Chapter 220 Genius Tactics
Stamford Bridge, London, England.
"Allen Allen"
“Let them know how powerful we are”
"Our Prince Saint Allen"
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The tens of thousands of Blues fans in the entire audience were excited. They kept shouting Wang Li's name and even added the word "holy" in front of his name to express the highest respect. At this moment, the fans were so excited that they gave all their praises to Wang Li.
After waiting for half the game, Chelsea finally reversed the score again. It was a perfect sneak attack, a complete reflection of Wang Li's personal ability. His speed was so fast that the Tottenham Hotspur defenders had no time to react at all.
Tottenham coach Jacques Santini stood on the sidelines with a gloomy face. The goal just now was really unexpected, but most of the reason should be attributed to the Tottenham players. It was obvious that at the end of the first half, they all relaxed and kept passing the ball in the backcourt, which often meant creating opportunities for the opponent. You know, this is not Spain or Juventus, Tottenham does not have the foundation to implement that kind of tactics.
Wang Li was also very happy that his sudden idea actually worked. He himself was a little surprised that this game was not easy to play. The opponent's offensive ability was also very strong. It was really unexpected that he could score such a simple goal.
On the drizzling field, Wang Li was happy and hugged his teammates excitedly. Although Robben's hug was not very comfortable, he scored the goal himself. The mood was different and the feeling was naturally different. Mourinho, who was always sullen on the bench, smiled for the first time. With this goal, he was more confident of winning after adjusting the tactics in the second half.
After Chelsea finished celebrating, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half. Although all the players in the stadium had been looking forward to the whistle, the Tottenham players, who had been attacked for nothing, were not in the mood for that. The belated whistle was more like a sharp noise, because the Tottenham players did not want to return to the locker room at all. You know, Jacques Santini has a bad temper, and these players don't want to experience the power of his saliva attack.
The visiting team's dressing room at Stamford Bridge.
"What have you done? Are you really professional players? You actually let a kid who is less than 18 years old sneak in and score a goal in the last minute of the game?..." Jacques Santini stood in front of the goal, his face full of anger, waving his right hand while speaking---
"...A bunch of idiots, are you just waiting for the referee to blow the whistle? I really don't know how you became professional players. You don't even have the slightest bit of vigilance. Sean, didn't you notice that kid was close to Todt and passed the ball to him? Also, how did you defend? In the first half, you let that kid who was less than 18 years old score two goals. Didn't you remember what I said before the game? You are all idiots who only know how to attack..."
The players in the locker room all lowered their heads and kept silent. In fact, many of them were a little unconvinced. The strength of the black-haired boy on the field was known to everyone. Under such circumstances, he still maintained a terrifying efficiency of 2 goals per game in 4 games. Could such a player be an 'ordinary boy who is not old enough'?
However, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. On the football field, no one will give in easily. After being motivated by the head coach, they all wanted to play well in the second half and not let that kid perform. By the way, they also wanted to let those hateful Chelsea fans see that the "White Lily" of the Premier League is definitely not a soft persimmon that can be bullied by anyone.
In fact, if there hadn't been that goal at the end of the first half, Mr. Santini would never have been so angry. He also knew that Chelsea was indeed strong. Even with a half-substitute lineup, it was not comparable to Tottenham's current lineup. At least in terms of the value of the entire team, the difference between the two teams' players on the field was at least four times.
"While we are attacking, we must also defend well. When the opponent counterattacks, the players involved in the attack must also return to defense and press the entire court. Don't let the opponent pass the ball easily in the backcourt. The defense must be spread out from the frontcourt to the backcourt. As long as we can do this, the game will definitely be in our hands. Understand?"
"In the second half, Edelman, you should participate more in the defense on the left side. Ifill should also pay attention to the backup defense on the right side. That black-haired kid has strong dribbling ability. Even if we can't steal the ball directly, we can't let him pass easily..."
After cursing, Jacques Santini began to arrange the tasks for the second half. Although Tottenham is still behind and is not as strong as Chelsea, they will not give up easily.
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In the home team's locker room.
Although Chelsea took the lead, Mourinho did not look very happy when he entered the locker room. The reason for this was the performance of some players in the team, especially striker Adrian Mutu.
Throughout the first half, Mutu did not perform well, as if he was not physically fit and in poor condition. But even so, this kind of performance should not appear in the Premier League. Judging from the performance in the first half, even the players in the Championship could do better than him.
After Mourinho scolded a few words with a dark face, he asked the 26-year-old Nigerian defender Celestian Babayaro to replace Mutu. This Nigerian strongman transferred to Chelsea in 1997 and is a veritable veteran of the team. However, due to the major changes in Chelsea in the past two years, Babayaro has found it difficult to play in the game.
However, Mourinho still kept him. With Babayaro's strength, he is a good choice to supplement the team's backcourt for Chelsea's frequent games in the new season.
In fact, Mourinho's idea is of course to replace the player with a defensive midfielder who can attack and defend, so that he can win more safely. However, the national team game has just ended, and he is still a little worried about Lampard's physical fitness. If he cannot play in the next Champions League game because of this league, it would be a loss.
"In the second half, we should focus on defense and strengthen the team's defensive strength. Don't let Tottenham have any chances. In counterattacks, be careful not to have too many players assist. Tottenham's attack speed is very fast. They will definitely focus on attacking the two flanks in the second half. We should pay more attention to backup defense."
"Claude, you have to command the team's defense and remind them of their positions at all times. Tottenham doesn't have any players who are particularly good at free kicks, so you have to defend more aggressively near the penalty area and don't give them the opportunity to pass the ball into the penalty area."
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While Mourinho was still repeating the team's defensive tasks, Joe Cole pulled Wang Li to whisper in private. For the two of them, the team's defense had nothing to do with them... Perhaps, they were the only two in Chelsea who were completely free to attack.
Mr. Mourinho never takes the initiative to assign them defensive tasks.
"Alan, you have to score a few more goals in the second half," Joe Cole said with a flattering look on his face.
"Hmm?" Wang Li was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Joe Cole's expression, with a puzzled look on his face, "Maybe..."
"Shit, you must come in"
"Why?"
"Then I will have a chance to play. Well, I estimate that if you score two more goals and the team leads by three, and everything is safe, the boss will definitely let me play in the game." Joe Cole said while counting on his fingers.
"Oh..." Wang Li stared, "I thought you wouldn't be so kind, it turns out it's for this."
"Hey, hey..." Joe Cole scratched the back of his head shyly and said, "I haven't played in more than 10 days. I think the fans must have missed me a lot."
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15 minutes passed quickly as Stamford Bridge anchor Creed Pesvak kept praising Chelsea. On the field, players from both teams had already taken their positions, and with a whistle from the referee, the game resumed.
Tottenham Hotspur still did not change their all-out attack and defense tactics. Their 442 formation was almost turned into 424. Several midfielders frequently made insertions, as if they wanted to break through Chelsea's goal in one fell swoop and equalize the score.
In fact, under the instructions of the head coach off the field, Tottenham seemed to be launching a massive attack, but the players on the field were neither arrogant nor impatient, and did a good job in defense. In just 5 minutes in the second half, they made 4 consecutive counterattacks in the frontcourt. If it weren't for Chelsea captain Makelele's quick reaction and calm command, perhaps they would have equalized the score.
In contrast, Chelsea seemed to be more timid. During the half-time break, the tasks assigned by head coach Mourinho were more focused on defense. In fact, last season, the Portuguese champion coach had always been an advocate of the 1:0 tactics. As long as he had a ball in hand, he would focus on defense. Even for top teams like that, it was quite difficult to break through the defense under his command.
At this time, Jacques Santini was confused about the situation on the field. In fact, he had no experience playing against Mourinho. In his opinion, Chelsea's lineup and player strength were no worse than Tottenham's. 'Is Chelsea planning to retreat and defend?'
Thinking of this, Mr. Santini shook his head. In this situation, even if Chelsea really wanted to rely on defense to maintain the one-goal advantage without caring about face, it would not be easy. Under the attack of Tottenham, this choice would not be wise at all.
From the fans in the stands, it was obvious that Chelsea was at a disadvantage. The game was almost one-sided. Tottenham fans were very happy to see the team win like this at Stamford Bridge. They seemed to have forgotten that their team was still lagging behind. The cheers of more than 2,000 Tottenham fans were deafening. If you didn't know better, you would have thought that Tottenham was already leading by a large margin.
However, after a few minutes, these Tottenham fans immediately shut up, while tens of thousands of Blues fans began to cheer loudly.
Lightning fast
Chelsea's counterattack scored another goal
In the 64th minute of the game, captain Claude Makelele made a fierce tackle, directly cutting off Tottenham's short pass. He kicked the ball to the front court. Thiago Mendes received the ball and passed it to Wang Li. Wang Li didn't stop the ball at all. He swung his right foot and made a long pass. The ball fell to the feet of Arkin Robben, who made a powerful shot from the penalty area line and put the ball into the dead corner of the goal.
4 people, 3 passes and 1 shot, in just 10 seconds, the score was changed to 4:2
"Arkin Robben, the young Dutch player, scored twice. His shot was so powerful and the angle was so tricky that the opponent's goalkeeper had no way to stop it. Chelsea scored another goal." Seeing Chelsea being attacked for more than 10 minutes, but only a sudden counterattack succeeded, which made Creed Pesvak feel extremely happy---
"Chelsea's counterattack was so sharp, just 14 seconds, from the backcourt to the frontcourt, every cooperation was perfect, everyone watch the slow motion replay..., especially Allen's pass was so outstanding, I really don't know how he saw the defensive gap, Allen's pass was almost without hesitation, which gave Alkin a great shooting opportunity, on the penalty area line, when Alkin received the ball, there was almost no defense..."
After Chelsea briefly celebrated their goal, the game resumed. Since the start of this season, they have had several opportunities to celebrate their goals in every game. Perhaps many forwards are tired of it, but of course, those who created the goals will never be tired of it.
At the very least, they will receive a hefty goal bonus - between £15,000 and £20,000.
The following game was truly a textbook "having the upper hand but not the ball" scenario for these fans.
In the second half, Tottenham's possession rate reached an astonishing 73%, but in this situation, they only had four shots in 30 minutes, and three of them hit the goal directly. In contrast, Chelsea relied on several counterattacks and had 5 shots, one of which flew away, and three hit the goal frame, scoring a goal.
At this time, Mr. Jacques Santini on the sidelines finally understood Mourinho's tactics - Chelsea adopted large-scale small-area defense outside the penalty area, which made it difficult for Tottenham players to attack through this line of defense. Chelsea's offensive players were actually only Wang Li and Thiago Mendes near the center line, and Arkin Robben who was always in the frontcourt.
It can be said that Chelsea is now completely playing a defensive counterattack, and with its strong strength, this tactic has made Chelsea the dominant team in both offense and defense. In other words, as long as Tottenham does not take the initiative in attacking in the small area in front of Chelsea's penalty area, the game will almost be dominated by Chelsea.
'Genius tactics' At this time, Jacques Santini had to admire Mourinho's mind. This tactic was almost tailor-made for Chelsea. As a strong coach, Santini knew that at least on the tactical level, he had already lost completely.
However, the game did not stop because of Mr. Santini's emotion.
In the 81st minute of the game, Chelsea got a corner kick on the right. Geremi passed the ball to the back post. Wang Li used his light skills to head the ball into the dead corner of the goal over the heads of everyone.
This goal not only allowed him to complete a hat trick again, but also completely destroyed Tottenham's hopes of equalizing the score.
"Allen, Allan, Allan"
"The Prince of Stamford Bridge, St Allen"
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After celebrating the goal, Mourinho let Joe Cole replace Wang Li and gave Wang Li a chance to receive cheers from the fans.
At Stamford Bridge, the drizzle gradually stopped, the sun reappeared in the clouds, and the game on the green field also made the Blues fans feel happy. Finally, with the referee's whistle, the game ended, and the final score was fixed at 5:2. Chelsea won a big victory again.
PS: I had something to do yesterday, so the update was a bit slow, sorry.