Chapter 284 Dark Mark

In fact, for Porto, the change of tactics is not difficult to guess.

If it is difficult to open the situation in the middle, the most likely choice for Mourinho is to take down Carlos Alberto and replace him with Alenichev. However, although the 31-year-old Russian has good skills and awareness, he obviously does not have the speed and attacking ability of the past. Otherwise, he would not have been unable to play in Rome and Perugia.

But this Russian who has good left and right foot skills and can play on both sides and the middle should also be paid attention to.

"I don't know if Mourinho will make a substitution during the halftime break, but if he does, I am very sure that it should be the Russian player Alenichev. Mourinho will have two choices, one is to take down Thiago, and the other is to take down Alberto."

Alenichev played as a front midfielder before Porto. He has good passing skills and speed, but Mourinho asked him to play on the wing, and the effect is also very ideal, so Ye Qiu really doesn't know what choice will be made, and can only adapt to the situation.

However, if Thiago is taken, there will be two technical players, Alenichev and Alberto, in the frontcourt, which means that Porto is determined to counterattack. Ye Qiu has always been open to such counterattacks, the more the better, but he must also carefully arrange defensive tactics and conduct targeted interceptions.

Mourinho's Porto is actually a top team in the Portuguese Super League. Even in the European arena, due to the quality of the players, it is not as good as the top teams, but it is definitely not weak. There is no need to talk about defense. When it comes to offense, when Alenichev and Alberto start at the same time, the team's creativity is still very strong.

However, at this time, Porto plays the 442 tactics, and it is usually used when facing a team weaker than them. When playing against a strong team, generally only one of Alenichev and Alberto is chosen, which is also to ensure the team's defensive strength.

As for Cardoso Mendes Thiago, who Mourinho relied on and introduced this season, he was obviously under the defense of Chelsea's Makelele in this game, and completely lost his original performance. He did not help the team too much in this game.

In the locker room, Ye Qiu focused on reminding the players to pay attention to the possible substitutions in the second half of Porto and the series of changes that followed. He especially reminded the players that Porto might counterattack in the second half.

If Ye Qiu was the head coach of Porto now, he would also try his best to counterattack when he was behind 0:1. The reason is very simple. There is not much time left for him. If he continues to drag it on, it will be more disadvantageous for Porto.

And Mourinho has to be wary of one thing, that is, if he continues to drag it on, it will also weaken and hit the morale of the team to a certain extent. When he really wants to counterattack, the players may become unable to do it.

Ye Qiu dared to let Chelsea stabilize for 35 minutes before counterattacking. One very important reason is that many players in Chelsea are very experienced, especially in big competitions, and other players have also been tempered by many years of professional competitions, and are relatively mature and stable.

If it were a team like Joe Cole and Ribery, Ye Qiu would choose to attack, because this type of young players obviously can't keep their composure. If Ye Qiu pressed hard, it would be a heavy blow to the morale of the team.

After losing the ball in the first half and being beaten so badly by Chelsea in the final stage, if Mourinho didn't quickly make a comeback and restore morale, he probably wouldn't have to continue playing this game. Chelsea didn't counterattack, and they themselves stopped.

You know, when the head coach arranges tactics, he must not only judge the situation, but also consider the psychological changes and morale of the players.

With this idea, Ye Qiu also knows very well how he should choose.

Although this may make Mourinho hate himself even more, who makes each other an endless rival?

We Chinese have a saying that is right, facing the opponent is to do everything possible, because kindness to the opponent is cruelty to oneself, and Ye Qiu is very gentlemanly by not resorting to any means.

When the second half started again, everyone found that Porto, contrary to the situation in the first half, actually took the initiative to attack.

But there is one thing about Porto's attack that makes people notice that they are not up to their expectations at a glance, that is, they lack wingers.

Chelsea's wingers have two great wingers, Maicon and Evra. Although they are full-backs, in fact, most of the time, they are used as wing forwards or even wingers, and the offensive method of inserting from behind makes their role in the team's offense more secretive and more threatening.

But looking at the entire lineup of Porto, Ferreira and Valente are both slow, among which Ferreira is obviously unable to deal with Ronaldinho, so forget it if you want him to attack again.

The direct threat from Valente's side is not great, but that damn Drogba always avoids Jorge Costa and goes to find Carvalho, so Valente has to stick to the defense and be ready to assist at any time.

Originally, if they played 442, Maniche would play as a left midfielder. The Portuguese midfielder is good at both offense and defense, and is also a good winger. But now Chelsea's midfield suppression is so strong that Maniche is a little nervous even to assist Costinha, and his offensive investment is not great.

Finally, everyone, even Mourinho, had to admit that if they wanted to launch a threatening attack, they had to make substitutions.

Alenichev was the best choice for substitutions, because his presence could create opportunities on the wing, but who to replace was a problem. If Thiago was replaced, the team would play 442, and Mendes and Costinha alone would have to protect the defense and the two ribs, which was indeed uncertain.

You know, Ronaldinho dribbled the ball inside and penetrated the two ribs, and then looked for teammates to cooperate, which was a great magic weapon for Chelsea to win, and the goal conceded in the first half was actually also due to Lampard's mistake in attacking the right rib of the defense.

Now is not the time to fight hard and burn the boats. There is still so much time. If there is another omission, Chelsea will seize the opportunity again, and then it will be a disaster.

In the past, someone commented on Mourinho, saying that he lacked a keen tactical sense. One of the important points was that his on-the-spot substitutions often did not achieve the desired effect, but were somewhat impulsive.

For example, replacing three players at once, or replacing a defender with an offensive player, or simply pushing a central defender to the front to play a guest role, strictly speaking, these are not very tactical changes worthy of praise. The reason is very simple, there is no targeting, it is very blind, and it is a bit angry.

The most commendable game in Mourinho's life was the first leg of the semi-final against Barcelona at Inter Milan. That game can be said to be Mourinho's peak battle at the tactical level as a head coach.

Of course, it is undeniable that Mourinho is a very good and successful head coach, which is beyond doubt, but his specialty is not in targeted arrangements before the game, or the skill of on-the-spot command, nor in the formation of a tactical system, but in his motivation of players and control of the locker room.

Someone once said that Mourinho's success as a coach lies in his finding a way to lead a team to its best performance. Remember, it is a method, not a tactical concept.

Among Mourinho's methods of winning the championship, psychological motivation, strict control of the locker room with an iron fist, and the formation of a team with strong integrity are undoubtedly the key factors.

It cannot be said that the method is brilliant or the tactical concept is brilliant. In the professional football world, whoever can reach the end and succeed is justified, and there is no need to distinguish between the superior and the inferior. It can only be said that each other takes different routes and makes different choices. But it is obvious that now, when Mourinho's motivation has played a certain effect and made Porto's players muster the courage to counterattack in the second half, he can't find a place to start.

In other words, with the courage and determination to counterattack, but not knowing where to attack!

Chelsea has no obvious weaknesses. The two wing defenses are weak and can be used, but Mourinho does not have any good wingers to take advantage of this. Alberto is more likely to take the route of retreating to get the ball.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Mourinho finally replaced Alberto with Alenichev in the 56th minute, letting Alenichev go back to play on the right, Maniche on the left, and Thiago retreat to play as three defensive midfielders. The team's tactics immediately changed to 451.

This was not beyond Ye Qiu's expectations, because he had already taken into account all the variables that might appear in Porto before the game. Mourinho's substitution this time was not too surprising. He had even used it many times in the past season, and the same was true in the game against Manchester United and Deportivo La Coruña.

After Porto made the substitution, Ye Qiu immediately walked to the sidelines and made a forward pressing action towards the player.

There was only one Delle left in the frontcourt. Although this player had good speed, he was a single striker, so Ye Qiu didn't need to be afraid of him. Moreover, he asked Davis and Deco to press forward to directly suppress Porto's three defensive midfielders, and let Maicon and Evra suppress Porto's two wings, completely isolating Delle in the frontcourt.

Whether it is Maniche or Alenichev, their speed is far inferior to that of Maicon and Evra, especially for the 31-year-old Russian veteran Alenichev. Ye Qiu specially recorded a video for the players to study before the game, and worked hard on this point.

In the 67th minute, Porto played a quick attack. Delley got the ball in the middle and passed it to Alenichev on the right. When the latter got the ball, Evra decisively chose to cut in and supported Alenichev with his body.

The Russian is 31 years old after all, and he is not a strong player. He is 1.72 meters tall and looks like the weak Arshavin. He staggered and almost lost the ball when Evra got close to him, but his technical ability and ball sense are really good. He quickly adjusted and wanted to pass the ball diagonally into the penalty area.

But at this time, Cannavaro had already blocked the position. After getting the ball, he quickly passed it to Davis who rushed back in front. Davis turned his back to the attack direction and quickly passed the ball to Evra who wanted to move forward to participate in the attack after completing the defensive task.

After the French left back got the ball, he broke through on the left. Chelsea's entire formation quickly advanced and prepared to launch a counterattack. Porto's defense line was retreating quickly, especially Carvalho. When he saw Drogba running behind him, he kept speeding up and retreating.

Evra crossed the center line, raised his head, and saw Drogba already raising his hand. He directly raised his left foot and hit a long diagonal pass. The destination was the back corner of the right corner of the small penalty area. Click the position and look for Drogba who is quickly plugging in.

It has to be said that Evra's long-distance pass was very fast and caught Porto off guard, but the landing point was a lot worse and a bit biased. As a result, Drogba had to accommodate his landing point and was missed by Carvalho. Tangled up.

The height of the Portuguese central defender is indeed not very good, but his ability to pester people is enough to cause headaches and even collapse. Even if a tough guy like Drogba is pestered by him, he will almost beat him.

However, Drogba has the advantage in height and confrontation. Since he cannot choose to score by himself, he chooses to play ball.

As soon as I saw the Ivorian rush into the penalty area, he immediately stood up, jumped high, and headed Evra's long diagonal pass to the left side of the goal. He hoped that a player would catch up and directly make up for it. One kick.

Facts have proved that decisions made in this kind of chaos often have no good results, so Drogba's header was not responded to by anyone. When the ball left the left side of the penalty area, Ronaldini Ocai caught up with the ball, and Ferreira immediately got close to defend.

After Ronaldinho got the ball, he made an emergency stop with a fake move and deceived Ferreira. Although he lost the angle of cutting into the penalty area, he successfully avoided being blocked in the corner of the corner kick area and chose Retracement and dribbling the ball to the left side of the penalty area.

At this time, Chelsea's second offensive echelon also came up. Davis and Lampard rushed up at the same time. Ronaldinho also saw the opportunity and rubbed his right foot out before Ferreira got close again. A half-lob.

The ball took an arc and quickly passed over Jorge Costa, who was looking up in the penalty area, and fell in front of Carvalho.

But just when the Portuguese central defender wanted to rush forward quickly to clear the ball, he discovered that a figure wearing a blue jersey was faster than him. Even when he entered the penalty area, he did not slow down at all and faced the ball. Fly directly and dive to the top.

The ball hit the man's head accurately, turned in a direction, hit the right post directly, and went into the goal.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Counterattack, Chelsea played a very threatening counterattack against Porto, from Ronaldinho's curved pass, Lampard, who came in from behind, jumped over the top and scored with a header, giving Chelsea a Scored the second goal of the game! ”

After Lampard scored, he wanted to get up from the ground quickly, but soon he felt the gravity of a mountain. It turned out that Drogba, who was nearby, threw himself on him. Pressing him down on the turf of the Schalke Stadium again made everyone around him, including the Porto players, visibly widen their eyes.

Being crushed by such a thick and stupid elephant really makes people worry whether their ribs have been crushed!

But the crazy players didn't pay so much attention. After Lampard got up from the ground, he quickly rushed to the sidelines and held hands with Ronaldinho. The crazy Blues vice-captain even more directly After a forced kiss on Ronaldinho's sweaty forehead, the two cheered and celebrated in front of the camera on the sidelines.

Chelsea players came to the sidelines one after another. After winning two games in a row, there was not much suspense in this game!

"Ronaldinho's performance in this game was really outstanding. The first goal fully demonstrated his magical personal skills. He completely defeated Ferreira, the best right winger in Europe. The defender became a wooden stake, and the second goal showed his team awareness and very keen tactical sense.”

"If I had chosen Davis at that time, the Dutch Wild Boar would have definitely hit the goal directly. There would still be a threat, but the success rate would not be great. However, the success rate of choosing Lampard would be greater, but the risk would also be great. If Lampard If there is no understanding, this ball will definitely be resolved by Carvalho. It can be said that this is a very bold choice. "

"Mourinho paid a heavy price for his greed for success. Perhaps Ye Qiu and his Chelsea have been patiently waiting for Porto's opportunity to press forward, and the first-half deficit forced an equalizer. The eager Porto had to counterattack in the second half, which fell directly into Chelsea's trap."

"It has to be said that it is very interesting to use counterattacks to break the goal of the team that is best at counterattacks. From this game to now, for more than an hour, it is not difficult for us to see that Ye Qiu Chelsea and his team have firmly controlled the initiative both on the field and on the tactical level, and Porto does not have the dark horse temperament that the outside world has suspected.”

"This reminds us of what Bobby Harms, the assistant coach of the Eredivisie giants Ajax and Ye Qiu's old friend, said not long ago that the final will definitely end with Chelsea winning, because Ye Qiu is a complete The Black Mark Star!”

As if they were hit by the second goal, Mourinho and Porto were obviously demoralized. Being behind by 2 goals and being behind by 1 goal are two completely different situations. Now even Mourinho There is no absolute certainty that these two goals can be recovered, let alone the players.

But in the end, Mourinho still made substitutions. On the one hand, he replaced Thiago, who performed poorly in this game, with Emmanuel, and then replaced Dellei with McCarthy. The latter did not get many opportunities in this game and his performance was also very sluggish. He did not have the high spirits when he defeated Manchester United and Deportivo La Coruna.

Seeing Porto make substitutions, Ye Qiu also used his last trump card.