Chapter 47: Scolari and Chelsea

The next morning, while eating breakfast, Gao Bo read the newspaper, which has always had a well-developed newspaper system, and Gao Bo usually saw some news in the newspaper that interested him.

The Times sports section reported a bombshell news that caught Gao Bo's attention, it was about Chelsea, Luton Town were going to play Chelsea away in their next game, and Gao Bo was interested in the news about Chelsea's current situation.

“.... In an exclusive interview with France Football magazine, Didier Drogba claimed that he had almost lost his passion for football in 2008 because he did not have enough support at Chelsea. Didier Drogba says Chelsea FC has not given him the care he deserves in the devastating blow of his grandmother's death, and he has not been given the place he deserves at Chelsea. In the interview, Drogba slammed Chelsea for not being friendly enough to a veteran player who has been in the team for four years, and Scolari did not give himself enough respect, Drogba said: Anelka is indeed very good, but Scolari should make himself Anelka's partner, not sit on the cold bench......

Gao Bo paused when he saw this, and he recalled the memories of his previous life.

How did Scolari get out of class? Of course, it has nothing to do with his poor grades, and Abu is not a patient boss, so Scolari will probably be fired by Abu in early February after about this month...

Gao Bo turned on his phone, and sure enough, he remembered it correctly. Just yesterday, 28 December, when Chelsea were beaten twice by Fulham in a west London derby, Scolari was in a difficult situation.

Frank Lampard scored twice in a row but Fulham levelled the scores with two goals from Dempsey, when Chelsea fans heckled away from home and mocked Scolari as 'you don't even know what you're doing', which was almost a precursor to the dismissal...... The Times revealed that Abou had watched the game on his own boat and his face was very ugly.

There were many reasons why Abou sacked Mourinho, perhaps not being able to make a breakthrough in European competition, and pressing Abou's good friend Shepchenko on the bench may also be part of the reason, but another important reason is that Abou does not like Mourinho's style of football.

Abou wanted Chelsea to play flashy football, but Mourinho ignored the owner's demands and continued to manage Chelsea on his own terms, turning Chelsea into a hard-nosed Blues who were tough defensively, sharp on counter-attacks and looked down on in the league. However, Mourinho's job was not appreciated by Abou, and Mourinho eventually left Chelsea after being sacked by Abou.

Grant, the Israeli, took Chelsea for half a season, and Abu's friend lost to Manchester United in the Champions League final despite eventually leading the team to the Champions League final, and Chelsea were also overwhelmed by Manchester United in the league, and Grant's acting manager did the same at the end of the season.

In his place was Brazilian Scolari, who claimed he wanted to bring Brazilian "sexy football" to Chelsea when he took charge.

'Even though I'm working in the English league, my idea is to try to bring Chelsea's style as close to that of Brazil, and although the two styles of football are very different, we try to dribble, possess and pass the ball as much as we can, and we'll do our best. However, I still respect the characteristics of each player, and some of the players in the existing mix tend to be Brazilian, while others just need to maintain their current style. Scolari said this in the media on his first day at Chelsea.

But in fact, are Chelsea's players really suited to playing Brazilian-style football?

A back-to-back of big wins in the early part of the season has given Chelsea fans some hope, with six wins and two draws in the first eight league games, and they are top of the league table with 20 points. At that time, almost all Chelsea fans were paying homage to world champion coach Scolari.

However, after losing at home to Liverpool in the ninth round, Chelsea's form began to decline, and in the fifteenth round of the league, Chelsea's home defeat to Arsenal made Scolari begin to be questioned by the media.

When it comes down, Scolari's skepticism focuses on three main areas:

The first is tactical rigidity. At the beginning of the season, with Didier Drogba out injured and Robinho snatched up by Manchester City, Scolari had to play as a single striker. It worked well at first and benefited Anelka, but now opponents are no longer interested in Chelsea's one-striker approach, as they all know that Anelka will not work if he is heavily deployed in central midfield. With Didier Drogba returning from injury, it would have been a good opportunity for Scolari to switch to two strikers, but his insistence has resulted in Chelsea struggling to find a win at home and now even ending an away winning streak.

The second is that there is too little rotation. Half of the league has passed this season, but Scolari has rarely taken the initiative to rotate players except for injuries, especially Terry, Cech, Bosingwa, A-Cole, Lampard, Mikel, Deco and Anelka, as long as there are no injuries and suspensions, then they are absolute starters, Terry, Lampard, Cech, Bosingwa and Anelka have played all 18 league games, if it is not for injury, I believe Deco and Ashley Cole will also have this treatment. Not easily rotating is good for maintaining the stability of the team, but a "no rotation" policy like Scolari's may only have a negative impact on the fitness and form of the players.

The second is the ability to command on the spot. Who has made the most substitutions in the Chelsea squad this season? The answer is Belletti! This was followed by the likes of Pacos Ferreira, Didier Drogba and Kalou, with the likes of Bridge and Branislav Ivanovic also coming off the bench three times each, meaning Scolari often used defensive players in the game. It's understandable to switch to a defensive player when the team is ahead, but like yesterday's game against Fulham, when Chelsea desperately needed a win, Scolari replaced Bridge to strengthen the defense at the last minute, which can only make our fans feel frustrated, in fact, this kind of scene has happened more than once, compared to Mourinho, Scolari lacks a desperate mentality in his bones, which may be interpreted as a "championship mentality".

Scolari's tactics are stiff and lacking in variety, and he is stubborn and easily reluctant to make changes. It made it more and more difficult for him at Chelsea.

Whatever the reason, Chelsea are in poor form at the moment, the players in the dressing room are not suitable, and it could be a good opportunity for Luton Town to beat them.

Gao Bo touched his chin with his palm, thoughtful.