Some say that a football match is a bit like a mutual suspicion for a manager.

To some extent, this is not wrong at all, at least now Ye Qiu and Mourinho are guessing each other's thoughts, and at the same time trying not to step into each other's traps.

If for Chelsea, of course, what they want to see most is Tottenham Hotspur pressing up and playing, so it will be difficult to maintain an orderly overall formation, but for Tottenham Hotspur, it must not be so stupid, but use the midfield to control the ball and let Chelsea press out.

From the beginning of the head coaches of both sides to line up the starting lineup for this game, it has actually set a tone for this game, just like Chelsea, the starting lineup of this game is to play the front court with high-intensity pressing, so for this style of play, Mourinho has a group of muscular men.

This style of play is not without effect, but there is a danger that time will not work against them.

Needless to say, the power of the strangulation midfield is needless to say, but the problem is that when playing the front court pressing, the players sprint back and forth and run the distance in a game is higher than the general formation and tactics, and the physical consumption is more serious.

Ye Qiu liked to open the game when he was coaching Chelsea, and he took this into account.

Tottenham Hotspur is also a very strange team, or rather, whether it is Chelsea or Manchester United, or even any other team, it can be a headache to meet a team like Tottenham Hotspur, especially when Tottenham Hotspur is still playing well, they are almost always in a dilemma

Beckham and Cesc Fabregas's midfield passing combination, although neither of them is good at controlling the ball and advancing, but they are very good at passing, especially Beckham, the accuracy of long passes is even more outrageous, so Tottenham Hotspur does not mind pressing forward at all, because as long as they have the opportunity, they are sure to pass the ball out.

At the same time, Tottenham Hotspur in order to cope with Chelsea's midfield pressing, the formation was tightened and dragged back, Beckham, Mascherano, Thiago Silva, Hangrande, Alves, Vargas, and even Cesc Fabregas, the entire central midfield formed its own rigorous passing and receiving system.

In this system, except for Hangrande, every other player has a fairly good ability to stop and pass the ball, and through the past year of training and cultivating a tacit understanding, they have always been at a reasonable distance and range from each other, in this case, it is very difficult for Chelsea to break the ball

In order to limit Tottenham Hotspur's possession in this position, the force invested in the front court must be enough, but the problem is that Tottenham Hotspur's front trident is in front, not to mention that the back line is dragged, even if Makelele is left in the face, three to five, Chelsea's back line is still not safe, because Tottenham Hotspur's two wings are inserted very quickly.

After conceding the first goal, Ye Qiu made adjustments and saw that Chelsea did not attack on the wing, so he directly shrunk the fullback to the middle when he was defending, ensuring the defense in the middle, and directly giving up the wing, because I know that you have no winger.

If Mourinho wants to adjust under normal circumstances, is he going to be a winger?

In fact, in the second half, Mourinho saw that the team's attack was not strong, and he did want to play as a winger, but Tottenham Hotspur had a very disgusting move that when Duff went to warm up, Arbeloa also followed to warm up.

Mourinho didn't choose to change in the end, because he knew that his substitution had been calculated by the other party, and Ye Qiu must have already calculated that he would change wingers, so he deliberately let Arbeloa warm up, and he had to take into account another point, that is, if he changed to a winger, who would he replace?

The back line must not move, now that there are four defenses and three, the pressure is already very high, and replacing the next person is not equivalent to creating scoring opportunities for Tottenham Hotspur?

And what about the midfield?

No matter who comes down, it will lead to a decline in the pressure of Chelsea's midfield, and it will definitely lead to a rebound in Tottenham's attack, and now Tottenham Hotspur is like a spring that is tightly pressed, and Chelsea can only keep trying to hold it down, because once you let go, it will bounce back immediately, and the tighter you press, the more he will rebound.

If you want to talk about Tottenham Hotspur, this team is not without weaknesses, such as the overall bias towards attack, and even the fullbacks are actively inserted into the attacking type, so their attacking power is very strong, but the defense on the side is relatively weak.

Originally, Chelsea had a group of coveted wingers, Duff, Wright Phillips, Aaron Lennon, Quaresma, etc., if these wingers were used to attack Tottenham Hotspur's wings, this should be able to achieve some effect, but the problem is that once the wingers are on the wing, the midfield is not guaranteed to be able to suppress.

In this case, the worst result is likely to lead to a complete battle of attacks, which is undoubtedly unfavorable for Chelsea, because Chelsea's attacking ability cannot be said to be inferior to Tottenham Hotspur, but at least not as rich and threatening as Tottenham Hotspur.

The current Mourinho dilemma is a bit similar to the dilemma when Ye Qiu met Benitez, and it is difficult for him to make a choice, because no matter what the choice, it is possible to break the current situation.

But the problem is that if you don't make a choice, Makelele's fitness is already insufficient, and the fitness of the other players in the midfield may not last long, which does not mean that they will be consumed to cramps or unable to run, but when the physical energy is consumed to a certain extent, the speed will decrease, and the technical movements will also be out of shape, which will be very dangerous at that time.

From the start of the second half, the two sides continued the stalemate of most of the first half, and there was no news from the other three games, and the score did not seem to change much, but in the end, after 70 minutes, Mourinho still chose to make a substitution.

Joe Cole replaced Claude Makelele and Essien was dragged back by Jose Mourinho.

In the two years that Mourinho has been in charge of Chelsea, Joe Cole has indeed been heavily used, although his role is more of a substitute, but the performance is very good, Mourinho obviously relies on him more than Ye Qiu.

Putting him on at such an important time this time also shows the trust Mourinho has in him, and Joe Cole has no shortage of good performances after coming off the bench in the past, so his arrival was immediately applauded by the whole stadium at Stamford Bridge.

Live footage also captured Abramovich applauding Joe Cole's arrival in the VIP box, with the Russian standing next to his close friend Pini Zahavi and the club's technical director Grant.

"At this time, Joe Cole should be to strengthen the front court to get the ball and further strengthen the attack" Grant stood aside and explained the manager's intentions to Abramovich, which is also his role in many cases.

"You see, Ye Qiu seems to be adjusting" Abramovich looked at the front of the away team's coach's box, Ye Qiu seemed to be shouting something to Beckham, making some gestures, but it is estimated that only they themselves can understand the meaning.

In this game, Abramovich's attention was at least half on Ye Qiu, because he knew Ye Qiu's coaching ability very well, and if he was asked to choose the biggest and most threatening object in this game, then he would definitely choose Ye Qiu.

"He doesn't look like he's going to make a substitution, probably to ask Beckham to drag back and let Mascherano pay attention to restricting Joe Cole with Alves, after all, Joe Cole's characteristic is not to attack, but to take the ball and pass." Grant certainly knows better than anyone Chelsea's dilemma of not having a one-on-one capable wide attacker.

Originally, Ribery and Messi could be good choices, but they were given to Tottenham Hotspur for nothing, and now it is too late to regret it, and whether it is Allen Lennon, Wright Phillips, Duff, the style of the three players is very similar, that is, fast speed, strong impact, but average skill at the feet.

Quaresma is good, but he is too sticky and does not fit in with the team's overall tactics, and has been beaten into the cold by Mourinho.

Therefore, many times Mourinho can only choose players like Joe Cole and Kalou, among which Kalu has been very liked by Mourinho this season, but this player has a certain ability, but the problem of handling the ball has been criticized.

Many people may have the illusion that passing people is more based on skill, which is actually a bit prejudiced.

It should be said that observing a player's one-on-one passing strength is to see his comprehensive ability, no one can guarantee that he can succeed every pass, because every pass is a combination of many comprehensive factors, and among these factors, skill and explosiveness are undoubtedly two very important factors.

If you have skills and no explosiveness, you will see that the players are very skilled on the court, constantly shaking back and forth, constantly skillful dribbling and ball control, but they can't get rid of the defenders, and if you have explosiveness at this time, when you use the skills to create opportunities, a sudden acceleration and direct formation of passes, such a pass is the most threatening.

As for the rest, whether it is empty explosive power or empty technique, the threat and combat effectiveness will be greatly weakened.

Grant himself can see that many people know the current situation of Chelsea, and even sometimes he himself feels that there are so many wingers, but none of them take advantage of it, which is absolutely unreasonable, but there are some things, he can't say much, Mingzhe is the king, this pool is too deep.

"After Joe Cole went up, the effect didn't seem to be very obvious" Abramovich watched the game silently for a while, even if he was a layman, but he had more or less seen some ways over the years, and he also felt that after Joe Cole came on the field, Chelsea's attack did not seem to improve much.

On the contrary, Tottenham Hotspur seem to have loosened up, with more balls being passed up front and players active at the attacking end.

"Ye Qiu is going to be replaced" Pini Zahavi is also paying attention to Ye Qiu.

As soon as Pini Zahavi reminded him, Abramovich immediately turned his attention to the away team's coach's box, and saw Ye Qiu talking to Van Persie on the sidelines, looking like he wanted Van Persie to go up.

"It's time to replace Ruud van Nistelrooy," Grant guessed.

A little more than a minute later, taking advantage of a dead goal, Van Persie replaced the veteran Ruud van Nissi in the 76th minute

Ruud van Nistelrooy scored the equalizer for Tottenham Hotspur, and it was also his 32nd personal goal in the Premier League this season, which was also the most efficient season of his career, and many people even said that this season's Tottenham Hotspur is a team that belongs to Ruud van Nistelrooy alone, without Ruud van Nistelrooy, Tottenham Hotspur is estimated to go to relegation.

After the two Dutchmen high-fived and hugged on the sidelines, Vanney did not forget to high-five Ye Qiu when he got off the field, and after Van Persie came on the field, he directly made a sprint, warmed up, ran to the center of the front line, jumped a few times, moved his muscles, and waited until Tottenham Hotspur drove the ball out, and he quickly ran actively in front.

"What's the score for the other games?" Abramovich asked with concern.

Pini Zahavi shook his head and said, "It hasn't changed, it seems that it is also in trouble." ”

Whether it is Manchester United, Arsenal or Liverpool, the score has not changed in the slightest, and from this point of view, it seems that these games have been in trouble, especially Manchester United, 0 behind Fulham, has Ferguson not thought about adjusting?

Or was Manchester United really playing too badly in this game?

Redknapp has been a great performer at Portsmouth this season, establishing Pompeii as a competitive team in the Premier League and reaffirming himself that if they do beat Manchester United, it will take him to new heights.

After hearing the news, Abramovich breathed a sigh of relief, he felt that as long as Chelsea could keep the current scoreline, the title would be secure, and even he felt that it didn't matter if the team played a little bit worse next, the most important thing was to win the title.

Four consecutive championships, in the history of the top league of English football, there has never been a team that has completed the hegemony of four consecutive championships.

If Chelsea can complete the fourth consecutive title, it will undoubtedly be a big relief, so that Abramovich can also raise his eyebrows and hold his head high in London

When the three were talking, they saw Ashley Cole on the field once took the ball to the midfield, Messi retreated to defense, the two were entangled, and Fabregas also leaned over for the first time, and the two formed a pinch attack on Ashley Cole.

Just as the pinch was finished, Ashley Kerr fell to the ground and the ball was cut off.

"What's going on? No fouls? Abramovich opened his arms with a look of horror.

saw that Fabregas stabbed the ball directly to the front after the ball was broken, Messi rushed up quickly, continued to dribble the ball forward, and rushed directly to the front, and at this time Van Persie had also quickly cut to the middle, and the two hit Bora Luz back and forth.

At this time, all the Chelsea fans in the stadium were roaring angrily, believing that the referee had not awarded a penalty for Tottenham's foul, and at the same time panicking that Tottenham Hotspur had hit such a counter-attack directly after the break.

Bolaruz faced Messi and Van Persie behind him, he was hesitating, waiting for Messi and Van Persie to make a move, because it was now two to one, he could only choose to passively parry, and there was no way to take the initiative to block.

Van Persie pointed ahead of him behind Bolaruz, and saw Messi suddenly pass the ball behind Borlaruz, and Van Persie quickly rushed past Borlaruz, and after winning the ball, he directly volleyed with his left foot.

Hilario couldn't do anything about the shot, not only because Van Persie's shot was so powerful and powerful, but also because he didn't have time to react at all, so he could only stand there and not even make a save.

But just when everyone thought the ball would go in, and the Chelsea fans were already screaming in unison, they heard a thud and the ball went over the head of goalkeeper Hilario and hit the crossbar.

Van Persie was determined to have such a shot, but he never imagined that it would hit the crossbar.

There was a huge shout from the crowd and it was clear that all the Chelsea fans were relieved that if the goal had been scored, Chelsea would be in trouble.

Mourinho also kept yelling at the players on the sidelines, especially to Ashley Cole, who lost the ball, feeling that the latter was a bit sticky, and he should not insist on carrying the ball himself at such a time, but should pass it as soon as possible.

Abramovich also exhaled in the VIp box, a bit of a catastrophe, and since the start of this game, he has always had a feeling of panic, because every now and then Tottenham Hotspur will suddenly give you a threatening attack, scare you a big jump, make your heart skip faster.

"Bora Luz's weakness is still too obvious," Grant said casually.

But these words made Abramovich's face sink, because if you look at the current Chelsea lineup, the central defender is not ranked Bolaruz, but the problem is that the central defender Ridley King, who was brought in for 30 million euros this season, has not played five games so far this season, and many other times is recovering from injuries.

Everyone kept laughing and ridiculing Chelsea, as if it were a reason to laugh at Real Madrid for bringing in Woodgate.

Now Grant's casual words, Abramovich listened to it in his heart, but it was very uncomfortable, because if Ridley King had not been injured, he would definitely be able to play the starting lineup, and maybe the moment just now would not be as dangerous as it is now.

However, just when Abramovich was not in a very good mood, Ye Qiu off the field saw some clues, and he realized that the physical strength of the Chelsea players had been almost exhausted, so now is the best time for Tottenham Hotspur to counterattack.

I saw that when Tottenham Hotspur was in possession of the ball, the team's overall formation pressed forward in unison, and anyone could see that Tottenham Hotspur had put on a posture to counterattack and strengthen the front-court attack

And this scene made all the fans of Stamford Bridge panic