Chapter 294: The Meaning of Attacking the Core
In this game, Wang Li was behind Didier Drogba and Gudjanssen, and he was a little more forward than Lampard's.
The reason for this arrangement is that manager Jose Mourinho intends to use Frank Lampard's ability to organize attacks at the back and drive the attack with Wang Li as the core in the front court to open up the situation and win the game for Chelsea, while also allowing Wang Li to gradually adapt to the style of play in the front midfield.
Overall, Frank. Frank Lampard's task is to plan the big picture.
Every attack is launched from the back, and Lampard's job is to make the most correct judgment with a superior view of the big picture in attack, to launch the horn of attack, and in defence, he and Crowder. With Makelele's double midfield and a powerful interception net in the middle, Frank Lampard is arguably the most important man in Chelsea's formation.
As a striker, Wang Li's task is to be responsible for organizing the attack, and to put it in layman's terms, he is the core of Chelsea's attack.
If you look closely, you can see that the biggest reason why Chelsea were able to play so smoothly in the opening game is that football almost always revolves around Wang Li, and although it is true that the one-kick pass style is prone to mistakes, Wang Li has shown a high level of individual ability and effectively made up for it - at least in the first five minutes, he did not make a single mistake.
And when the football is passed at the feet of Chelsea, whether it is the transfer of the left and right sides, or the connection of the midfield, almost all revolve around Wang Li, which is the role of the front midfield.
Having said all this, there are probably many people who don't know the meaning of attacking the core.
But now at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's attacking play is a complete interpretation of all this and shows everyone what the real attacking core is.
Chelsea's attack.
At the back, Frank Lampard stabbed the ball past Robben on the wing, who didn't stop the ball and kicked it again to Wang Li near the halfway line.
Wang Li played easily in this game, as the Porto team did not send anyone to specifically mark him. After receiving the ball, he did not rush to attack quickly, but slowly dribbled the ball while observing the position of his teammates.
The Porto players were clearly not going to make it so easy for him, and Quaresma ran straight over and stuck to him to interfere with him. Before the game, the Porto players had all watched the Chelsea game video and were clearly impressed by the young brunette who knew it would be difficult to get the ball with his defensive ability, so he just followed Wang Li's side and kept interfering with him so that he could not play at will.
But apparently, Quaresma was careless.
On the court, I saw Wang Li suddenly kick the ball forward, and then his body directly shook off Quaresma who was sticking to his side to chase the ball. Obviously, at least on the current Stamford Bridge pitch, no one starts faster than Wang Li, and after Quaresma reacted, he was already more than 3 positions behind Wang Li, and he could only eat dust behind him, but fortunately the weather in London was not dry, and he couldn't get a bad face.
After Quaresma, Wang Li had another Porto defender in front of him, but this time he did not choose to continue to pass, but moved the ball to the left, and he ran to the edge of the penalty area in an instant with Limbo micro-steps.
Altun. After Robben won the ball, he turned and drove the ball to the right. Robben's abrupt inward cut immediately attracted two Porto defenders, and at this time, he directly stabbed the ball to Wang Li.
Seeing the ball rolling towards the opponent's No. 21 black-haired boy, the Porto players remembered the kid's long-range shooting ability, and then many players next to him stared at Wang Li to prevent him from receiving the ball and shooting from a long distance.
In this case, of course, Wang Li could not have had a chance to shoot with his feet, but this did not prevent Chelsea from continuing to attack, Wang Li quickly collapsed in the direction of the incoming ball, and the front of his right foot was unbalanced, and the toe was on the football.
As the ball rolled, it turned and rolled diagonally behind it - there was Frank on the back. Frank Lampard!!
Faced with this opportunity, Lampard didn't even think about it and fired a powerful shot at the ball, the ball almost cut a straight line in the air, and the "thump" hit the crossbar and bounced off the bottom line, shocking all the Porto players in a cold sweat.
“…… Frank's shot was so accurate that when the ball was in the air, I thought it was going to score. However, Porto escaped and it doesn't matter, I'm sure Chelsea's goal is coming soon. ”
The failure to score did not stop the Blues fans in the crowd from cheering for the team, and in their opinion, in such a situation, a goal was not far off.
And this attack also reflects Wang Li's role as the heart of the attack - as a hub in the attacking coordination, to create shooting opportunities for the Chelsea team.
......... "Allen's play was really good. On the Chelsea bench, assistant coach Mr Clarke looked at the game on the pitch and couldn't help but say.
Mr. Mourinho next to him had an indifferent look on his face, his eyes were still fixed on the game on the field, and after a while, he said: "As a stadium commander, he is just getting started. ”
Listening to Mourinho's words, Clarke thought about it again and said, "But sir, don't you think it's a bit of a waste of that excellent personal ability to let him be in this position?" ”
"Personal ability?"
Mourinho closed his eyes tightly, his mood was a little complicated, of course he knew what Clarke was referring to, now Wang Li has been doing the fulcrum of passing and receiving the ball on the field, this position is of course very important, but in fact Lampard can also do this task very well, if Wang Li changes to a pure striker, relying on his personal ability to pass people and shoot, then, maybe Chelsea has scored now.
But after thinking about it for a while, the Portuguese man propped his chin in one hand and a confident expression flashed across his face, saying: "It seems like that now, but as long as he can find a balance in terms of individual ability and teamwork, then Chelsea's attack will really be perfect, you know?" ”
"But don't you think it's the result that counts?" Clark thought for a moment, shook his head, and asked.
Mourinho smiled and said: "It's nothing, even if Allen doesn't play, Chelsea will win, won't they? ”
Looking at the confident expression on the face of the Portuguese man next to him, Clarke was also a little moved, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: 'Yes, even without Allen, Chelsea's strength is still not comparable to Porto's. ’
Thinking of this, Clark was also full of confidence, and he focused his eyes on the court again.
……… With 19 minutes played, Chelsea attacked again.
Goalkeeper Peter. Petr Cech gave the ball back to centre-back Ricardo. Carvalho, Carvalho passed the ball to the side with one kick, Damien received the ball near the halfway line, and then passed the ball to Wang Li in front of the center circle.
Seeing the black-haired boy on the other side get the ball, Porto's midfielder Leal hurriedly pressed over, trying to make Wang Li unable to quickly turn around to protect the ball, so as to win the opportunity to break the ball. However, Leal's idea did not come true, and his pressing left no room for it, allowing Wang Li to leave him behind with a quick change of direction, and then the football was moved to the right side.
Altun. Arjen Robben received the ball and made a one-two with Frank Lampard next to him, got past Quaresma, met a Porto defender, turned directly to protect the ball, and then kicked the ball down the middle.
When the football quickly rolled to the front of the big penalty area, Wang Li just plugged in, but at this time, the Porto team's defense in this position was the most dense, and it was almost impossible to continue to break through with the ball or shoot directly.
Wang Li didn't want to take any chances.
In this game, he was Chelsea's attacking commander, not Maradona, and he didn't have to waste his energy to play a six-and-six, and that was clearly not very efficient.
So, he shifted the ball to the left again.
Winger Damien. After Duff received the ball, he didn't stop at all, and stabbed directly into the penalty area.
At this point, everyone thought the Irish star had made a mistake, because at the moment of his pass, there was only one Drogba in the box, but the latter's position was impossible to get the ball, and even the cries of the Blues fans in the crowd stopped abruptly, but the next moment made them feel very guilty about this distrust - a Chelsea team wearing a blue ball suddenly appeared in front of the ball, and the '21' behind him gave the Blues fans a lot of confidence!
"Alan, chance!" Creed. Pesvac's excited shouts.
I saw that the black-haired boy on the court suddenly appeared in front of the ball.
At this time, Wang Li's position is very awkward, there are Porto players in front and behind, coupled with the density of defenders in the penalty area, so that he can raise his foot to shoot, so the football will definitely be destroyed by the Porto defenders.
It's too late, it's too soon!
These were just the thoughts of the fans in the audience, but Wang Li in the stadium reacted extremely quickly. He slid his right foot on the ball, as if he had deliberately missed the ball, but the course of the ball had changed - it passed between the two Porto players.
Then, he rolled in front of Drogba.
Before the game, I don't know how much this tactic has been practiced, and Drogba has also been scolded by Wang Li I don't know how many times, but these hard training finally worked in the game, since the beginning of the whole attack, this Ivory Coast specialty monster, has been staring at the football, the first time the ball rolled towards him, Drogba stepped forward to volley!
At this time, many Porto players in the penalty area did not know where the ball was, of course, there were still players who reacted. The moment the Greek myth participant and current Porto defender Sitaridis saw the pass from the brunette boy at Chelsea, he started running towards Drogba, but how could a man run faster than the ball, Sitaridis slammed into Drogba with all his might, but - it was too late!!
Mr. Warcraft had already swung his right foot, and his thick calf had even left a dark trail in the air!
The football instantly crossed a distance of several meters in the air and flew directly into the corner of the goal.
"Alan, I missed it!! Oh, Drogba! Shot! gooooooooooooal!!! The ball is in!! ……”
Without needing to explain more, the whole Stamford Bridge stadium has erupted, and the goal has made the Blues fans feel hearty, which is really a wonderful combination, they have just enjoyed a visual feast, one moment most fans thought it was the mistake of the Irish star, but the next moment, the football has reached the opponent's goal!!
Even the reporters from all over the world on the sidelines felt that the trip was worth it, just because this goal was too gorgeous! The reason why it is called gorgeous is not because of how difficult Drogba's shot is, but because the attack is too smooth.
The starting point of this attack is obviously Wang Li.
From Wang Li to Robben on the left side, from Robben past Wang Li to Duff on the right, then Duff transferred the ball to Wang Li, and Wang Li transferred it to Drogba.
This constant shift between the left and right lanes, coupled with Wang Li's brilliant individual ability, can not play the Porto defenders, because even if they know that the brunette is the core of the attack, but still can't prevent it, this is the result of Chelsea's training before the game - let Wang Li's outstanding individual ability play in the team, so that the attack with him as the core will be smooth, and Chelsea's attacking ability will be more diverse.
This is also the team's head coach Jose. The reason why Mourinho has always wanted to develop Wang Li into the heart of the team's attack.
This attack looks easy, but in reality, this attack is almost impossible to complete without Wang Li as a fulcrum!!
As a central link, Wang Li has to take on the transfer of the ball from the left and right. Robben or Damien. Duff's passes, are not very accurate, they just pass the ball diagonally to the empty position in front of Wang Li, if Wang Li does not have the super footwork of Ling Bo Weibu, who can always receive this kind of pass, just the opponent's player's card position, will directly interrupt the attack.
But at least this attack, Chelsea took Porto by surprise and they succeeded!!
'It's a beautiful attack, it's just beautiful, and I have to say that the Chelsea players are working together like a work of art, and even a little bit of disruption would feel like a fly in the ointment. But this time it worked, and in the 11th minute, Chelsea scored a goal that was scored by the 'Ivorian Behemoth', our super Drogba!! ”
“…… It was also his seventh goal for Chelsea this season and his second in the Champions League, and the striker has found his form again since scoring a goal from CSKA Moscow at Stamford Bridge last time out, which we are happy to see......
After Chelsea scored, Mr. Mourinho, who had been sitting on the bench and had been expressionless, was obviously also very excited, he directly turned around and hugged the main coach next to him, Mr. Clark, it can be seen from the big shot, the Portuguese has red eyes, obviously he is holding back tears, not to make a fool of himself in front of many media and fans, and it can also be seen from here that the 'madman' really attaches great importance to this game.
On the other hand, Mr. Fernantes on the Porto bench is in another state, he held his chin in his hands and watched the celebration of the Chelsea players on the field, I don't know what he was thinking, but what can be known is that the Spaniard is definitely not in a good mood, you know, before the game, Mourinho has completely announced the starters and team lineup of the game, and after only 20 minutes, Chelsea scored a goal, isn't this directly hitting Fernantes' face!?
At this time, Mr. Fernantes couldn't help it, and took advantage of the Chelsea players to celebrate the goal, he hurriedly ran to the sideline and told the team's defender Pepe to take the position and pay more attention to the opponent's number 21.
Obviously, in the Spaniard's opinion, if Chelsea are allowed to play in form, it is estimated that the first half will be decided.
……… As last season's treble-winners, even though Porto has fallen apart this season, the team still has some foundation, although in the first 15 minutes of the game, Chelsea continued to play for a long time, but when the players are into the game, the team's defense and counterattack are organized.
At this time, Fernantes' triangle defense tactics began to work.
Every time Chelsea's attack approached the hinterland, the Porto players could easily complete the slotting and packing, which made Robben and Duff's attack on the flanks seriously blocked, and Chelsea's attack also stopped.
In this way, it has become very difficult for the Chelsea team to play the kind of attack just now, because it is difficult to connect between the midfield and the front court with various short passes, and the positioning of the Porto players also does not have any big passing gaps in the front, and coupled with small mistakes from time to time, there are wasted opportunities again and again, which makes Chelsea waste countless opportunities in the following games.
In this case, Porto's front line began to come alive, with Quaresma and Maniche on the two wings, with their Portuguese-style gorgeous footwork, frequently putting on good performances, even if it was just a low cross, which made Chelsea, who had put on an attacking formation, cry out and the back was in constant crisis.
Fortunately, Porto's striker Postiga's form this season has been so poor that many Portuguese fans have even called him a parallel commodity, while the youngster Diego's skills are not perfect, and this young player always makes frequent mistakes when he doesn't play well.
Of course, Porto still have the number one striker, and that is Ca. Carlos Alberto, the Brazilian striker's quality was on full display last season.
Many people call him the Schumacher of the pitch, the new era of Bolt, and he is also a cornerstone of Mr. Fernandez's heart, and Porto played a counter-attacking game, and Alberto would be willing to be the scorer if he had the chance, because he was so fast.
Of course, these are the claims of Portuguese fans, and for England fans, only the master dancer is the real king of the counterattack!
That combination of magnificence and speed is the perfect counterattack.
Sadly, though, Chelsea have been so strong this season that many teams have cowered in their own box against their average league opponents, making it impossible for Chelsea to counter-attack, at least not in recent times.
In any case, after a period of time, in the Chelsea backfield, the defenders took special care of Porto's first striker Alberto, Alberto is not Wang Li after all, he does not have such outstanding individual ability and hole cards, and after being closely defended by Chelsea captain Terry, it is difficult for him to play his strength, which also makes it difficult for Porto's attack to get good opportunities.
As a result, both teams' offenses did not go well, making the game in a scorching state for a while.
Wang Li, on the other hand, has been in the half of Porto, constantly cooperating with his teammates, and he doesn't seem to care about the form of the game at all, but uses the real game to train his ability.
In fact, in Wang Li's mind, he has even regarded the game as a Chelsea offensive and defensive drill, after all, this is the first time he has really integrated into the position of attacking commander.
(To be continued)