Chapter 193 Right Attack Storm 2
While his teammates were celebrating the goal, Drogba excitedly thanked Wang Li: "Thank you, Alan, that pass you made was great!"
Since coming to Chelsea, as the player with the highest transfer fee in Premier League history, Drogba has been under great pressure. He needs to keep scoring goals to prove that he is worthy of this fee. Now, he has scored two goals in two games. What else is he dissatisfied with with this efficiency?
"There is still a lot of time left in the game, don't get too excited, there will be many opportunities soon!" Wang Li said with a smile, hugging Drogba's shoulders. Wang Li had a good impression of this "ferocious" black man. Although he looked scary, he was actually a very nice person and always took the initiative to build good relationships with his teammates.
"Then pass a few more balls like this later. Don't worry, I will definitely score!" Drogba grinned, laughed, and clapped his hands with Wang Li, then walked to the center of the court. The two teams were ready to kick off again.
In fact, Drogba was very envious of Wang Li. This little black boy was more than seven years younger than him, but he could score goals continuously on the court. His football talent was truly unparalleled. Just think about when he was 17 years old, he was still playing football in Levallois-Perret, a suburb of Paris. In his opinion at that time, even the French Ligue 2 teams were superior, let alone the Premier League.
At this moment, Lampard and Joe Cole walked up to Wang Li with a smile, and Lampard said, "Alan, you should play as right back for a while."
Wang Li was stunned for a moment, looked at the two of them, and finally understood. He smiled embarrassedly, "Okay, I will pass the ball to you more often. Come on, Frank, Joe."
In fact, in the past ten minutes, Wang Li had adjusted his position back a lot, so that his position was overlapping with Lampard's.
Compared with the general attacking forward, Lampard has better defensive ability. He is physically strong, can defend and tackle, and has a good overall view. He can play on both sides and has a strong ability to pass the ball in the midfield. Perhaps his only regret is that his ability to dribble past opponents is not outstanding. In other words, in Mourinho's diamond midfield tactics, Lampard is the real right back.
Fortunately, Wang Li, Lampard and Joe Cole had a good relationship, so there were no conflicts. After discussion, in order to maintain the integrity of the team's formation, Joe Cole replaced Wang Li as right winger, while Lampard played as left back.
After the restart, Mourinho on the bench saw this change but didn't say anything. In fact, he was very satisfied with the players' ability to temporarily adjust their positions, because the opponent had two defenders who were marking Wang Li throughout the game, making it difficult for him to perform in a position that was too forward. In this case, the players were able to adjust themselves and make the opponent's tactics fail. This not only shows the players' vision and outstanding abilities, but also shows the harmony in the locker room. Only such a team can be qualified to challenge for the championship!
After the game resumed, Chelsea had no intention of stopping the attack. It was obvious that the score of 1:1 was unacceptable to the team.
In contrast, Crystal Palace's defensive formation was a bit chaotic. When the score was tied, Crystal Palace players didn't know whether to continue defending as the head coach intended, or to step up their offense to try to take the lead again.
It was really nice to be ahead of Chelsea, and they had just experienced it. The satisfaction of being supported by all the fans and the contrast really made people feel good, so Crystal Palace's wingers Korka and Hughes obviously strengthened the wing advancement and the connection with striker Rodriguez. But at this time, many Crystal Palace players resolutely followed the coach's instructions and did not attack in the front court at all, which made the team's offense and defense full of loopholes, and the game was completely messed up!
Popovich and Hudson are also very embarrassed now.
Before the game, the coach assigned them the task of closely guarding Chelsea's right winger Allen Wang, and they did a very good job at the beginning of the game. But after a while, the black-haired boy began to retreat frequently and attack from the midline. When he started running with the ball, the two of them were like moving wooden stakes, completely useless.
After the restart, the situation became even more awkward. They found that the black-haired boy actually played as the right back, while the opponent's short-haired No. 10 came to the right forward position. How could they play like this? It was impossible for them to really press the whole court and let the two defensive backs defend closely in the middle line!
Obviously, that would be a tragedy, as it would be like Crystal Palace being two men short, with the field becoming 9 against 11, and a goal was almost certain to be scored.
Crystal Palace coach Dawes paced back and forth anxiously on the sidelines. He had no good solution to the situation on the field for the time being. The black-haired boy with strong offensive ability suddenly changed his position, which made all his wishes come to nothing.
However, Dowie was also a decisive person. He waved his hand and called the captain Butterfield on the field, asking him to inform the whole team to defend with all their strength. As long as they could hold on until the end of the first half, he would have time to adjust the tactics during the half-time break.
However, his command was a little late.
Just as Butterfield ran to the sidelines, Chelsea's attack directly shattered Dowie's idea.
In the 40th minute of the game, on the right side still under Wang Li's command, during a counterattack by Crystal Palace, Korka's dribbling ball was intercepted by Bridge, who hurriedly kicked it to Carvalho.
Ricardo Carvalho, the world's best defender selected by FIFA this year, is not only decisive and experienced in defense, but also very good in offense. After Carvalho got the ball, he dribbled through the middle in front of the surprised eyes of the Crystal Palace team. He was very fast, and with a few simple changes, he dribbled past two Crystal Palace players who wanted to steal the ball, and then made a straight pass to Arjen Robben on the left.
This long-distance through ball was extremely difficult, and Wang Li on the right side of the penalty area couldn't help but give a thumbs up in his heart, and he was very impressed with the Portuguese defender who could steal the ball from under his feet. This difficult pass also caught the Crystal Palace team off guard - Robben was completely unguarded at this time! !
Mourinho chose this Dutch star because of his dribbling ability and outstanding speed. In the current Chelsea team, Robben is the fastest player except Wang Li. Maybe you can defend against Ronaldo with his fancy moves by excellent positioning, but for Robben, you have to run faster than him!
Moreover, in this kind of fast dribbling, Robben's change of direction and feints are extremely confusing, and now, he has demonstrated this ability to Chelsea players!
As fast as lightning, straight into the penalty area!
After Robben got the ball, he did not choose to use this opportunity to go high into the penalty area, which would be very inefficient and absolutely unwise. Instead, under the puzzled gaze of the Crystal Palace players, he dribbled the ball to the right. His speed was so fast that after dribbling past two defenders in a row, he even had three people following him!
In the middle of the penalty area, he suddenly chose to shoot!
Robben is a rising star in the Netherlands. He had been playing for PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie. The Premier League team knew very little about him. It can be said that before this game, Crystal Palace knew nothing about him, so his sudden performance caught Crystal Palace off guard. Although the speed of the ball was not very fast, the Crystal Palace goalkeeper was still a little panicked. However, in a hurry, Speroni still hit the ball out with both hands - but this was not the end!
There was a Chelsea player standing in front of the football that was hit out. The big number '21' on his back made the Crystal Palace players feel a little numb. At this moment, they all evolved into prophecy emperors and knew what would happen in the next second!
Push shot, right corner, the ball goes in!!
"Oh, my God, Goal!! Goal!! Goal!! Goooooooooooal!!!!" Seeing the goal, James Richardson became excited again. In fact, he was a fake Manchester United fan before, but now, he has turned to support the rival Chelsea because they played so beautifully!
"Follow-up shot!! This time it was Chelsea's No. 21 young player Allen Wang. After scoring two goals in the last game, he scored another goal for Chelsea to overtake the score in the final stage of the first half!! From Carvalho to Robben, from Robben to Allen Wang, this attack fully demonstrated the personal abilities of these Chelsea stars. It was really amazing!"
"Before the game, when facing the interview with the reporters, Allen said that he wanted to score a goal in this game. Many people thought that was a sign of arrogance, conceit, and being carried away by the goal, but Allen proved himself with his performance! With his actions, he gave a heavy slap in the face to those media who expressed such opinions!!"
At this time, the Chelsea fans in the audience went crazy again. The second goal came so quickly, it was really exciting!
Many Americans watch European football leagues. They don’t appreciate the course of the game, the players’ footwork, or the eye-catching passes. Instead, they only like to watch the goals. In fact, this also applies to European fans: no matter how well you play on the field, what’s the point? Scoring goals is the real thing. Now Chelsea’s goal efficiency has completely satisfied the fans who support the club! !
Mourinho was also very excited when he saw the team taking the lead. He stood up excitedly and hugged every player on the bench one by one. From today's game, he saw hope, yes, hope of reaching the peak again!
The current Chelsea team has a very gorgeous lineup, and almost all of them are practical players. With the infusion of a lot of fresh blood, led by veterans Terry and Lampard, the locker room is also harmonious. Under such circumstances, what else can stop them?
(To be continued)