Chapter 340: The barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes
Chelsea's attack gradually gained the upper hand under the inspiration of Lin Yu, which naturally made the home fans inexplicably excited, who thought that this time they could easily win this little-known Russian Premier League team, but in fact this was far from the case.
As the saying goes, barefoot people are not afraid to wear shoes, and sometimes the defenders who are unknown are more difficult than those who are very famous.
Lin Yu got the ball to break through, and he had a strong desire to perform this time, just to try his training results, running all the way, past the midfielders of CSKA Moscow, and then directly into the penalty area.
Under normal circumstances, there are very few defenders in the box who dare to make tackles, because one mishandling is a penalty.
But the defenders of CSKA Moscow were surprisingly bold, and without the slightest hesitation, they directly shoveled Lin Yulian, who was not prepared, to the ground.
Because it was the first tackle to tackle the ball, and the action was very crisp, this is definitely not a foul.
Lin Yu, who was cut off the ball, was surprised, but he didn't jump like thunder because of this, but smiled, the stronger the opponent, the more energetic he was.
When he fell to the ground, he got up and grabbed back, and the defenders of CSKA Moscow did not dare to slack off at all, and hurriedly drove the ball out with a big foot, for fear that after a little hesitation, Lin Yu would be robbed on the spot.
After watching Lin Yu's performance in the first twenty minutes, everyone knows how strong Lin Yu's ability to break the ball is, and there is no benefit in fighting with him.
If it is a big-name defender, it is estimated that he still wants to fight with Lin Yu, in that way, Lin Yu can seize the opportunity. But the CSKA Moscow defenders know exactly what they are doing, and they won't stick to the ball when they get it. will not give Lin Yu a chance to fight back, basically a big foot to drive out. It's naturally best if your own people can get it, and it doesn't matter if you can't get it, anyway, they're just breaking the siege.
"It's kind of interesting!" Lin Yu looked at these very obscure faces, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he had never felt like this when he met those big-name defenders before, it seemed that he was really because he was too happy, so he gradually bred the mood of underestimating the enemy, which is unacceptable. I really want to thank these unknown defenders for giving me a wake-up call.
CSKA Moscow also has a few good players in the frontcourt, and Lin Yu is more familiar with Japanese star Keisuke Honda and Russian star Zagoev.
Although Keisuke Honda is not as famous in Europe as Shinji Kagawa, in Lin Yu's opinion, his level is not worse than Kagawa, and he is even more mature, this person is not easy to deal with.
Not to mention Zagoev, who has impact and good technique at his feet, even if it's Chelsea. You also have to be careful not to be attacked by such people.
Fortunately, more than 20 minutes have passed, and the Chelsea players are also warming up, coupled with Lin Yu's desperate motivation, they will not give each other too many opportunities now.
Keisuke Honda shoots from distance. It was directly confiscated by Cech, and then passed out again, and after the midfield passed to Lin Yu's feet again.
Lin Yu did not choose to go head-to-head with the defenders of CSKA Moscow this time. Instead, the moment the opponent put the tackle, he passed the ball to Hazard.
He on the pitch. He is wise and very intelligent, and he will never do that kind of thing.
It's a pity that this time Hazard was not spared. Because of the weather, Hazard's condition was not very good, and he accidentally failed to stop after taking the ball, and when he wanted to adjust, he was attacked by two defenders of CSKA Moscow at the same time and broke the ball.
And it seems that Hazard also suffered a slight injury.
"Is this a talent for a fighting nation? It looks so brave! Zhan Jun said jokingly.
The Russians are known for their bravery and fearlessness, and the same is true on the pitch, they will not cower because their opponents are famous, they will do what they will do, and even if you are lost for the first time, they will not be depressed, but will stare at you even more and look for a chance for revenge.
In order not to let his teammates get injured, Lin Yu rarely chooses to pass the ball in the next breakthrough, especially when his teammates are targeted, if the opponent wants to force it, then come on, he will follow, the training in the ball king cultivator still has to consume energy points, but the training in reality is free, and it is a pity not to seize the opportunity.
"Lin Yu seems to be in trouble with the defenders of CSKA Moscow today, although several breakthroughs have not been successful, but he is still working hard, and he has been robbed and robbed again and again, which is really a bit of a sabre-rattling."
"Lin Yu has shot! He finally got a shot on goal! Oops, the ball kicked off! However, this seems to be a foul on the other side, and the referee blew the whistle for the foul. ”
Lin Yu's lower plate is very stable, and the defenders of CSKA Moscow seem to understand this, so their fouls are basically chosen to be carried out when Lin Yu loses his center of gravity, for example, the moment Lin Yu shoots, he must have landed with one foot, at this time his lower plate is not so stable, plus the ground is slippery, it is very easy to be put down.
The defenders of CSKA Moscow are desperate to prevent Lin Yu from shooting, which is really admirable.
"This distance seems to be a little too close for Lin Yu, and his elevator ball-style free kick is better than a little farther away."
As expected by the commentary, the ball was handed over to Luis for the penalty, but unfortunately the ball still missed.
The score on the field remained unchanged, it was still 0:0, and more than 30 minutes had passed, it was really a difficult game.
However, Lin Yu's efforts were not in vain, and it took more than ten minutes for him to completely succeed in attracting the opponent's defenders to him, taking advantage of a chaotic opportunity to cleverly distribute the ball to the feet of Schurrle, who was in better shape, Schurrle scored with a direct volley, and Chelsea finally took the lead over CSKA Moscow at full time with 38 minutes to go.
The 1:0 score is more delicate, not only can not break the opponent's will, but may stimulate the opponent's desire to equalize or even reverse.
I have to say. The Russian team, although not very famous, can attack. It's like a madman.
Considering that qualification from the group is almost certain, Mourinho does not want his players to get injured in the game. So when CSKA Moscow went crazy, Mourinho chose to be on the defensive, he wanted to protect his players from being injured, after all, the Premier League still has a tough game to play, and he can't spend all his energy on this game.
In Mourinho's view, a draw would be enough for the game, and there was no need to get injured in order to win, and it would not be good at that point.
CSKA Moscow's frantic counterattack failed to break Chelsea's golden body in the first half. Until half-time, the score was 1-0 and Chelsea were leading at home.
Before the game, many people commented that the game would not be easy to play, which was true, but others said that Chelsea would once again fall victim to the Russian team, and now it looks like they are going to be slapped in the face.
In order to seek stability, Mourinho chose the tactics of defensive counterattack at the beginning of the second half. It didn't let the players let go.
When the team is attacking, the striker is naturally the highlight, but when the team is defending, the striker should be the highlight.
Why?
Actually, the reason is very simple. When a team chooses to defend, it means that there will be a lot less attacking force, and the forwards may often have to fight alone.
Ordinary striker. It is estimated that it will run around like a headless fly, and not only may it lose its few opportunities. It is even possible to disrupt the formation of your own side, which is very detrimental to the team.
And really good strikers. Even when he doesn't have a chance, he can create chances and then seize them to make himself the brightest presence on the field.
Lin Yu has no opinion on Mourinho's tactics, he also thinks that it is unwise to play against the attack now, all the players in Chelsea, only he is more suitable for fighting in this kind of field situation in this kind of weather, once he plays against the attack, he is not allowed to make some low-level mistakes in his teammates, if the opponent seizes a chance, it will be difficult to do.
If you choose defensive tactics now, even if someone makes a mistake, someone can make up for it in time, and it is not easy to get injured.
Now all he has to do is make himself a bright spot under the defensive tactics, not a victim.
Many forwards always have a sad face when they encounter defensive tactics, feeling that they are being treated as a victim, so they don't have any fighting spirit when they kick the ball, but Lin Yu doesn't think so, in this case, isn't it an opportunity to show their ability?
However, there are always unexpected times, and no one expected that in the first twenty seconds of the second half, CSKA Moscow would equalize the score.
The goal that seemed impossible to score, it just went in.
Keisuke Honda fired a long-range shot from 30 yards out from Chelsea's goal, a quality shot that was certainly fine with Cech's ability.
But maybe God is a prankster, and when the ball flew into the box, it actually hit Zagoev, who was dodging the ball, and the ball changed course in an instant, and Cech, who had already made a save, could only watch the ball enter the goal from his side.
He couldn't think of anything else to say other than "damn it".
Fate just likes to tease people, this shouldn't have been a goal, but it went in.
"It's fate!" Oscar, who was beside him, sat on the ground and sighed helplessly.
"What kind of life is the big boy talking about, if this is the will of God, then I will let him change his will!" Lin Yu said with a smile.
"You Chinese are really fearless, you don't even care about God?"
"Well, I don't know about other people, and I don't want to represent others, anyway, I've always thought that fate should be firmly in my own hands, and it is not a wise thing to leave to God."
"Have faith?"
"Why not? I'm feeling really good right now! ”
Oscar stood up again and smiled, "Then let's work together and let them know how stupid it is to stab the Demon King." ”
"Yes!"
When you go against God, you naturally have to take the lead and change God's plan.
CSKA Moscow has improved the morale of the whole team because of the equalizer, and they have no hope of qualifying, so they no longer care about winning or losing, anyway, they are bent on giving Chelsea a good look at Stamford Bridge and shattering Chelsea's dream of revenge.
Their offense will naturally lead to an empty backcourt defense, which is also what Lin Yu is happy to see.
However, Mourinho does not seem to have the intention of letting the team attack aggressively, originally, what he wants is a draw, naturally he will not impulsively attack because the opponent equalized, an accident is not enough for him to change the established tactics, this is what a coach should do, otherwise the back and forth changes will make the players psychotic.
There is no change in tactics, and it will not affect Lin Yu's goal of scoring, he didn't expect Mourinho to choose to attack aggressively, after all, it is too dangerous to do so, especially in the face of a CSKA Moscow that no longer cares about winning or losing, and only wants to play with momentum, it may be self-defeating to choose a big attack easily.
Lin Yu has been cruising in the frontcourt, and he did not choose to return to the backcourt to defend.
It's a defensive tactic, it's enough to have so many people in the backfield, and as an attacker, you still have to put some pressure on the opponent, so as not to make the opponent pour out, and the pressure on your own defense will be too great. (To be continued......)