Chapter 51: The Blues change their commander

Arthur can watch the Olympics in Beijing, wait for the release of his company's "NBA2K9" in the United States, and go to the Harry Potter crew to visit his little girlfriend, all because the current Blackburn is on a normal track and does not need to care about him at all, but Chelsea owner Abu is not in such a good mood as him. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the early hours of yesterday morning, Chelsea, who were aiming to regain the Premier League title, tasted defeat for the first time this season.

Chelsea travel to Aston Villa and the Blues lost 2-0.

Chelsea were out of chances at full time and they kept the pressure on the opposition but struggled to score.

In fact, it is not difficult to see from the game that it is the absence of Steven Gerrard that has caused Chelsea to have this situation. With Steven Gerrard injured, Van Gaal fielded a midfield trio of Essien, Frenkie de Jong and teenager Mikel, with Wright Jr. and Malouda on the side, and Shevchenko up front as a lone arrow.

The combination looks seamless, but it can be seen from the game that there is a lack of a passer among these people, a "data king" who can pass and shoot like Gerrard.

Although data alone does not have much effect, if there is no data, opportunities will not come out.

After this campaign, the Chelsea hierarchy must have realised Gerrard's role.

Without Steven Gerrard, there is a lack of lethal passing, a lack of a style of play, and it is believed that they will soon put the renewal of his contract back on the agenda, and if such a player is released, the Chelsea hierarchy will regret it.

The game was not over yet, and with the memory of Abang Laho's goal, Abu left the box at Villa Park.

Everyone can see that the Chelsea president can't bear this Blues team. Giving up top spot and going on a nine-game winless run away at Villa won't take away Abu's attention, the tedious process of the game is the culprit, no one knows how much patience Abu still has, just as no one knows if Louis van Gaal can turn Chelsea back into a messenger of sexy football.

In the post-match press conference, some media mentioned Abu's early departure, and Van Gaal's response was, "I think the boss can leave at any time, as long as he wants." In the friendly between England and Germany, I also left early because I didn't want to waste my time in the crowds. ”

Of course, the Dutch boss knows what the media is saying that after only five league games, Abou is tired of seeing Chelsea in his eyes, and he promised the chairman that he would bring Chelsea back to beautiful attacking football, for which he was given the opportunity to stay in office, and now he must be careful, once Abou believes that there is no equity between him and beautiful football, the consequences are clear to everyone.

Van Gaal will be put to the test even more in the coming week, with Chelsea facing Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United next, and will have to keep a clean sheet and play with overwhelming momentum against a formidable opponent.

In terms of the match against Villa, Abu is more likely to be disappointed by then. In the final moments of Villa Park, Van Gaal's formation was 3-2-5, but the five goalscorers could not please their employers, although Gerrard could not play, Abu avoided seeing Gerrard's cookie-cutter back goal, but the breakthrough of Wright Jr. and Malouda's two wings of machinery, there can be no suitable alternative for a while, Joe Cole, who will pass people, can only sit on the cold bench, Anelka is injured again, there is no "prop", what does Van Gaal do to please Abu?

Chelsea's home game against Blackburn Rovers was the final Premier League game of the week, and with the previous match between Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool already over, the Blues actually had a slight advantage, but the final score was set at 0-1.

The Blues fell in front of the Blues once again after the Champions League final.

Truth be told, if it weren't for Chelsea's luck, maybe they wouldn't have lost just one goal in this game.

In addition, there was controversy throughout the match, starting with Torres having a good ball blown off, and then Shevchenko kicking Cannavaro in the head, directly causing the opponent to be unconscious.

Blackburn Rovers are Louis van Gaal's least favoured opponents, having yet to win against Arthur's side since he took charge of the Blues, and with the Champions League starting next week, the Blues will have to face them in a semi-main line-up.

Throughout the first half, Blackburn Rovers dominated the game, but Blues goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar played blessly, saving a number of must-have goals from Didier Drogba and Cristiano Ronaldo.

The controversy came in the 57th minute, when Ronaldo passed through the middle, when Drogba was in an offside position, but Torres was not offside, Ronaldo immediately crossed, Torres pushed the goal.

Just as the Blackburn players began to celebrate, the linesman raised the flag for offside. Judging by the slow-motion replay, this was clearly a miscalculation.

After that, there was a second controversial shot in the audience. In the 85th minute, after Shevchenko's header was saved, he immediately shot but kicked Cannavaro in the head as he tried to clear the ball.

Judging from the slow motion, the Ukrainian did not mean to, because at that time he did not see Cannavaro who fell to the ground, and it was too late to retract his feet.

Kicked directly to the head, the Italian captain immediately fell to the ground, and he was immediately carried out of the field for treatment, where the team doctor put a protective gear on him before being sent off the pitch.

Since the referee decided that Shevchenko did not mean it, no yellow card was shown for the foul this time. After that, the game was played until 98 minutes, but Shevchenko's mentality was clearly affected and almost disappeared from the field.

As things stand, it was only a matter of time before Louis van Gaal was sacked, and the Dutchman did not save his fortunes against the backdrop of leading the team to the Premier League title two seasons ago.

Writing in The Independent, British journalist Mark Ogden pointed out some of the reasons why Van Gaal was dismissed, according to Ogden, who had long been unpopular in the dressing room and was to blame.

Ogden pointed out that as early as before the start of the new season, during the training in the United States, Van Gaal's training style caused dissatisfaction among his disciples, and he asked to start training at 8:30 in the morning, take a two-hour lunch break at noon, and continue training in the afternoon.

After the afternoon training, Louis van Gaal had another video tactical discussion, but after dinner, the Chelsea soldiers could not go to bed until 10:30. During the two-week training camp, the Chelsea players suffered so much, and during the Ranieri era, after Sunday's game, Chelsea would take a break on Monday, but the boss asked for training on Monday, which angered many players.

Chelsea players are also dissatisfied with Van Gaal's tactics, in February this year, some Chelsea players broke the news that Van Gaal asked players not to hit the goal at the edge of the penalty area, in the eyes of the players, Van Gaal's tactics are too mechanical, and there is no room for players to think for themselves.

After leading the team to the first win of the Champions League of the new season, Van Gaal learned the news of his departure from the media reporters before he could be happy. And when the whole Chelsea squad returned to London, Louis van Gaal had already said in an interview with reporters that "everything is over".

Van Gaal returned to London looking in good spirits and took some time to pose for a photo with some fans.

Sky Sports reporter James Cooper went out of his way to send his best wishes to Van Gaal, who himself replied: "It's all over. ”

The British media interpreted this as Van Gaal's own admission of his dismissal.

In any case, the story of Chelsea and Louis van Gaal has come to an end, with the BBC earlier reporting that Chelsea will officially announce Louis van Gaal's departure and the arrival of a new manager on Monday or Tuesday.

ESPN also confirmed that in the next 48 hours, the dust will be settled.

Louis van Gaal's dismissal did not surprise Arthur by a point, as last season's big four were empty, and Chelsea were always under the pressure of Blackburn, which had already annoyed Abu, and this season's two consecutive league defeats were only a slight trigger.

However, Arthur is a little curious about the new manager of the Blues, because there is not much resemblance between all this now and the memories of his previous life.

After back-to-back Blackburn defeats, Abu is hoping for a tough attitude from the new boss who can match Arthur's side in terms of words.

In the seventh round of the Premier League after Louis van Gaal's departure, Chelsea's acting boss Grant had hoped to buy people according to his requirements and build his own style of squad, but he ultimately did not get this opportunity.

Because the new Blues boss has a bigger name, more seniority and more achievements, that is, Scolari, who led the Samba Army to win the Hercules Cup seven years ago, Abu is willing to bet on his vision.

People have earlier revealed that Scolari has informed Chelsea of the players he wants to buy in the winter transfer window, mainly the Portuguese gang. Adecco is the most important target. In Portugal, Deco is at the heart of Scolari's tactical system and the Brazilian wants to move him to Chelsea.

Scolari also allegedly mentioned the names of Moutinho and Quaresma. The former is his main defender in the national team, although the latter is not as good as Ronaldo on the other side, but Arthur will never sell the core of the team to Premier League opponents, Quaresma's characteristics can meet the needs, but Ferguson is not an easy opponent to deal with.

Judging by the players Scolari has named, his appointment will bring a huge change in style to Chelsea. The Portuguese are the type of guy who has good technique at his feet and good ball control, which is also the style that Scolari dominates.

With Deco, Moutinho and Quaresma in the midfield, although the toughness has decreased, the technical content will obviously be higher than in the Van Gaal era, and this type of possession play is exactly what Abou dreams of.

Scolari's arrival also means that some of the Blues' tough-nosed players could be leaving. Shevchenko is in talks with AC Milan about a transfer, and according to media reports, Scolari will not stop the Ukrainian from leaving, and what he wants is Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o.

Speaking to the Daily Star, Samuel Eto'o said: 'I'm happy that Chelsea are competing with Inter Milan for me. ”

With Gerrard's departure and Scolari's appointment, it is possible to objectively push the Englishman towards Inter Milan.

The arrival of the Portuguese gang will compress the space in midfield, and Gerrard has one year left on his contract, and if he does not renew his contract, this will be the last good chance to sell.

What's more, Mourinho named Gerrard at Inter Milan, and Chelsea competed with Inter in multiple deals, so it is not ruled out that the Blues may use Gerrard as a bargaining chip to persuade Inter to abandon a certain goal.

In short, Scolari's arrival in power means the arrival of a new era, and the Blues will also say goodbye to Louis van Gaal's iron mark once and for all, and the Blues will soon be unveiled in the technical flow dominated by the Brazilian and Portuguese gangs. (To be continued.) )