Chapter 10: A Dull Fight
Looking at Torres who was being worshiped by the fans, Ronaldo looked a little distracted, in the past few seasons, the only person who received such cheers from the Blue Devils fans at the Rose Theater was himself, but now the applause and cheers of the Rose Theater belong to another person. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Things are not people, and everything is resting.
Raul, who was not far away, seemed to have noticed that something was wrong with Ronaldo and gave Ronaldo's head from behind.
"You don't have a choice but to play well, you are part of Real Madrid, the future of the Bernabeu is yours!"
Hearing this, Ronaldo turned his head sharply and saw the legendary captain who had been working hard in Real Madrid, the latter showed his sunny smile, and the always arrogant Portuguese kid nodded a little embarrassed.
"Don't be impatient, don't worry, I'm behind you with all my Real Madrid teammates!"
At this moment, Ronaldo, who transferred to Real Madrid, felt a sense of belonging for the first time.
At the end of the first half, Blackburn and Real Madrid were temporarily tied 1-1.
This is a dangerous situation for Blackburn, which is not inspiring. After all, although the two teams seem to be tied, Real Madrid have a precious away goal, and last season, Blackburn were knocked out by Jose Mourinho's side due to the disadvantage of away goals, and this time, they do not want to repeat the same mistake.
Blackburn Rovers started the second half with a more attacking and Real Madrid players who knew enough about what an aggressive and fearsome resilient team their opponents were.
However, Real Madrid did not turn the team's style of play to a conservative one, and even the attacking firepower was more ferocious than in the first half.
When we meet on a narrow road, only the brave wins!
In the face of Blackburn's strong attack, they began a strategy that had been laid down a long time ago - to cut off Blackburn's arrows if necessary.
It seems that from the beginning of the second half of the game, as long as Torres, Bale and other core players in Blackburn's front court get the ball, he will immediately face attacks from all directions.
Another catch from 10 yards from the edge of the penalty area, Torres was dragged to the ground from behind by Ramos by grabbing the collar with both hands almost as soon as he got the ball.
In the process, almost no one complained to the referee about the drag, because this action against Torres was not the first in these few minutes, nor would it be the last.
A collision with an opposing defender who suddenly rushed up during the attack, a tackle and leg sweep action from behind, and an elbow hit the back of the heart from behind during a scramble in the middle, and then was snatched from the ball......
"From the beginning of the second half, Real Madrid played harder and harder! You can see that this is the style of Mourinho's team. Lineker explained, "Before Mourinho's arrival, Real Madrid was a gentleman in white, always so chic. But after the Portuguese took over, he added blood and brutality to the team, and after the game, one could see the Real Madrid players with the white jersey covered in mud on many occasions. ”
Jose Mourinho's change to Real Madrid is huge, and it can't be judged directly as "good" or "bad", but from the opponent's point of view, it is undoubtedly more difficult to deal with.
On the pitch at this moment, Sneijder rushed forward with the ball, and in the face of Lampard's pressing, he chose to cross! , but was intercepted by Cambiaso, who had already predicted the way of the ball, and then immediately went straight to Torres, who started quickly in the frontcourt.
Torres' movement was always coquettish, Cambiaso's through ball almost tore through Real Madrid's defence, Torres was in the right position to receive the football, but before he could pick up speed, he was sent to the ground like a log.
Footage immediately showed a replay from different angles to show what had just happened on the edge of Real Madrid's penalty area – a clear picture of Torres being knocked to the ground in an extremely brutal manner almost two steps away from stepping into the Real Madrid penalty area.
This time, the referee finally showed a yellow card, but there was no look of joy on the faces of the Blackburn players, as Torres was clearly not in good shape at the moment.
"It looks like it's solid! Torres lay on the ground for a long time and couldn't get up. Real Madrid's Raul reached out to him, looking like he was going to pull him up, but Torres ignored him. The referee stepped forward to ask Torres if he needed help, and Torres shook his head, saying that he could still play! ”
Lineker, who was subjective, was already in a mood of grief and indignation when he said this, and the Blackburn fans who watched the game were even more scolded. And on the field, Torres's situation is not too bad, but it is not optimistic.
Under normal circumstances, for football players, as long as they do not hurt the joints, there will be no big problem, but Torres was really a little stunned by the sudden impact just now, and he fell to the ground heavily, and even his head was a little dizzy, and he had a mild concussion.
Frank Lampard, who had just almost witnessed the scene, rushed forward with a dark face and a low air pressure, and when the perpetrator Pepe tried to show his friendliness and try to pull Torres up from the ground, he opened his voice and the atmosphere almost spiraled out of control.
As the captain of the team on the field, Frank Lampard confronted Pepe as soon as he came up, it stands to reason that with Lampard's qualifications and Pepe's foul, Pepe should have retreated, but who knew that Pepe was not a normal person, after being pushed by Lampard, he was furious, and several Real Madrid teammates saw the situation and hurriedly grabbed Pepe's shoulders and vigorously dragged him back.
If Pepe does push and shove Lampard, the biggest possibility is that both sides are yellow cards, Lampard doesn't care, but Pepe, who has already received a yellow card, will be sent off - this is also a small ploy of Lampard's old ruffian.
At this time, several other members of Blackburn Rovers ran to Torres's side and helped Torres to his feet.
"Fernando, are you alright?"
"No problem, hard wounds."
Torres touched his back, having been hit with a powerful elbow a few minutes earlier, and now the same spot was slammed with great force. Almost as soon as he moved his arm, he could feel the throbbing pain coming from the position behind him.
As if sensing something from Torres' movements, Alonso, who is also a fellow Spaniard, quickly pulled up Torres' clothes and glanced at his back. Sure enough, there was already a patch of green, and the color of the bruises was likely to become more exaggerated over time.
Alonso's face sank at the sight of the bruises, but he couldn't say anything, so he had to whisper: "Go on, be careful." ”
Halfway through the second half, Mourinho took the lead in using substitutions, and directly played two cards - veteran Carvalho replaced Pepe, obviously Mourinho was also worried that Pepe's brain would be dizzy, and he really got another yellow card and was sent off.
Although Carvalho is not as good at attacking and defending as Pepe, in a limited time, when it comes to dealing with a technical striker like Torres who does not rely on his body, Carvalho's defensive effect is slightly better than that of Pepe today.
With Carvalho's debut, the situation on the field made Torres a little in trouble, Carvalho almost stuck to Torres' side, cutting off the connection between Torres and his teammates, and once Torres successfully got the ball, Carvalho did not directly let the steal like Pepe, but grinded him, and then let the Spanish striker be forced to make the choice of dividing the ball, which made Torres a little silent for a while.
Another time Carvalho was desperate to get out of the ball when he was almost kicked in the forehead by Torres, and the moment Torres turned his head, his eyes met Carvalho, and the sight of the two became gunpowder.
However, if Torres is so easy to look down on, he will not be the favourite to compete for the number one man in today's football, and once again Blackburn Rovers counter-attacked, Carvalho took a soft push from behind Torres when he was facing Torres who was rushing forward with the ball again.
"Ahh
Carvalho's thrust this time was not very strong, but Torres, who was already about to speed up, took advantage of this force and flew out.
Fake falls?
No, Torres just exaggerated the performance a little bit.
Carvalho received a yellow card from the referee and a set-piece awarded to Blackburn.
"Are you alright?" Drogba stepped forward and pulled his partner up, commenting that Torres would believe it if he performed like this, and if Drogba, who looked like a cow, did it? That's definitely self-inflicted.
"It's fine." Torres looked very happy, "Now, two of Real Madrid's central defenders have a yellow card, so they don't dare to foul unscrupulously in the rest of the game, and then it will be much easier!" ”
And Mourinho on the sidelines is obviously aware of this, but there is no way, because in the face of Torres and Drogba's leading Blackburn attacking combination, it is impossible to stop every attack of the opponent without fouling, and now Mourinho hopes that Ramos and Carvalho will not get cards because of fouls again.
Blackburn Rovers were in charge of set-pieces – and after Cristiano Ronaldo's departure, Bale replaced Frank Lampard as the Blues' first choice for free-kicks.
The set-piece was a long way from goal, but everyone at Real Madrid was careless, and it was definitely the perfect time for Blackburn to overtake Real Madrid at the start of the second half.
Blackburn are also fully aware of this, including Kompany and many other Blackburn backfield players have squeezed into the Real Madrid penalty area, waiting for a lethal opportunity. (To be continued.) )