The strongest winger

Chapter 467 Damn Injuries!
Lampard's stunning goal made the Chelsea players on the field see the hope of advancing again, because they only need to score one more goal in the remaining 10 minutes to drag the game into overtime, and if they score two goals in the remaining time, then Chelsea will advance to the semi-finals!

Maybe at that time, you can also enter the final of the UEFA Champions League in Athens!

I feel very excited just thinking about it!
But Valencia is not a rookie in the Champions League. Most of the players participated in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League last season, and the team's veterans like Canizares, Albelda and Baraja all participated in the Champions League final at the turn of the century.

Conceding a goal in the first 5 minutes of the second half did not make Valencia panic, but played quite well in the next game.

Evening the score on the field also allowed Mourinho to see the hope of equalizing the total score, so he quickly signaled Boas to let Shevchenko go to the warm-up area to warm up.

Subconsciously looking at the bench again, Mourinho shook his head, still lacking reliable players, Wright Phillips in the last round completely made him lose confidence, so in his mind, Wright Phillips is the one who should be cleaned up after the end of the season.

Hey, the bench is still not deep enough!
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Five minutes later, in the 5th minute of the second half, Chelsea used up a second substitution adjustment when he replaced right-back Ferreira with Andriy Shevchenko.

Subsequently, the positions of the personnel on the field have also changed a lot.

Essien retreated to the position of central defender, pulling Ashley Cole to the position of left midfielder, Joe Cole to the right, with Mikel and Makelele partnering in the midfielder in the middle, Lampard's position remained unchanged, still an attacking midfielder, and Drogba partnered Shevchenko in the forward line, with Drogba at the front.

Mourinho's substitution adjustment made many commentators shine.

With the reduction of Chelsea's available personnel this season, Mourinho is more conservative in the formation, which is the legendary 1:0 doctrine.

What I didn't expect was that in the second round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, they would make a desperate attitude at such an early time, which is really surprising.

Even Ibramovich, the boss in the VIP seat, was impressed by Mourinho's substitution adjustment.

Of course, what makes him most happy is that Shevchenko, who he spent a lot of money to introduce, can play at this time.

Seeing the team's counterattack posture, the die-hard Chelsea fans in the stands sang again, but under the shouts of nearly [-] Valencia fans at home, nothing was done.

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Chelsea's personnel adjustment this time is indeed more aggressive, but it allows Flores to see a possibility of reversing the score again, because Chelsea's three central defenders basically gave up two wings in the combination.

Let Flores see an opportunity to use the speed on the side to open the gap, so he immediately asked Joaquin to do warm-up preparations. This season, the Spanish international spent nearly 3000 million euros, but he rarely performed amazingly. I hope he can grasp the hope of this game, otherwise... next season can only be cleaned up.

After all, no head coach can tolerate players with high salaries and low abilities. Moreover, Valencia is currently experiencing an economic crisis, so it needs to be cleaned up.

Mourinho naturally knows the problems that Flores can see, but he has no choice but to strengthen his offense and score goals as soon as possible, otherwise, it will be difficult to score again in the remaining game time.

This is Valencia's home court, not their own.

It is necessary to score a goal when the opponent's foothold is not stable.

But soon, Aiello's breakthrough from the wing sounded the alarm for Mourinho. Joe Cole, who was pulled to the right, basically defended like a wooden pillar, and Mikel, who was full-time marking Aiello, had a hidden yellow card.

So when Ai Luo directly crossed the center line on the left, he didn't care about 21 [-], and just moved the ball forward more than ten meters, and then tried his best.

The speed of Joe Cole and Mikel is naturally incomparable with Ai Luo's speed, and it is not realistic to rely on the defensive center back Terry, because they know Ai Luo's speed best. It is better to wait for the support of his teammates than rushing to grab.

Then Ai Luo took the ball directly from the left. Unfortunately, David Villa was under the interference of Essien and hit the football. The Football Cup goalkeeper Petr Cech was firmly in his arms.

Although Ai Luo's breakthrough cross did not threaten Cech's goal, it made Mourinho smell a threat, especially when Joaquin replaced David Silva.

Valencia's substitutions are very targeted this time, which is to play out the speed of the two wings.

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With two extremely fast wingers, Chelsea's offense cannot be stretched. Mourinho originally hoped to use the two full-backs as wingers when attacking, and become full-backs when defending, but after actually using them, he found that the actual effect was not good.

Not to mention that Joe Cole's defensive ability is basically zero, but Ashley Cole, who is excellent in offense and defense, played very hard. It was not caused by the situation on the field, but the physical fatigue caused by multi-line battles this season.

Especially after Ashley Cole was chased by Joaquin for several consecutive sprints, it became even more prominent.

And when the full-back cannot catch up, the double midfielders will naturally share the task of chasing back.

Indeed, this method allowed Chelsea to prevent Valencia's counterattack during the period when Joaquin was replaced, but after a long time, it also left the two defensive midfielders with no time to take care of the defense in the middle.

Originally, I expected Chelsea to quickly overtake the score, but after seeing the current situation, it is a very good result to be able to hold this score.

Time passed quickly, and half of the second half was over.

The two sides of the game are still fighting, but there is no obvious gap.

But Joe Cole was physically exhausted at this time.

So even though Wright Phillips has been on Mourinho's blacklist, he is the only offensive player left under him at this time.

Or injuries.

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In the blink of an eye, the game time has reached 10 minutes of the whole game, which means that there are only the last 10 minutes of the game. For both sides of the game, it is impossible to lose the ball during this period.

For Chelsea, they have no choice but to attack.

Also, passing the ball too often, that's a waste of time.

So Chelsea played more directly in the next time, that is, they frequently kicked the ball directly from the two wings, allowing the two centers Drogba and Shevchenko to look for opportunities.

But how effective are wide crosses under pressure?
Instead, Valencia made two quick counterattacks, allowing Makelele and Ashley Cole to get a yellow card respectively, which relieved the two defensive crises.

As time passed, the cheers of the fans of the home team in the stands became louder and louder. They knew that if nothing else happened, Valencia must be the one who advanced to the semi-finals!

"Including injury time, there are at most 10 minutes left in the game! If it ends according to this score, then Valencia will advance to the semi-finals! And if Chelsea want to maintain their hope of advancing to the semi-finals, then they will score at least one goal in the next time!!"

Huang Jianxiang glanced at the time on the big screen, his tone a little hasty.

"However, judging from their running, it feels like they are at the end of their strength. Their physical fitness no longer allows them to run in a large area. The Premier League matches are too dense! Coupled with the unfavorable season of Chelsea this season, there have been too many injuries. It's a pity..."

The three substitutions and adjustments have all been used up, so the rest can only be left to the players on the field, or in other words, the final result can only be left to God to decide.

Mourinho looked at the players on the field who lacked change, so he thought.

Perhaps, ending this season's UEFA Champions League in a draw is also a good result.

At least he didn't get double-killed home and away, right?
At this moment, Lampard was looking for an opportunity to cooperate in the middle, but he looked at his teammates standing still waiting for the ball, so he chose to directly push the ball forward, and then suddenly kicked the goal 35 yards away from the goal.

But this time, one foot was inserted horizontally in the flight path of the football.

Boom——
Edu, who had just come on the pitch, fell to the ground with a shovel before Lampard's long-range shot. The pace was very timely, just in the direction of the shot, the football changed its shape, and then flew towards Chelsea's defensive right, which is Valencia's offensive left.

No one expected this change.

Of course, Ai Luo has already prepared.

At the same moment, David Villa and Joaquin on the right were equally ready.

When Ai Luo was facing his own goal, he directly knocked the ball behind him with the outside of his left foot, while he himself turned a 180-degree turn to the right and went around the left sideline to chase the ball.

Mikel hasn't figured it out yet at this time, what about people?Where's the ball?
By the time he reacted, Ai Luo had already circled the sideline and accelerated.

Makelele chased back crazily diagonally, while Terry was stuck in a straight line on the route of Ai Luo's cut.

When Aiello hit the ball for the second time, he was only 35 meters away from Chelsea's bottom line, and then had an eye contact with David Villa. Facing Terry's defense, he suddenly put the ball on the outer instep of his right foot and stuffed it into the rib space.

David Villa faced Carvalho's close defense. Like the first goal, he faced the football and slammed the ball forward, and then knocked the ball behind the heel of his left foot.

Both Terry, who was chasing back, and Carvalho, who was defending, were shaken by this.

It wasn't until I saw Ai Luo holding the football at 25 yards that I realized it.

"Beautiful heel kick!!"

Aiello did not take the ball to break through, but passed the ball to the right. Joaquin on the right inserted it at high speed, directly waving the ball into the penalty area, and then swept the ball horizontally. David Villa fell to the ground and slid the ball into the goal.

Mourinho looked at the football bouncing in the net and closed his eyes.

It seems that ending the UEFA Champions League with a draw is still an extravagant hope, damn the injury!
PS: Thank you for the mosquito repellent water and Lu Yanzhi's monthly pass, it's the end of the month, please don't waste it!

(End of this chapter)