Midfielder.

Chapter 256

In such a top-notch confrontation, neither side will naturally choose to keep a hand. Mourinho and Rijkaard can be said to be playing the main force. The attempt of these two guys to eat up the ground has been clearly expressed.

Needless to say, Rijkaard naturally, because Mourinho ridiculed him so far failed to get a championship trophy, even for the sake of dignity, the Dutch have to give Chelsea a fatal blow at the Nou Camp.

At home, Rijkaard will not have any reservations, goalkeeper Valdes, defender Belletti, Marquez, Puyol, Van Bronckhorst, it can be said that Barcelona's main defenders are playing at full time.

In terms of midfield, Rijkaard not only has to take into account the team's offense, but also has to consider the issue of defense. With Motta and others injured and unable to play, Albertini, who came to the team during the winter transfer period, started. debut.

The Italian, who has won numerous honors in AC Milan, will support the Barcelona team with Deco and Xavi in ​​the midfield. Albertini can be said to be a strong support in terms of ability and experience .

As for Xavi, that is the brain of Barcelona's midfielder. The passing of this little man is often the starting point for Barcelona to switch from defense to offense. Even Ronaldinho has to admit that Xavi's overall view is very strong .

The existence of Deco is to allow this guy who was trained by Mourinho to be the core of the Portuguese midfielder to completely destroy Chelsea's offensive rhythm. Rijkaard especially told Deco to entangle Lin Yi to death.

After watching Chelsea's Champions League group stage history and recent matches in the Premier League, Rijkaard knows that the black-haired kid is the most threatening knife in the Chelsea team, and this knife will always be It is hidden in a place where others do not pay attention, but an accidental attack by it may kill the other party.

If you want to entangle Lin Yi's offensive footsteps, you can't kill him with a strong physique. Like Vieira, because he believed too much in his strong body, he was embarrassed by Lin Yi's flashing long pass. .

A defender who is familiar with Lin Yi's extraordinary movements, preferably with some of his personal offensive habits, may more effectively destroy Lin Yi's sense of rhythm when organizing offense on the field. Ladd served as the defensive midfielder, and Deco started instead. He was just thinking about how to destroy Lin Yi's pass.

Rijkaard, who was born as a defensive midfielder, is now trying to use another way to mark Lin Yi.

You can let him excel and dribble on the field, but try to force him to connect the whole team in an awkward way. Without his organizational passing, Chelsea's offense will appear very mechanized, even very old-fashioned and without aura.

Letting Deco, an old teammate, mark Lin Yi is a risky move, but if it succeeds, it will determine the trend of the game. Rijkaard is very clear that the main task of his team is to tear apart the opponent's defense.

If Herald and Max are used, maybe when counterattacking, they will be less accurate and agile.

And Deco, a Brazilian, is obviously more sensitive than others in cooperating with Ronaldinho and the others.

As for Rijkaard's trident tactics on the forward line, it has been in the entire La Liga for more than half of the season. Even when it is against AC Milan, it can successfully tear through Italy's concrete defense.

Giuly, who has a very fast breakthrough speed, still has a heart of revenge in this game. Rijkaard believes that this Frenchman will definitely attack the opponent very hard on the court, and he will do his best to make up for the lack of injury in the Champions League final.

The offensive efficiency of the two guys, Eto'o and Ronaldinho, has already surpassed those of Real Madrid's world footballers, which is an important guarantee for Barcelona to win La Liga.

Whether this game can tear apart Chelsea's defense depends on whether these three guys can perform normally.

Anyway, Rijkaard had thrown all his strongest soldiers on the field, so he could only wait quietly for the result.

And on the bench of the Barcelona team, Maxi Lopez, Gerard, Sylvinho, Navarro, Iniesta, Damia and Joquela are still sitting. Waiting to play and contribute.

Like the Dutchman's starting choice, Mourinho also tried his best. He even deliberately released smoke bombs in front of the media two days before the game, saying that Robben and Duff were playing against Newcastle United. The team was injured in the cup game and may miss this game, which made him very worried about the away trip.

But this guy just made a feint. During the pre-match preparations, Robben and Duff were in such a lively state that even the host of Barcelona TV said, Mourinho is really a liar!
Although this is an away game, Mourinho still needs to consider the team's defensive issues, but the Portuguese still knows that if you shrink back like a tortoise at the Nou Camp, then you are not far from failure.

Even though Chelsea has a steel-like defense line, he dare not easily retreat to an attack that the Italians cannot defend within half of the court under the bombardment of Barcelona. It is best not to let it have any chance to show its edge.

Mourinho's own defense has rarely changed. For him, stability is the most important thing. The goalkeeper is still the Czech Cech guarding the city. Ferreira, Terry, Carvalho, Gallas, a back four. The words are lined up.

In front of them is the barrier protection of Makelele, the French iron lung. After tempering for more than half a season, these five guys have completely formed a chain defense, which can stop the opponent's offensive tide.

In midfielder Mourinho did not let Thiago, who has more outstanding defensive ability, play. When Lin Yi's state fluctuated, Mourinho still voted for his apprentice. This kid is still an offensive player on the field. core.

On both sides of him are Duff and Arjen Robben. These two side throwing knives will be the biggest weapon to suppress Barcelona's side assists. Lampard is still hovering at the front of the opponent's penalty area, waiting for the second place at any time Tap the goal.

When Barcelona's air defense is not strong, a center like Drogba is the best offensive option.

"Use your head to break open the gate guarded by Valdes!!!", this is Mourinho's request to Drogba. This commanding height will also be the most important bridgehead for Chelsea to counterattack the opponent's attack.

Like the Barcelona team, on the bench on Chelsea's side, there are also famous players with a vote, Cudicini, Johnson, Thiago, Joe Cole, Gremi, Gudjohnsen, Parker.

Comparing the lineup with Chelsea?I'm really sorry, Chelsea has a lot of people now, and even the second-tier team has reserve internationals.

Just as the two teams attach so much importance to this game, UEFA also does not want to leave any regrets in the game. The on-duty referee they sent is the key training object of the referee committee, the Swedish Golden Whistle Frisk.

Before the start of the game, Mourinho finally didn't provoke Rijkaard anymore. He took the initiative to shake hands with the Dutchman. Of course, this guy definitely didn't want to save face for the other party. It was just a courtesy when he returned to Camp Nou. .

But in the next 10 minutes, he will restrain all respect for the Nou Camp and be a good opponent.

When the Swede blew his whistle, the Camp Nou burst out like a tsunami, "We are believers in red and blue! We have the name of Megatron! Barcelona! Barcelona! Barcelona!" !"

More than 8 people shook the heaven and earth, you can imagine what a terrifying scene, if the Bernabéu stadium can bring you luxurious enjoyment, then the Nou Camp will let you experience the madness from the bottom of your heart!

Even if Mourinho reminded his players not to let Barcelona do whatever they want on the field, but amid such shouts, any reminder is probably useless. The fierce red and blue tide rushed to After breaking through Chelsea's defense, Lampard, who had just dribbled a few steps forward after the kick-off, was directly tackled by Deco.

This fierce way was unexpected. Lampard didn't realize what happened. Anyway, the ball was lost in an instant, and after Deco made a tackle, he found the high-speed forward with a through ball. Insert Eto'o.

A black lightning rushed to the front of Chelsea's penalty area with thunderous momentum. Makelele was chasing after Eto'o, but he was one step away. Thanks to Carvalho's quick reaction, he was rushing towards When the Cameroonian was in front of him, he was facing a fierce shovel. The fierce momentum made people feel suffocated. Either Eto'o gave up dribbling at this time, or he was waiting to be brought down by Carvalho with the ball. Outside the restricted area.

However, the African cheetah's adaptability is indeed worthy of his honor as the African footballer. With such a fierce interception by Carvalho, this guy was able to stab the ball to the left side of the penalty area under the attack of two people.

Ronaldinho!It is estimated that when Ferreira saw the football at the Brazilian's feet, he was also shocked, because he never saw when the opponent quietly ambush to this position.

But the opponent will not leave too much time for Ferreira to think. When Ferreira was still hesitating whether to grab, Ronaldinho had already moved. Neither Leyla nor Robben, who was retreating, dared to take a shot easily, but at the same time, they both lost the opportunity to block Ronaldinho's breakthrough route.

With a kick of his left foot and a sideways move, Ronaldinho dodged the obstruction of two people, and at a place less than 20 meters away from the goal, he used his right foot to make a beautiful arc, and the football roared and smashed To the blind corner of the goal.

Cech, who was highly concentrated, didn't give Ronaldinho a chance to make a fatal blow. He directly lifted the shot over the crossbar with a single palm, and the moment he got up, the Czech also let out a fierce attack. Roar!

"Don't think that you can score a goal with such a level of shooting! Damn guy! Keep an eye on him!"

The smell of gunpowder, from this moment, began to permeate the entire stadium, and the game also entered into hand-to-hand combat from this second.

Ronaldinho's shot ignited the madness of the entire Camp Nou, just like Mourinho warned the players before the game, "Don't let the Barcelona team control the field. situation."

But even if the Chelsea players can remember this sentence now, they will not be able to immediately control the opponent's offensive. After the opening whistle sounded, Barcelona's offensive surged like a tide.

Ronaldinho's shot led to Barcelona's frenzied attack. These guys began to press fiercely close to the midfield, almost at every step, and did not give Chelsea any breathing room at all.

This is Barcelona's home court. They will not let other teams dominate here, so from the beginning of the game, they must firmly control the situation on the field, continue to put pressure on the opponent, and keep causing trouble.

Just like how many people describe Barcelona's game style, they all said that it was the Dutch who branded the team with a crazy attack, and Cruyff's dream team left the Catalans with too deep memories up.

So no matter who is the head coach of this team, as long as Barcelona cannot dominate the offense on the field, then even if he can win the championship for the team, he will become the one who is booed by the fans. This is the rule of Barcelona.

Emilio, the editor-in-chief of "Catalan Daily", once said, "Barcelona should use brave offense to defeat the opponent, rather than rely on cautious defensive tactics to maintain an ugly draw!"

Anyone who can be the editor-in-chief of a newspaper must have a cool head, but if he is a Catalan, please ignore this prerequisite, because people in this place have a natural paranoid gene.

You can say that the Catalans are stubborn, but it is this kind of extreme character that makes this nation.

And Barcelona's offense is the team's tenacity. Even if they are repeatedly attacked by opponents, they will not retreat.

In the mid-to-late 90s, the confrontation between Barcelona and Valencia was also an annual drama in La Liga. The scale of the confrontation may be second only to the Spanish derby between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

At that time, the head coach of the Barcelona team, Van Gaal, was repeatedly defeated, because his opponent was the good old Ranieri. The Italian relied on ugly defensive counterattacks to deal with him. The tricks were not new, but they worked repeatedly.

Because at that time the Italian had an Argentine fast horse, Mark Claudio Lopez, and Ranieri relied on him to play defensive counterattacks. Every time he won, he attacked the backcourt space left by the Barcelona team's attack.

But even so, Van Gaal still has to play offensive football at the Mestalla Stadium. What the tough Dutchman is most afraid of is not losing the game due to defensive counterattacks, but that he is afraid of losing his offensive football style.

They are not afraid of losing. If they shrink back and defend, they will definitely be cast aside when they return to Barcelona.

As another Dutch head coach, Rijkaard also believed in offense in his bones, and amidst the shouts of the home fans, the Barcelona team had no other choice but to use offense to suppress their opponents!

Petr Cech may be the busiest person in the 10 minutes since the start of the game. In less than 1 seconds, he conceived Ronaldinho's shot like a god. Too many people form a single sword.

If it weren't for the Czechs who were hungry and hungry to grab the ball at Eto'o's feet, Chelsea's goal might have been broken by Barcelona. The candidate for the best goalkeeper in the Premier League is well-deserved.

Without Petr Cech's left and right blocks, maybe after the opening 10 minutes, they would be disabled by their opponents.

Mourinho's loud shouts on the sidelines did not immediately cheer up the team. The opponent's offense was still very fierce. Rao Chelsea's steel defense seemed to have become less stable in the wave of offense.

Although Chelsea's players are like a group of beasts, their opponents are now more like hunters holding a trident. Every time they swing, they can make Chelsea's defense feel a little pain. This feels really bad!

Now not only do they feel that the defense is tight, Chelsea's midfielder has also failed to organize an effective counterattack. Under the opponent's three-handed attack at the beginning of the game, the Blues' offensive firepower in the frontcourt was all dragged down. midfield.

Robben and Duff, who were originally used to suppress the two wingers, have now become the defensive weakness of Belletti and Van Bronthorst. Chelsea's offensive firepower is basically misfired now.

Almost every time Barcelona's attack comes over, it seems to be one step closer to piercing Chelsea's goal. Without Petr Cech's many miraculous saves, I really don't know how many points they have fallen behind in these 10 minutes.

Barcelona's three strikes were really fierce, but their mad attack failed to win the goal. It seems that Chelsea's defense line is a bit precarious, but this group of powerful blue beasts can always stop Barcelona's deadly attack at the last moment. With one blow, Eto'o's volley shot in the 7th minute was blocked by Carvalho with his body. This kind of eye-catching scene was repeatedly staged in front of Chelsea's penalty area in the first 10 minutes.

Rijkaard has also been standing on the sidelines watching this tidal attack. Although he has never shouted like Mourinho, his clenched fist still represents his mood at the moment, a little nervous and a little excited .

The tension is that the team's fierce offensives always fall short at the last moment, and the excitement is that his team's crazy pressing in the first 10 minutes disrupts the opponent's rhythm, and the game has been following the usual way of the Barcelona team They are playing, if they can keep it up, maybe they are not far away from scoring their first goal.

Anyway, Chelsea's defense is second to none in the whole of Europe. Rijkaard finally breathed a sigh of relief for being able to suppress the opponent like this in the opening stage. He hopes that the players can continue to play like this.

Completely suppress the opponent, tearing Chelsea's defense back and forth with a fierce attack, until the opponent's spirit feels exhausted, and then it collapses, just like the things Barcelona often do in La Liga games.

But Rijkaard forgot one thing, that is the La Liga he is used to, and Chelsea are not those big belly, they have a toughness that others can't imagine, they are like springs, the harder you press, it bounces back The crazier it gets. . .

(Is anyone equally interested in waiting for the European Cup qualifier between Spain and the Czech Republic at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning...)
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