Chapter 477: Chelsea's Chance Is Really Here?
After the start of the second half, Chelsea played a lot more disciplined.
Frank Lampard and Claude Makelele continued to organise in midfield, and the strikers continued to get chances, posing a great threat to Manchester City's defence.
Frank Lampard and Nicolas Anelka's shots were only the beginning of Chelsea's attack, and the other players also performed quite well, playing a targeted rhythm and somewhat stifling Manchester City for a while.
It looks like Chelsea are going to complete a comeback!
The Chelsea fans in the stands were much louder in support, and the club's president, Roman Abramovich, looked much better.
The pro-Chelsea media commentator excitedly said, "Chelsea still have time to equalize, Manchester City should be careful!" β
As if to confirm his words, Chelsea finally pulled a goal back thirteen minutes into the second half.
It's Frank Lampard again!
Around five metres from the penalty line, Frank Lampard fired a shot from distance that was so powerful that the ball headed straight for goal.
Seeing Frank Lampard's shot, Manchester City fans were in their throats, but fortunately Wang Xiaolei made a timely save, and he decisively knocked the ball out with both fists.
But the crisis is not over!
Drogba suddenly started to shake off Ferreira's defense, and then Mr. 'Warcraft' met the ball and made a follow-up shot!
Wang Xiaolei had the heart to pounce on the ball, but his body couldn't keep up at all, so he could only watch the football fly into the goal.
"Drogba! Drogba! Drogba! β
βGooalοΌ The ball is in! Didier Drogba helps Chelsea pull a goal back! In Chelsea's most critical moment, the Ivorians stepped up! Even though he hadn't been too good before, this goal has made him perfect! β
'1:2, Chelsea are only one goal away!'
The media supporting Chelsea have become extremely excited, they have felt a little hopeless before, but now that Chelsea have scored, only one goal behind, no one dares to say that Chelsea have no chance, not to mention, just a while, Chelsea also achieved an advantage on the field.
If the game continues like this, Chelsea have a good chance of winning!
"1-2, only one goal away, it's too early for Manchester City to declare victory!"
"I dare say the final has just begun!"
Chelsea fans reacted as they cheered on the goal.
In the first half, Chelsea fans were depressed, even in the league, when they lost to Manchester City, they were not as passive as in the first half, and now that Chelsea's performance has finally improved, maybe it is time for 'Chelsea time' next!
Many fans shouted, "Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! "They want to motivate the players on the pitch to work harder.
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'Chelsea scored a goal and the game was different! Manchester City had two goals before and they had a big mental advantage, but when Chelsea pulled one back, the mental advantage was on Chelsea's side. β
'Manchester City will be worried about Chelsea equalising and Chelsea will definitely try for it. If Chelsea do manage to complete the comeback, it will surely be another classic showdown that will go down in history! β
Didier Drogba's goal gave Chelsea renewed hope and they needed just one more goal to equalise.
Chelsea's morale is shocking!
In the minds of many Chelsea fans, it should be Manchester City's morale is low, and then Chelsea successfully complete the comeback, which is the regular pattern of classic battles.
Seeing Chelsea score, Abramovich's mood finally improved, and he put a smile on his face again, as well as the heart to say a few words to Dalia Zhukova next to him.
Camera footage captured the scene.
Taking advantage of Chelsea's celebration of the goal, the match commentator also gossiped, "Sitting next to Chelsea Club President Mr. Abramovich is his girlfriend Daria Zhukova, who is the peerless beauty that countless Russian men dream of, and her father Alexander Zhukova is an oil, metal and banking tycoon, and before Abramovich appeared, she was the girlfriend of the famous tennis star Safin." β
"In this game, Abramovich publicly appeared with Zhukova, which also proved the previous media speculation that Abramovich had relationship problems with his wife Irina because of Zhukova......"
"According to rumors, the two had an ...... as early as 2005"
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Wan Sheng didn't have time to gossip about Abramovich's personal feelings, he was standing on the sidelines, looking at the game seriously, and constantly directing the game with gestures.
What Wansheng wants to convey is to let the team stabilize the lineup, not be affected by the goals conceded, and continue to play according to the tactics normally.
Chelsea think they have a goal and they have hope of beating Manchester City, but Wan Sheng doesn't see it that way, just one goal, in football, no matter how good the defense is, it is impossible not to let the opponent score, it is normal for the opponent to score a goal by chance.
All City need to do is not be affected by the goals and play according to the tactics.
Wansheng believes that victory will definitely belong to Manchester City.
It has to be said that conceding a goal still has some impact on Manchester City, after Chelsea scored a goal, many Manchester City players looked to the sidelines, they are very dependent on Wansheng, after conceding the goal, they also hope that Wansheng can stand up and tell them what to do next.
Seeing Wan Sheng's movements, they were relieved.
Wan Sheng's gesture of 'to be steady', Manchester City players can understand, the message he wants to convey is actually to let the team play normally, but the meaning of the signal is more important, Wan Sheng was not affected by the goal, he still let the team stick to the tactics to play, that means that the game is not too much of a problem.
As long as there is this signal, the players are at ease.
However, Wan Sheng will not hope for Chelsea's 'convergence' performance, Chelsea played well just now, and after a goal, they are likely to play better when they are in high spirits, and then Manchester City will be a little dangerous.
If the game continues like this, the team's victory or defeat will really be blocked by luck.
Wan Sheng doesn't like to gamble on luck, he wants to be in control of the game at all times.
So adjustments are also necessary.
Obviously, the most important reason why Chelsea were able to hold the team down just now was that they dominated the midfield and the front-court players played very well, so we still have to continue to strengthen our defence.
Attacking has not been a problem for Manchester City.
Morris, Silva, Ivan Crewe needless to say, Brummer, Ljungberg and fullbacks Carlos, Lescott and others also have a certain offensive ability, under the framework of the 'OS-F' system, as long as they play normally, they will definitely be able to play a good offensive power, so they still have to continue to strengthen the defense and limit the play of the opponent's frontcourt players.
Wan Sheng thought for a moment, glanced at the bench, and finally locked his eyes on one player.
Sun Jihai.
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"Sun, go warm up!"
When Sun Jihai heard Diamares's shout, his mind was a little cloudy, this was the Champions League final, even if he was ranked in the squad, he never thought that he would have the opportunity to play.
In fact, Sun Jihai has not played many times this season.
He is almost 31 years old, his fitness and condition have begun to decline, and more importantly, the current Manchester City is not two years ago, Manchester City can be said to be one of the best teams in the Premier League, even the 'one' is modest, many teammates are quite outstanding, and there are fixed substitutes for each position, as a 'jack-of-all-trades' player, it is difficult for him to find a position again.
This season, Sun Jihai has only helped the team play a total of 18 times, some of which are cup games, as well as the rotation of weak teams in the league, and Sun Jihai has been very surprised to be in the squad this game.
Now when it comes to crunch time, will the manager put himself on the pitch?
Sun Jihai was a little unconvinced, he subconsciously looked up at Wan Sheng, only to see that Wan Sheng was looking at the game field, and did not look at this side at all, Sun Jihai was a little uncertain, and looked at Diamares.
"Wan Sheng told you to warm up, Sun! Don't want to play? Diamares asked, confused.
"Okay, of course!"
Sun Jihai reacted and immediately took off his coat to warm up next to him, he knew that Diamares couldn't joke with him at this time.
At the same time, Wan Sheng was also thinking.
There is a reason why he chose to let Sun Jihai play, Sun Jihai is a 'jack-of-all-trades' player, his ability is very comprehensive, he can play in any position, relatively speaking, the defense must be better, but there is nothing too prominent, but Wansheng does not need players with outstanding ability, he sees the important thing as comprehensive, he let Sun Jihai play, just to form a double back with Brummer.
Two midfielders, Brummer and Sun Jihai.
Both are the kind of players who can attack and defend, and they can give the team attacking support, and after Sun Jihai came out, the team's defensive intensity in front of the box also increased a lot, so as to limit Chelsea's attack.
Who to replace, Wan Sheng has also thought about it, that is midfielder Silva.
Silva's ability is worthy of recognition, but now the team needs to defend, Silva has also done a good job defensively, but it is not better than Sun Jihai, and more importantly, Silva and Morris's responsibilities are somewhat repetitive, they are both core players in the middle of the midfield, and many times they retreat to defense, always one in front and one in the back, and the players who stand in front do not contribute much to the defense.
It's different with Sun Jihai.
The team's formation has changed to a 4231 double-back formation, and the defensive intensity can definitely increase a lot.
The five players in the midfield, Ljungberg, Sun Jihai, Brummer, Ivan Crewe and Morris, all belong to the kind of players who have excellent offensive and defensive abilities and have a fairly balanced personal attributes, and the team's current tactics, offensive and defensive balance, are exactly what is needed.
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After the resumption of the game, Chelsea continued to suppress Manchester City with the momentum of goals, and the support in the crowd also made them feel more and more like they played, and they put on a posture to win Manchester City.
Manchester City, on the other hand, played possession against them, and as long as the football was at the feet of Manchester City, it would not be easy for Chelsea to snatch it.
But Chelsea did perform very well, and the scramble was also fierce, and many times, Manchester City had to use a big kick to stop Chelsea's attack, and for a while, Manchester City's defense was a little chaotic.
For five minutes, Manchester City fans were worried about the goal being breached.
Manchester City simply survived.
It was perhaps Chelsea's best five minutes since the start of the game, but unfortunately they couldn't find the back of the net again.
It was then that a big kick from Carlos drove the ball wide and the ball flew straight into the Chelsea half before flying off the touchline, where Chelsea won their own half-time throw-in and City used the time to make a substitution.
'Chelsea have played with a feeling during this period and they have suppressed Manchester City. If the game continues like this, Chelsea are likely to tie the scores, and then the two teams will be on the same page again! β
'But that's the way it is in the final, often the side that equalises is more advantageous, and if Chelsea are allowed to tie, Manchester City are very dangerous!'
BBC Sports TV commentator Ryan John said, and then he noticed a Manchester City substitution, "Manchester City want a substitution? It was Chinese player Sun Jihai who came on the field, and it was ...... who had to be replaced. Silva? β
"God!"
"It's Silva! Let's take a look...... Silva indeed! β
From Ryan John's tone, it can be heard that he was surprised by this substitution adjustment, and the other commentators were also surprised, "Sun Jihai played? Silva's down? This substitution is so peculiar...... Are Manchester City advertising Chinese players? β
Of course, this is just a joke.
"Wan Sheng chose to replace Sun, most likely to increase the defensive intensity. But Silva has been doing well, he is an important part of Manchester City's attack, he is a very important player in Manchester City's midfield, and when he is gone, who will partner Morris? Even if Silva rarely showed much in defence, this substitution was still incomprehensible, could it be that Manchester City had given up on attacking and intended to defend until the end of the game? β
"Maybe it's right to think about it, Manchester City has a goal advantage after all, but such a conservative substitution, it is difficult to prevent Chelsea from scoring, looking at Chelsea's performance in the first five minutes, one more grandson, one less grandson, it doesn't seem to make much difference, this substitution is a bit incomprehensible......"
Saying 'I don't understand' is still a good tone, some commentators directly said, "This Chinese is leading the team to the Champions League final for the first time, and he is likely to be frightened by the momentum of the final and made a stinky move!" β
'It could well be the turning point of the game, City still have a goal advantage, but then they will be reversed and it will be no surprise for Chelsea to score two more goals before the end of the 90 minutes!'
"So, let's look at the impact of Wansheng's stupid adjustment......"
'Now I dare say Chelsea's chance has really come!' (To be continued.) )