Chapter 171 The only existence(1/2)
The referee's whistle sounds and the game begins!
In that FA Cup quarter-final match, Stamford Bridge was full.
For Leicester City, that game was not particularly important.
After all, Pearson gave up strategically, so the pressure on the players was less.
But Chelsea is different.
Mourinho told the players that his goal for that season was not to win all the championships!
That sentence greatly boosted morale, but it also brought a lot of pressure.
Especially for Chelsea players, they cannot relax in every game.
It's wrong for Mourinho, he doesn't have a perfect main player.
Even if his fierce player Drogba is not there, he will be placed on the bench due to his condition.
To scare the monkeys, other players outside the team also strictly abide by the rules, train well and maintain their condition.
In that game, many substitutes and young players came on the scene. They started attacking one after another with constant climaxes.
“Mikel and Willian’s one-two match!
"Andy Kim is gone!
"Straight into the penalty area!
"Drogba caught the ball and shot!
"The ball slipped out of the goal!
"Hitting it on the billboard, it almost blew up the billboard!
"Drogba's shot was too violent!"
Just five minutes into the game, Chelsea heated up the Stamford Bridge stadium with a blast.
Soon, his cooperation came again.
"That was an attack from the left wing!
"Felipe sprinted with the ball and used his speed to pass James who was trying to grab it!
"Push forward!
"William hits the middle!
“Ramirez keeps the ball split!
"Salah moved forward quickly to receive the ball!
"In the corner of the penalty area, he shot directly!
"Schmeichel blocked the near corner and punched out with both hands!
"Although the ball didn't go in, the attack was very exciting!"
Less than ten minutes into the game, Chelsea had two wonderful collaborations.
Both times, there was a buzz in front of Leicester City.
It's unclear whether Leicester City can keep carrying it.
Especially the double midfielder combination of Xia Xing and Albrighton in the midfield is very stable.
Although Chelsea players' passes were blocked several times, even if they did not reach the forward's feet, they still blocked the most threatening route.
Whether it was Drogba's direct kick or Salah's shot from the corner of the penalty area,
There isn't much time to adjust.
That is not the best Leicester City midfield defense can do at present.
Tomorrow, Leicester City's defense will be in full force, and all players are online.
It wasn't until the 20th minute of the game that Leicester City took its first shot of the game.
Xia Xing's long pass went to the right wing, and James sprinted with the ball!
Shaking away Mikel who was grabbing for him, he suddenly accelerated and cut outside, and shot with a kick!
The ball was punched out by Czech veteran Cech.
Chelsea averted the danger.
Nonetheless, Leicester City's cooperation also posed a threat to them.
Although he didn't score, Shakespeare on the sidelines still smiled and applauded.
"It's very good. James has also increased the number of goals now. He used to play as a left midfielder. During that time, he deliberately strengthened the training on the right wing during training. It's very good, very good, very good."
Pearson also nodded: "No, James' passing and shooting movements just now are very similar to Mahrez. It seems that the young man did not waste training time."
James is a good young man. Even if he lost his main position, he did not give up and continue to work hard.
He performed very well on the right side tomorrow.
On the left wing, Andy King also performed very steadily.
In that game Andy King was placed on the left wing and Xia Xing was in the middle.
Is that Pearson's arrangement? Did he want to interrupt Chelsea's central attack?
After learning that Hazard would not start, Pearson decisively asked Xia Xing to guard the center.
The current Leicester City midfield defense is unique to Xia Xingjue.
Although Fu Xiaxing is not a butcher-type defensive midfielder, Fu Xiaxing's body is strong enough and he often takes the lead in mismatches.
Moreover, he plays football very smartly. He can always steal the ball easily and rarely commits fouls.
Willian, Remy and Salah in the midfield tomorrow will have a hard time finding opportunities in front of Xia Xing.
You can try to pass the ball to Drogba, or simply take a long shot yourself.
Could it be that in that case, the offensive efficiency would be very low?
After several consecutive attacks, Chelsea failed to achieve any results.
At this time, the game has reached 30 minutes and has been played for half an hour.
Mourinho frowned on the sidelines.
It seems that the strength of the substitute players is not different from that of the main players.
Leicester City can't afford to pay by mistake.
Fortunately, they don't have very outstanding offensive players. Mahrez and Vardy are not here, and their offense is also lacking.
Give up the attack and defend with all your strength.
Has Leicester City achieved its goal?
Then spend it with them!
I don’t believe they can’t beat them!
At the end of the half, the score was still 0-0.
In the east half, the game changed sides and Mourinho made some substitution adjustments.
Traded Diego Costa for veteran Drogba and wanted to use a newcomer to make a splash.
But whether or not to score in the half is not a problem for the forwards, but a problem for the midfielder.
Diego Costa is in the same trouble.
Can catch the pass, but doesn't have a good chance.
Morgan performed extremely well in that game. Whether it was Drogba or Diego Costa, he kept an eye on the wrong team.
The time came to 66 minutes, and Chelsea had just ended an attack.
The ball was punched out by Schmeichel, and Morgan pushed away Diego Costa with his back to protect the ball.
Knocked horizontally to Konchesky, who passed directly to Xia Xing.
Ramirez quickly gets close to him!
The biggest task Mourinho gave Ramirez in that game was to keep an eye on Xia Xing!
But even so, Xia Xing still easily shook him off.
When Xia Xing received the ball sideways, Ramirez was facing him and was grabbing the ball. The moment Xia Xing caught the ball, he immediately accelerated!
Sprint towards the left wing!
That change made Ramirez a little confused.
what's the situation?
Xia Xing has been defending in the middle for so long that he has forgotten whether Xia Xing can run fast on the wing!
To be continued...