Chapter 75 Chariot Charge(1/2)
After the second half began, Chelsea took advantage of their kick-off opportunity to launch a fierce offensive against Forests.
Mourinho's meaning is very obvious - not relaxing the pressure on the Forest's defense, not giving Forest a decent counterattack opportunity, and firmly controlling the rhythm of the game in his own hands.
If he gets his wish, the Forests will have a hard time. Don Eun never doubts that Chelsea will be under pressure and his goal will be lost again.
If you don't want Chelsea to attack unscrupulously, you must bring some trouble to their defense line.
Counterattack.
This is the guidance for the Forest team in the second half. No matter how bad the situation is, they must find ways to fight back.
Offense is based on defense, and defense is not just to avoid conceding the ball. It should also have a greater effect.
Pique won the air battle with Drogba. His Chelsea cross was pushed out and the football fell on the open space in front of the penalty area. Chelsea and Forest had the chance to get the ball.
Lampard rushed up, and George Wood rushed up too.
In the end, Lampard scored the first goal, but George Wood used his body to block the powerful shot that was close to him.
After a muffled sound, the football bounced high and flew towards the front court.
Ribery ran from the side to the middle and stopped the football before Marklele. Instead of turning around and dribbling, he divided the football to Ashley Yang who was running on the side.
"The counterattack from Nottingham Forest is so fast!"
Of course Ashley Yang's speed is faster, Ashley Cole is not an ordinary person. He is competing with Yang for speed, and he is in the same position as the ball running and the ball running without the ball running.
The two of them were entangled in the running, and no one wanted to give up. Cole took a quick look at the time when the football was knocked out by Yang and suddenly tackled it. Unexpectedly, Yang's foot speed was faster than him. He quickly opened the football before him.
Now Cole's feet stomped firmly on the side of Ashley Yang's feet...
Ashley Yang, who was running at high speed, rolled and fell to the ground with a bang.
The referee's sharp whistle sounded at the first moment.
"Foof!... God, this kick is not light!"
The huge energy brought by the impact pushed Yang out of the court, and he rolled and fell to the billboard on the sidelines. Ashley Cole, who was fouled, jumped up immediately, waved his arm to indicate to the referee who was running over that he did not mean it.
"Red card!" Seeing Ashley Yang fall out, Tang En jumped out of the coach's seat and roared at the referee with his fist.
However, the referee only took out a yellow card from his pocket.
Tang En, who was very dissatisfied with this result, cursed in Chinese.
Tang glanced at him.
Team doctor Fleming had already run over with the medical box, and Ashley Yang fell off the court. They didn't need to wait for the referee's permission before going to get over for treatment.
Before leaving, Fleming specifically said to Don: "You'd better call Lennon to warm up now, Tony."
This sentence made Tang En even worse.
Fleming is an experienced team doctor. He said this, which shows that Yang must be seriously injured... Think about it, how could it be fine when he was shoveled from the side during the high-speed running?
Don had already asked Allen and Lennon to go out to warm up.
There was some chaos on the court. Forest players flocked to the referee and Ashley Cole to convict him. Chelsea players were separated by the middle of them, and both sides were pushing and shoving.
"The referee showed Cole a yellow card, which is the reason why the Forest players are dissatisfied. Maybe they hope that Ashley Cole will be sent off directly with a red card?"
"It's right to change the question to the affirmative sentence. This foul is indeed very serious from the visual perspective. It would be fine if the referee directly sent Cole off the red card... Of course.
It’s also okay to give yellow cards, and the criterion for judgment lies in the mind of the referee. Maybe he doesn’t want to lose too much viewing in this game?”
Another commentator laughed: "There is no viewing game itself. It might be better to send someone off and break this balance."
"Listen to me. Man.
I didn't mean it, hey, I really didn't mean it... I was going to the ground for the ball..." Ashley Cole explained to the national teammate, the captain of the Forest team, George Wood, who just happened. He pointed to Yang lying on the ground and made a "ball" gesture.
Wood looked at him coldly and said nothing. Cole didn't know if he accepted his explanation, so he ran to comfort Yang who was lying on the ground. He expressed his friendship.
To be honest, when he kicked Ashley Yang with that kick, he was really nervous, for fear that the referee would give him a red card. Now that he has gotten a bargain, he naturally has to be honest.
"This is obviously a foul that can directly give a red card!" Some other Forest players surrounded the referee and protested loudly. "We injured one person, but he was just warned by a yellow card!?"
Only then did someone remember to pay attention to Ashley Yang's specific injuries, and several people surrounded him.
"How is Fleming. Yang?"
Fleming looked up at the anxious players. He said nothing, just shook his head.
When Van Nistruy saw this scene, he quickly squeezed out of the crowd and made a substitution gesture to the coach's seat.
Ashley Yang lies on the ground in pain covering her ankle, and suffers such an injury in such a critical game... Although the specific examination results have not yet come out, if you are not lucky, Yang may miss the next semi-final against Chelsea, and may even miss the final - if Forests can reach the final.
How painful it is for these professional players to miss important games, everyone can imagine.
George Wood missed the final last season, but he had been in a state of great strength for a season. During training, he was like an angry lion, trying his best to vent his regrets of not being able to participate in the finals on the training ground.
No one still has the intention to argue with Chelsea players. Ashley Yang is injured, and even if he fights, he won't jump up again and continue the game.
When Donn saw the gesture that Van Nistrui made, he cursed and then called Lennon back in the warm-up.
"Lennon, after going up, I'll hit Ashley Cole, and he has a yellow card on him. Don't be afraid of him, fight with him. If you retreat, you will hit him in the mood. The more you rush to the ground, the less he doesn't know what to do.
He was afraid of being sent off…”
Lennon nodded to show that he knew.
"In addition, Chimbonda is also actively involved in the offense, and Ribery, let him run to your side more, and the team's offensive focus will be shifted to your side."
"Okay, boss."
"Go!"
Ashley Yang was briefly handled by Fleming on the sidelines and was supported by the team doctor. He limped back to the bench.
Tang En shook hands with him: "What a pity, Yang. You almost broke through that kid, but the past was a vast sky."
Ashley Yang Qiang smiled but said nothing.
"Go back to the locker room and change your clothes." Tang En waved his hand and sent him away.
The field has returned to peace. The fourth official checked Lennon's shoe studs and allowed him to play. He ran on the field and told everyone about Donn's tactical adjustments, allowing the team to focus on Ashley Cole.
"Hehe." Ribery laughed. "The boss's decision is really good. Since the referee has not sent that kid down, let's do it ourselves!"
His words were supported by everyone.
"Wait, what if they shifted their defensive focus there too?" Leighton Barnes asked.
Van der Fate glanced at him and thought he was idiotic in asking this question: "Then let's pass the ball to the other side, and there is always one side that is weak."
"But if you go to the right too, who will come to the left..." Barnes asked again, and he soon found that everyone was looking at him. "Uh, me?"
"Is there anyone more suitable?" Vanderfate asked.
"But didn't the boss say that he should stabilize the defense first?"
"The boss also said he wanted to fight back actively."
Barnes still didn't stretch his frown. "Simbonda went up. I went up too. Once the opponent intercepted the ball and hit a counterattack, we only had two central defenders, and one George... I always felt that it was too risky."
What he said is not unreasonable. If he presses heavily, he is afraid that his opponent will intercept the ball and strike back, which is almost fatal.
Wood, who had been silent, stood up and said, "I'll do it."
Everyone didn't understand what his words meant, and they didn't respond for a while.
He added: "Barnes can not go up. If you need to attack, I will go to the left. If you lose the ball, I will return to defense immediately. If you need to, you can also make a foul in the frontcourt."
Everyone turned their heads and looked at him, and this was not what he said.
"Do you have any objections?" Wood asked when he saw no one said anything.
Ribery shook his head as fast as he reacted: "No!"
"Neither I."
"No, no."
"Then let's make it, prepare to kick off."
Everyone dispersed.
The Forest's free kick in the frontcourt did not simply make a long diagonal pass into the ground. Ribery passed the football to Van der Fate, and the Forest planned to organize a positional battle.
After moving the football horizontally to the left, the Forest suddenly made a long pass and hit the football back to the right. Lennon beautifully removed the ball from the air and faced Ashley Cole.
Cole noticed that Van der Fate was right next to him. When he was paying attention to Lennon, he was also careful to prevent Van der Fate and Lennon from cooperating.
Lennon raised his right foot, as if he wanted to pass the ball.
Two and one?
Just as Cole's center of gravity moved along, Lennon suddenly pushed the football straight out, and at the same time he started to accelerate - break through!
Cole didn't expect this kid to break through so resolutely, and he accelerated without hesitation. When he realized that Lennon had already passed by himself like a wind, forming a breakthrough...
"Beautiful forced breakthrough! Nottingham Forest's wing speed may be the fastest in the Premier League, Frank Ribery, Petrov, Ashley Young and Allen Lennon, everyone has the ability to speed."
After the breakthrough, Lenon passed the football in, and Van Nistruy grabbed the ball and shot!
Unfortunately, the angle was too straight. Cech, who was in good standing, pressed directly under him.
To be continued...