国产热热热精品,亚洲视频久久】日韩,三级婷婷在线久久,99人妻精品视频,精品九热人人肉肉在线,AV东京热一区二区,91po在线视频观看,久久激情宗合,青青草黄色手机视频

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
 
...
宝坻区| 枞阳县| 龙南县| 广宁县| 新丰县| 岑溪市| 婺源县| 黑山县| 肃宁县| 苗栗市| 汶川县| 澄迈县| 祁门县| 临西县| 贡觉县| 驻马店市| 龙海市| 赞皇县| 姚安县| 龙口市| 昌图县| 云南省| 阳谷县| 奇台县| 南雄市| 壶关县| 普宁市| 忻州市| 平南县| 黄骅市| 十堰市| 尼玛县| 依安县| 康定县| 临城县| 南澳县| 荃湾区| 松溪县| 双桥区| 哈巴河县| 湖口县|