Chapter 774
Chapter 774
Chapter 774
"China Central Television, China Central Television, the live broadcast for you is the 2008-2009 UEFA Champions League final Chelsea vs. Manchester United..." He Wei hadn't finished his sentence, and there was a burst of cheers suddenly at the scene, so he turned his attention from the starting lineup to the big screen, and then said: "Let's watch the game first. Cristiano Ronaldo is very active. Modric returns the ball, Carvalho, Terry, and Cech return... Dangerous! The football kicked out of the touchline."
The Chinese teams watching the live broadcast on CCTV were all in a cold sweat for Chelsea, but the feelings of the Chelsea fans at the scene were more direct, and there was a 'thump' in their hearts.
The Chelsea players on the field looked at each other, Petr Cech and Terry spread their hands, obviously not prepared for Cristiano Ronaldo's sudden steal in the frontcourt, so that they were a little flustered and made mistakes in handling the ball next.
The opening whistle sounded, Mourinho's butt just stuck to the surface of the coach's bench, and before he sat down completely, he heard cheers from the scene.
So he instinctively raised his ass and looked towards the field, but this almost frightened him. Carvalho crossed the ball to Terry, and Terry just passed the football to Cech. Cristiano Ronaldo rushed towards Cech like a hungry tiger.
Therefore, he stood on the edge of the home team's technical command area and frowned, apparently not expecting Manchester United to take the initiative in the final.
"My God, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney were too active. In less than ten seconds of the game, Cech was forced to make a mistake and helped Manchester United get the ball in the frontcourt."
"It seems that Ferguson's words before the game were not smoke bombs. They will take the initiative to attack in this game!"
"Chelsea's defenders clearly hadn't been concentrating in the early hours of kick-off, otherwise they wouldn't have made mistakes under pressure from Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney."
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At the same time, many commentators in the on-site commentary commented on Chelsea's mistakes in the opening less than ten seconds.
Among them, the Manchester commentator was particularly excited: "Judging from the situation at the beginning of the game, it is obvious that Cristiano Ronaldo entered the rhythm of the game first, and the Chelsea players have not yet focused on the game. As long as Chelsea continues to give enough pressure in the next few minutes, it is not a problem to open the situation first!"
Manchester United got the ball from the right side of the front court, and the Chelsea players had to recover quickly and enter the defensive state in advance.
The right back O'Shea ran to the frontcourt and threw the ball directly. Cristiano Ronaldo, who was pulled to the bottom line, had to pass the ball to O'Shea who threw the sideline ball under the restrictions of Ashley Cole and Terry.
The football was intercepted by Mikel, but it was a pity that it did not form a quick counterattack. Korean Park Ji-sung restricted Chelsea's ball with a foul at the first time in the frontcourt.
Moreover, the Manchester United players who came to Chelsea's backcourt did not rush back to defend, but continued to press in the frontcourt. As a result, Lampard, who was about to make a short pass, had to hand over the kick-off to Cech and let him drive the ball forward.
The subsequent possession of the ball was clear at a glance. Under the double pressure of O'Shea and Vidic, who were nearly 1.9 meters tall, Ai Luo did not give the ball to Modric accurately. The football was picked off by Scholes, and Manchester United quickly organized an attack.
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The football just changed hands, Manchester United once again gained possession of the ball, the Manchester United fans in the stands were extremely excited, and once again burst into loud cheers.
Although most Chelsea players entered the state slowly, fortunately Modric had a strong defensive awareness and immediately got stuck in the passing route between Scholes and Cristiano Ronaldo. Scholes, who was in possession of the ball, had to choose to transfer the ball laterally to the left.
Chelsea's overall formation then shifted to the defensive right.
Standing on the sidelines, Mourinho realized that Manchester United was fully active. Even left-back Evra took the initiative to participate in the frontcourt attack, and left center-back Rio Ferdinand also passed halftime. Both Carrick and Fletcher defended the 40-meter area in Chelsea's half.
"The game has just started, and Manchester United has invested so much force in the attack, they want to grab the start!" The experienced Lineker realized Ferguson's game strategy in this Champions League final after a short observation.
That's right, Ferguson's plan before the game was to grab the start!
In the past games, he slowly moved forward, and the final result was that Chelsea scored first and then won the game. In order to change the "usual routine", he took a slanted sword to start the game and quickly pressed the frontcourt, which caused Chelsea's defensive part to make mistakes.
Evra, who advanced along the wing, received a diagonal ball from Carrick, but he did not choose to break through, but crossed the ball to Rooney who pulled out the space.
Of course, Evra did not run back after the pass, but suddenly turned in a direction and accelerated towards the space between Ivanovic and Carvalho!
This frightened Ivanovic and Mikel, who was defending Rooney head-on, they retreated consciously.
But what they didn't expect was that Rooney didn't pass the ball to Evra, who was inserted into the left rib, but slanted the ball with the outside instep of his right foot and cut inside!
It wasn't until this time that Mikel, who left the defensive position, realized that he was played by Manchester United's pass and cut movement, and he lost his position if he wanted to defend Rooney again, so Carvalho had to pull out to defend Rooney.
As a central defender, Carvalho naturally knew that leaving AWOL is a very dangerous behavior, so he didn't go for the ball at Rooney's feet, but went forward to pretend that he couldn't stop the car and pushed Rooney to the ground.
The Swiss Busacca's whistle sounded. In view of the fact that the fouled Carvalho had a good attitude of admitting his mistake, he did not give a card, but only gave a warning.
"Manchester United's opening offensive is really fierce. In the past few games against Chelsea, Manchester United could hardly imagine that the full-backs would make such bold forward assists, but we have seen it in this game. From this, we can see that Manchester United coach Ferguson is determined to win this game!"
Lineker continued to speak out.
Wayne Rooney won a free kick for Manchester United from a position about 32 meters from the goal, slightly to the left, suitable for the characteristics of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Chelsea's human wall did not dare to neglect, and directly discharged the four-person wall. Except for Ashley Cole's height of less than 1.8 meters, the other three-person walls were more than 1.8 meters, which was enough to see that Cech was afraid of Cristiano Ronaldo's set kick.
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"Aoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!" the Manchester commentator shouted hoarsely: "Beautiful direct free kick, very powerful, but it is a pity that the angle is slightly right, the football was punched out of the penalty area by Petr Cech!"
The football landed on the periphery but was intercepted by Carrick again. Considering that his offensive player might fall into Chelsea's offside trap, he chose to pass the ball back to Scholes, who was slightly behind. The final formations of the two sides also gradually dispersed.
Scholes, who got the ball, was not in a hurry to hang the ball forward. His rich game experience is a valuable asset for Manchester United.
Therefore, football is firmly under the control of Manchester United players.
No one thought that Chelsea, which is superior in strength, would have a bad start and be beaten by Manchester United. The Manchester United fans in the stands cheered louder and louder because the Manchester United players on the pitch became more and more powerful.
Even though Chelsea fans wanted to get back on the field during this period, they were unable to burst out with amazing energy due to the lack of strength of the players on the field.
"Seven minutes have passed since the start of the game. Manchester United took the initiative on the field. Mourinho must find a way to solve the dilemma the team is facing as soon as possible, otherwise it will be very unfavorable for Manchester United to continue to occupy the field and take the initiative to return to the goal. Judging from the few minutes of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo is in a very good competitive state!"
Lineker analyzed.
The guest commentator Phil nodded and said: "Chelsea really should make changes as soon as possible. Modric, who is known for his ball control and forward attack, has not touched the football in these 3 minutes. This is very unfavorable for Chelsea's transition from defense to offense. This situation must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise it will be as Gary said..."
In fact, Mourinho and Boas, who stood on the sidelines for nearly 7 minutes, were desperately discussing to solve the team's problems.
At this moment, Manchester United organized the offense very patiently in the frontcourt. Carrick, Scholes and Rooney passed the ball back and forth in a small triangle. Occasionally Evra also stepped forward to kick it, making Mikel, Lampard and Ivanovic very passive.
After the Manchester United players passed a few kicks back and forth on Chelsea's defensive right, they also slowed down the passing rhythm, and the pressure on Chelsea's defensive right also dropped.
At the moment when they were mentally relaxed, Evra, who was on the left sideline, suddenly passed the ball across to Rooney, and then accelerated down the transition. Rooney passed the ball directly to Mikel and Ivanovic's ribs without stopping the ball.
Two over three!
Evra's speed was fast, Chelsea's defense sounded the alarm, and Manchester United's offensive players flocked to the penalty area frantically.
"--Danger!"
Terry didn't forget that he should have watched Cristiano Ronaldo the moment he entered the penalty area, but what he didn't expect was that Cristiano Ronaldo, who wanted to rush to the goal, chose to retreat suddenly when he rushed to the goal.
At this time, Evra, who was holding the ball between the bottom line and the sideline of the penalty area, passed an inverted triangle.
The ball arrives!
Cristiano Ronaldo kicks with his left foot and is unmarked.
All Chelsea players exclaimed, they are very afraid of this player!
But ... a foot popped up on the right side of Cristiano Ronaldo's flank and poked the ball first.
(End of this chapter)
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