I Want to Be the King of Football

Accompanied by Bruce Barker and Peter Kenyon among others, Abramovich sat in the main stand at Stamford Bridge and watched Chelsea go from scoring three goals in a row to being drawn three times in a row by the opponent. .

When the referee Collina blew the whistle for the end of the first half, he breathed a sigh of relief involuntarily.

So exciting!

But it's too dangerous, too scary!

If the first half of the game was not over, Abramovich was really worried that the team would be reversed by Barcelona.

Damn, the three-goal lead has been reversed. Has there been such a precedent in the Champions League knockout rounds?

Chelsea's face will be lost by then.

He had to admit that it was really scary for Barcelona to go crazy, especially attacking.

Su Dong is really strong! Abramovich had to admit.

Chelsea this season is different from before, only conceding three goals at Stamford Bridge.

One was a sudden miss at the start of the season, two were direct free-kicks, and in the Champions League, only one was conceded against Porto.

Arguably, Stamford Bridge is one of the best defended home grounds 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, are not as good as Chelsea at home.

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

Thinking of this, Abramovich couldn't help but sigh deeply and was worried about the situation in the second half.

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Rest assured, boss, Mourinho will do something. Peter Kenyon knew what Abramovich was worried about.

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

Kenyon, who has been working around football for so many years and once served as the chief executive of Manchester United, asks himself that there is still some way to watch football, and the information he can grasp is far more abundant than others.

Three goals in a row, the defense is indeed responsible, but there is no problem with the players, the main thing is cooperation.

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 teacher Mourinho to Stamford Bridge.

There is no doubt about the strength of the Portuguese central defender. Whether it is individual 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. state.

On the contrary, the tacit understanding between Gallas and Terry, especially the coordination, 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's meaning, as long as Carvalho and Terry's tacit understanding is established, this combination will definitely be better than the combination of Gallas and Terry.

But now it seems that Carvalho is inevitably 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, and Carvalho couldn't compete with Su Dong. So...

Peter Kenyon said the end, feeling a little funny.

Carvalho felt like he was being abused by Su Dong, and he played abnormally when he touched Su Dong.

The corners of Abramovich's mouth twitched slightly, but he couldn't smile.

If Chelsea is really reversed by Barcelona at home, the person who is most embarrassed must be his behind-the-scenes boss.

Because last summer, Chelsea had the opportunity to sign Sudong.

At that time, Abramovich quoted a price of 80 million euros to AC Milan and wanted to sign Shevchenko, but was rejected by AC Milan. If Abramovich passed the offer to Varen at that time West Asia, signing Su Dong is not a big problem.

Valencia would certainly be happy to sell their players to the Premier League,

rather than staying in La Liga.

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

But at the time, Abramovich was all about 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, far ahead of 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, and the limelight began to surpass Ronaldo at the peak of that year.

Shevchenko is known as White 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, in which Ronaldo shined, which made him very tempted.

And now, looking at Su Dong in the stadium, isn't it the same as when he looked at Ronaldo?

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Peter, you said, if we want to sign Su Dong, how much will it cost? Abramovich asked suddenly.

Sign Su Dong? Peter Kenyon was stunned.

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

How is this possible?

Su Dong is a genius who just won the double football player. Now Barcelona's darling, if you want to sign him, easier said than done?

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

Abramovich looked at his assistant without speaking, with a question in his eyes, as if he was talking, asking for a price.

Peter Kenyon thought about it for a while and said: Last summer was the best time for us to sign Sudong, but we didn't have it at the time. Barcelona signed Sudong for a sky-high price of 80 million euros. Kemp, Sudong have become the hottest super talent in world football today.

It can be said that Su Dong is in full swing at this moment. If we want to convince Barcelona to release people at this time, let's not say how difficult it is. Even if Barcelona finally let go, it is conservatively estimated that it will cost at least 200 million euros.

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

If nothing else, this team is Real Madrid.

Real Madrid's twice the transfer fee was rejected. It can be seen that Barcelona will basically not release people for money. Even if Barcelona is really convinced in the end, it is estimated that an astronomical sum will be paid.

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

For example, no one would go to Real Madrid to buy Raul because Real Madrid would never sell Raul for money.

Abramovich understood what Peter Kenyon meant, and regretted it even more.

This season's Shevchenko has shown signs of decline, but Su Dong is in the ascendant.

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

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

Unfortunately, last summer, he did not understand the business.

Sorry now, it's too late!

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Sure enough, as Peter Kenyon expected, Mourinho made a substitution adjustment in the second half.

Teenager Glen Johnson replaced Ferreira, who was in a slump.

Obviously, the Portuguese right-back faced Ronaldinho and Sudong in the first half, and he has lost confidence. Letting him stay on the court at this time is not good for the defense.

On the contrary, it was Glen Johnson. The newborn calf was not afraid of tigers and had strong attack power, so it might 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 compatriot in the first half, so he chose to replace him with Sylvinho. , wants to block the defensive loopholes on the left and curb Joe Cole's play.

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

After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, both sides consciously slowed down the pace of the game and stopped attacking and defending as fast as in the first half. The purpose is very clear, that is, to minimize mistakes.

Barcelona still controlled the ball, especially in the second half, and the advantage of possession was more obvious. This was also because Chelsea were tightening the back line more, which inevitably reduced the pressure on Barcelona's backcourt.

But in this way, Chelsea's defense of Barcelona's frontcourt is even tighter.

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

Barcelona firmly controls the ball, especially Iniesta on the right, who basically returns to the midfield area, forming a ball-handling advantage with Deco and Xavi, Sudong and Ronaldinho are the top players. on the front.

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

Although in the second half, Barcelona frequently created opportunities by passing the ball and controlling the ball, but Mourinho responded quickly and immediately replaced Duff with Huth, pushed Glen Johnson to the frontcourt, and took four central defenders. Defensive strategy.

Coupled with the tight defensive formation that Chelsea is best at, the four central defenders are there, and they are quite restrained against Barcelona's attack. At the 75th minute, Mourinho used Portugal midfielder Thiago. Good Johnson was replaced to further strengthen the defensive interception of the midfielder.

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

At home, from a three-goal lead, to losing three goals in a row, and then being controlled by Barcelona and firmly suppressed, Mourinho had to take the defensive and finally kept the score of three to three until the end of the game.

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Barcelona's players were generally elated when the end-of-game whistle blew.

The 3-3 away first leg score is definitely not bad.

But Su Dong did not look excited at all.

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

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

The savior can save one or two games, but it can't appear every time, so it's Ultraman.

How far can Barcelona go?

Semifinals? Or the final?