Players from both sides of the game were in each half of the game.
The referee stood in the arc of Chelsea's half, holding the whistle in his mouth in his right hand and staring at the electronic watch on his left wrist.
The fans at Stamford Bridge were also at this moment.
Lost my voice, waiting for the start of the game with the players on the court.
Mourinho still has the same expression as if someone owes him five million, with his mouth pursed and his brows furrowed, sitting on the home team's coaching bench, always holding a small notebook in his left hand.
The commentators from various countries in the live studio at Stamford Bridge are also making final preparations.
As the stands become quiet, they also focus on the screen, waiting for the referee's whistle and the start of the game commentary lines. beep At this moment, the referee blew his whistle.
Aiello stepped on the football at his feet to David Villa next to him, and then walked slowly towards Chelsea's half.
At the same time, Chelsea's No. 12 Mikel followed Aiello and headed to his side.
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"With the referee's whistle, the first leg of the 2006-2007 UEFA Champions League finals between Chelsea and Valencia at home has officially begun."
Basically this is the unified opening statement of the commentators from all countries in the live studio at Stamford Bridge.
After the opening, Valencia took advantage of the kick-off and quickly pressed the offensive line into Chelsea's 40-meter defensive zone.
Except for Moretti and Albiol who stayed near the center line, the other eight players basically Over half the time.
"Valencia entered the game very quickly.
This time they did not blindly use Ai's ability to attack Chelsea's defensive right side.
Instead, they chose to advance layer by layer, which was relatively safer.
However, from the beginning of these thirty Judging from the seconds, this choice is still very good.”
Sky commentator Andy Gray said.
Now, he has become Sky TV's number one choice to commentate on Valencia games.
Faced with Valencia's advances, Chelsea's defenders did not panic, but performed their duties.
Makelele, the representative of the classic defensive midfielder, stayed in the center.
This game marked his 300th game with Chelsea.
In official matches, Lampard also retreated to the front of his own penalty area to assist in defense, leaving only Drogba and Shevchenko roaming in the frontcourt.
Chelsea put on a full defensive posture at home.
Seeing Chelsea, who were playing at home, put up a defensive posture at the first moment, the BBC commentator said very unhappy, "You know this game is played at Stamford Bridge.
I really don't understand this stubborn He.
Why would Jose Mourinho choose to defend at his home court?
Can't you take off your conservative coat and choose to attack?"
In fact, the BBC commentator also misunderstood Mourinho.
It was not that he did not want to make achievements in the offense, but that there were too few offensive personnel in Chelsea's current team.
Dutch winger Robben, who was originally expected to be a promising player, unexpectedly suffered a serious injury and ended the season immediately after the winter break.
Essien, who is good at attacking and defending, is also recuperating from injury.
Joe Cole has just returned from injury.
In addition, he joined Chelsea last season.
Former Valencia player Aimar has been unable to find his place in the team.
It is not easy for Mourinho to bring Chelsea, which has been plagued with problems this season, to the current situation.
It's just that sometimes, fans and the media have too high expectations for him.
Judging from the first ten minutes of the game, although Valencia has the advantage on the field, there is no practical achievement in offense, and each other is still testing each other.
Under the leadership of Mourinho, this Chelsea team is not only full of fighting power, but also very bloody.
This can be completely seen in the first ten minutes, because they will not give up an inch of ground.
The defensive level is also maintained very perfectly.
Chelsea can give up an insignificant proportion of ball possession, but they will never let Valencia players calmly control the ball in key positions of Chelsea's defense.
This is why Valencia did not have any control in these ten minutes.
The reason why he can burn the flames of war into dangerous areas of Chelsea's defense.
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Valencia's two very threatening wingers also lost their ability in the first ten minutes.
Aiello on the left was unable to do anything under the defense of Diarra and Mikel, two muscular men.
Calmly control the ball, and don't even expect breakthroughs.
Similarly, David Silva on the right also encountered this problem.
Ashley Cole is not only very strong in assisting, but also very good in defense.
Without the help of teammates, he can Basically completely restricting David Silva.
In addition, it is drizzling in the sky, which makes the Valencia players who are good at passing and cutting have to be more careful when passing the ball, because once the football hits the ground, it will accelerate forward, giving They added a lot of difficulty when passing the ball.
For Chelsea's defensive players, they only need to destroy the football to complete the task.
After the defensive players gradually adapted to Valencia's offensive rhythm, starting from the 11th minute, Valencia, playing away games, slowly gave up some of the ball possession.
Although the current Chelsea players are not technically better than those of Valencia, they are more direct in attack.
Utilizing the width of the pitch and making crosses is a traditional play method of the English team.
Chelsea has not forgotten it, especially on the left side of the attack.
With the offensive combination of Ashley Cole and Kalu who was pulled to the left side, Chelsea soon This made Valencia's defense feel the pressure on the right side.
David Silva, who was still focused on offense before, was also forced into a defensive state, and Albelda also needed to come over from time to time to make up for the defense.
Coupled with the abilities of two powerful forwards, Drogba and Shevchenko, Valencia's defensive pressure is increasing.
After the first ten minutes of testing, Chelsea, playing at home, gradually took the initiative on the court, and the home team fans in the stands sang the team song louder and louder, especially when the offense was flowing smoothly.
"Chelsea's offense is very smooth and direct.
Should we put our troops on the right and limit their number of crosses?"
Paul asked Flores.
Flores shook his head, "We must leave enough defensive personnel in the middle.
After all, Lampard's long-range shooting ability and post-attack attack cannot be ignored."
Paul nodded in understanding, and then looked towards the field again.
This time it was Chelsea's attack again.
After a few passes in the midfield, the football was passed to the left.
Kalu took the ball on the left and faced Alberda and Miguel who came to help defend.
He controlled the ball very well.
Calmly, and left back Ashley Cole also inserted himself close to the sideline at high speed.
Therefore, Miguel had to devote part of his attention to Ashley Cole on the high-speed sleeve.
At this moment, Kalu suddenly moved the ball laterally to the right, raised his right foot and made a pass.
Both Belda and Miguel subconsciously moved their bodies to the left, which was the right side of Kalu's pass.
Kaluli made a fake move by swinging his right foot, and then used the arch of his right foot to pass the ball to the open spaces of Albelda and Miguel.
When Miguel turned around, it was already too late.
Ashley Cole had already completely picked up his speed after running more than ten meters just now, and he still needed a start-up process.
When he turned around, the defense was already obviously lagging behind. .
Facing Kalou's through ball, Ashley Cole made a high-quality cross with his left foot.
It was a flat and fast cross that defenders dare not touch easily, but the offensive player scored as soon as he touched it. kind of.
Immediately, the cheers of the home team fans in the Stamford Bridge stands rose eight degrees higher.
Ashley Cole's back pass is also one of Chelsea's scoring methods.
Drogba and Shevchenko jumped high in tandem, immediately putting great pressure on the two central defenders Albiol and Moretti, although Albiol was not inferior to him in height.
Drogba, but the body tonnage is too different, so when defending Drogba, he chooses to interfere more than compete for the top.
It was the same this time.
At the same time as Ashley Cole passed the ball, Albiol put his body against Drogba, preventing him from taking off easily, especially when Drogba was about to top the ball.
In an instant, he secretly grabbed the jersey, causing him to lose the best chance to take off at the critical moment.
The football missed the two men's heads.
Moretti directed the ball in front of Shevchenko before Shevchenko.
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Ballack, who returned to defense, continued to rub the ball back, temporarily relieving the crisis.
But what I didn't expect was that Lampard, who had been waiting at the edge of the penalty area for a long time, saw the landing spot of the football and went straight towards it.
Ballack turned around and blocked the ball half a beat late.
Lampard's non-stop shot from long range was directly blocked.
Ballack blocked his vision, and Canizares reacted half a beat too slowly and did not make any saves.
But fortunately, the football missed the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line.
"Chelsea's style of play is more concise and direct than Valencia's tactics.
If Valencia does not make any tactical changes in the next time, then Chelsea will most likely be the first to open the game at home.
If they are allowed to If the first goal is scored at home, it will be difficult for Valencia to reverse the situation, and it will definitely be even more difficult to equalize the score."
After watching Chelsea's offensive, Huang Jianxiang explained worriedly.
Similarly, Flores, the head coach of the visiting team who watched Chelsea's offensive, couldn't sit still.
He rushed to the sideline, put his tail fingers together in his mouth, and blew an artificial whistle.
David on the right Silva turned his head and said, "David, don't stay in the middle when attacking.
Let Michael move back a little.
You play as the second forward.
Remember to ask Ai to get the ball more often.
In these few minutes, he Too little defensive pressure on Chelsea” After David Silva nodded, Flores turned around and returned to the coaching bench.
Because the weather in London was so bad and the rain was a little heavier than when it started, the pair asked to put the football on the turf.
Running Valencia is a problem.
The team that has been in the Iberian Peninsula for a long time is very uncomfortable with rain games.
At the same time, Mourinho, who was sitting on the home team's coaching bench more than ten meters away, looked much more relaxed.
Taking advantage of the time when Canizares took the goal kick, the stadium's big screen also switched out the wonderful shot just captured.
As one of the most influential figures in this stadium, Mourinho naturally Among them, Lampard's long-range shot just missed the crossbar and flew out of the baseline.
His body sitting on the coach's bench also leaned back, attracting great attention
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