Schalke 04 became the first guinea pig for an upgraded version of Chelsea's tactical experiments in the Champions League.

Compared with the adjustment on the defensive end, Mu Shuai's adjustment methods on the offensive end will indeed seem relatively monotonous.

At least compared to Pellegrini and Pep Guardiola, the attacking tactics and routines available to Mourinho can only be considered average.

But there is one thing about Mourinho that is very good.

That is, for star players, he is basically able to bring out the best in them, and use the right tactical design to make the most of their strengths.

Now Leon, Ibrahimovic, Eden Hazard and Salah are all playing more comfortably.

On the offensive end, he used the pressure of space and the mastery of the tempo, supplemented by the ability of the stars, to speed up and play as many offensive rounds as possible.

In fact, it is the basic concept of Mourinho's current improvement of offensive tactics.

From this point of view, meeting a Bundesliga team in the first round of the Champions League is very conducive to further improving the attacking confidence of Chelsea's players.

Because Schalke 04 itself is used to playing wide open and close game tactics, Chelsea need not too much attacking space in Schalke 04's half.

Attacking against attack, playing fast with speed, Schalke 04's attacking frequency and finishing quality are far inferior to Chelsea's current ones.

In addition, Leon made a targeted restriction on Schalke 04's core attacking player Meier at the beginning.

So in this game, Schalke 04 can play better than Chelsea, that's a ghost.

Seeing that his team went well today, taking an early three-goal lead, Mourinho and his coaching team were of course very happy.

However, Mourinho also knows that he and his coaching staff still have a long way to go when it comes to transforming the current Chelsea attack.

You can be happy, but you can't be complacent, and only with self-knowledge can you continue to try and make mistakes in improving the offensive system and go further.

After all, for so many years, he has basically focused on the defensive system and tactical construction of each team he coached.

But in terms of the tuning of the offensive system, he has rarely spent as much energy to upgrade and improve as he does now.

There are reasons for personal habits, and there are also reasons why he is really not particularly good at adjusting the attack.

In the past, he would leave this work to Ruiz with confidence, and let his most effective assistant analyze and build the offensive system and train the players.

After all, a head coach doesn't have to be proficient in tactical training on both offensive and defensive ends.

It wasn't until last season's defeat to Bayern Munich that Mourinho learned the hard way and made up his mind to work with Ruiz to upgrade Chelsea's attacking tactics.

The offensive system of modern football is developing rapidly.

Mourinho also found that his understanding of the current top-level attacking system in football has not kept up with the trend of the times after playing against Bayern Munich last season.

Superstar tactics are easy to use, but there is no Cristiano Ronaldo in his hands now, and a player who can be strong to the point of Mero can produce another player for decades?

He is lucky to be able to return to Chelsea with Leon, who will have a stable floor and a strong ceiling.

If the main purpose of Mourinho's return this time is to lead Chelsea to dominate the Premier League, then he can indeed rest on his tactical roots.

But if he is to replicate the success of Real Madrid in previous seasons at Chelsea, he will have to keep up with the times as a manager.

To be honest, for Heynckes, Mourinho admires and respects him very much.

In the 11-12 season, Real Madrid came up with a tactical concept of pressing the defensive system combined with rapid counter-attacking attacks.

Jurgen Klopp and he thought of it together in terms of tactical innovation.

It's just that compared to Klopp's slightly aggressive full-field pressing tactics, Mourinho treats his players a little more gently.

At least in the construction of his tactical system, attacking stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic can take as little responsibility as possible on the defensive end.

Jurgen Klopp's players don't have that privilege.

When it's time to defend and press, whether it's Gotze or Reuss, you have to go all out in pressing tactics.

However, Klopp is clearly still trying to find a way to further refine his tactical philosophy.

Mourinho made a start, but in fact, he made some small adjustments on the basis of this tactic and still uses it today.

However, Heynckes learned and consolidated Mourinho's style of play last season and further improved it!

This Hai Bayern has always evolved, and last season they were extremely adept at pressing the defense and advancing quickly on the wings.

In the face of Chelsea's high pressing, they even came up with a set of central midfielders to drag the ball back, and then the full-backs pushed forward to send threatening direct passes to counter-attack!

Haishuai's tactical learning and innovation ability can be seen from this.

Mourinho doesn't think he's going to be able to learn an attacking system and then make bold innovations like Heynckes.

But he can still try to imitate and learn from tactics.

The tactics in football are basically like this: you learn from me, I learn from you, and then add your own understanding in the imitation of each other, and finally spread quickly.

Bayern's style of play last season is actually very applicable to Real Madrid, Chelsea and Dortmund now.

Mourinho wonders if Carlo Ancelotti and Jurgen Klopp will follow this path of imitation learning.

But for his part, he feels there is no better way to take Chelsea to the next level in terms of attacking quality at this stage.

At present, the transformation plan is still going relatively smoothly.

At least four wins in a row in the Premier League and a big win in the opening game of the Champions League show that they are on the right path...

After the referee blew the final whistle for Chelsea to thrash Schalke 04 4-0, Leon was more excited than ever.

Jose Mourinho and the rest of the Chelsea players had no idea why Leon was so happy today.

However, seeing the high spirits at their core and the confidence they have for the upcoming fixtures, the young players in the Chelsea squad are also excited and confident.

It wasn't until they got the news after the game that Manchester City beat Bayern Munich 3-2 away.

In all the Champions League group stages on this day, Chelsea beat Schalke 04 and Barcelona beat Atletico Greece, which was expected by fans before the game.

This result is not big news at all.

But Manchester City beat last season's Champions League champions Bayern Munich in the opening game of the new Champions League?!

As soon as this kind of upset news spread, it shocked the jaws of countless fans!

Bayern's strength in the Bundesliga and Champions League last season is still deeply engraved in the minds of fans around the world!

Manchester City's previous impression on fans and journalists in the Champions League is not good to be honest.

In the 2011-2012 season, Manchester City was knocked out of the Champions League group third and was knocked out by Sporting Lisbon in the 1/8 knockout round of the Europa League.

In the 2012-13 season, Manchester City were the Premier League champions of the previous season, but they finished bottom of the group in the Champions League and did not even qualify for the Europa League.

Last season, Manchester City were sent home by Barcelona in the first knockout round of the Champions League.

Admittedly, in terms of group draw luck and knockout first-round draw luck, Manchester City have been a bit unlucky in the past three seasons.

But, to be honest, no matter how you make excuses, Manchester City's hip-pulling performance in the Champions League in recent seasons is hardly convincing.

In recent seasons, fans have also been in a period of doubt about Guardiola's coaching standards.

That's why Manchester City's away win over Bayern Munich in the first round of the Champions League group stage was so unbelievable to fans.

Pellegrini, who was personally recommended by Heynckes to Bayern to coach in the summer window, became the scapegoat for a while in the German sports media.

At this time, Debye fans could not see the objective reality that Lahm's form was declining and Schweinsteiger's ambition was not there.

Lewandowski replaced Mandzukic, who helped Bayern Munich win the treble last season.

He's still adapting to Bayern's tactical system and will need time to settle in with his new team-mates.

It can be said that the change of coach in the summer window, the replacement of the main center, and the transformation of the offensive system all came together to lead to Bayern's defeat.

Pellegrini's approach to the offensive end is actually fine, and he also needs at least half a season to strengthen his mastery of this Bayern team.

Unfortunately, the patience of big club fans is always limited, especially those who just won an important title last season.

Gua Shuai can be regarded as having a good time, and he directly played the momentum of Manchester City, and also made his tactical concept shine again in front of the majority of fans!

Compared with his teammates who seemed a little uncomfortable, Leon was mentally prepared for the early rise of Manchester City.

And Leon still thinks.

The Bayern players, who won club honours and the World Cup last season, are too discouraged by their hunger for glory.

There's nothing wrong with that.

After all, in one season, he basically won all the championships he could get his hands on, and he became the king of the world.

Whichever player is replaced, there will be some psychological slackness.

After the end of the 2011-2012 season, Real Madrid, which won the treble at that time, actually had this problem.

However, stimulated by the club and coaching staff's new six-time title and Champions League defence goals, Real Madrid's superstars have restrained their desire to slack off.

If Real Madrid failed to defend their Champions League title in 2013, Bayern may still have the motivation to pursue honours in this regard.

What professional footballer wouldn't want their name to be etched in the history of football forever?

It's a pity that Real Madrid broke this record before, and Bayern successfully defended the title, but it was just a replica.

Plus Haynkes has retired.

To be honest, except for the current Mourinho and another meritorious coach who retired Bayern, Heathfield.

Li Ang doesn't think that there is any other famous coach in the football world who can suppress the current batch of Bayern meritorious players, so that they can honestly continue to fight hard for honor.

So one thing that was a pity, at least one thing that Leon felt sorry for, happened.

After winning the first Champions League trophy, Heynckes' "Bayern of the Universe" quietly disappeared when almost all fans thought they would continue to sweep the football world.

Whether at Real Madrid or Chelsea, Leon believes that Bayern Munich is the best Champions League opponent he has faced.

It's a pity that Hai Shuai can't continue to coach.

This is not only the regret of the Bayern players and all Bayern fans, but also the regret of all Bayern rivals.

Leon let out a final sigh for his most formidable opponent.

But time does not allow him to feel too much.

Because of the tight schedule and the little training time left, it was a repeated reminder to Leon and his teammates.

They are about to beat Bayern Munich, and Manchester City, who are in excellent form, will start the first "double blue battle" of the season!

The British media were already on fire during the preparation of Chelsea and Manchester City, and the first match between the two teams this season was widely publicized.

The Premier League official also stepped down to stand for the focus of the new Premier League season.

On the poster made by the official pusher, Li Ang, who is holding a sharp blade in his left hand, holds a huge shield in his right hand, and charges the Manchester City players on the right!

Behind him, Ibrahimovic, Eden Hazard and De Bruyne followed with a roar.

Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard carry the flag in the finale!

On the right side of the poster, the protagonist is Aguero holding a two-handed sword.

Silva and Cesc Fabregas flanked Aguero.

Nasri and Fernandinho also carried the Manchester City flag and roared.

This poster is very ancient Roman charm, and the momentum of the two sides is about to break out, and it immediately received unanimous praise from fans from all walks of life on the Internet.

However, the Premier League officials, who have had enough of the flow of players on both sides, are not satisfied.

The day before the start of the game, they released a promotional poster in which Mourinho and Pep Guardiola sat together and meditated on chess, with the title "The Strongest Contradiction"!

Well, this technique of rhythm and flow is very skillful.

Not to mention the quality and excitement of the game, whether it can reach the heights of the Spanish national derby in the past few seasons.

In terms of publicity and hype, the Premier League official and various English sports media have completely built up the momentum of the game!

In terms of popularity, the Premier League's "Double Blue Battle" looks no worse than the Spanish national derby.

Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola must have been very unhappy with the irresponsible hype of the Premier League officials in private.

After all, the bigger the gimmick, if the quality of the game they play does not meet the expectations of the fans, the backlash will directly affect their own team!

But there is no way, now it's all hyped up, and this traffic and popularity must be eaten!

They will have to prepare for the game and try to get the result that their team wants the most on the day of the match.

On the afternoon of 21 September, the Chelsea team bus arrived at the Etihad Stadium after being followed and filmed by numerous media reporters.

Jose Mourinho and his coaching staff took the lead with a serious face, and then Leon and Kroos, who had already caused a commotion on the scene with their handsomeness, killed countless films in seconds.

Smile declined the reporters' pre-match requests for interviews, and his team-mates walked briskly into the away dressing room at the Etihad Stadium.

The live broadcast of the matches in various countries has also officially entered the countdown.

The big war is on the verge of breaking out!

(End of chapter)