311 Triple Crown
From the first minute of the first half, O'Neill never returned, he just stood quietly on the sidelines.
In the distance, Mourinho is still with his hands in his pockets, standing on the sidelines, compared to O'Neal, who looks younger, Mourinho's hair is mottled and he looks older, but he is actually younger than O'Neal.
The situation on the field was firmly controlled by the Red Rebels, Juninho Jr.'s organization in the midfield was as solid as ever, the attack of the Magic Quartet was as sharp as ever, and O'Neill's team was based on defensive counterattacks, but it could not withstand the Red Rebels' flood of offensives.
In the 21st minute of the first half, the Red Rebels scored first through Hleb, Drogba received a long pass from Juninho Jr., and the header was crossed into the penalty area, and Hleb slapped the horse to score.
After that, the Red Rebels played more patiently, and kept using Drogba as a bridgehead in the frontcourt, and the two wings frequently attacked the Celtic backline, which made O'Neal's team tired, and they found that the individual ability of the Red Rebels' front four players was too good, coupled with the tacit cooperation, it was really difficult to mark.
Especially after taking the lead, the mentality of the Red Rebels players is more relaxed and more patient, so that the situation on the court has always suppressed the Celtics, even if O'Neal makes frequent adjustments, but still can not shake the advantage of the Red Rebels.
This team is not afraid of physical confrontation, and the skills in the small area are very fine, and the Red Rebels can easily control the ball compared to the rough Celtics.
If nothing else, just look at the organizational core of the two teams, the gap between Petrov and Juninho Jr., you can see the technical distance between the two teams.
The Red Rebels players run very often on the field, pass and receive the ball very quickly, and have a high accuracy rate, even in the face of the Celtic's tenacious defense, they can still pass and receive the ball very confidently, on the other hand, Celtic, under the Red Rebels' on-the-spot counter-robbery, mistakes are frequent.
If it weren't for O'Neal asking the players to retract the formation after conceding the goal, I'm afraid he would have lost it again!
........................"Celtic are obviously helpless in the face of the Red Rebels' control of the ball, they may be able to foul frequently, but Juninho's achievements in set-pieces have twice made Celtic break out in a cold sweat, so we can see that they dare not easily foul in their own area! ”
"It's like a tight spell, if you don't dare to foul, the Red Rebels' passing and receiving will be smoother, and it will be harder for you to limit them, so the Celtics can only be pressed and beaten!" The commentator laughed.
"In England, it's hard to see a controlling style of play like the Red Rebels, and I'm afraid it's only Arsenal, but the tactics of the Red Rebels are more aggressive, more direct and lethal than Arsenal, and the pace of the game is faster."
"Yes, I watched the FA Cup final between Arsenal and the Red Rebels, when the Red Rebels played a defensive counterattack, but their counterattack was very sharp, and they grabbed Arsenal's loopholes and beat them hard, Arsenal was in pain, so they didn't dare to press too much, which made the Red Rebels' counterattack opportunities continue to increase, and then scored a wonderful goal!"
"But we can see that the Celtics' counterattack can't hit at all!"
The commentator laughed, "That's because the Red Rebels have a strong sense of counter-robbery on the spot in the front court, you see, once you lose the ball, whether it is Drogba, Hleb, Robben, even Kaka is actively involved in the counter-robbery, as long as you succeed once in ten times, then you are in danger!" ”
"Eh, just said this, we saw that Kaka of the Red Rebels made a beautiful return steal in the middle, and the ball was passed to Juninho Jr., who suddenly got up and passed the ball to Robben on the left side!"
Robben faced the opponent's Balde directly, and made two beautiful feints in a row very dexterously, the action was very fast, Balde was deceived, and Robben suddenly cut inside with the ball.
'The referee blew the whistle and Balde fouled him and he pulled down Robben near the corner of the box and it was a clear foul and the referee showed him a yellow card and the Red Rebels got another set-piece chance up front!'
"It's a good position for Juninho, he's right-footed and it's advantageous to take a free-kick on the left!"
On the field, the Red Rebels players came over one by one and clapped their hands with Juninho Jr., encouraging him that as long as he scored this kick, the Red Rebels would basically win the game.
Juninho gently put the ball on the turf, stepped on the turf a few times with his foot, took a few steps back, and stood!
Everyone's attention was focused on Juninho Jr., who took a deep breath, and the moment the referee blew the whistle, he ran up and kicked the ball.
The ball soared up, sliding a strange trajectory in the air, coiling around the leaping wall, and then falling rapidly.
Celtic goalkeeper Douglas judged the path of the ball correctly, but the ball went into the corner of the goal beyond his outstretched hands, 2:0!
"In the 38th minute of the first half, the Red Rebels took advantage of a direct free kick from Juninho Jr. in front of the goal, and then scored again, leading the Celtics 2:0, which was almost a goal that condemned the Celtics to death!"
"Yes, judging from the game situation, Celtic was passive, and conceded two goals in a row in the first half, which was a huge blow to the team's morale, and even O'Neal on the sidelines obviously couldn't stand it anymore and walked back to the coach's box!"
The commentator smiled bitterly: "This has nothing to do with O'Neill's ability, the players of the Red Rebels showed strong individual ability in the game, coupled with their high intensity in executing tactics, which made their team show a very strong dominance on the field, even strong teams like Arsenal and Lazio were disabled by them!" ”
"O'Neal has proven his quality by taking the underdogs Celtic to the current UEFA Cup final, the only regret is that he has a super strong Red Rebels and a flamboyant, unscrupulous Mourinho!"
The commentator was clearly talking about Mourinho's exaggerated gliding celebration after Juninho Jr.'s goal.
But it can't be helped, who will give his team the lead?
If you don't like him, you have to beat him on the court, but judging from the current situation, Celtic undoubtedly does not have such strength.
The huge Olympic Stadium sounded the melodious team song of the Red Rebels, and all the Red Rebels fans sang the team song in unison, they were using this way to express their support for the team and vent the passion of the team to win the championship.
"An English second-tier team who have beaten their opponents incredibly many times, and although the final is not over yet, they have created a legend in football history by being here."
"Juninho Jr., Drogba, Kaka, Robben, Hleb, Essien, Curtis, Evra, Terry, Colo? Toure, Cech...... There are also Almunia, Villa, Xiao Xiao Luo, De Rossi, etc., who are sitting on the bench, they are all so young, they used to be unknown young people, but through the Red Rebels, they let the world see their strength clearly. ”
'This is a passionate young guard and with Leeds United in trouble, the rise of the Red Rebels is set to bring a breath of fresh air to next year's Premier League.
…………………… When the two sides returned to the pitch in the second half, O'Neill made changes to the team, playing a 451 tactic, replacing Sutton, who had a poor performance in the first half, and putting Larsson as a lone striker, while strengthening the defensive force in midfield.
This did allow the Celtics to withstand the attack of the Red Rebels to a large extent, but the Red Rebels, who had 2 goals in hand, were not in a hurry at all, and played the ball control tactics slowly, but once the Celtics showed even a little gap, the Red Rebels immediately seized this gap to play.
The most typical offensive of the Red Rebels was wave after wave.
In the 67th minute of the second half, Celtic's left wing-back applied for a yellow card after a foul on Hleb. Toure stepped forward frequently.
The Red Rebels were desperately grasping the Celtic side's frenzied attack on the left flank, and the full-back, who had a yellow card in hand, looked cautious, for fear of being sent off with a red card accidentally.
It was this psychology that made the Red Rebels' attack on the right very fierce, wave after wave, and frequently threatened the Celtic defense.
Seeing this situation, O'Neill had no choice but to use another substitution slot, replacing the left wing-back with a central defender, and at the same time letting the midfielder retreat to participate in the defense, completely giving up the idea of counterattacking.
As time passed, the Red Rebels remained firmly in control of the situation on the field, and the Celtics' few counterattacks were eliminated after entering the Red Rebels' half, but it was the Red Rebels' attacking frenzy that almost broke the Celtic goal again.
With O'Neal finally replacing striker Larsson with a defensive midfielder, the League Cup final, which has always been the most civilian, ended early, because the Celtic, who lost Larsson, could not penetrate the Red Rebels' defense.
O'Neal's substitution is also considered to admit defeat in advance, but there is indeed a big gap between the Celtics and the Red Rebels players in terms of overall strength, especially from the perspective of the performance on the field, the Celtics were pulled by the nose of the Red Rebels and never found a way to break through the door of the Red Rebels.
With a score of 2:0, the Red Rebels won a well-deserved victory.
Sevilla's Stadio Olimpico was a sea of joy for Red Rebels fans, as they supported a team that became the first non-top-flight team in European football history to win the UEFA Cup, as well as a treble-winner.
This is the second year in a row that the Red Rebels have won the treble, but this year's Treble is undoubtedly more valuable than last year's Treble, as they have won the FA Cup against a number of Premier League powerhouses and in the UEFA Cup, including Serie A giants Lazio.
No one can question the gold content of the Red Rebels' treble, just as no one can question the strength of the Red Rebels, and everyone is looking forward to what kind of surprises the Red Rebels' Premier League trip next year will bring to fans.
But after the game, when interviewed by the media, the happy Mourinho calmly refused to answer this question, he believes that the Red Rebels are promotion horses, and the most considered is relegation, the Premier League and the English League One are two completely different cruel environments, and the Red Rebels only think about relegation in their first season in the Premier League.
Mourinho said he was happy to be in the UEFA Cup again next year, but the hope of defending his title is slim as the focus will be on the Premier League next year.
With the club's commercial executive Mark? As long as David can reach the Champions Cup, what is the League Cup?
Thinking about it seriously, Xiao Yu really thinks it's not impossible, because Liverpool's performance is becoming more and more unsatisfactory, and Chelsea is bound to bring in a large number of reinforcements after Abramovich's capital injection, but Makelele has stayed in Real Madrid, and Terry is in the Red Rebels, and Chelsea is bound to rise as high-profile as in his previous life.
As long as the Red Rebels can maintain this excellent form this season, retain the players, and try to be at the top of the Premier League next year, it is not impossible!
Of course, this is just Xiao Yu's own thoughts, because everyone knows that the first season of the Premier League for the promoted horse is the most difficult.
And Xiao Yu has to face poaching from other teams in the transfer market!
(To be continued)