strictlysupreme Chapter 500 Home Showdown (2)
Chapter 500 Home Showdown (2)
Chapter 500 Home Showdown ([-])
In other words, when Li Qiao retreated, he immediately felt that there was an open field in front of him. Of course, this is also thanks to Chelsea's strict tactics.
Hiddink's tactical arrangement for Matic is to stop following after passing the midfield. Hiddink's willingness is that if "Dortmund" takes away both midfielders, then "Dortmund" will fight back and Chelsea will lose the barrier in front of the defense.
After Li Qiao got enough space to hold the ball, he immediately became a little lively. After being harassed by Matic for so long, Li Qiao's feet were gone, and now he can recover.
Looking at the big screen, there are at most 2 minutes left in the first half. Li Qiao decided to take a risk. He returned to the midfield to get the ball and turned around. Matic waited, waiting for Li Qiao to hold him down as soon as he crossed the midfield.
But Matic is obviously desperate. The situation has changed. That is, Li Qiao rushed up. It is like a tennis ball flying towards you. You can catch it when the speed is very slow, but if it is Nadal serving, do you still dare to catch it?
Li Qiao, who was fully charged, was full of momentum, and Matic stretched out his foot to block it, but Li Qiao pushed the ball between Matic's long legs, and then passed, and Matic, who reacted, could not catch up with Li Qiao anyway.
Matic's carelessness pitted his teammate "Azpilicueta" behind, and the Spaniard was wiped out before he was ready.
Originally, the first half had already entered garbage time, but Li Qiao's outburst on the wing suddenly ignited the atmosphere, and the "Dortmund" fans began to cheer along with Li Qiao's running rhythm.
Chelsea's two central defenders had already suffered from Li Qiao's losses in the last game. At this time, they were very nervous. Terry stretched out his hand and felt a little relieved after making sure that Aubameyang was within his defensive range. However, Cahill did not dare to be careless.
Li Qiao made a pass, and the audience sighed as soon as the ball went out. Li Qiao rarely made such an outrageous cross, and Terry was also happy, "It turns out that you also make low-level mistakes."
But then the scene became excited again. Li Qiao didn’t know whether it was an accidental mistake or intentional. After passing the middle high, he found Royce in the back point. Only Klopp and Royce knew that Li Qiao did not do it randomly. He must have thought about it.
After the exchange of glances, Courtois hurried to the other side, while Cahill leaned against the back post, ready to throw it like a sandbag if necessary.
Before the ball hits the ground, Royce shoots in the air. The ball is designed, and what is needed is the anti-angle of Courtois' movement. When the ball goes out, the goalkeeper knows it is in danger!
At the critical moment, Cahill, who was at the back point, threw himself out to block the inevitable goal, and the audience sighed regretfully.
The defenders on both sides are top defenders. It is not easy to score a goal!
The first half ended soon after this beautiful attack. As usual, the Dortmund fans booed the visiting team after the referee blew the whistle. It was a special kind of "greeting".
*****
In the Chelsea dressing room, Hiddink had already made up his mind. He replaced Pedro and Oscar at the beginning of the second half, replacing both of them on the wing, so as to maintain the attacking power against "Dortmund".
Perhaps the lessons learned from the last game were too profound, and Hiddink felt that he had overcorrected in this game.
But it is estimated that the defense of a team like "Dortmund" is really untenable. Hiddink's choice also has his reasons.
Although there were substitutions in the second half, the tactics remained the same. The combination of control and frontcourt pressing tactics was adopted to maintain continuous pressure on "Dortmund".
On the "Dortmund" side, Klopp also decided to make a substitution immediately in the second half. Gomez came on, but the replacement was not Aubameyang, but Mkhitaryan.
In the second half, Hiddink was replaced by Klopre, and the latter was also replaced by Hiddink. The substitutions of both sides were very bold, almost hand-to-hand combat.
In the second half, Chelsea kicked off, Pedro flicked the ball, Xiaofa kicked forward, and the second half began.
Pedro is an excellent winger no less capable than Royce. After he played, the pressure on the left side of "Dortmund" was great.
A pass speeded up, and Schmelzer chased Pedro desperately. Saber, who had just entered the field, had light footsteps. When Schmelzer staggered, Saber came to a sudden brake and completely got rid of the former.
Dangerous!
Fortunately, Pedro handled the last pass so-so. He passed directly. Pato in the middle is not a player who grabs points.
But this time it sounded the alarm for "Dortmund". Pedro's appearance is not soy sauce, it is terrible.
Klopp waved his hand to signal Schmelzer not to go up, and at the same time asked Wang Kong to lean to the left to prevent the saber from sheathing at any time.
Hiddink was overjoyed, this time he and Klopp finally got a little better in the fight, "Jurgen couldn't think of it, you must think I should pretend to be a tortoise in the second half, but I won't, I attacked out."
It is true that this move caused Klopp a lot of trouble, but after thinking about it, Klopp smiled, "It's okay, head-to-head, right? I like it"!
You have a Saber, and I have Xiao Li Fei Dao. Of course, Klopp doesn't know what Xiao Li Fei Dao is.
Over there, Chelsea scored once, and "Dortmund" came here immediately after. Li Qiao broke through and passed to Aubameyang in the middle. After the Gabonese got the ball, he immediately understood why Klopp left him in this game.
At this time, there is a small open field in front of Aubameyang. As soon as he accelerates, Terry knows that something is wrong. If he can’t keep up with his feet, he rubs his head and shoulders, and finally stops Aubameyang. The referee’s whistle also sounded, foul!
There was a huge applause from the audience, and the "Dortmund" fans knew what a free kick in front of the penalty area meant.
As if afraid that Li Qiao would run away, the whole audience burst into shouts one after another.
"Li Qiao",
"Li Qiao",
"Li Qiao",
Obviously everyone was determined to hope that Li Qiao would take the free kick, and the other "Dortmund" players were also very knowledgeable and walked away.
When Li Qiao was setting the ball, Terry was still chattering with the referee, and the referee had a good attitude and signaled to go away.
Courtois tugged on his gloves. He is nearly 2 meters tall and he is still very confident in such a ball.
After lining up the wall, Li Qiao was about to shoot. Taking a deep breath, Li Qiao kicked the ball.
After the ball crossed the wall and fell quickly, the Chelsea bench knew it was not good, and experienced people can see it nine out of ten.
The old coach Hiddink bowed his head and remained silent.
But then there was a huge sigh, and Hiddink heaved a sigh of relief. He didn't need to look to know that the goal was missed.
But watching the replay of the ball is also thrilling. The ball went to the dead corner. If Courtois was not so tall, the ball would have been scored.
Unknowingly, 15 minutes passed in the second half, and the time has gradually changed from a friend of "Dortmund" to an enemy of "Dortmund". As time goes by, as long as the gap of one goal cannot be filled, "Dortmund" will become more and more passive.
The difference from the last game is that even if they need to attack with all their strength, "Dortmund" can't really devote themselves to the attack. After all, it is very important that Chelsea did not send off a single person in this game. The four offensive players in the frontcourt can maintain a strong offensive power.
Pedro picked a pass, Pato shot in the air, and the "Dortmund" fans were taken aback again. The fans in the south stand kept stomping their feet, not because of the cold, but because they were embarrassed. The current situation is that as long as Chelsea scores one, then "Dortmund" will say goodbye to the Champions League.
Although nervous to this extent, the fans still sang fan songs and did not forget to cheer for "Dortmund", while the players on the field gritted their teeth and tried hard to attack.
After Aubameyang was transferred to the middle, he showed his speed to the fullest. This was another surprise. The Gabonese basically ran in a straight line in the middle, running and running until someone from the opponent came over, and Aubameyang scored the ball.
In this way, Chelsea's two defensive midfielders are not enough, because there are three points in the middle-Li Qiao, Aubameyang, Royce, two-on-three, this problem is not difficult to calculate.
Aubameyang himself knows that he is a cover, so he usually speeds up to the limit and sprints for a while, and then he does whatever he wants. At this time, Matic is in a difficult situation. Li Qiao is behind him, and Aubameyang is in front of him. What should I do?
In the end, when his mind got hot, Matic still pounced on Aubameyang. The latter was very straightforward and pushed forward to Li Qiao.
At this time, Li Qiao faced Terry directly. On the one hand, the "Dortmund" fans were looking forward to it, because Li Qiao had a high success rate of one-on-one dribbles, and on the other hand, they were a little worried, after all, Terry was not an ordinary central defender.
On the other side, Gomez took Cahill away, and he sneaked in and gave Li Qiao a wink, meaning, brother, I can only help you here, Terry can only be done by yourself.
Facing Terry, Li Qiao really wanted to act recklessly, but reason told him he couldn't do it. Li Qiao used a oxtail fake move, but Terry was not deceived.
Li Qiao felt that Matic behind him had come to fill his seat, and he had to make a decision immediately. He glanced down, and Li Qiao saw that Terry's crotch was wide open.
There is a way, Li Qiao aimed at Terry's crotch and kicked the ball out. If everything goes well, such a ball is the most deceptive.
Sure enough, when the ball suddenly came out of Terry's crotch, Courtois was taken aback. He immediately jumped sideways. The ball was not powerful, but it was too sudden. Klopp clenched his fists. From his point of view, the ball was completely interesting.
(End of this chapter)