novelPairMe Chapter 329 Breaking the steel defense line!
Chapter 329 Breaking the steel defense line!
Chelsea, which Mourinho has worked so hard to build, is almost impeccable in terms of basic form.
What is more important is the understanding of defensive and counterattack situation shaping and opportunity creation.
If it weren't for Malouda's lack of strength or bad luck, Leeds United might have fallen behind in the first half of the game.
As for how much this has to do with Grant, it cannot be said that it has nothing to do with it.
But in terms of the team's strength and playing style, the core is Mourinho's.
At its peak, Chelsea was a headache for all the top teams in Europe.
Of course Shen Hao would not be surprised.
But if Chelsea thinks that this can stop Leeds United from defending their title, they are a bit naive.
After all, they only made the hard power part nearly the best.
In terms of soft power such as targeted deployment and on-the-spot response, Shen Hao does not absolutely look down on Grant.
Then you have to see how the other party will react.
Whether he can show the coaching ability that is truly worthy of this iron-blooded blue team.
After returning to the locker room, Shen Hao made targeted on-the-spot adjustments.
Leeds United has no secrets, and Chelsea can hardly have any hidden tricks.
Know each other's roots.
However, Leeds United has more comprehensive technical and tactical strength than Chelsea.
Leeds United can control more styles of play and will have more flexibility in adjustments.
After the intermission, the two sides returned to the court to change sides and fight again.
At this time, Chelsea fans already have a lot of confidence in their hearts.
"If we can escape from the away game, our probability of eliminating Leeds United will greatly increase!"
"That's right, it doesn't matter even if we can't score. As long as we can keep Leeds United clean, we can even take a penalty kick and leave it to fate and take a gamble!"
"Don't be too happy, Leeds United will definitely not be willing to accept a draw at home."
Leeds United fans are not impatient.
Totally unnecessary.
Instead, they will complain about Chelsea's mysterious operation.
"After driving Mourinho away, but then using Mourinho's defensive counterattack, Chelsea may be suffering from some serious disease!"
"That's right, Grant is so shameless. Even if he succeeds with such a tactical play, I don't know how many people in the world will give Mourinho the credit."
"Oh, he won't think so much. After all, with his qualifications, how can he be qualified to become a BIG5-level coach?"
The two sides changed sides and fought again.
After Chelsea successfully limited Leeds United in the first half, the team's overall morale was very high and they were also full of confidence.
It seems that Leeds United really have nothing to do with them.
After the start of the second half, Leeds United's offensive organization performance did not seem to have changed much.
It is still mainly a wing attack.
But whether it was Deisler and Van Bronckhorst on the left, or Robben and Belletti on the right, every offensive attack almost reached the edge of the bottom line.
When the offense advances to the bottom line area, Chelsea's defense must also retreat to the small penalty area line.
Otherwise, it will give Ronaldo space in the deep area where he should go forward to grab points.
Grant watched as Leeds crossed in front of the line.
As a result, Terry and Carvalho frequently rescued him.
It didn’t look any different than the first half.
So he became even more hopeful.
If they can keep Leeds United at Elland Road, wouldn't Chelsea have greater hope of keeping Leeds United at home again?
Ending Leeds United is definitely not a foolish dream.
Shen Hao watched Chelsea react passively.
The back line retreats near the small penalty area line, and the midfielder line naturally retreats into the penalty area.
Otherwise, space will be exposed between the two lines of defense.
The core of Mourinho's defensive system is the restriction of space!
To put it bluntly, you can set up a bus to play against strong teams, and never allow strong teams to calmly control the ball and create threats in dangerous offensive areas.
But in this way, Leeds United will have a certain amount of space outside the penalty area to shoot higher-quality long-range shots!
When the wing offensive advances to the bottom line, it quickly passes back to find teammates outside the penalty area.
Jamie Redknapp and Modric, together with the wide players supporting from a distance, formed a scene of three-point long-range bombing.
Cech resisted with high passes and kept saving the long-range shots of Leeds United players.
Chelsea fans suddenly looked nervous, and Grant also looked confused.
The style of play on the field changed suddenly, and Leeds United obviously began to create greater and more frequent threats.
The core of Chelsea's defense is to compress space, while the core of Leeds United's offense is to create space.
The interspersed running between players and the containment of screens are all designed to create a space that can create threats in the flowing game.
Shen Hao's expression remained unchanged.
He made the first move.
Can Grant catch it?
Grant seemed calm on the sidelines, but in fact he was panicking inside.
He gestures to the players, seemingly just to boost morale and emphasize concentration.
Chelsea's generals on the field are taking advantage of the situation.
The midfield defensive line that originally retreated to the penalty area will deliberately launch a more cautious top defense against Leeds United players who can create long-range shot threats.
As long as they are not within the range of the long shot and the angle of the long shot is not good, Chelsea players will no longer defend outwards to avoid exposing more space.
Fierce collision, tense tug-of-war.
Chelsea's quick counterattacks occasionally showed threats, but they were not as good as Malouda's golden opportunity in the first half.
Joe Cole's inside cut was successfully defended one-on-one by Helguera.
Kompany put in a shovel in time to intercept and destroy Drogba's incoming ball.
There is always some hope among Chelsea fans, only to have it quickly fade away.
Actual combat proves that Joe Cole's decline has not been completely curbed.
And Malouda couldn't move. Drogba was limited by the counterattack and needed to advance too far, so it was difficult to exert his threat in the penalty area.
So we can only use more physical confrontation to play the fulcrum role.
Chelsea's defensive adjustments relieved a lot of pressure on their defense in a short period of time.
At least Leeds United have fewer chances to shoot long shots from the outside and are less of a threat.
Chelsea fans were immediately relieved, and Grant's tense nerves were relieved a lot.
He glanced at Shen Hao and couldn't help but sneer in his heart: Leeds United has no other option, right?
Seeing that 70 minutes of the game had passed, Leeds United fans began to worry.
Usually during this time period.
Shen Hao will make substitutions.
Because after a long period of unremitting impact, Belletti and Van Bronckhorst's physical fitness will definitely reach the critical point.
But Shen Hao remained unmoved.
He felt that at least the two of them could rush for another 10 minutes!
Belletti and Van Bronckhorst on the court were also puzzled.
It seems that today's physical fitness is more vigorous than in the past.
Entering April, Shen Hao has already used half of the physical fitness improvement scrolls in his inventory!
As the game approached the 75th minute, Leeds United attacked down the right.
Robben restrained Ashley Cole and passed the ball back.
Belletti responded and sent a ground-breaking cross from the edge of the penalty area.
The football rolled towards the penalty spot in the penalty area and was cleared by Terry when it was approaching Ronaldo!
Leeds United fans looked up to the sky and sighed.
Almost.
They felt that they were almost able to get Ronaldo to connect successfully.
At this time, no one was wondering why Leeds United could send the ball directly from the wing to the heart of the penalty area.
The Chelsea generals had no time to think.
Because Leeds United will quickly continue to attack after taking possession of the ball.
The Chelsea midfielder was still blocking long-range shots from Modric and Jamie Redknapp.
They did not notice that Leeds United began to attack the space between Chelsea's defenders and midfield.
In the 78th minute of the game, when Van Bronckhorst went down the left wing, he received Modric's overhead pass.
When he dribbled into the penalty area, he did not choose to pass the ball back in an inverted triangle when faced with Makelele.
Instead, he takes one step toward the baseline and passes the ball before it rolls out of the baseline.
Makelele raised his leg too slowly to block, and the football flew towards the center of the goal.
Ronaldo hit the front line, and Carvalho was the first to reach the goal, but because he was facing his own goal, he was forced to reverse his center of gravity and clear the ball outside the penalty area.
He turned to volley and blocked the ball, but it went into his own goal.
The football that flew out did not stay away from the penalty area. On the contrary, the moment the football landed on the left side of the penalty area, everyone saw Deisler shooting!
Chelsea fans looked horrified.
This goal seemed to be a mistake, but it can also be said that Leeds United's indiscriminate bombing came naturally.
Deisler deliberately lowered the angle and blasted the football towards the goal, hitting the ground and then bouncing towards the near corner.
Cech made a flying save and touched the ball with one palm.
boom!
The football deflected and hit the left goal post before flying towards the center of the goal line.
There is no way to see if the football crosses the goal line.
But at this moment, Cech fell to the ground and stared at the football flying towards the center.
He was unable to get up and make the save.
Terry immediately stepped in to save the ball, jumped up and raised his legs in an attempt to volley the ball out to complete the clearance.
But Ronaldo was also on the way to the supplementary shot, and used his forehead to header the supplementary shot while rushing forward!
In a flash of lightning, the entire audience saw Ronaldo dribbling the ball into the goal, and Terry also kicked Ronaldo with his right foot in the air and fell off balance into the goal!
boom!
"The ball went in! Ronaldo scored with a header! Finally broke the deadlock!"
"After countless attempts, the white-clad bombardment finally shattered Chelsea's steel fortress!"
"Ronaldo is injured, his face is covered in blood! It was Terry's overhead kick that hit him in the face!"
"Hope he's okay!"
Leeds United fans were cheering wildly.
Chelsea fans were stunned.
Ronaldo, who scored the goal, sat in the Chelsea goal and raised his hand, which was covered in blood.
The moment he completed the header shot, the instep of Terry's right foot came into close contact with half of his face.
After being scratched, several blood marks appeared on the right side of his face, and the blood seeping out was shocking.
The teammates quickly waved to the team doctor.
Apart from the burning pain on his face, Ronaldo felt relieved in his heart.
He had just returned from injury, and he didn't want to pray to God again for a miracle.
After the team doctor arrived, he cleaned his wound, disinfected and bandaged it.
But since the wound is close to the face, it will definitely not be completely fixed no matter how you bandage it.
If you exercise strenuously, the gauze may fall off.
At the same time, the wound may collapse again.
Grant gritted his teeth slightly.
In his opinion, this conceded goal was entirely due to Leeds United's good luck.
If Carvalho's clearance ball had been kicked far, Deisler's volley might not have been possible.
After Shen Hao communicated with the team doctor, he replaced Ronaldo with Lopez without saying anything.
At the same time, Kelly and Bynes also came off the bench.
Leeds United used up three substitutions.
The Leeds tyrants were clearly content with their one-goal lead.
Ronaldo left the field directly to the wild applause and cheers of Leeds United fans for more thorough wound treatment.
The mood of the Chelsea generals suddenly became heavy on the field.
As a team that plays defensive counterattack, they are well aware of the serious consequences of conceding the ball first.
At the same time, I also know that this difference seems to be only one ball, but it means that the situation has turned upside down.
Grant replaced Malouda and Joe Cole with Wright-Phillips and Kalaw.
However, no technical and tactical changes were made.
Before Chelsea kicked off, Shen Hao signaled to Deisler.
Let him reduce offensive aggression, strengthen defense and assist the midfielder to control the rhythm of the game.
Deisler gave him a thumbs up to show his understanding.
Leeds United began to strengthen their defense and switched to a defensive posture.
There is nothing fancy about Chelsea's positional warfare organization.
Simple and smooth.
However, the offensive quickly failed when it advanced to dangerous areas.
Endless.
Kalaw and Wright-Phillips faced off against Kelly and Bynes, all of whom were new players.
Leeds United has the home advantage, leading the score and soaring morale.
Naturally, their players enter the state faster and perform better.
Chelsea fans sighed.
The situation has completely changed.
When they need to chase points, I'm afraid they don't have much confidence.
Especially since Chelsea didn't have a formation that was obviously pressing forward.
This is just the first round.
There is still a battle at Stamford Bridge.
A showdown with Leeds United at Elland Road?
Even if Grant was a rookie, he wouldn't do this.
That's no different than committing suicide.
Shen Hao really wanted to take a gamble. Chelsea wanted to score away goals.
But Chelsea let him down.
There was no strong counterattack.
Continue to tighten the fence.
Leeds United has strengthened its control, and its offensive threat has naturally been greatly reduced.
After all, the full-back's assist intensity has been difficult to shake Chelsea's steel defense after the substitution.
Just now, Leeds United, who had just exploited Makelele's defensive flaw after his physical fitness declined, could only play on the left but could not produce a stronger threat.
The gap between Baynes and Van Bronckhorst is still obvious.
Leeds United took control of the situation.
Chelsea's offense was sparse.
At the last moment of the game, Modric hit a long shot with the support of Deisler.
boom!
The football hit the crossbar and bounced into the stands.
"Modric almost helped the Whites lead Chelsea with two goals!"
"Oh, it was almost."
Shen Hao's expression remained calm.
If we can lead by two goals, we can basically kill Chelsea.
A one-goal lead is not safe.
But it has given Leeds United a strategic commanding height.
A week later, when they visit Stamford Bridge as a guest, Leeds United are fully confident to turn around and focus on the visitors!
With the referee's final whistle blowing.
The first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals between Leeds United and Chelsea came to an end.
Leeds United 1:0 Chelsea.