Section 472 Wait and see
Frank Lampard's goal made Gao Shunyao realise that Wolfsburg still have a lot of problems when facing a team of Chelsea's level. Sadly, however, he saw the problem too late, and by the time Frank Lampard scored, it was almost the end of the game, and although Wolfsburg were starting to understand how strong their opponents were and how hard they needed to win, the game was also coming to an end.
Chelsea didn't give Wolves more time and opportunity to counter-attack, and after scoring the second goal, the Chelsea players immediately chose to revert to the defence. Mourinho was not carried away by the goal, and he wanted to achieve a counter-attack at the next time, he knew very well that a goal like Lampard's was at most an accident, and it was impossible to have a second time in a short period of time.
Because of his correct perception and accurate adjustment, in the last less than ten minutes, Wolfsburg was not able to break the opponent's door again. The game against Chelsea, after 90 minutes of battle, ended the game with a draw of 22, although it was hard, but unlike against Manchester City, their opponents were more tenacious in this game, and Wolfsburg was not able to win.
Although the score of 22 is not bad, it is still a little too depressing to lead twice and be tied twice. With a hint of regret and a hint of helplessness, after the game, they returned to Wolfsburg in Germany, and even when they were interviewed, they were perfunctory and passed.
"I believe that the team that advances to the last four will definitely be us."
As one of the only two teams in the Bundesliga to remain in the Champions League, Wolfsburg has also received a lot of media attention and interviews after this game. Just in the face of the interview, the Wolfsburg players didn't say much. Maybe it's because of the pressure of the game. Maybe it's because the result is not satisfactory, they are all passing this game. Chelsea were more intense than they could have imagined, after the game. The Wolfsburg players are also thinking about what they should do to make the team stronger and win the next game. They are also quite perfunctory about media interviews.
It's just that Wolfsburg didn't want to say anything about the game, but the media refused to let go of this game. In the eyes of many media, this game has a lot of highlights, and it also makes them talk about it.
This game can be said to be quite a representative game. Originally, Chelsea wanted to play a defensive counterattack at home, but in the end, it was a score of 22. A football that looks very obscene in the process, judging by the scoreline. It turned out to be a good battle against each other. The media couldn't say anything about this result except a wry smile.
Strictly speaking, the game was a bit out of control from start to finish, with Chelsea's defence failing to hold on, and Wolfsburg's two goals conceded were also clearly faulty. After this game, the media simply didn't know that they should praise the two sides for their ability to seize opportunities, even if there were no decent opportunities, it was not easy for them to score so many goals. It should still be lamented that there are so many loopholes in the defense of both sides, which makes people laugh and cry. So, after the game. The media comments are also varied, and some of them are also to the point.
"Wolfsburg is still lacking some experience in the Champions League. The inability to concentrate against a resilient team like Chelsea was the main reason why they failed to win the game. This one. They could have played better, but they messed things up themselves. ”
On the German side, most of the media blamed Wolfsburg for its mistakes. And the reasons for these mistakes are also summarized by the media very well. At the end of the day, Wolves are not as good as Chelsea because they are a much worse team, but because they lack the same resilience as Chelsea in the game, they don't have enough experience, and they don't have the tenacity and spirit to stay the course in the Champions League, which is the biggest problem.
And without such tenacity, in the final analysis, it is because Wolfsburg has too little experience in the Champions League and is still too young compared to a team like Chelsea who have been in the Champions League for a long time, have both the grief of a rainy night in Moscow and the victory at the Allianz Arena.
During the game, Wolfsburg led twice. But even so, they were eventually equaled twice. Reminiscent of the away game against Manchester City in the last round, they were also tied in the lead, which can basically be seen that fundamentally speaking, Wolfsburg's biggest problem is that they are not as pampered as a team in the Champions League, and they can face any situation calmly. After taking the lead, they tend to get nervous, focusing too much on the opponent's ball shape and always ignoring the others, which is the biggest reason why they concede goals.
This kind of play is okay in the league, but it is absolutely not okay in the Champions League. There is no weak team in the Champions League, and among the strong teams, the rise of any player may make Wolfsburg taste the taste of defeat, which can also be said to be something that Wolfsburg only understood after this game.
The statement that Wolfsburg lost not in strength, but in experience, seems to excuse Wolfsburg, but it is the most important reason to explain Wolfsburg's score.
After all, Wolfsburg is still in its second year in the Champions League. They did have a good result, but they never beat a really top team. Last year they were big against Porto, who won against the Portuguese Super League side, and this year they beat Manchester City, who are not a team with much Champions League experience themselves. The Champions League really requires a great mental quality and how much resilience the players are tested, and the Wolfsburg players are still a little worse after all, and this is the reason for their failure in the end.
Of course, many people may think that the away 22 results are already very good, with two away goals in hand, and after returning to the home field, Wolfsburg still has a big advantage. However, in the eyes of the German media, this is not a proud achievement. In the eyes of the German press, their problems are quite serious.
In fact, this view is not only shared by the German media, but also by the British media after the game.
'Chelsea have shown their quality in the game. Despite a number of good performances, Wolfsburg were unable to beat Chelsea in the end. Chelsea are better at winning the Champions League than Manchester City, and they can do the better in the Champions League. ”
When it comes to the Wolfsburg-Chelsea match, the English media has paid less attention to the game than the German media. After all, the only teams left in the Champions League this season are Manchester United and Chelsea, and Chelsea are also the most promising teams in the Premier League to reach the next round.
At least in the eyes of the English media, Chelsea still have a good chance of progressing to the next round.
In fact, in the eyes of the English media, Chelsea is one of the best teams in the world. Even they have always believed that Chelsea and Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern can be tied for the top four teams in the world. In fact, just before this round of Champions League matches, the English media all agreed that these four teams would definitely be the four teams that would eventually enter the final four, and until now, they have insisted on this view.
This view is actually quite unreasonable. Compared to those teams, Chelsea have nothing to do with anything special except for the fact that they have recently won the Champions League. Whether it is stars or league results, Chelsea has been inferior to those three recently, and in terms of strength, they are much worse.
However, in the eyes of the British media, Chelsea can definitely achieve the goal of at least reaching the last four.
Even in the first leg, Chelsea didn't play very well. They wanted to defend, but Wolfsburg scored twice to break the goal, and strategically, they were completely underdogs. But in the eyes of the English media, Chelsea have better Champions League experience, more great stars, and with a top-class coach like Jose Mourinho, it is not impossible to make a comeback away from home.
After all, Jose Mourinho's side have never lost in the quarter-finals, and last year his Real Madrid also beat Wolfsburg at home. This year's Chelsea can replicate last year's Real Madrid results. Wolves couldn't be expected to expect their strikers to score with barbs in the second game. ”
The English media were confident that on the one hand, they were hoping for Jose Mourinho's past results, and on the other hand, they felt that Wolfsburg would not always be able to pull off a miracle similar to the first game, and that Chelsea would surely win the second game.
Moreover, there is another very important reason why the English media has this opinion: because before the second leg of the match, Wolfsburg also has a league game to play: in this league game, Wolfsburg's opponent is Dortmund, and from all aspects, this game is also a World War II, which is definitely not easy.
It is a huge task for any team to play Borussia Dortmund twice against Chelsea in just eight days, and it will be a huge challenge for Wolfsburg.
After three games in a row, Wolfsburg will do to ensure that it will not be crushed by the league, and the British media will wait and see what to do. To be continued.