When the second half was about to begin and players from both sides were standing in their own half preparing for kick-off, the Crystal Palace players felt that there seemed to be something extra about the opposite Chelsea players.
It’s a breath of air!
The energy that was suddenly knocked out at the end of the first half is back!
"Be careful and hold your ground! Just do what the boss says!"
Crystal Palace captain Jedinak encouraged his teammates.
Head coach Alan Pardew also warned during the halftime break that Chelsea, who were two goals behind, would definitely counterattack in the second half, especially in the opening stage.
Everyone knows that if a goal can be recovered quickly, the confidence of the lagging team will be restored a lot, and chasing another goal is not a luxury.
As Pan Yi expected, Alan Pardu did not let his players shrink their defense to defend against Chelsea's counterattack.
He decided to continue to put pressure on his players in the midfield and up front in an attempt to disrupt Chelsea's conduct at the back.
Therefore, as soon as the whistle sounded to start the second half, when Chelsea's frontcourt attackers were about to attack Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace players had already taken the lead and rushed towards Chelsea's midfield and backfield.
Bamford pressed aggressively from the front.
The Chelsea loan forward did not celebrate after scoring in the first half, but this only showed his respect for his club, but it did not mean that he did not want to perform better in this game.
Isn't the purpose of being on loan at Crystal Palace just to get more playing opportunities, so as to better improve yourself, and then win the main position at Chelsea?
As for the frontcourt pressing style, he has long been familiar with it when he was at Chelsea, and Pan Yi has always asked him to do this.
In addition, Benford has very good frontcourt support, retracement and fulcrum capabilities, so he is also very adaptable to Alan Pardew's style of play, and has gradually secured his position as Crystal Palace's main forward.
Now, he just pounced on his old teammate David Luiz in the opening stage.
But after Chelsea passed the ball back, the distance between the three central defenders was widened. The continuous passes made Bamford unable to grab the ball.
This is one of the biggest benefits of the three-centre-back approach. It can create a clear numerical advantage in the central area, regardless of whether the opponent is a single forward or a two-forward formation.
However, Crystal Palace's midfield and frontcourt are now pressing hard, and Alan Pardew has made it clear that he wants to suppress Chelsea from the beginning.
Zaha, Pancheon, Li Qinglong and others in the frontcourt also actively pressed forward, forcing Chelsea to pass the ball back into the penalty area and handed it to goalkeeper Courtois.
After Courtois stopped the ball near the top of the arc, he saw that his teammates in the backcourt were being marked. To be on the safe side, he took a big kick and passed it to the frontcourt.
Under the marking of Irish central defender Delaney, Lukaku successfully blocked his position, but when he stopped the ball and turned around, he was a little too big and was preempted by another central defender Dann to clear the ball.
The ball fell near the center line, and Azpilicueta suddenly came out from the right and successfully intercepted the ball before Jedinak.
Afterwards, Azpilicueta strode forward.
Crystal Palace left back Soal was chasing after him. Seeing that there was no good chance, Azpilicueta passed the ball to the middle. After passing the pass from Kante and Lingard, he quickly reached Hazard on the side. At your feet.
After Hazard got the ball, Crystal Palace's defensive formation was unable to move to the corresponding side in time, and only right back Ward was still reluctantly following.
But Hazard started decisively and chose to cut to the most dangerous part of the ribs.
Ward saw that if Hazard cut in, his own penalty area would be breached, and goalkeeper Hennessey would also be exposed to Hazard's firepower. In an emergency, Ward reached out and pulled Hazard down from the side and behind. .
The referee rushed over, showed Ward a yellow card, and gave Chelsea a free kick on the left side of the frontcourt.
Although this attack was ruined in this way, the Chelsea players on the field still implemented the coach Pan Yi's intention very well: mobilize left and right, and hit the ribs hard!
"At the beginning of the second half, Pan Yi replaced Goretzka with Hazard. Now it seems that this substitution is very targeted."
"Chelsea has obviously enhanced their breakthroughs in the frontcourt, especially the breakthroughs in the ribs at the front of the Crystal Palace penalty area."
"Obviously, compared to Goretzka, Hazard is more suitable to complete such a task."
"Although the breakthrough was ruined by Ward's foul, Chelsea also received a well-placed free kick."
"Who will take this free kick? David Luiz and Harry Kane are both good choices, but Hazard, who just came on as a substitute, is obviously more suitable for this angle and distance..."
"Now let's see how Chelsea deal with this free kick opportunity."
On the field, several Chelsea players were discussing at the penalty spot.
Pan Yi has always attached great importance to the training of set-piece tactics, so whether it is a corner kick or a free kick in various positions, he has several sets of coordination plans.
They are studying whether to use one of the plans to cooperate.
But at this time, Hazard picked up the ball, wiped it on his jersey, and said firmly: "I'll just come to this ball."
This position is about twenty meters away from the goal. It is indeed suitable for shooting directly rather than using tactics.
Moreover, such a short distance is not easy to score with David Luiz's elevator kick.
Hazard's footwork is indeed the best for kicking this ball!
Everyone in the Chelsea team admired the striker's free kick skills, so everyone had no objections and dispersed.
Yes, you don’t even need to help shake the players who are making fake moves. It’s Hazard vs. Hennessey, one-on-one!
I saw Hazard wipe the ball clean and then gently put it back on the grass.
After stepping on the turf behind the ball, he slowly retreated to the left.
He is a player with a balanced left and right foot, and this posture makes it clear that he is using his right foot to make a small arc.
Crystal Palace did not dare to neglect, and under the command of the goalkeeper, they set up a wall of six people.
After hearing the referee's whistle, Hazard slowly started to run forward.
Crystal Palace goalkeeper Hennessey's position is a little closer to the middle, because although it seems that Hazard is going to shoot directly, he must also be wary of the opponent's penalty shot in the far corner.
It’s not just once or twice that Chelsea’s free kicks produced some wonderful combinations!
The main reason is that there is already a wall of defense at the near corner, which can give Hennessey more time to react.
But Hazard quickly ran forward with a lunge. He stepped heavily on the left side of the ball with his left supporting foot, which was tilted nearly 45 degrees to the ground. Then he raised his arms to maintain balance, and finally raised his right foot, which was directly A curve ball.
Hazard's free kick had a very low arc but was very fast. The ball flew directly over the head of the Crystal Palace wall.
Cabaye in the human wall subconsciously stretched his head to push it, but he didn't push it.
When he looked back, he found that the ball had rubbed the left post and entered the Crystal Palace goal.
Hennessey, the Welsh national goalkeeper, had no time to react and just watched dumbly as the ball fell into the net.
The distance was too close, the speed was too fast, and it suddenly came out from the side of the wall. To be honest, even if a more powerful goalkeeper was replaced, there would probably be nothing he could do.
"The ball went in!
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"Less than two minutes into the second half, Chelsea scored against Crystal Palace!"
"Hazard pulled a goal back for Chelsea with a beautiful direct free kick!"
"One to two! Chelsea are only one goal behind!"
"Let's take a look at the slow motion. Hazard's direct free kick was very accurate and the angle was quite tricky. It hit the left post and hit the net, leaving goalkeeper Hennessy helpless."
"Pan Yi's substitution worked again! After Hazard came on as a substitute in the second half, he used his breakthrough to create a free kick opportunity, and then took the penalty himself and scored!"
"Crystal Palace are only one goal ahead now, so they are probably feeling a little nervous."
"This story also tells us that when facing a strong opponent like Chelsea, even if we are two goals ahead, we cannot relax at all!"
"Under Pan Yi's command, they have 10,000 ways to get the ball into the opponent's goal!"
Hazard did not celebrate at all after scoring the free kick.
Even after he shot, he followed the forward inertia and rushed directly to the Crystal Palace goal to pick up the ball, and then called on his teammates to quickly return to their own half.
After all, the team is still lagging behind and it is not the time to celebrate.
Whether it is to hit Milan's 58-game unbeaten record, or to look at the current game, Chelsea needs to continue attacking!
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The game starts again.
As soon as Crystal Palace kicked off, Chelsea took the initiative and put pressure on their opponents.
Crystal Palace tried to go wide, advanced into Chelsea's half, and allowed Zaha to try to break through on the left and pass the ball into the penalty area, but Courtois abandoned the goal and picked the ball out of the air outside the penalty spot. down.
After getting the ball, Courtois immediately launched a counterattack in the penalty area, casually threw the ball and handed it to David Luiz.
After stopping the ball, the Brazilian central defender made a long pass and accurately sent the ball to the frontcourt.
Lukaku backed up Delaney and stopped the ball with his chest.
Delaney and Dann fought back and forth, trying to steal the ball from Lukaku, but Hanhan kept dribbling the ball with his left and right feet, and actually protected the ball between the two defenders and handed it to It hit the left rib, Hazard's foot.
Hazard sprinted forward and attracted many Crystal Palace defenders. Instead of continuing to break forward, Hazard passed the ball back to Harry Kane who had retreated to midfield.
Harry Kane stopped the ball and glanced forward, and what Pan Yi said at halftime immediately came to mind.
More transfers!
When Hazard created a free kick opportunity just now, it was also caused by multiple transfers!
As a result, Harry Kane quickly made a diagonal pass with his right foot and passed the ball to the right rib of the frontcourt.
This is exactly the gap in defense, and there is not a single Crystal Palace defensive player around.
At this moment, it was Lingard who rushed up from here!
This is one of Lingard's characteristics, that is, as a midfielder, he also has some winger attributes. This kind of inward shot after receiving from the ribs is his specialty.
In fact, Pan Yi's current 3-5-2 style of play is the most suitable for Lingard!
In Pan Yi's previous life, Lingard's peak moment was in 2018, when he gained enough trust and playing opportunities at Manchester United, and even became England's main starter in the World Cup.
At that time, the England national team was using the 352 formation!
Lingard serves as the team's central midfielder, sometimes standing in the left midfield position, and frequently switching positions on the right. This is the same as he is now at Chelsea.
Due to Harry Kane's habit of retreating to get the ball, England's two central midfielders had a lot of opportunities to move forward and change positions. At that time, Lingard and Ali played together with good mobility.
And now Lingard's partner in the midfield is Hazard, which is obviously a level above.
When retreating, both England and Chelsea are in a 5+3 position. Lingard defends in the left and right midfield positions and adjusts at any time according to the situation on the field.
Because the three central defenders of England and Chelsea have good athletic ability and height, such a formation is also conducive to the strength of the midsection on the defensive end.
Lingard sometimes feels like he is running around, but under the premise that the number of people in the middle of the team is guaranteed and the overall framework is solid, Lingard's interspersion has a very good effect.
Perhaps Lingard himself cannot become a ball king-level figure, but his auxiliary technical characteristics give him a strange characteristic, that is, as long as his teammates are strong enough, his performance will not stretch his hips.
Coincidentally, whether it is England in 2018 or Chelsea now, there are forwards like Harry Kane who are willing to drop back to organize the offense. This also makes Lingard's "running around" more purposeful. .
Because of Lin Huang's running, if no teammate notices and passes the ball, isn't it just running around?
And now, Lingard's rapid advance is supported by Harry Kane's pass!
He got ahead of everyone, rushed to the edge of the penalty area and stopped the ball.
Facing Soal who returned to defense in time, Lingard started decisively, dribbling the ball into the right side of the penalty area, and then volleyed with his right foot.
Instead of hitting the far corner, he whipped the ball towards the near corner.
Faced with the sudden shot, Hennessey instinctively made a dive, but was still a little slow, and the ball once again missed the right post and entered the net.
"The ball goes in again!
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This time it was Jesse Lingard who scored! "
"Oh my God, two minutes! Just two minutes!"
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"Almost as soon as Crystal Palace kicked the ball out after conceding the last goal, Chelsea scored again!"
"Chelsea scored two goals in a row to equalize the score! Two to two!"
"Crystal Palace continued to use high-pressure tactics at the beginning of the second half and pressed Chelsea's midfield and backfield on a large scale. But the problem is that Chelsea was obviously prepared, and the large-scale maneuvers made Crystal Palace's pressing a bit at a loss."
"Furthermore, Hazard's appearance completely revitalized Chelsea's offense. The two matches were very sharp and determined, and they quickly penetrated Crystal Palace's defense."
"Now it seems that Alan Pardew's tactics in the second half were a bit aggressive. He did not choose to shrink the defense, but fought hard with Chelsea. This obviously underestimated Chelsea's ability to counterattack, and he suffered the consequences."
"We can see that Chelsea's players are very motivated now."
"After Lingard scored, just like Hazard just now, he did not run out to celebrate. Instead, he picked up the ball within the goal line, immediately ran back to the midfield, and signaled the referee to kick off quickly."
"The score was equalized in such a short period of time. All the Chelsea players were very motivated!"
"On the other hand, the Crystal Palace players all lowered their heads. They were obviously very shocked."
"From breaking Chelsea's unbeaten streak to being equalized, it only took two or three minutes!"
"If Alan Pardew cannot adjust the players' mentality and the team's tactics in time, I'm afraid the final outcome will not be as simple as a draw..."
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Obviously, Alan Pardew on the sidelines has also realized the seriousness of the problem.
If the current situation continues, Chelsea's goal count is likely to be far more than two goals...
What does it look like to beat Chelsea crazy?
Just ask poor "canary" Norwich.
They can probably fuck you ten balls in one game!
Although the current strength and condition of Crystal Palace are better than Norwich, to be honest, they are not much better.
With overall strength and fighting spirit at a disadvantage, if they still force a confrontation with Chelsea, Crystal Palace's defense may really be beaten to a pulp.
For Crystal Palace, a relatively favorable situation is that the two sides are still tied.
Is it a shame to score a point against Chelsea? No shame.
If Crystal Palace retreats, maybe Chelsea will choose to play it safe for the sake of their unbeaten record. The two sides can calmly shake hands and make peace, and it is not a bad idea to get a point each.
So, after less than ten minutes, Alan Pardew made a substitution.
He brought on defensive midfielder MacArthur to replace attacking midfielder Li Qinglong, and then replaced another attacking midfielder Pan Cheang with defender Kelly.
As a result, Crystal Palace's formation also changed to 5-3-2 to strengthen the team's midfield and backcourt interceptions, leaving only Zaha and Bamford in front to harass.
Alan Pardew's substitution adjustments did help Crystal Palace stabilize their position, and the game fell into a stalemate again.
Until the 75th minute, Crystal Palace once tried to play behind the ball and passed the ball into Chelsea's penalty area.
Courtois abandoned the goal, picked up the ball near the penalty area line, and threw it to the central defender Van Dijk who was pulled to the wing. The latter stopped the ball and sent a through pass to try to find Aziz. Piliquita.
Before the opponent's midfielder came to press, Azpilicueta took the lead and passed the ball diagonally to the left.
Hazard dribbled the ball straight in with great speed, rushing all the way, and broke into the left rib of the Crystal Palace penalty area.
This is the area where the Belgian is best at, and the two central defenders of Crystal Palace were immediately frightened and rushed over, but Hazard suddenly chose to pass the ball across.
The ball passed behind the Crystal Palace central defender and fell into the gap near the penalty spot.
At this time, Lukaku, who Kelly was watching closely, also rushed over, but when he faced Hazard's cross, he just made a fake shot with his right foot and missed the ball lightly.
Behind Lukaku, it was Lingard who jumped in at high speed!
Using almost the same shooting technique, Lingard took another hard shot!
The ball flew into the right side of the Crystal Palace goal at great speed.
Hennessy dived sideways again, but was out of reach.
Another close angle!
The entire Shekhurst Park stadium fell silent.
Two to three! reverse!
When his team was two goals ahead, Chelsea reversed it!
This time, Chelsea players finally started celebrating.
All the Chelsea players rushed out of the stadium, chasing Lingard and others all the way, rushed to the sidelines, hugged each other, and celebrated the team's great reversal.
Lingard suddenly threw away everyone, rushed directly to the home team's coaching bench, and started a dance performance.
Lingard first raised his arm and only made a hand movement, which attracted the attention of many people.
There seemed to be a specific rhythm around him, and he flexibly followed the rhythm, waving his limbs and twisting his hips.
forward. back. Left. right.
The continuous twisting gives people a very special feeling, probably similar to street dance or mechanical dance, and even includes Michael Jackson's classic sliding steps.
In short, this should be a dance created by Lingard, and now after he scored the go-ahead goal, he showed it off in front of the opponent's coach!
Your Emperor Lin is infinitely arrogant!
The Chelsea players also had a tacit understanding and did not hug him again. Instead, they formed a temporary band behind Lingard. Some "played the guitar", some "played the drums", and some "played the violin". To cheer up Lin Huang’s dance.
This was clearly a riposte to Alan Pardew's first-half dance.
At this time, Alan Pardew was already livid, looking at the stadium with empty eyes, as if he could not see what was happening in front of him...
Crystal Palace's scoring momentum didn't end there.
In the final stages of the game, Chelsea once again took advantage of a corner kick, with center back Zouma leaping high and heading the ball into the top corner of the goal, locking the score at 2:4.
And this score also officially announced that Chelsea had tied AC Milan's unbeaten record of 58 games in the five major leagues!
This also means that with just one more game, Chelsea can break this magical record that has been dusty for more than 20 years!
Chelsea's next match in the Premier League is the 21st round on January 14th, against Manchester United at home!
Although there are still about ten days before this game, although Chelsea still have a League Cup and an FA Cup game to play before this game;
But there is no doubt that this red-blue battle is enough to whet the appetite of all fans around the world!
