Red Rebels

513 A Last Stand

The Stamford Bridge stadium was packed with people and the whole stadium was like a pot of boiling water.

Everyone is looking forward to a strong dialogue. After all, this is the semi-final match that symbolizes the most valuable Champions League in Europe. The showdown between the two English teams has attracted much attention, and you must know that the Red Rebels are Chelsea has been suffering for several years, and now no one is willing to give up easily if they fight again.

At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea naturally became the absolute protagonist. Chelsea fans wearing blue jerseys simply wanted to turn this place into a hell for the Red Rebels, and the Red Rebel fans who came from afar Although they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, they were not at all inferior to their opponents in terms of momentum.

Different from the rivalry between the fans of both sides in the stands, in the player tunnel, the players from both sides waiting to appear seemed to have a good relationship.

Chelsea's starting lineup is goalkeeper Hildebrand, the defense is Ashley Cole, Stam, Cannavaro and Ferreira, and the three midfielders are Ballack, Deco and Emerson. , the double attacking midfielders are Joe Cole and Lampard, and the lone forward is Shevchenko.

Italian captain Cannavaro is the core of the Blues' defense. After switching to Chelsea, under the guidance of Ancelotti, he quickly adapted to the Premier League and showed a world-class defensive level. And under Stam With his partner, his disadvantage in preventing high-altitude balls is well covered up. The two have complementary characteristics and have a very tacit understanding.

Shevchenko is also another major change brought about by Ancelotti. In Xiao Yu's previous life, the Ukrainian nuclear warhead, which failed to recover after switching to Chelsea, was like a fish in water in Ancelotti's Christmas tree formation, although he is not a Chelsea player this season. The team's top scorer, but his role in the team is obvious to all.

German goalkeeper Hildebrand has become the first choice goalkeeper of the German team by virtue of his steady performance at Chelsea. He will participate in the World Cup in Germany. This goalkeeper is also a great discovery for Chelsea.

The starting lineup of the Red Rebels is goalkeeper Cech, left back Evra, and the center back combination is Vidic and Curtis. Terry had a slight injury in the game against Arsenal and did not start. The right back is Maicon; the double midfielder is Michael Johnson and De Rossi, the front midfielder is Kaká, the two wingers are Ronaldinho and Messi, and the single forward is Villa.

"From the starting lineup, it is not difficult to see that both sides are determined to win the game and adhere to their own football philosophies. They have not changed because they are familiar opponents in the same league. After all, they are too familiar with each other. Now we can only focus on the field to see if both sides will have special arrangements in the tactics of this game!"

"Ancelotti and Mourinho are at the front of the players' tunnel. The two seem to be talking and laughing. They are life-and-death enemies!" The commentator looked at the live TV screen showing the player's tunnel. Scene, smiled.

"In order to maintain their own demeanor, no one will get angry. Maybe Ancelotti is telling Mourinho at this time, ah, respected Jose, your team has just been knocked off the leader's position by Liverpool. Here it comes!" the commentator next to him laughed.

Since the 35th round was postponed to May 2, in the first match between Liverpool and Fulham, Liverpool defeated Fulham 5:1, reversed the Red Rebels and climbed to the top of the Premier League, surpassing the Red Rebels in one fell swoop. The Rebels had 2 points, and following behind, with goals from Rooney and Robinho, Manchester United defeated Tottenham 0:3 away from home and caught up with the Red Rebels.

"I guess Mourinho will not give in too much. He will tell Ancelotti that your team is equally dangerous. Manchester City beat Arsenal.

Having further expanded their lead over Chelsea, they are getting further and further away from next season's Champions League. "

The two jokingly commented on the two most popular head coaches in today's football during the live broadcast. Everyone could see that in today's European competition, the Red Rebels and Chelsea are the strongest. Their early collision will undoubtedly be affected. great attention.

Players from both sides entered the stadium one after another, and the two tit-for-tat head coaches each returned to their coaching benches. However, they encountered completely different receptions from the away fans. Ancelotti received cheers, while Ancelotti received cheers. Mourinho felt the tissues falling from the stands behind him.

The Portuguese madman has never been a guest at Stamford Bridge, and it is impossible for him to receive even the slightest courtesy here.

However, the Portuguese did not have any overreaction to this, but quietly watched captain De Rossi on the field representing the team to guess the side. As a result, they lost to Chelsea, which immediately attracted the anger of the fans in the stands. There was a cheer.

"Oh my gosh, maybe they saw the win as a goal against the Red Rebels!" the commentator said with a laugh.

But soon, the Red Rebels completely silenced Chelsea fans with their performances time and time again!

The most powerful thing about the Red Rebels is undoubtedly their offense, but the Magic Quartet, the most powerful offensive combination of the Red Rebels, is also the most tenacious defensive combination of the Red Rebels. It is what the Red Rebels have established on the court. The first line of defense.

Less than 1 minute into the game, Messi got close to the left back Ashley Cole on the right and made a beautiful interception of the ball against the Englishman. He passed the ball to the center back and intercepted it in advance. Although he failed to create a A threat, but it triggered the Red Rebels' attack.

One minute later, Villa counterattacked in the frontcourt and was sentenced for a foul. However, the Spaniard's tenacious close defense left Cannavaro helpless. Chelsea's offense was also interrupted. Afterwards, they got a free kick and saw Villa waiting. With people wandering around, they were forced to choose only hasty long passes.

However, Shevchenko failed to take advantage of Curtis's challenge and passed the ball to De Rossi. The latter fought fiercely with Lampard and the referee blew the whistle. He made a sound, indicating that Lampard raised his foot too high. During the whole process, these players of the Red Rebels seemed very tough and fought for every inch of ground!

This is also the Red Rebels' tactic for this game, never retreating even a step!

Some people may say that allowing teams with strong offensive capabilities such as Messi and Villa to invest too much in defense will exhaust their energy and prevent them from giving their best in offense. In fact, this understanding is One-sided.

For example, in Messi's counterattack after the opening, after intercepting Ashley Cole's pass, he broke through with the ball and then passed low into the penalty area. Stam successfully cleared the ball in advance, thus avoiding conceding the ball.

Why is it so easy?

The reason is very simple. When Messi is defending, he is also close to Chelsea's defense. In this case, once the Red Rebels steal the ball in the frontcourt, he can switch to the offensive state in the shortest time, and in the first Get the best opportunity to attack at once.

This is why the Red Rebels' frontcourt counterattacks always give their opponents a headache!

Just imagine, once the ball is counter-stealed in the frontcourt, there will be attackers with super personal abilities on the left, center and right, and scorers like Villa and Drogba in the middle, plus Kaka in the back row. , it is impossible for any team to stop the Red Rebels.

In this case, Mourinho attaches great importance to the team's frontcourt counterattack. He even strictly requires that every frontcourt player must actively engage in counterattack and at the same time strive to create opportunities for himself and his teammates.

"Judging from the five minutes after the opening, the Red Rebels played more proactively at the beginning, pressing higher and actively looking for opportunities to attack Chelsea's frontcourt, while Chelsea based on safety, tightened the defense line, and did not Dare to give the Red Rebels too much space to attack." The commentator analyzed the tactics of both sides after seeing that although the game was fierce and fast, it was in a stalemate with neither side creating very good opportunities.

"It should be said that Ancelotti's mentality is to try to avoid making mistakes at home, especially to allow the Red Rebels to score away goals. After all, for opponents like the Red Rebels, an away goal will often determine the trend of the game. "

"Yes, judging from the sidelines, Ancelotti has long known the weakness of his right back, so he arranged for Emerson to help defend the right wing. At the same time, Lampard also frequently ran to the right wing to support him. It was very good. They blocked the left flanks of Evra and Ronaldinho, and the Red Rebels' tactics were also very targeted, that is, they frequently looked for opportunities from both wings."

In the 7th minute, the Red Rebels stole the ball again in the midfield. De Rossi intercepted the ball passed by Deco to Joe Cole in advance and quickly passed the ball to Kaká.

The Brazilian turned around without letting the ball stay at his feet, and moved directly to the left. Ronaldinho stopped the ball with his chest and found a one-on-one opportunity with Ferreira on the left.

Ronaldinho still has a very good impression of this teammate of the Portuguese national team. They had a conversation in the player tunnel before, but now they are on the court and he must get past the opponent.

I saw Ronaldinho unloading the ball very lightly at his feet. After making two fake breakthroughs with his body very flexibly, he suddenly accelerated and dribbled the ball past Ferreira. He dribbled the ball to the baseline and hit Ferreira. Pass the ball into the penalty area before returning to defense.

Kaká didn't know when he came to the penalty area. After leaning on Cannavaro with his body, he stopped the ball, attracted the attention of two central defenders, and made a breakthrough. In fact, he returned the ball with a clever heel. Knock it to Villa.

Villa didn't stop the ball and passed it directly behind Ashley Cole. Messi accelerated to catch up and hit the goal with his left foot after stopping the ball!

The ball bypassed Hildebrand's hand and bounced into the lower left corner of the goal, 1:0!

After scoring the goal, Messi was as excited as a child. He ran wildly with excitement, directly overpowering Villa who passed a beautiful through ball to him. He pushed him to the ground, and behind him, stuck. Ka, Xiaoluo and others also caught up, scrambling to get on top of each other.

"This is a very beautiful goal, Messi, this 18-year-old Argentine genius, he scored a crucial goal for the Red Rebels, he was so excited, and the Red Rebels celebrated wildly The players are completely at the bottom!"

"The whole process, first intercepting the ball in the middle of the midfield, quickly handed it to Kaká. The Brazilian moved to the left. At this time, Emerson failed to catch up and participate in the defense. Ronaldinho and Ferreira were one-on-one, and the former easily Eaten the opponent, and then made a low pass into the penalty area, Kaka supported in the middle, and made a wonderful pass with the heel to Villa, who passed straight to the right. The Magic Quartet of the Red Rebels showed unparalleled cooperation and tacit understanding. Chelsea is known as The unbreakable defense suddenly collapsed under their pass-and-cut coordination!"

After scoring the goal, Messi ran to the sidelines and excitedly exchanged hands with the coaching staff, and then hugged and celebrated with his close friends. He was indeed so excited. The goal came so naturally, and what he had to do was actually very simple. Simple, just keep up with the shot.

At this time, the advantage of Mourinho's request for the winger to reverse his foot was once again evident. With his left foot, Messi followed up with Messi from the right and hit the goal. He had more angles to choose from than his right foot. Hildebrand simply had no choice. Block.

"If the battle of wits and courage between the two coaches before the game can still be regarded as evenly matched, then it is now proved that the mentality of seeking stability after the start made Chelsea passive from the beginning. Ancelotti was there from the beginning. Showing weakness, this led to Chelsea being attacked everywhere after the opening, and even with a weak attack, they were even scored a valuable goal by the Red Rebels."

Ancelotti seemed to lose his mind after the Red Rebels scored. He jumped up from the coaching bench and rushed directly to the sidelines. When the referee ruled that Messi's goal was valid, he collapsed all of a sudden. .

In the cruel world of football, if Chelsea scores the goal now, the treatment he receives will completely change. Everyone will say that he made a wise choice to seek stability at the start, and the effective counterattack is due to his strategizing. Unfortunately, Yes, it was the Red Rebels who scored the goal.

The Chelsea players on the court seemed very frustrated. They conceded the ball just 8 minutes after the start. Moreover, the coach had repeatedly told them before, but they still lost it, which made them feel annoyed.

"Carlo!" The assistant coach came to Ancelotti's side and reminded him gently.

As a professional coach, he knows very well that the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. He also knows that there is no problem with Ancelotti's tactics. If he insists that there is, then the biggest problem is that he does not dare to gamble. In addition, there are There is hesitation when signing during the winter break.

Perhaps, Bosingwa should be brought to Stamford Bridge then!

But at this time, the head coach is the beacon of the team. Anyone can be frustrated, but he can't!

Ancelotti is well-informed after all. He knows this truth better than anyone else, so he quickly sobered up.

"We have no choice now, do we?" Ancelotti seemed to feel that in the *** box in the stands behind him, Abramovich's sharp eyes like an eagle were staring at him, his eyes full of hope. Dissatisfaction and anger.

Conceding a goal and still being behind, Chelsea had no choice. The only choice was to attack and try to reverse the situation without worrying about so-called away goals.

Chelsea now have no choice but to risk their lives and survive. Only in a last-ditch battle can they defeat the powerful Red Rebels!