Chapter 104: Cutting Meat with a Blunt Knife
Van der Vaart's free-kick was scored, without any coordination, and it was a clean shot! Chelsea pulled one more goal back, 2:3! You know, less than 10 minutes into the second half, Chelsea penetrated the door of Howard's handle twice with two free-kick opportunities! ”
"It's horrible! We know that Joe Cannon said before the game that Van der Vaart is a much better player than Robben, and sure enough, the facts confirm his words again! Arjen Robben played 50 minutes without doing anything, Van der Vaart came on for less than 10 minutes and led the team back to two goals! Robben is worth twice as much as Van der Vaart, and at this moment, I think Ferguson must be very bitter! ”
Ferguson's face was grim: "No, it can go on like this, and it seems impossible to attack with both wings." Chelsea's momentum is already on the rise, and if the team's tactical approach remains the same, this game is a sure lose! ”
Once the belief was decided, Ferguson made another personnel change, with Alan Smith coming off and Phil Neville coming on. Replaced the shadow striker with a midfielder.
After Neville came on the pitch, he used the fastest speed to convey the manager's new tactical requirements to his teammates.
Soon, fans were surprised to find that United began to consciously shrink their formation, leaving only Ruud van Nistelrooy and Cristiano Ronaldo in front, and the rest of the team basically retreated to their own half. For a while, Manchester United's defensive hardness in the midfield increased sharply, which did cause a lot of trouble for Chelsea.
However, this is exactly what Qiao Wanxian thinks, since the opponent has put on a posture of being beaten to the death, if he doesn't add fuel to the fire and take the opportunity to attack, he will not be Qiao Cannon.
It soon became clear that United were not taking Van der Vaart's free-kick seriously enough. The midfielder, who has just moved from the Netherlands to England, has clearly lived up to the high hopes given by Joe's cannon.
In the 65th minute of the game, Manchester United failed to counterattack, Grosso successfully steals from the feet of Ronaldo again, and this is his eighth successful tackle from the feet of the talented Portuguese winger in this game! Later, Ronaldo stopped using fancy acting moves for a while, but it was still difficult to overcome the Italian's defense.
"Fabio Grosso, what a nobleman lost to the people! At the age of 28, he has such excellent defensive ability and confrontation ability, Cristiano Ronaldo faces him as if he is facing a mountain! Qiao Cannon's discerning eyes are simply amazing! ”
"Grosso is worth £1 million? In my opinion, Joe Cannon picked up a big bargain, and his level is worth at least 15 million pounds! ”
"No wonder Joe Cannon pressed the team's fourth captain, Bridge, to the bench, it turned out that he had picked up a grain of gold in the beach of the Apennines!"
Of course, there is more than one Grosso who is admired, and this game is destined to be a performance stage specially designed by Qiao Wanxian for Van der Vaart.
Van der Vaart won the ball in midfield, Rooney on the left and Kaka on the right were already on at high speed, and in the face of the pressure of the new midfielder Phil Neville, a deft Marseille spun around, dodged, and then made a collision with Lampard, three passes and two feet, directly to the front of the United penalty area.
Van der Vaart's eyes locked on Rooney, who was inserted on the left, and with a swing of his left leg, he instantly attracted everyone's attention. Even Ferguson, who was on the sidelines, was shouting: "Watch out for that number nine!" ”
Silvestre and Ferdinand immediately helped Gary Neville in defence, and even goalkeeper Howard turned to face Rooney and made a save.
Sure enough, Van der Vaart picked the ball on his toes, just ...... The direction of the football is not Rooney on the left, but Kaka on the right!
"Oops!"
Everyone at the back broke out in a cold sweat.
Heinze is sticking an anti-Kaka, but how can his speed keep up with Kaka? Kaka got rid of his defense directly after an acceleration, faced with an open space, and inserted into the penalty area!
"Beautiful pass!"
“…… It's hard to imagine that this Dutch youngster has no less passing footwork than Zinedine Zidane, and the accuracy is amazing! The current Chelsea team has completely lost a trace of English style, and Jishuliu football has appeared in England! ”
Kaka shot, Howard made a save...... Whew, Kaka's chance to go single chose to knock horizontally, Vandervaart! Van der Vaart rushed up and shot! …… The ball is in! Van der Vaart, Van der Vaart scored the second goal of the game to help Chelsea equalise! ”
“3:3! It's unbelievable that Chelsea equalised! Not...... Or we could say that Chelsea did equalize......
"It took 45 minutes for Joe to make tactical adjustments and another 15 minutes to equalise. Even if Ferguson made a series of substitutions to strengthen the defence, it still struggled to work. I have to admit that Chelsea's attacking power is really terrifying! ”
"Manchester United...... It's hanging, but the good thing is that they're playing away from home, and back at Old Trafford, their hopes of qualifying are still great. ”
On the pitch, the Chelsea players were celebrating wildly, especially Van der Vaart, who hugged Kaka who passed the ball for himself selflessly, and the players gathered in a heap, Kaka whispered to Van der Vaart: "The boss said, he just wants everyone to create opportunities for you to prove that you are much better than that Robben!" ”
Van der Vaart was slightly stunned, then glanced meaningfully in the direction of the coach's seat, looking grateful.
The confetti and colour bars in Stamford Bridge were scattered, and with the incendiary voice of the announcer on the spot, it was as if they had fallen into a frenzy.
"Joe Cannon! Joe Cannon! Joe Cannon......"
At this moment, while they applauded Van der Vaart, they dedicated all their shouts to the man who had equalised, some with tears in their eyes, some with joy, others with anticipation, because it was just an equaliser and our Joe cannon ...... It is the legend of total victory!
As the game continued, the momentum of Chelsea's attack became even more surging, and the blue jersey, like a blue ocean, set off a tsunami.
A draw is clearly not what Chelsea fans were looking forward to, and the players have long been accustomed to the taste of victory, and a draw is no different from defeat for them! At this moment, the words of the manager at half-time echoed in their minds: "Our Chelsea can only face one outcome - victory!" ”
The Carabao Cup semi-finals are played on a home-and-away basis, but unlike the Champions League knockout rounds, there is no away goals system. So for Ferguson, with no hope of winning, there is only one option left - to hold on to a draw!
Ferguson made another substitution, making his intentions very clear. The versatile man at the back replaced Cristiano Ronaldo, who had not played well in the game.
Although Ronaldo scored a goal and completed an assist in this game, Yu did not hide his flaws, he basically did not play any role on the side, did not receive a pinch, assisted defense, and faced a Grosso alone, he seemed powerless. So to replace him, the godfather of Manchester United is very decisive.
Ronaldo looked very angry, walked off the field with a gloomy face, sat back on the bench, and even threw the towel on the ground. He's a fighter and he's not happy with his poor performance.
Cristiano Ronaldo was the only man on the pitch who could pose a threat to the Chelsea defence, while Ruud van Nistelrooy was slower and only Ronaldo could play a dangerous counter-attack. As soon as he saw him go, Qiao Wanxian was immediately happy, and with a wave of his hand, he pressed the whole line!
Looking at Chelsea's formation again, it's just creepy!
1-5-4?
It's not the traditional 4-5-1, it's the exact opposite of 1-5-4! 1 defender, 5 midfielders, 4 strikers! Only John Terry lagged behind at the back, with midfielders Cannavaro and Roy Keane in the middle, Grosso and Ramos as wing-backs, and Frank Lampard up front...... It's Kaka, Torres, Rooney, Van der Vaart 4 people!
At first glance, the number of people in the Manchester United penalty area is evenly matched, half red and half blue. For a time, the soldiers pressed the border, and it was really like an offensive and defensive drill on a training ground, where the defender was only responsible for defending and the attacker was only responsible for attacking.
However, the defensive line designed by Ferguson is indeed as steel. Chelsea attacked fiercely, but it was difficult to score, every time the football was on the verge of the big penalty area, it would be under unprecedented pressure from the opponent, and for a while, Van der Vaart, Kaka, Lampard, Keane and others frequently shot from a distance, because there were too many people in the box, and there was even no room to pass.
The Chelsea fans felt a sense of happiness like never before, and although they didn't score, they gave the most enthusiastic cheers and shouts, and the onslaught could have enchanted anyone.
"Huh? Manchester United fans are leaving the stadium one after another? ”
The camera swept over the stands, and sure enough, many Red Devils fans left with a sad face, and the Chelsea commentator laughed: "Hmm...... I think I understand that they weishenme left early. In fact, losing is not terrible, what is terrible is this process, it is like cutting meat with a blunt knife, which makes people feel painful! Every shot from the Chelsea players was kicked into their hearts, and it was hard to accept that they didn't have the ability to take it. I said that Ferguson was too, and he simply admitted defeat with a wide open heart, and such a painful endurance is simply a cruel torture for the fans! ”
Van der Vaart has received enough attention from Manchester United that Geremy and Phil Neville are almost inseparable. In particular, Geremi's savage collision made his unathletic body a little difficult to parry.
In the 70th minute of the game, Rio Ferdinand suddenly intercepted Frank Lampard's through ball and gave a big foot to Ryan Giggs on the left, and the red tide was surging.
"Counterattack, our counterattack is coming!" The emotions that the United commentator had suppressed for 20 minutes were vented at this moment, and Ferguson also clenched his fists in excitement.
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