bayedsolid 128: Top-heavy Blues Chelsea
128: Top-heavy Blues Chelsea
On the evening of January 2013, 1, Selhurst Park, Croydon, London.
What will be played here today is the first round of the 2012-2013 English League Cup semi-finals. The two sides are the home team Crystal Palace and the visiting team Chelsea. The starting list of the two sides today is as follows:
Home team: Crystal Palace, head coach: Tong Yi, formation: 4-2-1-3
Goalkeeper: Edward
Back four [from left to right]: Robertson, Delaney, Van Dijk and Zhang Linpeng
Double midfielders: Jedinak and Kanter
Single midfielder: Pogba
Three strikers [from left to right]: Zaha, Murray and Mane
Away Team: Chelsea, Manager: Benitez, Formation: 4-3-3
Goalkeeper: Ross Turnbull
Back four [left to right]: Ashley Cole, Cahill, Ivanovic and Azpilicueta
Three midfielders [left to right]: Ramirez, David Luiz, Oscar
Three forwards [from left to right]: Eden Hazard, Torres and Juan Mata
Sitting on the coach's bench, Tong Yi looked at Chelsea's starting lineup and was really envious. These Chelsea players are also very good, envious!
However, there is another feature of Chelsea's lineup, which is actually strong offensively and weak defensively.
The Chelsea in the hands of Benitez is completely different from the Chelsea in the hands of Mourinho. Everyone knows that Mourinho is a defensive counterattack. After all, there is a Mu-style bus and a Mu-style iron bucket statement.More importantly, Mourinho's team pays attention to efficiency and pursues a one-to-zero idea.
Relatively speaking, Mourinho's Chelsea is very conservative.
And Benitez's Chelsea is the complete opposite of Mourinho, his Chelsea is more advocating.attack.
And after Benitez accepted Chelsea, he often scored three goals and conceded two goals, or even scored two goals and conceded three goals.Of course, there are also scores like [-]-[-] and [-]-[-].
So, the current Chelsea fans are very dissatisfied with Benitez.
Because they are used to Mourinho's model. When you see Benitez scoring two goals and conceding three goals in a game, scoring three goals and conceding two goals, they are very uncomfortable and feel that this is too uncomfortable. stabilized.
In particular, Benitez's tactics are often bloody when facing a weak team, but it is shit when facing a strong team.
In the last round of the league, Chelsea lost [-]-[-] at home to the poor Queens Park Rangers, which is even more unacceptable to Chelsea fans.
In that game, Chelsea created a lot of opportunities, but the striker couldn't grasp the opportunities.
On the contrary, a lot of problems have been exposed in the rear. If it is not for the lack of strength of Queens Park Rangers and the drop of forward ability, Chelsea's goal will be sieved in that game.
No wonder Chelsea fans don't like Benitez very much.
When Tong Yi saw Chelsea's starting lineup, he also felt a little top-heavy.
Because David Luiz is a defensive player in the midfield, and all other players are offensive players.
Of course, maybe Ramirez can be regarded as half a defensive player.
Other offensive players basically don't defend, even if these guys retreat to defend, they won't be able to play a big role.
More importantly, Tong Yi knew very well that David Luiz could indeed play as a midfielder.But he is not a real defensive midfielder, he is a central defender.
Louis' frontal interception ability at the midfielder position may be good.
But his turning speed is slow, his movement speed is full, and his chasing speed is also very slow.More importantly, he has a very poor sense of position in the midfielder position, and problems often occur.
Perhaps such problems will not be exposed too obviously when he plays against some weak teams, but when he encounters a slightly stronger team, Louis will have big problems.
In fact, in the last Premier League game against Queens Park Rangers, it was because of Louis' poor sense of position that he conceded a goal.
I didn't expect that Benitez would let Luiz play this unknown in this game.
This is a bit courting death!
Moreover, Chelsea's goalkeeper position has a great hidden danger this season. Their main goalkeeper Cech is seriously injured and recuperating. Now Chelsea's goalkeeper is a substitute goalkeeper. Even the second substitute goalkeeper Hilario is also slightly injured. So the starter for this game is No. [-] goalkeeper Turnbull.
However, Hilario is also slightly injured and cannot leave the line of fire, and is now sitting on the bench.
These two goalkeepers are actually not particularly strong. Although they occasionally have amazing performances, they are very unstable and often make mistakes, especially No. [-] goalkeeper Hilario.
Therefore, as far as Chelsea's current lineup is concerned, Tong Yi feels that their chances of winning for Crystal Palace are still very high.
Of course, the current priority of the Crystal Palace people is still defense.
After all, Chelsea's defense is indeed problematic, but their offense is indeed powerful.
Otherwise, Benitez would not have sent such a top-heavy starting list.
Not long after the start of the game, the Chelsea people frantically pressed forward, frantically attacking the Crystal Palace's defense.
Hazard on the wing received the football. This guy was able to pick the football out under the amazing high pressure of the Crystal Palace people. This is really amazing.
Tong Yi's eyes tightened.
This Hazard's ability is really good!
"Hiss! This Hazard's breakthrough ability is really too strong!" Campbell immediately exclaimed.
Cut inside!
Hazard, who stood out from the encirclement, directly dribbled the ball inward and headed towards the Crystal Palace penalty area.
In the penalty area of Crystal Palace, central defender Van Dijk immediately greeted him.
Seeing this "big parallel importer" approaching, Hazard smiled contemptuously, just because you want to stop me?funny!
There was a snap, just as Hazard was about to make a fake change of direction.Van Dijk suddenly stretched out his foot like lightning and stabbed the football under Hazard's feet.
Azar was shocked!
"How did this guy find out? How could he judge so accurately? Isn't this guy a parallel importer?" Hazard couldn't figure it out, and then immediately turned his head to look at Van Dijk, and then turned directly to the next attack.
The fans and commentators at the scene did not pay much attention to this offense.
It's so commonplace, there's nothing to say about it.
They all felt that Hazard made a mistake this time!
The sideline ball was quickly thrown out, and Ashley Cole on the wing directly diverted the football to the other side with a diagonal pass.After Oscar received the ball, he immediately wanted to break through with the ball.But in an instant, he was oppressed by the defensive players of the Crystal Palace. What made Oscar even more uncomfortable was that other defensive players of the Crystal Palace actually blocked his passing line.
feeling bad!
hiss!
Oscar was also taken aback: "These guys' defense is too good!"
There was no other way, Oscar, who failed to make a strong breakthrough, had to quickly pull the football back, and then chose to pass back.
Seeing the Chelsea fans who came here from afar, they all frowned. What the hell is this?
Benitez on the sidelines also felt tense. Sure enough, Crystal Palace's oppressive defense is really powerful.Oscar's ability to break through with the ball and advance is very good, and his ability to organize and pass the ball is very strong, but even Oscar can only choose to pass back under this oppressive defense, which shows that the opponent Great defense.
Watertight!
He couldn't help turning his head and glanced at Tong Yi, thinking to himself: "This Huaxia person really has two skills!"
However, Benitez is not in a hurry or worried.
After all, the game has just started at this time, and the physical and mental state of the players are all in the best condition.As long as the game time progresses, he does not believe that the players of Crystal Palace can maintain such a high level, and there will definitely be loopholes after mental fatigue and physical fatigue.
So, he is not in a hurry now.
Now it is to slowly grind the opponent, wear down the opponent's patience and toughness, etc., so that the opponent will be exhausted.
Then came their Chelsea chance.
With a wave of his hand, Chelsea's players overwhelmed the overall situation and attacked frantically. The two wingers took turns to attack the Crystal Palace's defense.He didn't believe that the high-intensity oppression of the Crystal Palace people could last a whole game.
Moreover, he is very confident in his team's offensive strength.
In this game, Chelsea should be able to win easily.
Benitez turned his head to look at Tong Yi on the other side, and sighed secretly: "You are still too young!"
At this time, Ramirez in the middle suddenly advanced with the ball at high speed, tearing the defense of Crystal Palace.
opportunity!
With a bang, the football under Ramirez's feet was instantly shoveled out of the bottom line fiercely.
Ramirez fell at the sound and fell to the ground!
Ramirez was shocked, and immediately turned his head to look at the person who shoveled him. Is it the opponent's small midfielder Kanter?
Seeing this, his heart tightened. This kid came up too fast, and his judgment was very accurate, which is a bit amazing.
Benitez also closed his eyes, but he didn't express too much.
Chelsea continued to press and attack. They did bring a lot of trouble to the Crystal Palace people, especially the impact of the two wing rotations.Hazard, Oscar, Juan Mata and Ramirez rushed wildly, and there were many problems on the wing of Crystal Palace.
Especially Robertson this way.
Robertson is still too young, and his body looks relatively strong, but he is still not fully developed.
Crystal Palace has suffered a very big threat along the way.
Even if Delaney goes up to help defend, it is very dangerous. When Delaney faces such powerful players as Chelsea, his lack of ability is also brought out.
Tong Yi frowned slightly, sure enough his Crystal Palace still had a big problem.
Robertson and the others are still too young. If they are allowed to grow up for another two years, they will definitely not play so embarrassingly against Chelsea.
Suddenly, Hazard, who switched positions with Oscar, passed Robertson directly. Facing Delaney who was defending up, Hazard quickly made a fried ball, broke through horizontally, and directly passed Delaney's supplementary defense. Then he shot the ball in anger, the football whizzed out, and shot towards the goal of Crystal Palace in a hurry.
The ball is very fast!
Danger!
This is also the start of the game, the best chance for the two teams.
Benitez on the sidelines stood up directly, very excited, his eyes fixed on the flying football in the field.
He felt that the goal must be scored!
But at this moment, Crystal Palace's goalkeeper Edward actually came first, and he flew sideways and lifted the football out of the baseline with one palm.
All the Chelsea fans regretted it.
such a pity!
What a great opportunity!
Benitez on the coach's bench was also very sorry to see this, but when he looked at Crystal Palace's goalkeeper Edward, a gleam flashed in his eyes. I don't know what he was thinking?
corner kick!
Chelsea get a corner!