Football’s First Defender
Chapter 215: The referee is the protagonist
The two rounds of the game, with completely different defensive thinking, but Chelsea have achieved good defensive results!
The defensive tactics in the first round of the match were aimed at the two engines in the Barcelona lineup, using pair tactics to completely limit the play of Harvey and Iniesta with two midfielders!
In this game, Chelsea retracted the midfielder when defending, using the three offensive players in the front field to press on the spot, as well as a deeper back defense to retreat to Harvey's position, to carry out an appropriate press defense. But he focused his attention on cutting off the connection between Eto'o and the midfielder, and protecting the defensive area near the penalty area!
Barcelona's passing space in the midfield area has become much larger than in the first leg, but the forward passing line and the receiver in front are under more defensive pressure from Chelsea!
Coupled with the fact that Barcelona has invested significantly less on the offensive end than in the first round, naturally there is no much offensive threat!
"Iniesta, try to break the ball from the left!"
But in the face of Bosingwa's solid defense, Iniesta's fake action did not have a chance to break through! Iniesta can only choose to dribble the ball horizontally inward and move closer to the middle, but this will face the combined strangulation of multiple defenders in the Chelsea midfielder!
"Iniesta! Cross the ball to Messi!"
Barcelona can only bite the bullet and stick to their own pass and control tactics, and use the movement of limited offensive players to try to create opportunities!
"Messi passes the ball! Directly pick the ball into the penalty area, Iniesta's forward direction!"
"But! Yang Feng!"
"Leap high! The header hits this foot and makes a pass!"
"Messi's pass is not high enough!"
Yang Feng gave the ball to Ballack ahead! After Ballack got the ball, he made a long pass!
This time, because Alves was involved in Barcelona’s offense, Malouda also returned to his own half to defend himself and participated in the defense, so Ballack could only choose Anel, who was more forward on the right. card!
Ballack passed a high ball with a certain arc, not fast, but landed firmly on the right side of the Barcelona half!
"Anelka and Abidal are fighting for speed!"
"The ball lands first, bounce forward!"
"Abidal got stuck in Anelka's position, took the lead to hook the football with his legs, and hook the ball back near the midfield!"
"Lampard! From the middle position, ran to the landing point of the ball, jumped directly, and kicked the dropped ball in the air directly to the left side of the court!"
Because of the initial shot, Ballack’s pass fell deep. Barcelona’s remaining central defender, Pique, had to come to the right side of Chelsea’s attack to participate in the defense and prepare to help Abidal to defend against Argentina. Nelka!
This also caused a huge gap between Chelsea's attacking direction and the left side in the middle, and the defender was only Yaya Toure!
"Drogba and Yaya Toure's 1v1 battle!"
The space is large enough, centered on two people, and there are no players from both sides within a radius of five meters!
Facing the high-altitude ball kicked by Frank Lampard, Drogba is chasing the football with Yaya Toure!
When the ball fell, both of them were pulling their opponent's jerseys to gain an advantage in confrontation, but the referees regarded it as normal physical confrontation at this time to ensure the smoothness of the game!
"Yaya Toure! Using the advantage of his height and captain, he almost has Drogba with one arm in his arms, and prevents Drogba from advancing! And Pique is quickly returning to defense and running towards the football! "
The referee continued to let his freedom go, and did not intend to stop the game at all!
"Drogba! A beautiful back turned, hit Yaya Toure by surprise, and directly got rid of Yaya Toure's entanglement, and chased the spot!"
"Yaya Toure is right behind!"
"Drogba! He unloaded the ball to the front and he speeded up to the penalty area!"
"It fell to the ground! Drogba fell in the restricted area!"
Pique's distance is still too far. Drogba, who has already reached the penalty area, is still only a defender by Yaya Toure, but Drogba has used his speed and body to forcefully occupy a favorable position. , Drogba can directly hit the door with his left foot in the process of marching, Yaya Toure is behind Drogba's right hand side, there is no opportunity to block!
At this time, Drogba, who has just stepped into the penalty area, has enough angles to hit the far corners, or blast the close corners, it depends on the game between Drogba and Valdes!
Drogba took a step, slowed down a little, and was ready to hit the goal directly, but at this moment, Yaya Toure shoveled directly behind the side, his legs flew out, similar to the action of sweeping his legs, and the ball was taken. Sweep directly!
"The referee!"
"No indication!"
"The game continues!"
No penalty! No foul! Ren Drogba roared loudly, but the referee was unmoved!
Whether it is a pull outside the penalty area, a hug, or this time a tackle from the rear side of the penalty area, the referee is confident that there is no foul!
At this moment, the referee Henning from Norway, for the smoothness of the game, for the suspense of the game, he agreed with the penalty standard, which is even better than the Premier League!
But no way, now the referee is the sky, the referee is the ground, and the referee is the biggest boss on the field!
The audience at the scene can only continue to watch the game and recall the game according to memory! But the viewers in front of the TV can see the playback from different angles!
For the penalty for this ball, there must be different opinions. Drogba’s anger is justified. The legs behind Yaya Toure are indeed intercepted by Drogba first, and then the toe touches the football forward. Everything is in the slightest, but most people, the narrator still tends to be a penalty, at least not as referee Henning thinks, this ball is not worth thinking about, it is a good defensive tackle!
No matter what, the game will continue. Although Drogba is unwilling, he still forces himself to return to the game. After all, the team is now the leader, and Drogba himself is also responsible for a certain amount of defensive tasks!
The interests of the team are above all else! Drogba needs to help the team on the defensive end, make his own contribution!
Barcelona's subsequent attack is still ineffective! Harvey's long shot of more than 30 meters flew directly out of the bottom line and did not pose any threat to Chelsea!
"Cech placed the ball and kicked it!"
"Cech took the ball so high, so far!"
"Drogba and Pique are competing for the top!"
"Leakage!"
Under the physical confrontation between the two, Pique and Drogba were entangled with each other, the take-off height did not reach expectations, and the ball was directly leaked!
The ball directly followed the previous trajectory, bounced after landing, and flew directly to the right side of Barcelona's penalty area!
This unexpected top leak is not good news for other Barcelona defensive players!
This kind of goalkeeper's direct long pass, for the Barcelona player, is scattered when standing in the backcourt, ready to grab the second place. Generally, for the player who grabs the first place, no matter what. Whether or not it is scrambled, the ball speed will definitely drop after someone touches it, so that the defensive team can have enough time to think about it, defend it!
However, this time, the leak caused by Pique and Drogba's confrontation directly caused the ball to continue to take off into the penalty area by inertia!
Abidal reacted and rushed quickly to make a clearance, but the Chelsea player beside him was faster!
"Anelka! Accelerate directly from the outside, surpassing Abidal!"
"In the past, Anelka has gained an advantage in position, got the ball, and has a single chance!"
"It fell to the ground! Anelka! Was pushed to the ground by Abidal behind him!"
"beep--"
The referee's whistle reminded me!
The Barcelona players immediately came to the referee to complain about the foul. There was no such great malice!
Not to be outdone, the Chelsea players also came to pressure the referee!
At the level just now, Abidal should indeed be the last Barcelona player except the goalkeeper, and Anelka should have completely surpassed Abidal in position, that is, even if the foul is within the penalty area. In addition, but the referee can impose a capital punishment on Abidal!
"The card is out!"
"The referee Henning!"
"Draw out the red card!"
"Barça, who played away, was sent off when the score was behind! Abidal, for his reckless foul, received a red card and was sent off!"
The Chelsea audience on the scene burst into huge cheers. The disappointment that the suspected penalty kick was not whistled before was compensated at this time!
"This Norwegian referee is a good guy!"
Countless Chelsea fans like this bald referee very much at this time. This red card is an absolute guarantee for Chelsea, who has an absolute advantage on the field, to advance to the Champions League final!
On the other hand, Barcelona still cannot accept this fact!
The Barcelona players on the court continued to surround the referee Henning to beg for an explanation, while Guardiola on the sidelines was squatting on the bench, rubbing his head that is still full of hair with both heads, thinking A solution!
After all, the game has only been 67 minutes and Barcelona is still behind. At this time, it is a test for Guardiola's football philosophy!
The chaos on the court has just been completely calmed down, and Guardiola has made the final decision! Called the nearby Alves, let him tell Keita to play the left back, and then the Barcelona lineup as a whole retreat, firmly guarding the disadvantage of a goal!
It must be held for 80 minutes. At that time, it is the time for Barcelona to fight for the last time!
"Free kick chance before the penalty area!"
"Lampard! Cut directly with one foot and fly to the lower left corner of the goal!"
"It's a pity! There was a slight deviation in the course of the ball, and the ball slipped out!"
Barcelona, who has played less than one player, is still on the away field. Even if some players get Guardiola's tactical instructions, the mentality of the players is still on the verge of collapse!
Sometimes the coach’s instructions are not immediately transmitted to the ears of all the players, and even if the teammates have heard the relay, in such a fierce game, some players are serious, their brains are completely blank, how could it be? Continue to think about the coach's new tactics!
Anyway, the first idea of the Barcelona players holding the ball is to push the pass and control deeply, or the team is behind now, not scoring is a chronic death!
"Barca pushed the ball to halftime!"
"Harvey passed the ball to Messi!"
"Messi! After catching the ball, he was double-teamed by three Chelsea!"
"Barack! Strongly cut off the football from Messi's feet!"
"Chelsea's counterattack opportunity!"
"Barack made another long pass and threw the ball to the Barcelona penalty area!"
"Anelka! Run quickly to the drop point!"
"The one who defended him is Yaya Toure!"
The two have been entangled on the road, Yaya Toure knows that his absolute speed is not as good as Anelka, so he can only rely on his own body to fight to ensure that Anelka is stuck in the forward position!
And Ballack's pass, the ball is very fast, before the two rushed to the landing point, they had already landed and bounced!
The game has been in for 70 minutes. No matter how good the court is, players from the two teams stepped on it in turn, and the lawn also appeared uneven. Fortunately, this time the ball did not bounce straight forward after landing, but had a diagonal The direction of the bounce!
"Anelka, turned around and got rid of, out of Yaya Toure's defensive range, chasing the football from the left outside line!"
Anelka's speed advantage was brought into play. He took the lead in getting the football and slammed into the penalty area, while Yaya Toure could only chase back and interfere with him!
Ok! The plot is somewhat similar! The dribbling position, method and defensive posture are the same as Drogba's previous counterattack!
And this time, the result seems to make people think of watching the replay of the game!
"Anelka! Almost single-handedly!"
"Ah! It's down again!"
Just like Drogba’s entry into the penalty area, Anelka fell directly into the penalty area when he adjusted the goal!
However, this time Yaya Toure did not shovel directly from the rear side. This time Yaya Toure ran a little faster, so he could barely catch up with Anelka!
Yaya Toure has been physically confronting Anelka behind him, as well as pushing and pushing!
While running at full speed, especially this push from the side and rear, it may indeed cause the player to lose balance and fall to the ground!
"Henin! Still no penalty!"
"The referee motions for the game to continue!"
The Chelsea players on the field were protesting, and the Blues fans on the sidelines also united and put pressure on the referee. There was a "black whistle" protest. Although Henning had a red card a few minutes ago, Let Chelsea fans love him!
But this time the suspected penalty kick was not awarded, which really disappointed the Chelsea fans!
Although Barcelona played one less player, Chelsea fans also know that one goal lead is not very safe. If these two penalties are awarded and one penalty kick is given, then Chelsea will open the score gap to two goals and it can be completely Kill the game!
The referee Henning has now become the focus of the fans in the audience, and has become the darling of the broadcaster’s camera. The continuous penalties have made Henning the absolute protagonist of this game. Every penalty determines the next The development trend of the game!
Although the red card penalty gave Chelsea more advantage in the game, the two suspected penalty kicks, choosing to settle down, made the game still only one goal gap ~ lightnovelpub.net ~ maintained a lot of suspense!
"Chelsea organized an attack on the left, and Malouda broke through with the ball!"
With one less player at Barcelona, even if the players retreat to the defense, the loopholes in the defense are still very large. Chelsea's offense has become easier to create opportunities!
Although Malouda did not complete the final breakthrough, it also attracted the attention of Barcelona's entire right defense line, making Anelka suddenly come to the center, and when receiving the pass, the defensive pressure was not so much!
"Anelka received a pass from Malouda and went into the penalty area!"
"Pick the ball!"
"It was blocked by Pique!"
"Anelka and Lampard nearby all raised their arms and signaled that Pique had a handball!"
"But the referee Henning still didn't say anything!"
As Pique cleared the ball directly, the replay from the broadcaster was immediately sent!
Anelka picked the ball in the penalty area. Before the ball flew to Pique's chest, there was indeed an obvious change of line. It is most likely that Pique's arm stretched out in front of his chest to block it!
Hening didn't see it again this time!
Although there is no live zoom screen at Stamford Bridge, this does not prevent the Blues fans from trusting their players!
The sound of "black whistle" resounded at Stamford Bridge once again. Chelsea fans gave the referee the biggest boo for these three consecutive suspected penalties!
Regardless of the outcome of the game, referee Henning, the controversial penalty over the past 10 minutes, is enough to show his sense of existence in this game!
The protagonist of the game is not only the players but also the coach. He is the referee who finally flew over to enforce the law from Norway, but he did not come here as a supporting role!