"The race is on. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" shouted Huang Jian Xiang.

With the referee's whistle, Toni rubbed the ball on the halfway line against Zhang Shu with the sole of his foot, and Zhang Shu directly passed the football back to Di Biagio in the back.

"Brescia will face one of the toughest opponents they have faced in Europe. Let's see how Zhang Shu will play out in this game. ”

Although Zhang Shu was full of confidence before the game, in the hearts of Huang Jianxiang and many Chinese viewers, they always felt that Brescia did not have much chance of winning.

Not to mention that they played away from home, just look at the famous players in the Chelsea team, which one is not a famous fighter. Money can't buy wins, but in professional football, money can buy players who can bring wins.

Gudjohnsen has long been known compared to Toney, and Mutu, who scored 29 goals in Parma and Adriano last season, is not as good as Baggio.

Even when compared to Chelsea's strongest attacking line, Brescia has no advantage, let alone the contrast between the midfield and the back.

Against such a Chelsea, Brescia seem to be at an all-round disadvantage, and how can they win games when they can't compete with their opponents in all positions?

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But Zhang Shu doesn't think so, and he has no doubt that the team can win.

Chelsea's players are indeed strong individually, but most of them have only arrived at Chelsea this season and have not yet formed a tacit understanding. Most of the time they were able to settle the battle with their individual ability, but it wasn't a Chelsea victory, just a victory for a few of these stars.

The match with Porto made Zhang Shu understand a truth. -- When such a team encounters an opponent who is well coordinated, it is not so easy for the players to bring out their individual abilities.

The current Chelsea are actually the same as Brescia in the last game, the only difference is that their players are stronger, but they are less cooperative.

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Also holding the same idea as Zhang Shu is Mazzoni.

However, he saw it more deeply and thoroughly than Zhang Shu.

Unlike Zhang Shu, who used his feelings to assess his opponents, Mazzoni has come to a conclusion after taking a closer look at Chelsea's recent games.

For example, Veron, the player nicknamed "The Wizard" is indeed a top playmaker in midfield. He is versatile and has a strong sense of the big picture, playing in a variety of positions in midfield, including midfield, midfielder and wing-back. Playing the ball is his specialty, his through balls are also very threatening, his outside instep skills are outstanding, his long passes are well organised, and his long-range shots and direct free-kicks are also his weapons for the team.

In terms of individual ability, Veron is a perfect midfielder, and in fact he is one of the top players in that position.

But the problem is that the Argentines have not adapted to England until now.

After two disappointing seasons at Manchester United, he was brought to Chelsea by Abramou's euros, and after arriving at Chelsea, head coach Ratelli acted as his interpreter and introduced himself to his team-mates in the first words: "My best position is in midfield. It had been more than two years since he had come to England, and he had not even learned English.

Veron has failed to integrate into Manchester United and, so far, he has not been integrated into Chelsea, both in life and on the pitch.

As a playmaker in midfield, he needs space in the middle and plenty of possession, but Chelsea also have Frank Lampard, who also likes to play in the middle.

When Veron and Frank Lampard were on the pitch at the same time, Veron's neutral space and freedom were heavily squeezed. Perhaps the two of them were hoping that the two of them would add more control to Chelsea's midfield, but it was clear that the division of labour and synergy between the two stars was wrong.

Frank Lampard, who was born and bringing, is more popular with his team-mates and fans than Veron, getting more passes, and Lampard is a player who specialises in long-range shots and through balls, and for the most part he rarely links up with Veron, opting instead to shoot or create chances for the strikers.

As a result, Veron, who was supposed to get the most balls as the core of the organization, could only watch the football fly around like an outsider in embarrassment in most of the offense.

In such a situation, even if Veron's personal strength is strong, what is the use?

Similar to Veron, there are many new arrivals this season, such as Crespo, the formidable killer of last season, and Makelele, although his strength is still undiminished, but the lack of cooperation with his teammates has left him alone to face the onslaught of opponents after most of the time.

As well as the players failing to integrate into the team, Chelsea's tactics are currently in disarray. When Frank Lampard and Veron were on the pitch at the same time, they would always overlap in the middle, so the attack on the right had to rely on the insertion of Johnson, a defender. Duff has been doing well, but he has played three positions in four games and has complained to the media lately. Geremi also said he prefers to play on the right side rather than in a midfield position.

That's enough to make a lot of money, plus there are other high-priced players who are full of frustration because of the lack of playing opportunities...

So Mazzoni believes that Chelsea are not at all as strong as they seem.

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Mazzoni and Zhang Shu proved right, and Chelsea were unable to dominate at home once the game began.

The simultaneous introduction of Veron and Frank Lampard left their midfield as uncontrolled as ever, and with Brescia's back three besieged, Chelsea for the most part had to rely on Duff to break down the flanks. Just to score, football has to go back to the middle in the end. Petruch and Dainelli were both centre-backs with excellent headers, while Gudjohnsen and Mutu barely posed much of a threat to Castellazzi's goal.

However, Brescia's attack also reached a stalemate, and Zhang Shu met an opponent he had never taken seriously before - Makelele.

In this game, Makelele seems to have become Zhang Shu's personal bodyguard, as long as Zhang Shu enters the front court to receive the ball, he will fall into the crazy pressing of the opponent's hands and feet, and it is difficult to get rid of the opponent by running position, the vast area within 40 meters from the front of the big penalty area to the middle circle is the range of Makelele's activities, once he keeps up, he can no longer get rid of it, no matter Zhang Shu runs from the left to the right, retreats from the front court to the middle circle, he is like a hyena that follows the injured prey, never die.

With Zhang Shu entangled, Brescia's attack also struggled to advance into the opponent's penalty area.

As a result, the two sides could only engage in a fierce battle in midfield. The battle lasted for 45 minutes until the end of the first half, with neither Chelsea nor Brescia able to find the back of the net, and the players had to return to the dressing room full of unwillingness.

'In the first half, neither side had too many chances. However, considering that this is Chelsea's home stadium, Brescia have been doing quite well. Huang Jian Xiang said.

In the first half, not only did Chelsea have few chances, but Zhang Shu did not have too bright a performance, and it seemed a little quiet. Therefore, Huang *Jian*Xiang did not mention Zhang Shu when commenting.

If you want him to say that Zhang Shu's performance is not good, it is absolutely impossible.

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"Zhang, is that Frenchman troublesome?" In the locker room, Mazzoni asked with a frown.

Now it seems that the team's defense is not a problem, but the offense is in trouble, and Zhang Shu seems a little silent under the tireless marking of the black man opposite.

Zhang Shu leaned against the closet, gasping for breath to regain his strength. With just four days to go between the match and Inter Milan, his "stagnant" skills to restore fitness are still on the cool.

"It's the toughest one I've ever encountered." He replied, gasping for air. 'He barely gave me a chance to stop the ball and I needed more points.'

Unlike those players who force their mouths even if they can't, Zhang tells the truth, and he doesn't seem to be afraid of his coach and teammates doubting his abilities.

He doesn't feel ashamed of having trouble calling in his teammates and coaches for help. Isn't our strength that we are one? There's no shame in using your own advantages to win games, so why give the wrong message to your teammates and coaches and miss out on the chance to win?

The midfielder who has been with him in this game is indeed the one that has made him the hardest for so long. He has also played against many of the top midfielders in Serie A, but he has never faced an opponent like Claude Makellele.

Although Makelele is the most overlooked one in this star-studded Chelsea team, so much so that Zhang Shu didn't know much about the Frenchman before, it was only when he actually played that he knew what kind of pressure this obscure low-key was on his opponents.

Never leave the defensive area in front of the penalty area until the team's full-backs cross the center circle, do everything possible to reduce the number of touches of the ball, hand it to teammates as soon as the ball is broken, and never let the ball stay at your feet for 1 second. You don't expect to be able to score from set-pieces and make people forget that they are standing on the pitch like a good referee.

Such a defender who does not get the media spotlight is a nightmare for all offensive players.

Brescia had one of those players before, and Appia did the same job last season when he was in the team. But Appia, at least from time to time, will step forward and will never make disrupting the opposition's attack his only mission like Makelele.

Seeing Zhang Shu so sure of the opponent's strength, Mazzoni also fell into thinking, Brescia's attack should be played by Zhang Shu, if Zhang Shu is clamped, it will be a little difficult to win this game.

Zhang must be freed from the opponent's close defense.

"Robbie, you recycle more in the second half and provide more support to Zhang." Lao Shuai thought about it and made such a decision.

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Mazzoni's adjustment was immediate, and after Baggio retreated, the pressure on Zhang Shu was much easier.

Although Chelsea have three midfielders in name, Duff is more of a wing-back, and Frank Lampard is more likely to compete with Veron in the midfield position, but in fact it is only Claude Makelele who focuses on defending.

If it weren't for the low-key Frenchman's desperate efforts to stiffen Chelsea's back, no one else would have been able to take care of such a large defensive area.

But now, he is also a little overwhelmed.

Baggio's drop back gives Zhang Shu more points to play, and he can give the ball to the captain after receiving the ball and then run away to receive it. At this time, Makelele needs to face a choice, whether to chase the ball or chase people?

If Zhang Shu is left alone, it will not be easy to catch him again when he runs away. This Chinese has a large range of activities, and God knows where he will appear next time.

But if he goes to guard Zhang Shu, Baggio is also a player with passing ability. It's dangerous to have him attacking with the ball without pressure on the edge of the box. The two centre-backs need to take care of the penalty area and don't dare to press it out.

In such a situation, Makelele can only narrow his defensive area and stay at the edge of the penalty area. In case he was pulled away by Zhang Shu, Baggio got too much space to attack.

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Chelsea's front-court players were unaware of Claude Makellele's situation and they are now desperate to break the deadlock as soon as possible.

Duff tried to break through Martinez's defence with pace on the wing, but the Costa Rican was prepared and turned to chase the ball the moment his opponent threw the ball out. Seeing that he couldn't shake off Brescia's full-backs, Duff could only dunk the ball back, intending to return the ball to the middle to reorganize.

Veron was running towards him, and it stands to reason that he just had to hand the ball over.

But as he was about to pass the ball, he suddenly saw Frank Lampard moving towards the middle, and if he could get the ball through, Lampard could have a good chance to shoot from distance. Almost without hesitation, he lifted his foot and kicked the ball hard into the middle.

It's a pity that Veron can't see behind him, and he thinks it's Duff's pass error. In the face of this pass, which was a bit powerful and some distance away from him, he ran quickly and stretched his feet hard to stop the ball.

But at such a close distance, it was almost impossible to stop the powerful pass in a hurry, and the ball hit the inside of Veron's foot, and before he could unload it, it bounced 4.5 meters away. Di Biagio, who had been following him, certainly did not miss such a good opportunity, and immediately stepped forward to break it, and then kicked the football to Guardiola for the first time.

Guardiola did not waste time in controlling the ball, and directly made a long pass to Zhang Shu in the midfield.

The offensive and defensive momentum of the two sides changed in an instant.

Makelle came up and stuck to Zhang Shu for the first time, preventing Zhang Shu from turning around, and at the same time kept stretching his feet to harass Zhang Shu, not letting him stop the ball easily.

In the first half, it was this kind of defense that made Zhang Shu suffer enough.

But now Zhang Shu has more options, in the face of the falling football, Zhang Shu pressed his shoulder against the chest of Makelle behind him, trying to resist the power from the opponent's body, and when the football approached, he did not try to stop the ball under the pressure of Makellele's body, but directly knocked the ball aside.

Baggio after the retracement appeared there.

After handing over the ball, Zhang Shu began to move to the left, and he glanced back as he ran.

Makelele followed him a few steps, but soon stopped where he was as Baggio was moving with the ball to the right flank. Frank Lampard and Duff didn't come back in the Brescia half, and if he continued to follow Zhang Shu, Baggio's side would be completely empty. So Makelle could only give up Zhang Shu and stay in the middle as a barrier in front of the penalty area.

"Finally shook off that annoying tail."

Zhang Shu thought as he raised his arm and thrust into the forbidden area from the left rib.