novelPairMe Chapter 427 The warm-up is on fire!
Chapter 427 The warm-up is on fire!
New Wembley Stadium.
After the start of the game between Leeds United and Chelsea, both teams started slowly.
Not long after the offseason ends, when we face a big battle, we must first be cautious in our mentality.
So the game started calmly.
But after 20 minutes, the scene quickly became stormy.
Ronaldinho tried to dribble through from the left but was strangled by Ivanovic and Essien.
To improve your condition, offense is more difficult than defense.
If you can't get into an offensive state, it will be easier to defend.
Ronaldinho obviously needs to continue to improve his physical condition.
Chelsea's counterattack was clear and very fast.
But Malouda was also successfully intercepted by Belletti and Modric on the left.
Leeds United played on the left for nearly 10 minutes without particularly good results.
Even though he broke through the blockade of the full-back and defensive midfielder, Carvalho still failed to shake the defense.
Chelsea also improved their status through continuous counterattacks, but Malouda and Anelka's wing attacks had little effect.
When it looked like the game was about to reach a stalemate.
Ronaldinho formed a containment on the left side of the front court and passed the ball diagonally back.
Modric came up to receive the ball and passed the ball diagonally from the seam to the top of the arc in the penalty area.
Ronaldo received the ball with his back, Kaká moved forward, and Chelsea's defense was distracted.
Ronaldo did not pass the ball to Kaka, but took half a step back and passed the ball across.
As soon as everyone's attention turned, Deisler cut inside, stopped and got rid of Mikel, and shot angrily from where he just entered the penalty area!
The football flew straight to the upper left corner of the goal!
The ball was brilliantly played, and Cech was beyond his reach to save it!
Leeds United leads Chelsea 1:0.
There is no light in the east and light in the west.
The outside world's eyes are fixed on Kaká, Ronaldinho and Ronaldo.
It is easy to ignore Deisler and Modric, who are in the best shape and most stable performance since Leeds United's summer preparations. Their performance is almost faultless.
The reason why they are not very eye-catching is because they spend more than 80% of their time on the court serving superstars.
Leeds United broke the deadlock and Ancelotti signaled to the team to speed up the tempo.
He has played against Shen Hao, but he also needs to adapt when he comes to the Premier League.
Chelsea's full lineup today is a test and trial.
Let’s take a look at Leeds United’s technical and tactical play, Chelsea’s shortcomings in response, etc.
He led AC Milan to beat Leeds United in the Champions League final two years ago, but if he thought his experience at that time would be helpful, he would have to make every effort to find a solution.
A top coach would not make such a low-level mistake.
Chelsea began to show a different flexibility in attack than in the past.
Switching between crosses and through balls, Drogba relied on his strong physical confrontation ability to become the fulcrum of the bridgehead, while frequently entering the penalty area to grab points.
Good timing.
Before the end of the half, Drogba ran rampantly in the penalty area.
Anelka made a pass from the wing.
When the football flew to the center of the goal, Drogba beat Thiago Silva to complete the header!
Neuer was forced to try his luck, but failed to stop him.
Shen Hao frowned slightly on the sidelines.
It seems that Chelsea let him see a somewhat fatal weakness in Leeds United's defense.
Air defense is inherently inadequate.
Thiago Silva, who is 181 centimeters tall, and Helguera, who is 184 centimeters tall... both of them can grab headers, but they are more about predicting the placement and trajectory of the football to seize the opportunity.
But that is more in the offense. When defending, the opponent definitely has an advantage over the two of them.
The reason is simple. When Leeds United attacks, they will pass the ball to find teammates.
When the opponent is attacking, it is impossible to cross the ball and aim at Thiago Silva and Helguera.
When Kompany was there, he was able to make up for Helguera's shortcomings in this area.
He is 190 cm tall.
When Shen Hao saw this, of course Ancelotti also noticed it.
He looked at Shen Hao thoughtfully.
High center forwards have not been popular in European football in recent years.
Not to mention that the Ballon d'Or selection has a soft spot for technically talented players.
Take a look at the lineups of the Champions League champions over the past decade.
It's almost impossible to find a high center forward who can go down in history.
Leeds United's defensive problem is not too big.
After all, not every opponent has Drogba in his prime.
If the team is deliberately adjusted to target Drogba, it will not only appear to be too small, but also unrealistic.
At the end of the half, the two teams entered the locker room with a score of 1:1.
Shen Hao fine-tuned the team's skills and tactics.
Before the start of the second half, he stared at Ronaldinho with meaningful eyes for three seconds.
Today Ronaldinho still did not pose a strong enough threat.
The containment effect is also very average.
If it weren't for his past reputation, Chelsea might not focus on him defensively at all.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
Although Chelsea's positional warfare offensive did not involve a large number of troops, the style of play was simple, rough and efficient.
Because they started to attack Drogba.
The cross from the wing looks for Drogba, and Lampard also uses Drogba as a fulcrum when he comes in behind.
It can even be said that Drogba received more attention than Mourinho when he was coaching Chelsea.
Of course, if he had been as strong as he is today at that time, Mourinho would have placed more emphasis on his tactics.
As the game approached 60 minutes, Drogba was guarding the ball in the penalty area when he was flanked by Thiago Silva and Helguera. In a nearly hand-to-hand struggle, Helguera destroyed the ball.
But Lampard, who happened to be inserted from behind, completed the interception at the penalty area line. Lampard changed the direction of the ball and swung it out of the angle and fired a powerful shot.
boom!
The football hit the inside of the near post and bounced into the goal!
Chelsea overtook the score!
Blues fans in the stands of the new Wembley Stadium were ecstatic.
To be honest, they did not have high hopes of winning the game in front of Leeds United before the game.
Because Chelsea didn't make any obvious reinforcements in the summer. Just like Zhirkov, whom they spent the most transfer fee on, didn't appear, does that mean they didn't make any signings?
But they never expected that Leeds United, which is so powerful in European football, would be overtaken by them!
Is this the magic power of a top coach?
Ancelotti was also encouraged.
It seems that adjusting the midfield to launch an offensive around Drogba is an absolutely reliable direction.
However, Shen Hao looked at the arena without moving.
After a moment he gestured to the team.
Leeds United's offense exploded in full force, their formation pressed forward, the defense caused offside, and sniped to intercept Chelsea's counterattack.
Compared with the Iron-Blooded Blues who were once able to set off a counterattack storm, it is obvious that Chelsea today is not as advanced as before.
Wingers such as Robben, Duff, Joe Cole, and Wright have all disappeared from Chelsea's main lineup.
Of course Malouda and Anelka also have speed, but they do not necessarily have an advantage.
The Community Shield match, which was originally a semi-warm-up, was basically for the teams to improve their status, examine the players, and adjust their tactics, but today unexpectedly turned out to be the ultimate tit-for-tat.
This has something to do with the fact that Leeds United's own lineup has not changed much.
At a glance, there is only one new face in the two teams, Kaka.
He is also an experienced superstar.
Leeds United increased their offensive intensity, and Chelsea tried to make the defensive counterattack simpler and more direct.
As a result, although Lampard's overhead pass found Anelka who was offside from the wing, the opponent continued to advance after stopping the ball, and was forced to catch up with Helguera and Thiago Silva. The ball breaks.
Chelsea fans almost wanted to spit out blood.
If this were the case for Robben, Duff, and even Joe Cole, they would most likely have gone straight to Huang Long.
Where is the chance of being caught up?
As the game approached the 75th minute, Leeds United launched a continuous offensive in the frontcourt. Ronaldinho contained it from the left and then sent a diagonal ball to the ground.
The football rolled to the wing and was directly passed into the penalty area by Van Bronckhorst.
Kaka crossed behind Carvalho to meet the ball, half-turned and swept the ball towards the center of the goal.
Ronaldo grabbed the ball with his instep and sent the ball into the goal.
Leeds United equalizes the score!
Shen Hao was thoughtful.
The threat of Kaka's impact into the penalty area will be greater.
Therefore, once Leeds United's offensive system starts to press, Kaka will inevitably become a shadow striker.
Ancelotti was not surprised.
After all, he is Kaka's old mentor for many years, how could he not understand his role and ability.
Ancelotti signaled to the team and made on-the-spot adjustments to ask the team to be more patient in their counterattack.
The Italian team's defensive counterattack has never been about penetrating the opponent's defense with a direct pass.
The essential philosophy contained in it is actually rich and colorful.
In the Community Shield game, both teams were able to let go.
So there isn't much concern.
Everyone goes their own way, trying to beat their opponents in regular time.
Eight minutes later, when Drogba received the ball with his back in front of the center circle, he turned around without haste after stopping the ball and already felt Thiago Silva's close pressing.
He took his time against the ball, then suddenly turned around and looked like he was going to force a break.
However, when Helguera blocked his line, he passed the ball across to Anelka, who dribbled inside, causing Leeds United's defense to tighten in this direction while retreating.
Anelka passed the ball back to the center when he was about to enter the offensive dangerous area.
Lampard followed up and was intercepted by Ze Roberto. He smashed the ball under his feet and sent a direct pass from an angle.
Drogba once again received the ball and passed it diagonally.
Lampard bypassed Modric and met the ball in the left center of the frontcourt and sent a through ball.
Malouda once again countered offside, and this time he caught up with Lampard's through ball through the defense and was able to form a single goal without worrying about being chased back by the Leeds United defense.
After entering the penalty area, Malouda decisively kicked and shot.
The football drew a pleasing arc and fell into the far corner of the goal.
Neuer was slow to attack this time, so he responded very passively.
Chelsea 3:2 Leeds United!
Blues fans are really excited now.
They watched in disbelief at the team's coordination on the counterattack.
It's like the team has a new look.
Shen Hao's expression remained unchanged.
If this is a life and death battle in a major event.
Leeds United will probably not give Chelsea enough space to cooperate.
But now behind, he had to do something.
So Suarez replaced Ze Roberto.
Leeds United double center forward.
At the same time he signaled to the defense.
Chelsea's next two counterattacks were stifled by Leeds United fouls.
Ancelotti also gave signs to the team to strengthen the control of the scene and suppress the rhythm.
However, after encountering Leeds United's crazy counterattack, Chelsea's defense showed a panic that puzzled Ancelotti.
He made a hasty clearance in the backcourt and blindly launched a fast break forward.
It seems that when Chelsea is in control of the ball, it is difficult to control the scene and rhythm through constant passing.
The Mourinho era gave the Iron-Blooded Blues the ability to shape the rhythm of the scene through defense, an impenetrable defense!
Rather than controlling the ball with your feet.
In fact, the Premier League, which has been criticized for its rough technology, has no concept of scene control at all.
Because there are almost no players in the metronome role.
Modric of Leeds United can do it, and so can Cesc Fabregas of Arsenal. Other teams, including Carrick of Manchester United, are not outstanding in this regard. Liverpool originally had Alonso, but now he is gone.
As for Gerrard and Lampard, they are not this type of midfielder.
Ancelotti was a little disappointed.
He misses Pirlo.
The game just entered stoppage time. Suarez surprised everyone by running in the penalty area and then smashing the ball back to get rid of Terry.
Blues fans: Who is this? !
Suarez's tricky low shot caused Cech to barely block the ball in front of the small penalty area line.
The next second, Ronaldo, who was blocked, wanted to take a follow-up shot, but Kaka got the first kick and blasted the ball into the goal!
Leeds United fans roared with excitement.
Leeds United draw!
There is no overtime in the Community Shield.
It went straight into a penalty shootout.
Leeds United has a lot of attackers here.
Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Suarez, Deisler, Kaka, Modric, all can take penalty kicks.
So Leeds United's penalty kickers shot the ball in one after another.
But Anelka's penalty kick on Chelsea's side was saved by Neuer.
Leeds United won on penalties!
Blues fans were a little disappointed, but quickly cheered up.
Being able to be tied by Leeds United within 90 minutes, they can be regarded as seeing the hope of the team's recovery.
Hope this is not an illusion.
Leeds United win the Community Shield.
After the game, Shen Hao was interviewed by reporters and expressed his feelings.
"Chelsea's performance today surprised me. It can also overturn those who think that Chelsea's comprehensive strength has not been as good as Leeds United in the past two years, so it is natural that they cannot win the championship. I think Chelsea will become a very strong championship opponent in the new season.
The new season is here, let’s wait and see. "
Before the game, Shen Hao just expressed his welcome to Ancelotti.
But after the game, he started to compliment the opponent after the competition.
It is enough to show that Chelsea's poor performance in the past two years is not due to a poor lineup, but a poor coach.
Like who remembers Grant now?
Which big team in European football would hire Scolari?