chsdbacks Chapter 360
Chapter 360
"Wright Phillips!" Jon couldn't suppress his excitement and shouted, "He helped Chelsea score the first goal! Just like I said, Chelsea really became the first team to score! They are leading Leeds United away from home!"
"Oh my God!! Danger......!" Lineker, who was sitting next to him, never stopped exclaiming after seeing Drogba let the ball pass, "Oops!! Neuer failed to save Phillips' shot!! As a team that has set the trend of high-pressure pressing in the Premier League, Leeds United was confused by Chelsea's high-pressure pressing today! Xabi Alonso made an extremely low-end pass error, causing his team to lose the ball!"
Chelsea players cheered after scoring.
In contrast, Leeds United players were very depressed after losing the ball. Xabi Alonso, whose pass was interrupted and caused the team to fall behind, even hung his head and walked forward without saying a word.
"Xavi!"
Hearing someone calling him, Alonso turned his head blankly in the direction of the voice.
As a result, he saw Li Shiguang standing on the sidelines, his hands constantly pressed down, looking at him calmly, and said slowly: "Don't worry, you're playing well! But remember, play to your and Luca's advantage of strong ball control, don't rush to pass the ball forward, understand what I mean?"
I found that Li Shiguang did not blame himself, but encouraged him.
Alonso was a little moved.
He was the kind of player who liked to play football with his brain. After hearing the reminder, he knew what Li Shiguang wanted to express after a little thought.
So he nodded vigorously, walked back to his position, and conveyed Li Shiguang's words to his teammates before the ball was kicked off.
On the sidelines
Li Shiguang was also very clear in his mind.
His disciples were a little flustered by Chelsea's crazy dog-like scramble, and wanted to pass the ball forward quickly. After all, the farther the football was from their own goal, the smaller the threat.
Under the influence of this mentality, even the team's calmest midfielders made mistakes...
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But no matter what.
Leeds United, who were behind in the score, always sought offensive opportunities.
After the game resumed, Leeds United began to try to counterattack.
According to Li Shiguang's instructions, when Leeds United switched from defense to offense, except for Adriano who was always at the forefront, the entire midfield actively retreated to the center line, and was no longer in a hurry to pass the ball across the center line, but through short passes in the area to pull Chelsea players' defense and consume their physical energy.
After all, Leeds United is one of the BIG5, and its strong strength is here. When they were no longer in a hurry and slowly started to pass the ball back and forth, they organized several decent offensives.
Now in the Premier League.
If we talk about the head coach who understands the high-pressure style and has done special training in this area, Li Shiguang said that he is second, and no one should be able to say that he is first.
When Leeds United was just promoted to the Premier League and its strength was still insufficient, this tactical style was Li Shiguang's favorite.
For this reason, Leeds United's physical training has always been called "hell" training by fans and the outside media.
Li Shiguang knew it very well.
According to Chelsea's current play, after 35 minutes, their players will inevitably restrain themselves when their physical strength is greatly lost!
As expected.
After Leeds United slowed down the pace and began to pass the ball slowly in the backcourt, Chelsea organized a few minutes of siege and found that they could no longer easily intercept the ball as before. They retreated to their own half under the command of Mourinho and began to play their most familiar defensive counterattack.
And this retreat.
Leeds United's pressure on holding the ball in the backcourt was also greatly reduced. They were no longer limited to passing the ball in the backcourt and began to organize an attack in the frontcourt!
Thirty-seventh minute.
Leeds United organized an attack on the left.
Bale and Kaka played a wonderful two-on-one cooperation. After playing tricks on Belletti, Bale drove straight into Chelsea's penalty area with the ball.
Then facing Alex who rushed to defend, Bale made a smart move and passed the ball to Adriano who was waiting in the middle.
Although Carvalho kicked the ball before Adriano, Alex's hasty kick against Bale was seen by the referee Atkinson.
He stopped the game in time, awarded Leeds United a direct free kick, and showed Alex a yellow card.
Although Kaka's shot did not go in later.
But this attack still had some effect on boosting Leeds United's morale.
Five minutes later, they rolledComeback.
De Bruyne kicked the ball from the right side, Adriano overpowered Alex at the top of the penalty area to grab the first point, and passed the ball back to Kaka.
After receiving the ball, Kaka adjusted slightly and made a gesture to prepare for the shot.
And Carvalho was also not ambiguous. Seeing that Kaka was about to shoot, he rushed up and made a tackle, directly knocking Kaka to the ground with the ball, and was given a yellow card by Atkinson.
In just five minutes, Chelsea's two central defenders each received a yellow card, which made Mourinho on the sidelines furious but helpless.
These two balls, no matter who looks at them, are all yellow cards.
Especially Carvalho's second foul.
In Li Shiguang's opinion, Carvalho not only showed the soles of his shoes, but also did not touch the ball at all.
If he was the referee, he would directly give Carvalho a red card and let him get out of the court!
After the furious Li Shiguang failed to communicate with the fourth official, he returned to the bench with a livid face. All he could think about was to ask Lao Chen to contact the manufacturer in China to get some high-definition cameras so that he could find an opportunity to promote VAR technology in Europe!
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Although there was no goal, after all, Chelsea's two central defenders have received yellow cards, plus the yellow card on Silva's back on the Leeds United side, to be honest, the next game is still full of suspense...
Finally, the three-minute stoppage time ended.
Atkinson blew the whistle to end the first half of the game. The score was still 0:1, and Leeds United was behind Chelsea at home.
In the studio of Sky Sports, the two commentators who heard the midfield whistle were also summarizing the first half of the game.
"In comparison, I think Chelsea's performance in the first half was more perfect. Whether it is the team's state or the team's tactical play, it can be seen that Mourinho has made sufficient preparations..." Jon analyzed with a relaxed look.
Lineker, who has always been tough on others, naturally would not completely agree with his partner's opinion: "Indeed! But we saw that Leeds United also made timely adjustments after losing the ball! Lee is more familiar with the high-pressure style of play than any other head coach in the Premier League. In fact, after Leeds United made adjustments, they gradually recovered from the disadvantage!"
"Yes... Let's see what adjustments the two coaches will make during the halftime break! Especially Leeds United, as Gary said, although they gradually recovered from some disadvantages, they are still one goal behind. As the head coach, Lee must make adjustments, otherwise Chelsea will have a high probability of taking a victory from Elland Road today..."