Ball king grower

Although Mandzukic played very hard, he never doubted Mourinho's tactics. This is a question of the quality of a forward. No matter how good you are, you must always understand that you are the team.

As a member of the team, if you do what you should do well, then you have completed the mission.

If you can't score a goal, it's not your responsibility alone. If you score a goal, you deserve a lot of credit.

Mandzukic understands the importance of unity to a team better than anyone, because his national team Croatia does not have many stars who can be called by their names, so they still play without unity, and the result is

He was eliminated early in the World Cup and went home.

Although his experience at Bayern Munich was not pleasant, it at least taught him the truth, which is to learn to integrate into the team, so that you can see scoring opportunities.

So no matter how bad the situation in this game was, how bad the conditions were, he never forgot what Mourinho told him in the locker room. He now has to do his job as a forward, even if he fails to score a goal.

, he also wants to fight.

He wants the whole world to see that Mandzukic is not a coward. If he had not met Lin Yu, he would not even be able to kick the ball at the Bernabeu Stadium.

In the stands, Real Madrid fans shouted loudly and cheered for their team, but all this seemed to have nothing to do with Mandzukic. He only saw the ball and his teammates. He became more focused now.

On the contrary, my mood became calmer.

Perhaps this is the so-called opposite. In the noisy atmosphere, I understand the true meaning of calmness.

…

For Chelsea fans, although this game was frightening to watch, they still had hope in their hearts because the performance of the players on the field gave them hope.

Defensively, Chelsea did a very good job. They did not panic at all because they lost the ball, and they did not lose their fighting spirit because they lost the ball. It can even be said that their defense is better now than in the first half, no matter how hard Real Madrid's offense is.

Even if we fight, we will never be able to penetrate this absolutely world-class line of defense.

In terms of offense, although Mandzukic only had one shot at the beginning of the second half, this shot shocked the Real Madrid fans into a cold sweat. It narrowly missed the post and flew out of the bottom line. As long as it missed the target just a little bit.

, Casillas was powerless.

More importantly, the fans saw Mandzukic's hard work and the entire Chelsea's fighting spirit. This is actually the most critical point. As long as there is this kind of fighting spirit and this kind of hard work, there is no fear of not playing well in the game.

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So what if the opponent is Real Madrid?

We are not afraid!

Once again, Mandzukic received a pass from Cesc Fabregas in the frontcourt, but this time he did not act arbitrarily, but returned the ball to Hazard, who was inserted, and then Hazard made a direct pass.

The pass ball not only penetrated Real Madrid's defense, but also helped Mandzukic successfully counteract offside.

Ramos started to chase desperately again, but this time he seemed to be unable to catch up. Because no matter how slow Mandzukic was, he still had speed. He started early, but when Ramos turned around, he

They had already gone four to five meters away. With this gap, Ramos simply couldn't catch up within a short distance of about ten meters.

"Single sword——! Another single sword! Can you make it this time?"

"Mandzukic got into the penalty area and shot -!"

"Oh! No—! He's down! Casillas tackles him to the ground!"

"Red card! Penalty kick! What a dramatic change! About 20 minutes into the second half, Casillas threw Mandzukic to the ground in order to block Mandzukic's one-on-one ball.

, the referee decisively showed him a red card and sent him off, and awarded a penalty kick. There is no problem with this decision."

Seeing this scene, Zidane was a little helpless. He had warned the defense many times to guard against it. It was very difficult to deal with Cesc Fabregas's pass, plus Hazard.

Well, you have to be extremely careful.

But in the end, he still created such a good opportunity for the other party.

He doesn't blame Casillas, because Casillas has tried his best on this ball, and there is nothing he can do. If he doesn't attack, then he will basically lose the ball, and Mandzukic is also smarter this time. Look,

Casillas made the save and deliberately leaned forward to get a red card and a penalty kick.

I learned this skill from Guardiola, but I didn't expect it to come in handy now.

It can be seen that the Chelsea players are very excited, but Mourinho on the sidelines has no expression on his face, and it is impossible to tell what he is thinking at this time. Maybe for him, before scoring, no matter it is a goal,

The ball or the red card doesn't mean anything.

"Next, Real Madrid will have one less person to fight. I don't know who Zidane will substitute. The goalkeeper was sent off, and the game must be suspended, otherwise we won't be able to play!"

"Ah! The one who was substituted was Isco! With an attacking midfielder removed, it will be more difficult for Real Madrid to attack now, but there is nothing we can do about it. If one person is missing, someone must be replaced. The defender must not be able to come off.

Yes, otherwise it will be more troublesome. Modric and Pogba cannot be played in the defensive midfielder position, and the front three cannot be played, so Isco can only be played."

Mignolet had to put on his jersey before he could warm up. Originally, Zidane wanted him to play in cup matches this season and let Casillas concentrate on the league. However, he caught a cold before the game.

, the condition was not very good, so Zidane started Casillas with his consent.

But I didn't expect that he would have to play in the end. As soon as he came on the field, he would have to face Chelsea's penalty kick. How much pressure he had to bear.

Standing in the goal, Mignolet began to stretch his muscles. This is necessary, otherwise he will be in trouble if he strains his muscles later.

The referee was very reasonable and did not blow the whistle in a hurry, but gave Mignolet some time.

Then, Chelsea's penalty kick was handed over to Mandzukic.

Chelsea does not have a penalty kicker in the strict sense, but usually the midfielder Oscar takes the penalty. This time, Mandzukic is allowed to take the penalty, which can be regarded as giving him a chance to make a contribution.

After all, Mourinho is a psychologist. He has learned a lot from his wife.

Standing in front of the ball, Mandzukic took a deep breath. He didn't care whether the penalty had any technical content. Anyway, he created the penalty himself. As long as he could score it, he would tie with Lin Yu.

Well, and this is an away game, if you really want to talk about it, he still has an advantage.

The referee's whistle finally sounded, and Mandzukic jogged a few steps and suddenly shot.

"Save! Mignolet saved Mandzukic's penalty! He did it! This young man did it, a magical save!"

"Have you seen it? This is Zidane's vision. When Real Madrid wanted to acquire Mignolet, some people said that he was not worthy of Real Madrid and this great club. They thought he was too young and could not be considered worthy of this great club.

No, now you see, he is so amazing, he stood up at the critical moment!"

Mandzukic held his head in frustration and knelt on the ground. He punched the turf hard.

"Damn it, another great opportunity wasted!"

"I think we are in trouble now. If we don't score the penalty kick, it will definitely have an impact on the morale of the team. Now even if it is 11 versus 10, Chelsea may be in more trouble."

The commentator was right. I thought that Chelsea with one more person would play a better offense. But in fact, Real Madrid with one less person played more and more fiercely, and Lin Yu's performance also became more and more aggressive.

Gotta be active.

"Lin Yu's long-range shot——! Wow. It was so dangerous, it almost went in!"

"Here it comes again, Lin Yu and Royce cooperated in a small area at the front of the penalty area, and the ball was passed into the penalty area. This time it was Royce who shot, and the ball was saved by Cech."

"Corner kick -! Lin Yu! It's Lin Yu again! He actually grabbed this opportunity without using a header. This is incredible. His shot was clean, but Cech saved it again.

Team, Cech performed very well today, no wonder Mourinho never let Courtois return to Chelsea."

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At this moment, Chelsea, who had one more man on the field, was demoralized because Mandzukic missed a penalty kick. They were beaten by Real Madrid with ten men, like a small boat in the sea, dangling.

Swinging around, swaying around, you may be crushed by the big waves at any time.

Mourinho finally couldn't sit still anymore and stood on the sidelines. The current situation is the most troublesome. He is not afraid of losing the ball, but he is most afraid of the team's morale declining and their fighting spirit being frustrated. This is the most troublesome thing.

His team has always been known for its iron-blooded style. If morale drops and fighting spirit is frustrated, the impact on the team's overall tactics will be huge and fatal.

In the absence of a goal, the team must not concede a second goal. Otherwise, even if it returns to Stamford Bridge, the game will become very difficult to play, but he can't think about it now.

If you have any good ideas to deal with it, you can only encourage the players from the sidelines.

Although he is a little angry that Mandzukic wasted such a good scoring opportunity, this is not the time to blame the players, and he will not replace Mandzukic. For a player who works hard, if it is just because

Substituting him off the field after missing a penalty kick will be a huge blow to him. Let alone this game, it may become a psychological shadow for him in the future.

Even if they can't compete in the Champions League, Chelsea still have the League and the FA Cup to play. As the team's main forward, Mandzukic must not have any problems. Once there is a problem, it will definitely be a fatal blow to the team.

Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Mourinho specially called Mandzukic to the sidelines and comforted him: "Don't worry about that penalty kick. If you didn't score it, you didn't score it. We still have a chance.

Don't forget, we have one more person now. If we still play so passively even with one more person, it's not a technical problem, but a psychological problem. You need to adjust your mentality. Don't worry, I won't change.

You will end up, but you need to show a fighting spirit that satisfies me!"

I have to say that Mourinho's words were very good. They spoke directly to Mandzukic's heart. His originally frightened heart suddenly calmed down again. He shook his head and said

The regret of missing the penalty kick just now was thrown out of my mind. No matter what, there is one more person now. It really can't be like this.

His changes on the field also affected other Chelsea players, which made Chelsea, whose morale was already low, suddenly become excited again.

When the game reached the 78th minute, Chelsea got a throw-in opportunity in the frontcourt.

It seems that this is not a very good opportunity. It is much less threatening than a corner kick, so Real Madrid's defensive players were a bit careless, and the frontcourt players did not come back in time to cover up. After all, the throw-in was far away.

The goal is still a long way away. Where can we score so easily?

But in fact, it was such an opportunity that did not seem to be an opportunity, but it contributed to Chelsea's equalizing goal.

Ivanovic started grenade tactics.

He took several steps back from the sideline, then took a run, and then threw the ball with all his strength.

The ball was thrown very far, and Mandzukic's header showed its power at this time. He headed the ball back and passed it to Hazard who was running in from the wing.

Hazard shot and Mignolet made another magical save.

It's a pity that Mandzukic succeeded in revenge with a follow-up shot! (To be continued...)