Home: Chelsea, Coach: Jose Mourinho, Formation: 4-3-3

Goalkeeper: Cech

Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Del Horno, Carvalho, Terry and Paul Ferreira

Three midfielders “left to right”: Essien, Lampard, Makelele

Three strikers “from left to right”: Duff, Drogba and Robben

Visiting team: Leeds United, head coach: Zhong Cheng, formation: 4-4-2

Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng

Four defenders “from left to right”: Evra, Vermaelen, Pique and Sagna

Four midfielders “from left to right”: Ribery, Modric, Maniche and Milner

Twin strikers: Crespo and Darren Bent

Chelsea were not too surprised. Everyone who was supposed to be on the pitch came out, and no one who was not supposed to be on the pitch came out. Anyway, the commentators on the pitch explained it like this.

Zhong Cheng smiled when he heard this. Could it be that he was proficient in Chinese?

The Chelsea side is still the same as before, but in the eyes of the midfielder, this formation is still a bit shady, Duff and Robben are obviously the fast horses on the side. But today, in this formation, Duff and Robben were obviously hiding behind Drogba on the left and right, crazily inserting themselves behind him. It was impossible to say that Chelsea’s output today depended on the two of them.

This was similar to Leeds United, except that Crespo was hiding behind Ribery, Darren Bent and Milner.

Chelsea’s focus is clearly on midfield, with three more defenders in midfield-Makelele, Lampard and Essien-apparently putting a lot of emphasis on defending the midfield, with Robben and Duff in front of them.

The Chelsea team’s tactics were very clear, and that was to launch a ferocious snatch and encirclement in the front court, pushing their defensive line forward, pushing them to the front line. Once the ball was intercepted, their counterattack speed could be said to be a thunderbolt.

This is Mourinho’s strategy at this stage!

Zhong Cheng’s formation today was much more orderly. Obviously, he wanted to set up a tight defense in the restricted area in front of the goal, waiting for the Chelsea man to attack and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

At this time, Ribery Milner and the others came back to defend. Even Darren Bent and Crespo came back to defend. However, Crespo’s position was slightly farther ahead, and he was the most important point in the counterattack. Then, Darren Bent, Ribery, and the others behind him fired three arrows at the enemy’s heart.

At the start of the game, Leeds United’s defensive line retreated to within 30 metres of them and stood in position, waiting for the Chelsea man to attack.

Originally the Chelsea man’s formation was pushed forward, now Leeds United took the initiative to retreat, the Chelsea man’s formation could only continue to push forward, the defensive line has arrived near the middle of the field.

Crespo returned to his home at half-time and headed out to harass the Chelsea players who were trying to grab the ball. The rest of the Leeds United players are in formation, squeezed into the middle, putting on a dense defensive formation and letting you, Chelsea, charge.

Chelsea centre-forward Didier Drogba has been very active during this period, continuously attacking Leeds United’s defence. However, Leeds United’s defensive line was like a meat grinder, making Drogba very angry. He felt as if he had fallen into a swamp. The more he struggled, the more uncomfortable he felt. His body was full of strength, but no matter what, he could not come out. He felt very awkward.

Chelsea ‘s offense was to throw the ball back and forth, spinning around as if they wanted to tear apart Leeds United’ s defensive line. However, the Leeds United players were very focused and were in good spirits today. The defence was like a piece of iron and the Chelsea man really didn’t have much to do.

Leeds United, on the other hand, have been on full defensive during this period of time and have never considered counterattacking at all. Therefore, the match looked very calm, even a little silent. Many people in the stands fell asleep watching it.

Didn’t you say that the Chelsea-Leeds game was all about Mars hitting Earth?

Is this what you call a Mars-Earth collision? Holy shit, are you mistaken? This collision with the earth made me almost fall asleep.

It was dull. The match lasted for twenty minutes. It was very dull.

Twenty minutes later, there were only two shots in the game, all from Chelsea. However, the threat wasn’t too great. It was too tiring to watch this match.

‘”This match is indeed a defensive contest. It’s a battle between shields. I expected this match to be so dull. As I expected!” Mark Lawrenson said straightforwardly.

Eddie Gray was stunned for a moment before asking, “Why did you say that?”

Mark Lawrenson said: “It looks like Chelsea are attacking and Leeds United are defending, but it’s not. Both teams are defending, it’s a defensive game!”

Eddie Gray was thoughtful, all he knew. After all, he was a former head coach.

Mark Lawrenson immediately said: “Leeds United are defending. I don’t need to say anything else. Everyone knows at a glance. Let’s talk about Chelsea. What everyone doesn’t understand is that it’s here!”

Eddie Gray nodded and stared at Mark Lawrenson.

Mark Lawrenson immediately said: “I think you all know what kind of defensive style Chelsea are and what Mourinho’s defensive tactics are.” Yes, Chelsea’s defense is a bit high-pitched, but not all of it. “But you have to admit that chelsea ‘s defensive line is ahead of time, directly in the middle of the front court began to snatch the defense!

Eddie Gray immediately nodded and instantly understood.

Mark Lawrenson said: “Although Chelsea seem to be attacking now, they are defending, defending in midfield. Didn’t you see that? Leeds United haven’t had any counter-attacks these days? It’s not that Leeds United don’t want to fight back, it’s that their counter-attack was cut off by the Chelsea defender!”

Eddie Gray was shocked, “Sure enough!”

Leeds United are not without the ball these days. Every time they try to counter-attack with the ball, they can’t find a good shot. The Chelsea man has blocked all tracks. In the front court, he had already killed the opponent’s counterattack, and some people on the scene did not notice it.

Only then did the fans in front of the TV get a glimpse of what was happening!

We thought that the draw between the spear and the shield in this match was actually a contest between the shields!

Zhong Cheng stood at the side of the field, his hands crossed over his chest, his eyes fixed on the field.

Leeds United’s counter-attack has been curbed for some time, but Chelsea have taken advantage of it and the overall situation is calm. As long as the Leeds United do not make mistakes themselves, it will be difficult for the Chelsea man to break through to Leeds United’s goal.

Therefore, at this time, Zhong Cheng was still very calm and did not make any changes.

Of course, Zhong Cheng knew that the Chelsea man could accept a draw in this match. Leeds United, on the other hand, could not accept a draw. They had to win.

However, Zhong Cheng wasn’t in a hurry right now. There was still time for the match!

It is not necessarily a bad thing for Leeds United to remain so silent for a long time. A prolonged period of silence would cause Chelsea to relax their vigilance and even ignore Leeds United in the end. At that time, it was time for their Leeds United to counterattack.

Therefore, at this time, Zhong Cheng did not make any movements.

The Leeds United fans in the stands became nervous, because if this continued, it would still be Leeds United who would suffer. Leeds United had to score goals and win now.

The Leeds United fans turned their heads to look at Zhong Cheng, who was standing on the sidelines, hoping that Zhong Cheng would make a move. However, Zhong Cheng still did not take any action and stood quietly by the side of the arena.

Leeds United fans were a little disappointed.

On the other side, Jose Mourinho was also very calm, sitting firmly in his seat. His experience was much better than Zhong Cheng’s. After all, he had participated in the Champions League final and won the Champions League.

Mourinho knew very well that now was the time to compete for patience!

In this period of time, it was the first one to make a mistake, the first one to fail, and the first one to be anxious!

Therefore, at this moment, Mourinho did not move at all and sat there calmly.

The head coaches of the two teams had already started fighting long before the start of the match, but now, they had reached a very tense period of time. Whoever made the first mistake would be doomed.

On the other hand, the situation on the field was still calm and dull.

Many of the fans in the stands yawned non-stop. Was there really no point in watching this match? Although the offensive and defensive shifts between the two teams were very fast, their main battlefield was still Chelsea’s midfield, which was near the front of the Leeds United restricted area. Both teams were very fierce in stealing and defending, but to tell the truth, there were not many threatening attacks.

Not even shooting!

What’s the point of watching this match? It would be better to go home and take a nap!

The weather in London today was very good, and there were really a few fans sleeping in the stands. The boring cameras captured this moment, which made the fans in front of the TV smile.

In front of the TV, there were many fans who gave up this match. This match was really ugly!

At this time, the game had already been going on for 30 minutes, and the number of shots had reached four. Leeds United also scored their first goal of the game. However, this kick was a bit like a scratch.

This was because Crespo’s shot was a direct swing of his leg just a little past the midfield. Naturally, this kick was higher than the crossbar, so there was no threat at all.

With this kind of shooting quality, it would be strange for the fans present to be energetic!

Although the match was very silent in the eyes of the fans, the physical energy consumption of the players of the two teams was still very high. First, they were hit with high mental energy. Second, their running and stealing were top-notch, so the physical energy consumption was very fast.

The goals of both teams were as solid as gold, and they didn’t give their opponents any chances at all.

“Hiss, both teams are in the top two of the Premier League this season for a reason. These two teams are really defensive.” Mark Lawrenson praised.

Eddie Gray kept nodding his head. This defense was too strong. These two teams could do it!

Now, the first half of the match was almost over. It seemed that this half of the match was going to end zero-zero.

However, at this moment, there was an accident on the court!

Leeds United centre-back Pique was knocked down by Didier Drogba when he was relieved by his big foot. Pique instantly fell to the ground. Didier Drogba snatched the football away and the Leeds United fans did not know what had happened? But everyone thinks Didier Drogba fouled.

However, the referee did not call for a foul. After Drogba took the ball, he turned around and shot straight into the left corner of Leeds United’s goal.

Chelsea took a 1-0 lead just before the end of the first half.