Chapter 108: Gain the Upper Hand
After the 16th minute of the first half, the shape of the field completed the process from calm to fierce and then to flattening. The high-speed attack back and forth consumes a lot of physical energy from the players on both sides, and the players on the field need time to adjust and relieve their physical strength at this time. But at this time, it is also the time when it is most likely to score, and between the changes in rhythm, it is when the defensive formation of both teams is prone to leaks, and it depends on who can grasp it first.
Lao Lei was naturally thinking about this at this time, but he was more cautious than usual at this time, because he knew that Ronaldinho must also be waiting for the opportunity to kill with one blow. At this time, although the situation on the field is calm on the surface, it is actually turbulent. If the previous game was a competition between Lao Lei and Ronaldinho as the core of their respective teams' organization and personal strength, then now it is a competition between them as the brains of the team, the overall situation, and even the psychological elements.
It was Lao Lei who took the lead, because he has always been a preemptive striker who believes in supporting the bold and starving the cowardly. Being beaten passively has never been his habit. In the 19th minute of the first half, when the Barcelona players were resting, Lao Lei began a quiet lateral switchback run in the midfield. Under the encirclement of the entire Barcelona midfield, Lao Lei began to increase the horizontal long pass and increase the action of pulling the Barcelona defense.
In this kind of frequent lateral movement, Barcelona's defenders are prone to holes as long as they are inattentive and fail to keep up, especially in the ribs between the full-backs and central defenders. Then suddenly, the old ray saw a hole in Barcelona's left defence. The 39-year-old Dutch left wing-back, Van Bronckhorst, did not keep up with the movement of the entire Barcelona defence at this moment. In his defensive zone there was an opportunity for Chelsea to exploit.
At this time, Lao Lei happened to be near the middle line of this road. After seeing this loophole. He immediately turned around and made the gesture of shifting the ball to the other way again. Then. Barcelona's defenders began to move their centre of gravity almost instinctively. After just a while of being controlled by Chelsea, their bodies have developed a habitual instinct. At such a time, there is a saying that is very pertinent, that is, empiricism kills people.
When their attention followed Lao Lei's gaze and posture and shifted to the other side, Lao Lei used a precise long pass without looking at people, so that Camp Nou, who was still booing just now, was once again filled with frightened exclamations. Deco, who was next to Lao Lei, was the first to notice that something was wrong, as Lao Lei's closest teammate for two years. He instinctively sensed something was wrong. Because he knew that when Lao Lei was on the court, although it was forged with his temper and strength, he knew that Lao Lei also had a terrible characteristic hidden in the dark, that is, he had a big picture like a military strategist.
Lao Lei may have a lot of nicknames, but in Deco's heart, he himself gave Lao Lei the most appropriate nickname "Football Fraudster". Deco's instincts were right, and the "football fraudster" at this time, once again, deceived all enemies. A scalpel-like precision without looking at people's long passes. Straight into the gap behind Van Bronckhorst, and Duff was already at a high speed at this moment.
With a wealth of experience, Van Bronckhorst immediately sensed that something was wrong. But getting older is eroding his explosiveness. And that's it. It is vividly displayed at this moment. In terms of Duff's simple approach to playing fast, the Barcelona veteran has been in a rare state of embarrassment this season. Seeing that Duff was about to wipe away from him alive, and he didn't even have a chance to foul. According to the difference in position between the two at this time, before he could stretch out his hand, Duff had already walked away.
His last effort was to jump hard. Trying to sabotage Lao Lei's long pass over the top. But alas, due to his general height of 178 cm. Headers have never been his strong suit. The ball slammed into his scalp and landed in front of Duff. In the face of such a good opportunity, after Duff had a good ball, he went directly along the bottom line to Barcelona's penalty area. At this time, the whole Camp Nou once again felt a bad taste. The panicked boos of the Barcelona fans rang out again at this moment, and they expressed their restlessness in this way.
After entering the penalty area, facing the Barcelona central defender Marquez, Duff sent a standard, beautiful return pass. Didier Drogba cut in front of goal to catch Puyol's attention, so Barcelona were left unguarded at the edge of the box. On Albertini's gritted teeth, Frank Lampard slapped his horse on the ground and met Duff's pass. It was a rare display of his attacking spirituality at this time. Influenced and nurtured by Lao Lei this season, Lampard has also improved a lot in terms of personal strength.
At this time, he lightly leaked his legs and leaked the football to the back point, where Lao Lei, who was plugged in the back row, was answering. He first stretched out his right foot and tried to stop the ball with the arch of his foot. But when the ball came, he suddenly raised his right foot, and then buckled the heel of his right foot, and shook a shot, shaking Deco who quickly returned to the defense. With the experience of the last time, Lao Lei naturally paid a little more attention to Deco, and wrestling twice in one place was not his style.
Then, without waiting for Deco to adjust his center of gravity, Lao Lei directly waved his left leg, and then whipped the football like a whip. With a bang, the ball flew to the right side of the Barcelona gate. This time, Valdés reacted quickly and touched the ball with his fingertips, but he still couldn't change the course of the ball. Eventually, the ball hit the net hard, causing a surging white wave. At 1-0, Ray's planning and goal helped Chelsea take the lead at Camp Nou and get a valuable away goal.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! Thunderhorse! Reima!! It's Reimaa again!! Chelsea's lightning attack broke Barcelona's entire defence in an instant, unbelievable impact! The whole offensive process was like a sharp javelin. Pierced the throat of Barcelona!! From planning to scoring, this is another iconic Reima-style goal! This super midfielder. The goal efficiency in the Champions League is enough to overshadow a large number of the world's top strikers!! Listen to this boo. Look at the way he enjoys, Rema got what he wanted again!! ”
There was a brief silence at Camp Nou after the ball went into the net. And the old Ray who scored the goal, one turned to look at Deco and Ronaldinho. "Ah!!!h He raised his right index finger excitedly, shouting as if frantically, waving his right hand frantically at the two of them. His subtext was: "The first! This is the first one!! I'm one step ahead of you!! What about you?! What about you?!! ”
Looking at the crazy old Ray, Ronaldinho and Deco both had a face against each other, and there was a strong and unwilling look in their eyes. This qiē made Lao Lei very satisfied. He just wanted to see them like that. Of course, 100,000 Barcelona fans will naturally not let Lao Lei be in this stadium, so arrogant and domineering, no one in sight. The earth-shattering boos suddenly appeared like a volcano bursting out at this moment, testing everyone's eardrums.
Hearing this, Lao Lei finally gave Deco and the two a provocative look of "I'm waiting for you", and then turned around and bypassed the excited teammates who pounced. A few steps rushed to the stands of the Barcelona fans. After coming closer, Lao Lei almost seemed to be able to feel the feeling of the huge sound rushing to his face. At this moment, he suddenly raised his hands and closed his eyes. I enjoyed it as if I was enjoying the good weather and the good air. When the teammates behind him finally hugged him and even jumped on top of him. He kept it that way. With this pose, enjoy his booty. Enjoying the horrible booing.
"Now the problem is that the pressure is completely on Barcelona's side. After losing a valuable away goal. At least a final score of 3:1 will make Barcelona satisfied. But statistically, this Chelsea side have never conceded three goals in a single game. Barcelona will face a difficult puzzle. Under pressure, they will have to put more energy into attacking in the next games. However, I believe Chelsea must have the back burner at the moment and are waiting for Barcelona to attack. In addition, after Reima scored the first goal, whether Barcelona's No. 10 can respond in time is the key point that determines the outcome of this game. ”
The commentator was right that after the sumptuous celebration, Mourinho did not get carried away. He immediately rushed to the sidelines, and issued his latest instructions to Lao Lei in the field, a posture of pressing down with both hands, letting Lao Lei know his plan, "Take a step back and defend the counterattack." The Portuguese coach was excited and excited, and it was also for him to win boos second only to Lao Lei. Let a "little translator" bite back, so that Barcelona fans have a sense of immediacy as the villain protagonist in pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, which makes them very unhappy. In this way, the two masters and apprentices tacitly aroused the disgust of the home fans together.
At the same time, Rijkaard, who was on the sidelines, could not sit still, and the black swan reprimanded the players loudly and fiercely expressed their displeasure. Among them, the Frenchman Gyuli, who started as one of the three arrows in the front of Barcelona in this game, received the harshest criticism. The Frenchman had been sleepwalking in the previous games, with only a few occasional mid-transition shots. Only then did he appear on the broadcast video screen.
On the field, although Ronaldinho has not been criticized, his current mood is probably more depressed than the scolded Gyuli. But the Brazilian superstar wasn't going to give up, and after catching Valdés' frustrated hand, he felt the midpoint in three steps and two steps, and dropped the ball in one hand. Then, he looked at the referee, and his eyes were blazing with flames of battle.
Seeing such a scene, the corners of Lao Lei's mouth curved slightly, revealing a smug smile. Then, he immediately straightened his face again, and became expressionless again. He's smug, but he's not stupid enough to think that this match can go on like this.
After reminding his teammates loudly, Lao Lei calmed down and rejoined the game.
Seeing such an old thunder, Mourinho nodded and smiled with satisfaction.
"Boy, that's the scariest thing about you."
"No matter when, no matter what enemy you face, until the end of the game, you will always maintain a hungry desire to win and a competitive attitude!"
"For the game, you are like a hungry beast facing its prey, with endless greed!"
"And extreme calm!!" (To be continued......)