Red Rebels

Although it was a strong dialogue with high expectations, from the first minute of the game, he always took the initiative on the field, especially in terms of rhythm and momentum, it was pressing Portsmouth.

Redknapp's attitude in this game is very clear, that is, through active and tenacious fighting in the midfield, and cutting off the attack, but he quickly found that his strategy could not be realized at all, because he played more than he imagined. It is necessary to be more flexible and adapt to more changes.

Portsmouth focused on arranging two double midfielders with excellent defensive ability, but they did not hit the area in charge of these two players head-on, but patiently passed the ball and constantly mobilized Portsmouth. The defense line shifts, thereby consuming the stamina of the opposing players.

Portsmouth's players are also very tenacious. They fought fiercely after the start, and they did destroy many attacks, but once they lost possession of the ball, the players immediately counterattacked on the spot!

Whether it is Drogba as a striker, or the two wingers Robben and Hleb, as well as the core of the attacking midfielder Kaka, the frontcourt has a very strong awareness of counter-attacking on the spot, which makes Portsmouth very difficult once they have the ball. It is difficult to play a smooth attack. There were several times when the ball was intercepted immediately and the ball was intercepted immediately. Even if the ball was protected, the counterattack was broken up and forced to pass back and reorganize.

In the stands, Cesc Fabregas clearly saw the mobile surnames of the players on the field. His first reaction was that the players had a very strong tactical execution on the field, and the second reaction was that they understood this set of tactics very thoroughly, and The players appear confident on the field, and they can handle it calmly even in the face of the opponent's pressing.

Cesc Fabregas, who plays football, is very clear that this is trust in his teammates. Even if they are pressed by three people, they all believe that their teammates will be able to find a space and receive their passes. I believe that as long as you find the space, your teammates will be able to pass the ball.

It is this mutual trust that allows the ball to pass smoothly at the feet of the players, and it is difficult for Portsmouth to break down, so once the possession of the ball is lost, Portsmouth immediately retreats into the formation, and this result That is, in the frontcourt counterattack, their counterattack completely died down.

Junior Juninho's role on the court is obvious. He must be able to go up when attacking, be able to go down when defending, and be able to initiate the team's offense when the team is in possession of the ball, while also supporting his teammates.

Don't think that Junior Juninho's task is very heavy. In fact, the task of every player on the court is also very heavy. Juninho is only responsible for the tasks of some key areas, so he is called the core of the team.

However, although the situation on the field was firmly in control in the first half, Portsmouth was not a fuel-efficient lamp, especially when they were determined to defend, the score of 1:0 was maintained until halftime.

………………"I thought England's team should pay more attention to physical confrontation, but I didn't expect that the tactics are very technical!" Diaz didn't start to reminisce about the first half until this time, he couldn't help it exclaimed.

His tactics are both soft and hard, able to bend and stretch, which is indeed very eye-catching.

"Junior Junior is the core of this team, plays a considerable role, and his performance is really good, no wonder so many giants in Europe now respect him!" Diaz continued.

This year, I was able to reach the finals in the FA Cup and UEFA Cup. Many media commented on the rise of Junior Juninho and the joining of Kaka. The former is an old minister, and his performance in the team over the past few years is also obvious to all. Yes, and since the past two seasons, his performance has been getting better and better, especially this year, he has shown the best peak state in his history. Before the season, many media believed that the current Junior Juninho suffers from addiction.

As for Kaka, he is considered to be a lubricant in the frontcourt. His offensive ability is very strong, and his last pass and coordination awareness are also very good, especially when the opponent focuses on marking Drogba and the two flanks. The attack that suddenly inserted in the back row,

It also frequently broke the deadlock on the field.

As Mourinho defined him, he made up for the last shortcoming in the frontcourt offense, and the addition of Kaka allowed the team to show a very strong dominance and aggression.

"Mr. Xiao Yu said that their goal next year is not to avoid relegation!" Cesc Fabregas said with emotion.

If he had seen this game before, he would have thought that this was an ambitious newly promoted horse, but after watching this game, Cesc Fabregas felt that if this team really had to stay out of relegation, then the Premier League would The strength is really too strong.

However, there is a possibility that the surname will indeed lead to the team's relegation, and that is the mentality!

Xiao Yu mentioned this to Mourinho before. He analyzed the mentality of many newly promoted horses, hoping to help Mourinho to adjust the mentality of the players and avoid repeating the mistakes of the newly promoted horses.

"They will continue to play in the UEFA Cup next year, and have you noticed that when the Portsmouth players come off, they all look exhausted!" Diaz laughed.

Cesc Fabregas nodded. The defending team may not necessarily consume less energy than the attacking team. On the contrary, the passive defending team often has to bear more psychologically, which will lead to their physical consumption on the court. serious.

"The second half is the key to deciding the outcome!" Cesc Fabregas speculated.

……………… After the opening of the second half, the lineup did not change much, and it was the same for Portsmouth. Redknapp still kept the fast forward on the field, obviously not dead. Still thinking of fighting back.

However, once Portsmouth's ball is passed to the half, it is always lost quickly, or it is cut off, or it is cleared, or it is fouled, or it is suddenly intercepted, and there are two offsides.

This made Portsmouth's offense unable to play anything, but it made good use of its advantages on the field, played patiently, and frequently created threats, especially Juninho, who performed well on the field. Very active, and the rhythm is mastered very skillfully.

In the 52nd minute, it was Juninho who received a return pass from Drogba and passed it to Kaka, who was unmarked in front of the penalty area. Drogba succeeded in anti-offside, volleyed and scored, 2:0!

Redknapp had a cold face on the coach's bench. He felt helpless about the goal, because Kaka at that time should be the area where one of the midfielders he specially instructed was responsible for, but Kaka received the ball. And at the moment of passing the ball, the player who was marking him has been thrown away by him.

If there was a defensive midfielder in front of Kaka at that time, his through ball would not have been passed so smoothly.

But Redknapp's biggest headache was Juninho. The player's forward thrust attracted the attention of the midfielder who was marking Kaka, which led to his dislocation, and then he passed to Kaka's The ball is also very important.

Two goals behind, even if Redknapp refuses to admit it, he has to accept it, this game is unwinnable!

At home, there is really no team that can tie, or even overtake, after being two goals behind.

Redknapp didn't admit defeat in advance, he could also replace it with a striker and fight against the odds, but his reason told him that this was a foolish move, because the consequences of impulsiveness would result in a big defeat.

After thinking about it for a long time, Redknapp finally chose to be conservative. He made two substitutions in one breath, once replacing a forward with a defender. This was also known as a substitution that announced the end of the game in advance. Then he replaced a weak midfielder with a defensive midfielder.

The two substitutions were all based on defense, and they did play a lot of roles. The attack that was temporarily stopped, plus Mourinho had to consider that there were still two league games to play, so he also made changes. Man, replaced Junior Juninho with Yaya Toure and Kaka with Ribery.

After the two teams made substitutions, the game lost its previous intensity, but the rhythm was still fast, and the situation on the field was still firmly in control. Portsmouth's players worked hard, but they were never able to pose a threat. On the contrary, several opportunities were seized, but in the end they failed to score.

Among them, Villa, who replaced Drogba, once scored a single-handed shot in the penalty area, but was pushed to the ground by the opponent's central defender. The referee may have seen the lead, and there was not much time, and no penalty was awarded in the end. ball.

……………………When the game is over, overtake Portsmouth by 1 point and return to the top of the League One, and in the next two leagues, just get one more victory , you can lay the title of this season.

Although there are still two league games to play in name, Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County are not strong teams. Sheffield Wednesday is deep in the relegation zone. Derby County has nothing to do, and won a victory in these two games. state is not difficult.

It's not without trouble though, the most dangerous of which is undoubtedly Sheffield Wednesday, a team currently 22nd in the league, four points behind Coventry in league 21, but they still have two games left, so if they win If so, the difference is only 1 point, and Coventry will face Portsmouth in the final round, and Sheffield Wednesday will host weaker Rotherham.

In this case, the game with the game is particularly important!

And Portsmouth also clearly pinned their hopes on Sheffield Wednesday, hoping that this team can fight to the death, preferably at home.

In fact, Sheffield Wednesday did show a strong desire to fight in this game. In addition to the double game for a week in a row, the physical condition of the players was not very ideal, and even Sheffield Wednesday took the initiative to let the latter See the hope of winning.

But at the juncture of the crisis, Ronaldinho stumbled while dribbling the ball at the front of the penalty area. The referee undisputedly awarded a free kick in the frontcourt.

After that, Sheffield Wednesday made a big push, but before the end of the first half, Kaka used his personal ability to break through a long shot in the middle and once again expanded the score, 2:0!

In the second half, Ronaldinho deftly took the ball out of the encirclement and entered the penalty area when faced with two defenders marking it. Facing the goalkeeper, he calmly pushed the shot from the far corner and succeeded, 3:0!

Another victory and the league title this season!