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Chapter 297 like a duck in water

Chapter 297 like a duck in water

Mourinho didn't show too much excitement, but his face was clouded.It was a bit unexpected for him to lose the ball so early.

He thought he had done enough to deal with Barcelona's possession tactics, and this was also proved in the previous 18 minutes of the game. Barcelona's midfield was cut into fragments and could not pass the ball smoothly.

But MSN still used this almost simple and rude way to break through Mourinho's carefully constructed defense line with an extremely elegant and smooth counterattack.

The variable is Messi.Messi retreated deeply, almost equivalent to the position of a central midfielder, while Neymar and Suarez consciously pushed forward one left and one right, involving Chelsea's defenders.

In order to mark Messi, Ramirez also followed, so that there is only one Matic left between Chelsea's back line and midfielder.When Messi uses technology to get rid of Matic, Chelsea is equivalent to a little girl who has been stripped to only her underwear, and it is only a matter of time before she loses her virginity.

As the Barcelona players celebrated, Mourinho was quick to give instructions.He asked Matic's position to be a little earlier to assist Ramirez in cutting off the connection between Messi, Neymar and Suarez.

Due to the overall slow speed of Chelsea's defense, this style of play is actually a bit risky.Once Messi passes the ball from Matic and Ramirez, Neymar and Suarez can easily turn offside and directly threaten the goal.

But, after all, this is Barcelona, ​​and this is the MSN portfolio.There is no safe tactic against them.Even if it's an adventure, give it a try.

After making adjustments, Mourinho glanced back and forth between Costa, Shi Hao and Hazard, and finally settled on Shi Hao.

You won't let me down, will you?

At this time, Shi Hao was under a lot of pressure.Alba, who is facing him, is fast and very flexible, which is the most difficult type of defender for him to deal with.And Busquets and Iniesta also focused most of their attention on him, blocking the passing routes of other Chelsea players to him, and often forming a situation of three people double-teaming him.

In this case, even though Shi Hao is the core of the offense, it is impossible for Chelsea players to always give him too many balls.In this way, Hazard was liberated and frequently attacked the hinterland of Barcelona.But Barcelona seems to be determined to stare at Shi Hao. Hazard has only one Montoya to defend. Rakitic will sometimes help, but Rakitic has more responsibilities on the offensive end. Take care of one thing and lose another.

In the 32nd minute, after Hazard dribbled past Montoya in the counterattack, he lobbed the ball into the heart of Barcelona.It's a pity that Mascherano's excellent judgment and movement defuse this threat.

In the 34th minute, after Hazard made a breakthrough from the left, he sent a long pass to the back point. Shi Hao gained the upper hand in the fight with Alba. Volleyed, the football flew out of the baseline against the crossbar, and this ball also made Ter Stegen break out in a cold sweat.

After that, the situation on the court entered a stalemate for a while, and neither side had a good solution.After conceding the ball, Chelsea did not rush to counterattack aggressively, but played steadily.But Chelsea were hit shortly before the end of the first half.Captain Terry sprained his knee in a fight with Suarez and had to be substituted.

The young player Zouma who appeared on the field showed the characteristics of inexperience and recklessness. He made a big mistake just after his debut. He was intercepted by Suarez in the backcourt.However, he also showed excellent physical fitness, and immediately countered the interference, causing Suarez's shot to miss.

In the last minute of the first half, Neymar showed his power again. After taking the ball from the left, he broke through Ivanovic and Cesc Fabregas consecutively, and then used a flick of a cow's tail to pass the rushing forward. Zouma, shot from a tight angle near the baseline.Fortunately, Courtois judged very accurately, blocked the angle in advance, and confiscated the ball.

During the half-time break, the fans at Stamford Bridge did not die down, but continued to sing and shout.In the first half of the game, Chelsea did not perform badly. Although they fell behind by one goal, the situation was not too ugly and they still had a few good opportunities.

The fans are used to the team breaking out in adversity, just like the previous reversal and elimination of the defending champion Paris Saint-Germain in an extremely unfavorable situation, so they have not lost confidence.

In the locker room of the home team, Mourinho's voice also seemed full of confidence. In his opinion, although Shi Hao and Hazard did not make any achievements in the first half, they also firmly restrained Barcelona's attack on the wing. The two full-backs, and even Iniesta was involved in most of the energy, so Barcelona's attack in the first half was almost completed by MSN independently, failing to play their usual overwhelming offensive.

This shows that his tactics are effective, and the second half is the time to use the home court advantage to launch a counterattack.His confidence also made the players inexplicably at ease, thinking that it was still possible for him to win the game.

After the start of the second half, according to Mourinho's arrangement, Chelsea increased their offensive investment.

In the 48th minute, Shi Hao dribbled the ball from the right and then cut in suddenly. He shot a strong shot in front of the penalty area and bounced the ball close to the ground, but it was a little straight and was saved by Ter Stegen.

Two minutes later, Fabregas received Shi Hao's low shot from 2 meters away from the goal and was also confiscated by Ter Stegen, who was in excellent form.

In the 53rd minute, Iniesta was injured in the lower back when he landed in the top battle with Shi Hao.The referee did not show Shi Hao a yellow card, which caused controversy among the Barcelona players.But Shi Hao did not intentionally foul, he has a clear conscience.Iniesta was carried out on a stretcher, and the 35-year-old veteran Xavi came off the bench.

Mourinho replaced Ramirez with young player Willian, allowing Shi Hao to return to the middle of the road. This is Chelsea's best offensive formation this season.

Shi Hao, who returned to the middle lane, was even more comfortable.Both Busquets and Harvey are much slower than Alba. He can use his own speed to split the two, causing panic in front of Barcelona for a while.

In the 61st minute, Cesc Fabregas intercepted the ball passed by Montoya to Messi in the midfield and quickly handed the ball to Shi Hao.After receiving the ball, Shi Hao broke through Harvey with the ball. When Busquets made a tackle, he suddenly went through. The football rolled past Busquets' crotch. Costa received the ball near the penalty spot and quickly knocked it across. .Hazard stepped in from the left, received the ball almost where Neymar had scored before, and shot it hard, and the football got into the goal from Ter Stegen's armpit.

The score on the field became 1:1!

(End of this chapter)