Chapter 521: A Coach with a Big Heart
The team with good results is often easy to be regarded as a public enemy, the former strong Barcelona, later Bayern Munich, and now Chelsea, if you are too strong, so strong that many teams dare not fight against you, there will be such a popular thinking "If you can kill them, who is the hero!" ”
As a result, Roma have become heroes with high hopes, and many hope that they can knock out Chelsea and give Chelsea a taste of Champions League exit.
Because of this, the match between these two teams has also received special attention, and even in this leg, it is considered the most watched one, even more so than the match between Bayern Munich and Arsenal.
In the quarter-finals, the first leg of the contest was played at Stamford Bridge, and Mourinho had already told his players that the home duel must be won, and the opponent must not be allowed to score!
Because Mourinho knows that Roma's home stadium is unknown, and what dangers there are cannot be predicted, rather than pinning his hopes on the second leg, it is better to settle the battle in the first leg, as in the quarter-final against Atletico Madrid.
He dared to think so, also because Chelsea do have such quality, Stamford Bridge has a very high win rate, and they are familiar with this stadium, if they can take an early lead in this stadium, then when it comes to the home stadium of Roma, they can concentrate on choosing defense and not changing everything.
It was precisely because of this thinking that Chelsea attacked aggressively as soon as the game began. Although the defense has not been put down, it is compared to the previous tactics. The defence has significantly reduced its personnel, with both Gundogan and Ramirez opting to attack more forward. Instead of staying at the back to defend.
Even if it is to defend back, two people will take turns to defend, and it will definitely not be two people who will run back.
The two wings, Eden Hazard and Schurrle, also attacked more than defended, which made for a very strange scene on the pitch, Chelsea, who should have been good at defense, completely suppressed Roma, and Roma's goal was chaotic and noisy.
But even so, the goal didn't come as early as one might think. Chelsea's attacks were fierce, but Roma's defence was also very solid.
You must know that Roma has won all nine rounds and only conceded one goal, such a record is simply enviable, it is completely against the sky, and it is even more perverted than Chelsea in its heyday, so their defense is absolutely not to be underestimated, underestimate Roma's defense. It's like underestimating Bayern's attack, which is going to suffer.
Roma didn't seem to be in a hurry to attack, they methodically tended to defend and meticulously carried out the orders of manager Rudi Garcia.
Rudy Garcia told them. At Chelsea's home stadium, don't play too crazy and it's better to steal one or two without conceding a goal. In this way, there are goals for the away side. It is also possible to win, return to Roma's home stadium and then go on a rampage. Basically, you can solve the problem.
Although he didn't accept Mourinho and didn't believe that Lin Yu was so boastful, Rudy Garcia was not stupid after all, he still knew just in case.
Now Chelsea's onslaught is a bit overwhelming for Roma, but it doesn't matter, as long as you don't concede goals, it's really nothing ugly on the pitch.
Of course, he thinks so, but the Italian media thinks otherwise.
"What is Rome doing? They shrank in front of the goal like turtles with shrunken heads, and they were so pressed by Chelsea that they couldn't even attack half the pitch, which was a real disgrace to Italian football. And Rudi Garcia, didn't he say he was going to win away from Chelsea, how did he become so embarrassed today? ”
In fact, the media's commentary is also the same as many fans, always looking at the problem from God's perspective, so they always feel that it should be like this, but they don't take into account the difficulties of the manager at all, Rudy Garcia wants to play against Chelsea, the problem is that at the beginning of this game, Roma was suppressed to death, and it is impossible to play against the attack, this passive defense is simply forced.
"It seems that Rudy Garcia is really afraid of Mourinho and Lin Yu, otherwise he would not be able to make such a passive defense! This is really ugly, even if the lineup is not as good as the other party, but Rome still has its own team strength, if you don't even believe in your own team, then how can you win such a game? ”
"Standing to die or to kneel to live? This question has already been answered by Rudi Garcia, who has opted for the most shameless approach to this game, perhaps such a defense can help Roma not concede a goal on the road, but what good is that? If you just don't concede a goal and you can't score a goal, it's still not safe. What's more, Chelsea's Lin Yu is someone you can defend against like this? ”
Of course, there are also media that kick Rudy Garcia to speak.
"No matter who plays Chelsea, it won't be easy, but any team that plays against Chelsea has a good end, but relies on defense to attract Chelsea to attack, and it can be a little cheaper. Rudy Garcia's style of play is the most practical, although the scene is a little ugly, but the promotion is not gorgeous, but victory! As long as they can get rid of Chelsea, it doesn't matter how they play. ”
"I hope Rudi Garcia can recognize the reality, don't be swayed by the scolding of those people, win the game, get the chance to qualify is the most important thing, fight for the moment, there is no point in pursuing the advantage of the field, football is not about possession, not about the number of shots, not about who can beat whom, but about the goal, look at the score!"
Two discussions, two opinions, Rudy Garcia actually doesn't know, because what he cares about most now is the game on the field.
He is actually quite nervous now, because the situation of the team is not very good, he did underestimate Chelsea's attacking power, underestimated Lin Yu's ability, he didn't expect his team to be so crushed, he actually played for a long time, and he didn't even have a chance to shoot in front.
Every time the big foot comes out, the ball falls to the feet of the Chelsea players, and so on, it feels like an offensive and defensive drill.
Of course, the neutral fans are not happy with this, they are looking for good football, you can not play beautifully. But the game has to be exciting, if it makes people groggy and sleepy. What kind of football game is it called, it's better to go home and sleep comfortably.
"Rudy Garcia. You're an eggless guy! You're going to go out, score a goal and show us! ”
"It's more Chelsea than Chelsea, is this a role reversal or not wanting to win, it's just infuriating!"
In front of the TV, Rudy Garcia didn't care about the fans' insults because he couldn't hear them, but the boos and dissatisfied scolding that gradually came from the scene made him a little uncomfortable.
Because these boos are not from Chelsea fans, but from Roma fans. He really couldn't figure out what it was for. It's the first time we've met this Chelsea team, so shouldn't we get used to it? Isn't the defense doing a good job right now? Didn't you concede a goal? What are you not satisfied with?
"Negative? Guard? That's easy to say! I want to attack too, but the question is can I attack now? Not to mention that Chelsea is so close to the pressure and doesn't give Roma any chance, even if we do have a chance, we don't dare to rush out easily, because we haven't conceded a goal yet, but once we rush out, it won't be necessarily. You didn't see Lin Yu's shot just now, if it weren't for the defender sacrificing his life to block the gun's eye, the ball would have been scored a long time ago! It's really not a backache to stand and talk! ”
Garcia's complaints were not unreasonable, and he didn't want to attack. The problem is that Chelsea are not giving him a chance to attack at all.
A lot of people know that Chelsea are very good defensively, but they completely ignore that they are even more powerful in attack, and they have one of the highest goals in all of Europe. No one else can compare.
"Rudy Garcia, don't be scared!" I don't know who shouted, but I immediately got an answer. So the same sound rang out in the stands of the entire Stamford Bridge.
It was probably a Chelsea fan shouting. It is estimated that his team will not be able to attack for a long time, so he wants to stimulate Rudy Garcia to let the team attack.
This fan just wanted to try, but he didn't expect to get a much bigger response than expected, not only Chelsea fans were responding to him, but even many Roma fans followed suit.
Fans, sometimes it's really hard to serve, you play conservatively, he says you don't have eggs, you play too crazy, you concede too many goals, they will scold you for not being able to defend, anyway, it's just a mouthful, it's very convenient.
'Roma is not Lille, Rudi Garcia still doesn't seem to be comfortable in the Champions League. He's so conservative that even I, a loyal Roma fan, can't stand it! The reporter of the "Rome Fake Daily" was very dissatisfied and said to his colleagues on the side that he finally got such an opportunity to watch the game up close, but he had to waste time watching Rome continue to be abused, and of course he was not in a good mood.
In the face of the overwhelming boos and abuse, Rudy Garcia really had the idea of simply fighting, but after thinking about it, he still gave up.
Now it's just being scolded, as long as the game can be won. If the team can advance, then these scolds will immediately turn into applause and praise.
On the contrary, if you change your strategy recklessly now, let the team play against Chelsea, and finally cause the team to lose, that is a real shame, and the final praise and applause will turn into invective.
In fact, the pros and cons of offensive football and defensive football are discussed all over the world, and some people say that defensive football is anti-football, it is a regression of football, and offensive football is the way to go.
Rudy Garcia scoffed at this, don't have any defenders, send eleven strikers to play, see what you can do!
He has watched Chelsea games and found that the current style of Chelsea play is more like a very old Dutch style of all-attacking and all-defending!
When attacking, there is almost no one left in the backfield, and all of them rush to the front, even if they are central defenders, they are almost in the position of the front midfield.
When defending, they retreat all at once, and Lin Yu, as a striker, can sometimes pull into the penalty area to help the team defend.
Rudy Garcia is actually quite envious of this style of play, but it is a pity that he can't learn it, thinking that there are not enough players under his inner hand, and it is not as luxurious as Chelsea's squad.
As the coach of Roma, a club that is not rich, the first thing he has to do is how to maximize the use of his players, both to defend well and to take into account the attack, but unfortunately there are too few people who understand him, the reason why the domestic league is playing so well is really because Serie A has declined over the years, and now it is the Champions League.
He went from the group stage to the quarterfinals, but he didn't rely on his words, but on his real skills.
There is nothing wrong with his tactics, there is nothing wrong with his ideas, the game is for victory, and all games that are not aimed at victory are a kind of desecration of the game! It's like falling in love and getting married for the purpose of being a hooligan!
Such a thing may not be admitted by many people, but Rudy Garcia admits!
The best example of this is that the first half has been going on for more than 30 minutes, and Chelsea's attack has gradually eased, but there are still no goals.
The reason why the offensive has slowed down must be a problem with physical strength, after all, it has been more than thirty minutes since the attack, and these people are not iron men. (To be continued......)