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Chapter 480

Chapter 480

Benfica's loss has long been a matter of course, including the Portuguese media did not report too much on this loss, and it is estimated that no one is willing to report a lost game.

Koeman is a dead duck. He said that there is one round left in the game and he cannot make a conclusion so early.

But everyone knows that this is just his stubbornness in order to save his own face. Although Benfica broke through Chelsea's goal, the opponent retreated from Portugal with three away goals.

Perhaps when the score was hung on the big screen at the Stadium of Light, they had already surrendered.

This is due to his status in the Portuguese Super League. It is estimated that no one is willing to admit that he has failed.

Even if you lose, you have to stay until the last second. It's just an away trip. No matter how you look at it, it will not be easy.

Especially a little lunatic like Lin Yi, he doesn't have any compassion, he's good enough if he doesn't mess with his hands, and you expect him to let the water out during the game?The Benfica team didn't even dare to think about it.

What Koeman can say is not important to Mourinho at all. He is not the kind of person who will mess up because of his opponent's nonsense, not to mention that Chelsea still has such an advantage now.

It can be said that Chelsea played the most relaxed game in this round. Perhaps they brought good luck to the Premier League team. Arsenal even performed super-level at home once and defeated Juventus.

Two to zero may not be a big score, but for Arsenal, who have been suffocated in the league for almost half a season, this is nothing less than a timely rain, and the Highbury Stadium has also begun to revive.

But what makes Arsenal fans feel most comfortable is the process of winning. When Vieira returned with Juventus, many fans were really afraid that their old captain would fight back at Highbury.

Everyone knows that Vieira is full of grievances about being sold to Juventus, although he said in an interview before the game that this is just a business and it has already passed.

But he had a chance to go to Real Madrid, so he was sold to the old lady.

The treatment given to him by Juventus is actually not bad, but if he is put on like this by the club, it is estimated that anyone will be very upset, let alone Vieira, a tough man with a bad temper.

If Vieira is going to play a revenge game at Highbury, no one will doubt it. There are even bookmakers who have opened a bet early on, betting on whether the former captain will score in the game.

Coupled with the recent ups and downs of Arsenal's state, many people are worried about whether the last season at Highbury Stadium will be very bleak, and they will suffer the fate of being ravaged continuously.

But it turns out that Arsenal were often blessed by God when they were at Highbury.

It is estimated that during the warm-up before the game, Vieira did not wait for the applause and shouts cheering his return that he wanted most, but received boos from the Highbury Stadium head-on, which made him very embarrassed.

Vieira has always been a face-saving person, not to mention that this is a revisit of the old place, but no one greets him.

Vieira may have been too vengeful, so in this game he dribbled a lot in the midfield. The success rate in the first half was indeed a bit fierce, but he forgot that he is a midfielder.

Once a player is not sure of his position, he is likely to become a time bomb for the team. Vieira, as a seasoned player, cannot be ignorant of this, but sometimes hot-headed people always ignore many things , As a defense line barrier, he should not make mistakes easily.

Perhaps because of the away game, Capello is deliberately asking the team to be sure.

Steady, Capello's decree is definitely effective, so all Juventus fans have seen a game that is so stable that they are about to fall asleep. The old lady is really a team that lives up to its name, and its offense is slow.

Even standard front-door killers like Ibrahimovic and Trezeguet have turned into snails.

But Vieira's forward drive disrupted their stability. Highbury's pride, this time, made a mistake that cannot be ignored in the place where he fought. His dribble was cut off by Fabregas. .

Perhaps Vieira has not paid much attention to his successor, so he is too confident that he can dribble past the opponent, but he forgot that the kid is from Spain and has very good skills.

The foot stretched from behind was not strong, and it didn't even make Vieira feel staggered.

But such a light poke was enough for Cesc Fabregas to complete a beautiful interception near the center circle arc, although his dribbling dribbled off Vieira's entanglement and dribbled straight to the opponent's goal.

Fabregas was not naive enough to think that he could single out Juventus' entire defense, so he chose to pass the ball, but after Henry received the ball, he kicked straight along the ball without any pause.

This two-for-one cooperation between Fabregas and Henry not only threw off the pursuers, but also gave him the opportunity to talk directly with Thuram. A low shot penetrated between the opponent's legs. between.

Perhaps when Thuram fell on the turf, he didn't understand why young people nowadays are so vigorous, they can kick their feet suddenly while running, and he didn't even look in the direction of the goal.

But such a shot not only confused Thuram, but also shook Buffon, who had been hovering on the goal line, by the way. His slow reaction failed to make the world's number one goalkeeper hold down the damn football.

Cesc Fabregas' goal detonated the entire Highbury Stadium. Now who cares about Vieira's expression at the moment, you represent the glory of the past, and this kid represents the present of Arsenal!

"A great performance! Fabregas has now established himself in the team!"

Although this kid only participated in one incomplete season, he has won the respect of everyone with his performance. This is the cornerstone of Arsenal's reconstruction and is the successor appointed by Wenger.

Even if Henry leaves one day in the future, Wenger already knows who should wear the captain's armband.

In the duel with his predecessor, Fabregas not only won the goal, but also won the support of everyone with this performance, especially those fans who have always regarded him as a Spaniard.

This is a wonderful sense of identity, weird and elusive, but often clearly visible.

And Wenger also let Capello see what is called a half-court siege defense. Although Arsenal led [-]-[-], Wenger did not intend to entangle the opponent in the midfield. He chose to withdraw.

Tightening up the fence in his own half and disrupting the opposition's counterattacks in midfield, Wenger didn't want the old lady of Italy to take away goals. After all, the next time it was away, there was no telling what would happen.

Wenger's tactical choice forced Capello to press on, otherwise it would be a soft and hard situation. Although there is a certain risk in letting Juventus go all out, Capello can only endure it.

Facts have proved that Capello did not make any mistakes in choosing to be more stable. These are some changes in details, which disrupted his tactical arrangements and also made Juventus fall into a passive state.

It is a terrible thing to take back Henry's bright sharp knife, because you really don't know when he will stab it, and Capello is most worried about this kind of counterattack.

Maybe Capello, an old guy who has been used to this kind of tactics in AC Milan, is too familiar with this kind of Brazil, so his worries are not unfounded, and this situation did happen.

It was Fabregas, the same guy who won the fight with Vieira, took a step ahead of his opponent, and completed a beautiful long pass in the middle, giving Henry a chance to turn around and chase.

Fighting for speed alone, the old Thuram could no longer catch up with Henry who passed by him. Similarly, Cannavaro's interception in the penalty area failed to stop the King of Highbury's cold shot .

Buffon's less than seven and 10-minute games at Highbury may have been his most frustrating encounter in recent months. Not only did he fail to stop the opponent's goals twice, he didn't even have anything to count in the whole game. The opponent made two threatening shots, but both got into the net.

But the most unlucky thing was Vieira. Before the end of the game, he hooked Fabregas, who had made another successful breakthrough with his foot. Not only did he win boos, but he even got himself a yellow card.

Although it was only a yellow card, it was enough to make Vieira miss the next leg. Binardu also received a second yellow card because of his aggressive defensive actions.

The absence of three generals for the next leg may have bothered Capello more than the damn score, and Arsenal's strong defense also caused his striker Zlatan Ibramovich to sprain his ankle during the game.

Returning to Turin with such a score, Capello may also have a headache about how to play in the second round of the game. The old slippery Wenger, who has become extremely stable, is definitely not a good head coach to deal with.

But such troubles should be left to the expressionless Capello, maybe he will make the old woman rejuvenate, and use his little beauty to stage a brilliant performance in front of the home fans.

Compared with Juventus's depressed away game, Villarreal may barely be considered a bit of a gain.

Although they also lost the game away from home, losing [-]-[-] to a giant team like Inter Milan does not sound ashamed, and it is true, especially after watching the video of the game, Mourinho also said , "It is not easy for Inter Milan to win this game, the opponent is actually very strong."

There are not many teams that can make Mourinho think that they are strong. It seems that he still pays attention to the only remaining seedling in the Spanish League, and the process of the game is indeed as he said.

There are not many teams that can break through the gate of Inter Milan in the opening 40 seconds of Meazza, but Villarreal did achieve such a miracle. Tom made a volley shot before. Although Toldo blocked the first shot, Fran's supplementary shot was also very confusing.

It took less than 1 minute to make the Meazza Stadium fall into dead silence. Perhaps no one could have expected this to happen before the start of the game. It was not until Inter Milan seized a chance to equalize the score after 6 minutes that the entire stadium was revived. Vitality, and in the subsequent games, the two sides have come and gone.

It wasn't until the last few minutes of the game that Adriano showed the demeanor of the king of Meazza in front of the goal. His heavy artillery blasted on the edge of the penalty area, rubbed against the post and drilled into the net tightly.

Adriano finally lived up to the trust of Moratti, who was watching the game from the stands. Although this careless guy was still hanging out in the bar less than [-] hours before the start of the game, a striker can play at a critical moment. If the game is settled, all criticisms can be stopped at this point.

However, Mourinho does not think such a game can give Inter Milan any advantage.

The whole game can be said to be evenly divided. If it weren't for Adriano's inspiration, maybe this would have been a draw. Even in terms of possession time, Villarreal still has a bit of an advantage.

A solid defense, completely relying on the cooperation between the front tridents to deal with opponents, such an efficient offense has indeed made it difficult for Inter Milan, which is trying to control the game, Mourinho has always had a vicious vision, he knows, can A team that plays like this at San Siro is absolutely strong at home.

"The top three in La Liga and the top eight in the Champions League. Maybe the Champions League has a habit of producing a dark horse every year. This season will be continued by them. If this momentum develops, Inter Milan will definitely not be able to play away games."

Unlike Mourinho who paid attention to the opponent's team's tactical arrangements and overall coordination, Lin Yi, who was watching the game from the sidelines, paid more attention to the core of the Villarreal team, the Argentine Riquelme.

The slow movements, as if he was always out of the fast advancement of modern football, using his own football philosophy to sort out the team's offense, such a move made Lin Yi feel very strange.

Maybe Lin Yi is used to the usual speed-oriented Premier League rhythm, and he seems interested in changing his taste occasionally, especially when he sees Riquelme's ability to control the game, he has to give a thumbs up, "That guy's The movement is not fast, but every touch of the ball has a strong purpose, and the passing and organization are extremely precise, football will always run faster than people, his movements are slow, but efficient."

This may be the first time that Lin Yi has commented on the opponent's performance in a game. He really hopes that Villarreal will kill Inter Milan at home. It is far better to compete with a midfielder than to compete with an old opponent in Serie A. After seeing Ronaldinho's level, Lin Yi also wanted to experience a different feeling, one fast and one slow duel, maybe this would make the game full of temptation and uncertainty.

An away loss might not be such a bad situation, at least as Villarreal left San Siro, it seemed that La Liga's only seedling team had found a rare confidence.

The only draw in the top eight duel was also from Serie A, but AC Milan, who was away to dinner, suffered from the leader of Ligue [-], Lyon. They failed to score in the away game and only got a [-]-[-] The draw and the opponent's tight defense made the veteran giants of Serie A seem helpless.

And AC Milan is also continuing the embarrassment of its repeated unbeaten games in France in recent years. It also became a new record for the Lyon team to create their own home unbeaten in European wars. Those guys have been unbeaten for 15 games, with 10 wins and 5 draws. The record is not very dazzling, but it is enough to show the current strength of the Ligue [-] leader.

This is still in the absence of midfielder Juninho, the Lyon team still relies on their tight defense to lock up AC Milan's strong offensive line. Fighting, maybe this is a good idea, at least for the Lyon team.

AC Milan, who played with all the main players, failed to score goals in the away game. Maybe this is not a good sign for them. Like their rivals in the same city, AC Milan's second round is not easy to play now.

It seems that only Chelsea is thriving. After the first game, they have almost locked a ticket to the semi-finals. As for who the next opponent is, let them fight and talk.

Mourinho has plenty of time to think about them, and after the game against Benfica, Mourinho chose to stay in Portugal for a day for the first time, and the kid Lin Yi was with him.

As for those players who are going to have fun in Portugal for a day, Mourinho no longer wants to be too restrained. It is always good to relax properly. As for the weekend league, aren't there still a bunch of substitute players waiting to play? , and now this is the most hated point about Chelsea.

Mourinho took Lin Yi and a few of his partners home for a dinner, and then Lin Yi obediently followed Mendes to meet Scolari who had just watched the game. After all, the World Cup is coming soon .

Scolari is not worried about Lin Yi's current competitive state. The private meeting is just to remind him to pay attention to injuries. After all, this kid is also an important member of the Portuguese national team. The hardcore didn't say that he is the core, but his attitude has already marked everything.

Mourinho had a noncommittal attitude towards this. Anyway, that old Brazilian man should not grab Lin Yi to participate in some shit friendly match like nothing else. There will be no conflict between them.

After solving these boring problems, Lin Yi had to be caught by Mendes and went back to London in advance to attend an inexplicable advertising conference. In addition, it is said that he had to shoot some posters for publicity!

Lin Yi, who has always kept a respectful distance from commercial activities, knew that he could not escape this time, because this advertising poster was said to be shot by England's fashion king himself.

This was a new commercial contract that Mendes found for himself when Chelsea and Barcelona were deadlocked.

"This is an excellent opportunity for you to catch up with Beckham and become No. 1 in football revenue. If you get this deal done, you are guaranteed to double your income this season compared to last season. If you can't, you'll beat me!"

Facing a standard businessman, Lin Yi could only choose to be cowardly. This money is a mess, alas.

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