Midfielder.

Chapter 294

The tactical adjustment made by Mourinho this time is not whimsical. In the 45-minute confrontation in the first half, although he also made aggressive efforts, he has not been idle after being equalized by his opponent.

As he himself said, he is not willing to lose this game, and given the opportunity, it is impossible for him to just hand in his gun and surrender like this. Even if he tries his best, he will fight Barcelona to the end.

If anyone has paid attention to this guy, they will definitely find that Mourinho is observing the game while writing down something in the small notebook he carries. It is not that the Portuguese is scribbling something.

That little book is the source of his tactics, and it will be in the hands of Mourinho every game. Once the game is deadlocked, Mourinho can always find a solution on it.

That's not magic, it's just that Mourinho is analyzing the opponent's Achilles' heel with his sharp eyes.

The adjustment this time is to find out the weakness of the Barcelona team's defense. Yes, Lin Yi's physical confrontation ability is indeed not as good as Lampard's, but it is not an easy task to bring this kid down.

And Lampard didn't get too many shots in this game, largely because of Puyol's oppression.

Lampard is holding on to Puyol, also the guy has sacrificed his attacking ability, he only had one shot in the first half, which is kind of ironic for a guy who is in the top three in the Premier League .

The retracted fist can hurt people more. Mourinho understands this truth, let Lampard stay away from Puyol's harassment, withdraw him a little bit, and with his mid-range and long-range shooting ability, he has every chance to score Score.

Pushing Lin Yi up is not to let this kid fight the opponent. On the contrary, Mourinho needs this kid to use his dexterity to find loopholes in the opponent's defense. Puyol is a quick plaster, but Oleg is short plate.

Mourinho made Lin Yi a shadow striker, just to let him make a fuss about Oleg. The guy's turning speed and defensive movements are fatal shortcomings. If it is one-on-one, Lin Yi can be said to be stable. eat him.

"Edu, I need you to go higher in the second half and keep Puyol down."

After explaining the tactical arrangement with Lin Yi and Lampard, Mourinho then gave Gudjohnsen an order. This Icelander, who is not weak in running ability and impact, is involved in Puyol. main force.

"Create space for Lin Yi, let that Catalan defense leader run after you! Completely disrupt Barcelona's defense, they are not the Italians' zone defense, we have many chances to penetrate Their defensive line, and Olegue in the central defender position is the focus of our breakthrough!"

Mourinho is going to take a gamble now, so he not only made adjustments in offense, but he also broke the boat once in defense. This guy actually removed Parker and replaced him with a midfielder, Thiago.

"Three at the back, now I need you to play a three at the back, Carvalho to the left, Terry to the center, Bridge to the right, Thiago, you have to play in the midfielder position, and Mark Lai Lai’s task is to entangle that Brazilian! I don’t care where he appears, you have to follow him like a shadow. Your task is only one, no fouls, no matter what Well, we must stare at him!"

Mourinho is now going all out. Since the Brazilian wants to use his feet to attack Stamford Bridge, well, I will let your feet start from the second half and tie a rope that is difficult to untie.

Mourinho has never doubted Makelele's man-marking ability. In the first half, the Frenchman was too rigid in defending in the middle. He always had to consider his own back. Lai has been guarding the middle, which also allows Ronaldinho to get the benefits of wandering around and attacking more.

Now put on Thiago and remove a defender to untie Makelele, let the Frenchman free up his hands to take care of Ronaldinho wholeheartedly, and Thiago acts as a barrier for Terry in the middle effect.

Although Thiago is not as fierce as Makelele, Mourinho bets that he believes that Rijkaard cannot press so fiercely in the second half, especially when he has the advantage of away goals.

No matter how bloodthirsty Barcelona is, it knows what it means to accept as soon as it is good. After all, this is a game at Stamford Bridge.

If there is no such fierce forward pressure, Thiago's defensive strength is enough to deal with those sporadic harassment.

And Mourinho knows very well that Lampard's retracement can also strengthen the defensive hardness of the midfield to a certain extent.

It is necessary to find a special person to stalk Ronaldinho to death. This is the ultimate task Mourinho assigned to Makelele. As for the two small organizers Iniesta and Harvey, Mourinho He didn't dare to take it lightly, he asked Duff and Robben to participate in the defense as much as possible, although the defense of these two guys is really not very good.

But let everyone try to compress in the midfield, try not to give Harvey and Iniesta more space to move, destroy their possession of the ball, and cut off the connection between the midfielder and the frontcourt, even if Robben and Duff are not professional Defensive players, this kind of harassing defense against them can still be useful, at least the two of them are very fast.

Even if it's just running, you have to get around Xavi and Iniesta, and you have to hold down the engines of Barcelona.

As long as it can interfere with the offensive organization of the Barcelona midfielder and slow down their offensive speed as much as possible, this has achieved the goal. After all, in terms of position defense, Chelsea has always rarely left opportunities for opponents. In a scene like the first half, Mu Rinho wants to put an end to it as much as possible.

Take a risk, Mourinho is taking a risk now, the three guards are fighting against the three forwards of Barcelona, ​​if others know this, they will definitely say that this guy is a lunatic, but he knows that there are still 45 minutes left in the game, he The only option is to fight for your life.

This is a crazy game, so let's make it even crazier. You can only fight. If you don't want to see your opponent stepping over your body like this, then go out and fight them. Even if you lose, Mourinho Ao didn't want to leave any regrets at the last moment of this game.

Mourinho can only hope that his change will bring miraculous results. After all, that kid Lin Yi rarely appears as a shadow striker. In terms of the state of the game, he may be able to become a surprise soldier.

"Remember, now you are not only an organizer, but also a finisher, just like the two goals you scored, your goal is their goal, you must seize the opportunity to break through it.", in the arrangement After finishing everyone's tasks, Mourinho told Lin Yi alone.

He is not worried about Lin Yi's tactical execution now, he is only afraid that this kid is too focused on passing the ball and forgets that he is closer to the goal. At this time, Lin Yi must become a killer in front of the goal, grab everything possible Live the opportunity to break through Valdez's ten fingers.

"I really don't know how you can be so confident about my shooting skills. I hope my goal movement will always be with me today. Don't worry, even if I can't get through with one kick, I will smash the Barcelona team with continuous shots." I don’t want to see their smug expressions.”

Before Lin Yi walked out of the locker room, he turned his head and said to Mourinho. When this kid said this, the expression on his face was the same as that of Mourinho. It looked like a harmless smile, but that There was a hint of cruelty hanging from the corner of his mouth, a kind of cruelty that wanted to tear everything apart.

Rijkaard certainly couldn't have known what was going on in the Chelsea dressing room, but he's not an idiot, and when he saw Parker was substituted, the Dutchman had a sense of what Mourinho was up to , that guy decided to risk his life now.

"Tell Deco and Albertini to stay in the middle, those guys are about to charge." Rijkaard's first reaction was to tell Ten Carter to greet his double midfielder combination. He could sense that How fierce the opponent's pressure attack will be.

In the first half, Rijkaard was not without vigilance for how big the gap was torn open by the opponent from the middle, so this time he told Deco and Albertini to guard the middle and entangle Lin Yi and Lampard as much as possible. Go for complete isolation of Gudjohnsen in the forward line.

Even if Lin Yi's passing cannot be restricted, his breakthrough must be nipped in the bud. This is a question that has been frequently raised in the locker room.

Rijkaard is very aware of how terrifying Lin Yi's abilities are, so he needs to control him in the midfield, even if he is a stalker, he must also control Lin Yi's performance. He doesn't want to see that kid No more trouble for Barcelona's defense.

Unlike the tactical adjustments made by Chelsea, the Barcelona team did not make any substitutions, and there was no slight change in the formation. Rijkaard believes in his players. They have the ability to cope with all unfavorable situations. Relying on the ability to control football, They can kill any opponent.

But Rijkaard didn't notice any adjustments to Chelsea's midfield. Except for Thiago's appearance, he realized that Chelsea had added another person who could pass the ball. He didn't see Lampard's The position has been dropped because the guy is still standing in the middle arc waiting for the kickoff.

He also didn't see Lin Yi talking to Gudjohnsen in a low voice. It seemed that Chelsea's offensive line had not made any adjustments, but their midfield was strengthened. In Rijkaard's thinking, this was Mourinho wants to compete with Barcelona for midfield control.

But Rijkaard obviously forgot that Mourinho will always be more cunning than him, and there will always be traps in that guy's tactical design.

And this trap has been dug now. The moment the game restarts, it will quietly ambush in Barcelona's defense line, ready for a fatal blow at any time. . .

(End of this chapter)