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Volume 11, 2004 Chapter 621 The Victory of Moderation

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    The first half of the game ended with back-and-forth attacks and back-and-forth mistakes, which had a good effect. The score of zero to zero was enough to satisfy them, but this did not satisfy Mourinho and his disciples.

    "We have to be more patient in the offense in the second half Nie Fei, that defensive midfielder is very troublesome, so we have to find a way to deal with him and cooperate more with Ibrahimovic. I don't believe he has the physical strength to run faster than the ball  ¡­ Damn it, I didn¡¯t notice that this Ghanaian midfielder has such excellent running ability and judgment, but he is still young and cannot be that sophisticated. In fact, their defense level is not high, and their offense is theirs.  Characteristic, it¡¯s just because of Essien as a midfielder that their defense is very good. We must not be impatient in the second half and be careful of their counterattack. As long as we continue the offense persistently, then the goals will naturally come.  Yes. Robert, you can also move closer to the center, make more use of your technical characteristics, and hang into the penalty area when you have the opportunity. Viduka's impact is a great threat to their defense, do you understand?  "

    "Understood!" The players replied in unison. They also felt very angry about the first half of the game. The opponent's defense was not that strong, but it was difficult for their offense to flow smoothly.

    "Also, pay attention to fouls in front of the penalty area They have an excellent free kicker in the team and cannot give him any chance." Mourinho added.

    The backcourt players nodded one after another. They naturally knew who Mourinho was talking about - Mourinho had shown them several times of Juninho's direct free kick highlights. Naturally, he would not do anything to this Brazilian.  The ball monster has no contempt whatsoever.

    "Okay, our first task in this game is to win. The second task is to win without conceding a goal, and the third task is to win without conceding a goal by a big score - I only accept these three endings, no  Accept any other ending You must remember this," Mourinho said categorically: "You know exactly what this game means to Newcastle, your performance in front of 50,000 Newcastle fans.  But when it comes to Newcastle's honorhow we surpass history depends on how far we can go, everyone."

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    After the start of the second half, Newcastle's offense began to appear more patient.  The distance between the three lines is tighter.  Fei, Ibrahimovic, Robert and Janas, who often inserted in the back row, took turns attacking in the middle. Essien and Diarra also began to feel difficult. After all, they only have two people. Whether the opponent is two full midfielders or  The defensive midfielders often run to the center to participate in the attack.  Coupled with Ibrahimovic who is between the forward and the attacking midfielder, Lyon's defense in the middle began to seem a bit stretched.

    In the fifty-seventh minute, Makelele made a beautiful long pass from the backcourt to the left.  Robert received the ball on the wing. He did not go down, but took the ball and crossed to the center.

    Ibrahimovic ran over to meet him, and Diarra followed closely behind him, but Ibrahimovic did not catch the ball, but ran to the left penalty area. Robert blocked Diarra with his body, and then made a concealed move.  A backheel pass passed the ball to Ibrahimovic in the penalty area!

    While Robert passed the ball, Janus and Nie Fei rushed into the penalty area at the same time.  One ran forward and the other ran towards the center. Two Lyon defenders immediately targeted them.

    Facing Defried¡¯s defense.  Ibrahimovic moved his feet flexibly and dodged the opponent's outstretched foot.  Then he poked the ball near the baseline, rushed over, and then stuck Defred tightly behind him, and continued to advance at a very small angle.

    Kupe quickly moved to the front point to block Ibrahimovic's shot. Janus and Nie Fei also ran to the middle to respond. Lyon's two center backs followed closely beside them. For a moment, Viduka was in the back point.  No one is guarding him.

    Essien felt something was wrong. He turned around and saw Viduka running into the small penalty area. Just when he was about to run towards Viduka, Ibrahimovic flicked his ankle and passed the ball!

    The ball flew close to the ground and flew to the back point. Ibrahimovic controlled the power of the pass very well. Such a dense crowd in the penalty area was unable to touch the ball Kupe turned around in panic, but it looked like he would never be able to pass the ball.  Running from one end of the goal to the other in such a short period of time

    Viduka chased the ball, and when he was still a short distance away from the ball, he immediately fell to the ground and swept towards the ball. His approach was very wise. Essien was less than two meters behind him. If he was delayed, he would  You may not be able to shoot smoothly.

    Seeing that Viduka had already shot, Essien gritted his teeth and fell down with Viduka, desperately stretching his feet, hoping to stop the ball before it entered the goal.

    But he didn'tWas able to touch the ball with his feet across the ball

    In front of him, Viduka's foot had already swept the ball hard. The ball came quickly and flew into the goal in front of Kupe!

    "Gooooooooooooooooooooo-" The passionate cry pierced the sky: "His shot in front of the goal opened the door to victory for us!"  And before the goal, our offensive line's series of wonderful cooperation was even more eye-opening!  "

    "Well done!" Mourinho waved his hand fiercely - finally taking the lead!  For Newcastle now, a one-goal lead at home is enough. After all, in addition to positional warfare offense, they are better at quick counterattacks. Now Newcastle can completely bring the rhythm of the game into their own control, whether it is this game  The rest of the game is still on to the next game.

    "Keep up the pressure and try to expand the score!" Mourinho called Makelele over who was celebrating and said to him: "Tell the frontcourt players to let them continue attacking You have to reduce the number of assists and be careful with them.  Counterattack, tangle them, but don¡¯t foul, got it?¡±

    Makelele nodded. Newcastle has always done this in this game. Neither Juninho's organization nor Malouda and Govou's breakthroughs on the wing have any good effect.  Elber was even submerged among Newcastle's tall defenders - except for some unsatisfactory offensive performance, Newcastle's performance in this game was almost perfect.

    "That's enough." Mourinho sat calmly on the coach's bench. For the two-leg home and away knockout rounds, not conceding at home is even more important than winning. A 1-0 win at home is better than a 2-1 win.  It is much better. Even if you only win one goal in this game, you can use quick counterattack tactics in the next away game. After all, as long as you can score one goal, your opponent will have to score two more goals.

    There are countless examples of not winning at home and only getting a 0-0 draw, but then eliminating opponents with more goals and a draw in the away game. Therefore, this kind of knockout competition will tend to become more and more conservative.

    In the next game, Newcastle continued to struggle with the opponent in the midfield. They pressed forward to attack when they had the opportunity. If they didn't have the chance, they basically retreated to defend the opponent's attack. Lyon's midfielder was almost unable to move under Newcastle's defense.  , and Newcastle's counterattack put a lot of pressure on them. Although Essien was still running in the midfield, it failed to have any effect.

    The performance of the two defensive midfielders on both sides was very interesting. Essien's performance was eye-catching, but his team fell behind. Makelele could not see his man on the court most of the time, but Newcastle's defense was impregnable.  Lyon's organizer Juninho can basically display his organizational abilities - this is probably the gap between Essien and Makelele. Defensively, he is still not as experienced as Makelele.  As a defensive expert, he is more comprehensive, but Makelele's role in the team is irreplaceable.

    In the remaining half hour of the game, the two sides were caught in constant fouls and mistakes in the midfield. Lyon did not have the courage to risk everything, and Newcastle did not want to concede a goal because of risks. The coaches of both sides had a tacit understanding and began to let the players  Focusing on stability, time passed quickly as both sides continued to fall.

    Both coaches have succumbed to reality. Lyon is currently chasing each other with Monaco in the domestic league, and they are very entangled. They are more concerned about the league than the Champions League, and Newcastle is currently in a good situation in the league.  , but there was a League Cup final three days later, so Mourinho did not dare to let the players consume too much physical energy in the game, so in the last moments of the game, the head coaches of both sides chose the safest and most conservative option.  The way.

    "The golden mean¡ª¡ªif Mourinho knows this word, he must feel that this word is most in line with his current thinking.

    Finally, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. Newcastle defeated Lyon 1-0 at home. Both sides seemed quite satisfied with this result. Although Lyon lost, they still had a chance to come back at home.  , and although Newcastle failed to expand the score advantage, the 1-0 score was also the best result in a small victory at home. The coaches of both sides stood up and shook hands with each other, knowing in their hearts that the second game two weeks later  Round competition is the time to decide life and death.

    But for Mourinho, as soon as the game ended, he put the game behind him and began to pay attention to the League Cup final three days later.

    Three days later, the League Cup final will be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales!  After 1999, Newcastle appeared in the championship competition for the first time in an official competition, the first time in the new century, the first time in the new Newcastle!
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