A draw in the half.

Neither good nor bad, both sides are the same.

Although it seems that Chelsea should feel more regretful, because they were the ones who led the way, don't forget that this is Manchester City's home court. And on the cards, Manchester City is not inferior to Chelsea.

There is no good game in the competition. For games like this, where both sides have close strength and even their states are very close, there may be too many factors that determine the final result. The head coach's inadvertent substitution, the player's accidental inspiration flash, and even the referee's penalty may become the decisive factor, and both sides have such factors.

When the referee finished the first half, Ancelotti took the lead in walking towards the player channel, but his steps were still not impatient, while Lin Sen was one step later, which made him see his defender Bridge joining with the opponent's Terry again. Suddenly, he felt that the color on Bridge's head was so dazzling at this time.

Well, I'm just a coach anyway, I wish you happiness. Lin Sen comforted himself in his heart. At this moment, for the first time, he felt that it was a wise decision not to refuse Alyl's joining.

Adriano's self-control, Suarez's teeth, now another one, Bridge's hat...

Lin Sen, who returned to the locker room, did not make a long statement. The team in the first half was normal, especially after conceding the ball, showing the due reaction, at least not disappointing the home fans. What made Lin Sen a little depressed was that after watching the half game, plus the plug-in bonus, except for that cross-swap, he couldn't see any shortcomings that could be used from Chelsea. Even Ancelotti, who was standing on the sidelines, showed a trace of strange emotions before conceding the ball, but in general, the Italians seemed extremely calm throughout the first half.

Ancelotti does have the right to be indifferent to this game. Moreover, this indifference does not come from confidence, but just because of having experienced such a scene. For Ancelotti, who has won the Champions League twice and as the head coach, has been to the storm and waves. What is the slanting wind and drizzle today? What's more, although the English media has rendered this game extremely important before the game, it cannot change the essence of this ordinary league. Chelsea has expanded its lead and won the league championship. Manchester City is approaching Chelsea, and they cannot say that the championship is theirs. The fact is that no matter what the result of this game is, Chelsea will continue to lead.

Lin Sen didn't know that he didn't see Chelsea's shortcomings, and Ancelotti was also facing the same situation. In his opinion, Manchester City's style of play is not complicated. The offense mainly relies on two sides. The main task of the two midfielders is defense. When necessary, fill in the gaps in the attack on the wing. The core David Silva did not catch the ball in this half game, but was more to attract the attention of the Chelsea defense line. Help create space on the wing line, Ade at the front nailed it firmly on Chelsea's abdomen like a nail, forcing Chelsea's defense line to not easily press forward.

It seems that if Chelsea can curb Manchester City's wide attack, they will basically be able to ensure an invincible position, but how easy is this?

Bale on the left and Robben on the right. That's not all. When there are midfielders who support and fill up, two full-backs from Manchester City will intervene from time to time. Although Chelsea's midfielder claims to be a combination of offense and defense, they are not serious wing players after all. It is impossible for them to always be entangled with the opponent on the wing, otherwise, it will be very easy to evolve into being pulled by the opponent.

Both sides had their own troubles, and in this case, the game entered the second half. At this time, the rain was getting heavier.

As the court became more slippery, both Chelsea and Manchester City were affected to a certain extent. Some cooperation that could still play smoothly in the first half began to make frequent mistakes. Due to the changes in the venue conditions, the two teams began to increase the frequency of long-range shots at the same time. There is no doubt that Chelsea has an absolute advantage in this regard. Looking at their midfield and frontcourt, almost half of the teams are good long-range shots.

Of course, long shots are testing the goalkeepers while testing the quality of the shots.

Although it seemed that Chelsea had taken advantage of it, Ancelotti on the sidelines frowned.

In basketball games, three-pointers may become an important scoring method for a team, but this does not work in football. The distance is inversely proportional to the success rate, and it is the same in both basketball and football. However, basketball can count long-distance shooting as three-pointers, but there is no saying that one goal is two goals in football. Moreover, a long-distance shooting often means a transition of offense and defense, and this is the reason why Ancelotti frowned.

Even under the current circumstances, Chelsea's long shots hit the goal frame range are still not many times. Occasionally, within the goal frame range, basically changing offense and defense for the game. Although Manchester City's offense may not be much better, for Italians who regard tactics as life, this kind of playing purely for luck is obviously not something Ancelotti is willing to see.

At this moment, Lin Sen took the lead in making changes. In the 63rd minute, he replaced Bell with Petrov.

Lin Sen's change immediately made Ancelotti a little puzzled, because no matter how you look at it, Bale's performance is not bad, and it was precisely because of Bale's previous pass that Manchester City was able to equalize the score. It seems that Bale doesn't look like he was injured. So, is this Lin Sen's tactical change?

Ancelotti's doubts did not last long, because Linson's changes quickly brought about results.

Just like a common scene in martial arts movies: two people who were originally wielding swords and death in a spacious place suddenly moved the battlefield to a narrow alley. Obviously, the narrow alley will cause trouble for the two people. The most direct impact is that the sword cannot be used. At this time, the best way to deal with it is of course to transfer the battlefield. If you can't, you have only two choices. One is to continue to hold the sword and fight everywhere, and the other is to give up the sword in your hand and choose a more suitable dagger.

The stadium is now that narrow alley.

Although the rain did not continue to increase at this time, it was obvious that in a short period of time, at least during the competition time, the slippery conditions of the venue could not be changed. In this case, Lin Sen made a choice, the second type.

And Petrov is that dagger. The Bulgarian may not be as fast as Bale, but one thing he is better than the Welsh, that is, crossing!

Lin Sen's intention was simple. Since it was difficult to display under his feet, what about the sky? When Petrov came on stage, Lin Sen's explanation was to pass it, constantly pass it.

After playing, Petrov executed Lin Sen's explanation without fail. In the 76th minute of the game, Petrov made another cross. Adriano, who had lost countless times in the high altitude competition with Terry, finally got the first landing point this time. He did not try to control the ball, but made a move similar to Drogba's assist in the first half. He headed the ball and the ball was pointed to the penalty spot in the penalty area.

David Silva, who was suppressed by Essin for most of the game, got rid of the Ghana Buffalo's defense this time and volleyed directly without waiting for the ball to land.

Facing such a close shot, Cech could do nothing this time.

After overtaking the score, Lin Sen immediately replaced the goal-scoring hero David Silva, replaced another Espanyol, Xavi Martinez, and the formation immediately became 4321. The intention was already very obvious, and I planned to defend.

Ancelotti never expected that this time, the Yan was pecked by Yan this time. Although he had studied the tactics for his life, he soon saw Petrov's characteristics, but because of Tri's suppression of Adriano, he did not care much about this change. In his opinion, this kind of cross with a slim success rate is not much different from long shots. But now, it is precisely this simple tactic that Lin Sen succeeded in "sneak attack".

In the last ten minutes, Chelsea, who was behind, seemed to wake up from a dream and began to put pressure on Manchester City's goal frequently, but Manchester City, who had replaced three midfielders, no longer left any gaps for Chelsea. The two full-backs also changed their previous assists and began to stay in the backcourt to defend. Chelsea, who failed to attack, instead, when the game entered stoppage time, Robben stole another one.

The score has become three to one.

After Robben scored a goal, Ancelotti, who had been standing in the rain for almost the entire game, finally turned around and walked back to the coach's seat.

Lost.

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At the press conference after the game, due to the precedent of Manchester City's attack on Liverpool, Linson and Benitez, the reporters present were already full of expectations, but when the press conference really began, they immediately discovered that the atmosphere of the press conference was even more harmonious.

Ancelotti, who lost the top game, praised Manchester City's performance generously. Of course, he was not so generous that he wanted to congratulate Lin Sen on his victory. After just complimenting Robben's performance, he kept silent and handed the microphone to Lin Sen next to him. Lin Sen, who has always been respectful to me, I respect others, will naturally repay his favor. Since Ancelotti is not stingy with praise for Manchester City, Lin Sen will naturally not be stingy with praise for Chelsea.

Interestingly, Ancelotti's defeat almost once again confirmed a spell that had been circulated in the media, that is, the team that won the best coach of the month cannot win the first league in the new month. This spell has been fulfilled three times this season, and Lin Sen, who won the best of September, directly tied all leagues in October.
Chapter completed!