Chapter 1020 We Will Definitely Win!

Didier Drogba is 1.89 meters tall.

David Luiz is 1.89 meters tall.

Gary Cahill is 1.93 meters tall.

John Obi Mikel is 1.88 meters tall.

Frank Lampard is 1.84 meters tall.

These are the five tallest players in the Chelsea team. When they all went to Real Madrid's penalty area, they immediately seized an obvious high-altitude advantage, because Real Madrid's defensive players did not have a matching high point.

Ramos is 1.84 meters tall and Pepe is 1.87 meters tall. These are the two tallest players in the backcourt of Real Madrid.

Although the team has Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is nearly two meters tall, the Swedish center forward is an attacking player. Even when taking a corner kick, it is difficult to return to the penalty area, and more is used as a tactical fulcrum in the frontcourt.

The high-altitude advantage is obvious, Chelsea's corner kick is not difficult to guess, and Real Madrid is like a big enemy from top to bottom.

Both Ancelotti and Zidane kept calling the players on the sidelines, reminding them to pay attention and maintain 120,000 points of concentration.

Juan Mata runs to take the corner.

The Spanish international from Real Madrid's youth training camp was obviously not merciful. When the referee blew his whistle, he quickly kicked a curve ball, but it landed on the front point.

Drogba, king of Côte d'Ivoire, was originally in the middle of the goal, but when Juan Mata made a free throw, he rushed forward quickly, threw away Pepe who was defending him, got the ball first, and headed the ball.

The ball passed almost in a straight line, from between Casillas' hands, into Real Madrid's goal.

In an instant, the entire Allianz Arena once again ushered in extremely warm cheers.

All the Chelsea fans in the audience rushed out of their seats frantically, shouting Drogba's name obsessively.

At the critical moment, Drogba seized Chelsea's first corner kick of the game and broke through Real Madrid's goal with a header, opening the scoring for Chelsea, 1-0!

Corner, header, or set piece!

This is Real Madrid's biggest weakness before the game. The team is also preparing for the set-piece defense, but the result is still hard to defend.

Set-piece high ball, this is not only the weakness of Real Madrid, but also the weakness of Barcelona, ​​especially in the Champions League.

Whether it is the Premier League, Bundesliga or Serie A, the average height is slightly higher than that of La Liga teams, especially facing technical teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​​​the height advantage and strength confrontation are even more obvious, which is very unfavorable in set-piece defense.

But no one thought that after attacking the opponent for more than 30 minutes, the first corner kick created by the opponent's first shot broke through their own goal.

Maicon's face was ugly, because the quick counterattack that created the corner kick came from Bertrand.

He had already noticed it at the time, and quickly returned to the defense at the first time, but after all, he still failed to catch up with Bertrand.

He tried his best, but in the professional league, people often only look at the results, not whether you tried your best.

If it is said that he was more or less lucky before, then this conceded goal clearly revealed a cruel fact, that is, the Maicon of today is not the Maicon of a year ago.

If he had been able to catch up with Bertrand a year ago, but now...

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After Drogba scored with a header, Ancelotti turned around and slapped his hands on the ceiling of the coach's bench angrily. His hands hurt, but he didn't feel the slightest bit, because he was full of unwillingness now.

"I knew it a long time ago, I knew it a long time ago!" Ancelotti kept repeating these words.

Bertrand, this player was relied on by Di Matteo and started, it was definitely not accidental, but deliberate.

Ancelotti had already guessed this before the game. He wanted to use Bertrand's speed and impact to hit Maicon's back. When defending, he would even retreat deeply with Maicon. This made Real Madrid's right half of the half-court hardly pose much threat, and it relied more on Robben's personal ability.

Yes, Maicon is indeed going downhill, but that doesn't mean he isn't strong.

Even now, Maicon is still one of the strongest right backs in Europe, but the problem is that he is getting old, and he is constantly exposing his shortcomings, which are then exploited by opponents.

"Damn it, Chelsea's defense is too tight." Zidane was also very bitter.

Facing Chelsea's impregnable walls, Real Madrid seems to have the upper hand and frequently get opportunities, but in fact there are not many opportunities that are truly threatening, because the opponent's defense is very tight.

Now conceding a goal and falling behind, Chelsea will have a high morale, and it will be even more difficult for Real Madrid to score goals.

Ancelotti has coached Chelsea for two years. What he doesn't know is that Chelsea has been one of the teams with the strongest defensive ability in the Premier League and even Europe in recent years. Even if you want to count the defensive stability in recent years, Chelsea is definitely ranked first. It is difficult for any team to match it.

Is this a defensive system that several famous European coaches put in so much effort to create?

Ancelotti is having a headache now because he doesn't know how to penetrate Chelsea's defense.

Especially when the Blues lead by one goal, they will definitely defend more resolutely.

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The next game progressed as Ancelotti and Zidane expected, Chelsea became more conservative.

In the last few minutes, Real Madrid put pressure on Chelsea almost one-sidedly, and frequently created opportunities, but Chelsea was full of people from the penalty area to the 30-meter zone, and the row was airtight, leaving no chance for Real Madrid.

In the end, the one-to-zero lead was abruptly dragged into the intermission.

Real Madrid is far ahead in terms of shots, corner kicks and ball possession, and has gained a crushing advantage, but it is behind Chelsea in scoring, which also disappointed the Real Madrid fans at the scene.

But when the Real Madrid players walked off the field, the fans still gave the team warm applause as encouragement.

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After Yang Yang returned to the dressing room, he took off his wet shirt, threw it in the bucket, walked to his seat, sat down, and took a deep breath.

He is quite satisfied with his performance in the first half. There is no problem with his state, but Chelsea's defense is very tight, often with two or even three players defending him on his side, which makes it difficult for him to do anything.

The performance on the right side was a bit sluggish, which obviously had something to do with Maicon's lack of penetration.

What's more terrible is that when Maicon actively advanced to assist, Real Madrid's right was pierced by Chelsea's counterattack.

This is definitely a premeditated counterattack.

Yang Yang sat on a chair with his back leaning against the wardrobe and the back of his head against the door, closing his eyes and thinking.

Ancelotti and Zidane walked into the locker room. The former went directly to the players, while the latter signaled the staff to come over and clean up the scene. They were all jerseys and debris thrown on the ground by the players.

"Rest for five minutes, and then we will discuss how to play in the second half." Ancelotti said.

Afterwards, he and Zidane turned around and walked to the coach's rest area next door. Obviously, the coaching staff also had to discuss and study the style of play in the second half, and the most important thing was to recover from a one-goal deficit.

Five minutes later, Ancelotti and Zidane were back among the players again.

"If you have any ideas, you can speak freely." Ancelotti said.

Ramos looked around, looked at his teammates, and shouted loudly: "Don't worry, don't be discouraged, we will definitely win!"

"That's right, we will definitely win!"

"Will win!"

"Definitely win!"

Many players started to shout, obviously also cheering themselves up.

Casillas was a little silent at this time, because he is not a captain who is good at mobilizing the team's atmosphere in the locker room. He looks more low-key and restrained, which is very similar to Raul.

After Ramos finished speaking, the locker room fell silent again.

Yang Yang looked around and made sure no one was talking, so he stood up.

"I think we have too many people in the frontcourt," Yang Yang said.

When everyone heard this, they immediately looked at him.

Are there many people up front?

Not many, there are only four of them, and they are all top superstars in the world, how can there be many?

"The opponent's defense is very tight. I think we should play more freely. We have an advantage in personal ability. We should use this to pull the opponent's defense and look for opportunities."

Ancelotti and Zidane looked at each other and nodded in unison.

"Yang, continue talking," Ancelotti said.

"Chelsea's midfield confrontation is not strong, which makes it difficult for them to play coherent cooperation. The raid on the left just now is more like a killer move they have hidden deep. It can only be used once, and it will be invalid if it attracts our attention."

Everyone nodded in unison.

"After taking the lead, Chelsea stepped back and played more conservatively. Obviously, they themselves were a little surprised by the goal, and some even didn't know how to play after leading. Should they stick to it or keep the original style of play?"

Yang Yang's question is very sharp, and it must be the most concerned question of everyone in the Chelsea dressing room at this moment.

It may not be possible to defend firmly, but it is also unreliable to continue to play in the first half. How to keep this leading goal?

A score of one to zero is the most unsafe. These words are not empty words, but have been confirmed by countless games.

"Our two wings and two ribs are very threatening, and the advantages are obvious. I think we should further strengthen and make the frontcourt movement more free. For example, Robben and I can actively penetrate the wing and ribs, and even appear on the same side at the same time. Kaka's position can be retracted appropriately, and he can use his advantage in the back to attack the opponent's weakness."

Yang Yang's proposal made Ancelotti and Zidane both nod at the same time, which was more in-depth than their previous thoughts. After all, Yang Yang fought against Chelsea on the court, and he has a personal experience of Chelsea's defense.

He is confident that he can penetrate Chelsea's wings and ribs with Robben, so there must be no problem.

"Also, I think we should work hard to equalize the score at the beginning of the second half. We must not have any illusions about the tie. We must win within 90 minutes, we must!"

Chelsea just had the idea of ​​a draw, so they also specially practiced penalty kicks, but Real Madrid wanted to end the battle within 90 minutes, because the longer the time dragged on, it might not be beneficial to Real Madrid.

Even if Chelsea's physical fitness may have problems due to the schedule, no one dares to underestimate the willpower of the Premier League team.