The birth of the Premier League's No. 1 midfielder! 》

Chelsea's Road to Defending the Title

"Muslim Philosophy of Success: Leading the Trend of Tactical Change"

"Another phenomenal superstar in football, made in the Premier League! 》

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On the morning of May 25, the streets of major cities in England were filled with news reports about yesterday's Premier League finale.

Chelsea ended the Premier League season with an exaggerated 34-win and four-draw unbeaten run with a 4-1 win at home!

And Leon's personal data has also come to 43 goals and 33 assists for the time being!

In the list of total goals scored by the four major leagues this season, Leon is now far ahead.

With Chelsea still having two finals to play, Leon could even hit the 80-mark mark on the total number of goals scored this season.

That's the stats for Mero's second peak season!

Being able to achieve such personal phenomenal data as a midfielder, Li Ang can also be regarded as the third person below Melo in today's football.

Now not only England, but the whole of Europe, and even the whole world are enthusiastically discussing Leon!

Talking about the upcoming FA Cup final and the more heavyweight Champions League final!

What is the No. 1 midfielder in the Premier League, or the name of the No. 1 midfielder in active football, is no longer the focus of attention of Leon's supporters.

At the end of last season, Leon led Chelsea to two titles, and he also won the double 30 data of the season.

In fact, this topic has little value for discussion.

And now all fans know in their hearts that the last two finals of the season, if Li Ang can show normal performance and lead the team to win steadily.

Then he really has the "ticket" to compete head-to-head with Mero!

A Champions League that was won as the core of the team, and a Golden Ball Award honor that really didn't have any water!

Only those who meet these two conditions at the same time are qualified to stand in the ring and challenge the football status of Messi and Ronaldo.

At that time, the other two Champions League trophies won by Li Ang in Real Madrid can further add points to his reputation.

Just as the 07-08 season was the season of Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United.

Messi and Barcelona in the 08-09 season are the protagonists of football.

Two of football's top superstars also seized the opportunity to reach the top of the game when the opportunity came.

The final outline of this season's "script" has been handed to Leon and Chelsea.

This is the perfect opportunity that Leon and the Chelsea management have been waiting for!

There are very few teams with a squad that is as thick as Chelsea are today.

It is likely that this is the only time to win the quadruple in England in a single season!

No team will always be at the top of their game, and it will be difficult for Chelsea to make a comeback and play out the myth of veterans like in the summer of 2012.

Chelsea have tasted enough of the Champions League regrets.

The best of chances has come, and this time, neither Leon nor Chelsea want to have any regrets!

The celebration of the championship and the wild celebrations came to an end yesterday.

While the world's sports media continue to praise Chelsea, Leon and his team-mates have already started training in semi-closed conditions.

The FA Cup final against Arsenal is good news for Chelsea.

Arsene Wenger is not like Pep Guardiola or Louis van Gaal, who rarely does anything tactical in a crucial game like this.

If Arsenal don't play what they do best, attacking football, they will basically have to defend and counter-attack.

Arsene Wenger will hardly put any strange formations to the test of Mourinho's on-the-spot adaptability.

The meticulous and steady tactical preparation before the game is the strength of Arsene Wenger and the entire coaching staff of Arsenal FC.

Arsenal has been able to fight for the fourth place in the Premier League for so many years, and even if the club owner does not invest much, it can be said that it can be said that it is thanks to this.

But after losing football superstars such as Cesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie one after another, Arsenal is only left with stability, and the ceiling of explosive play has long been lowered.

Although Cavani is good, his ability to solve the game alone cannot be compared with Van Persie.

And now Arsenal's midfield can no longer pick a player who can be called a football superstar.

In cup competitions, the players on the wing are trapped by the club's financial difficulties, which can be more functional, but the central axis cannot be too functional.

In the seasons when Arsenal was in the limelight in the Champions League, Henry was in the center of the position, Vieira was in the midfield, and Campbell and Toure were in the backline.

When this group of veterans stepped down, Arsenal also reached the last four of the Champions League in the 08-09 season.

And at that time, Arsenal's central axis was Adebayo Fabregas Toure.

At that time, there was no shortage of good players in the Arsenal team, such as Walcott, Nasri, and Alexander Song.

Compared with these players in the current team, Arsenal in those years were completely star-studded, and Arsene Wenger can always lead the team to touch the butt of the Premier League title and the Champions League semi-finals.

But now that there is no strong enough midfield core, relying only on a bunch of "A-level" midfielders, Wenger's ceiling can be regarded as the end of sight.

Mourinho is humble enough to be at least 90 per cent familiar with Arsene Wenger's tactical play.

Chelsea's near-crushing record against Arsenal in the past two seasons is the biggest source of confidence for the entire Chelsea squad at the moment.

There is no psychological pressure, plus sufficient rest and preparation.

On the afternoon of 30 May, the Chelsea players, who were in great spirits, took a bus to Wembley Stadium.

It was the second time this season that they played a cup final at Wembley Stadium.

Seven days later, they will still be here to play Atletico Madrid in this season's Champions League final.

At the thought of this, the eyes of the whole Chelsea team looking at Wembley changed.

Leon didn't see any need for the stadium's blessed land.

He's played so many tough finals over the years, and he wins at least one cup every year anyway.

When it comes to cup winning experience, he is the most experienced player in the younger generation of Chelsea's squad right now.

Even among veterans, his final experience is quite good.

So, while the rest of the Chelsea youngsters were more or less nervous or overly excited, Leon had adjusted his mentality as he usually does.

After completing the warm-up in the stadium and before returning to the players' tunnel, Leon suddenly raised his right arm high towards the area of the stands where Chelsea fans gathered!

His actions immediately drew cheers from his own supporters.

Under the care of the "preference" of the reporters on the spot, his confident smile was also quickly spread to the world through the Internet before the official start of the game!

He's ready!

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At 17:30 on May 30th, the 2014-2015 FA Cup final was officially played at Wembley Stadium!

The final, which is very likely to lead to England's first domestic treble, has attracted the attention of countless fans.

In China, a large number of fans and viewers also poured into PPTV's live broadcast room for the first time to watch the live broadcast of the game that had been warmed up in advance for a long time and was also broadcast for free.

Zhan Jun took the commentary prepared before the game and was quickly introducing the starting lineups of the two strong teams in London to all the audience today.

And as many media outlets had predicted before the game, neither Chelsea nor Arsenal did much of anything about the starting line-up today.

Chelsea, for their part, pulled out the most secure 4231 starting formation.

Petr Cech was the starting goalkeeper.

Bertrand, John Terry, Thiago Silva and Cesar Azpilicueta were at the back.

Nemanja Matic and Kroos partnered in midfield, with Leon up front.

Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne split the flanks of midfield, with Ibrahimovic up front.

Arsenal also put on a starting formation of 4231.

In addition to Arteta and Chambers, who were unable to play due to injury, Arsenal can be regarded as the main force today, and they are fighting against the water!

Arsenal's starting goalkeeper today is Szczesny, who has regained his place.

At the back, Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker and Bellerin lined up from left to right.

The back pair were Kirchran partnering veteran Tulalang, with Cazorla up front and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Aaron Ramsey flanking the midfield.

Edinson Cavani burst forward as a starting centre-forward.

From the beginning of the game, the two teams directly launched a real battle for control of the midfield.

There are no more tactical trials, as the players of both teams already know each other's tactical play and individual qualities very well.

The Arsenal players are no longer leaving themselves with a way out, and this is their last game of the season and their last chance to fight for the title!

The whole Chelsea team doesn't want to leave the slightest regret this season, but why not Arsenal?

In past league competitions, Chelsea's players have been fit, rotated, and have always made Arsenal suffer when it comes to pressing high positions.

But in today's final, the Arsenal players who are fully engaged in the game and no longer consider the physical wear and tear can also be absolutely positive and not give an inch at the scramble end!

Leon also had to sigh that today's Arsenal team was completely beyond his expectations, and it seems that the professor has also studied Chelsea's tactical play that has been further improved this season.

If they really want to rebuild, Arsenal may become the third club in the Premier League to keep up with this wave of tactical changes next season after reorganizing their midfield.

The professor is old, but there is still nothing to say about tactical thinking and the ability to learn tactics.

Moreover, this wave of tactical reform is also more in line with Wenger's tactical philosophy.

The high press defense is also about seizing more offensive and defensive transition opportunities and playing more fast and fluid offense.

And now just look at the first ten minutes of this final, Arsenal, who did not hesitate to run physically and also played high pressing tactics. It's like that!

However, Arsenal's approach to this style of play was barely expected by Chelsea's pre-match tactics.

Essentially, Arsene Wenger is still playing his old tactics, and the surprise is that he has integrated into a more aggressive high press.

After Leon watched, he motioned for Eden Hazard and De Bruyne to regain their position first, and he himself got stuck in the middle of the midfield and began to defend passively.

Mourinho's subsequent tactical adjustments followed, which coincided with Leon.

He also asked the Chelsea players on the pitch to consolidate their defence first, focusing on interceptions in the middle of the midfield!

This is actually quite understandable, as Arsenal are not very capable of attacking on the flanks right now.

If Arsene Wenger had started with Theo Walcott today, Mourinho would have given Arsenal more respect on the wings.

It's a pity that the little tiger has been affected by injuries in the second half of this season, and his form has been up and down.

Arsene Wenger did not dare to use him easily in the final, and basically gave up on making a fuss about attacking on the wings.

Chamberlain's momentum and physical strength are enough, but the strength is still interjected.

Ramsey is more of a wide midfielder, and it is even more impractical to let him be a blaster to force Chelsea's backline.

In contrast, Arsenal's strength advantage in the middle of the midfield is more significant.

Therefore, after Leon and Mourinho observed the reaction, they immediately thought about blocking Arsenal's penetration attack in the midfield.

Seeing this, Wenger also frowned as he sat in the coach's seat.

Chelsea's on-the-spot adaptation was just too fast!

Li Ang's style of play at this time is completely the front of the back midfield, directly covering the top of the arc area that sweeps the entire center circle.

Corcoran and Tulalang were fine with the ball in the Arsenal half, but if you want to cross the halfway, you will have to face Leon's defence.

In desperation, the two could only send more balls to the wings, and Cazorla and Ramsey had to go around such a circle if they wanted to get the ball.

Arsenal's attacking efficiency can be described as a sharp low.

And at this moment, the tactical execution of the whole Chelsea team is also fully in place, and when it comes to turning into defense, it is decisively turning into defense!

Arsenal want to dominate the attack, just give them first.

They still had plenty of stamina to support such a new set of tactics in the first half of the game, but what about the second half?

It's easy to make trade-offs, and you don't even have to wait until the second half...

After Leon filtered out most of Arsenal's direct passes from back to front, the defensive pressure on Chelsea's backfield players was actually much lessened.

Nemanja Matic looked at Ramsey to death.

But on Kroos's side, he rarely chose to defend against Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Both he and Cesar Azpilicueta were more passive defensively, dropping back deeper when defending.

This gave Oxlade-Chamberlain more space to sprint, and gradually, Arsenal's main attack was tilted towards the left side of the midfield.

It was inevitable, after all, now it looked like Oxlade-Chamberlain's side had a better chance to get the ball forward.

Even those chances don't look like they can pose much of a threat to Chelsea's backline, but Arsenal have no choice.

They also all know how many minutes they can hold up in this game.

If Chelsea are to be dragged into the see-saw stage of the second half, then their fitness will be the biggest breakthrough.

So they couldn't help but be in a hurry, and Chamberlain was also very active on the pitch looking for any possible bottom opportunities.

Leon waited very patiently, and it was not until the 35th minute of the first half that he became more deeply involved in his own defense at the back.

When he suddenly chased back and the combined Kroos broke the ball at the feet of Oxlade-Chamberlain, the game was already in the 38th minute of the first half.

Arsenal, who dominated the attacking initiative for most of the first half, were very physically drained.

Correspondingly, Hazard and De Bruyne, who had been dormant for almost half the game, looked as if they had just finished warming up.

After Li Ang got the ball, he only made a slight adjustment, and directly sent a long counterattack with a big slash!

The speed of Arsenal's return defense is not slow, but compared with the flat and fast long pass sent by Li Ang, their return defense rate is still not enough.

Hazard unloaded the ball almost perfectly in the process of cutting forward at high speed.

Before all the Arsenal defenders were in place, he had already cut inside in advance and entered the Arsenal penalty area!

After dodging Bellerin's slightly reckless tackle, Hazard has also gained plenty of room to get on his feet!

Signature Foot Rub Shot!

Eden Hazard shot with confidence!

If Arsenal had used Ospina as the starting goalkeeper in this game, Hazard's goal would have gone straight past his save and drilled into the goal.

Thankfully, Arsene Wenger opted to start Szczesny today.

The physical talent of the Polish international is outstanding, and his height of 1.95m and long reach help him save Hazard's shot at the last minute!

Ibrahimovic, who was at the back of the penalty area at the moment, didn't expect Szczesny to even save this ball!

He didn't make up for the shot at the first time, and could only subconsciously sweep the ball to the middle of the penalty area before Koscielny cleared it!

All of a sudden, there was a lot of noise in Arsenal's penalty area!

Mertesacker sprinted desperately towards the football, but he ended up being a step too late.

Li Ang, who was wearing the No. 10 jersey, plugged in at this critical time node, almost threw himself out, and fell to the ground to complete the tackle!

No matter how fast Szczesny reacted, there was nothing he could do about Leon's close-range tackle!

When the football crossed the line and hit the net, the entire Wembley Stadium seemed to vibrate with it!

After turning over from the ground and getting up, Li Ang spread his arms and rushed to the bottom line!

His roar also reached the whole world almost at the same time!

A gift to Chelsea!

Get ready for your first domestic treble in England!

(End of chapter)