i want to be king

Chapter 378 I'm Not Ultraman!

Accompanied by Bruce Barker, Peter Kenyon and others, Abramovich sat in the main stand of Stamford Bridge and witnessed Chelsea from scoring three goals in a row to being beaten by the opponent in a row.

When the referee Corina blew the whistle for the end of the first half, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

So exciting!
But it's too dangerous, too scary!

If it wasn't for the end of the first half, Abramovich was really worried that the team would be reversed by Barcelona.

Ma Dan, the three-goal lead was reversed. Is there such a precedent in the Champions League knockout round?

At that time, Chelsea will lose face.

He has to admit that it is really scary for Barcelona to go crazy, especially the offense.

"Sudong is really strong!" Abramovich had to admit.

Chelsea this season is different from before. At Stamford Bridge, they only conceded three goals.

One was a sudden miss at the beginning of the season, and two were direct free kicks. In the Champions League, only one was lost in the game against Porto.

It can be said that Stamford Bridge is the best defensive home in Europe this season, and it doesn't even need one.

Even teams such as Juventus and AC Milan, which are as strong as Serie A, have worse home records than Chelsea.

But tonight, facing the aggressive Barcelona, ​​Chelsea conceded three goals in a row.

Thinking of this, Abramovich couldn't help sighing deeply, feeling worried about the situation in the second half.

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"Don't worry, boss, Mourinho will find a way." Peter Kenyon knew what Abramovich was worried about.

Abramovich shook his head, "Barcelona has already equalized the score, and the momentum has been kicked out. Can we hold it in the second half? Especially Su Dong, this kid is crazy!"

Kenyon has been working on football for so many years, and once served as the CEO of Manchester United. He thinks that he still has some skills in watching football, and the information he can grasp is far richer than others.

"Three goals in a row, the defense is indeed responsible, but the players have no problem, the main thing is to cooperate."

Carvalho performed very well in Porto and was once favored by giants such as Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​but in the end he decided to follow his mentor Mourinho to Stamford Bridge.

There is no doubt about the strength of the Portuguese central defender, whether it is personal defensive ability or teamwork, there is no problem, but the main reason is that the tacit understanding between him and Terry has not been established for a long time, which caused the combination of the two fast central defenders to not reach the best state.

On the contrary, the tacit understanding between Gallas and Terry, especially in terms of coordination and support, is obviously more in place.

However, Gallas also has problems. His one-on-one defense is really good, but his overall awareness is somewhat lacking.

According to Mourinho, as long as the tacit understanding between Carvalho and Terry is established, this combination must be better than the combination of Gallas and Terry.

But now it seems that Carvalho will inevitably be scared when he meets Su Dong.

"I heard that during the Portuguese Super League and Valencia, Carvalho had a headache when he met Su Dong. The height difference between the two was more than ten centimeters. Carvalho was far behind Su Dong in physical strength, so..."

Peter Kenyon felt a little funny when he said it at the end.

Carvalho felt as if he was being abused by Su Dong, and when he touched Su Dong, he performed abnormally.

The corner of Abramovich's mouth raised slightly, but he couldn't smile.

If Chelsea is really reversed by Barcelona at home, the most embarrassing person must be him, the boss behind the scenes.

Because last summer, Chelsea originally had the opportunity to sign Su Dong.

At that time, Abramovich quoted a price of 8000 million euros to AC Milan. He wanted to sign Shevchenko, but was rejected by AC Milan.

Valencia would certainly be more than happy to sell their players to the Premier League instead of staying in La Liga.

The reason is simple. Su Dong stayed in La Liga, which strengthened Barcelona's strength, but made Valencia suffer.

But at that time, Abramovich focused on Shevchenko.

Looking back now, it is somewhat regrettable that Su Dong was not signed in time.

You know, Su Dong has scored 32 league goals in La Liga this season, leading the top scorers in the four major leagues, and he is only 20 years old. What an amazing performance!
More importantly, in December last year, Su Dong won the European Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year two supreme awards in one go, and the limelight began to surpass Ronaldo at his peak that year.

Shevchenko is known as Ronaldo, but Su Dong is more than Ronaldo.

Looking back now, Abramovich has to admit that he did make a mistake at the time.

He vaguely remembered that the reason why he decided to buy Chelsea was because he watched a Champions League match between Manchester United and Real Madrid. Ronaldo shined in that game, which made him very tempted.

But now, looking at Su Dong in the stadium, isn't it just like he looked at Ronaldo back then?

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"Peter, tell me, if we want to sign Su Dong, how much will it cost?" Abramovich asked suddenly.

"Sign Su Dong?" Peter Kenyon was astonished.

Not only him, but Bruce Barker and others were equally surprised.

How is this possible?
Su Dong is a genius who has just won the double football player. Now Barcelona's darling, it is not easy to sign him?

"Boss, this is basically unrealistic." Kenyon shook his head.

Abramovich looked at his assistant without saying a word, with a questioning look in his eyes, as if he was saying, say a price.

Peter Kenyon thought about it for a while and said: "Last summer was the best time for us to sign Su Dong, but we didn't have it at that time. Barcelona signed Su Dong at a sky-high price of 8000 million euros, and at the Nou Camp, Su Dong became the hottest super talent in world football today."

"It can be said that Sudong is in full swing at this moment. If we want to persuade Barcelona to release him at this time, let alone how difficult it is. Even if Barcelona finally let go, conservatively estimate that it will cost at least [-] million euros."

Laporta said before that some teams offered twice the transfer fee for Su Dong, but Barcelona refused without hesitation.

If nothing else, this team is Real Madrid.

Real Madrid offered twice the transfer fee but were rejected. It can be seen that Barcelona will basically not release people for money. Even if Barcelona is finally persuaded, it is estimated that they will have to pay an astronomical sum.

Such a transfer is basically impossible to complete, and no one will do it!

For example, no one will go to Real Madrid to buy Raul, because Real Madrid will not sell Raul for money.

Abramovich understood what Peter Kenyon meant, and felt even more regretful.

Shevchenko has shown signs of decline this season, but Su Dong is in full swing.

Although Abramovich has a compatriot complex with Shevchenko, he is also a businessman who loves the new and dislikes the old.

For the same amount of money, signing Su Dong is obviously more cost-effective than signing Shevchenko.

Unfortunately, last summer, he didn't understand this deal.

Regret now, it's too late!
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Sure enough, as Peter Kenyon expected, Mourinho made substitution adjustments in the second half.

Junior Glenn Johnson replaced Ferreira, who was in a sluggish state.

Obviously, the Portuguese right back faced Ronaldinho and Su Dong in the first half, and he has lost confidence. Let him stay on the field at this time, which is not good for the defense.

On the contrary, Glenn Johnson, the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers and has strong attack power, which may be more effective.

Barcelona also made substitutions in midfield.

Sylvinho replaced Van Bronckhorst.

Of the three goals conceded at the beginning of the first half, two were inseparable from Van Bronckhorst. Rijkaard was obviously not satisfied with the performance of his Dutch compatriots in the first half, so he chose to replace him with Sylvinho. He wanted to plug the defensive loopholes on the left and curb Joe Cole's performance.

Both teams obviously made up for the gaps based on the problems in the first half.

After changing sides to fight again in the second half, both sides consciously slowed down the pace of the game, and did not attack and defend as fast as the first half. The purpose was very clear, which was to minimize mistakes.

Barcelona still controlled the ball, especially in the second half, and the possession advantage was more obvious. This is also because Chelsea are tightening up the defense more, which inevitably reduces the pressure on Barcelona's backcourt.

But in this way, Chelsea's defense against Barcelona's frontcourt has become tighter.

Carvalho, Terry and Gallas basically stayed in the back line.

Barcelona firmly controlled the ball, especially Iniesta on the right, who basically returned to the midfield area, forming a possession advantage with Deco and Xavi, with Su Dong and Ronaldinho at the forefront.

But in this way, Barcelona's ability to control the ball has improved, but its support for offense has been significantly less.

Although in the second half, Barcelona frequently created opportunities by passing and controlling the ball, Mourinho reacted quickly and immediately replaced Duff with Huth, pushed Glenn Johnson to the frontcourt, and adopted a defensive strategy of four central defenders.

Coupled with the tight defensive formation that Chelsea is best at, the four central defenders are there, and the attack on Barcelona is still quite deterrent. At No. 705 minutes, Mourinho even replaced Good Johnson with Portuguese midfielder Thiago to further strengthen the defensive interception of the midfielder.

At this moment, everyone can see that Mourinho has completely focused on defense.

In the home game, from leading with three goals, to losing three goals in a row, and then being controlled by Barcelona and firmly suppressed, Mourinho had to take a defensive position, and finally kept the score of [-] to [-] until the end of the game.

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There was a general elation among Barcelona's players when the end-of-game whistle blew.

The score of the first leg of the away game was [-] to [-], which is definitely not bad.

But Su Dong didn't look excited at all.

The score in this game is indeed good, but Barcelona's problem is very serious.

From Bayern to Real Betis to Chelsea, Barcelona's defense is too fragile.

The savior can save one or two games, but it is impossible to appear every time, then it will become Ultraman.

If it continues like this, how far can Barcelona go?

Semifinals?Or the final?

(End of this chapter)