Chapter 582: Three Minutes Opening!
"The referee blows the whistle and the game begins!"
With a loud whistle, Chelsea Yulin Yulin, who kicked off first, kicked the ball to Oscar and then quickly stepped forward.
A game that has experienced verbal battles, scolding and other twists and turns has finally started in the expectations of fans, and this absolute showdown, from the moment the whistle sounds, is destined to be unusual.
La Liga champions vs. Premier League champions, who is the king?
English Premier League and La Liga, who is NO.1?
Lin Yu and Messi, who is the real world No. 1?
Can Pique really see through Lin Yu's movements?
Can Terry defend against Messi?
All the questions, all the confusion, will be presented to the fans in front of the game, this game, is definitely enough to make the fans in front of the live and TV not want to blink!
After analyzing the lineups of the two teams, the Catalan media began to criticize Lin Yu, they believe that it was Lin Yu's insults before the game that led to Fabregas's irrationality, and he was the real culprit, and it was unfair for the foreign media to put the blame on Fabregas.
But they completely ignored who provoked Lin Yu first, and who first said that Lin Yu was a traitor.
Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu also commented on this incident, they believe that no matter what happened off the field, Fabregas's refusal to shake hands with Lin Yu is irrational, and even has some racist colors, which is the most undesirable thing in the football circle.
And Lin Yu was able to hug Fabregas regardless of his previous suspicions. It was a bit unexpected for them, and they praised Lin Yu for being generous! Classy! Humility.
It's just that these two heard what Lin Yu said in Fabregas's ear. I won't say that, Lin Yuke never intended to be a person who didn't care about his past suspicions. He's going to get back on it!
Of course, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu's comments have also been abused by some loyal Barcelona fans in China, saying that they are cut dogs, British rough dogs and the like, which is really ugly and ugly.
But apparently these two have long been accustomed to such abuse, so even if they really see it on the Internet, they probably won't take it seriously, and they don't think there's anything bad about supporting their country's team.
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The game begins. The tempo is fast, and there is almost no temptation on either side, which is absolutely not seen in previous Champions League finals.
Mainly because both sides are old rivals and know each other very well, so as soon as they come up, they want to defeat their opponents with all their might.
After just three minutes, the two sides were in a state of attack, with Barcelona having two shots on goal and Chelsea having three. It's a real life-and-death fight.
Barcelona's shots were completed by Neymar and Messi in possession, and both of them were very threatening and truly exemplified the skill of the two men at their feet, if not for the concentration of the defenders. I'm afraid that I will really let the other party in.
Two of Chelsea's three shots came on counter-attack, one from a long-range shot from Lin Yu. It was saved hard by Valdés, and once from Eden Hazard's wide volley. Blocked by Pique.
The third shot was a corner and Terry narrowly missed. It's a pity that the luck was a little bit worse, and it hit the crossbar and popped up the bottom line.
When the game came to the scene, it was not only as simple as both sides being positive, but also absolutely full of gunpowder.
Chelsea have a lot of fouls, which is normal, but Barcelona actually have a lot of fouls, which is a bit unexpected.
Within three minutes, Messi was brought down twice, Neymar was brought down twice, and the referee did not show a yellow card because the foul action was relatively "civilized".
Of course, on Chelsea's side, Hazard was also put down twice, and Lin Yu was violated three or four times, but this guy is like an optimus prime, he just doesn't fall.
Perhaps in order to balance the period, the famous whistle Rizzoli from Italy also did not show a yellow card, after all, if the yellow card was issued at the beginning, this game would really not be able to play next, after all, these few fouls, the purpose of both sides is not to target the player, or to grab the ball.
However, the Catalan media were extremely unhappy with the decision: "Italian Nicola Rizzoli must not know how dirty Chelsea are, if he doesn't show a yellow card now, they will go even further, and when the game gets out of control, he can retire as a whistle." ”
"Look at what the Chelsea players are doing, they are treating Messi and Neymar's legs as balls, they are simply malicious fouls, yellow cards! No, it should be a red card, what the hell, how much money did the referee charge, you can ignore it like this! ”
The commentator may have felt he had a point, but he largely ignored Barcelona's foul on Chelsea.
Alves's two fouls on Hazard were very bad, not to mention Lin Yu, Pique really had to go up and down, it didn't look like he was playing, but more like fighting, but unfortunately Lin Yu wouldn't fake a fall, otherwise, maybe he could cheat a penalty.
Martino is not very happy with the situation on the pitch either, but he is not worried, because Barcelona are not the kind of team that will collapse after a few fouls, they are a strong champion team and their run-in is better than any team in the world.
When they play short passes in a small area, the opponent basically can't even get the ball, which is more powerful than the current Bayern Munich.
And Martino thinks that that kind of frequent small actions, sooner or later will eat a yellow card, the referee can not be indifferent all the time, he still knows about this Italian, when Rizzoli took out the card, he will definitely not be polite, the reason why he did not take out the card now, just feel that the heat is not yet.
It would be fun if Chelsea had a player sent off because of that foul.
However, seeing that his players were also fouling Lin Yu, he was a little worried. When it comes to Chelsea, he's not afraid of anyone. Only he was very worried about Lin Yu's outburst.
He still can't figure it out, a player. In the case of being abused by outside fans and their own fans, and being booed at home, can he have such a good performance, is this person's heart made of steel? It's incredible, there's a sense of confusion and worry.
The media has also analyzed Lin Yu's excellent state, and many analysts believe that Lin Yu's current performance in the Premier League is like a return to the light, don't look at the good performance during that time. But when it comes to the Champions League final, it's going to be a hiccups.
But whether this is true or not, Martino didn't dare to assert yet, because in just three minutes, he couldn't see anything, whether Lin Yu's performance was good or bad, it had to continue to be observed.
It's not that he doesn't believe in his defensive players, but many defensive players have made high-profile claims before the game that they can beat Lin Yu, but they were all slapped in the face in the end. He didn't want the same thing to happen to his team. He was going to keep an eye on Lin Yu now, once he found that Lin Yu's state was still in full swing, then he had to take measures, he didn't know if his method would work. But he will definitely not let Lin Yu be presumptuous.
In the three minutes, there was a lot of danger, so the commentators didn't even have time to introduce the playing style and characteristics of the two teams. I just read the list of appearances, and it's still intermittent. Sometimes in the middle of the reading, you have to stop to explain the game. Because there is already an offensive fight.
Finally, a few words of analysis were made on the tactical play and characteristics of the two sides, and the commentators also felt that their task was completed.
Barcelona's style of play is actually through constant ground cooperation, inverted feet, and then looking for offensive opportunities, but Martino has added a little new thing to this team, that is, there are more long passes, this kind of high and low matching passing method, so that the original Barcelona attack style has become more diverse, although this will lead to a decline in their possession ratio, but the possession data is meaningless, Martino has always believed that the previous Barcelona was a bit too extreme, too much pursuit of possession, and finally lost the game, It's really more than worth the loss.
So now he doesn't deliberately pursue possession, while ensuring Barcelona's previous style of play, he has added some of his own thoughts and intentions, as far as the current situation is concerned, although the field cannot be compared with the previous Cosmos team, but the result is not bad.
Many commentators say that the Cosmos team is back on Earth, and Barcelona no longer has the control it used to have, but Martino doesn't think much that the control is something he voluntarily gave up, but it's not impossible, he just feels that the extra control doesn't seem to be of much use.
Chelsea, on the other hand, are still fighting back after holding firmly, but Mourinho has also made some changes to the team, which comes from the arrival of Lin Yu.
In the game, if you can hand the ball to the midfielder, then hand it over to the midfielder, if it really doesn't work, then simply go directly to Lin Yu with a big foot, this seemingly backward long pass rushing and hanging play, because of Lin Yu's existence, but it seems to be very threatening, because most of the players in Barcelona are not very tall, Pique's height is good, but in terms of bounce, he can't compare with Lin Yu, plus Lin Yu's accurate judgment of the ball landing point, often as long as it is a big foot, Lin Yu can always get it for the first time, which is a bit too scary.
When playing a counterattack, almost the whole Chelsea team was inserted, except for Cahill and Terry, everyone was involved in the attack, and when defending, all the players except Lin Yu were back on the line, which was a bit of the feeling of the Dutch national team attacking and defending all the time, but it became more stable.
Keeping John Terry and Gary Cahill at the back would not pose an immediate danger if the ball was cut off in attack.
Leaving Lin Yu in the frontcourt, when retreating, once the steal is successful, he can also quickly launch a counterattack.
Jose Mourinho's tactical thinking, while simple and crude, is very useful, and he has won quite a few titles thanks to this style of play.
Some say it's anti-football!
Some people say that his team is not playing well!
But what's the point of this, football competition is not an opera performance, not if you perform well, others will give you high scores, football is a competitive sport, you have to get points, decades and hundreds of years later, others will only remember your results, not how beautiful you played on the field, maybe in future generations, your so-called beautiful football will become the object of criticism.
Defensively, Mourinho asked the players to just keep the area in the front line, and in the midfield position, they can let the opponent go backwards, they can fall as they like, as long as they don't see it near the penalty area.
In the final analysis, Mourinho is looking for a stable word, he is too familiar with Barcelona, that kind of short-distance short pass, still cosmic level, you go up to press, but it will distract the attention of the defense, and in the end someone is played like a monkey, and the gap is exposed, that is the most troublesome.
Of course, Lin Yu in the front court can create a little trouble for them with his accurate judgment and amazing speed, so that the Barcelona players do not dare to go backwards so well, so that they must be nervous.
On the offensive side, Mourinho asked his players to put pressure on Barcelona! If they don't have the strength to fight back, they must overwhelm the opponent in momentum, so that the opponent has no confidence to resist!
After fighting so many times, he also saw that if you want to prevent Barcelona, you can't let them go crazy, otherwise they will really be unable to prevent it. (To be continued......)