Chapter 627: Leading Again (Three Changes)
The defensive attention of the Manchester United players was too focused on the defense of Elo, so Essien on the right was not defended at all, and Evra had to run back to the left side of his defense from the middle, only to be caught by Essien's exquisite technique The moment he moved his center of gravity, he violently pulled the ball to the left, which is the opposite direction of Evra.
Patrice Evra had to make a sharp stop, but it was enough time for Essien to make a breakthrough.
Shaking off the angle, he directly picked up his left foot and shot with his feet!
And at this moment, Iro, who was jogging slowly at the top of the arc of Manchester United's penalty area, suddenly accelerated and ran towards the left rib of Manchester United's defense!
This frightened Leo Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic. If Essien, who picked up his left foot, didn't shoot but pass, it would be dangerous! Therefore, the two did not say hello, and chased after Iroh one after the other.
What they didn't notice, however, was Lampard's drive forward from the middle of the net to the far post.
At the same time, Essien's left foot hit the ball solidly!
It turns out that his left foot is not to cover Iroh's run, but to actually shoot!
In the final analysis, it was because Cristiano Ronaldo caught his distraction three minutes ago and hit the ball, and then he made a contribution.
Jose Mourinho kept shaking his head as he watched from the sidelines.
While Iro's forward step forward opened up for Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic to open up shots and shoot straight away was the right choice, it would be more dangerous to play the ball straight into the left side of United's defence.
But what Mourinho never expected was that there would be a term in this world called - accident!
The so-called Saiong loses his horse and knows whether he is blessed or not, this is the truth!
Essien's earnest mentality did not allow him to use 100% long-range shots, and instead of kicking the instep of his left foot into the ideal position - the middle and lower part of the football, he kicked firmly in the middle and upper part of the football, which could only kick a fast boccia.
Vidic, who was chasing after Iro, subconsciously stretched out his right foot to clear the siege, but the speed of the ball was too fast, and the ball that was originally shooting in the direction of the goal rolled towards the route of Iello in front of him.
The change almost scared Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, with the former not caring that Iroh had entered the box and took the initiative to stick to Iro, who had accidentally picked up the ball.
"-Don't give him a chance to get on his feet!"
Van der Sar, who was standing in the near corner of the goal, nervously reminded Leo Ferdinand, who was defending Elloh, for fear that he would be shaken by Elo's feint and then lose the goal.
Therefore, all the Manchester United players on the pitch subconsciously focused their attention on Elo.
At that moment, Iello stretched out his left arm against Leo Ferdinand, who was about to step forward, and the outside of his right foot concealed the ball behind him, and the ball rolled from the left rib of the United defence to the penalty spot.
At this moment, all the United defenders had to focus on the high-speed rolling football.
Especially the blue-shirted players who come into view.
And this look also scared their own little hearts, because ...... The course of the ball is exactly the same as Frank Lampard's running line, and as long as there are no accidents, then one man and one goal will be played around the penalty spot!
"--Frank Lampard is unmarked!!" The director at the Luzhniki Stadium shifted the camera to the flank as the football rolled. Frank Lampard was unmarked in the footage, and Sky TV commentator Andy Gray subconsciously shouted.
Van der Sar's head didn't even have time to think at this point, and he relied more on his body's instinctive lateral movement, moving from the near corner of the goal to the middle.
Unable to return to his position, Vidic had no choice but to make a loud noise, hoping to disrupt Lampard.
But how can a star of Frank Lampard's caliber be lightly disturbed and thus fail to score most of the empty goals? Plus, he still had plenty of time to look up......
Frank Lampard fired a shot with his bow and without hesitation, curling the ball into the far corner with his right foot.
Due to space constraints, Van der Sar's lateral movement + pounce to the right was useless, and Lampard's shot hit a ten-point corner, which is the bottom left corner of the goal.
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Frank Lampard was so excited after the goal that he ran and twisted around his team-mates to come up and celebrate the goal, then ran to the corner flag on the left side of his attack before coming to a halt and raising his arms and pointing his index finger to the sky.
It was a celebration that Lampard has been holding since the death of his mother.
Iello ran very fast, running behind Frank Lampard in the blink of an eye, then jumping straight onto his back before swinging his fist at the United fans in the stands.
Naturally, there was a huge boo in response to them.
The boos didn't last long, though, as they were silenced by the cheers of the Blues fans and neutral fans across the stadium.
Mourinho's reaction was quite enthusiastic, he once thought that the score would enter the dressing room with a score of 1:1, but what he didn't expect was that the score was overtaken just after the regular time of the first half!
It was a big surprise!!
It's so much better to get into the dressing room with a lead than into the dressing room with a draw!
So he excitedly hugged his assistant Boas.
But Ferguson, who was not far away, had a completely opposite expression, and rarely kicked the water bottle at his feet angrily at the first moment of losing the ball...... It is used to vent the dissatisfaction in the heart!
The mentality of equalising before the end of the first half and getting into the dressing room would certainly have had a positive impact on the second half, but ...... The team conceded a goal in the first minute of stoppage time.
Giving Chelsea the lead again was a big morale blow to our team......
True, the blow was great.
Whether it is the Manchester United players on the pitch or the Manchester United fans in the stands, the expression is quite confused!
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"Oh-God!! Frank Lampard's goal came as a surprise! It seemed that God was also hoping that Chelsea would take the lead before half-time...... Vidic was eager to make a contribution, and his subconscious leg stretching action directly blocked Essien's long-range shot to Ai's running route, otherwise there would not have been the phenomenon of Leo Ferdinand and Vidic surrounding Ai together, so it also made Lampard, who was alert forward, have a chance to face the empty goal! β
BBC commentator Lineker said with a lot of words.
Chelsea TV commentator Clive Walker watched the second slow-motion replay and subconsciously asked: "...... From this point of view, Ai is completely blind to the situation behind him! This... How the hell did he know that Frank Lampard was plugged in at high speed behind him? β
In fact, Frank Lampard, who was almost celebrating, also put his arm around Elo's neck and asked: "How did you know I was behind you?" β
Iroh said mysteriously, "Secret ......"
The pro-Manchester commentators were all talking about Chelsea's goal and didn't find the topic until they saw a third slow-motion replay.
'The blame for conceding this time was entirely on right-back Brown and he didn't revert to the middle of the left rib when Chelsea striker Ai slanted in to defend the left rib, which is a clear defensive distraction!!!'
The game restarted with referee Michel symbolically giving a minute of stoppage time.
When the time came, a long whistle was issued, announcing the end of the first half.
At the same time, the stadium director gave Aelo and Cristiano Ronaldo a close-up.
Immediately, the commentators in the stands began to discuss this allegorical broadcast footage.
"With a whistle from referee Michelle, the first half was declared over! And in the first 45 minutes of the first half, the respective key players of Chelsea and Manchester United were quite good, Ai contributed a goal and an assist in the first half, and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo also contributed a goal! Overall...... Ai's actual number jΓΉ is prettier than Cristiano Ronaldo......"
"At the end of the first half, Manchester United were 1-2 down to Chelsea, and for the whole first half, Manchester United still had a slight advantage, but it was helpless to Chelsea's unfortunate ......"
"Iroh in the camera has a very natural expression, and he is clearly very happy that his team has exceeded the score before the end of the first half! The goal before the end of the first half came from his brilliant assist, and if I were to score it, Iello would have 90 points, because the outflanking Frank Lampard only needed to ......push the ball lightly.
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Players from both sides enter the locker room.
The Chelsea players on the leading side were clearly in a much better mood, while the Manchester United players were in a much better mood...... A little absent-minded.
Especially Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney, the two discussed countless countermeasures before this final, thinking that they could get back the league championship with their tacit understanding, but what they didn't expect was that people were not as good as heaven, and they equalized with difficulty, but because of luck, they fell behind again before the end of the first half.
This...... The score is completely out of proportion to the pay!
It's very infuriating to think about.
The Manchester United players who entered the dressing room basically bowed their heads high, especially the backdrop of Vidic, who conceded twice in the final.
Although the second goal was Brown's defensive distraction and did not shrink to the middle, it was actually Vidic's subconscious extension of his foot that 'passed' Essien's shot to the feet of Ielloh.
Of course, there are surprises, and Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney both hold their heads high, and they are not dissatisfied with their first-half appearance, on the contrary...... Very satisfied.
Chelsea's dressing room, on the other hand, was quite lively.
Mourinho rarely made a joke with the players when he entered the dressing room.
But it's also in moderation.
It's okay to give the players a proper relaxation, but if you continue to relax, it will definitely affect the players' morale in the second half.
When the time comes...... There's no place to cry.