Lampard's stunning goal gave the Chelsea players on the field renewed hope of promotion, because they only needed to score one more goal in the remaining forty minutes to drag the game into extra time. time, and if they score two goals in the remaining time, then Chelsea will advance to the semi-finals.
Maybe we can even enter Athens to play the UEFA Champions League final by then.
I feel very excited just thinking about it But Valencia is not a rookie in the Champions League.
Most of the players participated in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals last season, and the team’s veterans like Canizares, Alberda and Baraja all participated in the century.
The Champions League final at handover.
Conceding the goal five minutes into the second half did not make Valencia panic.
Instead, they played quite well in the rest of the game.
The equalizer also gave Mourinho hope of equalizing the total score, so he quickly signaled Villas-Boas to let Shevchenko go to the warm-up area to warm up.
Subconsciously looking at the bench again, Mourinho shook his head.
There was still a lack of trustworthy players.
Wright-Phillips in the last round completely made him lose confidence, so in his mind, Wright-Phillips Si is someone who should be purged after this season.
Alas, the bench is still not deep enough.
Five minutes later, in the 11th minute of the second half, Chelsea made their second substitution adjustment.
He replaced right back Ferreira with Shevchenko.
Subsequently, the positions of the personnel on the field were also changed a lot.
Essien retreated to the central defender position, pulling Ashley Cole to the left midfielder position, Joe Cole went to the right, with Mikel and Makelele partnering as midfielders in the middle, and Lampard's position No change, it is still an attacking midfielder, and the forward line is composed of Drogba and Shevchenko, with Drogba at the front.
Mourinho's substitution adjustment made many commentators shine.
With the reduction of Chelsea's available personnel this season, Mourinho has become more conservative in his formation, which is the legendary 1:0 doctrine.
What I didn't expect was that in the second round of the Champions League 14 finals, they would make a desperate gesture so early.
It is really surprising.
Even the boss Ibramovich in the VIP seat was impressed by Mourinho's substitution adjustment.
Of course, what makes him most happy is that Shevchenko, whom he spent a lot of money to introduce, can play at this time.
Seeing the team's counterattack, the die-hard Chelsea fans in the stands started singing again, but under the shouts of nearly 50,000 Valencia fans at home, nothing happened.
Chelsea's personnel adjustment is indeed more aggressive, but it allows Flores to see a glimmer of the possibility of reversing the score again, because Chelsea's three central defenders basically gave up two wings in the combination.
Flores saw an opportunity to use the speed of the wing to open a gap, so he immediately asked Joaquin to warm up.
The Spanish international has spent nearly 30 million euros this season, but rarely has amazing performances. , I hope he can grasp the hope of this game, otherwise he will have to clean up next season.
After all, no head coach can tolerate high-paid and incompetent players.
Moreover, Valencia is also facing an economic crisis now, so they need to be purged.
Mourinho naturally knows the problems that Flores can see, but he has no choice but to strengthen his offense and score goals as early as possible.
Otherwise, it will be difficult to score in the remaining game time.
Scored another goal.
This is Valencia's home ground, not your own.
You must score a goal while the opponent is not yet on a firm footing.
But soon, Aiello's wing breakthrough sounded the alarm for Mourinho.
Joe Cole, who was pulled to the right wing, was basically like a wooden pillar in defense, while Mikel, who was dedicated to marking Aiello, had There is a hidden risk of a yellow card.
When Ai Luo forced a breakthrough on him, he could only watch the breakthrough and did not dare to make any obvious defensive moves.
So when Aiello stepped directly across the center line on the left, he didn't care about the situation, just moved the ball more than ten meters forward, and then worked hard for speed.
The speed of Joe Cole and Mikel is naturally incomparable with Aiello's speed.
It is also unrealistic to rely on defender Terry to cover up, because they know Aiello's speed best.
Rather than impulsively attacking, , it is better to wait for the support of teammates.
Aiello then kicked the ball directly from the left.
Unfortunately, David Villa was interfered by Essien and hit the football.
Football Cup goalkeeper Cech held him firmly in his arms.
Although Aiello's breakthrough pass this time did not threaten the goal guarded by Cech, it gave Mourinho a hint of threat, especially when he saw Joaquin replaced David Silva.
Valencia's substitution is very targeted, which is to bring out the speed of the two wingers.
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With two extremely fast wingers, Chelsea's offense cannot be stretched.
Mourinho originally hoped to use the two full-backs as wingers when attacking, and then turn them into full-backs when defending. , but after actually using it, I found that the actual effect was not good.
Not to mention that Joe Cole's defensive ability is basically zero.
Ashley Cole, who is very good in offense and defense, plays very hard.
It is not caused by the situation on the field, but the physical damage caused by multi-line combat this season. fatigue.
Especially after Ashley Cole was chased by Joaquin several times in a row, it became even more prominent.
When the full midfielders are unable to catch up, the two defensive midfielders will naturally share the task of chasing back.
Indeed, this method allowed Chelsea to prevent Valencia's counterattack during the time when Joaquin came on, but as time went on, it also left the two midfielders with no time to take care of the defense in the middle.
I originally expected Chelsea to quickly overtake the score, but after seeing the current situation, being able to hold on to this score is a very good result.
Time passed quickly, and the second half was already halfway through.
The two sides in the game are still fighting, but there is no obvious gap.
But Joe Cole was physically exhausted at this time.
So even though Wright-Phillips has been on Mourinho's blacklist, he is the only offensive player left at this time.
Or injuries.
In the blink of an eye, the game time has reached eighty minutes, which means that there are only the last ten minutes of the game.
For both sides of the game, they cannot afford to lose during this period. ball.
For Chelsea, there is no choice but to attack.
Likewise, passing the ball frequently is a waste of time.
Therefore, Chelsea played more directly in the following time, that is, frequently taking the ball directly from the two wings, allowing the two centers Drogba and Shevchenko to look for opportunities.
But how effective can a cross from the wing under pressure be?
Instead, Valencia made two quick counterattacks, causing Makelele and Ashley Cole to receive a yellow card respectively, which alleviated the two defensive crises.
Otherwise, the score was not overtaken, and the goal was scored first. .
As time went by, the cheers of the home team fans in the stands became louder and louder.
They knew that if nothing else happened, it would be Valencia who would advance to the semi-finals.
"Including injury time, there are at most ten minutes left in the game.
If it ends with this score, then Valencia will advance to the semi-finals.
And if Chelsea wants to maintain their hope of advancing to the semi-finals, then they will have to Scored at least one goal” Huang Jianxiang glanced at the time on the big screen, and his tone was a little hasty.
"However, in terms of their running, they feel a bit at the end of their strength.
Their physical fitness no longer allows for large-scale running.
The Premier League matches are too intensive.
Plus Chelsea is having a bad year this season.
There have been too many problems.
Too many injuries, it’s a pity.”
All three substitutions and adjustments have been used up, so the rest can only be left to the players on the field, or in other words, the final result can only be left to God.
Mourinho thought so as he looked at the lack of changes in the players on the field.
Perhaps, ending the Champions League season with a draw would also be a good result.
At least we weren't beaten twice at home and away, right?
At this moment, Lampard was looking for an opportunity to cooperate in the middle, but he looked at his teammates who were standing there waiting for the ball, so he chose to move the ball directly forward, and then suddenly shot up thirty-five yards from the goal.
Foot shot.
But this time, there was a foot stuck in the flight path of the football. bang Edu, who had just come on the field, fell to the ground before Lampard's long-range shot.
His pace was very timely, and he just blocked the direction of the shot.
The football changed shape, and then flew to the right side of Chelsea's defense in an unexpected way.
That is Valencia's offensive left wing.
No one expected this change.
Of course, Iroh was already prepared.
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At the same moment, David Villa and Joaquín on the right were equally ready.
With Ai Luo facing his own goal, he directly knocked the ball behind him with the outside of his left foot, and he turned a 180-degree turn to the right and went around to the left sideline to chase the ball.
Mikel hasn't figured it out yet, where is the ball?
By the time he reacted, Aiello had already reached the sideline and accelerated.
Makelele chased back crazily diagonally, while Terry got stuck in Aello's inward cut.
When Aiello went for the ball for the second time, he was only 35 meters away from Chelsea's bottom line.
Then he made eye contact with David Villa, and when facing Terry's defense, he suddenly made a right foot move.
Use the outside instep to tuck the ball into the space on your ribs.
David Villa faced Carvalho's close defense, and just like the first goal, he stepped forward to meet the football, and then knocked the ball behind him with his left heel.
Terry, who was chasing after him, and Carvalho, who was defending, were both stunned by this move.
It wasn't until I saw Aiello getting the football at 25 yards that I suddenly realized it.
“Nice heel tap” Ai Luo did not take the ball and break through by himself, but passed the ball to the right.
Joaquin from the right stepped in at high speed and directly entered the penalty area.
Then he swept the ball horizontally and David Villa fell to the ground and slid to tackle.
The ball was shoveled into the goal.
Mourinho looked at the football bouncing in the net and closed his eyes.
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