Chapter 322: Ask the Dutch Peter Pan for Help!

Kroos shook his head. This was his subconscious action. The Bayern team in front of him was familiar and unfamiliar to him.

If it was last season, Bayern would never make such a serious defensive mistake at the beginning of the game.

In terms of counterattacks and counterattacks, Bayern is very experienced.

But it is obvious that Bayern has taken the initiative to lose what they are best at.

It is not undesirable to blindly strengthen the offense.

Bayern's success in the Bundesliga this season has proved the feasibility of offensive football.

However, in a competition like the Champions League, especially at the critical moment of the semi-finals.

If the defense is not stable, there will be big problems!

Kroos can't understand why Pellegrini chose to abandon Javi Martinez directly because of his injury in the middle of this season.

Although Thiago is good, he has never proved himself on a big stage like the Champions League semi-finals.

Schweinsteiger and Martinez's double defensive midfielder combination has won everything for Bayern. They have strength and experience.

From the perspective of Bayern supporters, Kroos would feel very sorry.

But now as Bayern's opponent, he hopes that Pellegrini will continue to do things and simply abandon the piglet.

When the time comes, Leon will directly break through Bayern's midfield, and Chelsea will only win more easily...

Bertrand trotted to the corner flag area, and Chelsea's header players also rushed into the Bayern penalty area.

However, under Neuer's active command, Bayern's corner kick defense was still in place. In the end, Terry was disturbed by Boateng and headed the ball into the stands.

"Tony!"

Leon's voice suddenly came from the front. Toni Kroos, who was retreating, looked over and saw Leon making a tactical gesture of "3" with one hand.

Kroos understood and nodded tacitly. The whole Chelsea team also quickly fine-tuned the tactical play.

Mourinho sat in the coaching seat, watching the Chelsea players on the field quickly take their positions to defend, and seemed to further tighten the formation, and was not surprised.

This was the tactical adjustment authority he gave to Li Ang before the game, and at this moment, his tactical ideas were almost identical to Li Ang's.

Bayern's main attack is good~

As for Bayern's current midfield combination, the more aggressive they are on the offensive end, the more defensive loopholes they will have.

Li Ang was right to choose to give up the midfield space, but he couldn't let Bayern focus on defense. If they want to be cautious, then create space for them to press forward!

As for the threatening counterattack that just happened, let Bayern's players feel that it was just an accident.

An accident that they can control and will not happen again.

Neuer's anger did cheer up the other players in Bayern's midfield and backcourt.

But the behavior of Chelsea's team retreating quickly after an unsuccessful attack still made them all subconsciously relieved.

After Thiago took over the ball, he no longer transitioned forward as quickly as before.

Instead, he cautiously passed the ball horizontally with Schweinsteiger, passing the ball, and letting the full-backs on both wings hold the ball and test it.

Until it was confirmed that Chelsea really retreated back to their half, it was a passive posture waiting for Bayern's counterattack.

Thiago then once again crossed the midline with the ball and connected with Muller to organize the attack.

Until now, few Bayern players would think that this was a tactical trap of Chelsea.

After all, Chelsea has lowered its posture and played a defensive counterattack too many times.

Chelsea used this style of play against Bayern last year, both at home and away.

In the Premier League, Chelsea has lowered its posture and played a defensive counterattack more than once against Manchester City and Arsenal.

What is there to doubt about something that is expected and often happens?

Even Chelsea fans at home think that the offensive and defensive situation of the two teams on the field is very reasonable.

They are used to their team's style of play of giving away the ball first.

Li Ang is almost retreating to his own defensive third zone, and Hazard and De Bruyne have also shrunk their positions.

At this moment, Ibrahimovic is the only one at the front of Chelsea's formation. What else can this be but a defensive counterattack?

Except for the threatening counterattack that almost broke the balance of the game at the beginning of the game, Chelsea did not make any other moves and shrank back to defend firmly.

Li Ang's interception made Bayern's midfielders and frontcourt players very uncomfortable in the offensive penetration end.

But it was also because of his honest defense that the vigilance of these Bayern players was greatly reduced.

This continued until the first 10 minutes of the first half. The Bayern players, who almost completely controlled the rhythm of the game, finally couldn't help but pressed forward again!

At this time, Chelsea's counterattack was relatively fragmented. There were two opportunities. Kroos chose to directly pass the ball to the wing. After Bayern was prepared, the effect was greatly reduced.

This counterattack style with no efficiency at all made many Chelsea fans confused.

After all, they are the ones who watched the most Chelsea games this season, and few neutral fans know Chelsea's current tactical style better than them.

The ball can be given, and the possession rate data can be ugly.

But Chelsea has always paid great attention to the competition for space and the control of counterattack efficiency.

So now Chelsea’s tactical style of play seems very strange to many Chelsea fans.

So much so that they all wondered if the experience of losing to Bayern last year had affected Mourinho, causing him to make the wrong tactical decision in this game.

Neutral fans would not consider so much.

Seeing that Bayern was controlling the rhythm of the game and constantly launching offensive attacks on Chelsea, they would only tease Chelsea on the Internet for being a coward again.

This nickname is full of malice.

But Chelsea on the field still went its own way and played very passively, but the back line was quite solid.

Bertrand played quite well on the defensive end today.

It was not easy for him to have a one-on-one battle with Gotze.

But compared with the offensive and defensive battle with Robben on the wing at this time last year, it was obviously much easier to defend Gotze this year.

And in the penalty area, Terry was also relieved.

Lewandowski is no longer an unknown person. He is now a well-known first-class center forward in European football.

In terms of goal efficiency, he is much better than Bayern's main center forward Mandzukic last season.

But in terms of offensive aggressiveness, he can't be compared with Mandzukic. At least Terry is more willing to compete with Lewandowski.

The Polish center forward is very smart and knows how to make choices.

If he can't fight hard, he will choose to run and engage.

Mandzukic is too tough, and his confrontation ability must be stronger. Terry suffered a lot from the Croatian center forward last year.

Now that Lewandowski's performance is suppressed, Muller's forward threat will be reduced by half.

In addition, after Leon retreated, he also increased his defense against Muller. Bayern's threat in Chelsea's defensive hinterland can be said to be greatly reduced.

Everything is afraid of a comparison.

Last year's Bayern center forward had two hard points, which really drove into Chelsea's defense!

The Rober-Ribery combination on the wing is also in good condition. The threat of playing with two wings is catching up with Mourinho's Real Madrid in 2013.

In this offensive environment, Muller has too much room to play.

Now the center forward can't hold his position, and Gotze on the right side can't open up the situation. Muller can only rely on Ribery as his frontcourt teammate.

Li Ang thinks that if he is Muller, he will be a little bit overwhelmed at this time.

Of course, the difficulties Muller has to face are still not as difficult as last year's Li Ang.

At that time, if Li Ang advanced to attack, the midfield defense could not be stable.

If he retreated to defend, Lampard in front could not support Chelsea's offensive system.

In the end, Li Ang and the entire Chelsea were knocked down by Bayern in passive defense.

At that time, Li Ang was really helpless.

But now with the assistance of Kroos, Li Ang has no such worries.

He is actually serious about retreating to defend now, but it does not mean that the entire Chelsea team will shrink in the backcourt and passively take a beating.

And the retreat of his position is also Chelsea's biggest tactical bait.

If Li Ang doesn't advance, what threatening offensive can Chelsea play on the counterattack end?

This is actually a very fatal thinking error.

The two long pass counterattacks launched by Kroos in the backcourt failed to achieve good results, which seemed to further highlight the important role of Li Ang in the counterattack.

Neutral fans believed it, many Chelsea fans believed it, and now, the Bayern players on the field gradually believed this conclusion.

It seems that as long as Li Ang does not move, Bayern's defense will not face too much test.

Thiago is getting more and more involved in the offensive end.

His ability to read the game is still very strong, but now in the face of the temptation of defeating Li Ang, he has gradually lost his calmness.

The experience of being targeted by Li Ang in Barcelona and having almost no performance was like a thorn in his brain, which has not been removed for so many years.

In order to prove himself, Thiago came to Bayern at the suggestion of Guardiola and the invitation of Pellegrini, and quickly became the new midfield core of the Bundesliga overlord.

Now the opportunity to defeat the opponent who could only look up to him is at hand, and Thiago just wants to grasp it firmly!

Maybe this doesn't prove that he is better than Li Ang, but at least the grudge in his heart will be eliminated after the game.

In high spirits, the confident Thiago even rushed to Chelsea's defensive third zone with the ball.

This is an offensive signal, and Bayern's frontcourt players have become more excited and active than before.

But this time, Chelsea did not retreat quickly and tighten the fence as before.

On the contrary, the midfield defense led by Li Ang directly took the initiative to meet it!

Diego was shocked, and his first reaction was to quickly pass the ball to the side.

He was not without the courage to pass the threatening ball forward, but at this time Chelsea was obviously going to speed up on the defensive end, so it was right to pass the ball more safely.

Ribery successfully received the pass from Thiago, but the decisiveness of Chelsea's back line collectively pressed him.

He was still pulling the ball and turning, and Azpilicueta had already rushed in front of him!

The confrontation between the two came very quickly!

In this close-range fight, Ribery's technical advantage is difficult to play.

Azpilicueta failed to grab the ball directly, but he also kicked the ball to the middle of the midfield.

The ball rolled to Thiago's position, and Li Ang rushed out immediately, but judging from the distance, Thiago obviously had the advantage.

However, after Li Ang increased his speed, he decisively chose to fall to the ground and shovel!

Thiago, who had not yet received the ball, felt his heart pounding when he saw this scene in front of him.

All the memories of the past seemed to come flooding back to me.

In those memories, he had absolutely no upper hand in the competition with Li Ang.

The familiar vicious tackle reappeared, and subconsciously, Thiago chose to jump to avoid it!

Li Ang seemed to have not expected that his tackle would cause Thiago to give up control of the ball so decisively.

But after being surprised, his second reaction was faster.

Getting up and chasing the football, Li Ang seemed to be about to show off his prowess on the counterattack. Amazing cheers erupted at Stamford Bridge.

The severe form of the game forced Schweinsteiger and Muller, who was returning to defense, to use a pincer defense against Leon immediately!

But it was also at this moment that Li Ang chose to score the ball!

Instead of driving the football forward with a big kick, he gently pushed the ball towards the center of the midfield.

To everyone's surprise, the person who responded to Li Ang's pass turned out to be Kroos, who had been staying in the midfield and backfield to assist with defense and send long counterattack passes!

Cross was thrusting forward very resolutely at this moment, and there was no jerky movement at all.

Obviously, this is one of the counterattack routines that Chelsea is very familiar with!

Just because it’s used less on the playing field doesn’t mean Chelsea practices less in private.

And countless Bayern fans suddenly remembered something at this moment.

Kroos can be a good midfield metronome, and his performance at Chelsea for more than half a year has proven that he has the potential to become the best No. 8 midfielder in football.

But both Heynckes and Mourinho now have a very high evaluation of Kroos.

That's what Kroos is best at playing as an attacking midfielder. He is a natural core, a natural top ten position!

Cross, who had not been alone with the ball for a long time, felt ripples in his heart.

Yes, he has accepted Mourinho's tactical changes since coming to Chelsea.

But in his heart, the desire to move forward never disappeared.

Mourinho understands him, and Li Ang also understands him, so in today's game, they gave him the opportunity to show it to Bayern in person.

In last year's summer window, what exactly did Bayern let go!

Extremely calm observation, his speed is not particularly fast but it also opens up enough passing positions for him.

After stretching his body, Cross slightly swung his left leg and sent a precise long diagonal pass from half height!

The speed of his long pass cannot match Li Ang's fast long pass, but the accuracy is even better!

Bernat had pressed too hard before and had to chase back in embarrassment, but De Bruyne did not give him the slightest chance to catch up with him.

Facing the long pass sent by Kroos, De Bruyne headed the ball a little, and then decisively cut inside and entered Bayern's penalty area!

Ibrahimovic directly diverted Boateng's defensive attention in the middle of the penalty area.

Benatia quickly came over to defend at this time, but De Bruyne had already swung his legs hard and swept the football towards the back of Bayern's penalty area!

Neuer moved quickly and went to the ground to save!

But Hazard, who broke through Bayern's defense, had already kicked the ball into Bayern's goal in advance!

Chelsea stabbed Bayern with a trademark quick counterattack!

But this time, Li Ang did not become the counterattack protagonist that Bayern was wary of.

He used his body as a bait to create an excellent opportunity for Kroos to move forward.

But at this moment, the smile on his face became a cold sneer in the eyes of countless Bayern fans!

Mourinho used Li Ang as a tactical bait, and Chelsea also used patience to build a tactical trap.

A full 20 minutes of defensive paralysis made Bayern take off their guard, and now Bayern has completely lost the initiative in the game!

The live broadcast camera playfully turned to Bayern's bench at this moment.

When Robben's frowning image appeared in the live broadcast, all Bayern fans couldn't hold back.

"Please ask Dutch Peter Pan to help!"