Chapter 042 Dressing Room

The Manchester Municipal Stadium is boiling. Everyone shouted the name of the goal hero at the same time.

"Gan Yang!"

"Zhang!"

"Well done, Zhang!"

Mark has been standing on the sidelines and has always been very nervous. There is no good way. Hughes clenched his fists and jumped up. He can finally breathe a breath... One-to-one, a draw, is completely acceptable for Manchester City. Even the score at the end of the game is definitely Mark. Hughes was satisfied with the result.

Of course, the first half of the game is not over yet.

Beside him, Manchester City's bench was also held together. This goal came too timely! If it's later. They can only enter the halftime with a score of 0:1, which will have a great impact on Manchester City's morale and the trend of the whole game.

Zhang Yang's goal not only equalized the score, but more importantly, he greatly improved the team's morale! Let the players know that even if the opponent is Chelsea, they are not helpless.

"Bang Yang's personal performance! Well done! He let Chelsea know one thing - nothing can stop him from scoring! The killer on this court, the most powerful striker in football today, always has a way to pry open the opponent's closed door and bring goals to the team!"

"Gan Yang! His goal! One to one! He is in excellent condition. Although the opponent kept a close eye on him, he still told everyone with a goal that he couldn't stop him!"

"A wonderful goal! Zhang Yang's solo performance! One to one! Manchester City equalized the score!"

"This is Zhang Yang's seventh league goal this season! He is far ahead on the shooter list! Now I have no doubt that he is the most competitive in the competition for the shooter list!"

The commentators threw all the praises they could think of to the Chinese striker. The reason why this game can become the focus is that Manchester City's oil rich boss is not the main reason. The most important reason is publicity. It is because of publicity that Manchester City has some capital that can threaten Chelsea! He is the biggest capital and even the only capital that Manchester City can fight against Chelsea!

In the face of West Ham United, Sunderland and other teams, Zhang Yang scored six goals in three games. However, many people are paying attention to what kind of performance Zhang Yang can have in the face of a truly strong team like Chelsea and what kind of performance he leads in Manchester City.

Manchester City players are celebrating on the court, while Chelsea seems a little quiet.

Scolari shook his arm angrily. In his plan, it is perfect to score another goal before the end of the first half and enter the halftime with a 3-0 lead. In that case, Chelsea will determine the victory of the game. The second half will not be so laborious, and the players can also get a rest. A week later, Chelsea will be at home. Stamford Bridge Stadium welcomed Manchester United, the biggest rival to win the championship. That long game is the real highlight in Scolari's eyes! Manchester City? This is just an appetizer.

However, now this appetizer in Scolari's eyes makes Scolari uncomfortable and a little nauseating!

One-to-one score! This means that if Chelsea can't score another goal and establish the lead again before the end of the first half, Chelsea will have to attack Manchester City again in the second half of the game until the victory is established. This also means that Chelsea will fall into a bitter battle!

This is obviously what Scolari has been trying to avoid. After this season's Premier League schedule came out, Scolari aimed at the fifth round of the league and Manchester United's Battle of Tianwangshan.

In Scolari's schedule, in the first four rounds of the league, Chelsea had better win four consecutive victories, work hard, lay the foundation for the season, and then defeat Manchester United in one fell swoop in the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, laying the momentum of winning the whole season!

In the last round of the league, Chelsea was tied 2-1 by Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge at home, which made Scolari very unhappy. In this game with Manchester City, Scolari did not allow the team to have any accidents again! It's better to be able to take it without blood. It's just that it's not easy to win this game easily.

After the restart, the players of Manchester City are still immersed in the goal just now, and some of their attention is not focused enough. This is where the media has been criticizing Manchester City. This team is always habitually distracted on the court, distracted when they are ahead, and more likely to collapse when they are behind. This is also the English media always look down on. An important reason for Manchester City.

Manchester City is distracted, which gives Chelsea a chance.

They almost scored again. It was Deko's pass that tore open Manchester City's defense. Anelka made a good shot on the left side of the penalty area, if it weren't for Joe. Hart was highly focused and made a world-class save, and Malouda, who made a make-up shot, actually fired the anti-aircraft gun directly against the empty goal. Then, by the end of the first half, the score would be 1:2.

Chelsea head coach Scolari was obviously very dissatisfied with Malouda's wasted opportunity to hit the empty door. He stood on the sidelines and kept waving his arms and roaring, as if he were an angry old bird.

Maluda's face turned gray by his roar. He knew that he had just wasted that opportunity, and the head coach was very dissatisfied.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the score of the first half did not change again. The score on the scoreboard of Manchester Municipal Stadium:

Manchester City 1:1 Chelsea!

It was Zhang Yang and Lampard who scored for Manchester City and Chelsea respectively!

At halftime, Chelsea's head coach Scolari returned to the locker room before the whistle, which showed that he was not satisfied with the team's performance in the first half of the game.

And Mark. Hughes stayed on the sidelines, and any Manchester City player who came down from the court would be slapped on the shoulder by him.

It is not easy for Manchester City to keep a score of 1-0 at the end of the first half. When Malouda made up his shot, Mark Hughes thought that Chelsea's goal must have been made, but he didn't expect Manchester City to escape.

In Chelsea's locker room, the atmosphere was a little depressing, and the score was equalized by Manchester City. The score of one-to-one at half-time will not satisfy these players. This is the difference between strong teams and non-strong teams. These Chelsea players know that if they want to sprint all the way to the championship in the long league, they must win as much as possible in these games that should be won, leaving no regrets.

To be honest, Chelsea players really don't regard Manchester City as an opponent! They really use Manchester City as a dish.

Scolari summed up the first half of the game and trained.

"I'm not satisfied with the loss of the ball in the first half." Scolari said, "You are all champions. You should understand the impact of the half-time lead on the whole game."

With that, he looked at the players.

Being swept by his eyes, Malouda did not dare to look at the head coach.

"Don't think about losing the ball. I always trust your ability. Goal is not difficult for us, and victory is not a problem for us. I believe that. Scolari knew that it was enough. Although he led the Brazilian team to win the World Cup, he could not really win the respect and support of these proud stars until he led Chelsea to the championship title. There are some words that can't be said too much.

"What makes me dissatisfied is that we could have scored more goals, but we didn't seize some opportunities." Scolari said, "In the second half of the game, I don't want to see this again. The season is long. You have to ask yourself if you are ready to carry the ball all the way."

Terry is the captain. In the face of the head coach's anger, he must speak on behalf of the team. He raised his hand to indicate that he had something to say.

"What are you going to say, Terry?"

"Coach! I can guarantee that you will see a better Chelsea in the second half. We will definitely win Manchester City and play against Manchester United with the best posture.

"I hope so." Scola was expressionless. "I admit that my requirements are very strict, but it is precisely because you are the champion players that I am so. I hope you understand this."

"We understand." Terry said. Terry doesn't like the head coach Scolari, but he doesn't hate him. So far, Chelsea has a good record and a good start. Everything is on the right path. As the captain, he must set an example of supporting the coach in any way!

On the other hand, in Manchester City's locker room, head coach Mark Hughes is also making arrangements for the tactics of the second half.

"Chelsea's game must be for victory, so their offensive in the second half will be even stronger than the first half, so I want to remind you to pay attention to your cards in the second half. You need to be smarter in the choice of fouls. Mark Hughes said.

"Scolari's Chelsea's current slogan is beautiful football. In the second half of the game, you will be under great defensive pressure." He pointed to Richards and Maclelele, both of whom and Sabaleta have yellow cards, and the team's two full-backs and backs have yellow cards, which is very deadly for the team. "You should pay attention, Scolari will definitely focus on asking their players to attack a certain way!" Especially you, Macraele, you are very familiar with Chelsea, and they are also familiar with you.

Macleri nodded. Although he only played half a game in this game, he was a little tired. There was nothing he could do. At Chelsea, Lampard could help him, and Essien could also help him. In Manchester City, he was the only barrier to the middle defense. Whether it was Modrich or Elano, he helped him. The assistance is limited.

Mark Hughes's tactical layout mainly emphasizes how the team defends and how to deal with Chelsea's fierce attack. The requirements for the attack only emphasizes the speed and efficiency of the counterattack, and does not say much.