Chapter 48
Before the ultimate PK with Cristiano Ronaldo, Endrit first faced the tactical changes made by coach Mourinho. Yes, that's right, because the next game is against Blackburn, a team hovering in the relegation zone, so Mourinho waved his hand and changed the position again.
Sheva, who has performed well during this period, was promoted to the starting striker position by Mourinho, while Kalou still holds the starting striker position. Malouda, who was previously favored by coach Mourinho, also sat on the bench in this game. Of course, with Lampard accompanying him, Malouda did not feel lonely.
The only thing that remains unchanged is probably the back five, with Endrit and the four defenders from the last game continuing to play.
In the last game against Aston Villa, Mourinho used a 4-5-1 formation. Although he won the game, the home whistle made him extremely angry. In the next game, Chelsea will use their very familiar 4-4-2 formation, and they are at home, so there will definitely be an exciting game the day after tomorrow!
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September 15th 17:15, Premier League sixth round, Chelsea home against Blackburn
"Dear audience friends, I have obtained the starting lineups for both teams."
"Chelsea and Blackburn both used a 4-4-2 formation in this match. The visiting Blackburn forwards McCarthy and Rock faced off against the home team Chelsea's Sheva and Kalou," Moore turned to look at his partner Barry, "Barry, which two of the four of them do you think have a greater chance of winning?"
"Of course it's Sheva and Kalou, both of them are experienced veterans!" Barry responded with a smile, and then asked: "What about you, Moore? Which two people do you think will win in this game?"
After hearing Barry's answer, Moore deliberately showed a frustrated expression, as if regretting that he let Barry speak first, "It's like this, actually I think the same as you."
"That's a shame," Barry shrugged. "I thought we could make a bet."
Moore touched his ears to indicate that he heard nothing. "Let's take a look at the starting lineups for both teams' midfield positions..."
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During the preparation stage of both teams, referee Howard Webb stepped back from midfield and Blackburn kicked off.
Endrit thought of what the coach had said to him yesterday, stood on tiptoe in front of the goal, and slightly improved his vision.
'System, do you have anything that can help me grow taller? '
[Ahhhhhhhhh!] ! Is the host talking to me? Yeah? Is the host really talking to me? 】
Endrit resisted the urge to roll his eyes. 'You can shut up now and wait until this game is over.' '
The Dutchman and Barcelona godfather Cruyff once said that the goalkeeper's vision is a natural advantage. If everyone presses forward, an additional defensive player is needed, and the goalkeeper must be involved.
This sentence is a bit abstract, but it actually summarizes a type of goalkeeper: the ball-holding goalkeeper. Endrit has recently been working hard to develop into a ball-holding goalkeeper under the guidance of Mourinho. However, he has not yet mastered it, so he is still a goal-line goalkeeper.
The goal-line goalkeeper is the final destination of most goalkeepers in modern football. Like Endrit, their footwork is not top-notch, and their ability to read the game and protect the defense is not strong enough. The main goal of their career is to keep the opponent scoreless.
When he was in the youth team, the sentence the coach shouted to Endrit most often was to pass the ball quickly - all coaches generally require goalkeepers on the goal line to minimize the time they hold the ball.
Before there was a system, Endrit's career goal was to become a goal-line goalkeeper who could completely shut out the opponent. With the system, Endritt relied on his luck to complete the final goal of his career, "keeping the opponent scoreless" ahead of schedule. He thought that the future would be a good life of winning without any effort. But just yesterday, Mourinho pulled him out of his comfort zone and said, "You can do better."
Before the start of this game, Mourinho also pulled him aside and reminded him: I asked you to cooperate with Sheva and Ashley before so that you can adapt to being a ball-holding goalkeeper in advance. In the future, you will not only have to defend but also participate in the team's offense.
"Endrit, don't you want to become a top-level player as a goalkeeper?"
If Endrit is now the eighteen-year-old Zhou Liran in his previous life, he should indeed show a very excited expression now, but he is a lucky man who has lived for several decades longer. After hearing this, there is only one thought in his mind: he will continue to play for Chelsea in the future. If he can be named a king-level player just by staying in Chelsea, doesn't it mean that their team will rely mainly on him as the goalkeeper to win in the future?
If that's the case, won't Chelsea be a team where the forwards have to rely on luck to score goals, the midfield is weak and afraid of pressing, and the defenders are all big loopholes?
How is this possible? They are Chelsea... Damn?
Endrit jumped up on the spot, raised his right hand and slapped the football. Under the influence of the system's power, the football dived towards Endrit's face and was finally caught in his arms.
"Oh my, oh my," Alex felt very sorry, "I didn't expect the ball to fly towards me."
Endrit smiled and shook his head to indicate that it was okay. After all, he was a little distracted just now. The eldest brother should not laugh at the second brother.
After what just happened, Endrit didn't dare to think about anything else. His eyes were fixed on the front field, always paying attention to the position of the football and ready to save the ball at any time. But until the end of the first half and the half-time break, no one from the opposite Blackburn could get the ball to him, and the football was often blocked directly when it rushed to the midfield.
Blackburn, who are relatively poor at attacking, are very good at defending, so the situation on the field now becomes that the two teams kick the ball into the other half and then exchange halves. At the end of the first half, the score remained at 0:0, an extremely harmonious number.
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locker room
Mourinho gave instructions for the attack in the second half, "The opponent's defense is no worse than ours, Sheva, Raul, you two have to break through their back line."
"Wright, Essien, you two must always pay attention to the positions of Sheva and Raul and provide timely support."
"Ben Haim," Mourinho pointed out the name of substitute defender Ben Haim, "you play in the second half."
Alex didn't dare to say anything. He lowered his head silently to avoid Mourinho's sight and pretended that he didn't exist.
"Ritter?"
Endrit quickly sat up straight, "Coach?"
"Why did you react only after the ball flew right in front of you? Were you distracted as well?"
Endrit didn't dare to argue, he lowered his head and pretended to be deaf and dumb.
"There won't be a next time." Mourinho brushed it off lightly. "Pay attention to the opponent's offside in the second half. They often made offsides in this game. I don't want to see the referee blow the whistle for the goal to be invalid after we score. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
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