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Chapter 379 Su Dong vs Chelsea

Chapter 379 Su Dong vs Chelsea

On the evening of April [-]th, Camp Nou.

In the second leg of the knockout round of the Champions League quarter-finals, Barcelona will host Chelsea.

The game went to No. 303 minutes.

When Chelsea intercepted the ball in midfield, when Lampard instigated a counterattack, he quickly made a long pass.

The ball precisely penetrated the Barcelona defense and fell behind.

The Irish fast forward shot through Barcelona's defense line at lightning speed. After breaking into the penalty area and crossing the center with the instep of his left foot, Barcelona's seemingly solid defense line was instantly torn to pieces.

In a hurry, Valdes made a save, but missed the ball.

Belletti rushed ahead of Joe Cole and made a clearance in front of the goal, but made a mistake in his busy schedule and shoveled the ball directly into his own goal.

Own goals!
Zero to one!

The total score is three to four!

This own goal seemed like a bucket of icy cold water, pouring through everyone in the Nou Camp.

From the fans in the stands to the players in the stadium, everyone is awake.

With the indomitable tenacity of the blue team, Chelsea, even if they are pressed so that they cannot control the ball, even if they are pressed so that they have no chance to shoot, they can still score goals if they don't shoot.

Barcelona made a mistake themselves!

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Bringing back a score of [-] to [-] from the away game, the whole world turned against the underestimation of Barcelona before the game, and turned optimistic about it.

Even inside Barcelona, ​​they are quite optimistic about winning their opponents at home.

From Rijkaard to the players, and then to the management, basically everyone is full of confidence in the second round of the Nou Camp.

This can be seen from the formation of Barcelona.

The tactics used by Rijkaard also seemed a bit too big.

After the opening game, Barcelona successfully controlled the ball and launched a fierce attack on Chelsea, suppressing the Blues in a rather embarrassing situation.

At the Nou Camp, Barcelona has absolute confidence and can suppress all teams.

So much so that in the first half hour, Chelsea's possession rate did not even reach 30.00%, and the number of shots was shockingly zero!

Yes, Mourinho's team was so suppressed that they couldn't even create a shot.

On the other hand, Barcelona has a very strong desire to swallow their opponents in one breath, so they frantically put pressure on their opponents after the opening.

Can anyone imagine that Ronaldinho and Giuly have more shots than Su Dong?
Can you imagine Deco and Harvey getting in more times than their direct passes?
When the midfielder is frequently inserted, the defense line is also pressed up, and the space behind him is exposed.

Rijkaard was not surprised by this situation, he guessed it, and even this was the situation he wanted to create before the game, using the ball to suppress Chelsea, strive to score ahead of the opponent, and then attack and tap the opponent's will to resist.

But he underestimated Mourinho's Chelsea too much!
Even though the Blues didn't take any shots in the first 10 minutes and couldn't organize an effective attack, they still maintained their fighting spirit tenaciously and even resolved Barcelona's attacks time and time again.

Not only Cech played the strength of the world's top goalkeeper, even the combination of Terry and Carvalho also played better than the first round.

After defending Barcelona's attack in turn, Chelsea seized the best opportunities of the game to make a series of mistakes in Barcelona's defense, and then created an own goal.

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The sudden conceded goal made the entire Camp Nou silent.

Rijkaard stared blankly at the pitch.

Originally, he had the chance to win, but now he suddenly became flustered.

He realized he had made a mistake!
Playing at home has an absolute advantage in possession of the ball. In this case, there is nothing wrong with Barcelona's defense pressing up, because there is no threat to possession of the ball without pressing up.

But the problem lies in two places.

One is that after the defense line was pressed too high, the players did not invest in the counterattack in time when the ball was lost, forcing Lampard to have enough time to instigate a counterattack. Duff used his speed to tear apart Barcelona's defense line.

Another one is that Puyol also pressed up.

The captain of Barcelona is the player with the fastest speed in the back line and the strongest personal defensive ability. If it is one-on-one, Puyol will definitely rank among the top five in the world. His biggest weakness comes from his weakness in height.

If it was Puyol who was behind just now, it is estimated that he can stop Duff, at least he will not let him make a cross from the outside of his left foot.

But things in the world, where did they come from?
"What should we do now?" Rijkaard was at a loss.

When things got to this point, Ten Carter didn't have a good solution.

If, in the first half hour, Chelsea fell behind on away goals, but still held their breath and tenaciously defended, then now, they are one goal ahead, and they are definitely more willing to defend.

And will defend even more resolutely!
"Mourinho is really not simple. He really instilled his will in everyone in this team. Even if there is one disobedient, Chelsea will not be able to defend so firmly." Ten Carter sighed convincingly.

The downwind shot is no big deal, the key is the upwind shot.

Chelsea drew [-]-[-] at home with Barcelona in the first round. The Blues are at a disadvantage because they are going to visit the Nou Camp.

But after the opening game, the Blues defended extremely resolutely. Even under the indiscriminate bombardment of Barcelona, ​​the Blues insisted on defending for three to 20.00 minutes with only a 10% ball possession rate. This definitely requires a will of steel.

Every player must obey Mourinho unconditionally to be able to do so.

Even if one more person is distracted, there will be holes in Chelsea's defense.

It seems that when Chelsea counterattacked just now, Barcelona's defense was obviously not focused.

Valdez missed the ball and Belletti's hasty tackle caused an own goal, all of which were the result of inattention.

"Facing such a team, we have no other choice but to work hard, keep up the pressure, wait until they are tired, and see if they make mistakes!" Ten Carter shook his head helplessly.

Originally, the initiative was in the hands of Barcelona, ​​but now, with a conceded goal, the initiative is handed over.

Rijkaard had no choice.

On-the-spot command adjustment has never been his strong point, let alone facing Mourinho.

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Barcelona has not changed, and Chelsea will naturally not take the initiative to seek changes.

After the first half, at halftime, neither side changed.

The situation basically remained the same as it was at the beginning of the game. Barcelona firmly controlled the ball, using passing and possession to keep pulling, consuming the physical energy of Chelsea players, waiting for the opponent to make mistakes on their own initiative.

The only difference is that Barcelona pays more attention to defense, and Puyol is basically dragged to the end. Once the ball is lost, everyone immediately invests in a counterattack. After grabbing the ball, they quickly instigate a counterattack.

Chelsea still defended impregnably and did not give Barcelona the slightest chance.

Even in the second half, except for Drogba and Duff, the other eight players in Chelsea's frontcourt all retreated to the 30-meter area, putting on a strict defense and vowing to live and die with the goal.

It can be seen that Mourinho is going to hold on to the lead of this goal.

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In front of the coach of the visiting team, Mourinho did not dare to be careless.

He is constantly instructing the players to arm their defenses. As long as anyone leaves their position a little bit or doesn't return in time, he will reprimand them without hesitation.

His requirements are very simple, and everyone strictly follows his tactics.

He believes that as long as the players perform well, Chelsea will definitely be able to advance.

That's why he didn't rush to score in the second half of the first leg.

As early as the first round, he already knew how bad Barcelona's defense was, so he believed that as long as he could defend the second round, Barcelona would definitely make mistakes.

Sure enough, he guessed right!
After guessing correctly, the Chelsea players will trust him even more, and the execution of tactics will be more in place.

"Now, we have only two biggest enemies." Mourinho still dare not slack off.

"In addition to physical exertion, what else?" Boas asked with concern.

Chelsea's biggest enemy right now is physical consumption, which is an uncontrollable factor.

When any player's physical energy is exhausted to a certain level, his technical movements will be out of shape, and it will be easy to make mistakes at that time.

Mourinho has already strengthened his daily training. For example, his daily training is strictly controlled to 10 minutes of high-intensity intensive training, which means that players must adapt to the intensity of the game for 10 minutes during training.

However, training still cannot replace actual combat. When it comes to competitions, the consumption will be greater than training. Under the pressure of the opponent, the probability of technical movements will be higher, which is out of everyone's control.

"There is another uncontrollable factor, that is, Su Dong!" Mourinho looked at Su Dong, who was wearing Barcelona's No. [-] jersey.

He had a vague feeling that Su Dong was suppressed by Terry and Carvalho tonight, which was not normal.

Because in the last round of La Liga, when Barcelona beat Getafe [-]-[-] at home, Su Dong scored a goal.

He has been scoring consecutively in recent games, how could he be so easily suppressed tonight?
The only explanation is that he is controlling his physical consumption and firepower output.

As a professional player, it is impossible for him not to give his all.

Then the most reasonable explanation is that he is waiting for an opportunity.

"Su Dong's state is really not exciting tonight, which is unreasonable." Boas also felt strange.

"He's waiting!" Mourinho said with certainty.

"Wait?" Boas looked at Mourinho with some surprise.

"He's a sneaky guy, waiting for the moment when we're physically exhausted, mentally exhausted, and we can't help but slack off."

Boas was a little puzzled, he had reservations about Mourinho's words.

Is it possible for Su Dong to be as godlike as Mourinho said?
Could it be that his tactical literacy is really so high?
"In the Champions League final last season, I discovered that he had learned nothing from that bastard Benitez during his time in Valencia. His tactical literacy has improved a lot. I guess he guessed it the moment Barcelona conceded a goal."

When Mourinho said this, the more he thought about it, the more it seemed like this.

On the contrary, it was Boas who was on the side. He was a little surprised, but his heart was full of doubts.

Is Su Dong really as Mourinho said?
He is only 20 years old, if he really has this ability to analyze and think, how terrifying is he?
Is this really going to be a Sudong VS Chelsea showdown?

While the two were talking, Rijkaard made a substitution.

Iniesta replaced Giuly.

(End of this chapter)

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