Seventh Update! ――

The more you stick to your style and persevere, the more chances you have of becoming a top coach.

Coaches like Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho have a philosophy of football that is rarely drastic, and they are the seekers or walkers of coaching circles, who are unwavering in their belief and who is to say that it is not this belief that has contributed to their success?

The same goes for Jose Mourinho.

Although his utilitarian philosophy disliked some fans, it did not shake his will and determination.

Chelsea are clearly the platform on which he can realise his bigger ambitions, and his football philosophy is clearly elevated here.

In the Champions League final half a year ago, Qin Xiong will definitely remember it for a lifetime.

He remembered that Porto was still 442 in the hands of Mourinho, although it was also utilitarian, but the formation determined the ability to control the area, even if Deco was also involved in the defense, but after all, Porto's midfield defensive strength was one and a half defensive forces.

Now Chelsea, in the hands of Jose Mourinho, removed a striker and switched to 433.

This freed up Lampard even more, allowing him to focus more on attacking and activating the attacking threat that he could put in from behind.

And because they mainly defend, so in the positional defense, Lampard still has zài in the midfield defense, plus Thiago and Makellele, Chelsea's midfield defense is not counting the striker retreat, it is already at least two and a half defensive forces.

One can imagine how much pressure Qin Xiong will encounter!

I have to say that Chelsea's 433 combined with defensive counter-attacking tactics is simply the nemesis of the Premier League's traditional mainstream 442 style of play!

Because on the counter-attack, they will have one more person in the middle than their opponents!

England's 442 itself is a player in the middle of the two midfielders. Then when being beaten back again. Most of the time it will be destroyed by Chelsea's forward outbursts. This, combined with a strong winger's ability to break through individually, makes it a shame for Chelsea to pick up points against mid-table teams.

It also made Premier League critics sigh: Chelsea played so that the opponent did not dare to attack!

Of course, there is a premise for this kind of dare not attack, that is, Chelsea themselves do not take the initiative, they just wait for the opponent to move first and then strike.

Fortunately, the current Arsenal has long been a two-back style of play under Wenger's tutelage, which is exactly the same as the French team that started the midfield tactical renewal of European football in 98. It is not the first to be the first, but it is one of the leaders in the tide of the times.

The game was very depressing, and Chelsea's steadiness made Qin Xiong feel a lot of pressure, and he couldn't find a way to get the ball forward, even if his teammates came back to respond, it still seemed difficult to move forward again.

Qin Xiong is not an irresponsible midfield commander, he can constantly make risky passes, but it will definitely be a high rate of passing errors, and mistakes will bring anxiety and confusion!

Chelsea were also evenly matched, finishing hastily without a good counter-attacking opportunity. There was no room for the wingers to attack, so they went directly to Drogba with a high ball. If Drogba can play the role of a fulcrum, then maybe he can take advantage of good attacking opportunities.

However, Arsenal's formation is not pressing, and even if Drogba is strong against it, it is impossible to play in the front and back of the Silva Vieira-Toure Campbell four.

The first to be unable to hold back in this oppressive atmosphere were the Arsenal players.

Ashley Cole!

He saw that Chelsea failed to play a threatening attack, and his own attack was obviously inferior in the front court, and when Qin Xiong did not show the ability to pass the ball directly with a scalpel, he naturally couldn't wait to go up the wing.

He has a proud heart, Arsenal are unbeaten in 56 games, why should they be so afraid of Chelsea?

The other side just earns more money than Arsenal, of course, he does not deny that it is enviable to earn more money, but on the pitch, why bother?

His rash step forward almost caused a catastrophe!

When he ran forward, Qin Xiong passed the ball to him as soon as possible, and Ashley Cole tried to complete a one-two with Piree when he passed the midfield, but Pire couldn't answer his pass, and Ferreira, who was extremely decisive in grabbing, broke the ball successfully!

Ferreira didn't hesitate to pass the ball straight to the front of the wing, behind Ashley Cole, where Duff looked at the football rolling behind him, his expression suddenly changed, and his eyes were bright!

Chelsea's chance has come!

He sprinted down the flank, dribbling towards the Arsenal penalty area, cutting inside.

Campbell didn't dare to move, he had to flank Drogba with Toure.

Frank Lampard slid forward, Qin Xiong watched Lampard's movement in the return defence, and he blocked the outside to cut off the passing line between Duff and Lampard!

Patrick Vieira guaranteed to keep Frank Lampard forward at bay.

Lauren income inside line beware of Robben.

Chelsea's counter-attack didn't involve much of a force, especially with the two full-backs largely not involved in assists, which is Mourinho's move to ensure the defence is more secure.

But on the basis of enough offensive space, even if a small number of troops are put into the attack, they can still play a dazzling counterattack storm!

The core ingredient is fast!

Ashley Cole looked beyond his reach in the chase, and his heart was about to jump out as he watched the gaps he left on the flanks being exploited by Chelsea's counter-attacks on the wing, especially from his point of view, Duff was rushing towards the Arsenal penalty area with the football, which was simply shocking!

There was an uproar!

Silva makes a ferocious sliding tackle from outside the box to intercept Duff!

Duff fell to the ground after losing control of the ball, it was not that he didn't want to pass the ball, but Qin Xiong blocked the passing line between him and Lampard, Drogba was caught between Campbell and Toure, his footwork could not ensure that he could accurately deliver the football to the feet of Robben on the other side of the pitch, and finally had to go to the penalty area by himself, Silva just saw the right time to intercept it!

"The biggest positive for Arsenal was Silvatongguò's league game last weekend, the 65-minute Champions League game in midweek, successfully recovering his competitive form, and now he is almost like him in Liverpool, look at this textbook sliding tackle, Arsenal's defense is also convincing!"

Campbell breathed a sigh of relief, if Duff dribbled into the penalty area, he would have to give up Drogba to defend Duff, how Drogba would run at that time, whether Duff would seize that fleeting opportunity to pass, no one could pack the ticket.

Ashley Cole returned to the back line with a lingering heart, and it may have been at this point that he understood why Arsene Wenger had placed so much emphasis on defence in his preparation for this game.

Qin Xiong's mind kept repeating the memories of Chelsea's threatening counter-attack just now.

Arsenal counter-attacked with six men defending Chelsea with four!

If Ashley Kerr is in a defensive position, then the back four + two midfielders, plus himself is a seven-man defense.

Then the defense will definitely be fine, as long as it does not give the opponent an offensive space for track and field sprints, the defense will not be too messy.

He looked back at the Chelsea half and a thought came to him.

After defending Chelsea's frontline ball, Qin Xiong's midfield playmaking style changed abruptly.

He began to look for a passing line that barely existed, and frequently passed the ball to his teammates.

Go forward!

For the first time, he went directly to Ljungberg in midfield, and although Ljungberg touched the ball first, Gallas's pressing caused Ljungberg to concede the ball immediately.

Chelsea didn't instigate a better counter-attacking campaign as Arsenal's defence looked solid.

In the 31st minute of the game, Qin Xiong finally succeeded once after three attempts.

Pire's sudden horizontal cut into the front waistline allowed Qin Xiong to complete a very tacit pass and run with him, but was destroyed by Terry when Pire wanted to send a fatal pass to Henry.

Mourinho on the sidelines looked calm, he saw Qin Xiong actively moving forward, but in fact, the success rate was not high.

He silently said in his heart: He began to mess up!

With huge defensive pressure and a rush to play his part, Mourinho can imagine Qin Xiong's mental pressure and change in mentality.

He didn't care, he just hated that he still underestimated Qin Xiong in the Champions League final half a year ago.

But the same mistake he won't make a second time!

When Qin Xiong dribbled the ball past half of the game in the 36th minute and tried to send a straight pass to Thierry Henry, but was cut off by Claude Makelele, Chelsea launched a wave of attacking and rather sharp counter-attacks.

Frank Lampard started behind Qin Xiong, receiving a pass from Claude Makelele up front and passing it to Robben on the wing without giving Vieira a chance to get close.

Although Qin Xiong is retreating, he is always staring at Thiago or Makelele, Chelsea's style determines that it is impossible for both midfielders to rush forward to assist, he just needs to watch out for one of them, who moves, who passes the half, with whom!

Robben tried to get past Lauren, but Lauren always aimed to tighten up the inside, Robben could only go down the wing and cross, Campbell cleared the ball and the ball fell to Vieira's feet.

The long-legged Vieira is a bold artist, flicked the ball sideways when Lampard counter-attacked on the spot, dodged and sent a direct pass, the football rolled quickly to the midfield, Qin Xiong directly turned around and dribbled forward, his speed suddenly increased!

Mourinho found that every time he watched Qin Xiong play on the spot, he would find new highlights from Qin Xiong.

But he obviously wouldn't praise Qin Xiong at this time, because Qin Xiong was the opponent's player.

And he yelled at the disciples in front of him with some exaggerated shouts for them to defend, especially Robben.

Mourinho's heart is shocked!

He guessed Qin Xiong's intentions.

The young and precocious midfield commander has never panicked!

He's trying to hit Chelsea on the counter-attack! (To be continued......)