i want to be king

Chapter 381 The King of Destruction
King of Destruction!

When Barcelona beat Chelsea [-]-[-] at home with an aggregate score of [-]-[-], relying on away goals, the whole country of Spain was jubilant, and countless media and fans were singing praises for Barcelona, ​​especially Su Dong.

Even Aspen, known as the mouthpiece of Real Madrid, published such a headline on the front page, describing Su Dong as a wall-breaker who dared to break the confinement.

At the beginning of the report, Aspen wrote this.

"The famous British rock band Pink Floyd released an album [The Wall] in [-]. The creator of this album, and also the bassist of the band, Roger Waters, uses a wall to isolate the cruel reality as a symbol, and explores the dark side of human nature. The most famous song [Another Brick in the Wall Part II], the lyrics in it are sung like this."

"Let's not be ignorant, let's not imprison our thoughts... Teacher, let the children's creativity fly, that is just another brick in the wall, and you are just another brick in the wall."

Aspen said that I don’t know if Mourinho has heard this song by Pink Floyd, but there is no doubt that he is doing what the teachers in this song are doing, and he is imprisoning the creativity of the players.

"Compared to the wonderful first half of the first leg of the two sides, in this game at the Nou Camp, Mourinho thoroughly implemented his tactical thinking to Chelsea. The Blues players unswervingly implemented Mourinho's tactics. They built a series of high walls in front of the goal. Mourinho is the plasterer who built the wall."

Aspen reported that the Blues believed that the Blues' football was full of destructiveness and lack of creativity, and there was no sign of Chelsea taking the initiative to attack throughout the game. Even after being reversed by Barcelona again, they did not dare to take the lead easily.

"Obviously Mourinho is used to hiding behind walls."

Aspen listed the data of this game, Barcelona's ball possession rate is as high as 60.00%30.00, Chelsea's ball possession rate is only a poor [-]%[-], there is a huge gap in possession time between the two teams.

What's even more frightening is that Barcelona's shots were as high as 37 times, which created the highest number of shots since Barcelona's Champions League this season, but most of the shots failed to pose a threat.

But Chelsea had fewer shots, with only two poor shots in the whole game.

37 to two, such a disparity in the number of shots, is absolutely staggering.

Aspen even ironically believes that Chelsea's performance at the Nou Camp is not even as brave and aggressive as the relegated La Liga team.

"Mourinho has no way to find any excuses. This is not due to the lack of ability of Chelsea players, but because of his tactics."

After severely criticizing Mourinho's Chelsea, Aspen changed the subject and praised the promotion of Barcelona.

AS reported that Rijkaard's team has always adhered to their own tactical philosophy. Whether at Stamford Bridge or back to the Nou Camp, they played unconservatively and insisted on their own football style, which made Chelsea suffer the humiliation of being eliminated.

"Mourinho and his maze really caused Chelsea to hesitate for a while and couldn't find a direction, but Rijkaard's team quickly got out of the quagmire because they had an invincible king of destruction-Sudong!"

"Many people have forgotten that this is the first time Sudong has saved Barcelona, ​​but it doesn't matter."

"The important thing is that every time when Barcelona is in a crisis, the one who stands up is Su Dong. He always uses his ability and incredible performance to lead the team out of the predicament and save the day."

"This time at Camp Nou, it's no exception."

Aspen believes that in this game at the Nou Camp, Sudong was the most heavily defended Barcelona player by the opponent. Terry and Carvalho were close to Sudong almost throughout the game.

But in the second half, when Chelsea's players began to struggle, and when Terry began to look tired, Su Dong played hard.

"Rijkaard made a lot of mistakes before the game and in the first half, but he always did one thing right, that is, his trust in Sudong. He chose to replace Giuly with Iniesta. In just a few minutes, Sudong and Iniesta completed a very clever small-scale cooperation and broke Chelsea's goal."

Aspen said that this is Su Dong's No.11 Champions League goal this season, but at the same time he also has six assists, which is quite an astonishing number. "He almost dragged Barcelona on the road to the Champions League sprint alone."

"His performance was unbelievable!"

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Not only Aspen, but the Daily Sports also praised Su Dong's performance.

"Chelsea broke through Barcelona's goal without even taking a shot. At that time, the morale of the Barcelona players was demoralized, and even Frank Rijkaard was probably a little frustrated."

"So far this season, many teams have used this conservative and utilitarian football to create problems at the Nou Camp. For example, AC Milan in the Gamper Cup. They were the first team to adopt strict defense tactics and almost defeated Barcelona. Teams such as Atletico Madrid, Valencia and Chelsea have successively adopted similar tactics."

The Daily Sports Daily does not deny that there is a serious shortcoming in Barcelona's lineup, and that is the defense.

Although Barcelona this season is the team with the fewest goals conceded in La Liga, after entering the Champions League knockout round, this team has repeatedly been scored. Whether it is Bayern Munich or Chelsea, they have scored three goals in a single game, which makes Barcelona's defense very embarrassing.

"Of course this is due to the substantial improvement in the strength of the opponents in the knockout round and the more targeted tactics, but is it not a manifestation of Barcelona's defensive loopholes? When Valdes, Belletti, Oleg, Van Bronckhorst and other defenders make mistakes in turn, Barcelona's defensive problems are exposed."

"This is why those teams dare to defend against Barcelona, ​​they are waiting for Barcelona to make mistakes!"

The Daily Sports Daily stated that the lineup configuration cannot be changed for the time being, because Barcelona's lineup shortcomings are there. They only have the thinnest lineup configuration in La Liga, and even Edmilson and Thiago have been absent for a long time.

"But Barcelona has the most enviable attack combination in European football, especially Sudong."

"As in every previous game, Su Dong has been struggling with the best central defenders in Europe since the first minute of the game. He is constantly looking for opportunities and patiently waiting for his opponent to make mistakes."

"Finally, when the opportunity presented itself to Su Dong, he seized it without hesitation and equalized the score for Barcelona!"

Daily Sports Daily analyzed Barcelona's experience in the Champions League this season. From Juventus to Bayern Munich to Chelsea, almost every tough battle has Su Dong's shadow behind him.

"Without Su Dong, Barcelona would have hit a wall at the Alpenstadion, collapsed at the Olympiastadion in Munich, and was thrown into the Thames River under Stamford Bridge, but it was Su Dong's outstanding performance, dragging Barcelona forward alone, helping the team defeat powerful enemies time and time again, and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League!"

The Daily Sports Daily stated that although he has only joined the team for one season, Su Dong has become the most important key figure in the team.

"Without Su Dong, it is difficult for us to imagine how Barcelona will get out of the current predicament."

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World Sports News also believes that Rijkaard made many mistakes, and even in the game, he seemed helpless against Mourinho's tactics. At critical moments, he could only make the choices he has been making this season.

That is to trust Su Dong!
"And every time, Su Dong did not live up to Rijkaard's trust. He used his performance to help Rijkaard get out of the predicament, lead Barcelona to victory, and win the opponent!"

World Sports Daily said that in this battle at the Nou Camp, after Su Dong stopped Ronaldinho's pass with his left foot, he turned around and passed the ball to Iniesta. The whole action was perfect.

"This is the key to the whole goal!"

"Without Su Dong's handling, he couldn't turn around and face the goal, and Iniesta couldn't get Su Dong's pass, so naturally he couldn't pass the ball back to Su Dong to form an assist."

"Su Dong showed his strength as the World Footballer in this goal!"

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While the Spanish media sang praises, the British media were dissatisfied with Chelsea's tragic elimination. They believed that Barcelona seemed to have an advantage, but in fact there were only a handful of truly threatening offenses.

"Chelsea beat Barcelona, ​​but lost to Su Dong!" said the Daily Mail.

This media believes that Mourinho showed amazing tactical attainments in both rounds of the game. Whether it was the opening attack in the first round or the tenacious defense in the second round, people saw a full-fledged iron-blooded army.

"It's a pity that Su Dong snatched Chelsea's ticket to the semi-finals. He dragged Barcelona, ​​a ship that was about to sink and was riddled with holes, into the semi-finals. How far can they go?"

The Guardian also believes that whether Barcelona played against Bayern Munich or against Chelsea, they have exposed very serious problems, that is, their defense is really bad.

"Such a defense is destined not to go far in the Champions League knockout round."

"No matter how tough Su Dong is, he can't challenge the entire team by himself!"

Especially when the results of the UEFA draw came out on the second day of the game, and when Barcelona encountered Benitez's Liverpool in the semi-finals, the British media fell into a carnival.

"Barcelona will stop in the semi-finals!"

Benitez was also satisfied with the results of the draw in an interview with the media. He said that he is no stranger to Barcelona, ​​because he led Valencia to defeat Barcelona last season, and Su Dong was in Benitez's team at the time.

"I know better than anyone how to beat Barcelona, ​​how to freeze Sudong, I will not give them any chance!"

Not only the British media are full of confidence in Benitez and Liverpool, but even the Spanish media are generally worried.

Benitez, this stable old dog guy, is even more difficult to deal with than Mourinho.

(End of this chapter)