Football’s First Defender
Chapter 264: Yang Feng's stable performance
Anelka's kick, although Chelsea was on the offensive end, the number turned into a qualitative change. After all, Deco's intentional fast long pass and Drogba's header after getting stuck are excellent this time.
However, when Evans was defending Anelka, that foot slipped, but it was also a huge mistake, giving Anelka enough space to hit the goal and preparation time.
"This is the third time Manchester United has directly conceded a goal due to Evans' error in the Premier League this season."
"We can see that Ferguson Ferguson's face is very bad when the camera turns to Ferguson on the sidelines. You know, as the saying goes, there are only three rounds, but only 12 rounds of the league. As a central defender, Evans, Because of mistakes, Manchester United lost three goals. I don't know how much Ferguson can expect from this young central defender."
"Furthermore, with this loss, Manchester United is destined to still not be able to get a zero seal in this game. In the 12 rounds of the league, Manchester United has only completed two games."
"Manchester United's huge loopholes on the defensive end may suffer a big loss in the subsequent league schedule, when encountering many giants and middle and upper reaches of the team!"
By scoring the first goal, the Chelsea team can safely counterattack defensively in the backcourt, and they can play more patiently when they are in possession of the ball, which can leave Manchester United with fewer counterattacks.
Concentrated on defense, Chelsea made Manchester United feel the huge defensive pressure from Chelsea after dribbling the ball through the half.
Previously he just withdrew back to the defense appropriately. Anelka, who is still in charge of attacking constantly, after scoring a goal, but also to fit the defensive counterattack tactics, and completely withdrew. Chelsea only left Drogba in front, suppressing Manchester United's central defender is waiting for an opportunity to counterattack, while other Chelsea players, in an iron-barreled position, directly start a press in the middle, limiting Manchester United's passing space.
Manchester United's offense this season is actually very good under Ferguson's tuning. After all, this year's defense is so poor, but Manchester United is still at the top of the standings. It is purely on the offensive end.
Although there are no hot players like Ronaldo last season, Manchester United still maintains a good goal efficiency relying on the team's overall tactics.
After Cristiano Ronaldo left, Rooney has become the core of Manchester United's frontcourt attack this season, and the number of goals has also risen sharply.
You must know that in the past 11 rounds, Rooney scored a total of 10 goals, close to averaging a goal per game, and only one of them was a penalty, and the rest were sports goals.
At this time, the head is still "natural scenery", some of the slightly half-bald Rooney chubby, the offensive header is still Manchester United's big killer in the sports war.
Although Rooney's height is not too high, his physique is not too big, and he can't jump very high, but Rooney's running position and his ability to judge where he falls are outstanding.
In the Premier League this season, so far, in the process of running forward, there are 5 headers scored, accounting for half of Rooney's own goals.
Among them, the ending point Rooney, the basic skills of a stable header, and the good judgment of the landing are a major reason. Manchester United's rich staff reserve on the side is also a factor that cannot be ignored.
Especially when the new aid Valencia is on the right side, no matter who the opponent is, with the effective support of Manchester United midfielders, one person can pose a huge threat to the opponent's wing.
On the left, Giggs or other left midfielders, together with Evra at the left back, can also support Manchester United's world on the left.
Manchester United's wing crosses are also very characteristic. There are basically no pure crosses from the ground. Long passes are made when they pass the penalty zone level. Pass the ball with advance to the players in the dispute, and in order to adapt to Rooney's height, the pass is with a clear falling trajectory.
In response to Rooney’s powerful goal point, Chelsea’s defensive end is Yang Feng’s personal mark, while Terry is responsible for the defensive area. While appropriately helping Yang Feng assist in the defense, he must also pay attention to Manchester United’s other midfielders. Into the restricted area.
In the direct confrontation with Rooney, Yang Feng found that it was difficult for him to restrict him.
Before the game, when Yang Feng routinely carried out "intelligence reconnaissance", he saw Rooney's wonderful highlights, Rooney always took advantage of the opponent's guard to not pay attention to steal chickens. Yang Feng's first thought was that the central defenders of the mid-lower teams were too lazy and kept rigidly guarding their area, ignoring the threat caused by Rooney's sudden advance.
But now fighting head-to-head, Yang Feng found that although Rooney was already a little fat, he himself was a little fat man who couldn't stay idle.
Rooney is in the restricted area, there is no time to stop, sometimes quickly move to the side of the side, sometimes slowly take a leisurely walk, but occasionally suddenly changes in rhythm, there is a possibility to change the route in all directions, this is all When the ball was played, Yang Feng was annoying.
Although Yang Feng has always wanted to use physical contact to ensure that Rooney’s position is within a controllable range, Rooney’s own weight also ensures that although Yang Feng’s physical confrontation, he suffers a little, but this disadvantage There is no way to form a crush, Rooney's actions are not too affected.
Yang Feng's defense can only limit the approximate range of Rooney's activities in the end, and can not completely limit the opponent as much as possible when defending other people.
"Valencia, a forcible breakthrough on the right!"
"Carrick moved the ball in a wide range and gave Valencia on the right a pass very well ahead."
"Valencia competed with Ashley Cole in speed, and didn't lose the wind, even relying on the advantage of physical confrontation to barely take the lead."
"After unloading the ball with one foot, Valencia suddenly stopped and shook Ashley Cole!"
"To the penalty zone, Valencia!"
At the critical moment, Ashley Cole completed the steering in time and followed defense from the side and rear. Terry, who was in the penalty area, was the first to make up the defense to limit Valencia's breakthrough.
"Passed, before Terry got in place, Valencia passed the ball on the outside instep, an arc!"
"Rooney!"
"Suddenly inserted from behind Yang Feng, on the left side of the penalty area..."
Valencia's pass from the outside of the instep was indeed sudden, and the pass line was not bad, and it happened to escape the interception from Terry.
However, having been observing Yang Feng on the side of Valencia, he was also well prepared.
Valencia's pass on the outside of the instep may be due to rush, or it may be intentional. The pass height is not high, and the drop is a bit fast. For Rooney's grab point, it is directly suitable for getting to the position. , In the ball's landing point for a shot.
As for Yang Feng, he was in front of Rooney before and was also closer to Valencia's passing point. Therefore, Yang Feng can touch the ball first, just to see if Yang Feng needs to react and judge whether he can catch up.
"Yang Feng! Guaranteed his defensive position. Although Rooney has run to the back point, ready to catch the ball and hit the goal, Yang Feng did not take care of Rooney, but based on his own judgment of the landing point, which is more reliable than Rooney's position. before."
"During the run, Yang Feng finished the jump and went out with his left foot!"
"Blocked, Valencia's pass was directly intercepted by Yang Feng. Yang Feng's end kick was very standard. He kicked the ball directly to the bottom line."
After all, it's in front of the door, so you still have to be careful to make your own mistakes. That is to say, Yang Fengyi is brave and believes in his own judgment of where he will fall, and the certainty of his feet. With a kick, the ball went directly above the crossbar and kicked out of the baseline.
Rooney, who was at the back point, had already set the posture to hit the goal, but it was a pity that after Rooney completed the action of swinging his legs to hit the goal, he discovered that the ball still did not leak from Yang Feng.
Manchester United's corner kick opportunity, but not much threat.
Although Rooney is good at scoring headers, they are all in the process of sports battles. In set-piece tactics, the player's ability to take off in place is even more tested. Rooney does not have a good chance under Chelsea's tight defense. .
In the end, Manchester United’s corner kick was chosen to find Evans in front of goal, but under Terry’s defense, the slightly immature Evans still did not have much room to play and was directly completed by Terry on his head. Relief.
In the final stage of the first half, Manchester United continued to show their iron spirit and began to attack Chelsea in the final stage.
The spirit of the Manchester United team lies in Ferguson’s constant emphasis on never giving up. Even if there is only the last round of the game, as long as the game has not ended in suspense, then the Manchester United players need to use their full strength. Fight down.
"It's the ball that Manchester United used to fight for, Manchester United's attacking opportunity."
"Lampard's pass to Deco just now was slightly weaker, and Anderson went straight forward and completed the steal."
"The first half of the game is coming to an end, and the Chelsea players' physical fitness and attention are a bit diminished."
The four midfielders are most afraid of making mistakes when passing the ball between them, which will put too much defensive pressure on the back line.
Fortunately this time, it was the connection between Deco and Lampard that made the mistake. At least behind him, there is also Essien, a good defensive point for protection.
"Anderson, after stealing the ball, lean directly to the left and advance at full speed."
"Essien's defense is here!"
"Anderson made a big hop directly, trying to force Essien's defense."
"Essien engages in physical confrontation directly."
Essien still made some mistakes in his decision at this time. After all, for this game, the first half was almost over. On the back line, with two central defenders, Essien did not want to foul directly. I'm going to see if I can block without giving a free kick to a dangerous position.
As an atypical Brazilian player, Anderson does not have such outstanding personal skills under his feet, but his physical confrontation and speed are unique.
Essien's collision, although it affected Anderson's dribbling forward and staggered Anderson, did not actually interfere with Anderson.
After staggering, Anderson forcibly stabilized his figure, and then straight forward steadily, chasing the football that has been rolling forward.
"Anderson, after stabilizing his figure, continue to run forward to grab the ball."
"Yang Feng!"
"Abandoned Wayne Rooney from the penalty area and came over directly."
Anderson actually saw Yang Feng's defense coming over, but before Essien collided with the ball, the ball was a little bigger, and when he came after him with a stable figure, the ball was still a little far away from Anderson's control range.
Even though Anderson wanted to pass the ball in his heart, but in the moment of grabbing on Yang Feng, he wanted to control the ball first, and then look for Rooney in front of him, but it was already too late.
With a cross, Anderson abandoned distractions and chose to catch up with the ball and shoot a long shot.
"I hit the goal, Anderson, after barely catching up with the ball, he just reached forward with his left foot and finished a bocce shot!"
"Yang Feng! He directly lowered his center of gravity. When Anderson was making a shot, he had already slipped forward on the ground, increasing his defensive area."
It has to be said that Essien’s collision is still meritorious, not to mention breaking the rhythm, the distance of the ball caused by a pause has rolled farther ~ lightnovelpub.net~ increased Anderson's difficulty in getting the ball.
When Yang Feng rushed forward, he also noticed that his teammates’ defenses were basically in place, and Anderson’s kicking action, because the distance of the ball was just right, he was not allowed to change and make fake moves at the distance from him. The spike is complete.
Therefore, at the last moment, Yang Feng can directly choose to let go of the center of gravity and block with a sliding shovel, which is also the most consistent with the current decision.
"Blocked! Anderson's long-range shot hit the goal. Although he played strength, he didn't hit the height. The ground bocce ball was blocked by Yang Feng, who was sliding over to the ground!"
"However, there is still a chance..."
"Jigs's plug in!"
"Shoot!"
"Unfortunately, this kick of Giggs's shot, without much sight, the ball went directly out of the baseline!"
No one thought that Giggs would quickly move to this side before Anderson hits the goal, and he really caught up with an opportunity for a supplementary shot.
Chelsea’s defending Anelka, Ivanovic, and Deco in the center all ignored the defending Giggs because of the “three-nothing” zone where Giggs stood before. .
When Giggs was running, although Deco discovered the route he was running, he had no choice but to run more in the first half. At the last step, there was really no strength and no first place. Time blocked Giggs and gave Giggs a chance to shoot again.
But fortunately, Deco still dutifully followed behind Giggs and formed a certain amount of interference, making Giggs can only shoot a kick in a hurry, instead of steadying the ball and making a threatening shot.
With a whistle from the referee, the half-time was over. Chelsea entered the halftime at home with a one-goal lead...