After winning 2-1 away from home in the first leg of the Champions League, how should we play the second leg at home?
This is actually a very interesting question.
In other words, it actually has no standard answer at all.
Choosing a defensive counterattack seems safe, but in fact it is equivalent to handing over the initiative at home to the opponent.
After all, the opponent conceded two away goals at home, which requires the opponent to score at least two away goals in the second leg in order to make up for the loss in the first round.
Then choose to press out and play against the opponent?
This is actually very risky.
Attacking is equivalent to exposing one's own defense. Once the opponent scores two goals, the situation of the game will be completely reversed. At that time, the home team will be in trouble.
How about adopting a more balanced strategy? This seems too mediocre.
You see, no matter how you choose, there is no standard answer.
It can only be said that professional football is a result-based sport. All flowers and applause, all accusations and abuses are based on results. Even those football commentators and columnists are
Based on the results, work backwards on the competition process, and then search for various arguments that are beneficial to you.
But before the game, when the head coach decides tactics, he often makes choices based on the opponent and himself.
For example, Napoli plays Chelsea at home.
Even before the game, the Italian and British media were frantically discussing what tactics Gao Shen would adopt.
Hiddink made harsh words early on. Chelsea will definitely stick to their offensive tactics in the away game. He will complete an epic reversal in the away game and lead the team to the quarterfinals.
Gao Shen's answer was somewhat unexpected. He said directly that he hadn't thought about it yet.
Everyone's glasses were shattered after hearing this.
But when it came to the actual competition, people discovered that Gao Shen had not failed to think clearly.
On the contrary, Gao Shen thought about it early and made a very brave and courageous decision.
Attack battle!
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Hiddink changed the 4-3-3 from the first round and adopted a more balanced 4-4-2 tactic, with a small diamond position in the midfield.
Goalkeeper: Cech.
Defense: Ashley Cole, Alex, Terry and Belletti.
Midfield: Mikel is deep, Essien and Lampard are on the wings, and Ballack is forward.
Forwards: Anelka and Drogba.
Hiddink made two very bold decisions.
One is to play against Naples at the Sao Paulo Stadium, but this is somewhat forced by the situation.
After losing 1-2 at home in the first round, if Hiddink's team still wants to advance, they must attack away from home. This is something everyone knows and there is no choice.
The real courageous one is Essien.
The Ghanaian midfielder, who had just returned from injury, was immediately put into the lineup by Hiddink.
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Gao Shen made no adjustments and still responded with 433.
Goalkeeper: Handanovic.
Defense: Vargas, David Luiz, Bonucci and Lichtsteiner.
Midfield: Thiago Motta deep, Biglia and Rakitic in the centre.
Forwards: Sanchez, Cavani and Di Maria.
Although Gao Shen still responded with 433 and did not make adjustments or changes in the lineup, in fact, he made changes in the player positions, allowing Sanchez and Di Maria to change positions, forming an inverted winger.
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This is also a very obvious signal.
That is, Gao Shen will play against Chelsea at home and will not be lenient.
As early as before the game, when Gao Shen went to shake hands with Hiddink, the famous Dutch coach smiled and said to Gao Shen, "Tonight will definitely be a wonderful duel!"
Gao Shen also takes it for granted.
"My team and I will advance with a smile!"
But in fact, as soon as the game started, Gao Shen's heart was raised in his throat.
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Strictly speaking, the opening is only over a minute, less than two minutes.
Chelsea's quick counterattack after stealing the ball directly hit Naples' 30-meter area. Lampard passed the ball forward and passed it to the feet of Anelka on the outside of the penalty area. The latter took two steps back with his back.
, distributed the ball to the right.
Belletti stopped the ball in front of him, and before Sanchez had time to follow the defensive retreat, he quickly rushed up and made a curved pass with his right foot, sending the ball to the middle of the small penalty area.
Drogba leaped high, overpowered David Luiz and Bonucci, and headed in from close range.
Handanovic fought hard to save and did touch the ball, but unfortunately, the ball still entered the net.
One to zero!
Chelsea got off to a great start!
The entire St. Paul Stadium was stunned.
Only two minutes into the game, a goal was scored?
What is going on?
Could it be that we are really going to be reversed by Chelsea?
Even the commentator in charge of the live broadcast was disappointed with Naples' start.
"The advanced formations are too overwhelming!"
"Facing a team like Chelsea and attackers like Drogba and Anelka, it's still very difficult for Napoli's defensive players to cope."
"With two away goals in hand and a 2-1 lead, Naples should actually play more securely."
"But Gao Shen suffered because he was too radical."
"Judging from this start, it is entirely possible for Chelsea to score another goal and directly reverse the total score."
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The game restarts.
As expected, Chelsea did not change their strategy or become conservative, but continued to put pressure on Naples with all their strength.
After the restart, Chelsea continued to take the initiative and formed a high pressure press on Naples.
Naples also refused to give up any ground and attacked Chelsea's defense whenever they had the opportunity.
In the fifth minute, Di Maria advanced with the ball at high speed from the right and was tripped by Mikel in the 30-meter area, giving Naples a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.
Di Maria decisively seized the opportunity for Chelsea to retreat, took a quick free kick, and kicked the ball directly to Cavani in front.
The Uruguayan center moved to the right wing, received Di Maria's pass, stopped and passed, directly pinned Ashley Cole behind him, dribbled the ball into the right side of the penalty area, and passed a low ball to
Middle road.
I saw Sanchez slanting into the penalty area from the left rib, and before Terry and Alex were in place, he easily pushed the ball with his right foot and sent the ball into Chelsea's goal.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Five minutes! In the fifth minute, Naples successfully equalized the score!"
"One to one!"
"God, both teams are not playing conservatively and are actively looking for offensive opportunities."
"We saw that both teams were well prepared. Chelsea's first attack created a shot and scored a goal, while Napoli's first shot also scored."
"The competition is really becoming more and more interesting now."
"One to one, the total score between the two sides is three to two, and Naples is still in the lead."
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After each scored a goal, the two sides did not feel like giving up, but continued to maintain the offensive momentum.
Obviously, no one is willing to take the initiative to retreat.
But Naples' technical superiority gradually became apparent in the game.
With the midfielder composed of Thiago Motta, Biglia and Rakitic, coupled with the technical skills of the frontcourt and defense, Naples has an obvious advantage in passing and controlling the ball, especially when the pace of the game increases.
After the two sides played more directly, Napoli's passing and receiving success rate was higher.
On the contrary, it was Chelsea. During the fast-paced offensive and defensive transition, the technical skills of the Blues players could not guarantee the accuracy of the team's passing and receiving. They made unnecessary mistakes continuously. Naples seized the opportunity and launched counterattacks again and again.
In the twelfth minute, Chelsea made a midfield pass error. Naples seized the opportunity and passed the ball to the frontcourt with two or three kicks. However, Chelsea was well prepared and retreated very quickly.
There was no way, Naples passed the ball back to the midfield and reorganized.
Chelsea organized three lines of defense within a 30-meter area, increasing the pressure on the Naples midfielder.
When the ball fell to Lichtsteiner, Chelsea's left side also exerted pressure, but after receiving the ball, Bonucci made a slight adjustment and directly transferred the ball with a long pass to his own left.
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I saw Vargas move forward quickly, and stopped Bonucci's long pass with his chest in the left corner of Chelsea's penalty area. Before Belletti could get close to him, the Peruvian left back quickly moved the ball to the baseline.
And sent a cross.
The forward point was Sanchez, which attracted Chelsea's defensive attention.
Cavani, who was originally in the middle, suddenly crossed into the back when driving forward, caught up with Vargas's pass, and squeezed away Alex during the scramble. Without jumping, his head
The ball hit a close point and hit the ball directly into the right side of Chelsea's goal.
Goalkeeper Cech was positioned to the left and was unable to reach the goal.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"In the twelfth minute, Cavani scored another victory!"
"Two to one, Naples reversed the score again!"
"Senior and energetic offensive tactics, although they conceded a goal at the beginning, they caught Chelsea's mistakes and scored two goals in a row, reversing the score 2-1, with a total score of 4-2!"
"Now, Chelsea is in a bit of trouble. They have to score two more goals to reverse the total score."
"But it's not easy for Hiddink."
"Judging from the first ten minutes of the game, except for the opening attack, Chelsea made a lot of mistakes, which led to Napoli frequently making counterattacks."
"Gao Shen has obviously seized the initiative at the tactical level. He is truly a talented young commander!"
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Gao Shen didn't hear the commentator's inconsistent explanations on the sidelines. He was focused on applauding the players' performance and celebrating the goals.
Another two-to-one lead, but this result was not safe.
As long as Chelsea score two goals, the total score becomes 4 to 4, but Chelsea have three away goals, they can advance.
Therefore, Gao Shen is also very curious, will Hiddink still choose to attack in this situation?
After Chelsea's players scored a goal first, but were reversed by Napoli with two goals in a row, could they still play a threatening offense?
