Chapter 426: Xiao Shou?
Whether the silly Essien understands it or not, Mourinho has his own arrangement, and after the extreme defence against Quaresma fails, he must rely on the more tenacious defense of his players to contain the counterattacking Arsenal, especially Quaresma.
In fact, when Quaresma returned to the left to pick up the ball and found that Mikel, who was not carrying a yellow card in time, did not dare to kick him casually, Quaresma knew that Chelsea might be changing their strategy.
I can't help but be proud that I can beat Mourinho in a disadvantaged situation and take the initiative to change his tactics, which is already very proud.
It is also true that Chelsea will not be able to change their strategy, because if this continues, it will not be long before Chelsea will receive a red card, and there may even be more than one.
Quaresma would not show mercy.
He also plans to establish an advantage in the Premier League as soon as possible, and then go all out to win the Champions League!
He admits Chelsea are strong, but not strong enough to make them helpless.
Faced with Mikel and Malouda's bag, the completely liberated Quaresma seemed to have taken off the reins and could have fun unscrupulously.
With a left-footed flick of the flick and dodge Mikel's rush, he poked the ball forward, but Quaresma had already slipped past Malouda and made a comfortable break through the bag defence as it passed between the two Chelsea pairs.
Malouda has both offense and defense, and his defensive ability is much stronger than that of other wingers, which is why Mourinho admires him, which is in line with Mourinho's tactical thinking;
Mikel is equally good defensively in midfield, and he is considered to have the same potential as Messi in world football after his debut;
But the defense of these two players seemed to be transparent in front of Quaresma, and it did not play any role in restricting Quaresma, and after losing the advantageous weapon of fouling, everything was as boring as a sage time.
Amid the exclamations of the Chelsea fans in the stands, Quaresma broke through the two and resolutely continued to move forward with the ball, as there was an inevitable flaw in the Chelsea defence due to his rapid advance, and this was the perfect time.
Essien rushed up, and Ferreira did too, in an attempt to trap Quaresma once again, which was undoubtedly the toughest test for Quaresma.
Ferreira is stronger defensively than Malouda, Essien is better defensively than Mikel, and the bag is a copy of what was just now, but the pressure is far more than just a step.
Especially in Quaresma's high-speed dribbling, it is even more difficult to control, if Quaresma can still break through like breaking through the bag just now, those fans may probably think that Chelsea simply give up the game!
Playing with an animal like Quaresma, there is no chance of winning at all!
However, now Quaresma is really feeling the pressure from Ferreira and Essien, who are undoubtedly the top defensive combination, and he has to be careful.
If you continue to maintain a high-speed dribble, I am afraid that there is no possibility of breaking through the past at all, even if you use speed to eat raw, in front of the rich defensive experience of the two, I am afraid there will not be many opportunities.
And if the pace of the sprint is slowed, then Chelsea's speed of defence will turn this raid into a positional battle, which is not in line with Arsenal's tactical intentions.
Moreover, he did not dare to guarantee that if he slowed down, he would be able to break through the defense in front of him.
So, Quaresma has been caught in a dilemma.
However, Quaresma is no longer the stunned young man who only knows how to do things, he can certainly show off his fancy footwork in front of the whole world, but he can also send the ball into the opponent's goal in a concise way, which is what is really scary about Quaresma now.
If you can't solve it yourself, don't you still have a companion?
While this isn't a battlefield and there's no such thing as handing over your back to your comrades, Quaresma knows that every teammate can be trusted.
Don't look at the inexplicable weirdness of these guys, sometimes it simply ruins Quaresma's three views, but when they are serious, they are the most indispensable part of the championship division, trustworthy and dependable.
Quaresma doesn't want to rely on his teammates to win, but in a team, everyone has to play a different role and do their job, and his teammates are the best.
Therefore, it is not timidity to seek the cooperation of teammates, after all, football is a team sport.
Yu Guang noticed the movement of his teammates, and the corners of Quaresma's mouth curled up, and the smile on his face could not be stopped.
Do you think I'm going to go my own way and fight you to the end like a stunned guy?
Sorry to disappoint you!
Quaresma stepped on his bicycle and dribbled a shot, but pushed the ball to the feet of Henry in the middle, King Highbury had already started when Quaresma was sprinting, although a little slower than Quaresma, but under the straight sprint, he was still able to form a strategy for Quaresma.
This abrupt pass shocked the Chelsea defence, whose defensive focus has been on Quaresma, although there are still two Chelsea centre-backs in the box, but it is too late to adjust the focus at this time.
How could he pass the ball at this time?
The Chelsea players were shocked and an incredible question mark came to their minds.
Of course, in their impressions, Quaresma gradually developed the ability to play team football with his teammates, but as an individual hero, with the opportunity to go it alone, how could Quaresma pass the ball to Henry.
Shouldn't it be him, as he has done countless times, single-handedly picking up the entire opposition defence and then sending the ball into the opponent's goal?
But no matter how surprised they may be, the reality of the ball at Thierry Henry's feet has already made it too late for them to regret it, and now Chelsea's defence is in jeopardy, and it seems that it could collapse at any moment.
Quaresma's pass didn't pause at all and continued to run towards the ribs of the Chelsea penalty area, he didn't know if Henry would pass the ball over, but he still ran as he was customary.
Carvalho and Terry glanced at each other, and they understood each other at once.
"Or Quaresma!"
There is no doubt that Quaresma is the most dangerous player in the Arsenal squad right now, and looking at Quaresma's current movement, it is likely that Quaresma's attack will be finished by Quaresma.
So, Quaresma can't be allowed to run rampant in the Chelsea penalty area at all, someone has to keep an eye on him.
Carvalho had a yellow card, so John Terry had to keep an eye on Quaresma, while Carvalho kept a block on Thierry Henry, the most appropriate choice the Chelsea centre-back partner could have made at this moment.
They always believed that Quaresma would be the last knife Arsenal to stick out.
However, they were wrong!
Quaresma was just the one who handed the knife, and at this time, Henry, who had been reining in his edge, suddenly bloomed and released the most dazzling light.
When Carvalho was pressing, Henry controlled the ball perfectly at his feet, flicked it to the right, flashed the space to shoot, and before Carvalho could make adjustments, he was already blatantly kicking and blasting into the goal.
The powerful shot sent the ball towards the back of the net almost without a hint of spin, and Chelsea's second goalkeeper Cudicini was unable to do anything about it, even if he made a save, but was still more than a shot late.
Even if Cech is allowed to come, it probably won't help, let alone the veteran Cudicini, who had to step up after Cech's injury.
The ball burst into the net, but Stamford Bridge was bombed in an instant, and the dust was everywhere.
Henry was so excited that he slammed his chest, and his facial expression was hideous, such a violent way of scoring goals is actually not common in Henry.
But Quaresma understood why Henry was so excited.
After Quaresma came to Arsenal, it was Quaresma who stepped forward in more adversity and took the arsenal all the way through the thorns, so that everyone became accustomed to Quaresma's image as a savior.
But let's not forget that before Quaresma came to Arsenal, the king of Highbury was Thierry Henry, and even now.
Thierry Henry is the man who can take Arsenal to a certain height.
Arsenal don't just have Quaresma, there's Thierry Henry!
This is probably what Henry wants to tell everyone with practical actions.
Having a good relationship with Quaresma does not mean that you have to survive in the shadow of Quaresma.
Chelsea's defensive focus on Quaresma is a problem that can ignore Thierry Henry altogether, and it would be self-defeating.
Have you all forgotten who the Premier League Golden Boot was last season?
Amid the frustrated expressions of the Chelsea players, Quaresma smiled and threw his arm around Thierry Henry to celebrate the goal.
Although it is not himself who scores, he may get an assist, which is also beautiful.
Just now he ran out of position, Henry didn't pass, this is no problem, after all, Henry is a real striker, in this case there is really no problem with choosing to shoot by himself, if he changes to Quaresma in this position, he will not pass the ball to anyone either.
Because they're all the same kind of people, they believe they can do it.
The score became 1-1 and the two sides were back on the same page, and Chelsea's lead was like a flash in the pan, as you can imagine, but it was as good as not showing up.
The Chelsea players were a little glazed over, struggling to accept what was happening in front of them.
How long did it take for the lead to turn into a draw?
Are Arsenal really invincible?
Or Arsenal is really inherently restrained by Chelsea, even when Chelsea is at its strongest, there is no way to beat Arsenal, let alone that Chelsea has lost its dominance now.
What's the problem?
They all fixed their eyes on Quaresma, and everyone found the answer from this not tall figure.
Mourinho also set his eyes on Quaresma, his expression did not show a trace of fluctuation, but his heart could not calm down at all.
No sooner had he lifted the foul limit on Quaresma, and Quaresma equalised for Arsenal with an assist, which was nothing short of horrible.
Although it was Thierry Henry who scored the goal, and his goal was beautiful, it was clear that more of the credit went to Quaresma.
Had it not been for his sharp breakthrough that found a hole in Chelsea's defence, Thierry Henry would not have been able to get an easy start.
Even if Mourinho doesn't want to admit it, he has to shake his head, Quaresma has truly become the presence that can dominate the game.
The regret that had already been thrown aside by him struck again, and Mourinho didn't know how many times he had imagined how much better it would have been if Guardesma had been at Chelsea.
Chelsea have been unable to make a breakthrough in the Champions League for more than two seasons, apart from back-to-back Premier League titles, and Mourinho blames the problem entirely on his failure to get Quaresma.
Because Quaresma is already a phenomenal existence, it is difficult to defend it with manpower.
If they can't get past Quaresma and Arsenal, what else can they do to compete for the title?
I'm afraid the Premier League title is about to be retained.
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After the goal, Arsenal's morale was boosted, and the ferocious attack was like a tide, which once overwhelmed Chelsea.
Before the end of the first half, Chelsea had already had to set up a bus in front of goal, and even if they were as strong as they were, they had to avoid Arsenal when they broke out.
Quaresma was still very active and finally allowed Ferreira to receive a yellow card.
Breaking through with the ball on the left side, the continuous feints and shaking made the fierce defense of Ferreira lose his center of gravity, and had to pull Quaresma to prevent him from moving forward, and finally failed to escape the yellow card.
It wasn't a foul tactic arranged by Jose Mourinho, but Ferreira's own initiative, as he had to pick up a yellow card because he had to stop Quaresma.
As a result, apart from the goalkeeper, except for John Terry and Ashley Cole, everyone on the pitch at Chelsea has already been shown a yellow card.
Quaresma couldn't help but want to pinch his waist and look up to the sky and howl, he made 8 yellow cards in one game, even if it was the game against the Netherlands in the World Cup, he didn't have such a spectacular record, this can be entered into the Guinness World Records again, right?
What kind of physique can attract everyone to invade themselves with the obsession of mind?
Quaresma felt like she had done what no one else could do.
If you can make 4 red cards in one game and end the game directly, then you can go down in history.
Time can always dilute everything, and when you slowly fade out of everyone's sight, I'm afraid there are few who can remember you.
It's like now, everyone knows the king of the ball, Pele, but how good he is, I'm afraid few people can really say.
But if you do set any records, then the chances of being remembered are much greater.
Later on the record – Quaresma broke the world record for the number of violations in a single race – and it was definitely a hit.
But the only thing that Quaresma found a little funny was the world record for the number of violations, which is not a very good name.
Sounds like a little suffered?