When Barcelona beat Chelsea 1-1 at home, with a total score of 4-4, and relied on away goals to defeat Chelsea, the whole country in Spain rejoiced, and countless media and fans sang praises for Barcelona, especially Sudong.
Even AS, known as the mouthpiece of Real Madrid, published such a headline on its front page, describing Su Dong as a wall-breaker who dared to break the restrictions.
At the beginning of the report, Aspen Newspaper wrote this.
"The famous British rock band Pink Floyd released an album [The Wall] in 1979. The album's creator was Roger Waters, who was also the band's bassist.
A wall that separates the cruel reality is used as a symbol to explore the dark side of human nature. The lyrics of one of the most famous songs [Another Brick in the Wall·Part 2] are sung like this.”
"We don't want to be ignorant, we don't want to imprison our thoughts...Teacher, let the children's creativity fly. It's just another brick on the wall. You are just another brick on the wall."
AS reported that they don’t know if Mourinho has heard this song by Pink Floyd, but there is no doubt that he is doing what the teachers in this song are doing, and he is confining him.
Player creativity.
"Compared to the wonderful first half of the first leg between the two sides, in this game at Camp Nou, Mourinho completely implemented his tactical ideas on Chelsea, and the Blues players unswervingly implemented Mourinho's tactics.
Austria's tactics, they built high walls in front of the goal, and Mourinho was the bricklayer who built the walls."
AS reported that the Blues believed that the Blues’ football was full of destructiveness and lacked creativity. Chelsea could not even see any sign of taking the initiative throughout the game, even after being reversed by Barcelona again.
Dare to take the lead easily.
"Obviously, Mourinho is used to hiding behind high walls."
AS listed the data of this game. Barcelona’s ball possession rate was as high as 69%, while Chelsea’s ball possession rate was only a pitiful 31%. There is a huge disparity between the two teams.
The difference in time of possession.
What's even more frightening is that Barcelona shot as many as 37 times, which created the highest number of shots since Barcelona's Champions League this season, but the vast majority of shots failed to pose a threat.
But Chelsea had fewer shots, only two in the whole game.
Thirty-seven to two, this disparity in the number of shots is absolutely staggering.
AS even ironically believed that Chelsea's performance at Camp Nou was not even as brave and aggressive as the relegated teams from La Liga.
"Mourinho has no way to find any excuses. This is not due to the lack of ability of Chelsea players, but due to his tactics."
After harshly criticizing Mourinho's Chelsea, Aspen changed the subject and praised Barcelona, which advanced.
AS reported that Rijkaard's team always adhered to its own tactical philosophy. Whether at Stamford Bridge or back at Camp Nou, they played unconservatively and insisted on their own football style, which caused Chelsea to suffer.
The humiliation of elimination.
"Mourinho and his wall of confusion did make Chelsea feel hesitant and unable to find direction for a time, but Rijkaard's team quickly got out of the quagmire because they had an indestructible king of destruction——
Su Dong!"
"Many people have forgotten how many times Su Dong saved Barcelona, but it doesn't matter."
"The important thing is that every time at a critical moment, whenever Barcelona is in crisis, the person who steps forward is always Su Dong. He always uses his own abilities and incredible performances to lead the team time and time again.
Get out of trouble and turn danger into safety.”
"This time at Camp Nou is no exception."
Aspen believes that in this match at Camp Nou, Sudong was the Barcelona player who was most closely defended by the opponent. Terry and Carvalho were not far from Sudong for almost the entire game, and even spent most of the game.
Here, Su Dong was fighting against his opponents, but failed to show his strength and advantages.
But in the second half, when Chelsea's players began to run out of strength and Terry began to look tired, Su Dong exerted his strength.
"Rijkaard made a lot of mistakes before the game and in the first half, but he always did one thing right, and that was his heartfelt trust in Sudong. He chose to replace Giuly with Iniesta, and only a few minutes later
Within minutes, Sudong and Iniesta completed a very clever small-scale cooperation and broke Chelsea's goal."
AS reported that this was Su Dong’s eleventh Champions League goal this season, but he also had six assists, which is quite an astonishing number. “He almost dragged Barcelona on the road to the Champions League alone.
Sprint.”
"His performance was unbelievable!"
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Not only Aspen but also Daily Sports also praised Su Dong's performance.
"Chelsea broke through Barcelona's goal without even a shot, which demoralized the Barcelona players. Even Rijkaard was probably a little frustrated."
"So far this season, many teams have used this kind of conservative and utilitarian football to create problems at Camp Nou. For example, AC Milan during the Gamper Cup. They were the first team to adopt strict defensive tactics and almost defeated Barcelona.
The team, followed by Atletico Madrid, Valencia and Chelsea, all adopted similar tactics."
Daily Sports does not deny that there are serious shortcomings in Barcelona's lineup, and that is the defense.
Although Barcelona has conceded the fewest goals in La Liga this season, after entering the knockout rounds of the Champions League, this team has been repeatedly scored. Both Bayern Munich and Chelsea have scored against Barcelona three times in a single game. This makes
Barcelona's defense looked very embarrassed.
"Of course this is because the opponents in the knockout rounds have greatly improved in strength and their tactics are more targeted, but is it not a reflection of Barcelona's defensive loopholes? When defenders such as Valdes, Belletti, Oleg, and Van Bronckhorst take turns,
Make mistakes, take turns, and Barcelona's defensive problems are exposed."
"This is also the reason why those teams dare to defend in front of Barcelona. They are waiting for Barcelona to make mistakes!"
Daily Sports said that the lineup configuration cannot be changed for the time being, because Barcelona’s lineup has shortcomings there. They only have the thinnest lineup configuration in La Liga, and even the two deep-lying midfielders Edmilson and Thiago
They were all absent for a long time.
"But Barcelona has the most enviable attacking combination in European football, especially Su Dong."
"Like every previous game, Su Dong was fighting against the best central defender combination in Europe from the first minute of the game. He kept looking for opportunities and patiently waited for his opponent to make mistakes."
"Finally, when the opportunity appeared in front of Su Dong, he grabbed it without hesitation and equalized the score for Barcelona!"
Daily Sports analyzed Barcelona's experience in the Champions League this season. From Juventus to Bayern Munich to Chelsea, Su Dong's shadow was behind him in almost every tough battle.
"Without Sudong, Barcelona would have hit a wall at the Alpstadion, collapsed at the Olympiastadion in Munich, and been thrown into the Thames River under Stamford Bridge. But it was Sudong's outstanding performance that dragged Barcelona forward by himself, helping the ball time and time again.
The team defeated strong opponents and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League!"
Daily Sports said that although Su Dong has only joined the team for one season, he has become the team's most important key figure.
"Without Su Dong, it is difficult for us to imagine how Barcelona would get out of its current predicament."
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World Sports News also believes that Rijkaard made many mistakes. Even in the game, he seemed helpless against Mourinho's tactics. At critical moments, he could only do what he has been doing this season.
choose.
That means trusting Su Dong!
"And every time, Su Dong has lived up to Rijkaard's trust. He has used his performance to help Rijkaard get out of trouble, leading Barcelona to victory and defeating his opponents!"
World Sports reported that in this battle at Camp Nou, Su Dong stopped Ronaldinho's pass with his left foot, then turned around and passed the ball to Iniesta. The whole action was perfect.
"That was the key to the whole goal!"
"Without Su Dong's handling, he would not have been able to turn around and face the goal. And Iniesta would not have been able to pass Su Dong's pass, and naturally would not have been able to pass the ball back to Su Dong to form an assist."
"With this goal, Su Dong showed his strength as the World Footballer!"
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While the Spanish media all sang praises, the British media were dissatisfied with Chelsea's tragic elimination and believed that Barcelona seemed to have the advantage, but in fact there were only a handful of truly threatening attacks.
"Chelsea defeated Barcelona, but lost to Sudong!" said the Daily Mail.
This media believes that Mourinho showed amazing tactical skills in both rounds. Whether it was the opening attack in the first round or the tenacious defense in the second round, everyone saw an iron-blooded team full of combat effectiveness.
Legion.
"It's a pity that Su Dong stole Chelsea's ticket to the semi-finals. He dragged Barcelona, a ship that was about to sink and riddled with holes, into the semi-finals. How far can they go?"
The Guardian also believes that whether Barcelona played against Bayern Munich or Chelsea, a very serious problem was exposed, that is, their defense was really bad.
"This kind of defense is destined not to go far in the Champions League knockout rounds."
"No matter how powerful Su Dong is, he can't challenge the opponent's entire team by himself!"
Especially when the UEFA draw results came out the next day and Barcelona met Benitez's Liverpool in the semi-finals, the British media went into a frenzy.
"Barcelona will stop in the semi-finals!"
Benitez was also satisfied with the result of the draw in an interview with the media. He said that he is no stranger to Barcelona because he led Valencia to defeat Barcelona last season, and Sudong was in Benitez's team at the time.
inside.
"I know better than anyone how to defeat Barcelona and how to freeze Soviet Union. I won't give them any chance!"
Not only are the British media full of confidence in Benitez and Liverpool, but even the Spanish media are generally worried.
Benitez, this guy who is as stable as an old dog, is even more difficult to deal with than Mourinho.
