Chapter 268: Last season's best in Europe
Arsenal win the Community Shield, Chelsea continue the perfect blue storm. γ
"Two shots and one pass, the newcomer Gerrard deserves his name!" γ
"Owen scored twice, who else is the Footballer of the Year?" γ
"Four crowns are followed by five crowns, and Joe's cannon is aiming for seven crowns!" γ
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The 5-0 scoreline covered up all of Chelsea's tactical clichΓ©s on the pitch.
In order to welcome Zinedine Zidane, Chelsea's formation has undergone a big change in the new season, no longer a double forward and a single back configuration, but a combination of a single forward and two versatile midfielders.
This single forward midfielder is obviously tailor-made by Qiao Wanxian for Zidane's characteristics.
But Kaka is not familiar with the traditional midfielder, he is more of a two-centre-forward, in Italian football terminology a number nine and a half, and he takes on the role of a breakthrough scorer rather than a playmaker.
Especially last season, Kaka had Frank Lampard at his side in charge of the ball-sharing organization, so that he could completely let go of the attack, like a sharp knife.
This situation has also caused Chelsea's midfield to be in control, but the weakness of imagination has also been exposed, and in the position of "new striker", Kaka is obviously not able to show his talent with ease.
In the Community Shield, for example, Kaka's performance was so dazed that Frank Lampard had to take on the role of last season on the premise.
Even Van der Vaart, who came off the bench, performed much more eye-catching than Kaka.
The outside media said that Kaka was out of order because he was absent-minded because he was about to leave the team. But Qiao Wanxian understands that Kaka's characteristics cannot adapt to Zidane's role.
In the new season. Qiao Wanxian mainly wants to rely on Zidane's midfield planning to continue Chelsea's delicate football style, but also to show a wide open and close side, such as the combination of Frank Lampard and Gerrard, it is necessary to strengthen the number of long-range shots, which are both domineering and shocking.
In fact, last season's Chelsea's pass-and-control football has been positioned as the concept of "invincible in the universe", but Qiao Wanxian is a person from the past. He understood what it was like to be overdone.
Some people like Spanish football because it is delicate and small, delicate and handsome; Some people like German style. Open and close, murderous.
But it's always too much, and Spanish football is too much to pursue ball control and small-scale coordination, which seems a bit petty. Kind of like a woman; And the open-ended style of play in German football. There are overly thick lines, as if they are reckless.
In fact, although Chelsea achieved unparalleled results last season, many people have criticized Chelsea's style of play that pursues extreme ball control and small-area passing.
Football is a men's sport, what does it mean for you to play with such a soft style?
Of course, this is just a variety of slanders from "Qiao Hei", but it has been valued by Qiao Wanxian, who is a perfectionist.
Zinedine Zidane's arrival. For Jowanxian to be confident, it is necessary to retain Chelsea's passing dominance. Successfully mobilize the scene, increase a wide range of cooperation, and pursue masculine and domineering display.
Being able to control the situation behind Owen, in front of Gerrard and Lampard, and calmly control the tempo of the pitch, such a forward midfield, only one person in the whole shijie can do it - Zidane!
Not even Kaka!
It's not just a matter of the player's ability, it's also the status and influence on the pitch, and Kaka's too shy and easy-going personality really can't control the star-studded lineup.
In later generations, in order to give full play to Kaka's ability, Brazilian coach Dunga even once discharged a Brazilian squad with no star flavor. Later, Real Madrid said that Kaka's injury caused the biggest reason for his failure, but it was only one aspect.
But now the most crucial point for Chelsea is that Zidane has not yet arrived!
On 13 August, the 05-06 Premier League season officially kicked off, with Chelsea away to the promoted Wigan Athletic in the opening game.
Although Qiao Wanxian now has the inexhaustible Shengyuan No. 1 in his hands, because of the antibody, Qiao Wanxian has to consider the number of cheats.
For example, in the game against Wigan Athletic, Qiao Wanxian only used the No. 1 for newcomers Ribery and Gerrard.
In the end, Chelsea won 3-0 through goals from Owen, Franck Ribery and John Terry.
It was a no-brainer victory, but it wasn't perfect for a god-stopping Chelsea side. In the course of the game, the defending champions gave the promoted horses too many opportunities to counter-attack, and if it weren't for Cech's courageous performance, Wigan Athletic would have had the potential to cause an upset at home.
Of course, the main point is that Kaka had no bright spots in this game.
Centrifugal like an arrow, this is the common idea of all fans and media.
At this moment, Chelsea fans seem to be less emotional about Kaka's retention.
Zidane?
They seem to want to see the football legend in an artistic performance.
Real Madrid with Zidane, although the results are not eye-catching, but in terms of style of play, it has been repeatedly sought after by shijie fans, and the degree of viewing is even far greater than that of later teams such as Dream II, Dream III, and Big Universe Bayern.
Of course, this includes the support of superstars such as Ronaldo, Raul, Figo, and Beckham, but everyone understands that Zidane is the engine of this aircraft carrier and the soul!
Zinedine Zidane!
At this moment, Chelsea fans seemed to be unable to wait, and Zidane's face was even plastered everywhere outside the stadium at Stamford Bridge.
Even the club's owner, Abu, chose to relent, saying that he was in favor of all Qiao Wanxian's decisions about football.
After the first round of the Premier League season, Chelsea, who won 3:0, failed to reach the top as expected, and Arsenal, who suffered a heavy defeat in the Community Shield, took Newcastle at home and took a bad breath, 5:0!
Arsene Wenger's side got off to a flying start to the new league season and managed to rise to the top of the league table.
With the UEFA Super Cup on 20 August, Chelsea will have their second round of Premier League fixtures postponed. One game less, Chelsea may be within these rounds. There is no possibility of reaching the top.
It's a bit of a shame not to be able to reach the top, but to the comfort of all Chelsea fans, they know for sure. Even if Chelsea can't reach the top, neither can their arch-rivals Arsenal!
Because Chelsea's second round game is at home against London against Arsenal!
We can't get it, and you don't want to get it -- that's the psychology of a mortal enemy.
Ahead of the UEFA Super Cup, UEFA will traditionally select the six best candidates in Europe from last season. As last season's UEFA Champions League winners and five-time champions, Chelsea are naturally the club with the most names on the list.
Jowanxian will compete with Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho and AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti for the best coach award.
Petr Cech will be in contention for the best goalkeeper award against Real Madrid's Iker Casillas and Juventus' Gianluigi Gianluigi Buffon.
Kaka's performance in the new season is not good. But that can't overshadow his superstar in Europe last season, when he was nominated for Best Midfielder and Player of the Year.
In the selection of the best midfielder, his opponent was AC Milan's Rui Rouge. Costa and teammate Frank. Frank Lampard. Among the best players, he was against teammate Wayne. Wayne Rooney and AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko.
In the selection of the best striker, Rooney was selected as the hottest striker in Europe, and his opponents were AC Milan's Shevchenko and Juventus' Piero.
No Chelsea player was nominated for the best defender. After all, Chelsea conceded a lot of goals last season. Players like John Terry and Sergio Ramos will also struggle to shake the position of traditional defensive pillars like Nesta and Thuram.
However, Cannavaro's failure to make the selection really made Blues fans complain.
Qiao Wanxian also showed indignation, and publicly revealed that "UEFA was afraid that Chelsea would take all the honors, so it had to make this decision." In my opinion, this is indeed enough! β
The UEFA Super Cup was played at the Stade Louis II in Monaco, so the UEFA award ceremony was also held in Monte Carlo, and the final result was almost guessed by everyone. Chelsea have a great harvest!
Five-time champion coach Qiao Wanxian was elected Coach of the Year without any suspense, and Kaka also won the title of best midfielder and best player cleanly. There's no doubt that Wayne Rooney has won the best striker, after all, he broke the Champions League's goalscoring record that has been in place for decades.
The most shocking estimate is the selection of the best goalkeeper.
No one expected that a year ago, he was an unknown Czech teenager, and a year later, he would be able to defeat Real Madrid's goalkeeper Casillas and Juventus' goalkeeper Buffon to stand at the top of Europe!
2005 Goalkeeper of the Year - Peter. Cech!
Last season's Champions League runner-up and Serie A champion finally won a title, the best defender - Nesta.
As a pillar of defence, with the exception of Zuihou's Champions League final against Chelsea, Nesta has been flawless all season. The Milan defense of his squad is like an impregnable wall, especially during the period when Nesta was injured, Milan's results fluctuated greatly, which shows his importance to AC Milan.
If Chelsea's Cannavaro is not counted, Nesta's election is well deserved.
During the award ceremony, there was a blue storm, and Qiao Wanxian and his disciples frequently appeared on the podium to give speeches and take group photos, just like a monotonous picture played in a loop, of course, the trophy was changed.
The head coaches and players of the other teams were all at a loss, looking at Qiao Wanxian's smiling face, their hearts were itching with hatred, but they were helpless.
Kick and kick, what else can I do?
Hey, it's also true, how can there be such a person as Qiao Cannon in this world?
Everyone who is successful is very low-key, this Qiao cannon is good, how to be high-profile!
However, although the selection process became a stage for the whole Chelsea team to perform, it did not attract the attention of all the coaches present. Because the next ceremony scene is the main reason why they came here today!
2005-2006 Season, European Champions Cup Qualifying Group Stage Group Stage Formation Ceremony. (To be continued......)