Chapter 1045: Give Me Your Hearts, Nothing More Than This
"Hey Antonio (Conte), when did you like such a low-level defensive tactic?"
"Shut up, this is your favorite way to win!"
The fourth official and the rest of the two teams watched nervously at the confrontation between Uncle Bird and Conte, but fortunately the two quickly turned away from the adjacent side of the command area at the same time, and the conflict did not escalate further.
Darke sighed: "Strictly speaking, Manchester United's defence is more ideal, and the German big man at Chelsea [Antonio Rudiger] is a bit nervous. ”
Paul Scholes shook his head: "At least for now, Chelsea's French midfield combination is perfect!"
N'Golo (N'Golo Kante) and Timoé (Tiemoue Bakayoko) not only kept Lee at bay, but also effectively protected Antonio Rudiger's defensive zone. ”
Frank Lampard stared intently at the pitch: 'Chelsea still have world-class managers and players and if they are determined to defend like this until the very end, no team will be able to find their holes. ”
The thigh found himself in the middle of his opponent's siege as soon as he received Li Liang's overhead cross, and the Chilean roared in anger after a barely enough left-footed long-range shot flew away.
Li Liang ran forward and hugged his thigh's shoulder: "Alexis, you can't retreat anymore!" ”
The thigh opened Li Liang's hand and yelled, "I haven't touched a ball in almost a century——"
Li Liang grabbed the sleeve of his thigh again: "If it weren't for your running in front, the distance between their defense line and the midfield would be closer!"
That would make it harder for us to find an opportunity! ”
The thigh raised his hand and turned his head dissatisfied, although his mouth kept thinking about it, he still followed Li Liang's advice and ran to the front.
Thibaut Courtois drove the ball forward, Giroud pressed over Chris Smalling for the spot, and Hazard beautifully unloaded the ball from the air on tiptoe and passed back to the small law.
The Blues fans cheered on and sent in a beautiful through ball before Spaniard Marcos Alonso raced to the left side of the box and fired a powerful diagonal shot that De Gea was able to keep under him in time.
The stands erupted in juleetic singing from Blues fans as David De Gea quickly tossed the ball past Pogba to launch a counter-attack.
Pogba struggled to protect the ball with Nigerian Moses and N'Golo Kante, and the Frenchman had to send the ball back again for long distance to centre-back Jones.
Amid the cheers of the Blues fans, Ferguson couldn't hide his disappointment: "They left only two men up front and everyone else defended.
Romelu (Lukaku) can't play, Zeratan has the physical strength to play close to half a game at most-
We need a big man who can resist the centre-backs in the box. ”
Charlton replied: "Yes, maybe only a centre-forward like Harry [Kane] can deal with such a situation!"
Marcus (Marcus Rashford) is better suited to play on the left. ”
Ferguson set his sights on the United bench: "Hopefully we can score at least one of them before Zeratan comes on!"
Antonio's tactics were very clear, using the running ability and strength of those two Frenchmen to wear down Lee.
Lee is our engine now and once his performance suffers, it will be difficult for our squad to take on an opponent like Chelsea! ”
Charlton was silent for a long time before replying: "And what about in Kyiv?"
Wouldn't Real Madrid do better than Chelsea?! ”
Suddenly there were boos in the stands, and the players on both sides were entangled again.
Replays began on the big screen, and Li Liang's breakthrough was once again disrupted by Kante, and the two fell to the ground at the same time after physical contact.
Darker said: "Towards the end of the first half, Manchester United had the advantage in all the statistics except the score -
But it looked like Chelsea had voluntarily given up possession, but the pace of the game was clearly not in United's hands. ”
Lampard added: 'It's because the United captain has struggled a bit under N'Golo and Timoée. ”
Scholes: "This is modern football, maybe only a handful of teams can have the kind of talent like Cristiano, Leo and Lee, but there's always a way to make that talent disappear for a while. ”
This time, the referee waited for N'Golo Kante to get up and then gave the Frenchman a stern verbal warning, and the Red Devils diehards immediately let out loud boos to express their displeasure.
The Magic Bird also spread his hands on the sidelines and shouted at the fourth official: "If you go on like this, you will let the best players choose to leave England!" ”
As they watched their captain struggle to get up from the turf, the United fans gave him a standing ovation.
Tang Meng looked at the refreshed statistics and was worried: "The first half is about to enter stoppage time......
Li Liang and N'Golo Kante are the players who have the most distances on both sides!
Li Liang's running distance reached more than 7,500 meters...... That's almost 1,000 metres more than Kante!
Although there is no further analysis and statistics, intuitively speaking, Li Liang made amazing efforts in the first half of the game, and his high-intensity running proportion must be the highest in the game! ”
Lu Yue gasped: "According to Li Liang's past performance in major competitions, he will definitely try to make more runs in the second half!"
Putting aside the outcome of this FA Cup final, in fact, what I'm most worried about is what kind of state Li Liang can show in Kyiv after two consecutive ultra-high-intensity confrontations in the last league game and today's game?! ”
First-half stoppage time finally came to an end with a standing ovation from the Blues supporters to welcome their players off the pitch.
Bakayoko hesitated for a moment, but turned around and walked towards Li Liang, who remained on the court.
The United captain bent over and put his hands on his knees, staring motionlessly at the turf beneath his feet, sweat dripping down his face.
Li ......
I don't know what to say-"
Tiemoue Bakayoko leaned over and gently patted his old teammate at Monaco on the shoulder: "What I want to say is, you know what I want to say -
The FA Cup doesn't deserve it!
Kyiv is your stage, and you should save this good form until you face Cristiano! ”
Pogba, De Gea and Valencia all ran over, Li Liang straightened up and waved his hand to signal that he was okay, and then turned to Bakayoko: "Today is the best game you played since we left Latubi together!"
It's true!
Timoët!
It even reminds me of you in Turin in Cardiff! ”
Michael Carrick and Chelsea's assistant coach Carlo Cudinic were both waiting for Li Liang and Tiemoue Bakayoko at the entrance of the tunnel until the cameramen noticed the centre of the pitch and turned their cameras to the last two players on the pitch.
"Timoët, what were we thinking at that time?
We had nothing then.
The most important game is always the next game, and every game is always the best stage for us at the moment——"
Under the gaze of everyone, the two suddenly hugged each other tightly.
"I can't deceive myself, because I have to thank you, Timoæe—
From Latubi to Stamford Bridge, it's all here.
Wait a minute, as long as you are still on the field, please go all out, even if you are defeated by you, don't show mercy to your subordinates-
Because no matter what, no matter what happens next, so will I! ”
Bakayoko, who was on the verge of tears, let go of his old team-mate, turned and strode down the tunnel and Kudinic hurried to the dressing room.
Li Liang took off his jersey and wiped his sweat, and then walked into the players' tunnel.
Carrick put his arm around Li Liang's shoulder: "It's okay, Li?"
You need to replenish nutrients and electrolytes right away, and Rui intends to get you an injection right away!
We've been talking about how far you've run—"
Li Liang replied: "Michael, what I need most now is not nutrition and electrolytes.
I need you—
Need Jose needs the trust of all -
I need your hearts.
- Nothing else. ”