Football’s First Defender

The last attack of the first half of the game was finally ended after Messi tried to cut in the middle, after a helpless anti-aircraft shot.

The score of the two teams was 0 to 0, which lasted a full 45 minutes! Although Barcelona occupies the absolute initiative on the field and occupies more than 70% of the ball possession rate, they still cannot score!

It is said that Barcelona, ​​which has the strongest offensive firepower among the major European teams this season, even at its home court, where tens of thousands of people watched cheering at the Nou Camp Stadium, facing Chelsea’s strongest copper and iron defense. No way!

Among the highlights of the first half of the first half of the halftime replay, Barcelona’s most threatening attack was the opening stage. Eto'o took advantage of Chelsea’s unsteady footing with a header, but this time it was enough to change the field. In the previous situation, he was rescued by Chelsea defender Yang Feng's goal line, making Barcelona miss the best chance to get the lead!

Of course, Barcelona's repressive power at home is still very good!

Although Chelsea did not invest enough troops on the offensive end or the counterattack due to defensive tactics, but throughout the first half, under the control of Barcelona's very few turnovers and a high passing rate, Chelsea counterattacked. Opportunities are also very few. In the end, on the offensive end, after half the game, only two shots were made!

The conflicts predicted by the media before the game are indeed worthy of the name as the game progresses! However, after halftime, the spear was not as sharp as imagined. Although the thickness of the shield is sufficient, the barbs hidden under the shield skin have not yet been revealed!

For teams of this level on both sides, during the intermission, the head coach did not make any general tactical adjustments this time. At most, he made some fine-tuning of the player positions. And the coach's personal advice to certain players!

Yang Feng was also emphatically emphasized by Hiddink that when necessary, outside the penalty area, you must dare to foul, don't be afraid of fouls, and definitely not allow Barcelona's offensive players to break through the last defense barrier of Chelsea's central defender.

Hiddink also knows that Yang Feng's defensive style is prudent and clean. Yang Feng relies on his own judgment instead of being rude and brutal corporal punishment!

But in this fierce game, it’s like Messi’s breakthrough when he passed Yang Feng. Sometimes, no matter how accurate and prepared as a central defender, he can’t match the superstars of the opposing superstar players in an instant. Play! Common sense is not suitable for measuring super players in such a game! At this time, making some fouls and ensuring the stability of the line of defense is the safest and most beneficial choice for the overall situation!

The tactical choices of both sides continue! Barcelona, ​​which had an absolute advantage on the scene, was still in the second half preparing to follow their offensive tactics and find a way to knock on Chelsea's goal!

And Chelsea, who did not concede a ball in the first half, naturally continued to set up the bus in front of him to achieve the highest goal before the game without conceding a ball!

As for whether they can steal an away goal in a limited counterattack opportunity, Chelsea players have a very good mentality and rely on Drogba's own performance!

However, the more Drogba gets into the key game, the harder the toes, the Chelsea players still have a little expectation in their hearts. I hope Drogba can help the team alone and gain a greater advantage!

No substitutions, no tactical changes. After supplementing a certain amount of food and water, the players on both sides end the rest time and start the second half of the game!

When Hiddink and Guardiola played, they also met face to face and smiled! Both of them knew each other’s tactical ideas, and both made the strains that they thought were most suitable for the team. The victory or defeat is now largely irrelevant to the on-the-spot command of the two. Now it mainly depends on the players on the field. The level of tactical completion and the freedom to play, is there any wonder?

This level of giants directly confronts and determines the main tactical play. The head coach will not easily make changes without major accidents!

After all, the opponent's strength is at the same level as yourself. Your adjustment means that the players need to adapt temporarily, and the team's performance will fluctuate, which means it will be easier for the opponent to catch this opportunity!

The two coaches will definitely make some targeted substitution adjustments during the game, but in principle, neither of them intends to rely on substitutions to make too many tactical changes, at most, changing their status. Or a player who is physically weak!

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Chelsea players continued to organize a few waves of attacks in the opening phase according to the original plan! And on defense, Chelsea’s players no longer retreat to the backcourt and directly enter the position to defend, but began to seek more opportunities to press on the frontcourt, giving Barcelona a certain amount of oppression for certain players!

For this tactical attempt, Hiddink said that breaking the sky also intends to give the team 10 minutes to 15 minutes. After that, regardless of whether they have obtained the advantage on the scene, Chelsea will need to retreat and return to the iron bucket!

Of course, although the bus has moved forward, in terms of defense, Hiddink did not intend to leave Barcelona too many opportunities!

Although his backcourt space has increased, the number of yellow cards for the team members is still very rich!

Except for Ballack, none of the players in the backcourt of Chelsea received a yellow card!

In the process of pushing forward, as long as Barcelona breaks through the frontcourt players and enters Chelsea's halftime, except Ballack, everyone else must use the fastest time to reach the defensive position, no matter if it is three or seven or twenty. First, directly knock down the Barcelona players. Besides, you must use fouls to enter the dead ball stage and give other players time to return to defense!

Regarding the foul, Hiddink gave the order to die! Don't be stingy with yellow cards. It doesn't matter if you foul a few more times within 15 minutes!

Not to mention, although everyone is a well-informed professional player, but the mentality of people is never stable, it can always remain stable. Under Chelsea's oppressive defense, it is more likely that this is the Champions League semi-final. , The pressure given to players by key games. The Barcelona players really almost gave Chelsea a big gift!

"Facing the full-court defense of Chelsea players, it is not easy for Barcelona to organize attacks in the backcourt now!"

"Essien, after the intermission, his stamina was restored. As soon as the game started, he bit Harvey and started a 1v1 press against Harvey!"

Because of the advancement of Chelsea's overall defense, Harvey did not find a good opportunity to pass the ball forward to find teammates!

Seeing that Essien was about to hit him, Harvey naturally did not dare to try the referee's penalty scale, but first steadily shift the ball back!

"Drogba is chasing the ball very hard! It puts a lot of pressure on Barcelona's central defender Max!"

"Max, on the left in front of the penalty area, directly choose to pass the ball back to goalkeeper Valdes!"

"Kicked! Max's pass was kicked!"

Perhaps Harvey’s pass was due to Essien’s collision and to avoid Drogba’s defensive interference on the back line. Harvey paid attention to the passing line and the speed of the ball. Of course, he sacrificed some of the ball. Be more stable, this pass is a little bouncing!

But under normal circumstances, even if Drogba chases the ball very fast, Max still has enough time to adjust the pass. However, sometimes listening to the whistling sound of Drogba running behind him, Max himself is also Some panic!

It may also be due to the fact that there are no players of Drogba's type in La Liga, so he often faces some dexterous and technical strikers. Now suddenly facing Drogba's strong forwards, he is still a little flustered. !

Max did not choose to stop and stop the ball. He thought that he would stop the ball first. This would give Drogba more time to get close to him. It is possible that Drogba, who is running at full speed, would directly hit him. In order to avoid this In the meaningless physical confrontation, Max chose to pass the ball directly to the goalkeeper without stopping, but at this time, there was an accident!

Harvey's passing is somewhat speedy, but Max's own judgment on the timing of the pass has also appeared a huge deviation!

The bounced football directly makes Max’s action of the ball less suitable. The foot contact position of the ball does not cover the football, so it kicks directly. Although the ball also moves towards the goalkeeper, it is because of the kick. Hey, this ball has a small spin and arc, and it also causes the ball to be very slow!

"Valdes hastened to attack, wanting to pounce and catch the football!"

"But Drogba is faster!"

This is really a pie in the sky. Seeing Max's passing error, Drogba twisted his ankle and continued to chase the ball at full speed!

Drogba, who has been sprinting at full strength before, will definitely touch football faster than Valdes through the kinetic energy of running!

Before the attack, Valdes, seeing Drogba rushing at full speed, felt that he had no way to get the ball before Drogba, he immediately chose, lowered his center of gravity, and squatted to block Drogba's shot!

At this time, Max, who made a huge mistake, and Pique, who rushed over from the other side, came at full speed from both sides of Drogba, trying to stop Drogba! Especially Pique’s side, although the distance A bit far, but in a horizontal position, it is definitely in front of Drogba!

Pique was only a few steps away before he could appear in front of Drogba!

"Drogba! There is no stopping the ball! Catch the ball! Just stretch your leg to finish the goal!"

In fact, Drogba’s first thought was to swing the goalkeeper Valdes to empty the goal, but Pique rushed from Drogba’s right hand side at full speed. By accelerating directly, he already flew into a sliding shovel. Sliding to the front of Drogba to prevent Drogba's shot, and completely cut off the space for Drogba to change direction to the right!

And Drogba’s left rear, Max, who committed a big mistake, is also desperately chasing. Although there is no way to prevent Drogba from hitting the goal, the difference between the two is only about 1 meter. Bar wants to change the direction to the left and sway Valdes, it is very likely that Max will catch up with him and complete the destruction of the ball!

So in an instant decision, Drogba chose to hit the door directly!

"Peak came with a shovel, but he was still a step slower!"

"Valdes!"

"Pounced!"

"Drogba keep up! Pick and shoot!"

"Valdes jumped up and bumped again!"

"Oh my God!"

"Valdes made two consecutive saves! Saved Barcelona!"

At the peak of Valdes, the reaction speed was very fast, and all kinds of extreme saves were among the best in the world!

Facing Drogba's single-handed goal, the goalkeeper and the striker were in a direct 1v1 matchup. Seeing that his teammates were chasing back, Valdes adjusted his position and tried to block most of the angles! Especially Valdes, pressed his body very low, and stretched out his legs as much as possible to block the angle of Drogba's push!

But Drogba chose to shoot high ball directly, and Valdes did not expect it. In this single-handed situation, the forward is actually the most willing to use a more secure ground ball or a half-high kick that kicks the ball slightly to make sure that the goal is within the frame!

But Drogba has full confidence in his footwork, daring to shoot directly and hit the upper right corner of the goal!

Valdes really just subconsciously opened his arms, raised them, straightened his arms, and moved out to a block. Luckily, he stopped the kick and hit the door!

But the ball that bounced back in the hand fell near Drogba!

Because Drogba had been chasing the ball forward at high speed before, even after the goal was finished, his body was always moving forward due to the inertia of the running. So this time the ball bounced to Drogba’s side, but Drogba and Valdes is almost face-to-face!

At this close range, due to Valdez’s divergent feet before, Drogba has no angle to complete the easiest shot to shoot!

It’s time to test Drogba’s effort on the soles of his feet. When Drogba’s body moves forward due to inertia, his left foot strongly supports the ground to stabilize his figure, but his right ankle shakes directly to complete the hook and shoot directly. !

Drogba has already done what he can do, UU reading www. uukanshu.com has done it to the extreme. At close range, he finished shooting and hit the goal. The starting arc also crossed the top of Valdes' head and flew towards the goal!

But Valdes, who had just finished the save, had a very abnormal second reaction. The moment Drogba finished his shot, he almost spread his legs apart. Valdes, who was sitting on the ground, used his whole body force again and bounced a little bit. At the height of, swinging both hands at the same time, successfully blocked Drogba's shooting direction and hit the ball out of the goal frame!

"Drogba still wants to continue shooting!"

"Max finally returned to the defensive position, his body fought Drogba directly from the side and back, and he kicked the ball out of bounds!"

"Chelsea, missed the best scoring opportunity in this game so far!"

Hiddink on the sidelines already wanted to celebrate the goal, but Valdez's brave performance suffocated the celebration back! I can only shook his head helplessly, feeling a bit pity that Drogba didn't take this opportunity to score a goal!

And Guardiola, after experiencing this exciting time, lamented that he will not die, there must be blessings! At the same time, he is considering whether Max needs a substitution!

Pique and Max are competitors in their own right, and both sides rotate to partner with team captain Puyol. They have performed well this season!

In addition to Max’s mistake that made Guardiola distrust him, Puyol, who is better at headers, can play offensively and bring greater supplements to the team!

Guardiola also has to admit that when the team's pass penetration encounters difficulties and can not pose a threat, it is also a last resort to use the opportunity of positioning the ball appropriately!

All for victory, in the process of pursuing victory, what football philosophy, let me talk about it first!