Chelsea's main core tactic is to defend against the counter, but there is a difference in stance.

In the Premier League, they have won a lot of 1-0 games and seem to be pursuing 1-0 doctrine.

But in the Champions League, they will firmly defend as long as they have the opportunity, and on the basis of reducing risks, they will still take some risks and pressures to obtain greater benefits.

For example, they won 4 wins and 1 draw in the first five rounds of the Champions League group stage, and the last round was to lock up the group in advance.

In the Champions League knockout round, aside from the controversy caused by the Catalan media's criticism of Mourinho, in fact, the controversy is not clear, Barcelona coach Rijkaard walked into the referee's lounge and was exposed by Mourinho after the game, and suspected that Barcelona "bribed" the referee, which caused Barcelona to become the target of public criticism and was on the cusp of the media.

In the end, Chelsea came back from Barcelona 5-4 over the two legs.

Chelsea's counter-attacking storm has also replicated itself in England and Europe, and has begun to make a name for itself, with the flow of wingers intimidating many teams.

But in essence, Chelsea are still playing defensively, and the core tactics have not changed.

After more than half a season of running-in and military cohesion, Chelsea is stronger than before, just as Arsenal is improving, in a sense, Chelsea is improving even more, because their team goes from strange to familiar, and then to form a tacit understanding, which takes time to run-in. Build confidence in victory after victory. Steady progress in the shelter of Mourinho. Moreover, they have a lot of players whose individual improvement is more obvious.

Drogba adapted to the British arena and began to show the domineering spirit of Warcraft.

Duff, Robben, Joe Cole, in the winger position to show stronger strength, individual skills from flashy to practical, this progress is a qualitative improvement.

Frank Lampard is on his way to becoming the best midfielder in Europe under Jose Mourinho.

John Terry has become a real mainstay and even a defensive backbone that the Three Lions can rely on.

Arsene Wenger was even more determined after beating Bayern Munich over two legs. He seems to want the team to hit the top with a bang!

Jose Mourinho's Chelsea put on a very clear stance in this game: defending and counter-attacking.

Their rearguard line is almost entirely defensive and offensive.

When the game began, Arsenal launched a strong attack without probing.

In the second minute of the game, Qin Xiong shook off Lampard from a position 35 yards away from the goal and shot directly from a long distance!

The football slid out of the door and shocked the Chelsea people into a cold sweat.

Two minutes later, Chelsea's counter-attacking whirlwind on the flanks showed signs of indifference, and Joe Cole, a talent who had been criticised for nearly two years of lack of improvement at West Ham United, has improved significantly this season, credited with Jose Mourinho's tweaks.

He decisively got rid of Lauren on the flank and immediately passed to Drogba, who ran to pick up, and the monster confidently went to attack Senderos's defence, but Senderos managed to cut the ball.

If Drogba passes, Arsenal may not be able to protect the gates.

Qin Xiong was strolling around in the midfield doing passing organization work.

This came as a surprise to Lampard.

He fought against Qin Xiong last year. Coupled with the match in the second half of last year in the Premier League, he felt Qin Xiong's progress every time he played against Qin Xiong.

Now unless you keep an eye on Qin Xiong. Otherwise he would not have been able to harass Qin Xiong's organizational work, Qin Xiong's clear passing target and precise passing were all admirable and exciting for Lampard.

He's also getting stronger!

In the seventh minute, Chelsea made a comeback on the flank, Duff sprinted down the right and suddenly cut inside to shake off Ashley Cole, passing the ball to Gudjohnsen who was cutting forward, and the Icelander played a straight pass to Drogba, who didn't go it alone when the Arsenal defence contracted, knocking the ball back.

Although Qin Xiong consciously followed Lampard, Frank Lampard's sudden outburst at the critical pass made Qin Xiong very passive in rhythm, maybe give Qin Xiong a second more, he can stop Lampard, but in a football game that can change instantaneously and decide the outcome of the game, a second of demand is an unattainable luxury!

Frank Lampard stepped in and fired a long-range shot from outside the box!

The ball went straight to the bottom left corner of the goal, but luckily Lehmann was well prepared and made a lateral save to keep the ball out of the line.

In the 10th minute of the game, Qin Xiong moved to the left side, and after cooperating with Pire, he began to cut horizontally from the side to the middle, in front of Makelele, who was like a poisonous snake waiting for the opportunity, Qin Xiong suddenly kicked back the ball after making a gesture, Chelsea's back line seemed to have foreseen it, and immediately strengthened the marking of Henry, but they didn't expect Qin Xiong to use his left foot to plug the ball diagonally, and Pire got a shooting opportunity from the side inside the penalty area, he shot the ball towards the goal, Cech made a brave save to block the ball, outside the penalty area, Vieira was there to meet the ball without adjusting and followed up with a follow-up shot!

Gallas used his body to block the ball, it was thrilling, if he didn't block, the football would fly into the empty goal!

The ball that was blocked fell to the feet of Frank Lampard and the England midfielder's precise ball was delivered to the feet of wide Joe Cole.

Joe Cole dribbled forward along the left flank, and it was a golden opportunity for Chelsea to see Patrick Vieira out of position!

Arguably the best counter-attack they had.

Joe Cole didn't get tangled with Lauren and once he stepped into the danger zone and crossed diagonally to Drogba, who retreated to the feet of Drogba.

Drogba used his body to fend off Pire, and as Silva dropped back to compress his space, he knocked the ball back, and Gudjohnsen followed up in the back row before swooping through.

The ball rolls between Senderos and Ashley Cole, and at the same time Duff the Sharp Knife!

In full view, Duff used his left foot to squeeze the ball towards the far post.

Lehmann didn't expect the opponent to shoot without adjusting, and when he turned his head to look back, he saw the football bounce into the goal after hitting the inside of the far post!

The enthusiastic Highbury Stand instantly seemed to be poured with a basin of cold water!

Arsenal conceded first!

"Duff has scored! Chelsea open the scoring on the road! Jose Mourinho's side have been a textbook example of what a counter-attack is, with Chelsea having already destroyed the spectacular Barcelona side, and now it's Arsenal's turn to take their counter-attacking storm! Could this be the direction of tactical change in European football? Utilitarian football will be popular, and beautiful football, no matter how picturesque, will not be able to compete with the destructive power of utilitarian football! (To be continued......)