Chapter 204: The halftime break of the championship battle

"Hoo ......"

Duan Xuan breathed a long sigh of relief in the commentary seat, "Except for the initial stage, the first half of the game was almost a siege battle of Manchester United!" Chelsea hardly found any counter-attacking opportunities and they were completely suppressed! Antonio Conte's side were a little bit out of shape at Old Trafford and they seemed too nervous. ”

What Duan Xuan said is not untargeted, if you look at the strength of the two sides, this game should not be the way it is now, according to Chelsea's normal strength, it will not be suppressed so seriously by Manchester United anyway.

'Chelsea should have found their rhythm in the second half, they were so passive in the first half, the only good news for Chelsea was that they only conceded one goal, Courtois was perfect, without him Chelsea would have been three or even four goals down in the first half!' Frank Lampard was also on the commentary bench and shook his head at Chelsea's first-half performance.

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In the dressing room of Manchester United, Carlo Ancelotti praised his team's performance in the first half.

After all, in the first half, Manchester United completely suppressed Chelsea, and Chelsea was in a passive defensive state for almost the entire first half, which shows that the team's control is very good.

However, Carlo Ancelotti also criticised the team's successive missed chances in the first half. Because he knows that there will be retribution for continuously wasting opportunities.

He praised Li Qingshan, Manchester United was able to completely suppress Chelsea in the first half, Li Qingshan's containment of the opponent's defense and his fulcrum role in the front field are very obvious, he is the team's offensive core, the team's attack plays well, and he has a lot to do with him. He also scored the team's only goal and gave his teammates plenty of chances to shoot.

In Carlo Ancelotti's view, Manchester United is not much different from Chelsea in other positions, and even in some positions, Manchester United's players are really not necessarily as good as Chelsea, but why can Manchester United completely dominate their opponents in the first half?

It's all because United have a super centre-forward who can make the team find a strong fulcrum when attacking in front, and his powerful impact also makes Chelsea's backline a bogey, which is why United look so strong. However, such strength is based on having a super player of its own.

But Carlo Ancelotti doesn't feel sympathy for Chelsea because of this, I've got a super player, you have the ability to get one! In Ancelotti's view, in world football, the current players of the same level as Li Qingshan are Ronaldo and Messi.

'We have to take our chances, it's not safe to have a one-goal lead, and I hope that in the second half, we will score the second goal as soon as possible and kill the game completely!' Ancelotti said.

Carlo Ancelotti emphasised the precautions of attack, and he hopes that the team can continue to attack at home as they did in the first half, completely crushing Chelsea and winning the most crucial game of the season!

Although Carlo Ancelotti was a little more serious when he said the latter, the atmosphere in the United dressing room was generally very cheerful, with the players happy with their performance in the first half, and even Marcus Rashford, who missed a good chance to score in the first half, was grinning.

However, in the away dressing room, the Chelsea players were not so happy and grim.

After all, this is a game about the league championship, and it is a game that both sides cannot afford to lose!

If you lose this game, you'll lose the whole season's hard work!

How could Chelsea, who have clung to Manchester United in the table this season, be willing to give up the opportunity to tie the score?

The same goes for Antonio Conte, who are just one goal down and haven't given up yet.

'We had a lot of luck in the first half, Thibaud was perfect, we only conceded one goal in the first half, but the most important thing besides luck is that we have the best goalkeeper in the world!' Conte's words of praise were given to Courtois.

However, Courtois is not too happy to be praised by the manager, after all, the team is still behind, and as a team, the goalkeeper is at its best and the goalkeeper has nothing to do for the whole game - if the goalkeeper is busy, it means that the team's defence is seriously wrong.

"We're going to get a good chance to fight back!!" Conte said: 'In the second half they will definitely continue to attack, we have to be mentally prepared! ”

'But you can't win games defensively, we still need to attack in the end.' Conte said.

Diego Costa pouted, aren't you talking nonsense?

Diego Costa is not too interested in Italian coach Antonio Conte, the Italian has always been thinking about defense and defense, and he has no ability to play with Diego.

The current situation, in Diego Costa's view, is entirely Conte's pot.

Conte looked at the Chelsea players and said that since the attack needs to be strengthened, the quickest way is of course to make substitutions.

Chelsea also have a number of attacking reinforcements, the best of which is undoubtedly Cesc Fabregas, but who should be replaced when Fabregas is brought on the pitch?

Antonio Conte wants to replace a midfielder, but as an Italian manager, the defense is engraved in his bones, and the two midfielders in midfield, whether it is Kante or Nemanja Matic, have contributed quite a lot to Chelsea's defence, and if he replaces either of them, Conte will not have enough confidence in the defence....

"Willian," Conte hesitated, deciding to replace Brazilian winger Willian with Cesc Fabregas.

"You take a break in the second half, Franco plays!"

Franco is Cesc Fabregas, his full name is Francisco Fabregas, but for convenience, at Chelsea, players call him Franco.

Willian was stunned, just now Conte said to strengthen the attack, but now he has replaced a winger.

Anyway, the Brazilian couldn't understand the Italian coach's thinking, but Willian was also professional, he didn't question the manager's arrangement, just nodded slightly and didn't speak.

It was a sign of displeasure, but Conte ignored it and replaced Willian with the aim of strengthening the midfield, Kante and Nemanja Matic are defensive midfielders who can take the ball, but the midfield needs a passer with enough passing ability to create chances for Eden Hazard or Diego Costa.

The break passed quickly, and as the players from both sides came out of the tunnel, the fans in the stands were ready.

Manchester United fans were very excited, and although the first half was only a one-goal lead, the team almost completely pressed the opponent to play!