Chapter 856: Will You Die If You Don't Hit Me?
On March 20, the 30th round of the Premier League, Manchester City visited Stamford Bridge.
Ancelotti's team performed better after the winter break and quickly returned to the top four of the league, which slightly eased Ancelotti's coaching crisis and also boosted Chelsea's morale.
Manchester City is making progress on three fronts at the same time, and now it is physically and mentally exhausted.
As an Italian coach, Ancelotti is very pragmatic. He doesn't care about the home situation at all. Instead, he speeds up the pace of the game as much as possible from the beginning, trying to use a fast pace to break down Manchester City and further consume Manchester City's physical strength.
Guardiola rotated the team's lineup, with players such as Leighton Baines and David Luiz all starting.
The two sides fought hard in the first half, but neither side was able to score.
In the second half, Manchester City still couldn't break through their opponent.
Chelsea's starting center forward is Torres, who was brought in at a high price, but the Spanish striker's performance was average.
So far, Torres has not scored a goal for Chelsea, which is quite surprising.
This also indirectly confirms the predictions of Su Dong, Nuno Cruz, Begiristain and others about Torres' transfer. The Spaniard's injury is really not optimistic. Going to Chelsea at this time is equivalent to retracing Shevchenko's footsteps.
And the Ukrainian nuclear warhead has just told Su Dong in person that his career plan is a failure.
The two sides fought hard for nearly sixty minutes, and during Manchester City's attack, David Luiz suddenly rushed forward with the ball.
The Brazilian centre-back had great footwork and dribbled the ball like a tank, charging straight into Chelsea's defence and causing Ivanovic to foul on the right side of the penalty area.
Chelsea's right back couldn't stop him! Damn, no wonder he has such an afro, his explosive power is too fast! Leighton Baines quickly took a free kick and landed accurately in front.
The Chelsea penalty area was full of people, but no one could stop David Luiz. He just jumped up and used his shaggy hair to head the ball directly into the far corner and into the Chelsea goal.
After the Brazilian center back scored the goal, he cheered loudly and ran all the way excitedly.
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Players sitting on the bench, such as Sudong and Pepe, also stood up excitedly and applauded David Luiz loudly after seeing him score a goal.
"Haha, Pepe, you've met your match!" Su Dong said with a smile.
Pepe scratched his head and smiled, as if to say, this kid has the same style as I did in my youth.
In fact, Pepe's footwork is also very good.
"I really doubt whether this kid has been taking drugs recently?" Pepe asked with a wry smile.
David Luiz's recent performance is indeed quite good. The most important thing is that he quickly adapted to Manchester City's tactical style of play. Not only did he shine on the defensive line, but he also demonstrated his own advantages.
Just like what happened just now, that sudden insertion from behind was really an eye-opener.
Of course, this also depends on the person. Some head coaches certainly don't like their central defenders pressing forward like this.
Just like in Bayern, many people don’t like Lucio, mainly because Lucio loves to press forward.
So when Bayern first created the central defender combination of Lucio and Pepe, many people doubted that such a style of play would definitely be beaten into a sieve by the opponent, but in the end, Bayern's defense was successful.
Of course, the subsequent sale of Pepe was probably also intended to support more stable players such as Hummels and Badstuber to take over. These in-house youth training players are more cost-effective and more obedient.
The same is true for David Luiz.
"His physical fitness, explosive power, speed, and passion for the game... defenders like him are extremely rare!" Su Dong said this, patted Pepe on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "If you don't work harder, I'm afraid you will lose your starting position."
Pepe looked at Su Dong with disdain and slapped his hand on his shoulder, as if to say: Who are you looking down on? While the two were chatting, Chelsea launched a fierce attack after losing the ball.
Kalou broke through Jerome Boateng on the wing and tried to pass the ball into Manchester City's penalty area, but David Luiz fell to the ground to block the ball and intercepted it.
But just as Manchester City launched a counterattack, the pass in the middle was intercepted and Chelsea quickly made a long pass over the top.
It was David Luiz again who chased back.
Torres took the lead, stopped the ball on the left side of the penalty area, and dribbled into the penalty area.
Two people one on one!
David Luiz kept retreating, but suddenly rushed forward and kicked the ball before Torres tried to dribble past him, successfully intercepting the ball.
Torres did get through but lost the ball.
After successfully intercepting the ball, David Luiz chased out of the penalty area and stopped the ball.
Lampard pressed immediately.
Wow! David Luiz stopped the ball but did not pass it immediately. Instead, he passed the ball to Lampard and poked it behind him. He pushed Lampard away and chased after him, passing the ball to Gareth Barry in the midfield.
"Wow! Xiu'er!!"
Su Dong stood up from the bench and cheered loudly, applauding David Luiz's showmanship.
Head coach Guardiola on the sidelines was also applauding.
"Pepe, do you have this skill?" Su Dong asked with a smile.
Pepe was very depressed. If you don't hit me, will you die? Are you my brother? Or his brother? "I am taking a steady approach now. You see, I have scored very few cards this season, so I won't use this kind of showy footwork." Pepe said confidently.
Who says it's not true? The central defender just defends obediently, and passes the ball when he steals it. Why show off your skills? Is the backcourt the place for you to show off your skills? But I have to say, this footwork is really cool! Damn, you are a central defender, and you pass the ball past the midfielder. Lampard must have cried! It seems that if you don't have some footwork, you are embarrassed to play football these days.
We need goalkeepers like Neuer, and now we need central defenders like David Luiz. Is there any future for the players of our British Empire?
Su Dong looked at Peipei and wanted to ask him, "How dare you say such a thing? You didn't say that before."
"To be honest, this kid is now at the level of a top central defender in the Premier League. It can even be said that he is one of the best central defenders," Pepe said frankly.
Su Dong didn't joke and nodded. Manchester City made a lot of money from this deal.
Not to mention anything else, just David Luiz's defense, footwork, and physical confrontation are really rare in the Premier League.
As for showing off his skills or being reckless, it all depends on the head coach's decision.
A passing and controlling head coach like Guardiola likes this type of central defender.
Chelsea once again wanted to pass the ball to Torres, but David Luiz suddenly rushed out of the penalty area and poked the ball away before Torres.
Thiago stopped the ball with his back and went back to the wing. David Luiz stopped the ball and rushed forward with big strides. It seemed that he was really using himself as a full-back. Torres chased back all the way and went straight across the center line, as if he had turned into a full-back.
"I guess Torres is really forced into a corner!" Su Dong felt quite sympathetic towards Torres.
He didn't perform very well in the first half of the season at Liverpool, and after joining Chelsea for 50 million pounds, there was still no improvement. Now he is facing David Luiz. Both of them were brought in during the winter break, but David Luiz completely crushed him.
Who could stand being crushed by someone who is only half as worth as you?
"Don't mention it, I really think Torres has some potential to be a full-back." Pepe smiled, "At least this position is good."
Bamboo shoots! Very bamboo shoots! Su Dong laughed.
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Chelsea made a substitution quickly.
Ancelotti obviously realized that the team could not continue like this.
Especially Torres, his performance is really not worth his price.
So he replaced Torres and Kalou with Drogba and Anelka.
This is a strong signal to intensify the offense.
After the substitution, Chelsea's attack suddenly changed.
Soon, in an attack in the frontcourt, Drogba snatched the ball and passed it to Essien, who passed it to Ramires. The Brazilian midfielder broke into the penalty area, stopped the ball, dribbled past Kompany, and shot hard to equalize the score for Chelsea.
One to one!
The entire Stamford Bridge stadium suddenly went crazy.
Manchester City seemed helpless.
After Chelsea made the substitutions, their offense obviously improved significantly, especially with Drogba coming on.
Facts have also proved that what Su Dong, Begiristain and others said before were correct. What Chelsea needs is a center forward like Drogba who can feed back to the midfield, rather than a center forward like Torres and Shevchenko who needs support from the midfield.
Ultimately, Chelsea's midfield did not provide enough support to the frontcourt.
This is actually a question of trade-offs!
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Su Dong sat on the bench and watched Chelsea successfully equalize the score. At this time, there were still ten minutes left in the game, so he immediately stood up from the bench.
"I'm going to warm up."
Pepe nodded and hummed.
According to Manchester City's pre-match plan, if the team was leading all the way, Su Dong would not be arranged to play, but would be rested.
But not now.
Dzeko obviously couldn't handle Terry, and the Bosnian center's movements were a bit slow and he couldn't hold the ball.
There is no question about his ability, but he was curbed by the fact that he met Terry, one of the strongest central defenders in the Premier League.
Manchester City's frontcourt attack was not smooth, resulting in the team's weak offense. Too many passes were made in the midfield, and the opponent seized the opportunity to counterattack, which formed a vicious circle.
Therefore, Guardiola will definitely make substitutions next, and it is highly likely that Su Dong will be substituted.
Unless he doesn't want to win the game, letting Su Dong play is Guardiola's best choice.
When the game was about to enter the 80th minute, assistant coach Estiat ran to the bench and called out to Su Dong who was warming up.
Guardiola chatted with Su Dong for a while in the command area in front of the visiting team's coaching bench, mainly arranging the team's next tasks, especially the tactical adjustments after Su Dong came on the court.
To get rid of Terry, Su Dong is still needed! In an 80-minute dead ball opportunity, Manchester City made a substitution.
Su Dong replaced Dzeko and came on as a substitute!
(End of this chapter)
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