Chapter 166 Dimensionality reduction attack! Overtaking on a curve! Desperate Ashley Cole【Please subscribe】
On the evening of April 8, Wembley Stadium, London.
In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Bayswater Chinese faced Chelsea at home.
Before the game, in the locker room.
Yang Cheng got Chelsea's starting lineup.
Goalkeeper: Cech;
Defense: Ashley Cole, Alex, Terry and Ivanovic;
Midfielder: Lampard, Mikel, Ballack and Essien;
Forwards: Malouda and Drogba.
When seeing this starting list, everyone, including Brian Kidd, looked at Yang Cheng in surprise.
I really guessed it!
Yang Cheng had always believed before the game that Hiddink would adopt a more cautious defensive attitude.
Especially the first leg.
Now, Hiddink has used four defensive midfielders.
Yang Cheng is almost certain that Essien will play on the right to support Ivanovic.
And everyone else, including the players who are about to play, were inspired by Yang Cheng.
You can even guess the special players in the opponent's starting lineup, it's amazing!
It also made them all more confident.
After Brian Kidd wrote Chelsea's starting lineup on the tactical board, Yang Cheng walked up to the players.
"This is Chelsea's starting line-up."
"If there are no accidents, Essien will play on the right."
"Hiddink's intention is to let Essien support Ivanovic and defend our left attack."
As Yang Cheng has always said, the 433 formation itself is an offensive formation, and the distance between the wingers and full-backs is much farther than the conventional formation.
Generally speaking, the full-back presses up and controls the distance appropriately.
Therefore, the 433 formation generally uses offensive full-backs.
Like Ashley Cole, for example.
Ivanovic is more defensive and has a certain speed, but doesn't have many advantages.
Once he is allowed to move forward, the gap behind him will become larger, and he will suffer a lot when encountering speedy wingers like Di Maria and Gareth Bale.
Yang Cheng guessed that Hiddink wanted to use Essien to play on this side because of this.
"Chelsea's right wing basically never wants to attack, so they will focus their counterattack on their left wing."
"Drogba and Malouda."
Yang Cheng highlighted these two players on the tactical board, just to attract the players' attention.
But at the same time, he is also reminding his players that when attacking, the focus is on Chelsea's left wing.
Since Hiddink went to Essien and gave up the attack on the right, as long as the Bayswater Chinese suppressed their left, they could theoretically suppress Chelsea's attack.
"Gareth, Edin, your task is to actively operate on this side and suppress Ashley Cole for me!"
Both players agreed loudly.
"Everyone!"
Yang Cheng clapped his hands vigorously, which not only attracted everyone's attention, but also made them all stand up.
The players all gathered around, surrounding Yang Cheng in the middle.
Even Brian Kidd and other members of the coaching staff, as well as all the staff, all came closer.
This has also become a ritual for the Bayswater Chinese before the start of every game and every half.
In Yang Cheng's words, this sense of ritual is still very necessary!
"I said!" Yang Cheng raised the index finger of his right hand, "What we lost last season, we will win back all this season!"
"I'm so proud of you because we have a very big lead in the league."
"This gives us more energy to devote to the FA Cup and the Champions League."
"There is no doubt that this season is a very good opportunity for us, because we have enough energy and resources to compete on three fronts at the same time!"
When the league leads by a large margin, the Bayswater Chinese can invest more in the cup.
"So, we will not give up any game. In every next game, whether it is a league or a cup, we must go all out!"
"I want to say that now, I am not just satisfied with winning back the league and FA Cup that we lost last season. I hope we can continue to work hard and continue to compete in the Champions League!"
"I know it's hard!"
“But precisely because of the difficulty, precisely because no team has ever defended the Champions League since its restructuring, that’s why we have to challenge it, conquer it, and do something that no one has ever done. ! ”
"This is us Bayswater Chinese!"
All the players' emotions were immediately ignited.
One by one, they all nodded in unison, and their expressions became excited.
"Chelsea is a big obstacle on our way to challenge, but I believe in you, you are strong enough to conquer it."
"Then we move on and get tickets to Rome's Stadio Olimpico!"
"Come on, Bayswater Chinese warriors!"
Yang Cheng stretched out his hands vigorously.
All the players, employees and staff stretched out their hands, or put them on Yang Cheng's hands, shoulders, back, or on the bodies of his colleagues around him, and responded in unison.
"Come on, Bayswater Chinese!"
……
"To all the viewers in front of the TV, welcome to Wembley Stadium in London!"
"With the live TV footage, we can see that the entire Wembley Stadium is already packed."
"A full 90,000 fans gathered in this dream stadium, the largest and most luxurious in the UK, costing nearly 800 million pounds!"
"The next thing I will bring to you is the 2008-2009 season, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, the Bayswater Chinese vs. Chelsea at home!"
"Now, we see that players from both teams have entered the court one after another under the leadership of Danish referee Klaus Bo Larsson."
"Today is the home court of the Bayswater Chinese."
“So, the Bayswater Chinese team song sounded very enthusiastic.”
"Next we saw the starting lineups of both teams."
"The Bayswater Chinese still adopt their best 433 formation tonight."
Goalkeeper: Neuer;
Defense: Leighton Baines, Thiago Silva, Pepe and Maicon;
Midfield: Yaya Toure deep, Rakitic and Modric in the centre;
Forwards: Di Maria, Dzeko and Gareth Bale.
"Yang Cheng will arrange Matuidi to start in the previous Champions League games."
"But tonight, his starting midfielder is Rakitic."
"Obviously, this also releases the Bayswater Chinese's tactics tonight, which should be more inclined to control the midfield."
"Chelsea has arranged a full four midfielders, which also means that Hiddink's tactics tonight will be a defensive counterattack as the outside world has always expected."
"Now, for the Chinese people in Bayswater, the most important task is whether they can break through Chelsea's defensive formation."
"There was a burst of very warm applause."
"We saw that Bayswater Chinese head coach Yang Cheng walked out of the tunnel."
"This 29-year-old Chinese head coach has brought the Bayswater Chinese from a low-level league team all the way to the present in the past few years."
"Today's Bayswater Chinese are already a well-known strong team in European football."
"Therefore, Yang Cheng is also deeply loved and supported by the fans of this team."
……
After Yang Cheng walked out of the tunnel, he went directly to the visiting team's coaching bench and shook hands with Hiddink.
There is a big age difference between the two, and they are not familiar with each other on weekdays, so they don't have much communication.
After shaking hands, Yang Cheng turned around and walked back to the home team's coaching bench.
At this time, on the court, the captains of the two teams, Modric and Terry, were guessing coins.
As a result, Modric lost the right to serve.
"I found that our captain is not very lucky and always fails to win the right to serve."
Yang Cheng shook his head speechlessly.
Brian Kidd and others burst out laughing.
Don't say it, it seems like this is really the case.
According to what Yang Cheng learned, every time Modric guesses a coin, he always lets the opponent guess first, and the more he loses, the less he wins.
Sometimes it really is a matter of personality!
Of course, the right to serve doesn't matter. If you lose, you lose.
While waiting for the ball to be served, Yang Cheng noticed that Chelsea were serving Lampard and Drogba standing in the center circle.
Malouda stood on the left, and Essien stood on the right.
"I want to grab a wave at the beginning!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.
This is also what many teams do when they encounter the Bayswater Chinese.
As the referee Larson blew the whistle, Lampard kicked the ball to Drogba and saw that Malouda did not rush forward along the left line, but quickly crossed into the left rib.
But at this time, Gareth Bale returned to defend, Maicon immediately attacked, and Modric was responsible for pulling out.
When Drogba kicked the ball to Malouda, as soon as the French winger stopped the ball, Gareth Bale poked the ball away from the side because he stopped too wide.
The ball changes hands!
There was a burst of cheers from the fans.
After Chelsea lost the ball, they did not immediately retreat, but actively launched a counterattack in the frontcourt.
This is also normal.
No team will rush out and then retreat without firing a shot.
As a result, the two teams started an active fight in the Bayswater Chinese half.
The home team tried to use skillful passes and cuts to avoid Chelsea's pressing as much as possible.
The Blues arranged six players in the midfield and frontcourt to counterattack.
I almost got the ball stolen a few times.
The most dangerous time was when he passed the ball back to the goalkeeper. Neuer couldn't use his hands directly, so he had to stop with his feet first. Malouda almost caught him.
Only one minute has passed, but both sides of the game have already shifted into high gear.
The pace of the game was immediately full.
At 1 minute and 09 seconds, Pepe made a long pass from the backcourt and wanted to find Gareth Bale on the right side of the frontcourt.
The Welshman headed the ball high near the left of the center line in Chelsea's half.
Although there was no interference from Ashley Cole, he was unable to get the ball and went directly out of bounds.
It turned into a Chelsea throw-in.
But after the Blues threw the throw-in, they quickly passed it in the direction of Cech.
In the penalty area, Cech got ahead of Gareth Bale and kicked the ball forward to clear the ball.
The ball fell to the feet of the Bayswater Chinese again.
The entire stadium was cheered by the home team's fans.
After the cheers, there is their singing.
It has been three years since we rented Wembley Stadium in 2006.
In the past three years, the Bayswater Chinese have adopted many strategies to create a home atmosphere.
Now, the atmosphere at Wembley Stadium may not be comparable to Anfield, or scary home stadiums like Dortmund, Real Madrid, and Barcelona, but it is already very good.
Moreover, after three years of hard work, every home stadium of Bayswater Chinese can now seat at least 80,000 people. When it comes to some strong dialogues or Champions League matches, every venue is full.
It was amid the singing of 90,000 fans in the audience that the Bayswater Chinese continued to organize their offensive from the backcourt.
Still playing on the right.
That is Chelsea's left wing.
As the starting point of the attack, Maicon is positioned further forward.
After the Brazilian got the ball, he passed it to Modric, then to Yaya Toure, Pepe, and then back to Maicon.
Gareth Bale, Modric, and Pepe were still passed to Maicon.
The Bayswater Chinese shuttled back and forth on the right side, with all players passing the ball.
Chelsea couldn't even touch the ball.
And at 2 minutes and 34 seconds, when Maicon got the ball on the right side of the center line, he gave up moving forward and instead dribbled the ball diagonally.
After reaching the ribs, he suddenly sent a direct pass.
Gareth Bale got ahead of Ashley Cole, turned to face the right wing, and stopped the ball with the inside of his left foot towards his right foot, preventing Ashley from grabbing the ball.
The Welshman also turned around and faced the direction of the attack.
Dzeko also appeared on the right rib.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina center originally wanted to drop back to meet Maicon. After seeing Gareth Bale take the ball, he immediately turned around and ran forward.
Ashley Cole stood up and marked Gareth Bale.
Without any hesitation, Dzeko immediately pointed to his right front and accelerated towards the back of Ashley Cole.
Gareth Bale knowingly sent a through ball.
The ball reached the right side of Chelsea's penalty area.
Alex chased Dzeko all the way, and Terry rushed out to intercept him immediately.
Dzeko was the first to stop the ball. After a fake move, he moved the ball in the opposite direction with the outside of his right foot and turned around.
Terry stayed close to Dzeko, and Ashley Cole had returned to his position in time. The two formed a zone defense to keep Dzeko out of the penalty area.
Gareth Bale quickly made a diagonal pass to the right side of the penalty area.
Alex immediately stepped back and stared at Gareth Bale.
Mikel also immediately followed Modric and retreated into the penalty area.
Ballack stayed outside the penalty area.
At this time, Di Maria and Ivanovic were both in the middle of the penalty area.
The Serbian defender stood in front of Di Maria, cutting off the connection between the Argentine and his teammate on the right.
On the right side of the penalty area, when Dzeko turned around and faced directly the direction of the attack, he had more options.
Especially when he saw Maicon making a diagonal pass at high speed and rushing from the right corner of the penalty area, Dzeko tried to cut inside to find Maicon.
Ashley Cole followed Maicon immediately, while Terry followed Dzeko step by step.
This route is impossible!
Dzeko suddenly changed direction and spiked the ball toward the baseline with his left foot. He turned around and accelerated to catch up. Before Terry could reach the goal, he lightly rubbed his right foot.
The ball went over the heads of Terry and Alex.
In the right corner of the small penalty area, Gareth Bale took a step back, jumped up, and headed the ball into the far corner.
Cech was very focused, and Gareth Bale's header was not very tricky, so he lifted the ball with one hand.
At this moment, all the fans at Wembley Stadium who were holding their breath let out a sigh of regret.
What followed was a burst of warm applause.
"It is now 2 minutes and 46 seconds, and the Bayswater Chinese took the first shot of the game."
"Header from Gareth Bale!"
"Cech pushed the ball out steadily, and now the Bayswater Chinese got a corner kick."
"We saw that Gianni Vio appeared on the sidelines again."
"Baswater Chinese fans cheering for Gianni Vio."
"Look at the corner kick this time."
"Rakitic took a penalty and landed in the middle, Pepe!"
"There's a chance!"
"Header!"
"Cech lifted the ball over the crossbar again."
"It's still a corner kick."
“The atmosphere at the scene was very tense.”
"From the first minute of this West London derby, it went straight into a bloody hand-to-hand battle."
"This time it was Modric who took the penalty."
“Look at where it lands this time.”
"There was no penalty in the penalty area, just a tactical corner kick."
"Give it to Di Maria and pass it back."
"Modric was not offside and passed the ball into the penalty area."
"Pepe headed the ball over, and Yaya Toure scored with a header!"
"Cech has done a great job!"
"The Czech goalkeeper saved the ball from the bottom line!"
"Yaya Toure's header was very threatening, and he deliberately hit the lower right corner."
"I can only say that it is a pity that he faces the Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech tonight!"
“It’s still a corner kick from the Bayswater Chinese!”
"This is already the third corner kick after the opening."
"The competition is now completely heated up."
"It can be seen that both sides are making arrangements for their opponents, and both attach great importance to the start."
"The Chinese in Bayswater wanted to score first, but Chelsea defended tightly."
"Look at this time, Rakitic is still taking the penalty."
"Finding the front point, Dzeko headed the ball slightly too high!"
"This wave of continuous attacks by the Bayswater Chinese is very fierce and very threatening."
“The applause was very warm.”
“The fans’ hearts were in suspense from the very beginning.”
"So nervous, so exciting!"
……
Chelsea takes a goal kick.
Cech kicked the ball directly into the frontcourt.
Drogba grabbed the first shot.
But the second goal was controlled by the home team.
The ball once again fell to the feet of the Bayswater Chinese.
The team quickly launched an attack.
Yaya Toure passed the ball diagonally to the gap on the left.
This is also the team's offensive strategy.
After the opening, the attack was always on the right, and Chelsea was well prepared.
This time it was passed to the left wing where there was space.
When Di Maria stopped the ball, he had to start and get rid of Ivanovic.
As a result, the Serbian defender took a decisive kick and did not touch the ball, but kicked Di Maria's foot and knocked down the Argentine.
foul.
Free kick from the left side of the frontcourt.
But this location is too far and remote.
Chelsea were not even prepared to set up a human wall.
Gareth Bale shook his head at Leighton Baines and said he would not take the penalty.
Leighton Bynes ran forward and kicked the ball towards the center before anyone else could react.
As soon as Yaya Toure stopped the ball, Lampard rushed to his side.
But the Ivory Coast midfielder made another horizontal pass and moved the ball to the unguarded right.
The reason why Chelsea's defensive organization ability is strong is that they move and react very quickly.
When the ball was at Maicon's feet, Malouda and Ashley Cole had already ran over.
Maicon could only pass to Modric, who passed the ball back to Pepe.
When Pepe stopped the ball, he was already standing on the right side of the center circle in his own half.
As a central defender born in Brazil, Pepe is confident in his ability with his feet.
I saw him stop the ball into Chelsea's half, trying to see if anyone would come up to grab him.
But except for Drogba on the front line, all Chelsea players retreated to form two defensive lines.
Thiago Silva shouted, indicating that Pepe could not step forward anymore.
Pepe's number one priority is Drogba.
Pressing too far forward, once the ball is intercepted and counterattacked, Thiago Silva alone cannot stop Drogba.
However, Yaya Toure ran back immediately and retreated into his own half.
This is also Yang Cheng's explanation.
Pepe glanced ahead, especially when he saw Dzeko raising his hand, and he immediately sent a long pass.
The ball fell to the outside of the top area of the arc. Dzeko and Terry competed for the top at the same time.
The powerful center forward and the powerful central defender collided solidly.
Both men touched the ball, but neither was able to grab it.
The ball fell into the penalty area.
Alex ran over from behind and headed the ball directly to the right side of the penalty area.
Modric ran back, got ahead of Mikel, and took the ball off.
The Croatian's superb footwork is clearly reflected in this stop.
The ball landed obediently, and Modric first pretended to turn towards the center. In fact, he suddenly paused and sent a cross pass with the outside instep of his left foot, passing the ball to the right corner of the penalty area.
The next moment, everyone noticed that a red figure was advancing at a very fast speed, throwing away Malouda behind him, and caught up with Modric's pass first.
If time freezes at this moment, you will definitely find that Chelsea's entire defense line is all in the penalty area.
But the moment Maicon caught up with Modric's pass, they almost instinctively retreated towards the small penalty area.
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Once Maicon breaks through and passes the low ball near the baseline to the goal, it is very, very dangerous.
Known as Chelsea's Mascherano, Mikel has the best positional sense among midfielders.
But as a double midfielder, he had already chased Modric up and had no time to come back.
Ballack stood near the top of the arc.
This is indeed his defense zone.
But when the defense collectively retreated, Ballack did not immediately follow and keep a distance, causing Chelsea's defense to stand in a line near the small penalty area line.
Ballack stood at the top of the arc.
There was not a single defensive player between the two lines of defense, creating a huge vacuum.
Precisely in this vacuum, three figures of red jerseys appeared.
Di Maria on the left, and Gareth Bale further in the middle.
And Dzeko near the penalty spot.
In this case, no matter how Maicon passes, he can always find a connection point.
The Brazilian right back obviously saw Chelsea's defense retreating, so the moment he caught up with the ball, he did not choose to move forward, but directly sent a cross pass with his right foot.
Frankly speaking, the ball was passed in a hurry and the quality was not high.
But at least the direction is correct.
Dzeko stood near the penalty spot, facing Maicon's cross. After standing on his left foot, he twisted around and hit a volley with his right foot.
The ball passed between Alex and Terry and entered the lower right corner of Chelsea's goal at great speed.
Cech reacted quickly enough.
But the speed of getting down to the ground is still a little slower.
The ball went straight into the Chelsea goal.
"The ball went in!!!"
"In the 8th minute of the first half, the Bayswater Chinese scored Chelsea's goal!"
"After a cross from right back Maicon, Dzeko made a wonderful turn and volleyed through Chelsea's goal!"
"1 to 0!"
The entire Wembley Stadium burst into thunderous cheers in an instant.
90,000 fans were cheering and shouting at the top of their lungs!
Everyone was shouting Dzeko's name loudly.
The door is finally broken!
The opening attack lasted 8 minutes, a full 8 minutes!
Yang Cheng was so excited that he jumped up on the spot.
The assistants behind him all rushed out of the coaching bench.
Everyone seemed extremely excited.
This is one of their carefully planned routines!
If Chelsea's defense does not retreat, Maicon will play.
But in the same base, Maicon also has a variety of different passing routes.
The front point is Dzeko, and the high ball is Gareth Bale.
You can also pass the ball diagonally from an inverted triangle to find Di Maria.
All in all, the Bayswater Chinese spent two weeks researching this opening!
At this moment, they finally scored a valuable goal!
Yang Cheng clenched his fists and let out a cathartic shout.
Then, he kept waving his hands to signal all the fans to be more passionate.
The fans at the scene shouted even more enthusiastically!
"Another iconic opening attack from the Bayswater Chinese!"
"I have to say that Yang Cheng's opening attack was indeed very sharp."
"Many people say Chelsea will adopt defensive tactics."
"So, whoever scores first will completely change the trend of the game."
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In the visiting team's coaching bench, Hiddink, wearing a black down jacket, was sitting next to Roy Wilkins.
"After all, I still couldn't hold on!" Wilkins looked a little disappointed.
Chelsea has been preparing for this game for a long time.
Especially for the Bayswater Chinese's opening attack, the Blues were fully prepared.
Unexpectedly, I couldn't hold on in the end.
"Our starting tactics should have been guessed by Yang Cheng." Hiddink said calmly.
He has been coaching for decades and has experienced all kinds of storms.
Even in his heart, he would not be surprised even if the game was lost 0-1.
That's what football games are like.
Especially in the knockout rounds of the Champions League, if you plot against others, others will plot against you.
"No way? The coaching staff and locker room are all our own, and they won't leak any secrets." Wilkins was a little worried.
Hiddink shook his head, "It's probably not a leak, but it was really guessed."
After a pause, the Dutchman pointed to the court and started the game again.
The Bayswater Chinese still avoided Chelsea's right wing and attacked Ashley Cole's left wing.
Yang Cheng kept waving his hands on the sidelines, indicating to the players to continue pressing and attacking.
This clearly shows that they want to take advantage of the opportunity to score in the opening game and establish an advantage in one go.
"He doesn't play on the left at all now, he exclusively attacks the right, just to avoid our right."
"Moreover, this must have been practiced before, so the players are familiar with it."
An experienced head coach can easily tell if the opponent's cooperation is rusty.
If you use it directly on the court without practicing, it often requires a little break-in.
But the Bayswater Chinese opening tactics didn't require it.
So far, it has been 10 minutes, and Chelsea have not even had a shot, no, not even a chance to break into the Bayswater Chinese penalty area.
Just being pressed and beaten.
One can imagine how passive the scene was.
One goal behind.
Hiddink turned his head and looked at the young man in front of the home team's coaching bench who always stood on the sidelines directing the game.
He always wears suits and ties, has short hair, and looks particularly energetic.
In the position of head coach, a 40-year-old is considered a young man and is called a young coach.
People like Yang Cheng, who is only 29 years old, no longer know what to call him.
But his record is so outstanding!
If Yang Cheng really guessed Hiddink's starting tactics, then the Dutchman would be really speechless.
He originally thought that letting Essien play on the right would be a great move.
Unexpectedly, he abandoned the attack on the right and the Bayswater Chinese attacked the left, causing Chelsea's attack to completely collapse and they could not attack at all.
Is the young man who formulated such a set of tactics really only 29 years old?
"What do we do next?" Wilkins asked with concern.
He did not forget to look up at the stands.
Although I don’t know where exactly it will be, owner Abramovich personally said before the game that he would come to Wembley Stadium to supervise the game.
If this game is lost to the Bayswater Chinese again, the boss will probably be furious again.
Hiddink is fine. He has a close personal relationship with Abramovich.
But others, including players, will certainly suffer.
"Stay with it!" Hiddink was also helpless.
The Bayswater Chinese did not give Chelsea any breathing space from the start.
The offensive came one after another.
The Blue Army could barely parry and didn't even have the strength to fight back.
In this case, the only option is to endure.
Survive this wave of attacks and hold on until the Bayswater Chinese take a breather, then reverse the situation.
But while the two were talking, Chelsea tried to attack after stealing the ball.
The Bayswater Chinese retreated quickly.
……
When Chelsea passed the ball to the center line, the Bayswater Chinese had already retreated into their own half.
The Blues midfielder passed the ball back and forth near the center line, but could never find a way forward.
Passed from the left to the right.
After Essien dropped back to receive the ball, under the interference of Leighton Baines, he passed the ball back to Ivanovic.
Di Maria ran over and forced the Serbian pass to Alex.
Dzeko ran towards the gap between Alex and Terry, appropriately creating some pressure on the central defender.
After Terry got the ball, he immediately passed it to Ashley Cole on the left.
Ashley Cole connected along the left sideline, slightly far away from Terry.
Terry's pass was slightly weaker.
Gareth Bale suddenly accelerated and rushed towards Ashley Cole at extremely fast speed.
The England left back was startled and immediately chased Terry's pass.
Terry immediately ran to the left, but Dzeko was also nearby.
Mikel ran over to take over, but Modric was right next to him.
Ashley Cole couldn't find a direct passing target for a while, and he was far away from the goalkeeper.
Therefore, the England left back immediately transferred the ball from his left foot to his right foot, intending to protect the ball first.
But at this moment, Gareth Bale rushed over.
The Welshman was like an unreasonable mad cow. After approaching menacingly, his right shoulder directly touched him.
What is the height of Ashley Cole?
1.76 meters.
Weight is only 64 kg.
What about Gareth Bale?
He is 1.85 meters tall but weighs a full 81 kilograms.
Relying on his height, strength, and condescending position, when Gareth Bale pressed his right shoulder against him, Ashley Cole became unstable and lost his balance when he exerted force.
After a staggering step, Ashley Cole lost control of the ball. Ashley Cole only felt a slight pressure, and secretly screamed in his heart, it's over!
As a result, the England left back immediately collapsed on the court.
The whole process happens in the blink of an eye.
To anyone, it looked like Ashley Cole had been knocked straight over by Gareth Bale.
But the linesman is nearby.
The referee is not very far away either.
If you have to brag about this, then there will be basically no need to play Premier League games.
Just when Hiddink and Wilkins rushed out of the court anxiously and shouted for a foul, Gareth Bale caught up with the football that escaped Ashley Cole's control and took the ball diagonally towards the penalty area. .
When Terry stayed on the outside of the penalty area, Gareth Bale sent a diagonal pass with his left foot, which was accurately passed to the feet of Dzeko at the top of the arc.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina center stopped the ball with his left foot, entered Chelsea's penalty area, chased after him and fired a furious shot with his right foot.
Cech stood on the outside of the small penalty area and was unable to make a save.
The ball hits the net again!
At this time, the game was only 11 minutes old.
When Yang Cheng raised his hands excitedly on the sidelines, he clearly saw Hiddink looking at the court in confusion in front of the visiting team's coaching bench.
If we say that Chelsea still had a chance after conceding a goal just now.
So now, conceding the second goal, the blow to the Blues is not just doubled, but several times!
……
After taking a 2-goal lead, the Bayswater Chinese slowed down their attack appropriately.
But after Chelsea conceded 2 goals in a row, their morale was severely damaged.
More importantly, the Blues really couldn't threaten the Bayswater Chinese goal.
Starting from the 15th minute, the Blues once wanted to launch a wave of offensive.
I did get some opportunities.
For example, in the 18th minute, Drogba once again quickly advanced into the penalty area. When he stopped the ball with his chest and was about to hit the goal, the linesman whistled to indicate that Drogba was offside.
In the 22nd minute, Drogba also sent a direct pass, but Malouda was marked by Maicon and reluctantly hit the goal, directly turning into an anti-aircraft gun.
On the contrary, the Bayswater Chinese once again completed the steal in the frontcourt.
Gareth Bale's lob shot from the left 20 meters away from the goal hit the top of the crossbar.
The Bayswater Chinese's most threatening attack in the first half came in the 39th minute.
Di Maria passed the ball diagonally from the left to the top of the arc to find Dzeko.
Alex, Terry and Dzeko fought together, and all three fell to the ground at the same time.
Terry took the lead and kicked the ball to Ashley Cole on the left wing before falling to the ground.
But when the England left back stopped the ball, Gareth Bale took the lead, overtook the ball in the corner, intercepted the ball, and drove all the way into the right side of Chelsea's penalty area.
Facing Cech's attack, Gareth Bale made a flexible fake move, got out of the shooting angle, and pushed the shot into the far corner with his left foot.
However, the shot was not strong enough and not fast enough. Alex, who got back on defense in time, made a clearance in front of the goal line.
"Yang Cheng's tactics of forcing Chelsea's left wing were very successful!"
"The Blues failed to get many chances in the first half, but the defense was repeatedly unstable."
"But the most important thing is the early attack, which left Chelsea 2 goals behind."
"In this case, Hiddink's team can no longer hold on."
"Yang Cheng's opening attack helped the Bayswater Chinese gain a strategic lead!"
……
After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, Yang Cheng once again allowed the team to launch a wave of attacks when he saw that Chelsea had not made any substitutions.
But this time it only lasted about 10 minutes.
Seeing that they could not break through Chelsea's goal, the Bayswater Chinese also gave up.
Chelsea's left wing was always suppressed by the Bayswater Chinese.
Especially Gareth Bale, his advantage against Ashley Cole is still very obvious.
In the 60th minute, Yang Cheng replaced Rakitic with Matuidi to strengthen the interception and hardness of the midfield.
Chelsea made their first substitution in the 65th minute.
Anelka replaced Mikel.
From the head coach's perspective, the first goal conceded actually had little to do with Mikel.
There are two defensive midfielders, one goes forward and the other goes behind. This belongs to the category of division of labor and cooperation.
But Ballack is not a traditional defensive midfielder, nor is he the kind of barrier that can provide solid protection in front of the defense.
What the German midfielder is best at is cutting in from the back.
Arranging for him to play as a double defensive midfielder is still not stable enough after all.
But no matter what, if the ball is lost, the double midfielder will definitely be scolded.
After replacing Mikel, Anelka went to play as a right winger, and Essien came back to play as a single defensive midfielder.
Chelsea switched to the 433 formation again.
After this substitution adjustment, before Chelsea showed any effect, the Bayswater Chinese took the lead and launched a very threatening attack.
Di Maria got a one-on-one opportunity to challenge Ivanovic on the left.
The Argentinian held the ball and shook it in front of Ivanovic, like noodles. He swayed it at an angle and sent a through pass with his left foot.
Dzeko crossed into the left side of the penalty area, caught up with Di Maria's through pass, and volleyed directly with his left foot without stopping the ball.
Cech saved the ball steadily!
"Chelsea's best player tonight must be their goalkeeper Petr Cech."
"If Cech hadn't turned the tide several times and kept the goal, tonight would have been a one-sided massacre."
"But Cech made many saves at critical moments, leaving a spark of hope for Chelsea in the second round."
In the 75th minute, Yang Cheng made his second substitution, and Walcott replaced Gareth Bale.
Ashley Cole is probably very depressed.
Because only one minute after the substitution, the desperate Ashley Cole tackled Walcott out of control and was shown a yellow card.
He was suppressed and even ravaged by Gareth Bale throughout the game, but he was still able to hold on.
Finally, when Gareth Bale's physical fitness began to decline and his performance was not so good, Yang Cheng actually replaced him with a lively Walcott.
This is simply killing people!
If Gareth Bale is like a straight dragon-slaying knife, then Walcott is like a sharp sword from heaven.
The two of them are not the same person at all.
But when it comes to the threat on the court, it's really not that much different.
Hiddink probably also saw the collapse of Ashley Cole. Although there were no substitutions, in the last ten minutes, Chelsea shrank its defense and did not leave any space for the Bayswater Chinese to attack.
Chelsea did not make any more substitutions.
The game finally ended 2-0.
Dzeko scored twice to help the Bayswater Chinese defeat Chelsea and win the first round!
……
When Danish referee Larsson blew the final whistle, the entire Wembley Stadium burst into cheers.
All the Bayswater Chinese fans stood up from their seats and cheered for the fans at the scene.
Yang Cheng also raised his hands high above his head and applauded the players.
Then, he came to the visiting team's coaching bench.
According to convention, as the head coach, he should come to meet with Hiddink.
"What a wonderful game!" Yang Cheng praised with a smile.
This is just a polite statement.
But when Hiddink shook hands with Yang Cheng, he suddenly asked, "Did you guess that I would let Essien play on the right?"
Yang Cheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile.
"Guessed it, but it's just one of our guesses."
"What do you mean?"
"We have studied a total of dozens of Chelsea's offensive routines during the opening attack. At the same time, we have also deduced many different starting lineups for you and our countermeasures."
Yang Cheng's words made Hiddink a little stunned.
He felt that he and Yang Cheng were not competing on the same dimension at all.
He came to Stamford Bridge alone.
Chelsea arranged for Wilkins to help him.
But what about Yang Cheng?
Bayswater Chinese are the whole team.
As Yang Cheng said just now, there are dozens of targeted offensive routines.
Even if Hiddink tried his best, he couldn't think of so many things.
Not to mention deducing the starting lineup and various countermeasures.
Just thinking about it is depressing.
"I've heard for a long time that you Bayswater Chinese are at the forefront of world football in many aspects. It seems that you really live up to your reputation!"
Hiddink suddenly felt that he had not lost unjustly.
"I hope I can visit your Brent training center if I have the opportunity in the future," Hiddink said.
Yang Cheng nodded, "Of course, we are always welcome."
He also specially left a phone number for Hiddink.
Things like this are too common in European football and are not a secret.
(End of chapter)