Chapter 31: Leading
Amid the uproar and Ancelotti's resentment, the 2010 England Community Shield finally began.
"It's game on! It's game on! This is the venue for the 2010 Community Shield in England, where last season's league winners Chelsea and last season's FA Cup winners Manchester United are the Reds. At Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, two teams will battle it out for the first championship of the new season! ”
'The Community Shield is a long-established tradition and the last appetizer of the new league season, and with a well-known feud between Chelsea and the Red Devils, this game is a game to watch as it will be the winner of the showdown......
'Chelsea and Manchester United are two of the best teams in English football right now, both with plenty of stars to start with Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Didier Drogba, John Terry, Frank Lampard...... And on the bench is also a star-studded scene, Torres, Bosingwa, Gary. Neville, Berbatov...... And, of course, Fan! ”
Speaking of Fan, we can't mention the transfer market this summer, Fan came to Old Trafford with the first value in the history of Manchester United FC, 65 million pounds, it can be said that in terms of value, Fan is Manchester United's number one superstar so far...... Unfortunately, Fan was not included in the starting line-up for this game...... Sir Alex Ferguson's pre-match smoke bomb, only to unexpectedly leave Van on the bench, was the United boss deliberately confusing his opponents and disrupting Chelsea's tactical plans? …… This is not good news for fans who are looking forward to Fan's performance, but I think Fan should have a chance to play as the game time goes on......"
"It's just a matter of time or time, Manchester United spent so much money, but it wasn't just to buy Van to sit on the bench, let's wait and see...... Oh oh oh, Manchester United's lightning attack, Rooney Rooney...... Chubby handed the ball to Michael, who met it from the edge of the box and fired a beautiful shot...... Oh God, Hilario made an incredible save! …… Less than two minutes into the game, Manchester United gave last season's double winner a hard blow with a very threatening shot! ”
On the pitch, there was chaos around the Chelsea penalty area.
Manchester United made a tackle at the back, and after a series of backwards, Paul Scholes suddenly rushed through the midfield with the ball, and then found Rooney in front with a precise long pass, who attracted the defensive attention of the Chelsea defenders, and then made the ball back to Owen, England's golden boy did not stop the ball and volleyed directly with his feet, and Chelsea's goalkeeper Hilario flew into the ball and narrowly hit the bottom line.
Unlike the last warm-up game against Bristol, in this game, Ferguson almost sent most of the main players, the players are familiar with each other and cooperate tacitly, this time the lightning fast attack reflects the strength of the Red Devils, if it is not a little unlucky, maybe the Red Devils have taken the lead at this moment.
Rao so, Chelsea were also terrified by Owen's shot.
Judging from the comparison of the strength of the two teams, Chelsea and Manchester United can be described as half-hearted, Ferguson's single-handedly built lineup, carefully cultivated, and very integrated, plus Rooney, Owen and other players with strong personal ability, enough to compete with various European giants.
Chelsea is not far behind, Mourinho's entry into the ownership has brought earth-shaking changes to Chelsea, coupled with Abramovich's golden yuan assistance, Chelsea after these years of precipitation, firmly occupy the position of a strong contender for the Premier League title, around the magic bird has left Stamford Bridge, but Ancelotti is also a master tactician, in Mourinho's left solid enough foundation, his repair, so that the strength of the Blues has risen steadily.
If you face each other, it is difficult to predict who will win and who will lose these two teams, and whoever is in better shape and luck will be more likely to take the lead.
The reason why Chelsea was almost penetrated by Manchester United at the beginning of the game was that in addition to Manchester United's fast attack was indeed fast and sudden, Ferguson's pre-match "smoke bomb" was also a very important factor.
Carlo Ancelotti and his team did a lot of research work on Fan Bizhuang before the game, thinking that they would firmly limit the opponent in today's game, but Ferguson did not send Fan Bizhuang to start at all. In this way, the targeted tactical deployment made by Ancelotti and Chelsea has become completely useless, and several players were originally specially prepared for Fan Bizhuang's "followers", but Fan Bizhuang is not on the field at the moment, these players are inevitably a little dazed and confused, and they have not yet thought about what to do next, and they were slapped hard by Manchester United.
Thankfully, although this ferocious attack hurt a lot on the body, it didn't concede the ball anyway, and if it had been conceded at the beginning, it would have been a big blow.
Amid the shouts and shouts at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, Ferguson waved his hand in disappointment on the sidelines, it was a very unexpected fast attack, and if Owen's shot could score, then Manchester United, who had a one-goal advantage, could establish a huge advantage from the start.
Sadly, Chelsea's luck was good enough for Hilario's sudden save to save the Blues.
On the other hand, Ancelotti was afraid, and his facial expression suddenly twitched twice because of nervousness. Although it is said that this competition is not taken seriously, but when it comes to the field, Chelsea will not easily admit defeat, especially when the opponent is Manchester United, the "battle between the old and the new supremacy", which makes him and his team naturally more reluctant to lose to each other.
What makes Ancelotti resentful is that he is still angry about Ferguson's "smoke bomb", he can see clearly on the sidelines, Manchester United pushed the offensive through the half of the field almost without any obstacles, and the back players who were supposed to intercept were a little dazed because they lost their "care object", and they didn't have time to go up to make up for the defense, which gave Manchester United a chance to shoot.
If it was Fan Bizhuang who was holding the ball and propelling, it is estimated that his players would have rushed up with a roar, but Fan Bizhuang "disappeared", MD, Manchester United seized this opportunity to make trouble for themselves.
"Idiot! Idiot!! Idiot!!! ”
Ancelotti cursed in a low voice, and I don't know if he was complaining about Ferguson, or complaining that his brain was not good enough to fall for the old fox.
But it has come to this point, Ancelotti can only watch the pot dishes, Fan Bizhuang has no starter, he can't make substitution adjustments at the beginning of the game, he really has to do this, this is a distrust of the players, and it is also a blow to his own prestige, after all, this is to overthrow all his tactical arrangements, and it is not a good thing to slap himself in the face.
Still, Ancelotti underestimated the negative impact of a mismatched tactic.
On the pitch, Paul Scholes whipped in a corner and United centre-back Rio Ferdinand grabbed the first spot in the box, and his header grazed the post and flew off the line, sending Chelsea players and fans in another cold sweat in a short period of time.
And this is just the beginning, today's Manchester United players obviously got the manager's explanation before the game, that is, to focus on ferocious attacks, to suppress Chelsea with continuous attacks, Ferguson also took into account that the "smoke bomb" he released will have a good effect, Chelsea's midfield and backfield defense will be chaotic, and his team is to take advantage of the opponent's foothold is not stable, to give a heavy blow, if you can successfully take the lead, it will be better, it will make the opponent messy, Manchester United's winning rate will naturally increase greatly.
In just over ten minutes, the attacking Manchester United scored three more shots, two of which hit the woodwork, and the hit rate was very high, and there was a lot of noise in front of the Chelsea goal.
A fierce collision that was considered a strong dialogue before the game, Mars collided with the earth, but I didn't expect that after the start of the game, it was almost Manchester United's individual performance show, which completely pressed Chelsea to beat it, which made the commentators and fans on both sides stunned for a while.
What is even more surprising is that Manchester United, who lasted for nearly 20 minutes of high-intensity attack, finally slowed down the pace while dominating the field but failed to score for a long time, and Chelsea also took advantage of the opponent's relaxation to have a respite.
Manchester United were able to occupy such a large advantage on the field because of Chelsea's tactical set-up, which was chaotic in the central and backfield links, but Chelsea stubbornly survived, at least not allowing United to score as they wished.
The pace of the game slowed down and the crowd agreed that the two teams would enter a period of stability, and since Chelsea did not concede a goal in the most difficult times, the defence and goal will be more impregnable after relieving themselves and stabilizing the midfield.
Not to mention the fans and commentators, even Ferguson kept shaking his head, thinking that the team's best scoring time had been missed.
But it was in the most unlikely time period for United to score.
In the 28th minute, Manchester United made a seemingly unthreatening pass, but it tore through the entire Chelsea defence, Scholes sent the ball to the penalty area with a long pass from the back, Terry did not make a close mark, Rooney bypassed the defender, received the ball on the left side of the box, and the low ball was passed to twelve yards, Owen suddenly appeared like a ghost, and stabbed the ball into the goal before Hilario attacked.
Manchester United took a 1-0 lead.
The goal came so suddenly, that the entire Cardiff Millennium Stadium was silent for nearly a few seconds before bursts of cheers and applause rang out.