mtl008 Chapter 467 Messi, I'll Cover You!
Chapter 467 Messi, I'll Cover You!
Chapter 467 Messi, I'll Cover You!
Seeing Drogba again, this high center forward from Côte d'Ivoire is already a famous star in Europe.
Su Dong still clearly remembers that after their meeting in the Champions League group stage, Drogba once said harshly that he must beat Su Dong when they met again. At that time, no one thought that the second meeting would be in the Champions League final.
And Drogba has also emerged from a well-known center in Ligue [-] back then, and has become a well-known No. [-] figure in world football, although many people are now controversial about him, thinking that his footwork is too rough.
Especially when compared with superstars like Su Dong.
Didier Drogba met Su Dong during the pre-match training. The Ivorian smiled and showed his white teeth.
The two didn't have time to get together until they finished the pre-match training and walked to the locker room.
"I've heard that you threatened to kill me in the media. You've been very courageous recently." Su Dong pretended to be threatening.
Not to be outdone, Drogba nodded provocatively, "What do you think?"
Both of them laughed in unison.
It is really strange to say that Su Dong has encountered many outstanding forwards in recent years, but he has the most affinity with Drogba.
In terms of technical characteristics, Su Dong is actually more similar to Ibrahimovic of Juventus, but the Swedish center always looks like something, Su Dong does not have a good impression of him.
But Drogba is different. Although the two have only fought twice on the court, Drogba left a very good impression on Sudong.
This may have something to do with Drogba's style and character.
The fate between people is sometimes so strange.
Just like Carvalho and Ferreira, when they saw Su Dong, their faces were obviously a little unnatural, and they were frightened, so they hurriedly walked away, for fear of saying a few words to Su Dong.
As early as in the Portuguese Super League, the two of them suffered a lot from Su Dong, and now naturally they don't want to have more contact with him before the game.
But Su Dong still waved at them both from afar and greeted them with a smile.
Carvalho and Ferreira, like the plague gods, avoided Su Dong and walked faster.
Seeing their appearance, Su Dong couldn't help laughing, and looked at Drogba again.
"Remember Senderos?"
"of course."
"He said he played three games against you, the first two times you had the advantage, and the last time he taught you a lesson."
"Fart!" Drogba was a little annoyed, "The boy's legs are weak when he sees me now. I just missed a good opportunity and didn't score a goal. What kind of lesson is that?"
"I think so too, so I helped you teach him a hard lesson, and I guess he will have a longer memory in the future."
When Drogba heard this, he was a little puzzled, why did he think that Su Dong was not so kind?
Sure enough, Su Dong quickly changed the topic, "In the future, if you encounter such uncertain things, you can tell me, and I will find opportunities to help you out and let others know that you are not easy to bully."
Drogba stopped immediately, pointing at Su Dong angrily and amusedly, this is so shameless!
Look, does this sound like human speech?
I can't figure it out, so I asked you to come out?
Do I need to do this?
Seeing Drogba's expression, Su Dong laughed a long time ago, as if he was asking for credit, look, am I a buddy?
Drogba managed to hold back his laughter, pointed at Su Dong, nodded and said, "Originally you were only half disabled, but now, you are dead!"
After finishing speaking, Drogba simply didn't play tricks with him and left directly.
Now he finally knows why Carvalho and Ferreira are avoiding Su Dong.
If you talk to this guy, you will be pissed off!
Is there such a thing as being so pretentious and taking advantage of others?
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The referee for this UEFA Champions League final is Terje Haug from Norway.
Hauge had some grievances with Chelsea, so Mourinho said those words before the game, trying to put some pressure on Hauge and let him be a little merciful when he enforced the law during the game.
But judging from Hauge's response to the media interview before the game, he is still impartial.
Of course, the specific situation depends on the trend of the game.
The referee's enforcement of a game is actually an art, and in many cases, balance and the excitement of the game must be considered.
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Barcelona's starting lineup for this game still uses a four-three-three formation.
Goalkeeper Valdes, the defense is Van Bronckhorst, Marcos, Puyol and Belletti, the midfielder is Marcos Senna, Deco and Iniesta are in the middle, and the frontcourt is a combination of Ronaldinho, Su Dong and Messi.
Although Harvey has returned from injury and started the game, Judging from the game, Harvey has not fully recovered to his best condition, which made Rijkaard dare not rashly arrange him to start, but only put him in the 18-man list as a substitute.
There are basically no changes in the other positions, and they are all Barcelona's regular main lineup.
Chelsea's starting lineup also adopted a four-three-three formation.
The goalkeeper is Cech, the defense is Gallas, Carvalho, Terry and Ferreira, the midfield is Lampard, Makelele and Essien, and the frontcourt is the trident combination of Robben, Drogba and Duff.
Chelsea's starting lineup can be said to be star-studded, but there are also famous European players such as Crespo, Wright Phillips, Maniche, Good Johnson, Joe Cole on the bench, and the overall strength is very strong.
It is not difficult to see from the starting lineup alone that Barcelona still wants to maintain their traditional advantages, relying on passing and possession to gain an advantage in the game scene, and then suppress Chelsea.
Mourinho wanted to deal with Barcelona with defensive counterattacks, and even did not hesitate to arrange a strong combination of Lampard, Makelele and Essien in the midfield.
Not only that, in the defense, Ferreira on the right has always been quite satisfactory, Gallas on the left instead of Del Horno, it can still be seen that Mourinho is still quite afraid of Barcelona's two wings.
This also brings up a question, can Messi do it?
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When the players of the two teams walked out of the dressing room one after another, came to the exit of the player tunnel, and waited to enter the field, Su Dong noticed the strangeness in Messi's expression, especially after he glanced at Chelsea's lineup, his eyes fell on Gallas.
"What's the matter?" Su Dong stretched out his hand and held Messi's head.
The Argentine kid's hair grew longer and his hands got better and better.
Messi turned around, looked at Su Dong, and smiled, "It's nothing."
Su Dong noticed it.
This is Messi's first start in a Champions League final, having been a substitute last season.
Not only that, he was just a fledgling kid last season, and AC Milan didn't pay much attention to him, but this season is different. From Mourinho letting Gallas play on the left, it is not difficult to see that Chelsea attaches great importance to Messi on the right.
This will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of Messi's game on the right.
"I've fought against him before." Su Dong said suddenly.
Messi was a little surprised. When he looked at Su Dong, he found that Su Dong was looking at Gallas, and immediately realized that Su Dong had seen through his thoughts.
"He's strong!" Messi said.
Su Dong nodded, "It is indeed very strong, but I think you are stronger than him!"
Messi was very surprised to hear that.
Will he be stronger than Gallas?
"Don't think I'm trying to coax you. Nuno Cruz told me that your physical fitness is already very good. Although you are not tall, it is enough to adapt to the intensity of professional football. This is not easy for you with a weak foundation."
Messi, Iniesta, Marcos Senna, the three players who trained with Su Dong have one thing in common, that is, they are hardly injured.
The reason is simple, Su Dong's personal trainer team attaches great importance to this aspect.
When Su Dong first joined, Messi was sickly and short, but now, Messi's physical confrontation can't be said to be very strong, but at least in this top-level competition, there is no problem with self-protection, and he will never be bullied by the opponent.
"Encountering an opponent like Gallas will be a very valuable experience. Don't think about anything, just focus on the game, play how you usually play, how you play now, give full play to your own advantages, and kill him!" Su Dong encouraged.
Messi took a deep breath and nodded heavily.
"Don't worry, after the opening, we must stabilize first, you just find the rhythm and feeling."
Barcelona is a pass-and-control team. Generally speaking, the first thing to do after the opening is to control the football and rhythm first, and then slowly find opportunities to attack the opponent.
This is why Barcelona can have a high ball possession rate in every game, not only because of the relationship between the strength of the team and the ability of the players, but also because of the team's tactical philosophy.
But precisely because of this, Barcelona rarely played that kind of opening attack.
Even most games are opened to let the opponent attack.
"With me covering you, feel free to do it, you can do it!" Su Dong encouraged Messi by touching his head.
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In the cheers of [-] fans, Hauge blew the whistle to start the game.
Sure enough, although Barcelona took the lead in kicking off, Chelsea's opening attack should be more determined.
In just over 1 minute, Chelsea was on the left side of the frontcourt. Robben created a free kick opportunity and quickly cooperated with Lampard. Lampard broke into the left side of the penalty area and kicked high.
After 1 minute, Barcelona kicked a counterattack, and Deco passed it to Su Dong.
After Su Dong stopped the ball with his back turned, he turned to get rid of Carvalho and sent a direct pass.
Messi quickly plugged in, but under the interference of Gallas, he barely kicked a long shot and failed to pose a threat.
Su Dong specially ran over to meet Messi who came back, smiled and gave him a high-five, "Nice job."
Messi smiled too.
"Find the rhythm slowly, don't worry, don't be nervous!" Su Dong encouraged again.
Messi took a deep breath and nodded in agreement.
He's been trying to find a rhythm.
After catching up with Su Dong's direct pass just now, his dribbling pace was a bit messy, which led to being caught up by Gallas.
This is indeed a pity.
But it also proves what Su Dong said, Gallas is actually not terrible.
Chelsea was not intimidated by Barcelona's long shot, and still continued to instigate attacks.
Didier Drogba fell into Barcelona's offside trap twice, which made the Ivorian a little annoyed.
On the contrary, Lampard quickly seized the opportunity and kicked another long shot.
The England midfielder dominated all of Chelsea's opening shots and is also one of Chelsea's top scorers this season, scoring [-] goals in the Premier League.
This is quite amazing for a midfielder!
And anyone can see that Chelsea played very positively after the start.
On the contrary, Barcelona, a little conservative, is catching passes and holding the ball as always.
(End of this chapter)