Chapter 1277: For the Fourth Champion
Chelsea's last few minutes of the game have upset many Real Madrid fans and neutral fans, who feel that this is a step backwards for football and a shameless approach.
But there was one person who was very happy, and that was Lin Yu.
For what? Because Lin Yu found that he no longer had to stick to the position of the back waist, the opponent had no desire to attack at all.
Although Lin Yu obeyed Zidane's arrangement in this game and went to the position of the back to defend, but deep down, he is still a player who prefers to attack, attack is his life, his everything, no wonder Zidane will say that he has wronged him, and it must be a difficult decision to let such an excellent striker play in the back.
In the last period of time, Chelsea's defense was very hard, because Lin Yu seemed to vent all his anger as a back midfielder in these few minutes, which made Chelsea in front of the goal.
The Chelsea players defended desperately, but Lin Yu still seized a chance, but this time the shot smashed firmly on the crossbar, which shocked the Chelsea players in a cold sweat and Mourinho's cold sweat.
Mourinho shouted from the sidelines: "Hold on, time is running out, hold on!" ”
At this moment, even if he is a famous coach, all he can do is cheer for the players on the sidelines.
Fortunately, the Chelsea players were competitive enough, although they gave Lin Yu a few chances to shoot, although Lin Yu almost scored again, but after all, he still kept the score to the last minute.
By the time the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Chelsea players collapsed and fell to the ground one by one. I've never felt so tired, especially in the last few minutes. It's like fighting a demon.
Lin Yu couldn't score in the last time, which made many people feel very regretful. If he hits the crossbar, then going to Stamford Bridge with a score of 3-1 will definitely have a better chance of qualifying, but now, it's hard to say, it's just 2:1, and against a team like Chelsea again, it's definitely not easy to play.
After the game, a reporter interviewed Lin Yu and asked: "Did the injury affect your form, causing your shots in the second half to not look so much?" ”
"I was going to stay, but it's a pity. There was a little bit of an accident in the game and I was put in a midfield position, so I was far away from the goal. ”
"Does that mean you've miscalculated?"
"Miscalculation? No, no, no, even if there are no more goals in this game, there is still the next leg. ”
"Then what do you think of the current score, do you feel uneasy?"
"Uneasy? Are you joking? Chelsea are strong, but we are stronger! And you have to understand that in the second leg they want to advance, they have to attack. Won't I have a lot of opportunities at that time? Rest assured, we will advance, even in front of Mu Shuai, I dare to say that. ”
If someone else says so. I don't know what Lu Dao is going to be scolded into, but when these words came out of Lin Yu's mouth, it was a different feeling. As if it were a possibility that he was right, this was not the first time. Few people dared to question him anymore.
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The media also interviewed Mandzukic, who played quite well during the game, after the game, hoping to get some explosive news from him. For example, they are dissatisfied with Mourinho's arrangement, such as dissatisfied with the team's shrinking tactics and so on, anyway, reporters like to do this, but they are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, that is their duty, if the world is too peaceful, what do they rely on to eat.
However, they were disappointed, Mandzukic was very supportive of the manager's arrangement, he said in an interview: "It turns out that Mourinho was right, for the most part we chose to defend and counter-attack, so we were able to create a number of dangerous chances, if I hadn't wasted two must-score goals, the score would have been 3-2 today, yes, we are three, they are two, we will have a win and three away goals for the second leg." ”
"But in the last period of time, you seem to be defending very hard, why don't you attack Lu?"
"You should understand that at that time, there were some problems with our physical strength, and if we still attacked Lu, it was not for attacking, but for death."
Mandzukic's words directly blocked the reporter's mouth, he didn't think that the reporter would use him, but because he really thought so, he just felt that in addition to the substitution a little late, Mourinho's arrangement was perfect, but he didn't grasp the opportunity.
In the post-match press conference, Mourinho's remarks were almost as if they had been discussed with Mandzukic.
'Anyway, the result was satisfactory, Mandzukic was very good, he did what a striker should do, he scored, do I need to say more?'
'But he missed two great chances.'
"Yes, you're right, he missed two chances, but he made amends quickly, and I like this kind of good player who knows his mistakes and can fix them, and I'm sure he won't make similar mistakes in the next round."
In fact, Mourinho also felt that it was a pity to miss two chances to score, but he really didn't blame Mandzukic, if he was really angry, he would have replaced Mandzukic a long time ago, who hasn't made a mistake, just because of one or two mistakes to deny a player, he can't do that kind of thing, but if Mandzukic continues to make that mistake in the second half, it will be different, he will definitely criticize Mandzukic mercilessly.
Thankfully, the Croatian didn't disappoint him, not only did he not make the same mistake again, but he also scored an away goal that could have helped Chelsea qualify for the final.
"Some people say your tactics are too conservative, what do you think?"
"Let them come and say it to my face."
“……”
"So do you think Chelsea are not as good as Real Madrid? If so, what's the problem? ”
"Strength is not everything. Our team can only be said to be inferior to Real Madrid in terms of statistics. ”
"Do you think it's a pity for Lin Yu to transfer to Real Madrid? Are you still regretting that you couldn't keep Lin Yu in the first place? ”
"I'm sorry, I never thought that way. Lin Yu is very strong, but he is only one person after all, my team is a group, we can beat him and his team. This sentence Mourinho is actually a little wrong, in fact, he almost regretted his death in his heart, if he had left Lin Yu in vain, maybe there would not have been today's situation, why was he so generous, he let go of such a good player.
But he can't say that. If he really said it, it would be demoralizing and detrimental to the team's unity.
'How much chance do you think Chelsea have to qualify?'
"Let's start at five, after all, we are playing at home, there will be some advantages, but Real Madrid is stronger, so each has 50 percent hope."
"So confident?"
"Five-five is also called self-confidence? Shouldn't I say that there is no hope, and you think I'm humble? Mourinho asked rhetorically.
In fact, the probability that Mourinho said is basically accurate, he took into account the advantages and disadvantages of home and away. The fixtures of both sides were taken into account, as well as the judgment made taking into account the quality of the players on both sides.
If Real Madrid didn't have Lin Yu, Mourinho really dared to say that he was 100% promoted, it wouldn't be blowing.
Thinking of Lin Yu. Mourinho regretted it for a while, at the beginning, why couldn't he have left him behind? Even if it's a scoundrel. It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in this world, and there are things that have been missed. After all, it was missed.
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In the Champions League semi-final against Chelsea, Real Madrid ended up with a victory. Although the victory came a little harder, the score was only 2:1 in the end, but luckily the game was won, not a draw, which is the most important thing, if it was just a 1-1 draw, then the situation would be completely different.
Before the game, a lot of media thought it was going to be a tough game, and in fact it turned out to be the same, with Chelsea's players struggling to exhaust their physical strength at the end, and what about Real Madrid's players? Lin Yu, who has never known the fatigue of the road, was also a little tired after this game.
The most tragic thing is that Lin Yu was also injured, and after the game, he went to the hospital for a very detailed examination, although it was determined that there was no big problem, but the injury was an injury after all, and many people were thinking about whether Zidane would hide Lin Yu in the league and send a team without Lin Yu to fight Getafe away.
The 33rd round of the league, although it is not a peak matchup, but for Real Madrid, it is also not to be missed, whether Lin Yu can play or not has also become the focus of media attention, and whether Zidane dares to let Lin Yu sit on the bench, or even take out the squad, is also a test.
Although the Champions League semi-final against Chelsea was not perfect, it doesn't matter, they should focus on the league.
Later, when the league started, people found that Zidane really let Lin Yu sit on the bench, and this game did not give Lin Yu a minute of playing time from beginning to end.
The result of the game was good, with a narrow 1-0 win and three points.
When reporters asked Zidane what he wanted Lin Yu to sit on the bench at the post-match press conference, Zidane smiled and said: "You seem to have forgotten a more important game, I need him to rest." ”
The reporters suddenly realized that after the end of this league, it was the final of the Copa del Rey, Zidane once said that if you want to let the Real Madrid ragtag army play this final, then Lin Yu, as the core that can be relied on, must have a good rest.
As a result, the media's attention quickly focused on the final of the Copa del Rey from the league, and all the media were very concerned about what kind of result this unique final would end?
It was Real Madrid who reaped the consequences and finally failed and lost the city.
Or is Barcelona unable to defeat Lin Yu's strong ability after all, and lose the Copa del Rey that was just won last season?
The media supporting Real Madrid have already started to cheer for the team.
'We're ready to celebrate, no matter who the opponent is, our team is invincible.' The news of the newspaper Marca is very explicit and does not at all implicitly express trust and support for Real Madrid.
Many neutral fans said, "Be careful that your character is lost, and you can play it directly, and it's not like there has never been such an example, preparing for the celebration so early, if you can't win the championship, isn't it going to become a laughing stock?" ”
However, the media supporting Real Madrid clearly don't care about that, and their confidence in Real Madrid has been built up over several seasons, so they have reason to believe that this team can continue to make great achievements.
"It's just that Malaga was eliminated in the semi-finals, you may not want to admit Lin Yu's greatness, and you don't want to admit the hard work and fighting spirit of this ragtag army, but if we win the Copa del Rey, you will have to admit it, come on, boys, come on, our god!" (To be continued......)