Chapter 84

After Christmas, Chelsea, who had been criticized by the media for their weak front line, returned to the battlefield with a 433 lineup. This is the 20th round of the Premier League held at Stamford Bridge, and it is also Chelsea's last game in 2007. Two days after the game ends on the 29th, people will officially enter the new year.

Mourinho did not let Drogba stand alone in the front line in this game, but let Pizarro, Sheva and Kalou form a three-front line.

In the midfield, Ballack, Lampard and Essien are in charge, while the four defenders are Ben Haim, Carvalho, Alex and Ferreira.

The absence of John Terry, Wright-Phillips and Cole made the entire Chelsea lineup look a lot shabby. Many non-Chelsea fans couldn't help but post complaints online when they saw the lineup for today's game.

[Just looking at Chelsea’s current lineup, no wonder we, Ritter, called on everyone to join Chelsea at the press conference. 】

【To be honest, with Ritter guarding the goal, I always have the idea that I can do it if I go up. Anyway, the worst is 0:0. When I come on the court, I will directly kick the opponent away (thumbs up)】

[Kick the opponent away? Do you go to the field to play football, or do you go to fight? Is the referee afraid that he will give you a red card on the spot? ]

[But having said that, has Chelsea’s number of card bookings decreased recently? ]

[Nonsense, with Endrit guarding the goal, Chelsea's defenders don't need to keep up with the past. With fewer fouls, the number of cards will naturally drop, okay? ]

[There are recent rumors that Crouch is going to transfer, and Ritter invited Crouch before, so is there a chance! Any chance I could see these two playing at a club? ! 】

The online world is very rich, and fans quickly divert their attention and even quickly forget about the remarks they made. But for Mourinho, the one targeted by the referee, or in other words, The days when Chelsea were secretly poked and targeted by the FA didn't seem to last long.

Since Abramovich’s purchase and purchase in the Premier League started the golden era, and Chelsea has won the Premier League championship for two consecutive seasons... all of this has seriously disrupted the FA’s plan, and changing the original Premier League hegemony pattern is only a small matter. , even the Football Association of England strongly supported Chelsea when they first competed for the championship. After all, the rise of new forces will make the game more exciting and attract more new fans who do not originally watch football.

But at the same time, the consumption in the Premier League brought about by Abramovich and the rise in player wages have also caused many clubs to complain. Naturally, other clubs don't want to keep up, but if you don't keep up with this kind of arms race, then wait until the record plummets, and the players are eager to transfer and change jobs.

This development model has certain benefits in the long run, but the disadvantages are also obvious and are right in front of us.

So from last season to this season, Chelsea has always encountered referees in games that make Chelsea fans hate them when they mention it.

Some time ago, the English Prime Minister directly stepped down and stated that he hopes to see more English players in the Premier League. It can already be seen the bias of the Football Association, let alone the FFP that UEFA will launch in September 2009 on the original world line. The bill struck Chelsea with a knife.

Now, Mourinho really feels that the check of one million pounds given by Abramovich is considered too small, because Endrit, the high-profile English goalkeeper, is here, and the latter always clearly expresses his support for Chelsea. Love, and the European Cup was successfully advanced because of Endrit's turnaround, so the FA will definitely not leave the game again during this period to affect the fairness of the game.

"Excluding those damn off-field factors, these things that should not exist and affect competitive fairness, we at Chelsea can already be called the best in the entire Premier League..." Mourinho couldn't continue mid-sentence. He stood in the locker room and looked around at the players who were staring at him intently. He lowered his eyes slightly and coughed lightly, "Anyway, I hope you can show your best in this game and win this game." "

In the 2004-05 season, Mourinho's 433 was popular. Robben and Duff broke through like the wind. When their teammates had the ball, they handed it to the wings. At that time, center Drogba only played for the wingers and players who came in behind. Auxiliary is the flag that was selectively sacrificed.

Now, in games without Drogba, Chelsea fans have to worry about being shaved off again in this game.

The reason why Chelsea, the public enemy of the Premier League teams in the past few seasons, was able to set off waves of attacks was due to the strong breakthroughs of both wingers and the containment of opponents. But now Chelsea have none of these, let alone two. Well, they couldn't even find a player with top breakthrough ability.

Robben is gone, and every player Chelsea wants to buy has more or less a hint of Robben.

But Robben can't be bought back. Although the winter transfer window is about to open and the checks are ready, the transfer market this year is not very good - or in other words, even if there is enough money, even if Endrit is in the ball Most of the players Chelsea are optimistic about will not choose to transfer in the winter window.

why? Because the 2007-08 season is not over yet, if players from a league transfer, they will encounter some embarrassing situations, and most players do not want to have conflicts with their old clubs where they have stayed for a long time, such as Crouch and Alneka.

Especially Alneca, whose Bolton team is in a critical period of relegation. If Alneca transfers in the winter window and Bolton relegates this season - some death threats may already be on the way.

"Before the game, Chelsea officially stated that Ballack was recovering well and expected to play, and Ballack did start in this game. I hope to see his outstanding performance."

In this game, Chelsea played Newcastle United at home, and Newcastle United's coach Allardyce has put together a 352 lineup. The formation changes are relatively flexible, but the ability of the full-backs is relatively high. It is usually a pressing style of play against the opponent by a strong team. ①

Mourinho actually didn’t feel much when he saw the opponent’s formation, but after he said a few words about the opponent’s lineup in the locker room, all the players walked out of the home team’s locker room with high spirits, preparing to let the opponent Newcastle United See what Chelsea's iron fist is.

The game started with Newcastle United kicking off.

The Chelsea backcourt, which started playing fiercely, received a yellow card less than five minutes into the game. After Alex received the card, he did not dare to turn around and look at Endrit.

Newcastle United, who put up this formation, was not weak at all. Midfielder D. Faye received a yellow card for a foul on Chelsea after 7 minutes.

These two yellow cards allowed both teams to calm down a bit, and there was no physical conflict between the two sides for a long time.

In the 28th minute after the opening, Chelsea took the lead in breaking the deadlock. Kalou passed in and assisted Essien to score. Chelsea led their opponent Newcastle United 1:0!

The ball came to Newcastle United. In the 38th minute, Newcastle United forward A. Smith took a long shot, which was easily collected by Endrit.

Endrit, who opened the game just before the end of the first half, threw the football to Ben Haim and the game continued.

In the 44th minute, Newcastle United midfielder N. Bart intercepted the ball and crossed to teammate O. Martins, but the ball was stopped by Pizarro just as it flew halfway.

One minute passed quickly, and referee Riley blew the whistle to end the first half. Newcastle United, one goal behind when the game resumed

ten minutes later , no longer kept a low profile and intercepted the ball from the Chelsea midfield eight minutes into the second half.





In the 62nd minute, Newcastle United midfielder N. Bart lobbed a shot from outside the penalty area.

Under N. Bart's expectant eyes, Endrit jumped up and slapped the football directly onto the lawn. The football bounced off the ground and was stepped on by Alex.

Newcastle United coach Allardyce was unsteady on his feet. After directing his players to counterattack without scoring, Allardyce made two consecutive substitutions, turning 352 into 451. He changed his focus to defense, hoping that this would Prevented Chelsea from scoring in every game.

But Allardyce never expected that his substitution would make Chelsea players even more excited.

In the 85th minute, Pizarro assisted Kalu to score in the penalty area.

Chelsea lead Newcastle United 2:0!

Many Newcastle United fans who traveled with the team could no longer stand it, and empty seats appeared one after another at Stamford Bridge.

But the game continued. Two minutes later, Newcastle United players committed consecutive fouls, and N. Bart and goalkeeper S. Given received yellow cards.

In injury time, Mourinho's general manager Sinclair replaced Ballack, and Newcastle United also made a substitution, but until the final whistle sounded, Newcastle United failed to score.

"Dudududu..."

"Let us congratulate Chelsea for their 2-0 victory over Newcastle United!"

"Newcastle United coach Allardyce arranged a 352 formation for this game, but they were not able to respond as they said in the pre-match interview. Chelsea formed a pressure, but on the contrary, Newcastle United had only 36% of the ball possession rate in this game! "

In addition, Newcastle United only had 3 effective shots. Endritt, who was fully focused, probably missed the ball in this game!" His legs were numb because he didn’t have to move at all while standing in front of the goal.

“Chelsea shot as many as 16 times, eight of which were directly deflected, and six of the shots were easily missed by Newcastle United goalkeeper S. Given. Accept it. Except for the two goals scored, Chelsea has relatively few threatening shots. If you only look at this data, Chelsea's shooting efficiency is relatively weak, but if you add Endritt. ?"

"Oh God, if I were ten years younger, I would definitely play in the frontcourt, just as a forward. What if I got in?"

"Chelsea is stronger than in the 2004-05 season ! 433, now Chelsea's 433 focuses more on overall coordination and passing. Generally speaking, such 433 is more difficult to play well, because Chelsea's overall coordination only started to practice this season. But what is surprising is that. , Although the shooting efficiency has been greatly reduced, Chelsea's winning rate is higher than before.

"What are you talking about? Are you really surprised?"

As soon as the commentator finished speaking, the camera turned to the court. Endrit was lowering his eyes and untying his gloves.

Everything is self-evident.