Chapter 406: Super Cup (Part I)
As UEFA expected, the appetizer of the Super Cup did not appeal to everyone's appetite, and on the evening of September 25, the Eden Stadium was really not full, but the number of spectators was quite a lot, about 10,000 people, which is not bad, Juventus and Chelsea are laborers after all, and there are not many local fans. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Mourinho sent a 4231 formation in this game, he used to use the 433 formation more often in Chelsea, the original formation of the three midfielders is an all-round midfielder who can go up and down, and now he is still qualified to use 433, but I have to say that with the growth of experience, Mourinho's coaching ideas still have some changes, 4231 is more inclined to attack.
Here's how he started.
Goalkeeper: Cech
Defender: Ivanovic, Cahill and Luis Cole
Defender: Ramirez Lampard
Attacking midfielder: Schurrle, Oscar Hazard
Forward: Fernando Torres
At centre-back, Jose Mourinho did not start captain John Terry, and Ramires and Lampard in the midfield are both offensive and defensive players, Ramires is more defensive and Frank Lampard is well known for his attacking ability.
Attacking midfielder Schurrle only transferred to Chelsea this season, he has played in the league before, and his arrival also indirectly contributed to the departure of his compatriot Marin, Marin used to perform very well in Werder Bremen, and was woven into Chelsea in the summer window last season, but I didn't expect the thin Marin to perform in Chelsea at all with Werder Bremen day by day, the Premier League can not avoid the topic of physical confrontation no matter what, the Premier League is not without small players, but the physical fitness is definitely not bad, Chelsea to do Marin's deal is definitely hot-headed。
Jose Mourinho is well aware of this, having just taken charge this season to send Marin out on loan to Sevilla FC and then buy Schurrle, who has a similar style to Marin but is in better physical condition.
Oscar and Eden Hazard were both 'veterans' who joined last season, with Oscar in the middle of the game and Hazard in very good form, scoring 12 goals for Chelsea last season, a feat that is not easy considering he is only in his first season.
Torres is a big problem on the front line, you won't score goals when you come to Chelsea, no matter who is the coach, Chelsea really want to sell him now, but he has occasional flashes, and the results are so poor, obviously no one wants to take over, this is the cruelty of the real world, no matter how good you were before, but many receivers still consider your current competitive level, and few people are willing to bet heavily and gamble.
It can't be sold, the loan is not cost-effective, and Abramovic can only force the team coach to use it, so Mourinho wants to strengthen the forward line this summer but is not satisfied.
Juventus are familiar with the road.
Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Buffon
Defender: Barzali, Bonucci, Chiellini
Midfielder: Lichtsteiner, Bidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Asamoah
Forward: Tevez Zhang Yuan
Tevez did not perform well in the last game, but Conte still voted in his confidence, Llorente can only sit on the bench in frustration, his situation is actually good, Giovinco and Quagliarella will have fewer chances for the new season.
Before starting, Zhang Yuan met Mourinho in the players' tunnel, Mourinho took the initiative to greet him with a smile, and the two hugged warmly in front of the camera.
With the referee's whistle blowing, the game officially began, with Chelsea taking the lead and trying to deal with Juventus with the usual fast pace, although Mourinho's knowledge of Juventus could not be overstated.
The current Juventus is not the Juventus of a year ago, it is very difficult to play Chelsea, they are European champions, the team has changed significantly in temperament and confidence, and the formation and tactics are obviously much better than Chelsea.
After a few rounds of tug-of-war, Juventus had a slight advantage in possession, and Chelsea's high pressing did not play a good role, but their tempo changed quickly, and they could not press in front of the field, and they could quickly reappear in midfield to establish a barrier, so the focus of the two teams was still in the midfield for the first ten minutes of the game.
Whether it is playing 433 or 4231, Mourinho is not worried about possession, his specialty is the quality of counter-attack, which does not allow Juventus to be careless, but Juventus still conceded the ball first.
In the 15th minute, Juventus attacked the front of the Chelsea penalty area, Tevez and Zhang Yuan collided with the wall, and then shot into the penalty area, the ball was blocked by Cahill, the speed slowed down, Cech easily got the football, and then he immediately threw the ball, Chelsea launched a quick counterattack. Eden Hazard broke through the middle and tore through the Juventus defence, flicked past Andrea Pirlo and Leonardo Bonucci before distributing the ball to Schurrle on the right, who fired a half-high cross into the box, Torres fired a right-footed volley down the middle, and Buffon couldn't do anything about it.
Chelsea 1:0 Juventus, the goal is still Torres, who is not favored by everyone!
Schurrle's passing speed is fast, but Torres is really good, in the face of such a ball, he can successfully find the right place, the focus position is very accurate, and he has the style of the past.
Antonio Conte was furious with his players on the sidelines, arguing that they were not doing enough to defend themselves and that such a mistake should not have happened.
It can't be helped, Chelsea's counterattack is so fast, from Cech throwing the ball to the goal, it was only a little more than ten seconds, Hazard's breakthrough was crucial, and he did it.
Mourinho was calm and relaxed on the sidelines, as if everything was under his control, Zhang Yuan was so depressed on the field that he vomited blood, this Nima also did it too quickly, and he also had a lot of complaints about the team's midfield and backfield, and the follow-up defense was indeed quite inadequate.
After Chelsea scored first, Mourinho was very solid to let his team deliberately reclaim a little, of course, he is an experienced and very capable coach, the recovery is quite limited, and such a recovery is hoping to attract Juventus to press the attack and expose the defensive flaws.
But he also miscalculated the situation, saying earlier that Juventus has changed, mainly in the mentality of the players, conceding a goal so early, of course, the Juventus players are also very annoyed, Conte is also annoyed, but everyone has not lost their minds, the time is still early, there is still a chance.
Juventus is still playing very heavy, not in a hurry, not in a hurry at all, Mourinho sees that his plan did not succeed, and there is nothing to regret, after all, he is the leader, he does not believe that Juventus will be indifferent.
Even if Juventus didn't press hard at this point, Chelsea still had a couple of counter-attacking opportunities, and Jose Mourinho's side counter-attacked with speed, and they were extremely fast after a tackle.
Fortunately, Juventus' midfield is not so stupid and focused, and Chelsea have failed to bring a substantial threat to Juventus' goal, which has led to a dull situation on the pitch.
At half-time, the score was still 1-0 up for Chelsea, and although Zhang Yuan and Tevez both had chances, the effect was not very good.
This kind of game really made the audience at the scene not interested, saying that the confrontation was more than enough for half a day.
After Conte's penalty area dressing room, he immediately arranged tactics for the team, Juventus played too hard in the first half, the routine was too easy to see through, Chelsea was not afraid of Juventus's crosses at all, Juventus rarely used this way, the side was more like opening up the width of the defense, and most of the articles relied on Zhang Yuan and Tevez in the middle to do it.
They are very capable but also make Chelsea very targeted, and it cannot be said that they absolutely blocked the attacking pairing, but at least they did not give much opportunity to take advantage of it.
Conte's arrangement is simple, you have to use the wings, you can't just let the wings watch from the sidelines and play the role of transition balls, Lichtsteiner and Asamoah should both play some power.
What is more distressing is that Lichtsteiner and Asamoah are not actually the kind of players who are good at breaking through, but now Conte has to ask them to be bold, to see the opportunity to break through unexpectedly, and to go deeper forward, so that they can lean into the penalty area