Chapter 72: Battle of the Blues 2
"Send the ball to both sides!"
Thinking back to what Ferguson said to himself in the dressing room, Yu Liang, who was standing in the center circle, glanced at Graimi and Ashley Cole.
Chelsea's main right-back Pacos Ferreira sat on the bench today and did not play. In his place was Ndejitapp Geremi, an international from Cameroon.
The 28-year-old is most commendable for playing on four continents before he was 21 years old. After a not-so-pleasant spell at Real Madrid, Grammie, who joined Middlesbrough on loan, has regained his confidence. In 33 appearances, he scored seven goals and became a veritable defender with a knife, which earned him the favor of Lari-pinch, who joined Chelsea.
But after Jose Mourinho became Chelsea manager, the Cameroon international quickly lost his place. In the star-studded Chelsea, he became an unremarkable one. However, he was not discouraged by this, on the contrary, he impressed Mourinho with his hard-working, diligent training attitude and high fighting spirit.
Just like his gritty qualities, his style of play on the pitch is also very tough.
The excellent physicality of the African players is reflected in him, with speed and explosiveness. As a defender with a knife, the ability to assist is naturally not a problem.
However, compared to left wing-back Ashley Cole, Geremi is still slightly inferior.
This player from the Arsenal Academy won the Warrington Cup for Arsenal at the age of 18 and quickly became a regular player for Arsenal, and was a meritorious player for Arsenal's undefeated victory. He has a super ability to assist, and can often form a one-stop assist service on the wing.
Speed is also his hallmark.
Fierce speed, so that he does not have to be afraid of any speed winger in his game. Even his teammate Robben and Yu Liang's teammate Ronaldo can't take a lot of advantage in the speed competition with him, and it is more difficult to get rid of him with pure speed.
And his tenacity and excellent tackling ability make him often frustrated in defense.
Although the offensive ability is very strong and the defensive ability is quite good, what makes fans criticize is the ability to return to defense. Ashley Kerr often doesn't get back to defend in time after the assist has gone up.
This is also the reason why Ferguson asked Yu Liang to send the ball to the ribs more.
Makelai, Essien, Ballack, Frank Lampard and Yu Liang took a look at Chelsea's midfield configuration and felt that attacking through long balls seemed to be a good option.
Looking at the black and hard Drogba standing in the middle circle, Yu Liang looked at his small body and took a deep breath. He doesn't know what to expect when he plays against Drogba, but the good thing is that his main task in this game is not to defend. For this reason, he glanced at Fletcher beside him with some sympathy.
Look at the black and hard Drogba, and then look at the other Chelsea striker standing near the halfway line - Andrei Shepchenko.
Yu Liang took a deep breath again.
Drogba aside, Warcraft has already made a name for itself in the Premier League.
In 13 league games this season, 11 goals have been scored (including 3 penalties), which is super efficient.
Excellent physicality, providing him with super impact, is a striker monster that no team's backline wants to touch.
And Shepchenko, although expensive as a Ukrainian nuclear warhead, is a terrifying Apennines and a terrifying striker killer. But after his move to Chelsea, he seems to be showing some signs of not adapting to the situation.
In 11 league appearances in 13 games, only five goals have been scored, which seems to be a good efficiency, but two of those five goals have been penalties. In this way, 3 goals in 11 games can hardly be compared with the nuclear warhead that once threatened the Apennines.
Even so, no team can afford to take him lightly right now.
After all, he still bears the prestige of nuclear warheads. I don't know when I'll be able to get used to the rhythm of the game. After sweeping his eyes back and forth on Drogba and Shepchenko's bodies a few times, Yu Liang sighed and said: "It seems that the back line is going to be tested a lot today!" ”
Yu Liang didn't know that at the same time as he was looking at the Chelsea players, several Chelsea players were also looking at him.
"It looks like a bean sprout, is it worth being so cautious?"
Essin looked at the thin Yu Liang and looked at Makelle beside him in confusion.
Of this Chelsea team, only Claude Makelle and Yu Liang have played against each other, and that was in the warm-up before the World Cup, when China held France to a draw.
Yu Liang's performance in that game left a deep impression on him, especially when he beat Zidane with his backheel before the end and then assisted King Dong to score.
"Claude, when did you become so unconfident?"
Lampard laughed and teased Makelle.
No one can ignore the role of the veteran Frenchman in the team, and if it weren't for his solid defense in midfield, it would have been difficult for them to attack comfortably up front.
However, Lampard was reluctant to accept Makelle's suggestion.
After Manchester United's starting list came out, Makelele proposed that Yu Liang must be paid attention to in the game.
Who is Yu Liang?
Frank Lampard: Of course they do.
A player who is on the lips of Alex Ferguson, they are certainly no strangers.
However, they did not think that Yu Liang could pose a threat to them.
Especially after seeing you Yu Liang in person, Lampard is even more certain that Yu Liang will not be able to pose a threat to them. Because of that thin body, he couldn't compete with Essien and Makelle in the game.
Not to mention, Yu Liang may still accept Drogba's ravages in the game.
Just think about that picture, it's devastating!
Looking at the indifferent attitude of his teammates, Makelele smiled helplessly.
The reason why I reminded my teammates to pay attention to Yu Liang was that I didn't want to suffer a dark loss in the end. Wasn't it for this reason that they were equalized by the Chinese team at the last moment?
While moving his body, Makelle looked at Yu Liang in the middle circle and muttered: "Since they don't pay attention to it, then I'll come by myself!" ”
Yu Liang didn't know that he was being targeted.
In this game, he stood in the middle circle and kicked off with Wayne Rooney.
After England whistle Howard Webb blew the whistle, Rooney immediately passed the ball to him, and looking at the Chelsea players who rushed towards him, Yu Liang immediately passed back to Fletcher.
In the 14th round of the English Premier League, Manchester United's home match against Chelsea officially began.
After passing the ball, Yu Liang immediately retreated to the backfield and prepared to organize an attack.
After successive passes in the backfield bypassed Drogba and Shepchenko's pressing, the ball returned to Yu Liang's feet.
Chelsea were not conservative after the opening kick-off, with a higher formation.
Yu Liang, who received the ball, quickly observed the two ribs of Chelsea, and just as he was about to send a long pass, a figure quickly approached him! (To be continued.) )