Midfielder

Use offense to break Chelsea's defense. This is what Rijkaard said to every Barcelona player during training. If they don't win, they will be eliminated. When this condition is in front of them, they can only go all out.

But Rijkaard also knows what kind of guys his team will face. He has also experienced Chelsea's steel defense. The bombardment in the first round did not really break this defense.

So before the start of this game, Rijkaard has been thinking about how to tear open this steel defense.

There have been only three goals conceded at home so far, and Stamford Bridge has never been a blessed place for Spanish teams.

In the past five home games against Spanish teams, Chelsea remained unbeaten, and Barcelona only achieved four wins, six draws and eight losses in 18 away games in England, temporarily at a disadvantage.

But Rijkaard didn't want the team he led to continue such embarrassment, so he chose to attack without hesitation. Only a desperate attack could bring the most desired result to Barcelona.

According to the Barcelona coaching staff's pre-match idea, they had to suppress Chelsea with offense in the opening stage, just like the last 20 minutes of the previous game, and they had to keep the opponent in the half court and attack continuously.

At this time, we can't worry about the offensive efficiency, but we have to find a way to control the game, and we can't let the opponent arrange the best defense line in the Premier League very calmly, otherwise, everything will be very troublesome.

After the crazy attack, even if we can't open the situation on the field, we can use our technical advantages to control the rhythm. Only in this way can we avoid letting Chelsea play their physical advantages and drag the game into a fight.

This is Rijkaard's idea of ​​the game, and according to his idea, in the case of holding an away goal, Mourinho's idea must be to ensure that the team can defend steadily first, and then counterattack. This is his usual tactical arrangement.

No one believes that Mourinho will take the initiative to give up his defensive counterattack tactics. Since the Porto era, he has been a loyal executor of this tactic, especially when encountering some opponents with strong offensive power, he will drag the opponent to death in a melee positional battle.

Rijkaard thought so, and so did many football commentators. Especially when Chelsea had the advantage of away goals, they would definitely carry out the defensive counterattack tactics to the end, and they would be very patient in using defense to kill every second.

This is a terrible inertia of thinking, because people are too used to preconceived ideas, so when the red and blue of Barcelona poured into Chelsea's half, even the host in charge of the commentary was ready to watch a half-time offensive and defensive battle. Of course, the main attack must be Barcelona.

When Ronaldinho shook off Makelele's defense and kicked the first shot about 20 meters away from the goal, many people were more determined that Chelsea would defend and Barcelona would attack. At least they would not think that this game would be very exciting.

"Control, use technical advantages to control the football in the midfield and frontcourt, and then tear the opponent apart." Rijkaard has been standing on the sidelines since the beginning of the game. No one can hear what he muttered, but he knows that now that the attack is pressing forward, he must continue to cause trouble for the opponent.

Rijkaard trusted the technical advantages of Xavi and Iniesta, who were small players. Although they were not at an advantage in physical confrontation, they were purely good at footwork. Those tall and strong Chelsea players might not be able to snatch the ball from their feet very smoothly.

If all this was played according to Rijkaard's idea, how wonderful it would be. He controlled the ball from the beginning, and then used his technical advantages to grind against the opponent little by little. Anyway, in the Dutch thinking power, there is no defense line that cannot be opened in this world.

Indeed, there is no defense line that cannot be broken in this world. Even Italy in its peak era, their back line would be broken by others, not to mention Chelsea, and Chelsea, which had two main full-backs unable to play, could not really hold on for 90 minutes.

This was the fact. Even Mourinho did not believe that he could really defend at home for 90 minutes, so he did not intend to grind against his opponent at all.

But after Barcelona completed the first shot, Eto'o and Iniesta were about to start robbing on the spot in the front court, when Chelsea made a move that surprised everyone. Cech kicked the goal kick with a big foot. At this moment, Chelsea's players also pressed out fiercely.

It was not just Robben and his guys who pressed out, including Chelsea's midfield and backcourt, who pressed up at the same time. Even Terry and other defenders began to approach the center circle, not to mention Gudjohnsen and other forwards. This time, almost all of Chelsea came out.

"What is that guy going to do!" When Rijkaard saw this scene, he subconsciously clenched his fists, because all this was beyond his expectations. Those Chelsea players who insisted on defending in the backcourt in the first round actually chose to take the initiative at home!

Now not only Rijkaard was a little confused, but even Lineker, who was responsible for the BBC TV broadcast commentary, became speechless at this moment, and even forgot about the commentary, because this scene was really too weird, which was beyond everyone's understanding.

"Chelsea took the initiative to attack!? Did I see it wrong?!" Lineker even asked such a question during the commentary after he reacted. Attack? My God, the world has gone crazy, because Chelsea chose to attack against Barcelona!

Press! Fiercely press, yes, Chelsea must choose to attack. Mourinho knows what Rijkaard must rely on to win this game. Don't forget that he has also been in Barcelona for several years. He is very familiar with the Catalans' habit of burning their boats.

He also believes that everyone will think that Chelsea will choose to defend, or even abandon the attack. In their impression, Chelsea often wins the game in this way, but those people forget one thing, because there is nothing eternal on the football field.

Just like the ancient Chinese saying that Lin Yi and Mourinho once said, this is called "all is fair in war". Mourinho just wants to tell those opponents with practical actions that never guess your opponent's thoughts, because this will make you like an idiot and fall into a desperate situation on the field.

Barcelona obviously did not react to Chelsea's fierce pressure. The midfield they had just occupied collapsed in an instant. Iniesta and others who were ready to take root in the opponent's half were forced to retreat at this time.

But such a chaotic retreat will undoubtedly leave more space for the opponent to use. Don't forget who is in Chelsea's midfield. Will that kid let go of such chaos? And this is a tactical arrangement that Chelsea has already prepared. He will not miss any opportunity at all.

When Deco and the others were already pressing forward and preparing to attack, Lin Yi received Duff's header in the midfield. He followed the direction of the football and stopped the ball while running, but the football did not really stop rolling. Lin Yi was going to continue to accelerate during the stop.

Because in front of Lin Yi, only Gerard was left to defend. With such a good opportunity, do you think that kid would let him go? It is estimated that even Gerard knew what he would encounter, so this guy almost pounced on Lin Yi the moment he stopped the ball and turned around.

Gerard was ready when he rushed forward. Even if he had to fight for a yellow card, he would stop this guy, because Oleg was the only one left behind him. Letting Lin Yi rush through like this would be tantamount to suicide.

Even Lineker could see what Gerard was going to do in the broadcast booth. How could you expect Lin Yi not to see it? Looking at the fierce expression on the other side's face, Lin Yi knew that the guy wanted to knock him down with a tactical foul, but Lin Yi didn't want to give him this opportunity.

At the moment when Gerard rushed up fiercely, Lin Yi's reaction speed simply stunned the other side. He quickly poked the football with his toes, and then immediately dodged when he was one step away from Gerard. Gerard could only watch the damn football slip away from him.

Man and ball separated! When Gerard was about to reach out and grab Lin Yi's team uniform to make up for this defensive mistake, he could only grab a ball of air. In the short-distance acceleration, Lin Yi could completely kill this clumsy guy in seconds, even if someone else came.

Herard's ferocity only resulted in him slipping on the grass, and Oleg, who also came from behind to defend, was also unlucky. This guy who wanted to control the ball before Lin Yi was one step slower than Lin Yi when he shoveled the ball.

After Lin Yi accelerated past Herard, he also looked very light and agile when facing Oleg. His toes picked up the ball first and he jumped over to avoid Oleg's tackle. This was not the most exciting part of the entire offensive process. The next scene was unforgettable.

Oleg's tackle was dodged by Lin Yi, but when he jumped up, Oleg still raised his arm and hit Lin Yi's calf. As long as he chose to fall to the ground at this time, it would be no problem for Oleg to get a yellow card, and there would be a free kick in a good position.

But Lin Yi had no intention of falling here. After landing, although his steps were a little staggering, he used his hands to support the grass, and then pushed the ground hard, rushing directly to the landing point of the football. This kid had made up his mind to control the football before Valdes.

At this time, Valdes had chosen to abandon the goal and attack. When this guy rushed out of the small penalty area, he had stretched his body to the best of his ability. He didn't want to be scored by the opponent less than two minutes after the start. Even if he rushed to that kid, he had to defend it!

Rijkaard was also nervously watching the confrontation in front of the goal at this moment. It is estimated that this guy was roaring in his heart, "Guard it!"

Staggering, but Lin Yi was still a little faster than Valdes' sprint. When Valdes pressed his hands on Lin Yi's feet, the football had been shoveled up from the grass slope by Lin Yi and hit the goal lightly in a very strange parabola.

Lin Yi, who was tackled by Valdez on the grass, had a faint smile on his lips when he looked at the goal.

(Suddenly I felt a little sorry for the Rockets. Alas, there is no hope. We are still fighting. I hope we will have better luck next season.)