Chapter 507 We Are Going to Attack
Michael Owen was in very good form today. In the past 15 minutes, he had found three shooting opportunities, one of which went wide and two of which hit the goal frame.
Not a bad result for a shooter.
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The on-site commentator Creed Pesvak also kept shouting Owen's name. Whenever Owen had any performance, the Stamford Bridge's exclusive commentator would explain it in detail and give a few words of praise at the end of the commentary.
Last season, Pesvak's commentary was always dedicated to Wang Li, and now he is using this way of cheering on Irving.
Owen's performance did not disappoint the fans' support. In the past, he has always been Chelsea's best player and the most threatening player to Real Madrid's defense.
"Michael~~~~~Owen!!"
As the game progressed, Blues fans gradually made such voices. This former golden boy of Liverpool seemed to have regained his peak at Stamford Bridge.
"We can see that Owen's performance is really outstanding. He is in great shape today. Oh my god, look at this ball and shot!! It's a pity that it didn't go in. Yes, he is in great shape. Although Real Madrid's defenders defend him very tightly, he can always find shooting opportunities. This is the nose of a talented shooter!!"
From what Pesvak said, we can tell that Owen has found a good opportunity in the past few minutes. It seems that if Chelsea wants to turn the tables at home, Owen's goal is essential.
Where there are good performances, there are certainly bad performances; red flowers go with green leaves, and only green leaves can set off the red flowers.
Now, this person has turned out to be Wang Li.
Compared to Irving's brilliance, Wang Li's performance has nothing outstanding. Although he has several good dribbles, compared with his ability, this seems to be nothing special.
That's true. For the media, fans, and even opponents who are accustomed to Wang Li's outstanding performance, there is almost no highlight if Wang Li doesn't score goals - the requirements seem a bit high.
But that's not the point.
Blues fans hope that this black-haired boy will not perform well throughout the game, so that Chelsea will have a greater chance of eliminating Real Madrid.
"But in this case, Alan will not be able to participate in the next Champions League game," thought Wang Li's die-hard supporter among the Blues fans. This idea is really confusing.
"Alan's performance today didn't seem to be outstanding. Is he in bad shape? This is really good news for Chelsea. I hope this situation can last until the end of the game."
Many fans also think so. Most of them have the same idea. They don’t want the black-haired boy on the field to perform poorly, but they also want Chelsea to win. So the compromise is that Wang Li’s unstable state continues until the end of the game.
However, from a professional perspective, the two referees on the sidelines did not think so.
In their opinion, the reason why the black-haired boy on the field has not had any shots or assists so far is not because of his bad condition, but because of the overall situation of Real Madrid and the two teams.
At the beginning of the game, Real Madrid was suppressed and Wang Li had few opportunities to get the ball. Even if he got the ball by himself, it would be a fantasy for him to get past the iron-clad defense of so many Chelsea players. Unless he forcibly used his body to break through the defense, it would be impossible.
After Real Madrid stabilized the situation, Wang Li served as the initiator of several attacks for the team and temporarily played the role of organizing the offense.
Zidane did not play in this game. Garcia and Diogo are both good players, but they are a little lacking in organizing offense, and they have just entered the game state.
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In order to keep the team's offense strong and for the team's morale, Wang Li played such a role.
In fact, Wang Li doesn't like this position.
Under normal circumstances, even if the team's backcourt was bombarded, he was used to staying in the frontcourt waiting for opportunities, and would rather work hard alone to make up for the team's lost goals than to participate in defense in the backcourt, or to be an offensive organizer, etc. But in this game, his teammates unanimously put the captain's armband on his shoulders. This trust and sense of responsibility as a captain forced him to consider the whole team during the game.
After all, this was not his own game, and the team was indeed better than he could play.
For an offensive team, the players who organize the offense often have few chances to score goals because they stay in the midfield most of the time.
Of course, Wang Li can also go to the frontcourt, but in that case, Real Madrid's offense is likely to be disconnected from the middle, which will have a huge impact on the formation. As a result, he will not get any good opportunities in the frontcourt.
This is the main reason why he didn't perform well.
However, as Real Madrid's formation stabilized, the players' performances gradually returned to their normal state, and Real Madrid's performances became better and better. In the offense, every position of the team became a part of the offensive operation, and Wang Li's position gradually moved forward. In this way, he had more opportunities to perform.
While the stadium broadcast was still nagging at Wang Li's performance, under the expectation of all Real Madrid supporters, Wang Li finally exploded! !
During a Chelsea attack, Damien Duff's long shot was caught by Casillas with both hands. After that, Casillas saw Wang Li in the backcourt and did not choose to kick the ball with a long foot, but threw the ball directly to Wang Li.
It seemed that Wang Li was organizing the attack again.
But this time it was different. After Wang Li passed the ball to Roberto Carlos on the wing, he winked at Beckham and rushed forward quickly.
After a few passes, the football soon reached Beckham's feet.
After receiving Wang Li's "signal", Beckham knew how to play. He began to dribble the ball forward slowly, but his eyes were always observing Wang Li's position. When he saw Wang Li shook off Carvalho on the penalty area line, Beckham suddenly accelerated, distanced himself from Robben next to him, found a passing space, and kicked the ball to the front court.
Almost every time Beckham passed the ball, Chelsea's defensive players would be a little nervous, because Beckham's passes were so accurate that every kick could pose a threat to Chelsea's defense.
Regardless of fame or strength, Beckham's long passes are worthy of Chelsea players' attention.
But now the ball landed in the open space on the right side of the penalty area. There was no player in that direction at all. This made the Chelsea defenders a little confused - did Beckham make a mistake?
That's what they thought.
After being thrown off, Carvalho kept following Wang Li, but Wang Li was very fast and he used this time to run quickly towards the right side of the penalty area.
Seeing this, Chelsea's defensive players knew that Wang Li was going to get the ball. After realizing it, Makelele, Geremi and William Gallas immediately swarmed in that direction.
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They didn't want Wang Li to get the ball.
However, the cooperation between Wang Li and Beckham had definitely reached a certain level. When Wang Li ran to the position, the football fell right beside him. This precise pass made the fans in the audience excited.
However, the Blues fans held back from cheering because it was Real Madrid's attack.
"Alan got the ball," Pesvak's commentary was also a little low, he didn't dare to imagine the next scene.
Those who know Wang Li know that when he gets the ball near the penalty area, he often poses a great threat to the opponent's goal. Now Wang Li has the ball on the right side of the penalty area line. This position is not very good, but it does not prevent Chelsea supporters from worrying.
They were right.
After Wang Li got the ball, facing the three people running towards him to double-team him, he suddenly dribbled the ball back, and after dodging the oncoming Carvalho, Wang Li ran towards the left side along the penalty area line.
With such a big change of direction, he shook off the double-team of four people and left them all behind.
"Oh my god, Alan broke through the siege!! What is he going to do!?"
What to do?
Of course, look for opportunities to shoot!!
Chelsea players obviously paid enough attention to Wang Li. When they saw Wang Li shake off four people and dribble the ball along the penalty area line, in order to prevent Wang Li from suddenly shooting, John Terry in the penalty area had to bite the bullet and run over to defend. This scene really made the Blues fans worried.
Four players defended one player, and then the player got rid of the four players, and the other players had to make up for it. It was such a ridiculous thing, but it really happened.
The player who made this surprising move was the most important player who laid the foundation for Chelsea's success last season.
At this time on the court, after Terry came to defend, Wang Li was surrounded. Seeing that the situation was becoming critical, in the chaos, the ball under his feet would almost be intercepted in the next second.
But at this time, Wang Li curled his lips, and in an instant his eyes swept across the left side of the penalty area - he had attracted many Chelsea defensive players, so on the left side and even in the penalty area, other Real Madrid players were completely unguarded.
At the critical moment, Wang Li kicked the ball lightly between Terry's legs. With the watchful eyes of Chelsea players, the ball rolled directly to the left side of the penalty area.
Pablo Garcia!!
In Real Madrid, which is full of big names, this midfielder who joined the team for 6 million euros in the summer is so inconspicuous. In front of all the stars of Real Madrid, he has almost no outstanding features.
But now, Garcia has become the key man!!
He inserted from the right side and shot the ball that rolled in from the side.
Watching the football fly into the net, goalkeeper Thomas Clark was completely powerless. When the ball had already entered the net and the referee blew the whistle to indicate that the goal was valid, Thomas still stared at Garcia, as if Garcia was his enemy for several lifetimes.
"Goal!! The ball goes in, it's Pablo Garcia!"
"However, this goal was more due to Allen, who drew the attention of most of Chelsea's defenders with his dribbling, and then created an opportunity for Garcia to almost push the ball into the empty net.
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“This outstanding performance also proves his condition today.”
Garcia has not received much praise because most people don't know much about him. In Real Madrid, which is full of big names, he is indeed easy to be overlooked.
Garcia is indeed not outstanding, and it should be said that his offensive ability is really not outstanding.
From 1998 to 2000, he played for Real Madrid's city rival Atletico Madrid. Garcia then went to Serie A and failed to succeed at AC Milan and Verona, where he spent two unsuccessful seasons.
La Liga players are not adapted to the Serie A league, which is vividly reflected in Garcia.
After returning to La Liga, Garcia made 78 appearances for Osasuna in three seasons and played a key role in midfield. As a result, Real Madrid, eager to find a defensive player, brought him to the Bernabeu.
That’s right, Garcia joined Real Madrid because of his intercepting ability in the backcourt.
But now, he scored a goal, which made the players in the frontcourt jealous. Garcia was obviously very excited after scoring the goal. This was his first Champions League goal for Real Madrid this season and also his first goal of the season.
This is indeed worth celebrating.
Ignoring the way of celebration, let’s just look at the expression of Chelsea coach Mourinho on the sidelines.
Regarding the battle between Real Madrid and Chelsea, the biggest gossip is about Mourinho and Wang Li, because these two players were the best coach and player combination last season. Mourinho is the best coach and Wang Li is the best player. Together, they led Chelsea to an unprecedented quadruple championship and reached the pinnacle that a Premier League team can reach.
Now, the two have parted ways, so when Real Madrid meets Chelsea, Chelsea's biggest star - head coach Mourinho has become the focus of many reporters.
Although the game on the field was very intense, some reporters still captured the moment of the goal and Mourinho's performance.
The Portuguese man stretched out his hand and slapped his forehead three times in a row. Judging from the angle of the camera, the force in his hand was quite strong. It was obvious that Mourinho was not in a good mood at the time.
After that, he held his chin with one hand and stared at the direction of the court. It was unknown what he was doing. Even when the assistant coach next to him spoke to him, he did not respond.
Mourinho was indeed in a bad mood.
Looking at the black-haired boy celebrating the goal with his teammates on the field, he felt a feeling of regret. This feeling had happened more than once in the past half month.
Originally, before the game, he suppressed his regret, carefully arranged tactics for the team, used words to boost morale, and urged the players to train hard one by one. He rarely did all these things before, and he even rarely watched the players' training.
But now, facing Real Madrid, especially facing the team that this black-haired boy is on, he has no confidence of winning at all.
But Mourinho told himself in his heart: "We have a chance."
This method, which is similar to hypnosis, prevented Mourinho from giving up the game, but instead he worked hard for the glimmer of hope of victory.
Owen is back, Chelsea is doing well in the league, and the team doesn't have too many injuries. All these things make Mourinho feel that beating Real Madrid, especially beating the team where this black-haired boy is, is not a fantasy.
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But now, the team lost the ball again
Who can be blamed for this?
Should we blame the players for missing man in defense, or should we blame goalkeeper Thomas for his poor performance?
No, none of these!!
“My players performed very well!!!”
This is not hypnosis, it is actually true. However, even so, Real Madrid still scored a goal, and the main contributor to the goal was not Pablo Garcia, but the black-haired boy who attracted more than half of Chelsea's defensive strength, and was the most important contributor to helping Chelsea win the first quadruple championship in history last season.
"Can we still win?"
Mourinho asked himself this, he was really confused.
"Why did he leave Chelsea?" After being at a loss, this regret came to my mind again.
Mourinho felt that he was lucky enough to have such a super player in his first season after coming to the Premier League. The two of them had similar personalities and got along very well. They won many championships together.
However, the team sold such a player to Spain.
At this moment, Mourinho was extremely dissatisfied with Abramovich and the team's CEO Peter Kenyon - "If we lose, I'm afraid it will be my responsibility again, right?"
It's not fear, it's certainty.
Chelsea's win is Abramovich's credit, and the loss is definitely Mourinho's responsibility. Although the media and fans don't think so, at least Abramovich thinks so.
"Maybe it's time for me to leave too." thought the Portuguese.
This was the first time this thought came to his mind. He had always been doing well at Chelsea and the fans supported him very much. As the team's performance had always been good, the demanding Russian tycoon was also very satisfied with him.
Everything seems to be fine.
But after this loss, will it still be beautiful?
Mourinho doesn't know.
He covered his cheeks with both hands and wiped them vigorously, finally pulling his thoughts back to the court. Now, the game is still going on, and as Chelsea's head coach, the question he should consider is how to make the team win.
As for the rest, let’s think about it after the game.
"Attack!! We are going to attack!!"
When the referee blew the whistle of the game, Mourinho kept waving his hands on the sidelines and shouting at the players. He was not afraid of other people's strange looks at him at all. He just insisted on standing there and shouting to cheer up the players.
This scene made the Blues fans excited. What could they be dissatisfied with with such a coach?
They seem to see hope for Chelsea's victory again