UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE semifinal 2nd leg with Atletico Madrid were played at Stamford Bridge which is the Chelsea' home. Before the game started, a press conference had taken place by Diego Simeone who is the manager of Atletico Madrid. He told to a lot of journalists that Chelsea had been too defensive when they had played 1st leg, but this is one of the tactics and football would become dull if only it exists in the world against a criticizing of a Chelsea's tactic. He didn't criticize a Chelsea's tactic. I thought he was a professional.
This game was different from 1st leg. Chelsea was defensive in the 1st leg, but this game was more aggressive than 1st leg. It is home advantage. Chelsea's players must have felt great because their supporters supported them enthusiastically. But it was a counter football. Both of the teams needed a score because they could not score in the 1st leg. In the anticipation before the game, Chelsea seemed to have advantage. So I was sure that Chelsea won the game and advanced to The Final in Lisbon.
At that time, Real Madrid advanced to the final. My best friend is a Madridista, a Madrid supporter. So I wanted to fight and win him.
First goal was born in Chelsea. The scorer was Fernando Torres who was strong in big games. He didn't celebrate him by himself because He scored against his old home. I thought he was a professional. But, I heard Atletico's chairperson, Enrique Cerezo was sure that Atletico won the game at that time. It was right. It became real. In the closing minutes of the first half, Chelsea allowed a point. It often happens in football because teams become careless and they make their defense loose at that time. I felt dangerous because Chelsea scored and relaxed clearly in addition to the additional time's danger. Atletico's player who was at right side gave a cross to Adrian Ropez who was a Atletico's striker at far side. Nobody marked him. The first half finished. The lost point was great sorrow because it was a away goal. Chelsea could not advanced to the final if they didn't score a goal at least.
Second half started. Jose Mourinho decided to send Samuel Eto'o to the pitch, he added a striker to score. Chelsea has Fernando Torres and Samuel Eto'o. I thought Jose's decision was simple, keen, and right. But the judge had a mistake. Atletico was so aggressive that Chelsea could not stop them because Atletico has power in the first half. Samuel was a striker but he had to defense in Chelsea's penalty area. It was bad because he is not defender but striker and he was one of the best defender as a striker such as he was called striker Claude Makelele. He was called the greatest defensive midfielder in the history. he flourished Chelsea and Real Madrid. He was a player who played two player's role in defense alone called Makelele role. He always stopped enemy' counter without being absorbed by defense line. It was great. almost players could not do it. But of course, Samuel was not better at defense than defender. Needless to say, he was absorbed by defense line because he made a mistake in Chelsea's penalty area. He push Diego Costa who was Atletico's ace striker down. I thought the ace striker was clever because he was near bad defender. I thought Jose's decision is too early. He should have been calm. He should recover Chelsea's pace with passing with five players in centre. Diego Costa scored with penalty kick. Chelsea needed two goals. It was difficult for Chelsea, but they gave up. They became aggressive. They made a lot of chances, but they stopped defender and goal post. Then Atletico put an end to the game. It was easy for them to break Chelsea's defense. One of their player gave to a fellow a cross. He hit a shot, Mark Schwarzer who was a Chelsea's goalkeeper flicked a ball, and Arda Turan who was an Atletico's player of left side half and ran into centre. Then the referee whistled.
If Chelsea had won the game, Torres might have flourished at the final. Both I and my best friends was looking forward to fighting each other. But Torres scored. It is little hope to be elected World Cup squad. I'm looking forward to it. (761)
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Sunday, June 1, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
English Premier League week 36 games in 2014 :1360
Premier League week 36 games were played. Of course, I watched Chelsea's game. It is second game of series of three games with two old homes for Torres. I thought he was lined up in starting members in Chelsea, but It isn't so. I was disappointed it because I want Mourinho to line up him in all of series of three games with old homes. But not Chelsea is a team for Torres. When he belonged Liverpool, It was not mistake to say it a team for Torres. He was shining in Liverpool. He scored 24 goals in first season in Liverpool. It is the greatest record i Premier League. It is a record of goals of foreign players' goals recording in first season. It was not still broken. I think Mourinho must have had a lot of ideas. In fact, modern soccer is as not easy as consisting of only a player. Soccer is a sport which is played by eleven players. Moreover, modern soccer's defense is solider than old soccer's defense. It is called zonal press. It is a way to defense without being broken defense's block. Because man mark defense was mainly adopted in old football, It was easy for attacker to break defense. But when Torres belonged to Liverpool, zonal press had already mainly adopted among top teams. In short, Torres at that time is a monster. Monsters always exist whenever we exist. But I could not see Torres when he was a monster because I was not interested in him at that time. It is the saddest thing for me. Mourinho appointed Ba. In recently, he might have recovered good condition. He was a good striker when he belonged to New Castle. He has been bad condition for about a year since he had come to Chelsea. The reason why he appointed no Torres and Eto'o but Ba might have been such a thing and tactics. Things thought on a tactics side are his height and his ability to score super goals. Mourinho might have thought Chelsea had to become defensive because Liverpool's two tops were proud of scoring about fifty goals, they were very offensive, Chelsea had to get goals in less chances than Liverpool, and in order to do it, a tall player got balls as many as possible from long ball, and he had to get precious goal. One more chance was set play, so to speak, corner kick, free kick, penalty kick, and so on.
Then, I will wrote contents of the game since now. As expected, it advanced with Liverpool possessing a ball. Chelsea continued bouncing it. Liverpool made many chances whereas Chelsea could not make only few chances. Chelsea aimed counter attack, but area they robbed is too low to set counter attack directly because Liverpool is too aggressive. But just before the first half finished, honestly Chelsea scored first goal. It was very the good luck. It would be nightmare for Liverpool.
They tried to construct attack after Chelsea's corner kick had ended in failure. The construction of attack is called "build up" in football vocabulary. Only Japanese people may call so, but I don't know if foreign people call so. When Liverpool built up, Three Liverpool's player pass each other at defense line. Build up makes attack easier. First step of it is to pass each other. While that, distance opens between a player band a player. Second step is passing a ball to become point of attack, a player at defense line passes a ball to a player in midfield in front of defense line. "Build up" is completed by complete them. There are some ways to complete first step of build up. In the case of Liverpool, Brendan Rodgers who is manager of Liverpool used 4-2-3-1 as the basic formation. 4-2-3-1 is a formation to consist of 4 defenders, 2 defensive midfielders, 3 offensive midfielders, and a striker. It maybe changed 4-4-2, 4-1-4-1, or kept 4-2-3-1 when they were defensing, because It is easy to defense by making blocks as many as they can. Rodgers maybe used 3-4-3 when they were changing from defense to attack because it is easy to attack by using the number of players to attacks. He maybe used 2-1-3-4 when they were attacking. He maybe used 2-4-4 when they were too aggressive. It is not only so destructive but also cause destroyed own defense.
First goal was born when Liverpool were maybe consisting of 3-4-3, step of build up. When teams build up, players who do it have to avoid enemies' press. In order to pass each other at defense line, defense line need three players at least. In the case of Liverpool, because both side back was in midfield when they built up, only two people was left at back line. It was not enough to build up. Because of it, Steven Gerrard who was one of the greatest passers in the world came to defense line and took part in build up, but unusually he made a serious mistake. He can't get a ball from Mamadou Sakho. He sent a good ball, but Gerrard took the wrong ball control. Ba didn't miss it. He robbed the ball and scored first goal by going through the ball between crotches of Simon Mignolet who was a goal keeper of Liverpool. It would be one of the most serious incidents in this season for Liverpool because Captain who supported the team for a long time, so to speak, the Legend living of Liverpool made the most serious mistake in the game requiring championship. Supporters of Liverpool must have been disappointed and some of them might have wondered if they could get the title but they gave up. They have never got the title since League's name had changed from Football League to Premier League, for 24 years. Because of it, their thought to the title was so strong and they may want to return favors to Gerrard. They became too aggressive from start to finish in the second half. Chelsea defensed very well. Mourinho lined up eight players in front of goal in second half, but it was criticized after the game had finished. He was said " he lined up two buses in front of the goal. " Liverpool could not score readily, but just before the game finished, shouts of joy broke out at An Field. It is from supporter of Chelsea. they give the decisive blow to Liverpool. Liverpool was consisting of 2-4-4. What was worse. 2 of 4-4-2 located in front of half way line. It was happy for Torres who participate at 39 minute of second half to get rid of there. Chelsea's 8 players was also easy to pass him in large space behind Liverpool's defender. He didn't have to care about offside, because Offside was not applied own area, in front of half way line. He succeed in getting rid of there with Willian who is a Brazilian offensive midfielder and can hard work. Torres carried the ball to inside of penalty area and passed it to Willian. He scored calmly. I screamed. I wanted Torres to score. I said him " if you carried there, score by yourself." But I could think over about a lot of things. He might have chosen the best way to give the decisive blow to Liverpool, He might not have wanted to score to an old home, He had no confidence to score, and so on, but If he was the best condition like when he had belonged to Liverpool, He would score. Anyway, I was disappointed. Then the Referee whistled.
Chelsea got a chance to win the title. But because it is impossible to win it by themselves, they win leaving two games and we hope Manchester city and Liverpool lost points in leaving games. I'm looking forward to being eon the title by Chelsea. (1360)
Then, I will wrote contents of the game since now. As expected, it advanced with Liverpool possessing a ball. Chelsea continued bouncing it. Liverpool made many chances whereas Chelsea could not make only few chances. Chelsea aimed counter attack, but area they robbed is too low to set counter attack directly because Liverpool is too aggressive. But just before the first half finished, honestly Chelsea scored first goal. It was very the good luck. It would be nightmare for Liverpool.
They tried to construct attack after Chelsea's corner kick had ended in failure. The construction of attack is called "build up" in football vocabulary. Only Japanese people may call so, but I don't know if foreign people call so. When Liverpool built up, Three Liverpool's player pass each other at defense line. Build up makes attack easier. First step of it is to pass each other. While that, distance opens between a player band a player. Second step is passing a ball to become point of attack, a player at defense line passes a ball to a player in midfield in front of defense line. "Build up" is completed by complete them. There are some ways to complete first step of build up. In the case of Liverpool, Brendan Rodgers who is manager of Liverpool used 4-2-3-1 as the basic formation. 4-2-3-1 is a formation to consist of 4 defenders, 2 defensive midfielders, 3 offensive midfielders, and a striker. It maybe changed 4-4-2, 4-1-4-1, or kept 4-2-3-1 when they were defensing, because It is easy to defense by making blocks as many as they can. Rodgers maybe used 3-4-3 when they were changing from defense to attack because it is easy to attack by using the number of players to attacks. He maybe used 2-1-3-4 when they were attacking. He maybe used 2-4-4 when they were too aggressive. It is not only so destructive but also cause destroyed own defense.
First goal was born when Liverpool were maybe consisting of 3-4-3, step of build up. When teams build up, players who do it have to avoid enemies' press. In order to pass each other at defense line, defense line need three players at least. In the case of Liverpool, because both side back was in midfield when they built up, only two people was left at back line. It was not enough to build up. Because of it, Steven Gerrard who was one of the greatest passers in the world came to defense line and took part in build up, but unusually he made a serious mistake. He can't get a ball from Mamadou Sakho. He sent a good ball, but Gerrard took the wrong ball control. Ba didn't miss it. He robbed the ball and scored first goal by going through the ball between crotches of Simon Mignolet who was a goal keeper of Liverpool. It would be one of the most serious incidents in this season for Liverpool because Captain who supported the team for a long time, so to speak, the Legend living of Liverpool made the most serious mistake in the game requiring championship. Supporters of Liverpool must have been disappointed and some of them might have wondered if they could get the title but they gave up. They have never got the title since League's name had changed from Football League to Premier League, for 24 years. Because of it, their thought to the title was so strong and they may want to return favors to Gerrard. They became too aggressive from start to finish in the second half. Chelsea defensed very well. Mourinho lined up eight players in front of goal in second half, but it was criticized after the game had finished. He was said " he lined up two buses in front of the goal. " Liverpool could not score readily, but just before the game finished, shouts of joy broke out at An Field. It is from supporter of Chelsea. they give the decisive blow to Liverpool. Liverpool was consisting of 2-4-4. What was worse. 2 of 4-4-2 located in front of half way line. It was happy for Torres who participate at 39 minute of second half to get rid of there. Chelsea's 8 players was also easy to pass him in large space behind Liverpool's defender. He didn't have to care about offside, because Offside was not applied own area, in front of half way line. He succeed in getting rid of there with Willian who is a Brazilian offensive midfielder and can hard work. Torres carried the ball to inside of penalty area and passed it to Willian. He scored calmly. I screamed. I wanted Torres to score. I said him " if you carried there, score by yourself." But I could think over about a lot of things. He might have chosen the best way to give the decisive blow to Liverpool, He might not have wanted to score to an old home, He had no confidence to score, and so on, but If he was the best condition like when he had belonged to Liverpool, He would score. Anyway, I was disappointed. Then the Referee whistled.
Chelsea got a chance to win the title. But because it is impossible to win it by themselves, they win leaving two games and we hope Manchester city and Liverpool lost points in leaving games. I'm looking forward to being eon the title by Chelsea. (1360)
Sunday, May 4, 2014
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE semifinal 1st leg vol.2 :323
Chelsea defend completely from Atletico's attack.
Chelsea lined up top players and Fernando Torres in starting members. Mourinho who is their boss said to a lot of journalists " I don't tell you that Torres will be lined up in starting members, but he may be in pitch for about 5 or 10 minutes.", but Torres was lined up in starting members. I thought Mourinho had told a lie to puzzle Diego Simeone who was Atletico's manager. I thought Mourinho was clever again. Finally, Fernando Torres was in pitch until having been whistled by referee and the game ended in a zero - all draw. Fernando Torres could not score to his old home, but his dribble and shoot was effective because his hart was burning. Torres was asked whether he returned to play at old home again in the future or not, but He answered to him or her " from a game to a game. " This word is often used by Diego Simeone who is a friend of Torres. This mean soccer players should concentrate on now. Unless they do so, they show their supporter the best performance. He seemed that he didn't think about far in the future.
It was a good game. Diego Simeone told that It was advantage for Chelsea to having ended in a zero - all draw. I thought so, too. It is advantage because 2nd leg will be played in Stanford Bridge, so to speak, Chelsea's home, but Chelsea could score away goal is also a fact. They should be carefully. I hope Chelsea won the game in 3-0. 3 will be Torres' goals. I expect Torres will make hat trick.
Next is against Liverpool. It is the series of three games with two old homes for Torres. I'm looking forward to winning the game, and I hope Torres scored to the old home which he had flourish for the first home. (323)
Chelsea lined up top players and Fernando Torres in starting members. Mourinho who is their boss said to a lot of journalists " I don't tell you that Torres will be lined up in starting members, but he may be in pitch for about 5 or 10 minutes.", but Torres was lined up in starting members. I thought Mourinho had told a lie to puzzle Diego Simeone who was Atletico's manager. I thought Mourinho was clever again. Finally, Fernando Torres was in pitch until having been whistled by referee and the game ended in a zero - all draw. Fernando Torres could not score to his old home, but his dribble and shoot was effective because his hart was burning. Torres was asked whether he returned to play at old home again in the future or not, but He answered to him or her " from a game to a game. " This word is often used by Diego Simeone who is a friend of Torres. This mean soccer players should concentrate on now. Unless they do so, they show their supporter the best performance. He seemed that he didn't think about far in the future.
It was a good game. Diego Simeone told that It was advantage for Chelsea to having ended in a zero - all draw. I thought so, too. It is advantage because 2nd leg will be played in Stanford Bridge, so to speak, Chelsea's home, but Chelsea could score away goal is also a fact. They should be carefully. I hope Chelsea won the game in 3-0. 3 will be Torres' goals. I expect Torres will make hat trick.
Next is against Liverpool. It is the series of three games with two old homes for Torres. I'm looking forward to winning the game, and I hope Torres scored to the old home which he had flourish for the first home. (323)
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE semifinal 1st leg: 308
The competition said the greatest in the world were played. It is semifinal. My favorite Chelsea in London survive. others are Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munchen. Surprisingly, two teams in Madrid survive. One of them, Atletico Madrid is the team which my favorite Fernando Torres has belonged in his teenager. When he was 19 years old, he wear the captain mark. It is amazing. And semifinal's enemy of Chelsea was them. Moreover, Chelsea went to Madrid for 1st leg. Vicente Calderon is Atletico's home. It was disadvantage for Chelsea. But, Fernando Torres had special feeling. Diego Simeone who is Atletico's manager have played with Fernando Torres when he was player. It was great game for each other.
Because of including home advantage, The game was for Atletico. Atletico was always aggressive for 90 minutes. But Chelsea's defense also very solid. It was not broken by Atletico's attack. Jose Mourinho who is Chelsea's manager adopted defensive tactics. His tactics was expressed "stopping bus in front of a goal". The origin was the game with Barcelona when Mourinho lead Chelsea before. He has ever lead Chelsea once, but He didn't win the Big year, Champions league's title. He try to achieve revenge in new Chelsea. He order his team to defense at the central. He is good at functionalizing the tactics, but the team which can make the most of it is only Chelsea because there are the best center backs. Mourinho can also show great performance in other tactics, but I could understand why he adopted the tactics because I understood Atletico's characteristic. It is height. their strikers' height Is not tall very much. So There was no problem for Chelsea to be possess a ball at side and to be throw in center from there by Atletico. (308)
Because of including home advantage, The game was for Atletico. Atletico was always aggressive for 90 minutes. But Chelsea's defense also very solid. It was not broken by Atletico's attack. Jose Mourinho who is Chelsea's manager adopted defensive tactics. His tactics was expressed "stopping bus in front of a goal". The origin was the game with Barcelona when Mourinho lead Chelsea before. He has ever lead Chelsea once, but He didn't win the Big year, Champions league's title. He try to achieve revenge in new Chelsea. He order his team to defense at the central. He is good at functionalizing the tactics, but the team which can make the most of it is only Chelsea because there are the best center backs. Mourinho can also show great performance in other tactics, but I could understand why he adopted the tactics because I understood Atletico's characteristic. It is height. their strikers' height Is not tall very much. So There was no problem for Chelsea to be possess a ball at side and to be throw in center from there by Atletico. (308)
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