Chapter 365: Post-Game Summary

Although Frank Lampard's encouragement led the Chelsea players to launch a tidal wave of attacks in the ensuing period, using Ibrahimovic's cover and playmaking to attack the Spurs goal with long-range shots and set-pieces, Chelsea were unable to take a single lead until Howard Webb blew the full-time whistle - Frank Lampard scored twice in the 83rd minute after receiving an inverted triangle pass from Franck Ribery's breakaway, but before that, Arjen Robben had already made it 4-2 with his trademark in-cut shot.

In the end, Chelsea lost the Community Shield final by a score of 3-4, and the Tottenham players stood on the podium after the game and lifted the enviable shield!. )

"Let's go, this is not where we should be now. Glancing at the Tottenham players cheering on the podium, as well as George in the midst of the players, Mourinho closed his eyes and beckoned his players to leave the pitch, "If you feel envious, then this season give me more effort to train, give my all in every game, and don't daydream about pie in the sky!"

Although he lost this direct encounter with Tottenham and failed to prove that he is better than George, Mourinho did not come for nothing. For example, in the use of Gala. After witnessing the Frenchman's performance in the Community Shield final, Mourinho has made up his mind that even if he allows the slightly less capable Hout to make a cameo, he will never let Galla appear in the central defender position again!

In addition, Mourinho has further strengthened his determination to poach Ashley Cole from Arsenal. Because the madman has discovered that although the full-back combination of Del Horno and Ferreira is solid enough to easily not be blown up by the opponent, there is too little help for the team in attack, so that the likes of Ribery and Duff in the front court have to often face the situation of multiple people, making it difficult for Chelsea to tear apart the opponent's defense through wide attacks (especially positional battles).

Taking this game as an example, if Ribery is not behind Del Horno, but Ashley Cole, Tottenham's right side is bound to bear more defensive pressure, and Ronaldo will not be able to use Drogba's opportunity to attract the bag and attack Terry's defense area without scruples. In this way, Chelsea's defence will be much more solid!

To be honest, Del Horno is not a player who is not good at attacking. In his five seasons with Athletic Bilbao's first team, he scored a total of 13 La Liga goals for the Basque Lions as a left-back. That's a staggering number for a full-back. In particular, this result was achieved when Del Horno himself did not have the right to take free kicks in front of the field like Robert Carlos, and he also needed to stay at the back when attacking corners, which is enough to show that the Spanish left-back's attacking power is not as unsightly as people see it now!

The most likely reason why Del Horno did not perform as well in attack after his move to Chelsea as he did when he played in Bilbao was that Mourinho did not like the full-backs to shoot too much in the game and made too many tactical restrictions on the Spaniard. Coupled with the intensity of the confrontation and the bad climate of England, which far surpassed Spain, Del Horno, who was not very adaptable to the new environment, suffered a significant deterioration in his attacking ability!

Incidentally, as in previous lives, Chelsea are eyeing Ashley Cole and are ready to take advantage of his and Arsenal lulls in a cold battle over a contract extension to bring the England national team's regular left-back to Stamford Bridge. And the shock of English football "Colemen" also broke out at the beginning of this year, although Chelsea and Cole himself were heavily fined by the FA afterwards, but the occurrence of this incident also means that Cole's Arsenal career has come to an end - Cole is tired of endless salary bargaining with Arsenal, and Arsenal management are unwilling to meet Cole's request to offer him a contract with a salary of 60,000 pounds a week. In this way, selling Cole at a high price for transfer funds has obviously become the only option Arsenal can make!

It would be a lie to say that George had no idea at England's best left-back. But the problem is that Arsenal's management are not stupid and can't afford to sell their main left-back to rivals and rivals, and Kerr doesn't dare touch this minefield and enjoy the same "generous" treatment as Campbell. What's more, Tottenham now have Patrice Evra at left-back, and there is no need to go through any more trouble chasing Ashley Cole.

Now let's talk about Tottenham. Although Tottenham won the Community Shield final in the absence of many big players such as Mascherano and gave the 05-06 season a good start to the 05-06 season with a title, George did not get carried away and also found some shortcomings and areas for improvement through this game.

Needless to say, the lack of protection at the front of the exclusion zone is not too much. Because George knows that this is mainly due to the absence of Mascherano and the fact that Steven Gerrard has not yet integrated into Tottenham's tactical system. When Mascherano returns and Gerrard adapts to the change in role, this problem will be solved. The question for George now is who he should replace Mascherano in the absence of Tottenham against a team of Chelsea's calibre.

Although Speed is known as an evergreen in the Premier League and his competitive condition is indeed very good, he is about to turn 36 years old and cannot escape the erosion of time after all - if Speed still has the strength of his peak, he would not have been able to play in a small club like Bolton in his previous life, and Gerrard and Alonso would not have frequently retreated to fill him in this game!

This is one reason why Tottenham and Chelsea, who are known for their defensive solidity, put together a jaw-dropping scoreline in this head-to-head encounter. If this game is not a warm-up and training Community Shield final, but a Champions Cup or Premier League game, George will undoubtedly be more cautious when it comes to arranging and dealing with the field, and it is impossible to let Speed get a chance to start!

Of course, the problem can't all be attributed to Speed alone, as the players who have been resting for a summer are not fully in game.

Although there are still many issues to be solved, it is clear that George has much more to gain than Mourinho in the current situation. After all, George not only won the game, but also saw what he wanted to see in this game, and knew how to make targeted adjustments and reinforcements to Tottenham next!

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