Four hundred and seventieth IX fierce confrontation
Before the game started, almost everyone thought that this game would be a confrontation between Inter Milan's offense and Chelsea's defense - and after the game started, it was indeed the case.
If this was a Champions League final or a Champions League knockout match, the two sides might have more changes in tactics and more calculations - calculating state, calculating psychology, calculating situation... However, in
In such a game, both sides pay more attention to exerting their own strength and winning. They focus on the game itself rather than other things, so it seems more direct!
From this aspect, UEFA put Inter Milan and Chelsea in the same group and let them meet in the second round. It was a very good move. At this time, both sides won the first round.
With nothing to worry about, you will naturally focus more on the game itself, and it will be easier for a classic game to appear!
Inter Milan attacks and Chelsea defends, which is the most basic tone of this game. However, this tone does not mean that Chelsea will stay in the half court, and Inter Milan will not blindly attack regardless of its own defense...
Chelsea were the first to kick off. They completed their first attack of the game two minutes later - Duff came to the center to get the ball and passed it directly to Drogba in front. Drogba planned to pick the ball.
He passed Materazzi, but Materazzi made a timely header to clear the ball, blocking Chelsea's attack.
The ball was pushed down by Mascherano, and the Argentine immediately passed the ball to Sneijder beside him. Sneijder turned around to control the ball under Lampard's pressure, and then passed it back to get the ball.
Figo, Figo dribbled the ball from the midfield and passed the ball to Adriano before Essien came forward. Adriano received the ball and turned around and immediately took a long shot, which was missed by Mackay who came first.
Lai raised his foot to block the ball.
"Inter Milan's offense was stopped in the midfield...Chelsea's defense is indeed very strong. Essien strangled through running, and Makelele observed the opponent's passing route to block. If Inter Milan wants to attack, it must first pass through Chelsea."
A steely midfielder!”
Dick frowned slightly. He knew how strong Chelsea were in the midfield this season, but well... the offense did not necessarily have to be from the midfield, it could also be from the wing - Chelsea's current attack and defense from the wing
It can be considered a weakness.
As a direct descendant of Mourinho, Ferreira came with the aura of being the best right back in the Champions League that year. However, after joining Chelsea, he has not been able to perform well on the right, and his defense is just okay. In terms of offense,
There was almost no achievement, but Dick did not want to open a gap from this side. What he wanted to attack was Chelsea's left wing.
Gala is a defender whose physical fitness is first-class, but he often gets confused on the court. He also thinks highly of himself and thinks that he is one of the top three in the world as a central defender. He feels that Mourinho looks down on him because he always plays full-back at Chelsea.
, Dick now wants to fight for Mourinho and tell him that even if he plays full-back, he is not qualified...
In fact, Mourinho has done a very good job at Chelsea, but he has always been weak in the two full-backs. The two local full-backs Johnson and Bridge could have used are good, but these two
He is a typical full-back who wants to attack rather than defend. Naturally, it does not suit Mourinho's appetite. After bringing in Ferreira, the right wing can only be regarded as relatively safe. Later, he was replaced by Bosingwa, who was also average. The left-back
It was a revolving door of substitutions, whether it was Bridge, Gala or Horno, all performed mediocrely. In the end, after Ashley Cole joined, this side was stabilized - but
Cole is still at Arsenal, so Dick can regard this side as his key offensive target.
So from now on, the most important link in Inter Milan's offense is not other people, but the veteran Figo. In the previous game, Figo was allowed to rest, and in the last game, Figo was allowed to play for 70 minutes, all for this
Arrangements are being made for each game. The previous rest has allowed Figo to have no problem with his physical fitness. Letting him play 70 minutes against Fiorentina in the last game was a kind of warm-up. In fact, Figo's current condition is also very good.
But before that, Chelsea's crazy pressing in the midfield also put a lot of pressure on Inter Milan. At least Sneijder was a little uncomfortable with this rhythm. In the seventh minute, Essien's pressing in the midfield made Sneijder very uncomfortable.
Germany made a mistake in controlling the ball. After stealing the ball, Essien planned to move forward. Fortunately, Sneijder quickly turned around and fouled Essien, thus avoiding the threat of conceding the ball.
For this Sneijder received the first yellow card of the game.
"Don't take it to heart, got it? Next, pay more attention to those around you!" Dick yelled at the court. Sneijder turned to the court and nodded, then stepped back with his hands on his hips.
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It’s not that he has never played in the Champions League. He played in the Champions League last season, but this level of confrontation is indeed rare. The sense of oppression brought by Chelsea’s midfielder has never been seen before.
No team can do it!
Sneijder took a deep breath. This kind of stage is the stage that can best train people, and it is also the stage that can best show the value of a player!
"Don't worry, Wesley, if you lose the ball, I'm still behind you." Mascherano patted Sneijder on the shoulder and said to him.
Sneijder nodded: "I know, but I won't keep you too busy."
The location of Sneijder's foul was about 30 meters away from the goal. Chelsea also had many players who could hit the ball from a free kick at this distance, so Inter Milan did not dare to neglect the players in the frontcourt.
Everyone returned to defend and formed a human wall. With Adriano and Tony two tall men forming the human wall, it was still very difficult to cross the human wall...
However, Lampard was indeed in good condition. He did not want to kick the ball over the wall, but chose to shoot directly into the far corner, where Cesar was standing - such a powerful shot will lead to a goal.
In fact, there is a chance. As long as the angle is tricky enough and the speed is fast enough, if the goalkeeper subconsciously moves to the center, he will probably have a chance to score!
Cesar did not misjudge the situation. He made a wonderful save and pushed the ball dangerously over the baseline.
Lampard took a corner kick, but Cesar's attack seemed a bit reckless. After he attacked, he realized that the ball was a little far away from him. He could only barely take off and punch the ball out of the penalty area. Essien followed up but could not
Stopping the ball and taking a powerful long-range shot, Mascherano rushed out with a diagonal stab and blocked Essien's heavy kick from the goal with his body!
The ball rolled out sideways. Sneijder got the ball first with quick eyes and quick feet. When he saw Essien coming up from behind, he deftly knocked the ball with his heel and knocked the ball past Essien, and then
He quickly turned around and rushed past Essien!
Essien turned around and committed a foul immediately, knocking Sneijder to the ground. Of course, he was also whistled for a foul, but the referee did not show Essien a yellow card, which caused boos from the stands. Inter Milan
of fans believe this is favoring Chelsea...
But in fact, Sneijder's previous foul was to prevent the opponent's attack, but Essien's foul was committed in the opponent's half, so not giving a yellow card is considered normal.
Mourinho shouted twice from the sidelines, thinking that Essien had not committed a foul. This was also his accustomed way. He used the shouts from the sidelines to put pressure on the referee. Dick snorted in his nose, although
He often does this kind of thing, but when others do it, he still feels a little uncomfortable...
In the following game, the fighting between the two sides began to become more intense, and the game was constantly interrupted by fouls. This is what Chelsea hopes to see. They are better at winning in chaos, but Inter Milan is not without options.
Ned reduced the time he spent holding the ball in the backcourt, and instead passed the ball to the frontcourt as quickly as possible to Figo and others, directly posing a threat to the opponent's goal through the interception of the opponent's midfielder.
In the 11th minute, Lampard fouled Figo for a tackle. Inter Milan won a free kick near the sideline. Figo personally took the free kick. The ball flew into the penalty area and Materazzi inserted it from behind.
The header went towards the goal, but Cech struck out in time and knocked the ball out with one punch. Ferreira got the ball at the back point. When Perrotta came forward, he chose to make a big-footed clearance and went upfield.
After the husband received the ball, he planned to create an opportunity by dribbling the ball. Zanetti entangled him and finally successfully intercepted the ball.
In the 17th minute, Figo took the ball from the wing and crossed the ball. After attracting the opponent's attention, he passed the ball crosswise. Adriano followed up and hit the goal with a powerful kick, but Makelele missed the goal.
Due to timely interference, the beam was slightly raised.
In the 18th minute, Chelsea launched a counterattack. Ferreira made a long pass from the backcourt. Materazzi made a mistake in clearing the ball with his header. Lampard shot directly from the edge of the penalty area. Cordoba also made timely interference.
Lampard's shot went over the crossbar.
Cesar quickly took the goal kick. After receiving the ball, Zanetti passed the ball to Sneijder in the middle, and then moved forward. Sneijder also ran up after passing the ball to Perrotta.
Go forward, Perrotta passes back, Sneijder passes the ball diagonally to the wing without stopping. Zanetti receives Sneijder's pass from the wing, and before Ferreira can come up, he raises his foot to pass the ball.
In the penalty area, Tony, who was in the front, took off and headed the ball, and Adriano, who was following behind, was about to catch the ball in the penalty area!
At this time, Gallas, who was returning from outside the penalty area, made a tackle and tripped Adriano. When Adriano fell in the penalty area, countless Inter Milan fans jumped from the stands.
He stood up: "Foul! Penalty kick!"
Dick also shouted, "Send that guy off!" Mourinho pointed at his eyes on the sidelines and shouted to the court: "He dived! Referee, that guy is
He’s diving!”
The referee did not pay attention to the entanglement on the sidelines. When the players from both sides came up, the referee Swiss Busaca made a move that made the Inter Milan fans extremely dissatisfied - he blew the whistle.
But then he pointed to the corner flag area - corner kick!
"This is obviously a foul!" Dick shouted from the sidelines, and at this time, the live broadcast immediately showed a slow-motion replay of the scene...
"Hmm... From the slow motion, Adriano touched the ball first, and then Gala's tackle tripped Adriano and then knocked the ball out of the baseline... This was a misjudgment, strictly speaking
It was said that Inter Milan should have won a penalty kick, but Adriano's body blocked the referee's line of sight, and Gala's body blocked the linesman's line of sight. It is natural for the referee to award a penalty kick in such an important game.
I would be more cautious, which is understandable..."
