Super Marshal

If you had to use one word to describe the mood of the Chelsea players when they returned to the dressing room, it would be the best word to describe the aftermath.

They were like a group of survivors who had just escaped from a catastrophe. They sat in front of the closet, gasping for air, looking at their teammates around them, secretly thankful for the favor of the goddess of luck.

In the first half, Chelsea's performance was indeed a disaster, but it was not that the Blues were bad, but that Manchester City was too strong.

Almost from the first minute of the game, Blue Moon firmly controlled the situation on the field and did not leave many opportunities for Chelsea. Instead, they repeatedly broke into Chelsea's penalty area and even threatened the goal. This made the Blues They are all exhausted.

As early as in the league, they had already felt the terrifying strength of Manchester City, but unexpectedly, they performed even better in this game, playing more smoothly and with better understanding than in the league.

Chelsea's players tried very hard to disrupt Manchester City's passing and control, but there was no way. No matter which Manchester City player got the ball, there were endless contact points around him. They even had some doubts that even if the Manchester City players closed their doors, Even with their eyes open, they all know where to pass the ball, which makes Chelsea feel disarmed.

Losing possession of the ball, they were like a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered and could only be beaten passively.

The strength of Manchester City's frontcourt offensive players is also quite terrifying. The total number of goals scored in a single season exceeds 100. Whether it is personal ability or tacit cooperation, it makes people feel extremely fearful.

Just imagine, an offensive combination that even substitute forward Sturridge can score 20 goals in a single season, how terrifying would that be?

As a last resort, Chelsea could only shrink its defense in the face of Manchester City's powerful offensive, but even so, they were still broken through the defense line again and again, directly threatening the goal.

But lady luck was clearly on Chelsea's side today.

One misjudgment, two posts, and three crossbars. Manchester City missed a total of six must-goal opportunities in the first half. This made Chelsea, the opponent, feel very funny, because this was such a bad luck. .

Missing six must-goals in 45 minutes, no one else was so unlucky.

However, after laughing at Manchester City, Chelsea could not help but feel deeply worried again, because they only had fifteen minutes and the second half was about to begin.

Based on the situation in the first half, Manchester City will definitely continue to increase their offensive intensity in the second half. Can they withstand it?

Soon, a faint feeling of anxiety filled the air in the locker room.

Scolari opened the door and walked in, and immediately felt the atmosphere. With rich coaching experience, he immediately understood what was going on and knew that as the head coach, he had to do something to restore the team's morale.

I saw him pause for a moment at the entrance, think for a moment, and quickly walk to the players' lounge area.

"Guys, everyone's performance in the first half was outstanding and I'm very pleased with it."

Scolari's first words made all the players look over, and even showed doubts in their eyes.

Performing like this and being beaten so embarrassingly by Manchester City, can this be called outstanding? Still satisfied?

Scolari reached out and wiped the thick mustache on his upper lip, "Maybe you will find it strange, and you may even suspect that I said this on purpose, but what I want to tell you is that you did perform quite well."

After a pause, Scolari looked at the players deeply before continuing.

“Manchester City is a very good team and they did have the advantage in the first half, but our defense put huge pressure on the opponent, so their players always made mistakes at critical moments. "

"We often say that football matches require some luck, but once is luck, but two, three, or four times, is it still luck? It can only be said that there must be something wrong with this team. Otherwise, how can Will this happen?"

Scolari's words are indeed somewhat convincing, and as players, no one is willing to admit that they are far inferior to their opponents, so after listening to Scolari's words, they felt very Makes sense.

is not that right?

Hitting the post and crossbar five times, is that really luck?

As professional players, they know very well that they have practiced all the technical moves countless times since childhood. To be able to become a top star, everyone has excellent technical skills and psychological quality. Hitting the pillars and beams five times is definitely a rare and abnormal situation.

"So, what exactly caused them to have such a problem?" Scolari asked everyone's doubts.

Soon, the Brazilian coach gave his answer.

"That was our defensive pressure. We put pressure on them, causing them to make slight errors in making key judgments, or subtle deformations in their technical movements, which led to them hitting the post and crossbar five times."

Many people present nodded slightly, beginning to believe Scolari's statement.

"That's why I said that we performed very well, and our opponents are under tremendous pressure, especially after the first half, their psychological pressure will be even greater. If you don't believe it, you can think about it. That yellow card for Cristiano Ronaldo just before half-time."

The Portuguese has a very strong desire to win, but he is somewhat impatient. This has been exposed during his time at Inter Milan. However, after arriving at Manchester City, under Gao Han's training, he became more and more calm. This is also his progress this season. The reason for the skyrocketing number of goals was that at the end of the first half, he obviously returned to his old ways.

Missing six must-goal opportunities would make anyone feel depressed or even discouraged, let alone Cristiano Ronaldo, who is already prone to becoming anxious.

"What I want to remind everyone is that this is our opportunity."

"Being unable to attack for a long time is a fatal injury. Although Manchester City's performance in the first half was excellent, the psychological pressure was too great. In the second half, we must continue to adhere to the tactics of the first half, and even continue to strengthen the team's defense and wait for the opportunity. When the opponent reveals a flaw, we launch a surprise counterattack and break through Manchester City's goal in one fell swoop."

Scolari's strategy has been recognized by all players, and it is also the most pragmatic tactical approach at this stage.

What's more, Chelsea didn't counterattack in the first half.

The Brazilian coach's words rekindled the hope of winning in the eyes of all Chelsea players.

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"To be honest, based on our performance in the first half, I believe that any head coach in the world would be very satisfied because we completely controlled the situation on the field and had an absolute advantage, even time and time again. He opened up the opponent's defense and created scoring opportunities."

"Perhaps our luck was really bad tonight, with one misjudgment, two uprights, and three crossbars. We were completely fooled by God, but this has nothing to do with our performance."

In the Manchester City locker room, all the players silently stared at the head coach Gao Han, but they were confused when listening to his words.

Is this a compliment? Still criticizing?

"You don't have to guess, the whole world is satisfied, but I'm not satisfied." Gao Han gave the answer directly.

This made everyone feel shocked.

"This is not the performance we should have had and this is not the performance I wanted to see from Manchester City because what I saw from the performance of the team in the first half was not overwhelming dominance but immaturity."

When Gao Han said this, he looked at Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese knew his problem a long time ago and immediately lowered his head, not daring to look at Gao Han.

"Cristiano, I really want to know, do you have no confidence in me?"

The Portuguese was shocked, and Huo Di jumped up from his seat, "No... no, boss, I..."

Gao Han raised his right hand, indicating that he didn't have to say anything, "Then why are you so impatient? Do you think that I can't see the situation on the field clearly? I can't adjust the team well?"

Everyone in the locker room was silent.

Looking at the whole world, the only person who dares to question Cristiano Ronaldo face to face and still make the Portuguese a little overwhelmed is Gao Han.

"And you guys, how many times have I shouted from the sidelines, I told you, the pace is fast, slow down, don't worry, but did you hear it? You attacked the opponent's goal again and again, and you did. A threat was created, but what was the result?"

Gao Han walked over, gently patted Cristiano Ronaldo on the shoulder, and motioned for him to sit back.

"If the misjudgment was the fault of the referee, and there are extenuating circumstances, then the two posts and three crossbars were a bit lucky, but a very important factor is that we had some problems with our own mentality."

"I don't deny that our offense is very sharp, the passing and controlling of the ball in the backcourt is very good, and the midfielder can also organize and plan threatening offensives, but our mentality is obviously too anxious. We want to eat our opponents in one bite, but often we go too far. The more you think about it, the less likely you are to eat it.”

"We Chinese have an old saying, one bite cannot make you fat. Rome was not built in a day."

Everyone, including Cristiano Ronaldo, began to reflect after hearing Gao Han's words.

The Portuguese asked himself, he was really anxious, especially in the later part of the first half, which caused him to receive an unnecessary yellow card. This is probably the reason why the boss was most angry.

Two posts and three crossbars may seem like luck, but in fact it is not without the psychological factors of the players.

In order to score a goal, I deliberately pursued the angle when I started my kick.

As a scorer, he knows very well that scoring goals is a matter of course. Sometimes the more deliberately you pursue it, the harder it is to score goals, which is why there is a goal drought.

"I have told you more than once that the competition in today's football field is not just physical and technical, but also here." Gao Han vigorously poked his temple, "Only those who play football with their brains can laugh. at last."

"What our opponents want us to do most now is to continue the offensive in the first half. They will defend and counterattack with all their heart, and we will eventually expose our fatal flaw, but we certainly cannot let them get what they want."

"In the second half, we need to slow down the pace appropriately, be patient in controlling the ball, and look for opportunities patiently. Don't be anxious, focus on stability. As long as we firmly grasp the possession of the ball, we will disarm the opponent, and you They definitely know better than me how much of a blow this will have to our opponents.”

"So, we have to be more patient and smarter than our opponents, and don't be controlled by your emotions."

Gao Han's words were also recognized by all the players.

When a team has not been able to touch football for a long time, the psychological impact on the players is very large, and can even be said to be devastating.

This is like a revolver with only one bullet in it, and both parties bet their lives.

It was originally agreed that they would take turns to shoot at each other to see who would be unlucky, but now the gun is firmly in the opponent's hand and he keeps shooting at himself. Who can withstand this kind of pressure?

"You must believe me, there will only be one winner in this game, and that is our Manchester City!"

Gao Han said loudly and forcefully.