Seeing Drogba again, this high center forward from Cote d'Ivoire is already a famous star in Europe.
Su Dong still clearly remembers that after the encounter in the Champions League group stage, Drogba once made a harsh statement, saying that he must defeat Su Dong when they meet again. At that time, no one thought that the next meeting would be in the Champions League final.
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And Drogba has also emerged from being a slightly famous center in Ligue 1 and has become a famous figure in world football. Although many people are now controversial about him and think that his footwork is too rough.
Especially when compared with a superstar like Su Dong.
Drogba met Su Dong during pre-match training. The Ivorian smiled and showed his white teeth.
The two didn't have time to get together until they finished the pre-match training and walked to the locker room.
"I've heard that you threatened to kill me in the media. You've been very brave recently." Su Dong pretended to be threatening.
Not to be outdone, Drogba nodded provocatively, "What do you think?"
Both of them laughed in unison.
It is really strange to say that Su Dong has encountered many outstanding forwards in recent years, but Drogba is the one who is most attracted to him.
In terms of technical characteristics, Su Dong is actually more similar to Juventus' Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but the Swedish center always looks like he's pulling something, and Su Dong doesn't have a very good impression of him.
But Drogba was different. Although the two only fought twice on the court, Drogba left a very good impression on Su Dong.
This may have something to do with Drogba's style and personality.
The fate between people is so strange sometimes.
Just like Carvalho and Ferreira, when they saw Su Dong, the expressions on their faces were obviously unnatural. They were frightened and walked away quickly, for fear of saying a few words to Su Dong.
As early as in the Portuguese Super League, the two of them had been frustrated by Su Dong, and now naturally they didn't want to have more contact with him before the game.
But Su Dong still waved to them from a distance and said hello with a smile.
Carvalho and Ferreira, however, avoided Su Dong like the god of plague and walked faster.
Seeing their appearance, Su Dong couldn't help laughing and looked at Drogba again.
"Remember Senderos?"
"certainly."
"He said he played three games with you. You had the advantage in the first two games, but he taught you a lesson the last time."
"Fart!" Drogba was a little annoyed. "That kid's legs are weak when he sees me now. I just missed a good opportunity and didn't score a goal that time. What kind of lesson is that?"
"I think so too, so I'll teach him a lesson for you. I think he will have a better memory in the future."
When Drogba heard this, he was a little puzzled. Why did he think Su Dong was not so kind?
Sure enough, Su Dong quickly changed the subject and said, "If you encounter such uncertain matters in the future, just tell me and I will find an opportunity to help you and let others know that you are not easy to bully."
Drogba immediately stopped and pointed at Su Dong angrily and funnyly. This is so shameless!
Look, does this sound like what a person would say?
I came to you when I couldn't figure it out?
Do I need to do this?
Seeing Drogba's expression, Su Dong laughed out loud a long time ago, as if he was asking for credit. Look, am I a good friend?
Drogba finally suppressed his laughter, pointed at Su Dong, nodded and said: "Originally you were only half disabled, but now you are dead!"
After saying that, Drogba simply stopped talking to him and left directly.
He finally knew why Carvalho and Ferreira were avoiding Su Dong.
If you talk to this guy, you will be pissed to death!
Is there anyone who is so upright and takes advantage of others?
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The referee of this Champions League final is Terje Hauge from Norway.
Hauge had some grudges with Chelsea, so Mourinho specifically said those words before the game, hoping to put some pressure on Hauge and make him be a little more merciful when officiating during the game.
But judging from Hauge's response to the media interview before the game, he is still impartial.
Of course, the specific situation depends on the trend of the game.
The referee's officiating of a game is actually an art, and many times he has to consider balance and the excitement of the game.
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Barcelona still used a four-three-three formation in this game.
The goalkeeper is Valdes, the defense is Van Bronckhorst, Marcos, Puyol and Belletti, the midfielder is Marcos Senna at the back, Deco and Iniesta are in the middle, and Ronaldo is in the frontcourt.
The combination of Dinho, Sudong and Messi.
Although Harvey has returned from injury and played, judging from the game, Harvey has not yet fully recovered to his best condition. This makes Rijkaard not dare to arrange him rashly, but only ranked him in the top ten.
Eight-man roster, serving as substitutes.
There are basically no changes in several other positions, and they are all Barcelona's regular main lineup.
Chelsea also adopts a four-three-three formation.
The goalkeeper is Petr Cech, the defense is Gallas, Carvalho, Terry and Ferreira, the midfield is Lampard, Makelele and Essien, and the frontcourt is Robben, Drogba and Duff.
Trident combination.
Chelsea's lineup can be said to be star-studded, but there are also famous European players such as Crespo, Wright Phillips, Maniche, Good Johnson, Joe Cole and others on the bench. The overall strength can be said to be very strong.
It is not difficult to see simply from the lineup that Barcelona still wants to maintain its traditional advantages and rely on passing and ball control to gain an advantage in the game and then suppress Chelsea.
Mourinho wanted to use defensive counterattacks to deal with Barcelona, and even put out a strong combination of Lampard, Makelele and Essien in the midfield.
Not only that, on the back line, Ferreira on the right has always been quite satisfactory, and Gallas on the left instead of Del Horno. It can still be seen that Mourinho is quite good at Barcelona's two wings.
For fear.
This also brings up a question, can Messi do it?
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When the players from the two teams walked out of the locker room one after another and came to the exit of the player tunnel, waiting to enter, Su Dong noticed something strange in Messi's expression, especially after taking a look at Chelsea's lineup, his eyes fell on Chelsea.
On Lars.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "What's wrong?" Su Dong stretched out his hand and pressed Messi's head.
The Argentinian boy's hair is growing longer and his hands are getting better and better.
Messi turned around, looked at Su Dong, and smiled, "Nothing."
Su Dong noticed it.
This is Messi's first Champions League final, as he was a substitute last season.
Not only that, last season he was just a fledgling kid, and AC Milan didn't pay special attention to him. But this season is different. From Mourinho letting Gallas play on the left, it is not difficult to see that Chelsea has no regard for Mei on the right.
West takes it very seriously.
This will undoubtedly make Messi's game on the right more difficult.
"I have competed with him." Su Dong suddenly said.
Messi was a little surprised. When he looked at Su Dong, he found that Su Dong was looking at Galas, and he immediately understood that Su Dong had seen through his mind.
"He is very strong!" Messi said.
Su Dong nodded, "It is indeed very strong, but I think you are stronger than him!"
Messi was very surprised to hear this.
Will he be stronger than Gallas?
"Don't think I'm deliberately trying to coax you. Nuno Cruz told me that your physical fitness is already very good. Although you are not tall, you are enough to adapt to the intensity of professional football. This is for people with a weak foundation."
It’s already very difficult for you.”
Messi, Iniesta, and Marcos Senna, the three players who trained with Su Dong all have one thing in common, that is, they are almost never injured.
The reason is simple. Su Dong's personal coaching team attaches great importance to this aspect.
When Su Dong first joined, Messi was still a sickly short and thin man. But now, Messi's physical confrontation cannot be said to be very strong, but at least in this kind of top competition, there is no problem in self-protection, and he will never be bullied by the opponent.
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"Meeting an opponent like Galas will be a very valuable experience. Don't think about anything, focus on the game, play how you usually play, how you play now, give full play to your own advantages and kill him!" Su Dong encouraged.
Messi took a deep breath and nodded heavily.
"Don't worry, after the start, we must stabilize it first, and you can find the rhythm and feeling."
Barcelona is a passing and controlling team. Generally speaking, the first thing they do after the game starts is to control the football and rhythm, and then slowly look for opportunities to attack the opponent.
This is why Barcelona can achieve a high ball possession rate in every game, not only because of the strength of the team and the abilities of the players, but also because of the team's tactical philosophy.
But precisely because of this, Barcelona rarely plays that kind of opening attack.
Even most games start with the opponent attacking.
"As long as I'm protecting you, just go ahead and do it, you can do it!" Su Dong encouraged Messi while touching her head.
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Amid the cheers of 80,000 fans, Hauge blew the whistle to start the game.
Sure enough, although Barcelona took the lead, Chelsea's opening attack was more determined.
In just over a minute, Chelsea was on the left side of the frontcourt. Robben created a free kick opportunity and quickly cooperated with Lampard. Lampard broke into the left side of the penalty area and kicked the ball high.
A minute later, Barcelona counterattacked and Deco passed the ball to Su Dong.
After Su Dong stopped the ball with his back, he turned around and got rid of Carvalho and sent a direct pass.
Messi quickly stepped in, but under the interference of Gallas, he barely kicked a long shot and failed to pose a threat.
Su Dong ran over to meet Messi who was coming back, smiled and high-fived him, "Great job."
Messi also smiled.
"Slowly find the rhythm, don't rush, don't be nervous!" Su Dong encouraged again.
Messi breathed out heavily and nodded in agreement.
He has been trying to find a rhythm.
After catching up with Su Dong's direct pass just now, his dribbling pace was a bit messy, and he was caught up by Gallas.
This is indeed a pity.
But it also proves what Su Dong said, that Galas is actually not terrible.
Chelsea was not intimidated by Barcelona's long shot and still continued to launch attacks.
Drogba fell into Barcelona's offside trap twice, which made the Ivorian a little angry.
On the contrary, Lampard quickly seized the opportunity and took another long-range shot.
The English midfielder took all Chelsea's shooting opportunities after the opening. He is also one of Chelsea's top scorers this season, scoring 16 goals in the Premier League.
This is quite amazing for a midfielder!
And everyone can see that Chelsea played very actively after the start.
Barcelona, on the other hand, was a little conservative and was passing and controlling the ball as always.
