Chelsea's slowing down due to fitness issues gave Roma some respite, and Rudi Garcia's hanging heart was put back in his belly.

He looked at Mourinho, who was standing up on the side, and couldn't help but laugh in his heart: "Now it's your turn to be anxious, you haven't scored a single goal after more than 30 minutes of onslaught, which is not a good omen." ”

At the same time, he was proud that his own players had done just that, defending their own goal and completely bankrupting Chelsea's attempt to end the battle quickly.

He also glanced at the fans who scolded him in the stands, and muttered secretly in his heart: "With your eyesight, if you were to be the coach, it is estimated that you would have been put into more than two by now." ”

Rudi Garcia wants Mourinho to be a little more anxious and frantic, preferably with all the attacking players, so that it will be very easy to steal a goal.

However, he saw that although Mourinho was standing there, his face was obviously a little anxious, but he had no intention of changing people, and he couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

Mourinho is indeed in a hurry now, Roma's defensive tenacity is beyond his expectations, if he knows this, he might as well choose his old tactics, first use the defense to consume the opponent's physical strength in the first half, and then continue to carry out a strong counterattack in the second half.

It seemed that his expression was a little complicated, but there was no sense of disappointment, because he knew that at this time, what the players needed was not his panic, but his calm consideration, and whether there was any way to turn this embarrassing situation around.

Who is he Mourinho? A lot of people are waiting to see his jokes, and of course he won't show flustered and disappointed here, otherwise the camera lens will give him a close-up. The people who hate him all over the world should laugh secretly, and those who like him. Disappointment may ensue.

He didn't want anyone to see what he really thought.

After standing for a while, Mourinho walked to the sidelines. He waved his hand in the direction of his goal, which means that he has to temporarily withdraw his troops, since the attack has not had an effect, then make sure that the goal is not lost, during this time Roma has the opportunity to counterattack, has caused a huge threat to his goal, and if it does not change, it can only wait to be stolen by the opponent.

"The Italian team's defense is really not covered." This is not the first time Mourinho has played against an Italian side, having been in charge of Inter Milan. There were too many such experiences, but at that time, although Inter's attack group was strong, it still couldn't be compared with this Chelsea team, and he thought that it would be easy for Chelsea to destroy Roma's defense now, but who knows that it was not as smooth as imagined.

Once Chelsea are on the defensive, Roma's attack can be played, but Chelsea's defence is not covered, and from last season to this season, the defense has been basically tight. As long as the defenders don't make some low-level mistakes, then basically there won't be too much of a problem with the defense.

So until the end of the first half, the score of the two sides was still 0:0.

Chelsea failed to breach the door for Roma, and Roma failed to breach the door for Chelsea. At least the first half was a draw, although Chelsea dominated the pitch and had 80 per cent possession. But that doesn't make any sense, as Mourinho always tells his players. Possession doesn't mean much, if FIFA feels that the win of a game can be determined by possession. That's when possession becomes important.

This result, Rudi Garcia is very satisfied, after all, this is Stamford Bridge, is Chelsea's home stadium, they failed to score understandably, and the opponent did not score, it is definitely a victory for the Roma team, he now feels that in fact, Mourinho and Lin Yu are nothing remarkable, in the face of the Roma team's solid defense, there are not many opportunities.

So at the end of the first half, when he returned to the locker room, Rudy Garcia had a relaxed smile on his face, and he even waved his fist in the air to demonstrate to the fans who booed him.

In contrast, Jose Mourinho had left the dugout and walked into the tunnel a minute before the end of the first half, and it was clear that he was not in a good mood and he was already thinking about what to do in the second half, after all, there were only 45 minutes left in home time, and if you want to take the lead as much as possible in that time, you will have to think about it.

And the media who saw the wind and the rudder also began to praise Rudy Garcia's proper tactics, praised the Roma team for playing beautifully, and praised Rudi Garcia as a coach who did not lose to Mourinho.

'Defensively, Rudi Garcia is really no worse than Jose Mourinho, even though Roma didn't score in the first half, but not conceding on the road, it's not an easy thing to do, they did it, which is something that a lot of teams can't do.

"In the first half of the duel, Mourinho lost to Rudy Garcia because his tactical strategy was completely seen through by Rudi Garcia and he made a strong comeback. Jose Mourinho wanted to attack and take the lead as early as possible, but Rudy Garcia kept him to naught with an Italian-style defence. ”

"Where is Lin Yu, who claims to be the number one in the world? Do your feet go soft when it matters? Although he had a few good shots, he couldn't score them, so he could only be regarded as a wave shot, and his performance today was not even as good as our veteran, Prince Totti! ”

'If it was the same scoreline at the end of today's game, then there is no doubt that it will be Rudi Garcia and his team who will be happy at the end, and it will definitely not be easy to draw with Chelsea away from home.

In the Chelsea dressing room at this time, Mourinho did not show an angry expression or a disappointed expression, but said calmly: "We were forced to draw in the first half, why are those media reporters outside so happy? Actually, the reason is very simple, because we are stronger! Everyone knows that we are stronger than Rome! So who can tell me what we are going to do in the second half? ”

"Keep attacking!" Lin Yu was the first to shout.

"That's right, the other party definitely didn't expect that we would continue to choose the same tactics after the strong attack failed!" Hazard nodded in agreement.

"It's really not enough for me to see the attack of the Roma team, Lin Yu, Schurrle, Hazard. You don't have to come back to defend, just leave the interception in midfield to me and Gundogan. We can do it. Ramirez also said.

“……”

The players have their own opinions, but in the final analysis, there is only one meaning. It's about continuing to attack, and you don't see any demoralization in the players, and you don't see any fatigue in them.

Mourinho smiled and said: "That's right, we just want the world to see that not only can we fight back, but our ability to break through dense defenses is just as strong!" In the first half, Lin Yu was too dead, and there were not many opportunities, so let's do it, in the second half, Lin Yu, you took the initiative to lean on the right. Schurrle goes to the left, Hazard you go to the middle. ”

"I play center?" Hazard asked, somewhat surprised.

"No, the center is still Lin Yu, who told you that the center can't be on the side? The wing is an easy place to overlook, a center forward with good skills, can take care of the responsibilities of the winger, and we don't need to play high, everyone in the middle is the same, you can put yourself in front of the waist or shadow striker. And Oscar will protect you in the back. Mourinho said.

"Okay, I see." Knowing Mourinho's intentions, Hazard nodded heartily, in fact, he understood. With Chelsea's tactical thinking, his central midfield is just a façade, just to create opportunities for Lin Yu's goal. Draw the attention of the opposing defender, but he doesn't care. As a midfielder, you should have had that sacrifice. What's more, he has always felt that if it weren't for Lin Yu's existence, he would never have won the European Golden Globe Award, and for this alone, he should be a cover for Lin Yu.

What's more, the pitch is changing rapidly, and he may not have no chance to score, in Chelsea, I am afraid that except for the goalkeeper, everyone has scored, this is the flexibility and variability of tactics.

At the same time, in the dressing room of the Roma team, Rudi Garcia looked full of energy and very proud.

"Listen, we've had a successful first half, and the second half is a continuation of the first half, and we have to do better! Jose Mourinho's side have now found that they can't break down our defence, so they will most of the time opt for a traditional counter-attacking style of play in the second half, after all, this is their home stadium and they will never want to see us score, so both Mourinho and Chelsea players should choose to stick to it. ”

'Of course, I also need to emphasise that even if you have to play on the counter-attack, you must defend well for me and never give Chelsea any chance to counter-attack. I'm sure you all know how good Chelsea's counter-attacking are, a lot of teams have fallen victim to their counter-attacks, and I don't want Roma to be a victim as well, you know? ”

The halftime period was over, and the players of both teams began to enter.

The reporters in the media gallery were all talking.

'What do you think Mourinho will do in the second half? Or will he continue to attack like he did in the first half, or will he choose his old way of defending and counter-attacking? ”

"There are more possibilities to defend and counterattack, after all, it is not effective to attack when you have enough energy in the first half, how can you still do it in the second half."

'Not necessarily, Mourinho always makes some unexpected arrangements.

"Oh, too, that guy doesn't like to play cards according to common sense the most!"

"Mourinho is hard to guess, but I can guess Rudi Garcia's tactics, they did not concede a goal in the first half of the defense, and there will definitely be no major adjustments in the second half, only a little bit of counter-attack in the defense."

"I've noticed a phenomenon."

"What phenomenon?"

'How is it that almost all teams now learn to play defensive counter-attacks when they meet Chelsea?'

"There's no way, Chelsea's attack group is too strong, Lin Yu alone has to have at least three defenders to defend, it's impossible for you not to defend and counterattack."

Suddenly, the referee's whistle sounded, the second half began, and the originally noisy media booth became quiet, no one wants to miss anything exciting, after all, whether it is Mourinho or Rudi Garcia, they are quite capable coaches, and some of the arrangements they have made are worth scrutinizing and observing.

With the restart, reporters quickly spotted the changes at Chelsea.

"Why did Lin Yu get to the right side? Is Mourinho going to play without a striker? ”

"How is it possible, Mourinho's favorite is a strong center, it's rare to have a Lin Yu, how can he choose a style of play that he is not good at?"

"So what do you think is going on on the field? How is Lin Yu on the right side? ”

"It's probably a temporary change, isn't this a common thing, what's so strange."

After the reporter said this, he found that five or six minutes had passed, and Lin Yu was still moving on the right side, and he had no intention of returning to the middle at all.

Lin Yu on the right side has more opportunities to sprint, and the players with fast speed on the side also have a greater advantage, and in that narrow space, the defender is not easy to stand, after all, next to the sideline, unless he stands outside the field, it is impossible to surround Lin Yu.

Don't think that the sideline is a limit, in the rules of football, although the ball can't cross the sideline, otherwise it's out of bounds, but the player can, once Lin Yu chooses to speed from the side, it's really a trouble. (To be continued......)