Chapter 378 I'm not Ultraman!

Accompanied by Bruce Buck, Peter Kenyon and others, Abramovich sat in the main stand of Stamford Bridge and witnessed Chelsea go from scoring three goals in a row to being equalized by their opponents three goals in a row.

When the referee Collina blew the whistle to end the first half of the game, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It's so exciting! But it's also so dangerous and so scary!

If the first half of the game had not ended, Abramovich would have been worried that the team would be reversed by Barcelona.

Damn, a three-goal lead was reversed. Is there any precedent for this in the Champions League knockout stage?

Chelsea will be very embarrassed then.

He had to admit that Barcelona was really scary when they went crazy, especially in offense.

"The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe are indeed strong!" Abramovich had to admit.

Chelsea this season is different from before. They have only conceded three goals at Stamford Bridge.

One was a sudden miss at the start of the season, and two were direct free kicks. In the Champions League, they only conceded one in the game against Porto.

It can be said that Stamford Bridge is the home ground with the best defense in Europe this season, and there is no need to even call it one.

Even strong teams like Juventus and AC Milan in Serie A do not perform as well as Chelsea in their home games.

But tonight, facing the offensively powerful Barcelona, ​​Chelsea lost three goals in a row.

Thinking of this, Abramovich couldn't help but sigh deeply and felt worried about the situation in the second half.

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"Don't worry, boss, Mourinho will find a way." Peter Kenyon knew what Abramovich was worried about.

Abramovich shook his head. "Barcelona have equalized the score. They are so aggressive. Can we defend in the second half? Especially Su Dong. This kid is playing like crazy!"

Kenyon has been working around football for many years and once served as the CEO of Manchester United. He believes that he knows a thing or two about football, and the information he can obtain is far richer than that of others.

"We lost three goals in a row. The defense is indeed responsible, but there is no problem with the players. It mainly lies in the coordination."

Carvalho performed very well in Porto and was once favored by top teams such as Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​but in the end he decided to follow his mentor Mourinho to Stamford Bridge.

There is no doubt about the strength of the Portuguese central defender, whether it is his personal defensive ability or teamwork, there is no problem, but the main reason is that he and Terry have not yet established a tacit understanding, which results in the two tall and fast central defenders combination not being able to reach their best condition.

On the contrary, the tacit understanding between Gallas and Terry, especially in coordination and support, was obviously more effective.

However, Gallas also has his problems. His one-on-one defense is indeed excellent, but his overall awareness is somewhat lacking.

According to Mourinho, as long as Carvalho and Terry can establish a tacit understanding, this combination will definitely be better than the combination of Gallas and Terry.

But now it seems that Carvalho is inevitably afraid when he meets Su Dong.

"I heard that during the Portuguese Super League and Valencia, Carvalho had a headache when he met Su Dong. The height difference between the two was more than ten centimeters. Carvalho was far inferior to Su Dong in terms of physical strength, so..."

By the end, Peter Kenyon felt a little funny.

Carvalho felt like he was traumatized by the abuse he suffered at the hands of Su Dong, and he performed poorly whenever he met Su Dong.

Abramovich raised the corners of his mouth slightly, but he couldn't smile.

If Chelsea is really reversed by Barcelona at home, the most embarrassed and angry person will definitely be him, the boss behind the scenes.

Because last summer, Chelsea had the opportunity to sign Su Dong.

At that time, Abramovich offered AC Milan 80 million euros to sign Shevchenko, but was rejected by AC Milan. If Abramovich had transferred the offer to Valencia at that time, signing Sudong would not be a problem.

Valencia would certainly be happy to sell their players to the Premier League rather than keep them in La Liga.

The reason is simple. Su Dong's stay in La Liga has strengthened Barcelona's strength, but has caused Valencia to suffer.

But at that time, Abramovich was completely focused on Shevchenko.

Looking back now, it is somewhat regrettable that we did not sign Su Dong in time.

You know, this season, Su Dong has scored 32 league goals in La Liga, leading the scorer list of the four major leagues, and he is only 20 years old, what an amazing performance! More importantly, in December last year, Su Dong won the European Golden Ball and the World Footballer of the Year, two supreme awards in one go, and his popularity began to surpass Ronaldo at his peak.

Shevchenko is known as the White Ronaldo, but Su Dong is better than Ronaldo.

Looking back now, Abramovich has to admit that he did make a mistake.

He vaguely remembered that the reason he decided to acquire Chelsea was because he watched a Champions League match between Manchester United and Real Madrid. Ronaldo performed brilliantly in that game, which made him extremely excited.

And now, looking at Su Dong on the court, isn’t it just like when he looked at Ronaldo back then?

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"Peter, tell me, if we want to sign Su Dong, how much does it cost?" Abramovich suddenly asked.

"Sign Su Dong?" Peter Kenyon was surprised.

Not only him, but Bruce Buck and others were also surprised.

How is this possible? Su Dong is a genius who just won the double Footballer of the Year award and is now the darling of Barcelona. How easy is it to sign him?

"Boss, this is basically unrealistic." Kenyon shook his head.

Abramovich looked at his assistant without saying anything, with a questioning look in his eyes, as if to say, name a price.

Peter Kenyon pondered for a moment and said, "Last summer was the best time for us to sign Su Dong, but we didn't at that time. Barcelona signed Su Dong for a sky-high price of 80 million euros, and at Camp Nou, Su Dong has become the hottest super talent in world football today."

"It can be said that at this moment, the Soviet Union is in its heyday. If we want to persuade Barcelona to release him at this time, let alone how difficult it is, even if Barcelona finally relents, a conservative estimate is that it will cost at least 200 million euros."

Laporta said before that a team offered Sudon twice the transfer fee, but Barcelona rejected it without hesitation.

Unless there is an accident, that team is Real Madrid.

Real Madrid's offer of twice the transfer fee was rejected, which shows that Barcelona will basically not let go of players for money. Even if Barcelona is finally convinced, it is estimated that an astronomical figure will be required.

Such a transfer is basically impossible to complete, and no one will do it!

For example, no one would go to Real Madrid to buy Raul, because Real Madrid would never sell Raul for money.

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Abramovich understood what Peter Kenyon meant and felt even more regretful.

Shevchenko has shown signs of decline this season, but Su Dong is in his heyday.

Although Abramovich and Shevchenko have a brotherhood complex, he is also a businessman who easily gets tired of the old and loves the new.

For the same amount of money, signing Su Dong is obviously more cost-effective than signing Shevchenko.

Unfortunately, he didn't figure out the deal last summer.

It’s too late to regret now! …………

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As Peter Kenyon expected, Mourinho made substitutions in the second half.

Young player Glen Johnson replaced the sluggish Ferreira.

Obviously, the Portuguese right-back had lost some confidence in the face of the repeated attacks from Ronaldinho and Su Dong in the first half. It would be disadvantageous to the defense if he stayed on the court at this time.

On the contrary, Glen Johnson, who is fearless and has strong attacking power, might be more effective.

Barcelona also made substitutions during the midfield.

Sylvinho replaced Van Bronckhorst.

Of the three goals conceded at the beginning of the first half, two were related to Van Bronckhorst. Rijkaard was obviously not satisfied with his Dutch compatriot's performance in the first half, so he chose to replace him with Sylvinho, hoping to plug the defensive loopholes on the left and curb Joe Cole's performance.

Both teams clearly made efforts to correct their shortcomings based on the problems in the first half.

After the second half, both sides consciously slowed down the tempo of the game and no longer played offense and defense as fast as in the first half. The purpose was clear, which was to minimize mistakes.

Barcelona still controlled the ball, especially in the second half, when their advantage in possession became more obvious. This was also because Chelsea tightened their defense, which inevitably reduced the pressure on Barcelona's backcourt.

But in this way, Chelsea's defense against Barcelona's frontcourt will be tighter.

Carvalho, Terry and Gallas all basically stayed in the back line.

Barcelona firmly controlled the ball, especially Iniesta on the right, who basically returned to the midfield and formed a ball possession advantage with Deco and Xavi, while Sudong and Ronaldinho were at the front.

But in this way, Barcelona's ability to control the ball has improved, but the support for the offense has been significantly reduced.

Although Barcelona frequently created opportunities in the second half through their advantage in passing and controlling the ball, Mourinho reacted quickly and immediately replaced Duff with Huth, pushed Glen Johnson to the frontcourt, and adopted a defensive strategy of four central defenders.

Coupled with Chelsea's best tight defensive formation, with four central defenders in place, Barcelona's attack was still quite restraining. In the 75th minute, Mourinho replaced Gudjohnson with Portuguese midfielder Thiago to further strengthen the midfield's defensive interception.

At this moment, everyone can see that Mourinho has completely focused on defense.

Playing at home, the team went from leading by three goals to conceding three goals in a row, and then being controlled and suppressed by Barcelona. Mourinho had to adopt a defensive stance and eventually maintained the score of 3-3 until the end of the game.

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When the final whistle blew, there was a general sense of jubilation among Barcelona's players.

The 3-3 score in the first leg away game is definitely not bad.

But Su Dong did not show the slightest excitement.

The score of this game is indeed good, but Barcelona’s problems are very serious.

From Bayern to Real Betis to Chelsea, Barcelona's defense is too fragile.

The savior can save one or two games, but he can’t appear every time, otherwise he would become Ultraman.

If they continue to play like this, how far can Barcelona go?

Semi-finals? Or finals?

(End of this chapter)