Chapter 100: Extend the Victory to the End of the Game!
Manchester City's St Stadium was filled with cheers as every Manchester City fan celebrated the goal.
It was the second goal!
Facing Chelsea at home, two goals in the first half, 2-0, this kind of score that no one dared to think about before the game, the result is now in front of the eyes, Manchester City fans can imagine the excitement, and some fans have even begun to celebrate the victory in advance.
Of course, that may just be a means to hit the opposing fans, but it has to be said that it also proves the joy of Manchester City fans on the other hand.
On the pitch, the two teams are in different shapes.
Manchester City cheered and celebrated as they had just scored, with joy on their faces, while on the Chelsea side, every player was silent, and many had a blank look on their faces – they didn't know how the game could have come to be like this?
Chelsea dugout.
Mourinho looked at the football in his goal, his face was black and scary, and he felt very angry and unwilling.
Conceding the goal again, what is the problem?
Paolo Ferreira!
Anyone can see that this goal is inseparable from Paulo Ferreira, and it can be said that Ferreira was easily thrown away by David Silva, which is a key turn in the attack to create a threat.
Without Ferreira's mistakes, there would not have been this goal, plus the last goal is inseparable from Ferreira, and now Chelsea are two goals behind, which can be counted on Ferreira's head.
Of course, goals can't be seen that way.
The most critical problem is the passivity of Chelsea as a whole, the game is completely suppressed, because of this, Manchester City can get chances again and again, and then there are mistakes from the defenders at the back, but after all, comprehensive suppression is the problem of the whole team. Goals, on the other hand, are about the defence of individual players, so Ferreira is also very noteworthy.
Many Chelsea fans are starting to express their displeasure with Ferreira.
Most Chelsea fans don't like Ferreira, one is that his style of play is unpleasant, and the other is that many people believe that he can start regularly because of his 'nepotism' with Jose Mourinho.
So Ferreira's mistake caused the team to fall behind. Chelsea fans put the blame for conceding the goal directly on Pacos Ferreira.
When the game restarted, whenever Ferreira touched the ball, the Chelsea fans in the stands would collectively 'boo', which was not violent, but at the current Manchester stadium, it was a great thing to hear the whole stadium.
Under the influence of the 'boo', it is conceivable what Ferreira can perform.
He was originally very concerned about his previous mistakes, and now he is being 'booed' by his fans, and his mentality is completely unbalanced. I didn't know how to play, but on two occasions he received a pass and almost didn't get it out, but luckily the football wasn't snatched away by the Manchester City players and he didn't become the 'third sinner'.
It can be seen that Ferreira has completely lost his form.
This kind of Ferreira disappointed Mourinho even more, and in addition to the disappointment, he also knew that he had to make a substitution.
It's not just this game, I'm afraid it's going to be a long time to come. Ferreira has to adjust his mentality, otherwise he will have to go to the field. It's always like this, and you can't play for the team at all.
Then the team's full-backs have one less available person
Just as Mourinho lamented for his players, his boss, Russian Roman Abramovich, also had a rather ugly face.
He thought his Chelsea might struggle to win. But I didn't expect the game to turn out like this.
My team lost a bit badly!
Before half-time, Chelsea were already two goals down, and not only that, but it didn't seem like much compared to being suppressed on the pitch. Especially in this situation, your fans are not cheering for the team, but are 'booing' their own players?
For the first time, Roman Abramovich wondered if he had made the wrong choice to bring in Jose Mourinho to coach Chelsea.
Can this Portuguese really lead Chelsea?
Jose Mourinho is a European champion coach, but can he beat the young Chinese who are less than 30 years old?
In the past, if someone asked about this, Abramovich would definitely nod in the affirmative, he was very optimistic about Mourinho, thinking that the Portuguese would be able to lead his Chelsea well, but now he hesitated, because there is a better young Chinese coach in the league, and Manchester City under his leadership has also become a direct competitor to Chelsea.
Roman Abramovich knows a little about football, but he never thought that a football coach could play a more important role than a few top stars and have such a big impact on the team.
At the same time, an idea more tempting than buying a star came to him, "Is it time to bring this Chinese to Chelsea as soon as possible!?" ”
In the end, Mourinho did not replace Ferreira, but let him stay on the field and bear the pressure.
Chelsea conceded two goals, Ferreira can't get out of the relationship, but because of this, he should continue to keep him on the field, instead of replacing him early, although Ferreira is not a young player with an unstable mentality, but being replaced after 'becoming a sinner' will definitely affect the mentality, at least let him last until the end of the first half, and then replace it in the second half.
The second is the question of timing, there is not much time left in the first half, a few minutes are not necessary, that will hit Ferreira's confidence even more.
The rest of the game went on as normal, but the rest of the game was difficult for the Chelsea players as they were huddled in the box, just filling in the gaps and defending, and had no time to attack.
They don't want to concede a goal, or rather, Chelsea can't afford to concede any more.
It's a very helpless choice.
In terms of tactics, morale and performance, Chelsea cannot compare with Manchester City now, and the rest of the time is very unfavorable to attack, so they can only choose to defend the goal.
Trying to defend the back of the net when you're two goals down shows how hard Chelsea are playing. Some commentators have said, "I didn't expect this to be the case before the game"
Or, 'Chelsea are too passive to see them as a strong team at all.' ”
"Either they should come out or they should replace Paolo Ferreira."
But neither exclamations nor suggestions have had the slightest impact on Chelsea's style of play. They are still very passive, they can only stick to the goal.
In the end, they managed to hold on until stoppage time and did not concede another goal before the referee blew the whistle.
When the whistle blew at the end of the first half, all the Chelsea players let out a long breath and many collapsed to the ground.
This first half was too difficult for them
In the Manchester City dressing room, the players looked excited.
They were under a lot of pressure before the game because it was a crucial game against a strong Chelsea side. There are few favourites in the media for them to win, and many are feeling very stressed against Chelsea's lavish squad.
But it's a game that has to be faced, they're top of the league and it's a game called 'League Title Race', so they have to try to win.
They were very serious in training to prepare for the game and everyone was 100 per cent in spirit.
Some of the disciplines that Wan Sheng emphasized and even advised them not to play men's sports on the night before the game to conserve energy, etc., were firmly remembered and enforced by everyone. The whole city were very well prepared for the game.
Still, they feel stressed. Because they are not sure about the game.
But what they never expected was that the game would be so easy!
They may have thought about beating Chelsea, but they never wanted to completely suppress it, even taking a two-goal lead in the first half.
So now they're all talking about the first half.
Wan Sheng looked at it with a smile on his face.
The first half went surprisingly well, and he was a little surprised when it went well.
In fact, he can suppress Chelsea for the team. It's not surprising that the team has prepared so much for the game and it's normal to have a tactical press, but to score two goals was a bit of luck.
Of course. It's good news for the team and it means a lot easier to play.
After everyone arrived, Wan Sheng raised his arm to signal quiet, and when he saw his movements, the locker room, which was still noisy just now, immediately quieted down, which could see the majesty of Wan Sheng in the team.
After he led the team to victory, he gradually gained more respect from the players, which also means that his majesty has gradually increased, and many coaches may not be able to compare with him in a team for a few years.
The world of football is like this, winning is everything, as long as there can be a victory, there is everything, and conversely, without a victory, a lot of things will be gradually lost.
Wan Sheng can lead the team to continuous victory, so other things will follow.
Now his majesty in the team, his control of the team is unmatched.
After everyone was quiet, Wan Sheng asked with a smile, "How did you feel in the first half?" ”
"Good!"
"Great!"
"I don't feel like they're any match at all!"
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Listening to everyone's conversation, Wan Sheng continued to laugh, and when he was almost done, he waved his hand to stop, and then praised everyone, "You guys are all doing well, now we can lead by two goals, and each of you is a hero!" ”
'But we can't be negligent because it's Chelsea and they have a gorgeous squad that almost blinds me'
The win caused a smile in the dressing room, but it must be admitted that Chelsea's squad is indeed very flashy, even a little scary.
"But"
Wan Sheng's voice changed and he said seriously, "As long as you take the game seriously and stick to the last minute according to the tactics, the victory will definitely belong to us!" ”
"Why do I dare to say that?"
Hearing Wan Sheng's question, many people looked at each other, and then Darren Bent replied, "Is it our two-goal lead?" ”
"No, no, no!" Wan Sheng waved his hand, then pointed to his heart, and said, "Their lineup is very gorgeous, they are all big-name stars, they are all famous, but that's nothing, football is a team sport, and we also have our advantages." ”
"We were more prepared for the game, we started preparing long before Christmas. Also, dare I say, we are even more hungry for victory! That's all that matters! So on the pitch, we played better, completely suppressed them and won the half. Now all we have to do is keep the advantage and extend the win until the end of the game! ”
Wan Sheng shouted to boost his morale.
The players in the dressing room were all excited to listen, and although some knew it was a morale boost, it made a lot of sense, and they started preparing for the game before Christmas, and after seeing so many say that Chelsea had more hope of winning, they were desperate to win to prove that they couldn't lose to Chelsea, and now they've won at half-time.
Then they have to go to the field and, as the coach says, "Extend the victory to the end of the game!" ”
Compared to the relaxed atmosphere at Manchester City, the atmosphere in the Chelsea dressing room is much more solemn.
When they came to Manchester, they didn't think they would concede two goals in the game, let alone two goals in the first half alone.
When I think back to the first half, it was a really difficult experience.
Many players also complained about Ferreira, although they didn't say it directly, but some people's eyes were obviously saying, "It's all Ferreira's reason for being like this now." ”
If it weren't for Ferreira not being able to prevent a 'Spanish rookie boy', how could the team concede two goals?
It's not just one person who thinks this way.
Ferreira's popularity in the team is very average, due to English pronunciation reasons, he just said a year at Chelsea, the most talked is Carvalho, Thiago and other Portuguese compatriots, and the relationship with others is like a passerby, especially in the backfield competition, his performance has been questioned, but he frequently gets the opportunity to play, and it is strange that several competitors can have a good relationship with him.
After all, now he is not performing well, which has affected the team's results, and he has received a lot of complaints.
Mourinho saw the situation, he was in a bad mood, and after returning to the dressing room, he lost his temper greatly, but he didn't blame Ferreira, because he knew that his disciple must be very uncomfortable, and if he blamed him again, he would definitely be greatly affected.
But what the Portuguese didn't expect was that his thin approach would make Ferreira even more isolated.
Other players who did not perform badly were scolded, but Ferreira, who was the most responsible, was not scolded.
This will certainly affect Ferreira's future training life at Chelsea.
Of course, that was later, and Ferreira didn't have to worry about anything in this game.
Jose Mourinho still decided to replace Ferreira, after all, the mentality of the players can be adjusted, and the current game is the most important thing. (To be continued......)