Chapter 263: Boss, I'll Play Center
Blackburn's performance this season has been really unsatisfactory, with 1 win, 3 draws and 4 defeats in the first 8 league games to accumulate only 6 league points, ranking 19th in the Premier League, and relegation seems to be just a thin line away from them.
Of course, they are not without a result, in the fourth round of the league, Blackson drew 1-1 at home to Manchester United, which once shocked the media.
Even so, Blackburn's away trip to the mighty Chelsea is still underdogs.
Today, Stamford Bridge was once again full, with many Blues fans who had not yet bought tickets crowded on the periphery of the pitch to get the news of the game up close and cheer for every Chelsea goal.
With Chelsea's strong league campaign, these Fulham fans are confident about the future of the new season, and if Chelsea continue to do so this season, Mr Abramovich may want to consider extending Stamford Bridge to accommodate more supporters so that Chelsea can take a big step forward in becoming a big club.
Blackburn head coach Souness is not the first time to face Wang Li, he has always felt sorry for this star who missed him, and even regretted it in front of the media and said: "If Allen can be at Blackburn, then we will even set our goal on qualifying for the League Cup." ”
However, this kind of talk is simply nonsense, even if Blackburn has always been eligible to participate in the Premier League, but it is impossible for a player with technical ability like Wang Li to nest in such a local team, just the salary can cover half of the team's expenses.
Souness has also studied this game for a long time, although there is little hope of winning, but if he can get a draw at Stamford Bridge, it can also contribute to the road to relegation this season, and besides, just stopping the glory of Chelsea's winning streak can make Souness famous, which is self-evident for his future coaching path.
In an interview, Blackburn's captain Cragg. Short declared: "There is confidence from top to bottom that we will put on a good game at Stamford Bridge and try to get the win. ”
However, many media are dismissive of this, the difference in strength between the two teams is too big, one force will be reduced to ten, even if Souness arranges any strong tactics, no matter how hard Blackson's players work, in the face of the powerful Chelsea, their probability of winning is also pitifully low.
And this time Wang Li did not express any opinions, declarations, etc., he has no interest in a team like Blackburn, you know, last season in Wolverhampton, he was able to lead the team to a big victory, and at Chelsea, with so many excellent teammates, Blackson has no changes in the lineup, the win is almost certain.
And this has increased the interest of the media, and they are even speculating whether Wang Li is focusing on the pursuit of a beautiful little princess, but has no interest in football commentary, if they know that Angela has already moved in with Wang Li, I wonder if they will be dumbfounded - of course, crazy reports are for sure.
……… At this time, the crowd at Stamford Bridge was already filled with blue, and the stadium was filled with cheers from the Blues fans. On the other hand, the hundreds of Blackson fans who came to London with the team could only huddle in a corner, and they didn't know their location without looking carefully.
At this time, Creed. Peswak's voice was also heard over the pitch as he began to introduce the starting line-ups of both teams:
"Blackburn Rovers lined up in a 442 formation, goalkeeper Brad. Friedel, defender Lucas. Neil, Dominic. Mateo, Lorenzo. Amoruso, Cragg. Short, avant-garde David. Thompson, Barry. Ferguson, Tugay, Pedersen, striker Paul. Dickov and John. Stade partner. ”
"On the other hand, our Chelsea, Mourinho surprisingly arranged a set of 3412 formations, oh my God! The forwards were Goodjanssen and Joe. Cole, Allen are the midfielders, and the midfielders are Damien. Duff, Alkin. Robben, Scott. Parker, Thiago. Mendes, defender William. Gallas, John. Terry, Paul. Ferreira and Wayne. Bridget ......"
“…… We can see that Mr Mourinho did not feature Frank Lampard, Claude Makelele and Drogba in the game, and it seems that he intends to hide these players in the United game, and if these key players are injured or get cards in this game, it will be worth the loss. ”
……………… Jose. Of course, Mourinho will use his good knife in practice, Makelele and Lampard both received yellow cards in the last game, if there is any problem in this game, it will be worth the loss, and the striker Gudjanssen's center forward ability is not as fierce as Drogba's, but it is better in all-round ability, can drop back to get the ball or create accurate passes, so as to effectively make up for the loopholes caused by Wang Li's discomfort in the forward position.
As for Joe. Cole, that's just incidental, in fact, his position is a shadow striker, of course, you can also retreat, in short, in the face of a fish bag opponent like Blackson, Mourinho is purely a training before the big battle.
In fact, it was also the same, the game had just begun, and the Blackburn team put on a rigid posture, saying that it was a 442 formation, but they only left a striker in the front court. Steder, another striker Paul. Dickov retreated to his own penalty area to join the defense.
Chelsea have been attacking aggressively from the very beginning of the game, and now the team is used to this style of play, facing this kind of soft persimmon in the Premier League, as long as they can take the lead in the first half, they will immediately switch to defensive counter-attacks in the second half, such tactics are almost win-winning, and the team's results are also the reason for their confidence in manager Jose Mourinho.
However, within 10 minutes of the game, the veteran Blues fans in the crowd were deeply frowning.
It wasn't because of the pitch, the football had been at the feet of the Chelsea team for the first few minutes, and Blackson had no chance to resist at all, they were as delicate and devastating as a weak girl who had no power to fight back, but this young girl was wearing an iron panties...... Blackburn Rovers retreated across the board, leaving Chelsea lacking in attacking skills.
This kind of Premier League's bottom-tier team, although the strength is not very good, but they are only a notch behind Chelsea, if they completely give up the attack, resolutely defend their positions, 7 or 8 defenders in the big penalty area, even if they don't row any defensive tactics, it is enough to block all the shooting angles, besides, their defenders are not stakes.
While Blackburn's captain Cragg. Short vowed before the game that the team was going to play a good game, but that was just a smokescreen to confuse Chelsea, for Blackburn, it was not a shame for the Blackburns to give up at Stamford Bridge, but if they succeeded, they would not only get the media praise, but also add an extra number to their league points.
Souness isn't that stupid!!
Don't talk about anyone else, just one Didier. Didier Drogba, who is close to being able to match the price of one of their teams, is only 51 years old and not foolish enough to think that Blackburn are capable of playing against Chelsea.
That makes it very difficult for Chelsea to score goals.
This kind of formation play, of course Wang Li has seen it, not to mention anything else, even in Wolverhampton, he has also encountered this style of play, when he used arrogant dribbling to attract the other party to grab the ball to find an opportunity, but now his reputation is not as good as at the beginning, if he continues to provoke in this way, the other party will not pay attention to it at all, but will treat him as a monkey performing.
The best way to break down such a dense defence is to use a free kick or lob high into the box to provide a goal opportunity for a centre-forward, and this is where a team has the advantage of a high striker.
However, Blackburn's players obeyed the tactical arrangement of head coach Souness, did not foul at the front of the big penalty area, wanted to shoot with the ball from a distance, dribble, etc., they did not make too many interceptions at all, which made Chelsea's attacking players helpless, and also made Wang Li feel a deep headache.
Now, Blackburn Rovers have only one centre-forward in the box, Gudjanssen, who is surrounded by several defenders in the middle and has no chance to play at all, which makes it difficult to create scoring opportunities with high lobs, which puts Chelsea's attack in a difficult situation.
Seeing this situation, Mourinho on the sidelines knew that he was a little careless, if Drogba could have one more striker on the field, Chelsea's chances of scoring would be much higher, and he would not have fallen into this predicament.
In this way, the game time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, Chelsea's attack had lasted for 40 minutes, and the entire first half was slowly consumed in this helpless attack, and the fighting spirit of the Chelsea players was almost exhausted again and again.
At this time, the Portuguese finally couldn't help but stand up, he paced back and forth on the sidelines and thought about the next countermeasures, if the game is allowed to go on like this, Chelsea lack of goals, maybe there will really be a draw, it is not just a matter of two points, but even other teams have followed suit, then Chelsea's future league journey must be very difficult.
After a while, he couldn't help but turn to Clark and ask, "What do you think should be done next?" ”
Assistant coach Clark shook his head and said, "If only Didier could be there." ”
Mourinho frowned, glanced at Frank Lampard on the bench, shook his head again, and gave up on the idea of substitutions now, with only a few minutes to go until half-time, and it will be up to the second half to make any tactical adjustments.
Without the manager's command, the Chelsea team on the field failed to come up with any good way to break the door of Blackburn, the whole first half was really lethargic, except for the 31st minute, Wang Li almost scored with a stunned cold shot outside the penalty area, Chelsea basically did not get any good scoring opportunities, in this situation, the performance of the players is really mediocre.
With a whistle from the referee, the first half was over.
However, the Blackburn players, who were attacked by Chelsea for half a year in a row but were not broken, were not lonely, and when the Chelsea players were ready to return to the dressing room, the defender David Rover. Thomson shouted in the direction of Wang Li: "Soft egg! Don't even think about scoring goals! ”
Although Thomson didn't say his name, all the players nearby obviously knew who he was scolding, and he was depressed enough to play in the first half, and when he heard this sentence again, Wang Li immediately became annoyed, shook his head and scolded: "I C you m, what are you talking about?" "He's not going to go up and punch people impulsively, even if it's not in a game, it's enough to keep him out of the second half.
Thomson was flustered, obviously not understanding the previous Chinese, and couldn't help but say: "What? ”
Looking at the expression of the kid opposite, Wang Li smiled and explained: "It's that I have some ambiguous relationships with all the female surnames in your family. ”
"Huh?" Tomson thought about it for a long time but still couldn't understand what Wang Li meant, and then said to himself in confusion: "My family has such a big charm? ”
……… In the players' aisle, Mr. Mourinho, who was dissatisfied with the score of the first half, gave an impromptu interview to reporters, and he talked about the game in the first half with some anger:
"We Portuguese have a saying about buying a bus to block the goal. If I were a Blackburn Rovers fan and let me spend £50 to see how they train defensively, I'd be frustrated. If there is only one team in a game that wants to win and the other team only thinks about how not to concede a goal, then the game is not a fair game. ”
The reporters next to him nodded frequently to indicate that what Mu Shuai said made sense, but Mourinho didn't have so much time to waste here, and he threw down a sentence: "Even if the opponent uses such a despicable tactic, we will definitely score!" Then, he walked towards the locker room.
……… Although Mourinho said it beautifully to reporters, he really failed to come up with any good solutions, and he did not put Drogba in the squad for this game, which made the team's ability to break through dense defense much lower.
The opponent's tactic is obvious, which is to rely on crowds to make Chelsea lack of skills, but this is really difficult for this 'madman'.
At this time, the atmosphere in the home team's dressing room also seemed a little oppressive, and it was the first time that Chelsea's dressing room seemed so quiet.
Seeing this situation, Bridge, who has always liked sensationalism, wanted to make jokes to liven up the atmosphere, but no one paid attention to a few words, which also made him wilt.
Seeing the manager Jose Mourinho walk in, the players are all looking at him, and in this predicament, only the manager can be relied on.
But in fact, Mourinho didn't have much to do, he could only stiffen his hair and try his best to set up the team: "In the second half, Frank came on, the side did more high hanging penalty areas, and we used headers to create chances......"
“…… However, Claude, you also have to pay more attention to the defense and don't let the opponent have a chance to counterattack......"
…… After the manager Mourinho laid out the tactics, the players also sat in their positions and prepared to rest, this game was definitely very embarrassing, they had to recover more energy, and it was true that they worked harder to score in the second half.
But at this time, Wang Li walked up to Mu Shuai and asked tentatively: "Boss, let me and Eduer switch positions in the second half." ”
(To be continued)