Chapter 435: Postscript and Prefix (Daily Transition)

Li Kang only felt his mind was empty and blank.

He stood in place, stunned for a few seconds.

Could the shadow energy be so easily drained by the Bald David module and Morata's entanglement?

"Li, how's my passing timing?"

Morata had already rushed over, excitedly hugging and embracing him.

At this time and year, Eastern xuanhuan novels had already become popular in Europe.

Before delivering the assist, he again and again saw a curly-haired silhouette raising his hand to direct the through pass.

Could it be that I have gained a grandfather?

In the away stand, Chelsea fans who had followed the team on their away trip cheered wildly.

By the goalpost.

Ederson, in his "rapid growth phase," wore a bewildered expression, his heart torn: had he still not adapted to the Premier League?

Kompany, after reviewing the defensive process, quickly raised his hand to apologize to his teammates: if I were a bit simpler, not overthinking, would I have been restrained by Li's flank rib space! At the 3V2 moment, I should have cleared the ball!

David Silva expressed agreement: even at my peak, my performance in garbage time was unstable; ordinary centre-backs wouldn't think too much.

The football was replaced back onto the centre circle.

The match resumed.

Aguero kicked off and passed back like a bird.

Chelsea's front line launched a high-pressure press.

After taking the lead, they did not adopt a low-defensive turtle-shrink posture.

Tuchel instructed the players to release their energy during this period, disrupting Manchester City's passing and progression.

Someone said: the essence of football is a turn-based game, with the first move in possession and the counter in loss of possession; different styles of coaches and players make this turn-based game full of variables.

Football was repeatedly pressed back into Manchester City's half.

Manchester City were not in a hurry; their midfield and backline passing saw reduced pressure, because Morata was "gentler" compared to Diego Costa.

Guardiola waved his arms and legs, trying to get the entire formation to begin with the premise.

Like this, like that, then like that... the attacking small group drew in the strong side's interception numbers, then Bald David or Ding Ding, with excellent footwork, would shift the play, long passes exploiting mismatches to attack the weak side.

Time passed second by second.

Manchester City launched two complete attacking chains, but the decisive pass was either headed out by Cahill or intercepted by Azpilicueta in position.

After Chelsea's defenders disrupted several of the opponent's "incomplete attacking chains," they still failed to seize the counterattack opportunity.

Because goalkeeper Caballero bore the responsibility of the "backline direct outlet," if he had to strictly fulfill tactical demands, he would need to step out of the penalty area, stand parallel with David Luiz and others, only then could he guarantee long-pass accuracy.

So.

Chelsea's backline outlet system seemed to have reverted to the Hiddink era, unable to seize transition opportunities, forced to turn and turn, lead and lead... before the centre-backs had to take charge of the outlet.

It's not bad.

It's just that in this season's top-tier lineup... it appears too passive.

A club is not a national team.

Among elite clubs, whoever falls behind, whoever has shortcomings, whoever suffers.

"David Luiz's backline pass... was it given to Stones?"

"Ah! Chelsea's backline passing in transition is too sluggish, giving Manchester City ample time to settle into position."

"The attack originates from the goalkeeper..."

Live stream.

-【What does the team's attack have to do with locking up a goalkeeper?】

-【Here we refer to 'suppressing the opponent's attack near the penalty area while securing a safe outlet for our side, with the goalkeeper becoming the starting point of transition.' The precondition for this occurring in a match is quite high, and the postcondition raises the goalkeeper's offensive demands.】

-【In pre-season friendlies before the 2017/18 season, you could see many elite clubs pursuing this; Chelsea spent 250 million to buy Li Mingdeng, but the goalkeeper went on strike.】

-【Wasn't Arsenal's "treble" last season also down to Cech...】

-【Don't talk nonsense; Cech's signature skill—superior hand-throw—can break the tactical need for goalkeeper distribution... besides, his footwork isn't bad either.】

-【The development of the tactical framework has stalled, while tactical details are advancing too quickly.】

-【It's not that development is fast; as early as the 1970s, someone proposed: 'The goalkeeper is the starting point of attack'...】

Minute 69 of the match.

Manchester City made a substitution.

"How rare!"

"Guardiola has made two consecutive substitution adjustments!"

"Gündogan, coming in for Fernandinho!"

"Bernardo Silva, coming in for Jesus!"

"Not abandoning defense, but because Chelsea's backlaw guarantees transition rhythm, so the Blues made a micro-adjustment in resource weighting."

Duan Xuan didn't get it wrong.

At this historical period, Gündogan lacked the defensive hardness of a bird, but his attacking attributes were stronger.

Suffering from lumbar spondylolisthesis.

He had entered a second "transformation growth phase."

His nickname is "Manchester City's Big Mischief," "Guardiola's Son," "Always pushing forward, still not as useful as Yaya Touré."

At this time, Eastern fans were not fond of him: because this guy kept flirting with 272, two Turkish-Germans even prepared to go together to see Turkey**, just missing writing 'on the face.

Good Manchester City repeatedly warned him: focus on football, don't shoot on target.

Pa-pa!

Tuchel squeezed the mineral water bottle flat.

He still came.

The opposing side made a 'resource weight allocation' at this node.

Chelsea's head coach did not let Cech take off his suit, but instead gestured, having Fabregas drop back to defense.

A compromise change.

Playing against other teams is still fine.

Playing against teams like Guardiola's Manchester City and Barcelona, Chelsea's backfield ball distribution system determines the quality of transition attacks.

Win or lose aside.

To become a top-tier strong team, one must have the requirements of a top-tier strong team.

The match resumed.

Manchester City's midfield advanced in a flat push.

Five midfielders with top-tier foot skills, while widening the attack width, also executed a series of beautiful localized vertical depth passes and runs to avoid the opponent's pressing and physical confrontation.

They also needed to add an active right-wing player, Kyle Walker.

"Li Kang disrupted De Bruyne's advance."

"Football lost control."

"Stones pressed deep, and before tackling Kanté, he passed the ball to B席!"

"Oh no, B席 didn't get past Rüdiger; he seems not yet fully adapted to Manchester City's system, squeezing De Bruyne's running space, and Guardiola on the sidelines exploded in rage!"

"Good thing!"

"Rüdiger's clearance didn't kick the ball out of bounds! Kyle Walker's effort to recover gave Manchester City back possession!"

Li Kang tried to retreat back to defense.

But he saw Tuchel and Dino waving their arms and legs wildly, frantically stopping him.

"Chelsea spent 250 million not to buy a laborer!"

"Having completed the midfield-backfield interception task, quickly return to position!"

"If the opponent didn't enter your defensive zone, don't run around randomly—you're not a flying Superman!"

"You must act as the transition attack's midfield receiving and organizing point; don't hang too deep."

"If you also hang back, Chelsea loses the threat of transition attack."

Full defensive recovery and partial defensive recovery—neither is right or wrong.

In team matches, the allocation of resource weight often has no right or wrong, only depending on what role your team plays.

Related to experience.

Related to football intelligence.

Tuchel's voice was instantly drowned out by the cheers of the Blue Moon fans.

I don't know why.

Chelsea's head coach found that even when his controlling urge flared up, his tone had become much gentler.

Gradually.

As Manchester City launched an offensive, the Blue Moon fans' cheers grew louder and louder!

Dino leaned into his ear and shouted loudly: "Boss, didn't you say before the match that everyone must fully participate in defense?"

74th minute of the match.

Manchester City's attack bore fruit; De Bruyne reorganized outside the penalty area.

The football quickly shifted back and forth.

David Silva and B席 slipped past the junction of Chelsea's left and right flanks.

When the Blue team's defense tightened on the outside, the middle loosened.

Any defense will have gaps; Manchester City excels at exploiting them, while Chelsea excels at patching them.

Pa!

De Bruyne sent an outside-of-the-foot ground pass!

The arc was very small.

It looked more like a through ball.

In the penalty area, Agüero leaned back against Cahill with his back, lifted his right foot... similarly using the outside of his foot to touch the ball.

"Perfect layoff!"

"Unpredictable through ball and layoff setting up the cannon!"

Pa!

Two irregular arcs disturbed Chelsea's defense.

At the end of De Bruyne's second trajectory, Agüero had already set up the cannon, and Ding Ding was about to enter the Etihad Stadium, re-enacting his long-range shooting stance!

Pa!

A puffy-haired head blocked Manchester City's core's view.

De Bruyne only felt the strong smell of hair gel... hitting him in the face.

"David Luiz defused the danger!"

"He seemed to say: Chelsea's defense is not so easily shaken!"

"They only have ball retention issues, not defensive problems!"

David Luiz did not directly clear the ball!

His attacking desire is very strong.

If there's a passing opportunity, they won't clear the ball!

Thwack!

Hook kick push!

The ball rolled to the left parallel position of Fabregas!

Correct, it was Fabregas, called back to defense by Tuchel!

The order to temporarily solve the backfield ball distribution problem!

Manchester City's attacking players, besides De Bruyne and Sané, all infiltrated Chelsea's penalty area.

Fabregas exploded.

At the edge of the penalty area, he made a long-passing posture under human interference.

Boom!

The ball was like a cannonball.

Crossing the entire half.

From the front of the penalty area to the top of the midfield arc in the opponent's half!

"Long Rainbow Piercing the Sun!"

"47-yard counterattack guided missile!"

"Pedro and Azar have both crossed the midfield!"

Kompany, Otamendi, and Stones three people quickly folded back to defend.

Thwack!

At the moment the ball landed, it veered to the right!

Pedro, flying forward, trapped the ball and continued flying forward.

He felt like he had become a little younger.

Even after playing over 70 minutes, he still had stamina!

"Manchester City doesn't panic!"

"The threat isn't big."

"Ederson's positioning is excellent, his coverage range is too large!"

"We can completely coordinate with Otamendi to resolve this attack!"

"Indeed."

"Pedro, having lost his sprinting space, can only slow down and pass the ball back... this way, Manchester City's other players have ample time... wow!"

Li Kang appeared on camera.

Several Manchester City defensive players followed behind him.

He adjusted his direction, turning sideways to meet Pedro's pass.

Thwack!

The ball touched his right foot, as if given life.

Leaping off the ground!

Spinning toward the front right!

"Hearing the sound, one hears thunder!"

"Li Kang's arrival was too timely!"

"A one-touch ball transfer!"

"Unbelievable."

"A beautiful arc cutting through the night sky of Etihad!"

"Another cruise missile."

"Azar!"

"One-on-one!"

Tuchel stood frozen, dazedly watching the falling ball.

Satisfied.

The tactical ideal was now satisfied.

Li is my most perfect front-line support point in transitioning attack.

The other side.

Guardiola's expression showed some disappointment.

The back-position Fabregas and front-position Li... actually could utilize large space, using top-tier guided long passes to easily change the attack direction.

Azar is very private.

Even with a good shooting opportunity, he also wants to give it to a teammate in a better shooting environment.

Here it comes.

Morata, coming hard in support, radiated heroic, majestic light all over!

Azar chose to shoot himself.

Thwack!

The ball once again stirred up Manchester City's net.

Ederson lay sideways on the grass, his fingertips slightly numb, wanting to cry.

1:3!

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The main stand was silent.

The young Chelsea fans who had followed the army into battle seemed to have turned Stamford Bridge into the Etihad.

"Another goal!"

"Hazard!"

"Chelsea, who seemed to be behind on the pitch, are now leading by two goals!"

"Two beautiful deep-blue arcs! Astonishing Britain!"

"Li Kang's assist!"

"Chelsea's 250 million, in this clash of titans, single-handedly created three goals!"

Live broadcast room.

-【Masterful style!】

-【Chelsea: I'm just slow in passing out from the back, not that I can't defend!】

-【I just wanted to criticize Li Mingdeng's defending as not deep enough, not proactive enough.】

-【After Man City brought on Gundogan and B. Silva, their ground attack was very good; the coaching staff might have thought their defensive positioning speed far surpassed Chelsea's backline transition to attack, so they took off the bird, not expecting Tuchel to let Fabregas drop deep, leaving Li Mingdeng as a transition node in the midfield and front.】

-【Like this, like that, and then like that, Li Mingdeng is awesome!】

Chelsea's celebration spot: the coach's bench.

Tuchel was completely overwhelmed by his disciples rushing over.

"Quick, bring the tactics board over!"

"I want all of Europe to know that I am the best coach at using Li!"

The second sentence was not spoken aloud, only silently muttered in his heart.

The stubborn Tuchel believed he would never say such a cheesy line.

Dino took the opportunity to peel a banana and forcibly shoved the banana flesh into Li Kang's mouth.

A moment later.

A surprising scene occurred for the audience.

Chelsea, leading by two goals, actually unfolded a large tactics board in the technical area, with the coaching staff and players constantly huddling together, as if the team were two goals behind.

Guardiola couldn't help but want to step forward to exchange words, but was tightly held back by Arteta.

The upcoming match.

Chelsea played very "pragmatic".

Manchester City, trailing by two goals, still persisted with high pressing.

"This match might be a microcosm of the 2017/18 Premier League season."

"The coaching staff of other Premier League clubs should be busy right now; they might be gathered in front of the big screen in the meeting room, quickly analyzing Chelsea and Manchester City's weaknesses."

"As spectators, we are fortunate!"

"Penalty?"

"Oh no, it's a dive! The referee rushed over and showed Pedro a yellow card!"

"From the slow-motion replay, it was indeed a dive!"

"..."

"Aguero and David Luiz had a clash!"

"... How did Fabregas end up with the yellow card? Slow-motion replay, oh! From this angle, he again took advantage of the chaos to commit a foul!"

Finally.

Beep! Beep-beep~

The referee blew the whistle for the end of the match.

Manchester City 2:4 Chelsea!