Chapter 204 Robbing the rich and helping the poor Liverpool, being kind to Chelsea [begging the bigwigs to subscribe!] 】
"The ball went in——!!! Leon!!! In the thirteenth minute of the first half, Leon opened the scoring for Chelsea!
Jose Mourinho scored the first goal of the game in just three minutes after adjusting his attacking tactics! Mu Shuai's adjustment always works wonders! ”
"Hey, hey... Chelsea have to thank Atkinson for blowing the penalty today, which is completely detrimental to Tottenham's technical style of play.
Chelsea rushed hard to the middle line and the wings, a high school striker Ibrahimovic and a Leon, which directly smashed the Tottenham backline. ”
Zhan Jun and Coach Zhang were thrilled to see Li Ang open the scoring again for Chelsea to score.
And for Chelsea fans, it is even more joyful to see their team take the lead at White Hart Lane!
White Hart Lane could be a difficult home for other Premier League giants to conquer.
But that wasn't the case for Chelsea.
They hadn't tasted defeat in this stadium for years.
So before the game, Terry was confident when he encouraged his teammates, and for a reason.
The Chelsea players celebrating at the White Hart Lane pitch were all in high spirits, with John Terry chanting:
"It's a great feeling to score goals in this stadium!"
The Tottenham fans in the stands certainly couldn't make out what Terry was saying at the moment.
But seeing his proud face and the celebratory appearance of constantly raising his arms and shouting, Tottenham fans were also furious and tried their best to let out earth-shattering boos!
The White Hart Lane Stadium, which can only accommodate less than 40,000 spectators, has exploded at this moment with a huge momentum that 50,000 or 60,000 fans may not be able to create.
But Terry, as if he hadn't heard the boos, was still encouraging his fans and teammates to cheer and celebrate!
The strong atmosphere of opposition and the smell of gunpowder spread at the scene in an instant.
Rao's new players who joined Tottenham this season are also indignant!
After all, if the whole team is humiliated, it is equivalent to themselves being humiliated.
Even if it is not for the name of the derby, just to save their dignity, they have to fight back at home!
It's certainly not good news for Chelsea, but neither do the Chelsea players and Jose Mourinho.
It's just something that's going to happen sooner or later.
In the games between Chelsea and Tottenham and Arsenal and Tottenham, everything can be missing, but there is no lack of confrontation and conflict in the game.
And in the subsequent restart, Li Ang also felt the drastic changes in the mentality and emotions of his old acquaintances.
After all, they are all professional players, and it is a private matter to have a good relationship in private, and everyone wants to win in the arena, and everyone wants to be the final winner.
Especially since they've all lost to Leon in one time or another – most of them haven't just lost once.
So their desire to win back is even more urgent.
There may be some quality gap between Tottenham and Chelsea right now.
But in any case, the gap between their original team and Real Madrid is much smaller.
If you can see hope, you have to fight harder!
After the resumption of the game, it was Eriksen and Soldado in attack, and Paulinho and Vertonghen who were more involved in defence.
They are getting more and more aggressive.
Even if they weren't able to grab the ball or run for an attacking opportunity, their positive attitude still caused a lot of problems for Chelsea's attack and defence.
Seeing this, Li Ang simply withdrew to his own half first, allowing Lampard to switch positions and push over the midfield position.
The two of them switched positions very naturally, and the kicks after the switch were not awkward at all, after all, they both played back to their old positions.
Leon used more physical energy to sweep a vacuum area directly in the Chelsea half with Nemanja Matic!
The slightly embarrassed Eriksen and Townsend, along with Sigurdsson, could only temporarily avoid the edge and retreat first to reorganize the attack.
And Li Ang, who kicked back to the back, also made many Premier League neutral fans secretly smack!
The two-back combination of Li Ang and Matic looks invincible defensively!
Offensive players with both skill flow and power flow are not working well in their defense zone.
And Frank Lampard, who has saved a lot of energy, has also used his rich experience to sort out Chelsea's attacking attack in an orderly manner.
Chelsea, who have a one-goal lead in hand, are not in a hurry at this time, and it seems that they want to use the fire to bombard Tottenham.
Villas-Boas was standing on the sidelines, rubbing his chin with a headache.
Of course, he knew what his former teacher Mourinho meant.
If the side that is behind on the pitch wants to equalise as soon as possible, it will have to pray for the favor of Lady Luck without taking risks and making crucial tactical decisions.
Mourinho is forcing him to make a decision sooner rather than later, whether to risk an empty midfield defence and increase his attacking strength, or to seek opportunities steadily?
After a little consideration, Boas didn't hesitate too much, he gave his answer!
The parting of ways with Mourinho in the past was due to Villas-Boas's desire to embark on a technical-stream attacking path.
In other words, Villas-Boas at that time did not quite agree with Mourinho's way of winning.
The subsequent success of Pep Guardiola has encouraged Villas-Boas to go to the Portuguese Super League to test his tactical philosophy.
This is understandable, because at that time, Pep Guardiola and his Barcelona were indeed the most watched coaches and teams in world football.
The pass-and-control style of play was also popular all over the world at that time.
It's just that few people would have thought that Mourinho would later lead an aging revenge army to defeat Barcelona and return to the top of Europe!
And when Jose Mourinho left for Real Madrid and forged the Real Madrid dynasty himself, the high-spirited Villas-Boas was experiencing a failure to transform Chelsea and the pain of being swept away.
Since then, Boas, who has grown a lot, has come a long way on the road of self-reflection.
However, after introspecting and apologizing to Mourinho, Boas also understood the path he wanted to take in football and what the tactical philosophy he wanted to implement was.
Technology and passion!
That's his way!
When Villas-Boas stood on the sidelines and firmly made a tactical command to press all the way, the entire White Hart Lane stadium Tottenham fans were also boiling with passion!
Yes, no matter how much hostility there is from opponents in London, no matter how many taunts from opponents in the league are in this day and age.
The genes of advocating offense in the blood of the hot thorn will never change!
Mourinho smiled with relief.
Even if the answer given by Boas is not the most perfect in Mourinho's mind.
But Mourinho knows that this disciple of his own has embarked on his own football path!
Tottenham's attacking power under full force should not be underestimated.
Even if Soldado doesn't look very comfortable with the pace of the Premier League at the moment, his agile movement has opened up space for other Spurs attacking players.
With enough possession and attacking chances, Eriksen shined brightly in the midfield position.
However, it was not Tottenham Hotspur who scored again, but Chelsea, who had resolutely played a quick counterattack!
With Leon and Nemanja Matic sweeping in interceptions, Tottenham's wings have been given few opportunities to penetrate Chelsea's ribs.
And with Leon, Lampard, and even Nemanja Matic all having an excellent long pass, the big Ibrahimovic nailed to Tottenham's half became a talisman for the Tottenham defense!
Today, Mu Shuai can be regarded as using Uncle Yu's tactics in Milan.
The counterattack doesn't look for the wings first, just find a way to pass the ball to Ibrahimovic, and then let Ibrahim do the shaft, radiating the entire offensive system.
Ibrahimovic is not selfish outside the box, and he has a great vision and excellent passing footwork.
So as long as Hazard and Ramires can get in place, Ibrahimovic's pass will always give the right amount of advance!
And no matter who is behind Paulinho or Dembele, they can't limit Ibrahimovic's stable ball handling and making on one-on-one.
So Chelsea's counter-attacks were more concise and efficient each time.
In the 37th minute of the first half, it was after Ibrahimovic protected the ball. Split the side to Hazard who inserted it in front of the bottom.
And Leon and Ramirez, who were inserted in the back, covered up, and Lampard, who broke into the Tottenham penalty area, became the most lethal point-grabbing figure!
Frank Lampard latched on to Eden Hazard's close cross and slotted home to extend Chelsea's lead to two goals!
But the most exciting thing came when it took less than three minutes for the Chelsea team to celebrate.
Tottenham stubbornly pulled one back with Eriksen's super high-quality free-kick!
Eriksen's free-kick hit an absolute kick that made Cech helpless.
And the morale of the Tottenham players who were getting lower and lower was also stubbornly raised again by this sudden goal!
Towards the end of the first half, the situation on the pitch suddenly changed!
The emotions of the fans of Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are like a rollercoaster, and the neutral fans are also very happy to watch.
Excitedly and nervously, Villas-Boas slapped the roof of his own bench to applaud Eriksen's free-kick.
At this moment, Mourinho also frowned slightly, signaling his players to return to the half-court to shrink the formation, and first maintain the lead until the end of halftime.
Mourinho's slightly conservative stance has once again been dissatisfied with many neutral fans.
And watching the morale of his players soar and end the first half of the game in the siege of Chelsea, Boas was quite satisfied.
Back in the dressing room, Boas was quick to make his tactical judgment.
He believes that Mourinho will inevitably consolidate the defense in the middle in the second half, and then find a way to use the lead to continue the counterattack.
So he took the lead in making substitution adjustments, replacing Townsend, who was very average today, with Lamela.
The purpose is of course very clear, that is, to strengthen the offensive on the right side of the second half at the beginning of the second half!
But what Villas-Boas, or indeed all the fans, did not expect, was that Mourinho also opted for a substitution at the start of the second half.
And it was directly changed to two players on the field!
Bertrand replaces Ashley Cole and Kevin De Bruyne replaces Ramirez!
The intention of such a substitution is also very obvious, that is, Mourinho will not play defensive counterattack in the second half, he will fight against Tottenham!
So Tottenham, who were about to attack Chelsea's wings, was soon counter-charged by Chelsea!
Bertrand and De Bruyne, who only came up in the second half, rushed very energetically on the left and right!
Coupled with the fact that he and Lampard have completed another switch at the moment, Leon has almost been mentioned in the second striker position.
Chelsea can be said to have launched an attacking charge on all three fronts!
Defensively, of course, it was handed over to Nemanja Matic and Frank Lampard, who assisted him in his defence.
And in order to avoid a serious decline in Lampard's performance later, his performance will be out of order.
Jose Mourinho let Essien warm up on the sidelines early.
Chelsea's bold tactical adjustment completely caught Tottenham off guard.
With Soldado playing mediocre and barely threatening the Chelsea defence, Tottenham's attack looked like it was a bit of a scorelessness.
If the player who is partnering in Tottenham's forward line at this time is still Berga Adebayor.
Then Mourinho would never make such a bold choice to play against Tottenham.
It's a pity that Tottenham spent 30 million in the summer window this year to buy Soldado, who is seriously unaccustomed to the Premier League.
Then let the young Spurs crowd pass the ball to the Spanish centre-forward.
With John Terry and David Luiz in turn, the technical centre-forward, who scored 30 goals last season, is now hard to get a chance to get his feet.
Mourinho is actually a little confused.
Spend 30 million?
Within the Premier League, Aston Villa's Benteke can be poached directly.
The young Belgian striker scored 23 goals and six assists in Aston Villa last season, his first Premier League season!
If you look at the league alone, you have scored nineteen goals.
There are 30 million, is it not good to buy this kind of young black and hard center forward who has adapted to the rhythm in the Premier League and has also proved himself?
If it weren't for the summer window, he directly pry into the corner of Paris and bought Ibrahimovic, Mourinho might have really attacked Benteke.
Solda is good, and his skills are good, but his body is still too bad in the Premier League.
After sighing for a while, Mourinho once again signaled his disciples to work harder and break down Tottenham's backline early.
So Boas could only watch.
While the chances were created on both sides, their own strikers repeatedly squandered good chances on goal, while Chelsea's attackers threatened Lloris on a number of occasions.
This will be really difficult for Tottenham, and if they adjust their tactics, the Tottenham players may be the first to vent their hearts.
Villas-Boas didn't hesitate, scanning the bench for a while, and finally had to let Academy youngsters Harry Kane and Defoe, who still looked a little skinny, warm up on the sidelines.
With Bam Adebayo injured and almost three months to recuperate, Villas-Boas is left with only two centre-forwards available without Soldado.
On the Chelsea side, it was Ibrahimovic who scored his third goal.
Villas-Boas then brought on Defoe and Kane after the warm-up, replacing Sigurdsson and Soldado.
Defoe, who was almost eliminated by Boas because of his age, quickly helped Tottenham Hotspur to grab a goal at the offensive end with his rich experience in the penalty area!
But just when Villas-Boas was overjoyed and planned to encourage the Tottenham players on the pitch again and strive for the final equalizer.
Leon stood up again!
In the 78th minute of the second half, after Li Ang chased back and stole the football at Harry Kane's feet, he directly turned around and started the running mode.
After racing for 40 meters with Eriksen, who was chasing back, Leon seized the opportunity. Taking advantage of Michael Dawson's defense, he sent a deadly straight stopper!
De Bruyne, who burst into the Tottenham penalty area, deceived Lloris with his eyes and calmly pushed the ball into the near corner of the goal with almost no one being marked!
When the football crossed the line again, De Bruyne, who completely killed the game, also took off his shirt excitedly and rushed to Mourinho on the sidelines!
And Vertonghen, who had just returned to his own restricted area line at this moment, also had weak legs and fell directly on the turf.
He is not to blame, given the need for attacking manpower, with both midfielders on the verge of moving into the Chelsea penalty area.
He could only follow the press over the halfway line and make a cameo appearance in the midfield.
Boas looked at the disciples on the field who had done their best, and could only show a bitter smile and shake his head again and again.
There's no way, he and Levy have looked away this summer window, they bought the wrong striker, and they can't score goals!
There were a lot of attacking opportunities, but Tottenham, who were weak to finish, could only swallow the bitter fruit of this 2-4 at home in the end.
Naturally, the whole Chelsea team celebrated fiercely.
However, to fight such a tough battle, it is still fought through fierce confrontation and attack.
For Chelsea, who now have a lot of veterans in the team, the sequelae is quite large.
Three days later, it took 90 minutes of fierce battle for Chelsea, who were travelling to Romania in the Champions League, to win 2-0 against the Bucharest Star.
Three days later, Chelsea, who played away at Norwich, was successfully sniped by the Canary Army at Carrow Road!
Looking at the final score of 1-1 and the Norwich fans celebrating wildly at the Carlo Road stadium, the Chelsea players could only shake their heads helplessly.
At the same time, news of Liverpool's shock home defeat to Southampton spread throughout English football.
The fans of the two teams who are brothers and sisters have a common topic in an instant.
It's really a robbery of the rich and helping the poor, Liverpool, and being kind to Chelsea.
It's finally back tonight!
Foodies continue to code words, and the first update will be sent at noon tomorrow!
(End of chapter)