PFC Chapter 746 Nine Cracks
Chapter 746 Nine Cracks
Chapter 746 A Crack
"As the distance to the bottom line gets closer and closer, Ai's best way to handle the ball is to cause a foul by the Barcelona defenders, and no matter how bad it is, he must force the opponent to kick the ball out of the bottom line to get a corner kick." Clive Walker said with a frown, obviously a little puzzled by Ai Luo's choice.
At the moment when Ai Luo took the ball for the third time, he slammed the ball horizontally with the heel of his left foot. Coincidentally, Alves chose to slide the tackle on the ground. The two of them cooperated like a tacit cooperation that had been rehearsed in advance. The football just passed between the legs of Alves who was in the tackle posture.
"--Whoa!!" Clive Walker changed his voice and shouted: "A magical heel kick! Are you going into the penalty area?"
"It's amazing!!"
"How did he think of it? It's incredible!"
Lineker clenched his fist and swung it out violently.
Ai Luo immediately stopped at the same speed, trying to enter the penalty area behind Alves who slid past, but how could this happen?
Whether it was Alves who lost the defensive initiative with a sliding shovel on the ground, or Yaya Toure who was protecting behind, Aiello was not allowed to enter the penalty area.
At the moment Ailuo stopped suddenly, he knew that things were going to be bad when he slid forward to Alves. He also temporarily forgot in his mind that he was carrying a yellow card and that Yaya Toure was behind him to protect him. Relying on his defensive instinct, he raised his hands and grabbed Ailuo's support feet that started horizontally on the spot.
As a result, Ai Luo didn't have time to take off and dodge, and while his body was moving forward, he didn't have time to change his supporting feet. He lost his center of gravity and fell outside the penalty area.
beep~~~
Immediately, referee Stark's whistle sounded.
In everyone's perception, Alves' foul was completely intentional, because he had lost the defensive initiative, which is a standard yellow card action.
Standing off the court, Guardiola watched the referee run towards the foul spot, and he realized that this foul would definitely not be as simple as a warning!
This is often the case, the more you don't think about it, the more you will.
The referee Stark decisively ran to the scene of the incident, and then took out a yellow card and pointed it at Alves.
Mierda! !
Watching the referee show a yellow card, Guardiola blurted out a Spanish national curse. Alves played a very obvious role in both offense and defense for Barcelona. Both offense and defense can complete the tasks he assigned very well, and he can often bring surprises to the team.
But this yellow card will cause Alves to miss the second leg of the Champions League semi-final at Stamford Bridge.
The Barcelona fans in the stands were very dissatisfied. In their perception, it was just Aiello's flop, and they collectively booed at the referee.
But their actions couldn't change the referee's penalty, and in the end... they could only vent their dissatisfaction on Ai Luo.
"Jose! Great news!!"
Boas excitedly ran to the sidelines and cheered loudly towards Mourinho.
"Huh?" Mourinho frowned, obviously still worried about Alves' intentional foul just now.
Ai Luo goes one step further and is the penalty area. It would be great if he could score two goals in the away game, but it's a pity...
"Daniel Alves will be suspended for accumulating yellow cards in our next game at home!"
Hearing Boas's answer, Mourinho realized the meaning behind Alves' yellow card, and he was relieved.
The Brazilian full-back has fierce defense, fast speed, strong side assists, and excellent crossing and shooting skills. The absence of the next round will definitely affect Barcelona's offensive and defensive systems.
At that time, the defensive pressure on our side will definitely be greatly reduced, and a Messi will no longer have much impact on the entire defense line.
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In the first half, there was 1 minute of stoppage time. During this period of time, neither side of the game created enough opportunities to break through the opponent's goal. In the end, the home team Barcelona 0:1 Chelsea temporarily ended the half-time game.
At the moment when the whistle sounded, the on-site director showed the camera on the faces of Aiello and Messi respectively. There was an obvious difference between the expressions of the two. The former was talking and laughing with his arms around Ballack's shoulders, while Messi followed his teammates to the player channel in a low voice.
This comparison is also a microcosm of the first half of the game.
"Judging from the 45 minutes of the first half, although Chelsea were in the defensive stage for most of the time, their offensive efficiency was very high. With Ai's active press in the 38th minute, Max made a mistake in the return pass, and he also seized this rare opportunity to hoist the ball into the goal guarded by Valdes, helping Chelsea open the scoring in the away game..."
The whistle sounded, and Andy Gray gave a fair comment.
The Barcelona players who entered the home team's dressing room were generally not in high spirits.
The same is true of coach Guardiola, but he knows that he is the soul of a team and must solve problems when the team has problems.
He clapped his hands at the heavy-hearted players, and said in a soft tone as much as possible: "Brothers, the UEFA Champions League semi-final is a 180-minute match, and only 1/4 of it has passed so far. We still have 3/4 of the time to equalize or even overtake the trailing score. The loss of the goal is just a beautiful accident. It has nothing to do with everyone. It is easy to mislead ourselves when we continue to put pressure on the opponent. As long as we gain enough experience in the next game, this loss is nothing..."
Following Guardiola's words, Max, who made a big mistake, and Alves, who received a yellow card, felt a lot better.
No.20 Valdez, who was scored by Ai Luo seven times, also felt a lot better...
Then, Guardiola focused on Messi. He said: "Leo, in the second half, you have to be more active in asking for the ball. No matter where you are, as long as you think it is appropriate to take the ball to make a breakthrough, I will allow you to take the ball. But it must be enough to cause enough threats. Ai has scored 11 goals in 14 and a half games, and you have only 10 goals, so...you have to work harder, understand?"
Messi nodded slightly, but did not speak.
Guardiola didn't care either. Messi is the kind of player who uses actions to drive the whole team, so he focused on the team's adjustments in the second half. If they won't score in the first half, they must make changes in the second half.
The camera came to the locker room of the visiting team. Compared with the gloomy atmosphere of the home team, the atmosphere here is more popular. The players are talking and laughing, and they all seem to be in a very good mood.
Of course, this is not because Chelsea, representing the away game, began to underestimate the home team Barcelona after leading by one goal, it was just because they were besieged by Barcelona for most of the first half, and now they are satisfied with entering the locker room with a goal lead.
They know that as long as the score is maintained until the end of the game, the pre-match plan can be completed.
Back at Stamford Bridge, they will not be afraid of any opponent!
In the plan for the second half, Mourinho still asked the team to focus on defense. After all, Barcelona's conceded goal in the first half was relatively useless.
As long as the score is held for about 10 minutes, the Barcelona players will definitely feel anxious. Then it will be Chelsea's chance to expand the score!
"We will definitely win!"
After Mourinho finished his explanation, Terry led his teammates to shout in unison.
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At the beginning of the second half, both sides of the game did not make personnel adjustments, and they changed sides to fight again.
With the advantage of kick-off, Barcelona quickly ignited the flames of war to Chelsea's defensive half, but they knew that they could not eat hot tofu in a hurry. Instead, they crossed frequently again when Chelsea's defenders stood still, and used the flexible movement between players to find opportunities.
Football quickly passed to Messi's feet. Both Ashley Cole and Mikel, who was helping to defend, felt nervous to varying degrees, especially Mikel, who was helping to defend in the middle.
However, Mourinho off the court is not worried. The team's overall defensive system is very solid. As long as they can last for about 70 minutes, it will be time for Chelsea to rebound completely!That's why he put the in-form Modric on the bench, leaving the attack at the end.
Messi dribbles very hard, but sometimes it is not just relying on hard work to score goals, as it is now.
The two lines of Chelsea's center and backcourt were compressed very tightly. Except for the direction of the bottom line, there were no obvious loopholes at all. In the end, they could only rely on the full-backs who inserted in the back to pass a cross to give Eto'o and Henry a chance to give it a go.
In addition, as Messi consciously increased the number of times he took the ball, Mikel and Ballack also had an exchange in the game. He began to mark Messi wholeheartedly and handed over the protection of the center to the experienced Ballack.
Sure enough, the effect is very good.
Neither Messi's breakthrough nor the frequent direct passes of Iniesta and Xavi can break through Chelsea's defensive system.
During this period of time, Ai Luo is cruising between 30 meters and 40 meters away from his own goal. Although defense is not his specialty, he can also be used as a half defender.
Now this Barcelona team is not the one coached by Rijkaard. Guardiola's football philosophy is more three-dimensional and he controls the ball better.
Of course, opportunities are created, they cannot fall from the sky, and forcing the opponent to make mistakes will be extremely technical.
Messi was stared very dead by Mikel, but he did not reduce the number of times he asked for the ball.
Under Messi's efforts, no one noticed that Chelsea's solid defense line had quietly appeared a crack.
(End of this chapter)