Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 1099 Disappointing Battle of the Focus (Second Monthly Pass Request)

Liverpool and Mourinho's Real Madrid are somewhat similar.

They're all about defense.

Emphasizing defense is Liverpool's tradition, and emphasizing defense is also Mourinho's tradition.

Two teams that both value defense come together, and if you expect to see some passionate offensive battles, you must be out of your mind.

Liverpool is at their own home court, and they need to be more offensive and proactive, but they are also limited.Real Madrid simply put on a defensive counterattack posture.

Although the battle of words before the game was fierce, it can be seen that the two teams are very cautious in this game.

This disappointed many people—they spat at each other so hotly before, they thought it would be a fierce battle.

In fact, this made Martin O'Neill frown.He originally thought that Chen Yingxiong came forward to stimulate Real Madrid, and stimulated so hard, Real Madrid would definitely try their best to attack in this game, so he could take advantage of the situation and play a defensive counterattack, just like they played against Juventus.

Unexpectedly, Real Madrid scolded and scolded, but they were unmoved when they really got to the court, and they still followed their own steps.This shows that they are not overwhelmed by anger, they remain calm and still know what to do.They are not like Juventus. Because of Chen Yingxiong's provocation, the whole team is like a frying pan. Even the head coach can't keep calm.

While Martin O'Neill was frowning, he also had to admire Mourinho's ability. Being able to manage a team to this point can be said to be complete.

Admiration is all admiration, which also means that this game will be more difficult to play.

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Because both sides pay more attention to defense and are cautious, the goal has not appeared for a long time.Both sides are competing in the midfield, and there are not many wonderful shooting and defensive scenes.

This makes many neutral viewers who are interested in watching the strong showdown feel very boring.

Especially those fans who are not in Europe, they have to endure the suffering of jet lag, watching this game, but not seeing the scenes they often imagined, it is inevitable to be disappointed.

In the first half, the two sides directly played a 0:0!

This score made Martin O'Neill very dissatisfied, but Mourinho was very happy.

In the away game, the result of 0:0 is acceptable to Mourinho, and it would be even better if it was 3:3.

Draw opponents in the away game, and slowly clean them up at home. This is Mourinho's strategy.That's why he's so conservative and cautious.He now has supreme power in Real Madrid, no one can tell him what to do except the club chairman Florentino, not even the media in Madrid can criticize him, otherwise he will give the media a look .

When he first arrived at Real Madrid, if he dared to play so cautiously, he would be denounced by the media for tarnishing the glory and tradition of Real Madrid.Now, everyone doesn't talk about it, just cheer for Mourinho.

So Mourinho can do this with confidence and boldly. In order to win, he will do whatever it takes.

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"The first half of the game is over. Neither side scored a goal. Liverpool was forced to a 0-0 draw by Real Madrid at home!"

"Mourinho's strategy should be to guarantee a draw away from home. He has already succeeded in half."

"This first half is not good news for Martin O'Neill. No goal is the biggest problem. Liverpool has the sharpest offensive combination in England, but they have nothing to do with Real Madrid's defense. It seems that the intermission It's time for Martin O'Neill to make adjustments to this..."

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Back in the dressing room, Liverpool's players were a little frustrated. They had expected to break the deadlock and score in the first half.

Unexpectedly, a goal was missed, and now they have only 45 minutes left, and they wasted 45 minutes!
Martin O'Neill also realized that there would be no future if he continued to be so cautious. In any case, the current situation was stronger than others. No matter how worried he was, he had to take the initiative to attack.If there is no goal conceded, it ends up being a draw.That road trip will never be easy.

"Well, head up first, boys," he said to them all.

"In the first half we were too conservative, in the second half we have to be more proactive. Now is not the time to think about whether we will concede the ball, we have to score first. In the second half our full-backs were bolder when they pressed the assist, but the assist was completed. After that, you have to get back on defense quickly."

O'Neal still cares about defense, if he doesn't lose the ball, he won't lose the ball...

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On the other side, Mourinho praised the performance of Real Madrid players.

His players really did a good job, executed his tactical requirements very well and didn't allow Liverpool to score.This is what Mourinho has always cared about. No matter how many goals he scores, it is not as good as not conceding.

Then he began to analyze for everyone what Liverpool would do in the second half and how Real Madrid would respond.

"Liverpool will definitely step up their attack in the second half because they didn't score a single goal in the first half. If they don't score the whole game, they are dead. So in the second half they will attack heavily. No matter how hard the attack is. , don’t panic, find the right opportunity to hit their quick counterattack... But, but! Pay attention to this but!"

Mourinho suddenly raised his hand and reminded everyone with a serious face.

"However, if our defense is in danger, the pressure is high, and the opponent's offense is too fast, we may break through our goal at any time. Then we must give up the offense immediately and concentrate on defense! Remember, in this game, do not lose The ball was put first!"

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In addition to those fans, there are still people watching the game.That's Messi in Barcelona.

Whether it is Cristiano Ronaldo or Chen Yingxiong, they can be regarded as Messi's enemies.

Especially the latter.

Messi is now competing with Chen Yingxiong for the top scorer.

So he is particularly concerned about Chen Yingxiong's goals.

So much so that he even started watching Chen Yingxiong's games.

In this game, Chen Yingxiong didn't score a single goal in the first half, so he felt relieved.

The gap between the two is now four goals—Chen Yingxiong scored fifteen goals, Messi scored eleven.

In the last Champions League match, Chen Yingxiong scored one goal and Messi scored two.

Chen Yingxiong didn't score this time, it would be better if he didn't score the whole game.

Barcelona's game is tomorrow night, and Messi has the hope of continuing to chase the goal gap between him and Chen Yingxiong...

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After the start of the second half of the game, it was indeed as Mourinho said, Liverpool wanted to score, and they pressed the whole line.

For Real Madrid, this should be good news, right?
No.

Real Madrid's defense instantly felt tremendous pressure.The Liverpool offensive combination led by Chen Yingxiong caused a lot of trouble for Real Madrid.

The Real Madrid players kept Mourinho's words in mind, seeing their defense line crumbling, so they didn't think about attacking any more, and just concentrated on defending, and they won the tie.

The scene in the second half was different from the first half. It was no longer that the two sides competed and entangled near the midfield. Instead, Liverpool pressed up and besieged Real Madrid's penalty area across the board, and Real Madrid shrank their defense and stayed behind closed doors.

Liverpool's shots have increased, but because Real Madrid's dense defense is very good, Liverpool can only shoot more from long distances, and there is an excellent goalkeeper Casillas, so don't look at Liverpool's offensive is very fierce, but it is No goal...

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"That's why I hate defensive football - what a beautiful strong-man dialogue, but it's ruined by passive and conservative tactical thinking! Mourinho's team parked two cars in front of the goal. It’s like a bus, completely blocked. Liverpool can’t score no matter how they attack! But what’s the point of such a game? Is this a game? This is a half-time offensive and defensive drill!”

The commentator angrily criticized Mourinho's conservative tactics.

For such criticism, Mourinho's ears are already calloused, and he will not take it to heart.

The narrator is angry, that's their business.Mourinho will not sacrifice himself in order to take care of the emotions of the commentators-he is not so noble and willing to sacrifice himself for others.

He also turned a deaf ear to the boos at Anfield.

He sat on the coach's bench with his legs crossed, and he was very confident in his team.

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The game went on until seven and 10 minutes later, and the score was still 0:0.

Some Chinese fans who stayed up late to watch the game have already yawned, with tears streaming from the corners of their eyes.

This game is so boring!Let them down!
What they originally hoped to see was a strong dialogue between Liverpool and Real Madrid, what they wanted to see was a duel between two top players in the world, Chen Yingxiong and Ronaldo, and what they wanted to see was a hearty battle...

As a result, nothing was seen.

It seems that the focus battle promoted by the media may not be the best one... It was hyped before, but after watching the game, I realized that it is simply... cheating!

Chen Yingxiong was closely guarded by Real Madrid. Wherever he appeared, there were a bunch of people there, and he didn't even think about doing anything else.Real Madrid don't have to worry about everyone defending Chen Yingxiong, but they can't defend other Liverpool players.Because Real Madrid is shrinking their defense and they are all shrinking back, so their penalty area is full of people, and there is always someone to take care of other Liverpool players.

On the other hand, Cristiano Ronaldo is limited by Real Madrid's tactics and lacks counterattacks. Naturally, there are not many opportunities for him to perform.Occasionally take the ball to hit Liverpool's defense, because of the lack of support from his teammates, he has not been able to pose any threat to Liverpool's goal.

Just when many people were sleepy and almost fell asleep, the situation on the field changed suddenly!

(End of this chapter)