Chapter 380: The Only Master
āā¦ā¦ A counter-attack from Arsenal, Wiltord takes the ball and passes to the middle......"
"Thierry Henry got rid of Makelele, got on the back, Terry headed it off, nice defending!"
'Arsenal's counter-attack was quick, but Chelsea weren't slow to come back either, with the two centre-backs, John Terry and Gallas, doing well in one-on-one defence. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
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'Chelsea launched a counter-attack, the ball went down the left and Bridge's cross was headed over by Campbell. ā
"Veron took the ball, shifted his big foot and went to the left again and handed it to Ronaldinho. ā
"Ronaldinho passes to Deco, Deco knocks back......"
"Beautiful bottom line one-two, Ronaldinho burst in front of goal, passed to the middle, Ibrahimovic ......"
"Oh, almost, Ibrahimovic wasted a great opportunity!"
"The Swedish centre-forward also looked frustrated and depressed. ā
"From the slow-motion replay, we can see that Ibrahimovic was distracted by Kolo Toure at the start. ā
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'It's Chelsea who get the ball and it's the pass to the left. ā
"It was Ronaldinho who took the ball, forced his way through Lauren and passed to the back post. ā
'Eto'o followed, and fired a direct volley......
"It's high!"
'Chelsea have been attacking aggressively in recent times, but Arsenal have been solid defensively. ā
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'Ronaldinho was on the left again, he was alone against Lauren and looked like he was going to go it alone. ā
"Okay, Ronaldinho cut inside with the ball, got to the middle, passed to Ibrahimovic and then back ......"
'Gilberto Silva was very decisive on the back. ā
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'Chelsea were firmly in control of the game since the start of the game, but Arsenal's defence was solid and didn't give Chelsea the slightest chance. ā
'Thirty minutes into the game, we saw Chelsea's impressive 14 tackles, all of them successful, which was nothing short of astonishing and showed the Blues' ability to press and press. ā
'In comparison, Arsenal made just five tackles in the first 30 minutes, which is a bit lax indeed. ā
'We can also see that Chelsea had 11 shots in the first 30 minutes, but only one on target, and only three were from inside the box, the rest were basically long-range shots from the perimeter, while Arsenal had only two shots on goal, both from Thierry Henry on the counter-attack. ā
"Then there's the possession that a lot of our fans are very concerned about, and Chelsea's possession in the first 30 minutes was quite impressive, 61 per cent, which means that Arsenal, who have always been praised for their technical flow in the Premier League, only had 39 per cent of the possession in front of Chelsea. ā
"I don't know how to describe the first half hour of the game, Martin, what do you think?"
After Andy Gray asked, Martin Taylor immediately picked up the topic.
'Yes, I would say that from the first 30 minutes, Chelsea were completely in control. ā
'As we had expected before the game, the Blues played well in passing, and although there were problems in the attacking end to the area of Ibrahimovic and Samuel Eto'o, we could see that the Blues did a pretty good job in other areas and could even say completely overpowering Arsenal. ā
"I think from the first 30 minutes of the game, we can see the similarities and differences between the two managers, Gao Han and Arsene Wenger. ā
'For example, they all value technical players, but Gao Han's purpose is to pass and control, and even a talented player of Ronaldinho's type has to be pressed in midfield, but Wenger is relatively lenient with technical players. ā
"At the same time, I think we saw very well what Gao Han has done with Chelsea in this game, he has stuck to the football philosophy he has implemented during his time at Atletico Madrid, and he wants to replicate this style of passing and control play, which is even advanced on the continent, in the Premier League. ā
"But he was wise not to choose to copy rigidly, but wisely combined the characteristics of the Premier League with pragmatism, such as his reuse of Ibrahimovic, on the basis of sticking to his football philosophy. ā
Andy Gray immediately nodded in agreement: "Yes, judging from this game, I think Ibrahimovic is really good, especially against Kolo Toure and Campbell, the two central defenders can hardly stand him alone, his physical fitness is too good, and he is very fine at his feet, which is very in line with Gao Han's philosophy." ā
"Yes, that's why Alpine has always valued Ibrahimovic, in addition to his skills, he also needs to have the physicality to play against the Premier League centre-backs, and he is much better than Gudjohnson. ā
Martin Taylor said in full praise: "I think Ibrahimovic is starting to change my opinion a little bit now, and I really hope that Gao Han can bring him out. ā
"Relatively speaking, Arsenal's few counter-attacks in this game were all on Henry's side, and we always thought before the game that Ferreira would be the breakthrough point of Arsenal's attack in this game, but now it seems that the Portuguese right-back has been relatively successful in defending Henry. Andy Gray said.
"Yes, that's right, there are Claude Makelele and Veron, Gao Han obviously pays enough attention to Arsenal's attack on the left side, and he has invested a lot in defence, which should be considered relatively successful, which is why Chelsea can dominate the field. ā
"So, the problem now is that neither side has been able to find an effective way to break the opponent's goal in the game. ā
'Well, that's going to come with the two managers. ā
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On the pitch, Chelsea attacked again, still playing down the left.
After Ronaldinho won the ball, he picked up a cross into the penalty area, and Ibrahimovic grabbed the first spot with a header between Campbell and Kolo Toure, and headed it to Deco at the edge of the box.
But Deco followed up with a long-range shot that found Lehmann in the arms again.
Once again, Chelsea missed a great chance to score.
In the stands at Highbury Field, Abramovich looked a little frustrated, and snorted hard, venting the depression in his heart.
Since the opening, Chelsea have had more than a dozen shots on goal, but have never been able to really threaten Arsenal's goal, and this feeling of being scoreless has left Abramovich very frustrated.
"If we had Shevchenko, Crespo, or Thierry Henry, we would have scored a goal!"
Pini Zahavi said nonchalantly.
Abramovich's face moved, but he quickly sat back in his seat quietly.
As an agent and a good friend of Abramovich's, Pini Zahavi knows the Russian's mind well, and he knows that Abramovich has ambitions to build a team similar to Real Madrid.
It's not just about getting results, it's not just about playing well, it's about being a superstar.
A star of Ronaldinho's caliber simply can't meet Abramovich's requirements.
He wants to be the number one player in the world in every position!
Knowing this, Pini Zahavi knows exactly what he should say and do.
Because he knows better than anyone that he, Roman Abramovich, is the sole owner of Chelsea!
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The first half ended 0-0 with neither side able to score.
Gao Han returned to the locker room and went to the coaching lounge first, where he consulted with Sergio Garcia and Cantarero and other members of the coaching staff to formulate a solution to the problems exposed in the first half.
By the time Gao Han came to the player's rest area, everyone was already waiting for him.
They all know that Gao Han will never give up.
'Everyone did well in the first half and we didn't score, but I'm very happy with each and every one of you. ā
Gao Han's words made every player present feel relieved, and a big stone fell to the ground.
'However, there are some problems with our team, Samuel. ā
"Boss. Eto'o, who was named, was so nervous that he immediately stood up.
The Cameroonian player fought hard in the first half, Gao Han knew that very well, but the tactical effect was not particularly ideal.
'I've noticed that you often go to the middle, which is not a good sign, they have two midfielders and a lot of density in the middle, on the contrary, Ashley Cole has a strong desire to attack, he often stays on the left wing, the distance between him and Campbell is a bit long, you should take advantage of that. ā
Eto'o was relieved to hear that the manager had not thought of replacing him, and immediately nodded in agreement.
"Zlatan. Gao Han looked at Ibrahimovic again.
He is also very satisfied with the performance of the Swedish center, and his attitude is so sincere that he has nothing to say.
With Ibrahimovic's tonnage, he can still maintain that speed and movement on the court, and Gao Han really can't ask for more from him.
"You've done a good job, but you should have had more of a combination with Samuel and Ronaldinho, like ......"
Behind Gao Han, Emery has already laid out the tactical board, and on top of it is attached to the chess pieces representing the player's number, and Gao Han is in the front of the penalty area representing Arsenal's half, explaining the various changes and routines of the team's attack.
As the saying goes, although the characteristics and styles of the players are different, many things are the same.
Gao Han used to bring a center forward like Kiko when he was in Atletico Madrid, and worked out offensive tactics around Kiko, so now he has adjusted Ibrahimovic, which is also the first way, so that the Swedish center forward is convinced.
As for Ronaldinho......
"I have only one request for you, Ronaldinho. Gao Han feels that the Brazilian has been the best and most crucial player for Chelsea this season, but he believes the Brazilian should be able to do better.
"You say. Ronaldinho nodded.
"I want you to be more aggressive, even in front of the penalty area, as long as you're sure, I'll allow you to hit the ball at any time, you know what I mean?"
After hearing this, Ronaldinho nodded heavily, "Understood." ā
He felt Gao Han's value and trust in him.
Gao Han nodded affirmatively at Ronaldinho and looked around at the players, "Alright, guys. ā
All the players immediately looked at the manager in unison.
'I'm still saying that, this game we have to make a name for ourselves, we have to tell all the opponents what kind of team we are, and in the first half we did a good job and I hope the second half as well. ā
Gao Han shook his head, "Don't give Arsenal any chance, use our attack, use our passing advantage to defeat them, do you have confidence?"
"Yes!" the players responded in unison.