Volume 1 Chapter 313 Broker Turmoil
Sometimes, things can really turn around.
Arsenal had been on a high march before, leading Chelsea by as many as five points, and it seemed that many people saw it as a possible time to go away, but when they met Manchester United, they encountered a draw, and Chelsea ushered in a full-scale explosion after losing the first league game after Ye Qiu took charge of the team.
The big win over Blackburn Rovers seemed to instill a strong sense of self-confidence in Chelsea up and down.
Three days later, in the League Cup knockout round, Chelsea encountered West Ham United in the Championship, Ye Qiu still arranged Fabregas, Messi, Van Persie and other young players to start, plus Essien, Sun Jihai, Heinze and other players, as a result, the team defeated the visiting West Ham United at home and successfully advanced to the next round.
But that's not the point, because no one cares about a Carabao Cup game, even if Chelsea are knocked out, it doesn't matter, the real focus is on the Premier League and Champions League, which is the focus of attention.
It's the weekend again, with Chelsea away to West Bromwich Albion Bloomers.
In fact, West Bromwich Albion was clearly under pressure from Chelsea's big win in the last round, and after the start of the game, he put on a posture and determination to defend to the end, which also allowed Chelsea's attack to be curbed for a while, and even throughout the first half, Chelsea could only rely on a corner kick from Deco to score with a header from Gallas, who started in place of Cannavaro.
But in the second half, the situation turned around, and Chelsea obviously played more openly, especially in terms of tactical width, stretching and thinning West Bromwich Albion's defense as much as possible, and then using the individual ability of the players, as well as the team's skillful running without the ball, back and forth, creating chances, and disintegrating the whole situation after partial breakthroughs.
In the 5l minute, Chelsea finally scored with Didier Drogba after the opening attack.
In the team's big win over Blackburn, Ronaldinho, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney all scored twice, but only the hapless Ivorian did not score, which made Drogba very frustrated, but this time, he finally scored.
In the 59th minute, after taking a two-goal lead, Chelsea once again launched an attacking storm, and Ronaldinho scored another goal for Chelsea, 0
In the 76th and 8th minutes, Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard both scored again to help Chelsea win 0 away at West Bromwich Albion, making it two consecutive Premier League wins and scoring without conceding a goal in two rounds.
After the team's big win over Blackburn, many media and professionals questioned the approach and confidence of Ye Qiu and Chelsea, thinking that there was a certain chance in that game, and that Chelsea might just be a little better in one game.
But now, Chelsea have completely defeated all doubts with a big win on the road with a 0 away game.
Alex Ferguson's Manchester United were out of luck, losing 0 at Portsmouth.
As Ye Qiu said, in the professional league, as long as any team has obvious loopholes at the tactical level, professional coaches can catch them, unless it is the kind of manager with poor tactical literacy, and as long as he can grasp the fatal weakness, coupled with the right players in the team to fight, then even a strong Manchester United may lose to the relegation team.
Portsmouth played at home to Manchester United, and the best thing they did was to suppress Manchester United's midfield, isolate Manchester United's forwards, and lose passes from central midfield.
Arsenal drew at home to Southampton after drawing with Manchester United.
Yes, you heard it right, it was a draw, because although Arsenal scored first, they were quickly reversed by Southampton with two goals in a row, and then equalised at the last minute to finally draw Southampton at home.
What's worse is that, judging from the process of the game, Henry's game is like invisibility, Reyes's performance is not as eye-catching as at the beginning of the season, Vieira is also ineffective, Arsenal seems to have problems, and surprisingly, both goals conceded are headers, which also exposes Arsenal's problems in defending high balls.
After the LL round of the league, Arsenal quickly chased back to L points from the previous lead of 5 points, and the situation can be described as precarious, especially when Chelsea keeps beating opponents by big scores, the Gunners' form seems to be declining rapidly, which has to be said to be very worrying for Arsenal.
The Guardian commented that "despite Arsene Wenger's constant emphasis that Arsenal will inevitably slip after a peak in form, we are disappointed with Arsenal's performance in the last two rounds and have an extra layer of worry about this team." ”
"We all know that for any team to be successful, defense is crucial, and some people have even described the relationship between defense and offense in this way, that is, excellent defense can make your offense the cherry on the cake, bright and sweet, and the offense without defensive support is like stepping on the edge of a cliff with one foot in the air, you don't know when you will fall, worry"
"Manchester United's defeat in this round is actually not surprising, Ferguson's team is typical top-heavy, last season's defeat, Ferguson can find a lot of excuses for the team, such as injuries, such as Ferdinand's absence, but now, they have no injuries, Ferdinand is back, but the result? Manchester United are even worse in the table than last season"
'The biggest problem for Manchester United now is not their attack, but the defense and organisation of the midfield, Keane is obviously old, his midfield is no longer as dominant as it used to be, and with the departure of David Beckham, there is a huge vacuum in Manchester United's midfield that no one can fill.
'Defensively, Rio Ferdinand is really good and has risen steadily in the rankings since his return, but the problem is that Sylvester has become the most unstable bomb in the United defence, and Ferdinand needs a good partner like John Terry'
'Imbalance is United's biggest problem and Ferguson's biggest challenge coming up and if he can't fix it during the winter break, then it's okay for United to make a difference this season'
'On the contrary, Arsenal's squad is very balanced and consistent, but they have always faced a problem, which is the protection of the ribs, because we all know that Vieira is getting better and better, and with the arrival of Gilberto Silva and Edu, the French midfielder, oh no, it should be said that the French midfielder is becoming more and more impressive, he does not want to be a midfielder, but wants to be a midfield commander who can attack and defend, which is what Wenger wants"
"But the problem is that Vieira went up, leaving a defender behind him, the protection of the two ribs is a big problem, and once the two ribs are broken and used, such as this game, Southampton made full use of Arsenal's protection in the two ribs, using a 45-degree angle cross, using high altitude to solve the battle, and completely conquering Highbury Stadium"
"Actually, this problem is not impossible to solve, just like Chelsea, Cannavaro and Terry's partnership is a bit like the combination of Kolo Toure and Campbell, Chelsea's two wings are even more eager to attack than Arsenal, but Ye Qiu has made targeted arrangements for the back line and midfield."
"You can only go up one of the left and right wings at any one time, so you can ensure the number of people invested in the defense, and Makelele is always at the front of the defensive line, and Deco is also available to help defend and respond at any time, ensuring effective protection of the two ribs."
"But a lot of times, there are still problems with this seemingly reasonable defensive set-up, such as when John Terry is pulled away and the opponent hoists a cross into the box, and Cannavaro's height disadvantage becomes the biggest concern for the team."
"Seeing this, do you think that the two goals conceded by Arsenal against Southampton are very similar to this routine?"
'So, how did Chelsea solve it? Quite simply, boldly expand the defensive area and area of the goalkeeper, encourage Van der Sar to leave the goal line, seize the opportunity to make a decisive attack, and use the goalkeeper's decisive attack to plug this hole in the defensive line, which is why Chelsea's defense has been so solid in the past two seasons, and also because Cannavaro's height disadvantage that was originally thought to be blown up by the Premier League's high ball has not been revealed at all."
"Many people say that Ye Qiu is the world's top in terms of attacking, but in fact, Ye Qiu is definitely the top in the world in terms of adjusting the offensive and organizing the defensive layout, at least he is really not admirable in terms of introducing players and arranging team tactics, and as long as we look at Lehmann's frequent mistakes at Arsenal, and then look at Van der Sar's filling role in Chelsea's defense, we have to admit that Ye Qiu has obviously done a better job than Ferguson and Wenger in this regard."
'After a slump at the start of the season, the unbeaten run was ended, and the performance was questioned and criticized, but Chelsea withstood the pressure and ushered in an explosion, and we can even make a judgment that unless there are any major changes, otherwise, with Chelsea's balanced and large bench squad, this year's Premier League is still in the palm of Chelsea's hands."
The Guardian's lengthy report and analysis is well-founded, not only providing very detailed match data, but also combining professional tactical analysis, including an analysis of the two defences of Chelsea and Arsenal.
Even former Arsenal manager George Graham repeatedly reminded Arsene Wenger in an interview with The Guardian that "once Chelsea regain the confidence and rhythm to win, this Chelsea team will become unstoppable"
But sometimes, it's one thing to know the Tao, and it's another thing to want to stop it, but whether you can do it or not is another thing.
In midweek, the fourth leg of the Champions League group stage was ushered in, Chelsea rushed to Moscow in the ice and snow, Ye Qiu adopted a steady tactic, arranged for Heinze, Sun Jihai, Joe Cole, Davies and other players to start, and finally defeated the opponent with a difficult 0, and successfully won four consecutive victories from the Champions League group stage.
Chelsea's previous games in the Premier League have been questioned, leading many people to mistakenly think that Chelsea's results are terrible under the media's rendering, but in fact, Chelsea's performance is very stable whether it is in the Premier League or the Champions League, and there has never been too much omission, even in the Premier League, which is slightly inferior to the comparison of Arsenal who are crazy.
Returning to London from Moscow, Chelsea welcomed David Moyes' Everton and Wayne Rooney welcomed his old club.
Before this game, the Liverpool City Echo newspaper published a news that Rooney's former agent McShskin accused the current agent Stretford, believing that the famous super agent in England used a lot of unfair competition tactics in the process of recruiting Rooney into his team in the first place, which harmed their interests.
This was originally just an inconspicuous piece of news, there is a saying that there are many people who are popular, Rooney is so popular now, the tide is rising, even his agent Stretford is also popular, there are many rights and wrongs, but it is very surprising that this news was quickly reprinted and reported by the media, and even gradually unearthed a lot of insiders.
For example, McShkin said that not long ago, Stretford had invited him and his aides to a small restaurant near Cheshire to negotiate, hoping that they would not leak the process of Rooney's conversion of agents, and offered to pay 10,000 pounds for the cover-up, but this offer was rejected by McShkin and his assistants.
At the same time, the media also reported that after Rooney joined Chelsea, another assistant of McShkin once chased to Heathrow Airport, caught Stretford, and asked for half of the proceeds of Rooney's transfer, otherwise it would be revealed to the public, but the two sides once again collapsed.
Stretford has an extraordinary influence in English football, while McShkin and others are unknown, if it weren't for Rooney's fame, they would not be known, so in the past period of time, they can be said to have no way to complain.
After a media rendering, Stretford quickly reacted, on the day Chelsea faced Everton, the England super agent said in an interview with the media that the accusations of these people were obviously false accusations, and when they were recruiting Rooney, the procedure was legitimate, but they wanted a piece of the pie after seeing Rooney's popularity, and they wanted to get a piece of the pie, and they also blackmailed and intimidated themselves.
"I have evidence of their blackmail and intimidation, and I will file a complaint against the police"
The dispute did not affect Chelsea's game against Everton, who beat Everton at home in a net-0 victory, but Wayne Rooney was clearly affected by the game, failing to score or assist and performing mediocre.
The day after the game, the London police received a complaint from Stretford, believing that McShkin and others had intimidated and blackmailed him, and hoped that the police could stop the gang of scoundrels from harassing him and his players.
The police reacted quickly, summoning Stretford and McShkin and several of his aides for questioning, but at that moment, the police received a report that someone claimed to know the case well and was willing to help the police solve what seemed to be a puzzled case.
For the police's handling of the case, as well as the attention of the media, the outside world is in a uproar, Ye Qiu doesn't care at all, he cares about his players, and he doesn't know what is going on, the only thing that is certain is that Stretford is definitely not clean, but he doesn't want to affect Rooney.
Therefore, the day after playing Everton, Ye Qiu called Rooney to his office and had a round of conversations with him, in which he talked about the impact of this turmoil on him.
"Don't worry, head, I promise that I won't let this matter affect my game and training" Rooney assured Ye Qiu very calmly, and said that the reason why he was not in good shape when he played Everton was more or less because he faced his old club.
After talking to Rooney, Ye Qiu was still very satisfied with his mental state, and he immediately accepted an interview with the media, calling on the media not to put too much pressure on Rooney, after all, he is just an 18-year-old child.
"What I want to say is that the agent's role is to serve the players, so I don't think the dispute between Stretford and Rooney's former agent has anything to do with Rooney, but I think the judiciary should really take care of these things, and the media should not overhype it, so as not to affect my players."
'As Rooney's manager, all I need to do is help him when I need to, and I've always said that too much media attention is not a good thing for a young player, this one is a good example of this, and all I have to do is protect my players so that they can keep their feet on the ground and not be influenced by the outside world.
'Wayne Rooney is a really good player, but he's still a kid and when he's doing great, we really should praise and affirm, but not too much, and when he's not doing well, we should also give objective criticism, help him improve and improve, and give encouragement, that's the best environment for a young player."
"This is also the last time I and Chelsea have answered the question of the agent dispute, and in the future, I, the players, and the club will not express our opinions on this matter, and everything will be resolved by the police," Ye Qiu once again expressed his opinion.
He has always had a bad impression of Stretford, but it is not bad, but he has also heard some disputes between Stretford and the black gold case back then, but now these things have come to an end for the time being, and Ye Qiu has not thought about anything.
It's just that faintly, he heard some clues from the mouths of Peter Kenyon and some other people in the club, as if they were all suspecting that someone was going to attack Stretford, and Ye Qiu immediately thought of a person, Pini Zahavi, who had long wanted to swallow Rooney, and even wanted to monopolize Chelsea.
But could it really be him?