日批在线视频_内射毛片内射国产夫妻_亚洲三级小视频_在线观看亚洲大片短视频_女性向h片资源在线观看_亚洲最大网

Make me your Homepage
left corner left corner
China Daily Website

Stingy defense puts Chelsea in the quarters

Updated: 2014-03-20 07:30
By Reuters in London ( China Daily)

Mourinho's squad advances after vanquishing Galatasaray

Chelsea's miniature midfield marvels may scoop the plaudits, but success is built on solid foundations - which is why Jose Mourinho praised his central defensive rocks after his side's Champions League win over Galatasaray.

Eden Hazard, Oscar, Ramires and Willian were all on duty in Tuesday's 2-0 home victory that sent Chelsea into the quarterfinals 3-1 on aggregate, but it was John Terry and Gary Cahill who Mourinho singled out for particular praise.

The duo ensured striker Didier Drogba's return to his old club was a forgettable one and Cahill even weighed in with the second goal - following a parried Terry header - after Samuel Eto'o's fourth-minute opener.

"Gary and John had a fantastic performance against two very good strikers and the fact was we controlled the game so well that you couldn't see Drogba in a dangerous position," Mourinho said.

"The team was very, very solid, very confident and in control for 90 minutes, which is difficult.

"It was a very good performance. There were no fears, we had a very good approach to the game as 1-1 is difficult, even when you are winning 2-0 it is difficult because one goal for them leaves them needing just a goal to go through.

"But we got a positive result in the first leg and tonight we finished the job."

Sound defense

Terry and Cahill looked absolutely on top of their game, and with the ever-reliable Branislav Ivanovic and Cesar Azpilicueta outside them, Mourinho can spend his time working on attacking knowing his defense is sound.

In normal circumstances the England manager would be delighted at being able to slot a regular club pairing straight into the national team, but though Cahill's consistent displays this season have made him a likely starter in the World Cup, Terry will be watching from home.

Roy Hodgson has made it clear he has no intention of trying to lure Terry out of international retirement, despite the alarming drop in form of most of his center-back rivals.

Chelsea's England midfielder Frank Lampard still looks to have one more tournament in him after he too delivered a display full of experience and authority to continually snuff out Galatasaray's attacks before they reached anything like the danger zone.

Stingy defense puts Chelsea in the quarters

That left Drogba a forlorn figure up front and Mourinho, who enjoyed some of his finest moments in tandem with the powerful Cote d'Ivorian, had some sympathy.

The Portuguese coach laughed off suggestions the 36-year-old forward had been overcome by the occasion and the emotion of the warm welcome he was afforded by the home fans.

"No, the most difficult thing was the way his team played," Mourinho said. "When you are a striker, if your team doesn't play attacking football you feel like a lonely man. It happens to every striker in the world."

Mancini bemused

Galatasaray coach Roberto Mancini was at a loss to explain his team's failure to get even the slightest momentum in the match.

"It is very hard to say anything about the game because we didn't do anything," he said.

"After the first leg in Istanbul I was confident we would get a chance. We had a plan, but we gave away a goal after four minutes.

"It was a difficult game but our players did not make an impact. I am very disappointed for our supporters as they were the best player we had."

Mancini accepted Chelsea "had a chance" of going all the way in Europe but he was not about to hand it all the glory this season.

Asked who he thought would win the English Premier League, the Italian, who led Manchester City to its dramatic domestic title success in 2012, backed his former club.

"I think Manchester City," he said. "Because they have the best players."

 Stingy defense puts Chelsea in the quarters

Galatasaray forward Didier Drogba (left) bids farewell to Chelsea defender John Terry at the end of the UEFA Champions League last-16, second-leg match at Stamford Bridge in London on Tuesday. Chelsea won 2-0. Adrian Dennis / Agence France-Presse

(China Daily 03/20/2014 page23)

8.03K
 
...
...
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产精品毛片va一区二区三区 | 91一区二区三区在线观看 | 中文字幕日本在线 | 四虎国产成人永久精品免费 | 国产精品久久免费视频 | 日批视频在线看 | 天天看片天天爽 | 黄色av免费播放 | 婷婷天堂网 | 91国内在线 | 中文字幕第7页 | 国产一级精品视频 | 中文字幕亚洲精品在线 | 久久亚洲一区二区三区四区 | 哪个网站可以看毛片 | 四虎网站最新网址 | 欧美三级精品 | 亚洲天堂免费观看 | 青青草原在线免费观看视频 | 久久久久久一区 | 卡通动漫亚洲 | 久草网站在线观看 | 黄色不卡视频 | 久久精品视频播放 | 亚洲欧美日韩久久 | 日韩在线视频二区 | 一级欧美日韩 | www.欧美激情| 久久精品区| 国产高清二区 | 日本国产精品视频 | 精品一二区 | 亚洲欧美a | 丁香花五月婷婷 | 成人亚洲欧美 | 久久精品99久久久久久 | 超碰1997| 久久久久久久久久久网站 | 欧美一级免费视频 | 国产午夜久久 | 色动态|