Chapter 700 - Responding (3rd Update)
When Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated the goal to the fullest, the camera suddenly gave Arlo a very interesting camera switch.
In addition to the commentators who are biased towards Manchester United in the live studio who continue to praise Cristiano Ronaldo's goal, those commentators who are biased towards Chelsea are all cheering up Fei Irol who appeared in the camera, and in the five and a half seasons of his debut, whenever his team is in difficulty, he will always stand up at the first time to help the team quickly recover the disadvantage.
Chelsea fans in the stands hope it will be the same this time.
After celebrating, Cristiano Ronaldo also consciously made a punch at Iroh in the process of running back, meaning I scored, what about you?
Iroh grinned, shook his head, and didn't reply.
Immediately, the on-site director cut the camera on the faces of the two people one after another, and then used technical means to push it to the face close-up.
Cristiano Ronaldo still had a little excitement between his eyebrows because of the goal, while Iroh was expressionless, looking unaffected by the goal he had conceded, and his expression was as usual.
Before Chelsea's kick-off, the director weirdly showed the faces of Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho, with the former chewing gum and the latter still frowning, turning to discuss with his assistant Villas-Boas about the possibility of the next tactical change.
Webber blew the whistle and Iroh kicked the ball to Drogba next to him, and then slowly ran forward, and the team formation spread out.
Frank Lampard patiently organised the attack, while Ballack was responsible for the team's attacking and defensive tempo, and the two had a clear division of work.
When it comes to the attack, it is also orderly, and there is no phenomenon that the two Germans in England cannot coexist.
The United defenders were motivated to score goals up front and were very focused on Elo's defence.
Iello has a very free position up front, so Ferguson's adjustment after the start of the game is to play zone defense instead of man-to-man defense, which can increase the efficiency of the defense and reduce the physical expenditure.
However, United's defence also gives Eelo more freedom to take the ball up front and try to break through, shoot or pass from anywhere up front.
In order to avoid conceding the ball, Ferguson also asked his disciples to have players to limit the forward speed of Iroh at the first time in the process of switching from defense to attack, and also asked the team to pay attention to protecting the two back ribs in the process of retreating.
But Iello also has his own attacking strategy, and since he can't find an opportunity up front, he goes back to midfield to help the team's attack.
His drop back directly increased Chelsea's numerical advantage in the middle, and with it, the initiative.
Iello is good at breaking forward with the ball, as well as getting away from the spot, and his ability to catch the ball in midfield can also help keep the momentum in attack, even if he can't get the ball into the United goal, he knows ...... As long as it continues, it will definitely deal a fatal blow to Manchester United.
In the 35th minute, Chelsea switched from defense to attack, the football slowly passed to the arc of the side, Modric held the ball, and Airo did not have a hot brain and sprinted directly to the front, but pressed in the position of the center line, making it look like he was going to receive Modric, so that Fletcher and Hargreaves had to pay part of their attention to the passing route of the two.
Carrick saw that Modric's forward pass was cut off by his teammates, so he took the initiative to defend.
If Chelsea can cut off the ball in the middle of the transition from defence to attack, it will go a long way in extending the team's scoreline, because counter-attacking goals are often the most likely to be scored on the counter-attack!
Luka Modric was unfazed by Carrick's forward defence and played the ball straight to his left back.
Frank Lampard was standing in the middle of his own arc as a point of contact.
Park Ji-sung, who was supposed to help Hargreaves defend Elloh, instinctively ran up when he saw Lampard unmarked, but he clearly remembered Ferguson's advice before the game to limit Chelsea's two passing points at the first time, the first was Modric, and the second was Lampard.
However, Frank Lampard didn't stop the ball and slotted the ball forward, where Drogba was standing in the middle of the half-circle of United, waiting to be answered.
Carrick and Fletcher both turned and rushed to defend Drogba, who had the ball, Vidic was the first to step in and interfere, while Rio Ferdinand was on the side.
However, Drogba had no intention of stopping the ball at his feet, but instead used his right foot arch to make the ball back into the gap between Carrick and Fletcher while holding Vidic, and then quickly ran forward to make a move to catch it, dragging the United defence behind.
Carrick and Fletcher subconsciously stretched out their feet to hook the ball, but neither touched it, and the ball was picked up by Modric.
Modric went straight forward with the ball, that is, the space between Carrick and Fletcher, and the sense of position between the two was not strong when switching from attack to defense, and the distance was too far to make him aware of the incredible speed of the start.
Fletcher's second reaction was quick, reaching out to bring Modric to the ground, knowing that if he let Modric pass, he would be able to face the entire backline.
Very dangerous consequences!
Modric's style of play has always been known for his dexterity and dashing, and his reflexes are amazing, and he dodges with a single leap.
"-Danger!" The MUTV commentator was keenly aware of the danger of this defence.
Even Ferguson, who was chewing gum, stood up from the dugout, obviously...... He was upset by the team's defense this time.
As he stood up from the dugout, his vision widened as Iello at the far end was running at high speed, approaching Hargreaves as he chased back into his own defensive ribs.
This is not a good sign.
In stark contrast, Mourinho, who had been standing in the command area of the visiting team, his fists in the pockets of his trench coat clenched unconsciously.
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"- Luka Modric!!" The Croatian national television commentator shouted: "Breakthrough!! ”
In his mind, Modric's style of play is like this, he is good at taking advantage of the holes of the opposing defenders, and then using his excellent foot skills and starting speed to shake off the defenders, as if he saw the midfield magician in the European Championship.
The camera then turned, and after Modric broke through Fletcher's interception, he crossed the United half-court arc, which was to enter the 45-metre area of United's defence.
Luka Modric didn't choose to dribble the ball himself, he knew that his dribbling speed was definitely not fast, and his big picture had seen Iello pick up the speed at the far end, so he suddenly sent a penetrating through ball with the outside of his right foot about 40 yards from the United goal.
It looks very freehand.
The target of the pass is none other than Iroh, who is inserted at high speed along the left rib!
Immediately, the Chelsea fans who had come to Old Trafford to cheer on the visitors chanted as Iello closed the distance to Hargreaves at a visible speed.
Modric's passing is very comfortable, allowing Iello to fully lift his speed, and the passing route of the football is from the inside out, which also makes goalkeeper Van der Sar dare not attack, and the 39-year-old can imagine that his speed is impossible to beat Ailo even with his toes.
Running at full speed, Iroh can be described as a lightning speed, coupled with the pair of colorful assassins of the fifth generation, like stepping on Hot Wheels, surpassing Hargreaves in the light of light.
"-Chance!" Zhan Jun looked at Iro, who had already accelerated past Hargreaves in the camera, and stood up from his seat suddenly, shouting excitedly.
Hargreaves knew that Iroh was extremely fast, but it was the first time he had experienced such a speed.
Seeing that he was about to enter the twenty-five-meter defensive area, that is to say, Iroh was about to reach the line of the big penalty area, Hargreaves was not far from Iro, about one meter, but the distance between the two was still slowly lengthening at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he already knew that he couldn't continue like this, kicking his right foot violently, and shoveling forward with his left foot.
This is...... Shovel man behind the back!
The fans at the scene and the commentators in the studio gasped when they saw it, if it was directly chopped on Iroh's heel, it would definitely be a strict foul!
Mourinho's pupils shrank sharply while he was standing on the field, and anger was born from his heart, Hargreaves's action had already caused him to be angry!
Webb, the referee who blew the penalty for this game, also frowned, this is a deliberate foul! He has already had the whistle in his mouth during the run, and if Iello falls to the ground, then he will not hesitate to give Hargreaves a red card!
But...... Iroh smiled strangely during the high-speed run, and the swing of his legs gradually blurred the moment Hargreaves stepped down, that is...... His speed has been taken up another notch.
Hargreaves' outstretched left leg didn't hit Ielloh, and to put it mildly, the hair didn't reach it.
At this moment, countless people breathed a sigh of relief.
Immediately, it is a great joy!
Because of Hargreaves' recklessness, Iroh is now unmarked.
Leo Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic struggled to chase back, without any disturbance to Iro.
A second and a half later, Iello adjusted the ball from Luka Modric to his right with his right foot fifteen meters from the baseline, and faced goalkeeper Van der Sar very comfortably.
Looking at Van der Sar, who was frowning, Ielo directly hit a far corner of the ground, Van der Sar instinctively pounced to the left side of his body, but the speed of his body pressing down was obviously much slower than the speed of the football forward, plus the angle of Iro's was very tricky, and the football almost rolled into the net against the far post.
After the goal, Iello did not celebrate, but pointed directly at the big screen in the northeast of the stadium, where the score had changed from 1:0 to 1:1
This is...... Iroh's response!