Chapter 595: Spear and Shield
Even though Drogba is now 32 years old, he is still the most threatening center forward of this era in the current world football, and he is still the most troublesome player in the eyes of the manager.
Speaking of which, Li Feng is really very different from Drogba, Li Feng is almost impeccable in the data, in the Premier League, there is really no one who can compare with Li Feng, even if the whole of Europe, if you compare the data with Li Feng, even if Ronaldo and Messi are worse than Li Feng.
On the pitch, Drogba didn't look like the 32-year-old at all in the face of Mata's hanging pass, and even in the face of the strong Kompany, Drogba was able to beat the Manchester City captain and win the header.
However, Drogba did not choose to attack the goal, and knocked back to make the ball, Meireles was already waiting in the penalty area at the moment, watching the ball fly in, and directly bombarded the goal.
It was a high-quality long-range shot that didn't help Chelsea recover the scores, as Joe Hart flew up and slid the ball back with a single fist.
Boateng cleared before Sturridge and gave Chelsea a throw-in, Ashley Cole threw the ball into the City box to find Drogba, but this time Kompany was prepared to block Drogba with his body and Boateng headed it away.
At Chelsea, the first point of attack is Drogba, which the entire Premier League knows, but knowing that there are not many who can really defend Drogba, and Kompany can only be counted as half.
Therefore, in this game, Boateng's task is heavier, not only to defend Sturridge, but even to help Kompany to help defend Drogba to a certain extent.
Counterattack, the ball was pushed out and fell at the feet of Li Feng, Manchester City launched a quick counterattack, at this time, speed is everything, Li Feng naturally knows what the most important thing is to counterattack.
With a slanted push, the ball was sent to the feet of Aguero, but Aguero was soon intercepted by Ashley Cole, and Balotelli, who was running wildly in the middle, could not escape the blockage of Terry and Ivanovic.
Sergio Aguero passed back to Li Feng, who moved to the left, and Silva took the ball and immediately broke down the flank, and finally crossed under the bottom, but the header was clearly not Balotelli's strong point, and in front of Terry, Balotelli would not have many chances.
The attack and defense changed hands again, and the ball pushed by Terry fell at the feet of Romeu, but the Spanish midfielder made a mistake and did not pass the ball immediately after receiving the ball, this sticky ball behavior was caught by Li Feng, who stretched out his foot, broke the ball, and then sent the ball directly to the feet of Aguero.
The Manchester City striker was no rookie like Romeu, and he hit the goal with his feet, Cech leaped wide, and the ball bounced off the Chelsea goalkeeper's arm and bounced to the crossbar before lying in the box.
It's John Terry again, the Chelsea captain is arguably the best centre-back in the Premier League, his reaction speed and judgment are so good that when Terry clears the ball, Balotelli hasn't reacted yet.
But this time Terry didn't dare to put the ball out again, at this moment Li Feng was outside the penalty area, he was really afraid that the ball would fall at the feet of Li Feng, and the score was likely to be 2:0 at that time, so Terry didn't dare to take this risk, he would rather give Manchester City a corner kick than give Li Feng this chance.
City then whipped in a corner and thanks to the efforts of the Chelsea defenders, the ball was comfortably picked away by Chelsea, thus proving that Terry had made the right choice.
As fans and the media saw before the game, the two sides were in the most direct battle from the first minute of the game, especially with Manchester City scoring in the opening game.
Villas-Boas's side were quite aggressive, with Petr Cech not kicking the ball off the wheel but throwing it to Ashley Cole, and the Chelsea full-backs immediately raced into the City half with the ball.
After being defended by Richards, Ashley Cole had to pass the ball, and in this game, Richards was full of energy, and before the game, the two big mouths were no less competitive in the media, although the two were teammates in the national team, but at the club level, they were mortal enemies.
Mata, in just half a season, Spain has become the veritable core of Chelsea, but when Mata holds the ball, De Jong immediately stopped in front of him, and in this game, De Jong's first priority is to see Mata.
Although this is the first time Mata has faced De Jong, his fierce name Mata is no stranger, and even before the game, Villas-Boas specially reminded Mata to be careful of Manchester City's villains.
Looking at De Jong who rushed over viciously, Mata's whole body was tense, but it can be seen from his firm expression that Mata is not afraid of De Jong, with a pull of his right foot, the inside of his left foot immediately pushes back, and he changes direction continuously.
However, after being hindered by De Jong, Yaya Toure has chased back, seeing this situation, Mata did not dare to leave the ball at his feet, if he was stopped by Yaya Toure, De Jong was turning, and under the two-man package, he was likely to lose the ball.
A diagonal push found Sturridge, but the latter had little chance under Boateng's defence, so he opted to transition and send the ball to Drogba's feet.
The penalty area went up first, Drogba and Kompany fought again, this is a clash of muscles, this is a clash of strength, how strong Kompany is, as a teammate Manchester City player knows best.
But even with such a strong Kompany, he still couldn't stop Drogba, and Li Feng, who was chasing back, happened to witness the whole process, and saw Kompany being squeezed away by Drogba and completing a strong shot.
You know, how old is Kompany now, 25 years old, this is the age of the best physical fitness, how old is Drogba, 32 years old can already be said to be the late stage of buying career.
However, it can also be seen from this that Drogba's metamorphosis, no wonder this product can challenge a whole line of defense at the peak, which is not technology, but by strength, and it is no wonder that he bullied Senderos out of the psychological shadow, which has since changed the career of the Swiss central defender, and the cruel point is that Drogba simply ruined Senderos's career.
Of course, a strong player not only needs to have a strong body, but also a "strong" mentality, and it is clear that this is the biggest difference between Kompany and Senderos.
Although Drogba relied on his strength to squeeze Kompany away, Kompany did not lose confidence because of this, and Kompany's defense was not completely useless.
Under Kompany's defense, Drogba's shot did not hit the goal, and even Joe Hart did not jump, and with an anti-aircraft gun, the ball flew directly out of the bottom line and rushed to the stands. (To be continued.) )