Because of that sentiment, Grant didn't have much of a smile on his face when the break came, even though Chelsea were now in the lead.
'Don't worry, keep attacking, they were just lucky in the first half and we missed a couple of good chances...... There's nothing wrong with their middle now, so play more wide and have to take chances when there's set-pieces, you know? At the moment, Chelsea have some problems defending set-pieces, especially in terms of mutual complements, and that's something we can take advantage of...... Okay, let's play, there's 45 minutes to go, and we're going to have to deal with this game with the mentality of playing a long game. Chelsea are not an easy opponent to beat, so don't think about the overtake now, find a way to equalise, understand? Be careful of Anelka's pace when attacking, everything else is fine, and if Drogba gets the ball, just slow down their counter-attack. ”
Dick said very simply in the dressing room, Chelsea were more likely to continue to defend and counter-attack in the second half, because they tasted the sweetness of the first half, and the players were more used to playing like this, even if Grant would arrange other tactics, the players would play more in their own way......
After the second half, Chelsea decisively began to shrink their defence and wait for an opportunity to attack - looking at Grant's helpless expression, it was clear that his set-up had not helped, and the Chelsea players were still playing with instinct.
Manchester City's attack is starting to look a little unscrupulous.
They just paid attention to the possibility of Chelsea's several strikers counterattacking, and then continued to look for opportunities through passing, although Chelsea's defense is very organized, but Manchester City's long-range shots, side breakthroughs, forward insertions and the ability to grab points in the penalty area are not lacking, all kinds of offensive methods are on the wheel, you can always find opportunities, just like Dick said, don't think about being able to beat Chelsea to death with a stick, try to seize the opportunity, and tie the score!
Manchester City attacked, Chelsea defended.
Manchester City's attack was like a raging storm that could not be stopped, while Chelsea's defence was like a towering tree coming to life, waving its branches to keep the downpour out of its torso.
The Chelsea players on the field are more and more energetic in defense, they seem to have returned to the era of Mourinho, crushing the opponent's attack one by one with tenacious defense, although this looks embarrassing and passive, but in the feeling of the players on the field, it is extremely happy, every time the opponent's attack is resolved, it is one step closer to victory!
In the case of Chelsea's players have been fully engaged, Grant is becoming more and more anxious on the sidelines, he is not a manager without vision, he can see that although Chelsea's defense is still so good, but Manchester City's attack is becoming more and more sharp, and then such a passive defense, I am afraid that only the opponent will seize the opportunity to equalize......
However, he shouted twice on the sidelines, but it was useless, the Chelsea players did not listen to him at all, and were still carrying out their defensive tactics, seeing this, Grant could only helplessly shut up, because if he continued to shout, it would only affect the team's defense and make the possibility of conceding goals greater......
It's a pity that even if he shut up, he couldn't prevent the moment of conceding the ball.
When the game was 70 minutes into the game, Barnes, who had inserted the assist, grabbed the ball in front of Essien, and then stabbed the receiving Ribery, who took the opportunity to go near the baseline, broke through Belletti's defense, and then crossed with his feet!
The ball flew straight to the back post, and Ashley Cole wanted to jump to clear, but Yaya Toure was much better than Cole in height and bounce, jumping in front of Ashley Cole, and then flicking his head to ferry the ball to the middle of the box!
Torres rushed out like an arrow between Terry and Carvalho, and then volleyed directly into the far corner against the falling ball!
Cech made a save, but he was still a step too slow and the ball flew diagonally before smashing directly into the far net and into the back of the net!
“GOOOOOOOOOAL! Fernando Torres! The Spanish golden boy scored another crucial goal! This season's Premier League semi-finals have a record of being scored by him, although the goals are not as many as Di Natale, but the ability to score goals in such a key game is enough to prove that he is fully worthy of the position of the king! Dick's vision was not wrong! He didn't just buy Torres's ...... at a high price just to bring in his old department."
In the shouts of the commentators, Grant cursed a few words in rare anger, and then called Mikel and Kalou on the bench and asked them to warm up.
After the restart, Chelsea made two changes in a row, Mikel replaced the average Ballack, and Kalou replaced the equally meadow Wright Phillips, and Chelsea were stepping up their attack.
However, in such a situation, the disadvantages of Chelsea's internal ideological disunity began to become more prominent, and the attack was invisibly a little disjointed, Manchester City easily resisted Chelsea's onslaught after the restart, and then suppressed it back!
Chelsea's players are once again on the defensive – it's almost instinctive.
Grant looked at the situation on the pitch with great frustration, and he really couldn't do anything about such a situation - not only because he didn't have enough foundation at Chelsea, but also because he didn't have a direct relationship in the team and couldn't play a role in leading the way......
Pure defence is not advisable - this was proven again in the following games, although Chelsea had a number of excellent attacking players, but they were kept by Manchester City until the end, and Manchester City missed a great one-on-one chance, Di Natale's one-on-one shot flew out of the bottom line in the face of Cech and failed to find the back of the net, but it was Manchester City who won in the end!
In the third minute of stoppage time, a slightly lucky goal sent the entire Wembley Stadium Manchester City fans into wild cheers.
Parker's free-kick found the unguarded Kompany at the back post, Kompany shook his head on the goal, the ball smashed on the crossbar and bounced back, but it hit Kompany's body, Kompany barely had much thought, subconsciously flew out of the ground and flew out of the door, this time the ball flew into the Chelsea door without suspense......
In the final moments of stoppage time, Vincent Kompany struck Chelsea!
Two to one! A not particularly brilliant victory, but it allowed Manchester City to win the first official game since returning to the Premier League, and also allowed Dick to win the first official game since taking charge of the Premier League team!
When Dick rushed onto the pitch with open arms and hugged his players wildly, Grant, who was sitting in the dugout, sighed helplessly, and the possibility of an official championship for him was gone......
He was not reconciled, but what could he do? Suddenly in a high position, and without the real trust and a lot of power from the boss, you can only encounter such an embarrassing situation, right? It's not his fault in the end, but who made him replace the special one......