Chapter 58 Victory
The boring first half made the fans of the scene almost fall asleep except Preston fans. The only thing that made them worried was that the players on the court were harvested by their opponents like wheat, and there was not much solution in front of the opponent's iron barrel formation.
After the second half of the game started, the exciting scenes that fans were looking forward to in the game did not appear. Chelsea, which was originally quite active in the offense, chose to fight cautiously. Each step of the progress seemed very steady, slowly advancing towards the opponent's penalty area. Suddenly, he did not feel the opponent's crazy attack in the first half. Preston's players were really not used to it. For a moment, they didn't know whether to attack or stand on the spot.
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Chelsea still played backwards in the front and back courts, and seemed to be playing very relaxed. Seeing such a scene, Preston fans began to boo, trying to interfere with Chelsea players and disrupt the opponent's mood. However, Chelsea players do whatever they want and seem to be in a hurry.
Could it be that Chelsea wanted to give up? Things are obviously not that simple. After playing for about ten minutes, the Chelsea player found that the opponent was not fooled, did not push it out, and was still staying in his half, as if he was going to spend the last time with Chelsea.
At this time, Lampard got the ball in the middle, and was still about 40 meters away from the goal. He looked up and looked ahead. His ankle shook and it seemed to be about to shoot, but in fact it was a powerful shot. The ball flew straight towards the goal like a burning meteor.
Preston's goalkeeper seemed not ready to meet the ball. He hurriedly wanted to block the ball with one hand, but the ball blocked it. Unfortunately, the expression on his face was very painful. Doesn't this guy know the power of Lampard's long-range shot? Fortunately, it was not Qin Tian who shot just now, otherwise his hand would not be just a pain.
Fortunately, it was a long shot, and the goalkeeper's wrist was only a pain and then it was fine. However, it is undeniable that Lampard's shot this time had a shadow on his heart. In addition, Anelka said quietly before leaving, "Fortunately it was Lampard's shot. If it were Qin, your hand..." Although the words were a bit exaggerated, the goalkeeper Preston felt even more uncomfortable.
"Is it okay?" The referee saw the goalkeeper standing up and moving his wrists, and felt that the game could continue. He went forward and asked according to the example. The goalkeeper nodded and signaled that Chelsea could take the corner kick, but if he was careful, he could still see a little panic in his eyes.
Jerkov walked towards the corner kick area, placed the ball, and then waited for the referee's signing and his teammates in the penalty area to stand in place. With the referee's whistle, Jerkov swayed his legs and kicked the ball out, but did not directly hang it towards the penalty area, but chose tactical cooperation to kick the ball to Ashley Kohl who caught up from behind.
Cole played a middle transition and pushed the ball to Lampard, who was quickly retreating from the penalty area. Lampard took the ball with his right foot, pulled it to one side of his body, turned his body, and redirected the direction to Preston's goal. Before the opponent's players could re-arrange the defense, they directly shot in an arc.
The shot was very level, no less than Beckham's arc. The angle of the ball and the trajectory that was drawn in the air were very strange and tricky. It rushed straight to the upper right corner of the goal. The only regret was that at the last moment, when approaching the goal, I realized that the accuracy was slightly worse. I hit the post and flew out of the bottom line.
"Damn it," Lampard brushed his hands hard on the top of his head, his expression full of unwillingness. He felt very good when he touched the ball in the end, but when he tried too hard, he was too pursuing the angle, but the result was a little worse. It seemed that some shots could not pursue the limit too much.
Compared to Lampard's expression, Qin Tian, who was sitting on the bench, performed even more exaggeratedly. If he was selected as the best substitute for the Oscar, Qin Tian deserved it. He first threw down the towel in his hand, with extremely resentful expressions and didn't know what to say in his mouth.
Lampard, who finally found the feeling of shooting, used his old tricks again in the next time, and used long shots many times to find opportunities to break the deadlock on the court. Although he could not rewrite the score, the Preston players also felt a greater threat every time and came again. The Preston coach on the sidelines also found that the situation on the court was very unfavorable to his team.
Do you have to push it out? But in this way, just like Chelsea's intentions, the formation is set to play, so it is definitely not Chelsea who is at a disadvantage. After all, the Blues' counterattack tactics are more sharp.
In the 71st minute, Lampard got the ball in the middle again. After taking two steps, he made a shot and shook the opponent's defensive player's center of gravity. However, he suddenly chose to drive the ball and break through. In an instant, he repeatedly ate two Preston players and directly hit the top of the arc in the penalty area.
This time, Lampard exerted his speed to the extreme. Before the opponent's players could react, the ball under his feet was quickly sent out. Under high pressure, Lampard played a more sharp skill than usual, because his previous breakthrough attracted the opponent's defensive players, and this time the pass became the finishing touch.
Anelka, not far away, understood it and came out from behind the opponent's defender. His tall figure did not affect his flexibility at all. While stopping the ball, he grabbed a player and then faced the pulling shot, the ball passed through the goalkeeper Preston without any obstacles and drilled into the net.
0:1, Chelsea finally broke the deadlock on the court, and the sleepy fans finally got a rare excitement. Before the goal scored, the goalkeeper Preston still had the chance to save the ball, but the psychological shadow brought to him by the last one-handed pounce was too great. Before the last touch, he could clearly see that his hand had a moment of shrinking back.
This is football, the game of the brave.
The best way to break the Iron Barrel Formation is to form a goal as soon as possible and throw the pressure to the opponent. Of course, unless the opponent admits defeat, according to the competition system, Preston will bid farewell to the FA Cup. In this case, they can't do it if they can't attack.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chelsea did not relax the offensive because of a goal. When the opponent attacked, they hoped to expand the score and secure the victory. After all, a ball was not the safest, as long as the whistle of the game did not sound, everything was possible.
Di Matteo was obviously well aware of this and signaled to his bench. Two minutes later, Chelsea took the lead in substitution, Qin Tian replaced Mikel, and Ozil replaced Matic, which was a signal to strengthen the offense.
After Qin Tian whispered a few words with Lampard after he came on the court, the two of them dispersed. What was surprising was that Qin Tian lived behind him, looking like a midfielder. Does Dimateo want to play something?
Preston's offense has begun, until the middle line has passed, everything goes quite smoothly. In their data, Lampard's defense is brave, but his ability is still lacking, compared to his offense. So seeing Lampard just defended perfunctorily, Preston's players thought so.
After crossing the midfield, Preston's midfielder also started to hang the ball to the forward line in front. Before the opponent could hold the ball firmly, Qin Tian's tackle had arrived. The "Shadow Raid" broke the ball very neatly. The fast referee was a little hesitant, whether the ball had committed a foul.
However, at this time, Qin Tian had already passed the ball and picked it lightly, giving it to Ozil Ozil on the right. The ball passed horizontally through the middle of two Preston players, reached Lampard's feet, and shot!
Lampard did not adjust the angle, but directly twisted his body, swung his legs, and shot strongly. The ball flew fiercely to Preston's goalkeeper, and the goalkeeper also rushed out quickly and wanted to block the ball with great effort, but it did not block it. Is the ball going to enter?
No, fortunately at the end, Preston's central defender blocked the ball with his body. He made a contribution and kept the team's last hope. Now it is getting closer to the end of the game. If this ball is in, it will be very difficult to equalize.
Lampard was going to celebrate the goal, but in the last moment it turned out to be gone. "Is it not the day I scored?" Lampard thought so.
"Don't worry, the game is not over yet, isn't it?" Qin Tian patted Lampard, "Isn't there still a chance to have a corner kick, try the tactics we train."
"That?" Lampard suddenly remembered something, "I have used it before I actually tried it, will it be..."
"Haha, isn't it just a practical battle today?"
Qin Tian walked towards the corner flag area. Should he shoot directly? It’s not that the fans think so. Qin Tian had the experience of scoring directly when he was in the Bundesliga. Moreover, such a corner kick was originally punished by Ozil. Now Qin Tian takes the initiative to come up, so anyone will think so.
However, when the referee's whistle sounded, Qin Tian did not choose to shoot directly, but pushed the ball towards the penalty area. Ozil rushed out quickly and pushed the ball back to Qin Tian when he received the ball. At this time, Qin Tian and Ozil were already cross-running, and they came to the sideline of the penalty area. At this time, Preston's player hurriedly ran towards Qin Tian, trying to interfere with Qin Tian's kick.
"Doop", Qin Tian's body and the ball were like a unity of man and nature. He turned around and flashed a few times in front of the defender. After swaying past the opponent, he suddenly kicked his feet directly at the corner of the penalty area, "a fatal blow". The arc of the ball in the air directly passed through the only gap in the opponent's defender's defense line, and landed in front of Lampard very comfortably at the back point.
Lampard's body reacted naturally and directly stabbed the ball at the goal...
"Qin, shouldn't you shoot directly with this ball? Why..." Ozil came over. His original tactic was to use Qin Tian's shooting ability to directly shoot after receiving the ball. The success rate was very high, but it was obvious that Qin Tian passed the ball just now.
"What does it matter? Anyway, we have added more tactics when the ball is in, so isn't it good?"
"That's right." Anyway, it's good that the ball is in, Ozil didn't think too much about it.
Just as the two were muttering, the Chelsea fans in the stands finally had reason to be happy. After being frustrated for most of the day, they found the shadow of the Blues in their minds on this ball. This is the performance of the Blues in their minds.
Preston is in a desperate situation. Although they worked hard and the first half was great, the game was like this. Whoever could hold on to the end was the winner. In the end, the score of the whole game was locked at 0:2.
Chapter completed!