Red Rebels

"It's so beautiful, Drogba, in the 36th minute of the first half, with a beautiful turn, the opponent's central defender couldn't hold him at all, so he could only watch him enter the penalty area, form a single-handed shot, and score a goal! exclaimed Andy Gray.

Martin Taylor on the side was also very excited, "We can see from the slow motion that the moment Drogba stopped the ball, his head was raised, obviously observing his teammates. When people responded, he chose to go it alone, and then let's see, the moment when he shot with a single shot, he was very calm and composed!"

"Many media describe Drogba as an African elephant. I think this is too vivid. He is the king of elephants!"

"But, Andy, did you know? When Drogba first arrived in Manchester, their team-mates gave him a nickname when he was joking with him. Do you know what it was called?"

Andy Gray shook his head. He was a little concerned about it, but not as detailed as Martin Taylor. The latter is now a die-hard fan. He is one of the commentators for almost every game live.

"Brother Rough!" Martin Taylor laughed and said, "Each player will have his own song, such as Curtis's song, Kaka's song, Drogba's song is called Rough God Drogba song of!"

"Why?" Andy Gray asked with a strange smile.

"Because when he first arrived in Manchester, his skills were very rough, especially shooting. There was a saying in the team that Drogba missed the butt of the elephant from 12 yards, and at that time he was purely a dependant. The center who eats his body, but we can see that Drogba stopped the ball and turned around just now, it is too light, this is definitely the quality that a first-class center can have!"

Andy Gray was a little surprised, "So, Drogba has made rapid progress in the past two years!"

"Yes, not only Drogba, but also many players in the game have also made obvious progress. Curtis, Terry, Essien and others, even Juninho's improvement is also obvious. He is now reading the game. The ability is stronger, you can see that the two-to-one cooperation with Redondo just now is purely to play the other side like a wooden pillar!"

"It is because this team can help players to make continuous progress, so during the winter transfer period, many Premier League teams and foreign teams took a fancy to Drogba, but he still chose to stay. The same situation still has Essien, Curtis and others have all chosen allegiance to the temptation of giant teams in recent years."

"It's an amazing team!" Andy Gray said.

………………Played patiently under Redondo and Juninho, especially after Didier Drogba scored.

In the away game, Mourinho believes that the opponent should be more anxious than himself.

On the contrary, it was Malaga. Obviously, after the score was behind, the players in Malaga seemed more impatient, eager to equalize the score, and their actions were even bigger, but they could not threaten the goal. Instead, they made frequent mistakes, several times. Was seized the opportunity, but unfortunately failed to become a goal.

Although Redondo didn't have much physical confrontation on the court, he intercepted the opponent's passing route several times by relying on experience, which attracted cheers from the fans in the audience, and Drogba's goal just now also came from his passing. His control of the rhythm of the game in midfield made Redondo the most enthusiastic cheers from the fans in the stands during the break.

"Nice job, Fernando!" Mourinho did not hesitate to praise himself in the dressing room.

His team dominated the field in the first half. It was an away game, against a Spanish side, but with a striking control style.

As Andy Gray said at the end of the first half, in front of him, Malaga was more like an English team than a Spanish team.

However, Martin Taylor added that in what he believes to be technicalization, there is also a strong iron-blooded spirit, which enables this team to play both delicate tricks like the fingers and a surging passion. Contest.

"How is it? Is it alright?" Mourinho asked Redondo with concern.

The latter nodded, panting heavily, and said, "No problem, sir!"

"How about giving you another 20 minutes in the second half?" Mourinho asked in consultation.

Who knew that Redondo shook his head, "Can you have more?"

After finishing speaking, he was a little sad, but very stubborn, "I know that many fans come to watch my game, and I'm afraid there won't be many such situations in the future. I hope that at least today, I can dedicate what I can to them. , the best game ever!"

Redondo's words made the whole locker room quiet immediately. They all had to admit that the 34-year-old had already stepped out of the door of his career with one foot, and Redondo's injury made him stay on the court. Time is running out.

"35 minutes, Fernando, this is the limit, you can't ask for more!" Mourinho was ruthless, he knew that if Redondo asked again, maybe he would be soft-hearted, but he also knew very well that Ray Todo can't last that long.

You know, for Redondo, the longer the game goes on, the more damage to his knee.

"Thank you, sir!" Redondo said gratefully.

At this time, Curtis, who was sitting beside Redondo, suddenly stood up.

"I think, Fernando, you should be higher in the second half and try to score a goal!"

Redondo was stunned for a moment, a flash of desire flashed in his eyes, but it disappeared quickly, but just when he was about to shake his head, Curtis continued.

"Don't worry, Fernando, there are me, John, Colo, Ribeiro..."

"And me!" Kaka also stood up, "I can also retreat to help the defense!"

"Yeah, Fernando, you should strive for a goal! We will run more and help you prevent those bastards from Malaga!" Drogba also stood up and encouraged.

Immediately afterwards, other players in the locker room also stood up one after another, constantly encouraging Redondo.

Redondo was obviously moved, but he looked at Mourinho. He knew that the head coach is a person who attaches great importance to the team's tactical execution. As a midfielder, his main task is to control the game and organize the ball. Team offense and defense.

"Although in my arrangement, scoring goals is not your main responsibility, but if you can score goals, that's not bad, but I hope we can continue to control the game in the second half!" Mourinho is very happy to see this inside the team. atmosphere, but he didn't show it.

There was a burst of cheers in the locker room immediately, and everyone surrounded Redondo, offering suggestions, indicating what kind of situation he should move forward, how he would pass the ball and so on.

……………… 25 minutes later, the score on the field became 0:2, but unfortunately, it was not Redondo who scored, but Hleb, who opened the second half Not long after, he received Robben's cross after the breakthrough and scored a goal later.

Redondo was very active in the second half. Hleb's goal and Redondo's big foot transfer played a very crucial role, and he was also involved in the team's two goals. One of the best players.

Málaga's players were also beaten, with their striker receiving a second yellow card for a serious foul and being sent off, allowing for better control of the game.

But Redondo's goal never came!

"Ricciardo, you can't continue like this!" Curtis stopped Kaka when he was retreating to defend.

"The boss has only 10 minutes left for Fernando, and it will be too late if he doesn't score!"

Mourinho is famous for keeping his word in the team. He said it was 35 minutes, so it must be 35 minutes. As long as there are no mistakes in the game, he will definitely replace Redon in 35 minutes on time. many.

"Then what can I do?" Kaka was also helpless. The goal of scoring a goal is not something that can be said.

"Give him more passes, or create penalties!"

Kaka nodded, ran to the front, and talked to several other frontcourt players about this matter. Everyone agreed with Curtis's words. Redondo creates opportunities.

Curtis asked Redondo to move forward as much as possible, indicating that the opponent had replaced the striker, the attacking power was not strong, and the defense was no problem.

So, in the next few minutes, I saw a very strange scene on the field, that is, he dominated Mara in the half, but he did not take advantage of Drogba's high point in front of the goal. , instead, he frequently pulled out the gap and passed the ball to the vicinity of the penalty area to give Redon a long shot.

Speaking of which, Redondo's luck was not good either. A few long shots either missed a little or hit the defender.

"God, is it so hard to score a goal?" Curtis almost shouted.

Other players also saw that the opponent's penalty area is full of people, and long-range shots are not good for scoring goals. As for grabbing points in front of the goal, frankly speaking, Redondo's current physical condition may have entered the penalty area, which is the reason for being ravaged by others. .

Kaka, Robben and Ronaldinho, who replaced Hleb, gave each other a wink, and everyone understood.

Since long shots don't work, then just cut inside. Isn't there a lot of people in the penalty area? I just squeezed into a crowded place and used small skills to see if I could create a penalty kick. [ban^] first

As a result, players from the left, center, and right lines frequently cut into the penalty area on the field. Once, Ronaldinho tripped in the corner of the penalty area, but the referee ruled that it was a foul outside the penalty area. Very excited to follow his theory.

Redondo was in the back, watching his teammates create opportunities for him one by one. He felt as if something was blocking his heart, his nose was sore, and it was uncomfortable, but his heart was warm.

The fans in the stands also saw the intention of the players, and began to shout the slogan of Redondo's goal. At first, only the fans were shouting. Later, even the fans of Redondo in Spain joined in, and finally it evolved into In the audience, it was not clear who was shouting and who was not shouting.

And in this kind of shouting, when the time went to the 35th minute, Mourinho had called De Rossi, who was about to be replaced, to warm up on the sidelines, but the situation on the field still did not change.

But just as De Rossi was standing on the sidelines, waiting for the dead ball to make a substitution, Kaka suddenly dribbled the ball through the middle and entered the penalty area after passing two people. The opponent's central defender stretched his legs subconsciously and tripped Kaka directly. .

There was an uproar in the audience immediately, and the whole stadium suddenly boiled.

All the fans, including the players, were waiting for the referee's decision, and the thunderous slogan of "penalty kick...penalty kick" sounded at the scene!