Just when Zhang Tiehan and Terry were competing against each other near the midfield, Wigan Athletics' defense was very difficult.

Other players are not as calm as Zhang Tiehan. They have to deal with Chelsea's dazzling cooperation and try to prevent the opponent's outstanding players from breaking through. Once someone dribbles through the ball, it often means that there is an open defense, which is very dangerous.

But Chelsea’s stars are so good.

It is not easy to really stop them from scoring. The Wigan Athletics players have to block the ball with their bodies again and again. They are like building a human wall in front of the penalty area, blocking their opponents everywhere.

Every player has a hard time.

The hardest thing is Ridell, who is responsible for commanding the defense, and the backcourt defense player Brekin. Ridell wants to constantly remind his teammates with a roar, while Brekin completely stands in the penalty area and participates in the defense again and again like running around.

He can be found near the penalty area.

In this kind of persistence battle, the most depressing one is Ellington. Ellington is not a defensive player himself. His defensive ability is very average, and the team does not have his position in the backcourt, so he can only cooperate with his teammates to defend together.

For example, completing double-teams, such as cooperating with teammates to get a good position, and getting close to the opponent's players, obstructing the opponent from running to a good position, etc. But these are not what Ellington is good at. He envies Zhang Tiehan who is standing in the frontcourt.

It turned out that position belonged to him... It's a pity that it was a past tense.

So he had to come back to participate in defense, but he was not good at defense. Ellington was very envious when he watched Zhang Tiehan in the frontcourt, competing with the opponent's core guards again and again.

Terry was so depressed that Zhang Tiehan grabbed the ball, and Ellington also saw it.

Once, again and again.

All the fans, reporters, and even the coaches of the two teams were all at the Wigan Athletic half. Ellington rarely paid attention to the players in the frontcourt, and he also found that it was easy for Zhang Tiehan to deal with the opponent's core defender.

"I definitely can't do that." Ellington thought, no wonder his position was replaced.

I see!

But this may be an opportunity...

Thinking of this, Ellington made up his mind. He noticed that every time Zhang Tiehan got the ball, no one in the team kept up, so that Zhang Tiehan had to dribble the ball by himself and then wasted opportunities again and again.

There is nothing we can do about this.

It is very difficult to grab the ball and get rid of Terry. What's more, there are more than Terry left behind to defend the opponent. There are at least two defensive players at every moment in the half. If you want to get rid of the two defenses, you can't let other Chelsea players catch up. This is very difficult, and Zhang Tiehan must not be able to do it.

Ellington thought, taking advantage of Chelsea's attack, he did not go back to defend, but instead took a few steps forward.

His defense is so lazy. There is not much difference between him and him in the backcourt. He doesn't think he has any use in defense. But if Zhang Tiehan gets the ball again, as long as he gets the ball, he will likely get a good chance.

Chelsea bombed Wigan Athletics halftime, and no one noticed that Ellington moved forward a little.

Five minutes later, Chelsea midfielder Lampard shot a long time and was held in his arms by goalkeeper Feilan. He kicked the ball directly into the frontcourt.

This ball has no accuracy, it is only expensive to be far enough.

The long-distance landing point was at the opponent's half. Zhang Tiehan and Terry were both near the center circle. Chelsea stood at the last player, and the centre-back Deselli was only ten meters away from them. This was Chelsea's defense line. They were pressing very far. As soon as Phyllan's ball was opened, everyone felt that no one could catch up with the ball.

Zhang Tiehan is the only one who has not given up.

At the beginning of the game, he was in the frontcourt. As he watched minute by minute, he could not do much defense and his offense was blocked, which meant he had no performance at all. The ball was a bit far away, and he did not use "see through" to find the right landing point in time, but he still ran forward, ran quickly and quickly, and ran with all his strength.

That figure was surprisingly fast!

Terry gave up first, and he didn't keep up at all, and only Deselli, behind him, slowly followed, but the latter also felt that the ball would fly out of the sideline and did not run hard.

In one second, two seconds, the football flew in the air for more than two seconds and landed directly in front of the sideline. However, during the fall, everyone on the scene was surprised to find that No. 13 had the chance to catch up with the ball. His speed was too fast and he was about to run to the landing point.

How is this... possible?

Terry and Deselli were both in a daze. They were experienced and obviously couldn't catch up with the ball just now, but this young boy did have the chance to catch up, which means that the opponent's speed was unimaginable.

At least, they can't catch up.

"Hu..." Zhang Tiehan gasped heavily, turned around and glanced at the football, jumped up suddenly from the place, causing the football to hit his chest.

The stop ball was not beautiful, and the football popped up more than one meter on the chest.

"Stop him!" At the same time, the Chelsea players also reacted and hurriedly shouted to remind their teammates.

Terry didn't run since the beginning, and he had no chance to keep up. On the contrary, Deselli, he was in a better position than Zhang Tiehan, but he just didn't chase the ball. But now Zhang Tiehan's ball has stopped a little too much, so he hurried over to compete.

When Zhang Tiehan saw Deselli, he was a little anxious and immediately rushed to chase the ball after landing.

Both of them chased the ball at the same time.

Deselli was very anxious. He knew that he could not let the opponent get the ball in this position. His teammates didn't have time to defend. At that time, it would be a one-to-one situation. Even if he was a top central defender, he would not have the confidence to face a one-to-one. After all, the offensive side would always be beneficial.

The same goes for Zhang Tiehan, this is a good opportunity.

Although, in fact, he didn't have much confidence to pass Deselli to face the goalkeeper, he didn't have many opportunities to get the ball in the opponent's half, so he could only try his best.

bump!

A muffled sound came from the stadium. The two of them tried their best to stretch their feet and kicked the ball at the same time. They hit the ball in front and back positions!

"It's safe now." Trian thought to himself, "Dexelli is very strong and stronger than himself. That Eastern player is definitely not an opponent."

But the next moment, he saw Deselli's body tilted and staggered and almost fell to the ground... He suffered some losses!

"No way..."

Deselli was also very surprised. He knew his strength. He had never seen that player who had been in the Premier League for so long. If he had compared it, that is, the Brazilian big-name defender Robert Carlos's leg strength was comparable to himself, and ordinary players could not match him.

But he suffered a loss with such a pair of feet just now.

The opponent's movements were similar to his, and the two of them had little difference in strength, which means that the opponent's legs were indeed stronger than that of themselves.

How is this possible?

Deselli was surprised, fortunately, he didn't suffer much loss just now, so he staggered, took two steps and rushed to defend again.

Zhang Tiehan was also affected by his feet.

He tried his best to grab the ball, but he got the ball and his body was a little unstable. When he took the lead two steps and stopped the ball, the opponent's player also stood in front of him.

breakthrough?

Zhang Tiehan's eyes swept the space behind Deselli. This was on the wing. Even if he broke forward and reached the bottom line, it would be useless. He only had himself. If he crossed to the bottom line, the opponent's player would run back to defend.

What's more... he didn't know how to break through Deselli.

Deselli's defense is definitely world-class. He stood in front of Zhang Tiehan, staring at his feet carefully, his feet firmly on the grass and still moving, but it can put a lot of pressure on people. This is the pressure in his heart. Zhang Tiehan felt it, and he gritted his teeth and decided to take a gamble.

His method of being extraordinary is very simple, which is to swing the ball to one side and then compete with the opponent for the start speed.

As long as his start speed is fast enough and he will catch up with the ball first, he will have a chance to pass the opponent.

There may not be many chances of success...

Generally, guards have a good awareness. They will not blindly make a move, but will only keep up quickly. As long as there is no problem in predicting, they can only follow many guards.

In the previous game, Zhang Tiehan wanted to pass Terry like this and failed repeatedly.

Deselli is right in front of him, not Terry, but I think Deselli's defense is not much worse than Terry. Even judging from his age, his experience should be richer.

But Zhang Tiehan had no choice...

"Zhang, here!" A sudden shout made Zhang Tiehan see the dawn in a desperate situation.

That was Ellington's voice.

Zhang Tiehan pushed the ball over almost without hesitation, and Deselli, who was almost in front of him, reacted half a beat slower.

The ball passed very well.

Although the power was a little stronger, Ellington ran forward desperately from the midfield and passed Terry without any defense. He was only afraid of offside and slowed down. Zhang Tiehan's pass was just right at Ellington's feet.

"Beautiful!" Zhang Tiehan passed the ball and praised it.

The Chelsea fans all became nervous. They didn't notice a Wigan Athletics player running up... There was no one before. When did this guy come up?

No one knows.

Even the head coaches of the two teams were the same. The difference was that Ranieri looked anxious, while Jewell ran directly to the sidelines and excitedly watched his player drive the ball towards the opponent's goal.

No one has the chance to defend, Ellington dribbled the ball and took the lead!

He dribbled the ball across the penalty area line and had a one-on-one opportunity. The opponent's goalkeeper attacked. Ellington cautiously slowed down and picked it hard with his toes... The football was lifted into goalkeeper Kudicini's arms.

Ellington's face, which was originally excited, seemed to fall to the ground in an instant, and was stomped on several feet.

"call--"

Chelsea fans were scared from the stands.

Ranieri also breathed a sigh of relief. If Wigan Athletic scored another goal, the game would be really likely to lose. After all, it was a football game. No matter how strong his team was, it would not be easy to score. The difference between the two goals could completely determine the outcome of a game.

If the opponent scores two goals, he can give up defense. Eleven people are piled up in front of the goal. No matter how Chelsea bombards, it is too difficult to score two goals.

‘If you lose the League Cup, especially if you lose to such an opponent…’ Ranieri couldn’t imagine it at all.

At the same time, Javier on the other side also patted his forehead.

It's a pity to waste such a good opportunity. Ellington was a little too nervous. He did everything in front of him, but he just kicked the ball into the arms of the opponent's goalkeeper. What was that? It was softer than an ordinary pass.

As the party involved, Ellington was much more upset than the others.

What a great opportunity, a goal at Stamford Bridge is definitely an honor, but he missed it like that. He was very disappointed. When his good teammates passed by him, they would comfort him.

"It's okay, there's still a chance next time!"
To be continued...