We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 147 The strongest fortress often collapses from within

In the 35th minute, Eduardo failed to dribble the ball from the edge of the penalty area and was intercepted by Carvalho.

The latter launched a counterattack with a long pass.

Among Chelsea's three weapons, defense, counterattack and wingers, the first two are the foundation, while Duff and Robben are just extras.

The defense relies on the back line, while the counterattack relies on Drogba.

However, Vidic and Drogba had a fierce competition for position, and the intensity of the confrontation made the female spectators in the stands imagine a lot.

The two of them kept stumbling and ultimately failed to jump up.

Handanovic rushed out early and hugged the ball.

Drogba looked at Vidic. Whether in Marseille or Chelsea, he had never had the upper hand against the Eastern European giant.

On the sidelines, Mourinho was also shaking his head.

Drogba, last year's world football transfer king, has not performed particularly well at Chelsea this season, mainly due to injuries.

So much so that his substitute Gudjohnsen played as a starter for quite a while.

In the 41st minute, Palermo continued to press in the frontcourt and started to run tactics.

But considering that there was not much time left in the first half, the players did not need to save their energy, and Mourinho directed Chelsea players to launch a pressing attack.

Modric passed the ball to his teammates three times in a row and retreated to receive the ball, helping the team resolve this wave of pressing.

Even after returning to the backcourt, Modric, holding the ball, turned his back to Lampard, made a fake move to the right, turned to the left with the ball, and then accelerated with the ball, trying to make a counterattack.

Lampard used his hands and feet to bring Modric down.

Once the pressing is broken, it is very easy to be counterattacked.

The referee whistled for a foul on Lampard, but considering the far distance, no yellow card was shown.

He Tianqi was very dissatisfied on the sidelines: "This is a tactical foul! Lampard prevented our counterattack! He should be given a card!"

Mourinho hit back: "What a bullshit card! You had the ball the whole time, how could you counterattack?"

In the 45th minute, Ribery created a dangerous situation on the wing and squeezed through between Mendes and Johnson in a one-on-two situation.

Even a double team couldn't stop him.

boom!
Ribery made a cross pass.

Toni pushed Carvalho away in the penalty area and shot successfully.

But the referee blew the whistle before that, and then signaled to the Palermo players that the goal was invalid.

Toni's push and shove of Carvalho were actually normal confrontations, but after he passed Carvalho, he waved his hand and hit Carvalho in the face while running.

Carvalho fell to the ground and Tony had a good chance to shoot.

An offensive foul.

"Fake!"

He Tianqi and Mourinho both swore at the same time.

In the penalty area, Terry rushed towards Tony immediately to express his dissatisfaction and seek justice for his teammates.

After all, he is the captain of Chelsea and has to take the responsibility of finding a way for his teammates.

On the other side, Palermo captain Modric also rushed over and spread his hands towards Terry, meaning, "If you dare, just hit me!"

Terry already had a yellow card, so of course he didn't dare to actually do anything.

Chelsea players stopped Terry.

The referee also came over to warn Terry that he had already made the penalty and there was no need for Terry to do anything.

Finally, the first half of the game ended.

Considering Palermo's previous style of play, this game was definitely not exciting and there were too few goals.

But Pink Eagle fans are still satisfied with this.

After all, winning is more important than scoring goals.

Halftime, Palermo locker room.

He Tianqi is communicating with the players.

Toni, Eduardo, Modric, Ribery and others were all reacting. Since conceding the goal, Chelsea's defense has become more stable. They even gave up counterattacks and all the players stayed in the pit.

Palermo had few chances.

He Tianqi asked the players to stay calm: "Maintain our rhythm, continue to press them, be patient, and don't waste the ball at will."

"If we lose the ball, we'd rather let it go out of bounds than let them steal it directly."

"After they gain possession of the ball, the nearest midfielder or frontcourt player should immediately go over to interfere and stop them from making a quick counterattack." Don't let them launch even one quick counterattack.

"In terms of offense, you don't have to aim for a one-shot kill. Grosso, Ribery, Eduardo, Modric, Toure, you can try to attack their defense with high-speed high balls or lateral passes."

"The aim is not to create goals, but to create defensive errors and put pressure on their defenders."

“This tortoise shell is difficult to break from the outside, but for the defenders, the pressure is too great and it can easily collapse from the inside.”

Everyone nodded and understood what He Tianqi meant.

With the same horizontal pass, if the force is moderate, teammates who are not in a good position will also have the opportunity to participate in the shot.

But if the force is very great and the ball is very fast, other teammates will have no chance to participate in the attack unless they are in a very good position, right next to the ball's path.

The latter is supposedly bad, turning an eight-point offensive opportunity into a six-point one.

However, in the current environment, it has become the best option, which is conducive to Chelsea's own goal.

This is called analyzing specific issues in specific contexts.

The same situation will also happen to Manchester United, Juventus, Bayern and other teams in the future.

Especially Manchester United.

The defenders are under too much pressure. No matter how good their personal abilities are, their performance is very poor, with frequent mistakes and even own goals.

But these players' level is several levels higher both before and after coming to Manchester United.

……

Fifteen minutes later, the second half began and the two sides changed sides and continued the game.

In the 47th minute, Chelsea took the initiative and attempted a positional attack.

Joe Cole passed the ball to Gudjohnsen who was pulled out, and then made a forward run himself.

Gudjohnsen hits the ball into the wall.

Joe Cole was about to catch up with the ball, but Vidic took the initiative to make a tackle and clear the ball.

Joe Cole then deliberately left his leg on Vidic before falling in the penalty area.

"Penalty! Penalty!" Mourinho shouted in surprise.

"Come on! That's a fake fall! Yellow card, send him off!" He Tianqi and Mourinho were in full swing today, and every time there was a penalty, the two of them would start swearing at each other.

Sure enough, the referee was very observant and went over to remind Joe Cole.

The latter's awkward smile said it all.

In the 55th minute, the game returned to Palermo's control and they continued to press forward.

Modric moved to the right, received the pass from Eduardo, and then made a sharp sweep into the penalty area.

The football was too fast and slipped past the goal. Carvalho subconsciously stretched out his foot to clear the ball, but the ball went straight to the goal and finally hit the post and bounced away.

Chelsea was scared out of her wits.

But at the same time, I am also very fortunate.

Behind Carvalho is Toni, who is in a better position and will definitely score a goal once he touches the ball.

Until this point, they hadn't realized that Palermo was pushing them towards the brink of failure.

In other words, these days, there has been no case of using extreme offense to push defenders towards mistakes.

Everything we do these days is about scoring goals.

But in the future, with the development of defense, offense will often not be able to score goals, which requires lowering the goal to a "secondary goal."

In the 63rd minute, Palermo continued to attack and even Chiellini made a forward run after passing the ball.

The defensive midfielder moves forward!

Chelsea's formation became a little loose as a result, and Barzagli took a long shot, but unfortunately his shooting skill was poor and the ball flew into the stands.

But this also scared the Chelsea defense.

Many people took blocking actions.

However, this high-intensity game rhythm will increase physical energy consumption.

Sixty minutes is roughly equivalent to the normal seventy minutes, which is the stage when physical energy is exhausted.

Sudden stress in defense can cause tendon twitching and lack of muscle mobilization, which can easily lead to strain.

After this, Carvalho felt visibly uncomfortable.

My thigh throbbed.

But he then rubbed his thigh, looking for the source of the pain, but couldn't find it.

It was as if the severe pain just now was an illusion.

In the 67th minute, Modric made a through pass.

But Carvalho was experienced and successfully intercepted it.

Carvalho passed the ball directly to Lampard on the side, who took the ball and launched a counterattack.

Zaccardo rushed towards Lampard and started pressing.

Lampard passed the ball to Drogba in front.

Vidic stepped forward to press Drogba.

After receiving the ball, the latter had a fierce confrontation with Vidic, colliding three times in a row, but still maintained possession of the ball.

boom!
Drogba made a through ball.

Unfortunately, his passing skills were not good enough at this stage, and the confrontation with Vidic distracted his control of his body, so this pass was too big.

Gudjohnsen was still a length away from the ball when Handanovic rushed out and kicked the ball back.

Toure suppressed Mendes in the midfield, took advantage of his height and headed the ball to get the first point.

Makelele and Ribery fought for the second point and both fell to the ground.

The football bounced to the left side of the penalty area.

Modric rushed towards the football from the middle, did a Marseille turn, pulled the ball to avoid Joe Cole's interception, then turned the ball and adjusted it, facing the baseline, and shot the ball with the outside of his right foot into the penalty area.

Joe Cole then made a flying tackle and brought down Modric.

The referee put the whistle in his mouth and everyone looked at the football.

"Oops, Modric's pass with the outside of his foot was too far!"

"Tony and others were in the middle, but the football flew to the back post!"

"Eduardo runs from outside the box towards the back post, but Carvalho appears in the path of the ball and is able to clear it early."

"Carvalho jumps high... huh?"

In the shot, Carvalho bent his knees and legs, then jumped up.

But the height is shocking.

Not even ten centimeters.

Is this because you have no strength left?
Carvalho had a look of pain on his face, and the pain in his thigh made him a little discouraged.

In the end, Carvalho failed to jump to the intended height and failed to stop the football from continuing to fly backwards.

Falling out!
Eduardo met the ball at the back point and shot without stopping.

Although the angle is small, this is what he eats!

The ball flew over before Carvalho landed and he had no way to stop it.

Cech spread his legs and arms, trying to expand his body range as much as possible.

But the long limbs became a disadvantage at this time.

Eduardo played too decisively. He didn't make any adjustments and was quick with every step.

The football passed between Cech's legs.

If Cech had been a little faster, he would have been able to sit the ball under his butt.

And now... the football slowed down slightly like a hen laying an egg, but still rolled into the goal.

The Frederick II Stadium exploded instantly!
"GOAL!!!"

"Two to zero!"

"Eduardo scored! Who can tell the difference between him and Inzaghi at this moment? He has played a key role in the European Cup and the Italian Cup!"

"The Croatian has such a strong foot! His finishing is of a very high standard!"

"You know, his vision was mostly blocked by Carvalho. Facing this kind of overhead ball, many players would have difficulty stopping the ball, but he shot it directly!"

"Carvalho is Chelsea's culprit. His header was the key to the team's loss!"

"Eduardo has done a great job! He tied the total score of the two legs to 3-3 for the team! But Palermo has an away goal, so now they are the leading side!"

"Could it be Palermo who made it to the Champions League final?"

"Eduardo jumped high on the sidelines. This is the official celebration action designed by Palermo. It is full of passion and enthusiasm!"

"Oh! After He Tianqi finished siu, he also added his signature celebration move, the farmer's three punches are so sweet!"

Mourinho's face turned pale when he saw He Tianqi celebrating.

These three punches were simply hitting his magic bird in the face.

This season, Mourinho's Chelsea have never lost a game when leading by two goals.

The defense they were most proud of was broken by He Tianqi!
Of course, many Chelsea fans believe that this is just bad luck for the team.

Who would have thought that Carvalho would head the ball without any confrontation?
Even if he jumped a hundred times, he probably wouldn't even get to the top.

It just happened this time.

In addition, the referee did not let Joe Cole off and gave him an additional yellow card.

His foul on Modric was even enough to deserve a red card.

It can only be said that Eduardo's goal saved Joe Cole and made the penalty relatively downgraded.

Mourinho immediately began to make adjustments.

Striker Kežman replaced Joe Cole, who is known as the magician of the Premier League, but his magic lost its magic today.

Right-back Geremi replaced Johnson, who was in the same position.

Both of them are fast wingers, and their defense does not meet Mourinho's requirements. This substitution should be made from a physical perspective.

Two substitutions in the position seem a bit conservative.

Many head coaches will add an extra forward at this time.

But considering that Mourinho usually replaces forwards with defenders when making substitutions, this kind of positional substitution is already a sign that they are ready to exert their strength on the offensive end.

In the 69th minute, Kežman made his debut with a long shot that flew into the stands.

He just came on the court and still needs to find his feel for his feet.

But Chelsea didn't have many attacking opportunities, and he might not have enough time to touch the ball and find his feel throughout the game.

In the 72nd minute, Ribery made a cross from the left.

Geremi, like Johnson, stayed in the penalty area, defending against breakthroughs rather than passes.

Tony heads the ball.

But due to Terry's influence, the ball went wide.

Chelsea won a goal kick.

"Modric!" He Tianqi gestured on the sidelines.

Modric and other frontcourt players saw it.

This is what frontcourt pressing means.

They immediately stepped back.

Before the game, He Tianqi analyzed Chelsea's passing characteristics with them.

If they are pressed in the backcourt, their goalkeeper Cech will make a long pass to Drogba.

If not, the goalkeeper will give priority to giving the ball to Carvalho or Terry, because these two central defenders have excellent passing ability, especially Carvalho.

His long passes, whether to the middle or to the wing, can create more threats.

As the Palermo striker retreated, Cech naturally kicked the ball to Terry.

As soon as the ball was kicked out, Tony rushed towards Terry.

At the same time, Eduardo ran in front of Carvalho, cutting off Terry's passing route. Modric rushed to block him and Makelele's passing route, and also showed his intention to pass Terry and rush to the goalkeeper at any time.

Terry turned with the ball, but ultimately gave up the option of passing the ball back to the goalkeeper.

Because Carvalho's mistake just now flashed through his mind.

What if my pass back is too light and Modric catches up with the ball before Cech?
My pass was too heavy and Cech made a mistake in stopping the ball. Isn't that dangerous?

It is even possible that you can pass the ball directly into the goal.

Chelsea can't afford to concede any more goals.

We can still catch up even if we are halfway behind.

Being two goals behind and without Robben and Duff was almost a death sentence for Chelsea.

At the critical moment, Terry thought very carefully, or even too much.

He passed the ball horizontally to the right back.

There was an empty seat.

Because Chelsea's right-back Geremi is not here, his position is relatively forward, almost close to the midfield line.

This is not his problem, but Chelsea's requirement when they play the ball.

When the two full-backs move forward, the central defender has two more options for passing the ball forward.

After they receive the ball, they can just dribble or pass it, and Chelsea can launch an attack directly from the wing.

This makes up for the lack of midfield advancement ability of this Mourinho-style Chelsea.

If they had the same tactical transmission and advancement capabilities as Palermo, there would be no need for the full-backs to rush in.

The central defender, defensive midfielder and full-back can just take turns dribbling the ball forward, just like a relay race.

Back to Terry's pass, it was a guiding pass.

As long as Geremi runs back, he can still catch the ball.

It was too late for Toni, Modric and other players to run over at this time.

but……

boom!
Terry missed one person!

That's Ribery!

Ribery's position was a little further away than Geremi's, blocking Terry's field of vision. Terry just couldn't see him when he half turned around.

Ribery started early after Terry passed the ball.

When he ran to a position parallel to Gremi, his initial speed had already increased.

So he instantly surpassed Geremi and intercepted the ball halfway.

Then he passed the ball inside and headed towards the penalty area.

"Terry made a bad pass!"

"He passed the ball straight to Ribery!"

"Ribery has a one-on-one chance!"

"Outside the left side of the penalty area, Terry rushed towards Ribery, Ribery changed from cutting inside to going down, and dribbled the ball to Terry!"

"Enter the restricted area!"

"Cech strikes!"

"Ribery didn't have many shooting angles."

"Clip shot! Ribery lob shot!"

"Cech went to the ground and he couldn't touch the ball!"

"After being passed, Terry rushed towards the goal and jumped high in the middle!"

“Still couldn’t touch the football!”

"The ball is in!"

"Terry failed to recover from his fatal mistake! The Blues captain made a fatal mistake!"

"Ribery scored twice!"

"Three to zero! Palermo wins big at home!"

"The total score of the two rounds is 4 to 3! Chelsea needs to score one goal to tie the score. If they want to win, they have to score two goals!"

On the sidelines, Palermo players jumped high again, Siu!

Although Cech did not quarrel with Terry on the field, the way he smashed his gloves angrily clearly showed that he was complaining.

Terry stood in front of the goal with his head down and his hands on his hips, feeling very guilty about his mistake.

But everything is irreversible.

Huang Jianxiang was so excited in the director's room: "He Tianqi has cracked the secret of Chelsea's passing from the backcourt. This time Palermo's frontcourt pressing was definitely premeditated!"

"Toni, Eduardo, Modric, Ribery, their positioning is very particular!"

"This is He Tianqi, a true tactical master!"

"I have always been optimistic about the series between Palermo and Chelsea. Although Mourinho has done his best in defense and got full marks, a solitary yin cannot produce anything, and a solitary yang cannot last long."

"Players are human beings, not machines. They can't always make no mistakes."

"And defensive tactics are based on the fact that players cannot make mistakes."

"In comparison, offensive tactics are much more tolerant of players' mistakes. Therefore, He Tianqi's insistence on an offensive-oriented strategy will definitely become the true correct trend in world football in the future!"

Unfortunately, Huang Jianxiang's insightful comments were considered by some fans to be hindsight.

Why didn't you say this before the game started?
In this situation, everyone knows that the balance has tilted towards Palermo.

But before the game started, Palermo had almost zero chance of winning from any angle.

Mourinho started yelling on the sidelines, trying to get the players to explode.

On the Palermo side, everyone moved back a little, preparing to focus on defense.

In the 75th minute, Modric controlled the ball and retreated continuously, fighting against Lampard's pressing all the way.

The 1.83-meter-tall, strong, English midfielder was unable to wrest the ball from the sickly Modric.

In the end, Modric was brought down by Lampard and the referee called a foul on Lampard.

The latter was very dissatisfied and walked away without even asking to pull Modric up. It was obvious that he was mad at the loss.

But the problem in this wave of confrontation lies not with Lampard, but with Modric.

Keen fans have noticed the change in the Croatian.

Since the Champions League knockout stage, Modric's dribbling and ball control times have increased significantly.

In this game, he dribbled the ball back many times, withstood the pressure and protected the ball, and finally got rid of it or caused others to foul.

He lost quite a few ball possessions on the offensive end, but he almost never lost the ball due to this kind of organization and ball protection.

In the past, whenever Modric received the ball, Palermo fans were scared to death, always feeling that they were about to lose the ball.

But in this game, as soon as Modric had the ball, everyone felt relieved.

A stable one!
Even more impressive than Arteta last season.

Is this an injury?
Are you sure this isn't a factory upgrade?
what is the problem?

This is the result of He Tianqi's "rich support" for Modric all the way.

Modric originally had a cheat that accelerated his growth.

But the current growth rate is not much faster than others.

The reason lies in comprehensive development.

Especially in strengthening weaknesses.

He even gave Arteta a season-long blow for this.

In terms of height, it will be difficult for him to reach the level of De Bruyne + B Silva in the future.

But functionally, he can already do this.

In the 78th minute, Toure held off Lampard with the ball, demonstrating another way of protecting the ball.

Modric's technique of ball protection is called technical ball protection, which will be commonly used by thin and short players such as B. Silva, Verratti and Messi in the future.

Toure uses a body-type ball protection method, which will be commonly used by future large-template midfielders such as Pogba.

Lampard was caught between a rock and a hard place, but was eager to steal the ball, so he made a tackle from close range.

As a result, Toure kicked the ball out and Lampard finally received a yellow card.

His weaknesses were therefore exposed.

Compared to Gerrard, he is strong in attack but weak in defense, and lacks the ability to make vertical breakthroughs by dribbling.

He was closely watched by Toure throughout the whole game today and performed very poorly.

The lack of progress on the defensive end was one of the important reasons why Chelsea fell behind.

But Lampard's foul caused Toure to be injured.

Although Toure said he could continue, He Tianqi replaced Toure with Carragher from the perspective of physical fitness and continued to closely guard Lampard.

Limit this guiding light.

Then Chiellini was replaced by Mascherano to ensure the coverage of the defensive midfielder position.

Mascherano has even more advantages in defending Chelsea's counterattacks.

He moves a little faster and has more experience in tackling, after all, he is an iron-blooded Argentine.

In the 84th minute, Chelsea was struggling.

Geremi made a cross from the bottom line.

Drogba's header went wide.

In the 86th minute, Lampard could not receive the ball, but Gudjohnsen, who retreated out of the penalty area, received the ball. His long shot was saved by Handanovic.

Barzagli and Drogba rushed towards the ball from different directions.

Barzagli made a tackle and cleared the ball first.

With the help of [Fierce Attack], he fought even more fiercely.

Drogba kicked the ball, but missed it and hit Barzagli.

He didn't mean to rush towards people, but he didn't have time to retract his feet.

The referee blew the whistle and showed Drogba a yellow card.

Fortunately, Palermo had one last substitution spot left.

Young player Thiago Silva got the chance and replaced the injured Barzagli.

Mourinho immediately signaled the players to attack Thiago Silva.

In the 89th minute, Drogba beat Thiago Silva and created a free kick in a good position in the frontcourt.

The cost of using young generals is terribly high at this moment.

Out of self-blame, Thiago Silva took the initiative to participate in building the human wall.

Lampard then shot directly into the goal from a free kick.

Thiago Silva jumped up desperately and became the highest point of this defensive line.

Block the football with your head.

If he hadn't tried so hard, the ball would have passed him by.

Palermo lost the ball.

Thiago Silva will atone for his sins!

Grosso then cleared the ball.

The referee also stopped the game because Thiago Silva fell to the ground.

Thiago Silva: I told you not to install [Basic Blocking] for me! It's really harmful!
Palermo is calling the team doctor.

But Kezman rushed over to Thiago Silva on the ground and said, "Stop pretending to be dead! Stand up quickly!"

Chelsea didn't want to waste game time.

But this sentence wasted more time.

Vidic, Carragher, Mascherano and others immediately surrounded Kezman and questioned him.

Chelsea players went from leading to falling behind, their mentality collapsed and they all came up.

The two sides engaged in a large-scale confrontation.

Kezman and Carragher even pushed and shoved each other.

There is a possibility that the arena will turn into a boxing ring.

Finally, security intervened and the situation was brought under control.

Kezman and Carragher both received yellow cards.

The game time has reached the 92nd minute.

Mourinho was so angry on the sidelines that he called Kežman an idiot.

These three minutes were enough for Chelsea to score two goals in a row to reverse the game. After all, Manchester United also reversed Bayern by scoring two goals in three minutes that year.

The game starts again.

Chelsea takes the ball from the front court.

But maybe the fans on the sidelines were too noisy.

Maybe it's just too much pressure.

Perhaps it was because of the quarrel just now that the anger was still stuck in my head, making me feel dizzy.

There was a coordination error on Chelsea's sideline shot.

Geremi actually threw the ball from the frontcourt sideline to Kežman who suddenly retreated.

Modric just came up and received the pass from Geremi.

boom!
Modric took a step forward and made a long pass.

Ribery is far ahead!
Since all Chelsea players were in Palermo's half, there was no question of offside.

"One-on-one! Ribery's super one-on-one!"

"Chelsea made another mistake! The defensive tactics required too much concentration from the players, so much so that in the final stages of the game, the players frequently ran out of energy and lost their concentration!"

"Cech attacks, Ribery does a bicycle kick!"

"Push the ball left!"

"Cech pounced!"

"Ribery kept passing the ball and it went over!"

"Cech touched Ribery's leg, Ribery stumbled forward... and kept his balance!"

boom!
After Ribery shot the ball from a small angle, he fell to the ground.

But the next moment he bounced off the ground and rushed towards the corner flag area.

"GOAL!"

"Ribery!"

"Ribery again!"

"Hat trick! French scarlet man performed a hat trick in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final!"

"Some people said that he became Robben's foil in the last game and was defeated. In this game, Ribery responded to the comparison with his actual performance."

"Robben almost killed Palermo, but Ribery absolutely killed Chelsea!"

"Four to zero in a single game! Five to three in total! Chelsea has never suffered such a crushing defeat this season! They only conceded fifteen goals in the league! But they conceded five goals in the two games against Palermo!"

"The war between spear and shield is over, and the attacking party is the final winner!"

"Mourinho's ultimate defense dominated the football world for less than a year, and He Tianqi's ultimate offense emerged and replaced it!"

"He Tianqi is truly the best head coach in the world!"

"Let us congratulate Palermo in advance for reaching the Champions League final!"

One minute later, three whistles blew.

The whole game is over.

Countless gamblers wailed, placing heavy bets on a series of matches, but all of them died in this "most stable" match.

The signals across Europe suddenly became hot.

All major media outlets released related news as soon as possible.

Palermo is back from the dead!
The fan eagle defeated the Blue Car and the team reached the Champions League final for the first time in 105 years of history!
(End of this chapter)