Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 767 This is a War

When the melodious whistle sounded over St. James' Park, Drogba tapped the ball, passed it to Ibrahimovic, and then accelerated himself to run forward.

When Ibrahimovic passed the ball back, Ribery and Nie Fei on the two wings also accelerated at the same time, running towards Chelsea's half like two sharp knives.

Essien received the ball, stopped the ball under his feet, saw that Chelsea striker Tony had rushed into Newcastle's half to press, so he turned around and passed the ball back to Lucio behind him.

Lucio stopped the ball under his feet, looked up to observe the situation ahead, and then raised his foot to pass the ball long.

The ball quickly crossed the half court and flew to the left where Ribery was sprinting!
Deco was going to jump up to head the ball, but maybe it was because the game had just started and he hadn't warmed up enough. Deco's judgment on the ball was biased. Although he jumped up, he didn't hit the ball!

The ball fell smoothly to two meters in front of Ribery. Ribery didn't need to stop his body, and easily stretched out his feet to pad the ball down.

Facing such a rapid impact from Ribery, Johnson safely chose the strategy of fighting and retreating. This is quite wise. With Ribery's speed, if Johnson rushes forward and Ribery gets rid of him, it will be difficult for Chelsea. On the right, there will be no one who can stop Ribery.

Ribery's speed and impact are even stronger than Nie Fei. If Ribery hadn't been injured halfway in the second round of the Champions League, Newcastle might not have been eliminated due to weak offense.

Although Johnson adopted the safest method, Ribery still did not slow down his speed. In the high-speed breakthrough, his ability to control the ball was fully demonstrated, and Johnson, who was slower than him, looked embarrassed under his impact .

After using his own speed and technique to make Johnson lose his center of gravity, Ribery cleverly used a crotch pass to throw off Johnson's defense. Johnson turned around and wanted to foul, but his center of gravity had been shaken by Ribery just now Confused, his foot slipped when he barely turned around, and he fell on the lawn in a state of embarrassment.

Franck Ribery, who was no longer defended, caught up with the ball and then made a horizontal trip and began to break through towards the goal!

There was a landslide and tsunami-like cheers from the stands. No one, including the Newcastle fans, could have expected that Newcastle would create an excellent opportunity at the very beginning.

Chelsea's defensive line was not messed up at all-the best defensive line in the Premier League really deserved its reputation. Carvalho immediately moved to the right to make up for it, while Terry quickly focused on Drogba who ran from outside the penalty area. He moved a little to the middle, ready to fill in at any time, and at the same time, he did not give up his defense against Nie Fei who came up from the right.

Due to Newcastle's rapid attack this time, apart from Drogba and Nie Fei who rushed forward at the beginning and ran to a position that could threaten Chelsea's goal, even Ibrahimovic failed to catch up with this attack. After cloth and others arrived at their positions, Chelsea's midfielders were probably about to return to defense.

After Ribery rushed into the penalty area, he had to slow down.

In the penalty area, it is the world of an excellent defender like Carvalho. In a small space, Ribery's speed does not have much use.

Although compared with Ribery, Carvalho looks a bit clumsy, but in the penalty area, his clumsiness can just restrain Ribery's dexterity.

Ribery kicked back and forth a few times, finally found a gap, and quickly passed the ball into the penalty area with his right foot!

"It's too close to the goalkeeper!" Lawrence sighed: "It's impossible for Drogba to hit this kind of ball, what a pity!"

Just when everyone thought that Newcastle's raid after the start of the game would end here, the ball passed by Ribery suddenly drew an arc in the air and fell obliquely to the point behind the goal!
"This... is not a pass! This is a shot!"

Just when Lineker yelled out, Cudicini also judged that Ribery's kick was actually a small-angle porthole. Just now, in order to seal the angle of Ribery's near-angle shot, he stood It has to be more advanced!
The Italian goalkeeper didn't panic, but quickly took a few big steps back, then jumped up with all his might, and stretched out his hand to dial the ball!
Cudicini moved very fast. When he jumped up, it happened to be when the ball fell to the junction of the crossbar and the post at the back of the goal!
After feeling his fingers touching the ball, Cudicini immediately swung the ball upwards, and then fell down like that.

The ball he lifted jumped up, landed on the top of the crossbar, and then bounced off the baseline.

"What a pity! Newcastle almost scored a goal in less than a minute of the opening! But Cudicini made a wonderful save and narrowly lifted the ball over the crossbar! Benitez should be lucky, if For Reina, who is taller and not as fast as Cudicini, this goal might be scored!"

There was also a huge sigh from the stands, followed by thunderous applause. Although Ribery's shot failed to score, it was really encouraging!
Nie Fei took a corner kick, and Ibrahimovic succeeded in grabbing the point, but unfortunately the ball was higher than the crossbar.

After these two attacks, Newcastle's offense continued like a tide, while Chelsea began to fall into a passive state, unable to organize an effective counterattack for a while, and could only be passively beaten in the half.

For this situation, Benitez is not too worried, because Chelsea, like Newcastle, is not afraid of being overwhelmed by the opponent at all. As long as there are sufficient manpower in the backcourt, it is difficult for the opponent to play against their stable and orderly defensive system. Get too many opportunities.

And with Tony as a lighthouse in the frontcourt, a winger like Duff with great impact and a counterattacker with excellent skills and speed like Robben, maybe it only takes a long pass from the backcourt to bring the situation back.

In the two rounds of the Champions League, Newcastle also attacked quite a bit as before, but they failed to score even a goal in the two rounds.

Moreover, Chelsea lacked Robben in those two games. Now that Peter Pan is on the field, Chelsea will definitely not be powerless to fight back. Besides, it is impossible for Newcastle's current offensive to last too long. Time.

But as time went by, Benitez frowned tightly.

Not only did Newcastle's offensive not weaken, but it also tended to strengthen. On the contrary, Chelsea, who were fully defending, began to be unable to resist. Newcastle had three consecutive very threatening shots within 5 minutes, one of which was Drogba's head. The ball has already passed Cudicini's hands. If it weren't for Terry struggling to save in front of the goal, Newcastle might have successfully taken the lead!

Soon, Benitez discovered the problem.

Most of Newcastle's offense is concentrated on the left, that is, Chelsea's right. Ribery is in a good state in this game, as if to vent all the breath of the injury in the Champions League. Johnson is not at all His opponent, coupled with Bernard's jumping in and Nie Fei sometimes running to the left to join in the fun, forced Duff to retreat to help defend. After missing a wing, Chelsea's counterattack threat was also small. A lot, making Newcastle's offense even more unscrupulous.

Now that the problem is discovered, Benitez will naturally solve it.

"Harvey!"

When the ball went out of bounds, Benitez called Alonso and told him a few words. Alonso nodded. With Johnson, Alonso and Duff returning to the defense, Chelsea's left side began to stabilize and began to take the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

"He noticed it." Pei Wei off the court said to Mourinho.

"Something is wrong, he shouldn't have noticed it so late." Mourinho frowned: "And he didn't seem to think that we might be using this to pull the defense in the air. Thinking about it, and his on-the-spot judgment ability is still higher than mine."

Pei Wei smiled but did not answer.

Mourinho glanced at him, and remembered what happened just now: "Is it because you greeted him just now, which distracted him? He didn't want Abramovich to doubt him? You didn't plan to use a divorce plan, It's not just to make Abramovich a little bit more difficult, but to distract Raphael so that he can't concentrate on directing the game... right?"

Pei Wei snapped his fingers and laughed softly: "All hits!"

"You are amazing, and you can take advantage of this." Mourinho is not someone who doesn't know how to be flexible, and he doesn't think there is anything wrong with Pei Wei distracting Benitez in this way, after all The two sides are enemies now, and any means are acceptable, as long as they are not means outside the rules of the game. However, for Mourinho, if he relies on Pei Wei to be by his side, he can create a victory over Bennett. If there is no opportunity for Si, then he is still a little uncomfortable.

"What is this? I'm just trying to maximize any of our advantages... Besides, I'm also extremely eager for this league championship, and I'm eager for the historical sense of accomplishment of creating the first championship in 78 years. On the other hand, I have the same desire as you," he pointed to Mourinho: "and them," pointing to the Newcastle players on the field: "and them," pointing to the Newcastle fans in the stands, for this The league title is even more important to me than the Champions League title."

"You are right." Mourinho nodded: "This is a war, and we must take advantage of any favorable factors... Rafael, I am absolutely confident that I can defeat you now! Because you are by my side , has the most important comrade-in-arms!"

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