Accompanied by Bruce Buck and Peter Kenyon, Abramovich sat in the main stand of Stamford Bridge and witnessed Chelsea scoring three goals in a row and finally losing three goals in a row.
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When referee Collina blew the whistle to end the first half, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
So exciting!
But it’s too dangerous and too scary!
If the game hadn't ended in the first half, Abramovich would have been worried that the team would have been reversed by Barcelona.
Damn it, a three-goal lead was reversed. Is there any precedent for this in the knockout rounds of the Champions League?
Chelsea will be embarrassed by that.
He had to admit that it was really scary when Barcelona went crazy, especially the offense.
"Su Dong is indeed strong!" Abramovich had to admit.
Chelsea this season is different from before. They only conceded three goals at Stamford Bridge.
One was a sudden miss at the beginning of the season, and the other two were direct free kicks. In the Champions League, they only conceded one goal against Porto.
It can be said that Stamford Bridge is the most defensive home stadium in Europe this season, and it does not even need to be one.
Even teams as strong as Juventus and AC Milan in Serie A have worse home records than Chelsea.
But tonight, facing the powerful attacking Barcelona, Chelsea conceded three goals in a row.
Thinking of this, Abramovich couldn't help but sigh deeply and felt worried about the situation in the second half.
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"Don't worry, boss, Mourinho will find a solution." Peter Kenyon knew what Abramovich was worried about.
Abramovich shook his head, "Barcelona has equalized the score, and they are playing with great momentum. Can we hold on in the second half? Especially Su Dong, this kid is playing crazy!"
Kenyon has been working around football for so many years and once served as the CEO of Manchester United. He has some skills in watching football, and the information he can master is far richer than others.
"The defense is indeed responsible for conceding three goals in a row, but there is no problem with the players. The main thing is cooperation."
Carvalho performed very well in Porto and was favored by wealthy teams such as Real Madrid and Barcelona, but in the end he decided to follow his mentor Mourinho to Stamford Bridge.
There is no doubt about the strength of the Portuguese central defender, whether it is personal defensive ability or teamwork, there is no problem, but the main reason is that he and Terry have not yet established a tacit understanding, which has resulted in the combination of two high-speed central defenders not reaching the optimal level.
state.
On the contrary, the tacit understanding between Gallas and Terry, especially in terms of coordination and support, is obviously more effective.
However, Gallas also has a problem. His one-on-one defense is indeed excellent, but his overall awareness is somewhat lacking.
According to Mourinho, as long as Carvalho and Terry establish a tacit understanding, this pairing will definitely be better than the combination of Gallas and Terry.
But now it seems that Carvalho was inevitably frightened when he met Su Dong.
"I heard that during the Portuguese Super League and Valencia, Carvalho had a headache when he met Su Dong. There was a height difference of more than ten centimeters between the two. Carvalho was far unable to compete with Su Dong despite his physical strength, so..."
Peter Kenyon felt a little funny until the end.
Carvalho felt as if he had been tortured by Su Dong. He acted abnormally when he met Su Dong.
Abramovich raised the corners of her mouth slightly, but she couldn't smile.
If Chelsea is really reversed by Barcelona at home, the person who will be most embarrassed will definitely be his behind-the-scenes boss.
Because last summer, Chelsea originally had the opportunity to sign Su Dong.
At that time, Abramovich quoted a price of 80 million euros to AC Milan to sign Shevchenko, but AC Milan rejected it. If Abramovich had transferred this offer to Valencia at that time,
West Asia, signing Su Dong is not a big problem.
Valencia would definitely be happy to sell their players to the Premier League instead of staying in La Liga.
The reason is very simple. Sudong stayed in La Liga and strengthened Barcelona's strength, but made Valencia suffer.
But at that time, Abramovich was focused on Shevchenko.
Looking back now, it is somewhat regrettable that we did not sign Su Dong in time.
You know, Su Dong has scored 32 league goals in La Liga this season, leading the top scorers in the four major leagues, and he is only 20 years old. What an amazing performance!
More importantly, in December last year, Su Dong won the European Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year, two supreme awards, and his popularity began to surpass that of Ronaldo at his peak.
Shevchenko is known as Ronaldo, but Sudong surpasses Ronaldo.
Looking back now, Abramovich has to admit that he did make a mistake at the time.
He still vaguely remembered that the reason why he decided to acquire Chelsea was because he watched a Champions League match between Manchester United and Real Madrid. Ronaldo shined in that game, which made him extremely tempted.
Now, looking at Su Dong in the stadium, isn't it just like he looked at Ronaldo back then?
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"Peter, tell me, if we want to sign Su Dong, how much will it cost?" Abramovich suddenly asked.
"Sign Su Dong?" Peter Kenyon was surprised.
Not only him, Bruce Buck and others were also surprised.
How is this possible?
Su Dong is a genius who has just won the double Footballer of the Year award. Now he is the darling of Barcelona. How easy is it to sign him?
"Boss, this is basically unrealistic." Kenyon shook his head.
Abramovich looked at his assistant without saying a word, with a questioning look in his eyes, as if he was saying, "Make a price."
Peter Kenyon thought for a while and said: "Last summer was the best time for us to sign Su Dong, but we didn't have it at the time. Barcelona signed Su Dong for a sky-high price of 80 million euros.
Kemp and Su Dong have become the hottest super talents in world football today."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "It can be said that Sudong is at the height of its power at this moment. If we want to persuade Barcelona to release him at this time, let alone how difficult it is, even if Barcelona finally relents,
A conservative estimate would be at least 200 million euros."
Laporta previously said that a team offered Su Dong twice the transfer fee, but Barcelona refused without hesitation.
If there are no accidents, this team is Real Madrid.
Real Madrid offered twice the transfer fee but was rejected, which shows that Barcelona will basically not let him go for money. Even if they finally persuade Barcelona, they will probably have to pay an astronomical sum.
Such a transfer is basically impossible to complete, and no one will do it!
For example, no one will go to Real Madrid to buy Raul, because Real Madrid will never sell Raul for money.
Abramovich understood what Peter Kenyon meant and regretted it even more.
Shevchenko has shown signs of decline this season, but Sudong is at his peak.
Although Abramovich has a compatriot complex with Shevchenko, he is also a businessman who likes the new and hates the old.
For the same amount of money, signing Su Dong is obviously more cost-effective than signing Shevchenko.
It's a pity that he didn't understand this business last summer.
I regret it now, it’s too late!
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As expected by Peter Kenyon, Mourinho made substitutions in the second half.
Youngster Glen Johnson replaced the sluggish Ferreira.
Obviously, the Portuguese right back had lost some confidence in the first half when he faced repeated attacks from Ronaldinho and Sudong. Letting him stay on the court at this time would be detrimental to the defense.
On the contrary, Glen Johnson is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers and has strong attack power, so he may be more effective.
Barcelona also made substitutions during midfield.
Sylvinho replaces Van Bronckhorst.
Of the three goals conceded at the beginning of the first half, two were inseparable from Van Bronckhorst. Rijkaard was obviously not satisfied with the performance of his Dutch compatriot in the first half, so he chose to replace him with Sylvinho.
, wanting to plug the defensive loopholes on the left side and contain Joe Cole's performance.
Both teams clearly made improvements based on the problems in the first half.
After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, both sides consciously slowed down the pace of the game and did not attack and defend at the same fast pace as in the first half. The purpose was very clear, which was to minimize mistakes.
Barcelona still controls the ball, especially in the second half, and its advantage in possession is even more obvious. This is also because Chelsea is tightening the defense more, which inevitably reduces the pressure on Barcelona's backcourt.
But as a result, Chelsea's defense against Barcelona's frontcourt will become even tighter.
Carvalho, Terry and Gallas basically stayed in the defense.
Barcelona firmly controls the ball, especially Iniesta on the right, who basically returns to the midfield area, forming a ball control advantage with Deco and Xavi, with Sudong and Ronaldinho on top.
At the front.
But as a result, Barcelona's ball control ability has improved, but its offensive support has been significantly reduced.
Although in the second half, Barcelona frequently created opportunities through passing and controlling the ball, Mourinho responded quickly and immediately replaced Duff with Huth, pushed Glen Johnson to the frontcourt, and adopted the arrangement of four central defenders.
defensive strategy.
Coupled with the tight defensive formation that Chelsea is best at, the four central defenders are placed there, which is quite curbing Barcelona's offense. In the 75th minute, Mourinho even used Portuguese midfielder Thiago.
Replaced Good Johnson to further strengthen the defensive interception in the midfield.
At this moment, everyone can see that Mourinho has completely focused on defense.
In the home game, from a three-goal lead to conceding three goals in a row, and then being controlled by Barcelona and firmly suppressed, Mourinho had to go on the defensive and finally defended the score of 3-3 until the end of the game.
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When the final whistle blew, Barcelona's players were generally elated.
The first leg score of 3-3 away from home is definitely not bad.
But Su Dong didn't look excited at all.
The score in this game is indeed good, but Barcelona's problems are very serious.
From Bayern to Real Betis to Chelsea, Barcelona's defense is too fragile.
The savior can save one or two times, but he can't appear every time, then he becomes Ultraman.
If they keep playing like this, how far can Barcelona go?
