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In the eighteenth round of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich defeated Hamburg 1-0 away with Aguero's killer goal.

It was also after this game that Gao Han received news from the Premier League on his way south from Hamburg to Munich that Alex Ferguson's Manchester United had successfully signed left-back Leighton Baines from Everton in the final moments of the winter break.

The exact transfer amount has not yet been announced, but it is said that Manchester United have paid a big price.

The arrival of Leighton Bynes has allowed Ferguson to finally fill in the weakness of the left side of the backline and give the Red Devils a big boost.

When Gao Han received this news, an unfathomable smile appeared on his face.

A week later, the nineteenth round of the Bundesliga.

Back at the Allianz Arena, after a week's rest, plus Vidal and Klose returned from injury, Bayern Munich welcomed Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund with the most complete line-up, and beat Dortmund 3-1 thanks to Klose's brace and Vidal's goal.

At the post-match press conference, Klopp said with regret that he had done his best, but the cold Bayern Munich was better in terms of tactics and strength.

Although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that in a short period of time, it is difficult for any team in the Bundesliga to stop Bayern Munich. ”

This match was followed by the February national team break.

Because it was scheduled in the middle of the week, the weekend league continued to be held as scheduled, but this was somewhat affected by Bayern Munich, which has many internationals.

In the next two rounds of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich won 2-1, away against Hertha Berlin and at home against Cologne.

After the 21st round of the Bundesliga, the day of the trip to London is also approaching.

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Since the 3-0 defeat at Manchester United, Rijkaard's life has been getting harder.

First, the outside media hyped up the news that Gao Han will be in charge of Manchester City, which caused panic in the entire British football world, and then the management put pressure on the coaching staff, demanding that the team must make a breakthrough in the Champions League, at least to reach the last four.

The question is, is it that easy?

After losing to Manchester United, Rijkaard's side won at two home games, but soon lost 2-0 to Rafael Benitez's Liverpool at Anfield.

It can be said that after this game, it is basically difficult for Chelsea to challenge for the league title again.

Barring any surprises, this season's Premier League title will be a rivalry between Manchester United and Liverpool.

Heading into February, the Blues were in a slightly better position, drawing at home to Hull City and a narrow goal away to Aston Villa, which eased the pressure on Rijkaard from the outside media and management.

But now, the big test is coming.

How to cope with this big test is also on the table of the Chelsea coaching staff.

"Bayern Munich, which plays in the cold, is nothing more than two ways of thinking. ”

In the coach's office at Chelsea's Cobham training base, chief assistant coach Ten Carter is giving his advice on the knockout rounds: "One is to play pass control like Pep Guardiola's Barcelona, but to be honest, we don't have any advantage in this area, let alone Barcelona, even Bayern Munich." ”

Chelsea is no longer the Chelsea of the cold era.

At that time, the Blues were known for their mercury-like passing, with Deco, Veron, Ronaldinho and other outstanding pass-and-possession players gathered in midfield to play fearsome pass-and-possession football.

But now, with the likes of Mikel, Ballack, Frank Lampard and Essien, the Blues don't expect to play a pass-and-control style of play against a cold Bayern Munich.

"The other way is to defend like any other team and wait for the counterattack. ”

Except for a very small number of teams such as Barcelona, the vast majority of teams have encountered high cold, and they all use the latter style of play, but there are differences in this.

For example, some teams will try to take the lead in attacking, disrupting the opponent's position, and then defending and counterattacking, while others will concentrate on defending and stabilizing their position before counterattacking, or ......

In short, the same set of ideas, but the style of play is varied.

Rijkaard knew in his heart that if he was still coaching Barcelona, he might be able to compete with Gao Han in the style of passing, but when it came to Chelsea, he had no choice at all.

But the question now is, even if Chelsea are willing to hold on, will they be able to hold on?

Everyone in the coaching room understands Rijkaard's worries at this moment, and it can even be said that all teams in the world will have such worries when they encounter Bayern Munich.

"But there's a catch. Ten Carter looked at Rijkaard very seriously.

"Tell me about it. ”

'The midfielder has to keep the opposition at bay. ”

Since the departure of Claude Makelele, the problem of midfield has been a dead knot for Chelsea.

Judging from Mikel's single back, he can deal with other teams, but once he encounters a strong team, it is difficult for him to play an effect, and he is easily suppressed by the opponent.

A 3-0 defeat to Manchester United, a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool, both of them.

In the past few strong conversations, the opponents have all grabbed Mikel's list of defenders, and Gao Han will definitely be the same this time, which will be a big challenge for Chelsea.

'Then go up to Mikel, Ballack, Essien and Frank Lampard, they all have a lot of experience, they have depth in defence and, more importantly, Ballack is familiar with Bayern Munich. Rijkaard analyzed.

Everyone thought it was a good idea.

'However, judging from a number of games this season, playing in a four-four-two diamond midfield, we did a good job defending in midfield, but it didn't work very well in attack, especially the coexistence between Ballack and Frank Lampard. Tengkart said worriedly.

Fans all over the world know that there is a so-called problem of coexistence between Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard in the England national team, both of whom are great players of Chelsea and Liverpool, but it is difficult to coexist in the national team.

By the same token, since Ballack arrived at Chelsea, there have been compatibility issues with Frank Lampard.

Rijkaard, of course, knows what his team's problems are, but he is more concerned about whether he can stop Bayern Munich's attack.

Although sacrificing the team's attack, it is not a bad thing to use four midfielders to suppress Bayern Munich's three midfielders.

At the very least, make sure you don't lose, don't you?

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'Chelsea are suffering from the problem of hoarding too many superstars right now. ”

At the Sebena training base in Munich, Gao Han was conducting a tactical analysis session with the coaching staff before the game.

"Shevchenko in the past, Anelka and Drogba now, Lampard and Ballack, these are the results of their blind stacking of superstars, but they have not been able to effectively play the effect of the combination of players, so in this game Djekaard must have been very troubled by the starting lineup, attack and defense can not be both, I conclude, he will defend. ”

Judging by the news coming out of the media ahead of the game, there was a lot of pressure on the Chelsea coaching staff.

After losing two major games in January to Manchester United and Liverpool, Roman Abramovich's patience with the coaching staff has been almost worn out, and even the media have begun to use words like nirvana, indicating that Rijkaard has a serious crisis of confidence.

'I don't like Jose Mourinho and I don't like his football, but we have to admit that one of the best things he did at Chelsea was to keep the team very tight, and that continued under Rijkaard, especially with Frank Lampard, Essien and a few others. ”

'So, if Chelsea want to defend and are willing to put in the defence, it's going to be a big test for us. ”

Chelsea during Jose Mourinho's reign were known as the Iron Army, and this name is not false.

'But Chelsea are not without problems. ”

After finishing speaking, Gao Han remotely controlled the projector and switched to the next PPT, clearly listing some of Chelsea's data.

'In the run-up to Christmas, in the first 19 rounds, Chelsea were able to dominate the Premier League for a long time because they were very solid defensively, but from the 20th round onwards, to the present, they have had problems defensively, whether in the FA Cup or in the Premier League, the number of goals conceded is significantly higher than in the first 19 rounds. ”

Judging from the ups and downs of the number of goals conceded, mid-to-late January was undoubtedly the peak of goals conceded, with a 3-0 defeat to Manchester United and a 0-2 defeat to Liverpool, all during this period.

'We all know the Premier League, Lorenzo had a few months of headaches for the Premier League's winter break, we even had to prepare for the Christmas devil's schedule in October, and Ferguson is very experienced in that, so you see, Manchester United tend to start working after the winter break and Chelsea are weak during the winter break. ”

Gao Han raised his right hand, pressed the remote control again, and switched to the next picture, which is the statistics and analysis of all the goals conceded by Chelsea since the 20th round.

"Look, defensive headers are Chelsea's number one goal conceded, players are too physically exhausted, the game is very intensive, the pressure increases, it is easy to be in a trance and distraction in the game, these are understandable, so you see, among the many goals conceded by Chelsea, the header is the most serious. ”

The people present are all experienced professional coaches, and they don't need to say much about it, they all know how to take advantage of this.

First and foremost is definitely set-piece tactical coordination.

But soon, the coaching staff had doubts again.

'If you're focusing on attacking headers, why did you start Klose and play the whole game when you played away at Cologne?' Thomas Tuchel asked curiously.

The Bundesliga is on Saturday, the Champions League is on Wednesday, although Klose can still start, but according to Gao Han's usual rotation, if Klose plays the whole game, Aguero should start on Wednesday.

Anyone who focuses on Bayern Munich knows that Sergio Aguero is better at athletic warfare.

Gao Han smiled at Tuchel and nodded: "You're right, Thomas, Klose's header is indeed more threatening, but you should know that we are studying the opponent, and the opponent is also studying us, and what we know, Rijkaard will not know?"

"What makes the knockout stage of the Champions League so fascinating and so interesting is that it's not just a tactical contest, it's a psychological contest between us and the enemy, and we have to fight not only tactically, but also psychologically. ”

In the Champions League knockout round, especially in the competition of top teams such as Bayern Munich and Chelsea, although there is a gap in strength, it is not as big as imagined, no one can easily crush anyone, and every decision of the manager is good and bad.

It's like going to Klose, everyone knows that you have to hit a header to attack, so the opponent won't pay attention to the defense?

What's more, Klose's ability to attack on the ground and play alone is not as sharp as Aguero's.

There is a gain and a loss, and there is a trade-off.

"Sometimes, we retract our fists to get a more powerful punch. Gao Han smiled confidently.

Thomas Tuchel is a smart man, he knows a little bit, and his eyes are full of admiration when he looks at Gao Han.