Chapter 305: What if I let you score a goal?

With the end of the two weeks of national team competition, the Premier League has reignited the war. As the fifth round is getting ready, the Premier League announced the two best awards for August, and these two awards were ultimately spent. Lost to Arsenal.

Among them, the best coach of the month in August is Arsene Wenger, and the best player of the month is Reyes of Arsenal.

Arsenal's performance throughout August can indeed be described as shocking. Although Chelsea also won four consecutive victories, no matter from the performance of the game or the final result, Chelsea was stable and there was nothing surprising. , but there was no big mistake, which is why some people say that Ye Qiu has become conservative.

But Arsenal is different. The Gunners are holding high the banner of offensive football this season and playing offensive football in the Premier League. They are almost invincible. It is not just as simple as winning four consecutive victories, but also playing an offensive storm in every game. 16 goals, an average of 4 goals per game, this kind of scoring efficiency is better than Chelsea.

Ye Qiu's Chelsea have scored 6 goals in the first 4 rounds of this season. Frankly speaking, this scoring efficiency is indeed not high. Ye Qiu himself feels that it is not satisfactory, but he clearly knows the key to the problem, which is that there are many Players lack time to rest and adjust, especially Ronaldinho, Maicon, Deco and other international players who participated in the European Cup and Copa America.

The European Cup is played from June to early July, and the Copa America is played until late July. After that, the team trains, the league starts in mid-August, the national team matches for two weeks in September, and there are national team matches in October and November. Such an intermittent schedule is absolutely a nightmare for Chelsea this season.

I finally adjusted and got into some good shape, but then I had to travel back and forth to play for the national team. Moreover, the training of the national team is obviously different from the training of the club. The purpose of their training is for the national team competition. As for what happens after the national team competition How is the player's condition? Who cares for you?

Of course, Arsenal is also affected by the national team competition, but relatively speaking, they are relatively less affected.

Chelsea is now an out-and-out international player. The team includes Ronaldinho, Makelele, Davis, Maicon, Lampard, Terry, Cannavaro, Drogba, and Rooney. ..These people are all the core players of their respective national teams, and they are all key players that the head coaches of various countries would like to use to death.

Relatively speaking, Arsenal has been relatively weakly affected. Henry has also been affected by the national team, which has directly contributed to Reyes's outstanding performance. Vieira's state has recovered a lot recently, and apart from the French help In addition, many of Arsenal's international players are not the main players of their respective countries, such as Reyes.

Under such circumstances, Chelsea had won 4 consecutive games and conceded only 1 goal. Ye Qiu was already satisfied with the team's performance. On September 11, in the fifth round of the Premier League, Chelsea played with a semi-substitute lineup. They were held to a 0:0 away draw by Aston Villa at home, ending the season's winning streak. Ye Qiu also praised the team.

"Even at Villa Park, we were able to put the home team into a very embarrassing situation. The only regret is that we failed to seize the few opportunities. This indeed cost us two points, but I feel sorry for the players. I am satisfied with the performance and I firmly believe that we will get out of the current predicament soon.”

But Arsenal was obviously not affected by the curse of the best coach of the month. This curse obviously failed for Wenger, because they still defeated their city rival Fulham 3:0 away from home in the fifth round and won the championship. 5 consecutive wins.

After the fifth round, Arsenal led Chelsea by 2 points.

Wenger is very satisfied with the current situation of the team. He said that Arsenal is now stronger than ever and firmly believes that the team can continue to win like this. The pressure of the so-called undefeated record will not have an impact on the team.

"The so-called pressure varies from person to person. I can't say that we don't have pressure, but I dare to say that we can overcome it!"

"The undefeated record brings us confidence and motivation. It makes us more confident and makes us more eager to win every game when we step onto the court. This is why we have performed so well this season!"

But Wenger has repeatedly stated that Chelsea will still be Arsenal's number one competitor for the title this season.

"Yes, they are in trouble at the moment, but let's not forget that they have conceded one goal in five rounds and we have conceded five. What I want to say is that Chelsea are still the same strong team as last season. Chelsea, it’s just that they have temporarily encountered some problems, and we are not strong enough to despise our opponents.”

Finally, Wenger made an appeal, "If we want to make a difference this season, then we must put away our contempt for our opponents and go all out in every game!"

In mid-week, the first leg of the European Champions League group stage ushered in.

Ye Qiu still played half as a main player and half as a substitute in the lineup. In the end, with the goals of Ronaldinho, Deco and Rooney, the team defeated Paris Saint-Germain 3:0 in an away game. This team lost Heinze in a row. The strength of the French Ligue 1 team with Essien was greatly affected. In this game, Heinze started for Chelsea for the first time and performed solidly.

But after returning to the Premier League, Chelsea was once again tied 0:0 by Tottenham Hotspur at home.

Fortunately, Arsenal was forced to a 2:2 draw by Bolton at Highbury Stadium. The gap between the two teams was still 2 points, and Chelsea was still second in the Premier League even after two consecutive draws.

Manchester United defeated Liverpool 2:1 in this game, and their performance improved somewhat, but the Red Devils' ranking still fell to 10th. The performance of Ferguson's team this season can really be described as bad, and many people even think, The Red Devils have already announced their withdrawal from the league title race early.

As for the temporary Premier League rankings, teams such as Bolton Wanderers, Middlesbrough, and Everton are at the top. These usually mid-to-lower-tier teams are full of explosive power at the beginning of the season, but the competition in the league is always a protracted battle. The outbreak of the epidemic does not explain anything. The key lies in long-term sustainable combat effectiveness.

This is why Ferguson is still confident about Manchester United's future. I believe he knows very well that he must at least qualify for the Champions League. Benitez's Liverpool's starting performance is also relatively average, currently ranked 8th.

After the sixth round of the league, the team finally got a week's rest. The intense and intensive schedule could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Ye Qiu also gave the team a day off. After regrouping, Chelsea was still proceeding in an orderly manner. Adjustment is necessary because the team is about to usher in two important games.

In the second round of the Champions League group, they faced Porto at home, and in the 8th round of the Premier League, they faced Liverpool at home, both of which were tough battles.

Against Middlesbrough, Ye Qiu obviously did not try his best. Ronaldinho, Deco and Maicon were all left on the bench by Ye Qiu, replaced by Joe Cole, Davis and Sun Jihai. It was thanks to a goal from forward Didier Drogba that they defeated Middlesbrough away from home.

Arsenal's performance finally declined in this round, but they still beat Manchester City 1:0 away from home.

Mourinho is still the same Mourinho, and Porto is still the same Porto!

Sometimes I have to admire Da Costa's ability. After Porto won the Champions League, the players he let go were basically marginal players, but the prices were very high, basically over 10 million euros, but the most valuable However, none of the core players have left, and they seem to be getting better with age.

Center back Carvalho, right back Ferreira, midfielder Thiago, Maniche, forward Delle

At present, Mourinho has two more tiger players, Quaresma, who transferred from Barcelona, ​​and Fabiano, who came from Sao Paulo, plus the promoted central defender Pepe, Mourinho's This Porto team is still full of strong players.

But in the end, it was his old partner who helped Porto break the deadlock on the court. Alberto retreated to get the ball and then turned around. Suddenly he shot a long shot. Terry was unable to block it, but his shot hit the ball, causing the ball to change. In the direction, Cech made a mistake in his save. Although he touched the ball, he let it go. McCarthy missed it in front of the goal and easily hit the goal, 1:0!

Mourinho, who was originally sitting on the coaching bench and nervously watching the team launch a strong attack after the start, suddenly jumped up from the coaching bench and quickly rushed out of the coaching area, cheering, He seemed extremely excited, and even made a crazy fist-pumping celebration gesture towards Ye Qiu in the home team's coaching bench, which was full of provocation.

Only 3 minutes into the game, Porto opened the scoring and caught Chelsea off guard!

"Mourinho is indeed very capable of using attacking tactics to score goals from Ye Qiu, who is best at attacking. However, it is not difficult to see from this that Chelsea's recent state is indeed not ideal. Although the league Still undefeated, but already 2 points behind Arsenal, and they have only played one game in the Champions League, which is not bad, but even Ye Qiu himself admits that the team has problems. "

The on-site commentator was obviously not satisfied with Chelsea's start at home. This was not just because Chelsea was scored by Porto, but because this team was obviously suppressed by Porto.

When the TV screen showed Mourinho standing arrogantly on the sidelines, squinting at the home team's coaching bench in the distance, the on-site commentator introduced: "This is Porto's young coach, Jose Mourinho. One of the best coaches that has emerged in European football in the past two years, but he was defeated 4:0 by Ye Qiu's Chelsea in the Champions League final last season. Now he is holding back his breath and wants to make a comeback. shame!"

"Looking at the slow motion of the entire goal, it is not difficult to find that after Chelsea's Makelele rotation in this game, there were indeed some problems with the defensive coverage in the midfield. Alberto retreated to get the ball, and no one was first He used time to mark closely, which caused him to turn around calmly and take off the ball directly. This was the key factor that contributed to this goal.”

"It is indeed difficult to reassure people that Davis is playing as a defensive midfielder. Last season, the Dutch Wild Boars were better at large-scale pressing and pressure. Now let him stand in position to protect the team. He is obviously not good at it, but another player Parker The same problem exists, a lack of positioning and a reassuring ability to protect the defence."

Perhaps because he saw that Mourinho had not returned to his coaching bench for a long time, he still stood there arrogantly, with his hands in his pockets, assuming a victor's posture. The Chelsea fans at the scene were obviously dissatisfied and shouted There were boos and insults.

"Mourinho is going to make Chelsea fans hate him!" The commentator laughed, "He had already attacked Chelsea before the game, thinking that after Ye Qiu changed the team's tactics from the original 4321 to 4231 this season, Chelsea's strength not only did not improve, but declined."

"I believe this is also what many people don't understand. Why did Ye Qiu suddenly adjust the team's tactics when the team was playing 4321 well? Moreover, after taking down a midfielder and adding wingers, Chelsea's offensive ability did not improve at all, but fell into a dilemma. This has to be said to be very puzzling."

Although Ye Qiu didn't know what the commentator was saying, he was not blind, and naturally saw what the triumphant Mourinho was doing, but he didn't refute it, because the fans of Stamford Bridge had helped him fight back.

I believe that after this game, the Portuguese will become one of the most unpopular people at Stamford Bridge.

Of course, there are many Chelsea fans who are puzzled by his adjustments this season, which is not surprising. In fact, all decisions that are praised as wise and powerful in the future will be bombarded like scum at the beginning, and the cruel thing is that if you succeed, they will praise you for your wisdom, and if you fail, then you will really become scum.

Ye Qiu shook his head, finally stood up from the coaching seat, walked to the sidelines, and made adjustments to the team.

First, let Deco's position retreat a little. Mourinho obviously defended Deco in this game. At the same time, let Davis' position press forward to share Deco's pressure. Another thing is that he expressed dissatisfaction with Ronaldinho and Rooney, thinking that they were too close to the center and pulled more to the side.

After the restart, Chelsea began to play the game purposefully according to Ye Qiu's pre-match and just-made adjustments. This time, Ye Qiu did not return to the coaching seat, but stood on the sidelines. As long as he saw a problem with any player, he would give reminders and adjustments as soon as possible.

Football matches are constantly making subtle adjustments, which then slowly accumulate and eventually evolve into changes in the situation.

When Chelsea regained the initiative, Porto had to start a defensive counterattack, but soon, Porto paid the price for their excessive fouls.

In the 32nd minute, Ronaldinho was tripped by Ferreira on the left, and the Brazilian took the free kick himself.

This season, Pepe, who was promoted to the main central defender by Mourinho and partnered with Carvalho, was responsible for marking Drogba, but the Ivorian easily won the contest with Pepe, jumped high, and hit the ball heavily, and he blasted the ball into Baia's goal. The Portuguese goalkeeper didn't even have a chance to react, and watched helplessly as the ball went into the net, 1:1!

After equalizing the score, Ye Qiu made a gesture of pressing upwards. Chelsea quickly took advantage of Porto's kick-off and launched a round of pressing and oppression against the Portuguese team, but there was an obvious change: Deco's position was further back, Davis was further forward, and Chelsea basically sent the ball to the sidelines as soon as they got the ball.

In the 44th minute, just when everyone thought that the first half might end with Porto's stubborn defense and a 1:1 draw, Chelsea made a very exquisite frontcourt cooperation after stealing the ball in the frontcourt.

Davis made amends by stealing the ball and passing it to Rooney, who passed it to Drogba who was holding the ball with his back in the penalty area. The Ivorian had his back to the goal and could not turn around while carrying Pepe, so he passed the ball to Ronaldinho on the left side of the penalty area.

After the Brazilian got the ball, he quickly attracted Ferreira, cleverly used his personal ability to get rid of Ferreira, quickly cut into the penalty area from the left side of the penalty area, dribbled the ball horizontally, Carvalho was startled by the Brazilian's sudden action, and immediately flew up to grab it, while Ronaldinho pretended to kick, but suddenly passed the ball horizontally to the penalty spot.

Lampard quickly inserted from behind, facing the horizontal ball and directly shot it, the ball went straight to the upper right corner of the goal, 2:1!

Chelsea turned the situation around with two goals in a row!

After equalizing the score just now, Ye Qiu did not make any obvious movements, but after the reversal, he turned around and shrugged towards Mourinho, spreading his arms, as if to say, "I let you score a goal, what can you do to me?"

At this moment, the Portuguese was so angry that he walked back to the coaching seat amid the cheers of tens of thousands of Chelsea fans at the scene, and the whistle for the first half soon sounded after Porto restarted the game for the second time.

In the second half, both sides continued the situation of the first half. Porto still adopted the tactic of defensive counterattack, while Chelsea continued to launch active attacks on Porto. In the 63rd minute, Maniche's foul earned him the second yellow card of the game, and he was sent off with a red card.

Mourinho was so angry that he kept cursing the referee on the sidelines, saying that he was a black whistle. This was a very obvious misjudgment, but Chelsea was very angry about Porto, whose style of play was tough and tenacious, or wild and fierce. When Deco sent a free kick, John Terry headed the ball in front of the goal and broke Porto's goal again.

At this moment, all Chelsea players passed by the visiting team's coaching bench while celebrating, clearly wanting to demonstrate to Mourinho, but the Portuguese had a dark face and suppressed his anger.

But soon, Chelsea attacked again and broke through the goal of Porto, who was one man short, and finally locked the score at 4:1!

After the game, Mourinho expressed his dissatisfaction with the referee, believing that it was the referee's misjudgment that led to Porto's defeat.

"When the score was still 1:2, we still had strong confidence that we could equalize or even reverse the game, but it was obvious that the referee disrupted our plan!"

"Yes, Chelsea won, Ye Qiu won, but I don't think we lost, because we always have one less than our opponents, the Champions League final is like this, and this game is still like this!"

Ye Qiu also responded to this, believing that the referee's decision was correct.

"Too many actions of threatening and intimidating the opposing players by attacking their bodies should be punished most severely. This is true in the Premier League and the Champions League. I don't think there is any problem with the referee's decision. He should protect those teams that really want to win the game by strength, not the other way around!"

"I heard Mr. Mourinho's accusation, but I think he should reflect on himself instead of always blaming others. This is not good for him and Porto at all!"

Of course, Ye Qiu knew very well that this was actually a psychological tactic and strategy of the Portuguese.

After all, no one in this world is willing to accept failure honestly, including Ye Qiu, so he must fight back.

"Compared with the Champions League final, Porto has made great progress. At least, they scored a goal!"

When saying this, Ye Qiu was laughing. He was even interested in knowing how furious Mourinho would be after hearing it?