To be able to get back past Manchester City, especially with a game in hand, to get back to the top of the Premier League is a huge morale boost for the whole Chelsea team!

All of a sudden, many of Chelsea's youngsters were tweeting to celebrate, and Leon also organised a slightly high-profile intra-squad dinner after the game against Stoke City.

Many media reporters even knew ahead of time which restaurant the whole Chelsea squad was going to party at in the city centre.

By the time the Chelsea players had packed up their profiles and drove to the city for dinner, the reporters who had been waiting in advance were taking pictures outside the restaurant and sending them back to the newspapers and magazines.

But today's Chelsea players clearly didn't care about it, and even took a few poses in front of the restaurant with reporters in a good mood for them to be photographed.

If the first two seasons were to be put aside, the Chelsea players dared to be so high-profile in the sprint for the championship, and Lao Mu had already called one by one to start the information bombardment.

But this is not the same as in the past, and Chelsea's current group of players are not very old, but they are all experienced veterans of the championship.

Mourinho is not at all worried that this group of young people will play too much under the watchful eye of Leon's organization.

As long as they know that they should protect their bodies at this stage and maintain enough energy and physical strength for training and preparation, then it is completely okay to relax once in a while.

After a high-profile dinner that night, the Chelsea youngsters, who were still in good spirits and completed recovery training after a high-profile squad dinner that night, clearly did not disappoint Mourinho.

They are indeed more mature and relaxed than they were in the previous two seasons.

After winning the Premier League and Champions League in quick succession, they are familiar with the road to the title.

How to make it to the top, how much boring training and post-race recovery they have to endure is not a problem for them at all.

Leon chose to hold an intra-squad dinner at this critical juncture, not afraid of a high-profile appearance, in order to express the confidence of the whole Chelsea team in a bright and bright way, and continue to put pressure on Manchester City.

They don't need to hide their title goals or show any nervousness about City's catch-up.

They are and will be the strongest team in the Premier League and the least afraid of challenges!

The generous expression of self-confidence is more conducive to the cohesion of the team for them now, and it is also more conducive to giving confidence to the teammates who only joined the team in the summer window last year!

And the facts have also proved that the decision made by Leon is right, after the high-profile completion of the dinner, the whole Chelsea team can be regarded as privately completing a high degree of unity of ideas to win the championship.

They didn't really have much time to recuperate after playing Stoke City, and three days later they travelled to Norfolk County to take on Norwich City.

But they were more energetic, but under the gaze of the live camera, they were more like the home team of the day's game than Norwich.

In the face of Norwich, who was shrinking at home, Chelsea did not have the slightest pity, but took over the offensive initiative directly from the beginning of the game!

For the Canary Army, which is now struggling to be relegated, Chelsea did not formulate a too complicated offensive plan, that is, to press on the whole line and then play on the wings.

This kind of rough play, which relies on the individual ability of the attacking players, has completely overwhelmed Norwich's defense.

Norwich, who started in the 541 formation, were compressed very compactly, without hierarchy, and were completely unable to push Chelsea out of the half.

Their two flanks were frequently blasted by Chelsea, and Bertrand and Eden Hazard, who got their chance to start today, were a cool surprise on the left flank!

With Leon and Nemanja Matic wiping their butts, they don't care about whether they lose the ball or not, they have to dig into the hinterland of Norwich's wing!

As a result, before 15 minutes of the first half, Norwich's right side defense was directly declared lost, and Hazard and Bertrand sent threatening passes one after another!

Leon was not in a hurry to get into Norwich's penalty area to grab points, but he had been waiting patiently with Kroos on the edge of the box.

In the 19th minute of the first half, Bertrand's cross from the bottom was cleared by Norwich central defender Russell Martin.

Leon, who was waiting on the left edge of the Norwich box, won the ball.

And just when his action of adjusting the pace attracted the attention of almost all Norwich defenders, Kroos, who was inserted forward, had already swam into the dangerous area at the top of the arc of the penalty area!

Leon knocked the ball to Kroos before he was caught in the trap, and the German midfielder also chose to shoot directly at the near corner of the Norwich goal without stopping the ball!

The cooperation between the two of them is very similar to the goal that Li Ang completed when he received the ball and pushed it in the previous rounds of the league!

However, at that time, it was Kroos who took the ball to attract the attention of the opponent and then distributed the ball to Leon, and now the two reversed positions to complete the goal cooperation.

The results were surprisingly good, with both Leon and Kroos putting extremely threatening from this distance.

Norwich goalkeeper Rudy had too many players on both sides in front of him, which greatly interfered with his defensive vision.

When Kroos's putt shot had already penetrated the goal he said he was guarding, he realized that someone in front of him had already completed the shot!

Kroos, who managed to score the goal, opened his arms and laughed, and rushed to the corner flag area with Leon.

When he hugged Leon, he faced the live camera and kissed the finger on which he often wears the ring.

This celebration immediately captivated a large number of female fans in front of the TV!

obviously has a handsome face like a playboy, a good figure and outstanding temperament, but it turns out to be a good man who is infatuated and single-minded, who can withstand this!

Commentators from all over the world have also praised Kroos' outstanding performance this season.

After shining in the number eight position, Kroos did not let go of his ability to pass forward and threaten the ball.

This season, thanks to the tactical adjustments of the coaching staff and the generous concession of Leon, Kroos has had a lot more opportunities to attack forward than last season.

So far this season, Kroos has scored 5 goals and 10 assists in all competitions!

It's a performance that's totally worth boasting about, and it's worth boasting about!

Cross, who had gained personal data, was also in a good mood, and he didn't know what he was saying when he hugged Leon tightly.

However, looking at the smiles on the faces of the two, I think they are all "fleshy words" that praise each other~

Chelsea's collective celebration didn't last long, after all, it was just a relegation team, and the goal was something to be happy about, but not too long to excite them.

After successfully opening the goal account, Chelsea's continuous attacking pressure on Norwich City has also been transformed into one goal after another.

In the end, Chelsea managed to walk away from Carrow Road with a 4-0 victory!

And Norwich head coach Alex Neal, who failed to prevent the team's heavy defeat, was also fired by Norwich management as soon as this game ended!

Although this young young coach was the absolute hero who led Norwich to the top last year, he could not lead the team to successful relegation, and he naturally had to accept the cruel reality of being fired.

Norwich, who sacked their manager, also need to find a new coach as soon as possible in order to get enough points to avoid relegation in the remaining dozen league games.

On the other hand, Chelsea's relentless heavy hand this time can be regarded as a disguised help to Norwich.

Without a tragic incident, Norwich's top brass may still be hesitant, and now they are in a ruin, and there is no hope of relegation.

After another three points, Chelsea had just three days off before heading back to Southampton.

Under the leadership of Dutch coach Ronald Koeman, Southampton have continued to shine this season and are one of the strong contenders in the European zone.

They currently sit sixth in the Premier League, just four points clear of fifth-placed Tottenham and six-point clear of fourth-placed Arsenal.

At first glance, there is not much difference between them and Arsenal, the current fourth goalkeeper in the Premier League.

At least in the main lineup, Southampton and Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have the strength to fight, and they are more inferior to the lack of bench depth.

The Chelsea coaching staff did not dare to take such an opponent lightly.

You say Southampton is strong, this team doesn't seem to be too strong, but if you dare to relax your vigilance against him, he may pounce on you and bite you twice!

So even though Chelsea's main players have played two league games in a row, Mourinho still chose to play against Southampton!

On the afternoon of 27 February, Chelsea and Southampton faced off at St Mary's!

Almost at the same time, the main battle between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur was also played at White Hart Lane.

The two superpowers vying for the top spot in the Premier League table have been battling it out to the point of white-hot fighting.

They faced opponents who were not weak, and they also actively occupied the offensive initiative from the beginning of the game.

Tottenham are now playing a fast-paced run-and-gun football, and they are reluctant to put their heads down against Chelsea, let alone show weakness against Manchester City.

Therefore, the White Hart Lane stadium was in full swing for a while, and the two teams of Tottenham and Manchester City completely stabbed each other, and the neutral fans were addicted to it!

But on St Mary's side, the more pragmatic Southampton chose to take the initiative to slow down the pace of the game.

Koeman still has a good way of adjusting the defence, and he is also very confident in this regard.

Against Chelsea today, he was like the Norwich and Stoke City managers in front of him, directly in a back five formation.

However, also playing a back five, Southampton's defence is much more solid, and Koeman has a reason to pragmatically want to get points at home.

Chelsea started the game with an attempt to attack, but after 10 minutes of siege, they couldn't take advantage of Southampton's recoiled formation.

Leon looked at Southampton's new centre-back Van Dijk, who had not played when he played against Southampton before, and the two did not face off against Virgil van Dijk, and his eyes were full of praise.

Others may not know much about the level of the Dutch centre-back, who only moved to Southampton from the Premier League last summer, but he knows it all too well.

The three-centre-back combination of Van Dijk + Jose Funte + Tagart, not to mention Southampton, is placed in the top four teams of the Premier League except for Chelsea, which is completely sufficient.

With such a strong central defensive line and a full three midfielders in front of them, it's no wonder that Koeman is confident of giving Chelsea a tactical surprise at home.

With a tight fence at the back and Pellegamane in front of him, Southampton's starting line-up is no joke.

When Li Ang saw that the team had been besieging for almost 20 minutes without any results, he decisively signaled his teammates to slow down the rhythm first, retreat to control the ball, and not to tear the formation too loosely.

Mourinho also saw Southampton's way of playing this set of tactics on the sidelines, and he didn't mind Leon making adjustments first, just to see how Southampton would change in the future.

As a result, after waiting for almost 10 minutes, Southampton was still very honest, and Mourinho immediately understood that Coman was very single-minded today and only wanted to take a point.

That's not a threat to Chelsea at all!

To be honest, Coman wants to play like this, and Mourinho really doesn't have a good way to break the game.

Southampton are entitled to defend the entire game, and if Chelsea want to take points, they will have to risk being beaten on the counter-attack.

Of course, if Chelsea are content to take just one point in today's game, they won't be taking too many tactical risks.

Southampton put too much energy into tactical defense, and the attack was already weak, so they could only rely on counter-attacks to draw lotteries.

This bit of defensive pressure Chelsea can still endure as long as they set up their tactics normally.

After weighing the pros and cons many times, Mourinho also. You can only choose to wait patiently a little longer.

In the end, the two teams ended in a 0-0 draw in the first half, and as soon as the second half began, Chelsea showed great courage and chose to attack in an all-round way!

At risk of being beaten back quickly by Southampton, Chelsea managed to hit seven shots in the first 20 minutes of the second half.

But it's a pity that today's Southampton goalkeeper Dutch international Stekelenburg also played really brilliantly, contributing 6 saves in the second half to protect the goal!

Sadio Mane had a half-solo chance on a counter-attacking occasion with a header from Pelle, only to end up with a shot that went just wide and was saved by Oblak at the post.

The goal was not scored, but the whole Chelsea team was scared enough.

The risk was taken and the expected return was not obtained, but fortunately, his own goal was not breached.

In the end, Mourinho could only look at Southampton's backline that played too well today.

"Give me a copy of their Dutch centre-back's profile! Be as detailed as possible! ”

After making the tactical decision to shrink the formation, Mourinho almost gritted his teeth and asked Holland to see Van Dijk's details.

It's hard to say whether Lao Mu has a love for talent, but now he does want to understand Van Dijk's technical characteristics in more detail.

He didn't want the next time the two teams met again, Chelsea would find themselves in this situation where they were not sufficiently gathered pre-match information and were pleasantly surprised by their opponents.

Seeing that Chelsea took the initiative to choose to stop, Coman also let out a long breath in his heart.

It's not easy!

For the first time since he arrived in the Premier League, he barely fought with Mourinho at a tactical level.

And to be able to take points from Chelsea now, Koeman feels that he has the right to be proud of it anyway.

When the game was over, Coman took the initiative to find Mourinho with a smile on his face and shook hands.

Uncle Bird smiled wryly, it was still rare for him to be successfully tortured by the opponent's head coach on the defensive end.

It was the news that Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur had finally played to a 3-3 draw from another stadium after the game made Mourinho feel a little better.

Otherwise, if Manchester City seizes the opportunity to overtake Chelsea and return to the top of the Premier League in this round of the league, then the whole Chelsea team does not know how depressed it will be.

With two wins and one draw, Chelsea has completed this wave of points grabbing plans in the Premier League relatively perfectly.

Ahead of the second leg of the Champions League knockout tie with Paris, Chelsea regained top spot in the Premier League and morale was high.

Although it took a little bit of physical energy, it was completely acceptable compared to the results achieved so far.

And in the second round of the knockout round, Chelsea can sit at home and take advantage of the bigger defensive advantage to play with Paris.

A one-goal lead may not seem very secure, but for the whole Chelsea team, one step ahead is the overall lead of the two teams, and they are bound to qualify!

On the evening of March 9, Chelsea at Stamford Bridge ushered in the second round of the Champions League knockout round against Paris Saint-Germain.

It was a do-or-die affair for the whole team and another crucial game for the Chelsea team on their way to the top of this season's Champions League.

Both teams were very hungry for victory, so after the game officially started, Chelsea and Paris chose to make a cautious attacking test first.

But no matter how they get off to a conservative start, the game will always move towards a more aggressive trend for Paris and a more solid for Chelsea.

This is what was already doomed after the first leg of their contest ended and the two teams were decided.

Sure enough, Chelsea were able to settle for the status quo after the end of their offensive and defensive trials, and continued to maneuver with a one-goal lead over the big Paris.

But the players of Grand Paris could not be satisfied with such a state of play.

They had to attack, and they had to attack!

Even if they are destined to hit the head in the face of the ironclad wall of the Chelsea defence, they must be nailed to the attacking road!

However, as the game wore on and the situation unfolded, the whole team understood Chelsea's determination to stay the course today.

They wanted to keep their composure and find a way to break the Chelsea goal, but the incessant running of game time made them anxious.

Blanco forcibly suppressed the restlessness of the players on the field and endured it until halftime.

Chelsea were happy to see the score go 0-0 at half-time, but it was not unacceptable for Blanco.

However, forbearance is now the limit of Paris, and Blanco knows that he can no longer force the players' emotions to play like this.

So at the beginning of the second half, he also decisively adjusted his tactics, allowing Grand Paris to enter the rhythm of breaking the cauldron in advance!

The big Paris, who were besieging Chelsea, burst out with a very impressive attacking fighting force.

The smarter thing they did today was that they were more agile in their attacking tempo.

In the last round, following Chelsea's attacking and defensive rhythm, playing positional battles made them fruitless.

In this round of competition, they chose to run and play, even if Chelsea still had to hold the fence tightly, but the players of Grand Paris still chose to mobilize their enthusiasm to run.

Such a change in style of play is undoubtedly a good activation for Higuain and Lucas Jr.

Di Maria is still the all-round winger, and his consistent and excellent play has ensured that Paris can attack on the left flank.

So much so that in the second half, Leon had to be more on the left side of the position, and worked with Nemanja Matic to limit Di Maria's wonderful performance.

However, the past experience of playing in midfield at Real Madrid has given Di Maria more options to break the game.

He doesn't always have to be up front to fight with Chelsea defenders, with his drop-back to pick up the ball and push the ball forward to give his team-mates more room to play.

Mourinho was also hit by the boomerang that he had transformed Di Maria years ago.

When he saw Di Maria shouldering the responsibility of attacking the core on the pitch, leading the whole team of Paris to continuously attack Chelsea's defense, Mourinho didn't know whether to be proud or depressed for a while.

But at the critical moment, Li Ang also stood up again!

He was ruthless, just as he did to limit Di Maria's play as hard as he did when he restricted Messi one-on-one!

Leon never had any psychological burden in this kind of thing, so he succeeded again.

He sacrificed his play on the offensive end, and also forcibly abolished the most threatening wing wing in Grand Paris!

Blanco was very desperate about this, he didn't expect that his disciples had played so well today, but they would still fall under Leon's almost inexplicable personal defense!

Except for the peak Messi, no player in football can break through Leon's one-man defense.

Even Di Maria, who is back to her peak today, can't do it!

When the whistle blew at the end of the game, the live broadcast camera was directly aimed at Li Ang, who was sweating profusely, but did not show any fatigue, but Li Ang with happy eyes!

There was no attacking stature, but Leon led Chelsea to the top again with his impeccable defensive play today!

With an aggregate score of 1-0 over the two legs, Chelsea suffocated the successful transformation of Paris and reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League for three consecutive seasons!

Under the bright starry sky of London, Li Ang clenched his fists and roared to the sky!

He is very greedy to use this season's Champions League to really lift Chelsea into the list of European giants!

10,000 updates have been reached, it's too late, but the foodie hasn't broken his promise!

I hope to continue tomorrow.,There may not be 10,000 updates.,But two more should be able to do.。

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