After Morris's goal, Manchester City president Waddell, who was in the VIP box, stood up abruptly, his arms raised and cheering, completely oblivious to the frown of Roman Abramovich next to him.

"It's annoying." Abramovich thought.

A bodyguard stepped forward and stood between Abramovich and Waddell, as if he wanted to help Abramovich block the 'noise' made by Waddell, of course, this probably won't have any effect, but not seeing Waddell's smug face may also make Abramovich feel a little better, but his face is still gloomy and scary.

Abramovich was not in a good mood.

Roman Abramovich is still looking forward to Chelsea's results this season, especially after the signing of German captain Ballack in May and the introduction of Andrei Shepchenko, in the eyes of the Russians, Chelsea is no weaker than any big club, and even better than a 'small club' like Manchester City.

Although Manchester City pressed Chelsea to win the league championship last season, but as those media said, it was just an accident, because Chelsea's performance was actually not bad, the usual season results were enough to win the league title, but Manchester City's performance was better, but their advantage is that there is only a league to play, Chelsea still has the Champions League to play, and it is definitely better to focus on the league than to take care of both, so Manchester City has a chance to win the league title.

This is the media's view of Manchester City's championship in the summer, and it also makes Abramovich nod his head frequently, and he agrees with it in his heart.

This season is different.

Chelsea's squad is more flashy than last season, while Manchester City has hardly changed and sold the captain and main full-back, and it is true that Manchester City's strength has declined, and Chelsea must have a much advantage over Manchester City.

Roman Abramovich also believes that the media have a point, and perhaps Chelsea's rival this season will not be Manchester City. It's traditional giants such as Manchester City and Arsenal.

So for this first round match with Manchester City, Abramovich is full of expectations.

But the game didn't seem to be like this, Chelsea went on a rampage for a long time and couldn't score a single goal, his favored Shepchenko almost did nothing, and Manchester City scored a goal with a counter-attack, looking at the current situation, it seems that Manchester City still have the intention of controlling the game, which is really different from the big win he expected.

Abramovich didn't come here to watch a defeat, and he can imagine how he felt at this time.

He needs to win. It's better to win big than to show his role as president of the club and bringing stars to the team. Otherwise, he invested so much money, wouldn't it all be in vain? When the time comes, people will laugh and say, "Look at that Russian, he spent hundreds of millions of euros to build a team, even worse than Manchester City, which is worth less than 100 million", and he will become a laughing stock all over Europe, and maybe even some Chelsea fans will see it that way, because the gap between his investment and income in the team is too big.

Thinking of this, Abramovich is in an even worse mood.

The cheers of Waddell next to him kept reminding him of this. It's like saying, "Look, my City, there's nothing to invest in." But now it's ahead of Chelsea, where you've invested hundreds of millions of euros."

Seeing the cheers of Manchester City on the field, Abramovich's face became more and more gloomy, and his fingers were pinched fiercely.

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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho on the pitch, including all the Chelsea players. The faces were not good-looking, they had the upper hand at the beginning of the game, and they didn't expect it at all. It will be Manchester City who will score first.

Of all the players, Frank Lampard was in the worst mood.

Just now, Lampard was still trying to compare with Morris and thought that his individual ability was better than Morris, but now Morris relied on his individual ability to score a goal. Frank Lampard and Ballack and Carvalho are teammates, and they are very clear about their defensive ability, in addition, goalkeeper Cech's ability is also recognized by the whole team, because of this, Lampard knows how difficult it is to get rid of Ballack 1v1, and then deceive Carvalho and Cech to score the ball, at least he can't do it, but Morris did it, what does this prove?

"Could it be that guy is better than me in terms of personal ability?" Frank Lampard was shaken and knew he wouldn't be able to match Morris, at least so far.

However, as a top player, Frank Lampard quickly adjusted his mentality and prepared for the next game, and with the game not yet halfway through, being frustrated is not what a professional should do

The game soon restarted.

At this time, the players on the field have adapted to the game, and Manchester City's cooperation has gradually played out, every time Manchester City attacks, they can play a series of combinations, this kind of coordination is dazzling, even Chelsea, who are strong defensively, sometimes they are caught off guard, they are difficult to deal with this kind of attack, some players' thinking is even a little unable to keep up, they just see the ball here, and then the ball goes there again, they can't fully defend it.

In the midst of such a continuous combination, the Chelsea players were a little numb.

A lot of the time, Manchester City are not in a hurry to pass the ball forward, but constantly cooperate in the midfield, they will unconsciously let their guard down, and then Manchester City suddenly launched a rapid attack, this change of pace is very uncomfortable, they are a little unable to keep up, and as a result, Manchester City's attack will pose some threat to the Chelsea goal.

The biggest headache for the Chelsea players is the possession of Manchester City, the football is always at the feet of Manchester City, and it is very difficult for them to get it down.

So they had to shrink their defence in order to be solid.

At the start of the game, they used home advantage and momentum to keep Manchester City at half-time, and now they are playing quite passively.

Even if manager Jose Mourinho knows that against Manchester City's attack, he needs to defend tougher and run more, but in order to do so, it will take the players themselves to play, and it will take time for Chelsea to adapt.

Now in the whole of Europe, Barcelona is similar to Manchester City.

Some people say that Wansheng 'copied' Barcelona's tactics, but in fact, the top coaches have watched the games of the two teams and can still see the difference, the main difference between the two teams' tactics is the different focus, Manchester City is more inclined to change the rhythm, they use the sudden change of rhythm to find opportunities. Barcelona, on the other hand, are more dominant, constantly putting their feet on their back, even at the back, and City don't do that very often.

There is no way to comment on which style of play is more advantageous, it can only depend on the performance of the players on the pitch, in contrast, Barcelona play more technically, and Manchester City play more direct.

Although not as technical as Barcelona, Manchester City went straight to the tempo of the attack. It's still a headache for Chelsea.

It's hard for them to adapt to this shift.

So Manchester City's offensive is quite threatening.

Passing after pass, fast break, and shot in front of goal, kept Chelsea busy, and although they played well in attack, Chelsea still played a lot more passively as the game went on.

At this time, the media who had shouted before the game that Chelsea were 'going to win' were silent.

They were amazed.

In their view, Chelsea should be stronger when they add to their squad in the summer. But now Manchester City are still holding Chelsea down, especially at Stamford Bridge, and they are surprised by that.

Manchester City's most important player is undoubtedly midfielder Morris.

Morris also did well last season. But it was definitely not as good as this one, against the German captain, Portugal's main centre-back and the young international Cech, he was able to play so well and have the goal just now. It's almost certain that Morris will be the man of the match.

But one Morris can't lead the whole team, and on the whole, every player in Manchester City is doing well.

Like young centre-back Copelle Ferreira. Ivan Crewe, Downing on the wing, David Silva in the middle and Morris in the middle, etc., these players have performed quite well alone, and it is precisely because of these many players that Manchester City can continue to play exquisite combinations.

The most surprising thing is that among these players, except for Tangning, almost all the others were dug up by that Chinese.

It's amazing

How can this Chinese have such a good vision?

Every player he values will perform well, is this the legendary mysterious magic from the East?

In the eyes of many looking at Wan Sheng in amazement, the game time was running out little by little, and although Chelsea played a little passive in the second half of the first half, they held on when the referee blew the half-time whistle.

The first half ended 0:1.

The players of both teams all exhaled, and many of them sat directly on the grass.

No matter which team it is, it is very tiring to play such a high-intensity game, and many of the players who run a lot don't want to use it when they sit on the grass and wait for their teammates to pull them up, and then slowly walk back to the locker room.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho returned to the dressing room early.

Chelsea are one goal down at home and it won't be easy to come back, but Mourinho is thinking defensively. In the eyes of the Portuguese, it is possible to equalize the score just by attacking with one brain, but what about next time? What about next time? They will still play passive against Manchester City again, it will still be difficult to occupy the advantage on the field, and they will still have a headache for Manchester City's attack.

So he needs to see something in the direct hand and know how to deal with City's attack, and that's all that matters.

Even if you lose, you know how to play against Manchester City, and the future games will be very easy to deal with, so it will be completely worth it, after all, this is the league, not a cup match, the two teams have to play twice in the league, this time they lose and win back next time, not to mention, Chelsea is not without opportunities in attack, but there are not as many threats as Manchester City.

Jose Mourinho is pacing in the dressing room.

The players who just entered the dressing room all kept their heads down and didn't speak, because they knew that the manager would definitely be in a bad mood when they were behind, but no one wanted to touch the mold at this time.

At that moment, Carvalho and Mendes pushed in the door, and Carvalho was still talking about the goal, he explained, "I wanted to be offside, if he [Morris] passed the ball and Anelka was offside, but I didn't expect him to shoot, I remember he used to pass the ball a lot of times. ”

Mourinho looked at Carvalho in front of goal.

Carvalho was taken aback, and hurriedly closed his mouth and lowered his head into the dressing room, at which point Mourinho opened his mouth and asked, "What did you just say?" ”

"It's nothing, boss."

"No, as you just said, offside?"

Carvalho explained in a whisper, as if he was afraid of the manager's anger, "Yes, I was talking to Thiago about their goal, I wanted Anelka to be offside, but Morris would have shot, which was not the case last season. ”

Mourinho nodded, he suddenly had an idea to try.

That's to make an offside.

If you can use the offside position to squeeze the attacking space of Manchester City, then the team's formation can be pulled out, and the attack will be more powerful while limiting the opponent's attack.

As long as they manage to limit their attack, the situation will be in Chelsea's favour.

There are risks involved, and if the offside is not successful, it will be a good opportunity for City, but now that Chelsea are behind and there is nothing worse than an ugly game and a loss.

This is the best way Mourinho can think of against Manchester City at the moment!

If Manchester City is allowed to attack, then Manchester City's style of play will definitely suppress Chelsea, being squeezed in their own half, Chelsea's attack and defense will be very passive, if the offside position is opened up, Chelsea will be able to find the advantage of the situation, and the attack will be more powerful.

After Mourinho's decision, he looked to Terry, Carvalho and others, and now he must trust the tacit understanding of several defenders in the team.

Mourinho's heart was steady when he saw Terry.

John Terry is the captain of the team, he is very good and very trustworthy, Carvalho will listen to Terry on the pitch, and of course the other players will follow the command.

So Mourinho gathered all the players and talked about playing offside, which Chelsea rarely use to defend, and now they have to.

"But, boss, we're not skilled." Terry asked, confused.

Normally they also create offsides, such as the goal of Morris, Carvalho wanted to defend by creating offsides, but the whole backline played offside together, and they used it as the main defensive method, and they really didn't try it.

"It's okay, we can try. That's how it was played in the second half, and it was up to you to command the defence. Mourinho patted John Terry on the shoulder.

Terry suddenly felt a heavy responsibility, and he nodded his head fiercely, expressing his confidence. (To be continued.) )