Because Xiao Yu unexpectedly appeared on the right, Zabaleta and Boyata quickly adjusted to switch sides.
In the 17th minute, Yaya Toure organized and dribbled the ball through the midfield.
Then he suddenly passed the ball to Boyata, who was running in at high speed on the right wing. Boyata did not show any strength in the face of Ashley Cole, and made a direct pass while running at high speed.
Terry, the leader of the Blues in the penalty area, grabbed the first shot and cleared the football out of the penalty area.
But the football didn't fly too far.
Milner rushed to a position about 25 yards away from the goal and volleyed at the falling football.
But the ball couldn't get through Chelsea's layers of defence.
The football hit Essien's leg and deflected to the left.
Zabaleta suddenly appeared in front of Ivanovic, led the football forward, and then shot a shot that seemed to be a pass.
Fortunately, Cech was very focused and held the football firmly in his arms.
Zabaleta, whose shot failed, also quickly rushed to Xiao Yu's position. He wanted to guard against Cech's hand-throwing ball to launch a fast break. Before the game, he issued a military order to Manic. Xiao Yu must be beaten today. Yu defended fiercely.
However, what he can think of, Cech can also naturally think of.
Before Zabaleta could return to the defensive position, the football in Cech's hands had already been given to Toni Kroos.
Faced with the hard-won opportunity for a quick counterattack, Cross didn't hesitate at all. He didn't stop the ball and sent the ball to the frontcourt with one kick.
Without Zabaleta's collaboration, it would be really difficult for Kolo Toure alone to guard against Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu received the football, took it with his left foot, stepped with his right foot, and with the next step he was already half a length ahead of Kolo Toure.
Another step, and he was already out of the reach of Kolo Toure's arms.
Even if Kolo Toure wanted to reach out and pull at this time, he had no chance.
However, since Kroos's pass was somewhat close to the middle, and Drogba was still in the midfield not far from Kroos, Kompany could devote himself wholeheartedly to defending Xiao Yu at this time.
Facing Kompany's defense, Xiao Yu wanted to speed up and get rid of him, but Kompany used his body to force Xiao Yu to the left.
In desperation, Xiao Yu saw Anelka on the left and thought about doing a one-on-one with him to pass Kompany and enter the penalty area.
So when Xiao Yu was dribbling the ball at high speed, he suddenly passed the football to Anelka on the left, and he continued to move forward trying to get behind Kompany.
However, Xiao Yu did not wait for Anelka's pass.
Anelka received the pass, dribbled the ball diagonally downward, and then kicked off the left edge of the penalty area.
A powerful shot, but unfortunately the ball missed the far corner and slid past the goal.
Joe Hart in front of the goal only extended his hand symbolically. After all, the arc of the shot was not directed towards the goal.
In the 19th minute, Ashley Cole intercepted the football and handed it to midfielder Essien.
Barry jumped in immediately.
However, Essien was very good at protecting the ball, so Barry had no choice but to take Essien down to the ground.
Referee Marriner called a foul, but only gave Barry a verbal warning.
Ancelotti rushed out from the sidelines again. He ran to the fourth official and sternly argued for a yellow card.
Barry narrowly escaped a yellow card penalty.
In the 20th minute, Barry passed back to Yaya Toure in front of the penalty area, and Drogba stabbed the football to Ramirez before Yaya Toure.
Ramirez took two steps forward, and before De Jong came up, he passed the ball across to Essien, who was already rushing up.
Essien met the ball with a long shot 28 yards from the goal.
"Shoot!"
"Alas!"
"Essien missed the kick."
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Less than a minute later, Chelsea came back again. This time Toni Kroos passed the ball directly to Xiao Yu in the center circle.
Xiao Yu retreated to catch the ball, but Zabaleta and De Jong behind him had blocked Xiao Yu's path to turn around and break through.
When Xiao Yu received the football, De Jong had already posted it.
Xiao Yu looked behind him and knew that his chances of turning around and breaking through were slim.
He glanced at the door again, and suddenly remembered a famous quote from Zhan Jun - if the sky is in love, the sky is also old, and when you see Hart, you will kick him.
The person standing in front of the door at this time is none other than Joe Hart, the protagonist of this meme.
Moreover, Xiao Yu also possesses the S-level skills Heavy Gunner and Unresolved Cutting. This time Xiao Yu also wants to try whether his long-range shot is a big enough threat without having to shoot.
As a result, Xiao Yu turned his back to De Jong, pushed the ball back, then moved towards the middle, and took a long step out.
But De Jong's feet were already stretched out.
Xiao Yu stumbled, but only staggered, then took two more steps, glanced at the direction of the door, Xiao Yu raised his leg and took a long shot.
The football flies towards the goal.
Joe Hart's feet were already adjusted, ready to take down Xiao Yu's long shot.
But one of Kolo Toure's legs suddenly stretched out, and the football rubbed against his leg and changed the route.
Joe Hart looked shocked, but he was unable to defend, so he could only watch the football fly to the far end.
"We have the ball!"
"There's nothing Joe Hart can do."
"Ouch! Goalpost!"
"The goalpost rejected Xiao Yu's long shot."
"Kolo Toure and Joe Hart almost failed to combine again."
"The ball hit Kolo Toure and the line changed. The goalkeeper had no choice but to be blocked by the goal post."
"Chelsea's offense has slowly improved."
"Both teams seemed to have played well for 10 minutes each."
In the 22nd minute, Terry stole the ball in the backcourt and found Drogba in the frontcourt with one kick. Drogba was held tightly by Kompany and could not complete the turn.
Xiao Yu and Anelka took the opportunity to change positions and run.
Xiao Yu ran to the left side where young player Boyata was, dragging De Jong and Zabaleta with him.
Anelka rushed to the right, relying on the tacit understanding between him and Drogba for many years, the two made eye contact and immediately confirmed the plan.
I saw Drogba cleverly knocking his heel, and the football went towards Anelka's running route.
Anelka received the ball and prepared to break into Manchester City's penalty area in the next step.
However, Kolo Toure's position was very accurate. Anelka was stuck in the position as soon as Anelka passed the ball, and the breakthrough failed.
Joe Hart in front of the goal quickly kicked the football away. Milner in the frontcourt made a header and pushed the football to the center. Tevez shot a long shot from 30 yards out.
However, the ball was blocked by Terry in the penalty area.
