ASTNovels Chapter 331: Get angry, you savage little thing!
Chapter 331: Get angry, you savage little thing!
Stamford Bridge.
The second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals is about to begin.
"The starting lineups of the two teams today have not changed much from the first round. Leeds replaced Belletti with Kelly, and Chelsea replaced Malouda with Kalou."
"There has been a lot of talk surrounding Chelsea coach Grant in the past week, but if Grant wants to become a regular at Chelsea, he needs a decisive performance to prove himself."
"If Leeds United can be eliminated, it may allow owner Abramovich to see his ability to compete with Leeds United, and also allow the dressing room to support his retention."
"It depends on Chelsea's performance today."
Accompanied by the referee's whistle.
The game officially begins.
Leeds United leads Chelsea 1:0 on aggregate.
When he came to the away game, he tightened the fence and put on a defensive counterattack posture.
Chelsea's overall formation also remained tight and conservative after the start.
As a result, the tentative offensives of both teams failed to cause trouble for their opponents.
The scene was calm.
Shen Hao looked calm, he was very patient.
When competing against opponents like Chelsea, you must find ways to maximize your slight advantage.
It’s home advantage at Elland Road.
When we arrived at Stamford Bridge, Leeds United took the lead.
After 20 minutes of the game, Chelsea obviously began to continuously increase the intensity of their offense!
Although Grant's expression was gloomy, his eyes were particularly determined.
In the locker room before the game, he first gave the team a serious analysis of Leeds United's possible play style in this game.
In fact, it was just as he expected.
Leeds United are very conservative.
If Chelsea fight like they did in the first round, then Chelsea will definitely not be able to comeback and eliminate Leeds United.
Counterattacks can't break Leeds United's goal. Do you expect positional warfare to break through Leeds United's tight defense?
After analyzing the situation, Grant gave the team an impassioned response.
I long for Chelsea to stage the myth of slaying the dragon with their fearless iron-blooded defeat of Leeds United.
Leeds United, who beat Real Madrid in the last round, are now also a terrifying presence in the Champions League.
If we can eliminate Leeds United, we will be infinitely close to the championship!
Chelsea generals are well aware of the seriousness of the situation.
They are old rivals with Leeds United.
Therefore, after the game started, we observed and tested for a period of time and found that Leeds United was indeed very conservative.
So they must step up their offensive.
If you want to make a comeback, you first need to score a goal.
If you don't score, you will die.
Shen Hao noticed the change in the situation, but he remained calm.
He wanted to see if Grant had designed some ingenious offensive plays for Chelsea that would catch Leeds United off guard.
Kalaw and Joe Cole were unable to tear apart Leeds United's defense in the frontcourt, and even the quality of their crosses did not look ideal.
In this case, we can only provide support from the side, trying to rely on teammates who come in from the center to create a threat.
Lampard and Ballack took turns to intervene first.
But it is still difficult to form a perfect scoring opportunity.
The long-range shot did pose some threats.
But if you want to break through Toldo's ten-finger barrier, you may need a world wave.
When playing defensive counterattack, Modric retreats to the midfielder line, and Leeds United's defensive intensity in front of the penalty area will be enhanced.
This forces Ballack and Lampard to come up front at the same time to participate in the attack.
Leeds United's defensive pressing intensity immediately increased.
Shen Hao looked at the game time and saw it was approaching 35 minutes.
Chelsea should have no options left.
It seems that Grant should have no special deployment.
It's just a simple matter of letting Chelsea step up their attack.
Since Leeds United is playing a defensive counterattack, they must first block the opponent's offensive and at the same time understand the opponent's potential threats.
When Chelsea almost exhausted their offensive strength, it was time for Leeds United to launch a quick counterattack!
When the fierce battle in the frontcourt made the situation seem a bit chaotic, Leeds United's quick counterattack burst out with a strong threat in a more ideal space.
In the 39th minute of the game, Chelsea organized an offensive with Lampard and Ballack in the center of the frontcourt. After passing the ball to the right, Joe Cole was forced to steal the ball by Van Bronckhorst.
After stealing the ball, Van Bronckhorst sent the ball directly to the front.
After receiving the ball, Deisler turned around and dribbled forward.
Makelele is not far away from the defense zone. Once he goes up, he may not be able to come back.
Deisler passed the ball into the dangerous offensive area, Ronaldo took the initiative to respond in the left area in front of the penalty area, and he led Essien to follow up.
However, Deisler dribbled in and sent the ball to the front and right of the penalty area.
Everyone's eyes turned and they saw Robben cutting inside. After taking advantage of the situation and making many stops to enter the penalty area, Terry came towards him.
Robben spiked the ball and stopped suddenly, trying to change direction and rush in from the right.
Terry quickly stopped and was ready to turn around.
But Robben diverted the ball across the field and shot furiously.
The football flew straight towards the center of the goal towards the lower left corner.
Cech jumped out and barely blocked the ball.
But the next second he looked desperate.
Ronaldo reached in front of him and blocked the football he blocked with his toe into the goal!
Carvalho is only half a meter away from Ronaldo.
But it was too late to stretch his legs to intercept!
Leeds United fans cheered wildly at Stamford Bridge.
Ronaldo, in masked form, waggled his fingers, grinned, and jogged toward the away fans' stands to celebrate his goal.
"Ronaldo! Ronaldo again, another shot, home and away, dominating the field!"
"Chelsea feels uncomfortable now, haha, Leeds United scored an away goal, what does it mean?"
"Although we seem to be leading 2:0, if Chelsea wants to come back, they need to score at least 3 goals!"
"That's right, the difficulty of Chelsea's comeback has suddenly increased several times!"
Shen Hao felt reassured.
It can be said that Ronaldo's goal has allowed Leeds United to enter the semi-finals of the Champions League.
The corners of his mouth raised, and he clapped and cheered.
Chelsea fans' minds went blank.
Finished!
Need to score three goals.
What to turn over?
The Chelsea generals were also hit like a bolt from the blue.
What more players are thinking is: Sure enough, if the opponent is allowed to counterattack, Chelsea has no chance of winning!
Players who have played for Chelsea for a long time should know this very well.
In a top-level battle, if they concede the goal first, then the situation in which they want to come back depends on the situation.
If the opponent takes the lead, it will give them the space and environment to counterattack, then Chelsea can just continue to counterattack.
If the opponent does not give a chance, then Chelsea must remain patient instead of going all out to attack aggressively.
Because their strength in positional warfare is not strong, this has little to do with the number of troops invested.
For a team that is good at attacking, the more troops it invests, the greater the offensive threat.
Chelsea will definitely invest more troops, and the firepower and threat will increase.
But the improvement is not as good as those teams that are good at offense.
If simple play cannot break the opponent's goal, then you can only hope to set the ball.
Of course, nothing is absolute.
But that's most likely the case.
Chelsea's initiative today is like a betrayal of Mourinho.
And the results are obvious.
Grant looked a little pale.
Losing the ball was like someone giving him a heavy punch in the heart!
He almost couldn't catch his breath.
No one knows the despair inside.
The mixture of unwillingness and resentment drove him to the point of madness.
Chelsea's generals on the field still remain rational.
After losing the ball, they did not step up their offense, but retreated to strengthen their defense.
After entering the dressing room at halftime, the team gathered their emotions and unified their thinking before the decisive battle with Leeds United in the second half.
Leeds United leads Chelsea 2:0 on aggregate.
They are certainly in no rush.
The team's morale is stronger and their confidence is always high.
Methodically controlling the ball, he played three waves of regular attacks and failed to score Chelsea's goal again.
The first half of the game is over.
Shen Hao turned and walked towards the players tunnel.
Leeds United fans cheered enthusiastically and were already thinking about the semi-final.
After Shen Hao returned to the locker room, he sounded an ideological alarm for the team.
Let them not let up any slack in the second half.
In the Chelsea dressing room, Grant excitedly continued to cheer the team up, shouting that he would crush Leeds United in the second half!
Although the Chelsea generals were indeed somewhat ignited in fighting spirit.
But some people are not optimistic.
If Leeds United can be defeated by a wave of passion.
Then it would be impossible for Leeds United to dominate the Premier League and become Champions League champions in the past two years!
But Chelsea has nowhere to go!
So this is also a path they did not choose.
if not?
Are you waiting for Leeds United to boil them to death?
In the second half, the two sides returned to the court and changed sides to fight again.
Leeds United continued to maintain a defensive counterattack posture.
Chelsea launched a fierce attack after the game started.
Full back Ashley Cole also assisted to the frontcourt.
The scene becomes intense and passionate in an instant.
When Drogba received Kalou's cross in the penalty area, he headed the ball from close range, but Toldo jumped and blocked the ball from the front.
Chelsea fans can’t help but beat their chests!
Lampard's long-range shot forced Toldo into a world-class save to save the day.
Chelsea's offensive was overwhelming, and the scene suddenly became unrestrained.
But instead of being nervous, Shen Hao was even more excited.
Get dry, get dry!
Savage little thing.
I'm not afraid that you won't attack.
I'm afraid you'll shrink.
Just after the 55th minute of the game, Modric made a precise diagonal pass from the backcourt to the right side of the frontcourt.
As soon as the football landed, the fast-moving Robben took advantage of the momentum and continued to sprint forward with the ball.
Ashley Cole gritted his teeth and chased back, but was unable to close the distance with Robben.
Without the protection and support from the wing, Chelsea's defense was immediately under great pressure.
When Robben passed the ball into the right rib area of the penalty area, this time he faced Terry and directly smashed the ball to the right.
Terry turned around and saw Robben making a move to cross, and immediately chose to block the line with a shovel.
Just as he made the tackle, Robben suddenly stopped and spiked the ball back!
Ronaldo outflanked Carvalho in the middle to keep a close eye on him.
Robben took a step towards the side and back, trying to find a wider shooting angle.
Essien rushed towards him, and Robben was forced to poke the ball into the middle.
Ronaldo turned around and saw teammate Deisler approaching, and decisively moved out of the way.
Deisler cuts inside and hits the ball with a blast!
The football flew straight to the upper right corner of the goal like a cannonball!
It's almost like a high-quality penalty kick.
Cech made a flying save but was unable to save the ball.
The city gate was once again declared to have been lost!
The visiting fans at Stamford Bridge were filled with excitement.
Leeds United fans cheer wildly!
"Deisler scored with a blast! The ball was crisp and unstoppable!"
"Leeds United leads Chelsea with a total score of 3:0! The victory is sealed! Robben's performance was outstanding!"
"His progress this season is obvious to all. As long as the Dutch Peter Pan is given enough space, he can turn the opponent's defense upside down!"
"Leeds United will advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League for two consecutive years. No matter who the opponent is, we will have nothing to fear!"
Chelsea fans have resigned themselves to their fate.
if not?
If they want to make a comeback, they must score four goals!
Now it is difficult to score even a goal.
Grant's face was distorted.
Humiliation came to mind.
In his coaching career, career, and even life, the man who made the most unforgivable and forgivable attack on him is not far away.
But he can't do anything to the other party.
If there is anything I can do to save my reputation and dignity.
Definitely beating that man's team on the field.
do nothing.
A dead end.
Silently accept the ridicule and ridicule of the world.
And when he stood up to resist, even if he failed in the end, he at least resisted!
No matter how bad it is, how much worse can it be?
So Grant gestured and shouted to the Chelsea generals.
More like a growl.
Grant, who has always been like a good old guy in the Chelsea dressing room, trying to gain favor with every player to gain support, showed his tough, fearless, and even violent side in front of everyone for the first time.
Among the Chelsea generals on the field, some bought it, while others secretly accused Grant of being crazy.
So, Chelsea was in chaos!
After Leeds United led 3:0 with a total score, Shen Hao made a substitution.
Belletti comes on to replace Kelly.
Leeds United no longer needs to play defensive counterattack.
They can definitely compete head-on with Chelsea, and Shen Hao is also confident.
As long as Chelsea don't run buses anymore.
Leeds United also has the strength to destroy the Blues head-on!
After kick-off, the two teams started a fierce confrontation.
In the melee that lasted for several minutes, both sides failed to form a threatening offensive.
However, Leeds United's formation is gradually pressing forward, actively controlling the rhythm, and running faster and faster.
After 65 minutes of the game, Leeds United swept the frontcourt with a strong push.
Ronaldo received the ball in the middle of the frontcourt and then distributed the ball to the wing to find Robben.
Ashley Cole returned to defend in place, and Essien also blocked Robben's cutting route in advance. Robben saw that the blockade was so tight, so he controlled the ball and passed the ball across in one step.
Jamie Redknapp followed up and was pressed by his cousin Lampard. He changed the direction of the ball and then sent a short pass.
Modric quickly stepped in from the side and changed the direction of the ball to get rid of Ballack.
He dribbled forward and reached the penalty area before taking a shot, but when Carvalho came to block it, he stopped and sent a diagonal pass.
Deisler was completely empty on the left side of the penalty area!
Terry turned around to intercept, and Cech abandoned the goal.
Deisler retreated instead of advancing, moved the ball back and then sent a short pass.
The football rolled between Terry's legs. He turned around and looked back, his face suddenly full of despair!
Ronaldo faces an empty goal!
Ronaldo easily pushed the ball into the goal.
Chelsea fans closed their eyes and were about to cry.
Leeds United leads Chelsea 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.
The total score is 4:0!