Oh!! At the post, the ball returned to the box and Didier Drogba's shot hit the ... There is still a chance!! There is Joe Cole in the back point!! Joe Cole's follow-up shot at the back post!! Crossbeam!!! Joe Cole's follow-up shot hit the crossbar again and bounced off the bottom line!! There was danger in the Southampton penalty area for a while, but the goal at Stamford Bridge today was not happy to help their home team!! Chelsea's back-to-back shots were first denied by the post, followed by a denied effort by the crossbar. www.biquge.info The Southampton team was lucky to escape. The Southampton players didn't expect the ball to be hoisted into the box again and didn't make a defensive move for a moment, giving Didier Drogba the chance to get to his feet in stride. It's a pity that the Chelsea players didn't grasp the delicious taste of this meal. The fans in the stadium were also holding their heads in regret, but they also saw hope that if Chelsea kept playing like this, the goals would come sooner or later. "Martin Taylor was passionate about the game.

Mourinho, who was on the sidelines, watched the whole process, and angrily kicked the mineral water bottle at his feet away. He was excited by Drogba's shot, the regret of hitting the post, and then the hope was ignited by Joe Cole's follow-up shot, and finally the ruthless confiscation of the crossbar turned into endless loss.

The game was played in this tug-of-war back and forth, and it was 40 minutes in the blink of an eye.

"It's 40 minutes into the first half. If Chelsea can't equalise in the first half, they will be even more uncomfortable in the second half. So they stepped up their offense on the field. The backline was overwhelmed near the centre circle. John Terry picked up the ball and looked for no good long balls up front and passed to left-back Bridge, who was inserted on the left, who advanced into Southampton's half and then shifted laterally to Frank Lampard. Southampton's formation was fine throughout the first half, with no chance to give Chelsea the rest of the game except for a chance on 32 minutes. ”

'Frank Lampard got the ball and took the ball down the right flank, looking to link up with Thiago. He and Thiago played a one-two, past John Delap, Thiago got the ball and ran into the Le Sox defence, Southampton defence layer by layer, Chelsea struggled to move forward. Thiago was stagnant in the face of Lesaux's defence and had to play the ball back to Frank Lampard in the corner of the box on the right. Frank Lampard glanced into the box and suddenly sent in a 45-degree cross that left it too late for Southampton's John Trapp to defend again. The cross swept into the Southampton penalty area in a beautiful arc. The Southampton penalty area is full of people, who will grab the first point!! Didier Drogba!! It was Didier Drogba who grabbed the first point!! Didier Drogba leaps high and Klaus Lundkvan, who was defending him, has been crushed under him. Didier Drogba flicks his head with a dashing lion and the ball goes in!! The ball is in! Chelsea equalised at the end of the first half. The individualism of the star was perfectly demonstrated in this attack. The attack was a desperate move by Chelsea, who continued to cross into the box. But this time, Didier Drogba, who was in the box, used his strong body and keen nose in front of goal to create a shot and score. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho's cross tactics paid off as well. ”

When Chen Zhun saw this lost ball, he was not annoyed and angry, he was more helpless in his heart. He knew Didier Drogba's physicality, otherwise where the word Warcraft came from. But there aren't many players in his squad who can defend against Drogba. Chen Zhun feels that his team has been successful in defending against Chelsea for so long, but conceding goals in this period of time will be a big blow to the team's morale. He needs to make a change in midfield.

'Referee Bennett ended the first half as Chelsea, who were playing at home, equalised late and did not enter the dressing room with a goal down. Let's look forward to the exciting matchup between the two sides in the second half! ”

The dressing rooms of the two teams, instead of diametrically opposed atmospheres, are strikingly similar. After 40 minutes of torture, the Chelsea players finally swam out of the water at the end to breathe the first breath of fresh air, Southampton's players dominated the field in the first half, they resisted the Chelsea team's attacks again and again, they showed the same as Chen Zhun for the goal conceded, not frustrated, just regretful, this is the Chelsea team after all, it is good to concede a goal in the first half. Chen Zhun and Jose Mourinho were also encouraging players in the dressing room, telling the players to play the way they did in the first half.

Before the start of the second half, Mourinho took the lead in making substitutions, replacing Joe Cole, who was largely invisible in the first half, with Darmien Anthony Duff, a good Irish international wide breaker, in an attempt to strengthen the wide attack and tear apart Southampton's impregnable defence with a wide break. Chen's criterion is to respond to changes without change, and change his strategy according to the unexpected situation on the field.

At the beginning of the second half, the Chelsea team took the lead in taking the initiative on the field, using the energetic, faster and more impactful Duff to drive the rhythm of the field and play a wave of offensives.

Chen Zhun also felt that his midfield gradually lost his threat, James Beatty couldn't hold the ball, Pajas was not a striker with the ball, their purpose on the field was to defend the last link of the counterattack, but now Southampton can't attack, why do you need such a striker. This situation also made Chelsea's formation push forward with impunity. Chen Zhun Ling waved the flag and replaced center Peter Crouch with center James Beattie. Chen Zhun wants to increase the height of the frontcourt, suppress the pressure on himself in the frontcourt of the Chelsea team, and make them dare not easily play the ball in the frontcourt. Crouch is 2 metres tall, and although his weight and experience are not on par with the experienced James Beatty, Chelsea will still be on guard against his height.

The two teams, each with one substitution, continued to face each other on the field. Peter Crouch made a long-range shot for the first time on the pitch, but it was a bit high and a little off.