Chapter 495: Stunned Chelsea
As the Real Madrid players celebrated, the Chelsea players looked confused.
Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
Even Captain Terry scratched his head, his eyes confused: What just happened?
The Real Madrid fans who came to the scene waved flags and scarves and sang "Go to Madrid", so that the game went directly to Gao Chao at the beginning.
The commentator was watching the slow-motion replay of the goal just now, breaking every frame and saying, and finally concluded: "Every aspect of this goal is a classic." Beautiful art football, blooming at this moment! ”
'It was Ricardo's 10th goal in the Champions League this season, he leads the scorer charts and has almost assured himself to be the top scorer in the Champions League this season.
Before the game restarted, Grant was the first to adjust his mentality, and he yelled on the court: "Don't panic! Kick according to our original tactics! Don't mess with yourself! ”
Although in the original plan, no one expected to concede so early. But now is clearly not a good time to adjust his tactics, and Grant is still on the right track.
The Chelsea players gradually came to their senses and, after the restart, they fell down to calm their mood before starting with a pre-designed tactic.
What tactics? Defend and counterattack.
Some fans may ask, is it sick to defend and counterattack after a goal is behind?
But in fact, Chelsea have not yet entered the state at this time, and if they rush out, it is really hard to say whether they will be unstable at the back and concede another goal.
Seeing that Chelsea had no intention of attacking, Real Madrid also began to possess the ball and slowly maneuvered with the opponent.
Both sides insisted on playing at their own pace, with Chelsea resolutely playing counter-attacks and Real Madrid resolutely playing possession and not being moved by the opposition.
For more than ten minutes after Real Madrid's goal, both sides played cautiously and did not play a hot scene, much to the disappointment of fans.
It was only in the 15th minute that Chelsea began to slowly try to play some attacks, and it was not until the 18th minute that they had their first shot of the game from distance from Frank Lampard.
It would be nice if it went on like this, Pellegrini thought, so that Real Madrid could win the game without blood. Of course, he is also well aware that this is just wishful thinking and that Chelsea are not so easy to throw in the towel.
Manuel Pellegrini watched the situation on the pitch with ease. The competition between the two sides is mainly concentrated in the midfield, Real Madrid has a slight advantage in the midfield through the advantages of technology and ball control, but the physical fitness and confrontation ability of Chelsea players are indeed generally stronger, and Real Madrid players often turn over when they collide, so it is difficult for Real Madrid to penetrate the opponent's defense.
In attack, Chelsea's main weapon is Didier Drogba, a tall, unrivalled monster who is a small tank, and Real Madrid often need two men to defend against him. However, Chelsea have not invested a lot in attack, so they are not able to pose a threat to Real Madrid's defence for the time being.
Real Madrid's attack was also a bit constipated during this period and was basically finished without entering the box. On the one hand, it was due to Chelsea's foul tactics, and on the other hand, it was also because Ricardo retreated too deep and spent most of his time helping the midfielder to organise and organize, resulting in insufficient investment in the attack.
But that's okay, the team is ahead now and it's the right way to play.
Hold the ball steady and play the ball through passing, so that when the opponent's backline is exposed, wait for an opportunity to attack. If the opponent doesn't show a flaw, don't attack easily.
"Real Madrid have 63 per cent possession now," said the commentator, "and we don't see Real Madrid so much on the ball in a game and today they played like Barcelona. Personally, I think Manuel Pellegrini is right in that kind of team, Chelsea is not afraid of you and him playing high, passing through and using delicate ground play to penetrate their defence. And Real Madrid currently have a lead, and it would be a waste not to take advantage of it. ”
"Friends in front of the TV, what you are seeing now is the final of the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League, against Real Madrid and Chelsea, and the score is 1-0, with Real Madrid leading for the time being. It was Ricardo who scored the goal, opening the scoring for Real Madrid just 16 seconds into the game. ”
'So far, Licardo has been active in midfield for most of the time, assisting Real Madrid's midfielders with possession, which is a bit of a waste of his attacking talent, if I would say. When he's close to the opposition's goal, he's more of a threat. ”
'This Real Madrid team is not perfect at the moment, they lack a good playmaker in midfield. In addition, Cannavaro's form has indeed declined dramatically, and a successor must be found quickly. If these two issues are solved, Real Madrid is likely to achieve even more next season. ”
Amid the chatter of the commentators, the game went smoothly.
It's not that Chelsea don't want to attack, it's just that they can't. Their starting line-up selection is more defensive, and Real Madrid are too dominant in midfield, Diarra and Baptista have both physical and technical backs, and Chelsea have too few personnel to attack, if they can still play the attack, Real Madrid's defenders will collectively jump off the building.
And Real Madrid is constantly using passing arrangements to find flaws in their opponents.
In the 28th minute, Licardo returned to the middle of midfield to pick up the ball and the Chelsea players were immediately on guard, with two players cautiously approaching him.
In this case, Ricardo usually chooses to pass the ball immediately. He doesn't allow himself to get caught in the middle of the bag and concede the ball, and when he chooses to pass, he is generally sure and rarely takes risks unless the situation gets to the point where he has to.
This time, however, he made a surprising choice, taking advantage of the lack of understanding between Malouda and Frank Lampard, and slotted past the two with a croquette, leaving an open area in front of him.
He raced 20 metres with the ball and disrupted the Chelsea defence, only to suddenly send the ball long to the right.
Ramos, who came forward with the assist, played the ball to Kaka, who cut forward himself, and Kaka passed the ball to Raul, who was in Ashley. Under Cole's close defense, he continued to split the ball without stopping the ball and passed the ball to the feet of Ramos, who was already unguarded.
Ramos was able to calmly stop the ball and make a cross.
Front-of-line Ruud van Nistelrooy jumped with Carvalho and neither of them touched the ball.
In the middle, someone burst out and jumped into the middle of the defensive zone between Essien and Terry, flicked the ball with a header and flew to the bottom right corner of the goal. Cech did not react.