Chapter 474: Now is Your Chance!

"This is the first goal of the Champions League final and the eleventh goal scored by Torres in the Champions League this season, he will undoubtedly be the top scorer in the Champions League, and in second place is Cristiano Ronaldo who plays for Manchester United, the Portuguese has only scored seven goals, and he has no chance to score again!"

"Eleven goals illustrate Torres' perfect performance in the Champions League, and it also confirms the excellence of the whole Manchester City team, because Torres's goal is by no means alone, just like the goal just now, Silva is also one of the heroes."

"Don't forget, Manchester City have a league top scorer on the bench!"

"Perhaps only Manchester City can afford to put the league's top scorer on the bench......

British BBC Sports TV commentator Leigh John spoke to the hearts of many people.

Darren Bent is the top scorer in the Premier League, with six more league goals than second-place Cristiano Ronaldo, but now in the Champions League final, Darren Bent is sitting on the bench.

Thinking about it this way, Manchester City is also a little too extravagant.

But Darren Bent himself seemed to feel like nothing, and when Torres scored, he was celebrating with excitement with the rest of his team-mates.

Darren Bent must have a little complaint about not being able to start in the Champions League final.

However, when you think about the fact that the coach is doing this for the win, and that he has played so much this season that he is no less valued than Torres, he doesn't think much about it.

The Champions League final, no matter how it is just a game, how can it compare to the performance of the previous season? How is it more important than the victory of the team final?

As long as the team can win this one, he will also get a Champions League winner's medal, so what's not to be satisfied with!

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The celebration of the goal in the dugout was over.

The substitutes were back in their seats, but they still had excitement on their faces and were talking about goals and games.

Diamares sat next to Wan Sheng, he looked at the score on the scoreboard, and sighed, "Wan Sheng, if you had told me a few years ago that we would lead the team to the Champions League final together, I must have thought you were crazy!" ”

Wan Sheng listened.

'It's been like a dream for a couple of years, especially since I came to Manchester City and I was thinking about staying at Derby and I'm so glad I came out of there!

"Champions League final! And we're still ahead, I can't believe it! ”

Wan Sheng laughed, "You should have been prepared for a long time, we said at the beginning of the season that we must fight for all the championships, and the Champions League naturally cannot be an exception!" ”

"You said that." Diamares rolled his eyes, "But isn't that the goal?" Having goals doesn't necessarily mean achievable, I just thought you were there to boost the morale of the team. ”

"Haha."

Wan Sheng laughed and said, "Gail, you still don't know me, I've always done what I say. ”

Diamares rolled her eyes, "Don't put the same thing on me as you do to deal with reporters." ”

"But I did, didn't I?"

Diamares was about to say something, but Wan Sheng hurriedly added, "We did it." ”

Immediately, Diamares also laughed.

The Manchester City fans in the crowd were still celebrating, and the sounds were annoying to Chelsea, who were frustrating enough to concede a goal, but still had to endure the cries of the City fans.

In the Chelsea dugout, manager Grant had a cold face.

Manchester City's leading situation really made him unable to put on a steady expression, the game has been played so passively, he is still thinking of ways to change the situation, but the opponent took the opportunity to complete the goal.

"Bastard!"

Grant was depressed about how he thought, and he was even more worried about the situation of the game.

What the Israelis didn't know was that Abramovich, who was sitting next to the podium in a VIP box at the stadium, had a much colder face than him.

Just now, there were fans who kept looking this way, but seeing Abramovich's performance, many people subconsciously turned their heads...... That's kind of scary.

The Russian 'oligarchs' are angry, and it's really a little scary.

Abramovich was already very dissatisfied with his team's performance, but he didn't expect Manchester City to score goals quickly.

The game is played so passively, and one more goal behind, is there still a chance to win?

Like Chelsea fans, Abramovich's confidence in winning has dropped a lot, and his face has become colder.

He's already figured it out.

If he loses, the first thing he has to do is get the Israeli out of the way.

His Chelsea isn't such a bad thing!

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Manchester City returned to their own half after the celebration.

Both teams took their positions and the game resumed.

Chelsea are not demoralized when they are one goal behind, after all, this is the Champions League final, and every player knows that they must fight until the last minute, as long as there is a little opportunity, they must seize it, not to mention, they are only one goal behind, and if you try hard, you are likely to chase it back.

So after the restart, Chelsea were a bit more aggressive and they were hoping to equalise as soon as possible.

This is normal, and the laggards tend to do it.

Chelsea are also very unwilling.

'Chelsea haven't won against Manchester City in three seasons.' This is not only a fact, but also quoted by many media outlets to prove that Chelsea playing Manchester City is not good.

But the Chelsea players are very unwilling, they don't feel that their team is worse than Manchester City, and now the game is in the Champions League, not the league, and they want to beat Manchester City in the Champions League.

The shouts of the fans in the crowd also put plenty of pressure on Chelsea.

Before Manchester City scored the goal, there was more support for Chelsea because Chelsea were Roman Abramovich's side, and most Russian fans supported 'their own' Chelsea, and it was not an exaggeration to say that 'Moscow is Chelsea's home stadium' before the game.

But it was different after Manchester City scored.

Those Russian fans who were originally close to Chelsea because of Abramovich also began to support Manchester City, who played more beautifully and were able to score goals, so there were many fewer voices of support for Chelsea.

The Chelsea players are holding their breath and want to put in a show to prove something.

Chelsea's attacking style is really fierce, but unfortunately, Manchester City's line-up is very conservative.

Manchester City's attack is good, but that is only a tactical level, in fact, Wansheng is still very conservative in the final, wing Ljungberg, Ivan Crewe, central Brummer, Morris plus Silva, Manchester City's five midfielders are all good defensive players, the whole team except for a bad defensive Torres, everyone else is involved in the defense.

When City drop back to defend, they can definitely play a decent role, Chelsea's attack is always hindered, they have a hard time breaking down the City defence, and when the football is at the feet of Manchester City, the rhythm is back...... City began to pour their feet and pass through the ball so much that Chelsea had to shrink their defence to keep the goal safe.

At this time, Manchester City played into the team's characteristics again - young and good at playing the wind game.

Manchester City have too many young players, and young teams tend to be good at playing good games, not only in attack, but also in the mentality of the players after taking the lead.

When City took the lead, the pressure on the players was much less, and they played according to the arrangement.

Everybody was solid and they knew what to do when they were ahead.

Possession of the ball, steady defence, not rushing up to find opportunities, dragging opponents down, tentative passes waiting for opportunities to come forward...... These Wansheng have been talked about many times.

Manchester City did the same.

They have to use a stable defence, use possession, and drag the opponent into the swamp, and the opponent will find that the more they struggle, the deeper they fall, and when they are honest, the victory will belong to the team.

When City kept possessing the ball, it was only natural for Chelsea to press forward, and they had to grab the ball before they could attack.

But 'pressing' was something Chelsea did from the first minute of the game and they have done it till now.

This is not a big problem for Manchester City at all.

They have too much experience in facing 'pressing', all they need to do is keep running, passing, running, and passing, so that the players who can easily make the opponent rush can only follow behind and eat ashes.

It's good for Manchester City.

People who often follow passively will definitely consume more physical energy and energy, because they need to judge how to follow, while those who take the initiative to run will consume less physical energy.

The biggest blow to Chelsea was Manchester City's dazzling cooperation.

It is already common for Manchester City to play a good combination when they are in possession, they just need to speed up the pass, and it is easy to play a wonderful game with one foot after another, which makes the fans in the stadium excited and a huge blow to the morale of the opponents.

Faced with City's dazzling passes, the Chelsea players simply didn't know how to grab the ball.

That's how it went.

Chelsea got on the ball a couple of times along the way, but they were too eager to equalise and each time the ball hit the front of the pitch with a long-range shot.

Soon Chelsea had more shots on goal than Manchester City, but the score was still 1-0 and City were still the leading side.

Chelsea are desperate to equalise.

Drogba and Anelka were at the front and simply didn't come back.

Frank Lampard, who had just finished his long-range shot, was also positioned past the halfway line.

Claude Makelle and Ballack were scrambling near the halfway line to intercept City's passes.

Several midfielders and front-court players are in the front, and they also pull Chelsea's formation very forward, and those who don't know think that Chelsea are attacking, but in fact, football is firmly controlled at the feet of Manchester City.

As time passed and the intermission got closer, this scenario appeared more and more often.

The corners of Wan Sheng's mouth couldn't help but curl.

Chelsea are a little too anxious, have they forgotten that Manchester City are the best at fast breaks?

The situation of the game, in fact, is not too favorable for Manchester City, because the one-goal lead is not big, if there is a chance to score another goal, it is the most beneficial for the team.

Now is the opportunity.

The Chelsea back line is very empty, and Wan Sheng believes that Morris, Silva and other players on the field will see this clearly...... (To be continued.) )