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Chapter 219 Scolari's Bottom Line

Chapter 219 Scolari's Bottom Line

Chelsea was at a disadvantage in the first half. Although their tactics were defensive counterattacks, everyone could see the team's passivity on the scene.

So as soon as the second half started, Chelsea made adjustments and strengthened the defense on the side.

When Manchester City's players attack with the ball on the wing, Chelsea's midfielders will go to help defend, strengthening the protection of the two sides.

Deco assists on the left and Mikel assists on the right.

With the addition of defensive forces, Silva and Pedro's personal breakthroughs have been subject to some restrictions.

Manchester City's offense is limited, so Chelsea can counterattack calmly!

Scolari's counterattack was very clever, relying on the successful interception from the side, and then launching an attack.

In the 46th minute, Pedro's dribble was intercepted from the side, and Chelsea played a classic quick counterattack. After stealing the ball, Bosingwa did not hesitate to pass a long pass to Malouda.

After Malouda formed a quick breakthrough on the left, the ball was passed diagonally into the penalty area. Anelka headed the goal, but it was slightly higher.

This counterattack scared the entire Manchester City team into a cold sweat.

If the ball was headed by Didier Drogba, it might have been scored.

If a goal is scored, the team is behind on score.According to the situation in the first half, Chelsea will fight back more naturally, and Manchester City's situation will fall into an even worse situation.

At that time, Scolari's defensive counterattack will be launched more calmly.

Adjustments have to be made!

Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Duncan stood on the sidelines and called Heinze and Pedro over. He had to make some on-the-spot adjustments.

"Gabriel, fight with the opponent more when defending, and don't grab it easily! The speed of the opponent's players is very fast, but the start and acceleration are not without warning. Pay attention to their movements, and once they make any changes, talk to them The opponent maintains a physical confrontation and interferes with his dribbling! You don't need to steal the ball, as long as you keep interfering and prevent the opponent from passing the ball comfortably, your goal will be achieved." Duncan told Heinze.

Heinze defended fiercely, with a work input of 95 and a dirty score of 83, but sometimes he was too reckless to attack and lost his position.

Just now, Malouda's ball was blindly grabbed by Heinze, but was wiped out by Malouda.

If Heinze can hold his position, Malouda will not have many good opportunities.After all, Heinze's speed is not weak either.

And if Heinze has too many ups, he will give the opponent a free kick in a good position.There are several penalty shooters in the Chelsea team!

Heinze nodded and took the order to leave.

His tactical execution ability is very strong, and he knows his own shortcomings. Since Duncan pointed it out, he will definitely pay attention.

"Pedrito! We have a team, keep in touch with the team! Pay attention to flexible movement, observe the opponent's position, keep in touch with the middle, and use the opponent's rib space when attacking!"

"Okay, boss!" Pedro nodded and took the order to leave.

In terms of tactical execution, Pedro is definitely a good tactical pawn.

His own ability may not reach the top level, but he can completely complete the tactical arrangement.

This is also the reason why Pedro gradually gained the upper hand in the competition with Martin Petrov.

Pedro is not like Berbatov, Berbatov hardly runs when he doesn't have the ball.And Pedro's running position is also very active and reasonable without the ball.

When he runs without the ball, he even runs more frequently than with the ball.

He also has a wide range of activities.

Pedro will not only move on the wing, but also go to the middle of the penalty area.

Pedro, who cuts into the ribs, will not only increase the opponent's defensive pressure, but also increase the outlet points for the players in the center.

This kind of running without the ball will put psychological pressure on the Chelsea players: What if the ball is suddenly passed when he runs over?

An air-cut move will turn into a one-handed move!

With this in mind, Chelsea's defensive players will be distracted.Although they are guarding against Silva, the explosive point and core, they have to worry about the left side from time to time.

In the half of last season, many teams have seen the sharpness of the saber.

Duncan's arrangement on the left immediately put Chelsea on this side, unable to attack with manpower.

In this way, Malouda received less support, coupled with Heinze's meticulous care, the defensive pressure on Manchester City's left side was much smaller.

Another obvious change is that Duncan moved David Silvado closer to the center to sort out the team's offense.Although Chelsea ambushed heavy troops in the middle, Silva's excellent personal skills were enough for him to embroider in a small space.

The central road extending in all directions gives Silva more room to play.

Even Chelsea's left-back, Ashley Cole, would run into the middle to help.

This gave Trabelsi room to pounce.

Duncan nodded. Manchester City's adjustment made Chelsea's defense passive.

The situation is tilting in his favor, as long as this continues, goals will come sooner or later.

On the other side of the court, Scolari frowned deeply, and he, who was experienced, also realized that the situation was not good.Malouda on the left seemed invisible without support, while Joe Cole on the right was passively defending Trabelsi's advance.

After a fine display in the middle, Silva distributed the ball to the right and also inserted himself into the penalty area.Trabelsi looked up into the penalty area, but pushed a low flat ball sideways at his feet.

Silva takes Mikel away and Deco blocks Pedro.At the top of the arc of Chelsea's penalty area, there was actually a white field.

Yaya Toure made a strong shot from the top of the penalty area, and the football was thrown out of the crossbar by Petr Cech.

Scolari glanced at Duncan, but he was a little surprised: "As expected of last season's champion, he was able to catch Chelsea's weakness in a short period of time. Only in 15 minutes of the intermission, Duncan unexpectedly It's not easy to figure out a way to deal with Chelsea."

But you want to win, and I don't want to lose either!

"Tighten up the formation! Malouda, go back and defend! Don't give the opponent a chance to kick in front of the penalty area!" Taking advantage of Silva's emptiness to run towards the corner kick, Scolari rushed to the sidelines and yelled at the inside.

Malouda drooped his face. The head coach made an arrangement, and he must abide by it.

He doesn't like defense. Although he occasionally retreats to the center circle to get the ball, it is also for offense, which is different from defense.

Chelsea's formation was recovered again, except for Anelka, who was cruising around the money field, everyone else retreated to their half-court defense.

This tactical deployment completely exposed Scolari's bottom line in this game: the team tried their best not to concede the ball, and taking one point back is victory!

So Scolari did not hesitate to sacrifice his offensive power and defend with all his strength.

His tactical philosophy has never cared about the scene, as long as he achieves his goal.

However, his targeted arrangements still seem to be unable to stop Manchester City's defense.

(End of this chapter)