But after Terry and Ramos jumped up, they completely suppressed Portsmouth's defense.
Terry held his ground against two defenders, and Ramos easily headed the ball away from the near post.
Malouda took the ball and immediately saw Ballack running forward, without turning around, he passed it horizontally.
Ballack took it and immediately advanced.
Modric received the ball with no intention of taking it forward.
Immediately he made a pass.
Even Owen couldn't outrun the ball.
Huang Kaiwen quickly ran from the left flank to the center, causing Diop to lose his target.
Seeing this, Drogba immediately moved to the left flank.
Rocha approached Huang Kaiwen but had no intention of tackling, spreading his legs to lower his center of gravity, waiting for Diop to come over and cover.
Too many teammates moved up on this play; even with a solid defense, it didn't provide him with a sense of security.
