Midfielder

After conceding the goal, Rijkaard reminded his players loudly on the sidelines to calm down and stay steady.

At this moment, only calmness can help Barcelona get out of trouble, and Rijkaard knows this very well.

Barcelona's players also want to calm down quickly, but Chelsea's blow was too hard. Not only did they score in the first attack, but they also led to more enthusiastic cheers from Stamford Bridge.

"See! You bunch of Spanish country bumpkins! Your Invincible Fleet has been sunk by us again!"

"Go back to Spain! London doesn't welcome you Catalans! Go away!"

"There is no referee here to protect you! There is only Chelsea here to scare you! Do you know!"

This noisy sound came from all directions, provoking all the time. This is simply a hellish stadium.

Of course, this is the feeling of Spanish fans, because the English are already accustomed to such a game atmosphere.

You really have to admire the talent of English fans. These guys can stimulate the nerves of those Spanish fans with just a few words. Really, Spanish fans are really ineffective in just talking.

There is no way. You let a group of people who are at least good citizens compete with hooligans to see who can curse more. It is really difficult for them.

However, Chelsea fans are right to shout this time. Barcelona and Real Madrid are the invincible fleets of the La Liga, but now they are at Stamford Bridge and are sunk by Chelsea's fierce attack.

In the minutes after the goal, although Barcelona also wanted to organize a more effective attack immediately, they seemed a little difficult to move under Chelsea's layers of oppressive defense, and their offensive seemed a little messy.

Rijkaard knew where the problem was, because this time Chelsea did not immediately switch to defensive counterattacks after scoring, but started a head-on battle with Barcelona in the midfield.

"Can't retreat, suppress the opponent, I don't want to repeat the mistakes of the last game." This is the conclusion Mourinho came to after the first round of the game. When facing a team with strong offensive power, retreat is equivalent to death. Chelsea chose to defend in the first game, but the final result was only a draw.

Chelsea has always been pursuing a defensive counterattack tactic, but when facing Barcelona, ​​this line of defense should be set up from the opponent's half, rather than blocking the opponent's attack in their own half, which is very stupid.

The last time Mourinho was too confident in Chelsea's defense, so he was scored an equalizer by the opponent at the last moment, although that goal had a component of luck, and there was also the main reason for Drogba's dismissal.

But it is undeniable that Barcelona's offensive pressure on Chelsea is very great. Even Terry and Carvalho, who have been in the battlefield for a long time, seemed very nervous at the last moment and made several unnecessary mistakes.

This is not common in Chelsea's games this season, and it can even be said that it has basically never happened.

But Barcelona used their offense to bring such trouble to Chelsea, so Mourinho learned his lesson this time. He did not intend to give up defense, but this defense was more active than usual.

In the opponent's half, he started to siege and grab the ball destructively, not allowing Xavi and Iniesta to play their technical advantages. As long as the opponent tried to control the ball, he would immediately kick hard to disrupt his rhythm and break up Barcelona's offense.

Since the opponent's midfield has a strong ability to control the ball, then we should make a fuss here. This is what Mourinho told every player before the game. Their task is to desperately compress the opponent's activity space.

For this reason, Mourinho dared to let the back line press forward to shorten the distance between them and their midfield teammates. Even if the midfield failed to control the opponent in the first time, they had to fill in the position immediately and strangle the opponent's pace.

And this kind of defense has a very big advantage, that is, it can be put into the offense immediately after the counter-grab is successful on the spot, which can not only destroy the opponent's offensive rhythm, but also make their own counterattack spearheads sharper.

Of course, this requires a certain price, especially in terms of physical fitness, but Mourinho has already made preparations for this after locking in the league championship in advance. The recent frequent rotation is for this.

Moreover, in such a fierce confrontation, not only the active side consumes a lot of physical energy, but the team that responds passively also faces such a problem. Barcelona's physical energy consumption will also be amazing.

This is a risky move that Mourinho dares to choose. He is betting that the opponent thinks Chelsea is still defending. This is a counterattack that catches the opponent off guard, and this counterattack must continue to put pressure on the opponent.

It can be said that Mourinho has changed his usual calm style of play, which is to create a time difference for the opponent. Football games are not like basketball, where you can often call a timeout. Rijkaard's miscalculation has put him in a passive position.

At this time, if you want to change the situation on the field, there are only two possibilities, either to replace people with new tactical intentions, or to wait for someone to become a savior. In addition, there is no other good way.

If the tactics were chosen wrong from the beginning, don't expect to change it in a short time. Moreover, whether the players can react so quickly from the unfavorable situation of conceding a goal also needs to be tested during the game.

The players who can enter the Barcelona team, even if they are not world-class superstars, are carefully selected big names.

Their reaction ability is not bad, but Chelsea's fierce interception is really a bit overwhelming.

Even Xavi, a midfielder with strong ball control ability, is now in danger of being intercepted once he gets the ball, not to mention others. Gerard may not have recovered from the blow of Lin Yi shaking him and scoring a goal just now.

So this guy who finally got the starting lineup in the Champions League made another mistake in the midfield. He wanted to pass the ball to Xavi, but Lampard's sudden interception made this guy change his mind temporarily.

If Gerard could control the ball well, it would not be a bad choice, but this guy's foot slipped, and Robben instantly picked up a big bargain from the side, and it seemed so easy to intercept the ball.

Accelerate, run wildly, Robben can be said to have started sprinting desperately after successfully intercepting the ball.

If it weren't for Puyol's timely replacement on the wing and Deco's very wise choice of tactical foul, this guy might have trotted into the penalty area and directly threatened the goal guarded by Valdes.

But Robben's breakthrough sounded the alarm for Rijkaard. He was even ready to let Albertini warm up, because Gerard's mental state and game feeling were already terrible.

If such unnecessary mistakes continued, Chelsea might tear a new scar on Barcelona at an inadvertent time. No one could bear such a blow.

But if Rijkaard had the ability to predict the future, he would definitely choose to replace Gerard from the field immediately, because the guy's guard was about to collapse at this moment. It was his mistake just now, but it was Deco who got the yellow card. Although Deco didn't say anything, Gerard could hear the boos from Chelsea fans.

Some players are like this. The louder the boos from the opposing fans, the more excited they may become, such as Lin Yi.

That kid is used to going against the wind. The more those people hate his existence, the more he wants them to remember him.

But Gerard is not such a player. He has always been a marginal player of Barcelona. This time he was able to play as a main player thanks to Max's injury, but he messed up a lot of things.

In fact, in the eyes of many people, Gerard's performance in the first fifteen minutes was quite satisfactory. Except for the time when Lin Yi passed him and the mistake just now, there were not many faults.

But this guy himself is under heavy psychological pressure, because he can't show a better state, so he should get out of Camp Nou this summer. A goal has completely crushed his nerves.

What kind of time bomb can a defensive midfielder who has completely lost his calm and sharpness plant for the team?

The answer to this question was given ten seconds later. Deco's foul gave Chelsea a free kick in a good position. Lampard and Duff standing in front of the ball seemed to be whispering about who should take the penalty.

This free kick is only about 20 meters away from the goal. No matter which of them takes the penalty, it is within the range, and the free kick skills of these two guys can cause trouble for Valdes.

In order to prevent the opponent from taking a free kick that is too comfortable, Barcelona arranged a six-man wall. Even so, Valdes still felt a little uneasy, for he was afraid that the arc ball could easily bypass the wall.

But just as Valdes and the entire wall were concentrating on watching Lampard start the free kick run-up, they all ignored a figure that had quietly approached the edge of the penalty area.

When Lampard's foot collided with the football, everyone might think it was a powerful shot, including Valdes and the Barcelona wall, who were ready to be meat shields.

But the volley did not appear. Lampard just used the arch of his foot to send the football straight into the penalty area. When the Barcelona players were surprised to find this, they saw the scene of Lin Yi taking the ball and turning around in the penalty area.

Pass! Everyone was deceived, only the Chelsea players knew that this was a trap they had carefully designed.

And Gerard, who was supposed to be a shadow beside Lin Yi, was wandering outside the penalty area like a trance.

When Rijkaard saw this scene, his whole heart sank into the abyss. . .