Chapter 226 Champions League First Goal

September 15th, 1:40 pm, Parc des Princes, Paris, France.

The white-haired old man on the bench of Paris Saint-Germain suddenly walked to the sidelines and waved his hands forward, which surprised Chelsea coach Mourinho. The game had only started for about 10 minutes. If the opponent suddenly changed the formation at this time, it would definitely be a bit unexpected. What the Portuguese didn't understand was---

What loopholes does Chelsea have right now that the opponent has exploited?

Even causing the opponent to change tactics directly?

When Halilozzi waved his hand to indicate the end, he seemed to sense the puzzled gaze on the left and turned to smile at the Chelsea bench. That calm and confident face made Mourinho even more confused.

However, at this time Mourinho will not easily make a judgment based on his feelings. Before discovering the loopholes in the opponent's offense and defense, Mourinho will not easily give instructions. That would be absolutely irrational.

Back on the field, following the command of head coach Halilozic, although the Paris Saint-Germain players on the field were somewhat confused about the tactical change - from defense to massive attack, they still automatically adjusted to a 424 formation, with left and right wingers Cana and Pancrat moving forward to a position slightly behind Chelsea's penalty area, and the two left and right full-backs also tended to move forward to assist.

This is the 424 offensive formation of Paris Saint-Germain. Last season, this formation brought the team good offensive capabilities. After Halilozzi took over as coach, it seemed that in order not to change the style of the team, he also continued to use this formation. However, compared with last season, this season's results are really bleak.

It is worth mentioning that Paris Saint-Germain's offensive tactics are indeed very powerful, at least in terms of attack. Faced with the opponent's sudden change of formation, Chelsea was caught off guard. Captain John Terry immediately directed the team's formation to move back a little, and Lampard, Joe Cole, Duff and others also returned directly to participate in the defense.

Seeing the sudden change in the form of the game, Mr. Mourinho on the Chelsea bench was a little stunned. He never expected that the opposing coach would ask his players to launch a large-scale attack at this time. However, the Portuguese man disdained this approach in his heart. He still crossed his hands on his chest and watched the game on the court expressionlessly, as if all this had nothing to do with him.

On the football field, Paris Saint-Germain's sudden change of formation was indeed very surprising. In five minutes, due to the fact that Chelsea players were not used to it, they actually got two shooting opportunities, and one of the shots hit the goal frame, which made thousands of Chelsea fans in the southwest corner of the audience sweat.

However, it didn't take long for Chelsea to adapt to the opponent's attacking rhythm. Paris Saint-Germain's several consecutive large-scale attacks all ended in failure. Chelsea's defensive ability is even comparable to the top teams in Serie A. How could it be easy to break through?

During this period, Wang Li had been standing near the center circle, silently watching the anxious situation in the backcourt. This inaction was considered incompetence by the excited Paris fans in the audience, so they laughed at Wang Li in the stands. Even the fans in the east stand composed a song on the spot and sang it in unison to satirize Wang Li's incompetence.

However, Wang Li turned a deaf ear to all this. As a professional player, he should take all the words from the opposing fans as compliments, and he did so. In fact, Wang Li believed in the team's defensive ability. If he also went to the backcourt to participate in the defense, then after the sudden change of ball possession, Chelsea's counterattack would inevitably be much slower.

So, Wang Li has been waiting here for the opportunity to attack.

Paris Saint-Germain was lucky. They had no idea that there was a man lurking in the center circle, ready to score a goal at any time. In the first 10 minutes of the formation change, the ball could not be passed to Wang Li. Perhaps this saved them.

However, this long-term fruitless attack always brings opportunities to the opponent. Just when the head coach Halilozic felt something was wrong, the Albanian player Kana who was dribbling the ball on the wing lost the ball. It was the full-back Bridge who intercepted the ball.

This time, Bridge was very decisive in his kick when defending on the right side. He followed Cana's body and moved back, then kicked the ball directly to Lampard's feet.

Of course Lampard would not miss this opportunity. Without even thinking about it, he passed the ball to Damien Duff. This Irish international is strong and experienced and he will not lose the ball easily.

This was indeed the case. At this time, Paris Saint-Germain had invested a lot of troops in the frontcourt. Even the central defender Armand ran to the midline. Only the central defender Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the full-back Yebis and the midfielder Mbami were still in the backcourt to prevent Chelsea's counterattack. Bridge's interception was very sudden. After Duff received the ball, he was successively counterattacked by two opposing players.

However, Duff did not choose to pass the ball, but cleverly made two changes to keep the football firmly under his feet. At this time, he looked up and observed the situation in the frontcourt. He took advantage of a disguised gap and made a long pass, and the football flew to Wang Li who was standing near the center circle.

At this time, Mendy was still entangled with Wang Li. Even though Paris Saint-Germain had been attacking and the opponent seemed unable to fight back, Mendy was loyal to his duty. After being shaken off by Wang Li three times in a row in the first 5 minutes, he had already started to fight with the black-haired boy.

The task assigned to Mendy by the head coach is to guard Wang Li throughout the court. There is nothing wrong with Mendy's approach of not seeking credit but avoiding mistakes.

And now, Mendy's approach has paid off. When Mr. Halilozhi saw Mendy still following Wang Li, he breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that this black-haired boy was very fast. If no one was guarding him and he was allowed to receive the ball and attack, he would most likely score a goal.

However, the next second, his heart was relieved and he immediately picked it up again.

Wang Li leaned closely against Mendy, not wanting him to get in front of him and destroy the ball. He thrust his chest forward, kicked his right foot, and ran directly to the right with the ball. During this skillful and continuous movement, Mendy behind him didn't react at all. As he had been leaning forward against Wang Li, Wang Li's sudden run away caused him to stumble under the influence of inertia and he almost fell to the ground. How could he have the energy to chase Wang Li?

Wang Li didn't care about the state of the short defender just now. After shaking off Mendy, he dribbled the ball with a big foot, then took a light step to catch up, and then dribbled the ball with a big foot again, and caught up. This way of dribbling the ball made the Paris Saint-Germain players who were returning to defend feel powerless---

How can you defend if you are running without the ball and can't catch up with others who are running with the ball?

At this time, the full-back Yebis ran towards the penalty area from the left, Mbami ran diagonally to Wang Li from the right, and Pirfanfan took a few steps back and waited in the penalty area. This made Wang Li not encounter an obstacle until he brought the ball to the penalty area line.

The first is Mbami's close defense. Wang Li is not in a hurry about this. He uses his body to protect the ball on the left side when dribbling. It is unlikely for Mbami to kick the ball. At this time, Pierfanfan has retreated to the middle of the penalty area. Behind him is goalkeeper Letizi. Before the game, I heard from the head coach that this black-haired boy has very good dribbling ability and high efficiency in shooting and scoring goals. As the team's rear defense center, Pierfanfan is very calm. He does this to prevent the opponent from getting rid of Mbami and then suddenly passing him in disguise.

Yes, Pierfanfan knows himself very well. He doesn't have the confidence to grab the ball directly from Wang Li's feet.

If that happened, the black-haired boy would be facing the goalkeeper directly, which would almost be equivalent to scoring a goal. Pirfanfan was very cautious about this.

However, Wang Li obviously would not attack according to his thinking. He had already caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye that the opponent's No. 17 full-back also ran into the penalty area. If he chose to break through Mbami at this time, it would have foreshadowed that he would face three people in front and behind. In that case, if he took a light step, he could certainly pass smoothly, but the football would be intercepted directly.

Don't forget, the penalty area is already within Wang Li's shooting range.

Under the incredible gaze of everyone in the stadium, Wang Li chose to dribble to the left. Many people were puzzled. What is the difference between this way of dribbling and dribbling backwards? However, this was the most correct choice for Wang Li, because it opened up a large gap for him to shoot.

Swing your left foot, turn and shoot

This sudden long shot caught goalkeeper Letizi off guard. If Wang Li had less contact with him, no one would have thought that he would choose to shoot at this time, and no one knew that the black-haired boy would actually shoot with his left foot? As a result, Letizi didn't react at all.

Even though the ball was not at a good angle, it still flew into the net from Leticia's side.

"Gooooooooooooooooal, it's Alan, a sharp and quick counterattack, a powerful shot, oh my god, it's the left foot, I have never seen Alan shoot with his left foot, but this time it went in. The opponent's goalkeeper seemed to be embarrassed by this sudden shot, he didn't react at all"

"...All-powerful Alan, this is his first European Cup goal. Congratulations to Alan for this Robben-like goal, so unexpected"

"...Perhaps from now on, teams that study how to defend Allen before the game need to be more cautious. Allen still has many skills that he has not used yet. He must be careful. Maybe in the next game he will take a Beckham-style free kick. Don't be surprised. The dance master will always bring surprises."

"...Alan, you can do anything."

Graham's admiration for Wang Li has risen to several levels. Because of his admiration, he has carefully watched all the videos of Wang Li's games since he started playing with the Wolverhampton Youth Team. This is the first time he has seen Wang Li shoot with his left foot, which means---

This is indeed Wang Li's first left-foot goal.

For Wang Li, although his left foot is not as flexible as his right foot, after infusing his inner strength, his strength is not comparable to that of ordinary players, but he is a little unsure about the angle of his shot. If he had shot the ball with his right foot, Wang Li would have been very confident that the ball would have hit the dead corner of the goal, and it would have been difficult for the opponent's goalkeeper to save it.

Anyway, Wang Li's kick helped Chelsea take the lead. The Blues fans in the audience were delighted, but the most disappointed person was probably Paris Saint-Germain coach Halilozić. Even experienced fans who knew a little about football could clearly see that the goal was entirely due to the coach's tactical problem.

The massive attack caused Paris Saint-Germain's defensive ability to decline sharply

If he loses this game, Halilozic can imagine how much pressure he will be under after the game. After coaching 6 games, he has 2 draws and 4 losses. Is this still the Paris Saint-Germain dancing with magic? It is simply a newly promoted team in Ligue 1, even worse than the newly promoted team.

However, the Chelsea players on the field didn't care what the other side thought. They immediately rushed over from the backcourt to celebrate the goal. No matter what, this goal was the first European Cup goal of the black-haired boy and it was definitely worth celebrating. Of course, their way of celebration was definitely not flattering, at least it could be seen from Bridge's aggrieved face on Wang Li's body.

Wang Li had his inner strength protecting him, so he was not afraid of being suppressed by these piles of people. Therefore, Bridge, who was the first to lie on him, was the one who suffered the most...

After the celebration, Wang Li crawled out from the bottom of the pile of people, not caring about his ruined image at the moment, and ran directly along the sideline to a large camera next to the corner flagpole. Then he bent his legs, slipped on the grass, and drifted for more than 2 meters. He arrogantly stretched out his index finger in front of the large camera and made a "1"

At this time, the big screen at the Parc des Princes also showed Wang Li's arrogant face and his firmly shaking fingers. All the fans in the stadium instantly understood the meaning of this gesture, but their reactions were completely different:

The Blues fans who came to Paris with the team were of course excited, and they were all looking forward to the next goal.

On the other hand, the fans of Paris Saint-Germain were furious. Before the game, they had planned to come and laugh at the joke of this black-haired boy, but unexpectedly, they were bullied by the opponent instead. How could this be possible? Moreover, that annoying Englishman even pointed with his finger and said that he would score another goal?

At this moment, not only was there a seemingly endless "booing" in the stadium, but the Chelsea bench also became the target of the fans' anger. They threw all the "weapons" they could use there. The rather "innocent" Mourinho became the biggest victim. He was hit on the head by a gold necklace.

This made Mourinho feel both sad and happy. Yes, the team scored a goal, and he had no reason to be unhappy. If he was asked to give a speech after the goal, I guess this "madman" would say without hesitation---

"I am most grateful to the other team's head coach, Mr. Halilozic..."