Volume 1 Chapter 418 Same as Chelsea
"With that group of kids, they won't get anything this season"
"When the game is over and we have 11 men on the pitch, the win is ours
'0 is not a fair score, if you look at our performance it should be 0
"It's a young team, Ye Qiu is also a very good manager, but he is not omnipotent, but I still believe that under his leadership, this group of young children will not have much problem in the Premier League this season, even if they are now 15th in the Premier League, just one step away from the relegation zone"
'The main reason why Tottenham Hotspur were able to win the League Cup was simple, they were willing to fight for this trophy and we had to stay in the Premier League and the Champions League, so it wasn't a fair game and Tottenham won the fluke'
"In the last round of the league, at Stamford Bridge, we will definitely beat Tottenham Hotspur"
Surprisingly, it was the voice of the home team Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho coming out of the away dressing room at Stamford Bridge. The sound spread through the visitors' dressing room, leaving every Tottenham Hotspur player in the room uncomfortable to hear.
This recording is a collection of almost all of the quotes about Jose Mourinho's assessment of Tottenham Hotspur this season, and all of them are selected passages with a very obvious provocative tone, and the final recording is just under five minutes, but it is easy to get annoyed.
The Portuguese man was so mad that he felt uncomfortable at the first hearing of his voice
After listening to the recording, Ye Qiu looked at his players silently, he knew very well that this group of players had a bad impression of Mourinho for a long time in the past, not to mention the four players who switched from Chelsea, Ribery, Van Persie, Cesc Fabregas and Messi, and other players also had a bad impression of him.
A very important reason is that Mourinho's mouth is too poisonous, and it seems to have the feeling of holding on to Tottenham Hotspur, and he has to say a few words about Tottenham Hotspur in almost every round, especially when the team is not performing well in the first half, he is not stingy at all.
Ye Qiu broadcast such a recording at this time to remind all the players that the team had finally waited for a chance for revenge
"I think we've stressed too much about the game in the last week, we've trained a lot, so we don't need to say anything more now, but I want each and every one of you, after listening to this recording, to think about what we've been through in the past year and then think about what we're up against."
"We have experienced doubts, even criticism, we have experienced troughs, and even close to relegation, we have relied on the cooperation of the team, relying on concerted efforts, step by step to get to today, get such an opportunity, a golden opportunity"
The away team's locker room was so quiet that only Ye Qiu's voice remained, and for the pre-match preparation and post-mobilization for this game, Ye Qiu had already made all the preparations, and even the time was just right, which is a must-have ability for any head coach.
'Jose Mourinho, the manager of Chelsea, at the beginning of the season he said, you guys are a bunch of bullshit kids, I can't win anything with you, but three months ago we beat Chelsea and won the Carabao Cup, but he wasn't convinced, he said it wasn't fair because he didn't give it his all'
Ye Qiu said this, and sneered, "I'm a very strange person, I like to do everything well, he feels unconvinced in the League Cup final, well, this game, at Stamford Bridge, is related to their championship this season, he should do his best, right?" Then we're here, in this game, to beat them."
Ye Qiu shook his head again, with a little sneer and sarcasm, "I don't believe that our Mr. Jose Mourinho will be so bold that he can't even win the league championship, and I don't believe that he has any excuses and reasons for this game."
'I said before that if Chelsea's biggest goal this season is to win four consecutive Premier League titles, then our biggest goal this season is to prevent them from winning the trophy and God gave us that chance, we stopped them in the Carabao Cup, they missed in the Champions League and now we want to beat them again in the league'
'At the end of the season, I'd love to see a Chelsea who can't win anything, and we've at least won the Carabao Cup, so I'm looking forward to seeing the look on the Portuguese face at that time, and I'm sure all of you here are the same as me'
When he said this, Ye Qiu exhaled lightly and shook his head, "This is not a battle of revenge, this is a battle of righteousness, it is a battle of righteousness, it is to correct the name of our team, to correct our own name, to prove to everyone, we are young, but we have the strength to win everything, any team that doubts us will only have one end."
'Just like Chelsea'
Before the game, the Stamford Bridge stadium broadcasts uplifting music, which is usually used at home to stir up the emotions and enthusiasm of the fans, and for many people it is the biggest difference between being in person and sitting in front of the TV.
It's like if you play a movie at home and never feel the atmosphere of sitting in a movie theater and watching a movie
And more importantly, the mood is up, but the mood is still worried, because in this game they are playing against Tottenham Hotspur led by Ye Qiu, and they also know very well that Tottenham Hotspur's strength is not bad, and more importantly, they have an outstanding manager.
Chelsea fans know better than anyone what Ye Qiu's coaching ability and tactical ability are, which is why they are so uneasy.
Because Carvalho was sent off with a red card in the last round against Arsenal, Chelsea's main central defender will be adjusted in this game, but it may be that considering that the central defender Ledley King, who has been brought in from Tottenham Hotspur heavily this season, has just returned from a long injury, so Mourinho did not arrange for him to start, but let Dutch central defender Bora Luz partner Terry.
Goalkeeper Hilario, backline Ashley Cole, Bora Rouz, Terry and Ferreira, the midfielder is dragged back and the defensive midfielder is Makelele, Ballack, Deco and Essien are in the front, Lampard plays in the front, Drogba is in front alone, and the overall formation should be a 413ll position, which is a change in 44 tactics.
Mourinho has also tried 44 many times in the past two seasons, but he used Shevchenko and Drogba's double striker combination, but the effect was not ideal, so over time, he was gradually thrown away, and then 44 was a combination of Drogba and a speedy wing attacker, but this game Mourinho did not choose a wing attack.
If you look at the current line-up, it seems that Chelsea want to play in midfield, using this group of powerful midfield men to hang Tottenham Hotspur's midfield, and just when everyone thought that Chelsea would take into account their defensive and weak attacking posture and adopt defensive counter-attacking tactics, Mourinho did the opposite.
Tottenham Hotspur's starting line-up was not too surprising, with a full squad in goal, with Petr Cech in goal, Vargas, Hangrande, Thiago Silva and Alves at the back, David Beckham, Mascherano and Cesc Fabregas in midfield, and a combination of Franck Franisbury, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Lionel Messi in front.
In the main lineups of both sides, almost all but one of Carvalho, who was suspended because of a red card in the previous round, were played.
But Tottenham Hotspur, who should have been the best at opening the game, was suppressed by Chelsea at home after the opening.
In less than 30 seconds of the opening period, Chelsea's midfielder Deco played a long diagonal pass over the top, Drogba quickly passed through the Tottenham Hotspur backline, stopped the ball on the right side of the penalty area, and shocked Tottenham Hotspur into a cold sweat, but immediately after, Chelsea's back row did not have time to follow.
Drogba held the ball in front of him alone, leaned on Hangrande with his body, and was forced into the corner area by Hangrande and Vargas, and had no choice but to kick the ball to Hangrande, went out of bounds, and earned a corner.
"Chelsea's opening has a very good intention of knocking on the mountain, starting with a dismount for you, letting you know that this is my home stadium, my turf, and at the same time, it is also a good shock to deter you, but Mourinho's starting lineup is a bit biased towards the middle? Or rather, a bias towards defense? ”
Deco takes a corner and John Terry heads high in the middle for a goal kick.
But when Cech sent in a goal kick, it was quickly pushed back by Terry, and it was still Drogba who won the ball in front of the field, and Lampard caught up and attracted the attention of the defender and distributed it to Ballack, who came up directly with a long-range shot.
All the Chelsea fans in the stadium exclaimed, Ballack's long-range shot was a bit long, but it was of high quality, but Cech was in a solid position, and Ballack's long-range shot was more like it hit directly into Petr's arms.
Perhaps affected by Chelsea's opening two successive waves of attacks, Tottenham Hotspur was also ready to play a fast attack this time, Cech threw the ball directly to the unguarded Beckham, who turned and made a long pass directly, which fell accurately to the back of Chelsea, Ribery quickly overtook Ferreira and chased directly, but this time Hilario rushed out of the penalty area early, grabbed before Ribery, and cleared the ball with a big kick.
The two sides started the game back and forth, played very quickly, the ball was converted very quickly, often within a minute of continuous conversion, no one could grasp the possession, and from the field of view, Chelsea did not adopt the kind of contraction defense predicted by the outside world, but adopted midfield suppression.
Ye Qiu was a little surprised that Chelsea adopted such tactics, but he didn't think there was anything strange, whether it was Makelele, Ballack, Essien or Lampard, or even Drogba in the front, they were all typical muscular hunks, who could run, rush, attack and defend, especially Essien, whose running ability was outstanding.
With such a strong muscle group accumulated in midfield, Mourinho chose to shrink the defence too much, and instead should expand the defensive area, on the one hand, to fill the problem of disconnection between the front and back of the field encountered in the Carabao Cup final, to shorten the distance between Drogba and the midfield, to ensure the quality of the team's back attack, and on the other hand, to suppress Beckham and Cesc Fabregas.
Tottenham Hotspur's front trident has always had an obvious characteristic, Ruud van Nistelrooy is very high, because he has to be close to the penalty area to be effective, Ribery and Messi are also more pressed, because to play Beckham and Fabregas's passes, they have to hit the opponent's two wings at the first time, so they can't shrink too far.
But now Chelsea have adopted a strategy of strangling the middle, suppressing Beckham and Cesc Fabregas, and curbing their passing, which is equivalent to cutting the link between Tottenham Hotspur's forward line and midfield, especially for Beckham, who has the ability to pass long, and the containment is even more sparing.
"After the opening, Tottenham Hotspur's attack was a bit chaotic" Andy Gray was a little surprised by such a scene, because he and everyone thought that Tottenham Hotspur, who are good at attacking, would dominate the game, but from the perspective of the field, Chelsea seemed to have the initiative.
However, Chelsea's attacking threat is not great, because their main attacking tools now are two, one is to find Drogba, play tactical fulcrum and plug in, and the other is to find Ashley Cole to open up wide wings.
For the former, the triangle formed by Thiago Silva and Hangrande, as well as Mascherano, firmly limited Drogba's play, and even many of the balls passed to the front court were difficult to find Drogba, and Tottenham Hotspur's defensive area in this game did not shrink back, which made Chelsea's attack seem to be active, but it could only play long-range shots.
Maybe there are a lot of long-range shooters in the Chelsea team, but it depends on the circumstances, if they are like now, frequently enter the 30-meter area, whether there is a chance or not, whether it is an opportunity or not, as soon as they seize the opportunity, the quality of the long-range shot will not be high.
"Chelsea opened with five shots, but they were all long-range shots, only Ballack's first shot hit the target, all the others were off target, Tottenham Hotspur's overall position and layout were very orderly, and each other's mutual defense was very reasonable, so once Chelsea's attack entered the 30-meter area, it was difficult to make effective coordination."
"Originally, Mourinho should have another option, that is, Ashley Cole's left side, but Ashley Cole's desire to attack in front of this game is not very strong, maybe this has something to do with Messi's position relatively forward."
Andy Gray said this and let out a sigh of emotion, "Tottenham Hotspur's attack is a bit beyond the boundaries of distance now, with a long passer like Beckham who has accurate long-range passes, plus a Cesc Fabregas who is equally good at both long and short passes, Tottenham Hotspur are not worried about the disconnection between the front and midfield. ”
"Yes," Richard Keith nodded in agreement, "for Tottenham Hotspur, disconnect is not a big problem, as long as the three fronts can contain the opposition's backline, as long as they can run and the midfield players can get the ball out, then they can be a threat." ”
'That's why Chelsea's backline, especially Ashley Cole's side, didn't dare to press boldly, and Tottenham Hotspur's individual ability in the front three, especially Ribery and Messi, was very good on the ball, and as long as the ball was at their feet, they were often able to create a threat.
Andy Gray also supported his partner's analysis, "The situation is a bit chaotic right now, both sides are still adapting to each other's tactics, and both are still figuring out how to break the deadlock set by the other side, and to break the deadlock, there are only two means, tactical adjustments, or individual performance of the players. ”
Richard Keith shook his head with a smile and said: "But obviously, both sides are very familiar with each other, and they have studied each other very thoroughly, this is a game with no secrets, I believe that all the tactical adjustments are in the hands of the managers of both sides, and there will be no big surprises." ”
"Mourinho, if he wants to make a change, should be to switch to a winger and strengthen the attacking attack, and Tottenham Hotspur also has a lot of options, such as Yaya Toure, the Ivorian player is very strong, has excellent ball handling and ball protection, and is quite good at passing, a player with a lot of characteristics
"Another one should be Dutch striker Robin van Persie, we have all noticed that Tottenham Hotspur have had a few games this season, especially in the League Cup, Van Persie has performed well since the start, he has a greater range of activities than Ruud van Nistelrooy, but in such an important game, no one knows how much Van Persie can play."
Just when the two commentators were analyzing, they saw that the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder finally passed a gap, Beckham and Mascherano hit the wall back and forth, Beckham suddenly retreated to the front of the defense, and directly made a diagonal long pass after winning the ball.
I saw Messi quickly inserted on the right side, and after getting the ball, he faced the chasing Bolaruz and Ashley Cole's sandwich, very dexterously in the middle of the two people's defense, he protected the ball and brought it out, but then in the straight penalty area, Terry grabbed ahead of Vanney and cleared it directly.
"Wow, Argentine small winger Messi, the ability to control the ball is really powerful, this season in Tottenham Hotspur was completely activated by Ye Qiu, the performance is very eye-catching, when playing Everton, he also staged an amazing performance of scoring a killer goal with five people in a row, known as Maradona II, and he is becoming more and more confident with the ball"
Andy Gray is clearly very impressed with Messi.
"The small man has a very advantageous characteristic, that is, the center of gravity is low, the body is very flexible, plus Messi's foot skills are very skillful and delicate, and the speed change is very random, which makes all the defenders who meet him have a headache, because you don't know how he will play next, just like just Bolaruz, blocked the position, but Messi suddenly stopped and smashed the ball, and gave you over" Richard Keith was also amazed by this.
Since the five people in a row staged the stunner goal, Messi's performance has really become more and more confident, more and more mature, and has made great progress.
'Let's see, Tottenham Hotspur have just played a dangerous attack and this time Chelsea are going to counter-attack' Andy Gray clearly saw that Chelsea were still a little slow to stabilize the situation after the clearance just now, and now it suddenly accelerated.
"Makelele takes the ball, passes to Deco, Deco takes it forward, passes it again, Drogba, turns around"