"As I expected, this kid Jose really intends to focus on Gary's (Speed's) defense zone and use this as a breakthrough to defeat us. Seeing the actions of the Chelsea players after the opening, George immediately realised what the other side was trying to do, "This is too underestimating me, he really thinks that if Javier [Mascherano] can't play, Tottenham will collapse defensively like Real Madrid without Makelele? Let's not forget that Ribery and Duff play more in a style that of a traditional winger, and Ibrahimovic in the middle doesn't have the same attacking prowess as Didier, which makes it difficult for Chelsea's attacking duo to put enough pressure on opposition defences in positional battles like we did. In other words, once dragged into a positional battle, Chelsea can only look for a goal through the likes of Frank Lampard and set-pieces in front!

George is right that not every winger has the scoring ability of Arjen Robben and Cristiano Ronaldo. Duff, who moved to the right, has excelled under Jose Mourinho, but the Irishman is best at creating scoring opportunities for his team-mates through breakthroughs and passes, rather than finding a shot like Arjen Robben did. Although Ribery has made great progress in cutting inside under George's tutelage compared to his previous life, and his performance is positive enough, Scarface's problem is that he lacks enough tacit understanding with his teammates, coupled with the fact that he is too sticky to the ball many times, so that even if he successfully breaks through the inward cut with the ball, he is easy to encounter the situation of being destroyed in advance by the opponent's foul tactics.

Robben's in-depth shot without breaking through is enough to make him a huge threat in the eyes of defenders. If Ribery's breakthrough becomes less sharp, then the tactical value of the French will plummet!

As for Ibrahimovic, who is Chelsea's main centre-forward, he is not yet the Swedish tower who can single-handedly support the entire team's attacking system. At this time, the Swede was just a young striker with outstanding physical qualities, but with foot skills that did not match his size at all, and he was extremely fond of solving problems with technique rather than physicality.

Not to mention, George wouldn't be stupid enough to let Speed face the onslaught of Chelsea players alone. Under his arrangement, Gerrard and Xavi Alonso took on more defensive responsibilities in this game, constantly running and supporting on the pitch, allowing Speed to play to his strengths and use his experience to intercept and disrupt Chelsea's passing lanes, rather than going head-to-head with youngsters like Frank Lampard or running all over the pitch like Mascherano!

As a result, the defensive pressure on Speed is not as great as it seems. And Chelsea, who seems to have caught Tottenham's goal, is also thunderous and rainy, looking extremely fierce but never able to open the situation, but it has given Tottenham a lot of opportunities to counterattack quickly!

At this time, George can be said to be extremely grateful to Gerrard for coming, because he is the only one in the Tottenham team who can maximize the effect of this tactic - it is difficult for Davies and Mendieta to be both offensive and defensive as before, and only Gerrard has the ability to complete this task!

Of course, there is another key reason why George's tactical arrangement can be implemented smoothly, that is, Speed himself lived up to George's expectations and played a role beyond expectations in this final!

Although Speed will turn 36 in a month, and his personal ability has definitely declined from his peak, the Welsh veteran is still in quite good form in this life, whether it is Ribery, Duff or Lampard, they have not been able to bargain in front of him in this afternoon!

With Ibrahimovic unable to take on the task of organising the attack for the time being, the lack of variation and creativity in Chelsea's midfield was amplified by Tottenham's weakness in this game. In this regard, Mourinho is also helpless, and can only hope that Ibrahimovic can mature as soon as possible. Otherwise, Chelsea will always face such a problem when attacking in the future.

It can be said that Speed's start was not only a helpless move by George after Mascherano's absence, but also a trick that George deliberately gave Mourinho to see if the Portuguese would be smart enough to change the main direction of attack to the middle, and abandon the Blues' best and most threatening two-wing tactics!

Mourinho was deceived. The madman who decided that Speed was the weakest link in the Tottenham team not only strengthened the attack in the middle, but even Ribery and Duff on the wing were transferred by him to attack Speed's defensive zone, which greatly reduced Chelsea's threat on the wing, and it was difficult to form a threat in the middle because of the accumulation of too many people!

The two managers made a big fuss about Speed, and the players from both sides also fought fiercely on the pitch according to the deployment of George and Mourinho, which made the Community Shield final enter the white-hot stage from the beginning of the game. If you just turn on the TV to watch this game, I am afraid that the two sides will not be fighting for a Community Shield with little gold content, but a crucial battle to decide the league championship or the ownership of the Big Ears Cup!

However, although George succeeded in containing Chelsea's attack, with Gerrard and putting a lot of energy into the defensive end, Tottenham's quick counter-attack could hardly form enough layers and could only rely on the first wave of attack formed by the front trident to threaten Chelsea's door!

As time went on and as the game wore on, the Chelsea players began to consciously slow down their attacking momentum and adjust their direction in search of another breakthrough to hit the Tottenham goal. Obviously, after hitting their heads and bleeding out, they have also realized that Speed is not a soft bone to gnaw on!

However, I don't know if it was God and his old man decided to pit the Blues on a whim today. As soon as Chelsea relaxed their pressure on Speed, the Welsh veteran opened up the game for Tottenham in attack – and in the 22nd minute, Speed, who was plugged in, was 35 metres out of goal and fired a groundbreaking long-range shot past Akinfeev.

1-0! Speed once again proved to all those who had doubted and slandered him that he was still capable of establishing himself in the Premier League!

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