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Chapter 237 The first battle (6)

"These two guys are really too difficult to deal with!" After trying to break through again and was stopped by Vidic and Ridley King, Ibrahimovic couldn't help but think in a suffocating manner - this is the first time the Swedes encountered a defense line that could not be settled with their personal abilities after entering the 6th League!

You should know that even Manchester United's Ferdinand and Arsenal's Campbell, Ibrahimovic was not at all inferior when fighting them, creating many good scoring opportunities for Chelsea in the game. But this time, facing the joint defense of Vidic and Ridley King, Ibrahimovic rarely poses a substantial threat to Cech's goal. Instead, they were repeatedly intercepted and succeeded, giving Tottenham a lot of opportunities to counterattack quickly.

In fact, it is not surprising that such a situation will occur. You should know that Manchester United and Arsenal only have one Ferdinand and Campbell in the central defender position, which can be called top. And their partners, whether it is Wes Brown, Sylvester or Kloe, are difficult to put enough pressure on Ibrahimovic on the defensive end, and instead become the Swedes who can take advantage of loopholes.

Vidic and Ridley King are different. In terms of personal abilities, no matter which one of the two first-class central defenders is, they are enough to avoid being directly beaten by the Swedes when they are guarding Ibrahimovic one-on-one. In addition, both of them have excellent coordinating capabilities, and there is also a Mascherano who is extremely quick to repair the defense in the back midfield, which makes it extremely difficult for Ibrahimovic, who is trapped in a heavy siege, to gain enough space for display.

Although he became one of the hottest new stars in Europe with his outstanding performance in Ajax and Portugal's European Cup, after all, Ibrahimovic is only a young forward who is only 23 years old, talented but likes to show off his skills. In terms of reading games and handling football, the young Swedes still have a lot to learn.

Regarding this, it can be seen from the fact that Ibrahimovic repeatedly relied on his superb footwork skills to cross several players and then completed the shot instead of choosing to cooperate with his teammates that the Swedes during this period still had quite a few shortcomings in offensive choices.

In George's previous life, Ibrahimovic, who chose to join Juventus, had similar problems when he first arrived at the Alpes Stadium. However, under the guidance of the head coach of the Zebras and gold medal coach Fabio Capello, the Swedes completed the transformation in a very short time and learned how to use their advantages to help the team complete the offense more efficiently, rather than show off their skills and drag down the team's offensive rhythm.

By the way, even though Ibrahimovic has not grown into the Swedish God Tower in his previous life that could support the entire offensive system of the team alone, he has caused considerable trouble to Vidic and Ridley King. However, Vidic and Ridley King are not the kind of players who are in a mood of joy and anger, which has caused Ibrahimovic himself not to realize this.

It's no wonder that no matter who it is, he will feel very tricky when defending a striker like Ibrahimovic who has both the physical fitness of a top-notch center and extremely exquisite foot skills.

Although Ibrahimovic in his previous life was disliked for endless demands of high salaries and continuous transfers between major clubs, it is undeniable that no matter which team he plays for, Ibrahimovic's attitude in the game is extremely positive and absolutely worthy of the high salary paid by the club. At this point, the Swedes are much more dedicated than those players who start to get a big contract and start to ask for a real salary as soon as they get a name.

Under Ibrahimovic's perseverance in the mid-lane defense, a rift finally appeared in the 75th minute of the game. Duff broke through Evra's defense and made a decisive cross. Ibrahimovic showed a technical foundation that was extremely inconsistent with his figure under the attack of Vidic and Ridley King. First, he steadily removed the flying ball with his left foot, and then broke through Vidic's defense with a fake move and turned around. Without waiting for Ridley King on the other side to make a move, he shot with a powerful shot!

Since Ibrahimovic's shot was extremely sudden and the ball rebounded slightly on the turf during the flight, Cech's save failed to stop the ball from entering the net. One to two!

Although Ibrahimovic scored a goal for Chelsea with a world shot, the concealment did not have much negative impact on Tottenham players. Instead, they regained their spirits and withstood the subsequent counterattack of Chelsea, which had boosted morale, almost seized the opportunity to expand the lead to two goals again!

"What a pity, Drogba almost secured the victory for Tottenham." Andy Gray, who was sitting in the live broadcast room, said with regret, his tone was full of regret, "But then again, Drogba's shooting skills still need to be strengthened. At least, there is no such situation in the game where he can kick the single shot away less than ten meters away from the goal."

"Charlie, let Didier practice one hour of shooting every day!" Seeing Drogba missing a single shot, George blackened his face and said to the old Charlie beside him, "I don't want Tottenham to become a laughing stock in the mouths of fans and media because of his own relationship!"

However, although Drogba failed to score a goal to secure the victory for Tottenham, after such a struggle, there was little time left for Chelsea players to equalize the score. However, Tottenham's defense was still the same as at the beginning of the game, blocking Chelsea's offense all outside the goal, giving the opponent no chance to take advantage of!

Just when everyone thought that this battle of the list would end with Tottenham's victory, Ibrahimovic, who had previously recovered a goal for Manchester United, stood up again!

In the second minute of injury time, which was more than a minute before the end of the game, Ibrahimovic received a pass from Joe Cole, and at the same time held back to Vidic who was trying to interfere with him. After attracting Mascherano to double-team, he kicked the ball gently towards his left front and passed the ball!

Ibrahimovic's pass was controlled properly in both strength and degree. When Lampard, who was inserted from the midfield, arrived at the position, Chelsea's deputy did not even need to make any adjustments, so he directly pulled his feet and shot 25 meters away from the goal!

Seeing this, Ridley King hurriedly fell to the ground and stretched his legs to intercept it, but the ball was too fast. The Tottenham captain's eye-catching action was not useful at all. Although Cech was strong, facing Lampard's powerful shot with a thunderous shot, the Czech goalkeeper was helpless at this time. He had time to make an ineffective save. Then he heard the violent friction between the ball and the ball net behind him, as well as the cheers of thousands of Chelsea fans at the scene!

Two to two! The moment before the end of the game, Chelsea magically tied the score to two to two!
Chapter completed!
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