After two weeks of closed training, the team finally ushered in its first debut this evening. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

This time the opponent is Freiburg from the Bundesliga, who is not very good and is the promotion horse of the Bundesliga this season, but Hu Li intends to use this game to test the performance of the players and the team.

The starting line-up is:

Goalkeeper: Petr Cech.

Right-back: Hebrew.

Centre-backs: Hierro, John. Terry.

Left-back: Elb.

Left midfielder: Lasef.

Right midfielder: Duff.

Forward: Kaka.

Defenders: Makelele, Redondo.

Forward: Shevchenko.

This game was Hu Li's first game in charge of Chelsea, Hu Li had spent two weeks instilling his tactical ideas in the team, and now it was time to inspect the results, so Hu Li didn't say much, just told the players to keep the overall formation compact, and use the team's passing and receiving coordination and game control to suppress the opponent.

Chelsea started the game well, with the crowd cheering on with around 4,000 Austrian and two teams in attendance, keeping the game firmly in control.

Freiburg had wanted to capitalise on their opening game and had prepared specifically for Chelsea, but when it came to the game, they had to break down and find that Chelsea were so controlled that Chelsea were able to control the surrounding area almost no matter where their ball was shifted.

Hu Li kept shouting and adjusting on the sidelines, because this kind of game can make him find the negligence of the players' cooperation with each other, and also allow him to adjust the responsibilities and positions of the players, so that the players and the team can play better and run in more harmoniously.

Throughout the first half, Freiburg did not play the slightest threat, and they were more likely to create a slight threat through long balls and long shès, but it was difficult to shake the tactical foundation of Chelsea.

John Terry and Petr Cech firmly controlled the team's air supremacy, while the midfielders were desperately suppressing Freiburg, and the team's entire defensive line was boldly pressed forward, even if Freiburg clearly saw that there was a large gap behind Chelsea, but what could they do? Counterattack? All right?

They don't have a speedy striker, but the problem is that their strikers can't be offside, and as long as Chelsea's two centre-backs, Hierro and John Terry, are focused and controlled at all times so that the opposing strikers can't pull into space to complete the sprint, then the speed of the strikers will be difficult to play.

Speedy strikers don't have an effect, and the threat of counter-attacking is small.

In this game, Hu Li was more about adjusting the team's midfield and the run-in of the backline, and the adjustment of the attack was not very obvious, so Chelsea's attack never threatened, which made the whole team take advantage of it and created a lot of opportunities, but there was no way to score.

In the second half, when Ye Qiu took a break at halftime, he replaced players such as Jefferson, Joe Cole, Ribery, Robert Hutter and Cudicini in one go, so that everyone understood that this was just a warm-up game.

Because of such a large substitution, Chelsea still did not score in the game, there were many opportunities, but they did not take advantage of it, and in the end they could only let their first warm-up game debut draw 0-0.

All the media, journalists and fans in attendance will not be happy with this warm-up game, because they were expecting it to be a hearty victory, in the typical style of attacking football, but in the end it seemed a bit dull and a little lacking in eye-catching performances.

Regarding this, Hu Li said in an interview with The Times and other reporters after the game that he was not worried.

"After two weeks of intensive training, the players are generally tired, lacking in excitement and excitement, and this is just one part of our preparation for the league, the real game will not be until mid-August, and we still have a lot of time to adjust."

As for his performance of the players in this game, Hu Li gave a high score of 90 points.

"I told the players before the game that the warm-up game is a game where the process is more important than the result, we can score a lot of goals in the game, but the process does not meet my requirements, this kind of game is zero points for me, and like today, the game process played my requirements, played our new style, even if there are no goals, it is a high score."

A keen reporter at the scene immediately noticed the meaning of Hu Li's words, and immediately asked with a smile: "Mr. Hu Li, we have all noticed that Chelsea's performance in this game seems to be more in the overall defense, or the control of the game, many people say that it is very dull, but we have all noticed that the opponent even has only 5 chances to get off the foot, all of which are long-range shots, is this what you call the tactical effect?" ”

Hu Li laughed, "You can look at it that way, but I want to say that it's more than that, it's complicated to say. ”

He spent two weeks instilling in the players, almost every requirement in every position, he laid out very carefully, but it was not the kind of dogmatic request that the players do, but he pointed out to the players their own requirements and tasks, how the players arranged, how to complete, let them do it themselves.

'All I can say is that I want Chelsea to be an invincible and invincible team on any pitch and we won't give our opponents a chance because we're going to crush them before they get a chance'

Hu Li's words spread through the media, which immediately attracted a burst of attention, and many people were full of curiosity about this Chelsea team, but it was clear that in the eyes of everyone, even Chelsea fans, the debut of this team with a total value of more than 100 million was not a success, and it could even be said to be a failure.

The opponent is a promotion horse in the Bundesliga, but Chelsea did not show commendable strength throughout the game, although they controlled the situation, but it was more because the opponent was too weak, so Ye Qiu's debut was a failed work.

But just four days later, in Graz, Chelsea welcomed a local amateur team.

Even if it was just a match against an amateur team, there were still 3,000 fans in attendance.

This time Chelsea did not disappoint those who came to the scene, and Hu Li's side completely dominated the game.

The starting line-up is still the same as the previous game, but it is clear that the players' form has improved, and the range and position of the players in the game have been adjusted, and the players have improved their coordination with each other.

In just one minute of the opening minute, Ka Zhiitch broke through the inside with the ball on the left side and crossed low into the penalty area, Crespo carried two defenders with his body and volleyed through the opponent's goal.

Typical Hu Li's attacking style, a typical Premier League-style start, the game was completely under Chelsea's control.

Frank Lampard doubled the lead in the L minute and Kaka also scored in the 28th minute.

Frank Lampard scored twice in the 34th and 39th minutes to give us a 4-0 lead, while Redondo and LaSev also scored again in the 43rd and 44th minutes to end the first half.

This thrilled the Chelsea fans who came to the scene, and in their opinion, this is the kind of football that is vigorous, with a wave of attack, clean and clean, hearty and praiseworthy.

What is even more remarkable is that Chelsea made 15 shots on goal in the first half, all of them from within 30 yards, and scored seven goals, which was very efficient, but their opponents only had L-footed shots, still the kind far from the goal, and did not pose a threat at all.

Judging from the performance in the first half, Kaka was very big in the organization and strategy in the midfield, of course, this may have something to do with the harassment and pressure he was subjected to; Lasif was absolutely impressive with the ball up front, and even though it was Frank Lampard who scored the most goals, the Brazilian was the most eye-catching, with the fans cheering him on almost every time he got the ball.

But the goal performance only lasted for half time, and in the second half, Hu Li made a large number of substitutions and tried different lineups, even if Joe Cole Mario . Stanich and Jefferson both scored successively to help the team beat the opponent 10-0, but this is still not convincing in the eyes of many people.

There is only one reason, the opponent is too weak

Hu Li did not deny this, but he also mentioned that this game for Chelsea is still only a warm-up game, focusing on the team's tactical coordination routine, as well as the offensive and defensive system, and he believes that the result of the game is not important at all.

'For me, it doesn't matter how many points you score, the important thing is that I see that the players are gradually recovering, I see the effort and focus of each player, and I see that we are more and more like a unit.

'Kaka is really a phenomenal player and more importantly, he knows how to help himself and his team-mates to score goals and play his tactical role in the team, which I think is more important than anything else; Players such as Frank Lampard and Claude Makelele are very important members of the team. ”

'We were solid at the back, I thought they were very good, Hute came on in the second half and was okay, he has been out of training for a long time, so I'm confident he'll be back from injury and he'll be more helpful and effective.'

Although it is said that it won the game, the outside world still has praise, worry and doubt, which is not surprising, after all, it is only the preparation stage, and the team has not really played satisfactory results, so it is difficult to be convincing.

No, just a 10-0 victory over the opponent, followed by an embarrassing 1-0 victory.

The opponent was Stuttgart from the Bundesliga, and the defense was excellent, although Chelsea were firmly in control of the game, but Stuttgart did not show any negligence in the defense, and finally relied on a combination between Kaka and Redondo in the first half, and the Brazilian relied on his individual skills to carve a hole in the opponent's defense and score.

The 1-0 score was hardly satisfying, but Hutter was still happy with his team's performance, as he said in an interview with reporters, "We have never allowed more than five shots in the last three games, which is telling. ”

However, some media refuted that it was because the opponent was too weak, but the media that supported Chelsea believed that Chelsea was also not in the best condition, and believed that when Ye Qiu adjusted the team to the best state, Chelsea would be stronger than now.

The club official also expressed its satisfaction with the current situation of the team, unbeaten in three warm-up games, if there is any opinion on this, it is really a bit too much, and Abramovich reaffirmed his trust and support for Huter through the official.

Fast forward to August, when Chelsea had their final warm-up game in Austria against Roma from Serie A.

Fabio Capello's side are also currently training in Austria, and the two sides hit it off and played a warm-up game.

As a result, Huter's Chelsea defeated Fabio Capello's Roma in this game, and Capello's side became the only team to have scored against Chelsea since the warm-up game, but unfortunately, Roma only had five shots on goal, and still could not break Hu Li's statistics in the first game against Freiburg.

Fabio Capello expressed his praise for Chelsea after the game, believing that this is a team that is very game controlling.

"It's hard for me to describe the feeling, because they are in control so strong, it's like a strong arm is around our neck, and we try to break free, try everything we can to get rid of it, but we can't do it at all, and we can only watch ourselves suffocate little by little."

'Chelsea are judged wrong, it's a very strong team and I think they can win something this season'

Hu Li also responded to the praise from Capello, believing that Roma's attack made him a little unexpected, and Capello proved his coaching ability in Rome, and he is indeed one of the best managers in European football today.

The managers of both teams flattered each other and complimented each other, but the media was not interested at all, just that neither team performed as well as it should, and it was clear that both sides were adjusting.

Hu Li and Chelsea also returned to London the day after the warm-up game.

The opponent for the third round of the Champions League qualifiers came out, and it was Slina from Slovakia.

According to the information obtained by the scouts released by Hu Li, Slina is a strong team in the Slovak Super League, having won the Slovak Super League championship for two consecutive years, and currently has the absolute strength to attack the three consecutive championships, and cannot be careless.

Although it is only a team in the Slovak league, Hu Li does not dare to be careless at all, and carefully prepares, after all, this is the first game of the new season, and it is an away game, and Chelsea must be careful to avoid capsizing in the gutter.

After returning to London, Hu Li focused on the team's performance in the warm-up match in Austria, as well as the training camp! The situation was analysed and sorted out, and then through meetings and reports, a copy of their information during the training camp was distributed to each player! Performance data and analytics reports that hopefully help them make improvements and adjustments.

The players are generally satisfied with this, because the head coach's work is very detailed, similar to this kind of things that can make them more aware of their performance and shortcomings, other teams are not very good, but Hu Li is very hard, and even pointed out the direction for them in the report through the coaching staff.

From returning to London at the beginning of August to playing in Slovakia on the 13th, Hu Li arranged a warm-up match against Reading from League One, who is near London, and Chelsea are away from home.

This is also due to the need to adjust the state of the team, after all, after the high-intensity training camp in Austria and! After the reserve, back in London, Chelsea still have to adjust the state of the team, Hu Li knows very well, the Premier League is different from other leagues, you must get into the form as soon as possible, in order to ensure that you can stand more firmly.

Remember Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said, "In the Premier League, you have to start well because the fans can't allow you to play poker for 30 minutes and then get to the point, because they like to enjoy the excitement from the start." ”

For Hu Li, the same is true for the Premier League.

Many people say that around the Christmas holidays is the devil's schedule, and the absence of a winter break is also the biggest challenge to winning the Premier League, and Hu Li is very experienced in this, as is his coaching staff. As a rule of thumb, it is important to get as much advantage as possible before the winter break and Christmas holidays in order to avoid being left behind by the more experienced Manchester United and Arsenal in this period of the devil's fixture.

Therefore, Hu Li needs the team to enter the game as quickly as possible after the start of the season.

In the away game against Reading, Hu Li no longer insisted on the previous way of playing the main and substitute lineups, but disrupted and divided into two halves to play, and the performance of this game was not very satisfactory, although Chelsea finally won 2-0, but let Reading create a lot of threat.

The latter also became the team with the most chances to get off the ground against Chelsea this summer, with a total of nine shots on target.

Hu Li wasn't happy with the game, but it was clear that there were a lot of reasons for this, both player and tactical.