89 League Cup Next

"The whistle at the end of the first half reminded that the score on the field was 1 to zero. Burnley is ahead of Chelsea, except for scoring in the first half of the game.

But to be fair, Burnley is ready for Chelsea before the game. Chelsea contempted Burnley at the beginning of the game, so they lost the ball. Viali can be said to have lost for a while, but there are still 45 minutes left in the second half. Let's see how they adjust their tactics in the midfield! See you in the second half."

All Chelsea players are very frustrated. From contempt at the beginning to falling behind, this gap makes the proud Chelsea players a little unacceptable. Of course, what makes them most angry is that many of them have feelings that they can't use.

I clearly figured out how to cooperate and pass the ball, but I was interrupted by Burnley's various small actions and fouls. Chelsea players have a breath in their hearts, so they enter the locker room with a gloomy face.

George stood in the player's channel and deliberately applauded. Then he patted every Burnley player on the shoulder and encouraged them. Then he applauded the fans in the stands.

George's performance made Chelsea players grit their teeth. But George doesn't have time to control their mood.

When George walked into the locker room, the Burnley players had already gathered together in twos and threes, talking and laughing happily. They have reason to be happy. Now they are leading Chelsea.

George clapped his hands and coughed again, and the locker room immediately became quiet. The players knew that George had something to say.

"The performance in the first half was great. Well, Chelsea doesn't have three heads and six arms. We are still ahead of them now. George is also in a very good mood now. Playing defensive counterattack is Burnley's strengths. Now that we are in the lead, the second half will be much easier.

"Yes--" The Burnley player applauded and whistled in the locker room.

"Before the game, I told you that I didn't care whether I would win or lose. You just need to try your best." George snorted. Do you really think I don't care about winning or losing? People always only remember the winner, and the loser is the stepping stone for the winner to become famous.

"In a final, except for the champion, the runner-up is the loser. The runner-up can only be a sympathizer and ridicule of others. Are you willing to be the mockers of others?

"I don't want to! I don't want to!" Burnley players are now in high spirits, if there is still a trace of tension before the game. Then after the end of the first half, their confidence swelled.

"Okay, but after all, the opponent is Chelsea, and they will definitely fight back in the second half. At the beginning of the second half, we will take it back and fight back defensiveally. Let's kill Chelsea's spirit first, and also take a look at the changes in Chelsea's second half. After taking the lead by one goal, George has to play the defensive counterattack that has been criticized by many people.

"Kevin, the goal in the first half was beautiful. But I need to defend in the second half, so you're going to play." It was very risky to put on double striker George in the first half, and Chelsea's counterattack in the second half must have been very strong.

Kevin Phillips nodded, and it was an accident that he could start the League Cup final. Even Roby Keane, Burnley's chief striker, sat on the bench, and Kevin Phillips did not complain.

"Mark, after you go up, I don't need to say that you should also know."

Mark Holland nodded. The midfielder composed of Mark Holland, Neil Lennon and Barak has cooperated many times, and the cooperation between the two people is very tacit. Without George's telling, Mark Holland also knows where he should play and how to cooperate with Barak and Neil Lennon.

"Michael, your task is very heavy in the second half. You have to take this position." George made several circles on the tactic board. Once there is a chance to fight back in the second half, you don't have to be the first point of the counterattack. And when you fight back, you have to keep up and control the second point. As long as you get the ball at this point, you can shoot, and you can't lose the ball easily if you don't have a chance.

"Finally, I want to say that the first ten minutes of the second half is a very important moment. Chelsea must not be allowed to break the goal during this period. Defensive counterattack, defensive counterattack. You must rush the whole game ten minutes before the second half. Starting from near the middle circle, block layer by layer. George raised his index finger, very seriously. In the first ten minutes, you must spare no effort, just like the first half. Don't let Chelsea carry and pass the ball comfortably.

George smiled and suddenly raised his voice. You should understand that Chelsea is not invincible. The championship is only 45 minutes away from us.

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"It's really worthy of George. Look at the beginning of the second half, he replaced Kevin Phillips with Mark Holland." Mortson laughed when he saw Burnley's lineup in the second half.

"John, in fact, if it were me, I would be the same. Burnley's overall strength is not as good as Chelsea's. Now he is one goal ahead. If he doesn't defend at this time, it's not George.

Sometimes the mental strength is absolutely great, and Chelsea also attacked with all its strength in the second half. But these young men on Burnley's side were all crazy and ran all over the field. Starting to defend in the midfield made Chelsea even more uncomfortable than in the first half.

Wise even kicked Barak because of anger, and was warned by the referee with a yellow card.

If Vialilla hadn't left Wise, Wise would have even roared with the referee.

"Calm down, everyone. Burnley's playing style is very exhausting. From sixty-five to seventy-five minutes, they will definitely be exhausted and need to take a breath. Viali calmed down several players.

That's right, but it's a pity that Viali hasn't established his authority in Chelsea. At present, it has not been able to convince all the players, so they have not been able to fully grasp the current state of Chelsea players. Before the game, all Chelsea players, including Viali, were quite contempt for Burnley. But it has been more than 50 minutes since I played, and there is still nothing I can do about Burnley.

This is a great blow to the morale of Chelsea players, but unfortunately Viali has not been able to solve this problem.

At this time, Chelsea should increase the pass and stabilize the rhythm. But Viali has just taken office and has not completely convinced this group of players. So the mistakes before the game made many Chelsea players question Viali.

Demorality is the same thing. In the second half, after ten minutes, Chelsea still did not find a good way to break through Burnley's goal. This makes Chelsea players more and more impatient.

The rise of Chelsea has only started in the past few years with Hodel. The championship was last season, and he won the FA Cup under the leadership of Gulit. Therefore, although Chelsea now has many big names with championship experience, the whole Chelsea does not have much background.

The background is illusory, but it is a real existence. Just like today's opponent is Manchester United or Liverpool, even if they fall behind, they will not be as impatient as Chelsea now.

"Di Matteo... Long-range shot--Oh, I'm in a hurry. Zola next to her is in a better position. Hughes has already stood in the middle of the penalty area.

"Zola, Qiangtu... Neil Lennon, broke Zola's ball... He should cooperate with Boyette."

"Alan, it seems that Chelsea is a little impatient. This is not a good phenomenon." Morterson saw that Chelsea players rarely cooperate, either long-range shots or strong, so he shook his head.

"If Chelsea doesn't change in a short time, the game will be difficult to play next." Alan Hansen also agrees with Mortson.

In the 20 minutes of the second half, Burnley's physical strength reached a critical point. So the Burnley players who rushed all over the field at the beginning relaxed the strength of the defense a little. This should be Chelsea's best chance.

During this period, Chelsea did find a lot of empty gear in Burnley, but the impatient Chelsea completely forgot the smooth cooperation they were proud of. Constantly shooting and breaking through, this headless fly performance has never found the best opportunity to score a goal.

From the second half, George couldn't sit still. Looking at the ball flying around in his half, the tension in his heart was absolutely beyond words. Every time I saw the ball in the small penalty area, I couldn't help clenching my fists. I will breathe a sigh of relief when I see the ball being pushed out.

This is the first time George has reached the final of the Cup in his coaching career, so it's fake not to be nervous.

Time flies in the glue, and soon the second half has lasted for 25 minutes. The game entered 70 minutes, and Chelsea replaced Eddie Newton, who was mediocre for the whole game, but Torre Andre Flo.

Flo is actually valued more than Eddie Newton this season, but because Eddie Newton scored a goal in the FA Cup last year. That's why Viali let Eddie Newton play in the League Cup final.

Unfortunately, Eddie Newton was stared at by the old Mitchell in the forbidden area.

Less than three minutes after changing to Flo, Chelsea made another amazing substitution decision. Mark Hughes replaced central defender Dubury, so Chelsea's formation has become 3-3-4. Chelsea hoarded four strikers in the frontcourt, Zola, Flo, Mark Hughes and Viali.

Viali is going to die.

Soon Chelsea began to bombard Burnley's penalty area. With two excellent strikers, Hughes and Zola, the pressure on Burnley's defense line increased greatly.

When breaking intensive defense, some personal heroism is needed. Hughes, who has just played, is full of physical strength and breaks through directly from the middle. Neil Lennon is not careless at all. Who is Hughes? That is one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Welsh football in the 1920s, and the famous "Red Devil" in British football.

Although he is thirty-four years old, he can't underestimate it. Because Hughes is in average, Neil Lennon is ready to stick it up and defend with his body.

But the experienced Hughes was just a fake move, shaking over Neil Lennon. Lennon saw that he couldn't stop Hughes. When he fell to the ground, he also brought Hughes by the way.

"Du!" The referee's whistle sounded and sentenced Lennon to a foul.

"This is a foul. It seems that there is something wrong with the physical strength of the Burnley player. Zola, stand in front of the ball. This is only 26 meters away from the goal, in Zola's range!"

The moment he saw the foul, George could only shake his head helplessly. If it is full of physical strength, then Lennon can stick it even if it is shaken. After all, Hughes is thirty-four years old, and his health is not as good as before. But now Lennon's physical strength has turned on the yellow light, so there will be this foul.

26 meters, which is definitely a distance that many free kick masters like very much. Burnley is free on this side except for Yongberry and Camoranesi, including Klose. Jace Kleinen was very nervous and was in command of arranging the human wall.

Zola stared at Burnley's goal, and now Chelsea can't find a good way in the battle. Free kicks are a very important means.

Zola retreated and breathed a sigh of relief. Then he ran to the ball and kicked out with his right leg.

"There is a door!" It felt great after playing Zola, so I looked nervously at the trajectory of the football.