Chapter 1021 Killing Move
Things were indeed as Mourinho expected.
When the game reached the 73rd minute, Paris Saint-Germain made a second substitution adjustment.
But this adjustment was a bit surprising. Gao Han replaced left defender Marcelo with Matuidi.
The Brazilian left-back performed very actively in this game and made great contributions to the offensive end, but as a full-back, the physical energy consumed a lot of energy, especially in the second half, after Neymar leaned closer to the middle, he almost supported the left side alone, and now his physical energy has been consumed almost the same.
After Matuidi came on the court, Di Maria was switched to the left side, but the team's defense also changed.
Paris Saint-Germain began to try to play three defenders, Azpilicueta was moved to the left, Thiago Silva was in the center, David Luis leaned to the right, and Di Maria supported the left side alone.
Yaya Toure was pushed to the front midfielder, while Matuidi dragged it to the end to protect Pirlo.
Although from the perspective of the card, this is to strengthen the defense, in fact, it still needs to continue to strengthen the offensive.
Mourinho narrowed his eyes on the sidelines, "This is Gao Han's real killer move!"
Mourinho has made a substitution in this game, just after Drogba came on the court, but he mainly strengthened his defense against each other. Now he saw Gao Han changing into the three defenders, he was even more moved.
Paris Saint-Germain's defense has loopholes, especially on the left side. Azpilicueta is the right back, and it is not suitable to play on the left side. If Real Madrid can do more on this side, there will definitely be a chance.
Not only Mourinho thought of it, but also Karanca and Rui Fariya.
Real Madrid can kill the game with just one goal.
But could this be a trap that Gao Han deliberately left behind?
Just as Mourinho was hesitating, Real Madrid on the court quickly seized an opportunity and fought back.
Diego Costara went to the right, which was Paris Saint-Germain's left side to receive the ball from the backcourt. After controlling the ball, he attracted Azpilicueta's attention and wanted to pass the ball to Ozil who was inserted in the back row.
But at the critical moment, Matuidi returned to defense and poked the ball away, destroying a counterattack from Real Madrid.
With the first time, it came again soon.
It was Diego Costala who went to the right to receive the pass from the backcourt, but after getting the ball this time, he broke through Azpilicueta's defense directly along the right side and passed into the penalty area. However, the mid and back points did not follow the players from Real Madrid, and missed an opportunity in vain.
In just under three minutes, both counterattacks were all on the right, using this large gap between Di Maria and Azpilicueta to play the role of Diego Costa, which made Paris Saint-Germain's defense a little tight.
But Mourinho, who was standing on the sidelines, had his face become more serious.
"Don't press on blindly, pay attention to keeping the line of defense tight."
"Felipe, pay attention to the drag and protect the defense line."
"And you, Essin, pay attention to Dimaria on the left and don't let your guard down."
Mourinho walked to the sidelines and shouted hard, reminding the players on the court.
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"The players' minds have changed, and I'm afraid they will start to reduce the head coach's instructions."
In front of the visiting coach's seat, Zidane heard Mourinho's shouting and said with a complicated expression.
He knew that Mourinho's caution was right.
Paris Saint-Germain is better than Real Madrid in terms of the player's personal ability or the team's overall offensive and defensive conversion speed. Once the defense line is loose, Paris Saint-Germain will catch the opportunity to fight back, which is quite unfavorable to Real Madrid.
But Zidane himself is a professional player, and he knows the players' mentality at this moment.
After struggling for more than an hour, I finally had a chance. After seeing the hope of scoring, are they willing to give up?
Some people will continue to follow Mourinho with all their hearts, but some people will also start to relax and want to give it a try.
This is the human heart.
Thinking of this, Zidane couldn't help but turn his head and look at Gao Han, his eyes full of admiration.
From the beginning, Gao Han knew very well that Mourinho was very familiar with Drogba and must have been prepared for it. The effect of using Drogba as a surprise weapon was not ideal, so he specially prepared the second move, changing the formation.
If you are familiar with Gao Han, you will definitely know that he likes to arrange players to play in different positions in training. He feels that it can not only improve players' adaptability to different positions, but also promote players' understanding and thinking from others.
Azpilicueta has played in the left back and left center back many times in training, and performed very well, which made Gao Han dare to use him to play the left center back in this game, and his task is to stop Diego Costa from cutting inward.
As for the cross from the bottom, Thiago Silva and David Luis will focus on the middle and back points, and Matuidi will also return to defense in time. The reason why this French midfielder was dragged in the end was that Gao Han used it to stare at the opponent's counterattack.
With Matuidi here, Pirlo can continue to exert his creativity and pass organization skills, and Yaya Toure can continue to put pressure on the frontcourt.
The left side should have been Neymar's world, but the reason why Neymar was allowed to be taken back from Di Maria was because the Argentine was more active on the defensive end, had good defensive ability and fast speed, and he could even return to defense if necessary.
Gao Han's replacement seems risky, but in fact, any Paris Saint-Germain insider will only feel that it is normal.
This is where Paris Saint-Germain is better than Real Madrid in terms of lineup thickness.
Gao Han did not comment on Zidane's words, but watched the game intently.
"Real Madrid's formation begins to narrow. Mourinho knows what we want, tell Di Maria and Suarez to try to pull the formation away."
After a pause, Gao Han turned his head to look at the bench, "Let Lucas warm up again and be ready to play at any time."
Lucas Mora, this Brazilian side attacker, is also Gao Han's long-planned surprise weapon.
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The competition has begun to enter a white-hot stage.
The two world-renowned coaches made moves one after another, and the scene began to become more and more tense, so that even the group of Mourinho-boasting fans in the Bernabeu stage forgot their purpose and were even more worried about the game.
Paris Saint-Germain's change of formation worked, Gao Han's substitution also worked, Real Madrid's defensive pressure began to increase, but Mourinho kept calling out to the players on the sidelines, reminding them that they did not dare to be careless at all.
Real Madrid does not want its formation to be pulled apart, but there is no way. Di Maria and Suarez stand on two sides and they have to be pulled apart, which exposes hidden dangers to Real Madrid's defense.
Especially in Paris Saint-Germain, middle players like Pirlo and Yaya Toure, frequently transfer the ball from one side to the other side, allowing Real Madrid's defense to be brought with them, and it will inevitably loosen.
When the game entered eighty minutes, Gao Han replaced Suarez with Lucas Mora, this situation became even more obvious, and Paris Saint-Germain began to frequently create opportunities from both wings.
In the 82nd minute, Pirlo received a return pass from Lucas Mora, and then passed it to Yaya Toure.
The Ivory midfielder faced the goal with his back, controlled the ball, and turned around and passed the ball to the left rib.
Di Maria quickly threw away Aveloa. After receiving the ball before everyone, she accelerated and walked through Essin, headed straight to the penalty area, and left Aveloa and Essin behind.
Seeing that if he didn't stop him, the opponent was about to enter the penalty area. Especially considering that there was a Neymar who was ready to respond at any time in the middle, Felipe Melo, who rushed over quickly to assist in defense, had almost no time to hesitate and directly tackled from the diagonal back.
As a result, the ball was not tackled, but the person was tackled down.
Di Maria fell outside the penalty area, rolled on the grass twice, hugging her legs tightly, with a very painful expression, while Felipe Melo quickly got up from the ground, raised her arms innocently, and signaled to the referee running over that he did not shovel him.
Players from Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain also quickly surrounded them.
Aveloa was the first to rush towards Di Maria, obviously scolding the other party for not pretending to be dead, so he got up quickly, but Paris Saint-Germain's captain Thiago Silva pushed Aveloa away and signaled him not to threaten his teammates.
After playing for more than 80 minutes of the game, each other's emotions have accumulated to the point where they are on the verge of an outbreak, and the conflicts on the scene are about to break out.
On the sidelines, Mourinho was also shouting loudly, thinking that this was an unquestionable fake fall and that Di Maria should be given a yellow card. The fans in the Bernabeu stands all supported Mourinho this time.
But the referee still took out a red card at Felipe Melo and gave Paris Saint-Germain a free kick from the frontcourt on the left side of the rib, which made him bear the booing from the Bernabeu stands.
"The tackle behind the scenes is undoubtedly a red card."
"From the slow-motion replay, Felipe Melo's red card is indeed not unfair."
"We can see that Di Maria is very smart and blocks Felipe Melo with her body. If he continues to dribble into the penalty area, Drogba is in the front, Neymar is ready to respond at any time on the left side of the arc top of the penalty area, and Yaya Toure is ambushing on the right side of the arc top. Di Maria has too many choices."
"Don't forget that Di Maria is the left-footed player, and Felipe Melo can't stop him from passing the ball in this case."
"It should be said that the Brazilian midfielder deserves this red card, but he mainly takes the blame for Aveloa and Essin, especially Aveloa, who was thrown away by Di Maria too quickly and he can't catch up with the Argentinian's speed at all."
"This free kick position will also be a big test for Casillas, because Paris Saint-Germain has an outstanding direct free kick expert, Pirlo."
"The court is still a little confused. The referee showed a yellow card to Aveloa and Thiago Silva each, playing 50 boards each. This obviously wants to calm both sides."
"Okay, let's take a look at this free kick."
"Paris Saint-Germain was indeed punished by Pirlo."
"After joining Paris Saint-Germain, this Italian midfielder performed very well under Gao Han's command, which has a lot to do with Gao Han's positioning. He even joked in an interview with the media not long ago that if he continues to play like this, he probably can play until the European Cup in 2016."
Chapter completed!