Beating Barca...in Nou Camp ? It's mission impossible. ...yonas...
--- In [email protected], "Ari Muladi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Beating Barca > > By Alistair Magowan > > > > > > Chelsea travel to the Nou Camp to try and overturn a 2-1 deficit against > Barcelona in Tuesday's second leg of their Champions League > quarter-final. > > > > But against some of the best attacking talent on the globe, how does > Joes Mourinho prime his troops? > > > > BBC Sport asks football experts in both countries on how they think > Chelsea should tackle the game. > > > > > > APPROACH > > It would be easy to label the tie as a battle between the attacking > glamour of Barcelona and the efficient solidity of Chelsea. > > > > > > Mourinho and Rijkaard go head to head for the fourth time in two seasons > > > > > But that would ignore the delicately poised scoreline and that > Mourinho's men need to score twice to win. > > > > But former Liverpool midfielder and leading Spanish football presenter > Michael Robinson thinks Chelsea should stick to what they are good at. > > > > "Chelsea have to be faithful in their own way of playing football," he > says. > > > > "They play almost by memory and then with a certain eloquence when it > gets wide and the midfield players come forward. > > > > "If they want to come out of their own script and want to improvise then > I think they'll get hammered." > > > > Chelsea 1-2 Barcelona > > > > And former Chelsea striker Gavin Peacock believes their formation will > allow them the flexibility they need in such a crucial encounter. > > > > "A lot of people are wondering if Jose Mourinho will play two up front > because they need goals but I think Chelsea need to go out there with a > patient attitude," he says. > > > > "They'll break from a position of strength, get good possession and then > get people moving forward from that." > > > > > > > > "They won't fly forward like they did at the game at Stamford Bridge > last season where they were 3-0 up in 20 minutes. > > > > "Their system works if you've got two goalscoring wide players like he > has with Arjen Robben, Joe Cole or even Damien Duff. > > > > "It allows you to be really offensive as a 4-3-3 or tight as a 4-5-1 > playing on the counter-attack. > > > > "As well as the front three, you've also got Frank Lampard and Eidur > Gudjohnsen in midfield who can also weigh in with goals. > > > > > > KEY AREAS > > "Mourinho will play it tight and frustrate Barca in the wide areas which > were key for them at Stamford Bridge," explains Peacock. > > > > > > > > "Crucial for Chelsea will be William Gallas. If he's playing left- back > he'll be tight on Lionel Messi with Paulo Ferreira doing his job on > Ronaldinho. > > > > "Gallas is one of the best defenders around. He loves to defend. Messi > will certainly have a tougher job than he did against Asier del Horno. > > > > "And between John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho they kept Samuel Eto'o > pretty quiet until they went down to 10 men. > > > > "So it might not look that bad from a defensive point of view." > > > > > > STOPPING BARCA > > Stopping Ronaldinho, Messi, Eto'o, Deco and Henrik Larsson from the > bench might sound like plugging a gap in a leaking dam. > > > > But only last month Atletico Madrid went to the Nou Camp in La Liga and > won 3-1. > > > > Robinson says: "If you can keep the football away from Barcelona then > they will suffer. > > > > "If you look at all their players, they love to have the ball and if > they haven't got it they almost become widowed. > > > > > > Lionel Messi will have less room against William Gallas > > > > "Barcelona are not a team which likes to chase the ball, to play behind > it or follow players around the pitch. In fact they defend by attacking. > > > > > "Teams that have had any sort of good result against Barca are the teams > which have managed to keep the ball away from them. > > > > "It's about starving the creative players like Messi, Ronaldinho and > Deco. If those players haven't had it for a while they get cold. > > > > "And when they do get the ball they'll feel they've got to compensate so > they'll start getting more complicated with the ball which can lead to > errors. > > > > "One of Chelsea's assets is attacking quickly, but I'd get them to keep > the ball for keeping's sake." > > > > > > VERDICT > > "There is definite caution here (in Spain), the tie isn't decided yet," > says Robinson. > > > > "I think Barca will win but I'm not sure. They are the most exciting > football team I've seen in many, many a year. > > > > "But if there is one team in Europe who I think could turn this around > it would be Chelsea. > > > > "There are two very contrasting styles and it depends who slams their > fist on the table in the first 20 minutes and says, 'we're playing like > this'." > > > > Peacock adds: "The first goal is all important in this game. > > > > "If Barca score first I don't think Chelsea will get through. If Chelsea > score first then I think they've got a great chance." > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > HAPUS BAGIAN EMAIL YG TIDAK PERLU SEBELUM ME-REPLY. ========================================================== Milis Tabloid BOLA Untuk KELUAR DARI MILIS INI. Kirim Mail kosong (tanpa subject) ke alamat [EMAIL PROTECTED] ========================================================== Yahoo! 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