In the 6th minute, Aston Villa's midfielder Ireland took a fierce shot and successfully intercepted the ball at Ramirez's feet, and the offense and defense switched again.
Carew received a pass from Ireland in the penalty area. With a determined look in his eyes, he pushed with his right foot and the ball flew towards the goal in an elegant arc.
Cech in front of the Chelsea goal, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, accurately predicted the trajectory of the ball, and then saved the ball from the baseline with amazing power and skill.
His movements were smooth and smooth, showing his superb skills and deep experience.
At this moment, the entire audience seemed to stop breathing.
When Cech successfully saved the ball, the fans cheered like a wave and poured into the entire stadium.
In the 8th minute, it was Villa's attack again. Downing distributed the ball to the sideline. Ashley Young faced Mikel and passed the ball to the penalty area from the left. Carew received the ball in the penalty area and then dunked Ferreira. Shot, but unfortunately the ball failed to hit the power and was destroyed by Cech.
Cech clapped his hands hard.
"attention!"
shouted loudly to Ferreira.
It is indeed unacceptable for Cech that his defender allowed his opponent to get past him so easily.
Ancelotti on the sidelines also shouted to the court. Although he made a rotation in the last game, he did not just say that he would give up this game. He also wanted to continue his winning streak.
In the 13th minute, Villa defender Dunn made a mistake.
Collins's cross kick was not very powerful, but Dunn stopped the ball two meters away.
"Ouch! This foot stops on the ground."
"It's a big departure."
"Essien is coming up."
"Why?"
"It was a kick to the leg."
Beep! ~
"The referee blew the whistle and called Essien for a foul."
"Essien was given a yellow card, but what we need to worry about now is Dunn's condition."
"Yes, it can be seen from the slow-motion replay that neither of them retained any force."
"But they are not directed at people, Essien is also directed at the ball."
"Essien probably wanted to take a long shot directly."
"Dunn also wanted to make up for his mistake and stretched out his legs as much as possible to block Essien's shot."
"He also didn't expect that Essien would kick him in the leg, causing his whole body to be knocked over."
"Oh! It seems that Dunn can't hold on anymore. The Villa team has made substitution adjustments. Dunn was carried off the field on a stretcher, and Clark came on as a substitute."
"In the first 14 minutes of the game, Villa had no choice but to use up one substitution."
"There are many variables on the court, which are also unpredictable before the game."
In the 17th minute, Chelsea's offense finally created a threat.
Malouda's pass outside the penalty area was accurately passed to the goal.
However, Villa's other starting center back Collins jumped up to clear the ball with a header and headed the ball far away.
However, Kakuta did not give up.
He quickly rushed up from the outside and faced the ball flying far away. He volleyed with his right foot without hesitation.
This was a powerful volley. The ball drew a beautiful arc in the sky, but in the end it was slightly higher than the goal frame.
Kakuta lowered his head in disappointment, while Collins breathed a sigh of relief.
Chelsea's attack was temporarily stopped, but the tension of the game became even stronger.
In the 20th minute, Ashley Young dribbled the ball in from the left. He skillfully passed the ball into the penalty area, instantly breaking the stalemate on the field.
Ireland entered Chelsea's penalty area and returned the ball. Petrov appeared in the most critical position and took a long shot near the arc of the penalty area. The ball flew towards the goal with strong spin.
Cech reacted quickly in front of the goal and threw himself in the direction of the ball.
But the ball changed direction after hitting Van Dyke and flew directly out of the baseline.
Although Petrov's long shot failed to score, his courage and determination allowed people to see the fighting spirit of the Villa team.
Corner chance for Villa.
After receiving a corner kick from Ashley Young, Carew headed the ball into the penalty area.
However, this attack was too direct and was secured by Cech who was in a good position.
In the 23rd minute, Petrov and Ashley Young played a one-two, and the former missed a long shot from outside the penalty area.
In the 31st minute, Ferreira threw the ball from the right sideline into the penalty area. Warnock made a header and Essien's long shot from the outside missed.
Immediately afterwards, Chelsea also played a wave of offensive climax.
In the 33rd minute, Kakuta received a cross pass from Anelka and volleyed high outside the penalty area.
In the 35th minute, Malouda passed the ball back in an inverted triangle. Essien met the ball from outside the penalty area and shot a long shot. Unfortunately, Essien's shot went too high again.
One minute later, Anelka received the ball, dodged Clark's defense outside the penalty area and then volleyed wide.
In the 40th minute, Downing made a low pass from the left side of the penalty area. Ireland's follow-up shot was blocked by Ivanovic. Then Villa gave the ball to the goal again, and Carew headed the ball over the penalty area.
Beep! ~Beep beep! ~
Referee Mason blew the whistle at the end of the first half.
"The first half of the game is over, and the two sides ended in a goalless draw 0:0."
"There were some remarkable things in the first half. Although the result of the draw would make people feel that it was a dull first half, the result was exactly the opposite. There were also many wonderful moments in the first half."
"Both sides are very confrontational."
"Essien's kick to Dunne in the 14th minute was actually not intentional."
"Everyone went for the ball, and no one expected this result."
"Okay, let's start with a commercial, and then come back later and continue to bring you a wonderful second half."
The dressing room at Villa Park is under the turf of the stadium. The Chelsea dressing room seems a bit dull. The last time there was no goal in the first half was against Manchester City.
Villa's fierce fighting did not cause much trouble to Chelsea as a guest today, but they had an unexpected attrition first.
"Do you want to win?"
Ancelotti asked quietly.
No one made a sound.
From the bottom of their hearts, they all wanted to win, but their performance in the first half was indeed not exciting enough, and they were almost scored by Villa.
This is indeed not enough for their status as defending champions.
"Coach, we think you can make arrangements for the second half."
In the end it was captain Terry who stood up.
Ancelotti nodded and pulled the tactical board over to demonstrate the tactics for everyone.
First, he analyzed and explained the advantages and disadvantages of the first half, and then formulated a tactical plan for the second half.
Anelka was also given great popularity.
"ESPN! ESPN! Welcome back, viewers. What you are watching is the match between Villa and Chelsea in the 8th round of the 2010-2011 English Premier League. The second half of the game is about to begin. I am the commentator Zhan Jun, next to me It’s my partner Zhang Lu who directs me.”
