Chapter 766: Champions League Final (5)

For Pique to be able to protect himself, Vardy took it.

It is clear that it is because he treated Pique Pique as a fringe figure the same when he was at Manchester United and did not ignore him because he was insignificant, that Pique has done this to himself.

Just like Pique once did to Ronaldo, when Ronaldo was besieged by Barcelona players, Pique protected Ronaldo, and in this regard, Pique is beyond reproach.

Although Vardy doesn't like Pique's flamboyant appearance very much, and because Pique is always advocating for Catalan independence, he is at least in terms of human feelings.

Of course, even if the Barcelona players besiege themselves, who would dare to do it?

So Vardy just patted Pique on the shoulder after the Barcelona players broke up, and there seems to be no need to say much between men.

The game continued, and in the first ten minutes, the two teams were tied, and the white-knuckle battle of bayonets really began.

The fans were addicted to the fact that in such a short period of time, both sides scored goals, and there were also many fakes, misjudgments, penalties and large-scale clashes, even if the game ended like this, except that there was no winner or loser, there seemed to be no regrets.

This is the real Champions League final, this is the real pinnacle battle!

Barcelona restarted, just like the momentum of Inter just now, because of Vardy's provocative and humiliating actions, the Barcelona players were completely angry, and the fighting spirit began to radiate from all over them.

However, Inter Milan is not inferior in terms of momentum, and just now Barcelona used a fake fall to break their goal, and they are not calm yet!

As a result, the two teams were like two armies on the battlefield, crashing into each other with a fierce impact, and the resulting air wave even filled the entire stadium with the smell of gunpowder after the explosion.

Barcelona's midfielders quickly passed and controlled, which was their forte, while Inter Milan built an unbreakable defensive system in the midfield, and the two teams fought with bayonets and fought for every inch of land.

As the minutes passed, the tense situation made the fans couldn't help but hold their breath, for fear of missing the wonderful scenes, this kind of fierce and fast-paced competition is absolutely rare.

In the 22nd minute of the first half, Barcelona played a wonderful combination, penetrating the defense of Inter all the way, Xavi, who has been the commander, suddenly stepped forward with the ball and shot hard at the edge of the penalty area, but unfortunately the ball was slightly above the crossbar;

And Inter Milan also showed no weakness, in the next offensive round, Inter Milan used a sharp offensive to press through the half, concise offensive triangle two feet to collapse Barcelona's defensive system, and finally Vardy sent a through ball to the goal, but unfortunately Ibrahimovic started a little late, the moment he shot, Barcelona goalkeeper Valdés had already saved, the ball under him.

This kind of back and forth seems to have become a common scene in the game, and it is also in line with the expectations of the fans.

However, after more than ten minutes of fierce confrontation, the two sides couldn't help but start to slow down the tempo.

Even if it's an animal, you have to stop and catch your breath after running for a long time, let alone a person!

So, after more than half of the first half, Barcelona began to pass the ball slowly, and Inter Milan also returned to being good at playing, pressing high and counterattacking quickly, just like the situation and situation at the beginning of the two sides.

The difficulty of the game is somewhat more difficult than Vardy imagined, Barcelona's ability to control the ball is even more faintly than Spain, and there is also the variable of Messi, which is by no means as easy to deal with as imagined, at least they are bent on the backfield, and Inter is also difficult to do.

In the face of midstream teams and weak teams, Inter can take the initiative and take the initiative to get results, but in the face of giants and strong teams, Inter is more inclined to hand over the initiative and let the opponent attack, while they seize the space and loopholes left by the opponent's large-scale attack.

But Barcelona's pervasive ball-possession style of play has made Inter a little uncomfortable, and if the iron-hearted old man passes the ball like a walk to kill time, Inter can only watch dryly.

Looking at Pep Guardiola on the sidelines, Vardy shook his head and chuckled, the mockery at the corner of his mouth was unconsciously revealed, and he may not even have noticed it.

In his previous life, as two of the world's top coaches, the duel between Mourinho and Pep Guardiola was always talked about, and the contrast between the two was also stark and strong.

Pep Guardiola's team looks flashy in attack, and their usual pass-and-possession style of play often makes them the dominant side, while Mourinho's team is more known for its pragmatism and often does not play too well, and many fans feel that Mourinho is outdated, while Guardiola represents the direction of football.

In this regard, Vardy is very upset with Mourinho.

You can't just look at the surface, there are a lot of deep things in it.

Pep Guardiola's side have a superb possession rate and a fluid passing experience, which is their strength and strength, however, what does that prove?

In the face of the opponent with a belly, the team of melons can press on it vigorously, and even pass and control unscrupulously in front of the opponent's goal, play a big score, please the fans and spectators, and then get everyone's praise and cheers.

However, when Pep Guardiola's side face a super-strong team, you will find that they pass the ball in a much better area than they do against a weaker team, and they can only play with possession at centre-back, but other than that, it makes no sense.

Especially when he was coaching Bayern, with the old foundation left by Heynckes, he could obviously make a big difference in the Champions League, but the paranoid Guardiola seemed to be on the tip of the horns, and he had to continue to develop his passing and control tactics in depth in order to achieve an extreme state.

As a result, Bayern did nothing in the Champions League, and even if they dominated the Bundesliga, which was not fiercely competitive, they still could not hide their decline in European competition.

Even the vast majority of Bayern fans find it boring to watch Bayern's ball, and the slow passing of the central midfield is lethargic and uninteresting, and it was the quietest season at the Allianz Arena.

Looking back at Heynckes' wings flying and opening and closing wide, and looking at Guardiola's so-called extreme passing, Vardy feels that Guardiola's seasons at Bayern have been completely unsuccessful.

Football will eventually return to its roots, and on this green field, the pursuit is always the ultimate victory and championship.

No one is more advanced than anyone, no one is more elegant than anyone, no matter what tactics are used, in the end it is nothing more than to go for the championship trophy, after lifting the championship trophy, who will care what way you get the championship trophy.

If Jamie Vardy were given the choice, he would rather play for Jose Mourinho's side than for Pep Guardiola, and that view will never change.

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The game is still going on, judging from Barcelona's performance, they don't seem to have any intention of pressing the attack, do they want to drag Inter Milan to death with a slow pace?

Vardy has to think so, at least he feels that in the real offensive competition, Barcelona will definitely be at a disadvantage, and the advantage of possession cannot be transformed into an advantage that threatens the attack.

No, you can't continue to be consumed by Barcelona like this, you can't stay focused for a long time, especially defensively.

As the ball controller, Barcelona does not need to strain every nerve, as long as the mechanical pass, but as the defender of Inter Milan has to concentrate on it, who knows when Barcelona will suddenly attack, hit themselves by surprise, after a long time, Inter's concentration is difficult to maintain, and the players' energy will be greatly reduced.

Allowing Barcelona to play like this, Inter Milan is tantamount to seeking their own death.

Rather than die in silence, it is better to have a vigorous one, and it is not certain who will die!

Turning his head to look at Mourinho on the sidelines, perhaps because he had a heart, Mourinho also looked at Vardy, and the two looked at each other, and they both saw the resoluteness and determination in each other's eyes.

Nodding his head and making a veiled forward gesture to Vardy, Mourinho stood still, not moving.

Jamie Vardy nodded in response, and when he turned his gaze back to the pitch again, his expression and eyes had changed in an unknown way.

Vardy is not a midfield commander and does not need to be a presence that controls the tempo of the attack, but there is no doubt that Vardy is definitely the most dangerous player in the Inter team, and even many times, one person can make the opponent's defence louder, so his change is likely to lead to the transformation of the whole team, which is often more effective than starting from the midfield to increase the tempo.

As the team's ace, Vardy should take on a heavier responsibility.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight!

Turning around and rushing towards the opponent's half, like a fearless brave, even if there is an enemy several times larger than his own in front of him, he is also undaunted, opening his arms, roaring and rushing towards the opponent, a battle to the death.

Originally, Inter's defense only started from midfield, and Vardy's sudden forward rush was very conspicuous, which also made the Inter fans in the stands burst out of silence and cheered violently.

The team-mates knew that Vardy would never be untargeted, so they immediately made a chain reaction, followed Vardy to rush through the half, pressed in an all-round way, and launched a charge towards Barcelona's half.

The sudden pressure from the front court caught Barcelona off guard, but again, it was an opportunity for them to take the ball away from Inter's pressing, then they would have to face Inter's open backfield next and the goal was close at hand, but only if they could cope with Inter's pressing perfectly.

Vardy didn't use the two major defensive characteristics to steal the ball, just after taunting the referee, the referee didn't target him to blame, can he still expect the referee to repay the grievances with virtue?

Even he himself is not like that, let alone a referee!

However, the inability to use two major defensive characteristics does not mean that Vardy's pressing is not a deterrent, and the unparalleled speed and explosiveness of the Spanish players will be related to each other, for fear of making a mistake in stopping the ball and leaving Vardy with a chance.

Soon, Inter's frontcourt pressing made Barcelona's pass wrong, Xavi and Iniesta could not pass the ball past everyone in Inter Milan with two people, and Busquets at this time was not so comprehensive and could not be qualified for the role of ball blind filter, so Barcelona suddenly became passive.

Cambiaso made a steal and immediately handed the ball to Sneijder, who quickly split the side, and Mancini Jr. and Maxwell, two wide maniacs, crushed Barcelona's wide defense like a storm on the left side, and even squeezed Vardy so that he could not move on the left side and could only grab points in the penalty area.

In the 31st minute of the second half, after Mancini Jr. and Maxwell cooperated, he went directly into the penalty area, pretending to pass the ball to Vardy, but he shot with his own feet, not to mention the Barcelona players, even Vardy was shaken by Mancini Jr.'s movements, not to mention Barcelona's goalkeeper Valdés, his attention was all on Vardy.

It's just a pity that Mancini's shot made Valdés helpless, but it was finally blocked by the goal frame, and the "bell" smashed on the post, bounced back into the field far away, and was cleared by Puyol's quick foot.

Little Mancini hugged his head in disbelief, he couldn't accept the scene in front of him, such a good opportunity was actually played by the goalpost, do you dare to pit a little more?

However, Inter's attack did not end, after receiving the ball, Stankovic dribbled a few steps on the right side and immediately transferred a wide range of long passes, hitting the ball to the left again, obviously now Inter's attack is completely inclined to the left.

The same routine as just now, Maxwell and Mancini Jr. did a combination of back sets, Mancini Jr. once again entered the Barcelona penalty area from the ribs, which embarrassed Barcelona's defense, and the same position was put in by Mancini Jr. both times, obviously there was a problem with the position between Yaya Toure and Puyol.

This is easy to explain, after all, Yaya Toure is not an orthodox central defender, and temporary cameos will inevitably lead to various problems in coordination and positioning.

After Roberto Mancini dribbled into the penalty area, he made another blast that made the Barcelona defenders nervous.

Mancini Jr. just now faked a faux shot, didn't pass the ball to Vardy but chose to do it himself, can he still do it again?

Don't think about it at all, Mancini Jr. won't do this at all, leaving the core of the team without passing the ball and doing it himself, who can tolerate him doing this?

Definitely have to pass the ball to Vardy, yes!

Valdés is still focused on Jamie Vardy, who he has always believed is the real solution for Inter.

However, Valdés rolled his eyes in the next second, he never expected that little Mancini would not follow the usual path, and the realistic feints shook everyone again, including Vardy, who was ready to catch the ball at any time, was deceived by little Mancini!

Mancini Jr. flicked another shot, kicked the ball hard, and fired the cannonball at the Barcelona goal again, and at that moment, the exclamations in the stadium were already resounding in the sky.