The game had just started and Wigan Athletic's celebratory goal didn't last long before the referee signalled for them to return to their positions and prepare for the game to resume.

Chelsea had a second kick-off less than two minutes apart and they had mixed feelings and were already a goal down after just two minutes.

Thankfully, the game has just started and they have confidence.

Crespo stepped on the ball and looked at Wigan Athletic opposite. He is one of Argentina's most famous stars, and he has just spent a successful season at Inter Milan, but unfortunately, there are too many excellent strikers in Inter Milan, Vieri, Recoba, Ventola and the teenager Caron, etc., everyone is very good, so good that even him, Argentina's main striker has no fixed position, so he came to Chelsea.

European football doesn't have a good opinion of Chelsea, but Crespo, who is approaching the age of 30, just wants to find a stable team to secure his playing place and, of course, a better income.

He felt he had the right choice for Chelsea.

Crespo is the main striker here, and all he needs to do is make the most of the opportunities created by his team-mates, and he has been doing well.

Now that the team is behind and although the opponent is not strong, Crespo feels that it is time for him to perform. That's what he needs to do to equalise for the team and conquer the fans here with goals, so that he can be more consistent in the team.

As the referee's whistle blew, Crespo passed the ball to his team-mate and ran forward first.

There are a lot of people in the Chelsea squad who have similar ideas to Crespo, who are new to Chelsea or who have not been at Chelsea for a long time, and they all need to show quality to earn the trust of the fans.

Maybe it's not all for the fans......

They also know that the club's most powerful president, Roman Abramovich, is watching them in the box, so they work hard at every home stadium and can earn the trust of the Russians, even if they have conflicts with manager Claudio Ranieri, they can still have a good place in the team.

Everyone knows the way, so everyone works hard.

The goal didn't affect Chelsea at all, they played very well, every player didn't care about the score, only the game, so the whole Chelsea played very actively.

Wigan Athletic was at an absolute disadvantage for a while!

However, the Chelsea players are also a little depressed, just now while Wigan Athletic celebrated the goal, they also got together to 'analyze' the opponent's tactics, in their opinion, just now the opponent attacked so high, the tactics must be the attack, and only in this way can the goal be explained, they did not expect the opponent to play the attack, and even to win the situation with full-court pressing, they were caught off guard by a goal.

But once the game restarted, the Chelsea players knew they were overthinking.

Really thinking too much.

Wigan Athletic had 11 men in the field, 10 of them were nested in their own half, and the remaining one was still near the halfway line, just kick-off, and the football was even passed at the feet of the defenders, and they had all retreated to the vicinity of the penalty area, and there were very few players near the midfield.

This is a stubborn posture!

The Chelsea players understood immediately...... Originally...... It turned out that the goal just now was discussed by them in advance, and they 'forced' Terry with a full-court pressing attitude, Terry didn't care, so he was directly tackled, and then the opponent scored.

I see......

They couldn't believe it, this was really a tactic that had been thought out in advance?

If that's the case, it's even more surprising that they could have predicted that John Terry would concede the goal? Or is the opponent's No. 13 really powerful, giving his teammates so much confidence?

Perhaps.

Thinking about the goal just now, the Chelsea players were in a trance, but fortunately, it was over, the score had been rewritten, and it was useless for them to think about anything.

The opponent is defending, all they need to do is attack!

As a Premier League powerhouse, Chelsea have a lot of experience in the face of a sluggish defence, and almost all of the weaker teams they have encountered in the league now play against them like this, starting with a counter-attacking posture that can even hold out until the end of the game - as long as they don't concede a goal.

Keeping a draw is an acceptable result for many teams.

Chelsea have a lot of experience in this kind of defence and they have a formation of 442, and when the two full-backs are plugged in, they have a lot of support on both flanks, and even if the opposition defends tightly, as long as the flanks can get the ball out, there will be plenty of chances in the middle.

Especially against a League One side, it is almost impossible for the opposition to block the wings, and even they can easily cross from the wings.

That's how big the gap is between the two teams.

Joe Cole, Glen Charles and even full-back Glenn Johnson are all good players on the wings, and they can break through with their individual ability and then open up space to get off to their feet.

In the middle, the two strikers, Crespo and Hasselbaink, are unquestionable, and as long as the ball is passed and there is a good position, they are likely to score the ball.

There are passes, there are shots, and the attacking threat from Chelsea can be imagined.

In the face of the mighty Chelsea, Wigan Athletic played very hard, every player was trying their best to defend, but the opponent still got repeated opportunities, and it didn't take long for the gap between the two teams to be revealed, even the most layman fans can see that Wigan Athletic is weak in the individual ability of the players.

In the Chelsea squad, every player is a star, and a big star, Frank Lampard and Claude Makelele in the middle of the road are definitely a world-class combination, Lampard is still immature, but his passing and long-range shots put a lot of pressure on Wigan Athletic.

The most obvious individual ability of the players is still on the wings.

Joe Cole, an England full-back with not too flashy skills, is quite fast, simple and strong physical, and he is also very comfortable on the wing, a player who wants to steal his ball, and he can always open up space to cross with his feet.

Glenn Johnson, who often assists forward, is also quite strong, his foot skills are much more gorgeous, and the teenager Leighton Barnes doesn't know how many times he has been shaken by him, and Zhang Tiehan, who is watching in the front court, is sad for the latter.

In addition to the skill of the players, Chelsea also have an advantage in terms of tactical coordination.

Their tactical coordination is very fluid, with short passes to each other, and they can often penetrate the defence of Wigan Athletic players, which may also have something to do with the technical ability of the players, in short, Chelsea have the advantage in both players and in all.

Plus it's Stamford Bridge......

Many neutral people, including journalists and neutral fans, could not have imagined that Wigan Athletic could possibly pull off a miracle at Stamford Bridge.

Maybe Wigan Athletic also have an advantage...... That's the score, they're leading.

But no one can say how long this advantage can be maintained.

Many reporters at the scene felt that Wigan Athletic had done a good job, and they scored one goal in a sneak attack, and the one-goal advantage is still very useful in football matches, at least to give their players confidence.

We have an advantage, why don't we fight for it?

Most players are affected by the scoreline, they think so, so they work hard defensively, and it won't be easy for Chelsea to score goals despite their dominance.

That's true on the field.

Every Wigan Athletic player is trying to defend and resolutely execute the game tactics set by the coach, the defense is the focus, but they are not only defending, they are also attacking.

Offensively, Jewell's arrangement mainly relied on counter-attacks.

The counterattack is still three points, Zhang Tiehan at the front, Ellington who often assists forward, and Makalocchi who is very fast on the wing.

The speed of the three is fast, and their personal abilities are also good, although Zhang Tiehan is a little worse, his body is strong, and it is easier to grab the position.

It's a rough counter-attack, and it's very difficult for three players to attack, but it's not a small threat, and when the opponent is attacking very forward, as long as you get the ball, you can create a threat.

All Jevier wants is to rely on counter-attacks to score goals.

In fact, he has no other choice, facing Chelsea in this stadium, even Manchester United, Arsenal and the like have to pay attention to defense, not to mention Wigan Athletic, it is useless to play a bad defensive goal, the opponent is often better than you score more goals.

It's just that the situation is too passive!

Even Jewell, I didn't expect to be so passive, they were completely suppressed in the half, they couldn't attack at all, Wigan Athletic players were often counter-robbed when they got the ball in the backfield, and after a while, the players stopped making short passes, and they had the opportunity to make a big foot in front.

There was no accuracy at all in this passing, and Riedell motioned for everyone to be calm.

Calm down, pass the ball with a crosshair, the players involved in the counter-attack can play a counter-attack, and whenever the front-court players get the ball, they can also take a break for a while, after all, the ball is at the feet of the Chelsea players and the pressure is too much.

Offense is the best defense, and that's nothing more than the current situation at Wigan Athletic.

At this time, near the middle line, Zhang Tiehan is engaged in a 'hand-to-hand combat' contest with Terry, perhaps, Terry will not admit it, but after Zhang Tiehan scores, Terry will pay attention to Zhang Tiehan whenever he is in the backfield, and after a long time, when he sees that the opponent only has this 13th person in the front, Terry will also focus on defending Zhang Tiehan.

The opportunity for the two to face off soon came.

This time it was Macarocchi's pass, Ridell completed the steal and passed to Macarocchi, but unfortunately there was a Chelsea player in front of Makalocchi, and he didn't try to break through, but hoisted the ball with a big foot.

The position of the crane is very accurate, just in Zhang Tiehan's position.

Terry noticed the ball, was tackled by this number 13 at the beginning, and was scored by the opponent, which was simply a shame, he felt it was a shame, he wanted to get back face, so Terry has been defending Zhang Tiehan.

Seeing the ball flying over, Terry judged the landing point and squeezed hard beside Zhang Tiehan, trying to interfere with Zhang Tiehan getting the ball.

But Terry felt helpless that this No. 13 was too strong, and he couldn't squeeze it at all!

The soccer ball drops, and sure enough, this is the point!

Terry's eyes flashed, and he gritted his teeth and jumped up from behind, but at the same time, Zhang Tiehan also jumped up in front of him, and unloaded it with the top of his head, and the football fell lightly in front of him, and Terry had no chance at all.

"Shit luck!" Terry cursed to himself.

He felt that it was a matter of position, and this No. 13 first stood in a good position, so it was naturally easy to grab the ball.

Fortunately, there was only one person on the other side, and Terry and his team-mates came to defend together, and soon Zhang Tiehan lost the ball - he had no one to pass and could not get rid of Terry to dribble forward.

But Terry felt uncomfortable, the important thing was that he didn't rob the other party.

As the mentality of the Wigan Athletic players stabilized, the accuracy of the forward pass with big feet improved a lot, Zhang Tiehan had another chance to get the ball, and naturally Terry also had a chance to 'get back face'.

This time it was Riddle's pass.

Zhang Tiehan kept looking at the backcourt, almost at the moment of Riddle's pass, he ran two steps forward, he used 'see through' to know the landing point of the ball, and he didn't need to pay attention to anything at all, but Terry next to him followed Zhang Tiehan and was still turning his head to look at the ball.

With such a gap between the two, Terry naturally couldn't find a good position, but the ball was easily snatched away by Zhang Tiehan.

"This guy...... Kind of ability......" Terry was surprised.

Even if he is conceited, this time he was snatched away by the other party, and he knew that the other party was not so lucky, when the football fell, he had already judged the landing point, but only to find that the other party stood in a good position first, he wanted to run in front of the other party, but the football flew over his head, and happened to be stopped by the opponent's tiptoe feet.

"It's just physically strong!" Terry thought to himself.

If it weren't for his own body, he wouldn't let the other party occupy a good position again and again, this is still a physical advantage, and he has long admitted this.

Terry couldn't help it.

The other party's body is stronger than himself, and he has a lot of strength, so what can he do if he can't squeeze himself when he stands in a good position?

But he was still not convinced!

Always grabbing the ball and losing to the other side, doesn't it mean that he John Terry, one of England's best defenders and the world's top central defender, can't defend the opponent at all? Maybe just grabbing the ball doesn't prove anything, but think about the other side being just a young striker in League One, even younger than his own age.

"Next time, next time, I will definitely grab the ball!" Terry gritted his teeth.

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