Super Marshal

Things developed exactly as Mourinho expected.

When the game reached the 73rd minute, Paris Saint-Germain made its second substitution adjustment.

But this adjustment is still a bit surprising. Gao Han replaced left back Marcelo with Matuidi.

The Brazilian left back was very active in this game and contributed a lot on the offensive end. However, as a full back, sprinting back and forth and running back and forth consumes a lot of physical energy, especially in the second half. After Neymar moved closer to the center, he was almost alone. He held up the left wing, and now his physical energy has been almost exhausted.

After Matuidi came on the field, Di Maria was moved to the left wing, but the team's defense also changed accordingly.

Paris Saint-Germain began to try to play a back three, Azpilicueta was moved to the left, Thiago Silva was in the center, David Luiz moved to the right, and Di Maria supported him alone. Left wing.

Yaya Toure was pushed into the attacking midfielder position, while Matuidi was dragged at the end to protect Pirlo.

Although from the perspective of the card, this is strengthening the defense, in fact, it still needs to continue to strengthen the offensive.

Mourinho narrowed his eyes as he watched from the sidelines, "This is Gao Han's real killer move!"

Mourinho has already made one substitution in this game, just after Drogba came on the field, but it was mainly to strengthen the defense. Now that he sees Gao Han change into three defenders, he is even more excited.

Paris Saint-Germain's defense has holes, especially on the left side. Azpilicueta is a right back and is not comfortable playing on the left. If Real Madrid can do more on this side, there will definitely be a chance.

Not only Mourinho thought of it, but Karanka and Rui Faria also saw it.

Just one goal and Real Madrid can kill the game.

But could this be a trap deliberately left by Gao Han?

Just when Mourinho hesitated, Real Madrid quickly seized an opportunity and counterattacked.

Diego Costa pulled to the right, which is the left side of Paris Saint-Germain, to receive the pass from the backcourt. After controlling the ball, he attracted the attention of Azpilicueta and wanted to pass the ball to the backcourt. Ozil on the bench.

But at the critical moment, Matuidi returned to defense and poked the ball away, ruining a Real Madrid counterattack.

The first time was followed quickly by another.

It was Diego Costa who went to the right to receive the pass from the backcourt, but this time after getting the ball, he broke through Azpilicueta's defense directly along the right side and passed into the penalty area, but the middle and back points No Real Madrid players could keep up, and an opportunity was missed.

In less than three minutes, both counterattacks were on the right, using the large space between Di Maria and Azpilicueta to play Diego Costa's role, which allowed Paris Saint-Germain. Germania's defense is a bit tight.

But Mourinho's face, standing on the sidelines, became more solemn.

"Don't press blindly, pay attention to keep the defense line tight."

"Felipe, please stay behind to protect the defense."

"And you, Essien, pay attention to Di Maria on the left, don't let your guard down."

Mourinho walked to the sidelines and shouted loudly to remind the players on the court.

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"The players' minds have changed and they may start to discount the coach's instructions."

In front of the visiting team's coaching bench, Zidane heard Mourinho's shouting and said with a somewhat complicated expression.

He knows that Mourinho is right to be cautious.

Paris Saint-Germain is better than Real Madrid in terms of the individual abilities of the players and the team's overall offensive and defensive transition speed. Once the defense is loose, Paris Saint-Germain will seize the opportunity to counterattack, which is quite detrimental to Real Madrid.

But Zidane himself is a professional player, and he knows very well the players' mentality at this moment.

After struggling for more than an hour, they finally got a chance and saw the hope of scoring a goal. Are they willing to give up?

Some people will continue to follow Mourinho wholeheartedly, but some people will start to loosen up and want to give it a try.

This is the human heart.

Thinking of this, Zidane couldn't help but turn his head to look at Gao Han, his eyes full of admiration.

From the beginning, Gao Han knew very well that Mourinho was very familiar with Drogba and must have been prepared. Using Drogba as a surprise player was not very effective, so he specially prepared the second move, a change of formation.

Anyone who is familiar with Gao Han will know that he likes to arrange players to play different positions in training. He feels that it can not only improve the players' adaptability to different positions, but also promote players' mutual understanding and empathy. .

Azpilicueta has played the left back and left center back positions many times in training, and his performance has been very good. This is why Gao Han dared to use him as the left center back in this game, and his task is Prevent Diego Costa from cutting in and hitting the goal.

As for the bottom pass, Thiago Silva and David Luiz will focus on the middle and back points, and Matuidi will also return to defense in time. The reason why the French midfielder is delayed at the end is Gao Han Used to keep an eye on the opponent and counterattack.

With Matuidi here, Pirlo can continue to exert his creativity and passing organization skills, and Yaya Toure can also continue to exert pressure in the frontcourt.

The left wing should have been Neymar's domain, but the reason why Neymar was moved inward and Di Maria came in is because the Argentine is more active on the defensive end, has good defensive ability and is fast. He can even do it when necessary. Return to defense.

Gao Han's substitution may seem risky, but in fact, anyone within Paris Saint-Germain will only think it is normal.

This is where Paris Saint-Germain is better than Real Madrid in terms of lineup thickness.

Gao Han did not comment on Zidane's words, but watched the game intently.

"Real Madrid's formation began to narrow. Mourinho knew what we wanted and told Di María and Suarez to spread the formation as far as possible."

After a pause, Gao Han turned his head and glanced at the bench again, "Let Lucas warm up again and be ready to play at any time."

Lucas Moura, the Brazilian wing attacker, is also Gao Han's long-planned surprise.

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The competition began to enter a white-hot stage.

The two world-famous coaches made moves one after another and faced each other tit for tat. The scene began to become more and more tense, so much so that even the group of fans in the Bernabeu stand who were booing Mourinho forgot their own purpose and became more worried about the game.

Paris Saint-Germain's lineup changes worked, and Gao Han's substitutions also worked. Real Madrid's defensive pressure began to increase, but Mourinho kept calling the players on the sidelines, reminding them not to be careless at all.

Real Madrid didn't want their formation to be stretched apart, but there was no way. Di Maria and Suarez were standing on both sides, and they had to be stretched apart, which exposed Real Madrid's defense.

Especially in Paris Saint-Germain, central players like Pirlo and Yaya Toure frequently move the ball from one side to the other, causing Real Madrid's defense to be moved around, which inevitably leads to looseness. .

When the game entered the 80th minute and Gao Han replaced Suarez with Lucas Moura, this situation became more obvious. Paris Saint-Germain began to frequently create opportunities from both wings.

In the 82nd minute, Pirlo received a return pass from Lucas Moura and then passed it to Yaya Toure.

The Ivory Coast midfielder turned his back to the goal. After controlling the ball, he turned and passed the ball to the left rib.

Di Maria quickly got rid of Arbeloa, and after receiving the ball before everyone else, he accelerated past Essien and went straight to the penalty area, leaving both Arbeloa and Essien behind. Behind him.

Seeing that if he didn't stop it, the opponent was about to enter the penalty area, especially considering that there was Neymar in the middle who was ready to respond at any time. Felipe Melo, who rushed over quickly to help defend, had almost no time to hesitate and directly tackled diagonally from behind. break.

As a result, the ball was not tackled, but the man was tackled.

Di Maria fell completely outside the penalty area, rolled twice on the grass, hugged his legs tightly, with a very painful expression, while Felipe Melo quickly jumped from the ground He climbed up, raised his arms innocently, and signaled to the referee who was running over that he had not tackled him.

Players from Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain also quickly gathered around.

Arbeloa was the first to rush towards Di Maria, apparently telling him not to pretend to be dead and to get up quickly, but Paris Saint-Germain captain Thiago Silva pushed Arbeloa away. , signaling him not to threaten his teammates.

The game lasted for more than 80 minutes, and the emotions of both sides had accumulated to the point where they were on the verge of breaking out. The conflict on the scene was about to break out.

On the sidelines, Mourinho was also shouting loudly. He believed that this was an undoubted flop and Di Maria should be given a yellow card. The fans in the Bernabeu stands also unanimously supported Mourinho this time.

But the referee still took out a red card towards Felipe Melo and gave Paris Saint-Germain a frontcourt free kick on the left side of the ribs, which made him endure the boos from the Bernabeu stands.

"A tackle from behind is definitely a red card."

"Judging from the slow-motion replay, Felipe Melo's red card is indeed not unjust."

"We can see that Di Maria is very smart and uses his body to block Felipe Melo. If he continues to dribble into the penalty area, Drogba is at the front and Neymar is always ready on the left side of the top of the penalty area. In response, Yaya Toure ambushed on the right side of the top of the key, and Di Maria had too many choices."

"Don't forget that Di María is left-footed and Felipe Melo cannot stop him from passing the ball in this situation."

"It should be said that the Brazilian midfielder did deserve the red card, but he mainly took the blame for Arbeloa and Essien, especially Arbeloa, who was thrown away too quickly by Di Maria. , he couldn’t keep up with the Argentinian’s speed.”

"The position of this free kick will also be a big test for Casillas, because Paris Saint-Germain has an outstanding direct free kick master, Pirlo."

"There is still some confusion on the court. The referee showed Arbeloa and Thiago Silva a yellow card each and hit 50 rebounds each. This is obviously to make both sides calm down."

"Okay, look at this free kick again."

"It is true that Pirlo took the penalty for Paris Saint-Germain."

"After the Italian midfielder joined Paris Saint-Germain, he performed very well under Gao Han. This has a lot to do with the positioning Gao Han gave him. He even jokingly said in an interview with the media not long ago, If he continues to play like this, he will probably be able to compete until the 2016 European Cup."

"Pirlo stood alone at the penalty spot and looked at this direct free kick."