The Ball at Your Feet

Not long after the game started, Ranieri realized that he had been tricked by Deschamps.

Some time ago, Monaco and Real Madrid played a game, and they were all on the ground. Zhao Yaning's rush from left to right left a deep impression on everyone who saw it in those two rounds. After watching the game, Ranieri also felt that he should focus on Zhao Yaning. Before the game, he did not do less in this area.

But Monaco did not allow Zhao Yaning to dribble the ball in the game. No matter how good Makelele’s defense is, it is in vain. Monaco’s play is very straightforward. It is a wing attack. If he can’t move, he will kick the ball into the penalty area.

How did I meet an English team in France? This is Ranieri's first thought.

But he also understands that this kick is the most threatening. Monaco’s Yaya Touré and the winger Roten, Zhao Yaning’s ability to handle the ball are very good, coupled with their wing daring to boldly insert, the midfielder’s right to the ball is not a problem, and the frontcourt has two The high center forward has a problem with his own defense.

Although Terry and Desailly's defensive abilities are very strong, but Chelsea's defensive ball defense has always relied on personal ability more than tactical cooperation. If Deschamps arranged some secretive tactics and caught Chelsea by surprise, Chelsea would be in danger.

There is nothing wrong with this idea. Less than ten minutes into the game, the situation changed.

After Galla brought down Rothen on the left, the referee awarded a free kick.

Gala didn't say much about this ball. The position is almost close to the sideline, and it is more than 30 meters away from the goal. Although Zhao Yaning's free kick is not low, it is a miracle to be able to score.

Zhao Yaning himself knew this very well. He retreated two steps, retreated two steps, and kicked the ball into the penalty area.

The arc is not big, so it is a fallen leaf ball.

The football plummeted after entering the penalty area, and Cudicini had already judged the course of the ball. The ball's landing point should be in the small penalty area, so it should be another bouncing globe.

Cudicini has done a lot of preparation work. He has seen Zhao Yaning's weird free kick. He forced himself not to move at the first time, otherwise he would definitely be shaken.

The ball fell in front of him, and Cudicini was ready to fall to the ground, but the football did not bounce toward the goal, but to the right.

This made Cudicini stunned, and at this moment, Pulsau had already rushed to the top, facing the bounced ball.

Cudicini, who was a little stiff, didn't react. Monaco took the lead in the first ten minutes.

"Gooooal!!! Dado Pulsau!!! Unexpected people, unexpected times, unexpected ways!! This will definitely be a wonderful game!"

When Thierry shouted, Pulsau jumped up, rushed to his teammates, and made a grimace at the sideline camera to celebrate his goal.

This goal also made the Louis II Stadium a joy.

Ranieri looked depressed. If they can beat Monaco, enter the finals, and leave Chelsea by themselves, the media will definitely say good things about themselves and curse Abu with blood. But if you lose the game-lose to the Ligue 1 team, you will definitely be scolded to death.

The British media has always been very unreasonable.

The goal was scored early in the game, which naturally made Monaco's attack more enjoyable. Although Chelsea has strengthened the defense of the mid lane, Monaco does not play in the mid lane, just blindly playing long passes from the side, but it is difficult for Chelsea to deal with.

And Monaco's halfway impact is indeed very strong. Zhao Yaning is facing Bridge. Although Bridge can be regarded as an England international and is known as the best substitute for Ashley Cole, his strength is much worse than that of Ashley Cole. Not to mention that there is a Maicon behind Zhao Yaning as support, even if it is singled out Bridge, Zhao Yaning will not feel any pressure.

Instead, it was Makelele's constant support to the side, which made Zhao Yaning feel very annoying. Makelele's ground interception ability is indeed very strong. Although technically speaking, Zhao Yaning can pass him, he relies on some constant small fouls to block Zhao Yaning. Several times in a row, his actions were between fouls and non-fouls, and every time he was whistled by the referee, his approach was to immediately confess his mistake to the referee with a smiley face.

This is a real old ball skin. Zhao Yaning quickly understood. Other defensive midfielders can fight with Zhao Yaning fiercely, but others fight for the body, and the fight is skill. But this guy does not rely on technique and body-although his body and technique are also very good-he relies more on his keen judgment and decisive foul choice.

Such a guy made Zhao Yaning a little uncomfortable. He is not disgusted when he fights his body, and he does not hate when he fights technically. But this way of defense makes him really awkward.

This is a guy who completely relies on experience to defend, and it is also a type of defense that Zhao Yaning rarely encounters.

And his way is to hug the sidewalk tightly. Anyway, you are a defensive midfielder and can't follow. If I really dare to follow along, I will give the ball to the left and cut it inward. We have two side roads, you can't cover all of them.

This style of play really made Makelele helpless. But Monaco's offense still hasn't improved much.

Chelsea's defense is still good after all. Terry and Desailly are both young and old, both of whom are excellent in strength. Although Chelsea's tactical arrangement is completely at a disadvantage, their personal abilities are not weak at all. Relying on the outstanding performance of the two of them, Chelsea has gradually stabilized his penalty area.

And Chelsea is not ready to sit still. Soon, they set off a counterattack.

After Yaya Toure made a midway cut, the defender Makelele broke his ball. Yaya Toure immediately fought back on the spot, but his movements were too big, pushing Makelele to him.

This action was given a yellow card by the referee.

Gala gave Lampard a free kick in the backcourt, and Lampard shifted the ball to the right. Parker reached out with his right foot in the air and put the football back into the middle. Goodjohnson successfully stopped the ball in the penalty area. When he turned around, he slipped to the ground, but he quickly got up and protected before Roma threw himself out. After the ball, his left foot stabbed to the center, Crespo stopped the ball at 7 meters in front of the goal and pushed his right foot into the net.

"Chelsea equalized the score!" Thierry was a little unhappy. "They scored a valuable away goal. It seems that this news also makes their boss very happy. This way of running football is extremely unhealthy. of."

Abu, who was complained by him, is sitting on the edge of the court at this time, watching the ball with his wife and children. Although there are many things he can blame for other things, as the owner of the team, he is there to watch the game every game. This is indeed unique among all the owners. Whether he understands or not, but he does like football.

And it was from this goal that Chelsea also began to have some improvement. Lampard frequently withdrew to get the ball, and Veron was also more involved in the defense.

This caused a lot of trouble for Monaco. The two sides became entangled in the midfield and it was difficult to organize an offense. Zhao Yaning tried several breakthroughs, but did not have very good results, and Lampard also tried to pass a few threats, but Gudjohnson was not in good shape and could not pose any threat.

This entanglement remained unchanged until the end of the midfield.

"Chelsea is really strong."

Back in the dressing room, everyone was impressed by Chelsea's strength.

It was originally a nouveau riche team with money, but no history. In the eyes of the players, it is probably a team similar to Paris Saint-Germain, relying on high investment to maintain combat effectiveness.

But it was only after the match that Chelsea's strength was much stronger than Paris Saint-Germain. Sure enough, you get what you pay for ~www.ltnovel.com~ A team that spent 120 million yuan, and a team that spent 50 million yuan, is really not the same level of strength.

"There is nothing unusual about their tactics, that is, the players are very strong." But when discussing it, everyone still didn't care about Chelsea very much. "Joey, you should break through more firmly, and don't keep passing, make more breakthroughs. It's also good to shoot by yourself."

Zhao Yaning nodded. Monaco is still very optimistic in this game. After all, the opponent's tactics are restrained by Monaco. As long as you pay attention to the game, you should be able to win the game without making mistakes.

But after the game entered the second half, an unexpected event quickly changed the situation on both sides.

After Zhao Yaning's breakthrough was brought down by Makelele, Zicos rushed up to help Zhao Yaning theory. The referee did not draw the card, but still warned Makelele. But when the referee had finished warning Makelele, something changed.

Makelelesi patted Zicos on the face as if, and Zicos also turned his hand back and patted him on the head. However, it was supposed to be a gesture of greeting each other, but after being filmed, Makelele had already walked out for two steps, but suddenly yelled, and then fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

be cheated. Zicos figured it out right away. This guy is lying to himself. However, a defensive midfielder also flops? Don't worry about it?

The referee had already walked over at this time. He saw Zicos slap Makelele and also saw Makelele's fall. This kind of action has only one result at any time.

Red card.

Forty-nine minutes in the second half, the situation changed suddenly.

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ps: Makelele’s super diving is true. This is the most famous diving in his career.