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Volume 11 2004 Chapter 747 Persistence

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    It seems that after knocking out Bayern, Newcastle's luck ran out.

    In the first round against Chelsea, although the opponent's defense was watertight, Newcastle did not have no chance to score. Unfortunately, luck was not on their side. Newcastle missed at least three goals in that game.  A chance to kill your opponent.

    In this game, Newcastle and Chelsea had similar scoring opportunities, but Drogba's shot stopped at the goal line, while Toni's shot was kicked by Maicon after it crossed the goal line.  Kicked out¡ª¡ªThe difference between these two shots was only a little bit, but the difference in the score between the two sides was two goals.

    But how could Mourinho give up his desire to win because of this?  He wants to accomplish a feat that has never been accomplished since the Champions League was reformed, that is, lead the team to defend the Champions League!  You must know that since the establishment of the Champions League in 1956, only Villalonga and Carniglia of Real Madrid, Benfica's legendary coaches, the Hungarian "Wizard" Gutman, and the Inter Milan era's legendary coaches have been able to do this.  Argentine head coach "Magic" Herrera, Ajax's Romanian coach Kovac, Bayern's legendary coach Kramer, Liverpool's greatest coach after Shankly Paisley, Nottingham Forest's "King" Clough and  AC Milan's Sacchi and only a few others.

    Of course, Benitez cannot give up. If he can lead Chelsea to win the Champions League this season, he will become the second person in the history of European football to lead his team to win the UEFA Cup and Champions League consecutively. Before him, only Liverpool's  Paisley has done it before, and is the only person to lead two different teams to win the UEFA Cup and Champions League consecutively!

    No one will let go of such an honor easily. This is an honor that is enough to engrav his name in the history of European football.

    Mourinho looked at his watch and saw that it was already the 44th minute of the first half. The first half was coming to an end soon, and the halftime break would be the time for him to make adjustments and regain the situation.

    I just hope nothing else will happen in the remaining few minutes

    When Mourinho was thinking this, Drogba fell to the ground holding his calf during a scramble.  After a few seconds, he climbed to his feet, then hopped to the sideline on one leg and began receiving treatment.

    Mourinho felt nervous when he saw Drogba fall to the ground. When he saw Drogba getting up, Mourinho felt relieved. Then he saw Drogba jumping to the sidelines with one leg.  Rinho knew something was wrong.  SouShu.com

    If it¡¯s not serious, Drogba can slowly walk to the sidelines by himself.  But now he "jumped" out with one foot. From this, it can be seen that Drogba is now afraid to let his injured left foot touch the ground.

    Mourinho scanned the bench with his eyes. If he was injured, he would use up two substitutions.  That would have a huge impact on his subsequent tactical arrangements.

    What's even more terrible is that Shearer was injured in training before the start of this game. Now the two forwards on the bench, Larsson and Walcott, are unable to replace Drogba. Ibrahimovic headed the ball  not so good.  Drogba's header ability is the most powerful goal-scoring weapon in the current situation on the court. If he comes off the field and Larsson, who has reduced confrontation ability, or Walcott, who is more like a winger, comes on, then Newcastle's header in the penalty area will  The decline in ball ability is really severe.

    Like the current situation of the game, Mourinho would rather Ibrahimovic get injured than Drogba, because if Ibrahimovic gets injured, someone else will have to replace him, or simply send Walcott and then play three forwards.

    Fortunately, after treatment, Drogba limped back to the field. After asking the team doctor, he knew that Drogba only suffered a temporary contusion.  After the halftime break, it was okay to play the game. Mourinho breathed a sigh of relief.

    In such field conditions, a player like Drogba who is physically strong and has excellent headers is exactly what Newcastle needs. If he leaves the field, I am afraid Mourinho will have to push Lucio to the forward line.  This is the trick.

    Just one minute after Drogba returned to the field.  Referee Mitchell blew the whistle at the end of the first half.

    "Didier, how is your foot?"

    After returning to the locker room, Mourinho's first sentence was to ask about Drogba's situation.  "It's okay, boss." Drogba grinned: "At first, I thought my leg was finished. It hurt so muchbut it doesn't hurt anymore. James (team doctor) said it was just a mild contusion.  That¡¯s all. Just take a rest.¡±

    Mourinho was completely relieved. This injury seemed serious at first.  But it improved quickly and shouldn't affect the game in the second half.

    He straightened up, looked at his watch, and found that there were only five minutes left before the start of the second half, so he clapped his hands and told everyone to watch.Some people's attention is focused on themselves.

    "In the first half of the game, we didn't play well enough." Mourinho picked up a game statistic: "In the first half of the game, we only had three shots, and the most threatening one was Didier's shot.  The shot, unfortunately, lacked a bit of luck.¡±

    Hearing this, the players all laughed. It was indeed just a lack of luck.

    "Since luck has not favored us, forget it, lest anyone say that we only relied on luck to get to this point." Mourinho waved his hand: "What we have to prove now is that we definitely do not rely on luck alone to move forward.  , even if luck is not on our side, we will never stop here.¡±

    Mourinho smiled easily, with strong self-confidence in his tone. His performance infected the players, and the atmosphere in the locker room began to become lively - this is exactly what Mourinho wants to see.  Yes, if Newcastle is still a backwater, they will have absolutely no chance in the second half.

    "In the second half, we have to play more open, long passes and quick counterattacks. Nie, you move more to the center and hand it over to Douglas on the right. Michael fills in for Douglas. Our two wings have to come alive. Douglas and Jordan  , this task is left to you.¡±

    Maicon and Stewart nodded at the same time. After Ribery was injured, Mourinho sent Stewart because of his speed. Otherwise, he would not have put the more experienced Robert on the bench. In this situation,  On the field, speed is more important than technique.

    "Don't forget that we are a Premier League team. We are also good at playing high and high. The field also has an impact on Chelsea, especially when they are defending. Bomb their goal until I score!"

    "Okay, guys now you should know the situation we are facing. For us, the only way for us to reach the final is to score at least one goal in the second half and not allow Chelsea to score. If we cannot do that, we will reach the final."  , then we will lose the opportunity to enter the Champions League for two consecutive years, and even lose the feat of winning the Champions League for two consecutive years we will lose the opportunity to leave our name forever in the history of European football.¡±

    Having said this, Mourinho observed the expressions of the players. It was obvious that the players' emotions had been slowly aroused by him, and their eyes were shining.  Now, let's go, there are still forty-five minutes left, whether to create history or be defeated by history depends on the performance of these forty-five minutes!  "

    After the start of the second half, the two sides began to fight more at the front of the two penalty areas, leaving the space near the center circle free. Basically, no one took the ball after getting it in the backcourt, but directly passed the ball long to start the attack.

    Newcastle needs to seize every moment to strengthen its attack, and long passes are the simplest and fastest way to attack. As for Chelsea, it is because Newcastle's attack is fierce, and if they hesitate to get the ball in the backcourt, they are likely to make mistakes, so they adopt a fast pass.  The way to release the ball.

    If the ground condition is good, Benitez will probably let the players take the ball and kill time in the backcourt, but the current slippery ground does not allow him to do this, and this ground condition is exactly  An important factor in Chelsea's ability to score a leading goal is that this situation is indeed extremely subtle. It seems that no matter how steady Benitez is, he will feel ridiculous in his heart.

    Liverpool took the first shot in the second half. Lampard's long-range shot from the front of the penalty area missed. Newcastle quickly launched a counterattack. Drogba was knocked down while fighting for the top in the frontcourt. Nie Fei's free kick was blocked by the special goalkeeper.  Li pushed out of the penalty area, and Stewart shot directly over the crossbar from a long distance without stopping the ball.

    A few minutes later, Newcastle made another long pass from the backcourt. When Ibrahimovic and Carvalho were fighting for the top, his eyebrow bone was knocked open. His face was bleeding and he tried to return to the field after hurriedly stopping the bleeding, but was stopped by the referee.  Mitchell signaled that he had to change clothes before he could play. Ibrahimovic was dissatisfied and argued with Mitchell for a while.

    Five minutes later, Ibrahimovic was knocked to the ground by Carvalho again while fighting for a header. Mitchell showed a yellow card to the Portuguese defender. Newcastle won a direct free kick from about 30 meters away.  Robba made a false shot and ran over the ball. Ibrahimovic followed up and hit the goal with a strong kick. The ball flew under the wall, but Reina made a wonderful save, quickly fell to the ground and saved the ball with both hands.  !

    Immediately afterwards, Nie Fei's corner kick was headed high by Lucio. On such a field, the physical fitness of the players on both sides dropped significantly and mistakes continued to occur, but the players on both sides still gritted their teeth and persisted.

    Whoever can persist will win this game.
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