Chapter 169

As he stepped onto the field, Juan couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

- Finally caught up.

Although Deportivo La Coruna arrived late, it was their side after all, so he was not worried about what would happen to Deportivo LaCoruna, because the one who suffered was definitely Chelsea.

"We can see that the Deportivo players are finally rushing to the pitch!" Frank laughed, "Ah, it's really thrilling, what's going on with them?" I thought they were going to be late. ”

'According to the news from the front, the Deportivo players clashed with the Chelsea fans outside the Stamford Bridge stadium, but fortunately Juan Díaz calmed the fans......,' Dean frowned, "The Deportivo players are starting to warm up briefly, and the pre-match run drained their energy. ”

"But none of them looked very tired, which may be related to Juan Díaz's straightforward order to abandon the car and run when he saw that the situation was not good, otherwise they might not have behaved so easily." Indeed, if you run all the way quickly, you will consume more physical energy.

Frank let out an "oh open": "Speaking of which, didn't he change out of his suit on the road, why did he change it back when he came?" ”

That's right, it's that cool!

At first, no one noticed it, but when Frank said this, the audience suddenly realized, when did he change his clothes back?

And this person has not only changed his clothes back, but even his hair has been put down smoothly, and the sun-like hair is casually tucked behind his head with a headband, looking as casual as if he was just going to a tea party.

"Anyway, Deportivo La Coruna has arrived on the scene and the match can still go on as usual!"

Dean coughed lightly: "Dias is now greeting the referee and the fourth official, and then he walked towards Mourinho, and the coaches of the two teams are about to shake hands."

"It's really rare to see, both coaches have a bit of a legendary coaching experience, and even they started out differently than everyone else, and I don't know what kind of wonderful performance they will bring us today."

In response to Frank's optimistic estimate, Dean waved his hand: "It's going to be a good match, yes, because it's so different even before the game starts...... The Chelsea bus for Laco stalled and they managed to trot all the way to Stamford Bridge, only to run into a group of Chelsea fans and almost clash......

Dean kept his mouth shut, as Juan had already walked in front of Mourinho.

The two teams shake hands with their head coaches.

Juan was actually a little uncomfortable at this time, after all, he was in a hurry, and when they rushed into the locker room, it was only three minutes before the start of the game, Juan immediately began to direct the players to quickly change into full equipment, and he himself turned around and rushed into the coach's lounge with his things.

After all, it's not as convenient as a jersey, and it's a bit laborious to put on and take off, so when everyone was ready to come out of the locker room, Juan really couldn't help it and came out of the locker room.

…… However, the buttons of his shirt had not been twisted, revealing a large part of his chest.

Juan hurriedly buttoned his buttons while trying to direct his players to rush to the court immediately, but as soon as he looked up, he was angry.

"What are you doing, now hurry up and go to the court immediately!"

While this subjective factor is understandable, and it wasn't Chelsea who were at fault in the first place, he didn't want to take advantage of him at all.

Fortunately, after going out of the players' tunnel, he had already sorted himself out during this period of time, so after coming out of the players' tunnel, he was still the familiar Juan Dias.

After everything was on the phone, he went to shake Mourinho's hand, and the legendary Champions League-winning coach seemed relieved to see him, and then frowned.

"I will ask the fourth official to delay the game for ten minutes."

Juan was stunned for a moment and raised his eyebrows: "No need, Deportivo doesn't need to rest now."

"That's you, not your players." Mourinho glanced at him, his gray-blue eyes full of coldness, and then he turned and walked away. "Then you won't have anything to say if you lose, will you?"

Juan smiled: "Thank you very much." That being said, there was no smile in his eyes.

He turned his head to look at the camera that had been following him: "This big brother, are you going to follow me all the time?"

The staff with the camera was stunned for a moment, and Ai Ai said: "It's not like this, I still have to follow Coach Mourinho......"

Juan nodded: "If that's the case, then you can follow him." ”

As soon as he said that, he turned his head and walked to his dugout position.

Jose Mourinho did ask the fourth official to delay the game by four minutes, and after deliberation, it was successful, and the Deportivo players suddenly looked in the direction of the Chelsea dugout.

…… There's something wrong with this person, they waited here when they didn't come, and now they're here, ten minutes later?!

Juan naturally saw the disbelief on the faces of all of them, he sighed and waved his hand, and summoned everyone in front of him: "Since we have a ten-minute chance, let's talk about the formation, the final adjustment." ”

Alan also walked over at this time, with a very strange expression.

He also had to be weird, if the game started on the spot, it wouldn't be anything, at most, Deportivo LaCoruna's starting list would have to be reported by the players......

But doesn't this 10-minute delay mean that Deportivo can get Chelsea's starting line-up?

After seeing the starting line-up, Chelsea's formation can be roughly guessed, so it is another unfair game for the game.

Especially when the opponent is still a coach like Juan, who is the best at on-the-spot adjustment, it is dangerous to leak his starting list in advance.

Juan frowned and looked in the direction of Mourinho, who didn't look at this side, as if he didn't care about the situation here.

Juan frowned and called Alan in front of him, "What's the matter?" ”

'Boss, this is Chelsea's starting line-up. Alan sneakily handed over his phone, and Juan raised an eyebrow and glanced around.

“…… Isn't it just a very ordinary list? ”

It's really ordinary, it's just Chelsea's strongest squad.

Goalkeeper: Cech

Defenders: Terry, Carvalho, Ferreira, Bridge, Gala

Midfielders: Frank Lampard, Claude Makelle, Arjen Robben, Joe Cole

Forward: Didier Drogba

And this lineup, Juan is also very familiar.

- The bus formation, which is commonly known as the 901 formation.

Jose Mourinho's pride was to keep only one attacking striker up front, with most of the players defending in the middle and back positions.

Generally speaking, Mourinho would still put two strikers a little bit to mean it, but today only one striker was put on, that is, it means that he is going to put the bus.

- By the way, Deportivo La Coruna's biggest nemesis is such a swing bus, especially when the opponent's defense is very strong.

Juan didn't know what to say, so he took a deep look in Mourinho's direction and called Allen over.

"Go and give them a starting list for Deportivo La Coruna."

"Huh?" Alan was dumbfounded, why didn't this person take advantage of it?

"We don't need to admit it." After Juan calmly finished speaking, he walked in the direction of the players, and it has to be said that after seeing this terrifying squad at Chelsea, he was going to make a little change to the situation on the pitch.

'Jose Mourinho asked for a ten-minute postponement...... Seriously, I don't think he's such a soft-hearted manager. Frank was a little surprised, after all, generally speaking, isn't it right to chase and fight while the opponent's physical strength is not good to deliver a fatal blow? Why did the madman turn the other way around?

It's not like his style......

"He's always been so crazy." Dean sighed, "Have you forgotten his performance in the league semi-finals?" ”

Frank smiled and didn't say anything more.

Of course, he did not forget that after being beaten by Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in the first leg, Mourinho directly accused Ferguson of interfering with the referee at half-time, and he said something that caused an uproar in the entire Premier League.

"What can I say? Maybe when I'm 60 years old and I've been coaching in this league for 20 years, I can earn everyone's respect and have the power to make people tremble with every word! ”

Comrades, that's Alex Ferguson!

The first hair dryer in the Premier League, the British royal family certification tears the big hand!

I have to say that this new coach is also guts enough!

In the second leg, Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford, and Mourinho turned into a "well-behaved posterity", giving him a bottle of top red wine and Ferguson to drink after the game in the name that it happened to be his birthday......

It may be that from that time, even if the lord hated this young man, he still admired it.

Of course, the lord can appreciate it, it doesn't mean that Juan can appreciate it, he has always kept this matter in mind, even if the two people drank and talked happily later, he still secretly wrote people down in a small notebook, secretly rubbing and waiting for the day when there will be formal revenge.

And so the day came.

Mourinho naturally felt the gaze from there, but he didn't look back, the expression on his face was calm, watching his players warm up on the field.

He's said enough and doesn't need to say anything more to his players.

After a while, his teaching assistant came up, "Sir, do you want to see this?" ”

Mourinho thought it was something, but when he looked down, Deportivo La Coruna had already announced their starting line-up.

"......" Mourinho frowned and looked in Juan's direction, just as the other party also looked calmly.

The little coach nodded slightly, and then continued to bend down to talk to his players, but his voice was so low that he couldn't hear even if there was a camera brother next to him.

And the big camera brother is not on Deportivo La Coruna at all, he has been working as a photographer at Stamford Bridge for so long, and he has developed a good habit this season.

- No matter who is coming to play, no matter what, just follow your own coach vigorously.

However, thanks to the camera brother who got close to Mourinho, the live broadcast room soon received the news: "Deportivo La Coruna announced the list of players? Yes...... Well, their Facebook account has published the list of players, and we have received a starting list of players here......"

"On the side of Deportivo La Coruna, goalkeeper Diego López ......"

Goalkeeper: Diego López

Defenders: Juan Sorrin, Jorge Andrade, Capdevilla

Midfielders: Juan Vellerón, Fernando Redondo, Fernando Gago, Juan Riquelme, Pablo Aimar

Forwards: Javier Portillo, Fernando Morientes

"Deportivo La Coruna has obviously come up with their strongest attacking lineup...... "Thirty-two teams in the Champions League in the 04-05 season, to be honest, Deportivo may not be the brightest team just by looking at the team stars, but in terms of overall strength on the field......"

"In terms of overall strength, Deportivo is actually one of the best teams." Dean took over, "At least as far as I can see, AC Milan and Chelsea have very good squads. ”

"I think they're both good, but what I'm wondering more now is what Deportivo wants...... Can such a lineup break the iron bucket formation on the opposite side? ”

"I think it's a little hard." Dean sighed, "If you compare, Deportivo have conceded 20 goals this season, compared to 16 for Chelsea!" ”

[Note: In reality, in the 04-05 season, Chelsea won the Premier League four rounds ahead of schedule by conceding only 16 goals, but in the Champions League they lost to Liverpool, and so did AC Milan, who won the league title early, and then lost to Liverpool......]

"The number of goals conceded is horribly low, right? You also don't look at Real Madrid and Barcelona, 37 and 42...... One is almost one goal per game, and the other is a little more than one goal per game, which is basically equivalent to conceding one goal per game! ”

"You don't have to calculate that way, after all, Real Madrid has Casillas a little less, as for Barcelona...... Valdés is also a good goalkeeper, well......"

'Alright, let's talk about Deportivo and Chelsea.' Seeing that the topic was about to fly away, Dean immediately opened his mouth and pulled back, "We all know that Deportivo are best at playing a triangle attack and defensive counterattack, and their passing and control have always been excellent. ”

'yes, it's a bit like Chelsea, but they're good at kiteing...... Let a striker wander in front to attract firepower and attention...... If this man was not the beast Drogba, but someone else, he would not have succeeded at all. ”

"But what I'm more curious about now is what if both teams play defensively...... Who will attack first? ”

“……”

yes, if neither side attacks, how can this game continue?

While the two of them were looking at each other, Mourinho below had already gathered everyone together, everyone was in a circle, and he needed to adjust his tactics.

Seriously, if Juan hadn't played Aimar in this game, he might have really played an honest defensive counterattack.

But what a big target is Aimar on the court?

Don't fight for nothing, don't fight!

He whispered to his players: "Change your tactics, and after you get on the field, you can directly mark and force the whole field!" ”

"Huh?" The players are dumbfounded, coach, this is not the same as what was said at the beginning?

Mourinho didn't care about the stupidity on the faces of his players, but continued to say in a low and fast voice: "Deportivo would not have thought that we would suddenly decide to play the whole game, even if Juan Díaz reacts quickly and can command on the spot, there will always be a time difference, and our opportunity is fleeting - Drogba, catch it, the sooner the better!" ”

"Yes, sir." Beast Drogba took a deep breath and nodded in understanding.

"We have to score as early as possible so that we can disrupt Deportivo and Deportivo have a plan and a plan...... Let's try to win this game as soon as possible. ”

"Don't they be able to pass the ball and love to pass? Then we will press all over the court and use any means to disrupt their passing routes and attacking rhythm! But be careful with your cards, and be smart for me...... This is your home stadium, everyone knows it! But don't overdo it, the referees can't turn a blind eye, understand?! ”

"Got it!!" The players responded with great momentum.

As soon as the game began, the two sides immediately started pressing and blocking on the field, and a small confrontation broke out in midfield after the opening, but Deportivo La Coruna was not a vegetarian after all, and in the confrontation, Riquelme passed the football to Gago on the side of the game.

Gago was about to pick up the pace when Joe Cole came up on the opposite side for a foul and Deportivo La Coruna won a free-kick near the touchline.

Gago kicked off, he looked at the situation on the pitch and drove the ball directly into the box, Portillo couldn't keep up in the thick spot, only to be confiscated by the picked up Cech.

The pace of the game seemed to be high from the start, but it was difficult for either side to create chances.

Deportivo La Coruna's midfield interception ability and their players' ability to run is also quite good, which is the first condition for them to dominate La Liga.

And in this regard, Chelsea is also a strength.

Joe Cole has not been able to put in a good performance, but at least he is a very good runner, and with the addition of Claude Makelele and Frank Lampard, Chelsea have been a little better in terms of hardness in midfield, after all, there are few Deportivo players who can resist.

However, in terms of the direct threat from the front, Deportivo La Coruna has the upper hand.

Morientes and Portillo are already quite tacit in their cooperation in the front, and although Chelsea has the beast Drogba, what he often does is to rampage in the front, unable to form a key tacit understanding with the backfield, and the impact on Deportivo Deportivo is not too great.

After all, this Deportivo backline is now also a line of defense with strength and speed!

The game was entangled until ten minutes, and Deportivo was a little out of breath, and Belleron looked up at Juan on the side of the court, then made a gesture to the whole court, and then accelerated violently-

A Coruña is the first to strike!

Portillo was a key target for Chelsea in this game, having performed well in the previous league and Copa del Rey performances, and in Deportivo La Coruna's performances throughout the season, he has missed very few games, and it can be said that he is commendable in terms of diligence, hard work and seriousness.

It's not that Chelsea don't want to keep an eye on Morientes, who is also a very scary presence, but after careful weighing, Mourinho still signaled that they will target Portillo with all their targets.

After all, although Morientes is strong, once he can't get the ball, his power plummets, and what about Portillo? He's going to run, he's going to defend, he's going to do a lot of things.

If Morientes is a peerless knife who quietly waits to kill, then Portillo is a knife of a knife man who takes the initiative to meet the challenge at every opportunity, and is not afraid at all!

He is not as quiet and cold as Morientes, he is a knife that the common people need, the most suitable and the most applicable.

If you relax Morientes, the goal is threatened, Mourinho is actually not too worried, he is more afraid of Portillo's silent erosion of the defence.

Mourinho also sees this very clearly, so Bridge has been following Portillo's side, pestering the Spanish youngster with height and strength, and not letting him get any opportunities easily.

In fact, it is not difficult to keep an eye on Portillo, although his range of activities is relatively large, but most of them are still active in the center position, after all, he is a center striker, and if he is not in the center position at this time, he will lose his deterrence.

What's more, keeping an eye on Portillo, although not an easy task, is at least much better than keeping an eye on Belleron, because his range of activities is too large.

Belleron looked at the situation on the field, and Portillo ran over to meet him, and Bridge followed.

Belleron still passed the ball to Portillo under Bridge's defense, Portillo did not take the ball, because he had already felt the watchful eye of the person behind him, he quickly stepped forward and pumped the ball against the ball, pulled the ball back, and followed up with Gago flew up and directly transferred the ball to the right side!

Juan Sorrin, who was inserted on the right flank, decisively passed the ball directly into the box, and Morientes appeared in the path of the pass, despite the fact that Carvalho had already flown straight over, still picked up his right foot, intending to force a shot.

Cech tensed his nerves to save the shot, after all, Carvalho couldn't have blocked all the angles of the shot...... But something surprising to him happened!

Morientes didn't choose to shoot straight at goal!

His right foot touched the ball, and at that moment he changed the part of the touch, and with a flick of his ankle, he knocked the ball straight into the middle of the box!

Portillo, who was inserted in the back row, got rid of Bridge's defense and faced the rolling ball and volleyed directly and vigorously in the run!

The ball flew into the Chelsea door and Cech's attention was on Morientes, and by the time he turned around, it was too late!

More than 3,000 Deportivo fans immediately burst into a huge cheer to celebrate the arrival of their first goal!

They were nervous at the beginning of the game, they didn't expect the first goal to come so quickly!

When Morientes, Portillo and his teammates hugged each other, Juan applauded and smiled, showing no emotion.

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