Section 466 Oolong
With Mandzukic's goal, the Wolfsburg players were still smiling happily long after the celebration, and after they scored a goal, they were most looking forward to this game, and finally ended with such a scoreline, it was the best situation for them.
But the Chelsea players obviously didn't think the same as the Wolfsburg players, and on the pitch, they conceded a goal first, and their faces became quite serious. In the battle between Wolfsburg and Chelsea, Wolfsburg was able to score first, which can be said to be indeed beyond Chelsea's imagination. In the face of this situation, the Chelsea players, in addition to feeling the pressure, also felt a little ashamed: they defended with all their might, but they were still torn open by Wolfsburg to score a goal, and such a thing is also very difficult for them to accept.
In the eyes of Chelsea, Wolfsburg is a weak team after all, and it is difficult for them to accept that such a weak team can bully people like this. After Wolfsburg's goal, the Chelsea players were also figuring out how to counter-attack and their players were playing harder.
Their hard work was originally ignored by Wolf Castle. After all, Chelsea really didn't have any good tactics to counter-attack this game, they relied on Hazard to attack, and they have already seen it. Jose Mourinho is a master defender but by no means an attacking genius, his tactics rarely inspire the attacking power of his team, and the Wolfsburg defence is also attentive enough to Hazard that they don't think they will have problems.
However, what Wolfsburg did not expect was that it was the players who were originally considered by Wolfsburg to be insignificant to Chelsea, but they played an unexpected role in this game. Towards the end of the first half. No one expected Schurrle's counterattack. Let Wolfsburg suffer.
After the goal, the game went on. As the game wore on, Wolfsburg continued to dominate and Chelsea's counter-attacks didn't go away. Towards the end of the first half, Luiz broke off the ball in defence and then he made a pass straight to Schurrle's feet. Chelsea's line-up was tight, with Schurrle also near the centre circle and making the pass. There were no mistakes. As soon as he got the ball, Schurrle ran forward with the ball and attacked the Wolfsburg backfield.
As the center forward of this game, Schurrle has not received special attention from both sides on the field. His dribbling skills are average, and there is nothing particularly strong about him, which also makes Wolfsburg not wary of him too much. Just like this time, he was making breakthroughs with the ball. However, Wolfsburg put more energy on the left side of the road, and Hazard launched an attack forward together, in Wolfsburg's opinion. He's the one who's really terrifying.
After all, he is at the heart of Chelsea's tactics. And Schurrle, as a central striker, really doesn't look like a person who can rush to the opponent's half to score goals on his own. Wolfsburg believes. If Chelsea are to launch a counter-attack, their most important point of attack will still be Eden Hazard. In their opinion. Schurrle dribbled the ball and wanted to run around and get attention. Then handing the ball to Eden Hazard and running off the ball himself was the best thing to do, and Schurrle would have done it if he had been in his right mind.
However, Wolfsburg's contempt for Schurrle caused them to soon be late to the loss. Schurrle ran forward with the ball, although it was similar to what the Wolfsburg players expected, after approaching the Wolfsburg backline, he took the initiative to reduce his speed, and also took the initiative to get close to the left wing, close to Hazard, but, unlike the Wolfsburg players, Schurrle did not choose to give the ball to Hazard.
Just as he was approaching Hazard, Schurrle suddenly accelerated, he did not give the ball to Hazard, and then ran without the ball, but directly carried the ball, rushed to the side of the road, and launched an attack. Seeing his approach, Hazard also rushed towards the middle for the first time, and the two did not pass the ball, but played a cross switch on the side.
This approach made the Wolfsburg players suddenly miscalculate. They had concentrated their defence on the flanks to prevent Hazard from breaking through, and for Schurrle, they thought it would be enough to focus a little. However, Schurrle's sudden change made the Wolfsburg defense line suddenly face trouble.
Gustavo, who had been close to the flanks and wanted to defend Eden Hazard, turned his head and rushed to the middle at this time. In his opinion, defending Hazard is still a top priority, especially when he reaches the middle, and it can't be relaxed. However, his choice also left only one Rong who was staring at Xu Erle on the side road, and on this side road, the two of them formed a one-on-one.
Until this point, the Wolfsburg players still didn't have much to worry about. They had fought each other in the past, and in their impression, Schurrle's skills were not very good, even if it was one-on-one, it was enough to stop him. Moreover, even if he really breaks through, he has to pass the ball to the middle on the wing, and the focus of defense should still be Hazard.
Therefore, the focus of their defense is still Hazard.
However, no one thought that in the Premier League year, Schurrle would no longer be the person he used to be.
Just on the side, he ran forward with the ball, and immediately stuck to Rong's position, and suddenly, he smashed the ball and opened a gap in front of Rong. Along this small gap, Schurrle rushed up with the ball, and he ran close to Rong, and in the confrontation, Rong barely had any ability to fight, and was directly squeezed aside by him
In the Premier League, Schurrle's body has been much stronger than before, and in the past year, his confrontation ability has long been different, and Rong was able to stop him, but now it is different. Schurrle withstood Rong and went straight into the penalty area, which suddenly put Wolfsburg in a crisis.
In the middle, the defense against Hazard was suddenly much tighter. The most worrying thing for the Wolfsburg players is that he passes the ball to the middle at this time. However, Schurrle did not pass the ball at this time, and when he ran into the box, he suddenly fired a shot towards the goal
The cross-play with Eden Hazard was the best of all the opportunities Chelsea had since the opening. From breaking through with the ball at the back, to switching positions with Hazard and going straight into the penalty area, and finally smashing the ball away from the opponent and kicking it out, Schurrle has always controlled the ball well at his feet and never made any mistakes. And the continuous advance obviously brought him a lot of confidence.
Schurrle has never been a player with great dribbling ability, he runs well, he works well, his shooting skills are his forte, and it is never easy to excel with the ball. With his characteristics, in fact, the best position is to shadow the striker, run and run, shoot and shoot, and don't let him take other responsibilities, which is the best use for him.
Chelsea played him as a central striker in this game, which was not actually a very suitable position for him. But no one expected that in this position, he would instead play a good game. It's hard for him to make a long-distance breakthrough like this a few times a season, and in the Champions League, when his home team is behind, he can break through to the opponent's penalty area with the ball, which undoubtedly makes him believe that he is indeed in excellent form.
Although his breakthrough was largely due to team-mate Eden Hazard diverting most of Wolfsburg's attention, Schurrle's confidence was still soaring. And after having enough confidence, he didn't care that his shooting angle was not particularly good, and still chose to shoot with one shot.
He believed that he was favored by God during this game.
It's just that maybe God did favor him, but apparently, he didn't do it in a way that gave Schurrle good marksmanship. Although his shot was blasted out, the shot from too far was not threatening at all. No goalkeeper would care too much about such a ball, and Benaglio stepped forward and struck it directly with both fists and saved the ball.
However, at this moment, a new problem will arise.
When Schurrle was shooting, Hazard, who was inserted into the middle, also approached the goal at this time. Although he had been closely guarded by Naldo, he still ran forward in the middle, trying to match up with Schurrle. In the end, Schurrle opted for a shot and Hazard was running forward in the middle to try and find the back of the net.
And when Benaglio tried to save the ball, Hazard also ran forward, trying to wait for the opportunity to shoot, but Naldo followed him closely, and he also ran forward, blocking Hazard in one step.
Naldo's idea is very simple, all he wants to do is not give Hazard a chance to shoot anyway. However, his impact was a little faster, but he did not pay attention to his steps. The ball was saved by Benaglio, and it was not grabbed by Hazard, but it hit him right on top of him, and after a bounce on his body, it flew straight towards the goal
And this time, Benaglio didn't have time to react, and before he could make any moves, the football rolled into the gates of Wolfsburg. Inadvertently, Naldo wanted to defend, but made a huge mistake. In front of the goal, he actually played an own goal.
Looking at the football rolled into the goal, the players of Wolfsburg were already dumbfounded. However, at this moment, the Chelsea fans have begun to cheer loudly. No one expected that Chelsea would draw with Wolfsburg in such a way, and the accident in the game would bring the score back to the draw.