The strongest winger

Chapter 721 The Most Dangerous Person
As soon as Modric received the ball from Mikel, he had already observed Ai Luo's running position. He was confident that he could send the ball to Ai Luo's feet very comfortably, and then help the team expand the score to two goals before the end of the first half.

So Terry and Lampard hurried forward to put pressure on the referee, and there were three seconds left in stoppage time.

Pepe and Ramos, who were frantically chasing back, heard the referee blow the whistle at the end of the first half, and they were overjoyed. Ai Luo's running position was very weird just now. As long as the pass is in place, the defense will be very dangerous this time!

Seeing that the complaints were invalid, the Chelsea players didn't care too much. They just wanted to impress the referee, otherwise there would be a very high possibility of a whistle biased towards the home team in the second half.

"Referee Massimo Busacca was clearly helping Real Madrid. He blew the whistle for half-time with three seconds to go before the first-half stoppage time. It's not fair to Chelsea because Ai has opened up the space. Modric, who is unmarked, will definitely send the ball to him. Then it will be..."

"With the two short and one long whistles from the referee, the first half of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 final between Real Madrid and Chelsea came to an end. The score on the field led the visiting team Chelsea 1-0. In view of the performance of the entire first half, the visiting team Chelsea obviously had an advantage. The three lines were maintained perfectly. Ai and Drogba on the front line put great pressure on Real Madrid's defense. If it weren't for Iker Casillas' outstanding performance in the first half, Chelsea would not be as simple as leading by one goal."

"At the end of the first half, players from both sides entered their respective locker rooms in batches. In the first half, Real Madrid did not play at their own level at home. Instead, they let the visiting team Chelsea turn away. This is a very abnormal situation. Head coach Juan Ramos must solve the team's offensive problems during the intermission, otherwise Chelsea will win a victory at the Bernabeu and also have priceless away goals. This is not an acceptable result for Real Madrid, which is aiming to win the tenth Champions League trophy."

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The 15 minutes in halftime are fleeting, but that is not the case for the players on both sides of the locker room. They must concentrate on listening to the instructions of the head coach. The game is a 10-minute battle. Winning 45 minutes is not a victory. Only when the score is still ahead after 10 minutes is over, it is called victory.

Mourinho affirmed the team's performance in the first half in the locker room, but he was a little dissatisfied with Robben's defense, and the two wings almost became his dedicated corridors.

But overall, the atmosphere in the visiting team's locker room is good.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. It is worth mentioning that Real Madrid took the lead in making substitution adjustments before the start of the game. Guti replaced Gago, who did nothing in the first half, to increase the team's ability to pass through the midfield.

Regarding this substitution adjustment, the narrators in the live studio expressed their views on this.

"Before kick-off in the second half, Real Madrid took the lead in making substitution adjustments. The team's vice-captain Guti appeared on the field. Compared with Gago, who started the game, Guti's ability to pass the ball is stronger, and his forward, passing, shooting and awareness are more outstanding. I believe that Juan Ramos has an idea to replace him!"

"Guti has always been a controversial player. He is proficient in dribbling skills, excellent in small skills and full of aura, but sometimes he likes to fight against the opponent's players, so that he can't effectively control his emotions. Therefore, is it worth discussing that the lagging Real Madrid should replace Guti?"

"This substitution is a signal to strengthen the offense, but can the old Raul and the new-generation striker Higuain seize the opportunity? This is a topic worth discussing, but this substitution not only enhances Real Madrid's offense, but also increases their chances of being counterattacked. As we all know, Guti's enthusiasm gradually declines with age..."

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In the second half, Real Madrid took advantage of the kick-off and quickly launched an offensive towards Chelsea's half. However, the Chelsea players were well prepared for the home team's rapid attack in the second half. They responded calmly and did not make mistakes.

Guti, who was holding the ball, had nothing to do about 30 meters away from Chelsea's goal in the middle. The teammates in the front field were all standing firmly, and there was no flexible running at all, so that he had no room to pass the ball, so he shook his head and chose to pass the ball back to control the rhythm of the game.

It has to be said that Guti's playing really drove Real Madrid's offensive, but due to Chelsea's tight defense and the lack of flexible movement of teammates, it was difficult to find a deadly route to pass the ball.

But Guti is Guti. No matter how difficult the conditions are, he has his own way of handling the ball. Coupled with the tacit cooperation with Raul for many years, the passing and running of the two are quite in tune.

It’s just that the 32-year-old Raul is no longer the spirited shooter Raul of the past. The arrival of Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooy made him sacrifice himself to stay away from the penalty area for the benefit of the team.

In the 49th and 53rd minutes, Guti seized the opportunity to send fatal straight passes to Raul one after another, but what he didn't expect was that Raul missed them all.

"It's a pity! Guti is really getting older and more demonic. When the team's offense is restricted, he always has his own passing route and sends the ball to the most dangerous teammate. But Raul doesn't seem to be in the state, otherwise the goal would have been scored..."

Juan Ramos frowned as he watched Raul wasting Guti's second-time passes, and was thinking about whether he should use Ruud van Nistelrooy, the king of the small penalty area, to try his luck. However, this idea only lasted for half a second, because he was a new head coach and had to have a good relationship with Real Madrid's banner Raul.

"Let's take a look again!" Juan Ramos secretly thought.

There is no doubt that although Real Madrid, who are playing at home, will have the advantage on the field in the next game, there are not many actual threats, and Chelsea still leads by one away goal.

The situation on the field is biased towards the home team Real Madrid, but Mourinho did not show dissatisfaction. After all, this is Real Madrid's home stadium, the Bernabéu. It is a very good result to be able to lead by one goal on this field. It is acceptable to end the game with this score. Of course... More leads are better.

And now it is not suitable for the aggressive attack in the first half. Three days later, there will be a league game at his own home court, and seven days later, there will be a League Cup final with Manchester United at the new Wembley Stadium. The consecutive double matches in a week made him, as the head coach, have to take care of the health of the players.

As the season progresses to the second half, any negligence may cause the team to lose all four seasons.

Therefore, Chelsea made the first substitution adjustment in No. 605 minutes, replacing winger Kalou with Essien, increasing the team's defensive level in the middle, and at the same time limiting Guti's performance.

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"Why did Chelsea suddenly change their strategy in the second half and didn't choose to continue to put pressure on Real Madrid's defense? Is this defense really good?" Lineker frowned and said: "If you continue to put pressure on the home team, I believe Chelsea scored the second goal of the game to seal the victory. But..."

The Real Madrid fans in the stands swept away the slump when they fell behind in the first half. The cheers were much louder than in the first half, especially when the home team organized an attack, as if the whole stadium was shaking.

Chelsea had to come up with housekeeping skills - defending and counterattacking.

Except for Drogba and Aiello who did not participate in the defense, the other eight players were in a defensive state. That is to say, with Essien playing, Chelsea chose to defend thoroughly, bringing the lead on the field to the end of the game.

Fortunately, Chelsea also counterattacked after defending firmly. Aiello played a very prominent role, always suppressing the four defenders of Real Madrid in their own half, unable to move.

With Real Madrid's main attack on Chelsea's main defense and occasional quick counterattacks, more than half of the time in the second half passed.

Juan Ramos looked at Raul who was still struggling on the front line off the court, gritted his teeth and chose to replace Higuain and replace Ruud van Nistelrooy to maintain the pressure on Chelsea's goal in the penalty area.

"As the game time is getting shorter and shorter, the home team Real Madrid has invested more and more troops in the offensive, and the offensive has become more and more fierce, but the score has not changed. Chelsea still leads Real Madrid 1:0..."

In the 75th minute, Cech threw Ruud van Nistelrooy's shot under him in embarrassment, and the Real Madrid fans in the stands booed instinctively. They seemed to have seen that Cech was about to lie on the ground to delay the time, but this time they were disappointed.

The big reason why I chose to throw the ball by hand instead of kicking it with a big foot is because the accuracy of throwing the ball by hand is higher, and it can also effectively prevent the Real Madrid players from waiting for the ball to pass halftime to clear the siege.

Drogba, who retreated to his own half-circle arc, squeezed his position first, carried Pepe behind him, then looked at the football's landing point, and very chicly used his chest to give the ball to Modric who ran out of the open space.

Ramos immediately looked for Aiello on the court. In his mind, he was the most threatening player in Chelsea's counterattack, and the other players were mostly supporting roles!

"--Pay attention to Ai!" At the same time, Juan Ramos also stood on the sidelines and loudly reminded his defenders.

(End of this chapter)