Chapter 417: Own Goal
Can't concede a goal! Can't concede the ball first! Gundogan ran everywhere, shouting at his teammates, his voice was hoarse, and Otamendi also reminded the back line loudly that the team has not collapsed, but it still has to attack, if you don't score first, you will definitely be scored again under Chelsea's attack, and it will be even more difficult to play in the second half!
Gundogan, De Bruyne, Laporte unconsciously want to press forward, top out, top out to have hope for the team, and then the scene was very stale, the two sides have come and go, but Gundogan and De Bruyne really don't dare to press too high, after all, with Jones Hazard present, they are not known for their speed.
As soon as the Chelsea players got into position, Otamendi threw a ball from the touchline and Laporte passed it back to Emerson, run! Jones, Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas did not give Manchester City any chance to organize, and then pressed the ball towards the Manchester City goal, in order to maintain the formation, Jones ran towards Manchester City's left-back Kyle Walker, and Chelsea formed a pressure on Manchester City's front.
Jones's speed slowed down a lot, he didn't play well in this game, he could even say that he was very uncomfortable, he was panting, feeling more tired than playing, Jones also knew that he was too competitive, fighting for every ball, and making up for loopholes when he saw them, and attacking desperately on the field!
The two sides were evenly matched at this time, and with a Manchester City attack, Sane kicked the ball to Rudiger's leg and won a corner for Manchester City!
"Jones! Jones! Cordic took the opportunity to quickly call Jones to the sidelines, "Pay attention to the physical allocation!" ”
Jones nodded and immediately ran back to the field to assist the defense, Arteta stood in the corner area, wiped a handful of sweat, the game has been played in the 42nd minute, both players feel that time flies, because the players are full of nothing else, just rush!
The quality of the corner kick was average, the ball speed was not fast, Skrtel pressed Jagielka to push the ball out, Mascherano took advantage of a big foot to clear the ball to the Manchester City midfield, Stubbs got the ball, he stopped the ball, and immediately another big foot hoisted the ball into the Chelsea penalty area, and now several of Manchester City's central defenders have not returned.
It's Jagielka again, this time he won half of Skrtel's head, he struggled to push the ball into the small penalty area, due to Skrtel's interference, Jagielka didn't make a force, Drinkwater followed Yakubu to see the incoming ball, picked up his thigh and cleared the ball.
The ball drew a strange arc and went straight into the corner of the goal, Courtois still in a posture of preparing to pounce on the ball, and he was dumbfounded when he saw this goal!
"Boom~~~~"
Drinkwater held his head in his hands, in disbelief! He made such a mistake, he kicked the ball in the lower part of the ball, accelerated the reverse spin of the ball, and caused this own goal!
The Chelsea players were a little stunned for a while, we fought for 40 minutes and then fell behind like this, they stood helplessly and looked at the ball lying quietly in the goal.
"God, this is definitely not a game that Drinkwater wants to recall, he scored a world wave, but unfortunately it was his own goal! Manchester City were suppressed by Chelsea in the first 30 minutes, and when the team finally found their form, it was Drinkwater's own goal that took the lead and temporarily led Chelsea 1-0! Neville explained.
'It's not to Drinkwater, it's just an accident, there's always a lot of accidents on the pitch and hopefully the Chelsea players won't be affected by this goal!' Carragher said his opinion.
Cahill walked up to Drinkwater's side and patted him on the back: "It's an accident, don't take it personally, we can win it back!" ”
Cesc Fabregas and Jones both came up to him and said, "Don't worry, we'll win it back!" ”
Jones knows what it feels like to kick the ball into his own door in a crucial game, and Jones doesn't want to experience it, just listen to the mockery of the Manchester City fans in the stadium!
"Drinkwater, good shot! Ha ha! ”
Drinkwater walked out of the box with his head down, he definitely didn't want to score in this way, but no one can guarantee that his career won't have such a moment, he can only run harder, he has to get the ball into the Manchester City goal, and then he can calm the feeling in his heart!
Chelsea was still affected, or this accident made Manchester City get up, and in the next few minutes, Chelsea was a little passive, and under the impact of Manchester City's players, they played a few good attacks, but they didn't score!
"Dut...... Honk......! "The referee blew the whistle at the end of half-time.
The Chelsea players walked a little frustrated, as Jones and Eden Hazard discussed the team's shortcomings in the first half, with several attempts at long-range shots and through balls to no avail!
Pushing open the door of the locker room and entering, Kodic was already waiting for everyone in front of the tactical board, and when everyone arrived, he patted the tactical board and said, "Rhythm, guys, rhythm, are you going to have a long-distance race with them?!" What about your rhythm on the field? ”
"Jones!"
"Huh?" Jones looked up at Kodditch!
"Do you think you're the only player on the field, and you want to play half the game and come down? Just the way you ran in the first half, you didn't have to last long in the second half to come down! ”
Jones was a little upset, but he also knew that Cordic was right, so he replied, "I'm sorry, boss, I'll adjust in the second half!" ”
"In the second half, Manchester City will definitely want to expand their advantage, this is their home field, I don't need to teach you how to fight back, you have to be direct, fast, keep calm, let them attack, attack us well, really want to defend and can't kill our team!"
'Cahill, don't give City any more chances in the second half!'
"Don't worry, Coach!" Cahill shouted.
"To win this game, and what are our goals for this year?"
"Defending league champions!" Cahill stood up and shouted, and all the players stood up and shouted!
"I hope you will always remember this goal for the rest of the season!"
Kodic himself also knows that this team is about to reach its peak, and if it doesn't win a few championships this year, I'm afraid few of these people will stay.
Gary Cahill led the way out of the dressing room and the second half began, as expected by Kodic, City did not retract to play on the counter-attack, but wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to extend the lead.
But Pep Guardiola thought too well, and after Chelsea's formation was quietly recycled, Jones felt much better than in the first half, and he no longer had to follow the rhythm of the team's attack and run all over the field, which is really not his style of play.
Seeing the momentum of Manchester City's overall players, the home fans in the Etihad Stadium sang even louder!
However, Chelsea seized the opportunity to counter-attack, De Bruyne's cross was headed by Cesar Azpilicueta, Gundogan received the ball in front of the penalty area, and wanted to deduct Christensen and split it again, but De Linkwater broke the ball with a downed tackle.
Cesc Fabregas stabbed the ball to Jones before Silva scrambled to the press, and Chelsea counter-attacked!
Jones picked the ball up and wiped out De Bruyne who let go of the tackle, and at this time, the stadium is his stage! Pasting De Bruyne, he slid the ball down the middle as he had to concede the left to Alonso
Jones, Hazard, Moses, Alonso rushed to the Manchester City penalty area!