In midfield, Notts County are strong on both flanks, while Chelsea are strong in the middle, so it's hard to compare them directly. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Ballack, Merelles, Essien, Makelele......

If it weren't for Klinsmann to bring Lampard's place forward, I'm afraid there would be no place to arrange it!

Of course, Chelsea also have wide wings, with Joe Cole and Wright Phillips Jr. both good wide players, but many times they are unavailable.

However, for Notts County, the real advantage is actually in the goalkeeper position, in the middle of last month against Reading, Cech and Cudicini were scrapped by opponents, and now Chelsea have only Hilario in the squad as a regular goalkeeper, and the Blues had to urgently contact Sweden international Heideman, who has been retired for a year, to be regarded as a substitute goalkeeper.

Maybe Joe Hart isn't the top goalkeeper yet, but at least he's better than Hilario.

There is no doubt that it will be a close contest and all eyes of the world seem to be on Stamford Bridge for the battle of the century.

The other game between Manchester United and Arsenal has attracted much less attention, both giants are not in their prime, and they can only accompany in the league and the Champions League for several seasons in a row, and it is normal that no one cares.

However, Ferguson and Arsene Wenger did not forget to put some eye medicine on the game next door, and they talked about it one after another, as if they were more concerned than the two regular managers.

Neither Klinsmann nor Heynckes are people who like to fight, and even the pre-match press conference was only a few hasty explanations, and the Germans are more pragmatic and they want to put in a good performance in the game.

Di Natale left for Milan and there were only two players left in the Chelsea squad who had played for Notts County, Mereles and defender Cannavaro.

In fact, Meireles' life at Chelsea is not as good as before, this summer the Blues suddenly introduced two midfielders, Ballack and Essien, Meireles suddenly became embarrassed, if it weren't for Klinsmann's desire to press the opponent with a strong midfield, I'm afraid he would have lost his position, Rao so, Meireles often can't play the main team, can only sit on the bench and wait for opportunities.

And this game, because Meireles is familiar with Notts County, Klinsmann put him in the starting line-up to partner Essien in a back two, with Joe Cole on the left and Ballack on the right.

This is a very hard midfield configuration, in comparison, although Alonso and Mascherano are not inferior, but Ronaldo and Messi on the wing are more inclined to attack, and the help that can be provided to the midfield when defending is not particularly great, so the front of the Notts County midfield is easily suppressed by Chelsea.

Although Heynckes has not led the team to play against Chelsea, he knows the strength of Chelsea, so he does not dare to take it lightly, you know, Notts County is still behind the opponent in the standings, and it is an away game, and it is not impossible to defeat McTown if you are not careful.

Heynckes didn't think about changing the formation and sending Yaya Toure to deal with Chelsea's midfielder with three midfielders, so that whether it is offensive or defensive, the front will not fall behind, and the hardness is also guaranteed, but in this way, Kaka will inevitably be sacrificed, without Kaka's impact, Notts County is tantamount to cutting off an arm, the key depends on Heynckes' strategic choice.

According to Heynckes's assumption, in this game, Notts County will choose more of two wings to attack, and Kaka is more responsible for attracting firepower in the middle, whether it is Messi or Ronaldo, as long as they can get opportunities on the side, they can suppress Chelsea's entire wing, and even nail Ballack and Joe Cole firmly in the midfield and cannot participate in the attack, so how much threat can Meireles and Essien create for Notts County without answering?

Therefore, Heynckes still decided to stick to the inherent style of play, and Notts County does not need to be conservative!

When the two teams appeared on the grass of Stamford Bridge, the game officially kicked off, and the two teams with the highest combined starting line-up on the planet were about to face off at the top.

From the outset, the home Blues Chelsea took the lead and aggressively seized control of the midfield, with a muscle-made midfield line that acted like a meat grinder, acting as a barrier to split the pitch in two.

However, Notts County were not polite and gave Chelsea space to possess the ball in midfield, but as soon as the ball was passed into dangerous areas, Notts County immediately responded strongly and sniped at Chelsea's attack.

Chelsea's squad is luxurious, but not perfect, with the lack of sharpness on the flanks being one of them, and the second being that there is not enough cunning ability in the threat area, and there are no sharp knives to stab through the Notts County defence.

Both Frank Lampard and Ballack have a strong impact, but they don't have the ability to tear apart Notts County's defence in a small area, not to mention Essien and Merellas, so after pressing down the middle, finding that Notts County's defensive formation is still intact, Chelsea can only threaten the Notts County goal with long-range shots.

Of course, Chelsea's midfielders are all long-range shooters, and long-range tactics are also very threatening, but in a strong dialogue, only this means may be difficult to really crush the opponent.

Chelsea pressed in the middle, Notts County made full use of the width of the field, Messi and Ronaldo moved on the two wings, as long as there was an attacking opportunity, dribbling the ball straight in, if it was just Chelsea's full-back, there was no way to stop the two of them from sprinting.

The threat posed to Chelsea on the flanks was far greater than Chelsea's threat to Notts County, with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo having plenty of options on the flanks to cut inside with the ball or find team-mates in the middle.

In response to the Notts County wide threat, Ballack and Joe Cole had to drop back to assist in the defence, and what followed was a failure of Chelsea's pressing down the middle.

The two teams dealt with each other tactically and the game was very close until the end of the first half, with neither side able to change the scoreline, with Chelsea slightly ahead of Notts County in terms of shots on goal but behind them in the number of shots on target.

The first change in the second half was made by Chelsea, who failed to press down the middle, and the best way to do that was to open up the situation from the flanks as well, so Wright Phillips Jr. was substituted and Ballack returned to the middle to partner Essien.

This time, the two teams had exactly the same formation and played in a similar style, as if they were looking in the mirror and playing against themselves, which made the Notts County players feel very funny. (To be continued.) )