Football’s First Defender

Anelka's kick, although Chelsea is on the offensive end, the reason for the quantitative change into a qualitative change. After all, Deco's intentional quick long pass this time and Drogba's header back after he got stuck were excellent.

However, when Evans was defending Anelka, the sole of his foot slipped, but it was also a huge mistake, which gave Anelka enough space to hit the goal and still had time to prepare.

"This is the third direct goal Manchester United have conceded in the Premier League this season because of Evans' error."

"We can see that when the camera turned to Ferguson on the sidelines, Ferguson's face was very bad. You know, as the saying goes, there are only three things, but the league has only just 12 rounds. As a central defender, Evans is Because of a mistake, Manchester United conceded three goals, and I don't know how much Ferguson can expect from this young central defender."

"Moreover, with this conceded goal, Manchester United is destined to still not be able to get a clean sheet in this game. In the 12 rounds of the league, Manchester United has only had two clean sheets in two games so far."

"Manchester United's huge loopholes on the defensive end may suffer a big loss when they encounter many giants and mid-upstream teams in the subsequent league schedule!"

By scoring the first goal, the Chelsea team can play defensive counterattacks in the backcourt with peace of mind, and they can also play more patiently when their own ball is in possession of the attack, which can leave fewer opportunities for Manchester United to counterattack.

Chelsea, which is focused on defense, made Manchester United feel the huge defensive pressure from Chelsea after dribbling the ball across the half.

Anelka, who had just withdrawn to defend appropriately before, and had to continue to attack as his main job, after scoring a goal, also in order to suit the defensive counterattack tactics, completely withdrew back. Chelsea only left Drogba in front, suppressing Manchester United's central defender waited for an opportunity to fight back, while the other Chelsea players, in the posture of an iron barrel, launched a direct press in the middle, limiting Manchester United's passing space.

Manchester United's offense this season, under the guidance of Ferguson, is actually very good. After all, this year's defense is so poor, but Manchester United can still rank first in the standings, purely because of their good performance on the offensive end.

Although there are no explosive players like Ronaldo last season, Manchester United still maintains a good scoring efficiency relying on the team's overall tactics.

After Ronaldo left, after Rooney became the core of Manchester United's frontcourt attack this season, the number of goals has also increased significantly.

You must know that in the past 11 rounds, Rooney scored a total of 10 goals, close to an average of one goal per game, and only one of them was a penalty kick, and the rest were sports goals.

At this time, the top of the head is still "natural scenery". Some slightly half-bald Rooney chubby, the header on the offensive end is still Manchester United's big killer in sports games.

Although Rooney's height is not too tall, his physique is not too big, and he can't jump very high, but Rooney's running position and ability to judge the landing point are excellent.

In the Premier League this season, so far, in the process of running forward, he has completed 5 header goals, accounting for half of Rooney's own goals.

Among them, the end point Rooney, stable header basic skills, and good judgment of the landing point are a major reason, and Manchester United's abundant personnel reserves on the wing are also a factor that cannot be ignored.

Especially the new aid Valencia is on the right. No matter who the opponent is, with the effective support of the Manchester United midfielder, one person can pose a huge threat to the opponent's wing.

And Giggs or other left midfielders on the left, plus Evra at the left back position, the duo formed can also support Manchester United's world on the left.

Manchester United's wide crosses are also very characteristic. Basically, there are no purely down-field crosses, and they are all made long passes when they pass the level of the penalty area. Pass the ball to the contenders with an advanced amount, and in order to adapt to Rooney's height, the pass has a clear trajectory of whereabouts.

Aiming at Rooney's powerful scoring point, Chelsea will have Yang Feng personally mark the defensive end, while Terry will be responsible for the defensive area. While properly helping Yang Feng to assist in the defense, he must also pay attention to other Manchester United midfielders. into the restricted area.

In the direct confrontation with Rooney, Yang Feng found that it was not easy for him to restrict him.

Before the game, when Yang Feng routinely conducted "intelligence reconnaissance", he saw Rooney's highlight highlights, and Rooney always took advantage of the opponent's defender not paying attention to steal chickens. Yang Feng's first thought was actually that the central defenders of those middle and lower teams were too lazy, they kept guarding their own area rigidly, ignoring the threat caused by Rooney's sudden advance.

But now in a head-to-head fight, Yang Feng found that although Rooney was a little fat, he was a little fat man who couldn't sit still.

When Rooney is in the penalty area, there is no time to stop. Sometimes he moves quickly to the side of the sidewalk, and sometimes takes a slow walk, but occasionally he will suddenly change the rhythm, and there is the possibility of changing the route in all directions. When the ball was played, it was going on, which made Yang Feng very annoying.

Although Yang Feng has always wanted to use physical contact to ensure that his position with Rooney is within a controllable range, Rooney's own weight also ensures that although he is a little disadvantaged in Yang Feng's physical confrontation, this disadvantage There is no way to form a crush, and Rooney's actions are not too affected.

In the end, Yang Feng's defense could only limit the approximate range of Rooney's activities, but could not completely limit the opponent as much as possible when defending other people.

"Valencia, a forced breakthrough on the right flank!"

"Carrick moved the ball in a wide range and gave Valencia on the right, a very good pass in advance."

"In the speed competition between Valencia and Ashley Cole, they did not lose the wind. They even relied on their advantages in physical confrontation to barely take the lead."

"After unloading the ball with one foot, Valencia made a sudden stop and shook Ashley Cole away!"

"Towards the restricted area, Valencia!"

At the critical moment, Ashley Cole still completed the turn in time and followed up the defense from the side and rear, while Terry in the penalty area was the first to make up the defense to limit Valencia's breakthrough.

"The ball was passed. Before Terry got in place, Valencia was directly in the process of marching. The pass from the outside instep, an arc!"

"Rooney!"

"Suddenly from behind Yang Feng, he inserted forward on the left side of the penalty area..."

Valencia's pass from the outside of the foot was indeed sudden, and the pass line was not bad, and it happened to escape the interception by Terry.

However, Yang Feng, who has been observing Valencia's side, is also well prepared.

Valencia's pass from the instep of the foot may be due to haste, or it may be intentional. The height of the pass is not high, and the drop is a bit fast. For Rooney's grabbing point, it is directly suitable for rushing to the position , and perform a burst shot at the point where the ball landed.

As for Yang Feng, he was in front of Rooney and closer to Valencia's pass point, so Yang Feng can touch the ball first, it just depends on whether Yang Feng can catch up after reacting.

"Yang Feng! Guaranteed his defensive position. Although Rooney has already run to the back point, ready to catch the ball and hit the goal, Yang Feng did not care about Rooney. Instead, he relied on his own judgment of the landing point, which is more reliable than Rooney's position." forward."

"During the running, Yang Feng finished the jump and put his left foot out!"

"It was blocked. Valencia's pass was directly intercepted by Yang Feng first. Yang Feng's end ball was very standard. He kicked the ball high and out of the baseline."

After all, it is in front of the goal, so if you make a direct clearance, you still have to be careful to set yourself an own goal. That is to say, Yang Feng is a bold man who believes in his own judgment on the landing point and the certainty of his shot. With a kick, the ball went directly above the crossbar and kicked out of the baseline.

Rooney, who was at the back point, had already set up his posture to hit the goal, but it was a pity that after Rooney finished swinging his leg to hit the goal, he realized that the ball still hadn't missed from Yang Feng.

Manchester United's corner kick opportunity, but not too much threat.

Although Rooney is good at scoring headers, they are all in the process of sports battles. In set-piece tactics, the player's ability to jump on the spot is more tested. Rooney did not have a good chance under Chelsea's tight defense. .

In the end, Manchester United chose to find Evans in front of the goal for this corner kick, but under Terry's defense, the slightly immature Evans still didn't have much room to play, and was directly completed by Terry on the head. rescue.

In the last stage of the first half, Manchester United continued to show their iron spirit and began to attack Chelsea in the closing stage.

The spirit of the Manchester United team lies in the never-give-up that Ferguson has always emphasized. Even if there is only the last round of the game left, as long as the suspense of the game is not over, then the Manchester United players need to go all out. Fight down.

"It's Manchester United fighting for the ball again, and Manchester United's offensive opportunity."

"Lampard's pass to Deco just now was a bit light in strength, and Anderson went straight forward and completed the steal."

"The first half of the game is coming to an end, and the physical fitness and concentration of Chelsea's players have declined."

The most feared thing about the ball possession of the four midfielders is that when passing the ball between each other, mistakes will be made, which will bring too much defensive pressure to the defense.

Fortunately, this time, it was the connection between Deco and Lampard that made the mistake. At least behind him, there is a good defensive point of Essien for protection.

"Anderson, after stealing the ball, went straight to the left diagonally and advanced at full speed."

"Essien's supplementary defense is coming!"

"Anderson made a big pass directly, trying to forcefully pass Essien's defense."

"Essien went straight to the physical fight."

Essien made some mistakes in his choice at this time. After all, for this game, the first half is almost over. With two central defenders on the back line, Essien did not want to directly foul Instead, I intend to see if I can complete the block without giving a free kick in a dangerous position.

As an atypical Brazilian player, Anderson doesn't have such brilliant personal skills under his feet, but he is unique in terms of physical confrontation and speed.

Although Essien's collision affected Anderson's progress with the ball and knocked Anderson into a stagger, it did not substantially interfere with Anderson.

It was just a stagger, and after Anderson forcibly stabilized his figure, he continued to move forward steadily, chasing the football that was rolling forward.

"Anderson, after stabilizing your figure, continue to run forward to get the ball."

"Yang Feng!"

"Abandoned Rooney from the penalty area and came directly to defend."

Anderson actually saw Yang Feng coming to defend him, but the ball was too big before Essien hit it. When he stabilized his body and chased him, the ball was still a little far away from Anderson's control range.

Even though Anderson wanted to pass the ball in his heart, it was too late for him to control the ball first and then look for Rooney in front of him at the moment of grabbing Yang Feng.

Heartbroken, Anderson put aside distracting thoughts and chose to catch up with the ball and hit him with a long shot.

"It's a goal, Anderson. After barely catching up with the ball, he directly reached forward with his left foot and completed a ground ball goal!"

"Yang Feng! He directly lowered his center of gravity. When Anderson hit the goal, he fell down and slid forward, increasing his defensive area."

I have to say that Essien's collision was a meritorious service. Not to mention the interruption of the rhythm, the distance caused by a pause caused the ball to roll further, which made it more difficult for Anderson to hold the ball.

When Yang Feng was rushing forward, he also noticed that his teammate's back defense was basically in place, and Anderson's goal-hitting action, because the distance of the ball was just right, and he was not allowed to change and make fake moves when he was far away from him. The smash is done.

Therefore, Yang Feng can directly choose to let go of the center of gravity at the last moment and block it with a sliding shovel, which is also the most in line with the current decision.

"Blocked! Anderson's long shot hit the goal. Although he hit the goal with power, he didn't hit the height. The ground ball was directly blocked by Yang Feng who fell down and slid over!"

"However, there is still a chance..."

"Jigs plug in!"

"Shoot with one foot!"

"It's a pity that Giggs' kick shot didn't have a big aim, and the ball went straight out of the baseline!"

No one expected that Giggs would quickly move to this side before Anderson hit the goal, and he really caught up with a chance for a supplementary shot.

Chelsea's Anelka, Ivanovic, and Deco in the center, who were in charge of defending on the right side, all ignored Giggs because of the "no matter" zone that Giggs was standing in before. .

When Giggs was running, although Deco found his running route, he had no choice but to run more in the first half. In the last step, he really had no strength. Time stopped Giggs and gave Giggs a chance to make up the shot.

Fortunately, Deco still dutifully followed behind Giggs, forming a certain amount of interference, so that Giggs could only shoot with one kick in a hurry, instead of stabilizing the ball and making a threatening kick.

With the whistle of the referee, the halftime game ended, and Chelsea entered the intermission at home with a one-goal lead...