Football’s First Defender

Stoke City's first captain on the field, Senegalese international Abdoulaye Faye, is an important member of Stoke City's "bombing force". However, his strong body, height of 1.86 meters, and the explosive power of blacks can bring huge interference to the opponent's defense in set kicks.

This time, facing Chelsea's zone defense, Faye's position was still near Yang Feng's marking zone, but the moment he saw the pass, Faye moved back two steps by feeling, barely After breaking away from the area that Yang Feng could defend, and then relying on his own explosive power to jump directly on the spot, he used his jump height to make up for his lack of being in the best jump position. After that, there was a slight adjustment in the air, exerting force on the waist, controlling the body, and then directly facing the incoming ball, shaking his head and attacking the goal, scoring a goal.

And when the Stoke City players were celebrating with enthusiasm, Yang Feng himself felt a little unwilling to face the opponents who were celebrating with abandon.

When Faye finished hitting the goal, Yang Feng had already completed the jump, and there was only a little distance left. Yang Feng himself could touch the ball first, or hit the ball that Faye pushed out, but in the end Faye His header just flew past Yang Feng's head, and even now Yang Feng could still feel the wind from the flying ball.

As for Yang Feng, who is strict with himself, this ball, slow this last step, in fact, he can do better at that time.

For example, when standing a little further forward, or if you take a bigger step and a faster speed during the march, or when you collide with other players of the home team, if you bounce off the opponent with greater force , instead of being blocked by the opponent, Yang Feng may have a chance to get the ball.

Yang Feng is constantly thinking about his own shortcomings. For the problems exposed in a game, Yang Feng will always try to find a solution to avoid such things from happening again.

The game restarted, and Chelsea, which was behind in less than 30 minutes in the first half, also began to feel oppressed.

Although Chelsea's first goal this season is definitely the Champions League, but in this season when the strength of other competitors has declined significantly, Chelsea is bound to win the Premier League.

Moreover, among the contract options of many Chelsea players, there is also the championship award of the league championship. This also makes the team as a whole very eager and confident to end Manchester United's consecutive league championships this season.

The league is played game by game, and points are accumulated one by one. For Chelsea, at this stage, they still want to continue to expand their lead in the standings, taking advantage of the excellent situation of other league competitors falling behind. . After all, Chelsea, the champions of the Champions League this year, will also fly to the United Arab Emirates to participate in the Club World Cup. Playing two more games means that the team will have to pay more for their physical fitness. At the beginning, if the Chelsea players wanted to have enough physical fitness to cope with the Champions League at that time, they would naturally need to have enough points in the league so that they would have the capital to take turns in the subsequent leagues.

After falling behind, Chelsea began to speed up their game rhythm and began to run hard, causing more defensive pressure on their opponents.

Although the frontcourt combination of Lampard and Ballack is not very good at that kind of exquisite through ball.

However, under the threat of their strong long-range shooting ability, the two of them can also use the long-range fake action to sway the defender's position, so that they have enough space to pass the ball into the penalty area. .

If you can't do it once, you can do it twice, and if you can't do it twice, you can do it three times.

Chelsea, holding the ball in their hands, began to try to hit Stoke City's ribs over and over again.

Finally, the hard work paid off, and Ballack's through ball on the right side of the midfield finally penetrated Stoke City's defense.

A precise pass passed directly to the middle of the two defensive players of the home team, and Kalou, who started the game, showed his excellent ability to seize opportunities in the penalty area, and promptly advanced to get the ball. Before the opponent's central defender arrived, he did not make too many adjustments, and directly volleyed the far corner successfully.

In the first half of the game, before the end of the game, Chelsea successfully equalized the score. The two sides tied at halftime and returned to the locker room.

During the half-time break, Ancelotti emphasized the team's defensive tactics in defending the opponent's set ball, changing the area defense to area plus marking. As a player with excellent defensive ability and good judgment, Yang Feng Still in charge of defending the area.

For this game, the opponent's defender Faye, who is obviously in good condition, and the German defender Huth, Ancelotti still asked Drogba and Ivanovic to conduct special marking to ensure the opponent's strong position , without consuming Yang Feng's defensive energy.

After making effective arrangements for the defensive lineup, although Stoke City still implemented their own style of play, when they caught the opportunity, they crossed into the penalty area, and then responded to the players' headers and then headed the balls, but Chelsea's in the second half. The line of defense has obviously stabilized a lot.

When the home team's set-piece attack was effectively contained, it was even more difficult for the striker of Stoke City to find an excellent chance to head the ball in the open game. Yang Feng even played his best In good condition, on the court, he will always appear in time where the ball lands and complete his defensive tasks.

The home team's counterattack was mired in the quagmire, while Chelsea's offense was carried out in an orderly manner.

With the combination of long shots and passing cuts, Chelsea still maintains sufficient suppression on the offensive end.

Taking the ball from the wing and not having too many opportunities to compete in the penalty area, Ancelotti's first substitution adjustment was to use Zhirkov to like Malouda. Lu can fight with his body to create a breakthrough space. Zhirkov's speed, flexibility and foot skills are more suitable for passing and cutting from the side to the middle.

After Zhirkov came on the field, Chelsea's pass and cut cooperation range increased significantly, and the offensive threat gradually increased.

After that, An Pang decisively played the second card in his hand. Deco replaced Mikel who was full-time on defense in the 67th minute. Chelsea began to use a more offensive lineup to try to end the game by attacking.

Deco's playing has increased Chelsea's point of departure in the midfield, making Chelsea's offensive transfer speed to a higher level. Although there is no defensive midfielder, it has indeed caused a lot of damage to Chelsea's defense. Pressure, but for the victory of the game, it depends on which team can take the lead in creating a greater offensive threat.

Because the ball is still at Chelsea's feet, it is naturally the Blues who control the initiative on the field.

Deco's scheduling in the backcourt, as well as the through pass from time to time, made Chelsea's offense more and more threatening. Under the constant offense, the accumulation of the final number of offenses finally turned into a qualitative change.

After Lampard and Ballack attracted enough defensive attention in the frontcourt, Deco suddenly accelerated forward. Ballack, who was holding the ball, saw Deco's forward thrust from the corner of his eye, and made a long shot. After attracting the attention of the opponent's defense and the goalkeeper, he knocked the ball with his heel and kicked it in front of Deco. Deco did not stop the ball to make adjustments, but directly passed the ball to the penalty area of ​​Stoke City. within.

The sudden pass made Stoke City's defense have not recovered from Ballack's "long shot", while Drogba in the penalty area was already ready to go, holding back the whole game At this time, Drogba showed a speed that did not match his body shape. Relying on his own explosive power, Drogba directly took the first step, took control of the ball, and then took a step forward. Facing the attacking goalkeeper, he directly chose Hit the left foot to the opposite corner.

A goal that tested shooting skills, but in the end, the ball rolled into the net. Chelsea successfully overtook the score in the 74th minute of the game.

After successfully scoring an overtake goal, Ancelotti's third substitution also followed. Essien went into battle, replacing Lampard, who had recovered in the second half, and replaced him with a defensive defender. Waist, Chelsea's formation is also dominated by possession of the ball, and it has also begun to shrink its formation compared to before.

In the final stage of the game, when Chelsea were defending, they consciously began to pay attention to their foul actions and tried not to give Stoke City a corner kick.

The chances of setting the ball are reduced, without the forward attack of several defenders in the backcourt, the threat posed by the home team's midfielders alone is really limited.

Several forced crosses or "grenade" opportunities, the players of Stoke City in the penalty area were firmly resisted by Yang Feng and did not get the chance to catch the ball.

And the score of 1 to 2 was also successfully maintained until the end. Chelsea won four consecutive victories with one less game and still sat firmly on the top spot in the league!