Jose Mourinho once again helped the young players in his squad in his own way.

When he went on a killing spree in his post-match press conference and took almost all the blame for his team's defeat on himself.

Naturally, the media is not interested in taking a magnifying glass look at a few young players.

Moreover, the defeat was not entirely without benefits and gains for Chelsea.

Jose Mourinho is still satisfied with Van Ginkel's performance as a single midfielder.

But the biggest surprise for Mourinho was not Van Ginkel in this game, but the young defender Callas.

Jose Mourinho and the Chelsea coaching staff have previously prioritized Calas in favour of sending him out on loan, and the same is true for Ake.

After all, there are too few young and old defenders, especially the central defenders.

Talent is important, but experience and consistency are often more important than talent for a centre-back.

So for Mourinho, the young Callas and Ake are not in his squad building plan for the time being.

The two will have to at least go out on loan to the Championship, or a team in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League, to hone in for a season or two, and have enough experience to get him to use.

When he was training newcomers at Real Madrid, Nacho was also about to turn 22 years old and played enough games at Castilla, so he was an instant player.

That's why Mourinho is so happy to give him more opportunities.

Varane can only honestly start as a substitute in the team.

If you don't want to be a substitute and want to play more games, then you can only accept loan.

However, Callas's performance in this round of the league really surprised Mourinho.

So much so that Mourinho's stereotype of young defenders has been shaken.

The young centre-back's first start for Chelsea shone brighter than usual in training!

His ferocious tackling, excellent one-on-one ability and flexible form make him a commensurate centre-back partnership with Gary Cahill.

Looking at it another way, Callas and Terry should have a very good effect when they pair up.

With only one central defender in the team, David Luiz, Mourinho is tempted.

Even if he still thinks Kalas is young, he still has the mind to add Kalas to Chelsea's normal rotation in the first team.

It's just that the playing time is not easy to arrange.

David Luiz is fit and if he is his replacement, Callas may only start in the early 10s this season.

This is still in the case of Chelsea's fourth-tier operation, and if you look at the league and Champions League alone, Kalas may not even get a chance to start five games.

For Callas's personal development, staying in the team at this stage is definitely not as good as going out and playing more games.

So Mourinho had to have a separate conversation with Callas to hear what the young lad had to think.

But in any case, Mourinho, who has once again discovered a gem, is still in a very good mood.

He wasn't in the slightest bit embarrassed by the slight blindness he had given to Callas.

After all, there are few managers who can see the brilliance of this kind of young player at a glance.

Besides, when he arrived at Real Madrid at the beginning of the year, didn't he almost send Leon to Real Betis with his own hands~

It's good to dig up this treasure in time, and it's normal for the process to be a little bumpy.

Jose Mourinho, who seemed to be in a good mood for several days, has also caused discussion among the players in the Chelsea squad.

And Li Ang, who watched the last round of the league and Newcastle in its entirety, probably guessed Mu Shuai's thoughts.

When the young man Kalas was struggling with whether he would perform well in the last round of the league, Leon let him relax.

Sure enough, before the Champions League group stage with Schalke 04, Mourinho and Kalas completed a private conversation.

And Callas' inclusion in the Chelsea 18-man squad for this round of the Champions League group stage basically explains the final choice he made.

Looking at Callas, who was silly all day long after finishing the conversation with Mu Shuai, Li Ang couldn't help but think of himself who resolutely wanted to be loaned out under Mu Shuai's persuasion.

On the path of career development, Kalas chose a completely different plan from the original Leon.

And Li Ang, who knows that Callas will develop in the future, also feels that it may indeed be better for Kalas to choose to stay in the team this time.

The 18-man squad released by Mourinho before the game obviously attracted a lot of attention from fans and the media.

Van Ginkel and Callas, who started in the last league game, are back in Chelsea's 18-man squad for the Champions League, as if to reveal:

"Jose Mourinho is going to develop these two young players".

Compared with Van Ginkel, who has already been in the limelight before, Kalas has obviously become a topic of more attention in the British media.

All of a sudden, there was a lot of talk about the young Czech defender on the Internet.

It has given the rest of the Chelsea squad a lot more time before the Champions League game begins.

After completing thorough preparations, Chelsea host Schalke 04 at Stamford Bridge on the evening of 6 November.

With the last round of group stage matches, Schalke 04 and Chelsea already know each other's strengths very well.

Therefore, in terms of pre-match preparations, the goals of both teams are also quite clear.

Schalke 04 is pragmatic and wants to take a point away from Chelsea's home stadium.

And Chelsea naturally just want to finish the top spot in the group ahead of schedule in one go.

Therefore, at the beginning of today's game, Mourinho directly put on a very aggressive 433 starting formation.

And Schalke 04's young coach Keller also suffered a loss in the last round of competition, and adjusted the starting lineup in this round of competition.

First of all, in midfield, Keller has sacked a number of young players, leaving Draxler alone in the starting line-up.

Then it was for Boateng to drop back from the centre-forward position and play up front.

Schalke 04 brought in high school striker Adam Scholoy from Mainz in the summer window played the starting center of Schalke 04 in this game.

At 1.92m tall, Adam Sholoy is good enough to act as a tactical fulcrum in Chelsea's half.

Such a starting arrangement was conducive to Boateng's back-up push and Draxler's ability to play to his speed and technical advantages.

To put it bluntly, Keller's game is to plunge into the fence in the backcourt and use the fulcrum of the big center in the front court to better counterattack.

Steal chickens, if you can steal one, you can earn one, if you can't, then let Big Boateng retreat to his own half to strengthen the defense.

Adam Sholoy can also play a key role when defending set-pieces, and he can be considered comprehensively.

Before the start of the game, Leon and Adam Sholoy also greeted each other with a smile and a hug.

That's right, they are acquaintances again, and although they have only been teammates in Castile for about half a year, they have a good relationship.

Being able to meet again on the field of the Champions League, the two of them are also very emotional.

After all, they said that they would leave Real Madrid together and come out.

As a result, Leon wanted to go out but didn't succeed, and was kept by Mourinho, and Adam Sholoy came directly to the Bundesliga, and was directly bought out by Mainz.

When Leon later chatted with Shoroy on the phone, he also lamented that if Sholoy could continue to hold out in Castile for half a year, the result might be completely different.

After all, Mourinho came half a year later, and Sholoy was 23 years old at that time, and he was an instant combat force and a big center forward, so he could at least get Mourinho's test opportunity.

Not to mention getting too much playing time at Real Madrid, at least you have to feel it in the first team, and if you stay for two seasons, you can experience the taste of the treble.

It can only be said that fate makes people, and there is only half a year before and after, Li Ang did not succeed, but Shao Luoyi missed Mourinho, who prefers a big center.

Fate......

After talking about the old ones, they didn't leave any strength on the court.

Within 10 seconds of the start of the game, the pair completed a head-to-head duel near the top of the centre circle of the Chelsea half.

Leon was unable to get past Sholoy, but Sholoy's header was also denied by Frank Lampard.

Chelsea, who got the ball, quickly spread out the formation and launched a siege to Schalke 04!

Chelsea, who are sitting at home, do not want to play any offensive and defensive balance with Schalke 04 today, that is, they want to suppress strongly from the beginning.

Such a style of play will naturally give Schalke 04 an opportunity to counterattack.

But Mourinho doesn't care, because Schalke 04's lack of efficiency at the endpoint still exists.

Huntelaar's injury has greatly reduced Schalke 04's attacking threat.

Da Boateng, who played as a central striker in the last round of the Champions League group stage, and Adam Sholoy, who started this round, are the kind of attacking players who are difficult to score goals in a single season.

The two of them are good and tactically versatile when it comes to attacking the puzzle, but being the core of the offense is a joke.

Therefore, Mourinho is very relieved to directly adopt aggressive attacking tactics.

If you are open, you are not optimistic about the finishing ability of your Schalke 04.

Keller, of course, understands Mourinho's intentions, and he is certainly angry.

But under this anger, Keller, who kept his head straight, did not have a tactical backhand that could be countered.

He can only hope more that Draxler can play explosively today and threaten the Chelsea defence more on the counter-attack.

So that Chelsea will not unscrupulously press the Schalke 04 defence.

The vision was always good, though, but after having plenty of counter-attacking chances, Draxler got lost in the defensive trap of Ashley Corga defender Luiz.

The 20-year-old Draxler has proven to have a lot of potential, but his current ability is not enough to make him a game-changer for Schalke 04.

Boateng's rampage caused Chelsea's defenders to suffer first.

But after Terry took the initiative, he had only room to play and play a long-range shot from outside the box.

After being bullied by Terry, Da Boateng also infinitely missed the Milan career when Ibrahimovic sheltered him from the wind and rain, and Leon helped him pull the opponent's defense next to him.

It's a pity that those two unrighteous people are now running across from him to bully his current teammates!

Ibrahimovic, who has not scored in several games, was very active from the start of the game today.

By the 10th minute of the first half, Ibrahimovic had already fired two shots on goal.

And in the sixteenth minute of the first half. After receiving a pass from Eden Hazard, who tore through the Schalke 04 wing.

Ibrahimovic forced his back past Matip, and then kicked off with a back-and-forth slash!

For veteran goalkeeper Hildebrand, letting him go down quickly now is simply embarrassing him.

Ibrahimovic's shot was hit at a tricky angle, and it was a hit to the ground!

Halfway through Hildebrand's down-to-ground save, the ball had already grazed the far corner post and rolled straight into the net!

Within twenty minutes of the opening kick-off, Chelsea were already 1-0 up at home!

The cheers at Stamford Bridge soared into the sky, and the players on Schalke 04 couldn't help but tremble!

Before Schalke 04's defenders could recover their composure, it was less than six minutes after the game restarted.

Li Ang took the ball back from Ibrahimovic in the penalty area, and shot directly outside the Schalke 04 penalty area, penetrating the goal guarded by Hildebrand again!

Keller was really anxious, standing on the sidelines and constantly signaling his players not to mess up, calm down first, and slow down their emotions!

But the Schalke 04 defenders, who have scored two goals in a short period of time, how can they be calm at the moment?

In the case of further contraction of the formation, Schalke 04's back line has not been more solid.

After all, people's hearts are in turmoil.

Some defenders will want to make up for the lack of quality in their defensive line with more aggressive movements.

And some defenders are even more confused, not knowing whether they should play according to the tactics arranged by the head coach before the game.

So underneath their seemingly thick two-tiered defence, it's full of holes that can be exploited by Chelsea's attacking players.

In the 37th minute, Leon and De Bruyne completed a cross exchange and pulled the ball to the side.

At the moment when he was about to cut inside, he suddenly knocked the ball and changed direction, and the explosion accelerated to break through Schalke 04's right-back Ogo!

Leon, who played a confident dribble in the battle with Manchester City, once again used his dribbling and explosive speed to put on a wonderful performance at Stamford Bridge!

At present, Leon has reached a dribbling ability value of 82, which is enough for him to have the upper hand against defenders in the middle and lower reaches of the big four leagues.

Ogo obviously didn't expect that Leon would choose to pass him so decisively!

When he turned around and chased back, he could only eat Leon's exhaust!

Mali's direct inward cut into the Schalke 04 penalty area, and the moment Matip pounced on him, Li Ang chose to pass back to the ground in the inverted triangle!

Ibrahimovic, who rushed to the right position with his long legs, almost didn't need to adjust, and it was very comfortable to shoot directly!

Hildebrand, who was distracted from his vision, could not see the angle of Ibrahimovic's shot before he was penetrated for the third time in the first half!

The mentality of the old German goalkeeper exploded directly!

Schalke 04's young coach Keller is not in a hurry to get angry at this time.

He stood on the sidelines in a daze, hunched up, and looked blankly at the Chelsea players cheering on the pitch.

And Mourinho, who is next door to him, seems to have had enough of celebrating, and now he just hugs assistant coach Holland with a calm expression and keeps smiling and clapping.

Ibrahimovic, who had already scored twice before half-time, smiled from ear to ear as he celebrated in the corner flag area.

Leon, who completed the pass, even pounced directly on Ibrahimovic's back, waving his arms to stir up the emotions of the Chelsea fans at the scene!

The "Milan Brothers" combination went crazy at Stamford Bridge today!

(End of chapter)