Midfielder

Barcelona was crazy after replacing Maxi Lopez, there is no doubt about that. They had the advantage of away goals just now, but they had no choice but to attack Chelsea's goal desperately.

But Mourinho's reaction was obviously much faster than Rijkaard's. He didn't need to observe the status of any players on the field. After Lampard scored, this guy chose to replace players almost at the same time.

He seemed to have prepared for all this a long time ago, because he arranged for people to warm up after the start of the second half.

At this time, he basically didn't need to let the players do any warm-up activities. They could just take off their training clothes and go on the court.

Compared with Rijkaard, Mourinho is always one step faster. If Maxi Lopez had played earlier, Chelsea would definitely be passive. If Rijkaard's substitution reaction could be a few minutes earlier, Chelsea's defense might still be a little dangerous, but now, Mourinho has returned Chelsea to four defenders again, and he has killed all dangers in the bud.

Duff was replaced by Glen Johnson. When Barcelona was ready to attack, Chelsea was ready to fight. Lampard was still in the midfield and Lin Yi also withdrew.

Gudjohnsen's mobility could be best utilized at this moment, not to mention that Robben was very fast beside him. With Lin Yi passing the ball behind them, this formation that seemed unable to attack could launch a strong counterattack.

It didn't matter if there was no high point. Chelsea didn't plan to play long passes from the backcourt anyway. As long as Gudjohnsen could use his running ability to mess around in the opponent's backcourt, it would be enough. This guy's role was this.

The opponent must not be able to launch a continuous attack. Robben's task was also to snipe the opponent's pass in the midfield.

Lin Yi's defensive ability may not be strong, but he is now behind Gudjohnsen, which has completely freed Lampard. The task given to that strong guy is to interfere with Xavi's passing in the middle as much as possible.

After Iniesta left the field, Xavi became the only brain who could command the overall situation in the midfield. Just like when he was in the national team, he had to carry the offensive banner of Barcelona, ​​but this was indeed very difficult.

Because he had to face Lampard's entanglement. That guy might not be as easy to deal with as Makelele, but he was also very difficult to deal with.

And Lin Yi's task was to use his good dribbling skills to firmly lock Deco and Albertini, so that these two guys dared not easily press forward to participate in the attack. Now Mourinho wanted to keep all the opponents who could pass the ball in the midfield to fight, so that Ronaldinho would keep retreating from the front court to get the ball.

Let the Brazilian stay away from the goal as much as possible. Although Mourinho trusted Makelele's ability to mark people, for a person who could often create miracles, it was better to keep him away from the dangerous area.

Thiago, Robben, Lampard, Lin Yi, Makelele, these guys all started to desperately intercept in the midfield.

"Don't be afraid of fouls, what we want now is absolute safety!" This is what Mourinho told Lampard, and he asked every midfielder to remember this firmly and must entangle the opponent tightly.

Now Chelsea will not play any elegance with you, but a rogue entanglement. Anyway, if it can make you uncomfortable, it will make you uncomfortable. Want to be comfortable? That's OK, if you don't have a football under your feet, you can be more comfortable.

Of course, this preferential treatment does not include Ronaldinho, because Makelele is his shadow.

Wherever he goes, Makelele will follow him. The defense that never leaves is what Mourinho needs.

Although there is no counterattack from Duff, Chelsea is now in a state of strangulation in the midfield.

The most important thing is that Chelsea now has five people in the midfield and four defenders. Such a pure defensive counterattack is called thorough. Now even if any team comes, they dare not say that they can tear their defense apart.

Originally, this line of defense was already as solid as a rock, and now Mourinho's national defense is even more thorough.

Even Robben has retreated to defend, can you still expect Chelsea to leave any loopholes in Barcelona's defense?

No way, these guys are not only outstanding in their personal abilities, but the most important thing is that the defensive philosophy instilled by Mourinho has been deeply rooted in their bones. Want to rely on small-scale cooperation to open up gaps? That's a dream.

Look at how many times Xavi has fallen on the grass, you can know whether Barcelona is now in a difficult situation in the midfield. Their fouls are very particular about the location, and they are basically all concentrated near the center circle.

Just to pull you down or delay your pass, not to deliberately hurt people, they just disrupt your rhythm.

Rijkaard has been quiet for a long time. The Dutchman rarely expresses his emotions, but now he is also constantly complaining to the fourth official, because Chelsea's foul tactics make him look very helpless.

"Such a foul should be punished! He is killing the game!" Rijkaard's accusation is indeed correct. Mourinho is now killing the game, and he is killing all the bad possibilities.

However, the fourth official on the sidelines will not stand on Rijkaard's side because of such a confrontation. What's more, the referee on the field is Collina, and he didn't say anything about the foul. What can you do even if you protest?

"Be quiet, sir. This is a fierce football match, so the referee's decision needs to be respected. If there is a problem, you can appeal after the game instead of affecting our work here."

This is the answer given by the fourth official to Rijkaard. Of course, he said it politely. If it was Collina, it is estimated that the guy would tell Rijkaard very firmly that if he did this again, he would be asked to go to the stands.

Rijkaard could not be satisfied with the answer of the fourth official. He waved his hands angrily and walked back to his coaching seat. This may be the first time he has seen him so manic and angry this season.

A coach can't control his temper, so can you expect the players to control their temper?

Eto'o has had direct conflicts with Carvalho and others in the Chelsea penalty area twice. Although the two sides were only verbal, his actions and expressions have aroused the roar of many Chelsea fans.

"Damn black monkey! Don't run wild at Stamford Bridge! Go back to your Africa!" Such unfriendly voices came from all directions of the stadium, with obvious insults, but what can the referee do with the noise of more than 30,000 fans? He can't really change anything except writing this in the post-match report.

Collina can only warn the players on both sides to calm down, but the Italian's control is indeed much better than Fricks, and the conflict on the field is only concentrated on language.

There is no way, in such a fierce game, you have to allow the players to greet each other's elders.

Otherwise, if they really have a lot of anger and have nowhere to vent, something might really happen.

But such a conflict will eventually destroy the Barcelona players, because they will not encounter many such situations in the La Liga field. Compared with the wild style of the Premier League, they are obviously much more elegant.

Whether it is physical conflict or verbal provocation, Barcelona players can't take advantage, and such small-scale provocations can only make them more impulsive and more likely to make mistakes during the game.

"That guy is really shameless." Lineker also teased during the broadcast.

Shameless? Indeed, and it is quite shameless. Mourinho doesn't care what others think of him anyway. Since the team is already ahead, he doesn't care about making the scene ugly. The most important thing is the effect.

A one-goal lead is not safe. If you continue to take risks and play three defenders, you may be caught by the opponent.

Mourinho has not forgotten the lesson of greed and recklessness in the first half. Barcelona's attack is not a joke. Besides, those Catalans are crazy. At this time, they must get into the fence at their own door.

There is nothing wrong with being shameless. Mourinho has long been accustomed to others evaluating him like this. The team he coaches is utilitarian. In fact, many teams want to be more utilitarian, but their abilities are different from Mourinho.

Few people can be more utilitarian than Mourinho. Just like the substitution just now, he took the initiative to withdraw a defender more than ten minutes ago, and now he replaced him with a full-back to defend.

But this approach ensures the safety of the team's back line. Just like just now, after Maxi Lopez came on the court, he received Belletti's pass from the side in the middle and competed for the header directly. Although this guy did not directly form a shot, his header did allow Eto'o, who was inserting at high speed on the side, to grab a shooting opportunity. If Carvalho was not in the middle to make up for the defense, it is really unknown whether the Cameroonian's supplementary shot could score a goal.

If there were still three defenders just now, then Carvalho's position should still be on the side, so that the gap in the middle would obviously be exposed to Barcelona's offensive firepower, so Mourinho's shamelessness makes sense.

And now Chelsea is not just retracting its fists. Don't forget that Mourinho said that retracting is not the ultimate goal. He will retract his fists and then swing them hard!

3-2 is not the goal, but to defeat the opponent in one go, which is the result Mourinho wants, just like the trap he dug for Rijkaard just now, except that now the trap is full of deadly sharp knives.

And even if Rijkaard knew there was a trap ahead, he could only bite the bullet and go ahead. This unlucky Dutchman may only be depressed and ask God why he let himself run into this pair of evil master and apprentice.

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