The strongest winger

Chapter 744 Gift again? (plus more)

"--Ai!!" Lineker yelled as Aiello appeared in the shot as the camera cut.

However, the football came out, and his voice dropped: "--Oh! What a pity! If it is one ball to the left, then the goal will be scored!"

Accompanied by the exclamation that erupted from the stands, Ai Luo gave Drogba a high thumbs up to express his gratitude to Drogba who was playing the ball.

"Aiello's performance was very calm. He didn't feel discouraged because of the slight difference in the first shot in the opening game. Instead, he immediately gave Drogba a thumbs up for him. He was able to maintain such a mentality under the boos of [-] home team fans. It's awesome!"

He Wei looked at Ai Luo in the camera and said excitedly.

After expressing his gratitude, Aiello did not quickly return to his own half. Instead, according to Mourinho's arrangement before the game, he stood on the left side of the attack, Drogba stood on the right side of the attack, and Lampard followed Xavi closely to prevent goalkeeper Valdez's short pass.

In desperation, Valdez had no choice but to drive the ball forward. The result was obvious. Except for Yaya Toure and Thierry Henry, who were taller than Chelsea players, they were at an absolute disadvantage in other positions. Terry overwhelmed Eto'o and gave Mikel the ball.

Standing off the field, Guardiola frowned watching Chelsea's tactical changes. Aiello, Drogba and Lampard stood in the half-court to squeeze the kick-off space in the backcourt and get the opportunity to attack continuously. So he turned his head curiously and glanced at Mourinho, who was sitting on the coach's bench with his legs crossed.

Sure enough, ginger is still old and spicy.

But... want to limit our attack so easily?

too naive!

Guardiola turned his attention back to the field, nervously watching every wonderful scene that happened on the field, and from time to time he used gestures to warn the players on the field how to adjust.

Two minutes later, Messi got the chance to single out Ashley Cole on the right. Using his own ability to combine the ball, the latter couldn't find the north, and then suddenly the outside of the left foot made a horizontal pass and cut inside!

Mikel quickly caught up with the defense, trying to interfere with Messi who continued to dribble the ball, but Messi's sideways waving of the ball was just to attract the attention of the defender.

Eto'o, who seemed to be ready to take the ball directly from Chelsea's defensive left rib, chose to give the ball to Messi who moved laterally with the outside instep of his right foot.

Messi swung his left foot at the top of the penalty area to meet the ball and hit the goal. Terry subconsciously fell to the ground to block, but he did not shoot. Instead, he raised the left foot again and hit a curve ball.

Fortunately, Cech's concentration is very concentrated, coupled with his height and long arms, he directly dived and hugged the football in midair firmly.

"——Ooooooh!!"

Chelsea TV commentator Clive Walker hailed Cech's brilliant save.

When Aiello got a chance 2 minutes ago, Barcelona goalkeeper Valdezmao didn't touch it. When Messi got the same chance as Aiello, Cech firmly hugged the ball. He shot from the same position, but the goalkeeper played differently, which made the Chelsea fans shouted endlessly.

Even if they knew that the sound could not reach the players' ears, they chose to do so without hesitation.

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After 10 minutes of the game, Barcelona, ​​who were playing at home, changed their strategy and gradually took the initiative on the field through aggressive high-position pressing. Their pass-and-control football slowly controlled the rhythm of the game, whether it was offense or defense.

Although Barcelona's midfielder has a certain defensive hardness in addition to Yaya Toure, Xavi and Iniesta are more like a defender, but with the overall cutting of Chelsea's pass angle and high-position press, the Chelsea players on the field can't adapt.

From the start of the first half to No. 20 minutes, the ball possession ratio of the home and away teams was already close to seven to three points.

So Mourinho, who could sit comfortably on the coaching bench 10 minutes before the start of the game, couldn't sit still. He stood on the sidelines and used frequent gestures and secret signals to give the team moves, but it still didn't help the situation on the field. Barcelona under the coach of Guardiola upgraded the tiki-taka!
More aggressive and in control.

Coupled with the fact that the two ribs have passers such as Harvey and Iniesta who are scheduling the attacking direction, Chelsea's defense is frequently in a hurry.

And Aiello has not received the football for more than 5 minutes on the field. Now whether it is Lampard or Ballack, it is often easy to lose the football in the face of a joint high-position press of two or even three players. Their long and short passes and rhythm control are very good, but their skills are not delicate enough.
Chelsea's midfield lacks a midfielder with delicate skills who can hold the football!
Modric sitting on the bench is this type of player, but the game has only lasted for more than 20 minutes, and it is obviously not a wise choice to replace now, so for Mourinho, he can only wait!
Barcelona took the initiative on the field, and the fans in the stands also cheered and cheered for the team tirelessly, and the cheers were louder and louder.

More than 20 minutes into the game, Barcelona had the advantage, but Messi was not happy because he did not get a decent chance during this period of time. While the team had the advantage, it also devoured his living space. Chelsea's defense was compressed very tightly by Barcelona's attack line, which means that his scoring route was completely cut off.

Even though Iniesta consciously strengthened his support for Messi, he was helpless because of the solidity of Chelsea's defense. Every time it seemed to pass a good ball, there would always be a Chelsea player who ran to the defensive position just right to defend.

In this case, another 10 minutes of play elapsed.

At this time, the broadcaster once again showed the ball possession ratio of the two sides. Lineker shook his head and smiled wryly: "Barcelona's ball possession rate in the home game has exceeded 70.00%, which can be said to be fully active, but fortunately, Chelsea's defenders are very focused and there is no distraction, which makes Xavi's passes more cross-passes than straight-through passes."

The local commentator in Italy sighed and said: "Barcelona's excessive ball possession rate did not help them break the deadlock, but seemed to have entered a dead end..."

If England coach Fabio Capello was present, he would definitely pouted and said: "Excessive possession of the ball will seriously delay the overall movement speed of the team, and it will also make the opponent more prepared!"

However, the commentator in the Catalonia area has another opinion: "The Barcelona coached by Guardiola is obviously much better than that of Rijkaard last season. The echo between the players has become more, and the two full-backs are bolder. Assist forward, always counterattack on the spot after losing the ball, and organize a second attack..."

Guardiola stood on the sidelines with his arms around his chest. He was quite satisfied with the team's offense during this period. Although he hadn't scored a goal yet, he believed it was only a matter of time.

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The game went on for a few more minutes. During this time, Chelsea got two chances to attack. Cech did not pass the transition of the midfielders immediately after receiving the ball.

And often at this time, Barcelona's defenders will always put Aiello on the ground for the sake of safety.

But this choice is just in line with Chelsea's tactics before the end of the first half, because it can reduce the time for football to pass through the midfield, and can also organize attacks directly in the frontcourt, reducing many unnecessary mistakes.

In the 38th minute, the active Eto'o followed Mikel from Chelsea's defensive 30-meter area to the center line. He also won a burst of cheers from the stands, and passed the ball through Yaya Toure. Iniesta took the ball and launched a counterattack on the spot.

Seeing that the two defensive midfielders Ballack and Mikel were not in his defense zone, Terry simply assumed his position and wanted to steal Iniesta who was dribbling the ball. At the same time, he also paid attention to the echo between the latter and Messi who was supporting him.

Sure enough, Iniesta gave the ball to Messi with the outer instep of his right foot, and the latter faced the goal after getting the ball.

Alves and Ashley Cole rushed to the football at the same time. The former took advantage of the closer distance to poke the ball forward, but what he didn't expect was that the football just hit the arch of Ashley Cole's right foot, and the football rolled to the front court irregularly.

Mikel, who had made a mistake earlier, took the lead to dunk the ball to the left sideline with his right foot, and then swayed the angle and directly drove the ball forward with his left foot.

Ai Luo subconsciously turned around and ran. Max stuck the position and let the ball go. The football bounced 40 meters from the bottom line and then developed to the left rib. This made Ai Luo see the opportunity to steal the ball and immediately increased his speed to the extreme.

"Give me the ball!"

Seeing that Ai Luo was chasing very closely, Valdes reminded Max loudly to avoid unnecessary mistakes.

At the same time, Max had sensed that Aiello, who was on the right, was catching up, so he quickly passed the ball with the outside of his right foot to Valdez, who came out to meet him.

After half a second, the Catalan commentator exclaimed: "Oh, the return power is weak!"

"——Whoa! Chance!!"

The commentators supporting Chelsea shouted in unison.

(End of this chapter)