As expected by Jose, Benfica put up a defensive counterattack at home to deal with the powerful Chelsea. Compared with last season, Chelsea's defensive system is still solid, but it is no longer mysterious.
Chelsea's offensive power has been greatly improved. During the record-breaking winning streak and undefeated process, there were several times when the defense was weak, but they relied on excellent offense to ensure victory.
Under a magnifying glass, there is nothing mysterious even about Wang Ai. It is just that his all-round offensive characteristics make it very difficult to defend him. Therefore, in order to limit Chelsea's counterattack speed today, Benfica sent a player whom Jose called "A
"The technical characteristics of a full-back are flexibility, speed and decisiveness. I hope to use this kind of player to stick to Wang Ai and limit Chelsea's biggest attack point.
The hope of completely locking down the "Chinese Boy" is very small, but it can limit his performance. After all, Benfica also seeks victory at home, and the purpose of defensive counterattack is also to win. No matter how strong Chelsea is, Benfica has not been able to do so until now.
Reasons to surrender.
The course of the game was as expected. After a few minutes of careful contact between the two sides, both sides made clear each other's intentions and then let go. As the largest local sports media in Lisbon commented: This was a Portuguese game.
Civil war means no secrets from either side.
However, unexpectedly, Benfica's A player did not restrain the Chinese boy as his coach expected. Instead, he revealed a huge shortcoming. This was also a fatal mistake caused by not fighting Wang Ai personally. That is, they looked at the TV screen from
I can intuitively see Wang Ai's advancement speed and foot skills, but I can't sense Wang Ai's physical strength.
A is an excellent full-back. He is a little slower than Wang Ai in terms of speed but not much different. He turns around very quickly and will not be completely thrown away by Wang Ai after a breakthrough. However, his strength is far behind Wang Ai. He is among the top five.
The perception was not obvious during the minute of careful testing, but when the two sides really opened up their posture and prepared for a showdown, this gap was almost immediately exposed to the coaches of both sides.
In the 7th minute of the game, Benfica's attack failed. Terry sent a long pass to the right sideline. Wang Ai jumped into the air and successfully intercepted the ball. Under the impact of A, he turned around to protect the ball. Then he turned around lightly and passed by, accelerating forward and passing the ball in the middle.
Benfica's defensive midfielder, who was about to step forward to help defend, was left behind.
During this process, A has been extremely flexible in blocking, kicking and even following, but it has no effect. He does not stop his feet, and does not cause any interference to Wang Ai's movements while running, as if he is a gorgeous butterfly.
After obstructing the Bulls, when Wang Ai finally approached the penalty area, he used too much force in his anxiety and was knocked to the ground by the rebound force of Wang Ai.
Wang Ai also scored his first goal of the game. Facing an interception from a central defender, he seduced the opponent into taking a shot, diagonally inserted into the penalty area, and scored a goal close to the near post.
A stood up angrily and followed Wang Ai again silently.
However, the gap in physical strength is irreparable, and it is truly felt for the first time. It cannot be felt while watching TV. No matter how flexible he is and how hard he works, the main thing is that once the two of them come into physical contact, his movements will go out of shape.
It must be him. With the same impact, his center of gravity would be unstable and he would even have to step back to adjust, but Wang Ai just swayed, and often didn't even sway, so he did whatever he was supposed to do.
This is frustrating.
In Benfica's expectation, there shouldn't be such a big gap between the two, because the two are in the same weight class. The reason why there is such a big gap is not only the common sense that weight does not equal strength, but also the fact that racing is such a big difference.
A hidden technical detail is the key. This technology helps Wang Ai not suffer in the confrontation between heavyweight guards. It is simply too easy to switch to a lightweight guard.
Under the expectant eyes of the home fans, Wang Ai seized the opportunity before the opponent could fully respond and scored two goals again in the 9th and 15th minutes of the game, both of which resisted the interference of the flexible A in the counterattack.
, it can be easily inserted with almost no deformation in the movement.
It wasn't until the dark abyss came that Benfica woke up from their dream, and quickly called A to the sidelines to make tactical adjustments. They temporarily moved A to the left to deal with Robben, and moved the tall full-back in front of Robben to the king's position.
Ai side.
However, this substitution was not able to effectively curb the collapse of Benfica's two wings. Robben was slightly weaker than Wang Ai, but in the environment of the Premier League, it was not comparable to the intensity of confrontation in the Portuguese Super League.
The tall defender put more pressure on Robben. This time, Chelsea's left wing also opened up. At the same time, he switched to deal with Wang Ai's tall defender, making Wang Ai feel like he was playing in the Premier League, and the pressure in his heart was even less than before.
Near the end of the first half, it was the left and right wingers who worked together to complete the final blow. During Robben's quick attack, Wang Ai cruised to the top of the penalty area and suddenly accelerated away from the central defender to respond.
Corner, facing Robben's cross, he volleyed with his left foot without stopping, sealing the 4:0 score.
Wang Ai rested for the entire second half, chatting and laughing with his teammates until the end of the game. The score between the two sides did not change again. Chelsea's big away victory almost announced that the Champions League would enter the next round, and also announced that the next home game would be easy.
This gives Chelsea's main lineup a chance to breathe. Moreover, it can also help Wang Ai have more energy and time to complete the duel with Henry in the league.
In the Champions League scorer list, Wang Ai also topped Shevchenko's 9 goals with 11 goals in one fell swoop, and his influence was like the center of an exploding circle, constantly radiating outward in waves.
One thought is heaven, the other thought is hell. Football games are so exciting. 45 minutes is just the time of a class. Personal status affects all aspects.
In the locker room after the game, the boss Mr. Roman, who came with the team, expressed cordial condolences. Facing the smiling players, he kept shaking hands, smiling, laughing, and praising him. He had no reason to be unhappy, right? To Wang
When Ai was in front of him, he even praised her and even took a photo with Wang Ai in his arms.
Despite his status and acumen, even if he couldn't restrain his desire for control and eagerly wanted more, it was impossible not to guess the thoughts and possible actions of the employees brought about by his every move.
Without evidence, it is not difficult to guess the will of a strong head coach and the selection of attacking players whose status has been seriously affected.
A secret alliance between his men to limit his power would not make him happy.
