Chapter 573: A Man of Luck!(1/2)
Real Madrid, which was trailing by two goals, suffered another blow towards the end of the first half.
Their right back Carvajal was kicked by Alonso in the left ankle while trying to pass the ball with his heel. He suddenly became swollen like Ramos and had to be carried off by the team doctors.
onto the playing field.
After it was determined that he could not hold on, Ka Dasha burst into tears on the spot and burst into tears, exposing his weakness and helplessness in front of hundreds of millions of TV viewers.
He is not just crying for this Champions League final, but also for the upcoming World Cup!
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"The first half ended with Chelsea leading by two goals. Real Madrid suffered a series of injuries. Captain Ramos and right back Carvajal both retired due to injuries. Zidane's current situation is very difficult."
Zhan Jun looked at the list in his hand:
"The problem now is that there is no extra right back on Real Madrid's bench to take his place. The only defender is 20-year-old Theo Hernandez, and he is left-footed.
Will……"
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15 minutes later, Zidane gave his answer.
Replacing Carvajal is Gareth Bale!
This substitution adjustment even surprised Real Madrid’s old captain Raul!
Zidane has changed his formation!
He gave up on substitutions and directly changed the formation to three central defenders!
Marcelo, Varane, and Nacho remain unchanged, Isco, who was originally lurking behind Ronaldo and Benzema, moves forward, and Bale, who has just appeared, serves as...right wing-back!
Lineker couldn't help but break into a cold sweat:
"Zidane is very determined!"
Neville, who has spent two years in La Liga, is even more qualified to express shock:
"Three central defenders... Real Madrid have never played this formation, right?"
Carragher turned his attention to Chelsea’s coaching area:
"How will Conte respond when he sweeps the Premier League with three centre-backs?"
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Kong Er was a little confused now.
He can be regarded as the originator of three central defenders in the Premier League. Even Wenger and Southgate have followed him and tried the three central defenders strategy several times.
But... he studied the game videos of Real Madrid in the past two seasons, but he has never seen Zidane use this formation!
The difference between three central defenders and four defenders is definitely not a difference between one person, but can lead to two completely different sets of tactics, and one's own defensive strategy must also be adjusted.
Looking at Bale gearing up, Conte decided to be cautious at the start of the second half.
He warned his assistants:
"Let the players slow down a little, don't press blindly, be more prudent!"
Before Alessio and Gianluca Conte could convey his instructions to the players, Alonso sent a long pass behind Nacho, and Li Polo shot his way between the three defenders.
, facing Navas who abandoned the goal, he hit a powerful shot!
Unfortunately, he didn't have much angle when he received the ball. The shot took off from the left rib of the penalty area and then flew all the way to the right corner flag area...
“It still smells familiar!”
Neville looked at it and nodded repeatedly:
"Without my careful guidance, he wouldn't even be able to find the goal!"
Carragher rolled his eyes and slapped him in the face:
"Can you tell me how many goals you have scored in your career?"
"Does Lee Poirot score as many goals in a month?"
Lineker, who was sitting on the side acting as a lightbulb, laughed.
[Today’s Carragher is the one with the loud voice that TV stations and the audience want to see!]
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Now that the formation has changed, Zidane no longer has any reservations. In the first minute of the game, he couldn't wait to command the players to press forward and launch a fierce attack.
Unfortunately, Chelsea had the right to kick off the second half. Lee Polo passed the ball back. Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, and Isco suddenly seemed like wild horses, trying to form a high-pressure press against Chelsea from the beginning, even allowing the speed to deviate.
The slow Cahill and Alonso made mistakes on their own initiative.
However, Chelsea also had a way to deal with it. As soon as Isco and Benzema formed a siege, Alonso sent the ball across most of the stadium with a "whoosh" and found Willian 50 meters away.
Although the pass was high and floating, the Brazilian winger still completed the action of stopping the ball with ease. The football only bounced 10 centimeters before landing obediently. It was obvious that Li, who was three meters away, could stop the ball even with direct passes.
Polo's face turned red.
[Mader, my ball-handling skills are already at 80, but I feel like it will take at least a hundred years to complete such a cool stop!]
[I don’t have the DNA of this kind of artistic football in my blood at all!]
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Willian stopped the ball smartly and wanted to complete the pass along the right wing. His fellow Brazilian Marcelo did not give him a chance this time. He directly swept the entire army with one shot and shoveled him out of the sideline with the ball...
This shovel ignited William's anger. He jumped up from the ground, grabbed Marcelo's collar and demanded an explanation:
"You want to destroy me?"
Marcelo shook his afro, without any sincere expression on his face:
"I apologized just now, I didn't mean it!"
William sneered:
【Times have changed, brother!】
[Do you still think that since you are the absolute main force of the Brazilian national team, you can show off your power in front of me? 】
[Don’t ask me, who can fly with Neymar this year?!]
On the stage of the Champions League final, two Brazilians almost came to blows.
It was Li Polo who stopped William immediately, and then looked at the referee who was trotting over:
"If Mr. Referee cannot make a fair decision, I wouldn't mind helping you seek justice personally!"
Marzic broke into a cold sweat!
Although this is his first time officiating Lee Polo's game, Lee Polo's reputation has already spread throughout the refereeing world!
As early as when he was playing in Spain, he once caused two referees to be "accidentally injured" without taking any responsibility!
The reason for these two accidents was that the penalties given by the two referees were a little unfair!
Marzic thought for a second, and finally pretended to ask the linesman for advice, and then showed Marcelo a yellow card:
"Reckless shovel, violent foul!"
[Negative sentiment from Marcelo, +404!]
William's breakthrough not only caused Marcelo's yellow card, but also won Chelsea a chance to set the ball on the wing.
Azpilicueta wanted to pass to Lipolo, but his intention was too obvious. Lipolo didn't even have a chance to take off, and saw the ball being saved by Varane.
The offensive and defensive momentum changes instantly!
Kroos moved in a wide range, Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale, and Isco fired four arrows at once, and Chelsea's defensive players quickly retreated towards their own half.
"Kross was too eager to score. His pass was a little too big and was easily confiscated by Courtois!"
Looking at the disappointed Real Madrid players, Zhan Jun shook his head slightly.
Zhang Lu taught young people lessons from the perspective of life:
"The more difficult you encounter, the more you have to be calm, otherwise the situation that might have been reversed will be lost due to being too impatient..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Courtois catching the ball with both hands and throwing the ball outside the penalty area!
But I don’t know why, he obviously wanted to throw it to Rudiger 10 meters away, but the next second... the ball was stopped by Benzema with his foot!
【Holy shit!!!!】
The hair all over Courtois' body suddenly stood up!
He wanted to make amends, but Benzema had already sent the ball into the goal!
1:2!
Real Madrid pulled one back in the 3rd minute of the second half! -
Courtois is struck by lightning!
This scene... he seemed to have just admired it not long ago!
To be continued...