[football] walk side by side

This style of play may not look good enough, but for Real Madrid, it is more difficult to deal with.

Since the beginning of this season, Real Madrid has resumed their offensive traditions. After making up for the vacancy in the defense, Real Madrid is no longer afraid of encountering opponents, because Real Madrid's frontcourt is stronger!Dare to attack against the current Real Madrid often means to be mentally prepared for the defense to be sieved.

But Chelsea is the team determined to play defensive counterattack.

In Mourinho's words, "They drove the bus to the goal." Chelsea's defense is not only reflected in the strength of their defense itself, but also in the stubbornness of almost completely giving up offense and defending desperately. .

Take the semi-final against Barcelona as an example. At that time, Chelsea was under the attack of Barcelona. Later, they completely gave up attacking and stuck to their own penalty area. The only offensive fulcrum was Torres hovering near the center line. Compared with Barcelona, ​​which is as exquisite as mercury, Chelsea is more like the one that has been beaten helplessly.

But it happened that this Chelsea team, which was huddled in their own penalty area and did not take half a step for a long time, took advantage of a steal before the end of the game, and Torres rushed halfway to complete the lore that shocked the world.

The Champions League final has not yet started, but Mourinho has been able to predict the situation on the field at that time-Real Madrid's offensive strategy cannot be changed, and there is no need to change it, and Chelsea will certainly not abandon their traditions over the years, unless Bei Nites's brain is convulsed, otherwise Chelsea must still focus on defending and counterattacking.

One to attack, one to defend.

If Real Madrid can quickly turn their offense into a goal, it would be good to have an advantage in the game.But if they are dragged into a stalemate by Chelsea, it's nothing if Chelsea didn't score a goal. Real Madrid's repeated attacks and failure to score will definitely deal a certain blow to the team's morale. If there is another goal similar to the semi-final...

Mourinho couldn't help frowning.

Generally speaking, when the team is trying its best to defend, it has to pay a lot of physical strength as a price.As far as the average age of Chelsea players is concerned, the decline in physical strength will only be faster. It stands to reason that this should have an impact on their performance in the second half, but Chelsea's veterans are obviously not irrational and can be judged—— You know, the last Barcelona that still had this idea has already played mud outside the Champions League.

How to do?

While the Real Madrid coach was still thinking hard about the tactics of the final, the fans outside had already started to compete for the limited tickets for the final!

Chelsea's fans have traditionally been dominated by upper-middle-class Londoners, which is one of the reasons why Stamford Bridge can't be called the home of hell-because the fans don't roll up their sleeves and roar for the team like working-class fans, but In general, the fans on both sides were not short of money, and all the final tickets on sale were snatched up within 10 minutes.

In order to be able to watch the game live, many fans bought it from other fans at a high price. The price has risen again and again, but there are very few fans who are willing to sell.

Powell carefully counted the tickets in his hand, one, two, three, three.After making sure that the ticket in his hand was complete and there was nothing wrong with it, he carefully put it into his backpack, as if he was afraid of being snatched away by someone.

There are many ways to sell tickets for the UEFA Champions League final this season. In addition to online ordering, there is also a special ticket window near the Stamford Bridge Stadium. In addition, in order to give back to the fans who have supported the team all the year round, the tickets allocated by Chelsea, A part will be set aside and sold to some diehard fan organizations.

It was in this way that Powell got the hard-won three tickets.

He looked up, glanced at the long line of people outside the ticket window, and remembered that the online order window was stuck to death. When he finally realized, the page showing the remaining tickets was 0, and he was secretly glad.

Fortunately, he struck quickly, and if he was a bit slower, he might not be able to get the tickets.

It's the Champions League final after all...

Powell couldn't help but sigh a little.

Before winning the Champions League last season, the fans themselves saw Chelsea's decline.But who would have thought that not only did Chelsea not lose, but after defeating Barcelona last season and winning the Big Ears Cup, they defeated Barcelona again and advanced to the Champions League final twice?

If there is any regret, it may be that the two people who were loved at Stamford Bridge in the past will probably appear in front of them as opponents this time.

Thinking of this, Powell's mood became complicated for a while.

For everyone at Chelsea, Cyril Slade is a special being.He didn't come from Chelsea, but he grew up in Chelsea.They watched him from his debut on the pitch, slowly adapting to the Premier League, step by step in Chelsea's growth into a top midfielder.And before leaving, he delivered on his promise, helping Chelsea to the top of Europe.

Except for a very few extreme fans, many Chelsea fans did not hate him because of his transfer.They still like this kid who grew up at Chelsea, and occasionally when the team is playing, they will miss the other side of Chelsea when Cyril is on the court.

It is of course something to look forward to seeing Cyril running and playing wanton on the court again.But when he thinks about his passing, passing, and even scoring, all of which are to defeat Chelsea, Powell is a little unhappy.

Not only that, but they will face "the most special one" again... Broad bean

Powell only felt that he was conflicted at the moment. He thought about the upcoming Champions League game, looking forward to it for a while, and wishing that the game would not exist for a while, and finally he forced himself to stop the messy thoughts.

"Anyway... Now, we can finally meet again, right?" He murmured softly as if talking to himself, while raising his head, silently looking into the invisible distance.

Reunion... huh?

May 2012, 5, Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany.

The night sky in Munich was overcast, but the excitement and enthusiasm of the fans could not be dispelled.When the Real Madrid players came to the Allianz Arena on the bus, the outside of the bus was always surrounded by fans wearing white jerseys, shouting loudly one after another, and every player's name would come out of their mouths, followed by The players got off the bus one after another, and there were still a lot of screams from time to time.

In addition to fans, the distribution of media reporters is also quite polarized.Compared with Chelsea, the number of reporters who chose to surround Real Madrid is obviously more, and the questions raised are one after another:

"Last season, Real Madrid was eliminated by Chelsea in the semi-finals, and they will meet again in the finals this season. As former defeats, do you feel any pressure? Are you sure you can win the Champions League?"

"Facing the former old club again, how do you feel now?"

The reporters asked questions one after another, but neither the coaching staff nor the Real Madrid players had any intention of answering these questions at this time.The game is about to start, and the opponent is the all-too-familiar Chelsea. With both sides familiar with each other, psychological warfare has become meaningless.

It is also because of this that accepting interviews at this time is nothing but a waste of words.

Powell raised his head and looked at the crowd outside the stadium, but he felt a little dazed.

Perhaps noticing his sudden absence, the friend around Powell asked curiously, "What are you thinking?"

"It's nothing." Powell was stunned for a moment, then shook his head again, and smiled very shallowly: "I just suddenly remembered that when Cyril was still in Porto, he faced Real Madrid for the first time."

Although it was only the knockout round of the Champions League at that time, the reaction of the fans and the media was very similar to today.Both the fans and the media are more optimistic about Real Madrid defeating Porto to advance. Just like today, although Chelsea have shown that they are not weaker than Barcelona, ​​in the eyes of everyone, they are still inferior to Real Madrid.

From Porto, to Chelsea.Facing teams like Manchester United, Bayern, Barcelona, ​​and Real Madrid, Cyril's team has always been a "weak team" in people's eyes, a challenger with a slim chance of winning.And the old European giants like Real Madrid are the kings aloft. They are more on the throne, fighting with teams of the same level, or waiting for the challenge of other "small teams".

Even though Real Madrid's performance has been poor in recent years, once the team regains its former style, in the eyes of more people, Real Madrid is still the invincible Real Madrid. It's better, but in the eyes of more people, Chelsea is still not as good as Real Madrid.

This made Powell feel a little happy, but also a little disappointed.

In the past ten years, the players he likes have all been underestimated "challengers", from Porto to Chelsea.He moved forward step by step under the unfavorable eyes, and under the astonishing attention of the world, he knocked down giants like Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, ​​and Real Madrid from the throne one by one, beheading them under the horse.Unknowingly now, the unknown little player in the past seems to have completed the transformation of his identity, from the challenger back then to the one being challenged.

It's like a long cycle.

Before stepping into the stadium, Cyril turned his head thoughtfully, and took a last look at the crowd of fans behind him. There was a faint voice calling "Slade", flooding into him like a tidal wave. ears.

Maybe one day in the future, another person, another team, like myself back then, will take him and this current Real Madrid off the throne, but at least for now

Powell looked up and watched the young man turn around and walk towards the green grass court with his new teammates.

He is already king.

The author has something to say:

Finish.

I originally planned to update it tomorrow, but I found out that the end of the main text here is also quite good, it is at its peak, and there is room for imagination, so I decided to post it as a surprise (scare) for everyone?

This is the end of the side-by-side text, and next is the extra episode, which will write about retirement in a detailed (?) way, about 10-14 chapters, the Champions League, and the World Cup will be written, and it will not be unfinished, everyone. You can rest assured~