Section 316 Elasticity
Rushing to the sidelines, Li Bin shouted loudly at Arshavin on the sidelines and called him to his side. On the football field, the wind and rain have not stopped, Li Bin spoke to Arshavin, and at the same time made gestures in his hand, telling him how to kick, Arshavin's hair was already attached to his head, and the water was left on his forehead, but he listened to Li Bin's words very intently, and kept nodding. This scene made the commentator who was watching it already guess Li Bin's thoughts.
'Li Bin is giving Arshavin a new task, and it looks like they will try to break down Chelsea's door again. It's just that in this weather state now, even Manchester United will not be easy to beat Chelsea, let alone a Serie A team, it will be difficult to fight against Chelsea. ”
Chelsea's team, although it is often counter-attacked, but unlike many people imagine that the counterattack must be fast, they are the team with the largest weight tonnage in England, and when Robben is not on the field, it is also the team that suppresses the rhythm the most, but it is their fouls, which are not very many - the team with the most fouls in the Premier League has always been Arsenal - their play, unlike many people's impressions, they also attach great importance to the fierce midfield and the press. If it hadn't rained, maybe Parma could have relied on quick attacks and skillful coordination to defeat their opponents, but now, any passing in the game is greatly restricted, and such a game is a slow-paced muscle confrontation, where is Parma's way out?
Parma's formation shrank back slightly. Their strikers are now also near the centre circle. The loss of pressure at the back also made Chelsea more stable in controlling the football, and seeing this, Mourinho also waved his players to press appropriately and break the deadlock. It's not that he doesn't know how to do this, he may be attacked, but in such weather, it is difficult to make a quick attack, as long as one or two defenders stay behind the half, Parma's fast attack is difficult to work, and having such a big advantage also makes them more eager to win.
In his opinion, even if Parma thinks about it, it is difficult to find an opportunity: they can't suddenly inflate their weight in the game, without weight, in the fierce confrontation in the midfield, what do they use against Chelsea?
In this game, he had to win.
Jose Mourinho admits that he has had some minor troubles in the last two years when he played for Serie A teams. It stands to reason that the Premier League team has a great advantage in playing Serie A teams, but last year he met a stubborn Milan defense, and this year he met a strong Parma, both of which are teams that make him feel very difficult, and his record is indeed not good. And this time, it seems that Li Bin has made a new arrangement, but he still firmly believes that if he persists in his own style of play, the victory will definitely belong to him.
The fans at the Bridge are shouting loudly, and they are also looking forward to winning this game. Chelsea were still passing the ball at the back, and they didn't rush it, but tried to press it down rather calmly and spicily, and the pass in the back court allowed them to push slowly. However, Parma's players did not press, which also made their passes start to get bigger and bigger, ready to attack completely.
However, at this time, their passing also made mistakes.
Essien's pass to Ballack was obviously influenced by the accumulation of water on the ground, and the rolling speed of the football was much slower. Cavani, who saw this opportunity, rushed forward, grabbed in front of Ballack, and controlled the ball at his feet. Ballack caught up from behind and pulled him, but he shook off Ballack and ran forward with the ball.
It's just that the water on the ground makes him unable to run fast. Essien and Terry shrank from either side, Terry got stuck in position to keep him from getting his feet, and Essien went around to his front. Edinson Cavani had already burst into the box, but the two men also closed the door perfectly at this time, Essien stabbed the ball at Cavani's feet, and in the confusion he did not dare to control the ball, and kicked the ball towards Ballack behind Cavani.
However, Ballack failed to catch the ball and leaked to Arshavin behind him.
Relying on this mistake, Arshavin immediately began to run towards the middle with the ball. Ballack missed the ball, but immediately blocked Arshavin and denied him a chance to get on his feet. At this time, Chelsea's entire back line shrank towards the inside of the penalty area, and five people lined up behind the penalty spot, making it impossible for Milito to rush even if he wanted to.
After a few steps towards the middle, Arshavin suddenly stopped, made a slight half-turn, and turned his back to the goal. Ballack thought he was going to pass the ball to the team in front of him, and watched his movements, but he didn't expect that Arshavin suddenly wiped the ball with his heel, and then, with his left foot, went around the back of his right foot, and picked the ball to Cavani in the box!
This pass was too sudden. Arshavin's speed is not particularly fast, he has been moving slowly, after turning around, the Chelsea players also thought that he was going to let Yaya Toure cut forward and play a coordinated attack, but the back-heel pass at the edge of the penalty area made the Chelsea players not expect it.
Should it be said that the artist is bold, or should the ignorant be fearless?
Cavani was still in the box, but he was still in a tight angle, which was not a good position, and the Chelsea defence was already in perfect time, he cut forward and shot at goal, but the pass still shook his spirits. He received the ball, and immediately half-turned around to protect the ball with his back, but the water made him not stop the ball smoothly, and at this time, Essien, who had already stood firm in the penalty area, had already leaned over again, Cavani could not protect the ball, he had to step out of Ibrahimovic, stick to the penalty area line and pass the ball horizontally, to the feet of Milito in the middle!
Milito received the ball, and in front of him, there was a trio of Terry, Carvalho and Makelele marking. There was neither room for his feet in front of him, nor a good angle, but he still chose to take a step back after getting the ball, dodged a little gap, and then pushed the ball out of the ball with one kick!
There was only a small gap between Terry and Carvalho in front of him, and it was from this gap that his ball was pushed through. But Terry knows very well that the direction of the ball, no matter how you look at it, must be out of the goal, unless it is ......
Terry suddenly found that Arshavin, who had just passed the ball with his back heel, had been inserted into his back.
He was clever and fast enough to get up and down when everyone else was paying attention to Cavani and Milito. Milito's pass was just right for him to receive the ball in the six-yard box. Petr Cech pounced, he shook the ball down and then pushed it out with a kick!
Ashley Cole pounced on the goalline and tried to act as a man-shaped post to keep the ball out. However, the effort clearly failed and the ball crossed the goal line and Parma led Chelsea 1-0!
Arshavin jumped to his feet, clenched his fists with joy, waved his arms, and rushed to the audience. In an instant, the entire stadium was set on fire, and the huge sound of the fans erupting was already more than the sound of rain and wind!
Li Bin, who was on the sidelines, also waved his arms: he was right, Chelsea's defense really went wrong!
This is also the problem that Li Bin just noticed: Chelsea in the rain did not do well enough in the back position.
Rain can affect people's running speed, in the rain, most people will slow down when running, especially Chelsea's stadium, itself is a lot of potholes, their players can not be familiar with every inch of turf when running, therefore, they also have problems: when playing football, some people have a rough personality, running, still do not change their habits, such as Essien, anyway, he is strong, not afraid of slipping under his feet. However, there are some players who have to be more careful when they step forward, such as John Terry: because the ground is slippery, his steps are a little slower than usual to avoid injury.
Such a small thing, if you don't observe it carefully, it's even hard to notice, and Li Bin just noticed that he was slow to make up for Milito. And what he immediately thought of was to take advantage of this - the pace of the defence is not the same as usual, so there is a possibility that Chelsea's very good defensive line could go wrong. And in this kind of problem, the most likely to take advantage of is the problem of the gap after the failure to create an offside position - this is what Li Bin told Arshavin to pay attention to, and it is to take advantage of such a little problem, Parma played a beautiful anti-offside position and scored a goal! Essien was a step faster, Terry was a step slower, and the pace between the two created a small hole that would not normally appear, and it was such a small mistake that allowed Arshavin to succeed in the offside position.
Rain is their strength, but it is also their disadvantage. After seeing the rain, Chelsea felt they had a huge advantage, and ignoring the defensive problems they exposed became their problem. Jose Mourinho is a person who pays a lot of attention to detail, and in normal times, he will not make such mistakes, but it is precisely because of the strict tactical requirements and strict boundary requirements for the timing of the fill-in that when it is disturbed by the wind and rain, Chelsea's backline will be affected more.
The team needs to have a certain degree of flexibility, and the highest pursuit of football defense is to be elastic defense, not tight, in order to cope with these special situations.
The tactics arranged were successful, and Li Bin clapped his hands with satisfaction. He found the problem quickly, but he couldn't have done it without the players' execution. Chelsea's defense just now was very good, obviously it was successfully counter-robbed by Cavani, but it was able to tighten the lineup in an instant and form a defense at the back, which is already a top-level defense. However, Arshavin's back-to-back pass confused them, and then Milito's unsophisticated but calm and surprising pass provided him with the assist, and the combination of these two efforts successfully tore through the wall and allowed Parma to score their goal, which is absolutely extremely rare.
'Arshavin scored a rare goal on Stamford Bridge soil. Parma are 1-0 and now the situation is extremely dangerous for Chelsea. ”
On the sidelines of the pitch, Mourinho had already rushed into the wind and rain, watching Parma's celebration after his goal in the rain, Mourinho's face was gloomy and terrifying. The corners of his mouth pursed into a thin line, pulling out a twisted arc.
Parma have scored and now, more gloomily than the weather, is the future of Chelsea and Jose Mourinho.