Chapter 208: Siege
Lao Xu, who was sitting in the stands, was obviously in poor spirits because he had been worried about the big bear. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
After Mu Zhaoge and the others attended the meeting, they sent a copy of the report back to China to everyone in the "family and friend group", and Lao Xu was dumbfounded when he saw it.
Seeing Da Xiong telling reporters about his age, Lao Xu was like encountering a thunderbolt from the blue.
Although what was written in the report was very tactful, Lao Xu still desperately thought, why did Xiao Xiong say it himself when he changed his age!?
Didn't you tell him repeatedly? As long as you bite to death, no one will have any evidence!?
Even the three clubs that tried their best to operate back then only learned about the age of the bear through other channels, and there was no definite evidence and full certainty......
Such a 33-year-old Chinese goalkeeper has just finished a nearly one-year ban, how can there be any more clubs interested in him?
Lao Xu looked at the huge Chelsea blue flag waving in the stadium and sighed. He said silently, "Little Bear, what are you thinking?" Isn't this cutting off your own way? ”
Mu Zhaoge, who was next to him, suddenly exclaimed: "Look! ”
Following the direction of his finger, everyone saw that the players of New York City had run out of the players' tunnel!
Soon everyone saw that Big Bear was wearing a goalkeeper jersey with number 22 and ran to the field with the other ten people, and he ran towards the goal.
The other two big goalkeepers also ran over in training vests, throwing balls on the side to help the bear warm up with his saves.
Big Bear is going to start? Lao Xu almost dropped his jaw in shock.
Soon everyone also found out that Li Liang was wearing a training vest and was helping other teammates pass the ball to warm up.
Not long after, the referee blew the whistle, and all the players on both sides gathered on the sidelines to prepare for entry, and Li Liang retreated to the bench.
Friends and relatives and reporters are sure that Ryoko will play as a substitute, and Daxiong will start in this game!
Lao Xu, Xiaoyu and the reporters all cheered loudly!
Especially Lao Xu, he almost couldn't believe it. He shouted loudly and desperately, his nose was sour, and the scene in front of him made him almost cry with joy.
Xiaoli was shocked again, she understood that Li Liang's "magic" had succeeded again.
For a moment, she was a little confused, and felt that everything that happened, as long as Li Liang wanted to do it, it always seemed to be achievable.
The game started and there were a lot more spectators in attendance today than in the last one at the Etihad.
Chelsea Football Club will donate all box office proceeds from this game to the community's Youth Development Fund, which would be a satisfactory figure for now.
New York City's players were all energized by Patrick Vieira's imminent mobilisation, and the Chelsea players clearly spotted it, so they were in no hurry to attack after kick-off.
Li Liang sat on the bench, only to take a few looks, and found that Chelsea's fighting power was completely different from Manchester City's reserves.
While Chelsea's youth squad at all levels, like Manchester City's academy, doesn't have a lot of talent at all levels, at least the quality and level of those players on the pitch look far superior to City's.
What's more, there are now famous stars such as Falcao, Remy, Moses, and Baba in the current lineup.
So after the opening kick-off, Chelsea faced an imposing opponent with consistent possession and precise passing.
During the tactical lesson in Chelsea's development squad, Guus Hiddink was on the scene.
He said to everyone: "Boys, Manchester City's reserve team was almost killed by our opponents! But you're different, don't forget that you're representing a team that has won the Champions League and the Premier League! The sheer strength of our opponents is far below us!
And Frank is going to be in this game as well, and I know a lot of you grew up watching him play, so I hope you can pay tribute to him with a real win! ”
Patrick Vieira and Latanzio's strategy is to use a highly physical defensive style of play to bridge the huge gap in the players' hard play.
Soon, the audience found out that the Chelsea team had gradually taken control of the initiative on the pitch by taking advantage of superior passing, and gradually began to compress the opponent's formation.
In the face of a formidable opponent, the players of New York City looked excited, but Latancio's tactical arrangement was implemented to the letter.
New York City, who were completely on the defensive, left only Shelton up front, with the two wingers completely retreating into midfield.
Disskrude stepped back in front of the two centre-backs, and when he defended, the actual formation changed to a pragmatic 541.
The main defense of the 30-meter area, the intensive defense of the middle, with super running intensity to contain the opponent's attack, the players of New York City have a high degree of unity of thought and high-quality implementation of the pre-game tactical deployment.
It looked like at least in the opening five minutes, with an attacking Chelsea yet to pose a real threat to the Bears' goal.
Latanzio's instructions to the three goalkeepers detail the characteristics of some of Chelsea's leading scorers.
The current three in the front line, Falcao in the center is a typical penalty area killer, with good bounce, strong header ability, and good at getting rid of the ball in the penalty area.
Remy is fast, punchy, tall but average in heading ability; Traore is highly mobile and well-rounded, but his scoring ability is slightly weaker.
The two big names, Falcao and Remy, were taken care of with the spotlight and had few chances to get the ball in the box.
In New York City's starting line-up, several young defenders are known for their athleticism.
Their relentless movement and super defensive enthusiasm, coupled with the protection of Discrud, made the central defense in the 30-metre area of their side not show any flaws for the time being.
Big Bear has passed the age of being impulsive, but even so, he can't help but get more and more excited.
Seeing that the dream that has been going on for so many years is about to come true, it is difficult for even the calmest person to remain indifferent.
He watched his opponent patiently pour his feet on the edge of the box, knowing full well that the real test had not yet begun.
Mourinho, who sat in the stands, laughed that New York City's strategy was typical of his early days in charge of Chelsea.
He didn't expect to see a bunch of Americans tackling the Blues with the tactics they were once best at, at Stamford Bridge.
After a brief opening probation, Chelsea began to press and the ball was quickly passed to the front of the 30-metre zone of New York City.
Moses suddenly sent the ball into the box with a hidden through ball, and Traore on the left received the ball past the sloppy Disskrude, immediately attracting the defence of central defender White and right wing-back Allen.
He was about to break through and suddenly gave the ball to Falcao in the arc of the box.
In the flash of lightning, Falcao gets a fleeting opportunity! He has another centre-back in front of him, Hernandez, and he has the option to continue to break through one-on-one.
But Falcao suddenly shook in place and shot straight at the goal! The audience exclaimed!
Big Bear is highly focused, and years of experience have taught him that the shots of a super center forward of Falcao's level have their own uniqueness, which seems to be bland but has great lethality. Either the ball is fast and powerful, or the angle is tricky.
But this ball doesn't seem to be fast, and the angle is also bland, so that the big bear, who was standing on the goal line and was about to make a full effort to make a save, suddenly felt a little embarrassed!
He didn't even think about saving the ball directly, he wanted to try his best to save the ball from the beginning! But when he found out that the shot was a weak "cabbage ball", it was too late to retract the center of gravity.
Big Bear knows very well that it is too late to change the shape of the hand at this point, which will only lead to greater danger!
This sprint forward and then down save is the goalkeeper's usual reaction to try to block the angle of the opponent's shot. Falcao's shot was too square, and it lacked power, which caught the bears off guard who were ready to use their strength to save the ball away.
He looked a little flustered and only hit the ball a short distance and flew to the left outside the box.
Chelsea's right midfielder Boga just happened to feel it, and he jumped straight up and volleyed the ball from a distance of almost 30 meters from goal!
There was another loud exclamation in the audience, seeing that the ball was about to fly into the empty goal! Several of New York City's defenders were outside the small penalty area and didn't come to make up for the goal at all!
Lao Xu's heart tightened, no! With such a goal scored at the beginning, how can the Bear play the next game!
The big bear who fell to the ground was watching the ball nervously while getting up with all his might, and when he saw Boga sprinting, he concluded that the opponent would definitely shoot directly!
At the same time as Boga hung the goal, the big bear got up almost at the same time, he quickly turned back with incredible speed, jumped high after a big sprint, and flew sideways to lift the ball that was about to fall into the goal over the crossbar with his hands!
The audience erupted in sighs, but soon many fans began to applaud the great save from the bear!
Before kick-off, John Terry walked to the stands with Ivan and Eden Hazard and sat down with Cech, who had made the trip. Seeing the ball, Terry asked Cech: 'Pete, what is this save like?' Cech shook his head: "This goalkeeper is playing with fire!" ”
Perez leaned into Vieira's ear and asked, "Do you need to warm up the backup goalkeeper?" ”
Vieira looked grim, staring intently at the field and saying nothing. Perez turned around and didn't speak again.
Li Liang sat on the bench with his legs trembling, and he couldn't suppress his excitement when he looked at the tense situation on the field.
Especially seeing that Da Xiong has made two remedies in just 5 minutes, he can't wait to play in person!
Villa, who was sitting next to him, suddenly patted his leg and said, "Lee, don't worry, trust your teammates, there will definitely be a chance for you to perform in the second half!" ”
Li Liang looked at Villa gratefully and nodded, feeling less nervous.
However, the tension of Big Bear has only just begun. Avis suddenly walked to the coach's command area on the sidelines and yelled: "Long shots, play more long shots, pay attention to strengthening the supplementary shots!" ”
When Villa heard this, he frowned, and he held back when he wanted to say something.
Li Liang understood that after the coach saw Da Xiong's performance, he signaled his players to try to shoot more!
They decided that the bear was the weakest link, and that there was a chance to take advantage of it!