Super Marshal

After all, it was the last game before the new season and it was the Community Shield, so Chelsea also lined up their main lineup for this game. Scolari changed from the previous 433 play style to a 442 formation.

The goalkeeper is Hilario, the defense is Ashley Cole, Terry, Ivanovic and Ferreira, the midfielder is Malouda, Essien, Mikel and Lampard. The double forward is Robinho partnering Drogba.

Gao Han also sent out all his main players in this game, forming a three-four-three formation.

The goalkeeper is Cech, the defense is Kompany, Xavi Martinez and Mascherano, the midfielder Xavi Alonso is deep, David Silva and Modric are in the middle, and Card In front of the card, the front trident is Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Sanchez.

This is also the main lineup that Gao Han prefers.

The two sides played many games last season, and they knew each other well. There were not many tests after the game started, and they directly entered a fast-paced offensive and defensive battle. Chelsea was not to be outdone, and the two sides fought fiercely in the midfield.

The first threatening attack of the game occurred in the fourth minute. Benzema suddenly intercepted the ball and successfully caught Chelsea off guard. At the same time, it also left his teammates around him with no time to react. He passed the ball over the top to the left, and Cristiano was Ronaldo followed up with a shot, but was blocked by goalkeeper Hilario.

This time the attack was launched so suddenly that the Portuguese did not have time to prepare.

The game began to be controlled at the feet of Manchester City, especially the passing and ball control in the midfield and backfield. Chelsea was somewhat passive on the scene.

In the eighth minute, Manchester City launched an attack from the right. After Sanchez got the ball on the right, he passed away from Ashley Cole and passed in. However, Kaká, who followed up in the middle, fired a volley and failed to suppress the ball. Kicked away.

But after Manchester City attacked for ten minutes, Chelsea quickly seized the opportunity to counterattack.

Mascherano made a mistake in passing the ball with his teammates, and Chelsea seized the opportunity. Drogba passed the ball directly behind him, and Robinho quickly counterattacked after receiving the ball. Javi Martinez pressed step by step. , hurriedly shot a long-range volley, but the ball was easily obtained by Cech, and Chelsea's first attack ended in vain.

Since the game was a warm-up match, both sides played very unrestrainedly and did not hold anything back. Chelsea even fought aggressively, but failed to create excellent offensive opportunities and lacked any threat in front of the goal.

Finally, in the 19th minute of the game, Xavi Alonso made a precise long pass to the frontcourt. Benzema went to the right to receive the long pass from his teammate, and then dribbled the ball past Terry. The low ball was passed into the penalty area, and Kaka, who was inserted in the back row, hit the ball with a push and sent the ball into the bottom of the goal net, one to zero.

This goal also opened up Manchester City's offensive momentum.

Just three minutes later, Manchester City successfully intercepted the ball again. Sanchez sent a precise cross from the right and sent the ball to the penalty spot. Cristiano Ronaldo pushed the ball directly without being marked. But it hit the left post and bounced back into the penalty area.

After a period of confusion, Ivanovic made a big-footed clearance first, destroying an attack by Manchester City.

But when the game progressed to the 29th minute, Manchester City once again played a sharp attack. When faced with double-teams by Ashley Cole and Malouda on the right, Sanchez just took the ball from the gap. came out, passed the ball from the right side of the penalty area to the back point, Cristiano Ronaldo calmly seized the opportunity this time, jumped high, and hit the header, two to zero.

Just two minutes later, Modric sent a precise direct pass from the center. Sanchez crossed into the penalty area from the right at high speed. After receiving the ball, he formed a single shot, but his last push was saved by goalkeeper Hilario.

After that, the two sides continued to fight fiercely. Manchester City relied on their advantage in passing and controlling the ball to create more and more threatening offensive opportunities. However, Chelsea also performed very tenaciously. Although they were two goals behind, they were not discouraged at all. The team played very fiercely.

Until the end of the first half, Manchester City scored another victory. Benzema received a pass from Kaká, broke through the defense of Ivanovic and Terry, entered the penalty area, and faced the goalkeeper with a challenge. Shot and once again broke Chelsea's goal, 3-0.

Scoring three goals in a row, Manchester City played a smooth offense in the first half, and everyone saw with their own eyes that Gao Han's team was continuing its amazing performance in the second half of last season.

But Gao Han was very sober about this.

The main reason why the first half of this game went so smoothly was that Chelsea did not play conservatively, and the two midfielders arranged by Scolari, Mikel and Essien, were in the double back. The waist position is not strong enough.

Therefore, Gao Han is very doubtful whether Scolari will really use 442 as Chelsea's main formation?

In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again. Manchester City already had three goals in hand, and it could be said that they were sure of victory. Gao Han also made four substitutions in one go, replacing Cristiano Ronaldo, Sanchez, Kaká and Modric. Replaced with Gareth Bale, Sturridge, Adam Lallana and Milner.

The purpose of Gao Han's substitutions is very clear, which is to use Chelsea to run into the team's new players, especially the midfield and frontcourt players. Gao Han wants to see how they can perform when facing Chelsea.

Although he was already three goals behind, Scolari clearly had not given up the fight for the Community Shield. He did not make major substitutions like Gao Han, but continued to play with the main lineup and increased his offensive intensity in the second half. .

After this put Manchester City into trouble for a time, Gao Han even had to use defensive cards and confrontation cards to stabilize the team's defensive position. But even so, Chelsea still had the advantage on the field in the second half.

Until the 65th minute, Gao Han once again used two substitutions, replacing Kompany with Vertonghen and replacing Xavi Alonso with Zabaleta.

But less than two minutes after this substitution, Chelsea also made a substitution. Falcao replaced Drogba as the starter. The team also changed to 433, with Falcao as the lone forward and Robinney. O and Arshavin are separated on the wings, and Malouda, Essien and Lampard form a three-midfielder.

As a result, less than a minute after Falcao came on the field, Essien intercepted the ball in the middle and passed a fatal through ball. Falcao succeeded in countering offside and scored with a single shot, breaking Cech's goal and regaining a goal for Chelsea. ball.

After recovering a goal, Chelsea's morale was boosted and they began to launch a fierce offensive against Manchester City. Falcao soon received a pass from Arshavin on the right in the 85th minute. He got the ball from the front of the small penalty area and took advantage of the situation. Push shot and scored again, rewriting the score to three to two.

After scoring two goals in a row, the Blues' morale was high and they were ready to tie the score. However, Manchester City quickly launched a counterattack, especially with the help of Gao Han's skill card, Sturridge dribbled the ball from the right. Cutting inside, a volley hit the crossbar, causing everyone in Chelsea to break out in a cold sweat.

After that, the two sides entered a stalemate stage, and no one was able to score again.

In the end, Manchester City thrillingly defeated Chelsea with a score of 3 to 2 and won the Community Shield.

This is also Gao Han's first Community Shield championship since his coaching career.

But Manchester City also exposed many problems in the game. For example, the substitute lineup was not strong enough, and several newly joined players did not perform convincingly, even in the second half of last season at Tottenham Hotspur. Gareth Bale, who shines at Thorns.

In the second half of this game, Gao Han consciously asked Xabi Alonso to withdraw the entire formation, mainly focusing on the midline area. The purpose was to bring out the speed and speed of Gareth Bale and Sturridge on the wings. impact.

But firstly, Chelsea did a good job in pressing and pressing. Secondly, the players were not skilled enough in cooperating with each other. As a result, Gareth Bale did not perform well on the left. On the contrary, Sturridge on the right performed well in several attacks. good.

In the middle, Adam Lallana continues to be quite satisfactory. His reference is the transformed Kaká. Gao Han is very satisfied with such a performance. As for Milner, he is not as good as Modric in passing and control, but he is better in defense. Great contribution.

The only problem is that as Gao Han said, the tactical awareness is weak and the accuracy needs to be improved.

Vertonghen was the most miserable performer in the second half of this game. He came on as a substitute for thirty minutes, but he was responsible for both goals conceded. This made the Belgian lively and energetic before the game, but looked like a lost dog when he came off the field.

But Gao Han didn't plan to talk to the players after the game. He felt that sometimes a proper blow might not necessarily be a bad thing for a big-hearted player like Vertonghen.

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They won the Community Shield from Wembley Stadium, but Manchester City's performances in the first and second halves were completely different, which made many media reporters polarize their opinions. They believed that the first half was a dream, the second half was a disaster, and angels and devils coexisted.

Gao Han didn't take this to heart at all. In an interview with the media, he said that he was very satisfied with the performance of the players in both halves. There were indeed some problems during the game, but this also means that the team will continue to improve and improve. Room for improvement.

"As I have always emphasized, my responsibility is to solve the problems when the team has problems."

"If the team was so perfect that there were no problems, then I would be unemployed too."

This is said to the outside world, but Gao Han's attitude within the team is relatively tough.

Early the next morning, at the summary meeting after the team's recovery training, Gao Han pointed out various problems exposed by the team in the first and second half, especially in the second half, when the two goals conceded were undeserved.

Once, when Vertonghen stepped forward to tackle the ball, although he immediately returned to defense, he failed to move in in time. As a result, the distance between him and Xavi Martinez was too large, and he was torn apart by Essien's through ball. line of defense.

And the second goal conceded was even more undeserved.

Vertonghen occasionally showed a bit of a loss after coming off the bench and looked a bit distracted. However, the sharp Colombian forward seized the opportunity, and with Arshavin's well-timed passing assist, he once again opened the door. He's goal.

It should be said that both conceding goals were personal issues, and Gao Han pointed it out unceremoniously at the post-match summary meeting.

But at the same time, he also gave Vertonghen recognition because the Belgian central defender showed strength and quality in several attacks and defenses. Gao Han believed that this was a very good phenomenon and firmly believed that Vertonghen would be better after integrating into the team. There will definitely be an outstanding performance.

Adding carrots and sticks is Gao Han's common method of beating young players.

In addition to Vertonghen, many other players have also been criticized by Gao Han, but Gao Han finally believed that the new season is still a week away and the team still has plenty of time to prepare and improve.

After finishing the restorative training in the morning, Gao Han announced that the team would have a day off so that the players could adjust themselves and prepare for the new season.

Just when Gao Han dismissed the team and drove home, he suddenly received a phone call.