Football’s First Defender

In the two rounds of the game, with completely different defensive ideas, Chelsea have achieved good defensive results!

The defensive tactics of the first round of the game were aimed at the two engines in the Barcelona lineup, using the pairing tactics, using two midfielders to completely limit the performance of Harvey and Iniesta!

In this game, Chelsea retracted the midfielders when defending, and used the three offensive players in the frontcourt to press on the spot, and retreated deeper to defend, so as to properly press and defend Harvey's position. But he focused on cutting off Eto'o's connection with 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 round, but the forward passing line, as well as the receiver in front, have received more defensive pressure from Chelsea!

Coupled with the fact that Barcelona's own investment in the offensive end has been significantly reduced compared to the first round, naturally there is not much offensive threat!

"Iniesta, try to break through from the left with the ball!"

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 cut inward with the ball horizontally and move closer to the middle, but this will face the joint strangling of multiple defenders in Chelsea's midfield!

"Iniesta! Cross the ball to Messi!"

Barcelona can only bite the bullet and stick to their pass and control tactics, using the running of limited offensive players to try to create opportunities!

"Messi passed the ball! Pick the ball directly into the penalty area, and Iniesta's forward direction!"

"But! Yang Feng!"

"Leap high! The header hits this kick!"

"Messi's pass is not high enough!"

Yang Feng headed the ball to Ballack in front of him! After Ballack got the ball, he made a long pass directly!

This time, because Alves participated in Barcelona's attack, Malouda also returned to the depth of his own half to participate in the defense in order to defend, so Ballack could only choose Arnell, who is more forward on the right. Card!

Ballack passed a high ball with a certain arc. The speed was not fast, but it landed firmly on the right side of Barcelona's half!

"Anelka and Abidal are fighting for speed!"

"The ball hits the ground first, bounces forward!"

"Abidal caught Anelka's position, stretched his legs first to hook the football, and hooked the ball back to the midfield!"

"Lampard! From the middle position, ran to the point where the ball landed, jumped up, kicked the ball that fell in the air, and kicked it directly to the left side of the pitch!"

Because of the ball at the beginning, Ballack's pass was deep, and Barcelona's central defender, Pique, had to come to the right side of Chelsea's attack to participate in the defense, ready to help Abidal defend Algeria. Nelka!

This also caused a huge gap in the center and left of Chelsea's attacking direction in an instant, and Yaya Toure was the only defender left!

"Drogba and Yaya Toure's 1v1 fight!"

The space is big enough, with two people as the center, there are no players from both sides within a radius of five meters!

Facing the high-altitude ball kicked by Lampard, Drogba chased the football with Yaya Toure!

When the ball fell, both of them tugged on the opponent's jersey to gain an advantage in the confrontation, but the referee regarded it as a normal physical confrontation at this time to ensure the smoothness of the game!

"Yaya Toure! Taking advantage of his height and long hands, he almost has one arm in his arms to prevent Drogba from advancing! And Pique is quickly returning to the defense, rushing to the football landing point! "

The referee continued to let things go freely, without the slightest intention to stop the game!

"Drogba! With a beautiful back turn, Yaya Toure was caught off guard, and he got rid of Yaya Toure's entanglement and chased after him!"

"Yaya Toure is next!"

"Drogba! He unloaded the ball to the front, and he also accelerated to the penalty area!"

"Fell to the ground! Drogba fell in the penalty area!"

Pique's distance is still too far. Drogba, who has already entered the penalty area, still has only one defender, Yaya Toure, but Drogba has already used his speed and body to forcefully occupy a favorable position. , Drogba can directly hit the goal with his left foot during the march, Yaya Toure is behind Drogba's right hand side, there is no chance to block it at all!

At this time, Drogba, who has just stepped into the penalty area, has enough angles to hit the far corner, or explode the short corner, it depends on the game between Drogba and Valdes!

Drogba took a step, slowed down slightly, and was ready to hit the goal directly, but at this moment, Yaya Toure directly put a shovel on the side and rear, and his legs flew out, similar to sweeping legs, dribbling the ball, Scan directly!

"The referee!"

"No indication!"

"The game continues!"

No penalties! No foul! Ren Drogba roared loudly, but the referee was unmoved!

Whether it was a pull, a hug outside the penalty area, or a tackle from the rear side inside the penalty area, the referee confidently believed that there was no foul!

At this moment, the referee Herning from Norway, for the smoothness of the game, for the suspense of the game, the penalty standard he agrees with is higher than the Premier League!

But there is no way, now the referee is the sky, the referee is the earth, 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 from memory! But the audience in front of the TV can see the playback from different angles!

Regarding the penalty of this goal, different people must have different opinions. It is reasonable for Drogba to be angry. Yaya Toure's two legs intercepted from the side and rear were indeed placed on Drogba first, and then the toes touched the football forward. Everything is in the slightest, but most people, or commentators, still tend to think that this is a penalty kick, at least not as the referee Herning 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 state. After all, the team is leading now, and Drogba himself also undertakes 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 and make his own contribution!

Barcelona's next attack is still ineffective! Harvey's long shot of more than 30 meters flew directly out of the bottom line, posing no threat to Chelsea!

"Cech set the ball up and kicked it straight!"

"Cech's shot was really high and far!"

"Drogba and Pique are fighting for the top!"

"The roof is leaking!"

Under the physical confrontation between the two, Pique and Drogba got entangled, and the take-off height did not meet the expectations, and the ball passed directly!

The ball followed the previous trajectory, bounced after landing, and flew directly to the right side of Barcelona's penalty area!

This unexpected leak is not good news for other Barcelona defensive players!

This kind of direct long pass from the goalkeeper, for Barcelona players, spread out when standing in the backcourt, and those who are going to grab the second spot. No matter whether it is scrambled, the speed of the ball will definitely drop after someone touches it, which will allow the defenders to have enough time to think about it and defend it!

However, this time, Pique's point of view, and Drogba's confrontation directly caused the leakage of the top, but let the ball continue to bounce and fly into the penalty area by virtue of inertia!

Abidal reacted and rushed over quickly, trying to make a clearance, but the Chelsea players beside him were even faster!

"Anelka! Accelerated directly from the outside, surpassing Abidal!"

"In the past, Anelka gained a physical advantage, received the ball, a one-handed opportunity!"

"Falled! Anelka! Pushed to the ground by Abidal!"

"beep--"

The referee's whistle came to mind!

The Barcelona players immediately came together to report the foul to the referee. There was no such malice!

Not to be outdone, the Chelsea players also came to put pressure on the referee!

In the horizontal position just now, Abidal should indeed be the last player of Barcelona except the goalkeeper, and Anelka should have completely surpassed Abidal in position, that is, even if the foul was outside the penalty area In addition, but the referee can impose the death penalty on Abidal!

"Draw the cards!"

"The referee Herning!"

"Draw out the red card!"

"Barcelona, ​​in the away game, was sent off one player when the score fell behind! Abidal received a red card for his reckless foul and was sent off directly!"

The Chelsea audience at the scene burst into huge cheers, and the disappointment that the suspected penalty kick was not whistled before has been compensated at this time!

"This Norwegian referee is a nice guy!"

Numerous Chelsea fans are very fond of this bald referee at this time. This red card is an absolute guarantee for Chelsea, which already 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 field continued to surround the referee Herning to ask for an explanation, while Guardiola on the sidelines squatted halfway on the bench, rubbing his hairy head with both hands, thinking There is a solution!

After all, the game only lasted 67 minutes, and Barcelona was still behind. At this time, it was a test for Guardiola's football philosophy!

The chaos on the court has just been completely quelled, and Guardiola has made his final decision! Called Alves nearby and asked him to tell Keita to play left back instead, and then the Barcelona lineup retreated as a whole, holding on to the disadvantage of one goal!

Be sure to stick to 80 minutes. At that time, it will be the last time for Barcelona to fight!

"Free kick in front of the box!"

"Lampard! He slashed directly to the ground and flew to the lower left corner of the goal!"

"It's a pity! There is still a slight deviation in the route of this ball, and the ball slipped out!"

Barcelona, ​​which has one less player, is still on the road. Even though some players have received Guardiola's tactical instructions, the mentality of the players is still on the verge of collapse!

Sometimes the coach's instructions are not immediately passed to the ears of all the players, and even if they hear the teammates' report, in such a fierce game, some players really have a blank mind, so how can they Continue to think about the new tactics of the coach!

Anyway, the Barcelona players, the first thought of holding the ball is still to pass and control the bone marrow to advance, or the team is now behind, not scoring is slow death!

"Barcelona advanced the ball to half-court!"

"Xavi passed the ball to Messi!"

"Messi! The moment he received the ball, he was double-teamed by three Chelsea players!"

"Barack! Severed the football from Messi's feet!"

"Chelsea's chance to fight back!"

"Balack made another big kick and a long pass, throwing the ball in front of the Barcelona penalty area!"

"Anelka! Run to the drop point!"

"It's Yaya Toure who guards him!"

The two have been entangled on the road, and Yaya Toure knows that his absolute speed is not as fast as Anelka, so he can only rely on his own physical confrontation to ensure that Anelka's forward position is stuck!

As for Ballack's pass, the ball was very fast, and before the two reached the landing point, it had landed first and bounced!

The game has been going on for 70 minutes, no matter how good the court is, it was trampled on by the players of the two teams in turn, and the lawn was also uneven. Coincidentally, after the ball hit the ground this time, it did not bounce straight forward, but had a slant In the direction of the bounce!

"Anelka, turned and got rid of Yaya Toure's defensive range, chasing the football from the left outside!"

Anelka's speed advantage was brought into play, he took the lead to get the ball and rushed to the penalty area, while Yaya Toure could only chase back and interfere from his side!

Um! The plot is somewhat similar! The dribbling position, method, and defensive posture are exactly the same as Drogba's previous counterattack!

And this time, the result seemed to make people think they watched the replay of the game!

"Anelka! Quasi one-handed ball!"

"Ah! I fell to the ground again!"

The same result as Drogba's entering the penalty area, Anelka fell directly into the penalty area when he finished adjusting and hitting the goal!

But this time Yaya Toure did not slide directly from the side and rear. 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 shoving!

And running at full speed, especially this kind of pushing action from the side and rear, may indeed cause the player to lose his balance and fall to the ground!

"Herning! Still no penalty!"

"The referee signaled the game to continue!"

The Chelsea players on the field were protesting, and the Blues fans on the sidelines were also united and put pressure on the referee. There was a "black whistle" protest sound in the audience, although Herning's red card a few minutes ago, Let Chelsea fans love him so much!

But this time the suspected penalty kick was not awarded, which really disappointed Chelsea fans!

Although Barcelona played one player less, Chelsea fans also know that a one-goal lead is not very safe. If one of the two penalties is awarded a penalty kick, then Chelsea will widen the score gap to two goals, and they can completely win. The killing game is over!

The referee Herning has now become the focus of the fans, and has also become the darling of the broadcaster's cameras. The continuous penalties make Herning the absolute protagonist of this game. Every penalty determines the next The trend of the game!

Although the penalty of the red card gave Chelsea even more advantage in the game, but the two suspected penalty kicks chose to settle the matter, but the game was still only one goal behind, and there was still a lot of suspense!

"Chelsea play on the left and Malouda breaks through with the ball!"

With Barcelona playing one less player, even if the players retreated to defend, 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 alone, it also attracted the attention of the entire right-sided defense of Barcelona, ​​which made Anelka suddenly come to the middle. When receiving the pass, he did not receive so much defensive pressure!

"Anelka receives a pass from Malouda and goes into the box!"

"Exceeding the ball!"

"Blocked by Pique!"

"Anelka, and nearby Lampard all raised their arms high, signaling Pique's handball!"

"But referee Herning still didn't say anything!"

As Pique directly cleared the ball, the replay of the broadcaster was also sent immediately!

Anelka's pick ball in the penalty area was outstanding. When the ball flew to Pique's chest, there was indeed an obvious change of line. There is a high probability that Pique's arm stretched out in front of his chest blocked it!

This time, Herning didn't see it again!

Although the Stamford Bridge Stadium does not have a live playback screen, this does not prevent the Blues fans from trusting their players!

The sound of "black whistle" resounded through Stamford Bridge again. Chelsea fans booed the referee the loudest for the three consecutive suspected penalty kicks!

Regardless of the outcome of the game, the referee Herning, the controversial penalty in the past 10 minutes is enough to show his presence in this game!

The protagonists of the game are not only the players but also the coach. He is a referee who flew here from Norway to enforce the law. He is not here to play a supporting role!