princely elegance

Chapter 266 Top Offense and Defense (Part [-])
In the Premier League, Robben's cut-in shot is a must. In this game, Ashley Cole basically gave up the idea of ​​​​inserting an assist in order to suppress Robben.

But even so, Real Madrid's offense was beyond Chelsea's expectations.When Gago was gradually suppressed by Chelsea's three top midfielders, Sneijder showed a talent that surprised everyone.The oblique long pass from his own kick accurately found Robben.

And Robben's sense of the ball is also top-notch, and he is the only player in Real Madrid whose ball handling ability can match Gago's.His absolute speed is not fast, but the combination of man and ball is very good, and he made a move to get rid of the ball the moment he stopped the ball.The inner instep rubbed, then sideways dodged Ashley Cole's collision, quickly caught up with the ball, and then shot directly on the right side of the penalty area close to the middle.

Terry was about to come up and grab it, but Robben's shot flew past his cheek and went straight to the upper left corner of the goal.Moreover, the ball has an outward rotation arc while flying in the air. All goalkeepers know that Robben cuts in and hits the goal, but knowing it may not necessarily prevent it.Taking a shot while dribbling will make the ball erratic during its movement, and no one will know the ultimate goal until the ball hits the net.

However, this time Cech once again made a god-level save. The tall man kicked his right foot hard on the ground. After jumping up, he stretched out his right hand and touched the ball with his fingertips under almost impossible circumstances.And Robben's shot is very easy to be affected by external forces and change direction. Cech's point became the last grass that overwhelmed the camel. At the junction, it bounced back into the penalty area.This time Carvalho did not give Raul and Van Nistelrooy a chance to make up shots and swept the ball out of the touchline ahead of time.

"It was a thrilling scene. Real Madrid's offense almost penetrated Chelsea's defense again. Gago's goal, Sneijder's long pass, and Robben's inside cut. Although Robben spent most of this season in Real Madrid He was recuperating from his injuries, but he conquered the Bernabeu fans in a few games after his comeback, and the cooperation with Gago and others seemed to be partners for several years. Sure enough, geniuses are always the easiest to spark."

Although the narrator was praising Robben, Peter Pan was obviously not very happy. When he was unhappy, he made the iconic finger-biting gesture.He bit very hard. He felt very good about the ball just now. It was a theoretical dead corner, but who knew it was still destroyed by Petr Cech.

Two people were the best training objects when they were at Chelsea, a winger and a goalkeeper.Thousands of times of training have made Cech very familiar with Robben's various characteristics. Robben's condition in this game is already very good. Two shots hit the dead corner of the goal frame. Just picked the ball in the goal, but Cech is an exception, not only because he is good, but because he is very familiar.

Grant looked at the time off the field. No. 309 minutes, not much time left before the end of the first half. Both sides played very cautiously in this game. The total number of shots from both sides in the first half did not exceed ten times.Although Real Madrid is famous in Europe for their offense this season, their defense is not bad, and they are not too worried about Chelsea's counterattack.At the very least, Gago seldom plugged in, and more often contained the two top attacking midfielders, Ballack and Lampard, in his own half.

Ramos and Pepe, who used to like to attack the most, stayed in the backcourt peacefully, guarding their defensive targets.Although Chelsea is famous for their defense, the prestige of their frontcourt makes all teams dare not be careless.

Pepe is still a little immature against Drogba who is at the top. It takes the seasoned Cannavaro to suppress this monster that does not belong to humans.

Lampard glanced at Grant, who was shouting off the field, and nodded. He also saw the time. If he didn't equalize the score in the first half, with the ball-handling ability of these Real Madrid players, the second half would be suspended.

Under Grant's call, Chelsea, who were still playing defensive counterattacks, suddenly launched an impact on Real Madrid's half like a tiger out of the cage.Not to mention the two wingers, the two full-backs Ivanovic and Ashley Cole also stepped in. Although Robben has a strong offensive ability, it can be said that there is almost no defense.

Sneijder was able to barely keep up with Ivanovic, so that Joe Cole was freed, and Heinze had to pull out to defend.

"Don't panic, follow your own people!"

Gago shouted to the teammates around him, as the hub of offense and defense, it must also play a core role at this time.Greet Diarra to sweep in front of him, and don't let Lampard and Ballack easily enter the front of his penalty area.

Lampard's easy breakthrough just now made Diarra feel ashamed and angry. Since he joined Real Madrid, he really hasn't met a player who can overwhelm him physically.He has always been the only one who bullies others with his body, there is no other way.

So this time he worked very hard, in the area in front of Gago, from left to right, he saw who was under the ball and went to fight back.It has to be said that because of his existence, Real Madrid's midfielder can compete with Chelsea in terms of hardness.

And his sweep and Gago's pre-judgment cooperated perfectly, constructing a powerful isolation line outside the restricted area of ​​Real Madrid.Let Chelsea have Drogba, the human weapon, but there is no room to play.

After Ashley Cole received the ball from Lampard, he made a cross from the wing and wanted to send the ball to the center, but Gago predicted the ball in the middle. His size Compared with those defenders, although he is not tall, his jumping ability has been practiced, and he pushed the ball in front of Drogba.

And now there are Chelsea players on the periphery, and Gago's ball was snatched by Ballack's collision with Diarra.Then it was sent to the middle, and a fort was made for Lampard, and the magic lamp ran up and slammed the goal in an instant.

The ball flew to the right side of the goal under Lampard's vigorous efforts, and Casillas made a save that was not inferior to Cech just now.But the power of this ball was beyond his expectation, and he didn't grasp it firmly and let it go.

The ball landed in the penalty area. Drogba, who only had one shot in the first half, exploded with all his strength in an instant. He just broke through the blockade of Pepe and Cannavaro, and ran to the point where the ball landed to adjust. Hit the door with your right foot.

"Wow!"

Chelsea fans stared wide-eyed at this moment, waiting for the moment of scoring, while some Real Madrid fans with weak psychological endurance closed their eyes, not wanting to see this scene.

"Gago, he did a great job and blocked Drogba's shot. Real Madrid fans, thank him!"

The Real Madrid fans opened their eyes, only to see Gago stretch out his right leg and block the line of Drogba's shot, blocking the ball.

Chelsea fans started yelling, but in the next moment, they all jumped up and cheered.

"Lampard, a timely forward, a lob shot past Iker Casillas' ten fingers. In the last few minutes of the first half, Chelsea's magic lamp equalized the score for the team. This is a valuable asset. goal."

"It's a pity that Casillas and Gago saved Real Madrid once respectively, but this time no one came out again. Real Madrid's defense made a fatal mistake and did not defend when Gago came back to defend. Someone go and keep an eye on Lampard."

Real Madrid fans experienced great joy and sorrow at this moment. The fans who closed their eyes and didn't want to watch Drogba's shot happened to see the scene of the goal falling when they opened their eyes, and they still didn't escape in the end.

Lampard pointed to the sky after the goal, not thanking God like Kaka, but comforting his mother.Before the Champions League final, his mother died, and Lampard sent the goal to the mother in heaven.

After he finished celebrating, Chelsea fans gathered around and cheered for the goal together.

With a score of 1:1 entering the second half, Chelsea's pressure was not so great, and this goal also gave them confidence that their offense could break through Real Madrid's defense.

Casillas kept his hands on his hips after conceding the ball, watching Chelsea's players rejoice at the corner flag.And Real Madrid's defensive players all looked frustrated. It was true that they missed someone just now.Pepe and Cannavaro failed to stop Drogba, causing Gago to come to cover the defense, but they failed to take Gago's place and watch Lampard.

Gago lowered his head by the goal post, unable to see his face, but everyone knew that he must be in a bad mood.The team managed to take the lead, and the first half was about to end, but was equalized by the opponent. This feeling of falling short at the last moment is really uncomfortable.

Fortunately, this was only the first half. If it was the second half, everyone would probably be overwhelmed by guilt.

Ramos came over and touched Gago's head. The relationship between the two of them was the best, and it was best to comfort him.

"I'm fine, let's focus on the game!"

Gago looked up, smiled at Ramos, and then went up to wait for the kickoff.

Real Madrid, who was equalized, was naturally unwilling, and started attacking again after the kick-off.Although Gago was unable to step forward under the pressure of Chelsea's three midfielders, his scheduling in the backcourt should not be underestimated.

The wide field of vision allows him to send the ball to Chelsea's defensive space in time, and both Robben and Sneijder are in very good condition in this game. When it comes to the tactics of flying on both wings, Real Madrid is not inferior to Chelsea.It's just that because Gago is in the middle, most of Real Madrid's offenses are launched from the middle where Gago is, which makes people have an illusion.

Although Sneijder's dribbling breakthrough is not his strong point, his dribbling skills are enough for him to get out of the gap and pass the ball.There is only one Makelele, Robben and Sneijder, the two Dutch geniuses, took advantage of the numbers and easily hit the ball into Chelsea's penalty area.

(End of this chapter)