Chapter 141: They're too happy too soon!
Sky TV exclaimed: "'Everything is false, it's all a beautiful, deceitful dream!'" This is the comment published by the Daily Telegraph after Don's transfer to Real Madrid. Yes, some of them are just deceptive dreams, when Don landed at the Bernabeu, he said that he would bring the 10th Champions League trophy to Real Madrid fans, and now it seems that everything is really a deceptive dream! β
As the first half drew to a close, the two-time world footballer of the year, a billionaire with a transfer fee of 160 million, had just one shot on goal and almost disappeared from view. With Chelsea's tight defence, he didn't have a shot at all, and how could he lead the team to win the game! β
"Three days ago, Real Madrid beat Levante at home, and Don set a new single-game goal record with eight goals in what some media called an 'ugly game'. After the game, someone said that his form came out early and was not good for the Champions League final. Before the game, the billionaire also vowed that although his form may not be good, he can still lead the team to the best of victories, because he is the greatest star in football today. β
"Oh! God, it only took one shot at half-time and that's the answer given to us by the greatest stars in football today. The Champions League final is a big stage, the most test of the all-round quality of the players, the first half is about to end, where is he? What else can he do besides swiping data in La Liga? β
Obviously, the commentator on Sky TV in the UK is quite comfortable, and he can finally comfortably criticize Tang Jue in front of the microphone. At this moment, Chelsea fans in London laughed happily as they listened to the commentator's comments.
"Damn yellow-skinned monkeys. I chose Real Madrid in the first place! Damn, don't you think our tactics are conservative? Damn, don't you think Real Madrid are strong and sharp in attack? Where is your attack? β
"Silly X, if you don't come to Chelsea, you will regret it for the rest of your life! Oh God, I love you so much, at the end of a season, I'm going to have a lot of horses and Chelsea right away. Compete for the title in the Champions League final. Blues! Advance! Slap that megalomaniac hard with victory! β
"Yes. It's time to end the day! It's time for Chelsea to wash away the shame! β
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Chelsea fans sitting at home and watching the game in their hotel shouted and cursed happily. Don refused the invitations of Manchester City and Chelsea to go to Real Madrid, and Manchester City fans did not have much other emotions than regret. But Chelsea fans are different. They thought he was insulting Chelsea.
Now they can finally happily vent the resentment in their hearts.
At this time. Madrid fell into a deathly silence. Their team is worse than the other team, and now the score is behind again. The whole city of Madrid is filled with sadness!
Barcelona City, a high-end apartment. Laporta happily drank red wine. The Champions League final was being played on the TV on the wall, and John Terry was celebrating with his team-mates on the TV.
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Joy and sadness mingled at the Luzhniki Stadium, with Real Madrid players looking at the celebrating Chelsea players with expressionless faces. Tang Jue's brows furrowed again, and he began to encourage his teammates, telling them that the end of the World Realm had not come, and there was still a lot of time to go.
Yaya Toure's face remained solemn, for he saw no glimmer of hope of victory. Cannavaro was a little frustrated, but the veteran quickly kept it to bay and began to cheer his teammates up.
The game did not restart until a minute later, with Mourinho shouting loudly from the command area and signalling his players to move back in formation, hoping to keep the score 1-0 until the end of the first half.
With the score behind, Real Madrid launched a ferocious attack. In the 44th minute, Ribery suddenly cut inside and fired a long-range shot from outside the box, and the ball slid out of the goal. In the second minute of stoppage time, Sergio Ramos provided an assist from the wing and passed the ball into the Chelsea penalty area, and Thierry Henry leaped high to get a hard-fought header, only to be easily held in the arms of Petr Petr under the interference of Terry.
At the end of the third minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half. Chelsea fans applaud their men.
Summing up the first half, ESPN said: "In the first half, Chelsea were firmly in control of the game with a strong central midfield and ended the first half with a header from John Terry to score 1-0 in the 42nd minute. β
"This score is consistent with the scene, and it is also consistent with the strength. Football is not a one-man game, it's a team sport, and although Don has scored nineteen goals in the Champions League this season, he simply has no chance to shoot at all under Chelsea's tight defence. One shot on goal at half-time, which is not at all in line with his value and the courage of previous games. β
"That big win three days ago really drained him so much passion that he almost disappeared in the first half. However, we hope he can perform in the second half, otherwise it will not be interesting. β
TVE football commentator Antonini said: "From the pitch, Real Madrid is really quite passive. However, Real Madrid are only one goal behind and they still have half time to chase it back. Don should have made a change in the second half and couldn't just stand in front of the opposition back line, in which case he would still be caught in the encirclement of the opposition. He should drop back and get the ball near the centre circle to show his sharp breakaways. β
German television said: "Before the game, many media outlets talked about the manager, thinking that Mourinho had more experience in the Champions League final. Judging from the tactics of the first half, Mourinho coped with it quite easily, and he sent heavy troops to besiege Don, so that the sharp knife of the horse only showed once. That time, though, he came close to breaking through the Chelsea goal. Don remains Real Madrid's most dangerous player. β
'Schuster was a little nervous and he opted for a conservative style of play rather than pressing high as in some previous games, allowing Chelsea to comfortably move the ball into Real Madrid's half. This may be due to fitness considerations, as Real Madrid's main players only finished a high-intensity La Liga game three days ago. β
"Also, Don's position is too far forward. With Chelsea's tight defence, he couldn't get the ball at all, let alone shoot. Schuster was inexperienced in on-the-spot command, and he did not adjust his tactics in time to allow Don to retreat. Hopefully he'll make a change at half-time! β
At halftime, reporters standing on the sidelines also expressed their opinions. The Madrid reporters were gathered in a very high mood, and many were sighing, thinking that they were paying for the big win three days earlier. And think that Real Madrid want to win this game unless a miracle happens.
The anti-Don coalition was quite happy. They see hope of victory for Chelsea. As long as Chelsea win, they can lash out at Tang Jue.
'Chelsea win the Big Ears Cup!' What do you think of this topic? The Daily Telegraph reporter shouted at his companion.
"Not bad! Listen to my 'Football Tyrant Hates Luzhniki Stadium, Blues Make History!' ββ
"Good!"
"Good!"
"Listen to me - the ball is a soft-footed shrimp. The Blues win the title strongly! β
"Good!"
"Damn it. Ball Tyrant. Aren't you rich, didn't you say that if you score a goal, you will donate five million? What's the use of having money now, can you buy a champion if you have money? Can you donate if you have money? β
"Damn it. Didn't you say that the battle would be resolved in ninety minutes? β
'He's right, it's Chelsea who settle the battle in 90 minutes!'
"Ha, ha, ha......" The anti-Tang alliance laughed heartily!
Contrary to the joy of the crowd, Johansen, the chairman of the anti-Tang coalition, was silent, and one of his companions noticed his strangeness and shouted at him: "What are you doing here? Should be happy! You know, this time, the ball is finally going to fall into our hands. It's been a season, except for Christmas dinner, just count on today! β
The rest of his companions also shouted, and Johansen looked at his companion and said, "Maybe we're happy a little early, the game is not over yet, anything can happen." β
One of his companions disagreed: "Chelsea are already stronger than Real Madrid, but now they are leading again, so what is there to worry about. β
'Yes, Jose Mourinho can focus on defending in the second half, he knows a lot about defending. The ball bully is no longer good, and Mu Shuai will definitely send more people to guard him. Do you think he could still break the net in such a situation? β
"Yes, when it comes to tactics and on-the-spot command, where is Schuster's opponent for Mourinho!"
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Johansen shook his head and said: "You all have a point, but I always have a bad feeling that the ball bully will not easily admit defeat, and he can always do something unthinkable. β
"Tonight is different, tonight is the final, it's a decisive game, we don't see any hope of Real Madrid winning," his companions advised. In the past, they used to play against strong teams, defensive counterattacks, and they couldn't play at all tonight, so what did they use to win? β
Johansen exhaled, pressed the ominous trace in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face!
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The atmosphere in the dressing room at Real Madrid was depressing, and in addition to being behind the scoreline, more importantly, they had no hope of winning at all. Henry shook his head and sighed, Yaya Toure drank mineral water in silence, and Ribery picked at his fingernails......
Schuster looked at the frustrated expressions of his players and broke the silence in the dressing room and said: "In the first half we were very passive, the responsibility is on me, my tactics were too conservative, and the opponent stifled our defensive counter-attacking tactics. In the second half we should be a little bit more aggressive, first of all, we have to press high and press aggressively in the midfield, because we have no way back! β
Second, Don's position retreated and took the initiative to break through with the ball. Even if we can't break through and break through the opponent's goal, at least we can get a free kick! β
When Schuster laid out his second-half tactics, the ears of the Real Madrid players were pricked up. When the Real Madrid coach said that Tang should step back to break through to create a free-kick, the frustration in Yaya Toure's eyes was replaced by hope. Tang Jue's free-kick skills have improved by leaps and bounds this season, and he has repeatedly broken through the opponent's goal through direct free kicks in the game.
In the first match of the four pinnacle battles with Barcelona, the two sides competed fiercely for the Copa del Rey. When the score was behind, Tang Jue took a direct free kick from a long distance to directly break through the goal guarded by ValdΓ©s, helping Real Madrid equalize the score and bring hope of victory.
Weak beats strong, free kick is often the magic weapon to win!
Tang Jue exhaled a long breath and said, "They must be very happy now, thinking that we don't have a chance." They rejoiced too soon! (To be continued......)