I Want to Be the King of Football

On the evening of April 12, Camp Nou.

Barcelona host Chelsea in the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals.

The game went on to the thirty-third minute.

When Chelsea midfielder intercepted the ball, Lampard instigated a counterattack and quickly made a long pass.

The ball penetrated Barca's defense with precision and fell behind.

Irish fast Madav shot through Barcelona's defense line with lightning speed. After breaking into the penalty area, when he crossed the middle with the outer instep of his left foot, Barcelona's seemingly solid back line was instantly torn to shreds.

In a hurry, Valdez made a save, but did not save the ball.

Belletti got ahead of Joe Cole and made a clearance in front of the goal in the middle. As a result, he made a mistake and shoveled the ball directly into his own goal.

Own goals!

Zero to one!

The total score is three to four!

This own goal was 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 sober.

With an indomitable tenacity, the Blues Chelsea, even if they were pressed so hard that they could not control the ball, even if they were pressed so that they had no chance to shoot, they could still score.

Barça made a mistake!

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Bringing back the score of 3-3 from the away game, the whole world turned to be optimistic about Barcelona before the match.

Even Barcelona is also quite optimistic about winning the opponent at home.

From Rijkaard to the players to the management, basically everyone is full of confidence in the second leg at Camp Nou.

This can be seen from Barcelona's formation.

Rijkaard's tactics also seemed a bit too big.

After the opening, Barcelona successfully controlled the ball and began to launch a fierce attack on Chelsea, suppressing the Blues quite embarrassed.

At Camp Nou, Barcelona have absolute confidence and can hold down all teams.

So much so that in the first half hour, Chelsea's possession rate was not even 30%, and the number of shots on goal was shockingly zero!

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

On the other hand, Barcelona has a very strong idea of ​​swallowing the opponent in one breath, so after the opening, he put pressure on the opponent frantically.

Can anyone imagine Ronaldinho and Giuly taking more shots than Sudong?

Can you imagine that Deco and Xavi have made more passes than they have passed through?

When the midfield is frequently inserted, the back line is also pressed up, and the neutral space behind him is exposed.

Rijkaard was not surprised by this situation, he guessed it, and even this is the situation he wanted to create before the game, using the ball to suppress Chelsea, trying to get the ball ahead of the opponent, and then attacking and digging the opponent to resist will.

But he underestimated Jose Mourinho's Chelsea!

In the first 30 minutes, the Blues did not have any shots and could not organize an effective attack. They still maintained their fighting spirit tenaciously, and even defused Barcelona's attacks again and again.

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

After defending Barcelona's successive attacks, Chelsea seized the best chances of the game to make a series of mistakes in the Barcelona back line, 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.

He, who had won the lottery at first, suddenly became flustered.

He realized he had made a mistake!

Playing at home has an absolute advantage in possession. In this case, it is not wrong for Barcelona to push the back line, because if it is not pushed, there is no threat to control the ball.

But the problem lies in two places.

One is that the back line was pushed too high, and the players did not put in the counter-attack in time when they lost the ball, forcing Lampard to have enough time to instigate a counter-attack.

Duff used his speed to tear apart Barcelona's defense.

Another is that Puyol also pressed up.

The Barcelona captain is the fastest player in the back line and has the strongest personal defensive ability. In one-on-one terms, Puyol is definitely ranked in the top five in the world. His biggest weakness comes from his weakness in height.

If Puyol was dragging behind just now, it is estimated that he could block Duff, at least not let him pass the instep of his left foot.

But the things in the world, where did they come from?

What should I do now? Rijkaard was at a loss.

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

If it was said that in the first half hour, Chelsea were behind in away goals, but they were still able to hold their breath and defended stubbornly, then now that they are one goal ahead, they will definitely be more willing to defend.

And will be more determined!

Mourinho is really not easy. He really instilled his will into everyone in this team. Even if there is one disobedience, Chelsea can't be so resolute. Tenkat convincingly said sighed.

Downwind is no big deal, the key is headwind.

Chelsea drew 3-3 at home with Barcelona in the first leg, and the Blues were at a disadvantage because they were going to visit Camp Nou.

But after the opening, the Blues defended extremely resolutely. Even under the indiscriminate bombardment of Barcelona, ​​the Blues defended for 30 minutes with only 26% of the ball possession rate. It takes a will of steel.

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

Even one more distraction would leave Chelsea's defence vulnerable.

Just like when Chelsea counterattacked just now, Barcelona's defense was obviously not focused.

Valdes didn't save the ball, Belletti made an own goal with a hasty tackle, all of which were the result of lack of focus.

Faced with such a team, we have no other choice but to spend all our energy, continue to maintain the pressure, and wait until they are tired to see if they make mistakes! Ten Carter shook his head helplessly.

Originally, the initiative was in the hands of Barcelona, ​​but now, a goal was lost and the initiative was handed over.

Rijkaard had no choice.

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

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

After the first half, at half-time, neither side changed.

The situation also basically maintained the situation at the beginning of the game. Barcelona firmly controlled the ball and used the pass and control to keep pulling, consuming the physical fitness of Chelsea players, waiting for the opponent to take the initiative to make mistakes.

The only difference is that Barcelona pays more attention to defense, and Puyol basically drags on the last. Once the ball is lost, everyone immediately throws a counterattack. After grabbing the ball, they quickly instigate a counterattack.

Chelsea are still standing firm and have not given Barcelona the slightest chance.

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

It can be seen that Mourinho is trying to hold on to the lead of this ball.

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

He kept instructing the players to deploy, as long as anyone left the position slightly, or did not return in time, he would not hesitate to reprimand.

His request was very simple, and everyone strictly followed 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 back line was, so he believed that as long as he could defend it in the second round, Barcelona would definitely make mistakes.

Sure enough, he guessed right!

After guessing right, Chelsea players trust him more and execute tactics better.

Now, there are only two of our biggest enemies. Mourinho still did not dare to slack off.

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

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

Any player's physical energy consumption reaches a certain level, the technical movements will be out of shape, and mistakes will be made easily.

Mourinho has strengthened his daily training for this. For example, his daily training is strictly controlled to 90 minutes of high-intensity intensive training, which is to require players to adapt to the 90-minute game intensity during training.

But training can't replace actual combat in the end. When it comes to competition, the consumption will be greater than that of training. Under the pressure of opponents, the probability of technical movements going out of shape will be higher, which is beyond the control of anyone.

There is another uncontrollable factor, that is Su Dong! Mourinho looked at Su Dong wearing Barcelona's No. 9 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 2-0 at home, Sudong scored a goal.

He has been scoring consecutive goals in the last few games, how could he be so easily suppressed tonight?

The only explanation is that he is controlling his energy consumption and firepower output.

And as a professional player, it is impossible for him not to give his best.

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

Su Dong's state tonight is really not exciting enough. It's not reasonable. Boas also felt strange.

He's waiting! Mourinho said with certainty.

Wait? Boas looked at Mourinho in surprise.

He's a sly guy, waiting for the moment when we're exhausted, mentally exhausted, and involuntarily slack off.

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

Is it possible for Sudong to be as divine as Mourinho said?

Could it be that his tactical literacy is really so high?

In the Champions League final last season, I found out that he didn't learn anything from that bastard Benitez in Valencia, and his tactical literacy has improved a lot. It is estimated that the moment he conceded the goal in Barcelona I guessed it.

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

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

Is Su Dong really what Mourinho said?

He is only 20 years old. If he really has the ability to analyze and think, how scary would he be?

Will this really turn into a matchup between Sudong VS Chelsea?

Just as the two were talking, Rijkaard made a substitution.

Iniesta replaced Giuli.