Chapter 490: Powerful Outburst after Silence
The game at the Bernabeu Stadium was still going on, and the score on the field remained unchanged, with neither team scoring a goal. At the Bernabeu Stadium, Real Madrid's offense had not yet been effective, and Chelsea's defense was also very painful.
This is the first time this season that Chelsea has fallen into such a passive position.
In the current Premier League, Manchester United's rising star Cristiano Ronaldo has performed very strongly, but Manchester United's gradually aging lineup has made it impossible for Cristiano's strength to change the team's fate. They are still no match for Chelsea, which has a shining star team. And Chelsea's other rival Arsenal is in a slump. They have been worrying about the construction of a new stadium, and the club's transfer funds are almost zero. Under such circumstances, Arsenal's results can be imagined. Although not very bad, they still cannot be compared with Chelsea.
Under such league situation, although Chelsea's performance this season is not as good as last season, it is also smooth sailing.
The same was true in the Champions League. Although the round of 16 was a bit difficult, they still passed it smoothly with their strength, and now they face Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
No one was optimistic about Chelsea from the beginning. In the strength analysis, Real Madrid has many big-name stars, and Chelsea's super shooter last season has come to Real Madrid. The two teams are equally strong, but obviously the fans are more optimistic about Real Madrid with Wang Li. In the minds of neutral fans, no one likes Mourinho's defensive team. Artistic football and offensive football are always popular, so no fan hopes that Real Madrid will win in the end.
Now, the game has been going on for more than twenty minutes. During this period, from the perspective of the Chelsea players on the field, it was indeed very difficult.
They defended the black-haired boy and he didn't have any good performance, which was a good thing, but Real Madrid's other offensive players were also very strong, and the ones who gave them the most headaches were the two young players of Real Madrid - Baptista and Robinho.
In this game, the offensive line led by these two young players posed a huge threat to Chelsea's backcourt. If it weren't for the good performance of goalkeeper Thomas Clarke, the score would have been rewritten by now.
At this time, Mourinho was very proud that he kept Thomas instead of Cech. Cech's strength is very good, but his performance is only stable. When it comes to high-level goalkeeper ability, Thomas is better.
Comparing the two, Cech is the kind of black-collar worker on the court. He has always been diligent and in good shape, but he can never become a superstar because he does not have that kind of flash of inspiration on the court, nor does he have a superior reaction speed.
Thomas can be scary at times, but when he shines, everyone has to applaud him.
However, although Real Madrid did not score, Chelsea's defense has been in danger. Fortunately, it is Chelsea on the field now, a team led by defensive master Mourinho. Otherwise, ordinary teams would have surrendered long ago under the pressure of Real Madrid.
Another Real Madrid attack.
In the midfield, captain Pavon passed the ball to Baptista on the wing. Baptista showed his excellent dribbling ability in this game. In Real Madrid's previous games, in order to have a stable performance and occupy a main position, he seldom used his talent in this aspect because he was afraid of making mistakes. If the opponent found an opportunity because of him, he would most likely be shelved for a period of time.
After all, football is a sport for 11 people, and Baptista knows very well that the most important thing for him is to fight for the main position.
However, he felt in good shape in this game. Several successful dribbles in the past gave him a lot of confidence, so this time he still chose to break through from the wing.
This is not the first time, Chelsea players certainly know how to defend.
William Gallas ran over on the wing. In this game, Gallas almost became a fire-fighting member. He kept switching between the wing and the center to stabilize Chelsea's defense. However, despite his efforts, he was still dazzled by Baptista. This may be due to his lack of adaptation to the technical style of Brazilian players, or his relatively weak defensive ability.
In short, he was fooled.
If Baptista was allowed to cross the ball calmly, it might pose a threat to Chelsea's goal. Therefore, Gallas decisively wanted to pull the player to commit a foul, but just when he pulled Baptista's jersey, the latter had already passed the ball, and the football flew into the penalty area along the grass.
There is Raul who is unguarded, Chelsea missed a man!!!
"Oh my God!! Opportunity, Raul!" the commentator shouted.
It was indeed a good opportunity. Baptista's pass was very accurate. The ball rolled past the sides of two Chelsea defenders to an empty area in the penalty area, where only Raul was. This opportunity was almost equivalent to a one-on-one shot, and it was a one-on-one shot before the goalkeeper could react.
The moment he saw this scene, head coach Carlo stood up directly from the coaching seat. He stared at the Chelsea penalty area with wide eyes, surprise already filling the corners of his mouth. On the other side, Mourinho was calm, but his slightly frowned brows still revealed that he was quite uneasy in his heart.
This ball is so threatening!!
Raul Gonzalez is the number seven of Real Madrid. This number undoubtedly represents some meanings. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most important jersey number of the team. In the 12 seasons he played for Real Madrid, Raul was dubbed the "Golden Boy" by Madrid fans, then became the symbol of "Real Madrid Legendary No. 7", and then the reputation of "Lord of the Rings". At the Bernabeu Stadium, Raul has dominated the limelight.
Raul is indeed very strong. In recent years, he has scored a total of 245 goals for the club in the league and Champions League, which is a shocking number. This season, the reason why Raul is not reused is mainly due to injuries. He spent half of his time recuperating.
Now, when Real Madrid fans saw Raul find the opportunity, for a moment, they even shouted to celebrate the goal. They had reason to believe that the 'Lord of the Rings' of the Bernabeu would score a goal.
But the next moment, Raul's shot missed the goal post, and the deviation was not a little bit. Some people believed that the ball was kicked away on purpose.
"Raul, it's okay, there will be another chance next time." Before the game started, Beckham hurried forward to comfort him. He knew that the one who was most sad because the ball didn't go in would be Raul himself.
Raul covered his cheeks with his hands, wiped his chin with the ring on his hand, reached out and patted Beckham's shoulder, and said: "I'm fine, I was too excited just now."
No one wants to miss a goal, and understands this truth. However, when the other Real Madrid players saw such a good opportunity was wasted by Raul, there was still some resentment in their eyes. In this game, knew how important a goal was, and the smooth cooperation went smoothly, but everyone Raul's shot this time was too trifling, which was a waste of his teammates' efforts.
Wang Li is not very familiar with Raul. In the team, the players who have a good relationship with him are Ronaldo, Robinho, Casillas, Beckham and others. After he transferred to Real Madrid, Raul has not been in the team, so the two have not had much contact.
However, seeing that Raul failed to score a goal, Wang Li did not complain. He himself was also defended by Chelsea and had no time to care about others.
During this period, he has been looking for ways to perform. It's not that he is eager to perform and fight for a starting position. Even if he doesn't perform, he will still be the team's main force, because he alone accounts for one-third of Chelsea's defensive energy. Based on this alone, no player has contributed more than him.
Of course, these are tactical issues, and fans still hope to see Wang Li's performance.
And Wang Li is also trying to do so.
Chelsea's defense against him was indeed tight. Mourinho's defense against him was three layers inside and three layers outside. It was not easy to perform well under such defense. When Wang Li dribbled the ball, he was faced with double-teaming on all sides. He had no way out. In most cases, he could not even receive the pass from his teammates.
It was another Real Madrid attack. Baptista was struggling with the ball and passed it to Wang Li, but Lampard intercepted the ball in the middle. Seeing this, the commentator seemed very disappointed. He kept nagging: "We saw that Alan encountered some troubles in the game. He was always sandwiched between several opponents."
"Mr Mourinho's defensive tactics have worked well. Until now, Allen has only had two shots on goal and has not scored a goal for Real Madrid."
"Look at this ball, his good friend Lampard intercepted the pass directly in the middle, Baptista should not have passed it to him"
"It seems that Chelsea really understands Wang Li. When Mourinho was arguing with Allen before the game, he said that Allen should not perform well in this game. It seems that he did it. He did it with his understanding of Allen and the strength of the team."
"I really hope that Alan can get out of this predicament. In the current Real Madrid, Alan is a weathervane-like player. His performance is very important. I admit that I am also one of his fans."
"Maybe we should look forward to the second half. Alan will definitely explode. I have always believed in him, although it seems that his situation is not good now."
“Oh my God!”
Just as the commentator was chattering away, he suddenly exclaimed, and the camera immediately turned to Real Madrid's half. After Lampard intercepted the ball, he passed it to Damien Duff on the wing.
As an Irish player, Duff's personal ability is not very outstanding, so in the double forward combination with Robben, his position is lower than Robben. The Blues fans also think so, because Robben always performs personal breakthroughs in the game.
Football is a sport for 11 people, but individual ability is very important in the eyes of fans.
But this time, Duff, who did not have outstanding personal abilities, became the key figure in Chelsea's counterattack. After receiving the pass from Lampard, he accelerated and dribbled past Zidane in a flash.
This is not worth making a fuss about. It is normal to pass Zidane, but Duff's performance is more than that. In a quick counterattack, he passed the ball to Drogba at the front of the penalty area. After the latter saw that there was no chance, he passed it back again. Then, before the Real Madrid players could react, Duff kicked a very threatening through ball! !
The ball was passed behind Ramos, and Robben, who had entered the penalty area, ran to that spot! !
A small angle push shot!!
Arkin Robben, who did not touch the ball during the entire process, completed the final blow of Chelsea's attack. Facing a close-range shot, Casillas had no choice but to watch in despair as the football passed by his side, hit the goal post with a "bang" and bounced into the net.
"Chelsea broke the deadlock!! The goal was scored by the Dutch boy Arjen Robben!!!" In frustration, the commentator on the scene could only report it like this.
But that’s where it stops.
He really had no motivation to comment on Chelsea's goal. If he were asked to continue talking, he would probably curse without grace.
Robben was obviously very excited after scoring the goal. You know, this was a goal in the Champions League knockout round, and it was a goal away at the Bernabeu. He had reason to be excited. This goal was really worth a thousand dollars.
Soon, the scoreboard on the stadium changed to '0:1', and Chelsea was leading Real Madrid.
Seeing the Chelsea players celebrating happily, Wang Li's brows were deeply furrowed. Although Real Madrid had the advantage, there were too many games in which they had the advantage but failed to score. If this continued, the team's situation might be reversed.
And this was a game at the Bernabeu, so both he and his teammates could not help but be anxious. What they should have done was to score more goals to find an advantage, but now Chelsea has scored a goal.
This situation is unfavorable for Real Madrid.
"What should I do?" Wang Li kept thinking of solutions.
Although he knew he should integrate into the team, he still believed in himself in this situation. Although his teammates were strong, their shots were not guaranteed and relied more on luck than strength. He could not accept this situation.
At this time, Chelsea's head coach Mourinho seemed very happy. There was no more anxiety on his face, but a light of confidence. As long as they could gain an advantage away from home, he believed that the team would be able to beat Real Madrid and advance to the Champions League semi-finals.
The goal now speaks for itself, his tactics were successful.
Defensive football will win the game, he has always believed in this law. Even if the whole world dislikes him, as long as he wins, who cares what others say?
This is Mourinho, the world's number one madman
On the court, Wang Li received the ball again, but this time he was near midfield.
In this position, Chelsea's defense was obviously weaker, and the defensive players could not follow him towards Real Madrid's half, as that would stretch the team's defense and create opportunities for Real Madrid.
After receiving the pass, Wang Li still chose to dribble the ball.
Although Real Madrid's offense is very smooth now, opportunities are still very rare. He needs to create scoring opportunities for the team, not just make the offense smooth.
Lampard came up.
Having been teammates with Wang Li for a season, Lampard is very familiar with Wang Li's dribbling ability. He knows how to defend to achieve the greatest effect, and the best option is to get close to him and wait for other players to double-team him.
Lampard's choice was correct, but he forgot that this was in the middle and Chelsea's defense was very scattered in this area. After Wang Li found the opportunity, he didn't care about Lampard's defense at all and rushed over with the ball.
When approaching Wang Li, Lampard slowed down out of habit and did not choose to start directly, which was obviously a mistake. Wang Li's sudden burst left him more than three body lengths behind, making it difficult for him to catch up.
After passing Lampard, Wang Li was about to reach the penalty area line. Chelsea's defense was very strong in this area, and Essien and Makelele ran directly over.
Seeing this situation, Wang Li also had a headache. In the previous games, he had had enough of the defense of these two people.
After so many football matches, he has experienced many kinds of defense, but he has to say that the combination of Makelele, who knows him very well, and Essien is really the most annoying. These two defensive players are very experienced and they are definitely the world's top defensive stalwarts. When they join together to defend a player, it is really a headache. If it is a player of Ronaldo's level, he would probably have been suffocated in a corner of the stadium and become the air of the stadium.
However, Wang Li's personal ability is obviously a level higher than Ronaldo's.
Having faced so many double-teams, Wang Li would not impulsively use his footwork to rush forward. That would be absolutely unwise. Even if he could use his Lingbo Weibu skills to pass through the two players, the football cannot use this kind of skills and obviously he would not be able to get through.
For many players, it is always difficult to pass the ball past their opponents on the court, but Wang Li always has the headache of not being able to pass the ball past his opponents.
After all, Lingbo Weibu is not omnipotent. When he is dribbling the ball, he uses this movement to only speed up his dribbling.
Under the watchful eyes of all the fans, Wang Li chose to change the direction of the ball this time. He directly avoided the two players and dribbled horizontally to the side. This large-scale transfer made Makelele and the other two completely unable to react. When they caught up, they were already behind.
However, dribbling the ball sideways to the wing did not help Wang Li to directly pass two people, it only gave him space to pass the ball.
But, that's enough!!
During the training time at Chelsea and Real Madrid, Wang Li spent most of his time training free kicks. Now his free kick skills are no less than David Beckham's, and in this process, his long pass skills have already improved qualitatively. After having the passing space, Wang Li took a step back, turned his head and glanced behind him, then turned around and kicked the ball to the left side of the penalty area.
That's where Baptista is!
When Wang Li was dribbling the ball, most of Chelsea's defensive players were attracted by Wang Li's figure. Most of their attention was focused on Wang Li, while Makelele, Essien and full-back Gallas followed Wang Li's dribbling, which definitely created some loopholes in Chelsea's defense.
Baptista is one of them!!
At this moment, Chelsea missed a man. It should be said that this was a mistake, but it was also an unavoidable mistake. Wang Li alone attracted too much of Chelsea's defensive strength, and they could not always do everything.
Facing this opportunity, Baptista received the ball, reacted quickly, and pushed the ball into the dead corner of the goal! !
"Beautiful, gooooooooo" At this moment, the commentator almost shouted the goal horn, and the fans in the stadium cheered continuously.
But the ball was saved by a figure, that was Chelsea goalkeeper Thomas Clarke! !
"pretty!!!"
Similarly, in the Chelsea coaching booth, head coach Mourinho stood up and applauded, cheering for the save.
Baptista's shot was threatening enough, and he almost pushed the ball into the blind corner of the goal, but Thomas' reaction speed was also extremely fast, and he still saved the ball.
The last moment, heaven, the next moment, earth!
This was the true reflection of the Real Madrid fans' mood. Afterwards, almost everyone in the stadium stared at the white English guy lying on the ground in front of the goal. In this game, the level he played was absolutely world-class. Even if Kahn, Buffon and others were standing there, they felt that the ball must have gone in.
But the ball didn't go in.
Baptista looked at the big white guy in front of him with some disbelief, watching him slowly get up from the grass. This man became the hero who saved Chelsea, and he might have become a foil to the scene just now.
No matter how accurate his shot is, the result is what matters.
“Hehehehe.”
After standing up, Thomas laughed without any heroic image. The smile on his face reminded Wang Li of his time in Wolverhampton.
"You haven't changed!"
Wang Li walked over and said, "You are still so wretched. Is this natural? But don't be careless. I will score a goal soon."
“Hehehehe.”
As he spoke, Wang Li gave Thomas a thumbs up. He was very impressed with the save. Of course, these were just incidental matters for Wang Li now. The important thing was that he knew how to play in the attack just now.
Yes, he found a way.
Chelsea's defense against him was tight enough, but he could choose to retreat. Even if he didn't become a striker, with his forward ability, he could become a midfielder and pass the ball to his teammates and still have a good performance.
He thought so and did so.
So, after the game resumed, Wang Li stood near the center line, which made Makelele and Essien at a loss as to what to do. They didn't know whether they should follow Wang Li.
If they follow Wang Li, they will almost be unable to do anything else, and Chelsea will become 9 against 10. This is when they can completely defend Wang Li. In such a game, Chelsea will definitely become extremely passive.
But if he doesn't follow Wang Li, he can play freely in the midfield. Makelele knows very well that except for Lampard who can cause some trouble to Wang Li in the middle of Chelsea, the defense of other people can't play much role at all.
After thinking about it, they decided not to follow. If they did, Chelsea would be too passive.
Makelele hopes that the head coach can come up with a strategy during the half-time break. He has great faith in the Portuguese. It was Mourinho who brought him from Real Madrid to Chelsea and won him many championship honors.
With only a few minutes left in the first half, he had reason to think so.
However, in another Real Madrid attack, Wang Li's performance made Makelele feel relieved again.
This time, after Wang Li got the ball, he chose to break through from the left. When Makelele and the other two came up to defend, he passed the ball directly to the penalty area line. There, Raul got the ball and immediately moved the ball into the penalty area with his heel. Robinho followed up with a volley in the rhythm of his running! !
The ball missed the target and Real Madrid failed to score, but this attack was entirely initiated by Wang Li. His cross was so accurate that Raul was in a good position but had difficulty receiving the ball. However, the ball still fell at his feet.
With this level of passing, Makelele felt it would be difficult for the team to hold on until halftime.
Just as he was worried, Real Madrid organized the next round of attack.
The initiator of this attack was still Wang Li. After getting the ball in the center circle, he did not choose to dribble the ball, but passed the ball to Baptista on the wing.
Baptista dribbled the ball past Ricardo Carvalho very actively, and then passed the ball several times with Zidane and Robinho, and then dribbled the ball to the bottom line. At this time, he turned his head and saw Wang Li rushing towards him quickly. Behind Wang Li were Makelele and Essien, and it was obvious that their speed could not keep up with Wang Li.
Although it seemed that the black-haired boy did not have a good chance, Baptista still passed the ball to him.
This is a trust in the pillars of the team.
Wang Li caught the ball easily, and at the same time, his body suddenly froze in place, which made Makelele and the other man rush past him out of habit. It was too late for them to defend.
Wang Li was already rushing towards the center of the penalty area with the ball.
The Chelsea defence there was clearly dense, with Terry and Lampard among them.
Of course, Wang Li would not just rush over like this. He moved the ball sideways and did not rush towards the goal. In this case, Chelsea players followed Wang Li.
They followed Wang Li closely and kept blocking his passing routes.
In the last few minutes of the game, Wang Li's passes posed a great threat to Chelsea, and they didn't want him to play any more roles.
"Alan is dribbling the ball, he's moving laterally!! Who is he going to pass to?"
Just as the commentator finished speaking, Wang Li stopped the ball in an instant, shook off John Terry who was following him, found space, and fired a powerful shot! !
Cold shot!!
This is the real cold shot!!
Many players didn't react at all, and even the fans in the audience felt a little unbelievable. The shot was too sudden! ! They didn't expect that at that point, with so many players double-teaming him, the black-haired boy would suddenly stop and shoot.
However, there was one person who reacted, and that was Chelsea goalkeeper Thomas Clarke.
He is Wang Li's best friend and Wang Li's longest-time teammate. When Wang Li just came into this world, he and Wang Li grew up together in the Wolverhampton youth team.
So, after seeing Wang Li get the ball, he kept watching Wang Li's movements carefully, because he knew that Wang Li could shoot at almost any moment.
The angle of the shot was not very tricky, but the force was very strong. After reacting, Thomas didn't dare to save the ball, which was very unsafe. In a split second, he chose to knock the ball out with his fists.
The ball didn't go in.
All the Real Madrid fans in the stadium sighed. They couldn't help but admire Chelsea's goalkeeper in their hearts. His performance was really great.
The shot was really good, but the ball still didn't go in, which was really a pity. Chelsea head coach Mourinho on the sidelines also breathed a sigh of relief. At that moment, his heart was lifted up, and he smiled with satisfaction when he saw Thomas saved the ball.
But this smile only lasted less than a second.
The next moment, a black-haired boy in a Real Madrid jersey appeared in front of the ball that was saved. The '21' on his back made the Chelsea players despair.
Facing the empty goal, Wang Li still had time to exchange glances with Thomas before he kicked the ball into the net.
“goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!!” The commentator who had been feeling disappointed just now was instantly filled with surprise. He shouted out the goal at the top of his voice - “Alan Wang, the dance master of the Bernabeu, Alan Wang!!!”
"Alan equalized the score for Real Madrid!! A follow-up shot!! However, the shot just now was also from him. I can't believe how he could be in that position again in such a short time. It's incredible."
"At this moment, I want to say again, 'Alan is almost omnipotent'. No one can surpass him. He can do well in almost everything. Undoubtedly, this goal is entirely due to Alan, from organizing the offense, to finding opportunities to shoot, to shooting, and then the supplementary shot. He took care of the entire process from the offense to the goal."
"I think this goal will definitely become the best goal in the Champions League. If there is a better goal, it must be kicked by Allen."
In a flash, the Bernabeu Stadium became a sea of jubilation. Most of the fans in the stands shouted in surprise. They had been looking forward to this moment for too long.
Throughout the first half, Real Madrid was attacking but failed to score a goal. The first goal was scored by Chelsea. This kind of game really made the fans depressed. They could only look forward to Real Madrid's performance.
Now, it was this black-haired boy again who scored a goal.
In the last minutes of the first half, he scored the equalizer for Real Madrid. This way, Real Madrid will have a much easier time in the second half as the game goes into halftime with a draw.
When Wang Li did not perform well in the first half, almost all the fans thought that he was being targeted. However, at this time, they were all upset about their original idea. "I actually didn't believe Allen." Many people thought so, so they cheered even louder.
"Alan!! Alan!! Alan!!"
The entire Bernabeu was filled with this sound, which lasted for more than a minute before slowly subsiding.
"He is welcome wherever he goes." Looking at the atmosphere at the Bernabeu, Lampard couldn't help but say.
“That’s because he’s so good.”
Beside him, Makelele continued: "I always think the club's decision was wrong. Selling Alan to Real Madrid for 200 million euros couldn't be more wrong. His value is much higher than that. Just look at Real Madrid's current results and you will know that Alan will hardly lose a game when he plays."
"Are you scared?" Lampard said with a smile.
Makelele turned to look at the black-haired boy surrounded by Real Madrid players and chuckled: "It's just a sigh, but we can't give up easily. The game is only halfway through."
"I hope you are right, maybe England can win the World Cup this year, haha!!!"
"Humph, that must be ours!"
The conversation between Lampard and Makelele was not long, but it also revealed the general mentality of Chelsea players at this time - 'Can we really beat Real Madrid with that black-haired boy? '
This problem bothers almost all Chelsea players.
Although the score was only 1:1 and Chelsea still had the advantage away from home, Wang Li's goal was so shocking. He almost fooled the entire Chelsea defense line and scored a goal on his own. This was a big blow to the mentality of the defensive players.
The general idea of Chelsea players was to wait until the half-time break so that they would at least have some time to adjust. However, Real Madrid did not want to end like this, taking advantage of the momentum of the goal they had just scored. In the last time of the first half, Real Madrid organized two more attacks. Robinho made a threatening shot, but fortunately, captain John Terry reacted in time and blocked the ball with his body, so that the score was not rewritten again.
Under this circumstance, the game finally entered the halftime.
For the fans, the halftime break is a leisure time. They can do their own things and talk about the highlights of the first half of the game, while the big screen keeps replaying the two goals in the first half.
The first Chelsea goal was very exciting, but it was much inferior to Wang Li's goal, so the big screen kept replaying Wang Li's goal. Many fans watched it over and over again, but they still didn't get tired of it.
"Will Alan score again in the second half? How many goals will he score?"
This became a hot topic among fans, and people were talking about it in almost every corner of the stadium.
The locker rooms of the two teams were not so idle. In Real Madrid's locker room, Carlo was arranging the tactics for the second half. It would not be accurate to say that he was arranging them. It should be said that he was emphasizing the issues that should be paid attention to in the second half.
His main emphasis is still on defense.
With players like Wang Li, Robinho, Baptista and others, Real Madrid's offense is guaranteed, but the team cannot just attack. The counterattack ability shown by Chelsea in the first half posed a great threat to Real Madrid's defense.
If the defense can be guaranteed, then Carlo doesn't have to worry about the team at all, but now Real Madrid's defense is indeed a big problem.
"I don't need you to do anything more, but while ensuring the offense, you must pay attention to the defense. Carlos, you have to reduce the number of times you make runs!! The same goes for Pavan. As the captain of the team, you should set an example. In the second half, the two of you will have no chances, so just stay in the backcourt and ensure the team's defense."
Seeing Carlos and Pavan both nodded, Carlo nodded in satisfaction and continued: "You performed well in the first half, but defense is the key to victory in a football match. Our offense in the first half was beautiful, but what was the result? The score is now 1:1, and we are not leading! So you must pay attention to the defense."
What worries Carlo the most is the problem of Real Madrid's defenders, especially Carlos. He rarely scolds players, but for the sake of winning the game, he can only do this. If he remains silent, the team's style of play will slowly go astray, which is not what Carlo wants to see.
Carlos is the key figure for the defender to join in. In Carlo's opinion, with Wang Li in the frontcourt, Carlos's role will not be great. He cannot dribble as fast as the forward. After joining in, he can only make the back of Real Madrid more sparse. And long shots? He and Wang Li are not at the same level at all.
Fortunately, Carlos' attitude was still correct and he did not refute Carlo. However, Carlos did not look very good after being scolded in front of so many teammates.
But Carlo couldn't care less.
Off the field, Carlo looked at the defensive combination of Makelele, Essien and Lampard, and was extremely envious of Mourinho. Any head coach would hope that the team could have so many good players, especially blue-collar workers on the field like Makelele. This kind of player is what Real Madrid lacks the most.
Makelele was once a member of Real Madrid, but now he has joined the opponent's camp. This is what Carlo is most dissatisfied with the Real Madrid top management.
However, he is content. Now that Real Madrid has Wang Li, its offensive capability has been greatly enhanced. Otherwise, he would not have the confidence to confront Mourinho, a world-class coach.
Real Madrid is good at attacking, while Chelsea is good at defending.
However, unlike Carlo, Chelsea coach Mourinho still emphasized defense during the halftime break.
Chelsea is good at defense, but in Mourinho's opinion, the defense is still not strong enough. As a professional defensive coach, his style is defense. Facing a team like Real Madrid, he still emphasizes the team's defense.
It's like he was born to defend.
In Mourinho's view, only in this way can the team have hope of winning.
This is the difference in thinking and style between the two head coaches.
Mourinho prefers to strengthen the aspects that the team is good at, which is very similar to Wenger. Arsenal has strong offensive capabilities, but Wenger has been adding players on the front line in order to strengthen the offensive capabilities.
But the difference is that Arsenal's style is liked by fans, while Chelsea's style is not liked by fans.
But if the two teams played now, Chelsea's chances of winning might be higher, which might be a victory for defensive football and conservatism.
In Chelsea, Mourinho's authority is much stronger than Carlo in Real Madrid. As soon as he entered the locker room, he yelled at the players!
"Look at what you did in the first half!! Why didn't you defend that black-haired kid?? You were the European champions last season, the Premier League champions, the champions last season, and you will be the champions this season!! But why can't a championship team even defend one player from the opponent??"
"Under such circumstances, he actually fooled the entire defense. I really don't know what you guys are doing with the club's salary. Are they scary? Especially in the last minute, your game state was obviously not serious. I wonder if you were already planning to lose?"
Mourinho's face was full of anger, and the Chelsea players all lowered their heads, but in their hearts they didn't care about what he said.
"Championship team?"
You know, that black-haired boy was the most important contributor last season. If the club hadn't sold him to Real Madrid, the team wouldn't have faced this crisis, and perhaps it would have been an easy victory now.
"As for the salary??"
I'm afraid that the combined salary of the entire Chelsea team is not much higher than that of Wang Li alone. An annual salary of 35 million euros is no joke. Terry has the highest salary in the team, but his weekly salary is only 110,000 pounds, so his annual salary is only more than 5 million pounds.
Many other players only earn around 2 million pounds a year.
From this point of view, it is very normal that Chelsea's entire defense line cannot defend against Wang Li.
Fortunately, Mourinho was just talking, with the purpose of venting some dark emotions and encouraging the players to boost their morale.
During the half-time break, he focused on Wang Li's defensive issues. Mourinho had been worrying about this issue throughout the preparations for this game.
Originally Mourinho thought his defensive strategy was foolproof, but the game on the field made him realize that it is almost impossible to completely defend against an all-around player like Wang Li, because he can perform well in every position on the field.
Now, what he needs to do is to limit Wang Li's performance.
At this time, he deeply regretted that he had listened to the advice of club chairman Abramovich and team CEO Peter Kenyon in the summer and sold Wang Li. If he had fought harder, the two would most likely have kept Wang Li, and he would not have to worry about this matter.
But it is too late to think about it now. The black-haired boy already belongs to Real Madrid, which has become an unchangeable fact. After thinking about countermeasures temporarily, Mourinho still thinks that Essien should be asked to guard Wang Li throughout the court.
Mourinho cannot send Makelele and Essien to defend throughout the entire court, as that would be almost half of Chelsea's defensive strength. The consequences of doing so would be even worse than they are now. After all, the other players of Real Madrid are also very capable, especially the two young players of Real Madrid, whose performances are really outstanding.
If Wang Li's brilliance had not been so dazzling, Baptista and Robinho would have long become the main targets of Real Madrid's publicity.
From this point of view, Wang Li does have a role in suppressing other players, because fans will always remember the names of the best players, and Wang Li is undoubtedly the best performer of Real Madrid.
"We must hold on, we must hold on!!"
After arranging the tactics for the second half, Mourinho kept muttering this sentence. In the Portuguese's mind, if they could maintain this score in the second half, even if they didn't score a goal, it would be a victory for Chelsea.
But deep down he was extremely worried about the team.
After all, the performance of that black-haired boy was so terrifying that he always felt a sense of crisis.
(To be continued)
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