"The relegation teams in the Premier League are definitely not enough at the moment. In the last game, Wigan Athletic, originally ranked 19th, was directly beaten to the last place by Chelsea. The opponent Stoke City in this game is currently only ranked 18th. It just depends on whether we will drop directly to 19th after this game."
"It is indeed possible. We have already got the starting lineups of both teams. Chelsea, the blue team at home, has a 4-3-3 formation today."
"Goalkeeper No. 1 Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech,
The double central defender is still No. 26 captain Terry and No. 33 Alex.
Left back No. 3 Ashley Cole,
Right back No. 19 Paulo Ferreira,
Back midfielder No. 5 Essien,
The two forwards are No. 8 Lampard and No. 12 Mikel.
Left winger No. 7 Xiao Yu,
Right winger 39 Anelka,
The one at the front is still No. 11 "Warcraft" Drogba. "
"Today, Xiao Yu was not played in the midfield, but instead Mikel was played. Xiao Yu was placed as a left winger. It seems that Ancelotti wants to fully test Xiao Yu's abilities in various positions. ah."
"The false number 9 was extremely successful in the last game, and the Wigan Athletic team lost everything. Although I tried to drop back to get the ball, due to multiple position conflicts, the performance was not ideal."
"Ancelotti asked Xiao Yu to play as a left winger in this game. This is a position that Xiao Yu has played many times in Ajax. Needless to say, he is familiar with it. He also wants Xiao Yu to play more style at Chelsea. This way, opponents can’t figure out the rules.”
"Let's take a look at Stoke City's starting lineup for the away game. This game still uses a 4-4-2 formation.
Goalkeeper No. 29 Sorensen,
The four defenders are No. 4 Huth, No. 25 Abdoulaye Faye, No. 17 Shawcross, and No. 5 Collins.
The four midfielders are No. 24 Delap, No. 28 Wilkinson, No. 18 Whitehead and No. 26 Etherington.
Double forward No. 9 Jones partners with No. 19 Walters. "
"The referee of this game is the famous Premier League whistle Atkinson, and his enforcement is also extremely strict."
"Let's see if this team can stop the invincible Blues who are in high morale."
"We will wait and see. The broadcast of this game is exclusively sponsored by WeChat, the new lifestyle in the Internet era."
Beep! ~
With the whistle of referee Atkinson, the third round of the 2010-2011 English Premier League match between Chelsea and Stoke City began.
The first to kick off was the away team Stoke City. They started in an area far away from Essien, intending to tear apart Chelsea's defense through wide-ranging passes from left to right, but England's number one left back Ashley Cole couldn't. It's not just that he was famous, he quickly saw through his opponent's strategy and destroyed the football before Jones.
The football was accurately intercepted by midfielder Essien. With the experience of the previous two games, he accurately passed the ball to Xiao Yu on the left.
However, Xiao Yu was closely defended by three opponents' players and was in a difficult situation.
Although he quickly retreated and barely caught the football, the two men were tightly stuck behind him, making it impossible for him to turn around easily.
In desperation, he passed the ball back to Lampard behind him.
Despite the difficulties, Xiao Yu did not intend to use the must-goal card.
He chose to run hard and try to break through the opponent's defense. In the contest with his opponents, he showed his indomitable spirit and determination to fight to the end.
Although the opposing team ranked only 18th, Xiao Yu did not relax and continued to work hard to get better offensive opportunities.
In the 5th minute, Chelsea's midfielder began to launch a counterattack.
Mikel showed clever direct passing skills in the middle and accurately delivered the ball to the frontcourt.
Ashley Cole sneaked in from behind the opponent's defender. He appeared near the small penalty area and shot low from a small angle facing the defender.
The football drew a beautiful arc, almost touched the goal post, and then flew to the sideline.
In the 8th minute, during Stoke City's attack, Whitehead completed an exquisite wall-to-wall coordination with Jones in the frontcourt.
After catching Jones' pass, he volleyed hard from outside the penalty area.
The experienced Cech reacted in time and blocked the dangerous shot.
However, Whitehead did not give up. He quickly grabbed the football and attacked again.
This time, his goal was directed at the gate guarded by Cech.
The young England striker is determined to try again and his eyes are full of determination and fighting spirit.
However, Cech was as steady as ever and won the football steadily.
Just one minute later, Stoke City launched another attack. Walters half-turned and volleyed from the right rib of the penalty area. His shot was powerful and heavy, and the football flew high over the crossbar.
The audience lamented the missed shot, but the tension of the game permeated the entire Stamford Bridge stadium.
In the 11th minute, Lampard saw the right opportunity and gave the ball to Xiao Yu on the left.
Faced with the attack from Delap and Huth, Xiao Yu lowered his shoulder to the right, which moved Delap's center of gravity, and then quickly buckled with his right foot. Delap immediately lost his position to defend Xiao Yu.
However, in front of Xiao Yu was a Hu Te who was closely following him. He saw that Hu Te had already moved to the right to block Xiao Yu's path, intending to at least get a ball past him.
But Xiao Yu reacted faster. When the football rolled between the two of them, Xiao Yu pushed with his left foot and the football passed directly under Hu Te's crotch. Xiao Yu also took the opportunity to dodge to the right and avoid it. After being pushed by Huth, the next moment he dribbled the ball into Stoke City's penalty area.
This is also Xiao Yu's first successful breakthrough with the ball in the first half. Before, he had always chosen to be conservative, adapting to the opponent's defensive intensity first and not forcing a breakthrough, which could be regarded as paralyzing Stoke City's defenders. .
"Xiao Yu has passed and entered the restricted area!"
"Facing Xiaocross, Xiao Yu continued to break through."
"Fake action!"
"ah!"
"Xiao Yu fell!"
"Shawcross alone can't defend Xiao Yu's breakthrough, it can only be a foul!"
"But this is a restricted area! A penalty kick will be awarded!"
"We saw Atkinson running over!"
"His finger pointed at the twelve yard point, penalty kick! In the 11th minute of the first half, Xiao Yu's breakthrough created a penalty kick."
"This is a great opportunity for Chelsea to take the lead."
"Huh? We saw Lampard walking up with the ball and pulling up Xiao Yu. What are the two communicating?"
"Oh! Lampard is going to take this penalty kick, this..."
"Hehe! This is Chelsea after all, and Lampard is also the number one penalty kicker in the team. It makes sense for him to take the penalty kick, but Xiao Yu must be feeling uncomfortable."
"Yes, if this was in Ajax, the penalty kick created by Xiao Yu must have been taken by Xiao Yu himself."
"But this is Chelsea and the Premier League. Xiao Yu can't compete with Lampard for the time being."
