The biggest fanatic in football

Chapter 449: After the competition, defense is better than offense?

"Dip~~~"

After the break, referee Tierney took a deep breath and blew the whistle hard.

Watford forward Deeney took charge of the kick-off, and the away Hornets quickly formed an offensive.

During the midfield tactical discussion, both Lipolo and Fabregas mentioned a question:

There is a problem with Watford's midfield configuration.

Midfielder Capoue, who is good at defense, is now focused on marking Lipolo, while Cleverley, who prefers to attack, is responsible for Fabregas.

Their arrangement... is completely misplaced!

In the 3rd minute of the game, the visiting team's right winger Pereira was blocked by Alonso and had no choice but to pass the ball back to left wingback Kiko Femenia. Only Hazard pretended to stretch his leg to block the latter...

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Although Kiko shook off Hazard, the passing route was blocked by Fabregas, and he could only advance with the ball by himself. However, as a full-back, he was too thin, only 1.71 meters tall.

Even Cesc Fabregas can easily suppress him from strength.

It is worth mentioning that this diminutive full-back, like Cesc Fabregas and Pedro, came out of the La Masia youth academy, but he is just four years younger than them.

It's a pity that he met the golden age of the Dream Team. Kiko, who was not particularly talented, could not get a chance in the first team and had to work all over the world...

In order to make a living, he even joined Real Madrid from Barcelona B, but his idea was too naive.

Why does he think that Real Madrid can take a fancy to him when he doesn't get a chance in Barcelona?

After wasting several years in the reserve team, he finally woke up from the dream of a wealthy club and started playing in La Liga. He was successfully promoted to La Liga with Alaves, and in the 2016-2017 season, he competed with Li Li, who dominated La Liga.

Polo fought twice, but never won...

This summer he left Alaves and moved to Watford on a free transfer, but he didn't expect that Lee Polo would follow in his footsteps and join the Premier League!

Of course, in Li Polo's memory, he didn't know this guy at all!

Fabregas was not polite at all, he directly blocked his position, squeezed away his junior brother, and swept the ball to Hazard, who had just been passed by Kiko.

Once the goalkeeper, who was obviously ineffective in defense, received the football, he suddenly changed into a different person, and his body was instantly ignited with enthusiasm. With a classic fried meatball, Mariappa, the opponent's right center back, was regarded as air.

Then directly faced the core of the Hornets' defense - Belgian central defender Kabasele.

Although Kabasele and Hazard are fellow countrymen, there is no place for him in Belgium, which is full of talents. Looking at the boss of the national team, Kabasele not only has no closeness and awe, but also has a deformity in his heart.

of hatred.

[If I can suppress Hazard in a head-to-head confrontation, will the national team coach discover my existence?]

Sometimes, spiritual will can indeed play an unexpected role.

Facing Kabasele, whose excitement level was 150%, Hazard couldn't find a chance to break through.

He made an emergency stop, hit the ball and changed direction, trying to get out of the way, but his opponent, who was highly focused, immediately blocked the shot route. In desperation, Hazard could only sweep the ball back to him.

Fabregas from behind.

[Roberto Martinez (Belgium coach), did you see that?

I successfully defended Hazard!]

Kabasele shouted wildly in his heart, and then continued to stare at Hazard closely to prevent the Englishman from hitting him in the face at the speed of light...

At the same time, Mariappa, who had just been dumped by Hazard, quickly returned to the penalty area and once again restored the defensive system of three central defenders.

But as soon as the right center back took his position, he saw Fabregas dribbling the ball to the wing...

Since Kiko was a little slow to fill in, midfielder Capoue was defending Li Polo again, Mariappa had no choice but to bite the bullet and push forward again.

Fabregas laughed happily and made an arc with the instep of his right foot!

Mariapa, who is 179cm tall, jumped up hard, but couldn't reach it at all!

He turned his head in the air, hoping to see his teammates help him fill the position, but Kabasele was already restrained by Hazard, and another defender Britos was guarding Remy more than ten meters away...

【fine!】

Seeing that Chelsea's two forwards were being marked, Mariappa felt a little more relaxed.

But before he landed, out of the corner of his eye he saw a blue afterimage rising into the air with a "hu" sound!

【He jumps so high!】

Mariappa could still make such a comment in his mind.

Then at the last moment, he finally saw Li Polo's face clearly...

Li Polo, who started first, completely defeated Capoue in this short distance race. He rushed into the penalty area with almost no one watching and shot towards the goalkeeper less than 6 meters away from the goal.

Remember the "Header Smash"!

Faced with this top-down smash, goalkeeper Gomez raised his hands in surrender!

3:0!

[Negative emotions from Gomez, +555!]

【Mariappa,+178!】

【Capue,+213!】

[Coach Silva, +555!]

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"Yes!"

The Chelsea bench was filled with jubilation, and even several Italian coaches were raising their arms in celebration.

Alessio looked in disbelief:

"This guy... is too fast!"

"Before Fabregas dribbled the ball to the side, he was still ten meters away from the penalty area, but the moment Fabregas started to pass the ball, he had already stepped into the penalty area!"

Fitness coach Bertelli took it for granted:

"I've said it before, that guy's speed, if he trains hard for a few months, he can definitely compete for medals in track and field competitions!"

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On the other side, Watford coach Marco Silva was slightly confused.

His eyes were full of confusion.

Capoue was already the strongest defensive midfielder he could choose, but he still failed to stop Li Polo's progress, which made him feel helpless.

If he were an Italian, he would probably choose to hold on unswervingly at this time and maintain the 0:3 score until the end.

But many games this season have proven that this head coach disdains to do this!

——Although he is called the new Mourinho by the good media, he does not like defensive counterattacks!

He played against Liverpool 3:3 in the first round, and was beaten 6:0 by Manchester City in the fifth round, but he was never willing to give up his football philosophy!

He gave his instructions almost without hesitation:

"Continue to strengthen the fight in the middle and look for offensive opportunities!"

"We can lose, but we can't be cowardly!"

After receiving the instructions, the Watford players launched an indomitable charge towards Chelsea!

They were destined to be crushed by the Blues, but they didn't back down!

In the 56th minute, Cleverley, who had not dribbled the ball across the center line, was cut off by Lee Polo, who counterattacked directly in the opponent's half.

Li Polo passed the ball directly to Cesc Fabregas, and Fabregas made a move. He was staring at Hazard on the left, but he actually passed the ball to Pedro on the right. The Sabres cut in laterally and then kicked.

A shot into the far corner easily extended the score to 4:0!

"Another precise interception from Lee Polo!"

Shen Fangjian finally learned the correct way to comment:

"He is like a moving steel wall in the midfield. Whether it is Ducoure in the first half or Cleverley now, there is no way to break through his defense!"

Jia Tianning nodded happily, and then turned to the technical level:

"Due to Lee Poirot's dominant performance in the midfield, Watford's offensive routine was almost abolished. They were unable to penetrate Chelsea's defense through pass penetration in the middle. They could only pass through the two sides.

They looked for opportunities all the way, but...their forwards didn't seem to be good at fighting for headers. Several opportunities were resolved by the Blues' three central defenders one by one, and they did not pose a threat to Courtois at all!"

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Leading by four goals in 56 minutes, the outcome was no longer in suspense, but Marco Silva still did not give up.

He even removed Mariappa, the struggling right center back, in advance and replaced him with a substitute forward in an attempt to add a frontcourt attack point...

His spirit is worthy of admiration, and Conte couldn't help but applaud him!

【Since you want to die, then we will help you!】

Conte waved his flag and Chelsea, like Watford, went from 343 to 424!

Luis moved forward and once again played as a defensive midfielder to protect Fabregas, while Lee Polo, who had played as a defensive midfielder for an hour, returned to the forward line!

[Compared with attacking, who is afraid of whom? 】

(End of chapter)