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Many people say that the Champions Cup knockout stage, the away and home schedule is very favorable, but in fact, is this really the case?

The disparity in strength often outweighs the disadvantage of the schedule, and the disparity in mentality will become the most fatal point. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The team that fights away wants to win, is afraid of losing, wants to score, and is worried about the big defeat, and wants to defend to the death, but feels unwilling, and always hopes to have an away goal in hand, so that they can also return to the home court with more confidence.

In fact, the so-called away and then home schedule is not as favorable as imagined, really!

It only takes a veteran who has experienced many years of Champions League experience to understand that the schedule is really only part of the football game, and the key to the two-legged knockout round is the mentality in addition to everything on the football field.

How to adjust the mentality, how to coordinate the mentality of all the players, is the most important thing.

Jose Mourinho's first leg at Stamford Bridge was a testament to this, and every player knows very well that this is a game of counter-attack, defending first, then counter-attacking, and trying not to let Chelsea score without scoring.

Conservative?

Yes, the 0:0 score is indeed conservative, but what about the conservative?

The Red Rebels have picked up a relatively favourable result in fixtures, with a home win over Chelsea to qualify.

Before the game, many media were worried about the scoreline, because in the event of another draw in the second leg at the Red Rebels Stadium, and Chelsea only need one away goal to eliminate the Red Rebels, such a result is bound to lead to Chelsea pressing heavily after the opening and trying to get an away goal.

But will it really be the case?

After the start of the game, Mourinho has been standing on the sidelines, looking confident, everything is so winning, while Ancelotti on the side looks serious, staring closely at the field.

In this game, Ancelotti's starting lineup was slightly adjusted, Shevchenko was at the front, Ronaldinho played left winger, Camoranesi played right winger, Lampard played midfield, Deco and Ballack formed a double midfield, and the back line was Ashley from left to right? Cole, Cannavaro, Alex and Bosingva, goalkeeper is Hildebrand.

From the usual 4321 to 4231, it is only a small change, but it is not difficult to see that what Ancelotti wants to do is to make a fuss on the side and change the unfavorable situation of the wing attack in the first leg.

And what about the Red Rebels?

The goalkeeper is Adler, the back line is Evra, Terry, Curtis and McCone from left to right, the double back is Beckham and De Rossi, the front is Kaka, the left and right wingers are Ronaldo and Messi, and the center is Drogba, this is the main lineup configuration of the Red Rebels in the second half of the season, and there are not many changes.

The line-ups of both sides are not too surprising, which is also in line with everyone's pre-match speculation, after all, the two teams, the difference in player strength is not large, the Red Rebels are in better form, slightly ahead of Chelsea by half a grade, but the two sides are very familiar with each other, and it is basically impossible for any surprises and strange formations to appear.

It is precisely because of this that the coaches of both sides have guessed each other's main lineup and staffing before the game, and the key is to look at the tactical details between each other and the players' performance on the field.

Jose Mourinho has more confidence than anyone else in this regard, shouting the slogan of a 3-0 win over Chelsea in his pre-match media interviews, which is the Red Rebels' home win in the Premier League this season.

And don't forget, in the two-legged match against Chelsea this season, the Red Rebels scored 4:0 on aggregate and did not concede a goal, which also gave the Red Rebels a natural psychological advantage in this game.

This made Mourinho's line-up more relaxed.

........................' referee blew the whistle for the start of the game and Chelsea took the kick-off. ”

As soon as the game began, the Red Rebels' frontcourt players rushed up like a tidal wave, with Didier Drogba, Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Kaka all rushing towards the Chelsea half with a lot of focus, followed by the Red Rebels midfield and backline.

This was a very positive sign, and it also caused all the Red Rebels fans in the scene to burst into the first wave of enthusiastic cheers since the opening kick-off, obviously cheering on the team's positive tactics.

The positive opening soon brought good fortune for the Red Rebels, with Ronaldinho picking up the ball on the left and McCone firmly in his position, and the Brazilian hesitating to wait for Ashley to come up behind? Cole, but De Rossi, who was stabbed in the diagonal stab, kicked the ball off the touchline and went out of bounds.

Ashley? Kerr's long-range throw-in was cleared by Curtis's header, and after Beckham chested the ball, he was pressed by Lampard and handed it back to Terry, who immediately passed it to Curtis, who knocked back at the goalkeeper.

The whole process went down, the ball was controlled at the feet of the Red Rebels, and the rhythm was stabilized.

Messi is running back and forth on the right side, the speed is not fast, he has to save some strength and wait for a sprint, so naturally he will not waste his energy in this senseless run.

Adler's hand tossed the ball to McConn, Ronaldinho only symbolically disturbed McConn, and after seeing McCone hand the ball to De Rossi, he relaxed his vigilance, but at this time, McCone suddenly stepped forward, and De Rossi's ball immediately returned to his feet.

McCone was quick and got the ball into the Chelsea half at once, while the Chelsea defence was moving back quickly. Kerr spotted a good moment to intercept McConn, but the Brazilian suddenly played the ball along the right-hand touchline.

The ball was fast, and when Messi touched the ball, he stopped the ball in the Chelsea penalty area, and then was about to cross with his feet, but it was tackled by Cannavaro from the box.

The referee gave Cannavaro a warning and awarded the Red Rebels a free-kick not far from the edge of the box, not far from goal, but with Beckham's quality, a direct free-kick is unlikely.

Curtis and John Terry both stepped up front, and Beckham gave two team-mates a look, "Midway!" ”

The two good headers looked at each other, and when they entered the box, they had already done a good job of dividing their labor, and both occupied the back post, but Curtis was further back and was not under much defensive pressure.

Beckham raised his right hand high, and when the referee blew the whistle, he suddenly burst out and used his free kick position to take a very strong curling ball, which was very fast, around the high wall of people, and fell quickly.

At this time, Terry attracted everyone's attention at the back point, coupled with the disturbance of Drogba and others, no one noticed, Curtis, suddenly accelerated, ran to the middle, and rushed to the top of the rapidly falling football fish.

Hildebrand couldn't do anything about the close-range shot, only to watch Curtis leap up from the ground, running desperately in celebration, and the Red Rebels players rushed to the front.

"In less than 3 minutes of the opening game, the Red Rebels took advantage of an indirect free kick in the front, and the captain Beckham assisted the central defender Curtis, and scored with a header, 1:0, and the Red Rebels took the lead at home!"

Jose Mourinho clenched his hands into fists in celebration the moment Curtis scored, but he quickly calmed down, ran to the sidelines, and waved at the Red Rebels who were celebrating the goal not far away, signaling them to keep pressing and keep the pressure on Chelsea.

At the home of the Red Rebels, the players can't afford to leave the opposition a chance, especially with a sharp character like Chelsea.

........................" There were a lot of media comments before the game, the Red Rebels were afraid of conceding the goal at the beginning and did not dare to attack too fiercely, Chelsea was afraid of the Red Rebels' attack, and did not dare to take the initiative, the opening stage of the game must have been very dull, but we saw that the Red Rebels were attacking like a tide. ”

When the commentator analyzed, the Red Rebels got another chance, Kaka broke through with the ball quickly in the middle, after shaking off Ballack, in front of the Chelsea defense, passed a through ball, Xiao Xiaoluo cut in from the left, received the ball and sent it to the middle, Drogba, who was originally retreating, suddenly stepped forward, shook off the defender, and volleyed vigorously, slightly off.

'After the opening kick-off, the Red Rebels clearly wanted to take the lead as soon as possible, and launched wave after wave of attacks, which did pay off, as Chelsea were in a state of being beaten and forced to defend in the face of the Red Rebels' onslaught.

The Red Rebels' offensive made Chelsea a little uncomfortable for a while, being beaten passively everywhere, unable to organize an effective attack, and Deco and Ballack in the midfield, in the case of Kaka's retreat and De Rossi's galloping all over the field, failed to get too good opportunities to get the ball, and even if there were, they were all passed out in a hurry.

Chelsea's passivity made Carlo Ancelotti on the sidelines feel very distressed, he had warned his players before the game that they must be steady at the beginning, but who would have thought that the Red Rebels would score first, but he believed that as long as they survived this period and waited for the Red Rebels to gradually stop, Chelsea's opportunity would come.

Sure enough, after the first 15 minutes of attack, Chelsea gradually stabilized the situation, and Carlo Ancelotti's wide attack began to pay off.

In the 21st minute, McCone's foul on Ronaldinho on the right gave Chelsea a position similar to the free-kick that the Red Rebels had scored from early on, with Ronaldinho standing on the penalty spot.

The Brazilian also curled a ball with a beautiful trajectory against the wall of the Red Rebels and went straight to the back post, but Shevchenko, who was ambushed at the back post, was firmly controlled by Curtis, and the Englishman cleared the ball with a header to disrupt a Chelsea attack.

Although the attack didn't work, it did give Chelsea a sigh of relief, and then Frank Lampard fired a lob from the edge of the box, but Adler reacted smartly and leaped in time to lift the ball over the crossbar with one hand.

Ronaldinho's corner kick was cleared by Curtis again, but Chelsea also played well in three waves of attacks, but the Red Rebels were in the stereo of Curtis and Terry, and Chelsea were never able to break through the Red Rebels' goal and pull back the score.

Curtis, in particular, has been a very good England international this season, and compared to the past frizz, Curtis has been completely new this season, not only in the backline, but also in attack, especially when he dribbles forward at the back, which has made the Red Rebels more different when they are deadlocked.

Curtis has scored 7 goals in all competitions this season, and counting this one, a total of 8 goals, and he has also done a thorough job defensively, with almost no big mistakes, compared to the frequent cards in the past, and even often suspended by red cards, Curtis has not received a single red card so far this season.

From this point, it is not difficult to see his transformation and maturity this season, and his two-centre-back combination with John Terry, also known as the strongest centre-back combination in football today, with Vidic partnering allows the Red Rebels to solve the problems caused by multi-line operations with a more relaxed rotation.

Just like this game, after Carvalho was absent due to injury, Alex and Cannavaro insisted on fighting on multiple fronts in the past two weeks, which made the fitness and competitive situation of the two not very ideal, and Curtis's first goal before was related to Alex's marking error.

Not only them, but many of Chelsea's players, including Deco, Ronaldinho and others, also insist on fighting on two fronts, but the Red Rebels, after playing Manchester United, Mourinho let the main team rest in turn, playing Chelsea away and Liverpool at home, they did not play, recuperating, just for this game.

This makes the Red Rebels more physically fit than Chelsea, and the players are more excited and fighting fiercely as they have no worries left behind while Chelsea are fighting for Champions League qualification next season.

Jose Mourinho was always calm from the sidelines, and Chelsea's performance did improve after the 20th minute, but the Red Rebels did a thorough job defensively, especially Curtis, who did a great job and did not give Chelsea too many chances, which he was happy with.

However, the scene slowed down, the pace was slow, and it was a little dull.

"Chelsea can't be fast!" Cassel came up to Mourinho and smiled.

After the Red Rebels scored, Kassel's heart was half relieved.

The advantage of the Red Rebels over Chelsea is the rotation of the team, which allows the main players to have sufficient rest time to prepare for this game, but Chelsea's substitute squad is still inferior to the Red Rebels in terms of strength, making their rotation not effective, and now it is a critical moment, Ancelotti relies too much on the main team, making fitness the biggest problem for Chelsea.

This is not difficult to see from the sluggishness and dullness of the current scene.

Mourinho smiled, "After the fierce scramble and quick battle after the opening period, Chelsea's lack of fitness will only be exposed faster, and it looks like we should pick up the pace again!" ”

Cassel smiled sympathetically.

(To be continued)