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Chapter 223 The Benefits of Having a Big Center Forward

Chapter 223 The Benefits of Having a Big Center Forward

Chapter 68 The benefits of having a big center

When the players from both sides entered the field, the fans at the Calderon Stadium were chanting the names of every Atletico Madrid player who played under the leadership of the live broadcast, with great momentum.

For Atletico Madrid fans, being able to witness the team's first Champions League semi-final after 40 years is enough to make them proud of the team's performance.

Especially when the name of Li Qingshan, who was at the end of the line, was called, the voice on the scene suddenly became louder.

Forwards who can score goals are always favored by fans.

After calling out the players' names, the live broadcast began to play Atletico Madrid's team anthem "Himno del Centenario".The fans in the audience also sang together.

When the captains of the two sides had finished picking sides, the players of both sides had already set up their formations.At this time, the camera's lens actually locked on Li Qingshan, and then locked on Terry.

"This shot tells us that one of the highlights of this game is the confrontation between Li Qingshan and Terry. What kind of sparks will there be in the head-to-head confrontation between two players with such strong bodies?"

The commentator took advantage of the time before the game started to introduce some situations on the field to the TV audience.

Chelsea took the kick-off for the first half, with Torres standing in the center circle and next to him was Willian.

Torres was the only Chelsea player to receive a warm welcome and applause at the start of the game.After all, he is a youth training player of Atletico Madrid and the youngest captain in Atletico Madrid's history. He is deeply loved by Atletico Madrid fans.

In 11.Torres joined Atletico Madrid's youth academy when he was 17 years old.In [-], the [-]-year-old Torre became the youngest player to represent Atletico Madrid. In the following two years, he helped the team successfully return from the Spanish Second Division to the First Division.

His record at Atletico Madrid is that he scored 240 goals in 91 four games!

Returning to this stadium, the red and white jerseys were dyed blue, presumably Torres was not at peace at the moment.

Due to Diego Costa's return from injury, Simeone sent a double striker lineup for this game at home. Li Qingshan and Diego Costa partnered in the frontcourt, with Raul Garcia, Koke and Mario Suarez in the midfield There are four people, Juan Fran, right back Juanfran in the defense line, two central defenders Godin and Miranda, Felipe is the left back position, and Courtois is still the Belgian goalkeeper.

On Chelsea's side, Mourinho obviously has reservations in the away game. He has a 4411 lineup in Calderon. The goalkeeper is of course the helmeted Petr Cech. The defense line is Gary Cahill and Terry's partner central defender. , two English central defenders with strong frontal defense ability played together, obviously aimed at Li Qingshan.

In the midfield position, Mourinho sent Brazilian defender David Luiz to play the position of the midfielder, coupled with Mikel, who has strong defensive interception and sweeping capabilities, as well as Lampard and Ramirez, Chelsea's The hardness of the midfield can be seen.

William is a shadow striker, cruising behind center Torres.

From the very start of the game, Chelsea took advantage of their kick-off advantage to launch a wave of attacks first.Atletico Madrid is also a team that is very good at defensive counterattacks. They shrink the center and wait for opportunities to counterattack.

There is still a difference between the current Chelsea and Mourinho's Chelsea in the first period. Chelsea in the second period of Mourinho still maintains the style of the Jagged Blues in terms of defensive strength and hardness, but in terms of offense they lost After Robben, the fast side counterattack is not as fast as Mourinho's first period, but Chelsea in Mourinho's second period also obviously has some of Mourinho's latest ideas-Mourinho's style of defensive counterattack is now possible There will be a slight change, and he is now deliberately pursuing some control of the ball.

Just in the away game, Mourinho is still cautious.Chelsea retreated across the board after attacking for a while without receiving any good results.

Mourinho has made his intentions obvious by sending a defender like David Luiz in midfield to play as a midfielder.Chelsea is preparing to defend and counterattack with determination in the away game. It is best to score a goal for Atletico Madrid. Even if you can't score, you can't concede the ball.

But Simeone didn't accept the zero-to-zero score. This is Atletico Madrid's home court. If they can't win the opponent at home, it will be more difficult for Atletico Madrid to advance to London in the second round.

When Atletico Madrid attacked with the ball, Chelsea felt the pressure immediately.

From the very beginning of this match, Li Qingshan was very excited.Chelsea is the third Premier League team he has played against, after Liverpool and Manchester United.Generally speaking, Li Qingshan can be regarded as having made his debut in England, and he knows England's football style very well.

Although the English factor in Chelsea's team is not obvious, their two central defenders are both English.English football advocates simplicity and directness, power first.This is very suitable for Li Qingshan's appetite.

Although Atletico Madrid's offense does not have the authority to press up, their formation is very layered, with Li Qingshan at the top.With his back to Chelsea's goal, he was jockeying for position with John Terry.

Terry, who weighed [-] kilograms, couldn't squeeze Li Qingshan at this moment, which surprised him very much. You must know that there are not many players who can put him at a disadvantage in physical confrontation.

At this time, he thought of his former teammate Didier Drogba. In his eyes, Li Qingshan seems to be stronger than Drogba!

Fortunately, Terry is an experienced central defender after all. Although he was at a disadvantage in physical confrontation, he still relied on his rich defensive experience to go around and destroy the high-altitude ball passed to Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan was also a little surprised. It had been a long time since he had encountered a central defender who could fight him alone and still have the strength to go around and defend.It's just that he doesn't care. After all, the game has just begun. As long as the ball is in the penalty area, the offensive side can always have a certain advantage.

Atletico Madrid has now surrounded Chelsea. Their offense is very layered. Although Li Qingshan did not get the forward long pass, Terry pushed the football out, and the landing point was still controlled by the Atletico Madrid players on the outside. .

After controlling the peripheral landing point, Atletico Madrid's offense began wave after wave. If one offense failed, there would be a second offense and a third offense.No matter how Chelsea cleared the siege, the football fell to Atletico Madrid's feet in the end, and they continued to attack, making Chelsea's penalty area jittery.

Atletico Madrid is besieging Chelsea!

"Now this scene is really surprising. Before the game started, many people thought it was a duel between two defensive teams, and even Atletico Madrid would fall - after all, they are not as good as Chelsea on paper. , but judging from the opening period, Atletico Madrid really took their time to attack Chelsea's penalty area!"

Mourinho stood up with a serious expression.He originally thought that he was already prepared for Atletico Madrid's home attack, but he never expected the opponent to make such a strong effort.

Wave after wave of attacks hit Chelsea's defense like waves.Especially Li Qingshan, although he has not yet threatened Cech's gate, but Li Qingshan's control of the high-altitude ball has made Chelsea a little bit at a loss. Even Terry, who is physically strong, is also competing with Li Qingshan for the high-altitude ball fell into a disadvantage.

Because Atletico Madrid has such a strong fulcrum in the frontcourt, it also allows them to attack boldly with confidence!

Atletico Madrid's offense is very simple and direct, and due to the existence of Li Qingshan, simple and direct offense is often very effective. This is the advantage of having a big center forward. The tall Li Qingshan stands in Chelsea's penalty area, like a beacon , other Atletico Madrid players only need to pass the ball to Li Qingshan's head, Li Qingshan can either head the ball back, or ferry to both sides, or even stop the ball in the penalty area by himself!

It's a pity that most of his backs are facing the attacking direction now, so there is no chance to directly attack the goal for a while!

But even so, it made Chelsea's restricted area in a hurry!

(End of this chapter)