Ice Shooter of the Green Field

Stoke City is called the City of the Sky. The most important reason is that their main lineup is tall and tall. Its representative is the number one star, the England international, and Peter Crouch, known as the tall guy, is tall. It reaches two meters, but the technology at the foot is extremely superb, and the fairy ball is constantly, and it is also known as the English Ibrahimovic.

In addition, the two central defenders are both big men over 1.9 meters. Shawcross, who came from the Red Devils Manchester United youth training, is 1.96 meters tall. The German iron guard Hut is 1.91 meters tall. Crouch's strike partner. Jones, the one in one high and one fast, has a height of 1.87 meters.

The main full-back Wilkinson is 1.81 meters, Wilson is 1.88 meters, the main midfielder Waihead is 1.83 meters, Weiland is 1.81 meters, the main goalkeeper Begovic is 1.96 meters, and there are only two wingers. No more than 1.8 meters, two wingers Knightley and Esselington.

It is indeed rare for a winger to exceed 1.8 meters, because the winger emphasizes speed, and Stoke City, which plays high and high, relies on crosses. If there is a speed-type tall man to play a winger, Stoke City will definitely welcome it.

In contrast, Chelsea is dwarfed here, except for goalkeeper Cech, who is 1.96 meters tall-of course, after all, goalkeepers are generally taller, otherwise it will be difficult to meet the requirements of modern football. In addition, there is no main lineup that exceeds 1.9-meter player.

The two main central defenders, David Luiz and Terry, are also less than 1.9 meters, and only Sturridge on the front line is taller, reaching 1.88 meters. Torres is also only 1.83 meters. Qi Ce is one. Mi eight is exactly one meter eight, Mata, Marin, and Hazard are all less than one meter eight.

Chelsea's frontcourt still pays more attention to speed and quickness, and the actual game against Sky City is also very interesting.

Stamford Bridge Stadium.

Chelsea's home game against Stoke is about to begin, and Hiddink's lineup is for speed!

The strikers started with Zize, Sturridge and Hazard.

Torres is now slower than before, especially after following Hiddink’s advice to gain weight, Torres’ explosive power and speed have continued to decline, but Sturridge is fast.

Not only is Sturridge fast, he is also a good dribbling player, but sometimes he plays a little alone, which is not a problem for Chelsea who needs speed.

Let Sturridge start because he has the attributes of speed and height. In front of Stoke, Chelsea certainly has no advantage in high-altitude ball, but there is a fast high center forward who is not too tall. , Torres, whose speed has also fallen sharply, is better to use.

However, there is a problem with Sturridge and Qi Ce starting at the same time.

Sturridge will not play like a center like Torres, his own playing style is not like this, usually the ball is always at his feet to show twice, in short, Sturridge always takes the ball forward. Rarely go back.

Of course, Qi Ce is almost the same, but Qi Ce can also pass back when needed. In short, Qi Ce can adapt to most of the team's arrangements.

The game began, and the visiting team Stoke City took the lead.

In this short period of time with the high guy Crouch, it was also the time when Sky City’s reputation was rising. Last year, the 31-year-old Crouch joined Stoke City for 10 million pounds. The most expensive player in Trak City's history, and Crouch has also become the core of Stoke City's tactics.

After Crouch, who has always been playing high, took the ball even more unscrupulously. Although Crouch's header skills are not so good, his height is there after all. A pestle is a high-altitude fulcrum.

And Stoke's offense is indeed, repeated high balls, looking for Crouch in front of him, although Crouch's header is not so accurate, but his ability to ferry the header is first-class.

This may have something to do with his waist and abdomen strength. Because of his height and thin body, Crouch's physical strength is actually not strong, and the power of header shots is soft.

But this will not affect Crouch's passing the ball to his teammates.

Heading a goal and heading a ferry are completely two actions. Heading a goal tests the waist and abdomen strength and head shaking, while header ferry tests the contact position between the ball and the head and passing consciousness. Usually the header doesn't require much force, as long as the pass is accurate.

In the first half of the game between Stoke City and Chelsea, Stoke City's possession rate was terribly low, only 26%, and Chelsea controlled nearly 80% of the ball possession rate.

It's because of Stoke's style of play.

Head coach Tony Pulis has been coaching Stoke City since 2006 and laid the foundation for the high play. After Crouch came to the team last year, Pulis completely evolved the high play to the extreme. The game is no exception.

As soon as Stoke City started to hold the ball, which side started to control which side passed the ball to the open, once there was room, the ball was driven forward.

Crouch and Jones ran over to compete for the top, and their goal was generally clear, which was the wing.

The offensive direction basically depends on where the big foot kicks the ball in the backcourt, where the first two players can ferry the ball, if it is on the left, Esselington will go up and get the ball, and on the right is Knightley.

After the two sides get the ball, they break through. Generally, there is no technicality. They go forward and eat fast. They can't eat it or force the ball to pass or find an out-of-bounds ball. In short, Chelsea can't let Chelsea play. Fight back.

The effect of this style of play is actually very good.

Although Stoke City can't get the ball, every time it gets the ball, it can always test the psychological endurance of the home fans.

The first twenty minutes.

Stoke City took the ball only six times, the longest of which was over 40 seconds, and the shortest was only two seconds to concede the ball, which adds up to only about four minutes.

But in the six possession opportunities, Stoke City has two shots and three times to Chelsea's offensive third area.

This is why Stoke City pursues this style of play!

Efficiency is everything in football.

If you have only one shot in a game and the goal is scored, but the opponent has 20 shots and no goals, then you are the winner.

Stoke City did not score a goal, but their efficiency is much higher than the average team!

Of the six ball possession opportunities, half of them went into the offensive third zone, and two of them completed shots. Crouch's weak header was even threatening-although weak, the angle was very tricky and cut. If He stands a little further away, the ball may be pushed in by Crouch slowly.

The other time was Crouch's shot. Esselington made a pass. Crouch's chest stopped the ball and the shot was blocked by Terry.

And Chelsea's side.

Both Sturridge and Zize’s striker and Hazard have strong personal abilities. The Stoke’s defenses are all tall like Optimus Prime, even the 1.8-meter-eight Stu Rich didn't find room to stick his head on their side.

However, the advantages of Hazard and Qice are reflected.

Especially Hazard~www.wuxiahere.com~ Qi Ce’s attack can only be used once in a game, so after Qi Ce gets the ball, he will first hand it to Hazard, let him break through and see for himself. Is there any room to run and harvest? If not, Qi Ce will withdraw from the muscular jungle of tall men and retreat outside the big penalty area to respond to Hazard.

Or the same for Sturridge.

Sturridge is very flexible among tall forwards and has good skills at his feet, but he has nothing to respond to, because he usually doesn't pass the ball back.

Once Sturridge drove the ball into the penalty area, there was no one else in his eyes, only the goal!

But the effect is mediocre.

It must be Qi Ce to get the first record!

In thirty-one minutes, Qi Ce caught the ball freely in the penalty area, turned around with a dexterous stop and turned around Hut's fight, then turned around and shot the ball into the bottom of the net!

This is the eighth goal that Qi Ce scored in the fifth game of the Premier League. This Bundesliga goal machine is still powerful in the Premier League and continues to maintain a super high scoring efficiency!