On 18 September, Chelsea played their first Champions League group game at Schalke 04. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Schalke 04 have had a poor start to the season, finishing third from bottom in the table with just one point in the first three Bundesliga games, and are considered not to be Chelsea's opponents in terms of morale and the level of skill and tactics they have shown.

But football is not such a simple game of addition and subtraction, otherwise why should everyone play the game, swing the formation, and the weak will admit defeat directly.

It is precisely because there is always the possibility of the weak defeating the strong on the football field, and Denmark and Greece can stage myths, that the charm of football is so enduring and enduring.

Strategically you can despise the enemy, but tactically you must pay attention to the enemy. Jose Mourinho takes this game very seriously and must get off to a good start in the Champions League.

However, during the training, he found that there were some discordant elements in the team, and on the surface everyone seemed to be harmonious, but inside there was an undercurrent.

This season, Chelsea let go of Samuel Eto'o and Torres in the front line, but added Shi Hao and Diego. Costa, and these two have been surprisingly good, significantly reducing the playing time of the others.

Willian and Schurrle both had a lot of appearances last season, but the first four official games of this season can only be dusty time to soak up the atmosphere. And the new signing Remy only played less than 10 minutes, and the monster Drogba, who returned to the team for free, also made few appearances.

It's not that Mourinho doesn't want to rotate, any coach who sees the team in such good form and consecutive big wins won't make adjustments easily.

But if this continues, the atmosphere in the dressing room is not good, and Schurrle and Wilhelm complain a lot in private. And Oscar has been playing in the middle, but now he has been squeezed to the right side, which he is not good at, and his performance is not outstanding, and he also has thoughts about this.

If these are veterans, it would be fine, maybe they would be happy to retire with a high salary. The problem is that they are all young players between 22-24, they are all internationals, they are young and famous, they are high-spirited, they are on the rise of their careers, and they are naturally unwilling to guard the water cooler.

If this problem is not solved, the contradictions within the team will accumulate more and more, and the combat effectiveness of the team will be greatly damaged.

Jose Mourinho is very good at psychological warfare and good at dealing with internal conflicts in the team. He is accustomed to artificially making enemies everywhere, creating an atmosphere of enemies on all sides, stirring up the hatred of the players and fighting for the same goal.

And within the team, he usually chooses a target to put a lot of pressure on him and stimulate his growth.

In his first spell in charge of Chelsea, he chose Eden Hazard and he was pleased with the result, with Hazard shining under pressure. This time, how to deal with the internal contradictions of the team this time? Who should I choose as that target, and who should I really give up?

Mourinho was deeply confused.

It's finally September 18th. Chelsea's starting line-up made a number of changes, starting with a sign of a recurrence of an old injury after Costa came on to score a hat-trick and Mourinho replaced him with Didier Drogba to be on the safe side. The left winger is still Eden Hazard, the forward is Shi Hao, but the right winger has been replaced by Willian, who started for the first time this season.

The two midfielders have not changed, and Cesc Fabregas is still in constant form with Nemanja Matic. At left-back, Felipe started in place of Cesar Azpilicueta, making the Brazilian's first start of the season. The other three defenders, as well as the goalkeeper, were not adjusted.

In the opening stage, Schalke 04 dominated the attack, using the skill and speed of the frontcourt players to play a threatening attack several times. In the seventh minute, Draxler passed the ball and Sam fired a long-range shot wide from the right, leaving the Blues fans in a cold sweat.

But the game quickly got into Chelsea's rhythm. In the 11th minute, Chelsea's high press worked again when Cesc Fabregas managed to make a good tackle on Boateng up front and the ball rolled to the feet of Eden Hazard.

Hazard took the ball and turned around to be a straight stopper, Shi Hao inserted it at high speed, quickly wiped it from Ogo with a quick buckle after receiving the ball, and calmly pushed it in the left rib of the penalty area in the face of goalkeeper Ferman, and easily broke Fellman's ten fingers.

Blues fans sang and danced in celebration of their team's lead. Shi Hao waved his hand somewhere in the stands, and in the crowd, Liu Xiyu smiled and gave Shi Hao a flying kiss, and the live broadcast camera keenly captured this scene.

At this time, Huntelaar received a yellow card, and it turned out that he thought that the moment Cesc Fabregas passed the ball, Shi Hao was offside, and argued loudly with the referee. This is a self-inflicted yellow card. Slow motion shows that when Fabregas passed, Shi Hao was still in a position with Ogo, which was undoubtedly a good ball.

Schalke 04 stepped up their counter-attacks in the coming period, but Chelsea's defence was very solid and they played sharp counter-attacks from time to time.

In the 16th minute, Hazard's direct shot was blocked after receiving Shi Hao's pass on the left side of the penalty area; In the 21st minute, Meyer passed the ball and Draxler fired high from 25 yards on the left. Boateng's long-range shot was blocked by John Terry, and in the 31st minute, Huntelaar and Sam had shots blocked by John Terry and Nemanja Matic. Chelsea were united and it looked like Schalke 04 was on the offensive but most of them failed to threaten.

In the 37th minute of the game, Chelsea almost doubled the score, Shi Hao broke through to the bottom line along the right side of the penalty area in the counterattack, and the unguarded Cesc Fabregas shot wide near the penalty spot. He was also annoyed by the mistake, and if he could have scored one more goal, the game would have been almost won.

Schalke 04 came close to equalising in the 45th minute when Ogo crossed low and the teenager Draxler shot wide in front of four Chelsea defenders who broke through to the six-yard box.

Jose Mourinho made little adjustment at half-time, believing that the situation was in Chelsea's favour and that everything was under control, but only encouraged his players to defend solidly and defend the advantage.

After the restart, Chelsea took the lead in attacking. In the 49th minute, Hazard handed over to Willian on the left, Willian crossed the bottom, Drogba was half a step late and failed to touch the ball, and Shi Hao, who followed in the middle, almost hit the post with a shot close to the goal. In the 53rd minute, Hazard received a pass from Drogba and dribbled along the left side, and after entering the penalty area, he shook a defender and shot wide; In the 58th minute, John Terry was awarded a yellow card for a high tackle on Schalke 04's penalty area, but the Blues captain was booked for a yellow card after the whistle blow.

In the 60th minute, Drogba almost scored again, Fabregas sent a pick pass near the center circle, Shi Hao passed directly to the front of the small penalty area at the landing point, Drogba pushed a single shot on the right side of the penalty area, and the ball grazed the left post.