Chapter 69 Difficult reversal
With a "beep", the referee blew the whistle, Lampard began to run, and after observing the opponent's goalkeeper's position, the speed slowed down in front of the close-up ball, and he wisely pushed the ball to the opposite side of the goalkeeper. Everton's goalkeeper Pierce was stunned for a moment, and then pounced on the other side, which was obviously slower.
However, the goddess of luck was with Everton, and Lampard's shot was too pursuing the angle. The ball slipped past the post and rolled out of the bottom line.
"Sure enough," Qin Tian smiled bitterly. An excellent player may not be an excellent penalty kicker, and an excellent penalty kicker may not be able to push every penalty kick into the net. Obviously, Lampard was too concerned about this goal and his footwork was not too gentle. "I hope this ball will not affect Frank's mood."
"Well, why did you miss it? It's so regretful." Jessica sighed heavily like other fans around her.
"I don't know this either. Maybe it's because I'm pursuing angle too much, I made a mistake," Qin Tian shook his head.
The game will not end because of the penalty kick. The lucky Everton player obviously became excited because he defended the penalty kick. He fought against Chelsea at the last moment of the first half. Maybe they felt that they were lucky today. The facts seemed to be developing towards the favorable side. In the 39th minute, Everton equalized the score. If the forward took advantage of a corner kick and scored in front of the goal, the score became 1:1.
This made the Everton fans at the scene see hope for victory. However, after the adjustment of the midfield, Lampard was not sure if he was enlightened, but in Qin Tian's view, he was more like a bloody blow, causing a bloody storm in the midfield, both organizational and defense, and performed very versatile.
Lampard, who lost the penalty kick, was like a fat meat that was snatched away by someone else, and it was like a Super Saiyan transforming, becoming extremely terrifying. With the cooperation of his teammates, Lampard scored twice in the 45 minutes of the second half, with two long shots, knocking on the door guarded by Pierce twice.
In the end, the score of this game was also locked at 1:3, with the international practice of the home team in front and the away team in the back. Chelsea won the game and indirectly summarized the last match between the two teams.
After watching the game, Qin Tian also went to the locker room to celebrate with his teammates at the first time, and then followed the team's bus and returned home. There were many changes in life, but more of them were not changed. What Qin Tian had to do next is to continue the training of the team, and then prepare for the next game, the FA Cup, the league and the Champions League.
First, on February 13, the FA Cup was against Cardiff City, a standard non-strong team, but they always performed crazy in the FA Cup. After all, this is one of their few opportunities to show their own style in front of strong teams.
Chelsea, which has determined the championship goal of this season, is currently a game that must be done with all its strength, except for the fact that it can relax in the league. After all, both events are knockout matches, and losing means entrusting fate to others.
Since this game and the last league were together for a short time, the head coach also raised concerns about the players' physical fitness before the game, but the only thing that made him happy was that Qin Tian had no need to worry about his physical fitness. After all, he had a rest for a game, and his condition had never made the coaching staff worried.
"Tomorrow is another game?" Jessica asked over and while cooking dinner.
"Yes, tomorrow is the FA Cup match against Cardiff City", Qin Tiandao.
"Why is the schedule of the game so intensive? It seems to be much more than that of the Bundesliga?" Jessica began to get tired of Premier League games.
"Yes, the Premier League is the fucking league, and there is no winter break. Who knows what these officials who only know the interests think."
"I think it's better to leave this league early."
"Why?"
"There are many games, players are prone to fatigue, and they are prone to injury when they are tired," Jessica said with concern.
"Haha, it's okay. Didn't you see me rest every now and then? The boss knows how to arrange it, so don't worry. Besides, the captain and the others are much older than me, so there is no problem. What am I worried about?"
"You have to be careful anyway."
"Abide by the order!" Qin Tian gave a military salute funny.
"go!"
"One-one! Drogba dribbled the ball, how would he deal with this ball, shot..."
"Oh..." Chelsea fans, who were nearly 50,000 in the game, sighed. This is the time Chelsea shot in this game, but the similarity is that they missed the great opportunity to score again.
This game with Cardiff City was considered a game without any suspense before the game. The facts are indeed different from what people think. The first half is 0:0, but now it is the 77th minute of the second half. The scoreboard is still eye-catching and 0:0 is written on it, without any change.
"Drogba missed a lot of opportunities today. There were at least three in the second half alone. If he could seize a few, I believe he would have had a hat on his head long ago." Astor was also a little dissatisfied with Drogba wasting opportunities again and again. Of course, he was more dissatisfied with head coach Di Matteo. Chelsea has an advantage in the game until now, but it only blossomed but not bear fruit. Drogba's condition is not the best, so why not replace Anelka?
Drogba on the court was also extremely annoyed that his single shot did not score. He kept roaring at the opponent's goal, then scratched his head and looked at the boots on his feet. He was puzzled.
The game continued, and Di Matteo kept saying nothing on the sidelines. Of course, he understood everything about it, but understanding did not mean that some things must be done. At this time, replacing Drogba is irresponsible to the players and even more irresponsible to the team. Moreover, Di Matteo always believed that the victory of the game would only belong to Chelsea.
Cardiff City goalkeeper once again lifted Chelsea's sling shot from Ozil on the right, but it was not far from the goal, and the crisis still had not been resolved. This time, Qin Tian appeared at the landing point of the ball and volleyed. However, because Qin Tian made an adjustment before the shot, the opponent's goalkeeper had already climbed up and bravely blocked the shot out again.
"Damn, is this guy so bad?" Qin Tian complained while walking back. The team was wasting opportunities again and again. As a member of the field, Qin Tian was also not satisfied with his performance. "Waste opportunities means retribution." Somehow, this sentence flashed into Qin Tian's mind.
It's really bad, bad. At this moment, Chelsea lost the ball in the frontcourt, and Cardiff City directly raised his foot to the forward in front without going through the midfield. The opponent's forward may have seen Cech's position forward and directly hung the goal. Fortunately, the ball entered, and Chelsea was tragic!
Stamford Bridge Stadium fell into silence for a moment, and then there was overwhelming booing. Fans really couldn't accept such a situation. It was so fucking.
In the 81st minute of the second half, Cardiff City scored the first goal, and the crisis enveloped Chelsea.
Under pressure, some people collapsed, while others burst out with strong combat power. Obviously, the biggest feature of Chelsea this season is that they are never afraid of falling behind. After kicking off again, all the Blues players seemed more active, breaking through, passing the ball, heads, and kicking, and everyone was very busy. Perhaps because they felt that they did not have the luck to shoot today, Drogba began to get involved in the ball for their teammates.
Nowadays, if the high center forward can only shoot and don’t make the ball, it is obviously not possible. This technique is already one of the abilities that players must master. Drogba, who has changed his combat attitude, is like a mess in the penalty area, and Cardiff City’s defense is also disrupted and is close to collapse.
Perhaps Cardiff City opened Pandora's magic box when he scored, but it released a awakened Chelsea monster! The subsequent offensive power, Chelsea completely turned around Drogba, and Qin Tian became a forward character, constantly rushing to the opponent's penalty area.
In the 85th minute, Chelsea attacked. Ozil and Qin Tian from the right cooperated with one pass and one cross. Drogba jumped high in the penalty area and headed the ball and passed it to Maluda at the back point. The French young player got the ball at this time, but if he wanted to shoot, his movements were slower and the opponent's defensive player had already made up for defense.
Maluda did not force the shot, the opportunity was hard-won, how could it be wasted easily? Pushing the ball to Ashley Cole who was inserted at high speed behind him, Kerr observed the situation in the penalty area slightly lowered, and shot directly in a curve without the opponent's defense.
"goooooooooooooooooooooooal..." Stamford Bridge Stadium finally heard the long-lost voice of Aster. This was a beautiful shot. The opponent's goalkeeper obviously did not prepare enough this time, or it could be said that Kohl's shot was master-level, which was quite a bit like the German team's shot in the 2006 World Cup.
The score equalized, and Dimatho on the sidelines and Chelsea players on the field were both relieved.
When Qin Tian returned home at night and was lying on the bed, he still felt very nervous when he recalled the game during the day. At the last moment, when he passed the ball directly to Drogba, facing another single-handed opportunity, Drogba, who missed countless opportunities, finally completed his own redemption and completed a final kill.
When Drogba ran to take off his jersey, threw it hard into the stands, and opened his arms and whistled up to the sky. When he received a yellow card, no teammate thought he was doing something wrong, and no one didn't understand the anger that Drogba had accumulated in this game at this moment.
2:1, reversed the opponent, this is the most difficult game for Chelsea to win in the FA Cup, and it is worth remembering every Chelsea player.
Chapter completed!