Chapter 361 Wang Li vs. Xiao Luo (1)



Chapter 361 Wang Li Vs Ronaldinho 1

Wang Li's powerful attack boosted the morale of all Chelsea players on the field! !

Barcelona's first attack just now was so wonderful, and all Chelsea supporters in the stadium, including coach Mourinho, knew very well that it was difficult for the team to launch that kind of attack. This is the gap between the Premier League teams and La Liga teams on the technical level. Even if more than half of Chelsea's players are from abroad, it is difficult to catch up with the technical level of La Liga teams. This is not only the influence of the league, but also the influence of football history.

Wang Li's attack, which was like a personal performance, made everyone think of their advantages - physical strength, confrontation, and defense. Moreover, they still have Wang Li. This black-haired boy can score goals in almost every game. There is no reason for this game to be an exception. This somewhat self-comforting idea made everyone excited and full of confidence in the next game.

Barcelona was the exact opposite. Although a single defeat was nothing, their defensive players knew that the black-haired kid on the other side was just as powerful as the media said. No, even more powerful than that!

How to defend this! ! ?

At this time, Ronaldinho, the core of the team and the actual leader on the field, stood up. He waved to his teammates and said, "Guys, be alert and play steadily."

This sentence reminded all Barcelona players on the field - 'Our victory has never been achieved by defense! ! '.

Attack!! Attack!!

In front of nearly 100,000 Barcelona fans, Barcelona launched wave after wave of attacks.

In the 7th minute of the game, Chelsea attacked. Frank Lampard's pass in the middle was directly intercepted by Eto'o. After getting the ball, the latter took two steps and passed the ball to the left.

This time, Ronaldinho showed his gorgeous footwork for the first time in the game. After receiving the ball on the left, he shook off William Gallas with a quick change of direction, and then made a wonderful "bull's tail"-like pass, making Makelele's fierce and strenuous steal in vain.

After Paulo Ferreira intercepted the ball, the newly crowned World Footballer of the Year made a wide-angle move and cut inside to the middle, and then shot with his right foot from 25 meters away from the goal! !

The starting goalkeeper Peter Cech tried his best to save the ball, but failed. Fortunately, the ball went off the far left corner of the goal and went out of the bottom line, which made the Chelsea players breathe a sigh of relief.

Afterwards, Chelsea launched a wave of ineffective attacks, and after Barcelona intercepted the ball in the backcourt, they continued to attack and pressure.

In the 16th minute, Barcelona got another good chance. After several passes, the ball was passed to Eto'o in the middle.

After getting the ball, the African man did not choose to pass the ball, but broke through the middle directly and shook off several defensive players in succession. Even Wang Li, who was watching in the frontcourt, gave Eto'o a thumbs up for this dribbling. This kind of reaction speed is definitely not something that ordinary people can have.

Unfortunately, Eto'o is a serious earthling and he doesn't know any exquisite footwork. At the front of the penalty area, Chelsea captain John Terry stepped forward again, seized the opportunity when Eto'o dribbled the ball too far, and kicked the ball away directly.

But this did not buy Chelsea any chance. The ball was still in the hands of Barcelona players. Only a few seconds later, the ball was passed to Ronaldinho again. He dodges left and right like a god, and even breaks through the penalty area line. Then, under the dense defense, the Brazilian deftly passed the ball back to Eto'o.

When Eto'o received the ball, he was only about 16 meters away from the fans, and because the Chelsea defenders were paying attention to Ronaldinho, their defense against him was very lax, which made Mourinho on the sidelines stand up in shock after he received the ball.

Obviously, this is a very threatening ball!!

Unfortunately, perhaps the opportunity came too suddenly, the Cameroonian player made a disappointing shot and saw the ball fly directly over the crossbar like an anti-aircraft cannon. Even Cech in front of the goal was stunned.

Just two minutes later, Barcelona successfully intercepted the ball on the center line. The full-back Van Bronckhorst made a long pass to the left. Albertini, who had just joined the team, competed for the ball with Ricardo Carvalho on the left. The final pass back to Deco resolved the crisis of being intercepted. After receiving the ball, Deco didn't even stop the ball and passed it straight into the Chelsea penalty area.

In the scramble, captain Terry stepped forward again, but this time his clearance was not strong enough, causing the ball to roll directly to Ronaldinho's feet! !

Danger!!

Everyone knew the danger, but only one person became a hero - Didier Drogba.

The Ivorian monster displayed the spirit of "team love". Standing next to Ronaldinho, he "sacrificed" himself for the team. He made a wonderful tackle on the grass, causing Ronaldinho to lie on the ground with the ball.

There is no doubt that he soon received the Yellow Medal of Honor awarded by the notary ambassador of the game, the Italian bald referee Collina. This was also the first Yellow Medal of Honor to appear in this game.

What made the Ivorians feel unhappy was that Ronaldinho quickly stood up from the grass again. He jumped twice on the spot to prove that he was completely unharmed. He even smiled at Drogba, and his two front teeth kept shining under the light, as if mocking the beast's recklessness... Seeing Barcelona's continuous attack in the past 10 minutes, both the coach Mourinho off the court and Wang Li who was standing in the frontcourt doing nothing frowned. It was obvious that Barcelona's attack was getting smoother and smoother. If it continued like this, scoring a goal was only a matter of time.

As Chelsea's attack failed again, Wang Li deliberately ran towards the Chelsea coaching bench and looked up at head coach Mourinho. The Portuguese obviously knew what he meant. In recent days, he had given Wang Li a lot of guidance on the tactical level. He was satisfied with Wang Li's ability to be in the game and to notice the changes in the situation of the two teams. He smiled and nodded at him.

Taking advantage of a Barcelona throw-in, Wang Li ran back from the frontcourt to the backcourt, attracting the attention of all Chelsea teammates. He raised his right hand and waved it towards the goal, saying, "Retreat a little, don't let them have too many chances to break through."

Only after seeing his teammates nodded in understanding did Wang Li turn around and run towards the front court again.

In fact, in this game, Mourinho arranged a 442 formation with balanced offense and defense for the team. Since Robben and Duff on the two wings did not play, Chelsea's control over the flanks was greatly reduced. Therefore, the Portuguese used the formation to move the front line forward a little. The purpose was to use the strong midfield interception ability to provide effective support to the frontcourt.

However, facing Barcelona's smooth attack, Chelsea's formation seemed a little too forward. Barcelona was all about attack and defense, and the cooperation between their players and their individual technical convenience obviously had great advantages. In this way, if Chelsea did not score as soon as possible, it would become inevitable to shrink the defense line and strengthen the defense. If the opponent scored first, the game would be difficult to play.

It turns out that this trick is very effective.

After Chelsea calmly withdrew their defense and compressed Barcelona's offensive space, although Barcelona's offense was still very smooth, it lacked direct threat ability. In other words, their offense could only be pushed to the front of the penalty area and it was difficult to continue advancing. As a result, it was difficult for them to find good shooting opportunities, and even if they found opportunities, it was difficult for them to shoot any threatening balls.

"During this period, Barcelona's offense seems to have become less threatening. From Eto'o's shot to now, more than 10 minutes later, they don't seem to have found any good opportunities. Chelsea's defense seems to have played a good role. Let's take a look at this corner kick..." Taking advantage of Barcelona's corner kick opportunity, Graham of Sky TV also commented.

However, his comment was premature.

Just a few seconds after Graham finished saying this, Barcelona's tactical corner kick gave them a good opportunity. After the attacking center back Belletti received the ball on the left side of Chelsea's penalty area, he kicked the ball directly into the crowded penalty area. At this time, the Chelsea defenders who realized the tactical corner kick also immediately returned to their positions. However, Belletti's pass happened to pass the sides of three defensive players, and he actually passed the ball to Ronaldinho who was standing on the other side of the penalty area.

Ronaldinho seemed very calm when he met the ball. Facing the incoming ball, he faced Paulo Ferreira's defense and shot a lob just 7 meters away from the goal on the left. This unexpected shot made Paulo Ferreira helpless and also made Cech unable to react at all.

This is the role of superstars, they often have a flash of inspiration and can score goals for the team! !

This kind of creativity is by no means comparable to that of ordinary players.

Fortunately, God helped Chelsea again. Ronaldinho's shot hit the post and flew out of the bottom line.

Seeing that the ball did not go in, Ronaldinho hugged his head in frustration, ignored the words of comfort from his teammates, and walked straight to his own half.

Barcelona's wave after wave of attack made Wang Li frown. Chelsea's shrinking defense did have some effect, preventing Barcelona from getting any good chances for more than 10 minutes of attack, but the game was still somewhat one-sided, and Chelsea's attack was difficult to launch. It was not because Wang Li played poorly, but because Barcelona's strong suppression ability at home made it difficult for Chelsea players to spare their energy to support the attack, and when counterattacking in the frontcourt, no player could keep up with Wang Li's speed and awareness, which made each attack somewhat anticlimactic.

At this time, Wang Li really missed Robben and Duff. If these two were on the field, Chelsea would have scored a goal long ago. Not only did their personal performance on the wing have a great impact on Chelsea's offense, but they also cooperated very well with Wang Li, and their positioning, awareness, etc. made the game very smooth.

However, this is obviously just a fantasy and meaningless. Wang Li could only run back to participate in the team's defense in desperation. Although he did not want to do this, it would definitely be unwise to waste time alone in the frontcourt when the team was facing the crisis of being attacked.

Ronaldinho!!

This is the defensive target that Wang Li found.

In terms of fame, Ronaldinho is this year's World Footballer of the Year, and his current strength can be said to have reached the most glorious time in his career. In terms of performance, in the first 30 minutes of the game, his performance was indeed the best of the game.

This is easy for anyone with a discerning eye to see, so Wang Li chose him. As long as Ronaldinho's attack is intercepted, Barcelona's offensive ability will be greatly reduced. If there are one or two successful steals, there will be a chance to launch one or two quick counterattacks. Although they cannot be in the frontcourt, the efficiency of the attack will be greatly reduced, but it is much better than just being able to watch the team being bombarded by opponents in the frontcourt.

After making up his mind, Wang Li slowly approached Ronaldinho. When the latter received the ball with his back turned, Wang Li quickly approached from behind.

Ronaldinho had no idea someone was approaching from behind. Facing his teammate's high pass, he raised his right foot and knocked the ball, then rubbed it again after the ball's momentum slowed down. Then he tried to turn around and dribble the ball. Of course, he collided directly with Wang Li.

Ronaldinho had no idea that there was someone behind him. This unconsciousness made the collision even more powerful. He instantly felt as if his body had hit a solid wall. The feeling of being frightened in the player tunnel flashed through his mind. He immediately understood who was behind him and looked at him with his mouth wide open in surprise.

The opportunity has come!!

Although the collision with Ronaldinho was a bit sudden for Wang Li, and even made his body a little unbalanced, this did not affect his ability to steal the ball. He used his inner strength to adjust his steps and instantly took a "坎" footwork. The "starting position" of this footwork was to lean the body sideways, which made Wang Li balance his body in an instant. He then lowered his eyes and poked the football out from in front of Ronaldinho with the toe of his right foot.

All this happened in just a split second. In the eyes of all the fans, the black-haired boy on the field was bumped by Ronaldinho and almost fell to the ground. Then he was "lucky" enough to kick the ball out.

But no matter what the process was, the result was obvious. The football had flown out of Ronaldinho's control and landed at Lampard's feet.

"Hiss... Is this guy a human?"

Unlike all the fans in the stadium who looked at Wang Li with sympathetic eyes, Ronaldinho, one of the protagonists, stabilized his body, turned his head and looked at Wang Li who had already walked away, and said with a hoarse grin.

"What's wrong? Moreira?" Puyol walked up to Ronaldinho, patted him on the shoulder, and at the same time looked at Wang Li's back and asked puzzledly.

Ronaldinho's face flashed an incredible expression, he turned to Puyol and said: "Be careful, don't collide with that guy, he is too strong."

"Strong?" Puyol looked at the small body of the black-haired boy in front of him, then looked at himself, and chuckled.

Hearing Puyol's words, Ronaldinho also looked at his body carefully, then shook his head and said, "I think you'd better be careful when defending. You will definitely be at a disadvantage if you fight him physically. That guy is like a wall."

"But he almost fell to the ground when you knocked him down just now..." Puyol asked in confusion.

Ronaldinho looked up at the sky, frowned in confusion, and said, "Maybe!?"

…………Although Wang Li’s tactical idea of ​​returning to the backcourt to mark Ronaldinho was a good one, in fact, it made Chelsea’s counterattack even less efficient. Joe Cole even almost let Barcelona score directly because he lost the ball on the midline.

On the other hand, when the Barcelona players saw the opponent's extremely threatening black-haired boy defending Ronaldinho, they were relieved, because in this way, Chelsea's offense was weakened, but Barcelona's offense could still continue. After Wang Li's several steals, these Barcelona players also learned their lesson and they no longer passed the ball to Ronaldinho.

Facts have proved that Wang Li's defense was a failure. It only turned the two teams into a 10 vs. 10 situation. Neither Wang Li nor Ronaldinho could get the ball. Obviously Chelsea suffered more because in their opinion Wang Li's level was still higher than Ronaldinho's.

The same was true on the field. Barcelona's attack was still wave after wave, threatening Chelsea's goal at any time. On the other hand, Chelsea's attack was always soft and weak. With Wang Li in the backcourt, Chelsea's quick counterattack could not be launched at all.

After this continued for a while, seeing that the time was almost up to 40 minutes, Wang Li shook his head helplessly and chose to go back to the center line and wait for an opportunity.

However, before leaving, he glanced at the coaching bench again, then waved to his teammates, signaling the team's lineup to continue retreating. Obviously, the purpose of making such temporary tactical instructions on the field for the second time was definitely to drastically shrink the defense line.

This tactical change is completely different from the previous one. If Chelsea just retreated slightly to compress Barcelona's offensive space, now Chelsea has really adjusted its tactics to a defensive counterattack, strengthening defense while looking for opportunities for quick counterattacks. Obviously, this is also what Wang Li is best at. His deadly speed often makes it easy to catch the opponent off guard. In this way, the team is more likely to get a good chance to score.

In such a situation, Barcelona's attack was seriously hindered due to Chelsea's defense pulling back. Although Chelsea did not get any good opportunities for the time being, Barcelona coach Mr. Rijkaard on the bench could not sit still. In fact, he had clearly seen the opponent's tactics 3 minutes ago, and Barcelona's attack was blocked, which made him feel some crisis for a while.

However, when he looked up and saw the red subtitles in the middle of the court, he sat still somewhat uncomfortably - 43:50, which meant that there were less than 4 minutes left in the first half of the game, and adjusting tactics now was not a good option.

(To be continued)


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