The Tigers shot at the beginning, Ronaldo and Messi begged me to retire!

Chelsea kicked off first.

After Drogba gave the ball to Eden Hazard, he did not rush to Manchester City's half-time, but waited nearby.

Eden Hazard also did not rush forward after passing the ball backwards.

After three passes and two downs, the ball was kicked to the wing, only Schurrle dribbled the ball past the half, but immediately retracted after being blocked.

Even if the ball is under their control, it actually has nothing to do with the attack, and they still maintain a complete defensive formation.

Seeing Chelsea so unenterprising, Manchester City fans in the stands directly booed and served!

It's okay to be conservative, but are you too conservative?

But Chelsea didn't care about the boos and went their own way!

After all, in their opinion, winning is real, and there is no need to prove our offensive ability to you.

Besides, we scored six goals in the last game, which is not a testament to our attacking ability?

In football, it is always better to choose targeted tactics.

Indeed, at least Xu Ning admired Chelsea in the last round, and the attack was called a good game.

If Chelsea's formation does not move forward, Manchester City, sitting at home, can only press up.

The tone of the first half was set, and that was Manchester City's siege of Chelsea.

As for the result of the first half of the game, it is very likely to determine the outcome of the entire game!

If Manchester City can score and poke Chelsea's airtight bus in the air, the game will be over.

After all, if Chelsea want to fight back, they must leave more space for Manchester City, and Manchester City can use it to achieve greater results.

Soon, Manchester City made a successful tackle at the back of Chelsea, but it was indeed impossible to play a fast attack counterattack on the spot, because Chelsea completed the transition from attack to defense in an instant.

With the double back maintaining the right distance from the back line, the two wings retracting and the double back maintaining a lateral parallel position, Oscar and Drogba directly attacked De Bruyne, who was dragged by Manchester City to organize the attack, and it can be said that the defense is to the teeth.

Manchester City's starting XI today is designed for attack, after all, Chelsea's iron-blooded defense is difficult to break without a sharp enough sharp knife attacking formation.

Dzeko partnered Xu Ning to start the striker, with the more capable inner Nasri playing as a left midfielder, and David Silva replaced Keylor Keylor on the right.

Chelsea will not give City enough space, so Keylor Navas's role will be greatly limited and unfit to start in this game.

The midfield, paired with Yaya Toure and Kevin De Bruyne, focuses on organisational ability and forward insertion, with the defensive role of the back being put last.

Chelsea have a hard time organising an effective attack anyway, and it is enough for the midfield to intercept Yaya Toure to divide a part of his attention.

In terms of defenders, Kompany partners the more capable forward Rudiger, who can rush into the box and act as an arrow with Dzeko in set-pieces, and can also use his forward ability to surprise and cause confusion in attacking Rudiger.

Left-back Kolarov is definitely an important weapon in the game, his razor is like a cross to beat Manchester City, and no one is more reliable than his cross.

If you want to break Chelsea's iron barrel formation, how can you lack crosses and headers!

As for the right wing, today Pellegrini opted for the young Kyle Walker, who is fast and impactful, not only can he fly up and down, but also can drag the two central defenders to the back and act as a final barrier.

Pellegrini's starting lineup is completely following the principle of how to attack, and it is the strongest attacking formation that Manchester City can currently handle!

That is, Manchester City's squad depth is enough, let alone change to other teams, let alone adjust the rotation of formation, I'm afraid I can't even get a desired starting lineup!

De Bruyne is constantly on the move, and over half a season has allowed him to adapt to City's style of play, sometimes playing in the forward with more freedom, sometimes at the back with more organizational responsibility, surrounded by a group of top team-mates, and his ability to read games has improved by leaps and bounds.

However, in the face of Chelsea's tight defense, De Bruyne also had to reduce his forward passing and be more patient.

Yaya Toure moves forward when he has the opportunity, but most of them can only catch the ball with his back to his back.

On the one hand, it is difficult to turn around, on the other hand, after turning, it is also faced with a tight defense in Chelsea's small space, and it is difficult to move.

So now De Bruyne will lean more to the right and increase the space for tissue transmission.

Of course, De Bruyne's deeper plan is to mobilize Chelsea's defence, and once Chelsea's defence is tilted, space on the left will inevitably be missing.

At that time, Nasri, who has a stronger ability to penetrate and cut inside on this side, can take advantage of the lack of defensive space.

Manchester City have launched several attacks on the right flank in a row, and David Silva and De Bruyne plus Xu Ning, who pulled over, have actually disturbed Chelsea's left-wing defence.

Acutely aware of the tilt of Chelsea's defensive centre of gravity to this side, De Bruyne was suddenly taken by surprise and seized the opportunity to quickly split the ball onto the left.

Nasri took the ball and faced Ivanovich, and did not play any more work, directly the center of gravity changed rapidly, and then changed direction to dunk Ivanovich.

He then accelerated with the ball past Chelsea's ribs, and Chelsea were caught off guard.

Gary Cahill hurriedly blocked, and Terry and Azpilicueta rotated to make up the defense, and it seemed that the defense was still strong.

However, Nasri didn't care so much, dodging the angle of the shot and then kicking it.

The ball arced around Gary Cahill and also bypassed both players in front of the penalty area.

Everyone couldn't help but let out an exclamation, and their eyes moved with the arc of the ball.

Just when everyone thought the goal would change the score and break the deadlock, Chelsea goalkeeper Courtois took the job.

The Belgian jumped up, like a fish leaping high on the sea level, and pounced the ball.

Although he was not able to directly block the ball, it was because his hand touched the ball that he slightly changed the direction of the ball's flight.

Finally, amid the exclamation, the ball grazed the column and flew out of the bottom line.

The Chelsea man broke out in a cold sweat, and several players rushed up excitedly and slammed Courtois into the chest a few times.

I have to say that without Courtois's super-godlike play, Chelsea would have cooled directly!

Nasri held his head in disbelief, regretting that he couldn't hit his head against the wall!

Such a good chance did not score, how unlucky it must be!

As a result, Nasri began to doubt his character.

However, Manchester City's attack this time is a wake-up call for Chelsea.

Rao is so defensive that Chelsea may still leave chances for Manchester City.

Manchester City's change of defensive focus has left Chelsea's dense defense empty and hole-in-one, which is definitely the last thing Mourinho wants.

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