The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 328

If you regard life as a road of no return, then the Champions League knockout is a single-plank bridge.

When the hand of the lottery puts the two teams together, it is as if they are placed at both ends of the single-plank bridge. Going forward, only one of the two teams can pass the single-plank bridge smoothly, while the other team It is doomed to be pushed down halfway.

Rijkaard said before the game that he has played many games like this, and he knows how cruel such games are, so he knows exactly how the game should be played, and he firmly believes that he and the team can lead from Stamford Bridge. Take a good ending.

But in fact, he not only overestimated himself, but also underestimated the cruelty of the game.

Ronaldinho has an injury and is out, it doesn't matter, there is Joe Cole.

Maicon didn't pass the physical fitness test before the game, it doesn't matter, there is Sun Jihai.

Chelsea's huge bench lineup gave Ye Qiu a lot of room to rotate, but Rijkaard didn't seem to have learned any lessons from the first round of knockout rounds. He didn't seem to understand why Barcelona lost 433.

After the start, Chelsea didn't press aggressively like before, but adopted safe tactics. Ye Qiu had extraordinary confidence in his team's defense, and Barcelona was also not proactive in the away game, but wanted to adopt their own tactics. The ball possession tactics he is good at slowly tore through Chelsea's defense.

But the problem is, Ye Qiu doesn't have the kind of leisure to play games with Barcelona in a leisurely way.

In the 15th minute, Lampard retreated to the midfield and intercepted the ball and passed it directly behind the right. Rooney quickly inserted the ball and drove the ball to the front of the Barcelona penalty area. After picking the pass, Drogba followed and stopped the ball. After suppressing Puyol with his body, he turned around and volleyed.

In this way, Chelsea broke through Barcelona's goal in the most direct and cruel way!
But before Barcelona could adjust, 2 minutes later, Chelsea's right winger Joe Cole made a breakthrough after getting the ball. Dinho's starting British kid seems to be on the left side of the top of the penalty area recently. He is addicted to volleying with his right foot, and he volleyed here again.

It has to be said that Joe Cole scored three goals here in total. For Joe Cole himself, the goal is indeed very sure and confident, and this volley is indeed very powerful and accurate. It was enough, but Valdez reacted very quickly and made a save. He caught the ball, but was inserted by Lampard and then made a follow-up shot, 2:0!

Chelsea is like a tough Kongwu hunk, while Barcelona is a weak and weak scholar. When the scholar wants to reason with the hunk slowly, discuss the Renaissance, talk about family governance and world peace , the fierce man knocked him down with a punch, and he didn't forget to turn around and give a mouthful.

And just when Rijkaard was about to make adjustments, it was another attack from Chelsea. Joe Cole quickly cut into the middle, and after getting the ball, he made an exquisite through ball at the front of the penalty area. Single-handedly, facing the attacking goalkeeper Valdez, Rooney calmly pushed and succeeded, 3:0!

This goal completely destroyed Barcelona's will to resist. With a total score of 5:0 behind, their morale has dropped to the bottom, and there is no hope of counterattack and reversal. After successive goals, Chelsea also consciously stabilize the situation.

If we say that in the first 15 minutes of the opening, Chelsea was more like warming up, then in just 15 minutes from the 22th minute to the 7nd minute, Chelsea completely taught Barcelona what is the sharpest player in the world. attack!

It doesn't reason with you, doesn't prepare you for opportunities, and makes you unable to resist. As long as you have loopholes, you can only wait for death!
Ye Qiu is not the kind of conservative faction. Even if Barcelona has no will to counterattack, Chelsea still firmly controls the situation of the game, and is not going to give Barcelona the slightest chance. Even Chelsea are still organizing and planning attacks. , just didn't play so fiercely like the beginning, but kept some strength.

What about Rijkaard?

He was completely stunned, he was dizzy by Chelsea's crazy attack after the opening, and he was powerless to parry.

In fact, whether it is now or Ye Qiu's previous life, many people are skeptical of Rijkaard's coaching ability, because the only time he has proved himself is when he worked with Ten Cate in Barcelona. several years.

After Ten Carter left Barcelona, ​​Rijkaard's team entered the collapse period of the Dream Team II, and then Rijkaard himself dismissed get out of class, and then Rijkaard coached other teams successively, but none of them Satisfactory results have been achieved, and even though there are not too dazzling results, Ten Cate is more popular than Rijkaard.

Up to now, Ten Cate was dug into Chelsea by Ye Qiu and joined his coaching staff. Rijkaard did not have this assistant, and his shortcomings and deficiencies were completely exposed. At least in the two rounds of the knockout rounds, he None of them showed the tactical qualities that a first-class European coach should possess.

Even Cruyff himself said that Rijkaard's team spends too much time and energy on unnecessary ball possession and the pursuit of excitement, lacks deadly and sharp offensive methods, and the input and output are completely different. Not directly proportional, on the contrary, Chelsea may not be as gorgeous as Barcelona, ​​but they are more efficient and have a higher quality of play.

Moreover, Rijkaard's on-the-spot adaptability has always been a weakness criticized by everyone.

With a score of 3:0 in the first half, the two sides chose to end with a tacit understanding. In the second half, Barcelona wanted to counterattack, but Chelsea used three sharp counterattacks to warn Barcelona, ​​don’t provoke me again, or I will be wiped out you!
Perhaps Rijkaard really didn't believe in evil and continued to strengthen the attack, while Chelsea made a quick counterattack. Joe Cole got the ball from the left and then made a cross. Drogba missed the header and Puyol shook his head to make a clearance Out of line.

Joe Cole sent a corner kick and Terry hit a header in the penalty area, 4:0!

At this moment, Barcelona was completely stunned. They found that they had no way to deal with Chelsea's almost impregnable defense. Instead, it was their own weak defense that exposed the goal to Chelsea's fire time and time again.

Maybe it was because they were worried about losing again, or maybe it was because they fell behind with a total score of 6:0, which caused Barcelona to completely die down. In the end, they didn't muster up the courage to attack again, but chose to sit and wait for death.

In the end, the game ended 4:0. Chelsea beat Barcelona with a total score of 6:0 in the two rounds, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.

At the same time that Chelsea eliminated Barcelona, ​​the other rounds of the top 16 knockout rounds also successively determined the outcome. The eight teams that finally entered the quarterfinals were Chelsea, Liverpool, Juventus, Lyon, Ajax, AC Milan, Porto and Bayern Munich.

Among them, Mourinho's Porto is still performing no worse than last season, but this team still wins with defensive counterattacks on the scene. They met Inter Milan in the knockout round. As a result, both sides scored in two rounds. With 1 goal, Porto beat Inter Milan 1-0 in the away game, and finally eliminated the Italian giants in two rounds.

Looking at this season's Champions League, Porto has scored a total of 3 goals, including this goal in the knockout round, which can be called the team with the weakest offensive ability in this UEFA Champions League.

But the problem is that no one dares to underestimate this team, because Mourinho's team is the most brutal team in this Champions League.

After the Champions League round of 16 knockout rounds, UEFA will draw lots for the round of 8 knockout rounds and the semi-finals on the second day.

Chelsea were divided into the upper half, and their opponents were Bayern Munich, a giant team from the Bundesliga, while Porto and AC Milan were in the same upper half with Chelsea, both of which were very difficult teams. Ancelotti's AC Milan has also played very well this season, and it is indeed not easy to mess with.

The lower half is Liverpool vs. Juventus, and Ajax vs. Lyon. After two seasons of reorganization, Van Basten's team has gradually recovered, especially after selling the three players of Van der Vaart. After the star, he got a transfer income of over [-] million euros, which made Ajax's investment in all aspects also increase.

Eliza Moon placed several stars in Ajax who performed well. The arrival of Di Maria and Chilean player Sanchez strengthened Ajax's wing strength, plus Marcelo, Ajax This group of young players is outstanding.

But because of their age, they haven't been able to become the absolute main force for the time being, and they are more of a rotation player, so their reputation is not obvious.

On the contrary, the central defender Thiago Silva failed to play as the main force in the first season when he came to Ajax, but this season he quickly adapted to Ajax's tactics and environment, showing his own strength , has become the core of Ajax's defense.

The gradual maturity of a group of young players such as Mascherano, Yaya Toure, De Jong, Maduro, Heitinga, and Babel have all contributed to the improvement of Ajax's strength this season and also contributed to the In addition to Ajax's vertical and horizontal Eredivisie, it can be regarded as a sudden emergence in the Champions League.

However, if this team wants to make a difference in the Champions League, I am afraid it is still difficult, but the draw is lucky. The knockout round of 16 met Monaco, and after entering the quarterfinals, they met Lyon. They are all from Ligue 8 teams. It paved the way for Ajax to move on. If they can make it past the semi-finals, they may not be able to reach the finals with an upset, or even win the championship.

Returning to England from the Champions League, Chelsea ushered in the knockout round of the FA Cup quarter-finals and challenged Tottenham Hotspur away.

This is definitely a tough battle, especially when the game is held at White Hart Lane. Tottenham, also a London team, will naturally not show mercy to Chelsea. Dutch coach Jol and technical director Frank Arnesen are both ambitious He shouted the slogan of beheading Chelsea at home and striving for the FA Cup.

Especially Arneson, this guy is eager to eat Ye Qiu's meat, gnaw Ye Qiu's bones, and meet again if there is a chance. Anyone can see the anger in his eyes. Before the game, he frequently accepts media interviews and makes remarks on his behalf.

But in the game, although Chelsea still rotated, including Messi, Cesc Fabregas, Van Persie and other players, Tottenham still had nothing to do with Chelsea, because Ye Qiu's attitude was clearer, you go all out, we The substitutes and the young squad played, so I played on the counter-attack.

In the end, Ribery's goal helped Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 away and advanced to the semi-finals.

But what made Ye Qiu feel depressed was that the opponent in the semi-finals was Ferguson's Manchester United, while the other matchup was between Arsenal and Blackburn.

In a situation where there is not much hope in the league, it is clear that Wenger and Ferguson do not want to end the season empty-handed, so they both began to make great efforts in the previously neglected cup competitions, and both reached the semi-finals.

The 28th round of the Premier League, which was postponed due to the League Cup final, was also scheduled for March 3 after the FA Cup. The opponent was West Bromwich Albion and Chelsea played at home. Still playing with half the main force and half a substitute, they defeated West Bromwich Albion 15-1 at home.

In this way, with the same number of games, Chelsea's lead quickly expanded to 17 points. With 9 rounds left in the Premier League, this almost means that Chelsea will win the Premier League championship ahead of schedule.

So, after the make-up match was over, all Chelsea fans felt like a holiday, the whole of London turned into a blue ocean, Chelsea fans took to the streets one after another, and started their championship celebrations ahead of schedule.

Four days later, Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 4-4 at home, while Arsenal beat Blackburn 1-1 away. The gap between the two sides has not changed, but there are only 0 games left in the remaining games. As long as you continue to maintain this advantage , Chelsea will undoubtedly win the championship ahead of schedule in April.

After the 30th round, it ushered in the two-week national team match day. The national teams of various countries have ushered in the World Cup qualifiers and some international A-level matches. Because Chelsea had negotiated with the national team coach before, this time Chelsea's situation is very good, so Ye Qiu has no further difficulty in being called up to the national team.

This person needs to show respect to each other. If you helped me before, I will definitely show it now.

During the training period of the national team, Ye Qiu only went to the United States, and stayed in London for the rest of the time, with the pregnant woman Huang Chu, and even handed over the task of watching the national team games to Ten Carter and Roland .

Two weeks later, Chelsea ushered in the 31st round of the Premier League, beating Southampton 3:1 away.

But Arsenal is obviously not ready to give up. They defeated Norwich 4:1 at home and continued to maintain a 17-point gap. Manchester United suffered a 0:0 draw with Blackburn.

Three days later, Chelsea, who were in full swing, ushered in their Champions League quarter-final knockout opponent Bayern Munich at home.

Because of the relationship with the national team before, Ye Qiu didn't give his best when playing against Southampton, but this time against Magath against Bayern Munich, he didn't hold back the slightest bit, and played him from the very beginning. Iconic rush.

In the 2nd minute, Chelsea passed a fast forward. Deco accurately found Drogba in front of him with a diagonal long pass. The Ivorian used his body to support Bayern Munich defender Robert Kovac, and the header was ferried to Ronaldi. Neo, the Brazilian cleverly made a diagonal pass to the right. Rooney then inserted into the penalty area and then made an emergency stop and knocked back. Lampard followed up with a volley and the ball went into the net!
After opening the scoring, Chelsea still did not relax their offensive. They adopted strong suppression on both sides of Bayern Munich, and the midfielder also directly crushed them, adopting high defensive frontcourt oppression tactics, and suppressed Bayern Munich.

In the 18th minute, Makelele intercepted and split to the right. Maicon dribbled the ball to the center circle and then made a long pass behind Bayern Munich's defense. Ronaldinho then stepped in and succeeded in anti-offside. Kahn, who was attacking, calmly pushed into the net, 2:0!

Afterwards, Chelsea maintained a strong offensive. Ye Qiu had a deep understanding of the tenacious fighting will of the Germans, so he kept urging the players on the sidelines to continue to attack.

In the 32nd minute, after Deco got the ball in the frontcourt, he made a diagonal pass to Lucio and Lizarazu behind the gap. Lampard stepped in and stopped the ball in the chest, then turned around and volleyed with his left foot. The ball hit the net again, 3:0!

Chelsea's strong offensive pressure made Magath's team helpless to parry and fight back. Bayern Munich was almost pressed by Chelsea throughout the first half, and the scene was very passive. In the second half, Bayern Munich only played a draw Back to the attack of the giants, and a long shot by the midfield superstar Ballack, pierced Van der Sar's goal, 1:3!

But soon, Chelsea passed another attack. After Ronaldinho got the ball in the frontcourt, he used his personal skills to shake off the defender, and then lightly rubbed a pass to the front of the penalty area. Lampard headed the ball and scored the ball In the penalty area, Drogba hit the goal in front of the goal and broke Kahn's goal again, 4:1!

The whole Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge are crazy!
No one expected that facing the giants Bayern Munich, Chelsea would launch such a fierce offensive, even suppressing the Bundesliga class bully without temper. Now, when was he ever suppressed so embarrassingly in the European arena?

And as the season gradually entered the final sprint stage, Chelsea gradually showed strong stamina. The team's bench was thick, and Ye Qiu and the coaching staff scientifically adjusted the players' physical fitness through an effective rotation mechanism. As a result, after Chelsea reached the second half, their performance showed no signs of decline at all, but they were getting more and more into the state.

After playing Bayern Munich, the German Bild published a shocking headline on the front page.

Who can stop Chelsea?

Kicker also said that he was convinced by Chelsea's 4:1 victory over Bayern Munich at home, and believed that European football will fully enter the Blues dynasty and Chelsea's reign.

"We are witnessing the rise and peak of a great team!"

The Times also published a headline like "rich Chelsea" on the front page, thinking that after killing other giants this season, Chelsea has also allowed itself to enter the ranks of the rich, and if the team can become the No. A team that successfully defends the UEFA Champions League, Ye Qiu's Chelsea team will achieve greatness!
But just when everyone thought that Chelsea would continue this strong momentum and rush to the end in one go, Chelsea was hit by a blow. Ye Qiu even shouted when interviewed by the media after the game, "I'd rather Hate that damned Ferguson!", causing a new round of hype in the British media.

(End of this chapter)