The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 282 Wait!
It seemed that even the sky was cooperating with the game, and even Xingyue wanted to witness the process of the game. Before kick-off, not only did the rain stop, but even Xingyue showed hazy traces, which made everyone around The mood of those who went to the Schalke stadium proudly became much more cheerful, even though the air was still full of damp and oppressive.

The start of the game was accompanied by the whistle of the referee, the cheers of tens of thousands of fans in the audience, and the attention of countless fans gathered in front of the TV all over the world, but there was nothing at all that everyone expected screen.

There used to be many people who thought that Ye Qiu regarded aggressiveness after the opening as the only creed of his offense, so almost everyone concluded that Chelsea's opening must still be aggressive, and it must be the first time. Bring the game to a climax.

Unexpectedly, Chelsea's start was very smooth, and it can even be said to be a bit too smooth.

In many cases, stability means dullness, calmness, and no excitement.

The first shot of the whole game happened in the 7th minute. It is conceivable how dull this game will be.

Ronaldinho got the ball inside on the left flank and was tripped by Mendes. After taking a free kick, Drogba nodded back and outflanked the ball, but the ball was slightly wide of the right post of the goal and missed once. Scoring chance.

But just when everyone thought that Chelsea should take advantage of this attack to launch their own offensive in one fell swoop and take the initiative, Chelsea didn't seem to have such a plan, and the game was still going on in an even and stable manner.

The TV camera showed Ye Qiu on the sidelines. He didn't seem to be moved at all. He sat carelessly on the coach's bench of the home team at the Schalke Stadium, with his legs crossed and his chin resting, talking to the assistants around him from time to time. Say a few words, and Roland became Ye Qiu's mouthpiece, coming to the sidelines to shout a few words from time to time.

"Chelsea's start of the game was very cautious, even a bit overly cautious. We noticed that after the opening, Chelsea did not adopt the high pressure and defensive strategy of the past, but used a more balanced strategy. Ye Qiu is obviously consciously adopting this steady tactical style of play."

"Compared to Chelsea, Porto's opening is very targeted to adopt a shrinking defense, but because Chelsea's investment in pressing the offense is not large, the shrinking effect of Porto is not obvious, and this also makes the game look a bit too boring. , without the tension and excitement that all fans hope to see before the game."

This is indeed a very embarrassing situation. One side wants to defend and counterattack, but the other side has no idea of ​​​​taking the risk of attacking. This has to be said to be a very embarrassing thing.

Mourinho has chosen to stand on the sidelines since the start of the game. He really wants to have a panoramic view of all the situations on the scene, even the slightest details, but even so, he still can't guess. What exactly does Tou Yeqiu want to do.

What is it to give up the attacking tactics after the opening that I am best at, and to adopt a more even and steady style of play?
Passive?Mourinho will definitely not believe this explanation, because in his eyes and everyone else's, Ye Qiu does not seem to be such a person, but if he is not passive and conservative, then there is only one explanation. Purposeful.

"He predicted that we would defend against their attack at the beginning of the game, so he just gave up the attack after the start!" Mourinho quickly guessed Ye Qiu's thoughts, and he had to admit that this was really unexpected.

It is rare for a head coach to give up his best weapon so boldly, but it is not difficult to see from this that Ye Qiu is full of confidence in his team. He firmly believes that his team has enough ability to deal with any situation. emergencies.

"Could it be that he is not afraid of our counterattack at all?" Boas was young and energetic, and a little angry.

Although Chelsea had the upper hand in terms of strength, Ye Qiu's willingness to give up his best offensive tactics really made Porto feel ashamed when he said it, because it simply didn't take Porto seriously.

"Counterattack?" Mourinho shook his head and smiled a bit distressed, "He wants us to counterattack!"

Boas was taken aback after hearing this, and then he couldn't help thinking of Ferguson and Wenger's evaluation of Chelsea's midfield defense. They thought that if Chelsea really wanted to defend, any attack would be impossible unless they used bombs. Difficult to attack Chelsea's defense.

The two wings of Evra, Cannavaro, Terry and Maicon tend to attack, which seems to be a weakness, but if you add Davis, Makelele and Deco in the midfield , as well as Lampard and Drogba in front, the entire Chelsea defensive system can be said to be very solid in terms of width and depth.

"He didn't pay attention to our offense at all!" Mourinho scolded angrily. Although he was speaking in a tone, it actually sounded like he was scolding. The Portuguese More or less angry.

What is Porto best at?Isn't it just defensive counterattack?

The defensive counterattack itself is a passive tactic, the initiative is in the hands of the opponent, so the defensive counterattack must have the opponent's offensive cooperation, but now Chelsea has made it clear that it will not invest too much in the offense and adopt a more secure position And tactics, which allowed Porto to defend, but did not counterattack, and it was easy to fall into an embarrassing situation.

Do you want to invest in the attack?
Of course, what ordinary fans see through live and live TV broadcasts is still the two sides fighting for the ball, but there is no threat at all. Both sides invest little in offense and the number of shots is very few , the scene looks extremely dull, giving people a drowsy feeling.

This is obviously not what Mourinho wants, because for Porto, the most ideal strategy is for Chelsea to attack and Porto to counterattack. This is the most suitable strategy for Porto, but now Chelsea are not actively attacking. Porto's counterattack will not be effective, which is tantamount to losing its strategic goal and falling into a very blind situation.

On the contrary, Chelsea, the players seem to be playing in an orderly manner, they control the ball, control most of the playing space, a lot of return passes and kicks, the possession rate is also high, and they don't seem to be in a hurry to attack.

"We have to admit that Chelsea's 3-to-6 monkey game during the warm-up was really amazing and amazing to watch, but now they have obviously moved the monkey game to the stadium. Yes, Porto didn't want to play the monkey at all, so the game became a one-man show of Chelsea passing and receiving the ball."

The on-site commentator said sarcastically that he felt that the attitudes of both sides were too negative, especially Chelsea, who had the upper hand, should play more aggressive and aggressive, instead of playing slowly and slowly like they are now. Playing ball control, really think you are a La Liga team?

Damn, no matter how much a Premier League team controls the ball, it's still false possession. Don't think that you are the Cosmos team just by showing a few possessions.

But just when everyone felt that the game was too boring, and even made people feel that this would be the dullest and worst Champions League final ever, on the coaching bench of the home team, Ten Carter's The laptop is constantly refreshing the data, and the situation reflected from the court is also very consistent with the data.

Chelsea are gradually taking control of the game, Porto have not even had a second shot in the first 13 minutes since Dellei volleyed a strong volley from outside the penalty area in the 20th minute, and they seem to be a bit out of breath up.

This was not unexpected by Ye Qiu at all, on the contrary, this was exactly what Ye Qiu wanted.

Why did he keep emphasizing repeatedly before the game to maintain a good and steady state of mind and to have enough patience?
In fact, his strategy for this game is to wear down Porto's spirit first!

From the moment he decided to play Porto in the final, Ye Qiu had already determined his own style of play. He clearly remembered that Bobby Harms once told him why dark horses could never be black. One of the reasons in the end is mentality.

Porto is facing Chelsea now, not Monaco in the previous life. Even in the final against Monaco in the previous life, the Portuguese team did not play well. If Didier Deschamps' deployment is disrupted, and then there are unnecessary mistakes in the substitution process, which leads to fatal loopholes in Monaco's tactics, it will be difficult for Porto to make a difference.

Ye Qiu was also from a dark horse back then, and he had played against dark horse teams many times, so he knew very well that against dark horses, it would be very risky for you to go head-to-head with them, so it is better to adopt a smarter way to wear down their spirit. Wait until they are in a dilemma, in a dilemma, and at a loss, and then give them a fatal blow.

Mourinho's Porto has always been a tough team, not only the defense, but also the midfield is full of giants like Pedro Mendes, Costinha, Maniche, Tia Ge can be regarded as both offensive and defensive, and Dellei's style is also very tenacious. The only soft player in the team is Carlos Alberto, the Brazilian striker.

In the words of the Chinese, it is too rigid and easy to break. A team that is too tough always has great deficiencies and defects in a series of issues such as rhythm control and stable scenes. Why did Chelsea in the previous life Mourinho always Falling at the feet of Barcelona, ​​is this really just the referee's factor?Isn't there a reason why the style of play is against each other?

You know, the football field is changing rapidly, and misjudgments will exist in almost every game, but the misjudgments are big or small. After all, the referee is also a human being, and when two teams with opposing styles trigger a fierce duel, Just like sparks hitting the earth, the pressure on the referee is greater, and the possibility and probability of misjudgment are also higher.

Going back to this match, the Porto team is a group of strong players, and their style is already very tough. If Chelsea chooses to go head-to-head, Ye Qiu is confident to win the opponent, but this kind of fight that hurts the enemy a thousand and hurts himself eight Law is not what Ye Qiu admires, so he chooses to avoid its edge, and when the opponent's attack is unfavorable, and then declines, he will boldly attack.

Therefore, when the game progressed to the 26th minute, Valente put a shovel from the side. After shoveling, he inserted Maicon, who participated in the attack and was about to pass the ball to the center. The referee showed a yellow card without hesitation. At that time, the Porto players stepped forward to protest, and their emotions seemed very excited. Ten Carter reminded from the side, "It's almost time!"

But Ye Qiu still shook his head, he couldn't underestimate Mourinho and this Porto team, "We have to wait!"

This is definitely a protracted battle of patience and willpower, but Ye Qiu is confident that he can have the last laugh.

As for the timing, it can't be too early or too late. If it's too early, Porto's morale is still very high and can't achieve the effect, but if it's too late, they have already adjusted and they can't take advantage of it. So the best time It was when they adjusted their morale and rhythm that they were caught off guard and directly launched a wave of fast-paced offensive.

Some people may say, where is there a team that can guarantee that every attack will work?
Yes, but as long as the tempo is pulled up and Chelsea presses out decisively, a wave of fast offensives can be quickly formed without giving Porto time to adjust, and how long can this wave of offensives last and whether they can score goals , These are all tests of Chelsea's offensive ability.

The risk is that if Chelsea can't play the effect and is counterattacked by Porto instead, it will be dangerous!
Whether the players have rich experience in the competition can be reflected in the maintenance of the scene to a large extent.

Players who are too impatient either have a personality problem or lack of experience.

Ye Qiu specially arranged for Roland to stand on the sidelines as a sounding board for this game. As soon as he saw someone showing signs of signs, he would immediately jump over and extinguish the flames, just to make everyone's heart full. gas.

After the opening, after more than half an hour of dullness, everyone was obviously a little depressed, and almost everyone couldn't understand what Ye Qiu was playing, to waste such a big advantage in vain, and choose such a stable tactic to fight. Law.

According to the on-site commentator, if Chelsea loses this game, then the biggest culprit is Ye Qiu. It is his extremely clumsy formation of troops, which has broken Chelsea's sharpest offensive weapon.

In the stands, fans from both sides have even protested against this boring game. They think this kind of game is too boring, it is simply hypnotizing, and it is not worthy of the Champions League final no matter how you look at it.

But just when the time steadily jumped into 35 minutes, only 10 minutes left before the end of the first half, and Porto had already received two yellow cards, Ye Qiu walked out of the home team's coaching bench for the first time in the whole game and walked to the court. side.

No one realized that this was an obvious signal, and even the on-site commentator felt that Ye Qiu couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to make an adjustment, and no one would realize that Chelsea had pulled out the pressure to attack. horn.

The Blues players, who were full of anger, suddenly descended like a tiger, and their emotions rushed out like a torrent.

In the 36th minute, Deco instigated an attack outside the penalty area and quickly passed the ball to the left. Ronaldinho got the ball from the front of the penalty area and quickly passed it to the bottom line. Evra ran along the left line When it came to the bottom line pass, Drogba quickly inserted in the middle and scored with a header.

This sudden head hammer hit Porto's crossbar directly and went out of the bottom line.

But when Baier wanted to send a goal kick, he suddenly found that Chelsea did not retreat, but chose to suppress in the midfield, and their defense line was even arranged directly near the center line.

The ball was delivered quickly, but Cannavaro blocked Alberto firmly and gave the header to Makelele. The entire offensive formation is also rapidly pushing forward.

But this time, Maicon did not pass into the penalty area, but was assigned to the middle in advance. With a light touch from Lampard, the ball fell to the left side of the top of the penalty area, and Davis quickly plugged in, facing the incoming ball directly to the left. The foot was just an angry shot, the ball failed to hold down, and flew out of the crossbar.

Two consecutive offenses have created scoring opportunities, but Chelsea now has no intention of retreating at all, and still maintains a high defensive oppression tactic, and this team's lack of tactical highs in the midfield also makes Baier The goal kick completely lost its threat, but Chelsea's midfield press made it impossible for the Porto goalkeeper to easily pass the ball to his teammates.

The ball was always at Chelsea's feet and Porto looked like they were being overwhelmed by Chelsea.

Mourinho was also taken aback by Chelsea's sudden mad attack, and immediately kept reminding the players to be careful on the sidelines, especially when he saw Chelsea frequently using the sideways to widen the width, and then use his personal ability to make local attacks. Break through, and then transfer the ball to the middle, disintegrating Porto's defense, he had to ask the midfielders to start more retreats to support the defense.

For a while, Chelsea's two full-backs looked more like full-backs. One of them always stayed in the frontcourt, while the midfielders and backcourts all pressed forward except for Makelele, Cannavaro and Terry. Porto even retreated to the 30-meter zone to defend, except for the two forwards.

The situation turned around, and no one expected that Chelsea would suddenly play so fast, changing from the lukewarm style of play just now.

In addition, Ye Qiu's choice of timing is also very particular. From the 35th minute when he launched a counterattack, there are exactly ten minutes left until the end of the first half. At this time, for any head coach, there are problems in choice. There will be no substitution adjustments, and Porto's players are used to the previous rhythm.

But you must know that the tempo is controlled by Chelsea. If Ye Qiu wants him to go fast, he can go fast, and if he wants him to go slow, he can go slow. He can control the tempo as he pleases.

Mourinho sought stability after the start. He wanted to defend against Chelsea's counterattack, but he did not fight for the initiative and rhythm control. When he found out that Chelsea did not press out to attack, he could not let the players press out to compete with Chelsea for control, so the rhythm Has been controlled at the feet of Chelsea.

Now, it's finally time to pay the price!

(End of this chapter)