Chapter VII
When Carroll handed the football to Rio Ferdinand, United's defenders found themselves in such a difficult situation. Led by Didier Drogba, the whole Chelsea team immediately threw themselves into defending, and the forward pressure began to be overall. Up front, the Chelsea players pressed frantically and tightly in the high post, leaving United's defenders scrambling. When Rio Ferdinand's first kick started to get flustered, every pass from the back of Manchester United's backfield began to get flustered. And the panic was like dominoes, bigger and bigger, bigger and bigger, until the United players made mistakes and lost the football at their feet.
"Pressing from a high position! Successful high pressing, Manchester United simply could not organize the attack. Chelsea's high pressing was so effective that the United players were forced to think about how to play the ball and not how to attack. It's really a wolf bèi, this is a rare wolf bèi at Manchester United. ”
With Drogba and Frank Lampard in the middle and Robben and Duff on the wing, Chelsea's ability to press in the high post is indeed much better than Porto. When Manchester United finally passed the football to the feet of Scholes, Lao Ray and Makelele tacitly surrounded and grabbed the ball, directly from the feet of Scholes, and the ball was returned to the feet of Chelsea. In the first 10 minutes or so, United had very little time on the ball, and naturally this led to the complete containment of United's attack. While United couldn't have been so passive for the entire game, it was a success for the Chelsea defence.
In the stands at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea fans could barely believe their eyes. Even Chelsea finished second in the league last season, beating Manchester United. But they didn't dominate the game against Manchester United. Now as long as you are not blind. You can see the fact that Manchester United are restricted. Severely restricted. This situation on the pitch gave Chelsea fans a boost of confidence and loud singing began to float.
With the ball back at Chelsea's feet, Ray was once again patiently organising his back-to-back feet, ready to look for opportunities before attacking. Ferguson couldn't stand a situation like this on the pitch. The old man came to the sidelines, shouted angrily at the Manchester United players on the field, and expressed his dissatisfaction unabashedly. Meanwhile. His heart was restless again. He had been very particular about Chelsea before the season. And after these 10 minutes of play, he found that he still despised Chelsea too much, although he didn't want to admit it, but Ferguson already knew in his heart that the pattern of the Premier League was about to change, and the blue power was rising.
Under Ferguson's reprimand, the Manchester United players immediately launched an active counter-attack against the Chelsea players. Alan Smith, on the other hand, became a member of the Manchester United team. Pressing the most aggressive frontcourt players. If you look at it by the definition of a traditional striker, Alan Smith is undoubtedly unqualified. Although his offensive firepower is not weak, it is far from the level of being Manchester United's main striker. However, the reason Ferguson put him in the starting line-up was because of his role in defence. In the Manchester United squad. Alan Smith is more of a defensive striker, or a defensive central midfielder. And he was also specially arranged by Ferguson, and he was used to follow the defense restrictions and old thunder. That's the lesson Ferguson learned from the Champions League final defeat. Let Keane focus more on the role of the team's initiator and iron gate, rather than letting him and Ray expend energy. Keane was old after all. He couldn't be as tireless and productive as he was when he was younger.
When Lao Lei returned to the backcourt to receive the ball. Alan Smith will definitely come over and defend with Scholes. This time it was the same, when the football came to the feet of Old Ray, Alan Smith appeared immediately. Looking at the momentum of his rushing over, Lao Lei knew that this person was not good. At this time, he leaned his back against Scholes, and suddenly his heel knocked out, and he turned around with a heel back, and he was going to force Scholes, he didn't have a one-on-two fetish. With another exclamation of "hmm" from Chelsea fans, Lao Lei relied on his strong body to withstand Scholes's entanglement, and then took the ball directly forward again.
After receiving a generous reward before the season, Lao Lei Ke has improved his speed attribute a lot. At this time, his breakthrough with the ball showed that he was much more threatening than before. This time, Lao Lei did not choose to split the side immediately, but directly dribbled the ball in the middle. At this time, Lao Lei's breakthrough with the ball has begun to show an unstoppable momentum. The strong body and fast speed make the current old Lei look like a big truck with supercar horsepower.
Although Scholes was still closely following Ray's flank, that didn't change the fact. On the positive side, Ray and Frank Lampard have formed a two-on-one against Keane. In such a situation, even Keane was a little at a loss. A simple two-by-one, Lao Lei took the ball directly to the front of Manchester United's penalty area.
At this point, Ray suddenly made a sharp stop and pulled back, which was to pass Scholes's sliding tackle. He then slammed his heel and handed the ball to Frank Lampard, who had come in front of him. Blocked by Keane, Lampard's long-range shot after a smash bounced high and didn't threaten. At this time, Old Ray opened his hands and firmly stuck Scholes and Sylvester behind him. In the face of the falling football, he directly stretched out his right foot and hooked it to the bottom of the football, and hooked the football directly into the penalty area of Manchester United.
"Magical passing! Remayr's unseen pass was first seen at Stamford Bridge. Oh! Drogba!! Unbelievable body, Ferdinand has no way behind him, he doesn't move! Shot!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! Perfect goal! Perfect!! Remaia used his own strength to instigate a perfect attack, and his unsightly back-to-back hook pass was even more unforgettable! He perfectly reflects his worth, he is worth 80 million!! The live commentary at Stamford Bridge was passionate.
Stamford Bridge suddenly shook, and the cheers of the Chelsea fans were almost like they were going to stun people! From the beginning of Lao Lei's back-to-back hook pass, they have already begun to expect a goal. For Lao Lei's table, they couldn't be more satisfied. Lao Lei's personal performance has not been seen by Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge before. With this performance, Lao Lei dispelled the doubts in the hearts of Chelsea fans at once. With such a wonderful football, it is always easier to conquer the fans.
Chelsea players gathered in the corner flag area to celebrate the arrival of the first goal of the new season. This was a very beautiful picture, but when Old Ray hugged Drogba, he immediately felt Drogba's body tighten. And when he let go, Drogba immediately turned and walked away, with a stiff smile on his face. It's not annoyance, Lao Lei faintly feels as if he's scared. Are you scary? Old Ray looked at Drogba's back, a little puzzled.
However, Lao Lei didn't think about it. At this time, what he prefers to do is to fight back against those reporters. As soon as he turned around, he went straight to the shooting camera on the sidelines, and then he slapped it hard with a sneer on the corner of his mouth. "Oh oh, what is this doing! This action is a response to those reporters who question him?! This is really a young man who doesn't suffer losses. Now, those English journalists are lively! Lineker said after seeing Lao Lei's movements with sharp eyes.
In the process of walking back, looking at the cheering Chelsea fans on the sidelines, Lao Lei was playful, ran directly to the sidelines, and stretched out his hand to high-five the fans. And Chelsea fans are happy to play this with the player who has just convinced them. Just as the camera followed Ray and the Chelsea fans to high-five, he didn't know that Ferguson was yelling at Alan Smith on the sidelines.
"Alain, cheer up! Do you still want to kick? Don't want to kick, get the hell out of here! "If it were any other manager, the unruly Alan Smith would probably be unhappy. But against Alex Ferguson, no player with a full face would have the guts. Alan Smith, who listened to Ferguson's reprimand, had anger in his eyes, and this anger was directed at Lao Lei.
When United restarted the game, it was just the 15th minute of the first half. At this time, Manchester United's players finally came to their senses under Chelsea's three-pronged axe. Although it is still not easy to advance, it is not as wolf as before. In the 19th minute of the first half, Giggs did not opt to go down after several breakthroughs down the left flank that did not work well. Instead, at the top of the corner of the penalty area, after gaining space to handle the ball, he directly chose to cross.
After a scuffle in the box, the ball flew near the penalty line. Lao Lei was about to clear the ball with a header there, but at this moment, an impact came from behind him, making him lose his balance directly and fall the grass. However, the referee's whistle did not sound, but signaled for the game to continue. After Lao Lei stood up with his hands, as soon as he turned his head, he saw the white-haired figure rushing towards the forbidden area.
Alan Smith's header reached Scholes's feet, and Scholes did not hesitate to receive the ball, and directly made a pick-up pass, which went directly past the top of Terry and came to the head of Ruud van Nistelrooy. Ruud van Nistelrooy's lion shook his head and didn't break through Cech's ten-finger barrier. However, Cech was unable to save the ball and it bounced back to the edge of the box. Alan Smith appeared in front of the ball and was about to make a follow-up shot when a pair of feet appeared in front of the ball.
After the football was stabbed out of the bottom line, Smith was also taken down.
Before he could get up, cold words came from his ears.
"And that's just the beginning, boy! This is just the beginning!! (To be continued......)