Chapter 201: Wings Fly Together (2)
In the first half of the game, Aston Villa really exposed too many problems: the 532 formation of the wide defense problems, the lack of attacking ability against a strong defensive team, the speed of the defensive counterattack is not fast enough, etc. The 532 formation was only used by O'Reilly this season, and in this game, Chelsea 'helped' O'Reilly to identify the weaknesses in these formations, which may also be beneficial to Aston Villa, at least after returning to Villa Park, O'Reilly will definitely improve on these issues.
Aston Villa manager David Murphy. Anthony. O'Reilly, the former Ireland international, is a completely hands-on coach. His playing career has undoubtedly been illustrious, with an eight-year trip to Arsenal that has earned him countless honours, and to this day, he still holds the record of 733 appearances for Arsenal, which is almost unsurpassed.
As a coach, although his results are not too bad, but in terms of tactical use, of course, he can't catch up with 'old foxes' like Mourinho, Ferguson, Wenger, they have been studying tactical play since they entered the field of football, more than ten years, decades of experience, so that they have studied tactics very thoroughly, such as tactical ability, temporary response strategies, etc., so most of the top coaches in Europe are basically engaged in coaching career for more than 20 years, Or maybe it's an academic coach.
And after a superstar becomes a coach, it may be difficult for them to achieve something immediately because of the height of their careers, even if O'Reilly has been a coach for ten years, this is the reality in football.
In the face of Chelsea's unconventional tactics, flying on both wings and hanging high in the penalty area, it was difficult for manager O'Reilly to come up with any way in a hurry, and by halftime, the team was already 3-0 down, and there was almost no chance to change tactics and win.
In the dressing room at Aston Villa, O'Reilly did not yell at his players but admitted his mistakes: "In the first half, you played very well, but there were some problems with my tactics. The opposition are now pushing from the flanks and relying on the strength of the middle to get the chances of scoring, and we don't have any advantage in defending high balls. ”
Listening to the manager's words, the players in the locker room nodded knowingly, in the first half, they played too passively, it seemed that the whole game was led by the opponent, there was no room to fight back, even if it occasionally counterattacked, it was difficult to break through the opponent's defense, and the whole first half was a pitiful shot, and it was embarrassing to say it.
"So, sir, what about the second half?" A somewhat panting Samuel asked. Samuel was also very unwilling in the first half of the game, on the left side of his defense, the black-haired boy on the other side was really arrogant, he held back the fire in his belly, and wanted to kick violently, but the referee seemed to target him, the only tackle was easily passed by the opponent, and he was seriously warned by the referee! Thinking about this made Samuel angry.
"In the second half, Drobney and Mark, you two go on the field, pay attention to the penalty area, watch the big black man, don't let him shoot easily, De La Cruz, you are in the position ahead, pay more attention to the opponent's No. 21 kid on the right side, don't let him break through so easily, Samuel, don't you stand so far forward, are you sleepwalking in the first half? I can't even remember how many times you've been easily breached!! ”
Drobney and Marc, two big defenders over 190cm tall at Aston Villa, are not too good defensively due to their stiff movements, but in this game, it would be better to use their height advantage to block Chelsea's central penalty area. And to bring De La Cruz forward, it is clear that O'Reilly intends to abandon the 532 tactic in the second half and play the normal 442 instead, so that the defense on the flanks can be tighter, and Chelsea's breakthrough crosses on the two flanks will be more obstructive.
Although the result of this game is already obvious, O'Reilly obviously does not want to continue to concede goals in the second half, the score of 3-0 is enough, if he concedes again, Aston Villa will definitely lose face, he really doesn't know how to face those reporters, and the fans who have always supported the team.
As for the offense? …… It's still a matter of luck, even Manchester United are not sure they can score at Stamford Bridge.
However, in terms of scheming, ten O'Reilly are not as good as Mourinho's 'old fox', this Portuguese can certainly guess Aston Villa's mind, and the opponent will inevitably strengthen some defense against the two wings in the second half, so in the second half, Chelsea changed the attacking formation in the first half and turned into the main attacking center!!
Duff replaces Joe. Kerr came on and Geremi replaced Robben, the two players were not very individual but were very good at playing short balls due to their experience in the game. After the start of the second half, Frank Lampard, Carvalho, and Geremi continued to use a pass to penetrate the opponent's defense in the attack, and with the cooperation of Duff and Wang Li on the wing, the players of the Aston Villa team were injured.
A team's defensive ability is limited, this is very much like the law of conservation of energy in physics, after strengthening the defense on the wing, the defense in the middle will inevitably be weaker, so O'Reilly is one more move behind, and Chelsea have once again achieved absolute upper hand tactically.
During this period, Wang Li also reduced the dribbling on the side, and at halftime, the task given to him by the head coach was to respond to the middle on the side, cooperate with the attack in the middle, and if there is an opportunity, the ball will be stuffed straight to the vicinity of the big penalty area, and at the same time, it is necessary to properly look for good opportunities to receive passes from the middle to create scoring opportunities.
In this way, Wang Li's performance was of course not as eye-catching as the first half, and it was difficult for Chelsea fans to see the blue whirlwind on the field again, but Wang Li clearly felt that the team's attack was more threatening, and the ball rolled around the opponent's penalty line again and again, and what was missing was only a chance to score.
Compared with the high-altitude lob, the straight plug will obviously be more threatening, although the shooting opportunities created in this way will be reduced, but the goal efficiency of the shot will be much higher, during this time, Wang Li has also been wandering around the big penalty area, occasionally to touch the ball, to make the team's attack play smoother, from the position, he seems to be back to the striker, but compared to the midfielder, the striker's chance to get the ball is much less, of course, the threat after the ball is greater.
In the 71st minute of the game, the Chelsea team finally ushered in a good opportunity, and it was another short pass penetration in the middle, and the four Chelsea players made more than a dozen consecutive one-foot passes, and the wonderful cooperation dazzled the fans in the audience, and also sent the football to the vicinity of the penalty area line very easily.
The last pass, Geremi in the left corner of the penalty area did not choose to plug it directly to Drogba in the penalty area, which is likely to be blocked and waste the offensive opportunity, so he chose to pass the ball horizontally to Wang Li on the right side, for this new black-haired boy to join the team, Geremi now has 100% trust, not to mention the manager's tactical arrangement, just the record of scoring six goals in three league games, in the entire Chelsea and even all Premier League teams, is unmatched!
After Wang Li received the ball, he made a small disguise, dodged the opponent's defender's outstretched foot steal, scanned the penalty area out of the corner of his eye, and at the same time took a small step forward with his right foot, and made a 'sticky' word with his left foot, pulling the ball back with the instep of his foot. Seeing Wang Li's set of actions, the opposing players were in a panic, and unconsciously took a small step to the right, with the space for this step, Wang Li pouted the corners of his mouth, turned backwards, and put his right foot on the ball - the football passed through the sides of the opponent's two defenders and rolled in the direction of the small penalty area!!
At this moment, the 'fierce and vicious' Drogba gave full play to his physical advantages, swinging left and right in the run, so that the footsteps of Drobney and Mark, who were close to him, were directly knocked into messy, so that Drogba could easily get rid of them, and then followed the ball, waved his right foot hard, and volleyed with the outside instep, so that the football flew straight to the right corner of the opponent's goal!!
Goalkeeper Thomas. Sorens could only wave his left hand, helplessly watching the ball fly into the net. Perhaps Sorens was the most helpless person in this game, his goalkeeper had been pierced four times, and he couldn't do anything about it, so he could only shout out his frustration and vent it on those defenders.
In the 72nd minute of the game, Drogba volleyed with an outside instep to rewrite the score to 4-0, and the head coach Ole on the opponent's bench covered his face with his hands, as if he couldn't bear to look at it anymore, while Mr. Mourinho on the Chelsea bench was smiling, and occasionally looked at the helpless figure on the opponent's bench, as if to say, 'Fight with me, you are still too tender!' ’
Blues fans are almost immune to goals, and they have gone from being supporters of the team to spectators of goals, as if Chelsea's goals were taken for granted.
And now, in the entire audience, the most enthusiastic call came from the west side of the fan stand, where there was a group of crazy female fans dressed beautifully and fashionably, and there were at least a hundred of them, some of them held up large banners, and some dancers with both hands colored balls, all shouting in unison: "Allen, come on!" Alan, we love you! Alan, one more! ”
Since Wang Li arrived at Chelsea, Chelsea women fans have organized a women's fan association to support the Allen Women's Football Association, and their cheerleading actions seem to be more organised and disciplined.
This is the envy of almost all the players in the entire Chelsea team, and any man would want to have so many female fans to support him, even if it's just vanity......
(To be continued)