A stabbing battle

Author: Ant who loves watching football

A stabbing battle

The game continues.

Although both sides in this game made some restrictions on the opponent's possession of the ball in the midfield and frontcourt, overall they focused on offense.

Therefore, after the start, the two sides were playing back and forth, which was very lively.

The stars of both sides are all very skilled and can often play exquisite coordination that is pleasing to the eye, which naturally makes the fans watching the game very happy.

However, when the game reached the 18th minute, there was a little accident on the court.

This was originally a Chelsea attack. The ball reached the frontcourt and came to Lukaku's feet.

Hanhan took the ball with his back, and when he saw that there was no chance to move forward, he passed it back to the midfield, and Matic passed it to Kante.

Kanter caught the ball, dunked on Busquets who was defending him, and then drove forward.

At this time, Barcelona's center back Pique also rushed to defend.

Beep!!

Then I heard a clear whistle from Turkish referee Cakir resounding throughout the stadium.

It turned out that Kanter was tripped from his side by Pique and rolled on the ground with the ball.

At this time, the referee Cakir decisively called a foul and called Pique in front of him. He gave him a stern warning, but did not show a yellow card.

"We saw that Kanter had not yet stood up from the ground, and Chelsea players gathered around him. David Luiz went up to check on his teammate's injury, but it didn't look like the situation was very optimistic. He called the team doctor towards the sidelines.

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"This is not a good sign. The game has only started less than 20 minutes ago. If Kante comes off due to injury at this time, it will be an extremely painful blow to Chelsea."

"Because we all know that Kante is not only Chelsea's current interception and steal leader, but he is also very good at offensive organization. He can be said to be a true all-around midfielder."

"It is precisely because of this that after the opening today we can see that Barcelona defended Kante very tightly when he got the ball. Basically, as soon as he got the ball, someone immediately pressed him. This also made the violation that Kante received today more serious.

It also increases the chance of injury."

"Pan Yi seemed a little anxious on the sidelines and quickly sent the team doctor to the court."

"The stretcher is also on the way. It looks like the injury is really serious."

All the Chelsea fans at the scene looked very worried, while the Barcelona fans were on the contrary. They booed, seemingly saying that Kante was diving.

From the heart of Barcelona fans, of course they also hope that Kante cannot continue to play.

After all, everyone knows Kante's important role in Chelsea's midfield. Once injured, it will be a serious blow to Chelsea's midfield.

Finally, after the team doctor went up to treat Kanter's injury, he made a gesture to Pan Yi on the sidelines, then put Kanter on a stretcher and sent him directly to the sidelines for treatment.

But on the court, referee Cakir signaled that the game should continue, and Chelsea got a long-distance set kick opportunity.

Pan Yi didn't care about the situation on the court at this time, walked directly to the sidelines, and asked Kanter with concern: "How are you? How do you feel?"

"It's okay..." Kanter looked at the team doctor.

The team doctor shook his head slightly: "The right leg was shoveled, but it was not serious. The really serious thing is that he sprained his right foot when he fell from the shovel. I guess..."

Following the team doctor's gesture, Pan Yi saw the blood marks left by the spikes on Kanter's right calf, but the sprain could not be seen.

But according to what the team doctor said, there is definitely no way Kanter can play again.

"Damn it, is Pique so cruel?" Pan Yi cursed.

In fact, under Pintus's scientific training methods this season, Chelsea's generals have had very few injuries, and Pan Yi's players can play at full strength most of the time.

Like Hazard and Matic were injured after being violated during the game, there is really no way around it.

No matter how well you take care of your car, you can't stop others from driving randomly!

But today Kante was tackled again, and it happened shortly after the start of the crucial Champions League final. This is indeed difficult to deal with.

Not to mention wasting a substitution spot, some arrangements before the game also need to be changed accordingly.

After all, Kanter's defensive coverage ability and comprehensive offensive-defensive transition ability cannot be replaced by just any person.

But Pan Yi has no other choice now but to replace him.

Pan Yi was thinking a lot in his heart, but his face remained as usual. He leaned over and smiled at Kanter: "Okay, I will allow you to take a lazy break today and go to the podium to hold the trophy later!"

"Boss, I'm sorry, I..." Kanter was a little worried.

He certainly understands the impact of his injury on the team.

Not to mention his role in the midfield, one substitution was used up in the first ten minutes alone, which will bring great unpredictability to Chelsea's subsequent games.

After all, this is a final that determines the outcome. If the outcome cannot be decided within 90 minutes, 30 minutes of overtime will be played.

At that time, willpower and physical fitness will often play a decisive role, so the three substitution places are also particularly important.

The impact of the new force sometimes plays the most critical role! This is why many times the substitutes can make contributions.

But he had to leave the game before playing for 20 minutes, which meant that a lot of physical energy was wasted...

So Kanter really felt bad.

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up, go over there and take a good look, leave this to me."

However, Pan Yi patted Kanter's shoulder easily, signaled the team doctor to carry the stretcher over, and then turned and walked to the bench.

Since you want to replace someone, you have to decide who to replace first.

At this point in time, the rules of the Champions League still require 18 players to sign up for each game. After the starting 11 players, only 7 people can sit on the bench.

Today’s seven substitutes, Pan Yi chose goalkeeper Martin, two defenders Ivanovic and Ake, two midfielders Cheek and Ramirez, and two forwards Gnabry and Bamford

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This arrangement is mainly to take into account both versatility and tactics.

In terms of versatility, both Ake and Ivanovic can play as center backs and full backs, while Gnabry and Bamford can also switch between center and winger.

As for tactics, the main reason is to consider the possible high-altitude bombing of Barcelona. The purpose of selecting the 1.91 meter midfielder Chik is obvious!

But now that Kanter is injured and off the field, Pan Yi can only choose between Loftus-Cheek and Ramirez as a substitute.

Comparing these two players, Ramirez is definitely more experienced, more comprehensive, and more capable of fighting tough battles.

But precisely because of this, Barcelona may have studied him more thoroughly, and may have the same method to deal with Kanter.

In other words, Ramirez and Kanter also have certain similarities in their technical characteristics.

That is, their main task on the court is to defend and provide protection for their teammates, but they also have strong offensive capabilities, run quickly, and have a good shot.

Chick's role is relatively different.

In addition to being able to provide support for the midfielder, with excellent short-passing ability and excellent ball-handling ability, not every midfielder can do that sudden header to grab points.

But Chik's shortcomings are also obvious. Although he is tall and tall, his confrontation ability is actually average. After he comes on the field, he actually weakens Chelsea's midfield defense.

Who to choose?

Pan Yi made a quick decision and pointed at Chick: "You, hurry up and warm up and get ready to play."

For no other reason than to highlight a rare soldier!

Cheek!

Judging from the situation in the opening less than 20 minutes, Enrique must have studied his tactics very thoroughly. It would be difficult to open up the situation with some conventional play.

Just take advantage of this passive substitution to catch someone by surprise, and maybe it will have a miraculous effect.

When Pan Yi called him, Qi Ke jumped up from his seat and took off his coat excitedly.

He was already very happy and satisfied when he was selected into the 18-man squad for the Champions League final today.

After all, among the players who can play as a defensive midfielder, in addition to the starting Matic and Kante, there are also Ramires, Mikel, even Ake, David Luiz, etc.

But Pan Yi still chose him.

And now, the boss wants to let him play!

Of course Chick was even more excited.

He immediately ran to the warm-up area on the sidelines and sprinted back and forth several times to fully exercise his body.

Not long after, he ran back to Pan Yi.

Pan Yi told him some things to pay attention to after playing, that is, he should try to stabilize the midfield first and don't let Barcelona take advantage of the opportunity.

As for Chik's characteristics, let's wait until the situation is stabilized!

Soon, Chick came on as a substitute.

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"Haha, my luck seems really good today."

On the sidelines, Luis Enrique couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
To be continued...