20demayo Chapter 362
Chapter 362
The game went on for a few more minutes. Different from the beginning of the first half, the attack and defense transition rhythm of both sides in the second half was quite fast.
Chelsea was holding the ball and advancing in the previous second, and it was Leeds United's turn to attack in the next second.
51st minute.
Malouda's shot on the right side of the Leeds United penalty area was confiscated by Neuer who fell to the ground.
Neuer, who caught the ball, did not make any extra moves. He quickly got up from the ground and ran forward a few steps, then threw the ball directly to Sun Jihai on the right. Then Sun Jihai immediately turned around and passed the ball to De Bruyne who had withdrawn to meet him.
However, Sun Jihai's pass was not very good. He made a mistake when he kicked the ball, and the force he used was too small, so De Bruyne, who was running slowly, had to speed up and rush back a few steps to receive the ball.
Lampard noticed this, and he reacted quickly and rushed over here immediately.
This made De Bruyne, who wanted to control the ball, give up the idea. Since he was closer to the ball, De Bruyne accelerated his speed, fell to the ground before Lampard, and poked the ball with his left foot to Modric who was running behind Lampard and came up to meet him.
It was a coincidence.
After the ineffective pressing in the first few minutes, the three midfielders of Chelsea also roughly understood the routine of Leeds United's play.
The three of them discussed it and came up with a way to deal with it.
Just like now.
Lampard, who was originally next to Modric, left this position and rushed to grab the ball. After seeing Modric also followed Lampard to run over to meet his teammates, Essien came up.
In this way, if De Bruyne did not pass the ball, he would face Lampard's defense. And if he wanted to pass the ball to Modric, then Essien could press the Croatian in the first time.
So when he saw De Bruyne poking the ball towards Modric on the ribs, Essien immediately followed from the side and back, and his speed was not slow!
"Oh, Sun, the ball was too small. De Bruyne passed the ball to Modric in an uncomfortable posture, but Essien had already caught up! Leeds United is in danger..." Lineker was a little anxious, but before he finished his sentence, Modric's action on the TV screen made him change his tone, "Beautiful!! Modric used a return run to trick Essien!!"
In the current Leeds United team.
Modric will be more responsible for organization and defense. After Kaka joined Leeds United, the task of individual breakthroughs in the midfield will generally be given to the Brazilian.
But this does not mean that Modric will not break through!
He has been at Leeds United for almost three years.
Li Shiguang has been training him according to the template of the future ceremonial three midfielder. Getting rid of these little things on the spot is as easy as drinking water for the Croatian midfielder!
Hearing footsteps coming from behind.
Modric immediately made a judgment. Halfway through running towards the football, he suddenly stopped and let the football roll past him. Then he immediately changed direction and turned around to run behind him!
Essien, who was following behind him, was sprinting too fast and had too much inertia. As a result, he could not turn around immediately like Modric, who had been prepared for a long time, so he could only watch Modric passing by him.
When Modric had already run behind him, Essien remembered to stretch out his left hand to grab it, but at this time, all he could grab was air...
Modric, who got rid of Essien, grabbed the football with his left foot, adjusted the direction, and ran towards Chelsea's backcourt with the ball.
At this time, in front of him, there was only a hesitant Mikel!
Damn!
Seeing this, Mourinho on the sidelines had a trace of anxiety on his face! He quickly ordered Essien and Lampard, who had missed the ball, to chase back!
But Modric would not give them a chance to catch up with him.
In just a few seconds.
He had already rushed through the center circle with the ball and pressed towards Chelsea's penalty area.
Seeing that Essien could not catch up.
Mikel, who had been alert to Sneijder's movements, could no longer hold back, and finally gave up Sneijder and rushed towards Modric.
Modric was waiting for this moment.
Mikel had just started, and Modric pushed his feet and stuffed the ball to Sneijder who moved sideways and pulled out of the gap!
At this moment.
The advantage of Leeds United's large midfield was fully demonstrated!
Chelsea's two full-backs were tightly restrained by Bale and De Bruyne who were pulled to the side, and they did not dare to rush to fill the position.
Adriano was stuck in the penalty area, and Kaka was wandering at the top of the Chelsea penalty area, also attracting the attention of Chelsea's two central defenders.
At this timeSneijder, who received the ball, was in a state of no one defending!
In everyone's sight.
He stopped the ball comfortably, turned calmly, stepped forward, and then raised his head to observe Chelsea's goal while chasing the ball.
Finally.
He raised his right foot high.
In just one or two seconds.
Sneijder's whole set of actions not only told the fans that he was going to shoot, but also put great pressure on Chelsea's defense!
Finally, after seeing Sneijder make a shooting move, Bridge could no longer care about De Bruyne next to him, and could only rush up to block.
As a result, the imagined shot did not appear.
Sneijder's part of the ball was not the instep, but the arch of the foot! He stuffed the ball diagonally into the large space behind Bridge's forward jump!
The next second.
De Bruyne, who inserted at high speed, got the ball in Chelsea's penalty area.
At the same time.
Kaka ran forward diagonally, and Adriano was very cunning when he noticed that Carvalho, who was defending him, turned his head to look at the direction where De Bruyne and Kaka were running, and ran sideways to the back of Chelsea's goal.
De Bruyne received the ball and passed it horizontally.
Cech, who was halfway through the attack, fell to the ground a little slower, and the ball was one step ahead of him, brushing his fingers and rolling to the back point along the grass!
Adriano, who had already run to the position and was unguarded, only had to gently stretch out his feet.
Slightly exert force.
A horizontal push.
The ball changed the direction of rolling.
Rolled into the net in front of him!
1:1!
The game was in the 52nd minute.
Leeds United finally broke through Chelsea's defense with a series of wonderful cooperation!
Pulled the two sides back to the same starting line!